scholarly journals Non-destructive in situ analysis of garnet by combining scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques

DYNA ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 83 (195) ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
John Deiver Bonilla-Jaimes ◽  
Jose Antonio Henao-Martínez ◽  
Carolina Mendoza-Luna ◽  
Oscar Mauricio Castellanos-Alarcón ◽  
Carlos Alberto Ríos-Reyes

Mediante el uso de la difracción de rayos-X de polvo (DRXP), microdifracción de rayos-X (<span style="font-family: Symbol;">m</span>DXR) y microscopía electrónica de barrido, la caracterización estructural de minerales resulta ser mucho más fiable y precisa. La identificación y cuantificación elemental y composicional de los minerales mediante estas técnicas no destructivas, mejoran la calidad de los resultados y permiten realizar un análisis completo del material. Los datos obtenidos mediante estas técnicas revelaron la presencia de granate tipo espesartina, además de los elementos y compuestos trazas que conforman el material en general. El refinamiento estructural de la espesartina fue realizado mediante el método Rietveld a partir de los datos obtenidos por difracción convencional y con ayuda del software de análisis MDI RIQAS. Con los datos adquiridos por <span style="font-family: Symbol;">m</span>DXR usando un detector de área, un menor tiempo de exposición (comparado con el requerido en detectores 0D y 1D) y sin la necesidad de la disminución del tamaño de partícula del mineral, fue posible la identificación de la espesartina y otros compuestos en menor concentración (mediciones "in situ"). Mediante la combinación de las técnicas de microscopía electrónica de barrido y microdifracción de rayos X, tanto de trabajo desde un punto de vista de la caracterización. El examen por difracción de micro-rayos X no requiere la separación física de la muestra. Usando esta información y las técnicas analíticas avanzadas anteriores, la identificación de granate puede ser mucho más fiable.

2013 ◽  
Vol 457-458 ◽  
pp. 244-247
Author(s):  
Min Li ◽  
Li Guang Xiao ◽  
Hong Kai Zhao

Polyethylene/montmorillonite (PE/MMT) nanocomposites were prepared by in situ polymerization. The morphology of MMT/MgCl2/TiCl4 catalyst and PE/MMT nanocomposites was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It can be seen that MMT/MgCl2/TiCl4 catalyst remained the original MMT sheet structures and many holes were found in MMT and the morphology of PE/MMT nanocomposites is part of the sheet in the form of existence, as most of the petal structure. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were carried out to characterize all the samples. XRD results reveal that the original basal reflection peak of PEI1 and PEI2 disappears completely and that of PEI3 become very weak. MMT/MgCl2/TiCl4 catalyst was finely dispersed in the PE matrix. Instead of being individually dispersed, most layers were found in thin stacks comprising several swollen layers.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1120-1121 ◽  
pp. 572-575
Author(s):  
Hong Wei Liu ◽  
Feng Wang ◽  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Xi Wu Li ◽  
Zhi Hui Li ◽  
...  

An innovative spray deposition technique has been applied to produce in situ TiB2/Zn-30Al-1Cu composites. The microstructures of the spray-deposited composite were studied using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Both theoretical and experimental results have shown that the TiB2particulates are formed in the microstructure. It was found that the TiB2particles were distributed in Zn-30Al-1Cu matrix uniformly, and the TiB2particles are about 2 μm in size. Moreover, the presence of the TiB2particles was led to increasing of α’ phase with less 2 μm size in the composites which have a tendency to decompose to α+η structure.


2015 ◽  
Vol 817 ◽  
pp. 593-598
Author(s):  
Yan Feng Liang ◽  
Sheng Quan Dong ◽  
Gao Hong Li

In situ TiCp/Al-4.5wt.%Cu composites have been coated using an electro-less Ni-P plating technique. The morphology and composition of the plating coating have been examined by scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The results indicated that the coating had a high-phosphorus amorphous microstructure. The coatings microstructures showed significantly changes when the citric acid concentration in the chemical bath was varied in the range 16-20g/L.


