Sulfurization- Desulfurization of Iron-Calcium Oxygen Carriers during Chemical Looping Combustion of Syngas by Yu-Lun Chen, Young Ku, Ya-Chun Chang

“…Calcium sulfide (CaS) was generated during the chemical looping combustion of SO2-containing syngas with CaFe-378. CaS was further oxidized to CaSO4 on the surface of CaFe-378 during air regeneration, which might inhibit the complete regeneration of iron oxides. …”
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Raman and Fluorescence Spectroscopy of CeO2, Er2O3, Nd2O3, Tm2O3, Yb2O3, La2O3, and Tb4O7 by Jianlan Cui, Gregory A. Hope

“…Multiple laser sources (wavelengths of 325 nm, 442 nm, 514 nm, and 632.8 nm) for the Raman shift ranges from 100 cm−1 to 5000 cm−1 of these excitations were used for each individual rare earth oxide. Raman shifts and fluorescence emission have been identified. …”
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ZnO/MO_x Nanofiber Heterostructures: MO_x Receptor’s Role in Gas Detection by Vadim Platonov, Oleg Sinyashin, Marina Rumyantseva

“…When detecting oxidizing gas NO₂, high sensitivity at a low measurement temperature can be achieved with a high concentration of free electrons in the near-surface layer of zinc oxide grains, which is determined by the band bending at the ZnO/MO_x interface characterized by the difference in the electron work function of ZnO and MO_x.…”
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Corrosion of Low-Alloy Steel in Ethanolamine Steam Generator Chemistry—The Effect of Temperature and Flow Rate by Iva Betova, Martin Bojinov, Vasil Karastoyanov

“…Quantum chemical calculations indicate the adsorption orientation of ethanolamine on the oxide surface. Interpretation of impedance spectra with a kinetic approach based on the mixed-conduction model enabled estimating the rate constants of oxidation at the alloy–oxide interface, as well as charge transfer and ionic transport resistances of the corrosion process. …”
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Transition metal vacancy and position engineering enables reversible anionic redox reaction for sodium storage by Congcong Cai, Xinyuan Li, Jiantao Li, Ruohan Yu, Ping Hu, Ting Zhu, Tianyi Li, Sungsik Lee, Nuo Xu, Hao Fan, Jinsong Wu, Liang Zhou, Liqiang Mai, Khalil Amine

“…Abstract Triggering the anionic redox reaction is an effective approach to boost the capacity of layered transition metal (TM) oxides. However, the irreversible oxygen release and structural deterioration at high voltage remain conundrums. …”
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The effect of electroslag remelting on the cleanliness of CrNiMoWMnV ultrahigh-strength steels by Ali M., Porter D., Kömi J., Heikkinen E.P., Eissa M., El Faramawy H., Mattar T.

“…Most MnS inclusions were removed although some were re-precipitated on oxide or nitride inclusions leading to multiphase inclusions with an oxide or nitride core surrounded by sulphide, e.g. …”
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Impact of gate metals/high-K materials and lateral scaling on the performance of AlN/GaN/AlGaN-MOSHEMT on SiC wafer for future microwave power amplifiers in RADAR & communicati... by Gauri Deshpande, J. Ajayan, Sandip Bhattacharya, B. Mounika, Amit Krishna Dwivedi, D. Nirmal

“…An innovative GaN-channel MOSHEMT (Metal-oxide-semiconductor-high-electron-mobility-transistor) featuring AlGaN aback barrier and AlN barrier is reported. …”
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Growth and Etch Rate Study of Low Temperature Anodic Silicon Dioxide Thin Films by Akarapu Ashok, Prem Pal

“…Several techniques with different processing environments have been investigated to deposit silicon dioxide films at temperatures down to room temperature. Anodic oxidation of silicon is one of the low temperature processes to grow oxide films even below room temperature. …”
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Wet-Chemical Surface Texturing of Sputter-Deposited ZnO:Al Films as Front Electrode for Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells by Xia Yan, Selvaraj Venkataraj, Armin G. Aberle

“…Transparent conductive oxides (TCOs) play a major role as the front electrodes of thin-film silicon (Si) solar cells, as they can provide optical scattering and hence improved photon absorption inside the devices. …”
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Renewable energy and the role of molten salts and carbon by Fray D.

