Crystals, Volume 15, Issue 2

Ilmenite concentrate has emerged as the key titanium raw material for exploitation and utilization, playing a crucial role in the preparation of metallic titanium and titanium dioxide. However, the presence of impurities such as Fe, Ca, and Mg in ilm...

The thermochemical interactions of Sc2O3 ceramics with CMAS at 1250 °C and 1300 °C were investigated in this paper. A continuously dense reaction layer (DRL) forms on the surface of the ceramic at the beginning of the reaction within 15 min,...

Silicon carbide is a covalently bonded engineering material and structural ceramic with excellent mechanical properties, high resistance to oxidation, corrosion, and wear, and tunable thermal conductivity. The exceptional thermal conductivity of sili...

In this study, the authors employed first-principles calculations to investigate the adsorption and decomposition processes involved in non-catalytic growth of vapor-growth carbon fiber (VGCF) using a non-catalytic growth method. The adsorption and d...

Wood–plastic composites (WPCs) are an excellent example of materials that, thanks to the possibility of using recycled raw materials, directly fit into the circular economy. The properties and quality of composites depend largely on the appropr...

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To explore the application of industrial lignin, a waste biomass resource, in the field of metallurgy, the kinetic behavior of iron ore powder reduction by Shenmu bituminous coal, Lu’an anthracite, and industrial lignin under different carbon&n...

With recent electronic devices relying on sub-nanometer features, the understanding of device performance requires a direct probe of the atomic arrangement. As an ideal tool for crystallographic analysis at the nanoscale, aberration-corrected transmi...

The arrival of nanotechnology in the field of metal castings is considered a promising approach to significantly improve the quality, performance and lifetime of castings. A better understanding of the implementation of nanotechnology in the metal ca...

Impurities significantly constrain the production of high-purity magnesium sulfate crystals, essential for advanced magnesium-based materials. Sodium–magnesium co-precipitation affects the crystals’ purity and surface smoothness, with NaC...