D\u00ebgjo, kam qen\u00eb n\u00eb fush\u00ebn e qeramik\u00ebs sa duket p\u00ebrgjithmon\u00eb\u2014gati 35 vjet tashm\u00eb, duke eksperimentuar me gjith\u00e7ka, nga pjekjet n\u00eb furr\u00eb deri te kompozit\u00ebt me teknologji t\u00eb lart\u00eb. Por n\u00ebse ka di\u00e7ka q\u00eb gjithmon\u00eb m\u00eb ka magjepsur, jan\u00eb topat e aluminas. K\u00ebto nuk jan\u00eb topat e f\u00ebmij\u00ebve t\u00eb tu; jan\u00eb sfer\u00eb t\u00eb forta, me oksid alumini me past\u00ebrti t\u00eb lart\u00eb, q\u00eb p\u00ebrballojn\u00eb goditjet n\u00eb disa nga ambientet m\u00eb t\u00eb ashpra industriale. Qoft\u00eb duke thyer shk\u00ebmbinj n\u00eb nj\u00eb minier\u00eb apo duke katalizuar reaksione n\u00eb nj\u00eb impiant kimik, k\u00ebto topa jan\u00eb heronjt\u00eb e panjohur. Mendova se ishte koha t\u00eb zbuloja \u00e7far\u00eb i b\u00ebn t\u00eb funksionojn\u00eb, si p\u00ebrdoren dhe disa truke q\u00eb kam m\u00ebsuar gjat\u00eb rrug\u00ebs. Merr nj\u00eb kafe; do t\u00eb jen\u00eb rreth 800 fjal\u00eb bised\u00eb e sinqert\u00eb nga dyshemeja e punisht\u00ebs.<\/p>\n
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Pra, \u00e7far\u00eb jan\u00eb sakt\u00ebsisht topat e aluminas? N\u00eb thelb, jan\u00eb topa t\u00eb b\u00ebr\u00eb nga alumina, ose Al2O3, q\u00eb nxirret nga miniera e boksit pas nj\u00eb s\u00ebr\u00eb p\u00ebrpunimesh. Sa i p\u00ebrket past\u00ebrtis\u00eb, ato variojn\u00eb nga rreth 90% deri n\u00eb 99.5% ose m\u00eb shum\u00eb p\u00ebr ato m\u00eb t\u00eb sofistikuara. Pse alumina? \u00cbsht\u00eb jasht\u00ebzakonisht e fort\u00eb\u20149 n\u00eb shkall\u00ebn Mohs, aty lart me safiret\u2014dhe e dendur, me pesh\u00eb 3.5 deri n\u00eb 4 gram\u00eb p\u00ebr centimet\u00ebr kubik. Ato i rezistojn\u00eb nxeht\u00ebsis\u00eb deri n\u00eb 1,700 grad\u00eb Celsius dhe injorojn\u00eb shumic\u00ebn e kimikateve, acideve dhe bazave. Pa ndryshk, pa korrozion. M\u00eb kujtohet nd\u00ebrrimi im i par\u00eb i madh n\u00eb nj\u00eb kantier pune: nj\u00eb prodhues boje po p\u00ebrdorte topa \u00e7eliku q\u00eb vazhdimisht kontaminonin serit\u00eb e tyre. I z\u00ebvend\u00ebsova me alumina, dhe bum\u2014produkt m\u00eb i past\u00ebr, m\u00eb pak ndalesa pune. Jet\u00ebgjat\u00ebsia e konsumit u trefishua, pa problem.<\/p>\n
B\u00ebrja e k\u00ebtyre gj\u00ebrave nuk \u00ebsht\u00eb shkenc\u00eb raketash, por \u00ebsht\u00eb e sakt\u00eb. Filloni me pluhur t\u00eb im\u00ebt alumine, p\u00ebrziejeni me uj\u00eb dhe lidh\u00ebs p\u00ebr t\u00eb krijuar nj\u00eb mas\u00eb t\u00eb trash\u00eb. Pastaj formoni topat ose duke i rrotulluar si brum\u00eb, ose duke i shtypur n\u00ebn presion t\u00eb jasht\u00ebzakonsh\u00ebm n\u00eb kall\u00ebpe. Piqini n\u00eb furr\u00eb rreth 1,500 grad\u00eb, dhe grimcat bashkohen n\u00eb nj\u00eb struktur\u00eb jasht\u00ebzakonisht t\u00eb fort\u00eb. P\u00ebr topat e klasit t\u00eb lart\u00eb, si n\u00eb rulman\u00ebt preciz\u00eb, ato g\u00ebrryhen dhe l\u00ebmohen deri