Rapid, synthesis of ultra-small silicon particles for boosted lithium storage capability through ultrafast Joule heating.

High-capacity anodes, especially silicon, suffer from huge volume fluctuations and electrode material pulverization during lithiation/delithiation. An accessible solution to this issue is to construct nano-silicon anodes with optimized particle size and a conductive matrix. In this work, we introduce a novel strategy for the , rapid synthesis of ultra-small silicon nanoparticles uniformly embedded within carbonized nanosheets (us-Si/C) through swift high-temperature thermal radiative heating of sizable silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs).

Synthesis of microcapsules containing a formaldehyde scavenger for the sustainable control of hazardous chemical release from particleboard.

Formaldehyde scavenger microcapsules were introduced into particleboard to prepare an ecofriendly particleboard with a low pollution release in response to the problem of long-term unstable free formaldehyde release from particleboards. By analyzing key parameters of formaldehyde emission from particleboard, the effects of microcapsules on the diffusion, migration and inhibition of free formaldehyde in particleboard pore structures was discussed. The results showed that microencapsulated formaldehyde scavenger prepared by an emulsification cross-linking method with chitosan as the wall material and urea as the core material resulted in a good long-term controlled release effect on formaldehyde emission.

Nanocellulose-enhanced organohydrogel with high-strength, conductivity, and anti-freezing properties for wearable strain sensors.

The use of ion-conductive hydrogels in strain sensors with high mechanical properties, conductivity, and anti-freezing properties is challenging. Here, high-strength, transparent, conductive, and anti-freezing organohydrogels were fabricated through the radical polymerization of polyacrylamide (PAM)/sodium alginate (SA)/TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (TOCNs) in a dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)/water solution, followed by soaking in a CaCl solution. The resulting organohydrogels demonstrated a high strength (tensile strength of 1.

Design and Compressive Behavior of a Photosensitive Resin-Based 2-D Lattice Structure with Variable Cross-Section Core.

This paper designed and manufactured photosensitive resin-based 2-D lattice structures with different types of variable cross-section cores by stereolithography 3D printing technology (SLA 3DP). An analytical model was employed to predict the structural compressive response and failure types. A theoretical calculation was performed to obtain the most efficient material utilization of the 2-D lattice core.

Mechanical Behavior of Natural Fiber-Based Bi-Directional Corrugated Lattice Sandwich Structure.

In this study, 11 kinds of composite material were prepared, and the compression behavior of a bi-directional corrugated lattice sandwich structure prepared using jute fiber and epoxy resin was explored. The factors affecting the mechanical behavior of single and double-layer structures were studied separately. The results shows that the fiber angle, length-to-diameter ratio of the struts, and the type of fiber cloth have the most significant influence on the mechanical behavior of the single-layer lattice structure when preparing the core layer.

Luminescent films functionalized with cellulose nanofibrils/CdTe quantum dots for anti-counterfeiting applications.

A facile and robust strategy is required to fabricate films with highly photoluminescent for application in the field of anti-counterfeit marking. Here we report a kind of multifunctional bio-nanocomposite film with CdTe quantum dots (QDs) decorated with cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs). In this work, CNFs were introduced as nanothin film matrix, and crosslinking modification with EDC/NHS through covalent binding was used to introduce the CdTe QDs to prepare the nanoscale TEMPO-CNF/CdTe QDs nanocomposite material with uniform distribution, controllable particle size and good photoelectric properties.

Lignocellulosic biomass delignification using aqueous alcohol solutions with the catalysis of acidic ionic liquids: A comparison study of solvents.

The exploration of effective deconstruction of biomass complex structures and mild fractionation into individual components is a profound challenge for the development of biorefinery. Herein, a biomass fractionation process, via treating biomass in various aqueous alcohol solutions with the catalysis of acidic ionic liquids 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate, was demonstrated to fractionate coir and poplar into cellulose materials with a lignin content as low as 0.95% and lignin with a delignification rate of up to 98%.