Materials, Volume 17, Issue 8 (April-2 2024) Table of Contents

Polyethylene Conversion to Low-MW Oil with Nickel/Zeolite Nanocatalysts Materials, Volume 17, Issue 8 (April-2 2024) Table of Contents Highlights Read our recent reviews collection here. Read our Editor's Choice Articles here, which have been selected based on recommendations by the scientific editors of MDPI journals from around the world. Read our Most Cited & Viewed papers here. Cover Story Article: Conversion of Polyethylene to Low-Molecular-Weight Oil Products at Moderate Temperatures Using Nickel/Zeolite Nanocatalysts Hyungjin Cho, Ahyeon Jin, Sun Ju Kim, Youngmin Kwon, Eunseo Lee, Jaeman J. Shin and Byung Hyo Kim Materials 2024, 17(8), 1863; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081863 Featured Sections Biomaterials Energy Materials Advanced Composites Advanced Materials Characterization Porous Materials Manufacturing Processes and Systems Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Smart Materials Thin Films and Interfaces Catalytic Materials Materials Chemistry Materials Physics Optical and Photonic Materials Corrosion Construction and Building Materials Materials Simulation and Design Electronic Materials Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses Metals and Alloys Soft Matter Polymeric Materials Mechanics of Materials Green Materials General Special Issues Open for Submissions Topical Collections (without Deadline) Upcoming Conferences Recent Special Issue Reprints Featured Papers Article: Synthesis and Characterization of Superhydrophobic Epoxy Resin Coating with SiO2@CuO/HDTMS for Enhanced Self-Cleaning, Photocatalytic, and Corrosion-Resistant Properties Zhongmin Wang, Xiaoyu Zhou, Yongwei Shang, Bingkui Wang, Kecheng Lu, Weijiang Gan, Huajun Lai, Jiang Wang, Caimin Huang, Zongning Chen, Chenggang Hao, Enlang Feng and Jiacheng Li Materials 2024, 17(8), 1849; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081849 Article: Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Using Encapsulated Protoporphyrin IX for the Treatment of Bacterial Pathogens Natalia Izquierdo, Enrique Gamez, Teresa Alejo, Gracia Mendoza and Manuel Arruebo Materials 2024, 17(8), 1717; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081717 Biomaterials Review: Nanostructured Medical Devices: Regulatory Perspective and Current Applications Giuseppe D'Avenio, Carla Daniele and Mauro Grigioni Materials 2024, 17(8), 1787; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081787 Article: Biphasic Calcium Phosphate and Activated Carbon Microparticles in a Plasma Clot for Bone Reconstruction and In Situ Drug Delivery: A Feasibility Study Samah Rekima, Nadine Gautier, Sylvie Bonnamy, Nathalie Rochet and Florian Olivier Materials 2024, 17(8), 1749; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081749 Article: Multifunctional Hybrid Material for Endoprosthetic Implants Based on Alumina-Toughened Zirconia Ceramics and Additively Manufactured TiNbTa Alloys Jan-Oliver Sass, Paul Henke, Aurica Mitrovic, Markus Weinmann, Daniel Kluess, Jan Johannsen, Marie-Luise Sellin, Ulrich Lembke, Daniel Reimer, Cornelia Lork, Anika Jonitz-Heincke and Rainer Bader Materials 2024, 17(8), 1838; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081838 Article: A Bioactive Degradable Composite Bone Cement Based on Calcium Sulfate and Magnesium Polyphosphate Suping Peng, Xinyue Yang, Wangcai Zou, Xiaolu Chen, Hao Deng, Qiyi Zhang and Yonggang Yan Materials 2024, 17(8), 1861; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081861 Article: Impact of ZrO2 Content on the Formation of Sr-Enriched Phosphates in Al2O3/ZrO2 Nanocomposites for Bone Tissue Engineering Fabio Caixeta Nunes, Sarah Ingrid Pinto Santos, Luiz Alberto Colnago, Peter Hammer, Julieta Adriana Ferreira, Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio and Eliria Maria Jesus Agnolon Pallone Materials 2024, 17(8), 1893; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081893 Article: Three-Dimensional Printed Teeth