Innovations in reflectometry techniques are described; and the development of an absorbing selective

... on a cellular level using tissue-equivalent scintillation techniques ... first phase of the development of a Cellular Absorbed Dose Spectrometer (CADS ...

Analytical and computational techniques were developed to predict the stability behavior of liquid propellant rocket combustors using damping devices such as acoustic liners, slot absorbers, and injector face baffles. Models were developed to determine th...

A Statistical technique for evaluating the injury reduction capability of energy absorbers was developed. Existing statistical data on crash accelerations and man-weight distributions were used as inputs to a MIMIC computer program. A Dynamic Response Ind...

The objective of the program was to develop decontaminating systems for persistent chemical agents using micronized carbon. These systems must be effective in absorbing chemical agents and designed to the following goals: (1) Act rapidly over a wide tempe...

... cross-section, the excited state cross-section, the intersystem crossing quantum yield, and ... techniques that include UV-visible, fluorescence and ...

Oct 3, 2007 ... Bench-Top Antigen-Detection Technique Developed That Utilizes Nanofiltration and Fluorescent Dyes Which Emit and Absorb Light in the Near ...

Discusses role of laboratory techniques in scientific investigations. Describes Rutherford's development of scattering techniques and von Wassermann's development of test for syphilis. States that discovering an effect requires a brilliant scientist, however, making it a technique requires that ...

This paper presents an optimal design of a magnetorheological (MR) shock absorber based on finite element analysis. The MR shock absorber is constrained in a specific volume and the optimization problem identifies geometric dimensions of the shock absorber that minimize a multi-objective function. The objective function is proposed by ...

Specific aims: The objective of this grant is to develop a near infrared (NIR) spectral polarization imaging technique for prostate cancer detection. The technique is based on the spectral and polarization properties of light scattered, absorbed and emitt...

An ultrasensitive photothermal technique, called phase fluctuation optical heterodyne (PFLOH) spectroscopy, has been developed for characterization of weakly absorbing species. The technique has been used successfully for the in situ trace detection of at...

A suite of spectroscopic, optical, and electrochemical techniques to examine initial stages of biofilm formation were developed and evaluated. Using a combination of ellipsometry, FT-IR reflectance-absorbance spectroscopy, and electrochemical impedance sp...

The concept of performing radiation dosimetric measurements on a cellular level using tissue-equivalent scintillation techniques is presented. Results of laboratory investigations defining the advantages and limitations of the technique are discussed, and...

Preparation techniques for selective coatings on high temperature solar collectors and their economic use were investigated by reproducing and improving known methods as well as developing alternative types of selective coatings. All samples were evaluate...

Abstract�The recently developed multiresolution time-domain technique (MRTD) is applied to the modeling of open microwave circuit problems. Open boundaries are simulated by the use of a novel formulation of the perfect matching layer (PML) absorber. PML is modeled both in split and nonsplit forms and can be brought right on the ...

This note describes an approach for tuning vibration absorber based on output regulator theory developed in reference. Because the method is based on well-developed LQR design techniques, the approach is efficient and computationally attractive. Two approaches are presented: design by subspace assignment, and ...

... Abstract : AN ABSORBER THEORY OF ACOUSTICAL RADIATION IS DEVELOPED BY ANALOGY TO WHEELER-FEYNMAN ELECTRODYNAMICS ...

... The essence of the split window technique is making observations of the earth in two differentially absorbing windows. ...

The development of a calorimetric technique for the determination of the intensity of radiation has been previously reported. This method has been further developed and applied to the measurement of locally absorbed dose. Its use for the determination of the absorbed dose produced in ...

We present a technique for constructing absorbing boundary conditions for diffusion equations from Neumann operators. The symbol of the Neumann operator is approximated by a rational interpolant with symmetric interpolation points. The absorbing boundary ...

Ionization cooling is the only technique fast enough to cool and focus muons for neutrino factories and muon colliders, and hydrogen is the optimal material for maximum cooling and minimal multiple scattering. Liquid hydrogen absorber R&D for the Muon Collaboration has proceeded on parallel and complementary fronts. The continuing LH2 ...

Increasingly stringent environmental regulations on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) demand the development of disruptive technologies for cleaning weapons systems and platforms. Currently employed techniques such as vapor degreasing, solvent, aqueous, or blast ...

