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    Synthesis of nZVI-Ni@BC composite as a stable catalyst to activate persulfate: Trichloroethylene degradation and insight mechanism

    , Article Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering ; Volume 9, Issue 1 , 2021 ; 22133437 (ISSN) Shan, A ; Idrees, A ; Zaman, W. Q ; Abbas, Z ; Ali, M ; Rehman, M. S. U ; Hussain, S ; Danish, M ; Gu, X ; Lyu, S ; Sharif University of Technology
    Elsevier Ltd  2021
    Abstract
    In Fenton-like oxidation processes, the use of biochar (BC) as support material for the nanoscale zero valent iron-nickel (nZVI-Ni) bimetallic particles attained much attention to activate persulfate (PS) for TCE degradation in aqueous medium. In present work, nZVI-Ni@BC particles with nZVI-Ni to BC mass ratio of 1:5 exhibited excellent results (> 99 % ± 0.24) for TCE degradation. The physico-chemical characteristics, surface morphologies, and elemental mapping of the synthesized nZVI-Ni@BC particles investigated through SEM, EDX, TEM, XPS, XRD, BET and FTIR spectroscopy. For the nZVI-Ni@BC-persulfate system, the effects of PS concentration, initial pH, inorganic ions and natural organic... 

    Oxidative desulfurization of a model liquid fuel over an rGO-supported transition metal modified WO3 catalyst: Experimental and theoretical studies

    , Article Separation and Purification Technology ; Volume 269 , 2021 ; 13835866 (ISSN) Hasannia, S ; Kazemeini, M ; Seif, A ; Rashidi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Elsevier B.V  2021
    Abstract
    The XW/rGO compounds (XW = Co or Ni modified WO3) have has been utilized as catalysts in the oxidative desulfurization (ODS) process of a liquid model fuel containing dibenzothiophene (DBT). Various characterization methods were carried out to complete evaluations of the prepared catalysts. Moreover, using the GC–MS method, it became clear that the final product of the process was dibenzothiophene sulfone (DBTO2). Furthermore, results showed that under the optimized conditions (oxidant to substrate molar ratio = 6, 75 °C and catalyst to substrate molar ratio = 0.08), the DBT content of a model fuel was declined by 100% only within a reaction duration time of 45 min using the CoW (20)/rGO... 

    The study on resolution factors of LPBF technology for manufacturing superelastic NiTi endodontic files

    , Article Materials ; Volume 15, Issue 19 , 2022 ; 19961944 (ISSN) Chernyshikhin, S.V ; Pelevin, I. A ; Karimi, F ; Shishkovsky, I. V ; Sharif University of Technology
    MDPI  2022
    Abstract
    Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) technology is a new trend in manufacturing complex geometric structures from metals. This technology allows producing topologically optimized parts for aerospace, medical and industrial sectors where a high performance-to-weight ratio is required. Commonly the feature size for such applications is higher than 300–400 microns. However, for several possible applications of LPBF technology, for example, microfluidic devices, stents for coronary vessels, porous filters, dentistry, etc., a significant increase in the resolution is required. This work is aimed to study the resolution factors of LPBF technology for the manufacturing of superelastic instruments for... 

    Fabrication of Ni -P -MoS2 Composite Coating by Electroless Deposition and Evaluation of Its Tribological Properties

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Majidian, Maryam (Author) ; Ghorbani, Mohammad (Supervisor) ; Afshar, Abdollah (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Adding solid lubricant particles such as PTFE, Graphite and MoS2, has major influence on electroless composite nickel coatings in order to make low friction surfaces. Among these lubricants, MoS2 has attracted great attention due to its highest stability under wearing condition. In this work Ni-P-MoS2 composite coatings using MoS2 nano-particles have been made and in the next step, we evaluated tribological properties of these coatings. For exploring these coatings different experiments were utilized, like Scanning Electron Microscope study (SEM), chemical composition analysis exploiting AAS and XRF method, and thickness measurements. Two kinds of surfactants, CTAB and PVP, have been applied... 

    Pulse Electrodeposition of Ni-ZrO2-MoS2 Composite Coatings and Its Tribological Properties

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Rajabi Khosh Andam, Mohsen (Author) ; Ghorbani, Mohammad (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this study solid lubricants MoS2 nanoparticles with average size 50 nm and hard ZrO2 nanoparticles with average size 51 nm were used in watts bath and Ni/ZrO2-MoS2 composite coatings were prepared by pulse plating technique. Effect of current density, frequency, duty cycle, surfactant type and concentration of particles in the electrolyte on the amount of particles in the coatings were investigated and optimum conditions were determined to create composite coatings. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis were performed to study the morphology, structure, chemical composition of coatings. Corrosion testing of coatings by potentiodynamic polarization in... 