in Endodontics: A New Protocol for Microcomputed Tomography Studies Tiago Reis, Cláudia Barbosa, Margarida Franco, Ruben Silva, Nuno Alves, Pablo Castelo-Baz, Jose Martín-Cruces and Benjamín Martín-Biedma Materials 2024, 17(8), 1899; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081899 Article: Pilot Study Investigating Effects of Changing Process Variables on Elastic and Energy-Absorbing Characteristics in Polyurethane/Agglomerated Cork Mix for Use in Micro-Transport Helmet David E. White, Hyun Chan Kim, Mohammad Al-Rawi, Xiaowen Yuan and Tony Sojan Materials 2024, 17(8), 1925; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081925 Article: Physicochemical Changes in Root-Canal Sealers under Thermal Challenge: A Comparative Analysis of Calcium Silicate- and Epoxy-Resin-Based Sealers Hye-In Kim, Young-Eun Jang, Yemi Kim and Bom Sahn Kim Materials 2024, 17(8), 1932; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081932 Energy Materials Article: Synthesis and Transport Properties of ZnSnP2-yAsy Chalcopyrite Solid Solutions Daniel Ramirez, Luke T. Menezes and Holger Kleinke Materials 2024, 17(8), 1712; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081712 Article: Machine Learning-Accelerated First-Principles Study of Atomic Configuration and Ionic Diffusion in Li10GeP2S12 Solid Electrolyte Changlin Qi, Yuwei Zhou, Xiaoze Yuan, Qing Peng, Yong Yang, Yongwang Li and Xiaodong Wen Materials 2024, 17(8), 1810; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081810 Article: Smart Textile Flexible MnCo2O4 Electrodes: Urea Surface Modification for Improved Electrochemical Functionality Manesh A. Yewale, Aviraj M. Teli, Sonali A. Beknalkar, Vineet Kumar and Dong-Kil Shin Materials 2024, 17(8), 1866; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081866 Article: Optimizing Alkyl Side Chains in Difluorobenzene–Rhodanine Small-Molecule Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells Jongchan Choi, Chang Eun Song and Eunhee Lim Materials 2024, 17(8), 1875; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081875 Article: Thermal Energy Storage Using Phase Change Materials in High-Temperature Industrial Applications: Multi-Criteria Selection of the Adequate Material Luisa F. Cabeza, Franklin R. Martínez, Emiliano Borri, Svetlana Ushak and Cristina Prieto Materials 2024, 17(8), 1878; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081878 Article: Air-Stable and Eco-Friendly Symmetrical Imine with Thiadiazole Moieties in Neutral and Protonated form for Perovskite Photovoltaics Krzysztof Artur Bogdanowicz, Agnieszka Iwan, Karolina Dysz, Wojciech Przybyl, Monika Marzec, Kacper Cichy and Konrad Świerczek Materials 2024, 17(8), 1909; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081909 Advanced Composites Review: Utilization of Plant Oils for Sustainable Polyurethane Adhesives: A Review Żaneta Ciastowicz, Renata Pamuła and Andrzej Białowiec Materials 2024, 17(8), 1738; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081738 Review: A Review of Dynamic Mechanical Behavior and the Constitutive Models of Aluminum Matrix Composites Siyun Li, Tian Luo, Zhenlong Chao, Longtao Jiang, Huimin Han, Bingzhuo Han, Shanqi Du and Mingqi Liu Materials 2024, 17(8), 1879; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081879 Article: Wetting Behavior Driven by Surface Morphology Changes Induced by Picosecond Laser Texturing Carmelo Corsaro, Gabriele Orlando, Gabriele Costa, Mariangela Latino, Francesco Barreca, Angela Maria Mezzasalma, Fortunato Neri and Enza Fazio Materials 2024, 17(8), 1719; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081719 Article: Electrospun Nanofibers Loaded with Marigold Extract Based on PVP/HPβCD and PCL/PVP Scaffolds for Wound Healing Applications Magdalena Paczkowska-Walendowska, Natalia Rosiak, Tomasz Plech, Tomasz M. Karpiński, Andrzej Miklaszewski, Katarzyna Witkowska, Maciej Jaskólski, Cansu Erdem and Judyta Cielecka-Piontek Materials 2024, 17(8), 1736; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081736 