The acidification modification of coal seams is a significant technical measure for transforming coalbed methane reservoirs and enhancing the permeability of coal seams, thereby improving the extractability of coalbed methane. However, the acids curr...
The separation of small molecule gases by membrane technologies can help performance enhancement and process intensification for emerging advanced fossil energy systems with CO2 capture capacity. This paper reports the demonstration of controlled mod...
Microbial-Enhanced Coalbed Methane (MECBM) is a technology that generates new methane gas in coal seams through the action of microorganisms, thereby improving the efficiency of coalbed methane development. In this study, low-temperature CO2 adsorpti...
The mixed metal oxides (MMOs) derived from layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are a typical class of porous materials and have attracted significant attention across various fields due to their high surface area, rich porous structures and various comp...
Nanostructured photoactive systems are promising for applications such as air and water purification, including self-cleaning coatings. In this study, mesoporous TiO2 sol-gel coatings with different pore structures were prepared and modified with sil...
Industrial air pollution, particularly acidic gases such as hydrogen chloride (HCl), poses serious environmental and health hazards. Here, hopcalite catalysts were introduced into activated carbon fibers via the impregnation process to enhance HCl ca...
Understanding the enhancing mechanisms of graphene oxide (GO) on the pore structure characteristics in the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) plays a crucial role in cemented waste rock backfill (CWRB) nanoreinforcement. In the present work, an innova...
The pore-throat characteristics significantly affect the consolidated properties, such as the mechanical and permeability-related performance of the cementitious composites. By virtue of the nucleation and pore-infilling effects, graphene oxide (GO)...
Naturally exposed rusted rebar has been widely used for the production of reinforced concrete. However, rusted rebar is prone to corrosion under chloride ion (Cl−) contamination and/or at a low alkalinity of concrete. This study employed two su...
The removal of Zn from wastewater generated from the Zn-based electroplating manufacturing process is essential because the regulation limit of Zn concentration in wastewater is becoming stricter in Japan. However, achieving this through conventional...
In this research, poly terephthalic acid-co-glycerol-g-maleic anhydride (PTGM) graft co-polymer was used as novel water-soluble pore formers for polyethersulfone (PES) membrane modification. The modified PES membranes were characterized to monitor th...
The organic modification of montmorillonite was successfully achieved using cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide under facile conditions. The modified montmorillonite was subsequently used for the fabrication of montmorillonite-induced nanopore-rich cemen...
The objective of this research was to explore the changes of the pore structure and surface properties of nitric-modified lignite and base the adsorption performance on physical and chemical adsorbent characteristics. To systematically evaluate pore...
Silicon carbide (SiC) membrane has emerged as a promising class of inorganic ceramic membranes with many advantageous attributes and has been used for a variety of industrial microfiltration (MF) processes. The state-of-the-art industrial manufacturi...
By means of X-ray computed microtomography (XCMT), the existence of a developed porous structure with an average pore diameter of ~3.5 μm and pore content of ~1.1 vol.% has been revealed in unirradiated polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). It has been fou...
Diagenesis has been demonstrated to significantly affect porosity development in shale reservoirs, however, the effect of diagenetic modifications on shale pore structures is still unclear. For clarifying this issue, this paper focuses on the Upper O...
The performance of oil–water coalescence separation elements currently fails to meet the increasing demands of the oily wastewater treatment industry. To address this challenge, a series of fiber coalescing filters were developed through an und...
The physical and mechanical properties of thermally modified wood (TMW) have been comprehensively studied; however, the quantitative analysis of water states and cell wall pores of TMW is limited. In this work, Douglas fir and Norway spruce were ther...
Over the last two decades, multiple studies have explored the mechanisms governing mRNA export out of the nucleus, a crucial step in eukaryotic gene expression. During transcription and processing, mRNAs are assembled into messenger ribonucleopart...
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are canonically known to regulate nucleocytoplasmic transport. However, research efforts over the last decade have demonstrated that NPCs and their constituent nucleoporins (Nups) also interact with the genome and perfor...
Hard carbon is widely recognized as a viable anode candidate for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) owing to its electrochemical advantages, yet simultaneously enhancing specific capacity and rate capability, arising from insufficient plateau capacity, rema...
The development of carbon-based supercapacitors is pivotal for advancing high energy and power density applications. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of structural regulation and performance enhancement strategies in carbon-based superca...
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), as a polymeric semiconductor, is promising for ecological and economical photocatalytic applications because of its suitable electronic structures, together with the low cost, facile preparation, and metal-free feat...
Staphylococcal bi-component pore-forming toxins, also known as leukocidins, target and lyse human phagocytes in a receptor-dependent manner. S-components of the leukocidins Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), γ-haemolysin AB (HlgAB) and CB (HlgC...
This work presents poly(terephthalic-co-glycerol-g-fumaric acid) (TGF) as a novel water-soluble polymeric nano-additive for the modification of a polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane. The TGF was harnessed as a pore former, aiming to improve the...
