Jun Li^1,2,3, Tao Zeng^1,2,3,*, Noriyuki Kobayashi⁴, Rongjun Wu⁴, Haotai Xu⁴, Lisheng Deng^1,2,3, Zhaohong He^1,2,3, Hongyu Huang^1,2,3,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.9, pp. 1621-2630, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.015231 - 23 April 2021

Abstract In order to apply lithium hydroxide (LiOH) as a low temperature chemical heat storage material, the carbonation reaction of LiOH and the prevention method are focused in this research. The carbonation of raw LiOH at storage and hydration condition is experimentally investigated. The results show that the carbonation reaction of LiOH with carbon dioxide (CO₂) is confirmed during the hydration reaction. The carbonation of LiOH can be easily carried out with CO₂ at room temperature and humidity. LiOH can be carbonated at a humidity range of 10% to 20%, a normal humidity region that air can More >

Yehan Xu, Zhifu Dong, Chong Jia, Zhiqiang Wang^*, Xiaoning Lu^*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.9, pp. 1609-1620, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.015193 - 23 April 2021

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Nail connection is widely used in engineering and construction fields. In this study, bamboo nail was proposed as a novel connector for timber assemblies. Penetration depth of bamboo nail into wood was predicted and tested. The influence of nail parameters (length, radius and ogive radius) on penetration depth were verified. For both tested and predicted results, the penetration depth of bamboo nail increased with the increasing length, radius or ogive radius. In addition, the effect of densification on penetration depth or mechanical properties was evaluated. 1.12 g/cm³ was a critical density when densification was needed, and

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Suiyi Zhu¹, Manhong Ji¹, Hongbin Yu^1,*, Zhan Qu¹, Jiakuan Yang², Mingxin Huo¹, Yi Wang¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.9, pp. 1599-1607, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.015189 - 23 April 2021

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Herein, we reported a method to prepare magnetic sodalite sphere by using the mud from backwash wastewater after polyaluminum chloride (PAC) coagulation. The results showed that approximately 100% of Fe in the wastewater was precipitated as flocculent iron mud (FM) by adding PAC. FM was converted to spherical magnetic sodalite (FMP) with a diameter of 3 μm via a facile alkali hydrothermal method without adding Al/Si resources or reductant. The product FMP had the saturated magnetization of 10.9 emu g⁻¹ and high Zn²⁺ adsorption capacity of 50.6 mg g⁻¹. Without coagulation with PAC, the removal rate of

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Limin Tian^1,2, Jianpeng Wei³, Jiping Hao^1,*, Qiushuo Wang¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.9, pp. 1571-1597, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.015166 - 23 April 2021

Abstract Bamboo is a renewable and environmentally friendly material often used for construction. This study investigates the flexural behavior of bamboo beams through theoretical and finite element (FE) analyses. Considering the material’s nonlinearity, a method of calculating load-deflection curves is proposed and validated via FE analysis. The interfacial slippage dominated by the shear stiffness of the interface between two bamboo poles significantly influences the flexural behavior of double-pole bamboo beams. Thus, the load-deflection curves for different shear stiffnesses can be obtained via theoretical and FE analyses. Subsequently, a novel configuration using diagonal steel bands to avoid More > Graphic Abstract

BIOCELL, Vol.45, Suppl.2, pp. 1-21, 2021

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BIOCELL, Vol.45, Suppl.1, pp. 1-173, 2021

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ALFONSO BLÁZQUEZ-CASTRO^1,2,*, JUAN CARLOS STOCKERT^2,3

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 849-862, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.015900 - 22 April 2021

Abstract Melanins (eumelanin, pheomelanin, and allomelanin) represent a very, if not the most, important group of biological pigments. Their biological roles are multiple, from photoprotection to antioxidant activity, heavy metal disposal or the myriad uses of color in organisms across all Phyla. In the first part of this review, eumelanin biology and some chemical aspects will be presented, as well as key physico-chemical features that make this biological pigment so interesting. The principal characteristics of the melanocyte, the melanin-synthesizing cell in mammals, will also be introduced. Transformed melanocytes are the cause of one of the most More >

CHUNJIAO LIU^1,2, QINHONG KONG^1,2, FENG PAN^1,2, SHAN JIANG^1,2, LINGJIE MENG^1,2, GAI HUANG^1,2, LIDAN LU^1,2, SANHUA LI^1,2,*, YUN LIU^1,2,3,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 943-951, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.015836 - 22 April 2021

Abstract Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been increasingly applied in both preventing and treating a variety of cancers in the last decades, attributing to its fewer side effects as compared with chemotherapy drugs. Hellebrigenin, a component of Chanpi from the skin of Bufo bufogargarizans Cantor or Duttaphrynus melanostictus has been reported to have an obvious anti-cancer activity on various cancers. However, the effect and mechanism of hellebrigenin on colorectal cancers were still unknown. Herein, the present study demonstrated hellebrigenin significantly reduced viability and triggered apoptosis via the intrinsic pathway in colorectal cancer cell lines HCT116 and HT29 in More >

LINGJIAO FAN, CHENGYONG HE, MENGMENG WU, DEHANG GAO, ZHENFEI DONG, SHENGFAN HOU, ZEKUN FENG, HONGQING WANG^*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 1137-1151, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.015396 - 22 April 2021

Abstract Strawberry mottle virus (SMoV) is one of the most common viruses infecting strawberries, causing losses to fruit yield and quality. In this study, 165 strawberry leaf samples were collected from six provinces of China, 46 of which tested positive for SMoV. The complete genome sequences of 11 SMoV isolates were obtained from Liaoning (DGHY3, DGHY16-2, DGHY17, DGHY20-2, DGHY21, DGHY26-2), Shandong (SDHY1, SDHY5, SDHY31-2, SDHY33-2), and Beijing (BJMX7). The RNA1 and RNA2 nucleotide identities between the 11 Chinese isolates were 95.4–99.3% and 96.3–99.6%, respectively, and they shared 78.4–96.6% and 84.8–93.5% identities with the available SMoV isolates… More >

MOHAMMAD FAIZAN¹, AHMAD FARAZ², SHAMSUL HAYAT³, JAVAID A. BHAT^4,*, FANGYUAN YU^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 1081-1093, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.015363 - 22 April 2021

Abstract Nanotechnology has greatly expanded the applications of nanoparticles (NPs) domain in the scientific field. In this context, the zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) and 24-epibrassinolide (EBL) has been revealed to positively regulate plant metabolism and growth. In the present study, we investigated the role of ZnO-NPs and EBL in the regulation of plant growth, photosynthetic efficiency, enzymes activities and fruit yield in tomato. Foliar treatment of ZnO-NPs at three levels (10, 50 or 100 ppm) and EBL (10⁻⁸ M) were applied separately or in combination to the foliage of plant at 35–39 days after sowing (DAS); and… More >