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Assessing the viability of 3D-printed poly(lactic acid) petri dishes: A sustainable alternative for laboratory use Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Dylan Doherty, Keith D. Rochfort, Mark Conaghan, Jennie O'Loughlin, Brian Freeland, Ciarán Cooling, David Solola, Yevhen Brych, Susan M. Kelleher, Samantha Fahy, Jennifer Gaughran
There is a strong reliance on fossil fuel-based plastics in the life sciences sector and it has been estimated that global life-sciences (biology, medicine, etc.) alone create plastic waste of approximately 5.5 million tonnes/year with 99% of single-use laboratory plastics made from fossil-fuel sources There is growing interest in the viability of bioplastics as an alternative to fossil fuel-based
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Toward waste glass upcycling: Preparation and characterization of high-volume waste glass geopolymer composites Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Rui Xiao, Xiaodi Dai, Jingtao Zhong, Yuetan Ma, Xi Jiang, Junxi He, Yanhai Wang, Baoshan Huang
Portland cement-free high-volume waste glass geopolymer composite is proposed for the upcycling of glass waste. The “high-volume” is achieved by utilizing GP as the geopolymer precursor and glass cullet as the aggregate. Our observations show decent strength and durability can be obtained by the composites with up to ∼83 wt% waste glass by the mass of solid components. GP and common geopolymer precursors
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Electrochemical leaching of spent LIBs: Kinetics, novel reactor, and modeling Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Daniel Molina Montes de Oca, Meng Shi, Luis A. Diaz, Tedd E. Lister
The use of electrons as main reagent for the recovery and recycling of critical metals from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is a process electrification strategy that can be used to close the life-cycle loop of LIBs through more sustainable methods. Electrochemical leaching, a process that uses a reductant that is constantly regenerated electrochemically for the leaching of lithium-ion battery black
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Stable and efficient microbubble-enhanced cold plasma activation for treatment of flowing water Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Ziya Saedi, Muzammil Kuddushi, Yawen Gao, Deepak Panchal, Binglin Zeng, Sina Esfandiar Pour, Hongbo Shi, Xuehua Zhang
Cold plasma technology has received immense attention in several fields including wastewater treatment, disinfection, food processing and storage, and agriculture due to its ability to produce reactive species at low energy input. However, the scalability of generation of plasma activated water (PAW) still remains a challenge. A microbubble-enhanced cold plasma activation (MB-CPA) technology leverages
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Carbon-dot liposome–based synthesis of gold nanocatalysts for efficient reduction of 4-nitrophenol in wastewater Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Tzu-Yun Huang, Yu-Feng Lin, Shun-Ruei Hu, Chih-Ching Huang, Yu-Fen Huang, Huan-Tsung Chang
Supported metal nanoparticles (NPs) having high catalytic activity and stability hold great promise in many fields including catalytic wastewater treatment. These NPs can be effectively stabilized by the suitable carriers to achieve satisfactory long-term stability and increased recyclability. Compared with common solid-state supports, catalyst supports with dynamic behavior are expected to endow active
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Design and application of polyurethane-polydopamine/Ag double-shell microcapsules for enhanced photothermal conversion and incremental energy storage Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Bingqian Zhao, Xuan Shi, Hua Qiu, Kunlin Chen
Solar energy is a clean and renewable source of energy. However, its intermittent nature hampers its utilization efficiency. Although phase change microcapsules store and release energy using latent heat, they rely on temperature differences, which limits their effectiveness in absorbing and utilizing solar energy as heat. This study employed a two-step method to synthesize a novel double-shell phase
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Novel solar-induced wastewater purification materials originated from ore tailing solid waste Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Qingyu Wu, Yang Lei, Canxia Ding, Qing Zeng, Limin Wu, Bo You, Guibao Tao
Ore tailings (OT) are solid waste produced as a by-product of the mining industry, posing serious environmental challenges. Ensuring the low-carbon and environmentally friendly development of mineral raw materials, enhancing the reclamation, reuse and recycling rate of raw materials in the full lifecycle, presents a significant challenge. To achieve high-value utilization of OT and solve the problem
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Corrigendum to “Critical raw materials in the global high-throughput ceramic industry” [Sustainable Materials and Technologies 39 (2024) e00832] Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Javier García-Ten, Michele Dondi, José Vítor M.B. Vieira Lisboa, Mónica Vicent Cabedo, Luis Pérez-Villarejo, Elisa Rambaldi, Chiara Zanelli
