No. Conr0232 Planar Oxides as a Novel Approach to Understanding Metal Ion Sorption to Natural Oxide Surfaces: An EXAFS Investigation of Pb(II) Sorption to Gamma Alumina Surfaces M. Kelley (College of William & Mary/TJNAF), C. Chisholm-Brause (W&M), C. Conrad (W&M) Beamline(s): X11A Introduction: This work introduces planar oxides as a novel approach to understanding metal-ion interactions with ...

Calcium oxide (CaO) nanoparticles are known to exhibit unique property due to their high adsorption capacity and good catalytic activity. In this work the CaO nanocatalysts were prepared by hydrothermal method using anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), as a templating agent. The as-synthesized nanocatalysts were further used as substrate for the synthesis of alumina doped calcium ...

Using previous results for the equilibrium geometries of stoichiometric (Al2O3)n clusters as models for non ideal alumina surfaces, we obtain, from ab-initio total energy LCAO calculations, the corresponding relaxed structures of the complexes H2O–(Al2O3)n with n ≤ 7. Depending on the initial position of the water molecule relative to the cluster site, the complex evolves to different equilibri...

Films formed from saliva on surfaces are important for the maintenance of oral health and integrity by protection against chemical and/or biological agents. The aim of the present study was to investigate adsorbed amounts, thickness, and structure of films formed from human whole saliva on alumina surfaces by means of in situ ellipsometry, neutron reflectivity, and atomic force microscopy. Alum...

The objectives of this study were to analyse the effect of inkjet 3-D printing parameters, particularly the splat overlap distance, for the fabrication of defect-free porous Al2O3 ceramic multilayers, and to correlate the resulting porosities with the mechanical properties measured using nanoindentation. An aqua-based alumina ink was used in this study to fabricate the multilayers on dense alum...

In this work the structure and chemistry of intergranular films at metal–ceramic interfaces was investigated via detailed microstructural characterization of model metal–Al2O3 nanocomposites. We report here experimental results indicating the formation and stability of equilibrium nanometer-thick films at metal–ceramic interfaces. Thin 1 nm interface films were observed for two different metal–...

DRIFTS, was used to study small organic molecules, with and without functional groups, adsorbed to the surface of γ-alumina and kaolinite clay from a non-polar solvent. Adsorbed water is present on the surface of both minerals and this influences the adsorption of organic molecules from, the non-polar solvent, onto the mineral surface, particularly the interaction of polar functional groups wit...

Solid particles dispersed in a liquid with sizes no larger than 100nm, known as nanofluids, are used to enhance Thermophysical properties compared to the base fluid. Preparations of alumina (Al2O3), titania (TiO2) and silica (SiO2) in water have been experimentally conducted in volume concentrations ranging between 1 and 2.5%. Thermal conductivity is measured by the hot wire method and viscosit...