scholarly journals Assessment of the role of physicochemical properties of the soil on the formation of badlands around Chitrakoot, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikhilesh Singh ◽  
Medha Jha ◽  
Sanjay Tignath ◽  
Bhola Nath Singh ◽  
Arghya Chattopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Liquid Limit ◽  
Plasticity Index ◽  
Overlay Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Channel Processes ◽  
Porosity And Permeability ◽  
Gis Environment

The present paper attempts to study the causative physicochemical properties of the soils, which effectively portray its dispersive and deteriorating conditions, which have led to the formation of badlands in the Mandakini River watershed Chitrakoot area, India. Following investigations were made on the soil samples collected from the field: i) grain size distribution ii) various physicochemical properties and nutrient content of the soil. The clay minerals were detected and identified with the X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy (HRSEM). The spatial maps of all these parameters were prepared in a GIS environment, and overlay analysis was performed. The results show that the soil has a silt loam texture with high bulk density. The low values of plastic limit, liquid limit, and plasticity index show the non-cohesive nature of the soils. Higher bulk density has decreased the porosity as well as permeability in the soils. This impact on porosity and permeability has reduced the favourable conditions for vegetation, and the soils contain low organic matter. Apart from the bulk density, the presence of calcrete and illitic clay mineral (low in content) has also reduced the permeability of the soils, further increasing runoff. The overlay analysis based on the liquid limit, plasticity index, bulk density, and drainage frequency shows that the area is thoroughly affected by badland processes. Three zones were categorized as severe, very severe, and extremely severe depending upon their conditions gully channel processes.

scholarly journals First Report on the Geologic Occurrence of Natural Na–A Zeolite and Associated Minerals in Cretaceous Mudstones of the Paja Formation of Vélez (Santander), Colombia

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 218
Author(s):  
Carlos Alberto Ríos-Reyes ◽  
German Alfonso Reyes-Mendoza ◽  
José Antonio Henao-Martínez ◽  
Craig Williams ◽  
Alan Dyer
Keyword(s):  
Natural Zeolite ◽  
Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽  
Total Sulfur ◽  
Zeolite A ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Mineral Phases ◽  
The World ◽  
Porosity And Permeability ◽  
First Time

This study reports for the first time the geologic occurrence of natural zeolite A and associated minerals in mudstones from the Cretaceous Paja Formation in the urban area of the municipality of Vélez (Santander), Colombia. These rocks are mainly composed of quartz, muscovite, pyrophyllite, kaolinite and chlorite group minerals, framboidal and cubic pyrite, as well as marcasite, with minor feldspar, sulphates, and phosphates. Total organic carbon (TOC), total sulfur (TS), and millimeter fragments of algae are high, whereas few centimeters and not biodiverse small ammonite fossils, and other allochemical components are subordinated. Na–A zeolite and associated mineral phases as sodalite occur just beside the interparticle micropores (honeycomb from framboidal, cube molds, and amorphous cavities). It is facilitated by petrophysical properties alterations, due to processes of high diagenesis, temperatures up to 80–100 °C, with weathering contributions, which increase the porosity and permeability, as well as the transmissivity (fluid flow), allowing the geochemistry remobilization and/or recrystallization of pre-existing silica, muscovite, kaolinite minerals group, salts, carbonates, oxides and peroxides. X-ray diffraction analyses reveal the mineral composition of the mudstones and scanning electron micrographs show the typical cubic morphology of Na–A zeolite of approximately 0.45 mμ in particle size. Our data show that the sequence of the transformation of phases is: Poorly crystalline aluminosilicate → sodalite → Na–A zeolite. A literature review shows that this is an unusual example of the occurrence of natural zeolites in sedimentary marine rocks recognized around the world.

scholarly journals Physicochemical Properties of Handere Clays and Their Use as a Building Material

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasin Erdoğan
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Volcanic Glass ◽  
Mineralogical Composition ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Loss On Ignition ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Clay Deposits