2011 ◽  
Vol 696 ◽  
pp. 290-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladislav Kolarik ◽  
Maria del Mar Juez-Lorenzo ◽  
Harald Fietzek

Micro-sized spherical Al particles have recently attracted interest for the development of a new concept for coatings based on their capability to form hollow alumina spheres and aluminized diffusion zones in the substrate. For understanding better their oxidation behaviour, spherical µm-Al particles with different sizes were oxidized in air on heating up to 1300°C and under isothermal conditions at 800°C and 850°C. The oxide formation was studiedin situby high temperature X-ray diffraction and the oxidised particles were analysed by scanning electron microscopy. On heating the µm-Al particles begin to form a g-Al2O3scale before reaching the melting point and the molten Al is kept within the g-Al2O3shell. On further heating q-Al2O3is detected, which forms simultaneously with the g-Al2O3. The g-Al2O3/ q-Al2O3scale is stable and protective under isothermal conditions up to 800°C within the investigated times. On further heating the g-Al2O3and q-Al2O3transform simultaneously to a-Al2O3in a temperature range of 850°C to 1100°C. Under isothermal conditions the g à a-Al2O3transformation is observed after 160 min at 850°C. During the g à a-Al2O3transformation shrinkage occurs that leads to formation of pores. A model is proposed describing the mechanism that leads to the formation of the observed whiskers morphologies during the g à a-Al2O3transformation.


2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 525-537
Author(s):  
SAADAT. A. SIDDIQI ◽  
NASIR A. KHAN ◽  
M. SABIEH ANWAR

Impedance spectroscopy (IS) is a non-destructive technique used for obtaining valuable information about bulk conductivities, dielectric constants, phase composition and grain boundaries of important ceramic materials, amongst many others. We obtained Nyquist plots for four different hot-pressed Si 3 N 4 samples in two different frequency regimes: 1 Hz to 30 MHz and 1 kHz to 100 kHz. The information obtained was compared against results from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The limitations of the frequency response techniques are also discussed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 236-238 ◽  
pp. 1687-1691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Ren ◽  
You Ming Cao ◽  
Zhou Qiao Lei

The crystal zinc borate (Zn3B6O12·3.5H2O) nano-strips and nano-flakes were successfully prepared by a wet method using boric acid (H3BO3) and Zn(NO3)2·H2O as raw materials in situ aqueous solution, and triethanolamine as the modifying agent. The nano/microstructures and morphologies of the as-obtained samples were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). It had been found that the as-prepared materials displayed nanostrips with average length from 100 to 200nm and the thicknesses about 30nm as well as nanoflakes with diameter about 4μm and thickness about several nanometers morphology.


2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 1675-1679
Author(s):  
Chang Yu Liu ◽  
Shu Liang Wang ◽  
Jian Li ◽  
Cheng Yu Wang

Amphiphobic vaterite with a size of about 50 nm, was prepared via crystallization of CaCO3with perfluorooctane surfapropyl betaine(DF-921)in methanol by mimicking the process of biomineralization. The products were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and contact angle analysis. The results indicate that the CaCO3powder samples had both hydrophobic and oleophobic properties. The DF-921 used in this research not only controlled the crystal type of the CaCO3particles but also changed the surface properties of the final products.


2013 ◽  
Vol 203-204 ◽  
pp. 133-136
Author(s):  
Anna Góral ◽  
Marek Nowak ◽  
Joanna Wojewoda-Budka

Our interests are focused on the Ni/Al2O3 nanocomposite coatings electrochemically deposited in modified Watt’s-type baths into which α-Al2O3 nanopowder is added on steel substrates. The effect of different amounts of α-Al2O3 phase in the electrolyte baths on microstructure of electrodeposited Ni/Al2O3 coatings is investigated. In order to study the coatings the non-destructive X-ray diffraction techniques are applied. As indirect techniques, they are supported by imaging methods, especially scanning electron microscopy.


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (26) ◽  
pp. 14727-14735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Wen ◽  
Xuebing Zhou ◽  
Deqing Liang

In this work, the decomposition behaviour of methane hydrate in porous media was investigated microscopically using powder X-ray diffraction, cryogenic scanning electron microscopy and in situ Raman spectroscopy.


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