Considering the increasing global demand for energy and the harmful ecological impact of conventional energy sources, it is obvious that development of clean and renewable energy is a necessity. Since the Sun is our only external energy source, harne...
A major effort is put into the production of green energy as a countermeasure to climatic changes and sustainability. Thus, the energy industry is currently betting on offshore wind energy, using wind turbines with fixed and floating platforms. This...
This study explores the use of Halloysite NanoTubes (HNTs) as photocatalysts capable of decomposing organic dyes under exposure to visible or ultraviolet light. Through a systematic series of photocatalytic experiments, we unveil that the photodegrad...
This study proposes an integrated finite element methodology for evaluating and redesigning three critical subsystems of an XCMG XC740K skid-steer loader: the excavation attachment, the arm–bucket charging system, and the ROPS/FOPS operator pro...
In this work, the effects of electrochemical hydrogen charging of 316H grade austenitic stainless steel were investigated in order to characterize its hydrogen embrittlement (HE) resistance. The as-received 316H material was in a fully recrystallized...
Emerging photovoltaic (PV) technologies have a potential to address the shortcomings of today’s energy market which heavily depends on the use of fossil fuels for electricity generation. We created inventories that offer insights into the envir...
The wide interest in developing green energy technologies stimulates the scientific community to seek, for devices, new substitute material platforms with a low environmental impact, ease of production and processing and long-term stability. The synt...
Electrically conductive membranes are a class of stimuli-responsive materials, which allow the adjustment of selectivity for and the rejection of charged species by varying the surface potential. The electrical assistance provides a powerful tool for...
Triboelectric separation as an inexpensive and environmentally friendly technique could contribute to material-specific sorting. However, the application as a widespread method is limited due to the complexity of the process. In particle wall collisi...
The matrix material used in this paper was low-density polyethene (LDPE), and the added particles selected were silicon oxide (SiO2) particles and montmorillonite (MMT) particles. The sizes of the SiO2 particles were 1 µm, 30 nm, and 100 nm, re...
Powder flowability is key to achieving high process stability and part quality by application of smooth and dense layers in selective laser sintering (SLS). This study sheds light on the rarely investigated effect of tribo-electric charge build-up du...
Pursuing the intellectualization of a steelmaking plant and developing a charge plan of the steelmaking-continuous casting section are critical in metallurgy engineering. Herein, we aim to develop a charge plan model based on the operation of the ste...
Water pollution is a worldwide environmental and health problem that requires the development of sustainable, efficient, and accessible technologies. Nanotechnology is a very attractive alternative in environmental remediation processes due to the mu...
In this article, triboelectric effect has been used to harvest mechanical energy from human motion and convert it into electrical energy. To do so, different ways of optimizing the energy generated have been studied through the correct selection of m...
During the steel production process, nearly twice as many input materials are used as compared to finished products. This creates a large amount of post-production waste, including slag, dust, and sludge. New iron production technologies enable the r...
In recent years, there has been a call for a shift to transportation with lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in order to combat global warming. One of the ecofriendly transportation methods is an electric moped scooter (e-moped)-sharing service tha...
This paper presents a cost-effectiveness comparison of coupler designs for wireless power transfer (WPT), meant for electric vehicle (EV) dynamic charging. The design comparison of three common types of couplers is first based on the raw material cos...
The challenge of improving the efficiency of photo-electrochemical devices is often addressed through doping. However, this strategy could harm performance. Specifically, as demonstrated in a recent experiment, doping one of the most widely used mate...
At the nanoscale, the scattered light intensity of particles significantly decreases and is easily affected by surface charges. However, under certain conditions, surface charges can induce a scattering enhancement effect, providing a new solution fo...
The escalating consumption of fossil fuels and the rapid development of portable electronics have increased interest in alternative energy solutions that can sustainably self-power wearable devices. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs), which convert...
Nanocomposite membranes have been actively developed in the last decade. The involvement of nanostructures can improve the permeability, selectivity, and anti-fouling properties of a membrane for improved filtration processes. In this work, we propos...
The high-capacity and optimal cycle characteristics of the silicon powder anode render it essential in lithium-ion batteries. The authors attempted to obtain a composite material by coating individual silicon particles of µm-order diameter with...
An ideally shaped charge warhead is an effective weapon against armored targets. The use of the gathering energy effect generated by the explosion drives the liner to form a shaped charge jet, which can penetrate the armored target. Existing shaped c...
In recent years, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have been widely adopted to automate material handling procedures in manufacturing shopfloors and distribution centers. AGV scheduling is the procedure of allocating a transportation task to an AGV, w...
The aim of this study was to investigate and analyze the impact of selected parameters during the tribocharging process of shredded poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and high-density polyethylene (PE-HD) plastics on accumulated electric charge and e...