Handere clay deposits were discovered at Adana in Turkey. These clay units primarily consist of uncoloured claystone, pebbly sandstone, sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone marl and include gypsum lenses and clay levels of various thicknesses in places. The physicochemical properties of these clays have been investigated by different techniques including Scanning Electron and Elemental Analysis (SEM and EDS), mineralogical analyses, chemical and physical analyses, X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), and Atterberg (Consistency) Limits Test. The mineralogical composition deduced from XRD is wide (smectite + palygorskite + illite ± feldspar ± chlorite ± quartz ± calcite ± serpentine) due to the high smectite contents (≈85%). SEM studies reveal that smectite minerals are composed of irregular platy leaves and show honeycomb pattern in the form of wavy leaves in places. The leaves presenting an array with surface edge contact are usually concentrated in the dissolution voids and fractures of volcanic glass. Organic matter content and loss on ignition analysis of raw materials are good for all the studied samples. In summary, Handere clays can be used as building materials in bricks, roof tiles, and cement and as a binder.

scholarly journals Compressibility behaviour of remoulded, fine-grained soils and correlation with index properties

2000 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 712-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Sridharan ◽  
H B Nagaraj
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Limit ◽  
Plasticity Index ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Index Properties ◽  
Initial Water ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Water Contents

Correlating engineering properties with index properties has assumed greater significance in the recent past in the field of geotechnical engineering. Although attempts have been made in the past to correlate compressibility with various index properties individually, all the properties affecting compressibility behaviour have not been considered together in any single study to examine which index property of the soil correlates best with compressibility behaviour, especially within a set of test results. In the present study, 10 soils covering a sufficiently wide range of liquid limit, plastic limit, and shrinkage limit were selected and conventional consolidation tests were carried out starting with their initial water contents almost equal to their respective liquid limits. The compressibility behaviour is vastly different for pairs of soils having nearly the same liquid limit, but different plasticity characteristics. The relationship between void ratio and consolidation pressure is more closely related to the shrinkage index (shrinkage index = liquid limit - shrinkage limit) than to the plasticity index. Wide variations are seen with the liquid limit. For the soils investigated, the compression index relates better with the shrinkage index than with the plasticity index or liquid limit.Key words: Atterberg limits, classification, clays, compressibility, laboratory tests.

scholarly journals Sintering behaviour and microwave dielectric properties of MgO-2B2O3-xwt%BaCu(B2O5)-ywt%H3BO3 ceramics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiquan Wang ◽  
Shixuan Li ◽  
Kangguo Wang ◽  
Xiuli Chen ◽  
Huanfu Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Microwave Dielectric Properties ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Microwave Dielectrics ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Microwave Dielectric ◽  
Sintering Behaviour

AbstractThis study investigates the bulk density, sintering behaviour, and microwave dielectric properties of the MgO-2B2O3 series ceramics synthesised by solid-state reaction. According to the X-ray diffraction and microstructural analyses, the as-prepared MgO-2B2O3 ceramics possess a single-phase structure with a rod-like morphology. The effects of different quantities of H3BO3 and BaCu(B2O5) (BCB) on the bulk density, sintering behaviour, and microwave dielectric properties of the MgO-2B2O3 ceramics were investigated. Accordingly, the optimal sintering temperature was obtained by adding 30 wt% H3BO3 and 8 wt% BCB. We also reduced the sintering temperature to 825 °C. Furthermore, the addition of 40 wt% H3BO3 and 4 wt% BCB increased the quality factor, permittivity, and temperature coefficient of resonance frequency of MgO-2B2O3 to 44,306 GHz (at 15 GHz), 5.1, and −32 ppm/°C, respectively. These properties make MgO-2B2O3 a viable low-temperature co-fired ceramic with broad applications in microwave dielectrics.

scholarly journals Investigation of process and product parameters for physicochemical properties of rice and mung bean (Vigna radiata) flour based extruded snacks

