Sufficient Cohesion Research Articles

Peelable Microwave Absorption Coating with Reusable and Anticorrosion Merits.

The peelable microwave absorption (MA) coating with reversible adhesion for stable presence on substrates and easy release without any residuals is highly desired in temporary electromagnetic protection, which can quickly enter and disengage the electromagnetic protection state according to the real-time changeable harsh surroundings. On the contrary, with the incorporation of abundant absorbent to achieve excellent MA ability, the tunable adhesion and sufficient cohesion are extremely challenging to fulfill the above requirement. The reported peelable coatings still have problems in controlling adhesion/cohesion strength and coating release, facing substantial residuals after peeling even using complex chemical modification or abundant additives. Herein, a peelable MA coating based on the block characteristics of polar and nonpolar segments of poly(styrene-(ethylene-co-butylene)-styrene) (SEBS) is successfully developed. The polyaniline-decorated carbon nanotube as a microwave absorber plays a positive influence on the adhesion/cohesion of the coating due to bonding interaction. The competitive effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 8.8 GHz and controllable yet reversible adhesion release on various substrates and complex surfaces have been achieved. The reusability endows peelable MA coating with 93% retention of EAB even after ten coating-peeling cycles. The coating with excellent chemical and adhesion stability can effectively protect substrates from salt/acid/alkali corrosion, showing over 98% retention of EAB even after 8 h of accelerated corrosion. Our peelable MA coating via a general yet reliable approach provides a prospect for temporary electromagnetic protection.

THE EFFECT OF SOIL DENSIFICATION ON THE ATTENUATION OF THE PHENOMENON OF SOIL LIQUEFACTION IN A PORT PROJECT IN MOROCCO

Morocco, which is in a seismically active zone, is currently experiencing a significant development in terms of the realization of development and infrastructure projects. Therefore, reflection on soil liquefaction problems during project design is essential. The densification of soils by vibro compaction is a recent process of soil treatment, its effect is to improve the geo mechanical characteristics of the soil in this case the relative density and subsequently the reduction of the potential for liquefaction, it is a technique soil improvement in the mass, it is closely linked to the grain size of the soil to be treated, its percentage of fines less than 10% (going to 0.08 mm <10%), this technique gives the treated soil sufficient cohesion to avoid large increases in pore pressures during the earthquake. This article aims, through the study of a real case, to evaluate the effectiveness of vibro compaction to improve the relative density of the soil and consequently the reduction of the risk of liquefaction of the treated soil. The work focuses on the analysis of the SPT tests carried out before treatment and on the CPT tests of control of the vibro-compactge works carried out after execution. This study showed that this process generates an effect of improvement of the relative density and reduction of the compaction by inducing a reduction of the risk of liquefaction

Chemical ddmixtures used in 3D printing of building materials

Chemical admixtures present the key to successful 3D printing technologies. Moreover, many similarities between admixtures for dry-mix mortar and 3D printed mortar exist. This paper highlights current technologies and provides an outlook into which technologies might be required in the future. Generally, the kind of admixtures differ, depending on the type of 3D printing applied: extrusion, shot-crete or printing in particle bed. As of today, about 90% of actual work uses extrusion printing. In extrusion, immediate stiffening of the mortar is required once it leaves the nozzle. To achieve such sudden structuration, liquid alumina cement or crosslinking polymer systems are applied. Moreover, in order to avoid the sag of printed mortar layers, thixotropic agents based on nanoclays including attapulgite or meta muscovite are admixed. Additionally, adhesive polymers based on synthetic latex copolymers facilitate sufficient cohesion between individual printed layers and provide the necessary form stability of the structure. Early strength development can be achieved by nucleation enhancing admixtures ("seeding materials") such as those based on C-S-H-PCE nanocomposites. The working mechanisms of those admixtures and the benefits achieved from them will be disclosed in the presentation. A major hitherto unresolved problem is excessive shrinkage of 3D printed objects. It derives from chemical shrinkage (most mortars are very high in cement content) as well as physical/dry shrinkage (the absence of formwork to protect the surface from desiccation being the main reason here). So far, no technically satisfying and economical solution in actual application (i.e. not under controlled laboratory conditions) has been found, which requires future development work. In the future, more work will be devoted to print actual concrete which should be the ultimate goal, as it by far represents the most attractive application. However, to print concrete with steel embedded currently is considered to be unfeasible. To solve this problem, completely new approaches need to be taken to devise a realistic, field- suitable method.

