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Chemistry, Applied
Zhongfeng Ji, Yong Liu, Fanglin Du
Summary: The study presents an organic/inorganic hybrid coating fabricated using a simple technique, showcasing superior superhydrophobicity, mechanical properties, and durability while maintaining transparency and hydrophobicity. The coating demonstrates excellent resistance to strong acid, UV light, water droplets, and high temperatures, making it suitable for practical applications in harsh conditions.
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Coatings & Films
Kaikai Li, Yingxi Xie, Jiang Lei, Shaohui Zhang, Zeng Liu, Longsheng Lu
Summary: This study reports the natural superhydrophobicity of purple orchid leaves and presents an eco-friendly strategy to fabricate biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces. The surfaces have excellent liquid repellency, low adhesion, and enhanced mechanical stability through a synergistic effect of nanoscale organometallic coatings and laser-patterned microstructures.
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Songtao Hu, Xiaobao Cao, Tom Reddyhoff, Xi Shi, Zhike Peng, Andrew J. deMello, Daniele Dini
Summary: A flexibility-patterned design is proposed to enhance liquid repellency and accelerate liquid evaporation in this study, bridging the gap between rigidity-based and flexibility-based strategies in liquid-repelling applications.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Wenjin Huang, Jinchan Yang, Chenghao Zhang, Weijie Zhou, Zhihao Li, Guojie Zhang, Liming Wang
Summary: We report a liquid-like polysiloxane coating with tunable thicknesses through base-catalyzed hydrolysis and polycondensation. The coating shows negligible contact-angle hysteresis to both water and low-surface-tension oils and can be applied on different types of substrates. It also exhibits high thermal and hydrolytic durability, excellent antifouling properties, low friction coefficient, and self-healing ability after chemical damage. This easy and versatile method has great potential for practical applications.
ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yang Liu, Xin Xu, Yu Wei, Yongsong Chen, Meng Gao, Zhengjian Zhang, Chuanling Si, Hongpeng Li, Xinyi Ji, Jiajie Liang
Summary: This study proposes an interface tailoring strategy to improve the performance of silver nanowires-based transparent stretchable conductors (TSCs). By introducing a mercapto compound as an intermediate cross-linked layer, a stable protective layer and buffer layer are formed, which enhances the stretchability and durability of TSCs.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoxiao Zhao, Behrooz Khatir, Kiana Mirshahidi, Kai Yu, Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, Kevin Golovin
Summary: Macroscopic evidence shows the liquidlike nature of surface-tethered PDMS brushes, with ice adhering to them indefinitely. The PDMS brush ice adhesion displays rheological behavior reminiscent of liquids, allowing ice to detach solely by self-weight. Methylation results in omniphobicity, significantly higher contact angles, and especially increased repulsion of polar liquids.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Songtao Hu, Tom Reddyhoff, Jinbang Li, Xiaobao Cao, Xi Shi, Zhike Peng, Andrew J. DeMello, Daniele Dini
Summary: Researchers have designed a flexible surface inspired by the mushroom-like geometry found on springtail cuticles, which enhances water repellency for impacting droplets and robustly endures tribological friction. This surface also creates a flexibility gradient to directionally manipulate droplets, paving the way for droplet transport.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jyotirmoy Sarma, Zongqi Guo, Xianming Dai
Summary: A new type of superomniphobic surface made of microscale hedgehog particles combining re-entrant microspheres and nanoneedles has shown super liquid repellency towards various liquids. The one-step approach to scalable titanium dioxide hedgehog coatings with photocatalytic properties allows easy conversion to photocatalytically activated slippery surfaces with ultralow contact angle hysteresis.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Pengyuan Wu, Zhuanzhuan Xue, Tianxiang Yu, Oleksiy V. Penkov
Summary: Advanced coatings are crucial for modern technologies to optimize surface characteristics based on different application scenarios. Transparent and self-cleaning coatings have become increasingly important as protective coatings for electronic devices, windows, and solar panels. However, it remains challenging to incorporate multiple desirable properties, such as high hardness, wear resistance, and flexibility, into one coating due to inherent contrasting characteristics. This review provides an overview of the basic principles, desired properties, evaluation methods, and recent progress in preparing multifunctional coatings.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yuemeng Yang, Qinglin Zhu, Li-Ping Xu, Xueji Zhang
