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Nanocellulose Xerogels With High Porosities and Large Specific Surface Areas

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019
Xerogels are defined as porous structures that are obtained by evaporative drying of wet gels. One challenge is producing xerogels with high porosity and large specific surface areas, which are structurally comparable to supercritical-dried aerogels ...
Shunsuke Yamasaki, Wataru Sakuma, Hiroaki Yasui, Kazuho Daicho, Tsuguyuki Saito, Shuji Fujisawa, Akira Isogai, Kazuyoshi Kanamori   +7 more
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Experimental and Numerical Study on the Fluid Dynamics and Exergetic Performance of the Heat Exchanger in an Industrial Corn Drying System

Applied Sciences, 2023
The heat exchanger is the key component of an industrial drying system. The present work introduced a novel tube heat exchanger into a corn drying system.
Xuefeng Zhang, Bin Li, Chengjie Li, Ye Zhang, Mingang Meng, Han Wang, Changyou Li   +6 more
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Adjustment of Coatings Morphology and Particle Distribution of Layered Silicates by Freeze‐Drying for Improved Gas Barriers

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Freeze‐drying of layered silicate is the key to get coatings with superior gas barrier. Freeze‐drying of layered silicates modified with dodecylamine (DDA) is a highly effective technique for the preparation of barrier pigments that significantly mitigate the permeation of oxygen, water vapor, and hydrogen through polymer films containing these ...
Joshua Lommes, Moritz Bätcher, Andrea Deißenberger, Volkmar Stenzel, Andreas Hartwig   +4 more
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Is Young's Modulus a Critical Coating Property Determining Fouling‐Release Performance of Marine Coatings?

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The release of foulers from protective marine coatings is determined by several interrelated material properties, including the strength of Young's modulus, the flexibility of chain segments, the surface free energy, and the magnitude of hydrodynamic stress.
Johann C. Schaal, Andreas Brinkmann, Andreas Hartwig   +2 more
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Harnessing Fungal Biowelding for Constructing Mycelium‐Engineered Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Mycelium‐bound composites (MBCs) offer low‐carbon alternatives for construction, yet interfacial bonding remains a critical challenge. This review examines fungal biowelding as a biocompatible adhesive, elucidating mycelium‐mediated interfacial mechanisms and their role in material assembly. Strategies to optimize biowelding are discussed, highlighting
Xue Brenda Bai, Xinrui Sarah Niu, Zhao Qin   +2 more
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Wood xerogel for fabrication of high-performance transparent wood

Nature Communications, 2023
Optically transparent wood has been fabricated by structure-retaining delignification of wood and subsequent infiltration of thermo- or photocurable polymer resins but still limited by the intrinsic low mesopore volume of the delignified wood.
Shennan Wang, Lengwan Li, Li Zha, Salla Koskela, Lars A. Berglund, Qi Zhou   +5 more
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Enabling Digital Continuity in Virtual Manufacturing for Eco‐Efficiency Assessment of Lightweight Structures by Means of a Domain‐Specific Structural Mechanics Language: Requirements, Idea and Proof of Concept

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This article presents a solver‐agnostic domain‐specific language (DSL) for computational structural mechanics that strengthens interoperability in virtual product development. Using a hierarchical data model, the DSL enables seamless exchange between diverse simulation tools and numerical methods.
Martin Rädel, Andreas Schuster, Felix Schoenitz, Jean Lefèvre   +3 more
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Application of pulsed vacuum drying technology in Cistanche deserticola: Effect on drying characteristics and quality

Industrial Crops and Products
In the current study, a new drying method called pulsed vacuum drying (PVD) was utilized to dehydrate Cistanche deserticola, while the effects of drying temperature and pulsing ratio (PR) on drying behavior and physicochemical quality were explored.
Zhifeng Xiao, Yijie Huang, Ziping Ai, Tao Li, Lingqu Zhou, Muhua Liu, Lingjian Yang, Hongwei Xiao, Yue Zhang, Samir Mowafy   +9 more
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Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophobic Silica Aerogel by Two Step(Acid-Base) Sol-Gel Process [PDF]

Journal of Nanostructures, 2013
The silica aerogel was prepared by the acid–base sol–gel polymerization of tetraethylorthosilicate precursor followed by ambient pressure drying. The prepared silica aerogels were characterized by Fourier transform infrared )FT-IR(, Thermo-gravimetric ...
A. Tadjarodi, M. Haghverdi, V. Mohammadi, M. Rajabi   +3 more
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Tribological Performance of 60NiTi Alloy Under Varying Contact Conditions and Elevated Temperatures in Linear Reciprocating Sliding

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates the tribological response of 60NiTi alloy under dry, water‐lubricated and high‐temperature conditions. The alloy exhibits decreasing wear volume and friction with increasing temperature due to the formation of protective oxide layers. The work clarifies dominant wear mechanisms and demonstrates the suitability of 60NiTi for high‐
Anthony Onyebuchi Okoani, Miguel Angel Selles, Maziar Ramezani   +2 more
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