Database ROI Tip: Usage Monitoring

“Every man with an idea has at least two or three followers” -- Brooks Atkinson (American Journalist and Critic, 1894-1984)

Both ScienceDirect (http://www.sciencedirect.com/) and EbscoHost offer massive numbers of technical articles that will help the engineers and scientists in your organization do their work.  Taking biodesulfurization as an example, here are selections from both databases.

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ScienceDirect

Mixtures of Pseudomonas putida CECT 5279 cells of different ages: Optimization as biodesulfurization catalyst  Process Biochemistry, Volume 46, Issue 6, June 2011, Pages 1323-1328

J. Calzada, A. Alcon, V.E. Santos, F. Garcia-Ochoa

EbscoHost

Enhanced biodesulfurization by expression of dibenzothiophene uptake genes in Rhodococcus erythropolis

Ze-long Wang; Dan Wang; Qiang Li; Wang-liang Li; Huang Tang; Jian-min Xing

World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, Sep2011, Vol. 27 Issue 9, p1965-1970, 6p

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Your technical talent can use these databases to help them help you create value for your organization.

But, here’s the problem … are your people actually using the resources you provide?  The only way to know for sure is to monitor use statistics for each subscribed service.

Usage monitoring provides three important insights …

1 Are you subscribing to the right services for your particular needs?

2 If so, are your people using the subscriptions to their maximum potential?

3 If they are not, think about ways to encourage them to do so

Both ScienceDirect (http://usagereports.elsevier.com/asp/main.aspx) and EbscoHost (www.ebscohost.com/academic/ebscohost) provide usage monitoring tools as a part of their service.  If you are not using the monitoring service, ask your vendor representative how to do so.

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And, if you are considering subscribing to any of the other technical databases available on the Web, ask about usage monitoring before you sign your agreement.

By the way, you can monitor time saving tips and tricks for effective online research by following the Desulfurization Blog (http://www.desulf.blogspot.com/).  Better yet, add an RSS feed of the Blog to your Intranet.  It will help you educate your people on the best way to use your subscribed databases.

Expert Update: Dr. Murray Gray

“The best way to behave is to misbehave.” -- Mae West (American Actress, 1892-1980)

Oil sands maven Dr. Murray Gray has a new book in the offing.  According to his Web page (http://www.ualberta.ca/~gray/) …

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Coming soon – Upgrading of Oilsands Bitumen and Heavy Oil by Murray R Gray, from the University of Alberta Press. This text will present a wealth of data on upgrading of oil sands and heavy oils, covering the fundamentals of bitumen behavior, and the current process technologies, and new directions for technology development.

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Dr. Gray’s Web page is worth visiting for a number of other reasons, as well.  As a part of the larger Centre for Oil Sands Innovation at the University of Alberta (COSI) Web (http://www.cosi.ualberta.ca/)m it is a model Web.  It is …

·         Easy to navigate

·         Informative

·         Well organized

Visit the COSI Web  to

1.       See what is happening at the Centre for Oil Sands Innovation at the University of Alberta (COSI)

2.       Discover experts

3.       Improve your organization's Web

Speaking of visiting, remember to visit the Desulfurization Blog (http://www.desulf.blogspot.com/) from time to time.  Better yet, follow the blog.  It informs readers of desulfurization resources.  More importantly, it provides tips and tricks on how to find resources on ANY technology of interest.

Ionic Liquids Update

“If you think hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs” -- Anonymous
Today’s post updates an earlier one on ionic liquids.  It results from a hours of searching and browsing the Web in all its glory.

