Strength and Solidification Mechanism of Silt Solidified by Polyurethane by Fengyuan Li, Chaojie Wang, Yangyang Xia, Yanjie Hao, Peng Zhao, Mingsheng Shi

“…Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed to find that polymers can reduce soil porosity, and the addition of polyurethane improved the strength of the silt mainly through adhesion, wrapping, filling, and bridging.…”
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Research on the Expansion Characteristics and Compressive Strength of Mortars Containing Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Desulfurization Slag by Zhi Cheng, Zhijun Cheng, Hua Hou, Tao Han, Lan Liu

“…The hydration products of cement-slag cementitious system were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that mechanical grinding can increase both the expansion and compressive strength of mortars containing CFBC desulfurization slag, and the compressive strength and linear expansion can develop in coordination. …”
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Isothermic and Kinetic Study on Removal of Methylene Blue Dye Using Anisomeles malabarica Silver Nanoparticles: An Efficient Adsorbent to Purify Dye-Contaminated Wastewater by M. Prabhahar, K. Gomathi, R. Venkatesh, V. Mago Stalany, D. S. Vijayan, Larissa R. Sassykova, S. Sendilvelan, V. Shanmuga Priya, G. O. Jijina, Rabin Selvaraj

“…The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by Fourier transform infrared study, scanning electron microscopy, dynamic scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis. …”
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Evaluation of New Film Based on Chitosan/Gold Nanocomposites on Antibacterial Property and Wound-Healing Efficacy by Kai Wang, Haosheng Wang, Su Pan, Chuan Fu, YuXin Chang, Hongru Li, Xiaoyu Yang, Zhiping Qi

“…Through transmission electron microscopy, we found that the presence of CS can effectively prevent the agglomeration of nanoparticles. …”
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Mechanical and magnetic properties of composite materials with polymer matrix by Grujić A., Talijan N., Stojanović D., Stajić-Trošić J., Burzić Z., Balanović Lj., Aleksić R.

“…The modulus of elasticity increases, which means that in exploitation material with higher magnetic powder content, subjected to the same level of stress, undergoes 2 to 3.5 times smaller deformation. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was used to examine the morphology of sample surfaces and fracture surfaces caused by the tensile strength tests. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Carrageenan-Modified Starch-Egg White Protein Composite Gels by CUI Yaxue, LI Wenzhao, YANG Xiaofei, YAN Feng, ZHANG Jiaping, RUAN Meijuan

“…Microstructural observation by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the interaction between the polysaccharides and egg white proteins facilitated the formation of stable, dense and uniform gel networks. …”
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MINERAL INCLUSIONS IN THE LATE BRONZE AGE METAL OBJECTS OF SOUTHERN TRANSURALS by M.N. Ankushev, I.A. Blinov, I.P. Alaeva, N.B. Vinogradov, F.N. Petrov, P.S. Ankusheva

“…The composition of alloys, inclusions of sulfides, oxides and metals of objects was established by scanning electron microscopy. The composition of objects is dominated by copper and tin bronze, with a subordinate role of arsenic bronze. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity of Thin Solid Films of Silver Doped Hydroxyapatite Prepared by Sol-Gel Method by Simona Liliana Iconaru, Patrick Chapon, Philippe Le Coustumer, Daniela Predoi

“…The silver doped hydroxyapatite thin films were characterized by various techniques such as Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy Dispersive X-ray attachment (X-EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GDOES). …”
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Methylene blue and malachite green dyes adsorption onto russula delica/bentonite/tripolyphosphate by Ayfer Yildirim, Hilal Acay

“…The bionanosorbent was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), and Zeta-potential techniques. …”
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Investigation and Production of Thyme Essential Oil Nanoemulsion Using Chitosan-Zein Pickering Emulsion Method by Nano Spray Drying Mechanism by Haniyeh Nikbakht, Ahmad Rajaei, Mohamad Movahednejad

“…The results of morphological analysis of chitosan-zein particles (produced by rotary and spray drying) using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the powder obtained from spray drying exhibited some agglomerated and clumpy regions, while the image of the powder obtained from the rotary method showed a more homogeneous and uniform structure. …”
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Characterization of Boride Coatings on AISI 8620 Steels without and with Hydrogen Permeation by Marco Antonio Doñu Ruiz, Ernesto David García Bustos, Tomas de la Mora Ramirez, David Sánchez Huitron, Víctor Jorge Cortes Suarez, Noé López Perrusquia