n\u00eb nj\u00eb sip\u00ebrfaqe pasqyruese me toleranca m\u00eb t\u00eb ngushta se nj\u00eb daulle. Kam vizituar fabrika n\u00eb Alabama dhe jasht\u00eb vendit ku robot\u00ebt i klasifikojn\u00eb me lazer\u2014t\u00eb gjitha ato me madh\u00ebsi t\u00eb gabuar riciklohen. Ka edhe lloje t\u00eb tjera: alumina e aktivizuar me poret p\u00ebr t\u00eb thithur lag\u00ebshtin\u00eb, ose topa t\u00eb zbraz\u00ebt p\u00ebr p\u00ebrdorime izoluese. Madje edhe t\u00eb dopuara me okside t\u00eb tjera p\u00ebr fuqi shtes\u00eb.<\/p>\n
Ku shk\u00eblqejn\u00eb ato? P\u00ebrpunimi me bluarje dhe mullirja \u00ebsht\u00eb ai kryesori. N\u00eb mullit\u00eb me topa p\u00ebr qeramik\u00eb, minerale ose farmaceutik\u00eb, k\u00ebto topa rrotullohen, duke thyer grimcat n\u00eb pluhur. Fort\u00ebsia e tyre do t\u00eb thot\u00eb q\u00eb nuk konsumojn\u00eb shpejt dhe nuk l\u00ebshojn\u00eb ndot\u00ebs n\u00eb p\u00ebrzierjen tuaj\u2014thelb\u00ebsore p\u00ebr ila\u00e7e ose ngjyrues ushqimesh. Operacionet e minierave i duan p\u00ebr p\u00ebrpunimin e mineralit; n\u00eb slurry-t e lag\u00ebshta, ato zgjasin shum\u00eb m\u00eb gjat\u00eb se \u00e7eliku. Kisha nj\u00eb pun\u00eb n\u00eb Nevada me nj\u00eb minier\u00eb ari\u2014mulliri i tyre po hante topa \u00e7eliku si karamele. Kaluam te alumina 95%, me diamet\u00ebr 2 in\u00e7, dhe kostot e mir\u00ebmbajtjes u gjysmuan. Prodhimi u rrit me 20%. Jo keq p\u00ebr nj\u00eb nd\u00ebrrim t\u00eb thjesht\u00eb.<\/p>\n
Por bluarja \u00ebsht\u00eb vet\u00ebm fillimi. N\u00eb kataliz\u00eb, alumina e aktivizuar \u00ebsht\u00eb e jasht\u00ebzakonshme. Me sip\u00ebrfaqe prej rreth 250 metrash katror\u00eb p\u00ebr gram, ato jan\u00eb t\u00eb p\u00ebrsosura p\u00ebr tharjen e gazrave ose p\u00ebr mb\u00ebshtetjen e katalizator\u00ebve n\u00eb rafinerit\u00eb e naft\u00ebs. Mendoni p\u00ebr heqjen e ujit nga gazi natyror ose p\u00ebr konvertimin e squfurit n\u00eb proceset Claus. Ato jan\u00eb inerte, k\u00ebshtu q\u00eb nuk nd\u00ebrhyjn\u00eb n\u00eb kimik\u00eb. Trajtimi i ujit i p\u00ebrdor p\u00ebr t\u00eb hequr fluoridin ose arsenikun nga furnizimet me uj\u00eb t\u00eb pijsh\u00ebm. N\u00eb elektronik\u00eb, t\u00eb vegjlit izolojn\u00eb qarqet; njer\u00ebzit e aeronautik\u00ebs i p\u00ebrdorin p\u00ebr mburoja termike. Madje, n\u00eb biomedicin\u00eb, jan\u00eb n\u00eb implantet e ijeve sepse jan\u00eb miq\u00ebsor\u00eb me trupin. Nj\u00eb projekt i \u00e7mendur ku kam punuar: nj\u00eb fabrik\u00eb biokarburanti ku topat e aluminas mbajn\u00eb katalizator\u00eb p\u00ebr prodhimin e etanolit. Punoi pa nd\u00ebrprerje p\u00ebr vite me radh\u00eb pa asnj\u00eb problem.<\/p>\n
