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Impact of ionic liquids on the processing and photo-actuation behavior of SBR composites containing graphene nanoplatelets
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The effects of butylpyridinium bromide-based ionic liquids (ILs) on the vulcanization kinetics, mechanical properties and photo-actuation ability of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) composites filled with graphene nanoplatelets ... -
Impact of moisture contents on the performance of organic bi-layer ITO/OD thermo-electric cells
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)We propose a bi-layer thermo-electric cell based on elastic indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate and organic semiconductor orange dye (OD). It is observed that thermo-electric voltages are ~30% higher in bi-layer ITO/OD cell ... -
Impact of Prolonged Exposure to Sour Service on the Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Mechanism of NACE Carbon Steel Material Used in Wet Sour Gas Multiphase Pipeline
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The oil and gas industry is involved with severe corrosive/sour environmental conditions due to H2S, CO2, and moisture content. The National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) has developed standards to enable users ... -
Impact of surface coating on electrochemical and thermal behaviors of a Li-rich Li1.2Ni0.16Mn0.56Co0.08O2 cathode
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2020 , Article)Lithium-rich layered oxide materials are considered as potential cathode materials for future high-performance lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to their high operating voltage and relatively high specific capacity. ... -
Impact of the Processing-Induced Orientation of Hexagonal Boron Nitride and Graphite on the Thermal Conductivity of Polyethylene Composites
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Emergent heat transfer and thermal management applications require polymer composites with enhanced thermal conductivity (κ). Composites filled with non-spherical fillers, such as hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and Graphite ... -
Impact Toughness Enhancement of Melt Treated Al-Si-Mg Cast Alloy
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Improved electrical conductivity of carbon/polyvinyl alcohol electrospun nanofibers
( Hindawi , 2015 , Article)Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) gained much interest in the last few years due to their promising electrical, chemical, and mechanical characteristics. This paper investigates a new nanocomposite composed of carbon nanofibers ... -
Improved electrochemical performance of SiO2-coated Li-rich layered oxides-Li1.2Ni0.13Mn0.54Co0.13O2
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Lithium-rich layered oxides (LLOs) such as Li1.2Ni0.13Mn0.54Co0.13O2 are suitable cathode materials for future lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Despite some salient advantages, like low cost, ease of fabrication, high capacity, ... -
Improved flexible, controlled dielectric constant material from recycled LDPE polymer composites
( Springer Nature , 2016 , Article)In this study, recycled low density polyethylene (RLDPE) is developed with the addition of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) to have new polymer composites. The following wt% were used of the filler (1, 4 and 6 wt%). Tensile properties, ... -
Improved Forward Osmosis Performance of Thin Film Composite Membranes with Graphene Quantum Dots Derived from Eucalyptus Tree Leaves
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The major challenges in forward osmosis (FO) are low water flux, high specific reverse solute flux (SRSF), and membrane fouling. The present work addresses these problems by the incorporation of graphene quantum dots (GQDs) ... -
Improved mechanical and corrosion properties of nickel composite coatings by incorporation of layered silicates
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Layered silicates as exfoliated montmorillonite are incorporated into nickel films by electrodeposition, enhancing both corrosion resistance and hardness. Films were deposited onto stainless steel from a plating solution ... -
Improved mechanical properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy plates by pre-rolling followed by warm compression
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)AZ31 magnesium alloy plates were processed by pre-rolling followed by warm compression. The corresponding microstructure evolution and mechanical properties were investigated in the present paper. The pre-introduced twins ... -
Improved mechanical properties of recycled linear low-density polyethylene composites filled with date palm wood powder
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2014 , Article)Recycled linear low-density polyethylene (RLLDPE) was blended with date palm wood powder to prepare composites in which the concentration of the filler ranged from 10 to 70wt.%. The cross-linking of composites was performed ... -
Improved properties of Al-Si3N4 nanocomposites fabricated through a microwave sintering and hot extrusion process
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2017 , Article)In this study, nano-sized Si3N4 (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 vol%)/Al composites were fabricated using a powder metallurgy method involving microwave sintering technique followed by hot extrusion. The influence of Si3N4 content ... -
Improved properties of polyolefin nanocomposite coatings modified with ceria nanoparticles loaded with 2-mercaptobenzothiazole
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)Ceria nanoparticles (CNPs) were loaded with a corrosion inhibitor 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (2-MBT), and used as an anticorrosive pigment. For that, the proposed additive was thoroughly mixed (1 wt%) into a Polyolefin matrix ... -
An Improved Quality Inspection of Engine Bearings Using Machine Vision Systems
( American Society for Testing and Materials , 2022 , Article)The growth of an industry is mostly based on the quality of the product. When there is a fault in the manufactured product in a batch, the entire batch is rejected because of a single faulty product. Quality has become one ... -
Improved self-healing performance of polymeric nanocomposites reinforced with talc nanoparticles (TNPs) and urea-formaldehyde microcapsules (UFMCs)
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)The present work reports the self-healing performance of the epoxy based polymeric nanocomposite coatings containing different concentrations (1 and 3 wt%) of talc nanoparticles (TNPs) modified with sodium nitrate (NaNO3), ... -
Improvement in properties of Ni-B coatings by the addition of mixed oxide nanoparticles
( Electrochemical Science Group , 2015 , Article)A comparison of properties of electrodeposited Ni-B and Ni-B-ZrO2-Al2O3 nanocomposite coatings is presented to explain the benefits of addition of mixed nanoparticles of ZrO2 and Al2O3 into Ni-B matrix. A comparative study ... -
Improvement of aluminum/polyethylene adhesion through corona discharge
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2017 , Article)Polyethylene (PE) is often used in several industrial applications including the building, packaging and transport industries. Aluminum (Al) is widely used in different applications in the automotive, railway, aeronautic, ... -
Improvement of heat sink performance using paraffin/graphite/hydrogel phase change composite coating
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Phase-change materials offer high latent heat and are widely used for energy storage applications. Paraffin wax is usually used as a phase-change material. However, its application in energy storage is restricted due to ...