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Double physical network hydrogels with rapid self-recovery and multistimuli-responsive shape memory effects based on low-methoxyl pectin and host-guest interactions Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Tingting Cai, Xingxun Liu, Andreas Blennow, Chuyin Shao, Weixiang Sun, Zhen Tong, Tao Wang
Double physical network (DPN) hydrogels exhibit superior performance compared with other hydrogel types due to their unique crosslinking structure. However, certain mechanical properties, such as self-recovery and fatigue resistance, still need improvement, and stimuli-responsiveness can be expanded for a wider range of applications. In this study, we presented a facile strategy for designing multifunctional
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Self-supporting electrode engineering design with composite conductive network for asymmetric MnO2//AC supercapacitor Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Changlin Zhou, Xingsheng Wu, Changjiang Luo, Zhimeng Liu, Lei Wang, Chen Yang, Honghai Yu
The development of high areal capacitance effective electrodes is crucial and challenging for practical applications of supercapacitors. In this study, we introduce a self-supporting composite conductive network that can replace metal conductive substrates such as nickel foam with lighter cellulose materials, significantly reducing device weight and enhancing practicality. Firstly, two different morphologies
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Surface decorated cement-bonded particleboards from wood residues: An integrated performance evaluation Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Haili Chen, Junfeng Hou, Wenbo Che, Yunyan Peng, Youming Yu
The disadvantages of cement-bonded particleboards (CBPBs) such as dark colour, bad surface roughness and low comfort performance severely limited their application in architectural interior decoration. Here, polyurethane (PU) and Birch veneer were applied to fabricate surface decorated CBPBs for further enhancing their decoration performances. PU- and Birch veneer-decorated CBPBs were successfully
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Investigation on machining performance of soft-brittle KDP crystals with surface micro-defects in the ball-end milling repairing process Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Hongqin Lei, Linjie Zhao, Jian Cheng, Mingjun Chen, Qi Liu, Jinghe Wang, Dinghuai Yang, Wenyu Ding, Guang Chen, Chengshun Han
Micro ball-end milling technology is an excellent repair strategy for economically removing surface micro-defects of large-scale KDP optics in the high-power laser devices. However, it is an urgent challenge for defective KDP crystals to achieve ultra-smooth repaired surface in ductile mode cutting, because pre-existing surface defects with different geometry and dimensions can affect machining performance
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Enhancing sustainability in concrete construction: A comprehensive review of plastic waste as an aggregate material Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Hussein M. Hamada, Alyaa Al-Attar, Farid Abed, Salmia Beddu, Ali M. Humada, Ali Majdi, Salim T. Yousif, Blessen Skariah Thomas
With the proliferation of the population and the evolution of lifestyles, the issue of plastic waste has emerged as a significant environmental challenge due to its non-biodegradable nature and voluminous generation. However, there has been a scarcity of substantial research efforts to examine the influence of plastic waste on the properties of concrete. The current study aims to undertake a comprehensive
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An efficient and robust Co-free BaFeO3-based oxygen electrode for protonic ceramic electrochemical cells Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Jiyang Ma, Yangsen Xu, Feng Zhu, Yu Chen
Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells (PCECs) are promising devices for sustainable energy conversion and storage with high efficiency and low cost. However, the application of PCECs is limited by the scarcity of oxygen electrode materials with excellent oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) activity and robust durability. In this investigation, perovskite oxide with specific non-stoichiometric
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PET mechanical recycling. A new principle for chain extender introduction Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Alina Vozniak, Ramin Hosseinnezhad, Iurii Vozniak, Andrzej Galeski
The introduction of chain extenders into the melt of recycled PET (rPET) is traditionally performed at the activation temperature of the extension reaction. The disadvantage of this approach is the low dispersion of chain extender particles, which does not contribute to the full extension reaction. As a result, some rPET chains do not react with the chain extenders, and unreacted chain extenders lead
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Intrinsically flame-retardant epoxy vitrimers with catalyst-free multi-reprocessability towards sustainable carbon fiber composites Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Yue-Rong Zhang, Song Gu, Yu-Zhong Wang, Li Chen
