scholarly journals Application of Silicon Dioxide as the Inert Component or Oxide Component Enhancer in ANFO

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2152
Author(s):  
Andrzej Biessikirski ◽  
Krzysztof Barański ◽  
Mateusz Pytlik ◽  
Łukasz Kuterasiński ◽  
Jolanta Biegańska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Dioxide ◽  
Ammonium Nitrate ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Inert Component ◽  
Oxide Component ◽  
Film Layer ◽  
Detonation Reaction

Non-ideal explosives with differing contents of silicon dioxide (silica or dioxosilane) added in the form of powder and gel were tested. Measurements of structure, crystallinity and morphology were performed by means of infrared spectroscopy (IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). IR and XRD analysis revealed a lack of SiO2 influence on the non-ideal explosive structure. SEM analysis indicated that all the surface deformations of ammonium nitrate(V) prill were filled by a thin fuel film layer on which SiO2 was present. The additional calculations of selected theoretical properties of non-ideal compositions were made using ZMWCyw software. Based on this, it was established that the optimum semimetal content was 1.0 wt.%. Blasting tests confirmed that the addition of 1.0 wt.% SiO2 to the Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO) resulted in the lowest volume of post-blast fumes. Moreover, it was established that finer SiO2 powder cannot be used as the oxide component enhancer due to the inhibition of detonation reaction. SiO2 should be used only as an inert component.

scholarly journals On the Investigation of Microstructured Charcoal as an ANFO Blasting Enhancer

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4681 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzana Gotovac Atlagic ◽  
Andrzej Biessikirski ◽  
Łukasz Kuterasiński ◽  
Michał Dworzak ◽  
Michał Twardosz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Ammonium Nitrate ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
Detonation Pressure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Graphitic Structure ◽  
Detonation Temperature ◽  
Scanning Electron

In this study, we examined the influence of microstructured charcoal (MC) when added to ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) samples. We performed a study that investigated ANFOs structure, crystallinity, and morphology by utilizing infrared spectroscopy (IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. MC characteristics were probed by Raman spectroscopy and SEM analysis. SEM analysis indicated how fuel oil (FO) covered ammonium nitrate prill. Moreover, the surface of the MC was covered by specific microfibers and microtubes. The disordered graphitic structure of the MC was also confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Simulation of blasting properties revealed that the addition of MC should decrease blasting parameters like heat explosion, detonation pressure, and detonation temperature. However, the obtained differences are negligible in comparison with the regular ANFO. All analyses indicated that MC was a good candidate as an additive to ANFO.

scholarly journals Influence of the Ammonium Nitrate(V) Porous Prill Assortments and Absorption Index on Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil Blasting Properties

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3763
Author(s):  
Andrzej Biessikirski ◽  
Mateusz Pytlik ◽  
Łukasz Kuterasiński ◽  
Michał Dworzak ◽  
Michał Twardosz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ammonium Nitrate ◽  
Crystal Surface ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Absorption Index ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Velocity Of Detonation ◽  
Blasting Test ◽  
Toxic Fumes

Ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) samples, which were obtained by blending two different types of ammonium nitrate porous prills (i.e., AN-PP7 and AN-PP8) with fuel oil (FO) were studied. Measurements of structure, crystallinity and morphology were performed using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), respectively. From the SEM analysis, it was indicated that a “wrinkled” structure characterized the crystal surface of the samples, which were based on two types of ammonium nitrate porous prill. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry (TGA/DSC) confirmed that AN-PP7 had a higher absorption index in comparison to AN-PP8. Furthermore, it was shown that continuous AN phase transformations at precise temperatures took place. From the blasting test, it was indicated that the absorption index only had an influence on the content of toxic fumes. However, the velocity of detonation (VOD) depended solely on the ANFO density as well as the total volume of post-blast fumes.

Development of Ternary Concrete Utilizing Agricultural Waste Material

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunita Kumari ◽  
Dhirendra Singhal ◽  
Rinku Walia ◽  
Ajay Rathee
Keyword(s):  
Rice Husk ◽  
Rice Husk Ash ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Concrete Mix ◽  
Maize Cob

