The experimental results of aging time and temperature on the textural properties of water-glass (sodium silicate)-based silica aerogels are reported and discussed. Aging of the hydrogel for different times and temperatures led ...

Owing to the high demand for fertilizer formulations that will exhaust the possibilities of nutrient use efficiency (NUE), regulate fertilizer consumption, and lessen agrophysicochemical properties and environmental adverse ...

Urea controlled release fertilizer (CRF) was prepared via kaolinite intercalation followed by gum arabic encapsulation in an attempt to reduce its severe losses associated with dissolution, hydrolysis, and diffusion. ...

Kaolinite-urea nanocompositeswere prepared via intercalation reactions in an attempt to investigate the dynamic nature of kaolinite morphology for advanced applications in controlled release systems (CRS). Characterization ...

Abstract. Polycaprolactone (PCL) is an interesting material to apply biomedical field owing to its biodegradability and biocompatibility which is suitable for a specific site with longer healing times. Blending the polymer ...

The textural properties of TiO2–SiO2 composites (TSCs) were successively enhanced using three approaches; (1) washing the hydrogels with different solvents, (2) using surfactant and (3) forming the TiO2 sol in ethanol ...

Here we report the preparation of micrometer-sized highly nanoporous, relatively trasperant silica aerogel beads with high surface area as well as large pore volume with sizes ranging from 165 to 395 μm. The wet micrometer-sized ...

This study reports on the quantitative recovery of high purity nanoporous silica from wastes material (H2SiF6) of the phosphate fertilizer industry and Na2O·SiO2. The silica recovered from the wastes was compared with ...

In this article we report synthesis of mesoporous silica with superior properties for application in green tire (environmentally friendly tire) as filler. The synthesis was done using a newly innovated apparatus which ...

A sulfated titania–silica composite (S-TSC) was obtained through surface modification of mesoporous titania–silica composite synthesized using less expensive precursors; titanium oxychloride and sodium silicate as titania ...