An intrinsically flame-retardant epoxy vitrimer with multi-reprocessability was successfully constructed and applied to carbon fiber-reinforced composites with the aim of promoting more economical and sustainable development in the field of fire-safe applications. In this work, a catalyst-free flame-retardant epoxy vitrimer constructed by synthesizing phosphaphenanthrene-derived anhydride (DPI) and
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Reduction kinetics of hematite powder using argon/hydrogen plasma with prospects for near net shaping of sustainable iron Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Rangasayee Kannan, Adam G. Stevens, Christopher Fancher, Obaidullah Rahman, Roger Miller, Jack Ward, Amir Koushyar Ziabari, Sudarsanam Suresh Babu, Peeyush Nandwana
Direct reduction of iron ore using hydrogen plasma is being explored as a potential solution to decarbonize the iron and steel sector. The current state-of-the-art demonstrated reduction of hematite pellets via hydrogen plasma using Ar + 10% H but had slow reduction kinetics, requiring 30 minutes of plasma exposure for complete reduction. Here we show that using hematite in a powder form, easily obtainable
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Functionalized metal oxide particles with antioxidant as new carriers providing higher stability of polyolefin products Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Angelika Plota-Pietrzak, Anna Masek
The aim of this research was to expand the current state of knowledge regarding the impact of the use of inorganic metal oxides and HALS stabilizers on the aging and stabilization processes of polyolefin products. For this purpose, the influence of functionalized metal oxide particles with an antioxidant on the aging behavior of ethylene-norbornene copolymer (EN) was analyzed. Innovatively, Hostavin
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Thiocyanate facilitating thiosulfate extraction of gold via inhibiting formation of passive layer Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Yue Lin, Xianzhi Hu, Futing Zi
Thiosulfate leaching is a feasible alternative for cyanidation. However, thiosulfate is easily decomposed and forms the passive layer on the ore surface, thus hindering gold extraction. In this paper, by adding thiocyanate to reduce the undesirable effect, copper-ammonia-thiosulfate leaching system is utilized to extract gold from the calcine. This research investigated the factors affecting gold extraction
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Durability of low-carbon geopolymer concrete: A critical review Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 B, a, i, , Z, h, a, n, g
Geopolymer is a new type of inorganic cementitious material developed in recent years, facilitating the reuse of industrial solid waste resources. It also significantly reduces energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Geopolymer is recognized as an environmentally friendly alternative to Ordinary Portland cement (OPC). This paper compares and summarizes the durability performance of geopolymer
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Promoting sustainability in 3D printed sand casting through adaptive sand mold structures Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Jun Zheng, Xinyu Hu, Bin Tang, Tiening Qi, Qi Pan, Jun Zhu, Rundong Jia, Xiran Qiu, Zhiyi Zhang, Aizhi Guan, Wei Ling, Tao Peng, Jian Wu, Wei Wang
The use of 3D printed sand molds offers a high degree of flexibility in structural design and satisfying customer requirements. The optimization and adjustment of the structure of sand mold module with the required functionality helps to maximize the application potential of binder jet 3D printing technology. In this study, an adaptive sand mold structure design method was proposed to meet the sustainable
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Hollow branched fiber hierarchical porous carbon as recyclable adsorbents and catalysts for efficient CO2 capture and conversion Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Ling Shi, Ke-Yi Liao, Yu-Hua Dong, Yi-An Wang, Yan Zhou, Xiu-Guang Yi, Ming-Shuai Sun, Wei Hui, Duan-Jian Tao
The promotion of carbon neutrality been fueling the rapid growth of the new energy vehicle industry. However, this expansion inevitably brings about the devilish problem of waste disposal and environmental pollution. Melamine foam, as a typical sound insulation material for new energy vehicles, has also been considered a valuable organic precursor in recent years due to its high carbon and nitrogen
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Use of waste material from the chemical industry for the production of low-strength concrete hollow blocks Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 José Herrera-González, Gilbert Ortiz-Rabell, Jorge Xilotl-Domínguez, Omar Ojeda-Farias, Ismael Flores-Vivian, Francisco Vázquez-Leal, Gerardo Fajardo-San-Miguel
