The sealing step in aluminum anodizing: A focus on sustainable strategies for enhancing both energy efficiency and corrosion resistance

SU Ofoegbu, FAO Fernandes, AB Pereira - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Increasing demands for environmental accountability and energy efficiency in industrial
practice necessitates significant modification (s) of existing technologies and development of …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing methods for calculating nano crystal size of natural hydroxyapatite using X-ray diffraction

M Rabiei, A Palevicius, A Monshi, S Nasiri… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
We report on a comparison of methods based on XRD patterns for calculating crystal size. In
this case, XRD peaks were extracted from hydroxyapatite obtained from cow, pig, and …

Metal ion and contaminant sorption onto aluminium oxide-based materials: A review and future research

MA Islam, DW Morton, BB Johnson… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanosized aluminium oxides (NAOs) are an important class of minerals widely found in soil,
sediment, aquifer, and aquatic environments. Over the decades, these minerals have been …

A new samarium complex of 1, 3-bis (pyridin-3-ylmethyl) thiourea on boehmite nanoparticles as a practical and recyclable nanocatalyst for the selective synthesis of …

P Moradi, T Kikhavani, Y Abbasi Tyula - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Boehmite is a natural and environmentally friendly compound. Herein boehmite
nanoparticles were primarily synthesized and, then, their surface were modified via 3 …

High-surface-area corundum by mechanochemically induced phase transformation of boehmite

AP Amrute, Z Łodziana, H Schreyer, C Weidenthaler… - Science, 2019 - science.org
In its nanoparticulate form, corundum (α-Al2O3) could lead to several applications. However,
its production into nanoparticles (NPs) is greatly hampered by the high activation energy …

Heavy metal ion removal by thiol functionalized aluminum oxide hydroxide nanowhiskers

Z **a, L Baird, N Zimmerman, M Yeager - Applied Surface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed a cost effective method of using thiol functionalized γ-aluminum
oxide hydroxide (γ-AlOOH) filters for removing three key heavy metals from water: mercury …

A novel and simple fabrication method for a biomimetic-inspired lath-structured ceramic microfiltration membrane for the treatment of oil-in-water emulsions

D Naseer, JH Ha, J Lee, HJ Lee, IH Song - Separation and Purification …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ceramic membranes have been widely explored as competent alternatives to traditional
polymeric membranes for treating oily wastewater. Despite the exceptionally high rejection …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and characterization of aluminium oxide nanoparticles from waste aluminium foil and potential application in aluminium-ion cell

MN Nduni, AM Osano, B Chaka - Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Aluminium waste accumulated in landfills is a solid waste in abundance. Various methods
have been employed to alleviate the waste only to yield secondary pollution effects. This …

The surface of transitional aluminas: a critical review

G Busca - Catalysis Today, 2014 - Elsevier
The data reported in the literature concerning the structure, the morphology and porosity, the
physicochemical properties and the surface properties of transitional aluminas are reviewed …

Impact of process conditions on the sintering behavior of an alumina-supported cobalt Fischer–Tropsch catalyst studied with an in situ magnetometer

M Claeys, ME Dry, E van Steen, PJ van Berge… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Sintering of supported cobalt nanoparticles is one of the main deactivation mechanisms in
the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. In this study, crystallite growth was studied with an alumina …