Although the upland rice has been known by its moderate tolerance to aluminum, the presence of exchangeable aluminum in acidic soils may inhibit and compromise the adequate plant growth. However, there are few reports ...

Aluminum matrix composites are currently considered as promising materials for tribological applications in the automotive, aircraft and aerospace industries due to their great advantage of a high strength-to-weight ratio. ...

This work deals with the processing and characterization of aluminum/carbon fiber/epoxy composites obtained from anodized and non-anodized aluminum plates. In this work, the electrochemical treatment employed was the ...

Aluminum white dross is a valuable material principally due to its high metallic aluminum content. The aim of this work is to develop a method for quantitative analysis of aluminum white dross with high accuracy. Initially, ...

Porous structures based on aluminum oxide-hydroxide (Al2O3-Al(OH)(3)) show high refractoriness. Regarding their use as thermal insulators, the preparation of aqueous castable suspensions requires suitable conditions to ...

Aluminum or copper tungstophosphates and tungstosilicates were synthesized and immobilized in a polymeric blend formed by polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol using the freeze-thawing method. The salts retained the ...

Aluminum matrix composites are currently considered as promising materials for tribological applications in the automotive, aircraft and aerospace industries due to their great advantage of a high strength-to-weight ratio. ...

A structural and mechanical characterization of pure aluminum and 2124 T6 aluminum alloy reinforced with quasicrystalline phases of composition Al65Cu20Fe15 and Al70.5Pd21Mn8.5 (% at.) were performed. The quasicrystalline ...

Biofouling is a natural process that involves the settlement and growth of organisms on natural or man-made structures and leads to material deterioration, generating severe technical and economic problems. The use of ...