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Oxygen reduction reaction catalysts used in microbial fuel cells for energy-efficient wastewater treatment: A review
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2016 , Article Review)
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) as an energy-efficient wastewater treatment technology have attracted increasing interest in the past decade. Cathode catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) present a major challenge ...
When bioelectrochemical systems meet forward osmosis: Accomplishing wastewater treatment and reuse through synergy
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MDPI AG
, 2015 , Article Review)
Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) and forward osmosis (FO) are two emerging technologies with great potential for energy-efficient water/wastewater treatment. BES takes advantage of microbial interaction with a solid electron ...
Enhancing desalination and wastewater treatment by coupling microbial desalination cells with forward osmosis
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Both microbial desalination cells (MDCs) and forwards osmosis (FO) are emerging technologies for energy-efficient water/wastewater treatment. However, incomplete treatment/desalination in both technologies creates challenges ...
Thermal insitu analyses of multicomponent pyrophosphate cathodes materials
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Electrochemical Science Group
, 2015 , Article)
Development of secondary batteries based on abundant and inexpensive elements are vital. Amongvarious alternative choices, sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) are promising because of plentiful resourcesand low costs of sodium ...
Properties of electrodeposited Ni-B-ZrO2 composite coatings
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Electrochemical Science Group
, 2015 , Article)
Ni-B coatings have high hardness and high wear resistance which make them suitable for automotive, aerospace, petrochemical, textile and electronics industries. Further improvement in properties (especially the corrosion ...
Preparation and property of duplex Ni-B-TiO2/Ni nano-composite coatings
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World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
The duplex Nickel-Boron-Titania/Nickel (Ni-B-TiO2/Ni) coatings were deposited on mild steel by using two baths with Ni as the inner layer. TiO2 nanoparticles were incorporated into the Ni-B coatings as the outer layer by ...
Duplex Ni-P-ZrO2/Ni-P electroless coating on stainless steel
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
Duplex Ni–P–ZrO2/Ni–P coating was electroless deposited onto stainless steel substrates. High phosphorus Ni–P coating was plated as the inner layer to improve the corrosion resistance and low phosphorus sol-enhanced Ni–P–ZrO2 ...
Microstructure and properties of Ni-Co-TiO2 composite coatings fabricated by electroplating
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World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
, 2015 , Conference)
Ni-Co coatings are widely used due to their unique mechanical properties, high anticorrosion properties, good thermal stability and special magnetic properties. Ni-Co-xTiO2 (x = 0-20 g/L in the electrolyte) composite ...
Teaching "design-for-corrosion" to engineering undergraduates: A case study of novel Ni-B coatings for high wear and corrosive applications
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IGI Global
, 2015 , Book chapter)
This chapter briefly describes the challenges and developments in the field of corrosion focusing on the subject of materials science. A brief introduction was provided on corrosion damage and the importance of its prevention. ...
Nanocomposite Ni-TiO2 coatings produced by pulsed electroplating
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Maney Publishing
, 2014 , Conference)
Nanocomposite Ni-TiO2 coatings were prepared on mild steel substrate by pulse electroplating with controlled duty cycle and frequency. A systematic study of Ni-xTiO2 coatings with different TiO2 concentrations (x50-20 g ...