ABSTRACTS '97

1. Theoretical & Computational
2. Physical Chemistry
3. Surface Science
4. Analytical Chemistry
5. Inorganic Chemistry
6. Organic Chemistry
7. Biochemistry
8. Photochemistry
9. Catalysis
10. Polymer Chemistry
11. Polymer Physics
12. Applied Physics
13. Membrane
14. Organic Materials
15. Inorganic Materials
16. Chemical Engineering
17. Energy & Environment
18. General

1. Theoretical & Computational
   1. Acyloxyl Radical Pair Intermediate for the Inltial Stage of the Thermal Decomposition of Diacyl Peroxide: A Density Functional Study

   2. Formation Energies of Two-Dimensional Nuclei Randomly-Generated on (001), (110), and (111) Planes of a Face-Centered-Cubic Crystal

   3. Stochastic Resonance Driven by Gaussian Multiplicative Noise

   4. Mechanism of the Chemoslective and Stereoselective Ring Opening of Oxathiaphospholanes: An Ab Initio Study

   5. Measurement of Micro Area of Polymer Materials(1st Report, Application of Scanning Acoustic Microscope to Polymer Materials)

   6. Measurement of Micro Area of Polymer Materials(2nd Report, Relation of Density Ratio and Velocity of Wave Propagating on Boundary between Solid and Liquid)

   7. Equilibrium Properties of the Solvated Electron in Polar Liquids: Finite Solvent Size Effects

   8. Diffusion-Controlled Reactions in an Electric Field: Effects of an External Boundary and Competition between Sinks

   9. Stochastic Aspects in Interpreting Passive Permeability Measurements of Lipid Vesicle Bilayers

   10. First Principles Prediction of Crystal Structures of C0₂

   11. A Computational Study on Magnesium Complexation with Formate and Hydrogen Malonate Anions

   12. The Finite Element Method in 3-D Diffusion Problems with Membranes Supported on Porous Materials

   13. Ab Initio Investigation on Nucleophilic Ring Opening of 1,3,2-Oxathiaphospholane: Nucleophilic Substitution at Phosphorus Coupled with Pseudorotation

2. Physical Chemistry
   1. Electroabsorption of Cetylthiotetrathiafulvalene/Fluoro-Containing 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane Systems in Langmuir-Blodgett Films

   2. Effect of Halogenated Compounds on Positronium Formation in Polycarbonate and Polysulfone Matrices

   3. Characterization and Gas Adsorption of Aluminum Methylphosphonates with Organically Lined Unidimensional Channels

   4. Second-Order HyperpolarizabilitY of Pyridinium Cations

   5. Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of One-Dimensional Metal Complexes by the Pump-Probe Method

   6. Proton Dynamics and Local Structure in Ti-V-H System

   7. Change of the Shape of a Chemical Vortex Due to a Local Disturbance

   8. Accurate Determination of ¹H Knight Shifts in Mg₂NiHx and MgH_x by Means of High-Speed Magic Angle Spinning

   9. The Influence of Total Pressure in the Research and Carrier Gas on the Chemical Vapor Deposition of Al from Trilsobutyl Alminum

   10. Optimization of the Water-PRESS Pulse Sequence and Its Integration into Pulse Sequences for Studying Biological Macromolecules

   11. ¹³C and ¹H MAS NMR Study of Benzene and p-Xylene in Zeolites and a Mesoporous Material FSM-16

   12. Low-Wavenumber Raman Scattering of Linear Oligosilanes

   13. Numerical Study on Time Delay for Chemical Wave Transmission via an Inactive Gap

   14. Photon Stimulated D⁺ Desorption from Selectively Deuterated Polystyrene by Inner Shell Excitation

   15. Microwave Spectrum of 3-Methyl-2H-Azirine

   16. On the Phase Dynamics in the BZ Reaction

   17. ¹H NMR and Magnetization Measurements of a Nanostructured Composite Material of the Mg₂Ni-H System Synthesized by Reactive Mechanical Grinding

   18. Ab Initio Energetic Calculations of Elementary Reactions Relevant to Low-Temperature Silane Oxidation by Gaussian-2 Theory

   19. Solid-State NMR Study of Locations and Dynamics of Interlayer Cations and Water in Kanemite

   20. Microwave Spectra and Molecular Structures of 1, 2-Dichloroethane, 1, 1-Dichloroethane and 1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane

   21. Magnetic Orientation As a Tool to Study the Initial Stage of Crystallization of Lysozyme

   22. Long Range Interaction of Vortices in a Chemical Active Medium

   23. Ion and Water Transport Characteristics in Membranes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Containing H⁺ and Ca²⁺ Cations

   24. Local Structures and Hydrogen Dynamics in Amorphous and Nanostuctured Mg-Ni-H Systems As Studied by ¹H and ²H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

   25. XAS Study on the Intermediate Species Formed during the Surface Oxidation of CrN Films

   26. Solubility Product of OH-Carbonated Hydroxyapatite

   27. Pressure-Induced Molecular Dissociation Metallization in Hydrogen-Bonded H₂S Solid

   28. Multicarboxylic Biosurfactants As a Model for Designing Hard Water and High Salt Tolerance

   29. Surface Structure of Synthesized Mordenite Crystal Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy

   30. Reaction Mechanism for Light Sensitivity of the Ru(bpy)₃²⁺-Catalyzed Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction

