Browsing by Author "Ozoemena, Kenneth I."
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A review of MXenes as emergent materials for dye removal from wastewater
Ibrahim, Yasmeen; Meslam, Mentallah; Eid, Kamel; Salah, Belal; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I.; Elzatahry, Ahmed; Sharaf, Mohammed A.; Sillanpaaf, Mika... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)MXenes have emerged as a superlative contestant water purification technology due to their two-dimensional multilayered structures, multifarious chemical composition, photocatalytic properties, and activated metallic ... -
CHAPTER 4: Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanostructures as Potent Catalysts for Water Splitting: Theoretical Insights
Mohamed, Ahmed S.; Abdulla, Ali; Ibrahim, Yassmin; Eid, Kamel; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I.... more authors ... less authors ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Book chapter)The water-splitting reaction is a highly promising green and sustainable energy source. However, finding effective catalysts for both water reduction and oxidation is an unnerving challenge. Graphitic carbon nitride (gCN) ... -
Efforts at Enhancing Bifunctional Electrocatalysis and Related Events for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries
Ipadeola, Adewale K.; Haruna, Aderemi B.; Gaolatlhe, Lesego; Lebechi, Augustus K.; Meng, Jiashen; Pang, Quanquan; Eid, Kamel; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I.... more authors ... less authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Other)Invited for this month's cover picture is the group of Prof. Dr. Kenneth I. Ozoemena at the University of the Witwatersrand and collaborators from Qatar University and Peking University. The Front Cover illustrates the ... -
Efforts at Enhancing Bifunctional Electrocatalysis and Related Events for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries
Ipadeola, Adewale K.; Haruna, Aderemi B.; Gaolatlhe, Lesego; Lebechi, Augustus K.; Meng, Jiashen; Pang, Quanquan; Eid, Kamel; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I.... more authors ... less authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article Review)Rechargeable zinc-air batteries (RZABs) are one of the most promising next-generation energy-storage technologies for stationary applications (home and industry), wearable and portable electronics, and transportation ... -
Highly exfoliated Ti3C2T: XMXene nanosheets atomically doped with Cu for efficient electrochemical CO2reduction: An experimental and theoretical study
Eid, Kamel; Lu, Qingqing; Abdel-Azeim, Safwat; Soliman, Ahmed; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Abdelgwad, Ahmed M.; Forbes, Roy P.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I.; Varma, Rajender S.; Shibl, Mohamed F.... more authors ... less authors ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2022 , Article)Ti3C2Tx MXene nanostructures have garnered attention for various catalytic applications due to their built-in electronic properties. Herein, we rationally design highly exfoliated two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx nanosheets (Tx = ... -
Pd-Nanoparticles Embedded Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Hierarchical Porous Carbon Nanosheets as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Carbon Monoxide Oxidation in Different Electrolytes
Ipadeola, Adewale K.; Eid, Kamel; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I. ( American Chemical Society , 2022 , Article)Rational synthesis of Co-ZIF-67 metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived carbon-supported metal nanoparticles is essential for various energy and environmental applications; however, their catalytic activity toward carbon ... -
Pd/Ni-metal-organic framework-derived porous carbon nanosheets for efficient CO oxidation over a wide pH range
Ipadeola, Adewale K.; Eid, Kamel; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Al-Hajri, Rashid S.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I. ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2022 , Article)Metal nanocrystal ornamented metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are of particular interest in multidisciplinary applications; however, their electrocatalytic CO oxidation performance over wide pH ranges is not yet reported. ... -
Porous high-entropy alloys as efficient electrocatalysts for water-splitting reactions
Adewale K., Ipadeola; Lebechi, Augustus K.; Gaolatlhe, Lesego; Haruna, Aderemi B.; Chitt, Mira; Eid, Kamel; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article)Porous high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have emerged as promising electrocatalysts for water-splitting reactions, owing to their rich dissimilar active sites, elemental diversity, and multiple functionalities. The rational design ... -
Porous multi-metallic Pt-based nanostructures as efficient electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation: A mini-review
Ipadeola, Adewale K.; Eid, Kamel; Lebechi, Augustus K.; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I. ( Elsevier Inc. , 2022 , Article Review)Porous multi-metallic Pt-based nanostructures (PM-Pt-Ns) electrocatalysts possess various unique structural and compositional merits that facilitate their utilization in ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR), which is one of ... -
Porous spinel-type transition metal oxide nanostructures as emergent electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reactions
Lebechi, Augustus; Ipadeola, Adewale K.; Eid, Kamel; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I. ( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2022 , Article Review)Porous spinel-type transition metal oxide (PS-TMO) nanocatalysts comprising two kinds of metal (denoted as AxB3−xO4, where A, B = Co, Ni, Zn, Mn, Fe, V, Sm, Li, and Zn) have emerged as promising electrocatalysts for oxygen ... -
Pt-Based Nanostructures for Electrochemical Oxidation of CO: Unveiling the Effect of Shapes and Electrolytes
Abdelgawad, Ahmed; Salah, Belal; Eid, Kamel; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Al-Hajri, Rashid S.; Al-Abri, Mohammed; Hassan, Mohammad K.; Al-Sulaiti, Leena A.; Ahmadaliev, Doniyorbek; Ozoemena, Kenneth I.... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Direct alcohol fuel cells are deemed as green and sustainable energy resources; however, CO-poisoning of Pt-based catalysts is a critical barrier to their commercialization. Thus, investigation of the electrochemical CO ... -
Titanium Carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene Ornamented with Palladium Nanoparticles for Electrochemical CO Oxidation
Salah, Belal; Eid, Kamel; Abdelgwad, Ahmed M.; Ibrahim, Yasmeen; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Hassan, Mohammad K.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I.... more authors ... less authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2022 , Article)Titanium carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene possesses various unique physicochemical and catalytic properties. However, the electrochemical CO oxidation performance is not yet addressed experimentally. Herein, Ti3C2Tx (TX=OH, O, and ... -
Unveiling fabrication and environmental remediation of mxene-based nanoarchitectures in toxic metals removal from wastewater: Strategy and mechanism
Ibrahim, Yassmin; Kassab, Amal; Eid, Kamel; Abdullah, Aboubakr M.; Ozoemena, Kenneth I.; Elzatahry, Ahmed... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article)Efficient approaches for toxic metal removal from wastewater have had transformative impacts to mitigating freshwater scarcity. Adsorption is among the most promising purification techniques due to its simplicity, low cost, ...