Physicochemical characteristics and pyrolysis performance of corn stalk torrefied in aqueous ammonia by microwave heating.

The physicochemical characteristics and pyrolysis performance of corn stalk (CS) torrefied in water and aqueous ammonia by microwave heating were investigated. Physicochemical characterization revealed that both microwave water torrefied CS (MCS) and microwave ammonia torrefied CS (MACS) showed low hemicellulose content, disrupted macrostructure, improved porous properties, and low ash content. MACS exhibited a significantly lower crystallinity degree of 44.

Piezoresistivity of resin-impregnated carbon nanotube film at high temperatures.

This paper presents the development of a continuous carbon nanotube (CNT) composite film sensor with a strain detecting range of 0%-2% for structural composites. The strain-dependent resistance responses of continuous CNT film and its resin-impregnated composite films were investigated at temperatures as high as 200 °C. The results manifest that impregnation with resin leads to a much larger gauge factor than pristine film.