To minimize environmental impact and make the industrial processes more sustainable owing to the overexploitation of natural resources in the construction industry, various strategies have been explored to make reuse of waste material derived from different industries more effective. This study aims to technically support reduction of Portland cement consumption in the manufacture of nonstructural
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A gasification strategy to anchor Fe, Ni dual-sites on biomass-derived N, P co-doped porous carbon as an efficient bifunctional catalyst for Zn-air batteries Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Songlin Zhao, Chengcai Wang, Luhang Cai, Yipeng Chen, Wei Sun, Zhihong Zhu
The fabrication of distinct sites on the carbonized substrate as bifunctional oxygen catalysts is pivotal for enhancing the practicality of Zn-air batteries, but remains a formidable challenge. Herein, a gas doping strategy is reported for anchoring Ni nanoparticles and further increasing FeN sites on biomass-derived Fe, N, and P co-doped porous carbonized materials as highly efficient bifunctional
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Coproduction of silicon nitride & oxynitride whiskers and precipitated silica from industrial rice husk ash Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 A. Parrillo, G. Sánchez
Rice industrialization generates large amounts of rice husk, and when this husk is burned, substantial volumes of ash are produced as a result. The lack of a sustainable application for these ashes constitutes a serious environmental liability. Employing rice husk ash as a starting material to manufacture higher-value products fulfills both environmental and economical purposes. Particularly, the presence
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High performance triboelectric nanogenerator based on purified chitin nanopaper for the applications of self-powered humidity sensing, gait monitoring, and hyperhidrosis sensor Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Shenawar Ali Khan, Muhammad Muqeet Rehman, Shahid Ameen, Muhammad Saqib, Maryam Khan, Woo Young Kim
Pollution caused by electronic wastes (-wastes) is a global problem due to the use of haordous materials and chemicals in electronic devices therefore, green materials should be used to reduce the burden on our ecological system. Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are among those electronic devices that have a huge scope of replacing currently used hazardous materials with green materials as their
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Preparation of the Ni/Ti-coated diamond micro-powder for electroplated diamond wire saws using vacuum slow evaporation technology combined with the palladium-free electroless plating Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Shengyao Su, Yanhui Wang, Yingke Zhou, Menghui Zhao, Yungang Yuan, Jianbing Zang
The electroplated diamond wire saw is a crucial tool for cutting semiconductor materials such as silicon ingots and sapphire. The nickel (Ni)-coated diamond serves as an essential abrasive in the production of electroplated wire saws. Nevertheless, producing Ni-coated diamonds necessitates the use of the precious metal palladium as a catalyst. Moreover, Ni-coated diamonds are prone to detachment from
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NiS2-MoS2@MXene heterostructures for enhancing polysulfide adsorption and conversion of Li[sbnd]S battery Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Fengshuai Zhu, Junyang Tao, Menglong Yan, Suji Huang, Muhammad Sultan Irshad, Tao Mei, Liangyou Lin, Yi Chen, Jingwen Qian, Xianbao Wang
Lithium‑sulfur (LiS) batteries attract great interests due to their low cost and high energy density. However, the slow electrochemical reaction and shuttle effect hinder the commercial applications of LiS batteries. Herein, NMM (NiS-MoS@MXene) heterostructures containing a large number of defects were successfully prepared to provide more active sites for polysulfide catalysis and adsorption. The
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Recycling and degradation behaviour of the bamboo fibre reinforced green composite fabricated by injection moulding Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 G. Surya Rao, K. Debnath, R.N. Mahapatra
The present investigation evaluates the mechanical, thermal, morphological, and crystalline behaviour of green composite reinforced with bamboo fibre under recycling and various environmental conditions. The short bamboo fibre was chemically modified at an optimum condition by treating the fibre for 4 h using sodium hydroxide (2% /) to produce a sustainable bamboo fibre (BF)/polylactic acid (PLA) composite
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Superhydrophobic photochromic rewritable paper based on graphene quantum dots for information storage and anticounterfeiting Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Jinming Wan, Jun Xu, Shiyun Zhu, Jun Li, Kefu Chen
As an information carrier, printing paper possesses a wide range of applications in many fields. However, its excessive waste, especially in the field of temporary reading, poses a threat to environmental resources and sustainable development. To alleviate this problem, photochromic materials that can be used for rewritable paper have aroused the interest of researchers. In this study, graphene quantum
