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Qingxi Hu1,2,3, Yiming Wang1, Dongchao Yang4, Haiguang Zhang1,2,3,*, Zhicheng Song4, Yan Gu4,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 1-16, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013319
Abstract Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) as a biomaterial is currently believed to be promising tissue repair improvement. With the development of tissue engineering, ADM is increasingly used as biological scaffolds. We explored the feasibility and performance of ADM biological scaffolds that fabricated by 3D printing. This paper presented our study on the printability of 3D printed ADM scaffolds, with a focus on identifying the influence of printing parameters/conditions on printability. To characterize the printability, we examined the fiber morphology, pore size, strand diameter, and mechanical property of the printed scaffolds. Our results revealed that the printability could be affected by a… More >
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Christ Stone Arnaud Bopenga Bopenga1, Henri Meyo Degboevi1, Kevin Candelier2, Prosper Edou Engonga3, Stéphane Dumarçay1, Marie France Thévenon2, Christine Gérardin Charbonnier1, Philippe Gérardin1,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 17-33, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013366
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Chemical composition of the bark extracts of Coula edulis was investigated to find potential antioxidant, anti-termite and antifungal compounds which can find useful applications in the fields of food, nutraceuticals, cosmetics or agrochemical. Phytochemical screening revealed the presence of several groups of active molecules such as alkaloids, polyphenols, flavonoids, saponins and sterols and/or terpenes in the different extracts. Total phenols, condensed tannins and flavonoids contents corroborated phytochemical screening. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis revealed compounds in dichloromethane extract different from those obtained with all the other solvents. Hexadecanoic and trans-9-octadecenoic acids, as well as stigmasterol and β-sitosterol have been identified… More >
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A. Bikoro Bi Athomo1,2, S. P. Engozogho Anris1,2, R. Safou Tchiama2,3, F. Eyma4, C. Arnaudguilhem5, B. Charrier1,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 35-48, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013626
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A complementary approach using Liquid Chromatographic-Mass Spectrometric analysis was proposed to characterize phenolic compounds from the methanol-water extracts of K. ivorensis A. Chev. Two High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) complementary methods were used for the determination of phenolic compounds from the bark, sapwood and heartwood of K. ivorensis. Methods employed involved direct analysis after filtration at 0.20 µm, using a RP C18 column and UV-VIS/ESI-FTMS detection. The methods used were different by their elution gradient and allowed analyzing the chemical composition of three parts of African mahogany extracts. In this study, 22 phenolic compounds and derivatives from K. ivorensis were… More >
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Lu Hong1, Biqing Shu1,2, Qian He1, Zehui Ju1, Haiyang Zhang1, Xiaoning Lu1,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 49-59, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013833
Abstract Chinese fir was compressed by vacuum hot pressing and conventional
hot pressing at different temperatures (180°C, 200°C and 220°C), respectively.
The color parameters of the heat-compressed sample were measured, the relative
mechanical properties of the material were tested and changes in the chemistry of
fir were investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Xray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results indicated that the color difference between compressed and untreated wood increased gradually with the
increase of temperature. Compared with the conventional hot pressing treatment,
the color difference (ΔE*) of the Chinese fir treated by vacuum hot pressing
decreased by 43.73%,… More >
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R. A. Rahman1, A. Fazlizan1,*, N. Asim1, A. Thongtha2
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 61-72, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013296
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Renewable materials for sustainable development)
Abstract Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) has become more attractive due to
its excellent and environmental-friendly properties in building construction. AAC
is relatively lightweight, possesses lower thermal conductivity, higher heat resistance, lower shrinkage, and fasten construction than normal concrete. AAC is a
combination of silica sand, cement, gypsum, lime, water, and an expansion agent.