Engineered living materials grown from programmable Aspergillus niger mycelial pellets.

The development of engineered living materials (ELMs) has recently attracted significant attention from researchers across multiple disciplines. Fungi-derived ELMs represent a new type of macroscale, cost-effective, environmentally sustainable materials. However, current fungi-based ELMs either have to undergo a final process to heat-kill the living cells or rely on the co-culture with a model organism for functional modification, which hinders the engineerability and versatility of these materials. In this study, we report a new type of ELMs - grown from programmable Aspergillus niger mycelial pellets - by a simple filtration step under ambient conditions. We demonstrate that A.Niger pellets can provide sufficient cohesion to maintain large-area self-supporting structures even under low pH conditions. Subsequently, by tuning the inducible expression of genes involved in melanin biosynthesis, we verified the fabrication of self-supporting living membrane materials with tunable colors in response to xylose concentration in the surroundings, which can be further explored as a potential biosensor for detecting xylose level in industrial wastewater. Notably, the living materials remain alive, self-regenerative, and functional even after 3-month storage. Thus, beyond reporting a new engineerable fungi chassis for constructing ELMs, our study provides new opportunities for developing bulk living materials for real-world applications such as the production of fabrics, packaging materials, and biosensors.

Impact of selected baking and vacuum cooling parameters on the quality of toast bread

Vacuum cooling of baked goods can deliver many advantages in terms of product quality and productivity, such as higher volumes and shorter cooling times. However, the associated high costs and the need to adjust baking protocols are of relevance and more information is needed. This paper examines the influence of two main baking protocol parameters on the quality of toast bread, i.e. oven temperature and baking time reduction. Resulting toast bread characteristics including specific bread volume, concavity, browning index, crust and crumb hardness and aw-value were analysed as well as process-dependent core temperature and water loss. In order to compensate for water loss during vacuum cooling and still achieve optimal toast bread quality, a final bread core temperature of 98 °C at the end of baking gave best results, regardless of oven temperature. It was further shown that cooling time can be reduced by a factor of 10 if the baking protocol is optimally adjusted, hinting at a huge potential to increase productivity for industrial applications. In summary, it can be stated that vacuum cooling requires a tailored reduction in baking time in order to compensate for water loss from vacuum cooling while retaining sufficient structural cohesion to resist deformation of the bread.

Parametric Analysis of Slope Stability for River Embankment

This paper has aimed to investigate the slope stability for various conditions like embankment geometry, water level and soil property. The analysis has been performed by using the XSTABL program for different slope heights, slope angles and flood conditions with a fixed soil cohesion value. Since the rapid drawdown is the worst case for a particular embankment therefore, the analysis has been further performed with different cohesion values. From this investigation it has been noticed that the increase of cohesion of soil can increase the stability to a great extent. All the analysises have been performed for twenty bore logs. It has been found that the underlying soil affects the stability of slope as the failure surface intersects the soil of this region. It has been also observed that the loose, liquefiable sandy soil decreases the stability while the stiff soil with sufficient cohesion value stabilizes the slope of embankment. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited.

Intrinsically disordered nuclear pore proteins show ideal-polymer morphologies and dynamics.

In the nuclear pore complex, intrinsically disordered nuclear pore proteins (FG Nups) form a selective barrier for transport into and out of the cell nucleus, in a way that remains poorly understood. The collective FG Nup behavior has long been conceptualized either as a polymer brush, dominated by entropic and excluded-volume (repulsive) interactions, or as a hydrogel, dominated by cohesive (attractive) interactions between FG Nups. Here we compare mesoscale computational simulations with a wide range of experimental data to demonstrate that FG Nups are at the crossover point between these two regimes. Specifically, we find that repulsive and attractive interactions are balanced, resulting in morphologies and dynamics that are close to those of ideal polymer chains. We demonstrate that this property of FG Nups yields sufficient cohesion to seal the transport barrier, and yet maintains fast dynamics at the molecular scale, permitting the rapid polymer rearrangements needed for transport events.

Balanced Viscoelastic Properties of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Made with Thermoplastic Polyurethanes Blends.

