This study examines the acoustical properties of reused bubble wrap, an LDPE bubble wrap packaging material, as a new sound absorber material. In total, seven different structural designs were experimentally examined through manipulating the number o...
Oxidation processes of coal surfaces are both fundamental and interesting from academic and engineering points of view. In this work, we comprehensively analyzed the mechanism of heating oxidation at 200 °C on the surface/interface characters and...
Severe volumetric expansion (~400%) limits practical application of silicon nanoparticles as anode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Here, we describe the fabrication and characterization of a conformal polydopamine carbon s...
The floatability of fine low-rank coal particles can be greatly influenced by their morphological characteristics, such as shape and surface roughness. In this study, the attachment efficiency and detachment amplitude of fine low-rank coal particles...
Dogs and cats under general anesthesia may develop hypothermia. When performing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, it is not possible to place a magnetic material in the MRI room, and MRI equipment requires a low room temperature. This s...
Slug flow is one of the most common flow types encountered in surface facilities, pipelines, and wellbores. The intermittent gas phase, in the form of a Taylor bubble, followed by the liquid phase can be destructive to equipment. However, commonly us...
Understanding the fluid dynamics of fluidized beds loaded with biomass pellets is of significant value for the design of wood waste gasifiers. In the present study, cylindrical wood pellets are loaded into a lab-scale cold gasifier unit at 2.5 vol% a...
The degradation of the insulation system in liquid-filled power transformers is a serious concern for electric power utilities. The insulation system’s ageing is accelerated by moisture, acids, oxidation products, and other decay particles (sol...
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Previously, we described that Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine nucleobases were superconductors in a quantum superposition of phases on each side of the central hydrogen bond acting as a Josephson Junction. Genomic DNA has two strands wrapped...
The electrode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries consist of graphite and lithium cobalt oxides (LCO), which cannot be efficiently separated by the conventional flotation technique due to the fine size distributions of graphite and LCO. In thi...
This study examines the mechanical performance, deformability properties and rheological properties of a newly developed waterborne epoxy resin (WER)-modified emulsified asphalt (WE/A) binder for micro-surfacing. Two types of WER, semi-flexible and r...
The jet flow field is characterized by the dispersion and mixing of multiphase flow, which is widely used in the field of coal slime flotation. In this paper, the behavior of coal slime surface modification, the behavior of material suspension and th...
The proliferation of single-use petroleum-based foams in protective packaging has become a major source of persistent plastic waste, posing significant challenges to environmental sustainability. To address this issue, we developed a fully biodegrada...
An electrochemical sensor for the detection of glucose and acetylthiocholine (ATC) using thread- and capillary tube-based electrodes is described. Three nylon thread-based electrodes were fabricated by painting pieces of trifurcated nylon thread with...
The paper compared the tensile strength and elongation at break of cement–emulsified asphalt–standard sand (CAS) mortar and cement–emulsified asphalt–rubber particle (CAR) mortar. The tensile properties of CAS and CAR mortars...
The present case study-based research provides insights of the current packaging practices with a supply chain perspective and proposed sustainable packaging options that would cut down the environmental impact from supply chain operations at Midas S...
An open-water wave energy converter (OWEC) made of a new soft platform has been developed by combining piezoelectric macro-fiber composites (MFCs) and a low-cost elastomer. In the past decades, numerous types of water wave energy conversion platform...
Many popular entropy definitions for signals, including approximate and sample entropy, are based on the idea of embedding the time series into an m-dimensional space, aiming to detect complex, deeper and more informative relationships among samples....
The export of trimmed coconuts necessitates controlling microbial growth and browning, often achieved through the use of sodium metabisulfite (SMS). However, SMS can elicit allergic reactions in operators. To address this concern, ultrafine bubble (U...
Cavitation phenomena in pumps are major determinants of the lifespan of both the impeller and the pump itself, causing significant vibration and noise, which are critical concerns for pump designers. This study focuses on the influence of various geo...
Citric acid (CA) and sodium chloride (NaCl) are used in organically trimmed young aromatic coconuts to prevent microbial growth and browning. However, the use of high concentrations of these chemicals is considered a waste and may elicit allergic rea...
The increasing environmental burden of petroleum-based plastic and foam packaging has accelerated the search for sustainable bio-based alternatives. This study developed mycelium-based cushioning packaging (MBCP) using Lentinus sajor-caju cultivated...