The influence of water concentration on the crystallization temperature of amphibole in a melt was analyzed theoretically using the model of an ideal melt. A general-type equation has been derived that can explain the presence of the isobaric temperature maximum at the amphibole stability curve by invoking the twofold influence of water on the equilibrium between amphibole and the melt: in acco...

Agricultural waste fibers have been found to be suitable as reinforcement in cement-based composites, but studies on oil palm fiber as reinforcement in gypsum-cement wall panels are scarce. A mixture of two equal weights of gypsum and cement, with water-binder ratios of 0.45 and 0.55 were prepared. In each mix a varying percentage of fiber contents of 2%, 3% and 4% by weight of the binders were...

Irrigation-induced salinization is an important land degradation process that affects crop yield in the Brazilian semi-arid region, and gypsum has been used as a corrective measure for saline soils. Fluvent soil samples (180) were treated with increasing levels of salinization of NaCl, MgCl2 and CaCl2. The salinity was gauged using electrical conductivity (EC). Gypsum was added to one split of ...

Fluidized gas desulfurization gypsum is a popular agricultural soil amendment used to increase calcium and sulfur contents, and reduce aluminum toxicity. Due to its surface application in conservation tillage systems and high solubility, the soluble components of gypsum may be transferred with agricultural runoff into receiving waters. The current study measured toxicity of gypsum to Ceriodaphn...

The real and imaginary parts of dielectric constant (' and " ) of alkaline soil of Alwar with mixing of gypsum (0.0% to 10.0%, gravimetrically) determined at 34.50C temperature and at a single microwave frequency 9.78 GHz by wave guide cell method. Mixture of soil and gypsum is prepared at various moistness of soil varying from 0.0% to 12.0%. The ' and " of gypsum are also determined. It wa...

Cefradine crystallization was studied under different conditions. The optimal conditions for crystallization were: dissolving temperature, 15°C; initial temperature in crystallization, 30°C; cooling temperature in crystallization, 0°C; and adding 1,2-propanediol as adjuvant agent with a volume ratio 0.2 of water solution. The yield of cefradine crystallization is about 92% under these condition...

Inherent changes in foods during storage are often caused by water sorption or desorption that often results in product matrix instability. Water sorption behavior differs depending on the matrix through which it moves. Often, concurrent phenomenon such as crystallization modifies water's movement. We describe a novel use of hyperspectral imaging combined with Fourier Transform Near Infrared (F...

Soil correction is one of the ways in agriculture lands development. The sodic ion alongside salin vocalizes the salin-sodic soil and cause divulge in plants growth. So necessary coure of action for the Soil correction by physical and chemical ways such as usage of calsium on the leaching is inevitable. In this study, area soils are digged from deep profiles of 0-20, 20-40, 40-60, 60-80 and 80-...

Two groups of concrete mixtures, one without sodium sulfate and other with sodium sulfate, as an activator, were made with recycled powdered gypsum-wallboard for this investigation. Group 1 concrete mixtures were made using up to 20% of ASTM Class C fly ash and 20% powdered gypsum while Group 2 contained up to 60% of fly ash and 20% of powdered gypsum by mass. Relevant properties of concrete we...