The development of the high-altitude air sampler continued with laboratory work on enviromnental tests, Styrofoam shock absorber tests, revision of the unit, and the flrst operational flight. (See also CML-M-1243.) LT.R.H.)

Using frequency domain techniques, a system was developed to measure the complex permittivity and permeability of different materials in the Ku band (12.4 to 18 GHz). A sample of fiberglass, teflon, FGM-40, and two different plexiglas configurations were ...

This paper describes methods for extracting and absorbing unwanted higher-order modes (HOMs) from normal-conducting accelerator structures. An introduction to the problems caused by HOMs is followed by a brief history of the development of techniques to s...

The passive noise control technique made use of sound-absorbing or soundproofing materials, so it required a large area and high cost for installation and had a drawback of poor performance at low frequency. Compared to this, the Active Noise Control atte...

Dec 14, 2007 ... Bench-Top Antigen-Detection Technique Developed That Utilizes Nanofiltration and Fluorescent Dyes Which Emit and Absorb Light in the ...

A novel technique for measuring of force as a function of time was developed for the study of enhanced momentum transfer in laser-ablated water solutions of Sodium Tetrafluoroborate NaBF4, a compound that strongly absorbs radiation in the 8-11 m wavelengt...

The primary goal of this program was to understand the mechanisms of bulk and surface conduction in selected polymer films, and the effects of absorbed species on these conduction mechanisms. A second goal was to develop and exploit a novel technique for ...

Studies will be directed toward developing/improving current absorbers used in polycarbonate materials as well as providing additional coverage in other spectral regions. In addition to the polycarbonate studies, plasma sputtering deposition techniques wi...

This paper presents a modified conjugate counting method for studying biochemical transformations in health and disease, in making realistic radiation-absorbed dose estimates, and in developing clinical procedures indicative of abnormal functions. A new instrument design improves the accuracy to within 5%. (PCS)

This paper presents a modified conjugate counting method for studying biochemical transformations in health and disease, in making realistic radiation-absorbed dose estimates, and in developing clinical procedures indicative of abnormal functions. A new i...

To measure ambient concentrations and individual exposure to potentially hazardous chlorinated organic compounds, analytical methodology using absorbentbased samplers (passive exposure devices) and gas chromatographic techniques were developed. The samplers selectively absorb and...

The in-situ hydrolysis technique developed to precipitate reinforcing filler into an elastomer was extended so as to produce silica-type particles containing methacryloxy groups. Methyl methacrylate absorbed into these filled networks was then radically p...

The Solar Load Ratio method for estimating the performance of passive solar heating systems is described. It is a simplified technique which is based on correlating the monthly solar savings fraction in terms of the ratio of monthly solar radiation absorb...

Trace concentration of pesticides such as Atrazine and Methyl parathion in water solutions has harmful health effects. In this work a methodology to detect trace concentrations for both pesticides has been developed. The pesticide solution contained into a quartz cell is irradiated by a pulsed laser at ? = 230 nm, this energy is absorbed depending on the ...

The high power density of multipole wiggler radiation from the x-ray ring at the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory precludes the use of normal incidence water cooled masks and shutters due to high metal temperatures and resulting high stresses and/or deflections and the possibility of cooling water boiling. One way the power density can be reduced is by ...

In this paper, a method is developed to calculate the absorbance spectra of nanoparticles solution containing a size distribution of particles using the Mie theory. The standard gold nanoparticles solutions were purchased and characterized with the UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering size measurements ...

Flux distributions produced by parabolic and circular cylinder solar concentrators subject to surface slope errors and defocusing are determined. The technique developed traces a set of rays from a point on the absorber back through the concentrator optics to the sun. The solar flux at the absorber point is the sum ...

A new standard, expressed in terms of absorbed dose at a depth of 5g/cm/sup 2/ in a water phantom irradiated by cobalt 60 gamma photons, is determined. The procedure developed is based on a transfer method using two dosimetric techniques: Fricke dosimetry...

Force reconstruction is a procedure in which the externally applied force is inferred from measured structural response rather than directly measured. In a recently developed technique, the response acceleration time-histories are multiplied by scalar weights and summed to produce the reconstructed force. This reconstruction is called the Sum of Weighted ...

