BACKGROUND Reactive-transport simulation is a tool that is being used to estimate long-term trapping of CO2, and wellbore and cap rock integrity for geologic CO2 storage. We reacted end member components of a heterolithic sandstone and shale unit that forms the upper section of the In Salah Gas Project carbon storage reservoir in Krechba, Algeria with supercritical CO2, brine, and with/without ...

A crackand pinhole-free composite membrane consisting of an a-alumina support and a modified y-alumina top layer which is thermally stable up to 1100°C was prepared by the sol-gel method. The supported thermally stable top layer was made by dipcoating the support with a boehmite sol doped with lanthanum nitrate. The temperature effects on the microstructure of the (supported and unsupported) La...

White light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) are candidates to revolutionize the lighting industry towards energy efficient and environmental friendly lighting and displays. The current challenges in WLEDs encompass high luminous efficiency, chromatic stability, high colour-rending index and price competitiveness. Recently, the development of efficient and low-cost downconverting photoluminescent phosph...

Trihydroxamate siderophores have been proposed for use as mediators of actinide and heavy metal mobility in contaminated subsurface zones. These microbially produced ligands, common in terrestrial and marine environments, recently have been derivatized synthetically to enhance their affinity for transuranic metal cations. However, the interactions between these synthetic derivative and adsorbed...

Transition alumina, with different La loadings, were synthesized from boehmite (AlOOH) hydrosols containing a PEO/PPO/PEO triblock copolymer (Pluronics P123) and lanthanum nitrate. After calcination at 500 °C, the xerogels prepared from these sols have large specific surface area ( 400 m/g) and very large porous volumes, increasing with the amount of La to reach 2.5 cm/g for La/(La + Al) = 0.03...

in this work, boehmite sol was prepared by a previously applied and validated method; hydrolysis of aluminum chloride hexa-hydrate. in order to obtain precise results, the effect of ph after adding precipitating agent, aging time, peptizing temperature and ultrasonic vibration time on the crystallite size of final precipitate were investigated in a narrow range. the preparation conditions appli...

A batch experiment was conducted to compare the Cu scavenging capacity between two different red mud types: the first one was a highly basic red mud derived from a combined sintering and Bayer process, and the second one was a seawater-neutralized red mud derived from the Bayer process. The first red mud contained substantial amounts of CaCO3, which, in combination with the high OH activity, fa...

Alumina is the most widely used oxide ceramic material. It exists in many metastable forms which lead upon severe thermal treatment towards the thermodynamically stable phase alpha. Sintering of alumina generally takes part in a minimum of two stages: i) phase transition(s) towards the stable phase alpha and ii) densification of this phase alpha. The former step(s), linked to transition phase(s...

Several innovative photopolymerizable siloxane-modified acrylic formulations were characterized, both in presence or absence of organically Boehmite (OMB) nanoparticles, in order to assess their rheological and kinetic behavior. The experimental formulations were mainly intended for the surface protection of porous stones or wood elements. The importance of the experimental investigation lies i...