A Sustainable Product-Service System (PSS) Design for Retail Food Loss and Waste: Research Through Design

High-Silica CHA Zeolite Membrane with Ultra-High Selectivity and Irradiation Stability for Krypton/Xenon Separation

Capture and storage of the long-lived ⁸⁵Kr is an efficient approach to mitigate the emission of volatile radionuclides from the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities. However, it is challenging to separate krypton (Kr) from xenon (Xe) because of the chemical inertness and similar physical properties. Herein we prepared high...

Combined effects of elevated temperatures and high strain rates on compressive performance of S30408 austenitic stainless steel

This paper presents an experimental investigation on the dynamic mechanical performance of S30408 austenitic stainless steel (ASS) under elevated temperatures, which is essential for determining the behaviour of structures made with this type of steel subjected to the coupled fire and impact/explosion. For this purpose, the quasi-static and...

Sbs modified bitumen with organic layered double hydroxides: Compatibility and aging effects on rheological properties

SBS-modified bitumen (SMB) is susceptible to aging, which seriously influences its service performance and life. In order to strengthen the anti-aging ability of SMB, triethoxyvinylsilane was designed to organically modify layered double hydroxides (LDHs) and was applied to modify SMB. The dispersibility and storage stability of LDHs in SMB...

New innovations in pavement materials and engineering: A review on pavement engineering research 2021

Sustainable and resilient pavement infrastructure is critical for current economic and environmental challenges. In the past 10 years, the pavement infrastructure strongly supports the rapid development of the global social economy. New theories, new methods, new technologies and new materials related to pavement engineering are emerging....

Parameterization and Application of Stanghellini Model for Estimating Greenhouse Cucumber Transpiration

Accurate estimation of transpiration (Tr) is important in the development of precise irrigation scheduling and to enhance water-use efficiency in agricultural production. In this study, the air temperature (Ta) and relative humidity (RH) were measured at three different heights (0.5, 1.0, and 1.8 m above the ground near the plant canopy)...

Unsupervised Feature Transfer for Batch Process Based on Geodesic Flow Kernel

The problem of misalignment of the original measurement model is caused by nonlinear, time-varying characteristic of the batch process. In this paper, a method based on geodesic flow kernel (GFK) for feature transfer is proposed. By mapping data into the manifold space, the feature transfer from source domain to target domain is implemented....

All-in-one improvement toward Li₆PS₅Br-Based solid electrolytes triggered by compositional tune

Sulfide solid electrolytes possess high ionic conductivity and moderate dendrite suppression capability, but rather poor compatibility against oxide cathodes and metallic Li. Here, we report O-doped Li₆PS₅Br as solid electrolyte synthesized by a facile solid-state sintering. Different from other O-incorporated sulfides,...

Self-orienting hydrogel micro-buckets as novel cell carriers

Hydrogel microparticles are important in materials engineering, but their applications remain limited owing to the difficulties associated with their manipulation. Herein, we report the self-orientation of crescent-shaped hydrogel microparticles and elucidate its mechanism. Additionally, the microparticles were used, for the first time, as...

Synthesis and characterization of argyrodite solid electrolytes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

Li₆PS₅X (X = Cl, Br, I) argyrodites possess high ionic conductivity but with rather scattered values due to various processing conditions. In this work, Li₆PS₅X solid electrolytes were prepared by solid-state sintering or mechanical alloying and optimized with or without excess Li₂S....

Synthesis of severe lattice distorted MoS₂ coupled with hetero-bonds as anode for superior lithium-ion batteries

Exploration of advanced anode materials is a highly relevant research topic for next generation lithium-ion batteries. Here, we report severe lattice distorted MoS₂ nanosheets with a flower-like morphology prepared with PEG400 as additive, which acts not only as surfactant but importantly, also as reactant. Notably, in the absence...

Lithium halide coating as an effective intergrain engineering for garnet-type solid electrolytes avoiding high temperature sintering

Garnet-type Li₇La₃Zr₂O₁₂ solid electrolytes were commonly prepared by two steps solid-state reaction method, which undergoes high temperature over 1000 °C and thus inevitable for lithium volatilization and formation of secondary phases. Here, we propose a new intergrain architecture engineering of a...