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aluminum oxide, etc ; air; catalytic activity; humans; nitrogen; oxidation; pollution; solid wastes; structure-activity relationships; sustainable development; value added; volatile organic compounds; China; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Red mud, as a solid waste produced during the alumina production, can cause severe eco-environmental pollution and health risks to human. Therefore, the resourcing of this type of solid waste is an effective way for the sustainable development. This paper reviews the recent progress on red mud-based catalysts for the removal of typical air pollutants, such as the catalytic reduction of nitrogen ox ...
aluminum; aluminum nitride; aluminum silicates, etc ; heavy metals; reaction mechanisms; sludge; temperature; Show all 7 Subjects
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... Secondary aluminum dross (SAD) and pickling sludge were hazardous wastes. In this work, aluminum nitride (AlN) from SAD was used to reduce heavy metals from pickling sludge by pyrometallurgy. Reaction mechanism was studied after exploring transformation of heavy metals and AlN during reaction process. It was found that reduction reaction between heavy metals and AlN was homogeneous reduction react ...
aluminum; aluminum alloys, etc ; quantitative analysis; solutes; Show all 4 Subjects
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... The properties of aluminum alloys are profoundly affected by a rich variety of precipitates. Their precipitation behaviors are often very different from each other due to a wide range of lattice misfits between the precipitates and the matrix. This makes the study of mechanisms of the formation of aluminum alloy precipitates very complex and often controversial. Here, the phase-field crystal metho ...
aluminum; aluminum alloys, etc ; gallium; industry; semiconductors; Show all 5 Subjects
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... The CMOS technology with MOSFETs below 70 nm node for Semiconductor Industry Association roadmap has outstanding resistance to short-channel effect and improves the scalability of the device. Cylindrical surrounding double-gate (CSDG) MOSFETs have been proposed as a suitable CMOS substitute to reduce the area and power tradeoff. This paper presents mathematical modeling of the electron density arr ...
aluminum; aluminum chloride; aluminum phosphate, etc ; biochar; environment; lanthanum; pH; phosphorus; solubility; sorption; total phosphorus; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Developing a suitable substrate with high phosphorus (P) sorption capacity, low solubility, and high hydraulic loading for constructed wetlands (CWs) is crucial for their functions. In this study, we used attapulgite and biochar as base materials to prepare a lanthanum/aluminum (La/Al) amended attapulgite/biochar composite as a novel P filter using a one-step drying process and subsequent high-tem ...
aluminum; aluminum hydroxide; aluminum phosphate, etc ; adjuvants; freeze-thaw cycles; neutrons; sucrose; thermal stability; vaccines; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Adjuvants are often included in vaccine formulations to enhance and modulate immune responses against pathogenic antigens. Aluminum-based adjuvants are prepared as hydrated colloids and are widely used due to their high efficacy and strong safety record. Previous studies have shown that freezing and thawing of aluminum adjuvants can lead to the aggregation of adjuvant particles, resulting in reduc ...
aluminum; aluminum hydroxide; aluminum oxide, etc ; X-ray diffraction; combustion; energy; microscopy; pH; slurries; spectroscopy; temperature; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Transforming metal particle combustion may require alteration of the metal oxide passivation shell surrounding the metal core. One approach for aluminum (Al) relies on the hydrated form of the metal oxide to incite surface reactions. This study explores the conditions required for hydrating alumina (Al₂O₃) particles and then extends those conditions toward hydration of the Al₂O₃ passivation layer ...
aluminum; aluminum alloys, etc ; carbon; carbon nanotubes; porosity; tensile strength; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Laser welding 2A12 (Chinese grade) aluminum alloy with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) added was carried out, and the mechanism of CNTs strengthening joints was explored in detail. Firstly, to achieve the same penetration depth, single laser welding and laser welding with CNTs require speeds of 40 mm/s and 60 mm/s respectively. The addition of CNTs increases the welding efficiency by 50%. Furthermore, the ...
aluminum; aluminum nitride, etc ; films (materials); silicon nitride; thermal stability; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Aluminum nitride (AlN) continues to kindle considerable interest in various microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-related fields because of its superior optical, mechanical, thermal, and piezoelectric properties. In this study, we use magnetron sputtering to tailor intrinsic stress in AlN thin films from highly compressive (−1200 MPa) to highly tensile (+700 MPa), with a differential stress of 1900 ...
aluminum; aluminum hydroxide, etc ; adsorption; boehmite; oxalates; oxalic acid; thermal degradation; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The preparation of hydroxyl aluminum oxalate (HAO) employing the facile hydrothermal reaction of boehmite (γ-AlOOH) and oxalic acid is reported in this work for the first time. The high purity HAO with rhombic shape was successfully prepared at 200 °C for 8 h. The synthesized HAO started thermal decomposition at about 360 °C and the mass loss was up to 52%, both higher than that of aluminum hydrox ...