    Study of the Effect of Electroplated Nanocrystalline Nickel Grain Size on Corrosion Resistance

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Ghorbanpour, Arian (Author) ; Baghalha, Morteza (Supervisor) ; Kazemeini, Mohammad (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this project, nonocrystalline nickel coatings with grain sizes within the range of 9-27 nanometers were produced on yellow-brass plates by electroplating in a modified Watts bath applying current densities from 2 to 6 A/dm2 and bath stirring speeds from 0 to 400 rpm. To determine crystallite size, X-ray diffraction technique (XRD) was utilized; it was observed that grain size declined continuously with increase in current density and then in bath stirring speed. The experimental results coming from XRD tests were compared with a theoretical model in order to verify their reliability; the obtained curve indicated a good correspondence between the experimental data and the theoretical... 

    Preparation and Application of NiFe2O4 Nanoparticles in the Synthesis of Pyrroles and Sonogashira Reaction

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Rezvani, Hamid Reza (Author) ; Matloubi Moghaddam, Firouz (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In the first chapter, high substituted pyrrole derivaitives were synthesized through a one pot four compounent reaction using carbonyl and amin compounds at the presence of magnetic nanoparticles of superparamagnetic ferrospinel NiFe2O4nanoparticles as catalyst.In the second chapter, NiFe2O4magnetic nanoparticles were employed in the Sonogashira reactions using phenyl acetylene as coupling partner with different types of aryle and alkyl halides in water as a green solvent. The results of these reactions were considered comprehensively  

    Preparation and Investigation of the Electrochemical behavior of the Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Nanodiamond/Nanographite and NanoNi Composites: Applications to Pharmaceutical Determinations

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Koolivand, Zeinab (Author) ; Shahrokhian, Saeed (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Part 1: In the first work, the electrochemical behavior of Ceftriaxone was thoroughly investigated at the surface of a glassy carbon electrode modified with nano-diamond graphite (NDG). The surface morphology and electrochemical properties of thin film modifier are characterized by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) techniques. The prepared electrode showed a considerable improvement in the peak current of Ceftriaxone compared to either glassy carbon electrode or nanodiamond (NDs) modified glassy carbon electrode. Under the optimum conditions, the modified electrode showed a wide linear dynamic range of 0.04-10 μM with the detection limit of 10 nM for voltammetric... 

    Electrooxidation of methanol on NiMn alloy modified graphite electrode

    , Article Electrochimica Acta ; Volume 55, Issue 6 , 2010 , Pages 2093-2100 ; 00134686 (ISSN) Danaee, I ; Jafarian, M ; Mirzapoor, A ; Gobal, F ; Mahjani, M. G ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    Nickel and nickel-manganese alloy modified graphite electrodes (G/Ni and G/NiMn) prepared by galvanostatic deposition were examined for their redox process and electrocatalytic activities towards the oxidation of methanol in alkaline solutions. The methods of cyclic voltammetery (CV), chronoamperometry (CA) and impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were employed. In CV studies, in the presence of methanol NiMn alloy modified electrode shows a significantly higher response for methanol oxidation. The peak current of the oxidation of nickel hydroxide increase is followed by a decrease in the corresponding cathodic current in presence of methanol. The anodic peak currents show linear dependency upon the... 

    Phase formation and change of magnetic properties in mechanical alloyed Ni0.5Co0.5Fe2O4 by annealing

    , Article Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials ; Volume 322, Issue 1 , 2010 , Pages 56-59 ; 03048853 (ISSN) Azizi, A ; Yoozbashizadeh, H ; Yourdkhani, A ; Mohammadi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    The effects of milling time and annealing temperature on phase formation, microstructure and magnetic properties of nickel-cobalt ferrite synthesized from oxide precursors by mechanical alloying were studied. The study of milling time effects on phase formation of milled materials showed that if milling continues up to 55 h, single phase nano-sized nickel-cobalt ferrite is obtained. Also, magnetic properties of powders versus milling time and annealing at different temperatures extensively changed, so that annealing at 1200 °C increased the magnetization saturation of the as-milled powder from 15.1 to 53.6 emu/g. X-ray powder diffraction technique (XRD) with Cu-Ka radiation was employed for... 

