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Watermelon beverages such as juice, ready-to-serve (RTS) and nectar were prepared with pectin as suitable stabilizing agent in order to overcome the problem of sedimentation and cloud separation of its beverag...
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A comparative study on pyrochlore phase formation in La2Zr2O7 in microscopic and macroscopic scale
Atomic scale study has been carried out to probe the pyrochlore phase formation in local scale and compare it with the long range ordering. Lanthanum zirconate (La2Zr2O7) pyrochlore was synthesized by wet chemist...
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Electrochemical behavior of nanostructured graphene nickel phosphorus composite coating on copper
The present work is focused on the effects of graphene addition on the electrochemical performance of environmentally benign nanostructured graphene–nickel–phosphorus composite coating (G–NiP) on copper develo...
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Speciation of U and Am in sol–gel derived borosilicate glasses by photoluminescence lifetime spectroscopy
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A technique for determination of metallic impurities in Al2O3 matrix by EDXRF
The applicability of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry as an analytical technique for the determination of a few metallic impurities such as Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn in alumina (Al2O3) matr...
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Separation of uranium from solid (U, Pu, Ag) oxide analytical waste: effect of batch size and nitric acid molarity
Quality control analyses of Pu based nuclear fuels for trace metallic content by the DC-Arc-AES technique, produce a large amount of solid analytical waste containing Pu, U and Ag. Through the present study, a...
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Speciation of uranium in solids using time resolved photoluminescence technique
A comprehensive study regarding the speciation of uranium in five different solids, namely, YBO3, Sr2P2O7, SrB4O7, SrBPO5 and SrZrO3 is presented using time resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy. The ‘Sr’ based...