Article: Sorption Processes of Selected PAHs on Selected Fire-Resistant Materials Used in Special Firefighter Clothing Anna Rabajczyk, Justyna Gniazdowska, Piotr Stojek and Łukasz Bąk Materials 2024, 17(8), 1741; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081741 Article: Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Bamboo and Interlaminar Hybrid Bamboo/Synthetic Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Composites Matilde Oliveira, Vitor Neves and Mariana D. Banea Materials 2024, 17(8), 1777; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081777 Article: Influence of Interface Modification on the Moisture Absorption and Thermal Resistance of Ramie Fiber/Degradable Epoxy Composites Jingqi Geng and Yingchun Cai Materials 2024, 17(8), 1779; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081779 Article: The Development of a Continuous Constitutive Model for Thin-Shell Components with A Sharp Change in the Property at Welded Joints Zhubin He, Xianggang Ruan, Jiangkai Liang, Jian Ning, Yanli Lin and Kelin Chen Materials 2024, 17(8), 1796; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081796 Article: Study on CFRP-Strengthened Welded Steel Plates with Inclined Welds Considering Welding Residual Stress Xinyu Ding, Xu Liang, Man-Tai Chen and Lili Hu Materials 2024, 17(8), 1804; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081804 Article: Research on Dynamic Response under the External Impact of Paper Honeycomb Sandwich Board Lehao Lin, Jingjing Hu, Danyang Li, Gaimei Zhang, Hui Liu, Xiaoli Song, Jiandong Lu and Jiazi Shi Materials 2024, 17(8), 1856; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081856 Article: Pull-Through Behavior of Novel Additively Manufactured Sandwich Composite Inserts Patrick Severson, Anna Lutz and Rani Elhajjar Materials 2024, 17(8), 1884; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081884 Article: Fuel Characteristics and Phytotoxicity Assay of Biochar Derived from Rose Pruning Waste Julia Stefanów, Karolina Sobieraj, Małgorzata Hejna, Katarzyna Pawęska and Kacper Świechowski Materials 2024, 17(8), 1895; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081895 Advanced Materials Characterization Article: Equimolar As4S4/Fe3O4 Nanocomposites Fabricated by Dry and Wet Mechanochemistry: Some Insights on the Magnetic–Fluorescent Functionalization of an Old Drug Oleh Shpotyuk, Zdenka Lukáčová Bujňáková, Peter Baláž, Andriy Kovalskiy, Małgorzata Sznajder, Jozef Cebulski, Yaroslav Shpotyuk, Pavlo Demchenko and Ihor Syvorotka Materials 2024, 17(8), 1726; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081726 Article: Application of Alcohols to Inhibit the Formation of Ca(II) Dodecyl Sulfate Precipitate in Aqueous Solutions Csaba Bús, Marianna Kocsis, Áron Ágoston, Ákos Kukovecz, Zoltán Kónya and Pál Sipos Materials 2024, 17(8), 1806; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081806 Article: Considerations on the Failure Mechanisms at Fatigue Loading of 1018 Steel Samples Coated with Wip-C1 by Cold Spray Layth Alkisswani, Viorel Goanță, Corneliu Munteanu, Fayez Samara, Roxana Elena Cosau and Bogdan Istrate Materials 2024, 17(8), 1868; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081868 Article: Fabrication of Cu2Sn1-xGexS3 Thin-Film Solar Cells via Sulfurization of Cu2GeS3/Cu2SnS3 Stacked Precursors Takeshi Tasaki, Kazuo Jimbo, Daiki Motai, Masaya Takahashi and Hideaki Araki Materials 2024, 17(8), 1886; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081886 Article: Characterization of Interfacial Corrosion Behavior of Hybrid Laminate EN AW-6082 ∪ CFRP Alexander Delp, Shuang Wu, Jonathan Freund, Ronja Scholz, Miriam Löbbecke, Thomas Tröster, Jan Haubrich and Frank Walther Materials 2024, 17(8), 1907; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081907 Communication: Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Microwave Synthesis of Nano-Hydroxyapatite from Decarbonized Eggshells Morsi M. Mahmoud Materials 2024, 17(8), 