Yexiong Qi、Jialu Li、Liangsen Liu2014-07-05Polymer Composites
This article presents an experimental study of bending properties of multilayer‐connected biaxial weft knitted (MBWK) fabrics‐reinforced composites made with carbon fibers. Three types of composites are used in bending test, which are three‐layer‐connected biaxial weft knitted fabric‐reinforced composite, four‐layer‐c…
Mechanical Behavior of CompositesTextile materials and evaluationsFiber-reinforced polymer composites
N. Gokilamani、N. Muthukumarasamy、M. Thambidurai 等 5 位作者2014-07-05Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
TiO 2 nanocrystalline thin films have various applications, among them dye-sensitized solar cells are more promising and low-cost alternative to conventional inorganic photovoltaic devices. TiO 2 nanocrystalline thin films have been sensitized with the natural dye (malvidin-3-fructoside) extracted from grape fruits. T…
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
Li‐Juan Tang、Rong Zhang、Xiangming Wang 等 5 位作者2014-07-05Holzforschung
Abstract The radio frequency oxygen plasma (RF-OP) treatment of wood was in focus, namely the surface properties of poplar veneer has been analyzed as a function of RF-OP treatment power concerning the chemical composition, free radicals, morphology and roughness. In addition, the interfacial adhesion of plywood compo…
Wood Treatment and PropertiesAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood Chemistry
Arpan Kool、Pradip Thakur、Biswajoy Bagchi 等 9 位作者2014-07-05Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies
A mullite-reinforced porcelain composite with antibacterial properties has been developed using transition metal oxides by solid state sintering. The composite has been characterized in terms of mullite content, hardness, color and antibacterial properties. The physico-chemical properties of the porcelain were substan…
Glass properties and applicationsRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials productionNuclear materials and radiation effects
K.R. Nemade、S.A. Waghuley2014-07-05Applied Nanoscience
Gas sensor based on Sn-doped titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles has been fabricated and evaluated for carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) sensing. The Sn-doped TiO 2 nanoparticles were synthesized by microwave-assisted and solid-state diffusion route. The structure and morphology of resulting samples were characterized by X-r…
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsTransition Metal Oxide NanomaterialsAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Mohamed Jebrane、Víctor Fernández–Cano、Dmitri Panov 等 5 位作者2014-07-05Holzforschung
Abstract Scots pine samples were impregnated with epoxidized linseed oil (ELO) by means of a two-step process, and the effect of treatments has been studied concerning the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra, mechanical properties, moisture uptake, and field test performance. FTIR analysis of ELO-treated samples…
Wood Treatment and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesLignin and Wood Chemistry
Ling Fang、Francisco J. Vidal‐Iglesias、S.E. Huxter 等 5 位作者2014-07-05Surface Science
Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) have been used to characterise novel PtRh mixed metal and surface alloyed active phases supported on 5% Pt/graphite catalysts (5% Pt/G). The active phases could be prepared using forced deposition or a combination of forced deposition and thermal annea…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
Shideh Fathi Roudsari、Ramdhane Dhib、Farhad Ein‐Mozaffari2014-07-05Polymer Engineering and Science
The emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) was carried out in a lab‐scale reactor, which was equipped with a pitched blade turbine, four baffles, a U shaped cooling coil, and a temperature controller. Potassium persulfate was used as the initiator and sodium dodecyl sulfate as the surfactant. The effects…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationPickering emulsions and particle stabilization
Li Li、Mingqiu Zhang、Wenhong Ruan2014-07-05Polymer Composites
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanocomposites with different loading of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and carbon black (CB) were prepared by melt blending method. The conductivity and mechanical properties of the nanocomposites were investigated. The results showed that percolation threshold of CNT/CB/PVDF nanocomposites a…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsDielectric materials and actuatorsPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation
Pengfei Gu、Fan Yang、Tianyuan Su 等 6 位作者2014-07-05Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology
L-Serine is a nonessential amino acid, but plays a crucial role as a building block for cell growth. Currently, L-serine production is mainly dependent on enzymatic or cellular conversion. In this study, we constructed a recombinant Escherichia coli that can fermentatively produce L-serine from glucose. To accumulate…
Enzyme Structure and FunctionPolyamine Metabolism and ApplicationsAmino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
