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Der Beitrag thematisiert das Kontaktproblem und damit den kritischen Punkt der historischen gusseisernen und stählernen Lagertechnik. Nach einem Rückblick auf die historische Entwicklung der Bemessung der Lagerwalzen und allgemeinen Ausführungen zur Kontaktproblematik wird anhand analytischer und numerischer Untersuchungen der Zusammenhang zwischen der Kontaktspannung nach Hertz und der Mises-Vergleichsspannung als Grundlage für ein realistisches Bewertungskonzept aufgezeigt.
Catalyst characterization
(2009)
On the world scale, the European Union has established the most comprehensive regulations for mycotoxins in food and feed. These regulations, which areinter alia expressed in the form of maximum levels, largely affect cereal traders. To ensure the safety of their products and compliance with EU legislation traders are required to quantify the mycotoxin levels in their lots. However, while the analytical approaches of research and enforcement are well known and frequently reviewed in the scientific and legal literature, little detailed information is available on the mycotoxin management concepts of trade. The present article is intended to close this gap. On the basis of the results of two surveys conducted amongst European cereal traders in the years 2007 and 2009, three key issues in commercial mycotoxin management are outlined and discussed in the context of the current scientific literature. These are: the issue of sampling, the availability and performance of suitable analytical methods as well as issues evolving from variations between regulatory and contractual maximum levels.
Large-volume instrumental photon and neutron activation analysis (IPAA resp. INAA) was used for
investigation of shredded electronic waste material. Sample masses from 1 to 150 grams were analysed
to obtain an estimate of the minimum sample size to be taken to achieve a representativeness
of the results which is satisfactory for a defined investigation task. Furthermore, the influence of
irradiation and measurement parameters upon the quality of the analytical results were studied. Finally,
the analytical data obtained from IPAA and instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA),
both carried out in a large-volume mode, were compared. Values within the limits of satisfactory
agreement were found only partially. Analytical process control using on-site X-ray fluorescence
analysis performed during recycling of electronic waste is currently under development.
Current trends in materials and life sciences are flanked by the need to push detection limits to single molecules or single cells, enable the characterization of increasingly complex matrices or sophisticated nanostructures, speed up the time of analysis, reduce instrument complexity and costs, and improve the reliability of data. This requires suitable analytical tools such as spectroscopic, separation and imaging techniques, mass spectrometry, and hyphenated techniques as well as sensors and their adaptation to application-specific challenges in the environmental, food, consumer product, health sector, nanotechnology, and bioanalysis. Increasing concerns about health threatening known or emerging pollutants in drinking water, consumer products, and food and about the safety of nanomaterials led to a new awareness of the importance of analytical sciences. Another important driver in this direction is the increasing demand by legislation, particularly in view of the 17 sustainable development goals by the United Nations addressing clean energy, industry, and innovation, sustainable cities, clean water, and responsible consumption and production. In this respect, also the development of analytical methods that enable the characterization of material flows in production processes and support recycling concepts of precious raw materials becomes more and more relevant. In the future, this will provide the basis for greener production in the chemical industry utilizing recycled or sustainable starting materials.
This makes analytical chemistry an essential player in terms of the circular economy helping to increase the sustainability of production processes. In the life sciences sector, products based on proteins, such as therapeutic and diagnostic antibodies, increase in importance. These increasingly biotechnologically produced functional biomolecules pose a high level of complexity of matrix and structural features that can be met only by highly advanced methods for separation, characterization, and detection. In addition, metrological traceability and target definition are still significant challenges for the future, particularly in the life sciences.
However, innovative reference materials as required for the health and food sector and the characterization of advanced materials can only be developed when suitable analytical protocols are available. The so-called reproducibility crisis in sciences underlines the importance of improved measures of quality control for all kinds of measurements and material characterization. This calls for thorough method validation concepts, suitable reference materials, and regular interlaboratory comparisons of measurements as well as better training of scientists in analytical sciences.
The important contribution of analytical sciences to these developments is highlighted by a broad collection of research papers, trend articles, and critical reviews from these different application fields. Special emphasis is dedicated to often-overlooked quality assurance and reference materials.
