The effect of different processing routes on the microstructure of nanocrystalline ceria powder has been investigated. The nanocrystalline ceria is produced by solid state high energy ball milling (HEBM) and liquid state solution combustion synthesis (SCS) method. The liquid state route consists of a high temperature combustion reaction to form ceria from an aqueous solution of cerium ammonium ...

Zn0.9Co0.1O ceramic pigments were synthesized using simple high energy milling method. Zinc and cobalt oxides were used as starting materials. Products were investigated using simultaneous thermal analysis and fourier transformation infrared. Pigments were characterized using X-ray diffraction, diffuse reflectance and Scanning Electron Microscopy. The results showed the effect of calcination te...

Mannitol is an essential excipient employed in orally disintegrating tablets due to its high palatability. However its fundamental disadvantage is its fragmentation during direct compression, producing mechanically weak tablets. The primary aim of this study was to assess the fracture behaviour of crystalline mannitol in relation to the energy input during direct compression, utilising ball mil...

Controlled Structure nanomaterials have played important roles in the advancement of targeted drug-delivery, gene silencing, therapeutics, catalysis, water purification and optoelectronics. These are probably because of their convenient and versatile sizes and shapes, large specific surface area, desirable surface properties, high chemical reactivity and physical affinity as well as attractive ...