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A new derivative of zirconium (IV), [(acac)2Zr{ONC(Me)th-2}2] have been produced by treating bis(acetylacetonato)diisopropoxy zirconium(IV) with internally functionalised oxime HONC(Me)th-2 (where th = thiophene) in 1:2 stoichiometry, while refluxing in anhydrous toluene. After drying and purification, the product appeared as offwhite crystalline solid. Physico-chemical analysis of this derivat...

A thorough comparison between the slowly and fast cooled ß”-type oxynitrides of zirconium has been carried out by means of transmission electron microscopy. This work aims at detecting and analyzing the so-called “modulated” β’’ phase, which has been involved in the introduction of ordered anion vacancies through nitridation of zirconia. The gained information from the occurrence of such a modu...

Zirconium tungstate as an inorganic ion exchange material has been synthesized at different conditions. The materials were characterized by means infrared spectroscopy, thermo gravimetric analysis, and X-ray diffraction techniques. The stability of the ion exchangers was investigated in acidic and alkaline media. Ion exchange properties of synthesized materials were studied by measuring the dis...

A series of zirconium-based, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were tested for their ability to adsorb and remove selenate and selenite anions from aqueous solutions. MOFs were tested for adsorption capacity and uptake time at different concentrations. NU-1000 was shown to have the highest adsorption capacity, and fastest uptake rates for both selenate and selenite, of all zirconium-based MOFs st...

Effective tribofilms are desirable to protect mechanical systems. In the present research, we investigated the formation of a tribofilm through the use of α-ZrP (Zr(HPO4)2 ̈H2O) as an additive. Experiments were conducted on a base oil where 0.2 wt% of the additive was used. Experimental results showed a 50% reduction in friction and a 30% reduction in wear when compared to the base oil containin...

For the first time, various hydride phases in a zirconium-hydrogen system have been prepared in a high-energy synchrotron X-ray radiation beamline and their transformation behaviour has been studied in situ. First, the formation and dissolution of hydrides in commercially pure zirconium powder were monitored in real time during hydrogenation and dehydrogenation, then whole pattern crystal struc...

In this study we evaluated two different 99mTc-labeling techniques to produce 99mTc-low density lipoprotein (99mTc-LDL) suitable for the scintigraphic delineation of experimental atherosclerotic lesions. The two methods are 1) a procedure that uses stannous chloride and sodium borohydride (borohydride method) and 2) a procedure that uses sodium dithionite as a reducing agent and that has been s...

BACKGROUND Charnley low-friction torque total hip arthroplasty (THA) remains the gold standard in THA. The main cause for failure is wear of the socket. Highly crosslinked polyethylene (HXLPE) has been associated with reduced wear rates. Also, oxidized zirconium has shown in vitro reduced wear rates. However, to our knowledge, there are no data comparing oxidized zirconium femoral heads with me...

Figure 2. Raman spectra of Mg(BH(D)4)2 (in red) and LiBH(D)4 (in blue). Upper curves: deuteride, lower curves: hydride. The asterisk indicates a band resulting from residual diethyl-ether. Figure 5. Structure of Mg(BH4)2 viewed along the hexagonal b axis, showing two unit cells. Red (partially transparent) tetrahedra are BH4units; Mg atoms in blue. Considering the cations as A and the tetrahedr...