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An Overview of Mercury

Ancient Chinese and Hindus were familiar with mercury (Hg). The metal was also found in Egyptian tombs of 1500 BC. Mercury rarely occurs as such in nature.

23 Jul 2001

Metallic zinc was produced in India by reducing calamine with organic substances like wool, in the 13th century A.D. Marggraf rediscovered zinc in 1746 and showed that metallic zinc could also be synthesized by reducing calamine with charcoal.

23 Jul 2001

Platinum - Properties and Applications

Platinum (Pt) was discovered by Ulloa in 1735 and Wood in 1741. Platinum occurs as such naturally, together with negligible amounts of palladium, iridium, rhodium, osmium, and ruthenium.

23 Jul 2001

A Guide to Using Technical Ceramics for Industrial Applications

Technical ceramics can withstand the harshest conditions, which makes them ideal for industrial applications from molten metal handling to oil and gas.

From International Syalons 3 Oct 2007

Density Measurement for Ceramics – A New Solution

Measuring density is crucial in manufacturing many of today’s products.

From Stable Micro Systems Ltd 3 Dec 2019

The Benefits of LED Curing Adhesives

In this interview AZoM talks to Rohit Ramnath about the benefits of LED curing adhesives.

From Master Bond Inc. 4 Dec 2019

Hydrogen Generation for Thermal Processing

Dave Wolff discusses hydrogen's crucial role in protecting metals during high-temperature thermal processing like annealing and brazing.

From Nel Hydrogen 25 Nov 2019

Examining Dry Heat Sterilizers and The Depyrogenation Process

Using dry heat sterilization is a lot less common than steam sterilization but can be used to destroy pyrogens - a process called depyrogenation.

From Ellab 21 Nov 2019

The Steam Sterilization Process

Steam sterilization kills microorganisms in a fast and easy way, and is often used in hospitals to sterilize surfaces of wrapped goods or hollow items.

From Ellab 21 Nov 2019