1. Comments on “An experimental investigation on heating rate effect in the thermal behavior of perhydrous bituminous coal during pyrolysis”

   • Djalal Trache

   Letter 29 December 2016 Pages: 641 - 642

2. Synthesis and properties of bulk-biodegradable phase change materials based on polyethylene glycol for thermal energy storage

   • Xiaowei Fu
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   OriginalPaper 23 November 2016 Pages: 643 - 651

   

3. Flame-retardant treatment of cotton fabric with organophosphorus derivative containing nitrogen and silicon

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   OriginalPaper 21 November 2016 Pages: 653 - 660

   

4. Flexible cellulose acetate nano-felts absorbed with capric–myristic–stearic acid ternary eutectic mixture as form-stable phase-change materials for thermal energy storage/retrieval

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5. New findings on thermal degradation properties of fluoropolymers

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   OriginalPaper 23 November 2016 Pages: 675 - 685

   

6. Thermophysical analysis and modeling of the crystallization and melting behavior of PLA with talc

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   OriginalPaper 23 November 2016 Pages: 687 - 698

   

7. Thermal transition and decomposition properties of pH- and phosphate-induced defatted soybean meals

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   OriginalPaper 02 December 2016 Pages: 699 - 706

   

8. Heat capacity measurements on BaTa₂O₆ and derivation of its thermodynamic functions

   • Mustafa İlhan
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   OriginalPaper 29 November 2016 Pages: 707 - 711

   

9. Thermal analysis of phase transitions in PbZr_1−xSn_xO₃ antiferroelectric single crystals

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   OriginalPaper Open access 03 December 2016 Pages: 713 - 719

   

10. Effect of cement composition on the early hydration of blended cements with natural zeolite

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    OriginalPaper 08 December 2016 Pages: 721 - 733

    

11. Influence of the Ni/Al ratio on Ni–Al mixed oxides and their catalytic properties for ethanol decomposition

    • Guilherme de Souza
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    OriginalPaper 17 December 2016 Pages: 735 - 744

    

12. Influence of thermal stability on dielectric properties of SiO₂–K₂O–CaO–MgO glasses

    • Praveen Jha
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    OriginalPaper 07 December 2016 Pages: 745 - 754

    

13. Synthesis and characterization of bismuth phosphate nanoparticle in glass matrix

    • M. M. Eltabey
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    OriginalPaper 03 December 2016 Pages: 755 - 764

    

14. Investigation of the structural and thermal properties of Y, Ag and Ce-assisted SiO₂–Na₂O–CaO–P₂O₅-based glasses derived by sol–gel method

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    OriginalPaper 08 December 2016 Pages: 765 - 770

    

15. Microcalorimetric analysis of methylcellulose influence on the hydration process of tricalcium aluminate, alite and their mixture

    • Paweł Pichniarczyk
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    OriginalPaper Open access 23 November 2016 Pages: 771 - 778

    

16. The effect of different atmospheres on structural changes of titanate nanotubes during heating

    • Tereza Václavů
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    OriginalPaper 07 December 2016 Pages: 779 - 785

    

17. Investigation of sintering behavior of ZrO₂ (Y) ceramic green body by means of non-isothermal dilatometry and thermokinetic analysis

    • A. P. Surzhikov
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    OriginalPaper 24 November 2016 Pages: 787 - 794

    

18. Hydrothermal, microwave and mechanochemical modification of amorphous zirconium phosphate structure

    • S. Khalameida
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    OriginalPaper 23 November 2016 Pages: 795 - 806

    

19. Preparation, spectroscopic and thermal analysis of hexa-hydrazine nickel cobalt ferrous succinate precursor and study of solid-state properties of its nanosized thermal product, Ni_0.5Co_0.5Fe₂O₄

    • Daniel M. Coutinho
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    OriginalPaper 19 December 2016 Pages: 807 - 817

    

20. Oxidation studies of Indian reduced activation ferritic martensitic steel

    • A. Mukherjee
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    OriginalPaper 07 December 2016 Pages: 819 - 824

    

21. Synergistic effect of silica sol and K₂CO₃ on flame-retardant and thermal properties of wood

    • Shaorui He
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    OriginalPaper 24 November 2016 Pages: 825 - 832

    

22. Protic ionic liquid applied to enhance the immobilization of lipase in sol–gel matrices

    • R. L. Souza
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    OriginalPaper 23 November 2016 Pages: 833 - 840

    

23. Synthesis, Rietveld refinement and DSC analysis of Al-goethites to support mineralogical quantification of gibbsitic bauxites

    • S. P. A. Paz
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    OriginalPaper 05 December 2016 Pages: 841 - 854

    

24. Effect of water-to-binder ratio on the hydration kinetics of composite binder containing slag or fly ash

    • Fanghui Han
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    OriginalPaper 09 December 2016 Pages: 855 - 865

    

