Microstructural characterisation

Flewitt, P.E.J. Wild, R.K. (1985) Microstructural Characterisation of Metals and Alloys, London, The Institute of Metals. 

Vanadium phosphorus oxides (VPO) are commercially used as catalysts for the s5mthesis of maleic anhydride from the partial oxidation of n-butane. The phase constitution and the morphology of the catalyst are found to be dependent on the preparation routes and the applied solvent [78]. Recently, a method to prepare VPO catalysts in aqueous solution at elevated temperature was reported [79]. In addition to the linear relationship between specific activity and surface area, a small group of catalysts exhibit enhanced activity, which could be due to the combination of a higher proportion of V phases in the bulk of vanadyl pyrophosphate (V0)2P207 catalyst [79, 80]. With high relevance to the catalytic properties, the microstructure characterisation of VPO therefore is of great importance. 

Kumar, A. and Knowles, K.M., (1996a), Microstructure-property relationships of SiC fibre-reinforced magnesium aluminosilicates - I. Microstructural characterisation , Acta Mater., 44 (7), 2901-2921. 

Turan, S., (1995), Microstructural characterisation of silicon nitride-silicon carbide particulate composites , Ph.D. thesis, University of Cambridge. 

The microstructural characterisation of nitride alloys grown directly on SiC (0001) substrates is limited. Bremser et al [20,21] grew single crystal AlxGai.xN alloy films with x < 0.05 directly on 6H-SiC... 

Zhuiykov, S., Microstructure characterisation and oxygen sensing properties of AljOj—ZrOj—Y2O3 shaped eutectic composites. Sensors and Materials 12 (2000) 117-132. 

Topic, M., Ntsoane, T., Huttel, T., and Heimann, E.B. (2006) Microstructural characterisation and stress determination in as-plasma sprayed and incubated bio-conductive hydroxyapatite coatings. Surf. Coat. Technol., 201 (6), 3633-3641. 

J. Vicens, F. Doreau and J. L. Chermant, Microstructural Characterisation of SiCfTMAS Composites in the As-Received State and After Thermomechanical Tests, Composites Part A 27A, 723-727 (19%). 

Shearing, P. R., Brett, D. J. L. Brandon, N. P. Towards intelligent engineering of SOFC electrodes a review of advanced microstructural characterisation techniques. International Materials Reviews 55, 347-363, doi 10.1179/095066010xl2777205875679 (2010). 

Agarwal, S. (2007) Microstructural characterisation and properties evaluation of poly(methyl methacrylate-co-ester)s. Polym.., 39, 163. 

Microstructural characterisation techniques for the study of reactor pressure vessel... 

Microstructural characterisation of RPV embrittiement 217 Structure factor contrast... 

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