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Environmental Impact Assessment of Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Solid-State Lithium Batteries
(Wiley, 2022-10)
Solid-state batteries play a pivotal role in the next-generation batteries as they satisfy the stringent safety requirements for stationary or electric vehicle applications. Notable efforts are devoted to the competitive ...
Designing antimicrobial biomembranes via clustering amino-modified cellulose nanocrystals on silk fibroin β-sheets
(Elsevier, 2023-07)
The continuous rising of infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens is becoming a global healthcare concern. Developing new bio-based materials with unique chemical and structural features that allow efficient ...
Iridescent Cellulose Nanocrystal Films: the Link Between Structural Colour and Bragg's Law
(Iop Publishing, 2018-04-30)
Structural colour is a phenomenon found in nature, which provides plants and animals with vibrant optical properties. The production of this colour is based on the interaction of incident light with the hierarchical ...
Optimum operational lifespan of household appliances considering manufacturing and use stage improvements via life cycle assessment
(Elsevier, 2022-07)
To lessen the residential sector environmental burdens from the energy consumption of household appliances, notable efforts have been directed to replace existing energy-consuming appliances by new energy-efficient equipment. ...
Beyond ecodesign, internationalized markets enhance the global warming potential in the wood furniture sector
(Elsevier, 2022-12)
Circular Economy principles encourage the implementation of bio-based and renewable materials over non-renewable technical counterparts. Wood-based materials can effectively address finite resource depletion and the ...
Multicomponent magnetic nanoparticle engineering: the role of structure-property relationship in advanced applications
(Elsevier, 2022-12)
Combining magnetic nanomaterials with materials of other classes can produce multicomponent nanoparticles with an entire ensemble of new structures and unique, enhanced, synergetic, and/or complementary functionalities. ...
Lignin–Chitosan Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Stable Zn Electrodeposition
(American Chemical Society, 2023-01)
Electrochemical energy storage technologies offer means to transition toward a decarbonized society and carbon neutrality by 2050. Compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries, aqueous zinc-ion chemistries do not require ...
3D printing to enable the reuse of marine plastic waste with reduced environmental impacts
(Wiley, 2022-12)
Over the years, our oceans have witnessed an enormous accumulation of marine plastic waste resulting from ocean-related economic activities. As plastic pollution adversely affects marine wildlife and habitat, our society ...
Ecodesign coupled with Life Cycle Assessment to reduce the environmental impacts of an industrial enzymatic cleaner
(Elsevier, 2022-01)
[EN] The application of life cycle assessment (LCA) through ecodesign strategies enables making informed choices on the sustainability of products and services. Accordingly, in this work we quantify the environmental impacts ...
Bottom-Up Design of a Green and Transient Zinc-Ion Battery with Ultralong Lifespan
(Wiley, 2023-02)
Transient batteries are expected to lessen the inherent environmental impact of traditional batteries that rely on toxic and critical raw materials. This work presents the bottom-up design of a fully transient Zn-ion battery ...