Iron-platinum Nanoparticles Nanoparticles are of great interest to the scientific community due to their ability to control both quantum and classical coupling interactions. Iron-platinum nanoparticles (FePt NPs)…
Iron Fertilization Iron fertilization is an innovative method that aims to sequesters carbon (remove it from the carbon cycle for a period of time) by creating large…
Carbon Sink A carbon sink is a natural or artificial reservoir that absorbs and stores the atmosphere’s carbon with physical and biological mechanisms. It is natural or…
Nanoscale Iron Particles Nanoscale iron particles are sub-micrometer particles of iron metal. They are highly reactive because of their large surface area. In the presence of oxygen and…
Iron – a Chemical Element Iron (Fe) is a chemical element, the metal of Group 8 (VIIIb) of the periodic table, the most-used, and cheapest metal. It is a chemical…
Ferritic Nitrocarburizing (FNC) Ferritic nitrocarburizing (FNC) is a thermochemical surface hardening process that involves diffusion of both nitrogen and carbon into the part. It is a range of…
Potassium Permanganate Potassium permanganate is more properly known as potassium magnate VII, and is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KMnO4 and composed of K+ and…
Phosphate Minerals Phosphate mineral is a group of naturally occurring inorganic salts of phosphoric acid, H3(PO4). These minerals contain the tetrahedrally coordinated phosphate (PO43−) anion along sometimes with arsenate (AsO43−) and…
Passivation Passivation is the process of treating or coating a metal in order to reduce the chemical reactivity of its surface. In physical chemistry and engineering,…
Nitromethane Nitromethane, sometimes shortened to just Nitro, is a strongly polar, oily liquid with the chemical formula CH3NO2. This is used in organic chemical synthesis as…
Chromate Conversion Coating A chromate conversion coating expert is very adept at working with alloys such as aluminum. It is also known as alodine coating is a type of…
Phosphate Coating Phosphate coating is the crystalline coating applied to the ferrous metals to inhibit corrosion. It is used on steel parts for corrosion resistance, lubrication, or…