2026 April-2 - 138 articles
Biodegradable poly(lactide)/poly(ε-caprolactone) (PLA/PCL) systems functionalized with TiO2-SiO2 were synthesized via in situ ring-opening polymerization of a eutectic L-lactide/ε-caprolactone system. This work introduces a TiO2-SiO2...
Biomass pyrolysis has emerged as a flexible platform for converting low-value residues into higher-value energy carriers (bio-oil, biochar and gas) and carbon-rich materials, with realistic potential for negative emissions when biochar is deployed in...
This study develops a fully coupled thermo–hydro–mechanical (THM) finite-element model to investigate fracture-induced fluid loss in depleted formations. To address the issue of assuming a homogeneous, unfractured medium, this approach in...
Gas–liquid gravity displacement poses a significant risk to drilling safety. However, the underlying mechanisms governing this process under downhole high-temperature and high-pressure (HTHP) conditions in deep and ultra-deep wells remain poorl...
The dynamic growth of global maize production results in the generation of large amounts of residues originating from both cultivation and processing, creating a need to develop efficient and sustainable management pathways. The aim of this study was...
In response to corrosion challenges encountered during the gathering and transportation of wet natural gas, this study systematically investigates the corrosion behavior of L245NCS steel in environments containing O2, H2S, CO2 and simulated oilfield-...
Green communities play a critical role in advancing sustainable development; however, evaluating their performance and identifying appropriate improvement strategies remain challenging due to uncertain, incomplete, and multidimensional information. T...
Point-the-bit rotary steerable systems (RSSs) achieve trajectory build-up through the coupled action of internal steering offset, bit attitude change, bottom hole assembly (BHA) flexure, and nonlinear wellbore interaction. Unlike conventional rigid o...
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This paper presents a collaborative optimization design methodology aimed at improving heat dissipation efficiency through the modulation of microstructural variations. The approach addresses the thermal protection requirements of high-temperature co...
The growing demand for sustainable energy sources has intensified research on the valorization of biomass residues as feedstocks for energy production. This scoping review provides a comprehensive analysis of recent technological approaches for conve...
The journal retracts the article titled “Energy-Efficient Distributed Welding Shop Scheduling Based on Multi-Objective Seagull Algorithm” [...]
The non-thermal plasma (NTP) process is a promising advanced oxidation process (AOP) for removing non-biodegradable organics from wastewater, owing to the efficient formation of reactive chemicals. Despite its effective oxidizing capability, the deco...
Large infrastructure projects frequently experience schedule slippage and cost escalation; however, time–cost planning still relies on expert-assigned activity parameters that fail to reflect the variability induced by construction modes, resou...
Accurate wind power forecasting is essential for the stability of modern power systems. However, current probabilistic forecasting frameworks often encounter a fundamental conflict between the computational efficiency required for high-dimensional me...
In the joint operation of multiple virtual power plants, after day-ahead optimal dispatch is completed, some participants may engage in speculative behaviors such as misreporting profit contribution data to obtain greater benefits during profit distr...
In various sectors of the petrochemical and metallurgical industries, significant volumes of waste in the form of highly stable water–hydrocarbon emulsions are generated and stored. The presence of an aqueous phase limits their further use. To...
The flow field regulation and medium migration characteristics during aggregate slurry grouting in rough fractures are directly related to the grouting repair engineering in various geotechnical projects. The selected three grouting velocities (0.5,...
Shale oil in continental faulted basins of eastern China, represented by Jiyang Depression, has achieved breakthroughs in productivity. However, challenges such as deep burial, high formation pressure, and poor crude oil mobility pose significant obs...
The detection technology for metal surface defects plays a crucial role in improving metal product quality and production efficiency in various manufacturing and 3-D printing factories. Metal defect detection faces scale variation and irregular shape...
Corrosion continues to be a major concern in industrial systems, causing material degradation and raising maintenance costs. In recent years, plant-derived corrosion inhibitors have gained interest as environmentally friendly alternatives to conventi...
To address the problems of rapid water cut increases and severe interlayer interference in offshore composite rhythmic edge-water reservoirs, this paper aims to reveal the three-dimensional spatiotemporal evolution laws of water-flooding fronts under...
The liquid spreading on structured packings plays an essential role in affecting gas–liquid mass transfer in separation columns, yet the synergistic mechanism of surface wettability and textured geometries remains insufficiently understood. Thi...
Chroococcidiopsis sp. was isolated from the endolithic habitat of the Atacama Desert (northern Chile), one of the most challenging-to-life polyextreme environments on Earth. The photosynthetic machinery of microorganisms inhabiting this environment i...
The development of modern society has intensified fossil fuel consumption, resulting in the depletion of oil resources and rising greenhouse gas emissions. In this context, the promotion of renewable alternatives in the transport sector has become es...
