Maki-e is a traditional Japanese decorative technique that uses the natural lacquer Urushi and metal powders. Currently, there exist only two companies that manufacture metal powder for the purpose of Maki-e, and this research focuses on comparing the material characteristics of the gold powders with round shape manufactured by them. EDS (energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) analysis, image an...

In this paper we overview and describe the characteristics of various types of RF plasma system, which are used for different applications such as: powder processing; plasma sintering; plasma sterilization; waste treatment; element separation and nano-powder synthesis.