Pressure sensitive adhesives made with blends of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs PSAs) with satisfactory tack, cohesion, and adhesion have been developed. A simple procedure consisting of the physical blending of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) solutions of two thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) with very different properties—TPU1 and TPU2—was used, and two different blending procedures have been employed. The TPUs were characterized by infra-red spectroscopy in attenuated total reflectance mode (ATR-IR spectroscopy), differential scanning calorimetry, thermal gravimetric analysis, and plate-plate rheology (temperature and frequency sweeps). The TPUs PSAs were characterized by tack measurement, creep test, and the 180° peel test at 25 °C. The procedure for preparing the blends of the TPUs determined differently their viscoelastic properties, and the properties of the TPUs PSAs as well, the blending of separate MEK solutions of the two TPUs imparted higher tack and 180° peel strength than the blending of the two TPUs in MEK. TPU1 + TPU2 blends showed somewhat similar contributions of the free and hydrogen-bonded urethane groups and they had an almost similar degree of phase separation, irrespective of the composition of the blend. Two main thermal decompositions at 308–317 °C due to the urethane hard domains and another at 363–373 °C due to the soft domains could be distinguished in the TPU1 + TPU2 blends, the weight loss of the hard domains increased and the one of the soft domains decreased by increasing the amount of TPU2 in the blends. The storage moduli of the TPU1 + TPU2 blends were similar for temperatures lower than 20 °C and the moduli at the cross over of the moduli were lower than in the parent TPUs. The improved properties of the TPU1 + TPU2 blends derived from the creation of a higher number of hydrogen bonds upon removal of the MEK solvent, which lead to a lower degree of phase separation between the soft and the hard domains than in the parent TPUs. As a consequence, the properties of the TPU1 + TPU2 PSAs were improved because good tack, high 180° peel strength, and sufficient cohesion were obtained, particularly in 70 wt% TPU1 + 30 wt% TPU2 PSA.

Physical constraints on sand crab burrows: Mechanical properties of wet sand explain the size and spatial distributions of burrows on beaches.

The diameter and vertical depth of sand crab tunnels in sandy beaches are usually restricted to a few centimeters scale and several tens of centimeters, respectively. We designed a study to determine what physical factors restrict tunnel diameter and predict the maximum attainable tunnel diameter and depth. We collected field data on the size and spatial distributions of ghost crab (Ocypode spp.) burrows on two sandy beaches (Kawage Beach in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan and Sakieda Beach in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), where O. ceratophthalma dominants the ghost crab fauna. We measured burrow depths and distance from shoreline in concert with water content of sandy beaches. To explain our observed distributions of crab burrows in the field, we performed experiments in a lab microcosm, comprising a horizontal tunnel through wet sand. We measured the static stability of tunnel structures in relation to water content and two strengths computed from loading force exerted on the sand overlying the tunnels. By comparing field and experimental data, we found that crabs construct their burrows in appropriately wet zones (wet enough to provide sufficient cohesion of the sand grains in tunnel walls to prevent collapse) and that tunnel diameters and depths are sufficiently small to prevent deformation and collapse of their tunnels.

Performance evaluation of microsurfacing mixture containing reclaimed asphalt pavement

ABSTRACT Environmental issues of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) production and efforts to preserve natural mines are among the main factors for the use of RAP. Besides, the characteristics of RAP can improve some properties of asphalt mixtures. Since these materials are produced during the maintenance or rehabilitation process, they are better to be consumed in the same procedure. One of the best methods for pavement maintenance is the use of microsurfacing as a surface treatment. In this regard, the use of RAP in the microsurfacing mixture further enhances the application of this method. In the present study, first, the feasibility of using almost 100% RAP instead of virgin aggregate (VA) was studied according to the microsurfacing mix design tests. Then, 69% and 43% RAP contents were also evaluated to determine the preferable RAP content and better analyze the results. The results showed that the design of microsurfacing mixture containing RAP met the criteria of the international slurry surfacing association (ISSA) guideline. RAP-containing mixtures needed about 1% more bitumen than those containing VA to obtain sufficient cohesion within the specified time. Nevertheless, mixtures containing more RAP content would require lower amounts of additive to increase the mixing time and workability, which could reduce the cost of material preparation. The adhesion of bitumen emulsion with the aged bitumen spread over the RAP aggregate surface was less than its adhesion to the VA and was aggravated in a wet environment. RAP-containing mixtures displayed a more appropriate behaviour in association with the flushing distress. Also, RAP aggregate coating prevented the stripping of these materials in the vicinity of water. Among the RAP-containing mixtures, the one with 69% RAP outperformed the other ones.

