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Decolorization of methyl orange using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor-An investigation of co-substrate and dye degradation kinetics
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Decolorization of a synthetic wastewater containing Methyl Orange (MO) azo dye was performed in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. Color removal efficiencies approaching 94, 90 and 96% were obtained with ... -
Deformation and energy absorption characteristics of Biomass foam composites
(Trans Tech Publications Inc., 2014-04)Deformation and energy absorption characteristic of biomass foam composites are important in crashwortyness efficiency. The type of foam that had been used in this research is polyurethane (PU) foam with plant-based filler ... -
Densification and crystallization of nonstoichiometric cordierite glass with excess MgO synthesized from kaolin and talc
(The American Ceramic Society, 2011-03)Densification and crystallization behaviors of nonstoichiometric cordierite synthesized from minerals through the glass route are reported in this paper. DTA of glass powder was conducted under isothermal and nonisothermal ... -
The density functional study of electronic structure, electronic charge density, linear and nonlinear optical properties of single crystal alpha-LiAlTe₂
(Elsevier, 2014)Self-consistent calculations is performed using the full potential linear augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) technique based on density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the electronic band structure, density of states, ... -
Density functional study of optical properties of beryllium chalcogenides compounds in nickel arsenide B8 structure
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-02-01)The structural, electronic and optical properties of beryllium chalcogenides BeS, BeSe and BeTe using the full-potential linear augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method are investigated. The exchangecorrelation energy within ... -
Density functional theory calculation of the optical properties and topological analysis of the electron density of MBi2B 2O7 (M = Ca,Zn) compounds
(American Institute of Physics, 2013-02)The topology of the electron density for congruent melting oxyborate Bi2ZnOB2O6 and CaBi2B 2O7 is studied in light of the theory of atoms in molecules. All the electron density critical points in the unit cell are ... -
Density of electronic states and dispersion of optical functions of defect chalcopyrite CdGa2X4 (X = S, Se): DFT study
(Elsevier Limited, 2013)A density functional theory (DFT) based on full potential linear augmented plane wave (FPLAPW) was used for calculating the electronic structure, charge density and optical properties of CdGa2X4 (X = S, Se) compounds. Local ... -
Density of states, optical and thermoelectric properties of perovskite vanadium fluorides Na₃VF₆
(Elsevier/NORTH-HOLLAND, 2014)The electronic structure, charge density and Fermi surface of Na₃VF₆ compound have been examined with the support of density functional theory (DFT). Using the full potential linear augmented plane wave method, we employed ... -
Design and development of remote communication system for mines detector robot
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)This paper describes the design and development of remote communication system for mines detector robot. This project uses a PIC18F4580 microcontroller to control the robot movements and functions. A metal detector will ... -
Design and development of sensing system for mines detector robot
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)This paper presents the design and development of sensing system for mines detector robot. The objective of this project is to identify the optimum metal detection system and design and develop the sensing system of mines ... -
Design and development of tracking system for mines detector robot
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014-01)This paper presents the design and development of tracking system for the mines detector robot. The scope for the tracking system covers two important tasks: 1. Design of optimum tracking path to cover maximum scanning ... -
Design, processing and characterization of fly ash-based geopolymers for lightweight concrete application
(Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), 2013-04)The mix design of geopolymers plays important role in obtaining desirable compressive strength. Optimum mix design of geopolymers can be applied for application, such as lightweight concrete. In order to determine the ... -
Determination of crystal changes on sodium cobaltite (NaCo 2O4) by Reitveld analysis as a suitability function in thermoelectric materials
(American Institute of Physics, 2010-03-11)Sodium Cobaltite, NaCo2O4 has been studied extensively as a new thermoelectric material. The cobalt oxide position in each sodium unit cell may determine the power produced by this type of thermoelectric materials. In this ... -
Determination of interlayer mixing and oxygen non-stoichiometry in LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2-δ using powder diffraction data
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)The effect of preparation conditions, temperature and atmosphere, on oxygen stoichiometry and interlayer cation mixing in the layered rock salt material LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2-δ has been investigated using X-Ray powder ... -
Development of dense hydroxyapatite-ni by modified electroless deposition technique.
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)Ni deposited on HA powder was prepared by electroless plating process without sensitization and activation treatment. The deposited powder obtained was characterized by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDX) and x-ray ... -
Development of nano-material (nano-silver) in electronic components application
(AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)This paper presents the development of nano-material in electronic components especially in Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC) application. The effect of nano-material in Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier (PLCC)will improve ... -
DFT calculation for elastic constants of orthorhombic structure within WIEN2K code: A new package (ortho-elastic)
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-12)A new package for calculating the elastic constants of orthorhombic structure is released. The package called ortho-elastic. The formalism of calculating the ortho-elastic constants is described in details. The package is ... -
DFT calculation of the electronic and optical properties of Ag 2PdO2 from X-ray and neutron crystallographic data
(Elsevier B.V., 2013)Electronic and optical properties of ternary silver palladium oxide (Ag2PdO2) are investigated using density functional theory. Two different possible approximations for the exchange correlation potentials were employed. ... -
DFT calculation of the electronic structure and optical properties of two strontium germanium nitrides: α-Sr2GeN2 and β-Sr2GeN2
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-05-15)The existence of α-Sr2GeN2 and β-Sr 2GeN2 were reported recently with their structural properties. In this paper, electronic and optical properties have been investigated using density functional theory. The Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof ... -
Dielectric properties of barium titanate with different stoichiometry
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)This paper focused in details about dielectric properties of BT with different stoichiometry. In this research, BT was synthesis by solid state reaction between TiO2 and BaCO3 at constant sintering temperature of 1350 °C. ...