25. Implementation of DSC analysis in reaction kinetics during heating of Ti–50 at.%Al powder mixture

    • M. Adeli
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    OriginalPaper 02 December 2016 Pages: 867 - 874

    

26. Investigating thermal and kinetic parameters of lithium titanate formation by solid-state method

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    OriginalPaper 20 December 2016 Pages: 875 - 882

    

27. Thermal analysis and crystallization of the glasses inside the BaO–SrO–TiO₂–NaPO₃ system

    • H. Sinouh
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    OriginalPaper 19 December 2016 Pages: 883 - 890

    

28. Kinetic characterization of multistep thermal oxidation of carbon/carbon composite in flowing air

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    OriginalPaper 03 December 2016 Pages: 891 - 906

    

29. Calorimetric studies of crystallization for multi-component glasses of Se–Te–Sn–Ag (STSA) system using model-free and model-fitting non-isothermal methods

    • Ankita Srivastava
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    OriginalPaper 19 December 2016 Pages: 907 - 914

    

30. Synthesis of α-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles by dry high-energy ball-milling method and investigation of their catalytic activity

    • Seyed Ghorban Hosseini
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31. Crystallization, melting, supermolecular structure and properties of isotactic polypropylene nucleated with dicyclohexyl-terephthalamide

    • Flóra Horváth
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    OriginalPaper 28 December 2016 Pages: 925 - 935

    

32. Synthesis, thermal study and some properties of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) compounds with mono-, di- and trichloroacetates

    • A. Czylkowska
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    OriginalPaper Open access 23 November 2016 Pages: 937 - 946

    

33. TG/DTA and XRD study on structure and chemical transformation of the Cs–P–W oxides

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34. Synthesis, spectral, thermal and insulin-enhancing properties of oxovanadium(IV) complexes of metformin Schiff-bases

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35. Synthesis, spectroscopic, structure, thermal analyses, and biological activity evaluation of new norfloxacin vanadium (V) solvates (L) (L = An, DMF, Py, Et₃N and o-Tol)

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36. Trends in thermodynamic parameters of phase transitions of lanthanide sulfides SrLnCuS₃ (Ln = La–Lu)

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    OriginalPaper 19 December 2016 Pages: 993 - 999

    

37. Synthesis, characterization and thermal behavior of new rare earth ion-doped picromerite-type Tutton’s salts

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    OriginalPaper 20 December 2016 Pages: 1001 - 1008

    

38. Experimental investigation and thermodynamic re-assessment of the Mn–Gd binary system

    • Jiang Wang
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    OriginalPaper 05 December 2016 Pages: 1009 - 1018

    

39. Impact of ferrocyanide salts on the thermo-oxidative degradation of lignocellulosic sorbents

    • V. Galysh
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    OriginalPaper 30 November 2016 Pages: 1019 - 1025

    

40. Nanohybrids of novolac phenolic resin and carbon nanotube-containing silica network

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    OriginalPaper 25 November 2016 Pages: 1027 - 1037

    

41. Influences of dynamic impregnating on morphologies and thermal properties of polyethylene glycol-based composite as shape-stabilized PCMs

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    OriginalPaper 24 November 2016 Pages: 1039 - 1048

    

42. The effect of cellulose derivatives on the phase transition and thermal behavior of ammonium nitrate

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    OriginalPaper 19 December 2016 Pages: 1049 - 1056

    

43. Determination of degradation kinetics of polyvinyl alcohol/X-zeolite nanocomposite

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    OriginalPaper 17 December 2016 Pages: 1057 - 1066

    

44. Hydrolytic and thermal oxidative degradation behavior of thermotropic aromatic–aliphatic copolyesters

    • Peng Wei
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    OriginalPaper 29 November 2016 Pages: 1067 - 1076

    

45. A comparison study on non-isothermal decomposition kinetics of chitosan with different analysis methods

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    OriginalPaper 30 November 2016 Pages: 1077 - 1091

    

46. Crystallization and melting characteristics of iPP nucleated by a sustainable eggshell powder-supported β-nucleating agent

    • Yi Li
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    OriginalPaper 29 November 2016 Pages: 1093 - 1106

    

47. Study on the thermal decomposition kinetics and flammability performance of a flame-retardant leather

    • Wenlan Xu
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    OriginalPaper 28 November 2016 Pages: 1107 - 1116

    

48. Effects of silver nanoparticles on the thermal properties of polyethylene matrix nanocomposites

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    OriginalPaper 20 December 2016 Pages: 1117 - 1124

    

49. Flame retardancy and thermal properties of octavinylsilsesquioxane/polycarbonate composites

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    OriginalPaper 20 December 2016 Pages: 1125 - 1132

    

50. Effect of tea saponin-based intumescent flame retardant on thermal stability, mechanical property and flame retardancy of natural rubber composites

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    OriginalPaper 20 December 2016 Pages: 1133 - 1142