   31. Determination of Nitrogen-Radical Flux by Nitridation of Al

   32. Electric Field-Induced Surface Morphology Copolymer of Vinylidene Cyanide and Vinyl Acetate

   33. Phase Behavior of Shythetic Phytanyl-Chained Glycolipid/Water Systems

   34. NMR Study of Dynamics and Evolution of Guest Molecules in Kaolinite/Dimethyl Sulfoxide Intercalation Compound

   35. Peculiar Decomposition Behavior of N₂0 on Ni(755)

   36. Electric Field Effect on Positronium Formation in Gammairradiated Polypropylene and Polyethylene

   37. Adsorption of CO on Sm-Modified Ru(001): Formation of Unusual AdsorptiOn States of CO

   38. Stability of Dimethyldioctadecylammonium Bromide Langmuir-Blodgett Films on Mica in Aqueous Salt Solutions-Implications for Surface Force Measurements

   39. Finding the Optimal Path with the Aid of Chemical Wave

   40. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic Investigation of Lithium Migration in Monlmorillonite

   41. Synthesis and Characterization of a Shock-Synthesized Cubic B-C-N Solid Solution of Composition BC_2.5N

   42. Second-Order Hyperpolarizabilities of Stilbazolium Cations Studied by Semiempirical Calculation

   43. Comparison between Optical Nonlinearity Relaxation Times from Coherent Second-Harmonic Generation and from Incoherent Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering

   44. Atomic Force Microscopy of an Organic Adsorbate on the Surface of Silver Halide Crystals

   45. Dissolution of Zeolite in Acidic and Alkaline Aqueous Solutions As Revealed by AFM Imaging

3. Surface Science
   1. Variable-Energy Positron Beam System Application to Depth-Selective Defect Analysis

   2. Mechanism of Degradation in Hydrous Electrorheological (ER) Systems

   3. Growth Process of Palladium on Mica Studied by an Atomic Force Microscope

   4. Coadsorption of Cyclohexanes and CO on Ni(755): Promoting Effect of CO and Increase of Decomposition Fraction by Methyl Substituent

   5. Damage Depth-Profiling of Au⁺ and O⁺-Irradiated Amorphous PEEK by Monoenergetic Positron Beams

   6. High Resolution Photon Scanning Tunneling Microscope

   7. Adsorption and Desorption Processes of Self-Assembled Monolayers Studied by Surface-Sensitive Microscopy and Spectroscopy

4. Analytical Chemistry
   1. Forensic Analysis of Car Paints from Infrared Spectra by Neural Network

   2. Uniform Oligomers As Reference Materials for Molecular Weight Determination of Polymers

   3. Depth Profiling of Surface Oxidized TiAIN Film by Synchrotron Radiation Excited X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

   4. Lithium Isotope Fractionation during Transport through Liquid Membrane with Oligomethylene-Bridged Bisphenanthroline Derivatives

   5. N, N-Dimethyl-3-Hydroxy-2-Butenethioamide

   6. Photothermal Signal Detection on the Optical Waveguide

   7. Development and Applications of a New Immunoassay Method: Latex Piezoelectric Immunoassay

   8. On-Line Determination of Dissolved Silica in Seawater by Ion Exclusion Chromatography in Combination with Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

   9. Analysis of Acidic Compounds in Recycle Solvent for Coal Liquefaction

   10. Highly Sensitive Analytical Method for Aluminum Movement in Soybean Root through Lumogallion Staining

   11. Gene Diagnosis by Polymerase am eachon an Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry: Detection of Five Base Deletion from Blood DNA of a Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Patient

   12. Comparison of Surface Oxidation of Titanium Nitride and Chromium Nitride Films Studied by X-Ray Absorption and Photoelectron Spectroscopy

   13. Effect of Alkyl Substituents on the Selective Extraction of Copper (11), Palladium (11), Gallium (111) and Molybdenum (Vl) with Novel 8-Quinolinol Derivatives

   14. Selective Liquid Membrane Transport of Lead (11) by an Acyclic Polyether Dicarboxylic Acid Inophore

   15. Mass Spectrometric Gene Diagnosis of One-Base Substitution from Polymerase Chain Reaction AmPlified Human DNA

   16. Local Analysis of Trace Amount of Aluminum in Bone Tissues

   17. A New Approach to Demonstration of Alumium in Bone Tissues

   18. Determination of Organic Constituents in Human Serum by Isotope Dilution Method Using Discharge-Assisted Thermospray Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

   19. Chromatography of Mechanically Interlocked Molecular Compounds

5. Inorganic Chemistry
   1. Synthesis, Crysta Structure, and Characterization of Layered Aluminum Methylphosphonate

   2. Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two "Organo-Zeolites

   3. Removal of Arsenic(V) ion from Aqueous Solutions by Lanthanum Compounds

   4. SIMS Analysis of Material Chromite Interconnects

   5. Three Procedures of Reversible DisSolution/Deposition of Gold Using Halogen-Containing Organic Systems

   6. Reactions of 5,6,11,12-Tetradehydrodbenzo[a,e]cyclooctene with 1,2-C₆H₄(SiMe₂)₂Pt(PPh₃)₂ and Pt(CH₂=CH₂)(PPh₃)₂: X-ray Structure Determination of Resulting Double Silylated Compounds and Platinum-Alkyne Complexes

   7. Synthesis of Microporous Aluminum Methylphosphonate AlMepO-alpa by Steam-Induced Topotactic Transformation of AlMepO-beta

   8. Extremely Facile Oxidative Addition of Silyl, Germyl, and Stannyl Tellurides and Other Chalcogenides to Platinum(�O) Complexes X-ray Structure of trans-Pt(4-Ph-C₆H₄Te)(SiMe₃)(PEt₃)₂

   9. Analysis of Supercritical Extraction on Preparation of Aerogels

   10. Penyediaan Dan Sifat Yttrium Karbonat Berbes Sebagai Pengerap Anion Fosfat

6. Organic Chemistry
   1. The Slipping Approach to Self-Assembling [n]Rotaxanes

   2. Recognition of Bipyridinium-Based Derivatives by Hydroquinone- and/or Dioxynaphthalene-Based Macrocyclic Polyethers: From Inclution Complexes to the Self-Assembly of [2] Catenanes