Summary: The liquid-infused surface (LIS) inspired by Nepenthes pitcher plants has gained significant attention in the fabrication of anti-biofouling materials. Due to its ultralow adhesion and repelling effect on various biomolecules, bioinspired LIS has been applied in biomedical-related fields. This review summarizes recent progress of LIS in bioengineering, medical devices, and biosensing, and presents prospects for its future trends.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Tobias Salbaum, Yaraset Galvan, Marco Haumann, Peter Wasserscheid, Ramon Zarraga, Nicolas Vogel
Summary: Lubricant-infused repellent coatings using ionic liquids and functionalized polymeric gels provide long-lasting repellency against contamination, outperforming traditional PDMS films in terms of stability and efficiency.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jyotirmoy Sarma, Lei Zhang, Zongqi Guo, Xianming Dai
Summary: This study reports a quasi-liquid surface that can significantly reduce the ice adhesion strength by reducing the shear modulus of the coating. The quasi-liquid lubrication provided by the flexible polymer chains changes the sticky ice/solid interface to a non-sticky ice/quasi-liquid interface. The surface is durable and can withstand long-term de-icing conditions. The icephobicity on the quasi-liquid coating persists after chemical rinsing, making it a potential solution for reducing ice accretion in ice-prone regions.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
Ondrej Dvorak, Monika Sarvasova Kvietkova, Kristyna Simunkova, Ondrej Machanec, Milos Panek, Filip Pastierovic, Chia-Feng Lin, Dennis Jones
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of sealing oak wood with epoxy resin as an initial treatment on the durability of transparent coating systems when exposed to outdoor weathering. Parameters such as color, gloss, surface wettability, and surface evaluation were monitored throughout the two-year experiment. The results showed that the pretreatment with epoxy resin enhanced the durability of all paint systems, although after 24 months of weathering exposure, no significant differences between the sealed and unsealed surfaces were observed. The water-based coatings used in coating systems number 3 and 4 exhibited the most significant changes in properties and were rated as the best.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
M. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Sajib Hossain, Md. Didarul Islam, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, Aditi Sarker Ratna, Samrat Mukhopadhyay
Summary: In order to meet the increasing expectations for environmental sustainability, there is a high demand for flexible, transparent, and biodegradable films that can shield dangerous UV and high-energy blue light. This study incorporated g-C3N4 into alginate films to enhance their compatibility, applicability, and durability. The resulting composite films showed synergistic properties of alginate and g-C3N4 and could effectively block both UV and HEBL radiation while maintaining transparency.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Martha L. Sanchez, G. Capote, Juan P. Patino
Summary: The study evaluated the effect of surface treatment of fibers on the accelerated aging of biocomposites by cold plasma and ozone treatments. Various properties such as moisture content, surface water absorption, specific gravity, and swelling percentage were determined. Static and dynamic tests were conducted to assess the impact of degradation process on material properties.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Guina Ren, Yuanming Song, Xiangming Li, Yanli Zhou, Zhaozhu Zhang, Xiaotao Zhu
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Xiangming Li, Guojian Yuan, Yanli Zhou, Xiaotao Zhu, Guina Ren
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bo Ge, Lu Han, Bo Gao, Tingxiao Zhang, Xiuling Li, Xiaotao Zhu, Xipeng Pu, Wenzhi Li
SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Xiangming Li, Mengyao Zheng, Rui Li, Guojian Yuan, Guangyou Zhou, Xiaotao Zhu, Guina Ren
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Zhen Meng, Rui Li, Mengyao Zheng, Guojian Yuan, Guangyou Zhou, Jia Guo, Xiaotao Zhu, Guina Ren, Xiangming Li
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Xiao Miao, Lu Han, Lei Wang, Min Wang, XiaoHui Sun, XiaoTao Zhu, Bo Ge
SCIENCE CHINA-TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Xiaotao Zhu, Jingwei Lu, Xiangming Li, Bo Wang, Yuanming Song, Xiao Miao, Zhijuan Wang, Guina Ren
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Xiangming Li, Guangyou Zhou, Qing Yang, Xiaotao Zhu, Guina Ren, Li Liu
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Jingwei Lu, Xiaotao Zhu, Bo Wang, Li Liu, Yuanming Song, Xiao Miao, Guina Ren, Xiangming Li
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jingwei Lu, Xiaotao Zhu, Xiao Miao, Yuanming Song, Li Liu, Guina Ren, Xiangming Li
