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pastes, etc ; cement; concrete; furnaces; mechanical properties; particle size distribution; particles; porosity; slags; steel; wastes; Show all 11 Subjects
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... The mechanical properties and hydration mechanism of ultrafine ground granulated blast furnace slag powder (UFS)-cement-steel slag powder (SS) ternary cementitious material systems were studied. The chemical effects and contribution ratios of UFS and SS in ternary system at different hydration ages were also investigated. The results show that by adding UFS, the mechanical properties of concrete c ...
pastes, etc ; carbon dioxide; cement; compression strength; deformation; drying; microstructure; modulus of rupture; recycling; shrinkage; sludge; sludge ash; sulfates; volume; wastewater; China; Show all 16 Subjects
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... Sewage sludge ash (SSA) is the waste obtained from the incineration of wastewater sludge. SSA could be recycled in cement-based materials, but normally SSA in China is sulfate rich, and how the sulfate-rich sewage sludge ash (SR-SSA) influence the properties and microstructure of cement-based materials is still unknown. This study aimed to investigate the possibility of recycling use SR-SSA in cem ...
... This review retrieves the determinant role of the solid precursor on the definition, chemistry, processing and applications of geopolymers. It is demonstrated that the process, the alkaline solution, the curing conditions as well as the orientation of the end-products in term of performance and potential application are governed by the intrinsic nature and characteristics of the aluminosilicate pr ...
pastes, etc ; cement; desorption; encapsulation; evaporation; fly ash; mercury; temperature; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The kinetics of elemental mercury (Hg⁰) release from fly ashes and hydrated fly ash cement pastes was investigated using a homemade Hg measurement system. Three types of fly ash (FA) and ordinary Portland cement (OPC) were used to prepare cement pastes. After standard curing for 28 days, the hydrated cement paste (HCP) was ground into a fine powder for Hg emission measurements. Detectable Hg⁰ was ...
pastes, etc ; carbon nanoparticles; electrical conductivity; electronic circuits; encapsulation; toluene; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Two types of conductive microcapsules with a median size of less than 5 μm are proposed, and their high potential as a key functional material for self-restorable conductive pastes for applications in printed electronic circuits is verified. A well-dispersed suspension of carbon nanoparticles in toluene is prepared as the core material of the microcapsules. The restoration capabilities of the micr ...
pastes, etc ; bismuth; ceramics; lead; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; pellets; polymers; sodium; temperature; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Piezo- and pyroelectricity is an intrinsically combined material property for all ferroelectric materials. While the pyroelectric coefficients of most ferroelectric ceramics and polymers have the same sign, their piezoelectric coefficients have opposite ones. On this basis, we can create a polymer–ceramic nanocomposite material where either the piezo- or the pyroelectric effect is suppressed by a ...
Paolo Mariani; Leyla Najafi; Gabriele Bianca; Marilena Isabella Zappia; Luca Gabatel; Antonio Agresti; Sara Pescetelli; Aldo Di Carlo; Sebastiano Bellani; Francesco Bonaccorso
pastes, etc ; counters; electrodes; graphene; materials; pasting properties; solar cells; thermal stability; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Carbon perovskite solar cells (C-PSCs), using carbon-based counter electrodes (C-CEs), promise to mitigate instability issues while providing solution-processed and low-cost device configurations. In this work, we report the fabrication and characterization of efficient paintable C-PSCs obtained by depositing a low-temperature-processed graphene-based carbon paste atop prototypical mesoscopic and ...
pastes, etc ; aluminum oxide; calcium; calcium sulfate; calorimetry; gypsum; knowledge; research; water; Show all 9 Subjects
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... This study aimed primarily to broaden the limited knowledge presently at hand about ternesite, 5CaO·2SiO₂·SO₃ (shorthand C₅S₂S¯,ter), reactivity in calcium sulfoaluminate-calcium aluminate (CSA-CAC) blended cements by exploring the hydration of the constituents of simplified CaO·Al₂O₃ (CA) + 5CaO·2SiO₂·SO₃ (ter) + CaSO₄·2H₂O (gypsum, gyp) or 12CaO·7Al₂O₃ (C₁₂A₇) + 5CaO·2SiO₂·SO₃ (ter) + CaSO₄·2H₂O ...
pastes, etc ; administrative management; cement; compression strength; construction materials; drying; landfills; mechanical properties; microstructure; paper; recycling; scanning electron microscopes; shrinkage; sludge; toxic substances; volume; water treatment; weight; width; Show all 19 Subjects
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... Water treatment sludge (WTS) management is a growing global problem, which is often disposed as a hazardous material in landfill space. This paper aims to use modified WTS as a novel supplementary cementitious material, by determining the effects of calcined WTS addition on the composition and performance of Portland cement composites. The effect of WTS to replace cement partially by weight on the ...