A novel, non-vacuum technique based on nano-particle deposition has been developed for the formation of CIS-type solar cell absorbers. Solar cells with >12% efficiency were previously demonstrated using this technique. Improvements in module integration processes have recently yielded 8% minimodules of 75 cm2 ...

Linear vibration absorbers are a valuable tool used to suppress vibrations due to harmonic excitation in structural systems. Limited evaluation of the performance of nonlinear vibration absorbers for nonlinear structures exists in the current literature. The state of the art is extended in this work to vibration absorbers in their ...

The development of a photothermal absorbance detector for use with microfluidic devices is described. Unlike thermooptical techniques that rely on measuring refractive index changes, the solution viscosity is probed by continuously monitoring solution conductivity. Platinum electrodes microfabricated on a quartz substrate and bonded to ...

The further development of parabolic solar collectors to increase their efficiency and simplify their operation was the prime objective of this research project. Three primary objectives were pursued. The first of these was to investigate the simplest and most efficient techniques to build and mass-produce parabolic solar collectors. The second objective ...

The use of Ionizing Radiation in Medicine emphasizes the importance of Metrology for the study of biological phenomena and the development of high standard examination or treatment techniques. In particular, Radiotherapy, an important tool for cancer cure, requires the highest level of accuracy to optimize the absorbed doses delivered ...

A gridless technique for the solution of the integral form of the radiative heat flux equation for emitting and absorbing media is presented. Treatment of non-uniform absorptivity and gray boundaries is included. As part of this work, the authors have developed fast multipole techniques for extracting radiative ...

The Solar Load Ratio method for estimating the performance of passive solar heating systems is described. It is a simplified technique which is based on correlating the monthly solar savings fraction in terms of the ratio of monthly solar radiation absorbed by the building to total monthly building thermal load. The effect of differences between actual ...

We have developed multi-pixel TES microcalorimeters in order to realize high-energy resolution and X-ray imaging. A Sn absorber and a Bi absorber were formed on Si3N4 and SiO2 membrane using two-step exposure photolithography and electrodeposition. A FEM analysis was carried out to investigate the performance of the X-ray ...

Variable inertia vibration absorbers (VIVA) are previously used for the vibration control of single degree of freedom (dof) primary systems. The performance of such absorbers is studied in many investigations. This paper presents the dynamic modeling and simulation of a proposed modified design of such VIVA�s for the vibration control of two dof primary ...

We investigate theoretically and experimentally the performance of linear and nonlinear vibration absorbers to suppress high-amplitude vibrations of twin-tailed fighter aircraft when subjected to a primary resonance excitation. The tail section used in the experiments is a 1/16 dynamically scaled model fo the F-15 tail assembly. Both techniques (linear and ...

... on the durability of solar collectors. Factors such as design, fabrication, materials of construction, seals and sealing techniques and absorber plate ...

... This technology was applied in programs to retrofit new seats into the ... Work is currently underway to produce the next-generation energy absorber. ...

... These compounds were tested for uniformi y, adhesion to ... COMPOUNDING TECHNIQUES FOR ... Aluminum Test Panels - Two 24" x 24" aluminum ...

We have recently developed an elliptically polarized light scattering (EPLS) technique to characterize the morphology of fine particles suspended in an optically non-absorbing medium such as water. This technique provides the size distribution, shape and agglomeration characteristics of suspended particles. This ...

Bleeding at cannula insertion sites during laparoscopic procedures often is difficult to manage. The few published techniques for controlling abdominal wall bleeding include suturing under direct observation, electrocoagulation, and placement of a Foley catheter. These methods may provide less than adequate hemostasis, however. We developed a ...

A simple technique of permanent radioactive implantation, originally developed for the increasing number of unresectable lung tumors, utilizes absorbable polyglactin sutures (''Vicryl'') containing low intensity, long half- life $sup 125$I seeds. (auth)

A clinical system is being constructed to use inverse techniques to estimate the absorbed power field in the breast and chest wall during ultrasound hyperthermia. The system uses a B-mode ultrasound imager to construct a geometric model based upon each pa...

The CALICE collaboration develops calorimetric techniques for use at a future Linear Collider. The physics programme at this collider will require excellent jet energy resolution. The technique of Particle Flow has the capability to meet these goals. This technique requires detectors of very high granularity both ...