УПРАВЛІННЯ ПРОЕКТАМИ ДЛЯ РОЗВИТКУ ОТГ (КРАЩІ ПРАКТИКИ)

The article considers the best practices of project management for the development of UTC in Ukraine. Emphasis is placed on the successful experience of implementing infrastructure and social projects, energy saving projects, waste sorting and recycling, tourism, participatory budgeting and industrial development, and attracting investment from small integrated territorial communities. A number of shortcomings in the implementation of UTC development projects have been identified, which mainly relate to excessive budget expenditures on landscaping projects without creating appropriate conditions for business development, industrial production and expansion of local budget sources. It is noted that the information campaign on the implementation of UTC development projects should be continuous and reach a larger audience. Based on the analysis of best practices in the implementation of UTC development projects, it is argued that the main driving force of sustainable development of a united community is not staff skills or sufficient funding, but creativity, cohesion and strategic vision of community transformation. In particular, it has been proved that without great financial opportunities many successful UTC s managed to organize waste sorting and processing, economic cooperatives, factories, festivals, widely implement participatory budget and energy saving projects, construction of solar power plants, etc. An important element in building a prosperous community has been their participation in various grants, which have become one of the reliable sources of project funding. As recommendations, it is proposed to create a community development fund, improve strategic planning to create conditions for the development of value-added production in communities and the introduction of crowdfunding to accumulate funds for projects. The study of community development in Ukraine's neighboring countries for the implementation of best practices into domestic realities has been identified as promising areas for further research.

Heterolithic meandering-channel deposits from the Neoproterozoic of NW Scotland: Implications for palaeogeographic reconstructions of Precambrian sedimentary environments

Pre-Silurian fine-grained meandering river deposits are apparently rare in the rock record. Most modern-day river dynamics are influenced by vegetation through bank stabilization, fine-grained sediment production and retention, and runoff control, leading to the development of highly sinuous, single-channel systems. In contrast, pre-vegetation river dynamics are poorly understood, in part because there are no modern-day analogues for completely non-vegetated meandering river systems, particularly under humid climates. Some models attribute the paucity of fine-grained sediments described from studies of pre-vegetation fluvial deposits to lower rates of chemical weathering in the absence of land plants. The architecture of precambrian, fine-grained meandering stream deposits is here described for the first time.The Allt na Béiste Member at the base of the Applecross Formation of the Torridon Group (Neoproterozoic, NW Scotland) is characterized by heterolithic deposits, preserving a varied suite of fluvial forms including inclined heterolithic strata, lateral-accretion sets, up to 8m-thick muddy floodplain deposits with preserved crevasse-splays. Successions of laterally-accreting strata are interbedded with metre-scale channel-fill sandstones, in a succession up to 190m-thick related to the early stages of the Applecross Formation fluvial system, as large-scale rivers buried the Lewisian palaeovalleys over which fluvial and lacustrine sediments of the Diabaig Formation had been deposited. The lacustrine fine-grained sediments, coupled with relatively low gradients of the shallow lacustrine environments and denuded, highly weathered Lewisian basement, apparently provided considerable amounts of fine-grained sediment which added sufficient cohesion to this fluvial system to induce the adoption of laterally-migrating, meandering channel planforms at the expense of multi-thread braided channels.Our data suggest that, given appropriate conditions, pre-vegetation meandering channel planforms were indeed able to develop, without the buffering effects of land plants. The paucity of fine-grained sediments in the pre-vegetation rock record may be more a consequence of preservation-related issues than the actual paucity of such sediments. These results provide novel insights into the characteristics of Earth's landscape prior to the Silurian, and provide potential analogues for meandering channels interpreted from satellite imagery of Mars.

