Fracture toughness, a parameter representing the resistance to fracture and capacity of a
material to absorb impact force or energy, is one of the key performance indicators that need …

Balancing the performance, durability and safety requirements of automotive systems with
the regulatory landscape in an environment of climate change has accelerated the search …

Basalt fiber (BF) is an eco-friendly fiber that can mitigate environmental footprint by enabling
lightweight composite systems and components. When combined with carbonaceous …

The COVID-19 pandemic is the largest global public health outbreak in the 21st century so
far. Based on World Health Organization reports, the main source of SARS-CoV-2 infection …

Components such sensors, aerospace, heat exchanger, armour, storage, automobile and
other electronics devices are continuously subjected to fluctuating thermal and mechanical …

Graphene and carbon nanotube due to their outstanding mechanical performance were
used as reinforcement in aluminum (Al) based composite through spark plasma sintering …

The brittle fracture pattern in plastics associated with low toughness performance have a
negative effect on their performance especially for long-term and specialized applications …

Introduction Biochar utilization for adsorption seems to be the most cost-effective, easy/fast
approach for pollutants removal from water and wastewater. Due to the high adsorption …

Growing environmental awareness attracted research attention to the development of
efficient methods in the recycling and the recovery of wastes. Microwave assisted pyrolysis …

Hybrid heterophasic polypropylene (PP) composites comprising basalt fibers and
Magnesium oxysulfate reinforcements were fabricated for the next generation of automobile …