What is the relationship between soil pH and adding alkali-activator?

Dear all, I do research on a kind of clay and use NaOH as an alkali-activator for stabilization. The pH 2,4,6 mol. of NaOH solution are 12.9,13, and 13.1, respectively. The pH of natural soil is...

09 October 2019 3,813 2 View

What software do you recommend for plagiarism checking?

Dear all, What software do you recommend for plagiarism checking of technical papers? Regards MJM

09 October 2018 613 13 View

Why Acid treatment is done for biomass ashes activation?

Dear All, We know that acid treatment usually done for biomass ash (like Rice husk ash) activation. According to the some researches acid treatment (by some acids like HCL) increases specific...

08 September 2018 7,251 0 View

How long does it take to publish a paper?

Dear all, Does anyone know an address that shows How long does it take to publish a paper?? However, there are some in Elsevier ( https://journalfinder.elsevier.com ) and Springer ( Springer...

06 July 2018 4,577 18 View

Which dissolved ash has the most pH??

Dear all, As it is known, the pH of distilled water increase with dissolving ashes in it. It is because of some metallic oxides contents like NaO, k2O, etc, of the ashes. So, I want to know which...

10 November 2017 1,183 6 View

What is the best technique for lowering the concrete temperature in hot weather??

Hi everyone, We have to pour concrete in temperature of about 40 degree Celsius. does anyone have good technique for lowering the temperature of concrete?? We lower the temperature to near 32...

06 July 2017 9,592 3 View

What is the best technique for perimeter building waterproofing and drainage?

06 July 2017 6,352 4 View

XPS technique for introducing bonds between stabilized clay?

Hi every one I want to know if XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ) can be used to introducing bonds between chemically stabilized clay?? Regards

01 February 2017 1,350 4 View

Reinforced Wall for fine soils?

What is the most effective way to Reinforced fine soils like clay ? for example could strip reinforcement used for fine soils??? As reinforced walls should be backfilled with coarse materials like...

08 September 2016 5,409 4 View

How to measure matric suction in unsaturated soil??

07 August 2016 9,719 2 View

Is stone a sustainable material? Is it a sustainable approach to use natural stone waste in architecture?

I'm designing a zero-waste restaurant and considering using marble waste to make some tables and a bar countertop. My clients think it's not "sustainable enough" and I would like to have more...

01 March 2021 4,326 7 View

Is Journal of Agricultural Research a predator?

it is published by Juniper

28 February 2021 354 4 View

Why is NH4OH added in heavy metals limit test?

The limit test I'm referring to is USP method II. In this procedure you need to dropwise add 6N of NH4OH to the sample until it the pH is alkali. After that you need to dilute and add HOAc until...

23 February 2021 2,049 3 View

Where can I obtain agricultural land use data for Wales, UK?

The Gower peninsula around Swansea is my target area

16 February 2021 7,473 3 View

How to differentiate the economic productivity in agriculture and in manufacturing sector?

Most of the references I found were on the economic productivity in agriculture but very limited application in manufacturing sector. I would appreciate if anyone could share the references on...

15 February 2021 8,342 7 View

Aspen Plus Error: Unknown or undefined bead number?

Hello, in my Aspen Plus Simulation (see attachment) there are two heat exchangers. One HEX1 (oil+gas) ist fed by hot gas which ist coming out of a burner. The other HEX2 (gas+gas) shall work as a...

14 February 2021 8,096 2 View

For acid treated montmorillonite clays what will be the result of surface area?

The organo montmorillonite nanoclays modified with octadecylamine were used for the experiment. After acid treatment, the surface area will be increase. However, in my experiment, the surface area...

10 February 2021 1,581 3 View

Can downdraft gasifier for RDF be scaled up?

Dear researchers, In literature, so far I am seeing that downdraft is usually used for small-scale purposes (10kW-10MW). One of the reasons behind is "they do not allow for uniform distribution...

08 February 2021 5,403 1 View

Which is the most ecofriendly and effective activated agent for the preparation of activated carbon from sewage sludge?

I am going to prepare activated carbon from the waste activated sludge coming out of WWTP. Can you please help me in understanding, which chemical/physical activating agent will be most...

07 February 2021 9,507 5 View

What are the ways to test the knowledge level of agricultural labourer about their day to day work?

what kind of test can I do for testing the level of knowledge about their daily operation?

03 February 2021 7,583 10 View