1832; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081832 Porous Materials Review: New Adsorption Materials for Deep Desulfurization of Fuel Oil Xiaoyu Qiu, Bingquan Wang, Rui Wang and Ivan V. Kozhevnikov Materials 2024, 17(8), 1803; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081803 Article: Temperature-Driven Structural Evolution during Preparation of MCM−41 Mesoporous Silica Tao Xu, Kuixin Cui and Shengming Jin Materials 2024, 17(8), 1711; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081711 Article: Manufacturing Options for Activated Carbons with Selected Synthetic Polymers as Binders Iwona Skoczko, Ewa Szatyłowicz, Adam Tabor and Remigiusz Gumiński Materials 2024, 17(8), 1753; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081753 Manufacturing Processes and Systems Article: Mechanical Properties of the AlCu4Mg1 Alloy Joint Manufactured by Underwater Friction Stir Welding Ireneusz Szachogłuchowicz, Lucjan Śnieżek and Adam Wójcik Materials 2024, 17(8), 1722; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081722 Article: An Investigation of the Efficient–Precise Continuous Electrochemical Grinding Process of Ti–6Al–4V Guangbin Yang, Pingmei Ming, Shen Niu, Ge Qin, Huan Liu, Dongdong Li and Anchao Zhang Materials 2024, 17(8), 1729; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081729 Article: Experimental Investigation of Load-Bearing Capacity in EN AW-2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy Sheets Strengthened by SPIF-Fabricated Stiffening Rib Hassanein I. Khalaf, Raheem Al-Sabur, Andrzej Kubit, Łukasz Święch, Krzysztof Żaba and Vit Novák Materials 2024, 17(8), 1730; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081730 Article: Effect of Nitrogen Atmosphere Annealing of Alloyed Powders on the Microstructure and Properties of ODS Ferritic Steels Agata Strojny-Nędza, Katarzyna Pietrzak, Iwona Jóźwik, Bartosz Bucholc, Edyta Wyszkowska, Łukasz Kurpaska, Agnieszka Grabias, Agnieszka Malinowska and Marcin Chmielewski Materials 2024, 17(8), 1743; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081743 Article: The Influence of Ink Chemistry on the Microstructure Evolution and GHz RF Response of Printed Ag Transmission Lines Jason M. Summers, Shambhavi Sakri, Nishako Chakma, Hung Luyen, Andres Bujanda, Thomas Parker, Harvey Tsang and Nigel D. Shepherd Materials 2024, 17(8), 1756; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081756 Article: The Optimal Design of the Press Roller to Improve the Winding Molding Quality of Heat Insulation Weichao Zhang, Zengxuan Hou, Hongli Li and Kaiyin Chen Materials 2024, 17(8), 1769; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081769 Article: Optimizing the Heat Treatment Method to Improve the Aging Response of Al-Fe-Ni-Sc-Zr Alloys Mingliang Wang, Zeyu Bian, Ailin Zhu, Yulong Cai, Dongdong Zhang, Yanlai Wu, Shuai Cui, Dong Chen and Haowei Wang Materials 2024, 17(8), 1772; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081772 Article: Exploring the Potential Application of an Innovative Post-Weld Finishing Method in Butt-Welded Joints of Stainless Steels and Aluminum Alloys Olga Łastowska, Robert Starosta, Monika Jabłońska and Andrzej Kubit Materials 2024, 17(8), 1780; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081780 Article: Analysis of Grindability and Surface Integrity in Creep-Feed Grinding of High-Strength Steels Youkang Yin and Ming Chen Materials 2024, 17(8), 1784; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081784 Article: Effects of Pressure Rollers with Variable Compliance in the Microfinishing Process Utilizing Abrasive Films Katarzyna Tandecka, Wojciech Kacalak, Łukasz Rypina, Maciej Wiliński, Michał Wieczorowski and Thomas G. Mathia Materials 2024, 17(8), 1795; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081795 Article: Effect of Combined Laser Thermal and Shock Wave Effects on the Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Steels Anatoly Bragov, Andrey Lomunov, Evgeny Rusin, Gennady Gavrilov and Andrey