TY - JOUR A1 - Roveda, Ilaria A1 - Mishurova, Tatiana A1 - Evans, Alexander A1 - Fitch, Andrew N. A1 - Haubrich, Jan A1 - Requena, Guillermo A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Serrano-Munoz, Itziar T1 - Evolution of interphase stress over a crack propagation plane as a function of stress relief heat treatments in a PBF‐LB/M AlSi10Mg alloy N2 - AbstractIn this study, we compare the residual stress state in a laser powder bed fusion (PBF‐LB/M) AlSi10Mg alloy in the as‐built (AB) condition with that after two different heat treatments (265 °C for 1 h, HT1; and 300 °C for 2 h, HT2). The bulk residual stress (RS) is determined using synchrotron X‐ray diffraction (SXRD), and near‐surface profiles are determined using laboratory energy‐dispersive X‐ray diffraction (EDXRD). The EDXRD results do not reveal any notable difference between the conditions at a depth of 350 μm, suggesting that the machining process yields a comparable residual stress state in the near‐surface regions. On the other hand, the SXRD results show that HT1 is more effective in relieving the bulk RS. It is observed that HT1 reduces the RS state in both the aluminium matrix and the silicon network. In addtion, HT2 does not have a significant impact on relaxing the RS as‐built state of the matrix, although it does induce a reduction in the RS magnitudes of the Si phase. It is concluded that the heat treatment stress relieving is effective as long as the Si‐network is not disaggregated. KW - Interphase residual stress KW - Laboratory energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction (EDXRD) KW - PBFLB/M AlSi10Mg alloy KW - Stress-relief heat-treatments KW - Synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SXRD) PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597591 DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/str.12475 VL - 60 IS - 6 SP - 1 EP - 13 PB - John Wiley & Sons Ltd. AN - OPUS4-59759 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Cabo Rios, Alberto A1 - Mishurova, Tatiana A1 - Cordova, Laura A1 - Persson, Mats A1 - Bruno, Giovanni A1 - Olevsky, Eugene A1 - Hryha, Eduard T1 - Ex-situ characterization and simulation of density fluctuations evolution during sintering of binder jetted 316L N2 - Efficient density evolution during sintering of the as-printed component is vital to reach full densification and required properties of binder jet (BJT) components. However, due to the high porosity and brittle nature of the green compact, analysis of the microstructure development during sintering is very difficult, resulting in lack of understanding of the densification process. Density development from green state (57 ± 1.6 %) up to full density (99 ± 0.3 %) was characterized by high-resolution synchrotron X-Ray computed tomography (SXCT) on BJT 316L samples from ex-situ interrupted sintering tests. Periodicity of density fluctuations along the building direction was revealed for the first time and was related to the layer thickness of ~ 42 μm during printing that decreased down to ~ 33 μm during sintering. Sintering simulations, utilizing a continuum sintering model developed for BJT, allowed to replicate the density evolution during sintering with a mean error of 2 % and its fluctuation evolution from green (1.66 %) to sintered (0.56 %) state. Additionally, simulation of extreme particle size segregation (1 μm to 130 μm) suggested that non-optimized printing could lead to undesirable density fluctuation amplitude rapid increase (~10 %) during sintering. This might trigger the nucleation of defects (e.g., layer delamination, cracking, or excessive residual porosity) during the sintering process. KW - Additive manufacturing KW - Synchrotron X-ray CT KW - Binder Jetting KW - Sintering KW - FEM Simulation PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594389 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112690 SN - 0264-1275 VL - 238 SP - 1 EP - 18 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-59438 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Alekseychuk, V. O. A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Plotzki, D. A1 - Bellon, Carsten A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - Simulation-Assisted Augmentation of Missing Wedge and Region-of-Interest Computed Tomography Data N2 - This study reports a strategy to use sophisticated, realistic X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) simulations to reduce Missing Wedge (MW) and Region-of-Interest (RoI) artifacts in FBP (Filtered Back-Projection) reconstructions. A 3D model of the object is used to simulate the projections that include the missing information inside the MW and outside the RoI. Such information augments the experimental projections, thereby drastically improving the reconstruction results. An X-ray CT dataset of a selected object is modified to