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    Simultaneous extraction of crude polysaccharides, soluble proteins, gingerols, and shogaols from dried ginger by subcritical water extraction
    (2025-06-01) ;
    Kaomaneechot, Sunanta
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    Lasim, Sarida
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    Subcritical water extraction (SWE) is a remarkable method for the simultaneous extraction of high- and low-polarity bioactive compounds from ginger. This study investigated the effects of temperature, pressure, and extraction time on the crude polysaccharide yield, protein content, total phenolic content (TPC), and amounts of 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol. The pressure was maintained at 30 bars, and the temperature and extraction time were optimized to maximize the polysaccharide yield, protein, TPC, gingerols, and shogaols contents. The rising temperatures (100–160 °C) and extended extraction times (10–50 min) enhanced the yield and TPC but negatively affected protein stability, leading to thermal degradation when the temperature surpassed 180 °C. Specifically, the content of 6-gingerol decreased at high temperatures because of its conversion into 6-shogaol. The optimal extraction conditions were 160 °C for 40 min at 30 bars, resulting in a polysaccharide yield of 8.54 %, protein content of 100.35 mg body surface area/g dry mass, TPC of 18.10 mg Galic acid (GA)/g dry mass, 6-gingerol content of 2.14 mg/g dry mass, and 6-shogaol content of 0.28 mg/g dry mass. Therefore, SWE effectively extracts various polar bioactive compounds from plant materials in a single step.
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    Novel method for predicting the cracks of oxide scales during high temperature oxidation of metals and alloys by using machine learning
    (2025-12-01) ;
    Promchan, Teeratat
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    Rojsanga, Jularak
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    Chandra-ambhorn, Somrerk
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    Nilsonthi, Thanasak
    Material degradation is one of the main problems in various high-temperature processes, directly resulting in the failure of the material. Crack and protective oxide film spallation caused either by mechanical stress development in the oxidation process or thermal stress due to a mismatch of the thermal expansions of the formed oxide and alloy are common forms of failure in high-temperature processes. Typically, the Pilling-Bedworth ratio (PBR) is employed to predict crack and spallation of the oxide by determining the volume changes of oxide and alloy because of its simplicity. However, this approach provides poor crack and spallation predictions. Hence, machine learning was adopted in the present work to predict oxide formation and spallation in the temperature range of 600-1,200 °C. The inputs for the present developed model were alloy compositions, oxide formed during oxidation, and oxidation conditions and periods. Furthermore, the predicted results of the present developed machine learning model were compared to those obtained by the PBR method. The present results revealed that the accuracy of the oxide spallation prediction of the present model was better than that of the PBR method. The random forest with 15 estimators was the best machine learning model. Finally, it can be concluded that the machine learning model is essential for accurate material failure prediction.
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    Possibility of metallic cobalt formation in the oxide scale during high-temperature oxidation of Co-27Cr-6Mo alloy in air
    (2023-01-01) ; ; ;
    Ponpo, Phisan
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    Nilsonthi, Thanasak
    Co-based alloys are known to be high oxidation-resistant material and used in several high temperature applications. During high temperature oxidation, duplex oxides containing Co and Cr were formed. It was thermodynamically elucidated that when the growing scale was thick enough, the partial pressure of O<inf>2</inf> in the scale dropped. Then, the reduction of CoO occurred for promoting O<inf>2</inf> which was responsible for Cr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> production. This work experimentally proved this point by in situ char-acterising Co-27Cr-6Mo at high temperatures in air by X-ray diffractometer in a grazing incident mode and metallic Co was confirmed to be formed by the reduction of CoO consistent with the image taken and analysed by field emission scanning electron microscope, energy-dispersive X-ray, and electron backscatter diffraction. Furthermore, the change in lattice parameter and the phase transition were observed when the temperature was altered.