A laser-based technique for printing transparent and weakly absorbing liquids is developed. Its principle of operation relies in the tight focusing of short laser pulses inside the liquid and close to its free surface, in such a way that the laser radiation is absorbed in a tiny volume around the beam waist, with ...

The authors investigated the interactions between the soda-lime glass substrate, the Mo contract film and the CIS absorber layer. Excessive Na diffusion through the Mo layer was found to be the reason for excessive interaction between the substrate and the CIS layers obtained by the H{sub 2}Se selenization technique. This chemical interaction influenced ...

Development of a new three-dimensional Monte Carlo code for simulating electron transport in heterogeneous media for the purpose of electron-beam treatment planning is described. It involved the devising of improved mathematical representations for the probability distributions governing the processes of electron multiple-scattering and bremsstrahlung production. An efficient ...

The main goal of this dissertation was to establish the feasibility of basing megavoltage external photon beam absorbed dose calculations in voxelized phantoms on SN deterministic calculations and pre-calculated electron absorbed dose kernels derived from full-physics Monte Carlo. The SN derived electron absorbed dose kernel method ...

An ink coating method was developed for CIS absorber deposition. The technique involves four processing steps: (1) preparation of a Cu-In alloy powder, (2) preparation of an ink using this powder, (3) deposition of the ink on a substrate in the form of a precursor layer, and (4) selenization to convert the Cu-In precursor into a fused ...

The primary measurand in the dosimetry for radiation therapy is the absorbed dose to water, D(W). An alanine/EPR based secondary standard for D(W) for high-energy photon and electron radiation is presently under construction at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt. A technique of transfer dosimetry that makes it possible to reduce the reproducibility ...

Absorbable synthetic mesh (910-polyglactin) was used to create an intestinal sling in six patients undergoing surgical staging of pelvic malignancies prior to radiation therapy. All patients had effective compartmentalization of small intestine out of the pelvis which persisted throughout the duration of radiation therapy. None of the patients developed ...

A discussion is given of a technique for the measurement the Mossbauer fraction (F) of gamma radiation intensity which employs an absorber which is opaque to the Mossbauer line but transparent to the recoil radiation.

Radar is a sensitive detection tool and since its development, methods for reducing microwave reflections have been explored. Radar absorbers can be classified as impedance matching or resonant absorbers. Radar absorbing materials are made from resistive ...

Reaction kinetics of solid absorbents with effluent gases typical of an HF chemical laser were measured. Measurements included the effects of gas pressure, absorbent temperature, extent of reaction, and mode of absorbent preparation and pretreatment. Abso...

Vibration of a system can sometimes be reduced by including a dynamic vibration absorber, or mass damper is the development and implementation of a dynamic vibration absorber that im- proves the response of a system of the primary mass XP is the desired state to be controlled. When the dynamic vibration absorber is ...

In Schwarz 1 an amino acid model for printing latent fingerprints to porous surfaces is introduced, motivated by the need for reproducibility tests of different development techniques for forensic investigations. However, this technique also enables the fabrication of artificial traces constituting a possible threat to security, ...

Accurate estimate of absorbed dose to target tumors and normal tissues in the body is an important requirement for establishing fundamental dose-response relationships for radioimmunotherapy. Two major obstacles have been the difficulty in obtaining an accurate patient-specific 3-D activity map in-vivo and calculating the resulting absorbed dose. The ...

The absorbed radiation dose from internal emitters has been and will remain a pivotal factor in assessing risk and therapeutic utility in selecting radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis and treatment. Although direct measurements of absorbed dose and dose distributions in vivo have been and will continue to be made in limited situations, the measurement of ...

Recently, Berenger introduced a perfectly matched layer (PML) technique for absorbing electromagnetic waves. In the present paper, a perfectly matched layer is proposed for absorbing out-going two-dimensional waves in a uniform mean flow, governed by linearized Euler equations. It is well known that the linearized Euler equations ...

A representative of each of six classes of commonly used adsorbents was chosen for a series of tests. After reviewing ASTM and other related standard tests, uncomplicated procedures were developed for carrying out specific tests to determine absorbency for simulated oil waste and for water, under static and simulated transportation (repetitive shock) ...

