Synthesis and Photocatalytic Performance of Five Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Supramolecules with Chain-like Organic Cations for Tetracycline Degradation by Changfu Chen, Xingxing Zhang, Chenfei Ren, Jiajun Yan, Kaijun Wu, Yi Yan, Xiru Song, Shufan Bu, Yunyin Niu

“…The compounds were characterized by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis. …”
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Aqueous extract phyto-mediated synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles and ZnO-bentonite nanocomposites: Physical analysis and investigation of antibacterial activity by Jemal Adem, Enyew Amare Zereffa, Teshome Abdo Segne, H.C. Ananda Murthy, Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Temesgen Achamo Orshiso, C.R. Ravikumar, Dhanalakshmi Muniswamy, V.S. Kotakadi

“…Characterization by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the synthesis and structure of the NPs and NCs, revealing average crystallite sizes of 13.5–28.7 and 3.41–22.3 nm, respectively. …”
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Synthesis and Application of Fe₃O₄–ZrO₂ Magnetic Nanoparticles for Fluoride Adsorption from Water by Israel Águila-Martínez, José Antonio Pérez-Tavares, Efrén González-Aguiñaga, Pablo Eduardo Cardoso-Avila, Héctor Pérez Ladrón de Guevara, Rita Patakfalvi

“…SEM and EDS analyses revealed quasi-spherical and elongated morphologies with uniform elemental distribution, maintaining the designed Fe/Zr ratios. …”
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Fluoride ion removal from mine water via nucleation crystallization pelleting process by Xiyu ZHANG, Shuning DONG, Hao WANG, Pengkang JIN, Xiaodong WANG, Qiangmin WANG, Tao ZHANG

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) corroborated that thermodynamically stable aragonite and vaterite crystals were generated from reactions between Ca2+ and F−. …”
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Research on shale lamination types and logging characterization methods: A case study of the Funing Formation Member 2 in Gaoyou Sag, Subei Basin by TANG Lei, LIAO Wenting, XIA Lianjun, MA Jie, ZHANG Juan

“…Therefore, this study investigates the methods for quantitative characterization of shale lamination types and their development in Funing Formation Member 2 of Gaoyou Sag, by integrating data from core thin sections, whole rock diffraction, elemental logging, and well logging, based on the climatic and environmental evolution during different sedimentary stages. …”
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Synthesis and swelling behavior of highly adsorbent hydrogel for the removal of brilliant green from an aqueous solution: Thermodynamic, kinetic, and isotherm models by Aseel M. Aljeboree, Ayad F. Alkaim, Shaymaa Abed Hussein, Mohammed Abed Jawad, Ishraq Hasan, Shahad Abdulhadi Khuder

“…BG-loaded nanocomposite exhibited sheet-like morphology, irregular spherical shapes and nonhomogeneous distribution, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed CPL interaction with the nanocomposite matrix, evidenced by dark CPL regions, Energy dispersive X-Ray (EDX) analysis was performed to investigate the elemental composition of hydrogel nanocomposite, X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the nanocomposite matrix and CPL is shown to disappear in the matrix of hydrogel., thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to determine the thermal stability of synthesized nanocomposite, and represented a complete breakdown of the nanocomposite at 600–750 °C, and Brunauer− Emmett−Teller (BET) shows nanocomposite has a specific surface area and total pore volume of 0.019 cm3 g−1. …”
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Improved Mechanical Performances of Hastelloy C276 Composite Coatings Reinforced with SiC by Laser Cladding by Yuqing Tang, Zheng Lu, Xuan Zhang, Xihuai Wang, Shengbin Zhao, Mingdi Wang

“…The phase compositions, elemental distribution, microstructural characteristics, hardness, wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the composite coatings were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Vickers hardness testing, friction-wear testing and electrochemical methods. …”
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Microscopic phase evolution mechanism of lithium slag and fiber synergistically enhancing concrete toughness: Perspective of preventing coal-rock dynamic disasters through energy a... by Xuyang Bai, Junwen Zhang, Yulin Li, Zeyu Liu, Zhixiang Song, Yang Zhang, Xukai Dong, Shaokang Wu, Weizheng Xu, Xian Li

“…Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) was used to reveal the interfacial pore state and element distribution of the internal microstructure of concrete. …”
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Effect of different current types on the microstructure of electrodeposited aluminium coatings by TENG Xinyue, LIU Chaonan, ZHANG Dongxun, WANG Zhenwei, WEN Feng

“…., direct current (15 mA·cm-2), unidirectional pulse and bidirectional pulse current, was compared. Both the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were employed to characterize the phase structure and internal microstructure of aluminum coatings.ResultsThe experimental results show that the coatings are all composed of Al element and have a face-centered cubic structure, in which the preferred orientation of the crystal faces of the direct current and bidirectional pulsed electrodeposition coatings is different. …”
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Growth and Characterization of Co-Doped L-Lysine Monohydrochloride Dihydrate (CLMHCl) Single Crystals by Slow Evaporation Method by V. Rajendran, S. Gnanam