Agricultural threshing mixtures are moist, heterogeneous, and dynamically disturbed, conditions that reduce the selectivity of cleaning systems based solely on size, density, and aerodynamic response. Electrostatic separation introduces an additional...
The foundry industry is an industry with a large production of waste. One such type of waste is fine-grained to dust-like waste, depending on the stage of the foundry process in which it is generated. As part of this research, dust samples were colle...
Vinyl chloride, the monomer of polyvinyl chloride, is produced primarily via acetylene hydrochlorination catalyzed by environmentally toxic carbon-supported HgCl2. Recently, nitrogen-doped carbon materials have been explored as metal-free catalysts t...
This paper presents the effect of baffle geometry on the charging process of a low-temperature heat storage unit. Four different geometry variants were considered for this purpose. Each of them was simulated and the results were compared. The followi...
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) play a key role in reducing CO2 emissions and enabling a climate-neutral economy. However, they suffer from reduced range in cold conditions due to electric cabin heating. Electrically heated thermal energy storage (T...
Negatively charged molecules and anions are widely present in the natural environment and can pose a threat to aquatic life, affecting their survival and reproduction. As the understanding of the hazards of negatively charged molecules and ions deepe...
Soil surface electrochemical properties, such as specific surface area and surface charge number, are important indexes to evaluate the agricultural soil quality change. However, there is not enough focus on the effect of different improved materials...
Photocatalysis has traditionally advanced through material-centric strategies, including band engineering, heterojunction construction, and defect modulation, aimed at enhancing light absorption and charge separation. However, improved charge separat...
In response to growing concerns about the greenhouse effect, the direct conversion of atmospheric CO2 has become a pivotal research focus. This research utilizes hydrothermal synthesis to develop Bi2WO6/MXene(Ti3C2Tx), which efficiently reduces CO2 d...
The Electroluminescence (EL) technique has garnered significant interest over time for its reliable outcomes that enrich our understanding of the onset of electrical degradation in polymeric material. There is growing interest in combining both the E...
In this study, nitrogen-doped nickel graphene core cells (N-NiGR) are synthesized using the thermal chemical vapor deposition method. The structural, morphological, and chemical composition properties of N-NiGR are investigated using X-ray diffractom...
In this study, in order to achieve accurate detection of grain loss during the process of combine harvester harvesting, a piezoelectric-based grain loss sensor has been developed. The sensor utilizes a double-layer circular piezoelectric ceramic shee...
Gradually increasing power transmission voltage requires an improved high-voltage capability of polymeric insulating materials. Surface modification emerges as an easily accessible approach in enhancing breakdown and flashover performances due to the...
Solar-driven photocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion offers a sustainable pathway for mitigating anthropogenic CO2 emissions while simultaneously producing value-added fuels and chemicals using renewable solar energy. However, practical implem...
The automotive industry is one of the most contaminant; for this reason, solutions in efficient matter has been proposed over the years. This research contributes to this subject by evaluating the thermal comfort in the internal air of a vehicle by u...
The ambient temperature and charging rate are the two most important factors that influence the capacity deterioration of lithium-ion batteries. Differences in temperature for charge–discharge conditions significantly impact the battery capacit...
The overall efficiency and optimization of perovskite solar cells are significantly influenced by the selective layers in the cells. In this study, particular emphasis is placed on a perovskite solar cell architecture in which the charge transport la...
Coating of ion exchange membranes used in electrodialysis with layers of polyelectrolytes is a proven approach that allows for the increasing of the limiting current, the suppressing of sedimentation, the controlling of the intensity of generation of...
Double perovskites are an emerging class of functional materials with a great deal of durability perspective owing to their inherent flexibility in cation coordination selection. Here, we synthesized pristine and Cu2+-doped Ba2NiWO6 utilizing the sol...
The article presents the concept of a high-temperature solar dryer with an internal bed storage. Granite was selected as the material for filling the bed storage, and an emphasis was put on its versatile use and favourable thermal and mechanical prop...
The selective transport of ions in nanopores attracts broad interest due to their potential applications in chemical separation, ion filtration, seawater desalination, and energy conversion. The ion selectivity based on the ion dehydration and steric...
In this study, a durability model for predicting the lifetime of MOV devices used to prevent DC switch damage due to occasional switching surges is proposed and validated. In addition, MOV devices are subjected to induced switching DC surges of a con...
Charge heterogeneity among therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is considered an important critical quality attribute and requires careful characterization to ensure safe and efficacious drug products. The charge heterogeneity among mAbs is the r...
The charged forms of π–conjugated chromophores are relevant in the field of organic electronics as charge carriers in optoelectronic devices, but also as energy storage substrates in organic batteries. In this context, intramolecular reorgan...
The photoconductive gain theory demonstrates that the photoconductive gain is related to the ratio of carrier lifetime to carrier transit time. Theoretically, to achieve higher gain, one can either prolong the carrier lifetime or select materials wit...
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