Principles of physical and biological science found in eight textbooks of general science for grade eight

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Advancing the use of secondary inputs in geopolymer binders for sustainable cementitious composites: A review

Because of concerns over the construction industry's heavy use of cement and the general dissatisfaction with the performance of building envelopes with respect to durability, there is a growing demand for a novel class of "green" binders. Geopolymer binders have re-emerged as binders that can be used as a replacement for Portland cement given their numerous advantages over the latter including lower carbon dioxide emissions, greater chemical and thermal resistance, combined with enhanced mechanical properties at both normal and extreme exposure conditions. The paper focuses on the use of geopolymer binders in building applications. It discusses the various options for starting materials and describes key engineering properties associated with geopolymer compositions that are ideal for structural applications. Specific properties, such as compressive strength, density, pore size distribution, cumulative water absorption, and acid resistance, are comparable to the specifications for structures incorporating conventional binders. This paper presents geopolymer binders, with their three dimensional microstructure, as material for structural elements that can be used to advance the realization of sustainable building systems. © 2011 by the authors

Synthesis of Cu-containing Diopside through a One-Step Crystallization

The incorporation of copper into pyroxene structure was investigated through the melt quenching technique and one-step crystallization procedure. Two series of glasses have been studied, one set with Ca=Mg and another set with Ca>Mg in diopside formula Cux(Ca Mg)2-xSi2O6. The glasses were nucleated by TiO2, Cr2O3, or CaF2 additions as nucleating agents to variably control the phases produced. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) were used to characterize the obtained samples. The heat treatment studied at 700, 800, 900 and 1000 °C for 2 h produced green and dark green glasses based on Cu-containing diopside. Various crystalline wollastonite, cuprite, tenorite, cristobalite, quartz, and fluorite phases were developed with different ratios combined with diopside formation depending on the heat treatment and nucleating agents used. As the heat treatment increased in temperature, the crystallized fraction increased with the development of nano-aggregates and the observed reticulated textures confirmed a radical change in the euhedral crystals. This emphasizes that the Cu-containing diopside can be created by a facile one step process. These compositions may find some applications in biological and optical fields

Mullitization behaviour during thermal treatment of three kaolinitic clays from Cameroon: Densificaron, sintering kinetics and microstructure

Three kaolinitic clays from Cameroon were studied for their mullitization behaviour. The three clayey materials were from Ntamuka (TAN), Mayouom (MAY) and Wabane (WAB), all situated in the hills of western Cameroon. X-ray diffraction and thermal, dilatometric and SEM-EDS analyses were used to follow up the phase evolution, sintering kinetics and microstructure of the three materials as a function of temperature (1000-1500°C). Fine powders of each sample were pressed and treated in the above temperature range with the goal to correlate the phase evolution with densificaron parameters (shrinkage, porosity, density and mechanical strength). The nucleation of mullite and the increase of peak intensities were directly correlated to continuous densification and reduction of open porosity as observed under the SEM, The mullitization peak temperatures at 5°C/min were 973°C, 979.1°C, and 983.6°C respectively for TAN, MAY and WAB and - in the same order but at 20°C/min 992.1°C, 997.4°C and 1001.2°C. The mullitization phenomenon, which includes a first step of nucleation and a second of crystal growth, shows an activation energy that varies depending on the nature of sample investigated: the values ranged from 650 to 730 kJ/mol. The microstructure of the sintered products consisted on the elongated secondary mullite (types II and III) interlocking with primary (type I) mullite in a compact matrix with relative amount of glassy phase for MAY and WAB. The morphology of mullite grains in TAN was more different being laiger cuboid grains aggregated with cristobalite to form a compact microstructure. The formation of TiO2 crystals and then Ti-Al (tialite: Al2TiO5) crystals influenced the microstructure of MAY and WAB

Progress on open science:towards a shared research knowledge system. Final report of the open science policy platform.