To improve its physical and mechanical properties and reduce its production cost,
tremendous innovations where waste materials were utilized as partial replacement of AAC materials were done. This paper is intended to present the literature
on the utilization of waste materials as a means of a partial replacement… More >
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Tabrej Khan1, Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan1,2,3,*, Mohammad Jawaid2, Syafiqah Nur Azrie Safri2, Ain Umaira Md Shah2, Mohd Shukry Abdul Majid4,5,*, Nik Noriman Zulkepli6, Haliza Jaya6
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 73-84, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.011385
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Bio-composite Materials and Structures)
Abstract This research focused on the dynamic mechanical and thermal properties of woven mat jute/kenaf/jute (J/K/J) and kenaf/jute/kenaf (K/J/K) hybrid composites. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and Thermo-gravimetric Analysis (TGA) were used to study the effect of layering sequence on the thermal properties of kenaf/jute hybrid composites. The DMA results; it was found that the differences in the stacking sequence between the kenaf/jute composites do not affect their storage modulus, loss modulus and damping factor. From the TGA and DMA results, it has been shown that stacking sequence has given positive effect to the kenaf/jute hybrid composite compared to pure epoxy composite.… More >
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Dafni Foti1, Costas Passialis1, Elias Voulgaridis1, Stergios Adamopoulos2,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 85-96, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.011868
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Renewable materials for sustainable development)
Abstract Recycled polystyrene in combination with paraffin wax, alkyd resin, and gum rosin were used as components in formulations to investigate their water repellency when applied to cellulosic filter paper substrates. Polystyrene was used in concentration of 5, 10, 15 and 20%, alkyd resin and gum rosin of 5% each and paraffin wax of 0.5%. Totally, twenty four water repellent solutions were prepared. Water repellency was evaluated in terms of water absorption of the cellulosic fibrous mats. The relations between retention of solid substances of the formulations and grammage and water absorption of filter paper samples were also determined. The results… More >
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Febrina Dellarose Boer1,2,3, Jérémy Valette1,2, Jean-Michel Commandré1,2, Mériem Fournier3,4, Marie-France Thévenon1,2,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 97-117, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.013147
Abstract Sugarcane bagasse was pyrolyzed using a laboratory fixed bed reactor to produce char and its by-product (pyrolysis liquid). The pyrolysis experiments were carried out using different temperatures (400°C and 500°C), heating rate (1 °C/min and 10 °C/min), and holding time (30 min and 60 min). Char was characterized according to its thermal properties, while the pyrolysis liquid was tested for its anti-fungal and anti-termite activities. Pyrolysis temperature and heating rate had a significant influence on the char properties and the yield of char and pyrolysis liquid, where a high-quality char and high yield of pyrolysis liquid can be obtained at… More >
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Ting Jiang1,3, Chunmei Yang1,2,*, Yueqiang Yu3, Bakary S. Doumbia1,2, Jiuqing Liu1,*, Yan Ma1,2
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 119-128, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.011490
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Renewable materials for sustainable development)
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As a natural and environmentally friendly renewable material, Northeast China ash wood (NCAW) (Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr.) was cut by water-jet assisted CO2 laser (WACL), the surface quality was evaluated by surface roughness of cut section. The surface roughness was measured by three-dimensional (3D) profilometry. Furthermore, the micromorphology of machined surface was observed by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). Carbon content changes of machined surface were measured by energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). A relationship between surface roughness and cutting parameters was established using response surface methodology (RSM). It is concluded that the cutting speed, laser power and water pressure played an important… More >
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Qiaoxin Zhang1,2, Rui Chen1, Ding Jin2, Chen Zhou2,*, Xuewu Li3,4,5,*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 129-144, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.011596
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Green Coating and Film for Degeneration Protection)
Abstract In this paper, the microstructures and rolling contact fatigue behaviors
of laser cladding Inconel 625 coatings with or without post-heat treatments were
analyzed. The results revealed that the fatigue resistance of the laser cladding
coating after any post-heat treatment was worse than that of the as-deposited coating. First, through the finite element analysis, the distribution of stress along the
thickness direction of the coating was obtained, and it was concluded that the
bonding interface between the coating and the matrix had little effect on the fatigue properties of the coating. Then X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron
microscopy (SEM) and energy… More >
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Dexby de Guzman, Rizalinda de Leon*
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 145-162, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.011646
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Renewable materials for sustainable development)
Abstract Levulinic acid (LA) is a platform biorefinery chemical from biomass which can be converted to green solvents, plasticizers, polymer precursors, bio-based cleaning agents, fuels and fuel additives. This study assessed the potential of SnCl2-based mixed acid systems as catalyst in the hydrothermal conversion of microcrystalline cellulose to levulinic acid. Maximum LA yield of 36.2 mol% was achieved using 0.2 M SnCl2 concentration at test conditions of 3 h, 180°C and 1% w/v cellulose loading. To reduce precipitate formation and further improve LA yield, the strategy employed was to combine SnCl2 (a Lewis acid) with conventional mineral acids (Bronsted acids). Evaluation… More >
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Xianjun Wang1, Junzhen Di1,*, Yanrong Dong1, Yu Yang1, Bing Liang2, Fankang Meng1, Tingting Wang1, Wenbo An1, Zengxin Li3, Jianzhi Guo3
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.1, pp. 163-177, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.011678
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The study is aimed at the problem of high content of Cr6+, Cr3+ and SO42– is high and low pH value in acid mine drainage (AMD). Moreover, treatment of AMD by sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) requires the addition of carbon source, while the treating effectiveness is not good enough on its own. The sugarcane slag, the corn cob and the sunflower straw were selected as the SRB carbon source cooperating with iron scrap to construct the dynamic columns 1, 2 and 3. The mechanism of removing Cr6+, Cr3+, SO42– and H+ and the regularity of sustained… More >
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