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    Evidence for chromium, cobalt and molybdenum volatilisations during high temperature oxidation of Co-27Cr-6Mo Alloy
    (2022-07-01) ;
    Galerie, Alain
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    Thublaor, Thammaporn
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    Ponpo, Phisan
    A Co-27Cr-6Mo alloy was oxidised in pure O<inf>2</inf> between 800 and 1000 °C for durations up to 96 h. The flow rate was varied between 2 and 5 cm.s<sup>–1</sup>. In these conditions, volatilisations of chromium, cobalt and molybdenum were observed. The chromium volatilisation values were in good agreement with calculations assuming (CrO<inf>3</inf>)g volatilisation limited by diffusion in the gas boundary layer. On the contrary, the measured flux of evaporated Co was higher than the calculated Co volatilisation flux from the metallic Co. The theoretical relation between the solid Co particle size and its vapour pressure was suggested to help explaining such difference.
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    Xps analysis of oxide formed on the surface of co-28cr-6mo-1si alloy oxidized at 550 ºc
    This work investigated the influence of oxidation durations on the formation of oxide on the surface of wrought Co-28Cr-6Mo-1Si alloy. The iso-thermal oxidation was individually performed in air at 550ºC for 4, 12 and 24 h. For comparison, the surface of the non-oxidized Co-28Cr-6Mo-1Si alloy was concurrently examined. The chemical compositions of the non-oxidized and oxidized alloys were principally analyzed via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The XPS results revealed that the surface of the non-oxidized alloy enriched in Cr-oxide. After oxidation treatment, the Co-oxide, existing as Co<sup>2+</sup> state was observed coexisting with two Cr-oxide states, Cr<sup>3+</sup> and Cr<sup>4+</sup>. The low concentrations of Mo<sup>6+</sup> were also observed on the oxidized alloy surface. With the increase in oxidation durations, the Co-oxide was suppressed by Cr-oxide. The XPS depth profile analysis indicated that the thickness of the oxide film increased with increasing the oxidation duration.
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    Characterisation of thermal oxide scales on stainless steels
    (2020-01-01)
    Srisrual, Anusara
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    Thublaor, Thammaporn
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    This chapter aims at reviewing the characterisation techniques that are commonly used for high temperature oxidation study, especially on stainless steels. In addition, the experimental studies about the high temperature oxidation i.e. thermogravimetric method and chromium volatilisation measurement are explained. The various kinds of characterisation techniques for physico-chemical and electronic properties of thermal oxide scales are reviewed, starting from optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), focused ion beam coupled with scanning electron microscope (FIB/SEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy (RS), and photoelectrochemical characterisation (PEC). The review focuses on the basic concepts and shows how the characterising tools can be applied to thermal oxide characterisation.
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    Corrosion Resistance Enhancement of Reinforced Concrete in Marine Environment by Partial Replacement of Black Rice Husk Ash
    (2023-01-01) ; ;
    Rotchan, Chayanit
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    Haema, Narunat
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    In this work, the black rice husk ash (BRHA), a pozzolanic material, was used as a partial replacement in concrete with the weight percentages of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% for enhancing the corrosion resistivity in the marine environment. The compressive strength, corrosion by accelerated corrosion test by impressed voltage (ACTIV), and chloride (Cl<sup>−</sup> ) penetration of concrete specimens were investigated after 28 days of curing. For corrosion and chloride penetration analyses, the 20% of BRHA replacement specimen was the most effective concrete specimen because the deformation was not observed within 19 days of the test. The cement specimens with lower BRHA percentages were cracked due to the development of stress by the rust formation. For higher BRHA percentages, the protective Fe2O3 was dissolved due to the acidic environment caused by higher chloride accumulation in the cement specimens. The steel rebar was then aggressively attacked by the chloride and it was finally broken. Therefore, the optimization of the BRHA percentage is needed to minimize corrosion. However, the longer curing time of 20% BRHA replacement specimen is required for increasing the compressive strength because its compressive strength is slightly lower than the standard.
