Graduation Semester and Year

2011

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering

Department

Materials Science and Engineering

First Advisor

Pranesh B Aswath

Abstract

The animal bones are common archeological finds and are helpful in understanding the human past. The bones undergo transformation when they are calcined. The cooked and cremated bones undergo different transformation, because of their difference in their temperatures. Various techniques are employed to characterize the bone. In this study, XANES and FTIR are used to characterize the dried and calcined bones of different species. The calcined bones are prepared at two different temperatures, which helps in understanding the difference between the cooked and cremated bones. The objective of this research is to comprehend the chemical property of the bone material across different species and across different calcination conditions.

Disciplines

Engineering | Materials Science and Engineering

Comments

Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington

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