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The Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed journal for the publication of original research in the fields of characterization of the minerals, metals and materials and its applications to the processing of them. Characterization has become the foundation fo…
Laksmita Prima Santi, Djoko Mulyanto, Didiek Hadjar Goenadi
Silica is becoming more attractive as plant nutrient for non-graminae crops particularly in relation with drought-stress tolerant. Many efforts have been conducted to obtain an efficient technique to produce silica fertilizer worldwide, but the results are va…
Dakarapu Santha Rao, Nallu Ramanaiah
Aluminum alloys are used frequently in aerospace and ship building industry. Due to poor wear and corrosion resistance, conventional aluminum alloys are replaced by metal matrix composites (MMC). Aluminum alloy matrix reinforced with ceramic particles (TiB <s…
Martin Itoolwa Kulula, Maria Ndeapo Nashongo, Jide Muili Akande
A quantitative research was conducted at Tschudi mine, Tsumeb, Namibia with its main drive being to determine the influence that density and blast parameters has on the performance of a blast. The factors that are most vital to the fragmentation process are c…
Sue Xu, Xiangbin Zeng, Wenzhao Wang, Guangtong Zhou, Yishuo Hu, Shaoxiong Wu, Yang Zeng
Monolayer MoS 2 has excellent optoelectronic properties, which is a potential material for solar cell. Though MoS 2 /c-Si heterojunction solar cell has been researched by many groups, little study of MoS 2 /c-Si solar cell physics is reported. In this paper,…
Chunyana Liu, Weijun Liu, Liwen Wang, Yuyingnan Liu, Chuan Yang, Fengbai Zhang, Shuhua Zhang
Ammonium containing catalyst Mg/Al/Cu-NH 3 · H 2 O hydrotalcite (HT) is prepared via co-precipitation, which is effective for NO x storage under 160 ℃ . XRD and FT-IR are employed to characterize its structure and show that ammonium is successfully incorporat…
Faten B. Hussein, Nidal H. Abu-Zahra
A polyurethane (PU) foam composite, loaded with iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs), was developed for arsenic removal from drinking water at low concentrations. The effect of various synthesis parameters such as the size of IONPs and the foam shape, on the perf…
Sori Ronald Makan, Jock Asanja Alexander, Ryemshak Akila Solomon, Ambayin Nuhu Manasseh, Ishaku Emmanuel Mbaya, Putshaka Danladi Julius
Coal tar was extracted from Garin Maiganga and Shankodi coals by fixed bed pyrolysis process carried out between 325°C and 600°C at heating rate of 10°C/min and holding time of 30 min. The tar yield determined was 31.95% for Shankodi and 17.02% Ga…
N. Santhosh, U. N. Kempaiah, Ganesh Sajjan, Ashwin C. Gowda
Fatigue is a major issue concerning the use of aluminium composites in structural applications. Fatigue leads to weakening of material majorly due to the strain bands formed in the material when it is subjected to repeated loading; the damage that occurs due…
Swarnali Mahmood, Fatema Tuz Johra Nourin, Ayesha Siddika, Tazeen Fatima Khan
A survey on different aspects of Buriganga River encroachment was conducted in a 300 meter long encroached part of the river located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A total of 100 respondents were surveyed and three Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were arranged prior to…
Oyku Bilgin
Natural zeolites are found at many points of the world in the form of minerals. As for Turkey, quite large volumes of zeolites reserves are available in the following regions: Ankara (Nallihan, Beypazari, Polatli etc.), Kütahya-Sa- phane, Manisa-Gordes, Manis…
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