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chetan Sharma ◽  
Baljit Singh ◽  
Syed Zameer Hussain ◽  
Savita Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Mung Bean ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Protein Quality ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Screw Speed ◽  
Bean Flour ◽  
Extruded Snacks ◽  
Feed Moisture

PR 106 and SML 668 cultivars of rice and mung bean respectively, were studied for their potential to serve as a nutritious snack with improved protein quality and quantity. The effect of extrusion conditions, including feed moisture content (14–18%), screw speed (400–550 rpm) and barrel temperature (130–170°C) on the physicochemical properties (bulk density, water absorption index (WAI), water solubility index (WSI) and hardness) was investigated. The replacement of rice flour at 30% level with mung bean flour for making extruded snacks was evaluated. Pasting temperature increased (84–93 °C) while peak viscosity (2768–408 cP), hold viscosity (2018–369 cP), breakdown (750–39 cP), setback (2697–622 cP) and final viscosity (4715–991 cP) decreased with increasing mung bean flour addition. Increasing feed moisture lowered the specific mechanical energy (SME), WAI and WSI of extrudates whereas increased bulk density and hardness. Higher screw speed had linear positive effect on SME of extruder and negative linear effect on WAI. Positive curvilinear quadratic effect of screw speed was also observed on WSI and density. Higher barrel temperature linearly decreased the SME, density and hardness of extrudates. Developed extrusion cooked rice-mung bean snacks with increased protein content and improved protein quality along with higher dietary fiber and minerals have good potential in effectively delivering the nutrition to the population.

Preparation and Microstructure of Pressureless Sintered Si2ON2-SiC Ceramic

2011 ◽  
Vol 335-336 ◽  
pp. 699-703
Author(s):  
Hui Hui Tan ◽  
Zhu Xing Tang ◽  
Xia Zhao ◽  
He Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Bulk Density ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Pressureless Sintering ◽  
Nitriding Temperature ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Effect Of Additives ◽  
Sic Ceramic ◽  
Sintering Method ◽  
Scanning Electron

This paper introduces Si2ON2-SiC ceramic fabricated by pressureless sintering method and studies the effect of additives, nitriding temperatures on bulk density, porosity, phase composition and microstructure. It is discovered that additives MgO, CeO2 can increase the densities of Si2ON2-SiC ceramic apparently, and MgO additive has a better effect than CeO2. Nitriding temperature also is an important factor. The bulk density of the specimen with MgO additive reaches maximum at 1.91 g/cm3 when sintered at 1450 °C, and the bulk density of specimen with CeO2 additive is 1.86 g/cm3 at the same condition while the bulk density of the specimen without additive is only 1.75 g/cSuperscript textm3. The X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy of the specimens show that the amount of Si2ON2 increase with the sintering temperature increase. But when the temperature is higher than 1500 °C the Si2ON2 grains will decompose into Si3N4, and Si2ON2 will vanish at 1550 °C

Copper-based MOF, Cu3(SDBA)2(HSDBA), as catalyst for efficient reduction of 4-nitrophenol in the presence of sodium borohydride

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manel Mansour ◽  
Hamza Kahri ◽  
Mouhieddinne Guergueb ◽  
Houcine Barhoumi ◽  
Enrique Gutierrez-Puebla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Sodium Borohydride ◽  
Solvothermal Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Prepared Sample ◽  
Efficient Reduction ◽  
Scanning Electron

Herein, we report the synthesis of the copper-based MOF, Cu3(SDBA)2(HSDBA), using solvothermal method. The physicochemical properties of the as-prepared sample were examined by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray...

