Halloysite is an alumosilicate tubular clay with a diameter of 50 nm, an inner lumen of 15 nm
and a length of 600–900 nm. It is a natural biocompatible nanomaterial available in …

Besides surfactants, which decrease the interfacial tension between two immiscible liquids,
also interfacially active particles can successfully stabilize an emulsion system by attaching …

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is one the most promising organic phase change materials
(PCMs) due to good latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) characteristics. However …

The design of novel nanocomposite films based on hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) and
wax/halloysite hybrid microspheres has been reported. In particular, we first prepared …

This work proposes a novel protocol for the fabrication of halloysite based geopolymers
filled with beeswax microparticles obtained from Pickering emulsions. The actual filling of …

Wood is a complex hierarchical material. As a widely available renewable resource, it has
been used throughout history to construct dwellings and transportation, tools, art and …

With the rapid depletion of fossil fuels and the associated environmental issues, solar
energy is identified as one of the most promising pollution-free and renewable resource …

Three kinds of kaolinites (platelet, PKaol; layered, LKaol; and rod, RKaol) were used to
stabilize paraffin to prepare PKaol/paraffin, LKaol/paraffin, and RKaol/paraffin composites …

Organic phase change materials (PCMs) have attracted considerable attention for thermal
energy storage applications because of their non-toxicity, suitable working temperature …

Phase change material (PCM) based thermal storage technology can help mitigate the
increasing energy problems caused by the rapid economic developments and population …