Today’s tip … if you don’t have time to browse the Web, consider hiring someone else to do so.  Jean Steinhardt Consulting specializes in blogs customized for your particular organization.  Pick a topic, and we will design a blog to follow that topic … and to provide tips and tricks to your colleagues on how to improve their research results, no matter what the technology.
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Ionic Liquids Update
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Chinese Journal of Chemistry, Volume 29, Issue 4, pages 769–772, April, 2011
A Fast and Highly Efficient Protocol for Reductive Amination of Aromatic Aldehydes Using NaBH4 and Isoxazole Amines in an Ionic Liquid Medium
Rajanarendar Eligeti, Siva Rami Reddy Atthunuri, Raju Samala, Firoz Pasha Shaik, Govardhan Reddy Kundur
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cjoc.201190155/abstract
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Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Volume 40, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 3640 - 3647
Aromatic Compounds Mannich Reaction Using Economical Acidic Ionic Liquids Based on Morpholinium Salts as Dual Solvent-Catalysts
Caibo Yue
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a929308430
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Petroleum Science & Technology; Aug2010, Vol. 28 Issue 12, p1242-1249, 8p
Deep Oxidative Desulfurization of Dibenzothiophene in Simulated Diesel with Tungstate and H2O2 in Ionic Liquids
CHAO, Y. (1)
LI, H. (2)
lihm@ujs.edu.cn
ZHU, W. (2)
ZHU, G. (2)
YAN, Y. (2)
1 College of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
2 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China.
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a923311388
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Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Volume 331, Issues 1-2, 1 October 2010, Pages 64-70
Deep oxidative desulfurization with task-specific ionic liquids: An experimental and computational study
Jianzhou Gui (a), Dan Liu (a), (b), Zhaolin Sun (a), Daosheng Liu (a), Dayoung Min (b), Busub Song (b) and Xilai Peng (a)
guijz@lnpu.edu.cn
jzgui@hotmail.com
a College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Liaoning Shihua University, Fushun 113001, Liaoning, PR China
b Division of Green Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Sinseongno 19, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-600, Republic of Korea
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1381116910003419
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Green Chem., 2010, 12, 602-608 (Feb 2010)
Desulfurization of diesel oil by selective oxidation and extraction of sulfur compounds by ionic liquids—a contribution to a competitive process design
Andreas Seeberger and Andreas Jess
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2010/GC/b918724c
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Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 398, Issues 1-2, 15 May 2011, Pages 150-154
Direct conversion of methane to methanol over nano-[Au/SiO2] in [Bmim]Cl ionic liquid
T. Li (a), S.J. Wang (a), C.S. Yu (a), Y.C. Ma (a), K.L. Li (a) and L.W. Lin (a)
wgsoju@163.com
a School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, China
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926860X11001608
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J. Phys. Chem. C, 2010, 114 (23), pp 10520–10526
How a Supported Metal Is Influenced by an Ionic Liquid: In-Depth Characterization of SCILL-Type Palladium Catalysts and Their Hydrogen Adsorption
Jrgen Arras†, Elisabeth Paki†, Christina Roth‡, Jrg Radnik§, Martin Lucas† and Peter Claus*†
Ernst-Berl Institute, Chemical Technology II, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universitt Darmstadt, Petersenstrasse 20, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany, Renewable Energies, Institute for Materials Science, Technische Universitt Darmstadt, Petersenstrasse 23, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany, and Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
claus@ct.chemie.tu-darmstadt.de.
† Ernst-Berl Institute, Chemical Technology II, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universitt Darmstadt.
‡ Renewable Energies, Institute for Materials Science, Technische Universitt Darmstadt.
§ Leibniz Institute for Catalysis.
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp1016196
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Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2010, Vol. 31, No. 6
Influence of Ionic Liquid as a Template on Preparation of Porous ?-Al2O3 to DME Synthesis from Methanol
Kye Sang Yoo* and Se-Hee Lee
Department of Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University of Technology, Seoul 139-743, Korea
kyoo@snut.ac.kr
Free Full Text Source: http://newjournal.kcsnet.or.kr/main/j_search/j_download.htm?code=B100633
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Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 373, Issues 1-2, 31 January 2010, Pages 1-56
Review
Ionic liquids and catalysis: Recent progress from knowledge to applications
H. Olivier-Bourbigou (a), L. Magna (a), and D. Morvan (a)
helene.olivier-bourbigou@ifp.fr
lionel.magna@ifp.fr