   3. Structure-Reactivity Relationship in Interlocked Molecular Compounds and in Their Supramolecular Model Complexes

   4. Self-Assembly of Novel [2]Catenanes and [2]Pseudorotaxanes Incorporating Thiacrown Ethers or Their Acyclic Analogues

   5. Axially Chiral Catenanes and pi-Electron-Deficient Receptors

   6. The First Example of Facile Oxidative Addition of Carbon-Tellurium Bonds to Zero-Valent Pt, Pd, and Ni Complexes

   7. Dehydrocoupling of Phenylsilane Catalyzed by Dimethylaminoalkyl- or Branched Alkyl-Substituted Zirconocene Complexes: An Alternative Approach to Longer Chains

   8. Palladium-Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Chlorides

   9. New Vistas in Dehydrocoupling Polymerlzahon of Hydrosilanes: Platinum Complex-Catalyzed Dehydro-coupling of Cyclic and Acyclic Secondary Silanes

   10. The First Alkyl(silyl)palladium Complexes: Formation by Oxidative Addition of Silacyclobutanes to Palladium Complexes, Reductive Elimination, and Other Reactivities Relevant to Catalysis

   11. Effects of Pressure on the Esterification of Long-Chain Fatty Acids

   12. New Kemp`s Diacid Dervatives Give Efficient Transport and Modifiable Selectivity for Alkaline Earth Transition Metal Ions

   13. Design of Optically Active Selenium Reagents Having a Chiral Tertiary Amino Group and Their Application to Asymmetric Inter- and Intramolecular Oxyselenenylations

   14. Toward Controllable Molecular Shuttles

   15. Molecular and Supramolecular Synthesis with Dibenzofuran-Containing Systems

   16. [3+2]Annulation of Allylidenetriphenylphosphorane with 1, 2-Diacylethylenes and 1, 2-Diacylacetylenes: A One- Step Synthesis of Tri- and Tetrasubstituted Cyclopentadienes and Fulvenes

   17. New and Efficient Glycosylation of Glucosylsuifoxide under High Pressure

   18. Oxidative Addition of Silicon-Halogen Bonds to Platinum(O) Complexes and Reactivities of the Resulting Silylplatinum Species

   19. New Boranophosphorylation Reagents, Dimethyl Boranophosphate Monopotassium Salt and Tetramethyl Boranopyrophosphate

   20. Homogenous Catalysis in Liquefied Gas: Complex Catalyzed Selective and Direct Conversion of Propane to Butanal at Room Temperature

   21. Palladium-Catalyzed insertion of 1, 2- and 1, 4-Quinones into Si-Si Bonds and its Application to the Modification of Si-Si-Bond-Containing Polymers

   22. Palladium-Catalyzed Borylsilylation of Alkynes and Borylsilylative Carbocyclization of Diynes and Enyne Compound

   23. The Effect of Triphenylphosphine on Ring-Opening of Aliphatic Epoxides with Potassium Fluoride-Poly(hydrogen Fluoride)

   24. Palladium-Catalyzed Borylstannylative Carbocyclization of Diynes and an Enyne Compound

   25. Tandem Claisen Rearrangement: A ovel, One-Step Synthesis of Calixarene Analogues from Macrocyclic Polyethers

   26. Synthesis of Novel Crownophanes Containing Two Phenolic Moieties via a Tandem Claisen Rearrangement

   27. Oxidative C-C Bond Cleavage of vic-Diols with H₂0₂ Catalyzed by Heteropolyacids

   28. Through-Space Electronic Interactions of [2.2]-Metacyclophane Benzyl Cations^#

   29. Improved Template-Directed Synthesis of Cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene)

   30. The Chemistry of Borylstannanes: Oxidative Addition to Palladium Species and Its Application to Palladium-Catalyzed Borylstannation of Alkynes

7. Biochemistry
   1. Biosynthesis and Chemical Reactions of Poly(amino acid)s from Microorganisms

   2. Synthesis of Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-Silk Fibroin Conjugates and Surface Interaction between L-929 Cells and the Conjugates

   3. Fatty Acid Metabolism in the Production of Mannosyl-erythritol Lipids As Biosurfactants

   4. Microbial Extracellular Glycolipids, Induction of Differentiation and Inhibition of the Protein Kinase C Activity of Human Promyelocytic Leukemia Cell Line HL60

   5. Differentiation of Human Promyelocytic Leukemia Cell Line HL-60 by Microbial Extracellular Glycolipids

   6. Self-Sustained pH Oscillations in a Compartmentalized Enzyme Reactor System

   7. Neoglycoprotein-Liposome Conjugates: Their Preparation and Applications

   8. Endogenous Lectins and Neoglycoconjugates: A Sweet Approach to Tumour Diagnosis and Targeted Drug Delivery

8. Photochemistry
   1. Photoreactivity and Fluorescence Spectrum Phenylenediacrylic Acid Amide Derivative

   2. Two-Photon Laser-Induced Reaction of 1, 8-Bis(halomethyl) naphthalenes from Different Excited States and Transient Targeting of Its Intermediate by Time-Delayed, Two-Color Photolysis and Argon Ion Laser-Jet Photolysis Techniques

   3. Laser Photolysis of 2-Propanone, 2-Butanone, 3-Pentanone, and 3-Buten-2-one in the Gas Phase

   4. A Facile Synthesis of Tetra- and Dihydronaphthalene Derivatives by Excimer Laser Photolysis of 1,2-Bis(substituted-methyl)benzenes in the Presence of Olefins and Acetylene

