We examine the effect of transformation sequence on the microstructure evolution and mechanical prop-erties of complex phase steel consisting of bainite and martensite. Formation of martensite prior to bainite transformation provides uniform lath-type mixture of constituent phases, but preceding isother-mal bainite transformation produces carbon-en...
Mycorrhizal fungi are central to the biology of land plants. However, to what extent mycorrhizal shifts - broad evolutionary transitions in root-associated fungal symbionts - are related to changes in plant trophic modes remains poorly understood. We built a comprehensive DNA dataset of Orchidaceae fungal symbionts and a dated plant molecular phylo...
Recycling the end-of-life lithium-ion batteries including the lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery has been one of the most important technology areas since electric vehicles are gradually dominating the way of transportation. For the recycling of LiFePO4 batteries, the regeneration of pure iron phosphate dihydrate (FePO4 center dot 2H(2)O) fro...
Recycling the end-of-life lithium-ion batteries including the lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery has been one of the most important technology areas since electric vehicles are gradually dominating the way of transportation. For the recycling of LiFePO4 batteries, the regeneration of pure iron phosphate dihydrate (FePO4 center dot 2H(2)O) fro...
A facile pseudomorphic transformation of microporous iron-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) into mesoporous iron(III) phosphate is described. Simple soaking of MIL-100(Fe) in the phosphate buffer solution produces mesopomus FePO4, with an average pore size of similar to 10 nm as characterized by ICP, IR, Raman, XPS, PXRD and gas sorption measur...
Encouraging the transition to a circular economy, the valorization of municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) bottom ash (BA) has received considerable attention in many processes. In the present work, flash microwave vitrification was effectively realized in a single mode cavity operating at 2.45 GHz within 1.5 min. The closed-loop process was ev...
The design and synthesis of hierarchical micro-nano structures of transition metal oxides have played an essential role in the supercapacitor field. In this work, in situ three-dimensional construction of nanoporous cobalt oxide (Co3O4) has been derived from the metal-organic framework (MOF) distributed evenly in electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanof...
The design and synthesis of hierarchical micro-nano structures of transition metal oxides have played an essential role in the supercapacitor field. In this work, in situ three-dimensional construction of nanoporous cobalt oxide (Co3O4) has been derived from the metal-organic framework (MOF) distributed evenly in electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanof...
ThermoCatalytic Decomposition of methane (TCD) is studied as a method to convert natural gas into hydrogen and functional carbon. In these processes the carbon typically formed on top of a catalyst phase leading to particle growth. Therefore, the development of a particle growth model is necessary to understand the limitations of thermocatalytic de...
Biodiversity loss affects ecosystem functioning. Top down effects of amphibian declines on the trophic food web of the forest floor are poorly understood. Here we quantify and explain the effects of disease-driven loss of salamanders on the dynamics of forest leaf litter. Using paired mesocosms, within a Belgian forest, we tested the effect of fire...
