In this study, melt-spun Finemet ribbons were coated by a thin layer of SiO2 using dip coating method. Amorphous ribbon prepared by melt spinning method and dip coating were done by using a solution of tetraethylen orthosilicate as a SiO2 precursor, ethanol as solvent and distilled water for hydrolysis. Different thicknesses of SiO2 layer, namely 304, 349, 451, 526 and 970 nm were obtained prop...

Weakly charged elements, or elements that are not well dissociated in water, are not removed ef®ciently by conventional water-puri®cation technologies. In the production of high-purity water, silica and boron are generally the ®rst ions to breakthrough into puri®ed water when the ion-exchange resin approaches depletion. In this study, the behavior of these two elements was studied through vario...

Concrete is seldom saturated due to its self-desiccation. Even the submerged concrete structures may remain unsaturated for quite a long time. It has been reported the saturation level of pore solution has significant effect on species penetration. However, very little work was proposed regarding the transport properties and serviceability of concrete structures made of blended cementitious mat...

S U M M A R Y The induced polarization model developed recently by Revil and Florsch to model the complex conductivity of fully saturated granular materials has been extended to partial saturation conditions. It is an improvement over previous models like the Vinegar and Waxman model, which do not account explicitly for the effect of frequency. The Vinegar and Waxman model can be considered as ...

Advanced and Integrated Petrophysical Characterization for CO2 Storage: Application to the Ketzin Site — Reservoir simulations and monitoring of CO2 storage require specific petrophysical data. We show a workflow that can be applied to saline aquifers and caprocks in order to provide the minimum data set for realistic estimations of storage potential and perform pertinent simulations of CO2 inj...

This article reports the effects of gamma irradiation (dose ranges 0.1-10 kGy from 60Co source) on the characteristics of solid gelatin and the physico-mechanical, microstructural and bioactive properties of the scaffold prepared from irradiated gelatin solution. FTIR, intrinsic viscosity, bloom strength, thermal properties, SEM, tensile properties, water uptake ability and antimicrobial activi...

Results of print trials of different silver-based conducting inks on different paper and paperboard substrates are presented. Printability (based on optical appearance) and electrical properties are analyzed for their dependence on substrate properties. In particular, it was observed that traces printed with solvent-based inks have better print quality compared to water-based inks at higher ani...

The mining lease area of Surka [District Bhavnagar, Gujarat (India)] is located within 6-12 km horizontal distance of sea shore of Gulf of Cambay. Whenever, there will be onset of lignite extraction, there will be always a threat of sea water intrusion into the mining lease area due to its close proximity to seashore. This article describes the prediction of sea water intrusion into the lease a...

one of the main factors of premature deterioration of concrete structures is the corrosion of reinforcements. chloride penetration of concrete is one of the main reasons of this phenomenon. therefore, to have durable structure, it is necessary to have concretes with low permeability.there are various methods to evaluate permeability of concrete. finding a relationship between them can be useful...