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Solid-state caloric cooling is a viable route toward a more sustainable way of refrigerating. The refrigerants are solid-state materials with a caloric effect detectable by measuring a temperature variation through an external-field intensity change....

Batteries are used as energy storage devices in various equipment. Today, research is focused on solid-state batteries (SSBs), replacing the liquid electrolyte with a solid separator. The solid separators provide electrolyte stability, no leakage, an...

Opto-spintronics is an emerging field that focuses on harnessing light to manipulate and analyze electron spins to develop next-generation electronic devices. This paper explores recent progress and the role of solid-state materials in opto-spintroni...

Elastocaloric cooling is an emerging solid-state refrigeration technology that leverages the latent heat exchange of shape memory alloys under mechanical stress. This study investigates the energy performance of a solid-to-solid elastocaloric cooling...

All-solid-state lithium-ion batteries raise the issue of high resistance at the interface between solid electrolyte and electrode materials that needs to be addressed. The article investigates the effect of a low-melting Li₃BO₃ additive introduced in...

Driven by the imperative for enhanced battery safety, solid electrolytes have emerged as a leading strategy in next-generation energy storage technologies. Beyond conventional polymer, oxide, and sulfide systems, chloride-based inorganic solid electr...

We report the analysis of comb-like polymers by solid-state NMR. The polymers were previously evaluated as solid-polymer-electrolytes (SPE) for lithium-polymer-metal batteries that have suitable ionic conductivity at 60 °C. We propose to develop a co...

A novel extraction method based on solid-to-solid interactions has been developed to investigate the acquisition of contaminants from butyl rubber materials, with potential applications in the pharmaceutical industry. The extraction medium used is si...

One of the most important causes of insulation system failure is the breakdown of the interface between two solid dielectrics; understanding the mechanisms governing this breakdown phenomenon is therefore critical. To that end, investigating and revi...

Metal–sulfur batteries, especially lithium/sodium–sulfur (Li/Na-S) batteries, have attracted widespread attention for large-scale energy application due to their superior theoretical energy density, low cost of sulfur compared to conventi...

A proof of concept of a novel parallel-flow solid–solid heat exchanger consisting of two L-Valves with concentric vertical tubes, named as Double L-Valve, is presented for the case of the Carbonate Looping process, as a CO₂ capture technology....

In order to use wood for structural and load-bearing purposes in mechanical engineering, basic information on the impact behaviour of the material over a wide temperature range is needed. Diffuse porous hardwoods such as solid birch wood (Betula pend...

All-solid-state batteries have attracted wide attention for high-performance and safe batteries. The combination of solid electrolytes and lithium metal anodes makes high-energy batteries practical for next-generation high-performance devices. Howeve...

Using direct seawater electrolysis (DSE) for hydrogen production has garnered increasing scientific attention as a promising pathway toward sustainable energy solutions. Given the complex ionic environment of seawater, researchers have proposed a div...

This study examines biodegradability (BD) and optimum conditions for the solid-state anaerobic digestion (SS-AD) of organic solid poultry waste (organs, intestines, offal, and unprocessed meat) to maximize biomethane production. Three main parameters...

In recent decades, the field of materials research has put significant emphasis on developing innovative platforms that have the potential to address the increasing global energy demand. Batteries have demonstrated their enormous effectiveness in the...

A solid solution of a 100Li₃PS₄·xLi₃PO₄ solid electrolyte was easily prepared by liquid-phase synthesis. Instead of the conventional solid-state synthesis methods, ethyl propionate was used as the reaction medium. The initial stage of the reaction am...

Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) have attracted considerable attention due to the rapid development of the need for more safety and powerful lithium ion batteries. The prime requirements of solid polymer electrolytes are high ion conductivity, low g...

Recording of Stribeck-like curves is a common way to study the effect of laser-patterned surfaces on the frictional efficiency. However, solely relying on the coefficient of friction when identifying the lubrication regime and the underlying working...

A new boundary integral equation for the interface function of a curved solid/liquid phase interface propagating into an undercooled one-component melt is derived in the presence of a solid wall in liquid. Green’s function technique is used to...

The metallocenes ferrocene (Cp₂Fe, 1), nickelocene (Cp₂Ni, 2), and cobaltocene (Cp₂Co, 3) crystallize in the same space group (P2₁/a) and they have the same shape and similar size. Therefore, they form solid solutions with random distribution of the...

Energy storage materials are finding increasing applications in our daily lives, for devices such as mobile phones and electric vehicles. Current commercial batteries use flammable liquid electrolytes, which are unsafe, toxic, and environmentally unf...

The present study examines the possibility of using an industrial stirred chemical reactor, originally employed for liquid–liquid mixtures, for operating with two-phase liquid–solid suspensions. It is critical when obtaining a high-quality chemical p...

Research on phase change materials (PCMs) is booming in the context of global energy structure transitions and the challenge of dealing with temperature fluctuations in engineering materials. Polyurethane solid–solid phase change materials (PUS...