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Computational and electrochemistry of effective triazolyl-benzimidazolone inhibitors in aggressive environment Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Rajae Salim, Mohamed Adardour, Walid Ettahiri, Elhachmia Ech-chihbi, Belkheir Hammouti, Mohammad Azam, Kim Min, Abdesselem Baouid, Mustapha Taleb
Mild steel is frequently applied in engineering materials due to its low cost and property. Thus, it's rusted when it is in interaction with aggressive medium, as in the case of cleaning industrial equipment. Therefore, the use of inhibitors is the most practical approach in these conditions. The aim of this investigation is to estimate the reactivity of new molecules namely and using DFT and MD simulation
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Effects of using tea waste as an additive in the production of solid bricks in terms of their porosity, thermal conductivity, strength and durability Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Laura Crespo-López, Chiara Coletti, Anna Arizzi, Giuseppe Cultrone
In this paper, we investigated the use of tea waste as an additive in the production of traditional bricks. This could provide several environmental and economic benefits, as well as improving thermal insulation in construction. To this end, we produced brick samples with 0, 5 and 10 w% of tea waste mixed with a clayey material from Teruel (Spain) that was rich in quartz and phyllosilicates and had
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Eco-friendly lignin nanocomposite films as advanced UV protective and antimicrobial sustainable packaging materials Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Seema Kirar, Devesh Mohne, Manali Singh, Varsha Sagar, Anil Bhise, Saswata Goswami, Jayeeta Bhaumik
Lignin is a renewable, biodegradable, and cost-effective biopolymer present in agri-biomass. This bioresource could be utilized as a sustainable alternative for biomaterial development. Bio-based and biodegradable polymers are ideal for sustainable polymer packaging too. In this study, lignin was extracted from wheat straw using the soda method with 18–20% yield followed by its characterization. The
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Development of a stacked machine learning model to compute the capability of ZnO-based sensors for hydrogen detection Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Behzad Vaferi, Mohsen Dehbashi, Amith Khandakar, Mohamed Arselene Ayari, Samira Amini
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanocomposite sensors decorated with various dopants are popular tools for detecting even low hydrogen (H) concentrations. The nanocomposite's chemistry, temperature, and H concentration impact the success of hydrogen sensors. Extensive laboratory-scale studies were conducted to investigate the effect of these variables on sensor performance, there is currently no model to relate the
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Biodegradable, recyclable, waterproof, antibacterial and high-strength supramolecular plastic fabricated from lignin derivatives Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Shuang-Lin Zou, Ling-Ping Xiao, Wen-Zheng Yin, Tao Gui, Yue Zhang, Qiang Li, Run-Cang Sun
Lignin and lignin derivatives have a wide range of properties, such as high thermal stability, oxidation resistance, biodegradability, antibacterial activity and adhesion, which enable them to be widely used in the production of a variety of functional materials. However, producing biodegradable plastics that are recyclable, water-resistant, and with excellent mechanical strength, remains a significant
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Reliable test by accelerating for gas evolution in cathode materials of lithium-ion batteries Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Sungmin Na, Chanjoo Park, Hyunjin An, Kwangjin Park
Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in modern electronic devices and Electric Vehicles (EVs) and play an important role in various applications, but fire and explosion accidents continue to occur in Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) and EVs, which is an issue. Due to the material characteristics of the Li-ion battery, when charging and discharging are repeated, gas is generated not only due to structural
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Reinforcement mechanisms of lignin nanoparticles in biodegradable cellulosic films for plastic replacements Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Nan Zhao, Yisheng Sun, Hanwen Zhang, Wenjun Fan, Caixia Wan
Lignocellulose and its nanomaterials have received extensive interests for fabrication of biocomposite films due to their renewability, sustainability, and biodegradability. This study aimed to elucidate reinforcement mechanisms of lignin nanoparticle (LNPs) for cellulosic films. LNPs with varying particle sizes and chemistry were prepared in aprotic solvent with ultrasonication. Behaviors of LNPs
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A sustainable and efficient strategy for stable three-layered borophene fabrication Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Klaudia Zielinkiewicz, Ewa Mijowska
