Experimental and DFT studies of gadolinium decorated graphene oxide materials for their redox properties and as a corrosion inhibition barrier layer on Mg AZ13 alloy in a 3.5% NaCl environment.

Magnesium alloys are broadly used worldwide in various applications; however, the serious disadvantage of these alloys are subject to corrosion and in aggressive/corrosive environments. A coating containing gadolinium-based composite materials can increase the alloy protection by strong electron transfer between the host alloy and the lanthanide-containing protective layer. This investigation aims to develop a Gd nanorod functionalised graphene oxide material as a corrosion inhibition barrier on the Mg alloy surface.

Experimental and DFT studies of porous carbon covalently functionalized by polyaniline as a corrosion inhibition barrier on nickel-based alloys in acidic media.

In acidic medium, nickel alloys severely suffer from long term corrosion problems as a result of the breakdown of their passivating oxide. The present study considers polyaniline functionalized fish-scale graphitic carbon as an anticorrosion coating on the nickel alloy surface. The fish-scale porous carbon materials are characterized by XRD, ATR-FITR, UV, Raman, TGA, SS NMR, FESEM, and TEM methods.

Experimental and computational studies of a graphene oxide barrier layer covalently functionalized with amino acids on Mg AZ13 alloy in salt medium.

Magnesium alloys are promising materials for the biomedical and automobile industries. The Mg alloy's light-weight property leads to numerous industrial applications. However, the magnesium alloy oxide layers are not stable in salt environments.

Letter to the Editor.

Pain is an important aspect of pediatric dentistry. Phlenophobia or fear for needle is one of the significant factor for reduced apprehensiveness and decreased pain threshold in pediatric patients. Balasubramanian SK, Gurucharan I, Sekar M.

Uranium(VI) remediation from aqueous environment using impregnated cellulose beads.

Use of cellulose based adsorbents for post treatment of contaminated water provides significant removal and recovery of trace quantities of radioactive and highly toxic U(VI) ions. Efficiency of the adsorbent was enhanced by impregnation of nano Fe2O3. Variables considered for obtaining optimized process conditions were solution pH, adsorbent dosage, initial metal ion concentration, additive content and contact time.