9. Catalysis
   1. Excellent Effect of Lithium-Doped Sulfated-Zirconia Catalysts for Oxidative Coupling of Methane to Give Ethylene and Ethane

   2. Production of Hydrogen by Pyrolysis of Methane over NilCa/Carbon Catalysts

   3. Ethanol Synthesis by Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO₂ over Rh-Fe/Sio₂ Catalysts

   4. Oxygen Storage Capacity (OSC) and Active Oxygen Species of Alumina-Supported Nonstoichiometric Cerium Oxide Catalysts

   5. Additive Effect of Silver on the Catalytic Activity of TiO₂-ZrO₂ for the Selective Reduction of NO with Propene, 2-Propanol and Acetone

   6. Selective Oxidation of Ethane Using the Au|YSZ|Ag Electrochemical Membrane System

   7. Dual-Functiona Ni-Mo Sulfide Catalysts on Zeolite-Alumina Supports for Hydrotreating and Hydrocracking of Heavy Oils

   8. gamma-Alumina-Supported Galium (111) Oxides

   9. Photo-Oxidative Coupling of Methane over TiO2-Based Catalysts

   10. Oxygenates from Syngas over Highly Dispersed Cobalt Catalysts

   11. Effect of Carbonate Salt Addition on the Photocatalytic Decomposition of Liquid Water over Pt-TiO₂ Catalyst

   12. Additive Effect ofPalladium on the Catalytic Activity of In/TiO₂-ZrO₂ for the Selective Reduction of Nitrogen Monoxide in the Presence of Water Vapor

   13. C K-Edge XAS Analysis of Coke Materials Deposited on Catalysts

   14. The Hydrodenitrogenation of Quinoline �|Reaction Network

   15. EXAFS Estimation of the Changes of the WS₂ Slab Size during the Use in a HDS Run and Regeneration

   16. The Effect of Rhodium Particle Size on Ethanol Synthesis by Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide over Silica Supported Rhodium Catalysts

   17. Photocatalytic Degradation of Mono-, Di-, and-Trinitrophenol in Aqueous Ti0₂ Suspension

   18. Sustainable Ni/BaTi0₃ Catalysts for Partial Oxidation of Methane to Synthesis Gas

   19. Electrochemical Oxdation of propene Using a Membrane Reactor with Solid Electrolyte

   20. Catalytic Performance of Silver- and Indium-Supported TiO₂-Zr0₂ Binary Oxide for the Selective Reduction of Nitrogen Monoxide with Propene

   21. Catalytic Performance of Silver Ion-EXchanged Saponites for the Selective Reduction of Nitrogen Monoxide in the Presence of Excess Oxygen

   22. Intensifying Effect of H₂O on the Activity of Proton-Exchanged Saponite for the Selection of NO_x

   23. Spectroscopic Characterization of Ni-Mo/Al₂0₃-B₂0₃ Catalysts for Hydrodesulfurization of Dibenzothiophene

   24. Effects of Co Dispersion upon Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO on CoO/Al₂0₃ Catalysts

   25. Photocatalytic Decomposition of Water into H2 and 02 by a Two-Step Photoexcitation Reaction Using a WO₃ Suspension Catalyst and an Fe³⁺/Fe²⁺ Redox System

   26. Hydrogenation of Tetralin over Zeolite-Supported Pd-Pt Catalysts in the Presence of Dibenzothiophene

   27. Sustainable Ni/Ca_1-xSr_xTi0₃ Catalyst Prepared in Situ for the Partial Oxidation of Methane to Synthesis Gas

   28. A New Low-Pressure Flow Reactor System for Catalysis over Thin Film: Application to the Study on the Decomposition of Nitrous Oxide over Co-Ag Binary Metal Thin Film Catalysts

   29. Electrochemical Oxidation of Methane to Synthesis Gas Using an Oxide Ionic Conductor

   30. Catalytic Performance of Indium-Supported TiO₂-ZrO₂ for the Selective Reduction of Nitrogen Monoxide in the Presence of Oxygen

   31. Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane over La_1-xSr_xFe0_3-delta Perovskite Oxides

   32. Partial Oxidation of Methane to Synthesis Gas over (La, Sr)(Co, Ni)Oxide Catalysts

   33. Deactivation of Co-Mo/Al₂0₃ HDS Catalysts during a One-Year Commercial Run

   34. A Sustainable Catalyst for the Partial Oxidation of Methane to Syngas: Ni/Ca_1-xSr_xTi0₃, Prepared in Situ from Perovskite Precursors

   35. CO₂ Absorption Properties and Characterization of Perovskite Oxides, (Ba, Ca) (Co, Fe) 0_3-delta

   36. Direct Partial Oxidation of Methane into Synthesis Gas over Rh/YSZ/Ag

   37. Characterization of Ni-W/Al₂0₃-SiO₂ Aromatic Saturation Catalysts Used in One-Year Commercial Run

   38. Methacrolein Production from iso-Butane Using a AulYttria-Stabilized ZirconialAg Electrochemical Reaction Cell

10. Polymer Chemistry
    1. Synthesis and Nonlinear Optical Properties of a New Polydiacetylene Derivative Having Sulfur Atom Directly Bound to the Main Chain

