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Acid wet blasting method for fabricating superhydrophobic aluminum surface with micro-nano composite structures
A superhydrophobic surface is an ideal choice to enhance the corrosion resistance of aluminum (Al) and Al-based alloys which are widely used in various industrial fields. However, there are limitations in the ...
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Investigation of Material Properties Based on 3D Graphite Morphology for Compacted Graphite Iron
The strength and thermal conductivity of compacted graphite iron (CGI) are crucial performance indicators in its engineering application. The presence of graphite in CGI significantly influences the two proper...
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Open AccessFullerenol as a novel therapeutic agent for sepsis-induced cardiomyocytes damage
Sepsis-induced myocardial damage (SIMD) is a serious complication of sepsis that affects cardiac function and prognosis. However, effective methods for the prevention and treatment of SIMD are presently lackin...
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Characteristics of Inclusions and Microstructures Around Solidification Hook of Low-Carbon Steel Continuous Casting Slab
The area around the solidification hook for low-carbon steel continuous casting slab is divided into four zones: zone A (the overflow zone), zone B (the capture zone), zone C (the zone between oscillation mark...
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Fatigue Life Prediction of Gray Cast Iron for Cylinder Head Based on Microstructure and Machine Learning
Conventional fatigue tests on complex components are difficult to sample, time-consuming and expensive. To avoid such problems, several popular machine learning (ML) algorithms were used and compared to predic...
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Relationship between the 13C chemical shifts of adsorbed mesityl oxide and acid strength of solid acid catalysts
The carbon-containing molecule can be used as an NMR probe to explore the acidic and structural features of various catalytic materials. Thereinto, although mesityl oxide (MO) has been extensively employed to ...
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An Experimental Study on Gas–Liquid Flow and Mixing Behavior in a Copper Side-Blown Smelting Furnace
The side-blown smelting technology has been widely adopted in the smelting of complex copper concentrate. This study investigated the flow field distribution in the copper smelting process in a 10:1 scaled co...
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Large-scale facile green synthesis of porous silver nanocubes on monolithic activated carbon for room-temperature catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde
Porous silver nanocubes supported on monolithic activated carbon (porous Ag/MAC) have been prepared by a novel two-step, chemical reductant-free, facile and selective process. The Ag nanocubes have been chara...
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Process mechanism of ultrafast laser multi-focal-scribing for ultrafine and efficient stealth dicing of SiC wafers
Silicon carbide (SiC), with its wide bandgap and high thermal conductivity, is considered a next-generation semiconductor material, which is driven by fast growth in energy-efficient and high-performance power...
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Rational design of hierarchically structured dual-encapsulated CoMoO4 nanosheets via in situ plasma tuning for efficient Li+ storage
Engineering electrodes with desirable nanostructures are regarded as an urgent challenge to achieve enhanced electrical conductivity, stable structural integrity, and advanced performance for Li+ storage. Various...
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CFD Simulation of Suspension Characteristics in a Stirred Tank for Slurry Electrolysis
Slurry electrolysis (SE) is a one-step green electrochemical technology used for the treatment of complex ores and solid waste. To explore the solid–liquid suspension characteristics of an SE stirred tank for ...
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Kinetics-controlled synthesis of gold–palladium alloy nano-corolla using a syringe pump and their applications for ethanol oxidation reaction
Gold–palladium (AuPd) alloy nano-corolla are successfully prepared in high purity, followed by exploration as electrocatalysts for electroxidation of ethanol (EOR) in alkaline medium. Applying kinetics control...
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Gas–Matte–Slag Three-Phase Flow in an ISASMELT Furnace
A mathematical model was developed to simulate gas–matte–slag three-phase flow in ISASMELT furnace with a top-submerged lance. An experimentally verified simulation model was established by adopting a VOF mult...
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Seeded growth of wavy Au@PdAu core-shell nanoplates with tunable thickness for visible light-assisted reduction of 4-nitrophenol
Wavy gold@palladium-gold (Au@PdAu) core-shell nanoplates are successfully prepared via seeded growth. Starting with the use of plate-like Au nanocrystals with the thickness of ~10 nm as seeds, the preferential...
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Retraction Note: Adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics of Ni (II) by Pisha sandstone
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Coupling high-throughput experiment and machine learning to optimize elemental composition in nickel-based superalloys
Establishing relationship of elemental composition and mechanical property is a tremendous amount of work in superalloys. Here, machine learning coupled with high-throughput experiment is adopted to construct ...
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Dependency of Flow Pattern in the Mold on the Distribution of Inclusions Along the Thickness of Continuous Casting Slabs
In the current study, the transition of the flow pattern in a 1000 mm × 237 mm continuous casting mold with the injected argon gas was measured using nail boards and the effect of flow pattern on the distribut...
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Effect of Thermal History on the Deformation of Non-metallic Inclusions During Plain Strain Compression
The deformation of inclusions in the steel was affected by the thermal history during the physical simulation of steel processing. After plain strain compression with a reduction of 30 pct, the average aspect ...
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Deep Insights into the Twinning Mechanism in High-Performance Al Alloys: A Comprehensive First-Principles Study
The twinning mechanism of Al solid solutions is comprehensively investigated via the first-principles method. The relative stability of C and H atoms at tetrahedral and octahedral centers is discussed. Moreover, ...
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Experimental Study on Bubble Distribution and Splashing in a Peirce–Smith Copper Converter
More than 80 pct of copper matte in the world is refined by a Peirce–Smith converter (PSC), but there still exist a number of problems restricting the productivity of PSC. A novel view for improving the copper...