The practice of cremating human remains is becoming increasingly common around the
world, which has also resulted in increased incidents of mishandling, illegal disposal, and …

A response surface design of experiment (DOE) was developed to model crystallographic
changes of UO 2 and α-U 3 O 8 after aging at elevated temperatures in controlled oxygen …

In this paper, we report the possibility of using the X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD)
technique to detect gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in the form of its sodium salt in …

In this work three different techniques were used to determine the crystallinity of High
Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe samples from different sources having different thermal …

This paper presents the preliminary results of a study investigating the application of
laboratory X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis of …

X-ray Diffractometry is a very useful analytical technique to achieve detailed information
about the crystal structure and mineralogical composition, qualitative and quantitative, of …

X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) has been used for materials identification in forensic
science for almost 70 years. Its versatility, in that it may be used for the analysis of all …

Forensic science is already taking benefits from synchrotron radiation (SR) sources in trace
evidence analysis. In this contribution we show a multi-technique approach to study …

Currently, there is a void in the literature concerning the natural weathering of bullets
exposed to different types of soils with varying acidity levels, mineral compositions …

X-ray diffraction is a technique that can be used for the characterization of a wide variety of
substances of forensic interest. This method has several advantages over other analytical …