    2. Preparation of Polydiacetylene Microcrystals and Their Properties

    3. Self-Oscillating Gels

    4. Surface Effects of Plasma Treatments on Some Biodegradable Polymers

    5. Anode-Active Poly(benzonitrile-2, 5-diyl)Prepared by Dehalogenation Polycondensation

    6. The Synthesis of Polyesters with a Biphenyl Skeleton by Palladium Catalyzed Carbonylation-Polycondensation

    7. Two Demensional Piezochromism and Orientational Modulations in Polysilane Monolayer

    8. Stimuli-Responsive Formation of Helical Polypeptide Rod Assemblies

    9. Novel Surface-Mediated Chromism of Polysilane at the Air/Water Interface

    10. Ring-Opening Polymerization of BisphenoI-A Type Macrocyclic Oligocarbonate

    11. Swelling Behavior of a Blend Hydrogel Made of Poly-(allylguanidino-co-allylamine) and Poly(vinyl alcohol)

    12. Surface Effects of Plasma Treatments on Some Biodegradable Polymers

    13. Synthesis of Rotaxanes with Functional Groups

    14. Surface Coating Protective against Oxdative Plasma Etching of Polypropylene

    15. Preparation of New Branched Poly(triphenylamine)

    16. Photomechnical Behaviour of Monolayers of Azobenzene Derivatives

11. Polymer Physics
    1. Mutable Morphologies of Polyacetylene Films

    2. Energy-Filtering Transmission Electron Microscopy for the Characterization of Polymer Blend Morphologies

    3. Morphology Development through an Interfacial Reaction in Ternary Immiscible Polymer Blends

    4. Physical Properties and Structure of Poly(ethylene glycol)-Silk Fibroin Conjugate Films

    5. Microphase-Separated Structure in Triblock Copolypeptide Membranes Composed of L-Glutamic Acid and L-Leucine

    6. Condition for Existence of Master Curve in Conductivity Relaxation

    7. Relationship between Crystallinity and Electrical Conductivity of Highly Conducting Polyacetylene Film

    8. Conformational and Orientational Characteristics of Chain Molecules Placed in Nematic Fields: Part II

    9. Synthesis of Carbyne Analogues by Cathodic Electrolysis of Hexachlorobutadiene

    10. Thermodynamic Interactions in Rubbery Polymer/Gas Systems

    11. Structural Behavior of a Homologous Series of Thermotropic Polyesters with Biphenylyl Mesogen under Hydrostatic Pressure

    12. Effect of Heat Treatment on Dynamic Viscoelastic Properties of Immiscible Polycarbonate-Linear Low Density Polyethylene Blends

    13. Compatibilizing Effect of a Maleic Anhydride Functionalized SEBS Triblock Elastomer through a Reaction Induced Phase Formation in the Blends of Polyamide6 and Polycarbonate

    14. Structure and Thermal Properties of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate)

    15. Photoconductivity in Vacuum Deposited Films of Sillicon-Based Polymers

    16. Miscibility and Gas Permeability of Poly(ethylene-co-5.4mol% 3,5,5-trimethylhexyl methacrylate)-Polydimethyl-Siloxane Blends

    17. Gas Sorption and Dilation of Polymers

    18. Analysis of the Density and the Enthalpy of Poly(epsilon-Caprolactone)-Polycarbonate Blends: Amorphous Phase Compatibility and the Effect of Secondary Crystallization

    19. Methyl Rocking Vibrational Modes of Poly(dimethylsilane)

    20. Photoconductivity of Poly(dimethylsilane) Vacuum Deposited Films in Connection with Their Photoreactivity

    21. Novel Functional Polymers: Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-Polyamide Multiblock Copolymer
        8. Surface Studies of Aramid-Silicone Resin by Means of XPS, Static SIMS, and TEM

    22. Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Measurements and Image Reconstruction by the Maximum Entropy Method

    23. Compatibilizing Effect of a Maleic Anhydride Functionalized SEBS Triblock Elastomer through a Reaction Induced Phase Formation in the Blends of Polyamide6 and Polycarbonate: 2. Mechanical Properties

    24. Cubic Susceptibilities of Polydiacetylene Langmuir-Blodgett Films Annealed before Photopolymerization

    25. Pressure Dependence of Gas Permeability in a Rubbery Polymer

    26. Diffusion Coefficients of Positronium in Polycarbonate at Low Temperatures

    27. Nature of the Non-Bonded (C-H)...O Interaction of Ethers CH₃0-(CH₂-(CH₂)_n-OCH₃(n = 4-8)

    28. Glass Transition of Polysaccharide Electrolyte-Water Systems

    29. The Conformational State and Phase Transition of Polysilane in Arachidic Acid LB Film Matrix Isothermal Glass Transition of Polymer/Gas Systems

    30. Isothermal Glass Transition of Polymer/Gass Systems

12. Applied Physics
    1. Orientational Control of p-Phenylene Oligomer by Organic Molecular Beam Deposition

    2. Effect of p(C0₂) on Growth of YBCO Phase in Dipping-Pyrolysis Process

    3. Preparation of Epitaxial Pb(Zr, Ti)O₃ Thin Films on Nb-Doped SrTiO₃ (100) Substrates by Dipping-Pyrolysis Process

    4. Unusually Broad and Intense Photoluminescence from Morphologically Modified C₆₀ Films

    5. Anomalous White Photoluminescence from C₆₀-Based Composite Films: Emission Characteristics and Structural Properties

    6. Ground Cratering by Explosions of Cylindrical TNT Charges

    7. Underwater Explosion Characteristics of Aluminum/Potassium Chlorate Mixtures

    8. Intermolecular Charge Transfer Excitons in C₇₀ As Compared with C₆₀ Films

    9. Microfabrication of Electro-Optical Structures in Polymer Films: Novel Polymer Waveguide Structure for Spatial Light Modulation

    10. Intense Mechanoluminescence from Europium Tris(2-Thenoyltrifluoroacetone) Phenanthroline

    11. Heat Capacity Measurement on Single Crystalline YNi₂B₂C Grown by Floating Zone Method

    12. Mechanics of Carrier Generation in Poly(phenylene Vinylene): Transient Photoconductivity and Photoluminescence at High Electric Fields

