In this study, carbon nano-micro spheres with tightly controllable size, regular and perfect shape, high yields and narrow size distribution were prepared simply from glucose and DI water as precursors using a hydrothermal method. By setting the initial concentration of glucose solution and changing the hydrothermal process time at a constant temperature of 160 °C, carbon spheres with various s...

11 12 Abstract Nanorods and nanoplates of Y2O3:Eu 3+ powders 13 were synthesized through the thermal decomposition of the 14 Y(OH)3 precursors using a microwave-hydrothermal meth15 od in a very short reaction time. These powders were 16 analyzed by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning 17 electron microscopy, Fourrier transform Raman, as well as 18 photoluminescence measurements. Based on ...

The magmatic-hydrothermal system at Yellowstone National Park is unique among presently active systems in regard to its unparalleled geysers, tectonic environment, and magnitude of caldera-forming volcanic activity. However, over geologic time, systems like Yellowstone have been common and appear to have been responsible for the formation of many important basc-metal and precious-mctal ore depo...

Shallow-sea (5 m depth) hydrothermal venting off Milos Island provides an ideal opportunity to target transitions between igneous abiogenic sulfide inputs and biogenic sulfide production during microbial sulfate reduction. Seafloor vent features include large (>1 m(2)) white patches containing hydrothermal minerals (elemental sulfur and orange/yellow patches of arsenic-sulfides) and cells of su...

Motivated by ongoing efforts to understand the nature and the energy potential of geothermal resources, we devise a coupled numerical model (hydrological, thermal, mechanical), which may help in the characterization and monitoring of hydrothermal systems through computational experiments. Hydrothermal areas in volcanic regions arise from a unique combination of geological and hydrological featu...

Temperature ( T ) and water potential ( y ) are two primary environmental regulators of seed germination. Seeds exhibit a base or minimum T for germination ( T b ), an optimum T at which germination is most rapid ( T o ), and a maximum or ceiling T at which germination is prevented ( T c ). Germination at suboptimal T can be characterized on the basis of thermal time, or the T in excess of T b ...

Zirconia in Zirconia toughened alumina ceramic hip replacements exists in an unstable state and can transform in response to stress giving the material improved fracture toughness. Phase transformation also occurs under hydrothermal conditions such as exist in vivo. To predict the hydrothermal aging that will occur in vivo accelerated aging procedures have been used, but validation of these mod...

This paper presents a novel microwave-assisted hydrothermal technique for synthesizing tin(II) oxide nanoparticles. This technique can be used for producing large quantities of homogeneous nanoparticles in a short time. The effect of the solution molarity, final pH, hydrothermal processing time and microwave power were studied. The tin(II) oxide structure verified from XRD...

[1] We quantify the influence of environmental processes on measurements of seafloor heat flux with a new one-dimensional thermal model that includes time-varying sedimentation and boundary conditions, represents several scales of hydrothermal and transient conductive processes within basement, and allows fluid seepage through accumulating sediments. Variations in basement thermal conductivity,...