We develop a coprecipitation synthesis route to prepare NbVO(5) with simple oxide Nb(2)O(5) and NH(4)VO(3) as starting materials. No metal alkoxide or organometallic substance was used in the process. Nano-crystal NbVO(5) was obtained by calcination of the coprecipitates at 550 °C for 2 h. DSC/TG and XRD investigations indicate that the target compound NbVO(5) is completely formed up to 504.5 °...

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are continuously produced by bacteria during their growth and metabolism. In soils, EPS are bound to cell surfaces, associated with biofilms, or released into solution where they can react with other solutes and soil particle surfaces. If such reaction results in a decrease in EPS bioaccessibility, it may contribute to stabilization of microbial-derived ...

Fe2O3-Al2O3 compounds with different Fe/Al compositions were synthesized by coprecipitation (CP) method and calcined at 300°-1000°C. The formation of crystalline phases (e.g., maghemite, hematite), transformation temperature, specific surface area, lattice parameter, crystallite size, magnetic properties of iron oxide were all affected by the component ratio and thermal treatment.

Composites of hydroxyapatite and poly(ethylene terephthalate) bearing carboxylate groups were prepared by coprecipitation in water. The fracture energy the compact was four times larger after immersion water at 37 °C for 1 week.

Organic matter (OM)-mineral complexation plays a critical role in soil carbon (C) stabilization. However, direct investigations of organo-mineral associations have been hampered by a lack of methods that can simultaneously characterize soil organic matter and soil minerals. We have applied scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM), combined with near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NE...

Humic acids (HA) have a colloidal character whose size and negative charge are strictly dependent on surface functional groups. They are able to complex large amount of poorly ordered iron (hydr)oxides in soil as a function of pH and other environmental conditions. Accordingly, with the present study we intend to assess the colloidal properties of Fe(II) coprecipitated with humic acids (HA) and...