Martin I. Pech-Canul

TL;DR: A critical review on the processing and application of rice husks (RHs) for the production of various silicon-based materials and of active carbon is presented in this paper, which addresses the different processing methods, the effects of various process parameters on the pyrolysis stage, the influence of physical, chemical and thermal treatments, activating conditions and activated carbon consolidation mechanisms.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review on the state-of-the-art in the utilization of industrial and agricultural waste materials for the development of metal-matrix composites (MMCs), providing an insight into the challenges and opportunities for the exploitation to their full potential.

TL;DR: In this paper, the microstructure, hardness and sliding wear behavior were characterized for both, the as-cast and hot extruded composites, and it was found that abrasion is the dominant wear mechanism in all extruded composite materials, whilst a combination of adhesion and delamination appears to be the governing mechanism for the composite materials.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of magnesium and silicon additions to aluminum, free silicon on the SiC substrate, nitrogen gas in the atmosphere, and process temperature on the wetting characteristics of SiC by aluminum alloys were investigated using the sessile drop technique.

TL;DR: The presence of Al4C3 in Al/SiC composites may activate degradation of the material by its interaction with water; even moisture may cause its environmental degradation.