mimic various degrees of RoI and MW problems. The results are evaluated in comparison to a standard FBP reconstruction of the complete dataset. In all cases, the reconstruction quality is significantly improved. Small inclusions present in the scanned object are better localized and quantified. The proposed method has the potential to improve the results of any CT reconstruction algorithm. KW - Computed tomography KW - Missing wedge KW - Region of interest KW - Augmented data KW - CT simulation KW - aRTist PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593799 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2313-433X/10/1/11 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging10010011 SN - 2313-433X VL - 10 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 15 PB - MDPI CY - Basel AN - OPUS4-59379 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Trogadas, P. A1 - Cho, J. I. S. A1 - Rasha, L. A1 - Lu, X. A1 - Kardjilov, N. A1 - Markötter, Henning A1 - Manke, I. A1 - Shearing, P. R. A1 - Brett, D. J. L. A1 - Coppens, M. O. T1 - A nature-inspired solution for water management in flow fields for electrochemical devices N2 - A systematic, nature-inspired chemical engineering approach is employed to solve the issue of flooding in electrochemical devices. The mechanism of passive water transport utilized by lizards living in arid environments is leveraged to design flow-fields with a microchannel structure on their surface, through which capillary pressure rapidly removes the water generated in the electrochemical device. This water management strategy is implemented in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) with a lunginspired flow-field, which ensures uniform distribution of reactants across the catalyst layer. Jointly, this nature-inspired approach results in flood-free, stable operation at 100% RH and a B60% increase in current (B1.9 A cm-2) and peak power density (B650 mW cm−2) compared to current PEMFCs with a flood-prone, serpentine flow-field (B0.8 A cm-2 and 280 mW cm-2, respectively). This significant advance allows for PEMFC operation at fully humidified conditions. KW - Neutron imaging KW - X-ray tomography KW - Fuel cell PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-596662 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee03666a VL - 17 SP - 2007 EP - 2017 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) AN - OPUS4-59666 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hassenstein, Christian A1 - Hirsch, Philipp Daniel A1 - Wassermann, Jonas A1 - Heckel, Thomas T1 - Automated self-adjustment of array probe with a robotic ultrasonic test system N2 - Ultrasonic testing of objects with complex geometries often requires the use of a robotic arm to position the probe perpendicular to the local surface. Using immersion makes it possible to test these objects with standard ultrasonic linear array probes. Here, the probe positions and orientations provided by the robot are used for merging the locally acquired image data into a 3D-reconstruction. The quality of this reconstruction is highly dependent on the alignment of the position of the physical probe with the position used in the digital model. For common industrial tools, the tool center point (TCP) is usually acquired using geometric features of the tools. However, for ultrasonic arrays in immersion, there is a water standoff between the probe and the test object, therefore the TCP is in free space in front of the array and cannot be acquired with the common method. To overcome this challenge, we propose a method that allows the robotic ultrasonic system to automatically self-adjust the position and orientation of the ultrasonic probe using a test block made of steel with defined geometric features as a target for referencing. For each of the six degrees of freedom, a scan and adjustment routine are established using the data based on the actual ultrasound characteristics of the probe. Given a coarse pre-definition of the tool position and the known target test block, minimal human interaction is required to supervise the adjustment method, leading to higher quality reconstructions than with manual adjustment. T2 - 20th World Conference On Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT 2024) CY - Incheon, South Korea DA - 27.05.2024 KW - Testing KW - Automation KW - NDT 4.0 KW - Robotics KW - Ultrasonic PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-616387 UR - https://www.ndt.net/search/docs.php3?id=30309 SN - 1435-4934 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - NDT.net AN - OPUS4-61638 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lecompagnon, Julien A1 - Ricci, M. A1 - Laureti, S. A1 - Ziegler, Mathias ED - Maldague, X. T1 - Practical study on the thermographic detectability of internal defects using temporally structured laser heating N2 - Modern laser systems have proven to be highly versatile heat sources for active thermographic testing. Compared to more traditional light sources, e.g. flash or halogen lamps, their output power can be easily modulated at high rates, allowing a wide variety of complex excitations to be realized. Although their total optical output power can be theoretically scaled to arbitrary values, the maximum output power is practically limited by many factors: the maximum power that the sample under test can absorb without altering the lighted surface itself, the trade-off between irradiance and inspected area, the cost of the laser system, etc. Furthermore, when working with spatial modulator systems, the output power must be limited to avoid damaging such devices. Nevertheless, to guarantee a sufficient amount of heating even for highly thermally conductive materials and/or deeply buried defects, the heating times can be extended, e.g., either by using step heating, long pulse thermography, or by lock-in thermography with a continuously modulated heating. However, for all these approaches, the ranging capabilities of the thermographic defect detection are reduced due to the limited frequency content of the excitation. To tackle this problem, i.e. to increase the excitation energy while preserving its frequency content, new approaches have been developed in the last two decades, among them the use of coded excitations in combination with pulse-compression, and the use of multiple lock-in analysis or a frequency modulated excitation signal. The challenges of such temporally structured heating techniques are manifold, for example, the DC component inherent in optical heating must be taken into account. In general, a wider frequency bandwidth or greater variability of the frequency components also means greater complexity for signal generation and data processing. In this paper, temporally structured excitation schemes with different degrees of complexity are compared on a high-power laser system. T2 - 17th International Conference on Quantitative InfraRed Thermography 2024 CY - Zagreb, Croatia DA - 01.07.2024 KW - Thermography KW - Laser KW - NDT KW - Coded excitation KW - Defect identification PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-653790 DO - https://doi.org/10.21611/qirt-2024-077 SN - 2371-4085 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - QIRT Council AN - OPUS4-65379 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hirsch, Philipp Daniel A1 - Kunji Purayil, Sruthi Krishna A1 - Lecompagnon, Julien A1 - Pech May, Nelson Wilbur A1 - Ziegler, Mathias ED - Maldague, X. T1 - Robotic-Assisted 3D Scanning and Laser Thermography for Crack Inspection on Complex Components N2 - The integration of automation and robotics into non-destructive testing (NDT) marks a significant advancement in evaluating complex components. This paper introduces a novel approach using robotic-assisted laser thermography combined with automated 3D scanning to detect and analyze cracks in complex structures. The system uses an integrated line scanner with a robotic arm to capture high-resolution data, creating detailed 3D models for adaptive path planning and precise alignment correction. Laser thermography, based on localized heating and the "flying spot" approach, detects surfacenear cracks with high precision. Crack detection is achieved using the Canny algorithm optional on Fourier-transformed thermograms, offering robust results with minimal computation. This study highlights the potential of robotic-assisted 3D scanning and laser thermography as efficient and precise methods for crack inspection, advancing NDT technologies and ensuring the structural integrity of modern components. T2 - 17th International Conference on Quantitative InfraRed Thermography 2024 CY - Zagreb, Croatia DA - 01.07.2024 KW - Thermography KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Laser line KW - Robotic arm KW - Defect identification KW - Crack detection PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-653809 DO - https://doi.org/10.21611/qirt-2024-078 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - QIRT Council AN - OPUS4-65380 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kunji Purayi, Sruthi Krishna A1 - Hirsch, Philipp Daniel A1 - Lecompagnon, Julien T1 - Anisotropy investigation of a single crystal superalloy using laser-spot infrared thermography N2 - Thermal property investigation of anisotropic materials such as single crystal superalloys are still in interest of practical and fundamental reasons but remains challenging using conventional testing methods. In this study, a single crystal superalloy is tested using laser-spot thermography, and its thermal anisotropy is investigated. Determining anisotropic thermal conductivity at microscopic scales is challenging, as it appears isotropic