Browsing Center for Advanced Materials Research by Publication Date
Now showing items 21-40 of 1379
-
Anti-microbial Activity Of Graphene Oxide Against Bacteria And Fungi
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)Graphene Oxide (GO) is a promising material for various applications. The team prepared GO from graphite and studied the interaction with different microorganisms. Anti-microbial properties were detected for the prepared ... -
Qatalum's 1st Cut Spl; Treatment And Applications
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)Spent Pot Lining (SPL) is produced in thousands of tons annually as a waste from the aluminum industry. SPL is classified into two types, 1st and 2nd Cut SPL. The 1st cut, which is the material under investigation in this ... -
Biocompatible Graphene Oxide With Anchored Zwitterionic Moiety - Synthesis, Characterization And Application
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)Biocompatible Graphene Oxide with Anchored Zwitterionic Moiety - Synthesis, Characterization and Application Markéta Ilčíková1, Zuzana Kroneková2, Anna Záhoranová2 and Peter Kasák1* 1 Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar ... -
New Processing Technique To Improve Physical And Mechanical Properties Of Graphene Nanocomposites
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)Nanocomposites are commonly used in many applications and new processing techniques are required to improve mechanical and physical properties of these materials. Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) have high aspect ratio and ... -
Enhancement Of Water-oil Separation By Electroclescence
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)Dispersed water droplets in organic liquids are commonly encountered in the oil, chemical and biochemical industries. A typical example is the separation of dispersed water drops in crude oil, in order to prevent catalyst ... -
Antibacterial Modification Of Polyethylene By Multistage Process Utilizing Low-temperature Plasma
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)Limiting factor of PE application in healthcare is high susceptibility of polyethylene towards bacterial growth. For this reason, antibacterial treatment of PE foils using appropriate antibacterial agents was used in this ... -
Kinetic Study Of The Crystallization Of Lldpe And Wax In Lldpe/wax Phase-change Blends Used For Thermal Energy Storage
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)Phase-change materials are used to store and release energy through phase changes, be it melting and solidification processes or solid state phase transitions. Among a large number of phase-change materials are paraffin ... -
Advanced Thermal Energy Systems Based On Paraffin Waxes Applicable In Building Industry
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)Thermal energy storage systems are crucial for reducing dependency on fossil fuels and minimizing CO2 emissions. The building sector is a major sector responsible for producing high levels of CO2 in most countries (including ... -
Photocatalytic Degradation Of Phenolic Compounds
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)A great challenge for this century lies in cleaning-up the wastewater generated during industrial, domestic and agricultural activities before being released, into the aquatic environment, or reused for another purpose ... -
Synthesizing New Anodes From Qatalum's 1st Cut Spl
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)Aluminum industry produces hundreds of tons of spent pot lining (SPL) waste every year. SPL is classified into two types: 1st cut and 2nd cut. The 1st cut SPL which is the material under study in this work is mainly composed ... -
Superhydrophobic and corrosion behavior of electrospun PVDF-ZnO coating
( Electrochemical Society Inc. , 2014 , Conference)Corrosion is of considerable concern whenever metals and alloys are used in constructions, petroleum and gas pipelines. The present article was undertaken to investigate the hydrophobicity and corrosion resistance of PVDF ... -
Mechanical Energy Harvesting Behaviour Of Soft Polymeric Materials
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference)This study is concentrated on the preparation of the soft polymeric materials with flexoelectric effect. The flexoelectricity can be defined as reversible process of the electrical energy harvesting upon dynamical mechanical ... -
Viscoelastic and photo-actuation studies of composites based on polystyrene-grafted carbon nanotubes and styrene-b-isoprene-b-styrene block copolymer
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)Photoactuating composites based on the linear triblock copolymer polystyrene-b-polyisoprene-b-polystyrene (SIS) were prepared by incorporation of polystyrene-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-PS). Modification ... -
Thermal characterization of polymer matrix composites containing microencapsulated paraffin in solid or liquid state
( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)This work focuses on the study of heat transfer mechanisms in composites materials which may be used for Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage applications. These composites contain phase change material (PCM) which can absorb ... -
Novel deformation structures of pure titanium induced by room temperature equal channel angular pressing
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Novel deformation structures of commercial pure (CP) Ti induced by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at room temperature have been studied by electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD). All the deformation twins occurring ... -
Electrodeposition of nanostructured Nickel-Ceramic composite coatings: A review
( Electrochemical Science Group , 2014 , Article)This review presents a recent literature on electrochemically prepared nickel-ceramic nanocomposites coatings. These nanostructured coatings exhibit remarkable enhanced corrosion resistance and microhardness which are of ... -
The Effect of Aluminium Dross on Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of Concrete
( OMICS International , 2014 , Article)It is the objective of this project is to investigate the mechanical and chemical behaviour of new concrete type obtained by adding aluminium dross which is an impure aluminium mixture that results from metals melting and ... -
Achieve high ductility and strength in an Al-Mg alloy by severe plastic deformation combined with inter-pass annealing
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Metallic materials processed by severe plastic deformation generally possess very high strength but a rather low uniform elongation, usually <5%. In the present Al-7Mg alloy processed by room temperature equal channel ... -
Salt water corrosion resistance of electrodeposited Ni-layered silicate nanocomposite coatings from Watts' type solution
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Article)Pure nickel and nickel-montmorillonite (Ni-MMT) composite coatings were produced using pulse current electrodeposition from Watts' type solution. Experimental results show that the codeposition of MMT particles into the ... -
Polyaniline/polyvinyl alcohol blends: Effect of sulfonic acid dopants on microstructural, optical, thermal and electrical properties
( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)This correspondence reports the preparation and performance of different polyaniline–polyvinyl blends (PANI–PVA) doped with sulfonated acids. PANI is prepared by in situ dispersion polymerisation, and a subsequent extensive ...