aluminum; aluminum oxide, etc ; administrative management; electrolytes; energy conversion; oxidation; silicon; temperature; Show all 8 Subjects
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... This work demonstrates thermal-to-electric energy conversion based on ionic nanofluidic transport in nanochannels inducted by a temperature gradient. Two types of highly periodic and high aspect ratio nanochannels have been fabricated in a silicon (Si) substrate and in an aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) membrane. Silicon nanochannels with diameter of 100 nm and height of 300 μm have been produced by metal ...
aluminum; aluminum oxide, etc ; copper; environmental science; hardness; liquids; microstructure; nickel; technology; Show all 9 Subjects
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... A new ternary system of ceramic–metal composites has been fabricated from alumina, copper, and nickel powders by the slip casting method. The research aimed to avoid copper leaking during the sintering process of the formation while processing the CuNi phase. Five different compositions were examined, differing in the ratio of nickel to copper. Stable slurries with good casting properties were pre ...
aluminum; aluminum alloys, etc ; anisotropy; geometry; microstructure; solidification; tensile strength; thermal stress; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Additive manufacturing provides alternative solutions for complex geometry and design freedom for the customization of aluminum alloys, while the unique microstructure as well as the complex solidification behavior is of great concern due to the severe thermal stress in the layer-by-layer accumulated process. In this work, the effects of laser power, laser scanning speed, and hatch spacing on the ...
aluminum; aluminum nitride, etc ; encapsulation; energy; latent heat; nanocapsules; temperature; thermal conductivity; winter; Show all 9 Subjects
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... In this study, a novel hybrid composite PCM was manufactured by adsorbing octadecane into the porous supporting material based on the aluminum nitride (AlN) material, which owned high thermal conductivity. Meanwhile, a layer of nanocapsule PCM was coated on its surface for increasing the latent heat and achieving the PCM encapsulation. The results showed that the AlN efficiently enhanced the therm ...
aluminum; aluminum oxide, etc ; catalytic activity; copper; cupric oxide; evaporation; oxidation; pollution; research; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Copper-loaded η-alumina catalysts with different copper contents were prepared by impregnation/evaporation method. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, FTIR, BET, UV-Vis, and H₂-TPR and evaluated, for the first time, in the selective catalytic reduction of NO by NH₃ and in the selective catalytic oxidation of NH₃. The characterization techniques showed that the impregnation/evaporation method ...
aluminum; aluminum oxide, etc ; alloys; cathodes; electric potential difference; electrochemistry; electrolytes; energy density; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Aqueous rechargeable batteries based on aluminum chemistry have become the focus of immense research interest owing to their earth abundance, low cost, and the higher theoretical volumetric energy density of this element compared to lithium-ion batteries. Efforts to harness this huge potential have been hindered by the narrow potential window of water and by passivating effects of the high-electri ...
aluminum; aluminum oxide, etc ; absorption; calcium oxide; cement; heat; industry; slags; solar energy; Show all 9 Subjects
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... CaO/CaCO₃ thermochemical heat storage has been considered as a competitive technology in concentrated solar power plants. Carbide slag and red mud are solid wastes from the chlor-alkali industry and aluminum industry, respectively. In this work, the red mud/Mn co-doped high alumina cement-stabilized carbide slag was synthesized for CaO/CaCO₃ heat storage. The effects of the addition of high alumin ...
aluminum; aluminum chloride, etc ; denitrification; dissolved oxygen; environment; neutralization; sludge; strength (mechanics); wastewater treatment; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Aerobic granular sludge (AGS), a novel strategy for nutrient removal which exhibits compact structure, good settleability, and resilience against high organic load, has been considered as a highly potential wastewater treatment technology. However, the long start-up period for granulation prevented its widespread development. In this study, the distinct pathways of PAC-enhanced AGS granulation wer ...
aluminum; aluminum foil, etc ; cathodes; differential equation; fluid mechanics; glycerol; heat transfer; lithium; temperature; Show all 9 Subjects
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... The recycle and reuse of spent lithium-ion batteries are of great environmental and economic significance. Here we succeeded in separating cathode materials from Al foils under an innovative method by the combination of glycerol heating and mechanical stirring. The peel-off rate of cathode material from aluminum foil reaches more than 95% after the treatment under the optimized conditions: heating ...
aluminum; aluminum hydroxide, etc ; antigens; gels; lymph; lysosomes; models; nanoemulsions; neoplasms; ovalbumin; subcutaneous injection; Show all 11 Subjects
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... As two of the most widely used adjuvants, aluminum hydroxide and the oil-in-water emulsion MF59 have their intrinsic limitations: classical aluminum gel induces only weak cellular immune responses while MF59 cannot be used as an antigen delivery system due to its poor physical interaction with antigen molecules. Herein, we combined these two adjuvants and constructed a novel nano-vaccine delivery ...