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Walking-induced electrostatic charges enable in situ electroporated disinfection in portable water bottles
Direct in situ disinfection in portable water bottles could serve as the last line of defence for ensuring safe drinking water, especially in rural and disaster-stricken areas. However, limited disinfection te...
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Cellulose microtube/aramid nanofiber composite foam
Over the past decade, cellulose microtube-based foam materials have gained immense traction for their potential applications in construction, transportation, electronics, and so on with the gradual deteriorati...
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Preparation and viscoelasticity of novel hydrophobic associating polymer with salt stimulation responsiveness by functional monomer modification for fracturing fluids
In this study, a salt-resistant hydrophobic association polymer (PZDY) was synthesized from acrylamide, octadecyl dimethylallyl ammonium chloride, and decane polyoxyethylene ether acrylate by aqueous polymeriz...
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Open AccessShielding effect enables fast ion transfer through nanoporous membrane for highly energy-efficient electrodialysis
A key to sustainable management of saline organic-rich wastewaters is to precisely fractionate organic components and inorganic salts (NaCl) as individual resources. Conventional nanofiltration and electrodial...
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Experimental study of the pyrolysis path of CaSO3·1/2H2O
Simultaneous DSC-TGA (SDT) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) and diffuse reflectance in situ Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTs) were used to study the thermogravimetric behavior and the r...
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Adsorption of CO, O2, and H2O by Iron Confined in B-Doped Carbon Nanotubes: Theoretical Study
We have comparatively investigated the adsorption behaviors of CO, O2, and H2O on the B-CNT and Fe@B-CNT using density functional theory calculations. Our results reveal that the Fe atom is more likely to adsorb ...
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Nitrogen-doped porous carbon derived from bimetallic zeolitic imidazolate frameworks for electrochemical Li+/Na+ storage
Porous carbon is regarded as one of the most promising anode candidates for Li-ion battery and Na-ion battery, and the specific porous structure and heteroatom do** within porous carbon play a key role in th...
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Study on early-age thermal field of single-cell box girder concrete cured with electric heating furnaces
In the cold winter, the concrete strength of box girder under steam curing is not enough and early cracks appear because of volume expansion, poor temperature control and other reasons. The electric heating fu...
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Synthesis and Characterization of Dual-Sensitive PAMAM Derivatives Conjugated with Enzyme Cleavable Peptides as Gene Carriers
Nonviral vectors have the potential for gene delivery comparable to viral vectors given their productive and economic advantages. However, the low transfection efficiency and specificity of nonviral vectors li...
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Desorption behavior of U(VI) from kaolinite and hematite by Shewanella putrefaciens cells and extracellular polymeric substances
The desorption of U(VI) from minerals by microorganisms and their extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) was characterized with Shewanella putrefaciens (S. putrefaciens) as a typical bacterial strain, while kao...
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Solid–Liquid Stable Equilibrium of the Quaternary System LiCl + NaCl + Li2SO4 + Na2SO4 + H2O at 288.15 K
In this study, the isothermal saturation method was applied to obtain the data for solid–liquid equilibria in a system consisting of four solids (LiCl + NaCl + Li2SO4 + Na2SO4) and water at 288.15 K. The chemical...
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Catalytic advanced oxidation processes (AOPS) in water treatment by covalent organic frameworks-based materials: a review
The continuous discharge of organic pollutants into waterbody has seriously threatened the health of humankind and natural life. Hence, it is imperative to find solutions to deal with this issue. Catalytic adv...
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Synthesis of ZnO/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite and Its Electrochemical Application in Hydrogen Peroxide Detection
In order to improve the electrochemical behavior of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), ZnO nanoparticles were coupled with g-C3N4 nanosheets to form functional nanocomposite through hydrothermal method. The morph...
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Impact of Intermolecular Interactions Between a Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Conjugated Polymer and Bromobenzaldehyde on Field-Effect Transistors
In this study, intermolecular interactions were investigated for increasing the charge carrier mobility of organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) based on a conjugated polymer. A diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP)-b...
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Procuring the nano-scale lignin in prehydrolyzate as ingredient to prepare cellulose nanofibril composite film with multiple functions
Cellulose is lack of UV-blocking and antibacterial properties, which have limited its application. In this work, the nanoscale lignin with high content of hydroxyl groups and small particle size in prehydrolys...
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Insertion of a Cardo Structure into a Polyurethane Framework Using a pH Indicator and Its Impact on Tensile and Shape Memory Properties
Perpendicular cardo structural units were inserted into a polyurethane (PU) framework from the pH indicator (phenolphthalein (PP), phenol red (PR), or bromocresol green (BG)) sharing a triphenylmethyl group. T...
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Measuring cosmogenic 35S in natural waters using large-volume liquid scintillation counting
We developed a simple 35S separation method that requires relatively small sample volume (about 5 L) and an analysis method that uses a large sample volume counting vial (145 mL) to reduce the sample volume and s...
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Application of Black Phosphorus Nanosheets Modified Electrode for Electrochemical Determination of Ascorbic Acid
Black phosphorus nanosheets (BPNS) were synthesized through liquid exfoliation method coupling with ultrasonication. The synthesized BPNS were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, size-distributi...
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Insight into the mechanism of secondary reactions in cellulose pyrolysis: interactions between levoglucosan and acetic acid
Biomass pyrolysis process involves complex primary and secondary decomposition reactions which together determine the final pyrolytic product distribution. Carboxylic acids produced by primary pyrolysis have s...
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Conversion of the Hydrophobic Surface of Polyurethane into a Hydrophilic Surface Using the Graft Polymerization of 2-(dimethylamino) ethyl Methacrylate and the Resulting Antifungal Effect
A hydrophobic polyurethane (PU) was altered to obtain a hydrophilic characteristic using the graft polymerization of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methylmethacrylate (DAMA) onto the PU surface and the subsequent ioni...