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Electrodeposition of nanocrystalline Ni-Mo alloys from alkaline glycinate solutions
( Electrochemical Science Group , 2014 , Article)The induced electrodeposition of nanocrystalline Ni-Mo alloys was investigated using two different molar ratios of Ni:Mo in sodium glycinate solution at pH 9.3. The chemical nature of the Ni2+ and MoO4 2- in alkaline ... -
Thermal and mechanical characterization of injection moulded high density polyethylene/paraffin wax blends as phase change materials
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)Thermal and mechanical properties of blends based on high density polyethylene and paraffin wax were investigated. The blends were prepared from 5 to 50vol. % of paraffin wax employing a twin-screw extruder. Thermal behaviour ... -
Dispersion of soft Bi particles and grain refinement of matrix in an Al-Bi alloy by equal channel angular pressing
( Elsevier BV , 2014 , Article)The deformation behavior of a soft particle containing Al-8Bi hypermonotectic alloy during equal-channel angular pressing was studied. The size, shape and distribution of soft Bi particles are substantially modified via ... -
Improvement of ternary recycled polymer blend reinforced with date palm fibre
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Article)This paper investigates the study and preparation of date palm fibre reinforced recycled polymer blend composites. This is the first paper which describes the recycled polymer ternary blends of (1) recycled low density ... -
Direct electroreduction of indium and tin oxides in molten salts
( Electrochemical Society Inc. , 2014 , Article)Indium is a rare metal. The largest end use for indium is in thinfilm coatings as indium oxide combined with 10 percent tin oxide (ITO). However, indium has recycling rates less than 1%. Indium and tin are especially well ... -
Electrodeposition of Mg-Ni-Al Alloy in low temperature molten salts
( Electrochemical Society Inc. , 2014 , Conference Paper)Mg-Ni-Al alloys were prepared in urea-acetamide-NaBr low temperature molten salts by electrodeposition method. Effects of electrodeposition parameters such as deposition temperature and time on the composition and ... -
Electrodeposition of liquid metals from molten salts
( Electrochemical Society Inc. , 2014 , Conference Paper)Many important metals are being produced by electrolysis in molten salts (aluminium, sodium, rare earths and other reactive metals). Also industrial electrorefining of aluminium takes place in a molten salt electrolyte. ... -
Designing dual phase sensing materials from polyaniline filled styrene-isoprene-styrene composites
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)The demand for developing oil detectors is ever increasing since the cleanup and recovery from oil spill usually take long time. Here we propose oil sensors made of polyaniline (PANI) filled poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene) ... -
Electrically conductive composites based on an elastomeric matrix filled with expanded graphite as a potential oil sensing material
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2014 , Article)The preparation and properties of electrically conductive polymeric composites based on an elastomer matrix (styrene-isoprene styrene block copolymer) filled with expanded graphite are reported in this paper. The developed ... -
Nickel oxide carbon nanofiber composite for electrochemical oxidation of methanol
( Electrochemical Society Inc. , 2014 , Conference Paper)Electrospun fibers of a mixture of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyaniline (PANI) and graphene were stabilized for 2 h at 200 °C and then carbonized at 800 °C for 5 h. Composites were prepared by depositing Ni(OH)2 on the ... -
Influence of surface modification of carbon nanotubes on interactions with polystyrene-b-polyisoprene-b-polystyrene matrix and its photo-actuation properties
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2014 , Article)The influence of various surface modification of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) on preferential interactions with individual phases of the linear triblock copolymer polystyrene-b-polyisoprene-b-polystyrene (SIS) and ... -
Grain refining and improving mechanical properties of a warm rolled AZ31 alloy plate
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)The mechanical properties of an AZ31 magnesium alloy were improved after warm rolling. The study involved a pre-rolling condition in which the material consisted of twins, playing a key role in recrystallization grain ... -
Improved mechanical properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy plates by pre-rolling followed by warm compression
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)AZ31 magnesium alloy plates were processed by pre-rolling followed by warm compression. The corresponding microstructure evolution and mechanical properties were investigated in the present paper. The pre-introduced twins ... -
Thermal properties measurement and heat storage analysis of paraffin/graphite composite phase change material
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)This study aims at the preparation of a paraffin/graphite waste composite for thermal energy storage application at low temperature. In this composite material, the paraffin is characterized by high phase change latent ... -
Phase change materials based on high-density polyethylene filled with microencapsulated paraffin wax
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)A modified in situ polymerization microencapsulation procedure for the preparation of microcapsules with paraffin wax cores (43 wt.%) and melamine–formaldehyde resin shells having a uniform size distribution and a spherical ... -
Deep drawability and drawing behaviour of AZ31 alloy sheets with different initial texture
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)Repeated unidirectional bending (RUB) process was carried out to improve the texture of AZ31 alloy sheets. Compared to the as-received sheet with a strong basal texture, the RUB processed sheet with a weaker basal texture ... -
Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of twinned AZ31 alloy plates at lower elevated temperature
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)The AZ31 alloy plates were pre-rolled at room temperature along the transverse direction to introduce extension twinning. The effect of pre-existing twins on the mechanical properties of AZ31 alloy plates at lower elevated ... -
Quadrupolar benzobisthiazole-cored arylamines as highly efficient two-photon absorbing fluorophores
( American Chemical Society , 2014 , Article)A computer-aided design of novel D-?-A-?-D styrylamines containing five isomeric benzobisthiazole moieties as the electron-accepting core has revealed the linear centrosymmetric benzo[1,2-d:4,5-d?]bisthiazole as the most ... -
Compatibilizing role of carbon nanotubes in poly(vinyl alcohol)/starch blend
( WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. , 2015 , Article)Polymer nanocomposites based on poly(vinyl alcohol)/starch blend and carbon nanotubes (CNT) were prepared by solution mixing, followed by casting. Glycerol was used as a plasticizer and added in the starch dispersion. The ... -
Storage and Release of Thermal Energy of Phase Change Materials Based on Linear Low Density of Polyethylene, Parafin Wax and Expanded Graphite
( John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2015 , Book chapter)