Ni accumulation and utilization were studied in two strains of marine Synechococcus, isolated from both coastal (CC9311; clade I) and open-ocean (WH8102; clade III) environments, for which complete genome sequences are available. Both strains have genes encoding an Ni-containing urease and when grown on urea without Ni become Ni-N colimited. The Ni requirements of these strains also depend upon...

Cr-Ni coatings with the mass ratios of 17% Cr-83% Ni, 20% Cr-80% Ni and 24% Cr-76% Ni were fabricated on H13 hot work mould steel using a laser cladding (LC). The surface-interface morphologies, chemical elements, surface roughness and phase composition of the obtained Cr-Ni coatings were analysed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS), atomic force micro...

The transformation characterization of Ni(OH)2/NiOOH in Ni-Pt films was investigated using an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) in an alkaline electrolyte under various experiment conditions. The Ni-Pt films were prepared by electro-deposition on gold-coated quartz crystal chips. When cyclic voltammetry (CV) was performed continually, the OH ions diffused into the Ni-Pt film to...

in this paper, the electrochemical hydrogen storage in nanocomposite materials was studied. multi-walled carbon nanotubes (mwcnts) electrode was prepared by mixing with special composite. the optimum ratio of mwcnts was estimated 30-70% (w/w) in the composite material. mwcnts were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (cvd). the nanocomposite was homogenized by microwave. cyclic voltammetry ...

In this paper, the effect of Ni on the formation of Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn intermetallics between tin and (Cu,Ni)-substrates has been studied by making use of the thermodynamic assessment of the Sn-Cu-Ni system. The driving forces for the diffusion of the elements in the intermetallic layers were calculated as a function of Ni-content. Assuming constant mobilities of component atoms, the results sugg...

Mesoporous Ni–alumina catalysts (Ni–alumina-pre and Ni–alumina-post) were synthesized by one-step sol–gel method using micelle complex comprising lauric acid and nickel ion as a template with metal source and using aluminum sec-butoxide as an aluminum source. The Ni–alumina catalysts showed relatively high surface areas (303 m/g for Ni–alumina-pre and 331 m/g for Ni–alumina-post) and narrow por...