Hybrid solid-state batteries using a bilayer of ceramic and solid polymer electrolytes may offer advantages over using a single type of solid electrolyte alone. However, the impedance to Li⁺ transport across interfaces between different electrolytes...

All-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries (ASSLSBs) are a promising next-generation battery technology. They exhibit high energy density, while mitigating intrinsic problems such as polysulfide shuttling and lithium dendrite growth that are common to...

All-solid-state batteries have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional Li-ion batteries owing to their higher energy density and safety, which stem from their use of inorganic solid-state electrolytes instead of flammable organic liquid ele...

Liquid–solid circulating fluidised beds (CFB) possess many qualities which makes them useful for industrial operations where particle–liquid contact is vital, e.g., improved heat transfer performance, and consequent uniform temperature, l...

The emergence of water-borne polyurethane solid–solid phase-change materials (PCMs) has overcome the problems of core material leakage in solid–liquid phase-change materials. However, water-borne polyurethane solid–solid phase-chang...

Solid sago waste is a potential source of producing renewable energy in the form of biogas. This study investigated the effects of solid sago waste particle size, biological pretreatment using a microbial consortium of lignocelluloses, pretreatment w...

Solid–solid phase change materials integrate high heat storage, leak-proof performance, and dimensional stability, thereby positioning them as optimal candidates for thermoregulating textile applications. This study effectively synthesized PEG-...

Solid state fermentation (SsF) is recognized as a suitable process for the production of enzymes using organic residues as substrates. However, only a few studies have integrated an evaluation of the feasibility of applying enzymes produced by SsF in...

Nanopores fabricated from synthetic materials (solid-state nanopores), platforms for characterizing biological molecules, have been widely studied among researchers. Compared with biological nanopores, solid-state nanopores are mechanically robust an...

Commercial deployment of all-solid-state batteries depends on scalable, economically viable production of solid electrolytes. Although ASSBs offer improved safety, thermal stability, and energy density, the high cost of solid electrolytes remains a m...

Alkali-activated solid waste-based geopolymer represents a novel form of inorganic cementitious material, which is one of the key research directions in the building materials field to achieve the targets of carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Therefo...

Developing argyrodite-type, chlorine-rich, sodium-ion, solid-state electrolytes with high conductivity is a long-term challenge that is crucial for the advancement of all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs). In this study, chlorine-rich, argyrodite-type Na...

Thermal interface material (TIM) is crucial for heat transfer from a heat source to a heat sink. A high-performance thermal interface material with solid–solid phase change properties was prepared to improve both thermal conductivity and interf...

Argyrodite solid electrolytes such as lithium phosphorus sulfur chloride (Li₆PS₅Cl) have recently attracted great attention due to their excellent lithium-ion transport properties, which are applicable to all-solid-state lithium batteries. In this st...

Solid self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems (SMEDDS) have been used increasingly for improving the bioavailability of hydrophobic drugs. Labrasol^® and Transcutol^® are used widely as surfactant and solubilizer in the formulation of solid SMEDDS....

Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ is considered to be a promising solid electrolyte for all-solid-state batteries. The problem of the poor wettability of Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ by metallic Li can be solved by using Li-In alloys as anode materials. Li-In alloys with different Li co...

Most of the current commercialized lithium batteries employ liquid electrolytes, despite their vulnerability to battery fire hazards, because they avoid the formation of dendrites on the anode side, which is commonly encountered in solid-state batter...

Composite electrolytes consisting of polymers and three-dimensional (3D) fillers are considered to be promising electrolytes for solid lithium batteries owing to their virtues of continuous lithium-ion pathways and good mechanical properties. In the...

An experimental study on converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into chlorine-free solid fuel using a combination of hydrothermal processing and water-washing has been performed. After the product was extracted from the reactor, water-washing experim...

All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are promising to be next-generation battery that provides high energy density and intrinsic safety. Research in the field of ASSBs has so far focused on the development of highly conductive solid electrolytes (SEs)....

All-solid-state lithium-ion batteries based on solid electrolytes are attractive for electric applications due to their potential high energy density and safety. The sulfide solid electrolyte (e.g., argyrodite) shows a high ionic conductivity (10^&min...

Solid sodium ion batteries (SIBs) show a significant amount of potential for development as energy storage systems; therefore, there is an urgent need to explore an efficient solid electrolyte for SIBs. Na₃Zr₂Si₂PO₁₂ (NZSP) is regarded as one of the...

One of the major tasks in process industry is solid concentration (SC) estimation in solid–liquid two-phase flow in any pipeline. The γ-ray sensor provides the most used and direct measurement to SC, but it may be inaccurate due to very l...

This research investigates the energy efficiency of a novel double-glazing system incorporating solid–solid phase change materials (SSPCMs), which offer significant advantages over traditional liquid–solid phase change materials. The prim...

The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with early introduction of formula and/or solid, semi-solid or soft foods to infants aged three to five months in seven Francophone West African countries. The sources of data for the analyses...

Thermoelectric technology, which converts heat and electricity into each other, has been attracting attention from the perspective of efficient energy utilization. Recently, eco-friendly and cost-effective Cu-based thermoelectric materials have been...