EcoEnergy, EarlyView.This review provides a critical comparative analysis of circular and bio‐sourced polymers for energy storage, systematically evaluating natural feedstocks alongside recycling and upcycling strategies for battery components. Key structure–property–performance relationships and inherent trade‐offs between sustainability metrics and electrochemical ...
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Pressed Cement-Free and Low-Cement Materials Based on Recycled Concrete Powder. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Bordiuzhenko O, Dvorkin L, Zhitkovsky V.
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Recovery and Repurposing of End‐of‐Life Graphitic Anodes for Green Lithium‐Ion Batteries
EcoEnergy, EarlyView.This review summarizes the degradation mechanisms of spent graphite anodes in lithium‐ion batteries and highlights key recycling, regeneration, and modification strategies, including hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical approaches. It also discusses recent advances in surface engineering, structural regulation, and material hybridization, offering ...
Wei Wei, Weiguo Liu, Jiangqi Zhou
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Material Removal Mechanism and Performance Evaluation of Focused Ultrasonic-Assisted Abrasive Waterjet Polishing (FUAP) of Monocrystalline Silicon. [PDF]
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ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.Rapid Joule heating induces Ni—Fe exsolution from perovskite oxides, forming Ni–Fe/oxide heterointerfaces that enhance photothermal CO2 methanation activity and selectivity. Achieving selective CO2 methanation under photothermal conditions requires catalysts capable of maintaining non‐equilibrium interfacial states that balance reduction and oxidation ...
Qiankai Zhang +9 more
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Homogeneity Guarantee of Nickel Reference Material in Soybean Matrix: Influence Mechanism of Particle Size Distribution. [PDF]
FoodsWang N +8 more
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ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.An aprotic poly(N,N‐dimethylacrylamide) matrix provides free C=O sites for strong ion solvation, establishing a stable and homogeneous gel phase. This unique polymer network effectively reduces H2O activity, enabling highly concentrated gel electrolytes for high‐voltage, wide‐temperature, and flexible aqueous sodium‐ion batteries.
Shibo Chai +9 more
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Alkali-Activated Granulated Aggregates from Low-Quality Fly Ash and Basalt Dust: Effect of Sodium Silicate/NaOH Activator Chemistry and Accelerated Carbonation. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Granatyr K +3 more
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Creativity and its link to epilepsy
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Creative thinking represents one of our highest‐order cognitive processes, involving multiple cortical structures and an intricate interplay between several cortical and subcortical networks. It results in novel ideas that translate to useful products or concepts. The evolutionary purpose of creativity is therefore apparent, as it advances our
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Phillip L. Pearl
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Evaluation of the Crushing Characteristics of Slate Coarse Aggregate Used for Asphalt Mixture. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Huang H, Zhu Y, Zhou K, Xiao Y, Mo L.
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