I have to granulate/pelletize some nano materials for application in columns for water treatment. What can be a suitable binding material?

The granules so prepared are to be used in columns for remediation of contaminated water. The binder should not affect porosity and surface area of the granulated material. I have tried sodium...

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Can you please suggest a binder to make globules/pellets of nano material powders?

31 December 2016 5,678 4 View

'Conversion' or 'yield': which explains the biodiesel synthesis better?

In case of synthesis of biodiesel the two parameters: conversion and yield' are regularly used. Which of the two is a preferable parameter?

31 December 2016 4,373 2 View

Which is the BEST and most authentic way of distinguishing between physical and chemical adsorption?

The question raised by a younger researcher raised interest in related groups. Answers uploaded are logical, but it raises a further question in my mind: out of many, which is the best method/way...

31 December 2016 600 2 View

How logical is it to check the kinetic data for adsorption both the first and second order reactions?

11 December 2016 4,042 0 View

What is difference between impregnation and doping!

11 December 2016 3,354 3 View

Why are always taking molar ratios in case of biodiesel synthesis? What about taking stoichiometric ratios?

11 December 2016 3,461 8 View

What do you think about future 'energy source' of India?

01 January 1970 7,831 4 View

Enzyme support for enzyme catalyst!

OK Mr Naik, When inert, how would the support enhance activity of the enzyme?

01 January 1970 2,991 0 View

flexibility of polymers chain

effect of double bond on the flexibility of polymers

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Formulation of polymer color flakes

I am writing to request some information for making polymer color flakes. I would appreciate the help.

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What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel, etched for revealing retained austenite, any help for clarifying?

Hello everyone. Given microstructure image belongs to a 12% ledeburitic cold work tool steel (annealed and tempered). The sample was etched with picral (100 mL ethanol and 4 g picric acid). I...

02 March 2021 4,119 3 View

How to quantify carbon deposition on CuZnAl catalyst?

Dear All, I want to quantify carbon deposition on the surface of the CuZnAl catalyst. I have tried thermogravimetric analysis, but I've got weight gain as the active Cu- get oxidised. Does anyone...

01 March 2021 1,907 3 View

Why Trivalent chromium start precipitating above PH 5 ? Moreover discuss difference between adsorption of chromium and precipitation of chromium ?

I am a student of MS Environmental Engineering and started my research phase. I am working on metal removal ( chromium iii ) by using activated carbon prepared from the agricultural feedstock. So...

01 March 2021 5,475 2 View

How Can I bring as much common elements in steel as possible to calculate stable phase(s) in OpenCalphad?

As I was tweaking step-by-step OpenCalphad6 Macros step1.ocm involving phase and thermal property calculation of a High-speed steel, I could not incorporate more than 6 elements in the steel...

01 March 2021 8,840 1 View

How can you bring two structures together to create an adhesive bond in LAMMPS?

I have created an Ice 1h crystalline structure and an Aluminium substrate structure and equilibrated both at 250K. Now I need to bring them together in a way that an adhesive bond is created....

01 March 2021 3,325 2 View

What is the density for pva electrospining?

I'm Juan Carlos, a high school student who is working with electropinning, I made an electropinning machine with a 21g needle and a 30kv high voltage source and the distance between my needle is...

28 February 2021 298 3 View

Is anyone familiar with the cyclic compressive fatigue testing (BS EN 12697 - 25) ?

I would like to get more information on the cyclic compressive fatigue testing (BS EN 12697 - 25) which is typically done for bituminous material in pavement design. Any one can advise on the...

28 February 2021 2,004 3 View