In order to obtain further performance improvement concerning UV-shielding materials with good comfort and safety, a ball-milling assisted three-step coating method was carried out. First, the calcia-doped ceria (CDC) nanoparticles were prepared using coprecipitation method at pH12.0. Secondly, the as-prepared CDC powder was dispersed by ballmilling to break the big agglomerations of CDC. Third...

One of the most promising technologies for lignocellulosic biomass utilization employs ionic liquids for the conversion of isolated components into fuels, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and composites after fractionation of lignocellulose. However, the time required for dissolution of the whole cell wall has been excessive. To explore a possible dissolution and fractionation pathway of lignocellul...

Nanocrystalline magnesium ferrite is synthesized by high-energy ball milling. The formation of nanocrystalline ferrite phase is observed after 3 h of milling and its content increases with milling time. The structural and microstructural evolution of the nanophase have been studied by X-ray powder diffraction and the Rietveld method. After 3 h of milling, ferrite phase (mixed spinel) nucleates ...

It is observed that large quantities of hydrogen (H2) are released at ambient temperatures during the mechano-chemical synthesis of the Li-Al-N-Mg-based hydride composites using an energetic ball milling in a unique magneto-mill. For the (nLiAlH4+LiNH2; n=1, 3, 11.5, 30) composite, at the molar ratio n=1, the LiNH2 constituent destabilizes LiAlH4 and enhances its decomposition to Li3AlH6, Al an...

Crystals of graphite nanosheets, achieved via a simple ball milling approach, show a significant size effect in electrocatalytic activation of oxygen.

Ball collisions in milling devices are governed by complex dynamics ruled by impredictable impulsive forces. In this paper, nonlinear dynamics techniques are employed to analyze the time series describing the trajectory of a milling ball in an empty container obtained from a numerical model. The attractor underlying the system dynamics was reconstructed by the time delay method. In order to cha...

        Synthetic hydroxyapatite (HA) is the most helpful because of its similarity to natural bone in both crystalline structure and chemical composition. Recently, fluoridated hydroxyapatite (FHA) has been developed in dental and orthopedic application because it has lower solubility than pure HA, while maintaining the comparable bioactivity and biocompatibility. The aim of this study was to...

solid solutions of ag-cu were prepared via ball milling process, for about 5-30 h. the cu-20at%ag and cu-3.64at%ag composition were investigated by x-ray diffraction technique. it was realized that the solid solubility level could be increased by increasing the initial solute content in the mixture. in addition, shifts in peak positions of silver and copper were observed with milling time. the ...

As an internal parameter of ball milling process, grinding concentration (GC) is not able to be measured directly. According to ball mill’s principle, based on radial base function (RBF) network, a soft sensor method is presented to estimate the ball mill’s GC. And a novel grey relation analysis method as a way to determine the secondary variables is proposed. Simulation results demonstrate tha...

A deeper understanding of the milling operation of ball mills helps mineral processing engineers to control and optimize them, and therefore, reduce their consuming power. In this work, the milling operation of ball mills is investigated using two methods, i.e. DEM and combined DEM-SPH. First, a pilot scale ball mill with no lifter is simulated by both methods. Then another pilot scale ball mil...