This study was focused on preparation and characterization of fatty acid eutectic mixtures as phase change materials (PCMs). The four common fatty acids: stearic acid (SA), palmitic acid (PA), myristic acid (MA) and lauric acid (LA) were selected as representative to prepare binary and ternary...

The preparation and characteristics of a composite phase change material (PCM) produced by incorporating polynary fatty acid eutectic mixture into sludge ceramsite were studied. According to Schröeder–Van Laar equation, five different kinds of polynary fatty acid eutectic mixture were...

Developing an emulsion separation material with one-step in-situ purifying capacity and enhanced security in applications, particularly for further scale-up, is of great value but remains a challenge. Herein, the amphiphilic sponge (PA@RGO@MS) was prepared via impregnation and in-situ growth of...

Three-dimensional (3D) materials that capture sunlight for desalination provide one promising solution to acquaring freshwater resources, but salt deposition and mechanical stability provide additional hurdles for continuous operation. Herein, this study presents a sustainable and elastic...

The development of highly efficient adsorptive material for the selective capture of Pd(II), and re-utilization of spent Pd(II)-loaded adsorbent as an efficient catalyst for organic synthesis are of great significance, but challenging. Particularly, the heterogeneous palladium-catalyzed Suzuki...

To overcome the recovery challenge of nanoscale photocatalysts, great endeavor has been paid to explore effective nano-TiO2 immobilization approaches, but comprehensive comparison between these methods is still lacking. Herein, four approaches, namely impregnation-calcination, sol-gel,...

Modern economic development is accompanied by the structural transformation from an agrarian to an industrial economy. Since the 18th century, all countries that industrialized successfully have followed their comparative advantages and leveraged the latecomer advantage, including emerging...

In den vergangenen drei Dekaden haben die ostasiatischen Ökonomien als Gruppe ständig andere Entwicklungsregionen in ihrem Wirtschaftswachstum übertroffen. Die Autoren gehen vor diesem Hintergrund der Frage nach, inwieweit sich die Wirtschaftspolitik der ostasiatischen Regierungen von...

This paper presents a method to estimate the state-of-charge (SOC) of a lithium-ion battery, based on an online identification of its open-circuit voltage (OCV), according to the battery’s intrinsic relationship between the SOC and the OCV for application in electric vehicles. Firstly an...