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Open AccessA comparative study of drinking straws made from natural resources: structural and morphological characterization
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Thermal behavior and pyrolysis kinetics of olive stone residue
In the last decades, one of the most ordinary challenges that countries of Southern Europe face is the management of wastes and by-products of olive oil production activities which are disposed into the enviro...
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Thermal conductivity and degradation behavior of HDPE/graphene nanocomposites
Graphene-filled high-density polyethylene nanocomposites varying filler’s size (5, 10 and 25 × 10−6 m in diameter) were prepared by the melt-mixing method, and their thermal properties are then investigated by TG...
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Thermal oxidation kinetics of CrSi2 powder synthesized by pack cementation process
Chemical vapor deposition by pack cementation process was used for the first time for the synthesis of CrSi2 powder. The as-prepared powder was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction and scanning electron micr...
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Thermal and corrosion resistance of nanocomposite gradient TiAlSiN films
This work aims to examine the resistance of nanocomposite TiAlSiN gradient films when exposed in high-temperature dry air and 3 % NaCl aqueous solution environments. This was mainly accomplished by thermograv...
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The devitrification routes of vitrified materials containing chromium-loaded ash were studied in this work. Chromium-loaded ash originates from the incineration of tannery sludge. Vitrification was applied usi...
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Oxidation resistance of magnesium silicide under high-temperature air exposure
In the present work, the oxidation resistance and mechanism of the intermetallic compound of magnesium silicide (Mg2Si) were examined, which was formed by pack cementation technique for the first time. This metho...
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Formation of the Thermoelectric Candidate Chromium Silicide by Use of a Pack-Cementation Process
Transition-metal silicides are reported to be good candidates for thermoelectric applications because of their thermal and structural stability, high electrical conductivity, and generation of thermoelectric p...
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Effect of high energy ball milling on the structure and mechanical properties of cross-linked high density polyethylene
The effects of high energy ball milling (HEBM) on the structure and some key-properties of crosslinked high density polyethylene (PEX) have been thoroughly examined with a combination of X-ray diffraction anal...
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High temperature oxidation of Cr–Mo–V tool steel in carbon dioxide
This study aims to examine the oxidation resistance and kinetics of Cr, Mo, and V containing tool steel (Calmax) when exposed in CO2 high temperature environment by thermogravimetric measurements, X-ray diffracti...
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Examination of Zinc coatings on Copper substrates by thermal analysis
Copper has excellent thermal conductivity and is mainly applied in electrical and machinery applications. Its main disadvantage is its poor resistance in aggressive environments which can be significantly enfo...
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Examination of the oxidation resistance of Cr–Mo–V tool steel by thermal analysis
In the present study, the oxidation behavior of Cr–Mo–V tool steel was examined at different temperatures in air. The examination was conducted by means of thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microsc...
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Enhancing mechanical and thermal properties of PLLA ligaments with fumed silica nanoparticles and montmorillonite
Nanocomposites of poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) containing 2.5 wt% of fumed silica nanoparticles (SiO2) and organically modified montmorillonite (OMMT) were prepared by solved evaporation method. From SEM micrograph...
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Kinetic analysis of the thermal decomposition of copper (I) complexes with heterocyclic thiones
Two series of copper (I) halide complexes formulated as [(L)CuX(μ2-L)2CuX(L)] and [(L)2Cu(μ2-L)2Cu(L)2]2+ 2Χ−, respectively (X = Cl, Br and L = 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine-2-thione (dmpymtH)) were prepared. From the t...
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Luminescence and thermal behavior of copper (I) complexes with heterocyclic thiones. Part II: cationic complexes
Copper (I) halide complexes formulated as [(L)2Cu(μ2-L)2Cu(L)2]2+ 2Χ−, (X = Cl, Br and L = pyridine-2-thione (py2SH) or 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine-2-thione (dmpymtH)) were prepared, and their photoluminescence and th...
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Luminescence and thermal behavior by simultaneous TG/DTG–DTA coupled with MS of neutral copper (I) complexes with heterocyclic thiones
Copper(I) halide complexes formulated as [(L)CuX(μ2-L)2CuX(L)] (X = Cl, Br and L = pyridine-2-thione (py2SH), or 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine-2-thione (dmpymtH)) were prepared, and their photoluminescence and thermal p...
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Initial stages of oxidation of a precipitation-hardening (PH) steel
The oxidation of a precipitation-hardening (PH) steels is a rather unexplored area. In this study an attempt is made to estimate the oxidation mechanism and the kinetics that take place up to 850 °C. For this ...
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Thermal degradation kinetics of in situ prepared PET nanocomposites with acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes
A series of PET/acid-treated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposites of varying nanoparticles’ concentration were prepared, using the in situ polymerization technique. TEM micrographs verified th...
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Oxidation behaviour of precipitation hardened steel TG, X-Ray, XRD and SEM study
In the present work the oxidation behavior of ageing treated steel was examined up to 1000°C in different environments (O2 and CO2) and with different heating rates. The examination was conducted by means of ther...
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Kinetics of thermal degradation of polymers
The thermal degradation of polymers has been studied quite extensively using thermogravimetric measurements. For the kinetic description, most of the times single rate heating data and model-fitting methods ha...
