Publications by authors named "Nestor E Mendieta-Reyes"

In this study, FeCrMoNbB (140MXC) and FeCMnSi (530AS) coatings were simultaneously projected on the substrate AISI-SAE 4340 using the electric wire arc spraying technique. The projection parameters, such as current (I), voltage (V), primary air pressure (1st), and secondary air pressure (2nd), were determined using the experimental model Taguchi L9 (3). Its main purpose is to produce dissimilar coatings and to evaluate the effect of the surface chemical composition on the corrosion resistance in the mixture of 140MXC-530AS as commercial coatings.

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Colombia is one of the world's leading exporters of coal and coke, with significant reserves of high-quality coal. Most of the coal exported from Colombia is used for power generation, but there is also a class of coal that is suitable for making coke. Coke is a raw material required for making steel, and it is produced by heating coal to high temperatures in the absence of air.

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Transition metal oxides (TMO) have been successfully used as electrocatalytically active materials for CO reduction in some studies. Because of the lack of understanding of the catalytic behavior of TMOs, electrochemical methods are used to investigate the CO reduction in thin-film nanostructured electrodes. In this context, nanostructured thin films of FeO and MoO in an aprotic medium of acetonitrile have been used to study the CO reduction reaction.

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