strict and expensive processes, which were commonly required for the removal of free CO2 present in the atmosphere. The prepared powders were found to be crystalline, pure, and contained no BaCO3 as an impurity phase. Pure and Dy-doped BaTiO3 powders synthesized at 90 8C had the pseudocubic (space group: Pm-3m) crystal structure. Grain growth characteristics of pure and Dy-doped BaTiO3 pellets ...

Abstract: Nano- size alumina particles have been synthesized by mechanical activation of a dry powder mixture of AlCl3 and CaO. Mechanical milling of the above raw materials with the conditions adopted in this study resulted in the formation of a mixture consisting of crystalline CaO and amorphous aluminum chlorides phases. There was no sign of chemical reaction occurring during milling stag...

In this study nano-crystalline ZnO particles were synthesized by microwave-assisted solution combustion method. Zinc nitrate and urea were used as oxidizer and fuel, respectively. The effect of fuel to oxidizer (F/O) ratio on ZnO powder properties was investigated by using different urea/nitrate ratios. X-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscopy and fourier transform infra-red were used...

Zn0.9Co0.1O ceramic pigments were synthesized using simple high energy milling method. Zinc and cobalt oxides were used as starting materials. Products were investigated using simultaneous thermal analysis and fourier transformation infrared. Pigments were characterized using X-ray diffraction, diffuse reflectance and Scanning Electron Microscopy. The results showed the effect of calcination te...

This paper reports results of an investigation into the removal of ARB (Acid Red B) dye in an electrochemical oxidation reactor with semi-conductor suspended in the electrolyte. TiO2 nano-powders spiked with various elements, including Si, Co, Zn, La, Ag, Ce, W and Bi, were prepared by sol-gel method to improve colour removal efficiency. Through the L16(4 4) orthogonal experiment, the optimised...

mold powders in continuous casting of steel contain fluorine through mainly caf2 and occasionally naf andna3alf6. fluorine develops dangerous gases such as sif4 and hf at high temperatures. in this study, caf2 is partly replaced by substances such as na2co3, zno and fe2o3.sulfur free portland cement clinker containing gypsum was used as a new product base. these additions developed comparable v...

The synthesis and characterization of microand nanomaterials have received broad attention and become a leading edge in materials science and technology. Functional microand nanomaterials endow us the possibility to develop devices with distinguished performance in electronics, magnetics, optics, and photonics. In addition to the composition, the size and shape are two other important factors t...

Thermal plasmas, normally generated by DC (direct current) arc or inductively coupled RF (Radio Frequency) discharge, can be described as a high enthalpy flame with extremely high temperature fields (1,000~20,000 K) and a wide range of velocity fields from several m/s [1-5] to supersonic values [6-7]. Since the resultant huge enthalpy can be realized for various kinds of plasma forming gases an...

A twin system for hydrogen-isotope absorption experiments has been constructed to replicate the phenomenon of heat and He generation during D2 gas absorption in nano-sized Pd powders reported by Arata and Zhang, and to investigate the underlying physics. For PdZr oxide nano-powders, anomalously large energies of hydrogen isotope absorption, 2.4 0.2 eV/D-atom and 1.8 0.4 eV/H-atom, as well as...