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aluminum oxide, etc ; absorption; camouflage; foil; reflectance; wavelengths; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Super broadband optical absorbers with ultrathin films have been keenly pursued for a long time. Although highly lossy materials with sharp light attenuation have the potential to become super absorbers, a large percent of light from free space is inevitably reflected back for the distinct impedance mismatch. Here, a simple strategy, of which reducing the thickness of highly-lossy thin films to mi ...
aluminum oxide, etc ; combustion; energy; ethylene; pollutants; porous media; temperature; volatile organic compounds; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Direct emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) not only pollute the environment, but also waste a lot of resources. To overcome above problem, this paper creatively proposed the solution by porous media combustion technology. In this study, ethylene with different N₂ content levels of 10%, 30%, and 50% (used to simulate VOCs) was experimentally burned in a self-designed porous medium burner ...
aluminum, etc ; carbon; circular economy; copper; environmental degradation; governance; industry; iron; life cycle assessment; material flow analysis; China; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Resource depletion and environmental degradation have fueled a burgeoning discipline of anthropogenic circularity since the 2010s. It generally consists of waste reuse, remanufacturing, recycling, and recovery. Circular economy and “zero-waste” cities are sweeping the globe in their current practices to address the world’s grand concerns linked to resources, the environment, and industry. Meanwhil ...
aluminum silicates, etc ; air pollution; air pollution control; chlorides; compression strength; glass; heavy metals; incinerators; liquids; sewage sludge; shrinkage; slags; sulfates; Show all 13 Subjects
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... The air pollution control (APC) residues from the sewage sludge incinerators are harmful to the environment due to their relatively rich soluble salts and heavy metal content. In this paper, the APC residues were pre-treated by water washing at the different liquid to solid ratios (L/S), and a ternary contour diagram was introduced to optimize the composition of slag, waste glass powders and APC r ...
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, etc ; Bryconops; anthropogenic activities; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; bauxite; biomarkers; fish; glutathione transferase; hydrology; laws and regulations; liver; muscles; oxidative stress; research; sediments; Amazonia; Show all 17 Subjects
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... The Eastern Amazon is rich in bauxite ore. The extraction and processing of bauxite lead to the mobilization of Aluminum (Al) and other metals in environmental. We evaluated the metals (Al, Mn, Ba, and Cr) concentration in tissue, water, and sediment associated with antioxidant and oxidative damage responses in Bryconops caudomaculatus. The samplings were done in two hydrological periods (post-rai ...
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 alloys, etc ; fatigue strength; friction; Show all 4 Subjects
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... For improving the comprehensive mechanical properties of aluminum alloys (AAs) joint, the 6063-T6 AAs with thickness of 10 mm were bonded via the double-sided (DS) friction stir welding technique. Compared with the single-sided (SS) AAs joint, the grains in various regions of DS joints were refined in various degrees. In addition, the high-angle grain boundaries frequency of nugget zone reached to ...
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 fluoride, etc ; molecular dynamics; nanoparticles; nanorods; particle size; temperature; Show all 7 Subjects
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... The fluorination of aluminum nanoparticles (ANPs) has been widely used in energetic formulations and nanomaterials preparation, with various aluminum fluoride nanostructures generated. However, the structural evolution of ANPs in fluorination with atomic-level understanding still remains unrevealed and unclear. In this work, we perform reactive molecular dynamics simulations to reveal the structur ...
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 ...