The intensification of leaching of gold from a waste using mechanical activation (milling in water) and mechanochemical activation (milling in thiourea solution) were studied as the pretreatment steps. The leaching of “as-received“ sample in an acid thiourea solution resulted in 78 % Au dissolution, after mechanical activation 98 % and mechanochemical activation up to 99 % of the gold was leach...

synthetic hydroxyapatite (ha) is the most helpful because of its similarity to natural bone in both crystalline structure and chemical composition. recently, fluoridated hydroxyapatite (fha) has been developed in dental and orthopedic application because it has lower solubility than pure ha, while maintaining the comparable bioactivity and biocompatibility. the aim of this study was to synthesi...

A comparison is made of the mechanochemical activation of three low- and one high-defect kaolinite using a combination of X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, and DRIFT spectroscopy. The effect of mechanochemical alteration of the kaolinites is greater for the low-defect kaolinites. The effectiveness of the mechanochemical treatment is represented by the slope of the d(001) peakwidth-grinding t...

Fracture-induced mechanochemical activation is achieved for the first time in a structural engineering polymer. Rubber toughened PMMA is lightly cross-linked (1.0 mol%) with the mechanophore spiropyran by free radical polymerization. Single Edge Notch Tension tests are performed on the spiropyran-linked material and a distinct change in color and fluorescence is detected at the crack tip, indic...

We provide the first in situ and real-time study of the effect of milling frequency on the course of a mechanochemical organic reaction conducted using a vibratory shaker (mixer) ball mill. The use of in situ Raman spectroscopy for real-time monitoring of the mechanochemical synthesis of a 2,3-diphenylquinoxaline derivative revealed a pronounced dependence of chemical reactivity on small variat...

Mechanochemistry makes the next move in advancing organometallic synthesis. In their Research Article (e202305775), Riina Aav, Dzmitry G. Kananovich et al. report a mechanochemical adaptation of Mg-mediated Barbier reaction, which overcomes limitations classic solvent-based approach. Mechanochemical activation enables rapid generation Grignard reagents situ, making process resistant to air and ...

A mechanochemical Strecker reaction involving a wide range of aldehydes (aromatic, heteroaromatic and aliphatic), amines, and KCN afforded a library of α-aminonitriles upon mechanical activation. This multicomponent process was efficiently activated by lignocellulosic biomass as additives. Particularly, commercially available Kraft lignin was found to be the best activator for the addition of c...

        Synthetic hydroxyapatite (HA) is the most helpful because of its similarity to natural bone in both crystalline structure and chemical composition. Recently, fluoridated hydroxyapatite (FHA) has been developed in dental and orthopedic application because it has lower solubility than pure HA, while maintaining the comparable bioactivity and biocompatibility. The aim of this study was to...

Mechanochemistry makes the next move in advancing organometallic synthesis. In their Research Article (e202305775), Riina Aav, Dzmitry G. Kananovich et al. report a mechanochemical adaptation of Mg-mediated Barbier reaction, which overcomes limitations classic solvent-based approach. Mechanochemical activation enables rapid generation Grignard reagents situ, making process resistant to air and ...