Preparation of PET matrix gradient composite fiber membrane for coal mine and Study on the dust filtration-moisture permeability by Gang ZHOU, Zhuo XU, Liwei JIANG, Guanshuang CHEN, Yunlong MA, Rulin LIU, Yongmei WANG

“…In this study, using PET as substrate, hydroxylated graphene was added to enhance diffusion and electrostatic adsorption effects to capture dust. …”
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Comprehensive In Vitro Evaluation of Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Computational Insights into <i>Blepharis ciliaris</i> (L.) B. L. Burtt from Hail Mountains, Saudi Arabia by Abdel Moniem Elhadi Sulieman, Hajo Idriss, Mamdouh Alshammari, Nujud A. M. Almuzaini, Nosyba A. Ibrahim, Mahmoud Dahab, Abdulrahman Mohammed Alhudhaibi, Hamad Mohammed Abdullah Alrushud, Zakaria Ahmed Saleh, Emad M. Abdallah

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Oxygen diffusion and surface exchange kinetics for the mixed-conducting oxide La0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ by Natalia M. Porotnikova, Ekaterina P. Antonova, Anna V. Khodimchuk, Eugene S. Tropin, Andrey S. Farlenkov, Maxim V. Ananyev

“…The values of interphase exchange rate and oxygen diffusion coefficient were determined. The effective activation energies for oxygen exchange and diffusion processes as well as the exponents in the dependence of these values versus oxygen pressure in the double logarithmic coordinates were calculated. …”
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Band-Gap Change and Photocatalytic Activity of Silica/Titania Composites Associated with Incorporation of CuO and NiO by M. A. Nazarkovsky, V. M. Gun'ko, G. Wójcik, B. Czech, A. Sobieszek, J. Skubiszewska-Zięba, W. Janusz, E. Skwarek

“…According to the XPS data, the doping oxides are completely absent at a composite surface. All the composites are shown to be more effective photocatalysts than titania Degussa P25.…”
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Influence of high-speed gas flow on the tensile strength of 2.5D C/SiC composites by Hailang Ge, Lu Zhang, Yuchen Yang, Sheng Zhang, Fang Wang, Xiguang Gao, Yingdong Song

“…The tensile strength and tensile modulus of 2.5D C/SiC composites were reduced.…”
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Synthesis and Application of Fe-Doped TiO2-Halloysite Nanotubes Composite and Their Potential Application in Water Treatment by Emmanuel Nyankson, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Jonas Adjasoo, Annan Ebenezer, David Dodoo-Arhin, Abu Yaya, Bismark Mensah, Johnson Kwame Efavi

“…The photocatalyst-adsorbent composite (TiO2-Fe-HNTs) was synthesized by the hydrothermal method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. …”
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Preparation and Properties of a Flexible Al2O3/Al/Al2O3 Composite by Yigang Tong, Zhibin Zhou, Hui Cai, Xueliang Wang, Yaping Wang

“…The well-adhered layers of the sandwich structure can also prevent the fracture of the MAO coating. The thermal diffusivity of the composite is between that of aluminum and Al2O3 and the specific electrical resistance is 45.4% of that of Al2O3 under 50 V. …”
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Visible Light-Driven Mn-MoS2/rGO Composite Photocatalysts for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B by Thi Thuy Trang Phan, Thanh Tam Truong, Ha Tran Huu, Le Tuan Nguyen, Van Thang Nguyen, Hong Lien Nguyen, Vien Vo

“…The samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), which indicates the composites containing nanosheets of Mn-MoS2 and rGO components. …”
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The Effect of Seawater Used for Hydrodistillation on Essential Oil Yield and Composition of Oil-Bearing Rose (Rosa damascena Mill.) by Nimet Kara, Sabri Erbaş, Hasan Baydar

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Tailored pc@zro₂@cellulose fiber composites as versatile materials for photocatalytic metal ion reduction and microbial deactivation by Reem. Mohammed, Shimaa M. Abdel-Moniem, Nabila S. Ammar, Mohamed A. El-Liethy, Hanan S. Ibrahim, Mohamed Eid M. Ali

“…This study investigates novel fixed bed photocatalysts composed of ZrO2@cellulose fibers, combined with various photocatalytic materials (PCs), including ZnO, V2O5, Bi2S3, MoS2, and PANI, for the reduction of heavy metal ions and microbial deactivation in water. The composite materials were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). …”
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Development of the Composition and Technology of a Granular Dosage form Based on a Thick Milk Thistle Extract and Ademetionine by D. I. Pisarev, O. O. Novikov, E. T. Zhilyakova, N. N. Boyko, R. A. Abramovich, O. G. Potanina, S. Lazar, A. Sayed Ahmad, R. Nasser