didier.morvan@ifp.fr
a IFP LYON, Département Catalyse Moléculaire, Rond-point de l’échangeur de Solaize, BP3, 69360 Solaize, France
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926860X09007030
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Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vol. 1: 203-230 (July 2010)
Ionic Liquids in Chemical Engineering
Sebastian Werner, Marco Haumann, and Peter Wasserscheid
wasserscheid@crt.cbi.uni-erlangen.de
Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, D-91058 Germany
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-073009-100915
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Fluid Phase Equilibria, Volume 294, Issues 1-2, 15 July 2010, Pages 180-186
Ionic Liquids Special Issue
Isomer effect in the separation of octane and xylenes using the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis{(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl}amide
Alberto Arce (a), Martyn J. Earle (b), Héctor Rodríguez (a), (b), Kenneth R. Seddon (b) and Ana Soto (a)
quill@qub.ac.uk
a Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
b The QUILL Research Centre, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, UK
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378381210000555
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Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Volume 336, Issues 1-2, 14 February 2011, Pages 16-22
Kinetics and mechanism for oxidative desulfurization of fuels catalyzed by peroxo-molybdenum amino acid complexes in water-immiscible ionic liquids
WenShuai Zhu (a), Huaming Li (a), QingQing Gu (a), Peiwen Wu (a), Guopeng Zhu (a), Yongsheng Yan (a) and Guangying Chen (b)
lihm@ujs.edu.cn
a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
b College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, PR China
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1381116910005236
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Fluid Phase Equilibria, Volume 298, Issue 2, 25 November 2010, Pages 240-245
Liquid–liquid equilibrium and interfacial tension of the ternary system heptane + thiophene + 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide
Héctor Rodríguez (a), María Francisco (a), Ana Soto (a) and Alberto Arce (a)
alberto.arce@usc.es
a Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago de Compostela Spain
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378381210004115
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Fluid Phase Equilibria, Volume 303, Issue 2, 25 April 2011, Pages 111-114
Liquid–liquid equilibrium in ternary ionic liquid systems by UNIFAC: New volume, surface area and interaction parameters. Part II
Rílvia S. Santiagoa, ,  and Martín Aznarb
rilvia@ufc.br
a Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Ceará, 60455-760 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
b School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Av. Albert Einstein 500, 13083-952 Campinas, SP, Brazil
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378381210006114
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Fluid Phase Equilibria, Volume 296, Issue 2, 25 September 2010, Pages 88-94
VIII Ibero-American Conference on Phase Equilibria and Fluid Properties for Process Design
Liquid–liquid equilibrium of ternary systems 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate + aromatic + aliphatic hydrocarbons
Raquel M. Maduro (a) and Martín Aznar (a)
maznar@feq.unicamp.br
a School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6066, 13081-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037838121000052X
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Fluid Phase Equilibria, Volume 294, Issues 1-2, 15 July 2010, Pages 206-212
Ionic Liquids Special Issue
Measurements of different thermodynamic properties of systems containing ionic liquids and correlation of these properties using modified UNIFAC (Dortmund)
Silke Nebig (a) and Jürgen Gmehling (a)
gmehling@tech.chem.uni-oldenburg.de
a Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Technische D-26111 Oldenburg, Federal Republic of Germany
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378381210000853
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Journal of Catalysis, Volume 279, Issue 2, 25 April 2011, Pages 269-275
Oxidative desulfurization of dibenzothiophene and diesel over [Bmim]3PMo12O40
Jian Zhang (a), Anjie Wang (a), (b), Xiang Li (a), (b) and Xuehu Ma (b)
ajwang@dlut.edu.cn
a State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, PR China
b Liaoning Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Technology and Equipments, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, PR China
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021951711000285
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Oxidative Processes of Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels
J.M. Campos-Martin*, M.C. Capel-Sanchez, P. Perez-Presas, J.L.G. Fierro
Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, Marie Curie 2, Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain. http://www.icp.csic.es/eac/
j.m.campos@icp.csic.es
Free Full Text Source: http://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/21476/1/JCTB-09-0731-final.pdf
