X-ray diffraction techniques for mineral characterization: A review for engineers of the fundamentals, applications, and research directions

A Ali, YW Chiang, RM Santos - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
X-ray diffraction (XRD) is an important and widely used material characterization technique.
With the recent development in material science technology and understanding, various …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of polymer composite-based nanomaterial for biomedical applications

NH Solangi, RR Karri, NM Mubarak… - Advanced Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent developments in nanomaterials have come to extensive use in various fields,
especially in the biomedical industry. Numerous significant obstacles still need to be …

Coupled reduction of structural Fe (III) in nontronite and oxidation of petroleum hydrocarbons

Y Liu, S Shi, Q Zeng, Y Li, Y Chen, D Guo, D Hu… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2023 - Elsevier
Fe-bearing clay minerals are frequently present in oil reservoirs as potential electron
acceptor. Compounds in crude oil may mediate microbial reduction of structural Fe (III) in …

[HTML][HTML] Complex evolution of Holocene hydroclimate, fire and vegetation revealed by molecular, minerogenic and biogenic proxies, Marais Geluk wetland, eastern …

JK Sjöström, AM Cortizas, A Nylund, A Hardman… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Holocene climate history of Southern Africa remains inconclusive despite the increasing
number of proxy records from the region. This might be related to the diversity of proxy …

[HTML][HTML] Holocene storminess dynamics in northwestern Ireland: Shifts in storm duration and frequency between the mid-and late Holocene

JK Sjöström, R Gyllencreutz, AM Cortizas… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Substantial uncertainties exist regarding how future climate change will affect storminess
(storm frequency and intensity) in Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK). Knowledge about …

Unlocking nature's brilliance: using Antarctic extremophile Shewanella baltica to biosynthesize lanthanide-containing nanoparticles with optical up-conversion

N Oetiker, JJ León, M Swihart, K Chen… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Both lanthanide-containing and fluorine-containing nanomaterials present challenging
targets for microbial biosynthesis because these elements are toxic to most bacteria. Here …

Life cycle assessment of green binder for organic soil stabilization

RB Saldanha, VF Nuñez, A Lotero… - Transportation Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing construction on soils with low bearing capacity is a geotechnical challenge
currently faced in several parts of the world. Highly compressible organic soils require …

[HTML][HTML] Paleodust deposition and peat accumulation rates–Bog size matters

JK Sjöström, AM Cortizas, SV Hansson, NS Sánchez… - Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a high-resolution peat paleodust and accumulation rate record spanning the last
8300 years from Draftinge Mosse (400 ha), southern Sweden (57° 06′ 27.6” N 13° 42 …

[HTML][HTML] Late Holocene peat paleodust deposition in south-western Sweden-exploring geochemical properties, local mineral sources and regional aeolian activity

JK Sjöström, R Bindler, AM Cortizas, S Björck… - Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Atmospheric mineral dust not only interacts with the climate system by scattering incoming
solar radiation and affecting atmospheric photochemistry, but also contributes critical …

Investigating the mineral composition of peat by combining FTIR-ATR and multivariate analysis

A Martínez Cortizas, L López-Merino, N Silva-Sánchez… - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The mineral content of peat has received little attention until the last few decades, when peat
cores have been increasingly used to study past dust deposition. Paleodust deposition is …