What do we mean by the hardness of nanoparticles?

Dear Researchers & Professors, Please let me know the answers for the following queries. 1. What do we mean by the hardness of a nanoparticle? 2. If the hardness of Al2O3 nanoparticle is...

04 May 2019 7,390 4 View

DISCUSSION CLOSED - on thesis evaluation?

The discussion is closed as per the valuable suggestion of Professor Pawan Kumar Khanna. I thank him for enlightening me.

03 April 2019 2,533 3 View

How to determine the particle size from DLS ASCII sheet?

I have been provided with a data sheet with Intensity % and particle size in nm. Can anyone help me out to to figure the ways by which I could calculate the average particle size from it? I need...

02 March 2018 1,917 7 View

Can anyone kindly list the institutions which possess characterization instruments for nanopowder samples and nanofluid specimens in Chennai?

I request someone to list the institutions and/or labs, which can help me utilize Furnace (upto 1000 deg.C), SEM (magnification upto nano size), XRD, pH, Zeta Potential DLS for powder samples and...

04 May 2016 2,011 5 View

Can anyone suggest the best way to prepare SWCNT in water based nanofluid?

02 March 2016 7,943 4 View

Can anyone suggest Surfactants/Dispersants for MgO and CuO in DI water as nanofluids?

Dear Researchers and Professors, I dispersed 0.5 gms of MgO in a litre of DI water and sonicated it for 3 hours and found that, it did not disperse well. After keeping it idle for a day, found...

02 March 2016 145 3 View

Can someone please send me full papers on the fluid flow through ducts?

Can some one provide me with full research papers on flow of conventional fluid and Nanofluid through ducts? Any number of papers as much possible.

08 September 2015 8,100 0 View

Can anyone kindly guide on the preparation of nanofluids for Forced Convection Test Loop?

Please suggest each basic step to prepare a nanofluid for Forced Convection Test Loop setup. How much quantity of nanofluid is needed for the test loop? How much nanoparticle is to be taken to...

06 July 2015 1,480 2 View

What are all the possible thermal and electrical properties to be measured after synthesizing a nanoparticle and when using it as nanofluids?

I wish to know whether a synthesized nanoparticle can be used as effective nanofluid for thermal and electrical application. Also I am in need of the measurement techniques available and can be...

06 July 2015 6,397 8 View

Plagiarism Software

Dear Professors & Researchers, Can anyone kindly provide me with a list of good plagiarism check software, which would be affordable for me to buy and install in my personal...

01 January 1970 6,567 8 View

I need to image mesoporous silica nanoparticles that are in ~100 nm size and do high resolution TEM to look at mesopores. what grids should I use?

Need to image mesoporous silica nanoparticles using the TEM. Also, need high resolution TEM images to see the mesoporous structure. Kindly suggest what kind of grids to use. Thanks, Shatadru

02 March 2021 1,787 2 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

Can chitosan alone can act as a reducing agent for Cu(0) nanoparticle sythesis?

[Synthesizing Cu nanoparticles without using chemical reductants]

01 March 2021 8,359 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 are the new 2D nanomaterials were used for Silver nanoparticles stabilization?

In the stabilization of AgNPs are vital in current research interest. However, some of the 2D nano-materials like graphene oxide, MoS2, etc... previously used to stabilize it. But still they shown...

01 March 2021 2,207 3 View

What is the state of the drug inside solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)?

I am a little confuse with the mechanism of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs). The main point of encapsulating drugs into SLNs is because some drugs have low solubility in water. Therefore, SLNs...

01 March 2021 3,703 3 View

How to check the uv-vis absorption of nanoparticle by surface plasmon resonance?

I try to check the uv-vis absorption of Indium nanoparticle. Now I am measuring in solution, can I measure it in the form of a film?

01 March 2021 930 3 View

Distribution of particles in metal matrix?

How would define the "good" and "poor" distribution of particles within the matrix. Is there a quantitative solution to assess the distribution of the particles, which then having denotation of...

28 February 2021 7,397 8 View

How can I calculate the rdf of water molecules around 'Na' ions that are closest(adsorbed) to the nanoparticle(solute)?

Hi, I want to calculate the radial distribution function for water molecules around the Na+ ions adsorbed on the surface of a spherical nanoparticle using the gromacs trajectory dynamically? For...

28 February 2021 5,650 1 View