The Analysis of the Behavior of Alkali-Activated Materials Applied as a Repair Mortar

The paper deals the possibility of alkali activated materials utilization as matrix for repair mortars, determined for rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures. Alkali activated materials have owing to their specific properties a high potential especially for utilization in materials determined for specific applications. Materials showing in comparison with the cement matrix significantly higher resistance against the effect of chemical substances are the so-called alkali activated materials. One of the essential conditions for the successful use of repair mortars is their sufficient cohesion to the surface respectively with the surface of rehabilitated structures.

Laser surface alloying of commercially pure titanium with boron and carbon

Laser surface alloying with boron and carbon was applied to produce the composite layers, reinforced by the hard ceramic phases (titanium borides and titanium carbides), on commercially pure titanium. The external cylindrical surface of substrate material was coated by paste containing boron, boron and graphite, or graphite. Then, the laser re-melting was carried out with using the continuous-wave CO2 laser. This enabled the formation of laser-borided, laser-borocarburized, and laser-carburized layers. The microstructure or the re-melted zone consisted of the hard ceramic phases (TiB+TiB2, TiB+TiB2+TiC, or TiC) located in the eutectic mixture of Tiα'-phase with borides, borides and carbides, or carbides, respectively. All the composite layers were characterized by the sufficient cohesion. The significant increase in microhardness and in wear resistance of all the laser-alloyed layers was observed in comparison with commercially pure titanium. The percentage of hard ceramic phases in more plastic eutectic mixture influenced the measured microhardness values. The dominant wear mechanism (abrasive or adhesive) depended on the method of laser alloying, and the type of test used. The wear tests for longer duration, without the change in the counter specimen, created the favourable conditions for adhesive wear, while during the shorter tests the abrasive wear dominated, as a rule.

The Arab Revolts: The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born

The toppling of the Tunisian despot in January 2011 produced a wave of revolts that swept the Arab World and opened the door for counterhegemonic movements in the region. Using the Gramscian concept of hegemony, this paper examines the strategies deployed by subaltern groups in three Arab countries with comparable sociopolitical conditions: namely, Egypt, Syria, and Algeria. It contends that Egyptian protesters were successful in toppling their president because they were facing a weak hegemony while in Algeria people were unable to threaten the regime seriously since they confronted a strong hegemonic bloc. Furthermore, on a continuum from the most to the least hegemonic, the Syrian regime is situated midway between the two. The Syrian elite were not strong enough to implement a passive revolution comparable to the Algerian one, but they had sufficient cohesion to prevent a quick fragmentation similar to the one that the Egyptian ruling class experienced.

Microstructure and properties of borocarburized and laser-modified 17CrNi6-6 steel

Two-step process: carburizing followed by boriding was applied to the formation of borocarburized layers. The boride layer formed on the substrate of changeable chemical and phase composition (e.g. borocarburized layer) was called “gradient boride layer”, in contrast to “typical boride layer”, formed on the substrate of constant chemical and phase composition. Until now, the typical heat treatment of borocarburized layer consisted of treatment through hardening: quenching in oil and low-temperature tempering. In this paper, instead of treatment through hardening, laser-heat treatment was employed. The properties of such layer were compared to the properties of typical carburized layer. Three zones characterized the microstructure of laser-modified borocarburized layer: iron borides (FeB+Fe 2B) of modified morphology, hardened carburized zone (heat affected zone) and carburized layer without heat treatment. X-ray microanalysis indicated the increased boron concentration close to the surface due to the occurrence of a mixture of FeB and Fe 2B borides. Near to the hardened carburized zone, Fe 2B phase occurred in the laser-modified boride zone. Laser-heat treated borocarburized layer was characterized by higher microhardness at the surface than that obtained in case of carburized layer. It was caused by the iron borides (FeB+Fe 2B) occurrence at the surface, as a consequence of boriding process. However, the carburized layer was characterized by considerably larger hardened zone. Higher abrasive wear resistance, but lower low-cycle fatigue strength in comparison with the carburized layer, characterized the gradient boride layer formed by borocarburizing and laser surface modification. The indentation craters obtained on the surface of laser-heat treated borocarburized layer revealed sufficient cohesion (HF3 standard). The use of laser-modified borocarburized layers may be advantageous under conditions of high abrasive wear of mating parts. In case of parts, which require high resistance to fatigue, the carburized layer is irreplaceable.

