Invisible microplastics (MP) have become a significant problem worldwide in recent years. Although many studies have highlighted the sources, effects, and fate of MPs pollution on various ecosystems in developed count...
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Invisible microplastics (MP) have become a significant problem worldwide in recent years. Although many studies have highlighted the sources, effects, and fate of MPs pollution on various ecosystems in developed countries, there is limited information on MPs in the marine ecosystem along the northeastern coast of the Bay of Bengal (BoB). Coastal ecosystems along the BoB coasts are critical to a biodiverse ecology that supports human survival and resource extraction. However, the multi-environmental hotspots, ecotoxicity effects, transport mechanisms, fates, and intervention measures to control MP pollution initiatives along the BoB coasts have received little attention. Therefore, this review aims to highlight the multi-environmental hotspots, ecotoxicity effects, sources, fates, and intervention measures of MP in the northeastern BoB to understand how MP spreads in the nearshore marine ecosystem. This study critically evaluates the hotspots and ecotoxic effects of pollution from MP on the coastal multi-environment, e.g., soil, sediment, salt, water, and fish, as well as current intervention measures and additional mitigation recommendations. This study identified the northeastern part of the BoB as a hotspot for MP. In addition, the transport mechanisms and fate of MP in different environmental compartments are highlighted, as are research gaps and potential future research areas. Research on the ecotoxic effects of MP on BoB marine ecosystems must be a top priority, given the increasing use of plastics and the presence of significant marine products worldwide. The knowledge gained from this study would inform decision-makers and stakeholders in a way that could reduce the impact of the legacy of micro- and nanoplastics in the area. This study also proposes structural and non-structural measures to mitigate the effects of MPs and promote sustainable management.
In this work, aqueous-based tape casting was used to produce nano-zirconia substrates. Rheological properties of the slurries were measured at room temperature. The acrylic-based suspensions showed a pseudoplastic beh...
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In this work, aqueous-based tape casting was used to produce nano-zirconia substrates. Rheological properties of the slurries were measured at room temperature. The acrylic-based suspensions showed a pseudoplastic behavior and remained stable and homogeneous. Warm pressing was used to laminate two or more cast tapes, in order to produce SOFC structures. Strength behavior of the sintered and laminates tapes was also evaluated.
Biomass is a renewable resource which importance has attracted much attention face to the concerns involving the environmental and the oil crisis. The aim of this work is to convert lignin into coal by carbonization h...
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Biomass is a renewable resource which importance has attracted much attention face to the concerns involving the environmental and the oil crisis. The aim of this work is to convert lignin into coal by carbonization heat treatment of this biomass up to 1000 °C, under inert atmosphere, at different heating rates. The resulted coal samples were characterized by X-Ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and surface area analyzes. Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction results show that longer heat treatment resulted in coals more ordered structurally. On the order hand, longer heat treatments favored the coal production with smaller surface area.
In this work, the joint photocatalytical and bactericidal potential, under UV radiation, of titania and silver nano powders dispersed in PMMA and deposited on porous ceramic substrates (40 and 80 ppi) by dip- and spra...
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In this work, the joint photocatalytical and bactericidal potential, under UV radiation, of titania and silver nano powders dispersed in PMMA and deposited on porous ceramic substrates (40 and 80 ppi) by dip- and spray-coating, were investigated in low power consumption water purification reactors, using the Escherichia coli (E. coli) as reference pathogen. The results show the effect of different reactor morphologies (porosity, permeability, mechanical strength) on the bactericidal efficiency.
The amorphous Cu46Zr42Al7Y5 alloy presents large supercooled liquid region (ΔTX = 100 K), with a viscosity of about 106 N.s/m2 where the material can flow as a liquid, making it possible an easy deformation in this t...
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The amorphous Cu46Zr42Al7Y5 alloy presents large supercooled liquid region (ΔTX = 100 K), with a viscosity of about 106 N.s/m2 where the material can flow as a liquid, making it possible an easy deformation in this temperature region. The aim of this work was to analyze processing routes to produce bulks of metallic glasses. Two kinds of materials were used: amorphous powders and ribbons, both were consolidated by hot extrusion in temperatures inside the range between Tg and Tx, with a ram speed of 1 mm/min and extrusion ratio of 3 : 1. Analysis of X-Ray Diffratometry (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), revealed that the proposed consolidation routes were effective to produce large bulks of amorphous materials, even with the strong decreasing of ΔTX observed after deformation by milling and during extrusion.
In Brazil, 70 % of the ceramic tile output is at present produced by the dry route. Increasing global environmental concerns and the recognition of the central role played by water have pointed towards encouraging dry...
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In Brazil, 70 % of the ceramic tile output is at present produced by the dry route. Increasing global environmental concerns and the recognition of the central role played by water have pointed towards encouraging dry processes. In this context, the objective of the present work was to study the feasibility of producing high quality porcelain tiles by the dry route. A brief comparison of the dry and wet routes for producing traditional ceramic tiles shows that there are two major differences: the particle sizes obtained by the wet route are usually considerably finer and the different minerals usually mix better with the wet route. The present work studied the relative importance of these differences and looked for raw materials and operational conditions that would result in better performance and glazed porcelain tiles of good quality.
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