A method to calculate absorbed doses at depths in the walls of a static spherical bladder from a positron emitter in the bladder content has been developed. The beta ray dose component is calculated for a spherical model by employing the solutions to the integration of Loevinger and Bochkarev point source functions over line segments and a line segment ...

The experimental study of absorption in silicon in infrared and visible spectral ranges, where the photon energy is less or more than the bandgap width, is performed by means of the ultrafast interferometry technique. The exactly solvable model in the electromagnetic of heterogeneous lossy plasma layer was developed. The density of carriers, their ...

This paper describes an electrochemical surface cleaning (ECSC) technique newly developed for removal of particulate contamination on X-ray masks employing WNx absorbers. In this technique, the electrochemical potential of absorber films is precisely controlled for preventing corrosion or ...

The vitality of the American Lobster (Homarus americanus) is correlated to the total hemolymph protein (THP) in lobster hemolymph (blood). The standard technique for determining lobster vitality is to draw blood from a lobster and measure THP with a refractometer. This technique is invasive and endangers the lobster's health since blood must be drawn from ...

This article reports a novel experimental technique, namely, the foil cycling technique, developed on the VESUVIO spectrometer (ISIS spallation source) operating in the resonance detector configuration. It is shown that with a proper use of two foils of the same neutron absorbing material it is possible, in a ...

The quantity of radiation potentially available for photosynthesis that is captured by the crop is best described as absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). Absorbed PAR (APAR) is the difference between descending and ascending fluxes. The fou...

Western Research Institute (WRI) has developed software for the visualization of data acquired from solubility tests. The work was performed in conjunction with AB Nynas Petroleum, Nynashamn, Sweden who participated as the corporate cosponsor for this Jointly Sponsored Research (JSR) task. Efforts in this project were split between software development and ...

DEVELOPMENT OF ABSORBENTS AND HARDWARE FOR REMOVAL OF. TRACE OXYGEN, WATER VAPOR AND HYDROCARBON CONTAMINANTS. P.K. Sharma, G.S. Hickey, and R. Zanteson ...

This presentation will address effects of pH on the absorbance and fluorescence emission spectra of dissolved organic matter (DOM) originating from several fluvial systems, notably the Rio Negro basin, Suwannee River and South Platte River. Changes in the absorbance spectra of DOM were quantified based on calculations of differential spectra. These are ...

A promising means to increase the decay rate of vibration along the rail is using a rail absorber for noise reduction. Compound track models with the tuned rail absorber are developed for investigation of the performance of the absorber on vibration reduction. Through analysis of the track dynamics with the rail ...

An active non-linear vibration absorber for flexible structures is developed. The absorber exploits the inherent quadratic nonlinearity of the actuator material Terfenol-D to produce a two-to-one autoparametric resonance between the forced vibrations of a structure and a second-order analog controller circuit. Nonlinear resonance of ...

A novel gas purification technique called rapid pressure swing absorption (RAPSAB) was developed by integrating the best features of membrane contacting, gas-liquid absorption, and pressure swing adsorption (PSA). In this cyclic separation process, a well-packed microporous hydrophobic hollow-fiber module was used to achieve nondispersive gas absorption ...

The Texas Tech research program has developed a laser system suitable for programs requiring lasers with high spectral brightness. Such applications include high repetition rate, high power process lasers, but the system is also suitable for high resolution spectroscopy. A general technique for obtaining tunable single longitudinal mode (SLM) operation of ...

We describe a simple technique for producing arrays of silver ellipsoidal particles with parallel principal axes. The optical absorbance of the silver ellipsoids produced by this technique was measured as a function of angle, polarization, and wavelength of the incident light. Calculations of the optical absorbance ...

Accurate calculation of absorbed dose to target tumors and normal tissues in the body is an important requirement for establishing fundamental dose-response relationships for radioimmunotherapy. Two major obstacles have been the difficulty in obtaining an accurate patient-specific 3-D activity map in-vivo and calculating the resulting absorbed dose. This ...

Recent interest in the optical properties of graphene and in the development of new saturable absorbers merits a fresh look at the balanced detection technique of characterizing a saturable absorber. Balanced detection is a technique that allows us to directly measure the nonlinear optical ...

Progress in developing a new measurement method for ultrasound output power is described. It is a thermal-based technique with the acoustic power generated by a transducer being absorbed within a specially developed polyurethane rubber material, whose high absorption coefficient ensures energy deposition within a ...

