BACKGROUND Ti and its alloys have been widely used as orthopedic and dental implants due to their outstanding mechanical properties and biocompatibility. However, long time is required to form bond between Ti implant and surrounding tissues. Therefore, these implants necessitate surface treatment such as mechanical/chemical treatment and coating of bioactive materials for improving the osseoint...

BACKGROUND The investigation of structural organisation in lignocellulose materials is important to understand changes in cellulase accessibility and reactivity resulting from hydrothermal deconstruction, to allow development of strategies to maximise bioethanol process efficiencies. To achieve progress, wheat straw lignocellulose and comparative model wood cellulose were characterised followin...

Detoxification of polluted water containing chromium and phosphorous and its resource recovery were investigated by hydrothermal mineralization using Ca(OH)2 or CaCl2 mineralizers. Under the optimum treatment condition for removing chromic acid (at 473 K, for 2 h using CaCl2 mineralizer in an in situ sampling-type autoclave), CrO4 was recovered as CaCrO4 and the concentration in the treated-wat...

Background: The investigation of structural organisation in lignocellulose materials is important to understand changes in cellulase accessibility and reactivity resulting from hydrothermal deconstruction, to allow development of strategies to maximise bioethanol process efficiencies. To achieve progress, wheat straw lignocellulose and comparative model wood cellulose were characterised followi...

Surface modification of titanium was investigated by means of hydrothermal treatment with a maximum pressure of 6.3 MPa (280 degrees C temperature) in CaO solution or water to improve bioactivity and biocompatibility. As a result, calcium titanate was formed on the titanium surface. Moreover, titanium oxide and titanium hydroxide layers on the surface increased as temperature and pressure incre...

In this study, TiO2 based nanotubes and nanosheets were synthesized to be used as an adsorbent and support in various processes. As a starting material, sol-gel synthesized anatase and commercial anatase were used. TiO2 was converted to high surface area hydrogen titanate (H2Ti3O7) and sodium titanate (Na2Ti3O7) nanotubes and nanosheets under alkaline conditions with hydrothermal treatment. In ...