The objective of this work was to test the compliance of commercially available batteries with the German Battery Ordinance, a project of the German government that was initiated by the Federal Environment Agency. Different types of commercially available dry cells were analysed for their cadmium, lead and mercury contents. The dry cells underwent mechanical pre-treatment, separation of the different components and microwave-assisted digestion before determination of the heavy metals. Mercury is sometimes added to prevent the generation of gaseous hydrogen from the electrochemical process. Lead could be present since it is sometimes used as an alloying element of zinc. Cadmium has no technical importance and is an undesirable impurity. None of the batteries contained higher heavy metal mass fractions than the permissible limits.
The objective of this work was to provide updated information on the development of the potential impact of heavy metal containing batteries on municipal waste and battery recycling processes following transposition of the new EU Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC. A representative sample of 146 different types of commercially available dry and button cells as well as lithium-ion accumulators for mobile phones were analysed for their mercury (Hg)-, cadmium (Cd)- and lead (Pb)-contents. The methods used for preparing the cells and analysing the heavy metals Hg, Cd, and Pb were either developed during a former study or newly developed. Several batteries contained higher mass fractions of mercury or cadmium than the EU limits. Only half of the batteries with mercury and/or lead fractions above the marking thresholds were labelled. Alkaline–manganese mono-cells and Li-ion accumulators, on average, contained the lowest heavy metal concentrations, while zinc–carbon batteries, on average, contained the highest levels.
Polycarboxylate ethers (PCEs) are widely used in construction, but the exact nature of their interaction with cement is still debated. Aiming at a better understanding of the role of tricalcium Aluminate (C3A) in cement hydration, we assessed the potential of optical spectroscopy in combination with a water-soluble fluorescent organic reporter dye (S0586) to monitor the early hydration of C3A in the presence of 26 wt% CaSO4.2H2O (C3A26G-S) with and without PCE. As optical methods, steady-state fluorescence and diffuse reflectance (UV–VisDR) spectroscopy were employed. Phase characterization and particle size distribution were performed with in-situ X-ray diffraction (in-situ XRD) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Our results show that fluorescence and UV–VisDR spectroscopy can be used to monitor the formation of metastable phases by the disaggregation of the dye S0586 in a cement paste as well as changes in ettringite formation. Addition of PCE slowed down the disaggregation of the dye as reflected by the corresponding changes of the dyes absorption and fluorescence. This prolonged induction period is a well-known side effect of PCEs and agrees with previous reported calorimetric studies and the Inhibition of gypsum dissolution observed by in-situ XRD. This demonstrates that fluorescence and UV–VisDR spectroscopy together with a suitable optical probe can provide deeper insights into the influence of PCE on C3A-gypsum hydration which could be e.g., utilized as screening method for comparing the influences
of different types of PCEs.
Safe food is a prerequisite for good human health, however currently almost one in ten people in the world fall ill after eating contaminated food. National food safety authorities need to be able to manage food safety risks along the entire food chain. The Official Controls Regulation (EU) 2017/625 was put in place to ensure that food and feed law stipulates the need for validated analytical methods. However, whilst method development for food control and proficiency testing are well established by European Union Reference Laboratories and National Reference Laboratories, validation of the measurements involved, certified reference materials and internationally recognised calibration and measurement capabilities are currently often (?) lacking. This may erode trust in the accuracy of the measurements.
This poster presents Food-MetNet, a coordinated preparatory initiative to establish the European Metrology Network for Safe and Sustainable Food, recently approved by the European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EURAMET). Food-MetNet aims to establish an ongoing dialogue between the metrology community, reference laboratories and regulatory bodies, in order to (i) identify stakeholders’ needs, (ii) develop a sustainable knowledge-sharing programme and web-based platform for stakeholders and (iii) develop roadmaps and a strategic research agenda. Improved access to more reliable and accurate food safety measurements will enable reference laboratories to more confidently and effectively compare their measurement results and support accreditation. This is particularly important where national food safety authorities need to assess potential new contaminants, novel food ingredients and newly emerging food risks, and new measurements methods may be required as well as input into new documentary standards. The activities for sustainable food intend to boost the activity within the "EU green deal framework" to reduce food waste and losses, and the development of standards and methods that allow for the reuse of food waste. The support to new business opportunities and innovation will allow increasing the market competitiveness of EU food industries and the valorisation of waste by reducing environmental impacts.