Reversed-phase HPLC and UV spectrophotometric techniques using water as solvent have been developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of amoxicillin and cloxacillin in capsules. For both techniques, the linearity range of 60.073x2013;140.0 �g/mL was studied. The spectrophotometric data show that non-derivative ...

Quantitative Mossbauer spectroscopic studies of multi-iron metalloproteins demand precise knowledge and control of the velocity of the radiation source and the intensity transmitted through the absorber at each velocity. Because these proteins yield Mossbauer spectra with overlapping lines, removing instrumental line broadening is essential for high resolution. Furthermore, ...

. The technique of infrared re�ecto- graphy has revealed underdrawings in important Renaissance paintings from of Renaissance draughtsmanship. The Gallery has played a leading role in developing IR re�ectography, which relation to the painting as it is seen today. For example, Italian artist Jacopo Pontormo painted Joseph

Estimated risks of thyroid tumor development following radiation during infancy and childhood are presented from seven followup studies. In most of the studies the thyroid absorbed doses are high but in two of them the doses associated with thyroid cancer and adenoma are of diagnostic interest. Estimates are presented of thyroid doses associated with ...

The current status of the field of scintillating fiber detection and tracking is briefly reviewed, and avenues for further work are suggested. Attention is given to the core material, cladding material, and extra-mural absorber to be used in the scintillating fibers, as well as to the properties of attenuation length, radiation resistance, and fiber profile. Some examples are ...

Communications at radio frequencies are adversely affected by natural and man-made disturbances of the ionosphere and atmosphere. Signals are absorbed and refracted as well as distorted by amplitude, phase and frequency dependent scintillation effects which can be very severe. Techniques have been developed to evaluate the effect which ...

The determination of fat, protein and lactose in milk by infrared spectrometry may be affected by the presence of minor components absorbing in interfering spectral regions. The size of these effects is reported. Also, analyses with conventional filter infrared spectrometers are compared with newly developed FT-IR based methods in combination with ...

This paper describes methods for extracting and absorbing unwanted higher-order modes (HOMs) from normal-conducting accelerator structures. An introduction to the problems caused by HOMs is followed by a brief history of the development of techniques to suppress them, and some examples taken from existing and planned accelerators. ...

L-(alpha)a-Alanine, a nontoxic polycrystalline amino acid, has been investigated for use in high-precision, high-level absorbed-dose measurements in mixed neutron/photon environments such as research and test reactors. The technique is based on the use of...

L-(alpha)-alanine, a nontoxic polycrystalline amino acid, has been investigated for use in high-precision, high-level absorbed-dose measurements in mixed neutron/photon environments such as research and test reactors. The technique is based on the use of ...

and Ukraine downwind of the Chernobyl NPP. Determinations of accrued dose in the range H30�300 mGy were of the Chernobyl NPP. The �eldwork per- formed to obtain the samples formed part of a colla- borative project in Russia and Ukraine contaminated by Chernobyl fall- out, the techniques applied need to be capable of eval

Calorimetry is the most direct, absolute technique for absorbed dose measurements. To improve the measurement accuracy for use with quantitative radiography, a calorimeter has been developed for LANL`s pulsed radiographic machines which produce Bremsstrahlung radiation fields of 50-200 Rad per pulse at 1 meter from the source. This ...

The development of a photothermal absorbance detector for use with microfluidic devices is described. Unlike thermo-optical techniques that rely on measuring refractive index changes, the solution viscosity is probed by continuously monitoring solution conductivity. Platinum electrodes microfabricated on a quartz substrate and bonded ...

The kinetics of (/sup 131/I)o-iodohippurate (OIH) decomposition were evaluated to develop an accelerated technique for the prediction of radiopharmaceutical stability. Decomposition due to temperature and self-absorbed radiation was characterized simultaneously. Using the proposed technique, the extent of OIH ...

Studies of methods for space modules which will use plants and microbes to absorb airborne ... The classification technique is based on these statistics. ...

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... wood or coconut shell based, a thixotroping agent, a dispersant, a pigment and corrosion inhibitor. ... 31 4. Coconut Shell Based Carbon ..... ...

... These slurries incorporate active carbon (minimum of 25%), either coal, petroleum, wood or coconut shell based, athixotroping agent, a dispersant ...