In this paper, we
report the synthesis of zinc indium sulfide (ZnIn
2
S
4
) microspheres synthesized via a low-temperature
route, and the as-synthesized material was used for photocatalytic
degradation of malachite green (MG), methyl orange (MO), and Direct
Red 80 (DR-80) dyes. The as-synthesized material was characterized
by powder X-ray diffraction and field-emission scanning electron microscopy
for studying the crystal structure and surface morphology, respectively.
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was performed to determine
the functional groups attached. UV–Visible absorption spectrometry
was done for light absorbance and band gap analysis, and Mott–Schottky
analysis was performed to determine the nature and flat band potential
of the material. A scavenger study was performed to analyze the active
species taking part in the degradation process. The reusability of
the material was tested up to four cycles to check the reduction
in efficiency after each cycle. A time-correlated single-photon counting
study was performed to observe the average lifetime of generated excitons
during photocatalysis. It was found that the as-synthesized porous
sample is more efficient in degrading the cationic dye than anionic
dyes, which is further explained in the article.
The precipitation behaviour in a novel Al0.5MoTaTi complex concentrated alloy (CCA) is described in this study. The alloy was fabricated through an arc-melting process. Solution heat treatment and additional aging was performed at 1673 K and 1273 K. It was found, that a disordered body-centred cubic phase (bcc) precipitates in cuboidaland loop-shaped form within an ordered B2 phase. The mechanism of the formation of the loops is believed to be related to the transformation of anti-phase boundaries (APB) in the ordered B2 phase at high temperatures, which act as nucleation sites for the disordered bcc phase during cooling and aging.
Chemical warfare agents (CWAs) have become a pivotal concern for the global community and spurred a wide spectrum of research for the development of new generation protective materials. Herein, a highly effective self-detoxifying filter consisting of in-situ immobilized Zirconium hydroxide [Zr(OH)4] over woven activated carbon fabric [Zr(OH)4@W-ACF] is presented for the removal of CWAs. It was prepared to harness the synergistic effect of high surface area of W-ACF, leads to high dispersion of CWAs and high phosphilicity and reactivity of [Zr(OH)4]. The synthesized materials were characterized by ATR-FTIR, EDX, SEM, TEM, XPS, TGA, and BET surface area analyzer. The kinetics of in-situ degradation of CWAs over Zr(OH)4@W-ACF were studied and found to be following the first-order reaction kinetics. The rate constant was found to be 0.244 min−1 and 2.31 × 10−2 min−1 for sarin and soman, respectively over Zr(OH)4@W-ACF. The potential practical applicability of this work was established by fabricating Zr(OH)4@W-ACF as reactive adsorbent layer for protective suit, and found to be meeting the specified criteria in terms of air permeability, tearing strength and nerve agent permeation as per TOP-08-2-501A:2013 and IS-17380:2020. The degradation products of CWAs were analyzed with NMR and GC–MS. The combined properties of dual functional textile with reactive material are expected to open up new exciting avenues in the field of CWAs protective clothing and thus find diverse application in defence and environmental sector.
EDM machining of Al 6061 was performed under varying conditions of pulse current and pulse duration. Graphite was used as an electrode material with distilled water and paraffin oil as two different dielectric mediums. The aim is to characterize the surface integrity produced as a result of EDM machining under both varying electrical and non-electrical parameters as it is important in determining the service life of EDM machined components. The vertical, horizontal and corner surfaces are studied independently for each single set of conditions. The average white layer thickness (AWLT) and surface roughness was found to be dependent on pulse current values and pulse duration. The dielectric medium also has an influence on the thickness and nature of white layer. It was found that the thickness and nature of the white layer formed from distilled water is different from that of paraffin oil. New methods of AWLT and surface roughness measurement through an optical microscope are described. The surface roughness method developed was calibrated against an identical surface roughness tester. Finally, material removal rate, tool wear rate, the presence of micro cracks, voids and globules were compared for different conditions and conclusions were drawn according to the actual physical conditions during machining.
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