Development of cost-effective amendments for treating dairy slurry has become a critical problem as the number of cows on farms continues to grow and the acreage available for manure spreading continues to shrink. To determine effectiveness and optimal rates of addition of either alum or zeolite to dairy slurry, we measured ammonia emissions and resulting chemical changes in the slurry in respo...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of provisional cements on the adhesion of resin bonded indirect restorations and determine the best method for avoiding adverse effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-five bovine incisors were selected, and the enamel removed with a 600-grit SiC abrasive disk to expose superficial dentin. Provisional restorations of acrylic resin were cem...

The non-sulfided Ni-PTA/Al2O3 catalyst was developed to produce green diesel from the hydroprocessing of Jatropha oil. The Ni-PTA/Al2O3 catalyst was prepared by one-pot synthesis of Ni/Al2O3 with the co-precipitation method and then impregnanting Ni/Al2O3 with PTA solution. The catalysts were characterized with BET, SEM-EDX, TEM, XRD, XPS, TGA and NH3-TPD. The Ni and W species of the Ni-PTA/Al2...

Recently, a comprehensive model has been developed by Luo and Dornfeld (“Material removal mechanism in chemical mechanical polishing: theory and modeling,” IEEE Trans. Semiconduct. Manufact., vol. 14, pp. 112–133, May 2001) to explain the material removal mechanism in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP). Based on the model, the abrasive size distribution influences the material removal from...

The article includes research results for the functional properties achieved a wide range of sintered tool materials, including carbides, cermets and three types Al2O3 oxide ceramics ((Al2O3 + ZrO2, TiC SiC(w)) with (Ti,Al)N coating deposited in cathodic arc evaporation (CAE-PVD) method comparison uncoated materials. For all coated samples, uniform wear pattern on shank was observed during meta...

The abrasive and adhesive wear behaviour of metallic bonds can be significantly affected by varying pH values the attacking medium. However, knowledge about value influence on diamond impregnated bits used in core drilling industry is still limited. One recent publication shows advantage modifying a standard ASTM B611-13 test to investigate segment bond material neutral regime (pH7). This study...

In recent years, advanced materials with unique metallurgical properties such as super alloys, composites and ceramics have been developed to meet the demands of extreme applications. While these materials are harder, tougher, less heat sensitive and more resistant to corrosion and fatigue, they are also difficult to machine. Advanced materials are being widely used these days not only in the a...

BACKGROUND Although attritive and abrasive wear of recent composite resins has been substantially reduced, in vitro wear testing with reasonably simulating devices and quantitative determination of resulting wear is still needed. Three-dimensional scanning methods are frequently used for this purpose. The aim of this trial was to compare maximum depth of wear and volume loss of composite sample...

In this study, the synergistic effects of abrasion and corrosion on UNS S30403, S31603 and S32760 stainless steels have been investigated using micro-abrasion test rig. The stainless steel samples have been studied under both pure abrasion (PA) and abrasion–corrosion (AC) conditions imulated by using silicon carbide based slurries in either distilled water or 3.5% sodium chloride solutions. Tes...