.... The composites can help regulate the indoor temperature, while the introduction of phase-change microcapsule (mPCM) technology can make up for the shortcomings of traditional PCMs. Therefore, in this study, two different mPCMs were blended into whisker-reinforced β-hemihydrate phosphogypsum (β-HPG)-based...

... cushioning materials. The results indicate that the pore structure of starch-based foaming materials can be controlled by changing the fiber dosage, and a small or excessive amount of fiber is not conducive to the uniform foaming of starch-based composite foams. When 3 g of wastepaper fiber (17.6% by weight...

...Ümit Tayfun; Alinda Öykü Akar; Fırat Hacıoğlu; Mehmet Doğan Tuning the chemical functionality of lignocellulosic fiber plays a key role in the development of mechanically strong composites to overcome the lack of compatibility between composite phases, which is a major challenge in multidimensional...

... composite. The matrix material was derived from car scrap aluminium alloy wheels (SAAWs). SAC is expected to enhance the mechanical properties, and RHA proves to be very useful in increasing the strength and hardness of aluminium. Alumina particles were taken as a reference to compare waste materials...

...-composite with sodium alginate, gellan gum and glycerol. The response surface methodology was used to optimize the concentrations of sodium alginate (0–4%), gellan gum (0–1%) and glycerol (0–1%) as fillers in starch bio-composites based on the resulting tensile strength, hardness and water absorption...

... with a heating rate of 5°C/min. (corresponding author: nabil.h@psu.ac.th) 16 11 2018 19 03 2019 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 composites sustainable materials waste reduction A, B, C, D sequential values of cyclic data...

... disks from each cylinder. These disk specimens were subjected to vacuum saturation for 24 h before measurements. (corresponding author: likefei@tsinghua.edu.cn) 02 02 2018 06 08 2018 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2019 composites material properties material...

..., Germany, while dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL) and tosylic acid (PTSA) were received from HiMedia and Loba Chemicals, Mumbai, respectively. Other chemicals and reagents required in study were used as received. ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2018 coatings composites renewable resources...

... of cellulose/melanin composite films and fibers and their significant dye absorption capacity (62% reduction) with methylene blue. Solutions with maximum solubility in TBAH were drop-casted on silicon (Si) wafers, as is, and subjected to lyophilization, to remove any water content prior to observation...

... of the lignin was characterised by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and showed the formation of phosphorylated structures on the lignin. The thermal decomposition profile and char-forming characteristics of the modified lignin and modified lignin–epoxy composites were investigated using thermogravimetry...