at the macroscopic scale. Infrared thermography is one of the best-known techniques for measuring material heat transfer properties and facilitating visualization of temperature distribution through the specimen. The proposed study uses the active thermography method of laser-spot infrared thermography, in which a laser spot is focused onto the sample surface and the thermal response is captured from the surface of the specimen with an infrared camera. A detailed analysis of temperature gradients and heat diffusion patterns aids in the measurement of thermal conductivity values along the sample's different crystallographic directions. The directional bonding characteristics and inherent crystallographic structure of the alloy account for the inplane thermal conductivities calculated from experimental thermal measurements. The laser-spot thermography method has proven to be an effective tool for mapping the material's thermal conductivity anisotropy with high sensitivity and high spatial and temporal resolution. The investigation into the anisotropy of the material provides an insight into heat flow in the structure and helps in optimizing the design and overall performance of the material system. T2 - 17th International Conference on Quantitative InfraRed Thermography 2024 CY - Zagreb, Croatia DA - 01.07.2025 KW - Infrared thermography KW - Anisotropy KW - Laser-spot thermography PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-653877 DO - https://doi.org/10.21611/QIRT-2024-075 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - QIRT Council AN - OPUS4-65387 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kosár, László A1 - Szabová, Zuzana A1 - Kuracina, Richard A1 - Spitzer, Stefan A1 - Mynarz, Miroslav A1 - Filipi, Bohdan T1 - Study of the Safety Characteristics of Different Types of Pepper Powder (Capsicum L.) N2 - This research was aimed at comparing the fire characteristics of different types of pepper in the context of explosion prevention. The following characteristics were studied: explosion pressure Pmax and Kst at selected concentrations, ignition temperature of the deposited dust layer from the hot surface, and minimum ignition energy. The comparison of the chemical properties of the used types of pepper was performed using TG/DSC. The results of the measurements suggest that different types of peppers exhibit different explosion characteristics. Each sample reached the maximum value of the explosion pressure and rate of pressure rise at different concentrations. The volume of the explosion chamber used also influenced the explosion characteristics. It is a consequence of the fact that the explosion characteristics strongly depend on the mechanism of action of a particular igniter. The minimum effect on the safety characteristics was observed when measuring the minimum ignition energy and the minimum ignition temperature of the dust layer from the hot surface. The results of the measurements suggest that different types of peppers exhibit different explosion characteristics. This information should then be considered in explosion prevention. KW - Dust explosions KW - Pepper samples KW - Explosion characteristics KW - Explosion protection PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-605965 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7070229 VL - 7 IS - 7 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - MDPI AG AN - OPUS4-60596 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rossi, Andrea A1 - Alladio, Eugenio A1 - Drobne, Damjana A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Jurkschat, Kerstin A1 - Kononenko, Veno A1 - Madbouly, Loay Akmal A1 - Mrkwitschka, Paul A1 - Novak, Sara A1 - Radnik, Jörg A1 - Saje, Špela A1 - Santalucia, Rosangela A1 - Sordello, Fabrizio A1 - Pellegrino, Francesco T1 - Development of a one-pot synthesis of rGO in water by optimizing Tour’s method parameters N2 - Since its first synthesis in 2004, graphene has been widely studied and several different synthesis methods has been developed. Solvent exfoliation of graphite and the reduction of graphene oxide previously obtained through graphite oxidation are the most employed. In this work, we exploited synthesis conditions of a method usually employed for obtaining graphene oxide (the Tour’s method) for directly obtaining a very poorly oxidised material with characteristics like reduced graphene oxide. For the first time, a one-pot synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is reported avoiding the use of a post-synthesis chemical or thermal reduction of the graphene oxide that requires further reagents, heat and time. KW - Graphene KW - 2D-materials KW - Tour's method KW - rGO KW - One-pot synthesis PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-611827 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73606-2 SN - 2045-2322 VL - 14 