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The effects of sputtering technological parameters (sputtering power, pressure, and time) on properties of stainless steel (SS)-sputtered polyester (PET) fiber were investigated. The variations in properties such as surface morphology, tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of the prepared PET fiber sputt...
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Although diverse uranium (U) adsorbents have been explored, it is still a great challenge for high-efficient uranium extraction form seawater. Herein a wood-mimetic oriented porous Ti3C2T x -MXene/gelatin hydrogel (MGH) has been explored through growing directional ice crystals cooled by liquid nitrogen and subsequently forming pores by freeze-dry ...
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Polymer nanohybrids have displayed great potential in remobilizing oil droplets through porous media. This research aims at providing some insights into how the hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) polymer and Al2O3 nanoparticles’ (NPs) hybrid can push crude oil toward the producers. An understanding of what the hybrid viscosity is when flowing through...
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Non-rubber components are critical in the formation of the natural rubber (NR) vulcanization network, which leads to outstanding mechanical properties of NR. This study reports the effect of NR endogenous proteins (C-serum protein/lutoid protein [CSP/LP]) on the formation of vulcanization networks at the molecular level. Results indicate that CSP/L...
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To improve the fire safety of epoxy resin (EP), two novel phosphorus–nitrogen flame retardants, which named as diphenyl allylphosphoramidate (DPCA) and N-allyl-P, P-diphenylphosphinic amide (DCA), were synthesized by acyl chloride reaction and introduced into EP for fabricating EP composites. The combustion tests showed that incorporation of 5 wt% ...
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The application of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) has been limited in flame-retardant field, and flame-retardant modification usually deteriorates its mechanical properties. In this study, a reactive flame-retardant hexa(ethylene oxide)-cyclotriphosphazene (HCCP-EP) was synthesized and used to improve the fire retardancy of PLA. As a result, the limiting ...
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Although metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) own excellent uranium adsorption capacity but are still difficult to conveniently extract uranium from seawater due to the discrete powder state. In this study, a new MOF-based macroporous membrane has been explored, which can high-efficiently extract uranium through continuously filtering seawater. Through ...
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In this study, talcum was melt-blended with a flexible poly(l-lactide)-b-polyethylene glycol-b-poly(l-lactide) triblock copolymer (PLLA-PEG-PLLA) with 1, 2, 4, and 8 wt% talcum, for improvement of the crystallization and thermomechanical properties of PLLA-PEG-PLLA compared with PLLA. The crystallizability of PLLA-PEG-PLLA/talcum composites was bet...
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Boron phenolic resin is widely used in the aerospace field because of its excellent thermal properties. In this article, nitrile rubber powder was added to phenolic resin to modify fiber-reinforced phenolic resin composites. The results showed that the tensile strength continued to decrease; the elongation ratio increased from 20.01% to 32.04%; and...
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A novel ammonium salt type polymeric antistatic agent (PDSH) was synthesized from methacrylatoethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, styrene, and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate via radical polymerization. Antistatic poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene-co-styrene) (ABS)/PDSH composites were prepared by blending PDSH with ABS resin. The results showed that the ...
