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A novel kind of paraffin-based shape-stable phase change materials (SSPCMs) was prepared by introducing paraffin into reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/carbon nanotubes (CNTs) aerogel via vacuum-assiste...

Graphene encapsulating paraffin (paraffin@graphene) microcapsules were fabricated by electrostatic interaction-based self-assembly. An aqueous dispersion of graphene sheets charged with cation, wer...

In order to improve the anti-corrosive and anti-oxidative properties of electroless Ni-P coating (ENPC), a vanadium conversion coating (VCC) was fabricated on the surface of the ENPC. SEM i...

SummaryCalamagrostis brachytricha Steud. (feather reed grass) and Festuca glauca Lam. (blue fescue) were grown in mini-lysimeters under four irrigation regimes based on maximum crop evapotranspiration [ETc; 100% ETc (control)], 75% ETc, 50% ETc, or 25% ETc in order to estimate potential water savings in landscape management. Plant responses showed that shoot width, the number of tillers, and shoot dry weights (DWs) in feather reed grass were affected by deficit irrigation, and that there were significant linear correlations between these measurements and irrigation regime. However, in 2006, none of these parameters showed any significant difference between 75% ETc irrigation and the 100% ETc control. In 2007, plant height and the number of tillers gave similar results. There were significant linear correlations between irrigation regime and shoot height, shoot width, and shoot DW in blue fescue plants in 2006 and in 2007, while plants irrigated at 75% ETc showed no significant differences from control 100...

To achieve possible water savings in irrigation, the maximum crop evapotranspiration (ETc) of three perennial flower plants (Sedum spectabile, Iris tectorum, and Dianthus chinensis) commonly used for landscaping in Beijing, China was studied in 2006 and 2007 using mini‐lysimeters. The plants were provided sufficient water based on the ETc measurements. Although meteorological conditions differed significantly between 2006 and 2007, each species had similar evapotranspiration curves in both years. The reference evapotranspiration ET0 during the growth stage (May‐October) in the 2 years was similar, being 524.93 mm in 2006 and 572.15 mm in 2007. However, marked monthly variations were noted in ET0 as well as in crop coefficients Kc. Based on the precipitation, the plants required supplemental irrigation during September and October of 2006, and May, June, August, and September of 2007. Using 20 years’ average precipitation for further analysis, we estimated that the plants would require supplementa...