“…Specimens borided without and with hydrogen were characterized by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. …”
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Ghanaian Clay as a Catalyst for Transesterificating Shea Butter Oil as Alternative Feedstock for Green Energy Production by Mohammed Takase

“…The catalysts were characterized using X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) surface area, and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Biodiesel was then produced from each of the catalysts under varying conditions of methanol to oil molar ratio, catalyst concentration, reaction temperature, and reaction time. …”
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Sonochemical Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Starch: A Comparison by Brajesh Kumar, Kumari Smita, Luis Cumbal, Alexis Debut, Ravinandan Nath Pathak

“…Colloidal silver nanoparticles solution exhibited an increase of absorption from 420 to 440 nm with increase starch quantity. Transmission electron microscopy followed by selected area electron diffraction pattern analysis indicated the formation of spherical, polydispersed, amorphous, silver nanoparticles of diameter ranging from 23 to 97 nm with mean particle size of 45.6 nm. …”
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Spectral Characterization of Pigment from the No. 1 Cave, Kizil Cave-Temple Complex by Liu Liu, Jintao He, Mei Ye, Zhanyun Zhu, Qing Zhong, Junchang Yang

“…Scientific methods such as optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDS), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray diffusion (XRD) were applied to analyze the pigments and organic coating used in the No. 1 Cave. …”
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Influence of the Chemical Composition in the Electrochemical Response of Permanent Magnets by S. Godavarthi, J. Porcayo-Calderon, E. Vazquez-Velez, M. Casales-Diaz, D. M. Ortega-Toledo, L. Martinez-Gomez

“…Analysis by scanning electron microscopy has shown that pitting attack is the main mode of degradation of the magnets, while Co addition reduces it and Pr addition increases it.…”
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Effect of Ar/CH4 Mixture Ratio on Properties of Ag/C:H Nanocomposite Prepared by DC Sputtering by E. Mohsen Soltani, Z. Ghorannevis, M. Shirazi

“…Effect of Ar/CH4 gas mixture ratios was investigated on optical and structural properties of Ag/C:H films by FTIR spectroscopy analysis, X-Ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM), respectively. …”
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Thermal behavior of ground talc mineral by Balek V., Šubrt J., Pérez-Maqueda L.A., Beneš M., Bountseva I.M., Beckman I.N., Pérez-Rodríguez J.L.

“…Microstructure development and thermal behavior of ground talc mineral samples (from locality Puebla de Lillo, Spain) was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy(SEM),surface area measurements differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry and emanation thermal analysis (ETA).A vibratory mill and grinding time 5 min. was used to prepare the ground talc sample. …”
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Fracture Toughness Improvement of Poly(lactic acid) Reinforced with Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Surface-Modified Silicon Carbide by Jie Chen, Tian-Yi Zhang, Fan-Long Jin, Soo-Jin Park

“…Fracture surfaces were observed by scanning electron microscopy, which showed that the use of PCL as a reinforcing agent induces plastic deformation in the PLA/PCL blends. …”
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Low-cost seaweed biomass treatment with formaldehyde for cationic dyes removal from aqueous solutions by D. M. Polanco-Gamboa, Mohamed Abatal, D. M. Polanco-Gamboa, Claudia Aguilar, Francisco Anguebes-Fransechi, Eder C. Lima, Joel Vargas, Ismeli Alfonso, A Quiroz

“…The surface and morphology of modified biomass was characterized by the point of zero-charge (pH PZC ), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area ( S BET ), scanning electron microscopy (SEM/EDS), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Structural and Morphological Studies of V2O5/MWCNTs and ZrO2/MWCNTs Composites as Photocatalysts by Sajid Iqbal, Tanveer Hussain Bokhari, Shoomaila Latif, Muhammad Imran, Ayesha Javaid, Liviu Mitu

“…Subsequently, these composites were characterized for their structural/morphological studies by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Photocatalytic activities of TMO/MWCNTs composites were investigated by degradation phenomenon of methylene blue (MB) dye in aqueous solution. …”
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