Adsorption of iron by using hybrid Akar Putra and commercialized chicken eggshells as bio-sorbents from aqueous solution by H.M. Nasir, A. Azmi, A.Z. Aris, S.M. Praveena

“…Heavy metal contamination in the environment could cause harmful effects both to human health and aquatic life. …”
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Management of Cattle Dung and Novel Bioelectricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cells: An Ingenious Experimental Approach by Gagandeep Kaur, Yadwinder Singh Brar, Jaspreet Kaur, Akhil Gupta, Kamal Kant Sharma, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, Raman Kumar, Shubham Sharma, Somnath Chattopadhyaya, Shashi Prakash Dwivedi, Alibek Issakhov, Nima Khalilpoor

“…The novelty of this research is presented through usage of conductive metal electrodes for the performance analysis of MFCs.…”
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Structural, electronic, mechanical, optical and magnetic properties of RhNbZ (Z = Li, Si, As) Half-Heusler compounds: a first-principles study by Adem Beriso Bejo, Megersa Wodajo Shura, Kumneger Tadele, Mesfin Asfaw Afrassa, Fekadu Tolessa Maremi

“…Calculations of electronic band structure and density of states (DOS) affirm that RhNbSi is a semi-conductor with an indirect band gap of 0.662 eV and 1.0095 eV from generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and GGA+U approaches respectively, where U is Hubbard parameter, RhNbLi has metallic property under both GGA and GGA+U approaches whereas RhNbAs has metallic nature under GGA prediction but it has half-metallic property under GGA+U approach, a property which is essential for spintronic applications. …”
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Enhancing the estimation of cadmium content in rice leaves by integrating vegetation indices and color indices using machine learning by Xiaoyun Huang, Shengxi Chen, Tianling Fu, Chengwu Fan, Hongxing Chen, Song Zhang, Hui Chen, Song Qin, Zhenran Gao

“…Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal recognized for its notable biotoxicity. Excessive Cd levels can have detrimental effects on crop growth, development, and yield. …”
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CHANGING THE PROPERTIES OF THE STEEL 10G2BF AFTER HOT ROLLING by A. B. Steblov, A. A. Zlobin

“…It was shown that heating and subsequent deformation of the metal improves the strength properties and  provides the required level of mechanical properties in the finished rolled steel.…”
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THE MOVEMENT OF DISPERSED MATERIALS IN TILTING ROTARY FURNACES by S. L. Rovin

“…The proposed scheme describes a complex helical reciprocating movement of materials in rotary tilting furnaces that are designed for recycling of dispersible metal-containing wastes.…”
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Recent Observations in Surface Electromyography Recording of Triceps Brachii Muscle in Patients and Athletes by Md. Asraf Ali, Kenneth Sundaraj, R. Badlishah Ahmad, Nizam Uddin Ahamed, Md. Anamul Islam

“…Objective: To observe and analyse the literature on the use of surface electromyography electrodes, including the shape, size, and metal composition of the electrodes used, the interelectrode distance, and the anatomical locations on the muscle at which the electrodes are placed, for the observation of the triceps brachii muscle activity in patients and athletes.…”
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About possibility of energy-efficient heating of cast iron in a close cupola forehearth by E. N. Gnezdov

“…Therе is analyzed the possibility of heating of the melting product in the cupola forehearth due to combustion heat of natural gas, and also is given data on physical modeling of metal melt bursting by gas blushes and on experimental determination of gas stress in a forehearth.…”
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Ion bridging enables high-voltage polyether electrolytes for quasi-solid-state batteries by Tianyi Hou, Donghai Wang, Bowen Jiang, Yi Liu, Jia Kong, Yanbing He, Yunhui Huang, Henghui Xu

“…Abstract Polyether electrolytes have been widely recognized for their favorable compatibility with lithium-metal, yet they are hampered by intrinsically low oxidation thresholds, limiting their potential for realizing high-energy Li-metal batteries. …”
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Maximally PCB-Space-Saving Hybrid Integration of Millimeter-Wave and Microwave Antennas for 5G and B5G Smartphones by Huan-Chu Huang, Jie Wu, Shuang Cui

“…The whole millimeter-wave antenna module is integrated to a metal cantilever extending from the metal frame (as a microwave antenna) serving as the carrier for the millimeter-wave antenna module. …”
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Experimental Study of Size Effects on the Deformation Strength and Failure Characteristics of Hard Rocks under True Triaxial Compression by Qiang Han, Yaohui Gao, Yan Zhang

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Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite A from Alkaleri Kaolin using Conventional Hydro Thermal Synthesis Technique by Adamu Abubakar, Nasiru Yahaya, Wilson Lamayi

“…FTIR confirmed the presence of Si-O, Si-Al, Al-O, and metal oxygen bonds. SEM/EDX revealed a cubic morphology with some bigger particles that are mono dispersed and partially spherical, along with different compositions of the elements present. …”
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Removal of As Using Chitosan–Montmorillonite Composite: Sorptive Equilibrium and Kinetics by Ansar Anjum, Chand K. Seth, Monika Datta

“…The sorbent has been observed to show a sorption efficiency of 42.0% from 0.006 μg ml −1 of metal ion. The batch adsorption model was developed to predict the equilibrium adsorption capacity with respect to the pH of As 3+ solution, contact time and initial concentration of metal ion. …”
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A novel cellulose-derived graphite carbon with abundant defects for excellent environmental adaptability and superior wideband microwave absorbents by Guangguang Guan, Jiebai Li, Xiaoqiang Li, Jun Xiang, Yangtao Zhou

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The effect of platinum-aluminide coating features on high-temperature fatigue life of nickel-based superalloy Rene®80 by Barjesteh M.M., Zangeneh-Madar K., Abbasi S.M., Shirvani K.

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Impact of nanoparticles (B4C-Al2O3) on mechanical, wear, fracture behavior and machining properties of formwork grade Al7075 composites by T. B. Prakash, M. Gangadharappa, Santhosh Somashekar, M. Ravikumar

“…This study explores how ageing temperature and the volume percentage of Al2O3+B4C nanoparticles influence the machinability and hardness of stir-cast Al-7075 Metal Matrix Composite (MMC). Using liquid metallurgy techniques, hybrid materials were created by reinforcing Al7075 metal matrix with varying weight percentages of nanosized B4C (1.5%, 3%, and 4.5%) and Al2O3 (1%, 1.5%, and 2%). …”
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Reduction behavior of Tin-containing phase in Tin-bearing iron concentrates under CO-CO2 mixed gases by Yu Y., Li H.-J., Li L.

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Effect of solid solution temperature and aging time on microstructure and mechanical properties of Inconel 617 superalloy by WANG Qingpeng, LIU Sheng, SUN Mingyue, JIA Zhen, XU Bin, WU Shengqing, CHEN Yijie

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Origin of the formation of isostructural bcc-Fe+bcc-Cu nanocomposites in Fe–Cu alloy via vacuum co-deposition by A. I. Ustinov, L. O. Olikhovska, S. O. Demchenkov, V. S. Skorodzievskii, S. S. Polishchuk, T. V. Melnychenko

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THERMO-MECHANICALLY PROCESSED ROLLED WIRE FOR HIGH-STRENGTH ON-BOARD WIRE by V. A. Lutsenko, V. G. Chernichenko, O. V. Lutsenko, I. N. Radjkova, V. I. Gritsaenko

“…It is shown that at twisting of wire of diameter 1,83 mm, produced by direct wire drawing of thermomechanically processed rolled wire of diameter 5,5 mm of steel 90, metal stratification is completely eliminated at decrease of carbon, manganese and an additional alloying of chrome.…”
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