... Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Thermal properties Radiative cooling Nanoparticles Aerogel Firefighting clothing According to a survey by the International Fire Department, there are currently 6–7 million fires occurring globally every year...

...Selinay Gumus; Kaan Aksoy; Ayse Aytac Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of nano or inorganic fillers on unsaturated polyester’s (UPE) thermal, mechanical, and physical properties. UPE reinforced with nanoparticles shows better properties than the pure polymer itself. Nano...

..., including DNA and RNA viruses. Originality/value The new waterborne coating based on nanoparticles has the potential to be promising in the manufacturing and development of paints, allowing them to function to prevent the spread of microbial infection, which is exactly what the world requires...

...Maryam Khashij; Arash Dalvand; Mohammad Mehralian; Ali Asghar Ebrahimi; Rasoul Khosravi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze zero valent iron nanoparticles (NZVIs) by a novel green method, taken from Thymus vulgaris (TV) plant extract, were synthesized and applied to degrade...

...Zulfiqar Ali Raza; Faiza Anwar; Irshad Hussain; Sharjeel Abid; Rashid Masood; Hafiz Shahzad Maqsood Purpose This study aimed to present fabrication of novel poly(lactic acid) (PLA) mediated chitosan nanoparticles (CNPs) and their impregnation on cotton fabric for enhanced antibacterial...

... electrocatalyst for the ORR in an alkaline electrolyte. For the proper design of bio-inspired nano-electrocatalyst for the ORR performance, chlorinated iron (II) phthalocyanine nanoparticles were used as templates for achieving the active sites in aqueous KOH by rotating disk electrode methods. The most active...

...Behnam Seyyedi Purpose The paper introduces a microwave and electrochemical-assisted method for synthesis of chlorine-derived iron phthalocyanine pigment and oxygen reduction reaction catalyst nanoparticles. The aims of this study are to investigate the possibility of nano-scale particle size...

...Sanjeev Kumar; Narendra K. Verma; Madan L. Singla Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the reflective properties of titania (TiO2) nanoparticle‐based coating. Design/methodology/approach TiO2 nanoparticles, synthesised by sol‐gel method, were characterised by X‐ray diffraction...