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Jingwei Lu, Zhongshuai Gao, Ting Xu, Xiaotao Zhu, Xiao Miao, Yuanming Song, Guina Ren, Xiangming Li
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2020)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Xiangming Li, Qing Yang, Guangyou Zhou, Xiaotao Zhu, Guina Ren, Wei Zhang, Meiling Yang, Zhen Gao
Summary: The Jauman type microwave absorbing ceramic made from a mixture of quartz, calcium sulphate, talc, and sodium tetraborate, with the addition of carbon felt film, showed high flexural strength and excellent microwave absorbing performance. The ceramic sintered at 780 degrees Celsius had the highest strength due to suitable fiber/matrix bonding. Additionally, ceramics with two layers of carbon felt film performed better in microwave absorption, and adding a conductive semi-transparent thin film as a loss layer further improved absorption.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jingwei Lu, Xiaotao Zhu, Xiao Miao, Bo Wang, Yuanming Song, Guina Ren, Xiangming Li
FRONTIERS OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Ting Xu, Zhongshuai Gao, Yuyu Jia, Xiao Miao, Xiaotao Zhu, Jingwei Lu, Bo Wang, Yuanming Song, Guina Ren, Xiangming Li
Summary: The development of advanced oil/water separation materials using natural corn straw as raw material is challenging, but the resulting superhydrophobic corn straw-based materials showed durability and high separation efficiency even after multiple cycles of use.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhongshuai Gao, Ting Xu, Xiao Miao, Jingwei Lu, Xiaotao Zhu, Yuanming Song, Guina Ren, Yuyu Jia, Xiangming Li
Summary: The organogel coating with thermo-responsive self-replenishing property can achieve programmable water motion and self-healing, suitable for preventing icing and corrosion protection.
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xinping Zhang, Yuxin Guo, Xiaoyang Liu, Shun-Yu Wu, Ya-Xuan Zhu, Shao-Zhe Wang, Qiu-Yi Duan, Ke-Fei Xu, Zi-Heng Li, Xiao-Yu Zhu, Guang-Yu Pan, Fu-Gen Wu
Summary: This study develops a nanotrigger HCFT for simultaneous photodynamic therapy and light-triggered ferroptosis therapy. The nanotrigger can relieve tumor hypoxia, induce enhanced photodynamic reaction, and facilitate the continuation of Fenton reaction, ultimately leading to lethal ferroptosis in tumor cells.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Olumide Bolarinwa Ayodele, Toyin Daniel Shittu, Olayinka S. Togunwa, Dan Yu, Zhen-Yu Tian
Summary: This study focused on the semihydrogenation of acetylene in an ethylene-rich stream using two alloyed Pt catalysts PtCu and PtCo. The PtCu catalyst showed higher activity and ethylene yield compared to PtCo due to its higher unoccupied Pt d-orbital density. This indicates that alloying Pt with Cu is more promising for industrial relevant SHA catalyst.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Guowei Chen, Wen-Cheng Chen, Yaozu Su, Ruicheng Wang, Jia-Ming Jin, Hui Liang, Bingxue Tan, Dehua Hu, Shaomin Ji, Hao-Li Zhang, Yanping Huo, Yuguang Ma
Summary: This study proposes an intramolecular dual-locking design for organic luminescent materials, achieving high luminescence efficiency and performance for deep-blue organic light-emitting diodes. The material also exhibits unique mechanochromic luminescence behavior and strong fatigue resistance.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Joren van Stee, Gregory Hermans, Jinu Joseph John, Koen Binnemans, Tom Van Gerven
Summary: This work presents a continuous solvent extraction method for the separation of cobalt and nickel in a millifluidic system using Cyphos IL 101 (C101) as the extractant. The optimal conditions for extraction performance and solvent properties were determined by investigating the effects of channel length, flow rate, and temperature. The performance of a developed manifold structure was compared to a single-channel system, and excellent separation results were achieved. The continuous separation process using the manifold structure resulted in high purity cobalt and nickel products.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yan Xu, Jingai Jiang, Xinyi Lv, Hui Li, Dongliang Yang, Wenjun Wang, Yanling Hu, Longcai Liu, Xiaochen Dong, Yu Cai
Summary: A programmed gas release nanoparticle was developed to address the challenges in treating diabetic infected wounds. It effectively removes drug-resistant pathogens and remodels the wound microenvironment using NO and H2S. The nanoparticle can eliminate bacteria and promote wound healing through antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Tong Xia, Zhilin Xi, Lianquan Suo, Chen Wang
Summary: This study investigated a highly efficient coal dust suppressant with low initial viscosity and high adhesion-solidification properties. The results demonstrated that the dust suppressant formed a network of multiple hydrogen bonding cross-linking and achieved effective adhesion and solidification of coal dust through various chemical reactions.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jinzhi Cai, Zhenshan Li