    13. Velocity Analysis of Ablated Particles in Pulsed Laser Deposition of NiO Film

    14. Spectroscopic Studies of Fullerene Thin Films and Their Composites

13. Membranes
    1. Separation of Acetic Acid-Water Mixtures by Pervaporation through Silicalite Membrane

    2. Preparation of a New Hemodialysis Membrane by Filling Collagen into the Pores of a Plasmapheresis Membrane

    3. Sieving Study of Chromatin and Histone-DNA-Complex by Porous Hollow Fiber Membranes

    4. Capillary Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes Derived from Kapton for High Temperature Gas Separation

    5. Separation of CH₃COOH/H₂O Mixture by Pervaporation through Silylated Silicalite Membrane

    6. Preparation and Characterization of Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes for Gas Separation

    7. Preparation of Silicalite Membranes for PervaPoration

    8. Preparation of Filling-Polymerized Membranes by Photo-Induced Graff Polymerization

    9. Ethanol Fermentation Integrated with Pervaporation Using Silicalite Membrane

    10. Mathematical Analysis of Membrane Potentials for Polypeptide Membranes

    11. Alkene/Alkane Permselectivities of a Carbon Molecular Sieve Membrane

    12. Gas Permeation through Nano Spaces of Polyimide-Derived Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes

    13. Gas Permeation through Micropores of Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes Derived from Kapton Polyimide

    14. Preparation and Pervaporation Performance of Polyimide Composite Membrane by Vapor Deposition and Polymerization(VDP)

    15. Development of a Novel Polyimide Hollow Fiber for an Intravascular Oxygenator

    16. Solubility of Hydrogen in Amorphous Pd1-xSix Alloys As Hydrogen Permeable MembGas Permeation through Nano Spaces of Polyimide-Derived Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes

    17. Gas Separation Properties of Carbon Membranes Formed by Pyrolysis of Polyimide

    18. Effect of. Evaporation Time on the Pervaporation Characteristics through Homogeneous Aromatic Polyamide Membranes: II, Pervaporation Performances for Ethanol/Water Mixture

14. Organic Materials
    1. Plasma Polymerization of Fluorine Contained Polycyclic Compounds: Its Application in Chemical Sensors

    2. Detection of Mutagenic Polycyclic Compounds Using a Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal Coated with Plasma-Polymerized Phthalocyanine Derivatives

    3. Photoinduced Self-Organization in Langmuir-Blodgett Films

    4. Magnetic Properties of Ba₂(Zn_1-xMg_x)Fe₁₂O₂₂ lll--Magnetic Phase Diagram Photoinduced Self-Organization in Langmuir-Blodgett Films

    5. Electron Spin ResonanCe of Cu-Porphyrin of Dimer-Type in Langmuir-Blodgett Films

    6. Control of the Structures and Functions of Langmuir-Blodgett Films Using Supramolecular Architecture

    7. Noncovalent Formation of Polyglycine II-Type Structure by Hexagonal Self-Assembly of Linear Polymolecular Chains

    8. Hydrogen-Bond-Assisted Layered Assembly and Hydrocarbon-Chain Kink Defect of a Synthetic 1-Galactosamide Bolaamphiphile

    9. Stereochemical Effect of Even-Odd Connecting Links on Supramolecular Assemblies Made of 1-Glucosamide Bolaamphiphiles

    10. Non-Covalent Synthesis of Twisted Organic Fibers by Self-Assembling of Sugar-Based Bolaamphiphiles in Water

    11. Poly(gamma-glutamic acid) Hydrogel Prepared from Microbial Poly(gamma-glutamic acid) and Alkanediamine with Water-Soluble Carbodiimide

    12. Dose Response in Solid-Phase Radioimmunoassay to Human IgG.on Plasma-Polymerized Films Coated with F(ab')₂ Anti-Human IgG Antibody

    13. Neutron Diffraction Study of Pb-Substituted Hexagonal Ferrite (Ba_0.2Pb_0.8)₂Zn₂FeO₂₂

    14. Orientation Control of PorPhyrin in the Mixed Monolayers at the Air-Water Interface by Adding Long-Chain Alkanes

    15. Noncovalent Synthesis of Supramolecular Polymer Architectures from Sugar- and Peptide-Based Bolaamphiphiles

    16. Formation of Complementary and Cooperative Hydrogen-Bonding Networks of Sugar-Based Bolaamphiphiles in Water

    17. Non-Mesogenic Crystal Structure of a Synthetic l-D-Glucosamide Bolaamphiphile

    18. Component Exchange in Phase-Separated LB Films of a Long-Chain Silane-Coupling Agent Mixed with Conventional Amphiphiles

    19. Detection of Fluorinated Compounds Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance Coated with Plasma Polymerized Styrene Derivatives

    20. Photoreactive LB Films Made from p-Phenylenediacrylic Acid Derivatives

    21. Rewritable Full-Color Recording on a Thin Solid Film of a Cholesteric Low-Molecular-Weight Compound

    22. Monofluorination of Fluorinated Ethers with High-Valency Metal Fluorides

    23. Detection of Fluorinated Gases Using Piezoelectric Quartz Crystal Coated with Plasma-Polymerized Styrene Derivatives

    24. Magnetic Properhes of Ba₂(Zn_1-xMg_x)₂Fe₁₂O₂₂ �W--Magnetic Structure

    25. Quasi-One Dimensional Hubbard System in Langmuir-Blodgett Films of TCNQ Complexes

    26. Semiconducting Langmuir-Blodgett Films of BispyrroloTTF

    27. Is Ashwell`s Zwitterion a Molecular Diode?

    28. Overview of Coal Conversion Technologies on the New Sunshine Program

    29. Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Molecular Conductors Based on AlkylTCNQ Derivatives