Abstract The present project proposes to utilize rice husk and maize cob husk ash in the cement to mitigate the adverse impact of cement on environment and to enhance the disposal of waste in a sustainable manner. Ternary concrete / MR concrete was prepared by using rise husk and maize cob ash with cement. For the present project, five concrete mixes MR-0 (Control mix), MR-1 (Rice husk ash 10% and MR-2.5%), MR-2 (Rice husk ash 10% and MR-5%), MR-3 (Rice husk ash 10% and MR-2.5%), MR-4 (Rice husk ash 10% and MR-2.5%) were prepared. M35 concrete mix was designed as per IS 10262:2009 for low slump values 0-25mm. The purpose is to find the optimum replacement level of cement in M35 grade ternary concrete for I – Shaped paver blocks.In order to study the effects of these additions, micro-structural and structural properties test of concretes have been conducted. The crystalline properties of control mix and modified concrete are analyzed by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscope (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The results indicated that 10% Rice husk ash and 5% maize cob ash replaced with cement produce a desirable quality of ternary concrete mix having good compressive strength. The results of SEM analysis indicated that the morphology of both concrete were different, showing porous structure at 7 days age and become unsymmetrical with the addition of ashes. After 28 day age, the control mix contained more quantity of ettringite and became denser than ternary concrete. XRD analysis revealed the presence of portlandite in large quantity in controlled mix concrete while MR concrete had the partially hydrated particle of alite.

scholarly journals Effect of Re and Tm-site on morphology structure and optical band gap of ReTmO3 (Re: La, Ce, Nd, Gd, Dy, Y and Tm: Fe, Cr) prepared by sol-gel method

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 381
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tufiq Jamil ◽  
Javed Ahmad ◽  
Syed Hamad Bukhari ◽  
Murtaza Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Band Gap ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Orthorhombic Crystal ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Auto Combustion ◽  
Uv Visible

Rare earth nano sized pollycrystalline orthoferrites and orthocromites ReT mO3 (Re = La, Nd, Gd, Dy, Y and T m = Fe, Cr) have been synthesized by sol-gel auto combustion citrate method. The samples have been characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and UV-visible spectroscopy. The samples are single phase as confirmed by XRD analysis and correspond to the orthorhombic crystal symmetry with space group pbnm. Debye Scherer formula and Williamson Hall analysis have been used to calculate the average grain size which is consistent with that of determined from SEM analysis and varied between 25-75 nm. The elemental compositions of all samples have been checked by EDX analysis. Different crystallographic parameters are calculated with strong structural correlation among Re and Tm sites. The optical energy band gap has been calculated by using Tauc relation estimated to be in the range of 1.77 - 1.87 eV and 2.77 - 3.14 eV, for ReFeO3 and ReCrO3, respectively.

Hierarchical Nanostructured ZnO-CuO Nanocomposite and its Photocatalytic Activity

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 21-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susmita Das ◽  
Vimal Chandra Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Pure Copper ◽  
Ultra Violet ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Ultra Violet Radiation ◽  
One Step ◽  
Uv Visible

Metal oxide nanocomposite (ZnO-CuO) was successfully synthesized by one step homogeneous coprecipitation method and further characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron micrograph (SEM), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra. XRD analysis exhibited presence of pure copper oxide and zinc oxide within the nanocomposite. SEM analysis indicated that the ZnO-CuO nanocomposite was consisted of flower shaped ZnO along with leaf shaped CuO. Photocatalytic activity of nanocomposite was evaluated in terms of degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye solution under ultra-violet radiation. Results showed that the photocatalytic efficiency of ZnO-CuO nanocomposite was higher than its individual pure oxides (ZnO or CuO).

Synthesis, Structural Analysis of Cadmium Sulphide Nanocrystallites

2019 ◽  
Vol 969 ◽  
pp. 169-174
Author(s):  
R. Sivanand ◽  
S. Chellammal ◽  
S. Manivannan
Keyword(s):  
Size Variation ◽  
Cadmium Sulphide ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Precipitation Method ◽  
Capping Agent ◽  
Energy Dispersive Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Scanning Electron

In this paper, the effect of size variation of cadmium sulphide nanocrystallites which have been prepared by precipitation method is analyzed. These prepared samples were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Energy dispersive analysis of spectroscopy (EDAX) techniques. SEM analysis represents the morphological nature of prepared samples and EDAX indicates the confirmation of elements present in the sample. XRD analysis determines the size of the samples and identifies the structure using miller indices (h k l values) of the nanocrystallies matches with JCPDS. From the XRD analysis, the size variation which depends on dopant, capping agent are discussed and corresponding results are reported in this paper.