    Evaluation of the fractured surface of five endodontic rotary instruments: A metallurgical study

    , Article Iranian Endodontic Journal ; Volume 11, Issue 4 , 2016 , Pages 286-292 ; 17357497 (ISSN) Aminsobhani, M ; Khalatbari, M. S ; Meraji, N ; Ghorbanzadeh, A ; Sadri, E ; Sharif University of Technology
    Iranian Association of Endodontics  2016
    Abstract
    Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare several metallurgic properties of Neoniti instrument with four other commonly used endodontic rotary files. Methods and Materials: Neoniti A1 (25/0.08), RaCe (25/0.06), Mtwo (25/0.06), Twisted file (25/0.06) and ProTaper Next X2 (25/0.06) were examined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) before and after heat treatment at 500°C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was also performed on the specimens. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and x-ray energy-dispersive spectrometric (EDS) analyses were carried out on randomly selected fractured files. Results: In SEM tests, dimpled ruptures, characteristic of ductile fracture, were seen in... 

    Microstructure development during transient liquid phase bonding of GTD-111 nickel-based superalloy

    , Article Journal of Alloys and Compounds ; Volume 461, Issue 1-2 , 11 August , 2008 , Pages 641-647 ; 09258388 (ISSN) Pouranvari, M ; Ekrami, A ; Kokabi, A. H ; Sharif University of Technology
    2008
    Abstract
    Transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding was used to join a nickel-based superalloy GTD-111 using a Ni-Si-B amorphous interlayer, MBF30. Bonding was carried out at 1100 °C with different holding time under vacuum. Joint region microstructure was studied by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Microstructural studies showed that before completion of isothermal solidification, bond region consists of four distinct zones: centerline eutectic structure due to athermal solidification, solid solution phase due to isothermal solidification, diffusion-induced boride precipitates and base metal. Complete isothermal solidification, which prevents formation of centerline eutectic constituent, occurred... 

    Low cycle fatigue mechanism of René 80 at high temperature-high strain

    , Article Materials Science and Engineering A ; Volume 494, Issue 1-2 , 2008 , Pages 385-390 ; 09215093 (ISSN) Rahmani, Kh ; Nategh, S ; Sharif University of Technology
    2008
    Abstract
    The low cycle fatigue René 80, a Ni-base superalloy, was studied at temperature of 871 °C, R = (εmin/εmax) = 0 and strain rate of about 2 × 10-3 s-1. The dislocation structure and failure surface observations were evaluated through TEM and SEM. TEM studies showed that at Δεt = 0.8% during the first cycle the dislocations formed a hexagonal network in the γ-phase matrix. When the number of cycles increased, the density of dislocations increased as well. At N = Nf and Δεt = 0.8% the cutting of γ′ precipitates took place. SEM studies at Δεt = 0.8% and N = Nf showed that fatigue crack initiation generally occurred at the surface, where it is depleted of the γ′ phase as a result of oxidation by... 

    The characteristics of serrated flow in superalloy IN738LC

    , Article Materials Science and Engineering A ; Volume 486, Issue 1-2 , 2008 , Pages 376-380 ; 09215093 (ISSN) Sharghi Moshtaghin, R ; Asgari, S ; Sharif University of Technology
    2008
    Abstract
    Serrated flow was investigated in superalloy IN738LC, a nickel-base γ′ age-hardened alloy. In this material serrated flow appeared between 350 and 450 °C and strain rate of (8.77 × 10-5 to 8.77 × 10-3) s-1. Activation energy for this process was calculated to be 0.69-0.86 eV which is in good agreement with the values reported for similar alloys. Results show that the diffusion rate of substitutional solute atoms at this temperature range is too low to cause this effect. This suggests that the interaction of solute atoms and moving dislocation is responsible for the observed serrated flow in this alloy. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved  

    Property change during fixtured sintering of NiTi memory alloy

    , Article Materials and Manufacturing Processes ; Volume 21, Issue 1 , 2006 , Pages 87-96 ; 10426914 (ISSN) Sadrnezhaad, S. K ; Lashkari, O ; Sharif University of Technology
    2006
    Abstract
    Fixtured sintering of up to 5 hours at 1223 to 1323 K is successfully used to diminish the dimensional change of NiTi memory alloys produced from mixtures of elemental Ni and Ti powders packed and pressed at room temperature under 400, 500, and 600 MPa pressure. The improvements obtained can help near-net-shape technology via powder metallurgy that overcomes the traditional casting problems such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon absorption and intermetallic compound precipitation, which lower the workability and the homogeneity of the final alloy. The effects of compaction pressure, sintering time, and sintering temperature on dimensional change, porosity, hardness, and morphology of... 

