Compostable, fully biobased foams using PLA and micro cellulose for zero energy buildings (open access)

Compostable, fully biobased foams using PLA and micro cellulose for zero energy buildings

Article examining foams made from polylactic acid (PLA) and micro cellulose fibrils (MCF) to address the need for bio-resourced foams for the building industry.
Date: October 20, 2020
Creator: Oluwabunmi, Kayode; D'Souza, Nandika Anne, 1967-; Zhao, Weihuan; Choi, Tae-Youl & Theyson, Thomas
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbon Capture Utilization for Biopolymer Foam Manufacture: Thermal, Mechanical and Acoustic Performance of PCL/PHBV CO2 Foams (open access)

Carbon Capture Utilization for Biopolymer Foam Manufacture: Thermal, Mechanical and Acoustic Performance of PCL/PHBV CO2 Foams

This article uses PCL to blend into PBHV. Both unfoamed and foamed blends are examined. The results provide a pathway to multifunctional performance in foams of high performance biopolymers such as PBHV through harnessing the CO₂ miscibility of PCL.
Date: July 31, 2021
Creator: Oluwabunmi, Kayode E.; Zhao, Weihuan & D'Souza, Nandika Anne, 1967-
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Multi-Fold Enhancement in Compressive Properties of Polystyrene Foam Using Pre-delaminated Stearate Functionalized Layer Double Hydroxides (open access)

Multi-Fold Enhancement in Compressive Properties of Polystyrene Foam Using Pre-delaminated Stearate Functionalized Layer Double Hydroxides

Describes study in developing an environmentally benign styrene foam using supercritical CO2.
Date: December 19, 2019
Creator: Ogunsona, Emmanuel O.; Dagnon, Koffi L. & D'Souza, Nandika Anne, 1967-
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feasibility Study of Compaction and Sintering of Commercially Pure Titanium using Friction Stir Processing (open access)

Feasibility Study of Compaction and Sintering of Commercially Pure Titanium using Friction Stir Processing

This article explores the possibility of decreasing the number of steps required in the manufacturing of a product using the powder metallurgy technique.
Date: May 22, 2018
Creator: Fortier, Aleksandra; Kumar, Nilesh; Komarasamy, Mageshwari & Mishra, Rajiv
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
In Situ Fabrication of a Graphene-Coated Threedimensional Nickel Oxide Anode for High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteries (open access)

In Situ Fabrication of a Graphene-Coated Threedimensional Nickel Oxide Anode for High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteries

This article discusses the development of an in situ fabrication of a graphene-coated, three-dimensional (3D) NiO-Ni structure by simple chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
Date: October 5, 2017
Creator: Kang, Chiwon; Cha, Eunho; Lee, Sang Hyub & Choi, Wonbong
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanostructures for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries (open access)

Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanostructures for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries

This review contains the authors' recent progress on the design and fabrication of 3D carbon nanostructures, their performance in Li-ion batteries (LIBs), and their implementation into large-scale, lightweight, and flexible LIBs.
Date: October 26, 2016
Creator: Kang, Chiwon; Cha, Eunho; Patel, Mumukshu D.; Wu, H. Felix & Choi, Wonbong
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hybrid Boron Nitride-Natural Fiber Composites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity (open access)

Hybrid Boron Nitride-Natural Fiber Composites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity

This article finds that the synergy of natural fiber with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) could significantly improve thermal conductivity, compared with that solely using hBN.
Date: October 5, 2016
Creator: Xia, Changlei; Garcia, Andres C.; Shi, Sheldon Q.; Qiu, Ying; Warner, Nathaniel; Wu, Yingji et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library