Preparation and Properties Study on the Composites of Polypropylene and Polyphenylene Sulfide Filled by Modified Molybdenum Disulfide

2009 ◽  
Vol 87-88 ◽  
pp. 345-350
Author(s):  
Jian Qiang Zhang ◽  
Hui Xia Feng ◽  
Jian Hui Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Molybdenum Disulfide ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Polyphenylene Sulfide ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Infrared Spectrometer ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
The Fourier Transform ◽  
Wear Modes

The wet surface modification process were used in this work to get the well lipophilic molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) powders and the modified MoS2 were filled into the polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and polypropylene (PP) powders with different proportions to make polymeric based composites through hot-press molding equipment. The Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR) analysis showed that the modification agents of stearic acid (SA), orγ-Methacryloxypropyl trimethoxy silane(KH570 or A-174), could react with the adsorption hydroxyl(−OH) of the MoS2 powders and finally form chemical coatings, the SA could form a layer of physics wrap too. The powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis reveled that the SA or KH570 could not change the laminated structure of MoS2. The wearability testing showed that the composites filled by modified MoS2 owned the better wearable performances than the filled not one. From minimum to maximum, the wear mass rates of SA/MoS2/PP/PPS, KH570/MoS2/PP/PPS, PP/PPS were 0.7216, 5.4187 and 7.3198 percent in turns. Scanning electronic microscope (SEM) analysis showed the surface modification could uniformize the modified MoS2 to disperse in the polymeric based composites, and also reflect the abrasion mechanism which the particles and the adhering wear modes could all make the mass loss of the testing samples and they coexisted and could transform each other, the former would produce higher loss rates than the later and their leader status would gradually change from the particles wear to the adhering wear during the course of wearing-resisting tests.

The Effect of CaCO3 Addition on Physical Properties of ZnO-Based Crystal Glaze

2012 ◽  
Vol 620 ◽  
pp. 12-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Rashid Jamaludin ◽  
Shah Rizal Kasim ◽  
Zainal Arifin Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscope ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Crystallization Temperature ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Scanning Electron

The effects of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) addition on the physical properties of ZnO-based crystal glaze batches were investigated. Samples were fired at different gloss firing temperatures ranging from 1180-1220°C with 3 hours soaking at 1060°C crystallization temperature. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis identifiedthe crystal phase occurred as willemite (Zn2SiO4) and the scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis indicated that willemite crystals are in the acicular needle like shape that formed spherulite. The intensities of willemite peaks decreased with CaCO3 addition and completely vanished at 5.0 wt% CaCO3. Varied formation of spherulites developed of the surface of crystal glaze as the flows of the glaze stretched further as the amount of CaCO3 increased.

scholarly journals Characterization of magnetic biochar amended with silicon dioxide prepared at high temperature calcination

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 597-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shams Ali Baig ◽  
Zimo Lou ◽  
Malik T. Hayat ◽  
Ruiqi Fu ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Silicon Dioxide ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
Magnetic Biochar ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
High Temperature Calcination

AbstractCalcination is considered to increase the hardness of composite material and prevent its breakage for the effective applications in environmental remediation. In this study, magnetic biochar amended with silicon dioxide was calcined at high temperature under nitrogen environment and characterized using various techniques. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed elimination of Fe3O4 peaks under nitrogen calcination and formation of Fe3Si and iron as major constituents of magnetic biochar-SiO2 composite, which demonstrated its superparamagnetic behavior (>80 A2·kg−1) comparable to magnetic biochar. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) revealed that both calcined samples generated higher residual mass (>96 %) and demonstrated better thermal stability. The presence of various bands in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was more obvious and the elimination of H–O–H bonding was observed at high temperature calcination. In addition, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed certain morphological variation among the samples and the presence of more prominent internal and external pores, which then judged the surface area and pore volume of samples. Findings from this study suggests that the selective calcination process could cause useful changes in the material composites and can be effectively employed in environmental remediation measures.

Photoelectrochemical Properties of NaTaO3 Microrods Prepared by Anodization

2014 ◽  
Vol 602-603 ◽  
pp. 985-988
Author(s):  
Xi Xin Wang ◽  
Ji Jing Liu ◽  
Zhi Qiang Fu ◽  
Sheng Ying Yang ◽  
Jian Ling Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Average Length ◽  
Energy Dispersive Spectrometer ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Orthorhombic Structure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Property ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Morphology And Structure ◽  
Electronic Microscope

In this work, sodium tantalate (NaTaO3) microrods were successfully prepared by anodic oxidation of tantalum in 30% NaOH electrolyte. The morphology and structure of microrods were characterized by scanning electronic microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. SEM analysis shows the formation of microrods with an average length of 12.8 μm and a diameter of 2.3 μm. XRD analysis reveals that the as-prepared microrods are amorphous. After annealing in nitrogen at 800 °C, the amorphous NaTaO3 microrods transform into orthorhombic structure. Experimental results indicate that the microrods have a high photoelectrochemical property. The possible formation mechanism of NaTaO3 microrods has also been discussed.

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