the synthesis of nb doped batio3 has been investigated under microwave-hydrothermal (mh) conditions in the temperature of 150°c for only 2 h using c16h36o4ti, bah2o2.8h2o and nbcl5 as ba, ti and  nb sources, respectively.  typical experiments performed on mh processing have not yet reported for nb doped batio3.  in the mh process, the formation of high purity nano tetragonal nb-batio3 was stron...

In the study, basic material for making bioplastics was corn starch with addition of kaolin, microcrystalline cellulose, and chitosan as filler variations, well glycerol a plasticizer. The method used blending method. characterization included absorption test water resistance, biodegradation test, tensile elongation strength functional group analysis using FTIR. Among fillers, best bioplastic c...

The hydrothermal method provides an effective reaction environment for the synthesis of nanocrystalline materials with high purity and well-controlled crystallinity. In this work, we started with various sizes of commercial TiO 2 powders and used the hydrothermal method to prepare TiO 2 thin films. We found that the synthesized TiO 2 nanorods were thin and long when smaller TiO 2 particleswere ...

In this study a Dynamically Controlled Particle Swarm Optimization (DCPSO) method has been developed to solve Economic Emission Short-Term Hydrothermal Scheduling (EESTHS) problem of power system with a variety of operational and network constraints. The inertial, cognitive and social behavior of the swarm is modified by introducing exponential functions for better exploration and exploitation ...

Motion sickness in rodents could be induced with vestibular stimulation from rotation [1]. However, rats and mice could not nauseate and vomit due to the powerful barrier between the stomach and the esophagus [2]. Instead, they exhibit pica behavior (eating of kaolin), which has already been thought as an alternative to nausea and vomiting in rats [3]. Nonetheless, no significant increase in ka...

this study was carried out to examine the effects of kaolin spray for reducing the adverse effects of high radiation and temperature, especially on fruit sunburn in apple. treatments were four concentration of kaolin (0, 2, 4, and 6%) and two important and commercial apple cultivars in fars province; ‘golden delicious’ and ‘starking delicious’. trees physiological parameters, fruit sunburn and ...