This is the final version. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record.This final report of the EU Open Science Policy Platform (OSPP) provides a brief overview of its four-year mandate from 2016 to 2020, followed by an update on progress by each stakeholder group over the past two years since the publication of the OSPP’s recommendations across the European Commission’s eight ambitions on Open Science, (OSPP-REC1 ). This summary of Practical Commitments for Implementation with specific examples of progress by each stakeholder community across Europe (see Annex A) is followed by a perspective from each group on the major outstanding blockers to progress and possible next steps. The group of 25 key stakeholder representatives have then come t

Effects of nucleating agents on diopside crystallization in new glass-ceramics for tile-glaze application

The effect of crystallization produced by addition of TiO2, ZrO2 and P2O5 oxides to glass-ceramic of the system CaO-MgO-SiO2 was studied using structural and thermal techniques. The devitrification process was independent of thermal treatment. X-ray diffraction studies performed on the glass-ceramic system indicated that diopside crystalline phase was more thermodynamically favourable than other phases. The effect of the nucleating agent depends on its nature: TiO2 decreased the activation energy while P2O5 and ZrO2 did not. SEM analysis of the doped glass-ceramics showed randomly distributed crystals with significant dimensional variations from those of the undoped system. All these formulations, showing a high crystallization rate, and a fast heating rate, can be used as tile glazes and/or tile-glaze components

Microwave-assisted vacuum synthesis of tio2 nanocrystalline powders in one-pot, one-step procedure

A new method for fast and simple synthesis of crystalline TiO2 nanoparticles with photocat-alytic activity was developed by carrying out a classic sol–gel reaction directly under vacuum. The use of microwaves for fast heating of the reaction medium further reduces synthesis times. When the solvent is completely removed by vacuum, the product is obtained in the form of a powder that can be easily redispersed in water to yield a stable nanoparticle suspension, exhibiting a comparable photocatalytic activity with respect to a commercial product. The present methodology can, therefore, be considered a process intensification procedure for the production of nanotitania

A Multi-Physic Modelling Insight into the Differences between Microwave and Conventional Heating for the Synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles

Microwave-assisted synthesis of nanoparticles usually leads to a smaller and more uni-formly distributed particle size compared to conventional heating (e.g., oil bath). Numerical simulation can help to obtain a better insight into the process in terms of temperature distribution or to evidence existing different temperature profiles and heating rates between the two techniques. In this paper multi-physics numerical simulation is used to investigate the continuous flow synthesis of titanium oxide nanoparticles starting from alkoxide precursors. Temperature-dependent permit-tivity of reactants has been measured, including the effects of permanence at the maximum synthesis temperature. A temperature homogeneity index has been defined to compare microwave and conventional heating. Results show that when using microwave heating at 2450 MHz, in the inves-tigated conditions, a much higher temperature homogeneity of the reactants is reached. Moreover, reactants experience different heating rates, depending on their position inside the microwave ap-plicator, while this is almost negligible in the case of conventional heating

Water resistance and thermal behavior of metakaolin-phosphate-based geopolymer cements

The main target of this work was to investigate the thermal behavior and water resistance of geopolymer cement made from metakaolin as an aluminosilicate source using phosphoric acid solution (10 M) as a hardener. The obtained geopolymer cements were cured at room temperature for 28 days, the one part was treated at 200°C, 400°C, 600°C, 800°C and 1000°C, and the others were soaked in water for 28 days. The geopolymer cements were characterized by microstructural properties using X-ray diffractometry, infrared spectroscopy, microstructure, physical property based on water resistance and thermo-mechanical properties (thermal analysis, compressive strength). The results show that the compressive strength of the unheated geopolymer cement was 87.96 MPa. The ones soaked in water revealed a strength of 40.71 MPa. This indicates that the specimens soaked in water lose about 54% of their strengths. The X-ray patterns of heated geopolymer cements showed the formation of crystalline phases even at relatively low temperatures. It was typically found that the compressive strength of metakaolin-phosphate-based geopolymer cements decreases due to the hydrolysis of Si-O-P bonds in the presence of water