Accurate prediction of syngas composition is essential for process design, optimization, and scale-up, yet it remains challenging due to interactions among operating conditions, biomass properties, and chemical reactions. This study used a database o...
Carbonate mound–shoal complexes, despite their complex pore structures and pronounced heterogeneity, represent one of the most productive reservoir units within carbonate formations. Accurately predicting key physical properties—such as p...
Large-scale integration of photovoltaics (PV) introduces complex source-load temporal volatility and grid-connection/off-grid transitions. Traditional static reliability assessments fail to capture these dynamics, resulting in “considerable dev...
The valorization of agricultural wastes such as pumpkin peel generated from the food processing industry through thermochemical conversion offers sustainable solutions for both waste management and carbon cycling. This study aims to evaluate the phys...
This study presents a detailed colorimetric evaluation using the CIEL*a*b* system for a novel series of symmetrically structured disazo-stilbene dyes. The synthesis utilized the non-genotoxic 4,4′-diaminostilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid as t...
Characterizing multiscale fracture networks in shale gas reservoirs remains challenging, while the limited applicability of conventional continuum-based models and insufficient multi-objective coordination often lead to low efficiency in development...
Arsenic contamination in groundwater is a severe and widespread environmental and public health challenge. Recent years have witnessed rapid advances in catalytic remediation technologies, particularly those integrating advanced oxidation processes (...
To address the challenges of complex wellbore trajectories in horizontal gas wells and the significant differences in droplet entrainment laws across various well sections, which make it difficult to accurately predict the most critical location for...
With the increasing complexity of reservoir formation mechanisms and the increasing difficulty of exploration, accurate reservoir prediction is critical for oil and gas exploration. However, traditional methods struggle to simultaneously achieve mult...
The fractures of Weixinan oil shale simultaneously influence drilling fluid invasion and solid strength and makes the collapse pressure difficult to predict. The indentation–NMR combined experiments were conducted to analyze the collapse charac...
Non-invasive temperature estimation during online operation is a critical challenge in enclosed micro-reaction systems, particularly when the thermal mass of the working fluid varies dynamically or is uncertain. Conventional model-based approaches ty...
This work explores a sustainable route for producing recycled AlNiCo-based magnetic composites by incorporating end-of-life AlNiCo-5 particles into a polyamide 12 (PA12) matrix, thereby eliminating conventional debinding requirements. The study empha...
Coking coal flotation is a typical nonlinear, multi-variable, and multi-objective process in which concentrate quality and combustible matter recovery must be balanced under fluctuating feed and operating conditions. To improve both predictive reliab...
Existing methods for assessing the stability of deep tunnel face rarely account for the weakening effect of rock mass parameters caused by excavation disturbance. This paper employs a vertical discretization method to divide the rigid failure body in...
Permeability evolution in hydrate-bearing porous media is a key factor controlling gas production efficiency during natural gas hydrate exploitation. In this study, laboratory experiments were conducted using sand-packed tubes filled with quartz sand...
The energy-intensive nature of primary aluminum production necessitates advanced computational tools for process optimization. This study presents a coupled electro-thermal model of an aluminum reduction cell, developed within the framework of smart...
To optimize the stiffness matrix structure for frequency-domain elastic wave forward modeling in 2D VTI (transversely isotropic with a vertical symmetry axis) media—thereby reducing memory consumption and improving computational efficiency&mdas...
In flexible manufacturing systems, the composite mobile manipulator (CMM) is subject to nonlinear inertial disturbances arising from the dynamic coupling between the mobile platform and the robotic arm. These disturbances significantly impair positio...
The study addresses a selected issue in industrial cooling, that is, how to transport heat more efficiently when the process involves fiber spinning and extrusion, in which conventional fluids usually cannot work. We considered a ternary nanofluid th...
Currently, China boasts abundant shale gas resources. However, in the process of flowing production, there remain significant discrepancies in our understanding of the flow patterns of gas and water, and many challenges persist in gas–water mea...
Accurate prediction of formation pore pressure is of great significance for drilling safety, the efficient development of oil and gas resources, and engineering risk control. Traditional methods based on empirical parameters or mechanical models are...
The evaluation of sweet spots for infill wells is critical to identifying premium reservoir zones, avoiding fracture hits, and achieving safe, efficient development with maximum production potential. Firstly, considering that geological and engineeri...
This study evaluated the anaerobic digestibility of primary sludge from two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), Leeuwkuil and Rietspruit. Anaerobic biodegradation produces biogas as an energy carrier. Sludge from the primary settling tanks was teste...
Fire incidents in municipal waste management facilities remain a persistent safety issue, complicated by high variability and limited reliability of available data. This study presents a process-oriented evaluation of 86 fire incidents recorded betwe...
The inherent intermittency and uncertainty of wind power generation pose significant challenges to grid security and the integration of renewable energy. Accurate and reliable short-term wind power forecasting is crucial for enhancing wind energy usa...
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