Summary: A density functional theory-based rate equation was developed to predict the gas-solid reaction kinetics of CaO carbonation with CO2 in calcium looping. The negative activation energy of CaO carbonation close to equilibrium was accurately predicted through experimental validation.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jianxiong Chen, Fuhao Ren, Ningning Yin, Jie Mao
Summary: This study presents an economically efficient and easily implementable surface modification approach to enhance the high-temperature electrical insulation and energy storage performance of polymer dielectrics. The self-assembly of high-insulation-performance boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) on the film surface through electrostatic interactions effectively impedes charge injection from electrodes while promoting charge dissipation and heat transfer.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zijian Li, Zhaohui Yang, Shao Wang, Hongxia Luo, Zhimin Xue, Zhenghui Liu, Tiancheng Mu
Summary: This study reports a strategy for upgrading polyester plastics into value-added chemicals using electrocatalytic methods. By inducing the targeted transfer of *OH species, polyethylene terephthalate was successfully upgraded into potassium diformate with high purity. This work not only develops an excellent electrocatalyst, but also provides guidance for the design of medium entropy metal oxides.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Navneet Singh Shekhawat, Surendra Kumar Patra, Ashok Kumar Patra, Bamaprasad Bag
Summary: This study primarily focuses on developing a sulphur dyeing process at room temperature using bacterial Lysate, which is environmentally friendly, energy and cost effective, and sustainable. The process shows promising improvements in dye uptake and fastness properties.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Dengjia Shen, Hongyang Ma, Madani Khan, Benjamin S. Hsiao
Summary: This study developed cationic PVC nanofibrous membranes with high filtration and adsorption capability for the removal of bacteria and hexavalent chromium ions from wastewater. The membranes demonstrated remarkable performance in terms of filtration efficiency and maximum adsorption capacity. Additionally, modified nanofibrous membranes were produced using recycled materials and showed excellent retention rates in dynamic adsorption processes.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaoyan Wang, Zhikun Wang, Ben Jia, Chunling Li, Shuangqing Sun, Songqing Hu
Summary: Inspired by photosystem II, self-supported Fe-doped NiCoP nanowire arrays modified with carboxylate were constructed to boost industrial-level overall water splitting by employing the concerted proton-coupled electron transfer mechanism. The introduction of Fe and carboxyl ligand led to improved catalytic activity for HER and OER, and NCFCP@NF exhibited long-term durability for overall water splitting.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Pengyao Yu, Ge Yang, Yongming Chai, Lubomira Tosheva, Chunzheng Wang, Heqing Jiang, Chenguang Liu, Hailing Guo
Summary: Thin LTA zeolite membranes were prepared through secondary growth of nano LTA seeds in a highly reactive gel, resulting in membranes with superior permeability and selectivity in gas separation applications.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Baiqin Zhou, Huiping Li, Ziyu Wang, Hui Huang, Yujun Wang, Ruichun Yang, Ranran Huo, Xiaoyan Xu, Ting Zhou, Xiaochen Dong
Summary: The use of machine learning to predict the performance of specific adsorbents in phosphate adsorption shows great promise in saving time and revealing underlying mechanisms. However, the small size of the dataset and insufficient detailed information limits the model training process and the accuracy of results. To address this, the study employs a fuzzing strategy that replaces detailed numeric information with descriptive text messages on the physiochemical properties of adsorbents. This strategy allows the recovery of discarded samples with limited information, leading to accurate prediction of adsorption amount, capacity, and kinetics. The study also finds that phosphate uptake by adsorbents is generally through physisorption, with some involvement of chemisorption. The framework established in this study provides a practical approach for quickly predicting phosphate adsorption performance in urgent scenarios, using easily accessible information.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Paula Alejandra Lamprea Pineda, Joren Bruneel, Kristof Demeestere, Lisa Deraedt, Tex Goetschalckx, Herman Van Langenhove, Christophe Walgraeve
Summary: This study evaluates the use of four esterified fatty acids and three vegetable oils as absorption liquids for hydrophobic VOCs. The experimental results show that isopropyl myristate is the most efficient liquid for absorbing the target VOCs.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2024)