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Comparative sustainability assessment of powder bed fusion and solid-state additive manufacturing processes: The case of direct metal laser sintering versus additive friction stir deposition Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Aser Alaa Ahmed, Mohammad A. Nazzal, Basil M. Darras, Abdelkrem Eltaggaz, Ibrahim M. Deiab
This work aims to conduct a comparative sustainability assessment between two promising additive manufacturing methods: additive friction stir deposition (AFSD) and direct metal laser sintering (DMLS). The comprehensive evaluation in this assessment accounts for environmental, economic, and social dimensions, incorporating life cycle global warming potential, water footprint, and energy demand of the
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Solar thermal potential of phase change material based U-pipe ETSCs for different climatic zones: Evaluating energy matrices and economic viability Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Sudhir Kumar Pathak, V.V. Tyagi, K. Chopra, A.K. Pandey
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Diverted from landfill: Manufacture and characterisation of composites from waste plastic packaging and waste glass fibres Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Kit O'Rourke, Bronagh Millar, Adrian Doyle, Keith Doyle, Christopher Griffin, Mark Hartmann, Bernd Christensen, Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh, Dipa Ray
This work explores the use of low-value film-based waste mixed plastics (wMP) from packaging and waste glass fibres (wGF) to produce value-added composites. The study involves producing thermoplastic prepregs with wMP and wGF, manufacturing laminates via compression moulding, optimising wGF content, analysing the interface and assessing the performance of the laminates through mechanical testing. The
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Sustainable choices of alloying element for aluminium for thermal conductivity in circular manufacturing Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Ziyu Li, Anders E.W. Jarfors, Per Jansson
There has been controversy around the mechanical properties of Mg-alloys such as AZ91D and the large variation of these have been seen. The current paper addresses this controversy through specially fabricated samples combined with tensile testing and advanced metallography, including 3D reconstruction of the phases. The results show that despite a more brittle nature of the fracture, the equiaxed
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CaO-based adsorbents derived from municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash for CO2 capture Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Di Zhang, Yuqi Zhang, Pengwei Lei, Ziyan Yang, Lina Liu, Zhikun Zhang
The utilization of waste-derived adsorbents for CO capture presents a promising strategy for the reduction of adsorbent cost and waste volume. In this study, CaO-based adsorbent was prepared from Ca-rich municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration bottom ash (BA) as raw material. The effects of acid patterns, carbonization/calcination temperature, triblock copolymer (P123) and Mn loadings, as well as
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An environmentally friendly method for selective recovery of silver and ITO particles from flexible CIGS solar cells Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Ioanna Teknetzi, Natalie Click, Stellan Holgersson, Burçak Ebin
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Recent progress on fabrication and applications of advanced block copolymer membranes Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Xue-Qi Wang, Tao Wang, Ying-Nan Feng, Lu-Yao Zhang, Zhi-Ping Zhao
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Fabrication of flame-retardant, strong, and tough epoxy resins by solvent-free polymerization with bioderived, reactive flame retardant Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Guofeng Ye, Siqi Huo, Cheng Wang, Qi Zhang, Bingtao Wang, Zhenghong Guo, Hao Wang, Zhitian Liu
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Harvesting surface charges on metals for energy-efficient CO2 capture: A first-principles investigation Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Tanay Sahu, Paul G. O'Brien, Kulbir Kaur Ghuman
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Hybrid carboxylate-Schiff-bases as electroactive anode materials for potassium-ion batteries Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 E. Castillo-Martínez, E. Solana-Madruga, S. Ebrahimi-Koodehi, M. Leskes, C. del Burgo-Olivares, M. Linage, C. Martín, E. Sanchez-Ahijón, A. Gómez-Herrero, V. Cascos, D. Ávila-Brande
Three new crystalline potassium salts of hybrid carboxylate/Schiff-base oligomers are reported as electrochemically active anode materials for potassium ion batteries. One of them is constituted by the phenyl “dimer” KOOC-ϕ-C=N-ϕ-COOK (BSK-1) and the other two by the isomer “trimers” KOOC-ϕ-C=N-ϕ-N=C-ϕ-COOK (BSK-2 A) and KOOC-ϕ-N=C-ϕ-C=N-ϕ-COOK (BSK-2B). A structural model refined from powder X-ray
