Purpose: The paper presents results of the research connected with the development of new approach based on the neural network to predict chemical composition and cooling rate for the mechanical properties of the Mg-Al-Zn cast alloys. The independent variables on the model are chemical composition of Mg-Al-Zn cast alloys and cooling rate. The dependent parameters are hardness, ultimate compress...

Trace metals (e.g. Ni, Zn) leached from industrial and agricultural processes are often simultaneously present in contaminated soils and sediments. Their mobility, bioavailability, and ecotoxicity are affected by sorption and cosorption at mineral/solution interfaces. Cosorption of trace metals has been investigated at the macroscopic level, but there is not a clear understanding of the molecul...

We systematically investigated the effects of Al-impurity type on the formation energy, crystal structure, charge density, electronic structure, and optical properties of ZnO by using density functional theory and the Hubbard-U method. Al-related defects, such as those caused by the substitution of Zn and O atoms by Al atoms (Als(Zn) and Als(O), respectively) and the presence of an interstitial...

soil washing by mobilizing is one of in-situ techniques for soil decontamination. applying this technique to the contaminated soils could be followed by many environmental problems. therefore, it is important to study the effective factors on removal of heavy metals from different forms. in the present research, the forms of zn, pb, and cd in three contaminated soils from the zinc-lead smelting...