Phase change materials (PCMs), as an effective thermal energy storage technology, provide a viable approach to harness solar heat, green source, and optimize consumption in buildings. However, the obstacle preventing widespread practical use of PCM is its poor performance terms heat transfer shape stabilization. This article focuses on application stabilization method. To improve conductivity o...

Although solution-plasma processing enables room-temperature synthesis of nanocarbons, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. We investigated the routes of solution-plasma-induced nanocarbon formation from hexane, hexadecane, cyclohexane, and benzene. The synthesis rate from benzene was the highest. However, the nanocarbons from linear molecules were more crystalline than those from...

An iron(iii) complex bearing a cross-bridged cyclam ligand (4,11-dimethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2]hexadecane) is an efficient catalyst for the oxidation of both water and alcohols using sodium periodate as the oxidant. In catalytic water oxidation a maximum turnover number (TON) of 1030 is achieved, while in catalytic alcohol oxidation >95% conversions and yields can be obtained.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to compare the water sorption/solubility, percent conversion and microtensile bond strength of three single-step self-etching adhesives with those of a two-step self-etching primer adhesive system. METHODS Solvent evaporation from the adhesives was determined gravimetrically. After removal of volatile solvents, the resins were cast into disks and polym...

Co-processing of n-hexadecane with lignin derived isoeugenol as a model compound was investigated in this work using low-cost mono- and bimetallic iron nickel supported on H-Y-5.1 zeolite. Different Fe-Ni metal ratios the catalyst led to different reaction rates processes product distribution. The presence just 0.26 wt% mixture made hydroisomerization-hydrocracking latter two-fold less active. ...