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Sustainable wind barrier: Self-powered system for high-speed railway safety monitoring Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Bendong Xiong, Hao Wang, Long Wang, Zutao Zhang, Yajia Pan, Tengfei Liu, Minfeng Tang, Genshuo Liu, Yongli Hu
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When dynamic covalent chemistry meets bioactive glasses – Novel multi-level crosslinked, injectable, self-healing chitosan-based hydrogels Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Szymon Salagierski, Michal Dziadek, Barbara Zagrajczuk, Patrycja Domalik-Pyzik, Andrada Serafim, Izabela-Cristina Stancu, Katarzyna Cholewa-Kowalska
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Triboelectric nanogenerator and UV-blocking solid polymer electrolyte nanocomposite from recycled waste cigarette butts Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Teklebrahan Gebrekrstos Weldemhret, Jeong Han Lee, Chan Uk Park, Dong-Woo Lee, M.N. Prabhakar, Yong Tae Park, Jung Il Song
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Investigation of structural & interfacial properties of hard carbon electrodes from cotton snippets toward sustainable sodium-ion batteries Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Hridip Ranjan Sarma, Ju Sun, Isuru E. Gunathilaka, Yvonne Hora, Maria Forsyth, Nolene Byrne
Hard carbon electrodes are produced from cotton snippets through carbonization at different temperatures and isothermal hold times. The electrochemical performance of the electrodes is evaluated to understand the correlation between Na storage and the micro/nanostructure, texture, and surface functionality of the hard carbon samples. The sample CSC5 (carbonized at 1200 °C with an isothermal hold time
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Minimizing gold amount by alloying silver in hard gold Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Yen Ngoc Nguyen, Cuong Nguyen, Anh Kiet Tieu, Injoon Son
A novel AuAg alloy coating was investigated as a contact in electrical circuits to reduce Au usage. The Ag content in the coating varied with the current density and Ag concentration in the plating solution, and the effects of different Ag concentrations on the coating characteristics were explored to optimize the Ag content. Increasing the current density to 1 A/dm decreased the Ag atomic percentage
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Konjac glucomannan/hydrophilic isocyanate aerogel modified by montmorillonite and aluminum hydroxide with increased mechanical strength and excellent flame retardancy Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Xiang Lin, Linsheng Wang, Jiajia Li, Jing Tang, Hongyu Yang, Xiaming Feng, Chaojun Wan
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Ultrafine iron oxide decorated mesoporous carbon nanotubes as highly efficient flame retardant in epoxy nanocomposites via catalytic charring effect Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Lu Zhang, Di Yang, Zhou Li, Zhanyu Zhai, Xiaolu Li, Jimena de La Vega, De-Yi Wang
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Effective interception of redox mediator shuttle behavior for Li[sbnd]O2 battery by separator modification based on g-C3N4 doped with Co elements Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Zunhao Fan, Lingyan He, Kaiyuan Shi, Wenxue Tan, Xing Xin
The utilization of redox mediators (RMs) offers a promising solution to address the issue of excessive charging voltage resulting from the generation of lithium peroxide (LiO) at the cathode in lithium‑oxygen (LiO) batteries. However, the effectiveness of RMs is significantly impeded by a crucial drawback commonly referred to as the “shuttle phenomenon.” This phenomenon involves the RMs not only participating
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Lightweight recoverable mechanical metamaterials for efficient buffering of continuous multi extreme impacts Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Benqiang Yang, Keren Dai, Changsheng Li, Da Yu, An Zhang, Jing Cheng, He Zhang
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Solar-light active tungsten oxide coated ceramic membrane with unique surface wettability fabricated by RF magnetron sputtering: Remediation of oily wastewater and photo-catalytic self-cleaning Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Umair Baig, M.F. Al-Kuhaili, M.A. Dastageer
A thin film monoclinic WO was coated on porous alumina ceramic membrane by RF magnetron sputtering (RFMS), and used as a self-cleaning filtering medium for the remediation of oily water (oil-in-water emulsion). An optimum concentration of oxygen vacancy was introduced in WO lattice by optimizing the sputtering parameters. The excess of electron concentration arises from the introduction of oxygen vacancy
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Coating based on discarded feathers for EMI and acoustic absorption in new energy vehicle interiors Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Xinyi Xu, Xuanzheng Zhao, Qi Sun, Yinxiang Lu
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Water-evaporation induced electricity generation inspired by natural tree transpiration Sustain. Mater. Technol. (IF 9.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Xixi Piao, Ping Zhang, Jiayu Shen, Chunde Jin, Jin Wang, Zhe Wang