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Use of Corrosion Resistant High-Alloyed Metallic Materials for Transport Tanks of Dangerous Goods
(2005)
In Germany the BAM-List Requirements for Tanks for the Transport of Dangerous
Goods is the basis for substance-related prototype approvals for tank containers designed for
the carriage of dangerous goods. Such approval is undertaken by the Federal Institute for
Materials Research and Testing (BAM). Compatibility evaluations of selected metallic
material groups as well as of polymeric gasket and lining materials under the influence of
dangerous goods and water-polluting substances are published in section 5 of the BAM-List.
According to the relevant regulations for rail, road and sea transportation a compulsory
internal inspection after certain intervals is required. The required corrosion resistance
depends on the length of the inspection interval.
There is a large number of dangerous goods with a high corrosivity to metals, where the standard
steels are not corrosion resistant. Chemical companies, transportation providers and tank
producers need tanks made of corrosion-resistant materials in order to protect the tank shell
and prevent contamination of high-value cargo as well as the environment. One solution is to
line the tank with a polymeric material, an alternative solution to corrosion problems is the
application of high-alloyed materials.
Only a narrow limited number of corrosion test results of these high-alloyed materials under
the influence of corrosive dangerous goods are available. In order to change this situation and
include the superaustenitic steels X1NiCrMoCuN25-20-7 (Alloy 926), X1NiCrMoCu32-28-7
(Alloy 31) and the nickel-based alloy NiCr23Mo16Al (Alloy 59) in the BAM-List, BAM,
IKS Dresden and ThyssenKrupp VDM started an comprehensive test program with welded
specimens made. The program comprises corrosion resistance evaluations of the high-alloyed
materials in substances representing 12 major groups of corrosive dangerous goods (e.g.
inorganic halogenides, organic acidic halogenides, halogenic carbonic acids, chlorosilanes,
chlorates, perchlorates, chlorites, hypochlorites and hydrogen sulphates).
The test results, presented in this paper, will be included in the upcoming 8th edition of the
BAM-List and therefore available for the costumer.
Evaluation of the resistance of alloy 31 and alloy 59 for the transport of mixed acids in tanks
(2007)
Tanks for all seasons
(2004)
Labeling of RGD peptides with near-infrared fluorophores yields optical probes for noninvasive imaging of tumors overexpressing ανβ3 integrins. An important prerequisite for optimum detection sensitivity in vivo is strongly absorbing and highly emissive probes with a known fluorescence lifetime. The RGD-Cy5.5 optical probe was derived by coupling Cy5.5 to a cyclic arginine–glycine–aspartic acid–D-phenylalanine–lysine (RGDfK) peptide via an aminohexanoic acid spacer. Spectroscopic properties of the probe were studied in different matrices in comparison to Cy5.5. For in vivo imaging, human glioblastoma cells were subcutaneously implanted into nude mice, and in vivo fluorescence intensity and lifetime were measured. The fluorescence quantum yield and lifetime of Cy5.5 were found to be barely affected on RGD conjugation but dramatically changed in the presence of proteins. By time domain fluorescence imaging, we demonstrated specific binding of RGD-Cy5.5 to glioblastoma xenografts in nude mice. Discrimination of unspecific fluorescence by lifetime-gated analysis further enhanced the detection sensitivity of RGD-Cy5.5-derived signals. We characterized RGD-Cy5.5 as a strongly emissive and stable probe adequate for selective targeting of ανβ3 integrins. The specificity and thus the overall detection sensitivity in vivo were optimized with lifetime gating, based on the previous determination of the probés fluorescence lifetime under application-relevant conditions.