Atif Amim, Gaurav Priyadarshi, Tirtharaj Purushottam Babre, B. Kiran Naik
{"title":"Evaluation of thermal kinetics of microencapsulated PCM for low-temperature thermal energy storage application","authors":"Atif Amim, Gaurav Priyadarshi, Tirtharaj Purushottam Babre, B. Kiran Naik","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100143","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the present investigation, the microencapsulated phase change material (PCM) thermal kinetics for low-temperature thermal energy storage applications (32 °C–53 °C) is analysed. Microencapsulated PCMs selected are CaCl<sub>2</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O, n-Hexadecane, n-Octadecane, n-Eicosane, Capric/Lauric acid, Paraffin wax (C<sub>30</sub>H<sub>62</sub>), and Palmitic acid (C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>32</sub>O<sub>2</sub>), respectively. Ambient air is selected as the external/heat transfer fluid which interacts with PCM materials. The thermal kinetics of microencapsulated PCMs is evaluated by selecting the solid-liquid interface position with melting time and molten fraction as the performance evaluation parameters. Among all the phase change materials, the best PCM is found to be CaCl<sub>2</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O with 4 cm of PCM diameter, 53 °C of external fluid temperature, and 106 min of melting time.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":"14 ","pages":"Article 100143"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150822000230/pdfft?md5=c79c20346b4adeee0e10b5f08147335d&pid=1-s2.0-S2590150822000230-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43898256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomila M. Vidyuk , Dina V. Dudina , Michail A. Korchagin , Alexander I. Gavrilov , Boris B. Bokhonov , Arina V. Ukhina , Maksim A. Esikov , Vladislav S. Shikalov , Vladimir F. Kosarev
{"title":"Spark plasma sintering treatment of cold sprayed materials for synthesis and structural modification: A case study using TiC-Cu composites","authors":"Tomila M. Vidyuk , Dina V. Dudina , Michail A. Korchagin , Alexander I. Gavrilov , Boris B. Bokhonov , Arina V. Ukhina , Maksim A. Esikov , Vladislav S. Shikalov , Vladimir F. Kosarev","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100140","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100140","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Materials obtained by cold spraying (CS) are subjected to post-spray treatment to increase cohesion between the particles. In this work, spark plasma sintering (SPS) was used for reactive processing of cold spray deposits for the first time. A mixture of a Ti-C-3Cu ball-milled powder and copper was used as a feedstock material for the formation of Cu matrix composites by CS. SPS treatment of CS deposits was used for the in-situ synthesis of TiC, formation of a dense structure and elimination of microcracks at the interface between the substrate and the deposit. The mechanism of structural changes in the composite agglomerates upon reaction was discussed. The TiC-Cu composite particles in the microstructure of the SPS-treated material possess a microhardness of 390 ± 40 HV<sub>0.025</sub>, which makes them suitable as reinforcing elements of composite nature in the design of Cu matrix materials. This study shows that SPS treatment is a promising solution for post-spray processing of cold spray coatings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":"14 ","pages":"Article 100140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150822000205/pdfft?md5=323414a2bf6a78ba1bea57b3c86be5f4&pid=1-s2.0-S2590150822000205-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49217662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High throughput laser surface micro-structuring of polystyrene by combining direct laser interference patterning with polygon scanner technology","authors":"Fabian Ränke , Robert Baumann , Bogdan Voisiat , Andrés Fabián Lasagni","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100144","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100144","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Laser-based processing techniques have proven to be an effective option of modifying polymer surfaces. In this context Direct Laser Interference Patterning in conjunction with the polygon scanner technique is used to fabricate textured polystyrene surfaces through ultra-fast beam deflection. This is achieved by using a high-average power picosecond laser in combination with a polygon mirror-based scanning system. The two-beam DLIP optical configuration leads to the formation of line-like structures with a spatial period of 21.0 µm. The influence of the scanning speed and the repetition rate on the structure formation is investigated, allowing structure heights up to 23 µm. The formation of the micro-structure was found to result from swelling and ablation mechanisms. By applying scanning speeds of 350 m/s, a throughput of 1.1 m<sup>2</sup>/min is reported for the first time using this method.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":"14 ","pages":"Article 100144"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150822000242/pdfft?md5=bd49ae626fa11ed56905c3e7206a72b5&pid=1-s2.0-S2590150822000242-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45087051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of nanocomposite PEO-Cloisite materials in hydrophobic polymer membrane for salts and dye separation","authors":"S. Sujithra, G. Arthanareeswaran","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100141","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45129410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Green Synthesis of Pure and Silver Doped Copper Oxide Nanoparticles using Moringa Oleifera Leaf Extract","authors":"D. Reshmi Agnes Preethi, A. Philominal","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100122","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100122","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With the intense development of nanotechnology, copper oxide nanoparticles have terrible immense applications in electrical, optical and Bio-medical applications. To safeguard the environment and to mortify the toxicity in chemicals, the present work was carried out for synthesizing Pure and Silver (Ag) doped Copper Oxide (CuO) nanoparticles of different concentrations using Moringa Oleifera leaf extract and it shows a good result towards antimicrobial agents. These green synthesized nanoparticles were subjected to characterization techniques, X- ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with Energy Dispersive X- ray Analysis (EDAX), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Ultraviolet–Visible spectroscopy (UV). From XRD, the average crystallite size for pure and silver doped copper oxide nanoparticles was found to be in the nanometer range and it belongs to a monoclinic structure. The surface morphology and the elemental compositions of nanoparticles were confirmed by SEM with EDAX. Functional groups were observed by FTIR spectra. From the optical absorption spectrum, the bandgap for pure copper oxide was found to be 1.2 eV, while increasing the dopant concentrations shows enhancing results towards optical properties.