Peng Cai、Tingmei Wang、Qihua Wang2014-07-05Polymer Composites
The flake graphite, polytetrafluoroethylene, and molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) filled phenolic resin‐based composites were prepared by hot press molding. The thermal, mechanical, and tribological properties of composites were studied systematically. The morphologies of the worn surfaces and the change of chemical compos…
Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesBrake Systems and Friction AnalysisTribology and Wear Analysis
Guozhu Zhang、Changsheng Xie、Shunping Zhang 等 5 位作者2014-07-05The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Cationic interstitial and substitutional defects, which serve as a key role in shaping the material’s performance, are considered as two kinds of important defect structures in the doped SnO 2 . To give a clear characterization of such metal cation defects, temperature-dependent electrical conduction measurement by th…
ZnO doping and propertiesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Astrid‐Caroline Knall、Manuel Hollauf、Christian Slugovc2014-07-05Tetrahedron Letters
Inverse electron demand Diels–Alder additions (iEDDA) between 1,2,4,5-tetrazines and olefins have recently found widespread application as a novel ‘click chemistry’ scheme and as a mild technique for the modification of materials. Norbornenes are, due to their straightforward synthetic availability, especially interes…
Molecular Junctions and NanostructuresClick Chemistry and ApplicationsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
A. Pisoni、Jaćim Jaćimović、O. S. Barišić 等 7 位作者2014-07-05The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
We report on the temperature dependence of thermal conductivity of single crystalline and polycrystalline organometallic perovskite CH3NH3PbI3. The comparable absolute values and temperature dependence of the two samples' morphologies indicate the minor role of the grain boundaries on the heat transport. Theoretical m…
Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesOptical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
Bengang Liu、Zhongjie Du、Xiangdong Wang 等 5 位作者2014-07-05Polymer Composites
The poly(lactic acid)/clay nanocomposites (PLACNs) were prepared by melt mixing method, then multiepoxide chain extender (CE) was added into PLACNs to induce the branched structure of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) chains. The nonisothermal cold crystallization and isothermal melting crystallization of PLA, PLACNs, and chain…
Bone Tissue Engineering Materialsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Jianjun Bian、Xinrui Niu、Hao Zhang 等 4 位作者2014-07-05Nanoscale Research Letters
In the present study, we perform molecular dynamic simulations to investigate the compression response and atomistic deformation mechanisms of twinned nanospheres. The relationship between load and compression depth is calculated for various twin spacing and loading directions. Then, the overall elastic properties and…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsBoron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Yongjian Xu、Leigang Zuo、Tao Lin 等 5 位作者2014-07-05Polymer Composites
A simple, green, and efficient microwave‐assisted heating method was developed to synthesize the cellulose/Ag nanocomposites by reducing silver nitrate in aqueous solution. The structure of nanocomposites was analyzed with X‐ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared, the results showed that nanosilver particles w…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions
Sunita Barik、Sudhir K. Kisku、Lingaraj Behera 等 4 位作者2014-07-05Polymer Composites
The in situ polymerization technique was used for synthesis of polyacrylonitrile nanocomposites (PAN/LDH) by reinforcement of different concentrations of Mg‐Al layered double hydroxide (LDH). Molecular interaction between Mg/Al LDH and PAN matrix was studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The morphology o…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisLayered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and ApplicationsSynthesis and properties of polymers
Hui Deng、Fan Wu、Lei Chen 等 8 位作者2014-07-05Journal of Applied Polymer Science
ABSTRACT The interfacial properties of epoxy nanocomposites reinforced by thermally exfoliated graphene nanosheets (TEG) and activated thermally exfoliated graphene nanosheets (a‐TEG) were compared. The specific surface area (SSA) of a‐TEG with well‐defined micro‐mesopore size distribution was 1000 m2/g, which was muc…
Graphene research and applicationsPolymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesFiber-reinforced polymer composites
Florian Puch、Christian Hopmann2014-07-05Polymer Composites
Polypropylene (PP) composites containing 20 wt% short flax fibers are prepared, and the process parameters such as throughput, rotational speed, and screw configuration are varied during melt compounding with a corotating intermeshing twin‐screw extruder. The investigations reveal that low rotational speeds, high thro…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesFiber-reinforced polymer composites