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Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2010, Vol. 31, No. 8
Palladium Nanoparticles Suspended in an Ionic Liquid as Reusable Catalyst for Alkyne Semihydrogenation
Jin Kyu Lee, Dae Won Kim, Minserk Cheong, Hyunjoo Lee,† Byung Won Cho,† Hoon Sik Kim,* and DebKumar Mukherjee*
Department of Chemistry and Research institute for Basic Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea
debkumarmukherjee@rediffmail.com
khs2004@khu.ac.kr
†Energy division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Korea
Free Full Text Source: http://newjournal.kcsnet.or.kr/main/j_search/j_download.htm?code=B100815
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Chemical Engineering & Technology, Volume 34, Issue 6, pages 927–936, June, 2011
Process Analysis and Multi-Objective Optimization of Ionic Liquid-Containing Acetonitrile Process to Produce 1,3-Butadiene
X. Tian (1), (2), X. Zhang (1), S. Zeng (1), Y. Xu (1), (2), Y. Yao (1), Y. Chen (1), L. Huang (1), Y. Zhao (1), (2), S. Zhang (1)
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ceat.201000426/abstract
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Catalysis Communications, Volume 12, Issue 3, 30 November 2010, Pages 180-183
Short Communication
Reaction performance and disappearance kinetics of n-pentane isomerization catalyzed by chloroaluminate ionic liquid
Huibin Liu (a), Xianghai Meng (a), Rui Zhang (a), Zhichang Liu (a), Jiaying Meng (a) and Chunming Xu (a)
mengxh@cup.edu.cn
lzch@cup.edu.cn
a State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1566736710002815
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Catalysis Today, Volume 153, Issues 1-2, 19 July 2010, Pages 1-68
MONOGRAPH: Recent advances in the science and technology of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) production
Recent advances in the science and technology of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) production
Antony Stanislaus (a), Abdulazeem Marafi (a) and Mohan S. Rana (a)
dr_stan@hotmail.com
astanis@kisr.edu.kw
a Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, PRD, P.O. Box: 24885, Safat 13109, Kuwait
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920586110003299
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Petroleum Science & Technology; May2010, Vol. 28 Issue 8, p773-778, 6p
Remove Olefin from Diesel Oil with Chloroaluminate(III) Ionic Liquids
QIAO, D. -J. (1)
qiaodongjun2007@163.com
SHI, L. (1)
1 State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering & Petroleum Processing Research Center, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tandf/lpet/2010/00000028/00000008/art00001
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Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 375, Issue 1, 26 February 2010, Pages 70-77
Selective synthesis and the mechanism of formation of the oligoalkylnaphthenic oils by oligocyclization of 1-hexene in the presence of ionic-liquid catalysts
A.H. Azizov (a), R.V. Aliyeva (a), E.S. Kalbaliyeva (a), and M.J. Ibrahimova (a)
ipcp@baku-az.net
alreyhan@yahoo.com
e_lnara@mail.ru
minaver@rambler.ru
a The Y.H.Mamedaliyev Institute of Petrochemical Processes of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Khodjaly Ave, 30, AZ 1025, Baku, Azerbaijan
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926860X0900862X
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Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2010, Vol. 31, No. 10
Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Strongly Basic Ionic Liquid
Jun Kyung Sung, Sung Hyun Kim,† Minserk Cheong,‡,* and Ilhyun Baek*
ihbaek@kier.re.kr
mcheong@khu.ac.kr
Climate Change Technology Research Division, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 102 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-343, Korea
†Department of Chemical Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
‡Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea
Free Full Text Source: http://newjournal.kcsnet.or.kr/main/j_search/j_download.htm?code=B101011
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Petroleum Science & Technology; Aug2010, Vol. 28 Issue 12, p1203-1210, 8p
The Extractive Desulfurization of Fuels Using Ionic Liquids Based on FeCl3
WANG, Y. (1)
LI, H. (1), (2)
lihm@ujs.edu.cn
ZHU, W. (1)
JIANG, X. (1)
HE, L. (1)
LU, J. (2)
YAN, Y. (1)
1 College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
2 State Key Laboratory of Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan P.R. China.
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a923310691~db=all~jumptype=rss
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Journal of Catalysis, Volume 276, Issue 2, 15 December 2010, Pages 280-291
Water–gas shift catalysts based on ionic liquid mediated supported Cu nanoparticles
Richard Knapp (a), Sonja A. Wyrzgol (a), Andreas Jentys (a), and Johannes A. Lercher (a)
andreas.jentys@ch.tum.de
a Lehrstuhl II für Technische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85747 Garching, Germany
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021951710003301
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Chemical Engineering Science, Volume 66, Issue 7, 1 April 2011, Pages 1480-1489
Microfluidid Engineering
Microstructured reactors and supports for ionic liquids