Physicochemical properties of chitosan–magnetite nanocomposites obtained with different pH

2021 ◽  
pp. 096739112110384
Author(s):  
Christian Chapa González ◽  
Javier Ulises Navarro Arriaga ◽  
Perla Elvia García Casillas
Keyword(s):  
Zeta Potential ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Spherical Shape ◽  
Polymeric Coating ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Coated Nanoparticles ◽  
Nanoparticle Surface ◽  
Magnetite Phase

The physicochemical properties of the nanoparticle surface determine the performance of nanocomposites in biomedical applications such as their biodistribution and pharmacokinetics. The physicochemical properties of chitosan, such as apparent charge density and solubility, are pH dependent. Similarly, Fe3O4 nanoparticles are susceptible to variations in their physicochemical properties due to changes in pH. In this work, we evaluated the physicochemical properties of chitosan–magnetite nanocomposites that were suspended at pH 7.0, 9.0, and 11.0 to determinate the effect on particle size, zeta potential, and mass percentage of the polymeric coating, in addition to the crystalline phase and magnetic properties of magnetite phase. X-ray diffraction results exposed that the present phase was magnetite with no other phases present and that the crystallite size was between 10.8 and 14.1 nm. Fourier transform infrared verified the chitosan functional groups in treated samples while the percentage of mass determined by TGA found to be nearly 9%. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs corroborated the spherical shape of the bare and chitosan-coated nanoparticles. Dynamic light scattering results showed that chitosan coating modifies the zeta potential, going from a potential of −11.8 mV for bare particles to −3.0 mV (pH 11). Besides, vibrating sample magnetometer measurements showed that coercivity remained very low, which is desirable in biomedical applications.

The Influences of Addition of MgCO3 on the Properties of the Magnesia Prepared Using Magnesite

2018 ◽  
Vol 281 ◽  
pp. 230-235
Author(s):  
Wang Nian Zhang ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Ni Deng
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Apparent Porosity ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Linear Change ◽  
Change Rate ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Calcination Method

Micropowder MgCO3 was added into magnesite as raw materials to prepare magnesia using a two-step calcination method. The sample magnesite was characterized use X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Experimental results showed that the sample insulated at 1600° C for 3 hours before and after sintering presented a linear change rate of 15.6 % in the case of without adding micropowder MgCO3, the prepared magnesia had a bulk density of 2.31 g/cm3 and apparent porosity of 32.8 %, while MgO grain size was 3.11 μm. In the case of adding 8 % micropowder MgCO3, the sample magnesite before and after sintering showed a linear change rate of 17.9 %. The bulk density, apparent porosity of prepared magnesia were 2.46 g/cm3 and 28.1 % respectively, while the grain size of MgO was 5.15 mm.

scholarly journals Effect of Sintering Temperature on Property of Low-Density Ceramic Proppant Adding Coal Gangue

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-98
Author(s):  
Jianying HAO ◽  
Huilan HAO ◽  
Yunfeng GAO ◽  
Xianjun LI ◽  
Mei QIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Apparent Density ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Coal Gangue ◽  
Low Density ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sintering Method ◽  
Waste Coal

Calcined flint clay (45.6 wt.% Al2O3) and solid waste coal gangue were used to prepare low-density ceramic proppant by solid state sintering method. The density and breakage ratio of the ceramic proppant were systematically investigated as a function of sintering temperature. The morphology and phase composition of the ceramic proppant were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results show that the ceramic proppant is composed of rod-like mullite and granular cristobalite. Bulk density and apparent density of the proppant first rise and then slightly decrease with increasing the sintering temperature, while breakage ratios under 35 MPa and 52 MPa pressure gradually decrease and then increase. As the sintering temperature increases up to 1400 °C, the ceramic proppant shows denser microstructure. The proppant sintered at 1400 °C have the best performance with 1.27 g/cm3 of bulk density, 2.79 g/cm3 of apparent density, 3.27 % of breakage ratio under 35 MPa closed pressure and 8.36 % of breakage ratio under 52 MPa closed pressure, which conform to the requirement of low-density ceramic proppant. The addition of solid waste can greatly reduce the preparation cost of the ceramic proppant.

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