Tau is a neuronal protein that stabilizes axonal microtubules (MTs) in the central nervous system. In Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other tauopathies, phosphorylated Tau accumulates in intracellular aggregates, a pathological hallmark of these d...
In binder jetting (BJ), an ink is inserted layerwise into a powder bed to selectively bond the particles in the cross-section of a part. By predicting the penetration depth of the ink, the ideal layer thickness for BJ can be set. Each layer should be...
Sixteen static diffusion reactors containing n-ZVM (Fe0, Cu0, Al0) establish a common equilibrium redox (Eh-pH) trajectory which is directly linked to the aquifer pore volume, volume of injected n-ZVM, throughflow rate within the aquifer and time. Th...
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are very effective in improving the performance of cement-based materials. Mechanical properties and pore structure were investigated for cement mortar with CNTs. Meanwhile, the composite morphology of CNT–cement materia...
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) represents a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly, primarily by choroidal neovascularization (CNV) leakage. While intravitreal injections of anti-angiogenic antibodies (e.g., aflibercept) provi...
This research investigated the properties of modified cementitious composites including water purification from heavy metal—zinc. A new method for characterizing the immobilization properties of tested modifiers was established. Several additio...
The price and scarcity of platinum has driven up the demand for non-precious metal catalysts such as Fe-N-C. In this study, the effects of phosphoric acid (PA) activation and phosphorus doping were investigated using Fe-N-C catalysts prepared using S...
Polymer-based membranes represent an irreplaceable group of materials that can be applied in a wide range of key industrial areas, from packaging to high-end technologies. Increased selectivity to transport properties or the possibility of controllin...
Fouling, particularly from organic fouling and biofouling, poses a significant challenge in the RO/NF treatment of marginal waters, especially wastewater. Part 1 of this review detailed LMWOC fouling mechanisms. Part 2 focuses on countermeasures and...
Recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) is produced using recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs) obtained from crushed old concrete. Although RCAs offer a sustainable alternative to natural aggregates, the poor durability and mechanical performance of RAC lim...
In this paper, the structure of Al2O3 is modified with magnesium to synthesize MgAl2O4 as an oxygen carrier (OC) support. The surface properties and structural stability of the modified support are improved by the incorporation of magnesium in the st...
The effects of degassing, holding time and melt additions (Sr, Sr + Ti, Ti, B and B + Sr) on the quality of A356 melts were examined. A total of 120 reduced pressure test samples were collected. Pores in these samples were analyzed via digital image...
The scaffold layer plays an important role in transporting electrons and preventing carrier recombination in mesoporous perovskite solar cells (PSCs), so the engineering of the interface between the scaffold layer and the light absorption layer has a...
Membrane distillation is an emerging separation technology with a high separation factor in water desalination. Ceramic membranes are increasingly used in membrane distillation because of high thermal and chemical stabilities. Coal fly ash is a promi...
In the waste oil recycling industry, large amounts of oil-containing sludge are still generated, thus posing a resource depletion issue when disposed of or incinerated without energy recovery or residual oil utilization. In this work, chemical activa...
The recently emerging high-throughput Pore-C (HiPore-C) can identify whole-genome high-order chromatin multi-way interactions with an ultra-high output, contributing to deciphering three-dimensional (3D) genome organization. However, it also brings n...
A study of the properties of thermoradiationally modified polytetrafluoroethylene and its importance for use as the basis of polymer membranes is presented. The hydrogen permeability of a TRM-PTFE film was studied in comparison with an original PTFE...
Polymeric adsorbents with different properties were synthesized via suspension polymerization. Equilibrium and kinetics experiments were then performed to verify the adsorption capacities of the resins for molecules of various sizes. The adsorption o...
In this review, the state of the art of modified membranes developed and applied for the improved performance of redox flow batteries (RFBs) is presented and critically discussed. The review begins with an introduction to the energy-storing chemical...
Various modifications of standard glass fiber filtration media using electrospun PA66 nanofibers are described. PA66 were selected because they were readily available from commercial sources. Other polymers, such as PP, PET and PBT, could also be use...
With global sustainable construction growth, fully recycled coarse aggregate concrete (RCAC)—eco-friendly for cutting construction waste and reducing natural aggregate over-exploitation—has poor durability in seasonally freezing saline-so...
This research explored the use of a partially cross-linked graft copolymer (PCLNPG) as an innovative nanopolymer pore-forming agent to enhance polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) membranes for protein separation applications. The study systematically examined t...
In this work, the oily sludge (OS) from a local waste oil recycling plant was reused as a precursor for producing porous magnetic carbon composites (CC) by pyrolysis, followed by carbon dioxide activation. Based on the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA...
Feather and down textiles are widely used in our daily life, especially in winter. However, they are easily drilled out from the fabric body and are difficult to machine-wash, which thereby blocks their widespread application. In order to solve these...
Ribosome biogenesis is one of the most energy demanding processes in the cell. In eukaryotes, the main steps of this process occur in the nucleolus and include pre-ribosomal RNA (pre-rRNA) processing, post-transcriptional modifications, and assembly...
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