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100122"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150822000023/pdfft?md5=c8dc705fd73476ef6ab5b1f7c1f5393d&pid=1-s2.0-S2590150822000023-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48173248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the eutectic transition of undercooled hypoeutectic Ni-B alloy in the differing heat extraction process","authors":"Junfeng Xu , Tao Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100128","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100128","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, a uniform anomalous eutectic is formed in a slow cooling process of undercooled hypoeutectic Ni-B alloy. The longer the cooling time, the higher the hardness of the Ni<sub>3</sub>B phase. This is a result of higher concentration of boron being arrested by the Ni<sub>3</sub>B phase.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100128"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150822000084/pdfft?md5=47246f92ac4daca12a105070c9961862&pid=1-s2.0-S2590150822000084-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49601220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conversion of carbohydrates (glucose and fructose) into 5-HMF over solid acid loaded natural zeolite (PMA/NZ) catalyst","authors":"Sonal Gupta, A.B. Gambhire, Renuka Jain","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2021.100119","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2021.100119","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Renewable biomass as a sustainable feedstock has been enormously explored for the manufacturing of high value-added products such as biofuels, commodity chemicals, and new bio-based materials. The present paper describes the synthesis of a series of natural zeolite based catalysts by loading different weight percentage of phosphomolybdic acid. The efficiency of catalysts were checked by conversion of carbohydrate (glucose and fructose) to 5-HMF, which is an important industrial chemical used in the production of various value-added chemicals, materials and biofuels.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150821000600/pdfft?md5=36bdfbe72d03007096f73b6f1270e198&pid=1-s2.0-S2590150821000600-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41777672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Natheer B. Mahmood , Farqad R. Saeed , Kadhim R. Gbashi , Um-Salama Mahmood
{"title":"Synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles via oxalate co-precipitation method","authors":"Natheer B. Mahmood , Farqad R. Saeed , Kadhim R. Gbashi , Um-Salama Mahmood","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100126","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100126","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Zinc Oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were synthesized as a powder using the oxalate co-precipitation method after calcination at 700 °C. Zine sulfate was used as a zinc soluble source, and oxalic acid was used as a Catalyst. The reaction was carried out at room temperature condition. The resulted powder was characterized by XRD analysis before calcination and after calcination at 500 °C, and 700 °C. The results show that the crystal structure is hexagonal with a = 3.249 Å, c = 5.205 Å. The FeSEM results showed particles of 80 nm.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100126"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150822000060/pdfft?md5=56e19d541a666c52dfd7bc821664e600&pid=1-s2.0-S2590150822000060-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43883097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yunlong Zhang , Jingxin Sun , Jing Wang , Xuesong Qian
{"title":"Optimization of performance index of self-sensing spray reactive powder concrete based on response surface methodology","authors":"Yunlong Zhang , Jingxin Sun , Jing Wang , Xuesong Qian","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2021.100120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlblux.2021.100120","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to develop spay reactive powder concrete (SRPC) with excellent mechanical and self-sensing properties by using carbon fiber (CF) as reinforcement material in combination with RPC base mix ratio.<!--> <!-->A Box–Behnken model was designed using the response surface method to study the influence of silica fume (SF), fly ash (FA), and CF on the compressive strength and strain sensitivity coefficient (SSC) of SRPC with different dosages. Variance regression was used to analyze the interaction of each factor on the index, and multi-index optimization technology was utilized to optimize the response scheme.<!--> <!-->Results show that the compressive strength is 107.272 MPa and SSC is 34.429 under optimized conditions of 18% SF, 17.097% FA, and 0.5% CF.<!--> <!-->The strain sensitivity coefficient of SRPC is 5–17 times higher than that of the conventional strain gauge used for monitoring concrete. SRPC was prepared by adjusting the dosage of the water reducer and stirring time at a 0.2 water–binder ratio.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150821000612/pdfft?md5=62c09239c8143fa7443d110f09cb06d1&pid=1-s2.0-S2590150821000612-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72121794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The coal as high performance and low cost anodes for sodium-ion batteries","authors":"Junli Kong, Guanghong Pan, Zhijiang Su","doi":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100123","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mlblux.2022.100123","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With good electrochemical performances and cost advantages, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have great potential in energy storage and other fields. It is crucial to research anode materials for SIBs with high performance and low cost to promote large-scale industrialization. In this study, the amorphous carbon-based anodes prepared by one-step carbonization of bituminous coal were firstly reported. When the materials were worked as anodes for SIBs in the voltage range of 0–1.5 V, an excellent reversible capacity of 270 mAh·g<sup>−1</sup> and an initial coulombic efficiency (ICE) of 84.4% were achieved at a current density of 35 mA·g<sup>−1</sup>. More impressively, the carbon anodes possess merits of low cost, making the designed carbon anodes practicable to the industrial applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":18245,"journal":{"name":"Materials Letters: X","volume":"13 ","pages":"Article 100123"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590150822000035/pdfft?md5=577c2527847d6b07a171bd622d1c7d89&pid=1-s2.0-S2590150822000035-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48029373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}