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Chlorine-Functional Silsesquioxanes (POSS-Cl) as Effective Flame Retardants and Reinforcing Additives for Rigid Polyurethane Foams

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
The subject of the research was the production of silsesquioxane modified rigid polyurethane (PUR) foams (POSS-Cl) with chlorine functional groups (chlorobenzyl, chloropropyl, chlorobenzylethyl) characterized by reduced flammability.
Anna Strąkowska   +3 more
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Comparison of Reactive Sites in 2(1H)-Quinolone Derivatives for the Detection of Biologically Important Sulfur Compounds

open access: yesMolecules, 2023
Novel fluorescent probes based on 2(1H)-quinolone skeleton containing a malonate group (Q1–Q3) were synthesized and proposed for biothiols detection.
Jolanta Kolińska   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Simulating Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Heterointerfaces in Explicit Solvent: Absorption Spectra, Energy Levels, and Dye Desorption [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) represent a valuable, efficient, and low-cost alternative to conventional semiconductor photovoltaic devices. A deeper understanding of the dye/semiconductor heterointerface and of the dye-sensitized semiconductor ...
Fantacci, Simona   +2 more
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Optical Properties and Aggregation of Phenothiazine-based Dye-Sensitisers for Solar Cells Applications: A Combined Experimental and Computational Investigation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Combining computational modeling and experimental optical analyses, we investigate two prototypical phenothiazine-based organic solar cells sensitizers with the aim to understand the individual effects of solvation and aggregation on the dyes optical ...
Agrawal, Saurabh   +5 more
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Natural Polymeric Compound Based on High Thermal Stability Catechin from Green Tea

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2020
Catechin is a plant polyphenol with valuable antioxidant and health-promoting properties. Polymerization is one way to stabilize flavonoids and may cause changes in their specific properties.
Malgorzata Latos-Brozio, Anna Masek
doaj   +1 more source

Supramolecular Interactions of Chenodeoxycholic Acid Increase the Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on a Cobalt Electrolyte [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
A combined experimental and computational study is carried out to understand the nature of the interfaces between dye-sensitized TiO2 and cobalt-based electrolyte in the presence of a prototype coabsorbent, chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), employed in dye ...
Mosconi, Edoardo   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Original study on mathematical models for analysis of cellulose water content from absorbance/wavenumber shifts in ATR FT-IR spectrum

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
The aim of this research was to evaluate the applicability of the attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared (ATR FT-IR) spectroscopy in the quantitative analysis of the moisture content in cellulose (from 0.5 to 11.0 wt.%).
Stefan Cichosz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent progress in bio-based elastomers with intrinsic self-healing mechanisms - part I: Natural rubber modifications

open access: yesJournal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2023
This review is focused on recent achievements in bio-based self-healable elastomeric materials with special regard to elastomers made of natural rubber (NR) and its modified forms, including epoxidized natural rubber (ENR), oxidized natural rubber (oNR ...
Olga Olejnik, Anna Masek
doaj   +1 more source

Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Dye-sensitized solar cells have gained widespread attention in recent years because of their low production costs, ease of fabrication and tunable optical properties, such as colour and transparency. Here, we report a molecularly engineered porphyrin dye,
Peng Gao   +24 more
core   +1 more source

Bromide and Chloride Ionic Liquids Applied to Enhance the Vulcanization and Performance of Natural Rubber Biocomposites Filled with Nanosized Silica

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2022
In this study, the possibility of using ionic liquids (ILs) as auxiliary substances improving the vulcanization and physicochemical properties of natural rubber (NR) biocomposites filled with nanosized silica was investigated. Hence, the influence of ILs
Magdalena Maciejewska   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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