    30. Development of Latex Piezoelectric Immunoassay and Piezoelectric Biosensor for Laboratory Tests

    31. Experimental Determination of Excitonic Structure in Polythiophene

    32. Unimolecular Electrical Rectification in Hexadecyluinolinium Tricyanoquinodimethanide

    33. Nature of One-Dimensional Excitons in Polysilanes

    34. Selective Inclusion of Naphthalene Derivatives by Monolayers of Amphiphilic Cyclodextrins at the Air-Water Interface

    35. Conductivity of Floating Monolayers Based on BEDO-TTF Charge Transfer Complex at the Air-Water Interface

    36. Finite Chain-Length Effect on Nonlinear Optical Response in Polysilanes as Investigated by Electroabsorption Spectroscopy

    37. Changes in the ESR of the TCNQ Columns Caused by the Photoisomerization of the Azobenzene Group in the APT LB Films

15. Inorganic Materials
    1. Preparation of Superconducting Films by Dipping-Pyrolysis Process

    2. Preparation of Epitaxial LiNbO₃ Films on Sapphire by Dipping-Pyrolysis Process

    3. Preparation of Epitaxial La_1-xSr_xMnO₃ Films on SrTiO₃(001) by Dipping-Pyrolysis Process

    4. Annealing Conditions for Preparation of Epitaxial BaTiO₃ Thin Films on SrTiO₃ by Dipping-Pyrolysis Process

    5. Carbon Dioxide Controlled Annealing Method for Preparation of YBa₂Cu₃OT_7-y Films by Dipping-Pyrolysis Process

    6. Cation Substitution to In Site in Metallic-Type Conducting Oxide, Cu₆O₈InCl (Part 1)--Substitution of Group II Elements (Ca, Cd)

    7. Magnetic Anomalies in EuO/Nonmagnetic Insulator Multilayered Films

    8. Superconductivity in the Misfit Layer Compounds (BiSe)_1.10(NbSe)₂ and (BiS)_1.11(NbS₂)

    9. Preparation and Characterization of Nanocomposite Composed of TiO₂ As Active Matrix

    10. Preparation of Epitaxial BaTiO₃ Thin Films by the Dipping-Pyrolysis Process

    11. Formation of Ti₃P at the Hydroxyapatite/Titanium Interface Heated by a Radio-Frequency Thermal Plasma of Argon

    12. Structure Refinement of Li₄Mn₅O₁₂ with Neutron and X-Ray Powder Diffraction Data

    13. Preparation of Silicon Oxide Films by CVD Using Fluorotriethoxysilane

    14. Hydrogen Absorption and Modulated Structure in Ti-V-Mn Alloys

    15. Hydrogen Absorption in R₂Fe₁₇ Alloys (R=Rare Earth Metals Thermodynamics, Structural, and Magnetic Properties

    16. Growth of Diamond Films on SiC, WC and Cubic BN Substrates

    17. Mutual Incommensurability and Interlayer Interaction in (MX)xTX2-Type Ternary Chalcogenides with Layered Composite Crystal Structure

    18. Preparation of Basic Yttrium Carbonate for Phosphate Removal

    19. Oxidation Behavior of TiAl at High Temperature in Ar-20%O₂ and in N₂-20%O₂

    20. Preparation of Epitaxial Pb(Zr,Ti)O₃ Thin Films on MgO(100) Substrates by Dipping-Pyrolysis Process

    21. Preparation of Epitaxial and Polycrystalline La_0.8Sr_0.2MnO₃ Films by Dipping-Pyrolysis Process

    22. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Li_xTi₃O₆(x =0.74): An Intergrowth Phase of Rutile and Ramsdellite Structure

    23. Crystal Chemistry of CuBa₂Ca_n-1CU_nO_y (n = 4, 5, 6)Superconductors

    24. Crystal Structure and Superconductivity in (Cu, Hg)Ba₂Ca₄Cu₅O_y

    25. Ceria-Zirconia Composite Electrolyte for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

    26. Deposits Obtained by Photolysis ot Hexamethyldisilane by ArF Excimer Laser

    27. XAFS Study on the Local Structure of Mo in Molten Nitrates

    28. Preparation of Mg₂Ni Base Alloy by the Combination of Mechanical Alloying and Heat Treatment at Low Temperature

    29. Nanostructure and Chemical State of Nanocomposites Prepared by Co-Sputtering Method

    30. X-Ray Photlectron Spectroscopy Chracterization of CoO/SiO₂ Nanocomposites and Their Optical Transmittance Change by Nitrogen Oxide

    31. Electrode Reaction at Platinum/Ceria Surface Modified YSZ Interface

    32. Electroless Deposition of La_1-xSr_xMnO₃ Perovskite Film on Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Substrate

    33. Preparation of Nanopartlces by Excimer Laser Ablation of Calcium Iron Complex Oxide

    34. Strain Measurement of CFRP with Optical Fiber Sensors

    35. Preparation, Chracterization and Intercalation of Ternary Chalcogenides with Layered Composite Crystal Structures Formed in the Bi-Ta-S and Bi-Ta-Se Systems

    36. Toughening in Lanthanum Chromite Due to Metastable Phase

    37. Simultaneous Thermogravimetry - Mass Spectrometry for a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathode (La_0.7TSr_0.3)_0.9MnO₃