pastes, etc ; X-ray diffraction; aquaculture industry; byproducts; calorimetry; cement; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; limestone; oyster shells; oysters; pollution; raw materials; recycling; scallops; scanning electron microscopy; shellfish; thermogravimetry; Show all 17 Subjects
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... Developments in the aquaculture industry have increased the production of shellfish. However, the lack of a proper recycling method for discarded shells is resulting in marine environmental pollution. For the sustainable management of shellfish byproducts, pulverized oyster and scallop shell powder were used as major raw materials in cement-clinker production, replacing 100 wt% of limestone. The c ...
pastes, etc ; biodegradability; electronics; environmental monitoring; heat; polylactic acid; soil water; solvents; temperature; tungsten; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Biodegradable electronics is a rapidly growing field, and the development of controllably biodegradable, high-conductivity materials suitable for additive manufacturing under ambient conditions remains a challenge. In this report, printable conductive pastes that employ poly(lactic acid) (PLA) as a binder and tungsten as a conductor are demonstrated. These composite conductors can provide enhanced ...
pastes, etc ; Pennisetum glaucum; amylose; cultivars; pasting properties; solubility; starch granules; swelling (materials); viscoelasticity; viscosity; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Physicochemical, pasting, and rheological properties of pearl millet starches were studied and correlations among these properties were calculated. Amylose content, swelling power, and solubility of starches varied from 11.57 to 21.93%, 11.11 to 17.91 g g⁻¹ and 12.20 to 15.20%, respectively. Volume% of starch granule size less than 10 µm varied from 36.23 to 48.34%, and 12.16 to 18.75% for above 2 ...
pastes, etc ; X-ray diffraction; carbonation; coal; compression strength; deformation; differential thermal analysis; durability; environmental sustainability; manufacturing; mercury; microstructure; porosity; scanning electron microscopes; scanning electron microscopy; strength (mechanics); sulfates; thermogravimetry; Show all 18 Subjects
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... This paper investigated the effect of carbonation curing on sulfate attack resistance of cement-coal gangue (PC-CG) pastes. Mechanical strength, volume deformation, and mass change of PC-CG blends were examined after different durations of sulfate solution immersion. On the other hand, the microstructure deterioration mechanism was determined using X-ray diffraction (QXRD/Rietveld), thermogravimet ...
pastes, etc ; adhesion; alloys; droplets; electrical conductivity; electronics; friction; geographic information systems; plasticity; quartz; surface tension; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Gallium-based liquid metals are applied in the fabrication of soft electronics because of their conductivity and flexibility. However, the large surface tension and weak adhesion of liquid metals limit the available printing substrates. Recent researches indicate that amalgamating metal particles can turn liquid metal from fluid into a paste which has superb electrical conductivity, plasticity, an ...
... Starch is well known for its low cost, biodegradability, renewability and easy availability. Starches in their natural form have some undesirable characteristics that make them unsuitable for most applications and, therefore, they are subjected to various modifications to increase their positive characteristics and/or to decrease their defects. Modification is the process of changing the propertie ...
pastes, etc ; Amaranthaceae; amylopectin; amylose; carbohydrate structure; crystal structure; digestibility; gelatinization temperature; hot water treatment; modified starch; molecular weight; resistant starch; seeds; starch granules; swelling (materials); ultrasonic treatment; ultrasonics; viscosity; water solubility; Show all 19 Subjects
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... Present study was aimed to characterize the effects of heat-moisture treatments supported by ultrasound on structural, physicochemical and digestive properties of the starch from Agriophyllum squarrosum seeds. The starch sample was subjected to heat-moisture (120°C, 25% moisture) for different durations with assisting by pre- or post-treatment of ultrasound (20 Hz, 300 W, 20 min). A. squarrosum st ...
... A comparative study of the sorption behaviour of radium and strontium was performed on various cementitious materials including crushed hardened cement pastes (HCP) and concretes as well as a synthesised calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) phase.Rd values obtained for the Ra and Sr uptake on commercial cement materials were in the range of 50–380 L kg⁻¹ and 10–30 L kg⁻¹, respectively. No significant di ...
pastes, etc ; cement; gels; nanomaterials; neutron diffraction; silica; Show all 6 Subjects
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... Early-age hydration kinetics of Portland cement with nano-additives such as nano-silica (NS) was examined using quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS). Cement pastes with different ratios of Portland cement to NS were prepared. The concentration of the NS played a major role in controlling the free and bound water during the hydration of the cement paste. Additionally, the effects of metakaolin (M ...
... We demonstrated catechol lipid-based bioresin, which is collected from lacquer trees, to produce conductive pastes that can be processed at low temperatures, which are highly adhesive and multidurable. Our conductive paste, which consists of catechol lipid-based urushiol resin and a multimodal mixture of silver fillers, exhibited stable dispersion with shear thinning properties. The urushiol lacqu ...
... The performance of oil well cement (OWC) incorporating pozzolana under diverse hydrothermal curing circumstances was inspected. OWC was partially replaced by 5 weight% of silica fume (SF) or fly ash (FA). The prepared composites were cured under different hydrothermal circumstances (60°C/0.02 MPa, 100°C/0.1 MPa and 150°C/0.48 MPa) for 7 days. The outcomes established that increasing curing tempera ...