    Molecular dynamics of single wall carbon nanotube growth on nickel surface

    , Article Computational Materials Science ; Volume 36, Issue 1-2 , 2006 , Pages 117-120 ; 09270256 (ISSN) Esfarjani, K ; Gorjizadeh, N ; Nasrollahi, Z ; Sharif University of Technology
    2006
    Abstract
    Growth mechanism of a single wall carbon nanotube on the surface of a nickel nanoparticle in the CVD method has been investigated by classical molecular dynamics method. Using first principles methods, we have first constructed a classical potential to describe the interaction between a carbon atom and the nickel surface. The important ingredient in this potential is its coordination number dependence, which also provides the key to the growth mechanism of the nanotube. From the simulations, it is proposed that the growth of an armchair nanotube takes place via attachment of dimers to its end which is in contact with the nickel surface. The effect of nickel nanoparticle's radius on the... 

    Synthesis, characterization, and cesium sorption performance of potassium nickel hexacyanoferrate-loaded granular activated carbon

    , Article Particulate Science and Technology ; Vol. 32, issue. 4 , 2014 , pp. 348-354 ; ISSN: 02726351 Dashtinejad, M ; Samadfam, M ; Fasihi, J ; Grayeli Fumeshkenar, F ; Sepehrian, H ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    GAC has been modified by loading of potassium nickel hexacyanoferrate (KNiCF) as a new adsorbent for cesium adsorption. The potassium nickel hexacyanoferrate-loaded granular activated carbon (KNiCF-GAC) was characterized using powder x-ray diffraction (XRD) and nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm data, infrared spectroscopy, and its cesium adsorption performance in aqueous solution was investigated. The effect of the various parameters such as initial pH value of the solution, contact time, temperature, and initial concentration of the cesium ion on the adsorption efficiencies of KNiCF-GAC have been studied systematically by batch experiments. The adsorption isotherm of KNiCF-GAC was... 

    Electrophoretic deposition of Ni/SiO2 nanocomposite coating: Fabrication process and tribological and corrosion properties

    , Article Journal of Nano Research ; Volume 26 , 6 January , 2014 , Pages 45-51 ; ISSN: 16625250 Isfahani, A. G ; Ghorbani, M ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    To the best of our knowledge, this work presents the first successful effort to fabricate and study nanostructured Ni-based composite coatings using the electrophoretic deposition method with nanostructured SiO2 particles. In this work, Ni/SiO2 nanoparticle composite coatings were prepared by electrophoretic deposition (EPD) [1] and their hardness, wear and corrosion resistances [2] were examined. After studying the morphology of the coatings and finding the optimum conditions for uniform coating, in order to improve the mechanical properties as well as resistance to corrosion, sintering was performed. The Ni/SiO2 nanocomposite coatings show excellent hardness (∼376 HV), reduced Young's... 

    Nickel hydroxide nanoparticles-reduced graphene oxide nanosheets film: Layer-by-layer electrochemical preparation, characterization and rifampicin sensory application

    , Article Talanta ; Vol. 119 , 2014 , pp. 156-163 ; ISSN: 00399140 Rastgar, S ; Shahrokhian, S ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    Electrochemical deposition, as a well-controlled synthesis procedure, has been used for subsequently layer-by-layer preparation of nickel hydroxide nanoparticle-reduced graphene oxide nanosheets (Ni(OH)2-RGO) on a graphene oxide (GO) film pre-cast on a glassy carbon electrode surface. The surface morphology and nature of the nano-hybrid film (Ni(OH)2-RGO) was thoroughly characterized by scanning electron and atomic force microscopy, spectroscopy and electrochemical techniques. The modified electrode appeared as an effective electro-catalytic model for analysis of rifampicin (RIF) by using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV). The prepared modified electrode exhibited a distinctly higher activity... 

    Fabrication of nanoporous nickel oxide by de-zincification of Zn-Ni/(TiO2-nanotubes) for use in electrochemical supercapacitors

    , Article Electrochimica Acta ; Volume 100 , 2013 , Pages 133-139 ; 00134686 (ISSN) Gobal, F ; Faraji, M ; Sharif University of Technology
    2013
    Abstract
    NiO-ZnO/TiO2NTs electrodes were synthesized by the electrodeposition of Zn-Ni onto TiO2 nanotubes, dealloying in a concentrated alkaline solution and finally calcination of the resulting Zn(OH)2-Ni(OH)2/TiO2NTs at 300 C. Morphology of the electrodeposited nanostructures was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) while their electrochemical characterizations were carried out using cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and galvanostatic charge/discharge procedures. The SEM analysis revealed the nanoporous/cracked structures of the NiO-ZnO/TiO2NTs obtained at the electroplating time of 20 min. The EIS studies showed that nanoporous/cracked structures of...