M.N. Kashid (a), A. Renken (a), and L. Kiwi-Minsker (a)
albert.renken@ef
a Group of Catalytic Reaction Engineering (GGRC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Full Text Source (Subscription or Fee): http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009250910004197
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THESIS
Start Configurations for Simulation of Ionic Liquids: Generation and Assessment
Sonja Maurer (2010)
Universität Wien
Free Full Text Source: http://othes.univie.ac.at/8955/
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THESIS
Towards the Rational Design of Nanoparticle Catalysts
Priyabrat Dash (2010)
A Thesis Submitted to the College of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy In the Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan
Free Full Text Source: http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-06252010-123454/
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THESIS
Homogeneous Catalysis And Mass Transfer In Biphasic Ionic Liquid Systems With Compressed Co2 And Organic Compounds
Ahosseini, Azita (2010)
University of Kansas , Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Free Full Text Source: https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/handle/1808/6277
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PATENT
System and Apparatus for Ionic Liquid Catalyst Regeneration
Inventors: Huping Luo, Moinuddin Ahmed, Krishniah Parimi, Bong-Hyu Chang
Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Application number: 12/727,180
Publication number: US 2010/0172806 A1
Filing date: Mar 18, 2010
Free Full Text Source: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=9yPSAAAAEBAJ&dq=%22ionic+liquid%22+inassignee:chevron
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PATENT
Regeneration of ionic liquid catalyst and recovery of an oil
Inventors: Thomas V. Harris, Saleh Elomari
Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. IncPatent number: 7884045
Filing date: Feb 15, 2010
Issue date: Feb 8, 2011
Application number: 12/705,943
Free Full Text Source: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=BtEFAQAAEBAJ&dq=%22ionic+liquid%22+inassignee:chevron
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PATENT
Method Of Making An Alkylated Aromatic Using Compound Using An Acidic Ionic Liquid Catalyst
Inventors: Michael Driver, Curt B. Campbell, Thomas V. Harris
Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC
Application number: 12/660,083
Publication number: US 2010/0160703 A1
Filing date: Feb 19, 2010
Free Full Text Source: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=pI_VAAAAEBAJ&dq=%22ionic+liquid%22+inassignee:chevron
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PATENT
Selective Olefin Dimerization With Supported Metal Complexes Activated By Alkylaluminum Compounds Or Ionic Liquids
Inventors: Matthias DÖTTERL, Roland SCHMIDT, Tanja ENGLMANN, Christine DENNER, Helmut G. ALT
Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company - IP Services Group
Application number: 12/828,797
Publication number: US 2011/0004039 A1
Filing date: Jul 1, 2010
Free Full Text Source: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=PIbwAAAAEBAJ&dq=%22ionic+liquid%22+inassignee:conocophillips
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PATENT
Organometallic Complexes As Catalyst Precursors For Selective Olefin Dimerization And Processes Therefor
Inventors: Tanja Englmann, Christine Denner, Helmut G. Alt, Roland Schmidt, Matthias Dötterl
Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company - IP Services Group
Application number: 12/829,075
Publication number: US 2011/0004040 A1
Filing date: Jul 1, 2010
Free Full Text Source: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=PYbwAAAAEBAJ&dq=%22ionic+liquid%22+inassignee:conocophillips
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PATENT
Heterogeneous Dimerization Of Alpha-Olefins With Activated Metallocene Complexes
Inventors: Tanja Englmann, Christine Denner, Helmut G. Alt, Roland Schmidt
Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company - IP Services Group
Application number: 12/829,057
Publication number: US 2011/0004036 A1
Filing date: Jul 1, 2010
Free Full Text Source: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=OYbwAAAAEBAJ&dq=%22ionic+liquid%22+inassignee:conocophillips
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PATENT
Catalytic Oil Recovery
Inventor: Ryan O. Owen
Assignee: BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC.
Application number: 12/685,588
Publication number: US 2010/0175896 A1
Filing date: Jan 11, 2010
Free Full Text Source: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=SkbSAAAAEBAJ&dq=%22ionic+liquid%22+inassignee:bp
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PATENT
Method Of Separating Aromatic Compound From Mixture Containing Aromatic Compound And Aliphatic Compound
Inventors: Myong Hoon LIM, Young Mi Kim, Yong Soo Kim, Jae Eun Rho, Hyun Woo, Young Youl Koo
Assignees: Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd.
Application number: 12/755,951
Publication number: US 2010/0261945 A1
Filing date: Apr 7, 2010
Free Full Text Source: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=FwnYAAAAEBAJ
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Googling LinkedIn

