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Materials, Volume 12, Issue 11

June-1 2019 - 155 articles

Cover Story: This study presents the synthesis and characterization of lanthanum-modified alumina supported cerium–manganese mixed oxides prepared by three different methods (coprecipitation, impregnation and citrate-based sol-gel method). It demonstrated that the role of the catalytic surface is more important than the bulk one. The incipient impregnation provided the best results of the catalytic combustion of methane on our catalytic micro-convertors. This is mainly due to: (i) the highest pore size dimensions; (ii) the highest amount of Mn4+ or/and Ce4+ on the surface; (iii) the presence of a mixed phase (Ce2MnO6); and (iv) a higher reducibility of Mn4+ or/and Ce4+ species. View this paper.
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Articles (155)

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,153 Views
13 Pages

11 June 2019

The quench sensitivities of an AlSi10Mg alloy in permanent mold (PM) and high-pressure vacuum die (HPVD) castings were investigated with time–temperature–transformation and time–temperature–property diagrams using an interrupt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
5,146 Views
11 Pages

11 June 2019

Epoxy/TiO2/epoxy and epoxy/FAS-TiO2/epoxy coatings were applied to the surface of AISI 316L stainless steel with the aim to improve the biocompatibility and antibacterial properties. Contact-angle measurements were used to evaluate the wetting proper...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,980 Views
16 Pages

Multidimensional Phononic Bandgaps in Three-Dimensional Lattices for Additive Manufacturing

  • Waiel Elmadih,
  • Wahyudin P. Syam,
  • Ian Maskery,
  • Dimitrios Chronopoulos and
  • Richard Leach

11 June 2019

We report on numerical modelling of three-dimensional lattice structures designed to provide phononic bandgaps. The examined lattice structures rely on two distinct mechanisms for bandgap formation: the destructive interference of elastic waves and i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,340 Views
12 Pages

Preparation of Bi2O3/Al Core-Shell Energetic Composite by Two-Step Ball Milling Method and Its Application in Solid Propellant

  • Min Xia,
  • Qifa Yao,
  • Huilian Yang,
  • Tao Guo,
  • Xiuxin Du,
  • Yanjie Zhang,
  • Guoping Li and
  • Yunjun Luo

11 June 2019

In this article, Bi2O3/Al high-density energetic composites with a core-shell structure were prepared by a two-step ball milling method using a common planetary ball milling instrument, and their morphology, structure, and properties were characteriz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
65 Citations
6,125 Views
16 Pages

α-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles/Vermiculite Clay Material: Structural, Optical and Photocatalytic Properties

  • Marta Valášková,
  • Jonáš Tokarský,
  • Jiří Pavlovský,
  • Tomáš Prostějovský and
  • Kamila Kočí

11 June 2019

Photocatalysis is increasingly becoming a center of interest due to its wide use in environmental remediation. Hematite (α-Fe2O3) is one promising candidate for photocatalytic applications. Clay materials as vermiculite (Ver) can be used as a c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,490 Views
15 Pages

In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Starfish Bone-Derived β-Tricalcium Phosphate as a Bone Substitute Material

  • Haruka Ishida,
  • Hisao Haniu,
  • Akari Takeuchi,
  • Katsuya Ueda,
  • Mahoko Sano,
  • Manabu Tanaka,
  • Takashi Takizawa,
  • Atsushi Sobajima,
  • Takayuki Kamanaka and
  • Naoto Saito

11 June 2019

We evaluated starfish-derived β-tricalcium phosphate (Sf-TCP) obtained by phosphatization of starfish-bone-derived porous calcium carbonate as a potential bone substitute material. The Sf-TCP had a communicating pore structure with a pore size o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,773 Views
11 Pages

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Spark Plasma Sintered Si3N4/WC Ceramic Tools

  • Zhenhua Wang,
  • Jiheng Jia,
  • Liyan Cao,
  • Ning Sun and
  • Yulin Wang

10 June 2019

Silicon nitride (Si3N4) based ceramic tools exhibit good machinability in cutting materials such as gray cast iron, ductile iron, malleable cast iron, and superalloys due to excellent high-temperature mechanical properties. In this paper, high-perfor...

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  • Open Access
103 Citations
6,961 Views
15 Pages

Surface Characterization and Corrosion Behavior of 90/10 Copper-Nickel Alloy in Marine Environment

  • Tingzhu Jin,
  • Weifang Zhang,
  • Ning Li,
  • Xuerong Liu,
  • Lu Han and
  • Wei Dai

10 June 2019

Surface characterization and corrosion behavior of 90/10 copper-nickel alloy in seawater from Xiamen bay at 30 °C for 56 days were investigated in this study. The results indicated that the corrosion product layer was mainly a mixture of CuO, Cu2...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,851 Views
16 Pages

10 June 2019

Polymer derived ceramic foams were prepared with the replica method using filler free and filler loaded polysiloxane containing slurries for the impregnation of open celled polyurethane foams. A significant change in mechanical strength, porosity and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,493 Views
20 Pages

10 June 2019

Copper ferrites dopped with molybdenum were studied in an oxidative coupling reaction between methanol and ethanol in the gas phase. The catalysts have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, where the presence of ferrite, magnetite, and tenorite ph...

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