a water–soluble gelatin combined with polyethylene microspheres were developed to prepare alumina composite foam. gelatin was used as the gelling agent and polyethylene was used as pore making template. on the other hand, kaolin was used to provide green strength and cuo was applied to decrease the required temperature as a sinter aid. alumina bodies need elevate temperature for sintering, incr...

Supported manganese oxide catalysts were prepared by the impregnation of alumina foam blocks washcoated with alumina and silica. The manganese content based on the weight of the washcoats was 10 wt % calculated as MnO2. Fourier transform profiles of the Mn K-edge EXAFS spectra for these samples gave three distinctive peaks at 0.15, 0.25, and 0.32 nm and were close to the profiles of Mn3O4 and b...

The selection of raw materials affects the rate of batch-to-glass conversion. In all-electric melters, foam under the batch blanket limits the heat flux from the molten glass, thus slowing the rate of melting. Our study, in which we compare the melting behaviors of three batches formulated to vitrify high-alumina high-level waste, shows that a slowly dissolving refractory component can cause ex...

A general method for brazing ceramics to metals using a compliant metallic foam as a buffer layer has been developed. Using stainless steel foams, bonds between alumina and 316 stainless steel with shear strengths up to 33 MPa have been achieved. The resultant ductility enhances the resistance of the joint to thermal cycling; AlN-Inconel 600 bonds exhibited good thermal shock resistance. Alumin...

Printing emulsions and foams in 3D The properties of porous materials can depend on the overall volume, size, and size distribution of the pores, but these can be difficult features to simultaneously control during fabrication. Emulsion or foam techniques can produce pores of only one narrow size range, but in combination with a direct ink-writing process, Minas et al. developed an approach to ...

The rate of batch-to-glass conversion is a primary concern for the vitrification of nuclear waste, as it directly influences the life cycle of the cleanup process. This study describes the development of an advanced model of the cold cap, which augments the previous model by further developments on the structure and the dynamics of the foam layer. The foam layer on the bottom of the cold cap co...

Bi-continuous alumina/aluminium composites were made by infiltrating an alumina preform which had the structure of a reticulated ceramic foam. The low density preforms were prepared from a polyurethane suspension of alumina powder which was pyrolysed and sintered after foaming. Higher density preforms consisted of ceramic foams with open cells. All these preforms were infiltrated with 6061 alum...

In present day scenario, pesticides are widely used for pest control in agriculture, because of which, the drinking water sources (both surface and ground water) gets contaminated. Majority of the pesticides are defiant to biodegradation and are found to be carcinogenic in nature even at trace levels. Various conventional methods employed for removal of pesticide are surface adsorption, photo-c...

A water–soluble gelatin combined with polyethylene microspheres were developed to prepare alumina composite foam. Gelatin was used as the gelling agent and polyethylene was used as pore making template. On the other hand, kaolin was used to provide green strength and CuO was applied to decrease the required temperature as a sinter aid. Alumina bodies need elevate temperature for sintering, incr...