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Thermal transfer during the activation process in LiSi/FeS2 thermal batteries
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Effect of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Conditions on PVDF/PVP Microcellular Foams
Supercritical carbon dioxide (ScCO2) was used as a physical foaming agent to prepare poly(vinylidene f luoride)/poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVDF/PVP) microstructure material. The effects of foaming conditions incl...
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Facile Self-templating Melting Route Preparation of Biomass-derived Hierarchical Porous Carbon for Advanced Supercapacitors
Biomass-derived porous carbons show great potential as electrode materials for supercapacitors due to the environmental friendliness. However, most of the carbonaceous electrode materials suffer from low speci...
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Open AccessLead-Carbon Batteries toward Future Energy Storage: From Mechanism and Materials to Applications
The lead acid battery has been a dominant device in large-scale energy storage systems since its invention in 1859. It has been the most successful commercialized aqueous electrochemical energy storage system ...
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Electrochemical conversion of furfural to furoic acid: a more stable, efficient and energy-saving system
The paired electrolytic system is constructed by combining the valuable organic electro-oxidation and electro-reduction reactions, which can replace the ineffective water splitting half-reaction. By reducing t...