Kurkin Materials 2024, 17(8), 1809; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081809 Article: Study of a Fire-Resistant Plate Containing Fly Ashes Generated from Municipal Waste Incinerator: Fire and Mechanical Characteristics and Environmental Life Cycle Assessment Begoña Peceño, Yolanda Luna-Galiano, Fabiola Varela, Bernabé Alonso-Fariñas and Carlos Leiva Materials 2024, 17(8), 1813; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081813 Article: Modeling of the Efficiency of the Centrifugal Conical Disk Dispenser of Bulk Materials Vasyl Dmytriv, Michał Bembenek, Vasyl Banha, Ihor Dmytriv, Damian Dzienniak and Saltanat Nurkusheva Materials 2024, 17(8), 1815; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081815 Article: Experimental Investigation on Diamond Band Saw Processing of Resin Mineral Composites Jiahao Sun, Jianhua Zhang, Weizhou Gu, Yunfang Long and Chuanxin Guo Materials 2024, 17(8), 1814; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081814 Article: Novel Probability Density Function of Pad Asperity by Wear Effect over Time in Chemical Mechanical Planarization Seonho Jeong, Yeongil Shin, Jongmin Jeong, Seunghun Jeong and Haedo Jeong Materials 2024, 17(8), 1817; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081817 Article: Understanding the Relationship between Surface Quality and Chip Morphology under Sustainable Cutting Environments Mustafa Günay and Mehmet Erdi Korkmaz Materials 2024, 17(8), 1826; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081826 Article: Mechanical and Corrosion Tests for Magnesium–Zinc/Ti-6Al-4V Composites by Gravity Casting Song-Jeng Huang, Chuan Li, Jun-Hang Feng, Sivakumar Selvaraju and Murugan Subramani Materials 2024, 17(8), 1836; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081836 Article: Effects of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet on 3D-Printed Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Andrei Vasile Nastuta, Mihai Asandulesa, Iuliana Spiridon, Cristian-Dragos Varganici, Ramona Huzum and Ilarion Mihaila Materials 2024, 17(8), 1848; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081848 Article: Delineating the Ultra-Low Misorientation between the Dislocation Cellular Structures in Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel Fei Sun, Yoshitaka Adachi, Kazuhisa Sato, Takuya Ishimoto, Takayoshi Nakano and Yuichiro Koizumi Materials 2024, 17(8), 1851; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081851 Article: Research and Optimization of Extrusion Tap Structure Based on Numerical Simulation and Experimental Analysis Yi Tao, Nian Wan, Daoming Xu and Qiang He Materials 2024, 17(8), 1891; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081891 Article: Quality Evaluation of New Types of Layered Composites for Flooring Materials Sylwia Olenska and Piotr Beer Materials 2024, 17(8), 1892; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081892 Article: In Situ Microstructure Modification Using a Layerwise Surface-Preheating Laser Scan of Ti-6Al-4V during Laser Powder Bed Fusion Ahmet Alptug Tanrikulu, Behzad Farhang, Aditya Ganesh-Ram, Hamidreza Hekmatjou, Sadman Hafiz Durlov and Amirhesam Amerinatanzi Materials 2024, 17(8), 1929; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081929 Communication: Extrinsic-Riveting Friction Stir Lap Welding of Al/Steel Dissimilar Materials Xiangchen Meng, Jiaze Gao, Yuming Xie, Tifang Huang, Jihong Dong, Xiaotian Ma, Naijie Wang and Yongxian Huang Materials 2024, 17(8), 1830; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081830 Editorial: Advances in Plasma and Laser Engineering Mariusz Jasiński Materials 2024, 17(8), 1768; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081768 Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Article: Assessing Microplastics and Nanoparticles in the Surface Seawater of Venice Lagoon—Part I: Methodology of Research Teresa Cecchi, Davide Poletto, Andrei Constantin Berbecaru, Elfrida Mihaela Cârstea and Maria Râpă Materials 2024, 