A review on the utilization of calcium oxide as a base catalyst in biodiesel production

NA Zul, S Ganesan, TS Hamidon, WD Oh… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Researchers and stakeholders alike have widely agreed that the biggest obstacle in
producing biodiesel is the high cost of production. Due to this, much interest has been drawn …

The effective adsorption of tetracycline onto zirconia nanoparticles synthesized by novel microbial green technology

B Debnath, M Majumdar, M Bhowmik… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria have been used in this study for zirconia nanoparticles
synthesis through green technology for adsorption driven bioremediation of tetracycline from …

Preparation methods of thermoluminescent materials for dosimetric applications: An overview

J Azorin - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2014 - Elsevier
Many different natural minerals and synthetic inorganic compounds present the
phenomenon of thermoluminescence (TL); however, only a part of them satisfy the …

CO2 reforming of CH4 over nanocrystalline zirconia-supported nickel catalysts

M Rezaei, SM Alavi, S Sahebdelfar, P Bai, X Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2008 - Elsevier
Mesoporous nanocrystalline zirconia with high-surface area and pure tetragonal crystalline
phase has been prepared by the surfactant-assisted route, using Pluronic P123 block …

Transparent single crystalline ZrO2-SiO2 glass nanoceramic sintered by SPS

L Fu, C Wu, K Grandfield, E Unosson, J Chang… - Journal of the European …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Transparent ZrO 2-SiO 2 glass ceramics show potential for application in the dental
industry. The application of this material prepared by a sol-gel method was hindered by the …

Highly translucent and strong ZrO2-SiO2 nanocrystalline glass ceramic prepared by sol-gel method and spark plasma sintering with fine 3D microstructure for dental …

L Fu, H Engqvist, W Xia - Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2017 - Elsevier
Balance of better mechanical strength and good translucency for dental restorative materials
is always a challenge. A translucent glass ceramic/ceramic with improved mechanical …

Phase transformation of ZrO2 by Si incorporation and catalytic activity for isopropyl alcohol dehydration and dehydrogenation

HK Min, YW Kim, C Kim, IAM Ibrahim, JW Han… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The synthesis of metal oxides under basic conditions can yield unexpected experimental
errors, such as contamination by impurities. Here, we clarified the influence of Si on the …

Structure, drug absorption, bioactive and antibacterial properties of sol-gel SiO2/ZrO2 materials

M Catauro, F Barrino, G Dal Poggetto, M Milazzo… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Zirconia widely used in biomedical applications has three crystalline forms, but the
transformation from tetragonal to monoclinic is a serious problem in the biomedical field. In …

The influence of Si–O–Zr bonds on the crystal-growth inhibition of zirconia prepared by the glycothermal method

S Kongwudthiti, P Praserthdam… - Journal of materials …, 2003 - Elsevier
SiO2-modified ZrO2 with the Si/Zr ratios of 0.04, 0.08, and 0.15 were prepared by the
reaction of zirconium n-propoxide and tetraethyl orthosilicate in 1, 4-butanediol. The …

Comparison of plasma electrolytic oxidation of zirconium alloy in silicate-and aluminate-based electrolytes and wear properties of the resulting coatings

Y Cheng, F Wu, J Dong, X Wu, Z Xue, E Matykina… - Electrochimica …, 2012 - Elsevier
Plasma electrolytic oxidation of Zircaloy-2 at constant rms current is examined in silicate and
aluminate electrolytes, revealing significantly different behaviors in the growth kinetics and …