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 ...
Priyank Sinha +3 more
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Standardized method for controlled modification of poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) crystallinity for assaying PET degrading enzymes. [PDF]
MethodsX, 2022 Thomsen TB, Hunt CJ, Meyer AS.
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Harnessing Thin‐Film Solid‐State Electrolytes: Enabling Breakthroughs in All‐Solid‐State Batteries
ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.Schematic illustration highlighting the advantages of transitioning from traditional thick solid‐state electrolytes (SSEs) to thin‐film SSEs. Thinning the electrolyte enables higher ionic conductivity, reduced interfacial polarization, improved flexibility, compact electrode contact, and enhanced energy density, offering a promising pathway toward high‐
Yitao He +3 more
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Post-Consumer Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) Depolymerization by Yarrowia lipolytica: A Comparison between Hydrolysis Using Cell-Free Enzymatic Extracts and Microbial Submerged Cultivation. [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 Sales JCS +3 more
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ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.Multifunctional cellulose hydrogel‐derived plastics (FCBPs) are fabricated via a novel molecular network engineering strategy involving epoxy cross‐linking, solvent exchange, and hot‐pressing techniques. The resulting materials exhibit high mechanical strength, excellent thermal/solvent resistance, stable fluorescence, complete biodegradability, and ...
Fuyuan Lu +11 more
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eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2007 Different kinetic models like the Avrami, Tobin and Urbanovici-Segal models have been applied for determining the isothermal crystallization kinetics of virgin poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and PET/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) blends.
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Fungal and enzymatic bio-depolymerization of waste post-consumer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) bottles using Penicillium species. [PDF]
3 Biotech, 2021 Moyses DN +4 more
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Fluorene‐based blue emitters: On the path to electrically pumped organic lasers
FlexMat, EarlyView.Electrically pumped efficient operation remains unrealized, a major challenge in optoelectronics. Fluorene‐based blue‐emitting semiconductors are promising gain media, thanks to their structural tunability and favorable emission properties. This review summarizes recent advances, highlights their reliability and versatility in lasing, and outlines key ...
Yong Yan +7 more
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Triboelectric nanogenerators for vehicle intelligent cockpits
FlexMat, EarlyView.Converting mechanical stimuli from drivers and vehicle motion into electrical signals, triboelectric nanogenerators provide promising interfaces toward passive, flexible, distributed and intelligent sensing for next‐generation automotive cockpits to support three core functional dimensions: driver state monitoring, vehicle state monitoring, and human ...
Haiqiu Tan +9 more
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Harnessing cracks in metal films: Design strategies for stretchable conductors
InfoMat, EarlyView.In stretchable electronics, metal film‐based components function either as strain‐insensitive interconnects/electrodes or as strain‐sensitive sensors, both of which are governed by crack‐induced electromechanical responses, yet these two roles have often been discussed separately in previous reviews.
Ting Zhu, Kai Wu, Gang Liu, Jun Sun
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