Rust is a natural process — the refined iron is essentially trying to return to its original oxidized, stable state: iron ore.

Oxidation states serve as a central concept in inorganic and materials chemistry, offering a simplified yet powerful means to describe electron distribution in transition metal complexes. These ...

Certain features of metal surfaces can stop the process of oxidation in its tracks, new research has found. The findings could be relevant to understanding and perhaps controlling oxidation in a wide ...

New knowledge has been gained about the behavior of metal nanoparticles when they undergo oxidation, by integrating X-ray imaging and computer modeling and simulation. This knowledge adds to our ...

Broken, rusty parts are common fare for classic trucks. Rust penetrates the pores of older metal, and even with glass-beading and acid dips, rust remains chemically embedded in badly oxidized metal.

A laboratory test procedure was developed, and used to evaluate the deposit-forming tendencies of liquid fuels on a metal surface, and to identify deposit precursors ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Researchers at Purdue University have developed a treatment to infuse a hardened metal surface with naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides. The Purdue team’s technology ...

ASHEVILLE - An oxidized metal that darkened water for days in some parts of the city reached levels potentially harmful to children if it were to be consumed long-term, according to some toxicology ...