High-performance lightweight foam concrete enabled by compositing ultra-stable hydrophobic aqueous foam

XS Lv, WX Cao, M Yio, WY Ji, JX Lu, W She… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024 - Elsevier
The major limitations of lightweight foam concrete are inferior mechanical properties and
durability. This study designs a novel high-modulus hydrophobic foam to produce high …

Ostwald‐Ripening Induced Interfacial Protection Layer Boosts 1,000,000‐Cycled Hydronium‐Ion Battery

Z Zhao, W Zhang, D Wang, L Li, Q Liang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Collapsing and degradation of active materials caused by the electrode/electrolyte interface
instability in aqueous batteries are one of the main obstacles that mitigate the capacity …

In situ P-modified hybrid silica–epoxy nanocomposites via a green hydrolytic sol–gel route for flame-retardant applications

A Bifulco, R Avolio, S Lehner, ME Errico… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Flame retardance of epoxy resins is usually imparted using suitable additives and/or
properly modified curing agents. Herein, via a two-step green synthetic procedure, the …

Snakeskin-inspired hierarchical winkled surface for ultradurable superamphiphobic fabrics via short-fluorinated polymer reactive infusion

M Yu, W Lyu, Y Liao, M Zhu - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2023 - Springer
Durable superamphiphobic surfaces are highly desired for real-world applications such as
self-cleaning, anti-fouling, personal protection, and functional sportswear. However …

Switching optimally balanced Fe–N interaction enables extremely stable energy storage

Z Zhao, W Zhang, M Liu, D Wang… - Energy & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction between electrode materials and charge carriers is one of the central issues
dominating underlying energy storage mechanisms. To address the notoriously significant …

Propylene Metathesis over Molybdenum Silicate Microspheres with Dispersed Active Sites

D Skoda, R Zhu, B Hanulikova, A Styskalik… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, we demonstrate that amorphous and porous molybdenum silicate microspheres
are highly active catalysts for heterogeneous propylene metathesis. Homogeneous …

Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation and CO2 Conversion Using gC3N4 Decorated Dendritic Fibrous Nanosilica: Role of Interfaces between Silica and gC3N4

SA Rawool, A Samanta, TG Ajithkumar… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We have synthesized g-C3N4 decorated over dendritic fibrous nanosilica (DFNS). The
generation of C–N–Si interfaces by coating each fiber of DFNS with g-C3N4 not only …

One-pot conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural under aqueous conditions using acid/base bifunctional mesoporous silica catalyst

A Modak, AR Mankar, RR Sonde, KK Pant - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
One-pot conversion of carbohydrate-derived biomass compounds to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
(HMF) using an environmentally green solvent such as water is meritorious, yet challenging …

Insights into the mechanism and kinetics of dissolution of aluminoborosilicate glasses in acidic media: Impact of high ionic field strength cations

Q Qin, N Stone-Weiss, T Zhao, P Mukherjee, J Ren… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Achieving thinner and higher performance display/substrate glasses and transparent glass-
ceramics with tunable properties requires a precise control of acid-etching process, thus …

Preparation and characterization of low gloss UV-curable coatings based on silica surface modification using an acrylate monomer

I Calvez, CR Szczepanski, V Landry - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2021 - Elsevier
UV-curable coatings are attractive for a wide range of applications due to several
advantages, including rapid polymerization rates, increased production rate, and low …