At the Vienna University of Technology, it has now been possible to selectively switch individual oxygen molecules sitting on a titanium
oxide surface between a non-reactive to a reactive state using a special force microscope.
Not exact matches
The testing found that transitional ore
between oxides at the
surface and the bedrock sulphides is suited to CIL treatment, and can be processed at a 30 % lower cost than previously thought.
Surprisingly, the chemical reactions do not take place on the platinum nanoparticles themselves, and it is the interplay
between platinum particles and the iron -
oxide surface that makes the reaction so efficient.
The authors used data from infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetry to identify the strength of the interaction
between the probe and the
oxide surface, which also helped them determine the type of bonding to the
surface.
For planar (flat)
surface oxidation, the model predicts a critical concentration, where the
oxide of the minor element dominates the
oxide of the major element by neglecting mass transfer
between the bulk alloy and grain boundary.
Noncovalent interactions
between π - orbitals on the polymer and the graphene
oxide bind the surfactant to its target and reduce aggregation of graphene
oxide nanosheets, allowing full reduction of their
surface bonds.
This discovery of these fast and slow sites and the proposed structural difference
between two provides the basis for designing cobalt
oxide surfaces with higher concentrations of fast sites.»
«Nature of the chemical bond
between metal atoms and
oxide surfaces: new evidence from spin density studies of K atoms on alkaline earth
oxides» Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, 127, 16935 - 16944.
Water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous
oxide — the so - called greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Earth's atmosphere - create a natural «greenhouse effect» by «trapping» heat
between the Earth's
surface and the Troposphere (the atmospheric layer 5 to 10 miles above the
surface).
Labor intensive hand sanding with fine grit aluminum
oxide paper
between sprayed coats of paint creates an incredibly smooth
surface.