Silica is the most abundant mineral in the crust of the Earth. It has been demonstrated that the aluminum concentration in silica plays a key role in determining many properties of silica-based components. Although the alumina-silica system has been intensely studied, the effect of very small amounts of aluminum on the structure and properties of silica remains unclear. We report results of fir...

Two types of fillers were prepared by controlled pyrolysis a commercial silicone elastomer. An aerobic process led to the formation silica powder while an anaerobic generated silicon-carbon-oxide (SiOC) ceramic. Each filler was incorporated into gum and thus-prepared obtained formulations further crosslinked with peroxide prepare new materials. Silica allowed controlling mechanical properties m...

Background and Aim: Color match between prosthetic restorations and natural teeth is challenging in dentistry. The aim of the current study was to assess the effect of accelerated aging on color stability of two silica-based ceramics with leucite and lithium disilicate crystalline phases after glazing and polishing surface treatments. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 30 disc-...

Silicosis is an occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica. People working in occupations like sandblasting, surface drilling, tunneling, silica flour milling, ceramic making, and so forth are predisposed to develop silicosis. Crystalline forms of silica are more fibrogenic than the amorphous forms, highlighting the importance of the physical form in pathogenesis. Lung...

This report evaluates a vacuum-assisted walled percolation sampler preconditioned in soil, and examines the dynamic response of leachate solutes. The 20-cm walled percolation sampler extracted soil water under continuous tension via a ceramic cup collector embedded in a silica flour layer, whose upper surface interfaced with field soil. In the laboratory, alternating solutions with high and low...

We report a facile strategy to synthesize silica nanoparticles-coated graphene oxide (GO-SiO2) nanohybrids in a water-alcohol mixture at room temperature. AFM observations revealed that silica nanoparticles with ca. 50 nm in size were densely and evenly covered on graphene oxide sheets. Due to the space layer of silica nanoparticles, micro-scale GO-SiO2 hybrid plates could be individually dispe...

Cobalt–chromium (CoCr) alloy is widely used for medical implants such as dental or joint replacements because of its strength and high corrosion resistance. By throwing a spherical media against material surface, fine-particle shot peening can modify surface properties and, result, has been low-cost simple method to increase metal’s wear However, no recent literature reported the effect particl...

An innovative concept is proposed to recover ammonia from industrial wastewater using a molecular sieve silica membrane in pervaporation (PV), benchmarked against vacuum membrane distillation (VMD). Cobalt and iron doped molecular sieve silica-based ceramic membranes were evaluated based on the ammonia concentration factor downstream and long-term performance. A modified low-temperature membran...

Nanofibrous glass/ceramic rigid shapes with uncommon structures, consisting of electrospun vitreous silica nanofibers coated 5–30 nm thick Al2O3 or MgAl2O4 ceramic layers, were fabricated in this study. Ceramic nanolayers restricted the viscous flow and provided strong structural bonding during partial sintering at 1200 °C. The interface interactions between nanofiber core nanolayer defined res...