Calcium Is Essential for the Major Pseudopilin in the Type 2 Secretion System

The pseudopilus is a key feature of the type 2 secretion system (T2SS) and is made up of multiple pseudopilins that are similar in fold to the type 4 pilins. However, pilins have disulfide bridges, whereas the major pseudopilins of T2SS do not. A key question is therefore how the pseudopilins, and in particular, the most abundant major pseudopilin, GspG, obtain sufficient stability to perform their function. Crystal structures of Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio vulnificus, and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) GspG were elucidated, and all show a calcium ion bound at the same site. Conservation of the calcium ligands fully supports the suggestion that calcium ion binding by the major pseudopilin is essential for the T2SS. Functional studies of GspG with mutated calcium ion-coordinating ligands were performed to investigate this hypothesis and show that in vivo protease secretion by the T2SS is severely impaired. Taking all evidence together, this allows the conclusion that, in complete contrast to the situation in the type 4 pili system homologs, in the T2SS, the major protein component of the central pseudopilus is dependent on calcium ions for activity.

Experimental study on self-assembly of KLD-12 peptide hydrogel and 3-D culture of MSC encapsulated within hydrogel in vitro

To synthesize KLD-12 peptide with sequence of AcN-KLDLKLDLKLDL-CNH(2) and trigger its self-assembly in vitro, to encapsulate rabbit MSCs within peptide hydrogel for 3-D culture and to evaluate the feasibility of using it as injectable scaffold for tissue engineering of IVD. KLD-12 peptide was purified and tested with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectroscopy (MS). KLD-12 peptide solutions with concentrations of 5 g/L, 2.5 g/L and 1 g/L were triggered to self-assembly with 1xPBS in vitro, and the self-assembled peptide hydrogel was morphologically observed. Atomic force microscope (AFM) was employed to examine the inner structure of self-assembled peptide hydrogel. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were encapsulated within peptide hydrogel for 3-D culture for 2 weeks. Calcein-AM/PI fluorescence staining was used to detect living and dead cells. Cell viability was observed to evaluate the bioactivity of MSCs in KLD-12 peptide hydrogel. The results of HPLC and MS showed that the relative molecular mass of KLD-12 peptide was 1467.83, with a purity quotient of 95.36%. KLD-12 peptide at 5 g/L could self-assemble to produce a hydrogel, which was structurally integral and homogeneous and was able to provide sufficient cohesion to retain the shape of hydrogel. AFM demonstrated that the self-assembly of KLD-12 peptide hydrogel was successful and the assembled material was composed of a kind of nano-fiber with a diameter of 30-40 nm and a length of hundreds of nm. Calcein-AM/PI fluorescence staining revealed that MSCs in KLD-12 peptide hydrogel grew well. Cell activity detection exhibited that the A value increased over the culture time. It is concluded that KLD-12 peptide was synthesized successfully and was able to self-assemble to produce nano-fiber hydrogel in vitro. MSCs in KLD-12 peptide hydrogel grew well and proliferated with the culture time. KLD-12 peptide hydrogel can serve as an excellent injectable material of biological scaffolds in tissue engineering of IVD.

Trials of Nation Making: Liberalism, Race, and Ethnicity in the Andes, 1810-1910

Trials of Nation Making: Liberalism, Race, and Ethnicity in the Andes, 1810-1910

Coagulation Method of Aqueous Concentrated Alumina Suspensions by Thermal Decomposition of Hydroxyaluminum Diacetate

Consolidation of aqueous concentrated suspensions was used to shape alumina green bodies because it enabled us to obtain complex‐shape components with accurate sizes. A high state of alumina particle dispersion was achieved by using (HO)2C6H2(SO3Na)2 (Tiron), which allowed us to obtain stable alumina suspensions at pH 9 with a powder concentration higher than 60 vol%. The addition to the suspension of hydroxyaluminum diacetate, (CH3CO2)2AlOH, which decomposed as the temperature increased, permitted us to coagulate an alumina suspension dispersed with Tiron efficiently. Adsorption measurements, electrokinetic mobility, and the rheological behavior of the suspensions provided useful methods to characterize each processing stage. Dense green bodies with sufficient cohesion could be demolded and dried, demonstrating that the dispersant and the flocculant agent chosen permit one to optimize the direct coagulation casting processing of alumina components.