“…To grow good quality crystals pH value of growth solution has been optimized and solubility of CLMHCl values was determined. …”
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Hydrothermally produced activated carbon spheres from discarded maize cobs for efficient removal of rose bengal dye from water environment by R. Sivaranjanee, P. Senthil Kumar, Gayathri Rangasamy

“…Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis, X-Ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), elemental analysis (EDX) and FTIR spectroscopy were used for analyzing the produced HACs. …”
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Enhanced capacitive deionization performance using Mn-doped activated carbon electrodes for energy-efficient brackish water desalination by Nasser A. M. Barakat, Eman Ashour, Yasmin T. Sayed

“…Structural characterization via X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscopy and elemental mapping confirmed successful Mn incorporation, while thermogravimetric analysis demonstrated improved thermal stability. …”
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A Low Temperature Calciothermic Reduction Approach for the Synthesis of LaB6 Powders by M. Sadhasivam, M. Usmaniya, L.J. Berchmans, S.R. Sanakaranarayanan, S.P. Kumaresh Babu, G. Vijayaragavan

“…The processing methodology and heat treatment parameters are optimized based on thermodynamic estimates in order to favour the reaction kinetics and for complete formation of LaB6 powders with highest purity. …”
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Effects of Doping Cr and Cr-Ni on the Properties of TiAlN Thin Films under Different Bias Voltage by LIANG Wei-zhong, WANG Cheng-lei, ZHANG Ke-xiang, LIANG Chao-jie, XIE Ying-guang, LIN De-min

“…In addition, the phase structure of the film was detected by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the apparent microhardness was measured by microhardness tester. …”
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A mineral-strength conversion model based on LIBS technology and rapid batch testing and application of uniaxial compressive strength by Qinghe ZHANG, Xiaorui WANG, Chuanbing WANG, Weiguo LI, Fengqiang GONG, Xinsheng ZHANG, Jingguo LI

“…A spectral database for granite and metamorphic sandstone is constructed using LIBS, and the elemental and mineral datasets of the rocks are acquired by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) tests, respectively. …”
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The Synthesis of NiY Zeolite via the Acid Hydrolysis of Ethyl Silicate and Its Catalytic Performance in the Degradation of Benzyl Phenyl Ethers by Bosen Zhou, Zhengbo Lai, Yuanyuan Li, Hualan Zhou, Ye Tian, Yibo Zhao, Ming Xia

“…Key synthesis parameters, including reactant molar ratios, crystallization temperature, and time, were systematically varied to optimize the synthesis conditions. The synthesized products were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), nitrogen adsorption analysis, and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) elemental analysis. …”
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Dynamic recrystallization and microstructural evolution in 40CrNi2MoV steel during forging by Wei Zhu, Xiaohe Wang, Luoxing Li, Peng Cheng, Chenxi Shao, Decheng Wang, Feng Feng, Peng Zhou

“…A strain-compensated Arrhenius constitutive model and dynamic recrystallization (DRX) model for 40CrNi2MoV steel were established via isothermal compression (900°C–1180°C, 0.001–0.5 s−1). Finite element analysis predicted microstructural evolution of samples, validated by processing maps, and electron backscatter diffraction. …”
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Synthesis, Spectral, Thermogravimetric, XRD, Molecular Modelling and Potential Antibacterial Studies of Dimeric Complexes with Bis Bidentate ON–NO Donor Azo Dye Ligands by Bipin Bihari Mahapatra, Ramani Ranjan Mishra, Ashish Kumar Sarangi

“…The metal complexes have been characterised by elemental analytical, conductance, magnetic susceptibility, IR, electronic spectra, ESR, NMR, thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction (powder pattern) spectra, and molecular modelling studies. …”
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Wide & deep learning for predicting relative mineral compositions of sediment cores solely based on XRF scans, a case study from Pleistocene Paleolake Olduvai, Tanzania by Gayantha R.L. Kodikara, Lindsay J. McHenry, Ian G. Stanistreet, Harald Stollhofen, Jackson K. Njau, Nicholas Toth, Kathy Schick

“…This study develops a method to use deep learning models to predict the mineral assemblages and their relative abundances in paleolake cores using high-resolution XRF core scan elemental data and X-ray diffraction (XRD) mineralogical results from the same core taken at coarser resolution. …”
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Enhanced vacuum brazing joining between Ti–48Al–2Cr–2Nb/Ti–22Al–25Nb intermetallic alloys by Zr-free Ti-based filler by Hao Tian, Jie Xiong, Lei Zhao, Jun Mei, Yan Qi, Jun-Wei Wu, Kai-Kai Li, Jian-Chao He, Tong-Yi Zhang

“…This study investigates the microstructure and tensile properties of vacuum-brazed joints of Ti–48Al–2Cr–2Nb (Ti4822) and Ti–22Al–25Nb (Ti2AlNb) intermetallic alloys using Ti-based filler metals, with and without the addition of Zr element. Detailed microstructural characterization of the brazed joints was conducted using Electron Backscatter Diffraction and Transmission Electron Microscopy, identifying various phases and their distributions. …”
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