How to take XRD of colloidal Ag NPs?

I have synthesized silver nanoparticles using sodium citrate as reducing agent. I have carried out XRD characterization by drop coating colloidal solution on the glass substrate ( since yield in...

27 January 2021 1,416 3 View

What are the natural background values of Major,Trace and REE elements in sediments deposited by Indian rivers?

We are working on geochemical analysis of sediments derived from eastern and western ghats of India.

20 January 2021 8,963 6 View

CFD steady state simulation not converging even after large number of iterations for multiphase flow?

Dear All, I have been working on multiphase flow through a complex geometry having porosity 0.25. I have patched it with oil and high-salinity brine. At the inlet I am flowing low-salinity brine....

04 December 2020 4,506 3 View

Is it desktop SLA 3d printer works with different resins or blended resins or nano reinforced resins?

I want to start my research work on nano reinforced polymer composites, for that i am choosing desktop SLA additive manufacturing process for preparing the component. My doubt is that, is it...

28 November 2020 978 4 View

Is there any software for calculating hit bias (HB), missed precipitation (MP), and false precipitation (FP)?

I have a time series of two rainfall products. For error decomposition analysis, I have to calculate HB, MB and FB. Is there any software for calculating these variables.

27 November 2020 980 2 View

How we can measure the Salt level/concentration in the field? or how we can measure the pH of soil in field?

I am visiting different high salt effective areas to collect plant leaves and soil samples. Before sample collect i must want to know the pH on soil. Is their any rapid fast and reliable method to...

25 October 2020 3,732 2 View

Absolute values in Leptin ELISA kit are higher than normal. Does it depend on washing procedure?

I have been using mouse leptin ELISA kit (Catalog number (90030) from crystal chem. I have been doing manual washing between my steps as I didn't have automatic washer instrument. Does this cause...

12 August 2020 4,352 4 View

Do Acetonitrile type (gradient grade or non gradient grade) affects the HPLC results?

Trying to develop the HILIC-RID method for sugar analyte but getting very different results between two-run of the same sample. Tried 60 minute washing between two-run. The mobile phase is 75:25...

11 June 2020 8,385 3 View

Why is COD removal more in biological anaerobic treatment?

Answer related to metabolism of bacteria would be appreciated.

23 May 2020 4,050 2 View

Conducting a survey to understand the response to work from home during the covid-19 lockdown?

Greetings, We are conducting a survey on work from home and its impact, please fill the questionnaire and contribute to the growth of academic understanding of the concepts and for policy...

03 May 2020 3,758 22 View

What is the production process of CaFe ferroalloys?

I looking for ferro calcium production process

03 March 2021 1,755 4 View

Can water be extracted from Olivine?

I have always been interested in geology and wondered about how unique structures of materials behave in different circumstances. I stumbled upon Olivine, the magnesium iron silicate, and heard...

28 February 2021 7,330 4 View

How does charge on working electrode changes with rising potential?

During performing CV of a GCE or modified GCE, we rise the potential in the first half of the cycle and reduce it in reverse half. During the first half, what is the nature of charge on GCE or...

25 February 2021 7,994 3 View

What is the best etching method for Mg-Ca alloy?

I have used Picral etchant (4.2 g Picric acid, 10 mL Acetic acid, 70 mL Ethanol, 10 mL distilled water) but it didn't work. Is there any alternative?

21 February 2021 2,558 5 View

What is the detection limit of ED-XRF technique for transition metals in silicon ?

Hi everybody, please, can someone tell us if the transition metals (W, Fe, Ni, etc ...) in silicon destined for solar cell manufacturing can be detected by ED-XRF technique. Note that the...

18 February 2021 6,231 4 View

Passivation of chromium cast Iron in high temperature?

14 February 2021 2,157 3 View

Why ICP-MS test for Teflon filters that collected PM2.5, show really high results in the millions of ug/g ?

I analyzed soil and ash samples using ICP-MS for 28 metals, then I resuspended those samples to collect PM2.5 particles in a filter using a selective inlet inlet. My only issue that Fe and Al...

13 February 2021 7,592 3 View

How to interpret different leached phases of metapelites?

Extraction of three different phases of metapelites, mostly phyllites as the Carbonate phase, Fe-Mn Phase, and Silicate phase has been obtained. After doing ICPMS, different results have evolved....

11 February 2021 5,198 10 View

How can I take subsamples of water from a larger sample in a way that allows me to measure the iron content of the subsample?

I learned how to take subsamples with a magnetic stir bar, but I noticed iron particles stick to the bar, and I am having trouble finding a standard method to solve that problem. How can I take a...

04 February 2021 4,778 1 View

What is the best visualisation solvent for xylooligosaccharides using TLC?

I am interested in using TLC to detect non-linear xylooligosaccharides. What would be the best visualisation solvent? Would aniline phthalate solution be suitable? I have also seen people...

02 February 2021 7,748 3 View