Abstract. This study presents and discusses infrared spectroscopic data of well characterised, naturally occurring trioctahedral layer silicates the serpentine (Srp), talc (Tlc), sepiolite (Sep) mineral groups, which are found in reactivated faults sequences white green clay veins (deweylite garnierite) New Caledonian Ni-silicate ores. Bands assigned to OH stretching vibrations these 1:1 2:1 bo...

Improvement of thermally sprayed coating properties by microstructure modification has been considered as a significant solution. Therefore, in this research the effect of dissolved oxygen content and post heat treatment on the formation and distribution of secondary phase particles, particularly in nano-scale in the coatings during spraying and after that were studied. Ni-5 wt% Al powders were...

The objective of this study was to improve the oxidation resistance of electroplated Ni-Cr coatings by introducing a fine dispersion of yttria (Y2O3) nanoparticles to the coatings. A technique was developed to produce Y2O3 nanoparticles nm in size. Electroplating conditions were also investigated and it was found that pulse plating could produce high quality coatings without cracking. The Y2O3 ...

Incorporation of first row transition metals into stable surface precipitates can play an important role in reducing the bioavailability of these metals in neutral and alkaline soils. Organic coatings may interfere with this sorption mechanism by changing the surface characteristics and by masking the mineral surface from metal sorptives. In this study, kinetic sorption and desorption experimen...

To take advantage of the synergistic effects of Pt and Zr, a kind of Zr-doped, Pt-modified aluminide coating has been prepared by a hybrid process, first electroplating a Pt layer and then co-depositing Zr and Al elements by an above-the-pack process. The microstructure and isothermal oxidation behavior of the coating has been studied, using a Pt-modified aluminide coating as a reference. Resul...

In this research, B4C-Ni cermet coating was sprayed on the surface of 4130 steel from B4C and Ni feed-stockpowders using high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) method. In order to characterize the tribological behavior of thecoating, ball on disk wear tests were done at the ambient temperature and under the loads of 1, 3 and 5 N.Phase analysis of the coating after spraying was studied ...

A bilayer hybrid nanoimprinting (NI) method was developed for fabricating embedded metal nanopatterns with greater processability and improved reliability for enhanced photoluminescence (PL) in optoelectronic devices. Bilayer hybrid NI consists of the following: (a) spin-coating ultraviolet (UV) and thermally curable NI resists in sequence, (b) high-pressure thermal NI and UV exposure while mai...

a r t i c l e i n f o Zn–Ni, Zn–Co and Zn–Ni–Co coatings were electrodeposited on mild steel from an acidic chloride bath containing p-aminobenzenesulphonic acid (SA) and gelatin. These additives changed the phase content in the coatings, most likely as a result of their adsorption at the surface of the cathode. The effect of gelatin was more pronounced than that of SA. The Faradaic efficiency ...