Hafida Khelafi¹, Wassima Lakhdari², Mustapha Mounir Bouhenna³, Said Boudeffeur⁴, Hayet Meamiche¹, Salah Neghmouche Nacer^5,*, Meriam Laouar⁶

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.12, pp. 3975-3989, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.073210 - 29 December 2025

Abstract Essential oils (EOs) derived from medicinal plants are gaining recognition as sustainable alternatives to synthetic fungicides in the management of plant pathogens. This study investigates the chemical composition, chromatographic profile, and antifungal of Mentha rotundifolia essential oil against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (Foa), the pathogen responsible for Bayoud disease in date palm. The oil was extracted through hydrodistillation and characterized using thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS), revealing multiple fractions corresponding to terpenoid constituents and 23 chemical constituents, predominantly oxygenated monoterpenes (68.51%), with piperitenone oxide as the major component (62.53%). The antifungal efficacy was evaluated… More >

Jazmín Montserrat Gaucin-Delgado¹, Cristian Oswaldo Solis-López², Pablo Preciado-Rangel³, Bernardo Espinosa-Palomeque⁴, Francisco Gerardo Veliz-Deras², Viridiana Contreras-Villarreal², Ricardo Israel Ramírez-Gottfried^5,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.94, No.12, pp. 3961-3973, 2025, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2025.072536 - 29 December 2025

Abstract Selenium (Se) deficiency is a global health problem affecting more than 500 million people; crop biofortification is a sustainable strategy for its mitigation. This study investigated the effect of the application of selenate nanoparticles (SeO₄²⁻) and the combination of selenate (SeO₄²⁻) and chitosan (CS) (forming a SeO₄²⁻-CS complex) on the antioxidant profile, growth, biomass, bioactive compounds, enzymes, and Se accumulation of wheat (Triticum spp.) sprouts. Fourteen treatments were applied using a factorial design combining seven concentrations and two formulations: SeO₄²⁻ and SeO₄²⁻-CS. It was identified that chitosan increased Se uptake efficiency by 30% versus conventional selenate. The optimal… More >

Liangjian Lei^1,2, Yihang Lu^1,2,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.23, No.6, pp. 2109-2126, 2025, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2025.072643 - 31 December 2025

Abstract Internal thermal mass, such as furniture and partitions, plays a crucial role in enhancing building energy efficiency and indoor thermal comfort by passively regulating temperature fluctuations. However, the irregular geometry of these elements poses a significant challenge for accurate modeling in building energy simulations. This study addresses this gap by developing a rigorous analytical model that idealizes internal thermal mass as a sphere, thereby capturing multi-directional heat conduction effects that are neglected in simpler one-dimensional slab models. The transient heat conduction within the sphere is solved analytically using Duhamel’s theorem for three representative indoor air… More >

Shengzhong Zhao¹, Daiyan Chen¹, Han Zhang^1,2,*, Junhao Yu¹, Lin Xu¹, Zhaoyi Zhuang¹, Fei Wang^1,*

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.23, No.6, pp. 1907-1932, 2025, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2025.071910 - 31 December 2025

Abstract A sealed portal could significantly alter the flame shape and smoke flow characteristics in inclined tunnel fires. In inclined tunnels, two typical sealing conditions could be defined, namely the upper portal sealed and the lower portal sealed. In this study, the effects of tunnel slope on flame shape, flame length, along with smoke mass flow rate and induced velocity at the tunnel portal, are numerically investigated. The results show that, in all scenarios, flames initially rise vertically but tilt toward the sealed portal during the quasi-steady stage, with the largest tilt angle observed in tunnels… More >

Marina Ladonkina¹, Viktoriia Podryga^1,*, Yury Poveshchenko¹, Haochen Zhang²

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.23, No.6, pp. 1789-1809, 2025, DOI:10.32604/fhmt.2025.066953 - 31 December 2025

Abstract The work presents new methods for selecting adaptive artificial viscosity (AAV) in iterative algorithms of completely conservative difference schemes (CCDS) used to solve gas dynamics equations in Euler variables. These methods allow to effectively suppress oscillations, including in velocity profiles, as well as computational instabilities in modeling gas-dynamic processes described by hyperbolic equations. The methods can be applied both in explicit and implicit (method of separate sweeps) iterative processes in numerical modeling of gas dynamics in the presence of heat and mass transfer, as well as in solving problems of magnetohydrodynamics and computational astrophysics. In… More >

