The effects of aggressive peat nature (pH) on the strength of peat treated by cement and cement-sodium silicate grout were investigated by evaluating the changes in unconfined compressive strength,moisture content,and...The effects of aggressive peat nature (pH) on the strength of peat treated by cement and cement-sodium silicate grout were investigated by evaluating the changes in unconfined compressive strength,moisture content,and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of samples with time in different pH media.The results indicate that peats treated by cement-silicate have higher strength than peats treated by cement,due to an increase in pH value of the media.Furthermore,cement and cement-silicate are highly effective in reducing the moisture content and void ratio of the treated peats.The microstructures of treated peats support the laboratory test results.展开更多
Chromium-incorporated mesoporous silica materials (MCrS) have been successfully prepared in strong acidic media by assembly of preformed CrSI precursors with triblock copolymer of the Pluronic type (P123) by a two...Chromium-incorporated mesoporous silica materials (MCrS) have been successfully prepared in strong acidic media by assembly of preformed CrSI precursors with triblock copolymer of the Pluronic type (P123) by a two steps procedure. Various techniques including XRD, N2 adsorption, FT-IR spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance UV-vis (DRUV-vis) and EPR were employed for the materials characterization. MCrS materials have a hexagonal structure with uniform mesopores and contain Cr(V) and Cr(VI) under low and high Cr content and that the mesoporous walls contain the MFI structure building units.展开更多
基金the Ministry of Science,Technology Innovation,Malaysia (Project No.03-01-04-SF0889) for the financial support of this research
文摘The effects of aggressive peat nature (pH) on the strength of peat treated by cement and cement-sodium silicate grout were investigated by evaluating the changes in unconfined compressive strength,moisture content,and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of samples with time in different pH media.The results indicate that peats treated by cement-silicate have higher strength than peats treated by cement,due to an increase in pH value of the media.Furthermore,cement and cement-silicate are highly effective in reducing the moisture content and void ratio of the treated peats.The microstructures of treated peats support the laboratory test results.
文摘Chromium-incorporated mesoporous silica materials (MCrS) have been successfully prepared in strong acidic media by assembly of preformed CrSI precursors with triblock copolymer of the Pluronic type (P123) by a two steps procedure. Various techniques including XRD, N2 adsorption, FT-IR spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance UV-vis (DRUV-vis) and EPR were employed for the materials characterization. MCrS materials have a hexagonal structure with uniform mesopores and contain Cr(V) and Cr(VI) under low and high Cr content and that the mesoporous walls contain the MFI structure building units.