Reactive Distillation: A literature review of existing applications

The literature on reactive distillation can be divided into two groups. One category approaches the problem from a distillation point of view: can the separation of a mixture with close boiling components be improved by adding a reactive facet to the conventional distillation column ? The second group treats the subject from a reaction...

Essay on Protein in Water

Interactions (intramolecular and intermolecular) responsible for the solubility behaviour of the protein will be described to get a better insight in the molecule’s behaviour when environmental conditions, like pH, ionic strength and temperature, are changed....

Superabsorbent polymers: literature study

In this literature study the most important characteristics of superabsorbent polymers are described. Also some attention has been paid to conventional absorbing materials such as nonwovens made of cellulose fibres. First a classification and some examples of hydrogels are given. The swelling behaviour of the gels has been dealt with and also...

Charged Polymer Films for Acoustic Transducers: Literature study

For the creation and to recording of sounds, one needs audio transducers which convert electric energy into acoustic energy and vice versa. For active cancelling of sound or noise, such transducers are needed too. Such acoustic transducers have been studied extensively for consumer goods from the mid 1970’s. These devices are nowadays widely...