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The development of practical lithium metal cells is plagued by their limited lifespan, primarily due to the poor interfacial stability of the electrolytes. Here we present a compact ion-pair aggregate (CIPA) e...
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Combustion behaviors of Lycium barbarum L.: Kinetics, thermodynamics, gas emissions, and optimization
The combustion of second-generation (non-edible) biomass may be leveraged to jointly improve energy, environmental quality, and value-added products. This study used thermoanalytical methods to characterize an...
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Design principles for enabling an anode-free sodium all-solid-state battery
Anode-free batteries possess the optimal cell architecture due to their reduced weight, volume and cost. However, their implementation has been limited by unstable anode morphological changes and anode–liquid ...
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A novel method for improving milling efficiency and wear resistance of mill hammer with orderly brazed diamond grains
In order to improve the milling efficiency and wear resistance of hammer mills, diamond grains were brazed onto a T-shaped SUS 304 stainless steel hammer with an orderly patterned arrangement. The impact of gr...
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Open AccessCarbon emission efficiency and regional synergistic peaking strategies in Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei region
In the context of China's resolute advancement of dual carbon goals (carbon peaking and carbon neutrality), urban agglomerations emerge as pivotal areas for carbon emission mitigation due to their dense econom...
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Elucidating the effect of stacking sequence on water absorption, flexural, and impact properties of banana pseudostem fiber–reinforced unsaturated polyester composites
Banana pseudostem fiber has been increasingly utilized as reinforcement for composite materials owing to its numerous advantages, such as low density, high availability, and eco-friendliness. Since banana fibe...
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Correction to: Synthesis of Ag/Fe2O3 nanocomposite from essential oil of ginger via green method and its bactericidal activity
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Synthesis of Ag/Fe2O3 nanocomposite from essential oil of ginger via green method and its bactericidal activity
Bio-synthesized nanoparticles (NPs) having reduced chemical toxicity have been focused globally and become essential component of nanotechnology recently. In the study reported here, silver/iron oxide nanocomp...
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One-step conversion of sweet potato waste to butanol via fermentation by Clostridium acetobutylicum
Biobutanol has been perceived as a renewable green liquid fuel to replace fossil fuel due to its superior properties. Butanol production from waste resources is an ecologically viable and economically feasible...
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Effect of biochar structure on H2S emissions during sludge aerobic composting: insights into microscale characterization and microbial mechanism
In order to evaluate the effect of biochar structure on hydrogen sulfide (H2S) emissions during sludge aerobic composting, corncob biochar, beech biochar, and rice husk biochar were used as exogenous additives, w...
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Parametric modeling and performance assessment of a novel cogeneration system of biomass chemical loo** gasification driven by solar energy
Biomass chemical loo** gasification (BCLG) is a promising gasification technology. In this study, a solar energy-assisted BCLG cogeneration system combined with a gas turbine and an organic Rankine cycle sys...
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Ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) combined with white-rot fungi pretreatment to improve enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose
Ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) combined with white-rot fungi treatment of three lignocellulose to improve enzymatic saccharification. In this study, lignocellulose were treated with only AFEX, only Pleurotus ostr...
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Transformation of tobacco biomass into value-added carbohydrate, aromatics, and biochar
Utilizing renewable and green biomass to supply energy and chemicals has emerged as a fascinating research field due to its great potential to solve the problems of fossil resource shortage and ecological dete...
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Low-cost, scale production of nanocellulose from bamboo wastes via a recyclable and stable strategy
Green and sustainable nanocellulose shows the great application potential in various fields due to its unique advantages and performances; thereby, the low cost, stable, and scale production of nanocellulose i...
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Efficient extraction of highly reactive lignin from waste mulberry branches
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Constructing a novel carbon material for efficient separation of uranium(VI) from solution
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Open AccessRemaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries combined with SVD-SDAE and support vector quantile regression
Lithium-ion batteries are important energy storage materials, and the prediction of their remaining useful life has practical importance. Since traditional feature extraction methods depend on parameter settin...
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Process simulation of biomass loo** gasification with the integrated gasification combined cycle (BCLG-IGCC) system: coupled-parameter effect and thermodynamic analysis
The biomass chemical loo** gasification with the integrated gasification combined cycle (BCLG-IGCC) power generation system synergistically integrates biomass chemical loo** gasification (BCLG) technology ...
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Vertical iontronic energy storage based on osmotic effects and electrode redox reactions
Making salinity gradient energy practical is a great challenge. Despite recent advancements, the practicality of osmotic energy for portable electronics remains doubtful due to its limited power output and por...
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Effects of biochar from invasive weed on soil erosion under varying compaction and slope conditions: comprehensive study using flume experiments
Biochar amendment technique having been applied in the landfill cover or green roof was found to have the potential of erosion control. The strategy of utilizing excess biomass resource from an invasive weed (...
