Browsing by Author "Mrlik, Miroslav"
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A novel alternative to free oil remediation and recovery: Foamy absorbents designed from low molecular paraffinic waste
Krupa, Igor; Mahmoud, Abdelrahman; Sobolciak, Patrik; Popelka, Anton; Mrlik, Miroslav; Minarik, Antonin; Gasmi, Soumia; Ouederni, Mabrouk; Adham, Samer... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)This study focuses on preparing porous, hydrophobic, and oleophilic hydrocarbon-based foams applicable for removing free oils from water surfaces. Paraffinic waste material generated during industrial production of low-density ... -
Calorimetric and dynamic mechanical behavior of phase change materials based on paraffin wax supported by expanded graphite
Sobolciak, Patrik; Mrlik, Miroslav; Almaadeed, Mariam A.; Krupa, Igor ( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)This study addressed the characterization and description of calorimetric and dynamic mechanical properties of phase change materials (PCMs) based on linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), paraffin wax (W) and expanded ... -
Electrically conductive, transparent polymeric nanocomposites modified by 2D Ti3C2Tx (MXene)
Tanvir, Aisha; Sobolčiak, Patrik; Popelka, Anton; Mrlik, Miroslav; Spitalsky, Zdenko; Micusik, Matej; Prokes, Jan; Krupa, Igor... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)The electrically conductive, transparent, and flexible self-standing thin nanocomposite films based on copolyamide matrix (coPA:Vestamelt X1010) modified with 2D Ti3C2Tx (MXene) nanosheets were prepared by casting and their ... -
Foamed phase change materials based on recycled polyethylene/paraffin wax blends
Sobolčiak, Patrik; Mrlik, Miroslav; Popelka, Anton; Minařík, Antonín; Ilcikova, Marketa; Srnec, Peter; Nogellova, Zuzana; Ouederni, Mabrouk; Krupa, Igor... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Foamed phase-change materials (FPCMs) were prepared using recycled linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) blended with 30 wt.% of paraffin wax (PW) and foamed by 1,1′-azobiscarbamide. The protection of pores’ collapse ... -
Impact of ionic liquids on the processing and photo-actuation behavior of SBR composites containing graphene nanoplatelets
Gaca, Magdalena; Ilcikova, Marketa; Mrlik, Miroslav; Cvek, Martin; Vaulot, Cyril; Urbanek, Pavel; Pietrasik, Robert; Krupa, Igor; Pietrasik, Joanna... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The effects of butylpyridinium bromide-based ionic liquids (ILs) on the vulcanization kinetics, mechanical properties and photo-actuation ability of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) composites filled with graphene nanoplatelets ... -
Improved flexible, controlled dielectric constant material from recycled LDPE polymer composites
Noorunnisa Khanam, P.; Al-Maadeed, M. A.; Mrlik, Miroslav ( Springer Nature , 2016 , Article)In this study, recycled low density polyethylene (RLDPE) is developed with the addition of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) to have new polymer composites. The following wt% were used of the filler (1, 4 and 6 wt%). Tensile properties, ... -
Mechanical Energy Harvesting Behaviour Of Soft Polymeric Materials
Mrlik, Miroslav; Al Ali Al Maadeed, Mariam ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)This study is concentrated on the preparation of the soft polymeric materials with flexoelectric effect. The flexoelectricity can be defined as reversible process of the electrical energy harvesting upon dynamical mechanical ... -
Phase change materials designed from Tetra Pak waste and paraffin wax as unique thermal energy storage systems
Al-Gunaid, Taghreed; Sobolčiak, Patrik; Chriaa, Ibtissem; Karkri, Mustapha; Mrlik, Miroslav; Ilčíková, Markéta; Sedláček, Tomáš; Popelka, Anton; Krupa, Igor... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Thermal energy storage systems (TES) based on shape-stabilized phase change materials (SSPCM) designed from recycled Tetra Pak (TP) waste, paraffin wax (PW), and expanded graphite (EG) were investigated in this study. This ... -
Thermally conductive polyethylene/expanded graphite composites as heat transfer surface: Mechanical, thermo-physical and surface behavior
Sobolčiak, Patrik; Abdulgader, Asma; Mrlik, Miroslav; Popelka, Anton; A. Abdala, Ahmed; A. Aboukhlewa, Abdelnasser; Karkri, Mustapha; Kiepfer, Hendrik; Bart, Hans-Jörg; Krupa, Igor... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Composites of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and expanded graphite (EG) are prepared for heat exchangers in multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination. At 50 wt.% EG loading, the thermal conductivity of HDPE was increased ... -
Viscoelastic and photo-actuation studies of composites based on polystyrene-grafted carbon nanotubes and styrene-b-isoprene-b-styrene block copolymer
Ilciova, Marketa; Mrlik, Miroslav; Sedlacek, Tomas; Chorvat, Dusan; Krupa, Igor; Slouf, Miroslav; Koynov, Kaloian; Mosnacek, Jaroslav... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd. , 2014 , Article)Photoactuating composites based on the linear triblock copolymer polystyrene-b-polyisoprene-b-polystyrene (SIS) were prepared by incorporation of polystyrene-modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-PS). Modification ...