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    Identification of active sites and their redox strength to select products from photocatalysis in aqueous solutions
    (2026-04-01)
    Nguyen, Van Can
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    Ardchon, Chatiya
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    Lee, Yuh Lang
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    Teng, Hsisheng
    Solar-driven photocatalytic H<inf>2</inf> evolution from aqueous solutions is promising for sustainable energy production, but it typically requires sacrificial electron donors to expedite the evolution. The fate and reaction pathways of these donors, especially their selective oxidation driven by active sites with distinct redox strengths, are rarely studied. The present study demonstrates that the reforming of sacrificial methanol in photocatalytic H<inf>2</inf> evolution can be directed toward selective production of value-added C<inf>2</inf> chemicals by tuning the redox properties of co-catalyst-derived active sites. Model catalysts, potassium poly(heptazine imide) (KPHI) decorated with Pt and CoP co-catalysts, i.e., Pt@KPHI and CoP@KPHI, are used to elucidate the reaction pathways, where acetate and ethylene glycol are the predominant liquid-phase products, respectively, alongside the gaseous H<inf>2</inf> evolution. In the Pt@KPHI system, Pt serves as a strong electron trap to effectively reduce water into H<inf>2</inf> and methanol into <sup>•</sup>CH<inf>3</inf> and induces hole-driven deep oxidation of methanol into <sup>•</sup>CO<inf>2</inf><sup>−</sup> on KPHI. The C−C coupling of <sup>•</sup>CH<inf>3</inf> and <sup>•</sup>CO<inf>2</inf><sup>−</sup> radicals selectively forms acetate. In the CoP@KPHI system, CoP served as a mild hole trap to proceed with methanol dehydrogenation into <sup>•</sup>CH<inf>2</inf>OH radicals and then ethylene glycol, while mild reduction takes place over KPHI to produce H<inf>2</inf>, presenting parallel redox reactions without any interaction. Our work illustrates how co-catalyst-induced active sites govern charge transfer and interaction between the redox reactions, thus selectively producing valuable chemicals from H<inf>2</inf>-evolution photocatalysis.
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    High temperature oxidation of stainless steels
    (2020-01-01)
    Chandra-Ambhorn, Somrerk
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    Hayashi, Shigenari
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    Latu-Romain, Laurence
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    This chapter is dedicated to the description of high temperature oxidation of both chromia and alumina forming alloys. The defect structures of iron and chromium are firstly reviewed. The effects of elements on stainless steel oxidation behaviour are further addressed. For the chromia-forming stainless steel, the oxidation rate is reduced with the increased silicon content but not in a monotonic manner. Titanium and niobium can reduce breakaway oxidation of Fe–18Cr–10Ni austenitic stainless steel. Titanium can enhance the adhesion of scale to the Fe–18Cr by mechanical keying effect of TiO2 formed at the steel/scale interface. For the alumina-forming stainless steel, the formation of alumina and its transformation during oxidation are reviewed. Chromium can be added to reduce the critical aluminium content in the steels in order to form alumina at high temperatures. The addition of reactive elements with appropriate level can improve scale adhesion and reduce the steel oxidation rate. Refractory element like molybdenum can increase strength of material but also accelerate the oxidation rate of the steels containing reactive elements. The development of new alumina-forming austenitic alloy grades is finally described.
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    Effect of water vapour on the high temperature oxidation of stainless steels
    (2020-01-01)
    Chandra-Ambhorn, Somrerk
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    Thublaor, Thammaporn
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    This chapter primarily reviews the nature of water vapour when it presents in bulk gas. The change in a ratio between water vapour and corresponding dissociated hydrogen, which determine the thermodynamic stability of the oxide formation, is analysed when the oxidation kinetics are linear and parabolic. When water vapour reaches the solid/gas interface, chromium species volatilisation and oxidation controlled by surface reaction can occur. The adsorbed water vapour can be further incorporated into the oxide possibly in the form of hydrogen defects. The role of these defects on altering the defect structure of the oxide is discussed. Finally, characteristics of the oxide scale on stainless steels formed in the atmosphere containing water vapour are reviewed.