“I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.” -- Henry Miller (American Author and Writer, 1891-1980)

LinkedIn is a great resource.  I encourage you to join this social network if you have not already done so.

I also encourage you to search it ... using Google®.  LinkedIn has its own search feature, of course.  But the flexibility of the Google search engine makes it easier to find useful stuff.

Here's an example ...

(1) Login to your LinkedIn account, and then …

(2) Open Google in your browser.  Then type in, say ...

linkedin saudi aramco

The results include a list of Saudi Aramco scientists.  Click the hyperlink and it takes you into LinkedIn (which you have already signed in to) and browse the list of 97 Saudi Aramco scientists.

Here are three of them …

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Junseok Chang

Title: Research & Development at Saudi Aramco

Sunil Kokal

Title: Senior Petroleum Engineering Consultant at Saudi Aramco

Howard Schmidt

Title: Nanotechnologist at Saudi Aramco

Source: source: http://www.linkedin.com/search/fpsearch?title=scientist&company=saudi+aramco&currentCompany=C&pplSearchOrigin=TSEO_SN&trk=TSEO_SN&csrfToken=ajax%3A0602670872000614385&domainCountryName=

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You may be able to do this within LinkedIn, but it is so much easier and faster to Google®.

Try the same search technique with other organizations.  Interesting results appear when you Google the following, for example …

Linkedin shell global solutiuons

Today's tip, then, is bipartite ...

(a) Google ... Whatever souce you are trying to search, if the source's search engine frustrates you, try Googling it instead

(b) Serendipity ... Some of the best stuff on the Web is stuff you stumble upon.  Don't fight it ... embrace it.

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Actually, today’s tip is TRIpartite … remember to bookmark the Desulfurization Blog (http://www.desulf.blogspot.com/) for continuings tips on searching the Web for the technology of your choosing.

Fetch! How To Get The Articles You Need

“A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.” -- Groucho Marx (American Comedian, Actor and Singer, 1890-1977)
Organizations of all types, including yours, seek ways to automate the process of fetching the information your people need to do their work.

Vendors are responding to the demand with a fetching array of fetching solutions.  Now you are left with another problem ... how to select the vendor solution that is best for your organization.

Let's say, for example, that one of your researchers needs the full text of the following article ...

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Direct JP-8 Conversion Using a Liquid Tin Anode Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (LTA-SOFC) for Military ApplicationsJ. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol.  -- August 2011 --  Volume 8,  Issue 4, 041007 (5 pages)
W. A. G. McPhee, L. Bateman, M. Koslowske, M. Slaney, Z. Uzep, J. Bentley, and T. Tao
CellTech Power LCC, 131 Flanders Road, Westborough, MA 01581
A liquid tin anode solid oxide fuel cell (LTA-SOFC) is actively being developed for direct utilization of JP-8 logistic fuel. Since its invention in 1998, the LTA-SOFC has demonstrated the ability to operate on various carbonaceous fuels including hydrocarbons, alcohols, carbon, biomass, and coal without fuel reforming or reprocessing to remove known impurities such as sulfur. Natural gas fueled 1  kW stand alone prototypes for distributed power generation and have previously demonstrated over 2000  h of continuous operation. The aim is to develop simple and reliable portable power that operates directly off JP-8 and other carbonaceous fuels. The current program focuses on improvement of power density and cell manufacturability. Cell geometry was modified from the previous design to optimize power density while minimizing cell weight and volume. The cell construction is a liquid tin anode housed in a porous separator, an 8  mol  % yttria stabilized electrolyte, and a strontium doped lanthanum magnate cathode. Experimentation was conducted on single cells at 1000°C. The JP-8 fuel used for experimentation contained a sulfur content of 1400  ppm. The direct JP-8 conversion in a LTA-SOFC demonstrated up to 41% efficiency. The LTA-SOFC was also capable of maintaining greater than 30% efficiency at 70% of maximum power output at a JP-8 flow rate of 10  µl  min-1. Continuous operation with direct conversion of JP-8 was sustained for over 100  h with efficiencies of 41–17%. A maximum power density of 120  mW  cm-2 was sustainable on a JP-8 flow rate of 50  µl  min-1. The current Gen 3.1 cell design can sustain a maximum power of 120  mW  cm-2 by direct conversion of JP-8 without fuel processing, reforming, or sulfur removal. Efficiencies of up to 41% were sustained for a minimum of 1  h, with continuous operation on JP-8 for over 100  h. Further performance improvements are anticipated, thereby facilitating LTA-SOFCs use for military and civilian applications that demand flexible fuel.
source: http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JFCSAU000008000004041007000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes&ref=no ///////