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Springer Nature CY - London AN - OPUS4-61182 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Vogel, Amelie A1 - Tentschert, Jutta A1 - Pieters, Raymond A1 - Bennet, Francesca A1 - Dirven, Hubert A1 - van den Berg, Annemijne A1 - Lenssen, Esther A1 - Rietdijk, Maartje A1 - Broßell, Dirk A1 - Haase, Andrea T1 - Towards a risk assessment framework for micro- and nanoplastic particles for human health N2 - Background Human exposure to micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPs) is inevitable but human health risk assessment remains challenging for several reasons. MNPs are complex mixtures of particles derived from different polymer types, which may contain plenty of additives and/or contaminants. MNPs cover broad size distributions and often have irregular shapes and morphologies. Moreover, several of their properties change over time due to aging/ weathering. Case-by-case assessment of each MNP type does not seem feasible, more straightforward methodologies are needed. However, conceptual approaches for human health risk assessment are rare, reliable methods for exposure and hazard assessment are largely missing, and meaningful data is scarce. Methods Here we reviewed the state-of-the-art concerning risk assessment of chemicals with a specific focus on polymers as well as on (nano-)particles and fibres. For this purpose, we broadly screened relevant knowledge including guidance documents, standards, scientific publications, publicly available reports. We identified several suitable concepts such as: (i) polymers of low concern (PLC), (ii) poorly soluble low toxicity particles (PSLT) and (iii) fibre pathogenicity paradigm (FPP). We also aimed to identify promising methods, which may serve as a reasonable starting point for a test strategy. Results and conclusion Here, we propose a state-of-the-art modular risk assessment framework for MNPs, focusing primarily on inhalation as a key exposure route for humans that combines several integrated approaches to testing and assessment (IATAs). The framework starts with basic physicochemical characterisation (step 1), followed by assessing the potential for inhalative exposure (step 2) and includes several modules for toxicological assessment (step 3). We provide guidance on how to apply the framework and suggest suitable methods for characterization of physicochemical properties, exposure and hazard assessment. We put special emphasis on new approach methodologies (NAMs) and included grouping, where adequate. The framework has been improved in several iterative cycles by taking into account expert feedback and is currently being tested in several case studies. Overall, it can be regarded as an important step forward to tackle human health risk assessment. KW - Microplastics KW - Nanoplastics KW - Human health KW - Risk assessment KW - Integrated approaches to testing and assessment (IATAs) KW - Polymers of low concern (PLC) KW - Poorly soluble low toxicity particles (PSLT) PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-623790 DO - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-024-00602-9 SN - 1743-8977 VL - 21 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 21 PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC AN - OPUS4-62379 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Durlo Tambara, Luís Urbano A1 - Hirsch, A. A1 - Dehn, F. A1 - Gluth, Gregor T1 - Carbonation resistance of alkali-activated GGBFS/calcined clay concrete under natural and accelerated conditions N2 - The carbonation resistance of alkali-activated materials (AAMs) is a crucial parameter for their applicability in concrete construction, yet the parameters influencing it are insufficiently understood to date. In the present study, the carbonation resistance of alkali-activated concretes with varying fractions of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and calcined clay (i.e., high, intermediate, and low Ca contents) were assessed under natural and accelerated conditions. Corresponding hardened AAM pastes were studied using X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, Raman microscopy, and mercury intrusion porosimetry. The carbonation resistance of the concretes at natural CO2 concentration depended principally on their water/(CaO + MgOeq + Na2Oeq + K2Oeq) ratio. The remaining variability for similar ratios was caused by differences between the pore structures of the AAMs. For concrete with favorable water/(CaO + MgOeq + Na2Oeq + K2Oeq) ratio and pore structure, the carbonation resistance was comparable to that of Portland cement concrete. The relationship between carbonation coefficients obtained under accelerated and natural conditions differed for concretes with high and low fractions of calcined clay, indicating that accelerated carbonation testing is less