Krahasuar me mediat e tjera? Alumina \u00ebsht\u00eb zgjidhja m\u00eb e mir\u00eb p\u00ebr raportin cil\u00ebsi-\u00e7mim. Zirkonia \u00ebsht\u00eb m\u00eb e fort\u00eb, por kushton shum\u00eb, plus \u00ebsht\u00eb m\u00eb e r\u00ebnd\u00eb dhe konsumon m\u00eb shum\u00eb energji. Karburidi i silikonit \u00ebsht\u00eb i shk\u00eblqyer p\u00ebr nxeht\u00ebsi ekstreme, por i brisht\u00eb. \u00c7eliku? I lir\u00eb, por korrodohet dhe kontaminon. Perlat e qelqit jan\u00eb t\u00eb buta. Alumina \u00ebsht\u00eb gjithashtu e riciklueshme\u2014thjesht bluaj ato t\u00eb konsumuarat dhe rishp\u00ebrndaj p\u00ebrs\u00ebri. Disavantazhet? Mund t\u00eb \u00e7ipen n\u00ebn goditje t\u00eb r\u00ebnda, k\u00ebshtu q\u00eb nuk jan\u00eb p\u00ebr \u00e7do mulliri. Megjithat\u00eb, kam par\u00eb versione hibride me veshje gome p\u00ebr t'i amortizuar.<\/p>\n
Zgjedhja e atyre t\u00eb duhura: P\u00ebrcaktoni madh\u00ebsin\u00eb sipas pun\u00ebs suaj\u2014t\u00eb vogla 1 mm p\u00ebr pluhura t\u00eb im\u00ebt, t\u00eb m\u00ebdha 50 mm p\u00ebr materiale t\u00eb trasha. Past\u00ebrti m\u00eb e lart\u00eb p\u00ebr aplikime t\u00eb pastra, si 99% p\u00ebr gjysm\u00ebp\u00ebr\u00e7ues. Dend\u00ebsia ka r\u00ebnd\u00ebsi p\u00ebr transferimin e energjis\u00eb. Gjithmon\u00eb specifikoni nga furnizues t\u00eb besuesh\u00ebm; importet e lira mund t\u00eb ken\u00eb boshll\u00ebqe q\u00eb plasariten her\u00ebt. Testoj mostrat n\u00eb nj\u00eb mulliri me kavanoz\u2014i p\u00ebrpunoj me intensitet dhe peshoj humbjen. Ruajeni t\u00eb that\u00eb; lag\u00ebshtia mund t'i dob\u00ebsoj\u00eb me kalimin e koh\u00ebs.<\/p>\n
Mbajtja e tyre n\u00eb pun\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb e leht\u00eb. N\u00eb mullinj, kontrolloni konsumimin \u00e7do disa jav\u00eb\u2014z\u00ebvend\u00ebsoni kur bie n\u00eb 10%. Pastrojeni me acid t\u00eb holluar n\u00ebse jan\u00eb njollosur, por me kujdes. P\u00ebr shtresat e katalizatorit, pjekini p\u00ebr t'i rigjeneruar. Siguria s\u00eb pari: jan\u00eb t\u00eb rr\u00ebshqitshme kur derdhen, dhe pluhuri nuk \u00ebsht\u00eb i mir\u00eb p\u00ebr mushk\u00ebrit\u00eb\u2014vendosni maska.<\/p>\n
Sa i p\u00ebrket s\u00eb ardhmes, po b\u00ebhet interesante. Nano-alumina p\u00ebr katalizator\u00eb superporoz\u00eb n\u00eb qelizat e karburantit me hidrogjen. Topa t\u00eb personalizuar t\u00eb printuar n\u00eb 3D me brend\u00ebsi t\u00eb p\u00ebrshtatura. Prodhim m\u00eb miq\u00ebsor ndaj mjedisit me lidh\u00ebs t\u00eb ricikluar. N\u00eb automjetet elektrike, po bluajn\u00eb materiale baterish si p\u00ebrb\u00ebr\u00ebsit e litiumit. Un\u00eb po bastoj p\u00ebr versione t\u00eb zgjuara me sensor\u00eb p\u00ebr monitorimin e konsumit n\u00eb koh\u00eb reale.<\/p>\n
T\u00eb gjitha k\u00ebto th\u00ebn\u00eb, topat prej alumine jan\u00eb shtylla kurrizore e pun\u00ebve t\u00eb v\u00ebshtira. M\u00eb kan\u00eb shp\u00ebtuar n\u00eb pafund projekte, duke ofruar besueshm\u00ebri kur ka r\u00ebnd\u00ebsi. N\u00ebse po p\u00ebrballeni me g\u00ebrryerje ose reaksione, jepini nj\u00eb shans\u2014ata do ta p\u00ebrpunojn\u00eb \u00e7do sfid\u00eb q\u00eb u hidhni. Nga nj\u00eb teknik te tjetri, ky \u00ebsht\u00eb informacioni.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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