    38. Characterization of a Hydroxyapatite Layer Coated upon a Ti-Al₂O₃ Composite by Radio-Frequency Plasma Spraying

    39. Optical NO Sensing Using CoO/SiO₂ Nanocomposite Film and Its Microstructure

    40. NO Sensing Characteristics of ZnO-NiO Junction Structure with Intervening SiO₂ Layer

    41. A New Transparent Conductive Oxide, InGaZnO₄

    42. Effect of Ethanolamines Catalysts on Properties and Microstructures of Silica Aerogels

16. Chemical Engineering
    1. Effect of Hydrates on Instability of Liquid CO₂ Jets in the Beep Ocean

    2. Possibility of Energy Saving in the Ideal Heat Integrated Distillation Column (HIDiC)

    3. Evaluation of Control, Systems of Ideal Heat Integrated Distillation Columns (HIDiC)

    4. Simulation Oriented Development of a New Heat Integrated Distillation Column and Its Characteristics for Energy Saving

    5. Determining Appropriate Configuration of Ideal Heat Integrated Distillation

    6. Vapor Pressure of Chlorine Trifluoride from 300 K to 317 K

    7. Performance Evaluation of Ideal Heat Integrated Distillation Columns

    8. Depolymerization of Polyethylene Terephthalate to Monomers with Supercritical Methanol

    9. Decomposition of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans with Supercritical Water

    10. Depolymerization of Polyethylene Terephthalate to Monomers with Supercritical Methanol

    11. An Adiabatic Type of Palladium Membrane Reactor for Coupling Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions

    12. Magnetic Buoyancy Force Acting on Bubbles in Nonconducting and Diamagnetic Fluids under Microgravity

    13. Effect of a Magnetic Field Gradient on the Crystallization of Hen Lysozyme

    14. DSC Measurements of Solidified Paraffin

    15. Crystallization of Paraffin Drops Solidified on a Cooled Plane Surface

    16. Methanol Decomposition in a Palladium Membrane Reactor

    17. Phase Equilibria of Some Alternative Refrigerants Hydrates and Their Mixtures Using for Cool Storage Materials

    18. Characteristics of Energy Savings in an Ideal Heat-Integrated Distillation Column (HIDiC)

    19. Measurements of Crystallization Temperature in the H₂O-LiBr-Br-Salt System

    20. Ultrafine Molybdenum Sulfide Particles Prepared by Mechanical Milling and the Catalytic Activity

    21. Energy Savings in Heat Integrated Distillation Columns with Heat Pump Principle

    22. Potential Energy Savings in Ideal Heat-Integrated Distillation Column

    23. Decomposition of Dioxins and PCBs with Supercritical Water

    24. Steady-State Operation Analysis of an Ideal Heat Integrated Distillation Column

    25. Solvent Polarities of Supercritical CO₂/Methanol Mixtures

    26. Energy Savings in Heat-Integrated Distillation Columns

    27. An Ideal Heat Integrated Distillation Column and Its Static Properties

    28. Purification of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds Using Supercritical CO₂

    29. Stability of the Hydrate Layer Formed on the Surface of a CO₂ Droplet in High-Pressure, Low-Temperature Water

    30. Image Processing by Exitable Chemical Media

17. Energy & Environment
    1. Preparation of the Hydrides Mg₂FeH₆ and Mg₂CoH₅ by Mechanical Alloying Followed by Sintering

    2. Enhancement of the Absorption Coefficient of Cis-(NCS)₂ Bis(2, 2'-bipyridyl-4, 4'-dicarboxylate)ruthenium(11) Dye in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by a Silver Island Film

    3. Generation Efficiency of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System with Fuel Recycling

    4. Estimation of the Interface States Density of a Si/C₆₀ Heterojunction by Frequency-Dependent Capacitance-Voltage Characteristics

    5. CO₂ Mitigation by New Energy Systems

    6. Remediation of Soil Polluted by Heavy Metals Using Organic Acids and/or Their Salts as Well as Chelating Compounds

    7. Comparison of the Composition between Coal-Liquid Naphtha and Petroleum Gasoline

    8. Anodic Reaction Mechanism of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with Water-Methane Fuel

    9. Quantitative Evaluation of Biological CO₂ Fixation

    10. Deep Hydrogenation of Aromatics over Sulfided Nickel-Tungstate and NickeI-Molybdate Catalysts

    11. Mechanical Milling and Catalytic Activity of Metal Sulfide Particles of Mo, Co and Ni

    12. Effect of Type of Mo Catalyst on Coal Liquefaction

    13. Synthesis of Materials under Magnetic Field and Magnetic Control of Gas Flow and Combustion

    14. Energy Evaluation of an Electric Vehicle Hybridized by Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

18. General
    1. Comparison between Urea Removal in Hemodialysis and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Using a Mathematical Kinetic Model

    2. Bearing Failure in Plain Woven C/C Composites

    3. Unfolding a Folded Fabric Using Information of Outline with Vision and Touch Sensor

    4. Exchange Enhancement of Pd Coating on Ni Fine Particles

    5. Gradient Composite of Metal-Particle-Filled Epoxy Resin Moulded under Centrifugal Force Field

    6. Nano-Structures of Pitch-Based Carbon Fibers and the Compatibility with Aluminum Matrix Composites

    7. Blast Characteristics of Black Powder

    8. Reactivity of TNT with Sodium Carbonate

    9. Evaluation of Beta-2-Microglobulin Deposition Rate of a Patient Maintained by Hemodialysis Using a Mathematical Kinetic Model and an Appropriate Method for Its Highly Effective Removal

    10. On the Shape Control of Environmentally Responsive Composite with Embedded Ti-Ni Alloy As Effectors

    11. The Structural Nature of SiO₂/Ta₂O₅ Multilayers on Si(100) by Ion Beam Sputter Deposition

Annual Review Index