suitable to study the carbonation of low-Ca AAMs. KW - Alkali-activated materials KW - Carbonation KW - Calcined clay PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-610747 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.138351 SN - 1879-0526 VL - 449 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-61074 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Leidigkeit, Carolin A1 - Shokr, Mohammad A1 - Tosson, Amir A1 - Cakir, Cafer Tufan A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Pietsch, Ullrich A1 - Christ, Hans-Jürgen T1 - Using Energy-Dispersive Laue Diffraction to Study Dislocation Arrangements in Materials Showing Wavy and Planar Slip Behavior N2 - The present work shows an approach to monitor the evolution of the dislocation arrangement of a metallic material caused by cyclic plastic strain using white X-ray radiation in combination with an energy-dispersive detector. The method is demonstrated by single-shot experiments performed on polycrystalline nickel and α-brass, representing the pure wavy and the pure planar dislocation slip behavior. To correlate the resulting diffraction patterns with various dislocation arrangements of both metals, fatigue tests were carried out up to certain numbers of cycles and at predetermined plastic strain amplitudes. The differences in dislocation microstructure and internal stress distributions give rise to an appreciable change in the peak shape of Laue reflections, leading to unique characteristics in the respective diffraction patterns. Nickel reflections are elongated due to the high amount of cell structures leading to bending and misorientation of the lattice, whereas the present stacking faults in α-brass result in powder-like diffraction. KW - Slip behavior KW - Energy-Dispersive KW - Laue Diffraction KW - Dislocation PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-637964 DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.14535 SN - 1460-2695 VL - 48 IS - 3 SP - 1341 EP - 1351 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-63796 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gluth, Gregor A1 - Bernal, S. A. T1 - RILEM TC CUC: Carbon dioxide uptake by concrete during and after service life – Opening Letter N2 - The ability of cement to chemically bind CO2 in a carbonation reaction enables the material to act as a carbon sink, which could partly account for offsetting the CO2 emissions associated with cement production. In response to the many open questions in this context, the RILEM Technical Committee CUC was created in May 2024. The focus of the TC will be to facilitate discussions regarding the current approaches to estimate the CO2 uptake by cementitious materials (concrete and other construction products) during and after service life. This Opening Letter presents aspects of the motivation to establish the TC, a brief overview of the state of the art in the field, the scheduled work programme, and the anticipated impact of the TC outputs. Though it is not intended to be an exhaustive discussion of the challenges to be addressed, from what is summarized in this letter, it is clear that work is required to base estimates of CO2 uptake by cementitious materials on a data set that is as extensive, accurate and forward-looking as possible. It is anticipated that the inclusion of interdisciplinary perspectives and data from academia and industry will enable progress in the field. KW - Cement KW - Concrete KW - Recarbonation KW - Carbon dioxide uptake KW - Carbonation rate PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-623724 DO - https://doi.org/10.21809/rilemtechlett.2024.208 SN - 2518-0231 VL - 9 SP - 61 EP - 67 PB - RILEM AN - OPUS4-62372 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Dauerhaftigkeit von Betonen auf Basis klimafreundlicher Bindemittel N2 - Aus Gründen des Klimaschutzes werden in den kommenden Jahren mehr Zemente mit verringertem Klinkerfaktor und alternative Bindemittel (klimafreundliche Bindemittel) zum Einsatz kommen. Für ihre sichere und zuverlässige Verwendung ist ein umfangreiches Verständnis der Einflüsse auf die Dauerhaftigkeit der aus ihnen hergestellten Betone notwendig. Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt einen kurzen Überblick über einige jüngere Entwicklungen und Forschungsergebnisse auf dem Gebiet. Der Fokus liegt auf Ergebnissen der Arbeiten von Technischen Komitees der RILEM sowie der EFC und eigenen Forschungsergebnissen. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Klimafreundliche Bindemittel KW - Betone PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-612872 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 22 EP - 29 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61287 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sittner, Jonathan A1 - Hoffmann, T. A1 - Bertmer, M. A1 - Neubert, M. A1 - Schuster, T. A1 - Gluth, Gregor ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Optimizing calcination methods towards a more sustainable production of calcined clays N2 - Calcined clays are emerging as sustainable alternatives for cement production due to their potential to reduce carbon footprint and energy consumption. This study investigates the calcination of low-grade kaolinitic clays, using rotary kiln and fluidized bed. The calcined clays from the rotary kiln showed enhanced performance in the cement paste. The fluidized bed method demonstrated the potential for significant energy savings, achieving near-complete dehydroxylation with just 30 minutes of calcination. These findings highlight the promise of fluidized bed calcination for efficient clay activation, though further optimization is needed. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Calcination methods KW - Optimizing KW - Blended cement pastes KW - XRD results KW - Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-612891 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 37 EP - 45 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61289 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gluth, Gregor ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Alkalisch aktivierte Bindemittel mit hohem Säurewiderstand für die Kanalsanierung N2 - Die biogene Schwefelsäurekorrosion (BSK) von Betonbauteilen in Abwassersystemen verursacht weltweit hohen Reparaturbedarf. Um zukünftigen Reparaturbedarf zu minimieren, werden für Neubau- und Sanierungsmaßnahmen z. T. Materialien mit besonders hohem Widerstand gegen BSK benötigt. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt Forschungen zu alkalisch aktivierten Bindemitteln, die bei geeigneter Formulierung einen hohen Widerstand gegen BSK bzw. Säureangriff aufweisen. Zusätzlich werden jüngste Fortschritte bei der Bewertung von Methoden zur Prüfung des Widerstands gegen BSK dargestellt. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Säurewiderstand KW - Betonbauteile KW - Abwassersystemen PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-613141 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 90 EP - 93 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61314 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nikoonasab, Ali A1 - Müller, Thoralf A1 - Licht, M. A1 - Raupach, M. A1 - Gluth, Gregor ED - Rogge, Andreas ED - Meng, Birgit T1 - Sulfides in the pore solutions of GGBFS-containing concretes - Influence on the corrosion of reinforcing steel N2 - Steel corrosion in sulfide-containing solutions is a challenge in various environments, such as reinforced concrete structures. In concrete, sulfides are introduced by ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS), used in standard cements and alkali-activated materials (AAMs), affecting steel corrosion. This study examined steel in synthetic GGBFS-containing cement pore solutions using electrochemical techniques. Compared to Portland cement solutions, steel in sulfide-containing solutions exhibits lower open circuit potentials and polarisation resistances. Thus, Portland cement concrete corrosion assessment standards are unsuitable for GGBFScontaining concrete. T2 - 11. Jahrestagung des DAfStb mit 63. Forschungskolloquium der BAM Green Intelligent Building CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.10.2024 KW - Corrosion KW - Reinforcing steel PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-612963 SN - 978-3-9818564-7-7 SP - 55 EP - 59 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61296 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nordholt, Niclas A1 - Sobisch, Lydia-Yasmin A1 - Gödt, Annett A1 - Lewerenz, Dominique A1 - Schreiber, Frank T1 - Heterogeneous survival upon disinfection underlies evolution of increased tolerance N2 - Disinfection is important to limit the spread of infections, but failure of disinfection may foster the evolution of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria. Persisters are phenotypically tolerant subpopulations that survive toxic stress longer than susceptible cells, leading to failure in treatments with antimicrobials and facilitating resistance evolution. To date, little is known about persistence in the context of disinfectants. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of persisters on disinfection and to determine the consequences of disinfectant persistence for the evolution of increased tolerance to disinfectants. Disinfection kinetics with high temporal resolution were recorded for Escherichia coli exposed to the following six disinfectants: hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), glutaraldehyde (GTA), chlorhexidine (CHX), benzalkonium chloride (BAC), didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC), and isopropanol (ISO). A mathematical model was used to infer the presence of persisters from the time–kill data. Time–kill kinetics for BAC, DDAC, and ISO were indicative of persisters, whereas no or weak evidence was found for H2O2, GTA, and CHX. When subjected to comparative experimental evolution under recurring disinfection, E. coli evolved increased tolerance to substances for which persisters were predicted (BAC and ISO), whereas adaptation failed for substances in which no persisters were predicted (GTA and CHX), causing extinction of exposed populations. Our findings have implications for the risk of disinfection failure, highlighting a potential link between persistence to disinfectants and the ability to evolve disinfectant survival mechanisms. IMPORTANCE: Disinfection is key to control the spread of infections. But the application of disinfectants bears the risk to promote the evolution of reduced susceptibility to antimicrobials if bacteria survive the treatment. The ability of individual bacteria to survive disinfection can display considerable heterogeneity within isogenic populations and may be facilitated by tolerant persister subpopulations. Using time–kill kinetics and interpreting the data within a mathematical framework, we quantify heterogeneity and persistence in Escherichia coli when exposed to six different disinfectants. We find that the level of persistence, and with this the risk for disinfection failure, depends on the disinfectant. Importantly, evolution experiments under recurrent disinfection provide evidence that links the presence of persisters to the ability to evolve reduced susceptibility to disinfectants. This study emphasizes the impact of heterogeneity within bacterial populations on disinfection outcomes and the potential consequences for the evolution of antimicrobial resistances. KW - Antimicrobial resistance KW - Bacteria KW - Standardization KW - Biocides PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-615566 DO - https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03276-22 SN - 2165-0497 VL - 12 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - American Society for Microbiology CY - Birmingham, Ala. AN - OPUS4-61556 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, Selina B. I. A1 - Täschner, Tom A1 - Nordholt, Niclas A1 - Schreiber, Frank T1 - Differential Selection for Survival and for Growth in Adaptive Laboratory Evolution Experiments With Benzalkonium Chloride N2 - Biocides are used to control microorganisms across different applications, but emerging resistance may pose risks for those applications. Resistance to biocides has commonly been studied using adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) experiments with growth at subinhibitory concentrations linked to serial subculturing. It has been shown recently that Escherichia coli adapts to repeated lethal stress imposed by the biocide benzalkonium chloride (BAC) by increased survival (i.e., tolerance) and not by evolving the ability to grow at increased concentrations (i.e., resistance). Here, we investigate the contributions of evolution for tolerance as opposed to resistance for the outcome of ALE experiments with E. coli exposed to BAC. We find that BAC concentrations close to the half maximal effective concentration (EC50, 4.36 μg mL−1) show initial killing (~40%) before the population resumes growth. This indicates that cells face a two‐fold selection pressure: for increased survival and for increased growth. To disentangle the effects of both selection pressures, we conducted two ALE experiments: (i) one with initial killing and continued stress close to the EC50 during growth and (ii) another with initial killing and no stress during growth. Phenotypic characterization of adapted populations showed that growth at higher BAC concentrations was only selected for when BAC was present during growth. Whole genome sequencing revealed distinct differences in mutated genes across treatments. Treatments selecting for survival‐only led to mutations in genes for metabolic regulation (cyaA) and cellular structure (flagella fliJ), while treatments selecting for growth and survival led to mutations in genes related to stress response (hslO and tufA). Our results demonstrate that serial subculture ALE experiments with an antimicrobial at subinhibitory concentrations can select for increased growth and survival. This finding has implications for the design of ALE experiments to assess resistance risks of antimicrobials in different scenarios such as disinfection, preservation, and environmental pollution. KW - Antimicrobial resistance KW - Bacteria KW - Standardization KW - Biocides PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-615496 DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70017 VL - 17 IS - 10 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-61549 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -