Use Of Ceramics In Filtration

Charles, James A. "Metallurgy." Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 10 Mar. 2014. Web. 13 Sept. 2015.

Ceramics Engineering-- the industry that Materials Technology Corporation, or "MTC" is a part of-- is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. Because ceramics can be manufactured to have unique combinations of strength, weight, thermal and magnetic conductivity, and deformability, they have countless uses in industries such as aerospace, biomedical, automotive, and electrical. With an unlimited number of such combinations, it is possible to create a material that exactly suits a given situation.

My role as a teacher is to create stimulating classes giving the learners the opportunity to develop and achieve skills associated with ceramics practices. I start by firstly understanding the assesment criteria set out by the AS board,

4. In which stage of manufacturing can the type of glass be varied between soda-lime, borosilicate, and aluminosilicate glass?

Irrespective of the mechanism by which the filler does its job, filters can be broken down into four basic types.

Ceramics have been used for thousands of years and have been used in a multitude of different application. In the past 70 years ceramics have started to be used in the medical field1. Ceramics can be categorized by its bio-safety and bioactivity. Bio-safe materials are non-toxic and non-inflammatory as to avoid rejection from the body. Where the bioactivity is how it reacts to biological material and processes. Typically ceramics have been used in surgical replacements such as bones and teeth. These ceramics must be designed and optimized in order to perform in the body’s aggressive internal environment. Newer ceramics are being researched in order to improve structure, functionality, and life expectancy. Some ceramics like calcium phosphate ceramics increase the bioactivity by stimulating bone growth2. Some are designed to incorporate drugs that can be release by external stimuli or by time releasing mechanisms. These bioceramic drug delivery systems are being researched, as well as nano scale ceramics. Current research is not only looking at new and improved bioceramics but is also looking into using ceramics for use in cancer treatments. The use of ceramics in hyperthermia therapy is one of the methods currently being looking into3. The ceramic that is used in have magnetic materials incorporated into the ceramic this allows for external magnetic forces to heat up the ceramic which cause an increase of heat at the site of implantation. This can causes

I then measured out 100ml of soil and then I poured beaker number one through the funnel and let it filter down into beaker number five. I repeated the process with beakers two through four pouring them into beakers six through eight. When completed I let the filtration complete before making my observation. Here are my results.

As placing a small piece of Zn(mossy zinc) metal into the test tube containing the diluted HCI(Hydrochloric Acid) solution, gas bubbles rose from the solution slowly at the beginning and vigorously in process of time. As this reaction continued for a long time, transparent solution turned into white opaque color and black precipitates were formed and floated.

First, each metal’s description and weight was recorded. Additionally, the weights of each cylinder used was recorded. Next, a graduated cylinder was filled with 20mL of water and unknown metal II was fully submerged in the water 3 times. Each time, the volumes were recorded and the difference between the final volume and initial volume was calculated. This test was repeated for unknown metal IV.

Aim: To classify unknown substances according to their structure type and to observe how the structure of materials affects their uses.

precipitate. Also when removing the filter paper from the buchner funnel some of the precipitate

Made from solid cast aluminum, these blocks shape ammunition with repeatable accuracy. You can fashion your bullets in the standard 200 grain weight, and use these blocks to match standard lead wide (flat nose) gas check ammunition. The tool also comes with trochioidal venting on the spruce plates and handles to hold it tightly in place. In this way, you can craft hardcast ammunition consistently and keep a high-quality supply for all of your reloading

One Clay triangle. The main idea of using this material is that, it will support a type lab tool which can mainly contain things when it is being heated.

Cause: Insufficient material is a cause of the Bubbles imperfection. There will not be sufficient material to be completely forced into the cavity. Thus, gases will be trapped and for voids which will

In 1899 ionic conductivity was observed in a solution of ZrO2(Y2O3) however the potential for use in oxygen separation technology has only gained attention in the last 35 years. The best oxygen separation capabilities are seen in defect free ceramic membranes and result in 100% pure oxygen. There are a number of different structures that ceramic membranes can take fluorite, perovskite, pyrochlore, brownmillerite and some others. The main two are the fluorite and perovskite type, which will be discussed in further detail later in this report. Oxygen flux is the rate the oxygen transfers though the membrane and a higher oxygen flux means a better membrane. Generally a dense ceramic membrane with a perovskite structure at temperatures greater