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Impact of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide on Pore Structure and Gas Transport in Bituminous Coal: An Integrated Experiment and Simulation by Kui Dong, Zhiyu Niu, Shaoqi Kong, Bingyi Jia

“…The injection of CO₂ into coal reservoirs occurs in its supercritical state (ScCO₂), which significantly alters the pore structure and chemical composition of coal, thereby influencing the adsorption and diffusion behavior of methane (CH₄). …”
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Study on Phase Transition Mechanism of Polymer Composite Cold Thermal Energy Storage Agent Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulation by Chen Youliang, Sheng Wei, Wang Ruirui, Li Xueli, Hao Xiaoru, Zheng Haikun

“…Composite phase-change cold thermal energy storage materials have attracted significant attention in recent years; however, studies on their microscopic phase-change mechanism have garnered insignificant interest. …”
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Molecular dynamics simulation of calcium carbonate nano filled PLA/PPC composites: interfacial properties and water vapor barrier by Yingjie Ding, Yong Xin

“…The analysis of the water adsorption sites on the composites, the energy distribution, and the mean square displacements (MSD) of water in the different samples, as well as the diffusion coefficients, showed that the filler with 3 wt% of CaCO₃ had a better dispersibility in the matrix, the free volume of the system was reduced, and the diffusion channel of water vapour was widened, which led to promising success in the field of biodegradable membranes for food packaging or waterproofing for agriculture. …”
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Effects of the amount and size of hexagonal boron nitride on the radiation resistance of silicone rubber by WU Zhihao, LI Yifan, SHEN Hang, LIN Mingzhang

“…In addition, gas chromatography analysis of the radiolytic gas (hydrogen) yield and oxygen consumption of the composites and free-radical-scavenging experiments revealed that the addition of h-BN reduced the diffusion rate of O2 in SR and enhanced the radiation resistance of the composites.…”
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Study of the effect of zinc oxide on the antifungal action of the polymer blend (unsaturated polyester and natural rubber) for industrial applications by R. A. Nassif, A. M. Haleem, R. H. Hilal, A. A. Nsaif

“…The X-ray diffraction analyses and water diffusion coefficients were examined. The diffusion coefficient of the composite material with a concentration of 2 % had the highest value, after which the values began to fall, while the increase was linear at less than this concentration. …”
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Formation mechanism of porous hollow SnO2 nanofibers prepared by one-step electrospinning by Q. F. Wei, X. Xia, X. J. Dong, Y. B. Cai, K. Y. Lu

“…SnO2 hollow nanofibers were fabricated by directly annealing electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/Sn precursor composite nanofibers. In this approach, an appropriate proportion of PVP/Sn precursor with co-solvents established a system to form core/shell PVP/Sn precursor structure, and then PVP was decomposed quickly which acted as sacrificial template to keep fibrous structure and there existed a Sn precursor/SnO2 concentration gradient to form hollow SnO2 nanofibers due to the Kirkendall effect and surface diffusion during the calcination process. …”
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Tailoring Bi to boost CuAgBi2I8 solar cells by Erchuang Fan, Manying Liu, Yange Zhang, Dandan Zhao, Yan Lei, Chaoliang Zhao, Peng Zhang, Erjun Zhou, Zhi Zheng

“…This work provides a novel idea and approach to governing the gas–solid element diffusion and reaction for high‐quality CABI and related halide perovskite films.…”
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Unveiling the chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial properties, and mechanistic insights of Convolvulus arvensis extract through molecular docking simulations by Fatemeh Mosallaie, Motahare Pirnia, Zahra Dehghan, Fereshteh Falah, Reihaneh Sabbaghzadeh, Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Fahimeh Lavi Arab, Farideh Tabatabaei Yazdi, Alireza Vasiee

“…Antimicrobial activity was determined using minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), well diffusion agar, and disk diffusion agar assays. The antioxidant properties were assessed through ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and DPPH free radical scavenging assays. …”
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An Experimental Study on the Hardness, Inter Laminar Shear Strength, and Water Absorption Behavior of Habeshian Banana Fiber Reinforced Composites by Kiran Shahapurkar, Gezahgn Gebremaryam, Gangadhar Kanaginahal, S. Ramesh, Nik-Nazri Nik-Ghazali, Venkatesh Chenrayan, Manzoore Elahi M Soudagar, Yasser Fouad, M.A. Kalam

“…The random orientation of the fiber structure in short fiber composites results in the largest moisture absorption; this behavior is further supported by elucidating the kinetic parameters and diffusion coefficient parameters. …”
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