Facile oxidative recovery of manganese as electrochemically active MnO2 from spent lithium-ion battery bioleachate by Ranganathan, Deepika, Roy, Joseph Jegan, Cao, Bin, Srinivasan, Madhavi

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy-energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) characterizations of recovered precipitate from optimized persulfate treatment of bioleachate solution using 0.3 M sodium persulfate (Na2S2O8) have confirmed it to be MnO2 of 90% purity comprising δ-MnO2 and γ-MnO2 phases, possessing distinct spherical nanoflower morphology. …”
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Synthesis of noble metal-based nanocomposites for enhanced catalytic performance by Liu, Ye

“…The as-synthesized materials were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and many other techniques. …”
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Bio-modification of sand for cement grouting by Ng, Samuel Joel Rui Ming

“…The first objective was investigated by comparing the compressive strength of 5 batches of lean concrete cubes made with MICP treated river sand, each batch being treated 1 to 5 times respectively, with a control sample of untreated cubes. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) analysis of the 5 batches was also done to examine the amount of calcium carbonate precipitated on the river sand. …”
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Performance of epoxy-based self-healing mortar by Ariffin, Nur Farhayu

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Geotechnical and micro-structural behaviour of chemically stabilized tropical residual soil by Latifi, Nima

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Physico-chemical and microstructure of artificial soils stabilised with lime-zeolite by Felix Ling, Ngee Leh

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Exploring enhanced syngas production via the catalytic performance of metal-doped X-Ni/CeO2 (X = Zr, La, Sr) in the dry reforming of methane by Manan, Wan Nabilah, Wan Isahak, Wan Nor Roslam, Yaakob, Zahira, Samidin, Salma, Ahmad, Khairul Naim, Latif, Mohd Nor, Aldoghachi, Ali Faris, Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin

“…A range of analyses, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 physisorption, H2 temperature-programmed reduction, CO2 temperature-programmed desorption, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, were employed to characterize the physicochemical properties of the catalysts. …”

A comprehensive study of laser irradiated hydrothermally synthesized 2D layered heterostructure V2O5(1−x)MoS2(x) (X = 1–5%) nanocomposites for photocatalytic application by Jameel, Muhammad Hasnain, Yasin, Aqeela, Samia, Mayzan, Mohd Zul Hilmi, Roslan, Muhammad Sufi, Esa, Fahmiruddin, Agam, Mohd Arif, Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz, Althubeiti, Khaled, Aljohani, Mohammed

“…The crystal phase and layered structures of the V2O5(1−x)MoS2(x) (X = 1–5% w/w) nanocomposites samples were verified by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy respectively. …”
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Studies on the physicochemical, biomechanical and biological properties of novel decellularized bovine scaffold for bone regeneration by Qabbani, Ali Abdul Qader Hameed Al

“…Various analyses, including histology, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, were performed to evaluate the scaffolds. …”
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Enriching the methanol generation via CO2 photoconversion over the cockscomb-like fibrous silica copper by Mahadi, Bahari, Che Rozid, Mamat, Aishah, Abdul Jalil, Shing, Lo Sook, Nurul Sahida, Hassan, F. F.A., Aziz, Alhassan, Mansur, Mohd Ghazali, Mohd Nawawi, Kamarizan, Kidam, Herma Dina, Setiabudi

“…The physicochemical attributes of the generated photocatalysts were characterized via UV–vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, N2 physisorption, Field-emission scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analysis. …”
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Nanoscale Origins of Thermal Transport Phenomena for Hybrid Layered Perovskites by Dahod, Nabeel S.

“…I first present an experimental investigation into the thermal and structural stability of these 2D LHPs near room temperature using differential scanning calorimetry and x-ray diffraction. This analysis reveals near-room temperature melting transitions isolated to the organic component of the nanomaterials. …”
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Charge storage and transport mechanisms in printable supercapacitors by Wee, Grace Tsyh Ying

“…The role of these nanomaterials in charge transport, electrical double layer formation, pseudocapacitive properties, charge retention, and rapid charging and discharging has been investigated through various materials and electrochemical characterization techniques such as field-emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. …”
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Design and simulation of plasmonic metamaterials for sub-wavelength imaging in the visible range by Li, Dongdong

“…Both numerical simulations and theoretical analysis showed that the proposed unidirectional SPPs generator could be used as a scanning probe for high performance imaging. At 533 nm, a resolution of 45 nm and a magnification of 41 were demonstrated. …”
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Thermodynamic modelling of adsorption isotherms and kinetics for gas storage and cooling applications by Sun, Baichuan

“…Secondly, the thermo physical properties of adsorbents, including AQSOA-type zeolites, HKUST-1 and MIL-101(Cr) metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), are verified and characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), N2 ad/desorption isotherms and thermo gravimetric analyzer (TGA). …”
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Identification of proteins and genes as potential biomarkers in brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus forsskal) resistance to Vibrio sp by Low, Chen Fei

“…Skin lesion specimens observed under the scanning electron microscope revealed disintegration of skin around the lesion, and presence of bacterial cells under high magnification of 6000X. …”
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Composting evaluation of oil palm empty fruit bunches with palm oil effluent anaerobic sludge by Wan Razali, Wan Aizuddin

“…The process performance was further evaluated by structure degradation analysis using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Qualitative and quantitative accuracy evaluation of 18f-fdg PET/CT with TOF and NON-TOF system on beta value in BPL reconstruction by Hui, Ng Suk

“…Methods: A National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) image quality phantom filled with Fluorine-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (18F-FDG) at a 5:1 tumour-to-background ratio (TBR) was scanned on a lutetium-based PET/CT scanner. The images were reconstructed using the OSEM (16 subsets, 3 iterations) and Q.Clear algorithms, both of which include Point Spread Function (PSF) modelling. …”
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In vitro anti-proliferative mechanism of combination therapy with tannic acid and cisplatin against human osteosarcoma cell line U2OS by Kasiram, Mohamad Zahid Mohd

“…The morphological and ultramorphological alteration of the U2OS cells were examined using phase contrast inverted microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM), respectively. The nuclear morphological changes were evaluated by Hoechst 33258 nuclear staining and observed under fluorescence microscope. …”
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Laboratory studies on the mechanical properties of sulphur-based construction material at simulated Martian temperatures by Muhammad Nazrif, Muhammad Nazrif, Md. Noor, Norhazilan, Umar, Sarehati, Ahmad Shah, Mohamad Shazwan, Yahaya, Nordin, Kim, Jang-Ho Jay, Ng, Chiew Teng

“…Necessary factors that influence the overall mechanical properties including the internal structure and microstructural characteristics were also performed via ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was also conducted to identify the chemical composition of the end product. …”

Enhancing the photo-electrocatalytic properties of g-C3N4 by boron doping and ZIF-8 hybridization by Atta, Mahmood Riyadh, Maizatul Shima, Shaharun, Khan, Maksudur Rahman Md, Bawadi, Abdullah, Al-Mahmodi, Akram Fadhl, Nur Diyan, Mohd Ridzuan, Munusamy, Thurga Devi, Jun Wei, Lim

“…The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, UV–VIS, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy and elemental mapping. …”
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