Several silicate materials were plasma sprayed and characterized by the authors in recent years from the point of view of their chemical and phase compositions, microstructure and mechanical as well as thermal properties. Present work is concerned with selected dielectric properties of these deposits. Synthetic mullite and steatite as well as natural olivine-forsterite were plasma sprayed using...

The Lower Llandoverian metasedimentary rocks of the Prades Mountains, southwestern Catalonia, Spain, consist of interstratified anorthite-rich beds, chert beds, phosphate beds, sulfide-rich black shale (with mainly pyrrhotite and minor chalcopyrite), massive sulfide lenses and calc-silicate beds. These metasedimentary rocks are anomalously enriched in V and Cr, and have disseminated minerals of...

A class of sensing elements based on the encapsulation of genetically engineered bioluminescent Escherichia coli (E. coli) reporter strains in sol–gel derived silicates is described. We demonstrate the concept by the immobilization of these bacterial cells in thick silicate films. Heat shock, oxidative stress, fatty acids, peroxides, and genotoxicity reporting bacteria were incorporated in the ...

Chromite ores are basically classified on basis of Cr2O3 content and Cr to Fe ratio in a sample. The higher content of Cr increases the value of the ore but this is greatly affected by the presence of impurities in form of silicates, oxides or hydroxides. The present study was performed to analyze the impurities of chromite ore collected from Prangghar (Mohmand agency), Pakistan. From x-ray dif...

Mineral characteristics and the in vitro hemolytic activity of three synthetic and two natural calcium silicates (CaSi) are compared. Hemolysis is higher for the synthetic compounds than for the natural ones. The difference is accentuated by weak ultrasonication of the minerals. No variation was observed within the two groups, including both acicular and fibrous forms. Calcium was released from...