Victor De Araujo^1,2,3,*, Pedro Jardim^3,4, Poliana Pessôa³, Juliano Vasconcelos^2,5, Matheus Souza⁶, José Garcia⁷, Jozef Švajlenka⁸, André Christoforo^3,1

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.13, No.12, pp. 2479-2524, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2025.02025-0127 - 23 December 2025

Abstract Finger-joint lumber is a sustainable building product commercialized as a structural solution for beams, pillars and other thin flat load-bearing elements. This study aims to study finger-joint lumber and its industry to promote this engineered wood product. The first research stage assessed the collection of publications on finger-joint lumber available globally, in which a structured protocol was developed to prospect studies based on two complementary methodologies: PRISMA 2020 using Scopus and Web of Science databases, and Snowball using both forward and backward models to complete with additional literature. The second research stage assessed finger-joint lumber… More >

Hauwau Kaoje^1,2, Adekunle Adeleke^2,3,*, Esther Anosike-Francis^2,3, Seun Jesuloluwa^2,3, Temitayo Ogedengbe^2,3, Hauwa Rasheed², Jude Okolie⁴

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.13, No.12, pp. 2375-2430, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2025.02025-0109 - 23 December 2025

Abstract The increasing need for sustainable energy and the environmental impacts of reliance on fossil fuels have sparked greater interest in biomass as a renewable energy source. This review provides an in-depth assessment of bio-oil and biochar generation through the pyrolysis of sawdust, a significant variety of lignocellulosic biomass. The paper investigates different thermochemical conversion methods, including fast, slow, catalytic, flash, and co-pyrolysis, while emphasizing their operational parameters, reactor designs, and effects on product yields. The influence of temperature, heating rate, and catalysts on enhancing the quality and quantity of bio-oil and biochar is thoroughly analyzed. More > Graphic Abstract

Jingxiang Meng¹, Xin Liu¹, Wenping Zeng¹, Jianjun Song², Songyi Liao¹, Yonggang Min^1,2,*, Jintao Huang^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.13, No.12, pp. 2297-2308, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2025.02025-0098 - 23 December 2025

Abstract Biomass-derived hard carbon has gradually become an important component of sodium-ion batteries’ anodes. In this work, Setaria viridis, a widely distributed plant, was employed as a precursor to synthesize hard carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries. However, the hard carbon derived from raw precursors contains substantial impurities, which limit the performance of the obtained hard carbon. With different chemical etching processes, the content of impurities in the resultants was reduced to varying degrees. The optimized hard carbon anode delivered a reversible capacity of 198 mAh g⁻¹ at a current density of 0.04 A g⁻¹. This work shows the More > Graphic Abstract

Valentina Sergeevna Borovkova^1,2,*, Yuriy Nikolaevich Malyar^1,2, Vladislav Alexandrovich Ionin^1,2, Alexander Sergeevich Kazachenko^1,2

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.13, No.12, pp. 2281-2296, 2025, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2025.02025-0067 - 23 December 2025

Abstract The valorization of plant biomass towards high-value chemicals is a global trend aimed at solving the problem of the huge accumulation of lignocellulosic waste. Plant polysaccharides are natural polymers that make up about 20% by weight of biomass, with a unique variety of structures and properties that depend on the type of raw materials and the method of their extraction. In this study, the effect of variability of the oxidative delignification process conditions in the «acetic acid-hydrogen peroxide-water-(NH₄)₆Mo₇O₂₄» on the extraction and properties of aspen (Populus tremula) wood hemicelluloses was investigated for the first time. The developed… More > Graphic Abstract

Yunjun Lee¹, Sanggyu Cheon², Woo Chul Chung^1,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.145, No.3, pp. 3381-3403, 2025, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2025.073729 - 23 December 2025

Abstract The application of carbon capture systems on ships is technically constrained by limited onboard space and the weight of the conventional absorption tower. The rotating packed bed (RPB) has emerged as a promising alternative due to its small footprint and high mass transfer performance. However, despite its advantages, the structural and vibration stability of RPBs at high rotational speed remains insufficiently studied, and no international design standards currently exist for RPBs. To address this gap, this study performed a comprehensive finite element analysis (FEA) using ANSYS to investigate the structural and dynamic characteristics of an… More >