17(8), 1759; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081759 Article: Evaluation of Aminated Nano-Silica as a Novel Shale Stabilizer to Improve Wellbore Stability Meng Li, Jiangen Xu, Dongdong Pei, Kanhua Su and Liang Wang Materials 2024, 17(8), 1776; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081776 Article: Trametes versicolor Laccase-Based Magnetic Inorganic-Protein Hybrid Nanobiocatalyst for Efficient Decolorization of Dyes in the Presence of Inhibitors Sanjay K. S. Patel, Rahul K. Gupta, Karthikeyan K. Karuppanan, Deepak K. Padhi, Sampathkumar Ranganathan, Parasuraman Paramanantham and Jung-Kul Lee Materials 2024, 17(8), 1790; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081790 Article: A High-Performance Supercapacitor Based on Hierarchical Template-Free Ni/SnO2 Nanostructures via Hydrothermal Method Abdul Samad Shameem, Anbazhagan Murugan, Vadivel Siva, Govindasamy Palanisamy, Ikhyun Kim, Jintae Lee and Sivaprakash Paramasivam Materials 2024, 17(8), 1894; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081894 Article: Metal–Semiconductor Behavior along the Line of Stacking Order Change in Gated Multilayer Graphene Włodzimierz Jaskólski Materials 2024, 17(8), 1915; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081915 Communication: Low-Temperature Synthesis of Bi2S3 Hierarchical Microstructures via Co-Precipitation and Digestive Process in Aqueous Medium José Alfonso Carrasco-González, Rebeca Ortega-Amaya, Esteban Díaz-Torres, Manuel A. Pérez-Guzmán and Mauricio Ortega-López Materials 2024, 17(8), 1818; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081818 Smart Materials Article: Synthesis of rGO/CoFe2O4 Composite and Its Magnetorheological Characteristics Yang Lv, Chengjie Gong, Yuzhen Dong and Hyoung Jin Choi Materials 2024, 17(8), 1859; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081859 Thin Films and Interfaces Article: Structural Characterization of La0.6Sr0.4CoO3−δ Thin Films Grown on (100)-, (110)-, and (111)-Oriented La0.95Sr0.05Ga0.95Mg0.05O3−δ Sergej Ražnjević, Sandra Drev, Andreas E. Bumberger, Maxim N. Popov, Matthäus Siebenhofer, Christin Böhme, Zhuo Chen, Yong Huang, Christoph Riedl, Jürgen Fleig, Miran Čeh, Markus Kubicek and Zaoli Zhang Materials 2024, 17(8), 1802; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081802 Article: Sol-Gel Multilayered Niobium (Vanadium)-Doped TiO2 for CO Sensing and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Simeon Simeonov, Anna Szekeres, Maria Covei, Hermine Stroescu, Madalina Nicolescu, Paul Chesler, Cristian Hornoiu and Mariuca Gartner Materials 2024, 17(8), 1923; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081923 Catalytic Materials Article: Co and Co3O4 in the Hydrolysis of Boron-Containing Hydrides: H2O Activation on the Metal and Oxide Active Centers Vladislav R. Butenko, Oksana V. Komova, Valentina I. Simagina, Inna L. Lipatnikova, Anna M. Ozerova, Natalya A. Danilova, Vladimir A. Rogov, Galina V. Odegova, Olga A. Bulavchenko, Yuriy A. Chesalov and Olga V. Netskina Materials 2024, 17(8), 1794; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081794 Article: Synthesis and Catalytic Performance of High-Entropy Rare-Earth Perovskite Nanofibers: (Y0.2La0.2Nd0.2Gd0.2Sm0.2)CoO3 in Low-Temperature Carbon Monoxide Oxidation Paweł A. Krawczyk, Jan Wyrwa and Władysław W. Kubiak Materials 2024, 17(8), 1883; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081883 Materials Chemistry Article: Study on Influence Factors of H2O2 Generation Efficiency on Both Cathode and Anode in a Diaphragm-Free Bath Tian Tian, Zhaohui Wang, Kun Li, Honglei Jin, Yang Tang, Yanzhi Sun, Pingyu Wan and Yongmei Chen Materials 2024, 17(8), 1748; DOI: 10.3390/ma17081748 Article: Benchtop Zone Refinement of Simulated Future Spent Nuclear Fuel Pyroprocessing Waste Alex Scrimshire, Daniel J. Backhouse, Wei Deng, Colleen Mann, Mark D. Ogden, Clint A. Sharrad, Mike T. Harrison, Donna McKendrick and Paul A. 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