Another researcher needs the following article ...

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Fuel, Article in Press, Corrected Proof - Note to users
Desulfurization behavior of zinc oxide based sorbent modified by the combination of Al2O3 and K2CO3 Ju Shangguan (a), Yousheng Zhao (a), Huiling Fan (a), Litong Liang (a), Fang Shen (a) and Maoqian Miao (a)
a Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
Received 19 October 2010;  revised 10 April 2011;  accepted 14 April 2011.  Available online 24 April 2011.
shanggj62@163.com
Abstract
In order to reduce the unfavorable effect of carbon oxide on desulfurization efficiency for zinc oxide based sorbent and decrease the concentration of carbonyl sulfide in effluent gas during desulfurization process, the modification of zinc oxide based sorbent is necessary in the preparation of zinc oxide based desulfurization sorbent. In this paper, the modified ZnO based desulfurization sorbents were obtained by mixing of active zinc oxide with different additives, which include graphite, Al2O3 and K2CO3, then shaping at ambient temperature, drying at 120 °C and calcinating at 550 °C. The desulfurization performances for the prepared ZnO based desulfurization sorbents were tested in a quartz upflow fixed-bed reactor under the condition of 300 °C, 2000 h-1 and simulated coal-derived gas. The phases of sorbents before and after desulfurization were characterized by X-ray diffractometer, and their pore structures were measured by N2 adsorption–desorption method. The experimental results show that COS was present in effluent gas for ZnO based sorbent while removing H2S from simulated coal-derived gas at experimental condition. ZnO based desulfurization sorbent modified by the combination of K2CO3 and Al2O3 achieves obvious improvements in the desulfurization performance, and H2S and COS concentrations in exit gas are below 0.1 mgS/m3 before breakthrough point as well as the accumulated breakthrough sulfur capacity reaches 14 wt.%. Adding Al2O3 can improve the pore structure of ZnO based desulfurization sorbent, which benefits H2S to diffuse in the pore of sorbent and improves desulfurization performance. Loading K2CO3 can increase the basicity of ZnO based desulfurization sorbent, which raises the COS catalytic hydrolysis rate on sorbent and decreases concentration of COS present in exit gas.
source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236111002183 ///////

And two other researchers need two other articles from two other sources.  So how can you make it possible for each of your people to get the full text of the articles they need to do their work?

(1) Do you give all your researchers company cards and trust them to make good purchasing decisions?
(2) Do you hire someone to make those purchases for them?
(3) Or do you find a vendor who can automate the purchase of articles no matter what the source?

Most organizations are gravitating toward the third option.  Which brings us to the problem of choosing the right vendor.

Here's a tip ... read "Document Delivery - Best Practices and Vendor Scorecard", produced by Outsell Inc. (www.outsellinc.com).  Joanne Lustig (jlustig@outsellinc.com), Outsell Vice President & Lead Analyst, presents charts, tables, and analysis that will provide the framework you need to evaluate the plethora of vendor solutions.

The Outsell briefing provides background on the things professional information managers look for in a vendor, as well as tables listing typical vendors, their services, fees, and copyright policies.

It also ranks the vendors, based on the results of a survey of professional information managers.Visit the Outsell Web to learn how to get a copy of the briefing.

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Here's another tip ... place a feed of the Desulfurization Blog (http://www.desulf.blogspot.com/) on your Intranet.  It will provide a continuing series of tips to help your people optimize their online research techniques, no matter what technology they are researching.

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