In hot pressing of ceramics, if I want to press under a certain target pressure, do I divide the force by the projected area of the specimen?

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Does this Dictionary effectively capture its intended purpose of analyzing United Nations reports on severe human rights violations narratives?

This questionnaire is part of the second round of interim peer review for the dictionary focused on severe human rights violations narrative. The initial version was in development, and initial...

14 March 2024 3,579 0 View

What is the relationship between the geological structure of a polluted area and acid mine drainage?

Acid mine drainage AMD

25 December 2023 1,899 5 View

What is MDR/XDR-TB patients' treatment efficacy and effectiveness in Central Asia countries?

Now, the burden of sensitive TB forms is decreasing but the role of DR -TB, especially of MDR/XDR - TB forms is increasing.

03 October 2023 3,296 0 View

What is the best way to take surface water samples of mine tailings to determine the concentration of heavy metals?

The objective is to assess contamination

03 July 2023 8,791 4 View

Can anybody please suggest which method would be best to determine ortho-phosphate in soil?

It would be appreciated to have a laboratory standard method.

26 December 2019 9,978 4 View

How can I age sandstone cores?

Hi all, I would like to conduct few experiments on sandstone cores, and I need advice about ageing and which model oil should I use? Kind regards Farida

28 June 2019 4,566 11 View

How do I remove the mucilage from seeds in order to achieve high germination frequency?

I am trying to achieve a high germination frequency but the seeds produce mucilage when they are adjacent to the water. Mucilage can decrease the germination rate.

09 January 2019 8,380 5 View

Range of acid number?

Hi everyone, Would you please advise what is the range of AN in oil? Kind regards, Farida

07 September 2018 3,021 2 View

Converting from Smoluchowski ZP to ZP?

Hi everyone; Would you please advise me how to convert from Smoluchowski ZP to normal zeta potential? Kind regards,

03 September 2018 9,812 6 View

What causes high levels of Potassium in a forest ecosystems?

What makes a forest soil to have high levels of Potassium?

06 May 2017 4,693 11 View

How does grain and grain boundary affect the ceramic when studying its dielectric properties?

I am not able to get good literature and the physics behind how first these grains and grain boundaries arises out of no where when we make a pellet to study its dielectric properties and then how...

07 August 2024 5,177 3 View

Why do i have a weak plasma and no coating during rf sputtering?

I have been getting a low plasma and no coating while doing rf sputtering of copper doped ZnS using a power of 140 watts and at pressure of 6.5x10-3 Mb.

07 August 2024 4,525 4 View

How to assess the osmotic power of a substance?

Hello, I suspect that a molecule I am using is causing bacteria to experience osmotic shock. What chemical properties should I look for to compare this capability with those of other substances?...

06 August 2024 977 1 View

Does it exist some special technique for cutting ceramic membranes for Cross-sectional FESEM images?

Does it exist some special technique for cutting ceramic membranes for Cross-sectional FESEM or SEM images?

25 July 2024 5,482 2 View

Please investigate the effect of temperature and strain rate of hot deformation and the formation of delta ferrite in martensitic stainless steel 410?

25 July 2024 9,408 0 View

Optimal condition for depositing FTO target 95:5% using sputter technique?

Hello I want to know about the sputtering condition of depositing FTO from target 95:5%. I tried with RF sputter in pressure 2.5Pa and 100 sccm Ar at room temperature but it showing no...

21 July 2024 1,680 2 View

What could be the possible reason that sintering of polycrystalline diamond fabricated with tape casting has suddenly started failing?

I make polycrystalline diamond with tape casting followed by HPHT sintering. When i sintered the samples up till May, the sintering was good. When i sintered the samples in June and July at the...

16 July 2024 3,211 5 View

The HCP removal rate is lower than usual in concentration step, why?

Hello everyone. I am working on my LV concentration porject, I use 500Kda hollowfiber to do it. The HCP and BSA removal rate is nearly 80%, but last time, I failed to run it. The HCP hasn't been...

11 July 2024 5,380 0 View

How does the crystallite size and microstrain distribution influence the mechanical properties of a ceramics?

10 July 2024 3,444 4 View

Hey there, What is The best recommended solvent( safe for use) to dissolve or remove Z-90 Adhesive from ceramic surfaces ?

as of my knowledge z90 is acrylic based sealant adhesive.

09 July 2024 8,660 4 View