“…Recently, dimensionally stable anodes have been developed for molten salt electrolytes, based upon alkali or alkaline ruthenates which are highly electronically conducting and these may allow the concept of high temperature batteries to be developed in which an alkali or alkaline earth element reacts with air to form oxides when the battery is discharging and the oxide decomposes when the battery is being recharged. …”
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PROBLEMS OF METALLOGRAPHIC DEFINITION OF OXYGEN QUANTITY IN THE DEFORMED COPPER by A. G. Anisovich

“…Value of 1,53 g/cm3 is determined for cuprous oxide density.…”
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In situ polymerized polyetherimide/Al2O3 nanocomposites with significantly improved capacitive energy storage performance at high temperatures by Li Tan, Jiufeng Dong, Li Li, Chengyuan Wang, Yuqi Liu, Yujuan Niu, Zizhao Pan, Liang Sun, Hong Wang

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Assessing the Suitability of Snail-Shell Powder as a Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete Production. by Mukundane, Ivan

“…Their pozzolanic composition was done and found to contain elements such as Calcium-Oxide 85.413%m/m, Iron (iii) oxide 0.406%m/m, Silicon dioxide 8.561%m/m, Potassium oxide 0.212%m/m, Aluminum oxide as 4.250%m/m, Manganese(ii) oxide 0.308%m/m, Phosphorous pent oxide 0.002%m/m, Titanium oxide 0.015%m/m. …”
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Polyvinylpyrrolidone and Brij-35 Stabilized IrO2 Nanoclusters As Highly Effective Catalyst In The Degradation Of Acid Orange 10: A Comparative Study by Rajni Lasyal, Shakunj Rajput

“…The results showed that Polyvinylpyrrolidone stabilized iridium oxide nanoclusters outperformed Brij-35 stabilized iridium oxide nanoclusters, exhibiting the fastest degradation rate. …”
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Experimental research on heat transfer characteristics of a two-layer corium pool based on a three-dimensional ellipsoidal lower plenum by Shihao Wu, Yapei Zhang, Jian Yu, Jingyuan Bai, Wenxi Tian, Suizheng Qiu, G. H. Su

“…The molten material is simulated by nitrate mixture (20mol%NaNO3-80mol%KNO3), and electric heating wire is chosen to simulate the oxide layer decay heat. The effects of heating power, oxide layer height and layered partition thickness on heat transfer characteristics of two-layer molten pool under static conditions were studied. …”
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Modelación con elementos finitos del agrietamiento en el hormigón por corrosión localizada en la armadura Finite element modeling of cracking in concrete due to localized corrosion... by J Castorena, J.L. Pérez, A Borunda, C Gaona, A Torres-Acosta, I Velázquez, A Martínez, F Almeraya

“…El caso de la capa de óxido es modelado mediante elementos de contacto CONTA174, y la armadura con SOLID65, pero sin las opciones de aplastamiento y agrietamiento. …”
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An Enthusiastic Glance in to the Visible Responsive Photocatalysts for Energy Production and Pollutant Removal, with Special Emphasis on Titania by Padikkaparambil Silija, Zahira Yaakob, Viswanathan Suraja, Njarakkattuvalappil Narayanan Binitha, Zubair Shamsul Akmal

“…In this review, the influence of various metal oxide photocatalysts on energy production and pollutant removal are presented with special emphasis on titania based photocatalysts. …”
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Green nanotechnology: nanoparticle synthesis using Curcuma amada, Curcuma caesia, Curcuma longa, and Curcuma zedoaria by Avinash Gangal, Neeraj K. Sethiya, Manisha Duseja, Ravi K. Shukla, Dheeraj Bisht, Vijay Singh Rana, H. Lalhlenmawia, Shavkatzon Azizov, Deepak Kumar

“…Recently, biogenic synthesis has gained extensive attention for synthesizing a wide range of nanomaterials including metal/metal oxides, hybrid, and bioinspired nano-materials, respectively. …”
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General synthesis of neighboring dual-atomic sites with a specific pre-designed distance via an interfacial-fixing strategy by Yan Yan, Rui Yu, Mingkai Liu, Zehua Qu, Jifeng Yang, Siyuan He, Hongliang Li, Jie Zeng

“…Specifically, polydopamine is used to coat nanotemplates made of metal oxides, followed by pyrolysis to form a metal-oxide skeleton coated by rich nitrogen-doped carbon shells. …”
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Structural and Optical Properties of Amorphous Al2O3 Thin Film Deposited by Atomic Layer Deposition by Shuzheng Shi, Shuo Qian, Xiaojuan Hou, Jiliang Mu, Jian He, Xiujian Chou

“…Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) amorphous structure with short-range order and long-range disorder has presented promising applications in optical and optoelectronic devices. …”
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