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Carboxylated alginate hydrogel beads for methylene blue removal: Formulation, kinetic and isothermal studies
( Desalination Publications , 2019 , Article)In this study, carboxylated alginate beads for methylene blue (MB) removal have developed, and the formulation conditions such as alginate concentration, calcium chloride concentration, cross-linking temperature, and beads ... -
Cellulose nanofibers to assist the release of healing agents in epoxy coatings
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Epoxy monomer and amine curing agents were immobilized on cellulose nanofibers (CNF). Obtained epoxy immobilized CNF (EiCNF) and amine curing agent immobilized CNF (AiCNF) were characterized using Fourier transform infrared ... -
CeO2 Nanostructures Enriched with Oxygen Vacancies for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Synthesizing nanomaterials at the expense of solar energy and the associated energy generation have utmost significance as far as environmental sustainability is concerned. Here, sunlight-assisted combustion synthesis of ... -
CHAPTER 7: Hybrid Graphitic Carbon Nitride (gCN)-based Devices for Energy Storage and Production
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Book chapter)The increasing demand for energy and the reducing supply of conventional energy storage devices have inspired interest to design environmentally-friendly, abundant, and cheap materials for energy storage applications. ... -
Characterization of MXene as a Cancer Photothermal Agent Under Physiological Conditions
( Frontiers Media , 2021 , Article)A growing interest has recently emerged in the use of nanomaterials in medical applications. Nanomaterials, such as MXene, have unique properties due to their 2D ultra-thin structure, which is potentially useful in cancer ... -
Characterizing Biaxially Stretched Polypropylene / Graphene Nanoplatelet Composites
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)In this work, polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites containing different weight concentration of graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) were prepared by melt-mixing using an industrial-scale, co-rotating, intermeshing, twin-screw extruder. ... -
Chelation-assisted soft-template synthesis of ordered mesoporous zinc oxides for low concentration gas sensing
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)Semiconductor zinc oxides with a high surface area and porosity offer great potential for their widespread applications, particularly in the areas of optoelectronic devices and solid-state gas sensors owing to their ... -
Co2+ substituted for Bi3+ in BiVO4 and its enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible LED light irradiation
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2019 , Article)We investigated the fabrication of Co-doped BiVO4 (Bi1-xCoxVO4+δ, 0.05 < x < 0.5) by the substitution of Co ions for Bi sites in BiVO4. The X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results ... -
Comparison of the effect of carbon, halloysite and titania nanotubes on the mechanical and thermal properties of LDPE based nanocomposite films
( Chemical Industry Press , 2018 , Article)In this study, titania nanotubes (TNTs) were prepared by hydrothermal method with the aim to compare the properties of these one-dimensional tubular nanostructures' reinforced nanocomposites with the carbon and halloysite ... -
Complex treatment of oily polluted waters by modified melamine foams: from colloidal emulsions to a free oil removal
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2023 , Article)This study deals with the efficient, low-cost, and scalable treatment of oily polluted waters including colloidal emulsions, oil-in-water mixtures, and free oil removal using melamine foams (MFs) modified by ferric chloride ... -
Confined Interfacial Monomicelle Assembly for Precisely Controlled Coating of Single-Layered Titania Mesopores
( Cell Press , 2019 , Article)The development of core-shell structures has been in great demand recently owing to their integrated functionalities. However, the progress in reliable coating of porous semiconductors remains unproductive. Here, we have ... -
Constructing three-dimensional mesoporous bouquet-posy-like TiO2 superstructures with radially oriented mesochannels and single-crystal walls
( American Chemical Society , 2017 , Article)Constructing three-dimensional (3-D) hierarchical mesostructures with unique morphology, pore orientation, single-crystal nature, and functionality remains a great challenge in materials science. Here, we report a confined ... -
Core-Shell Magnetic Mesoporous Silica Microspheres with Large Mesopores for Enzyme Immobilization in Biocatalysis
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Magnetic mesoporous silica microspheres with core-shell structure and large pores are highly desired in macromolecules delivery and biocatalysis, biospeparation, and adsorption. In this work, a controllable solvent evaporation ... -
Core-Shell Nanofibers of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Polylactic Acid Containing TiO2 Nanotubes for Natural Sunlight Driven Photocatalysis
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2022 , Article)Highly stable and efficient coaxial electrospun fibers of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polylactic acid (PLA) nanocomposite filled with titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotubes areaccomplished for natural sunlight-driven photocatalytic ... -
Core-shell structured titanium dioxide nanomaterials for solar energy utilization
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2018 , Article Review)Because of its unmatched resource potential, solar energy utilization currently is one of the hottest research areas. Much effort has been devoted to developing advanced materials for converting solar energy into electricity, ... -
Correlating the rheological and magneto-optical properties of cobalt substituted magnetite ferrofluids (CoxFe1?xFe2O4) with theoretical studies
( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)Magnetite ferrofluids are widely reported due to their outstanding physicochemical, magnetic and antibacterial properties. This study focusses on the synthesis of magnetite ferrofluids and the effect of Co2+ substitution ... -
Cost-effective microwave-assisted O3- type sodium-based layered oxide cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)In this work, phase pure and highly crystalline O3-type layered oxide material (Na1Ni0.33Mn0.33Fe0.33O2-NNMF) was developed using; (i) a conventional solid-state synthesis route and (ii) a facile microwave-assisted sol-gel ... -
Current injection 1.54 µm light-emitting devices based on Er-doped GaN/AlGaN multiple quantum wells
( OSA - The Optical Society , 2016 , Article)We report on the growth, fabrication and electroluminescence (EL) characteristics of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on Er-doped GaN (GaN:Er) and GaN/AlGaN multiple quantum well (MQW:Er) active layers. The LED structures ... -
Date palm fibre filled recycled ternary polymer blend composites with enhanced flame retardancy
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Flammability of recycled polypropylene (PP)/low density polyethylene (LDPE)/high density polyethylene (HDPE) ternary blends containing date palm fibres is investigated in this study. Melt blending is used for the composite ... -
Date palm wood flour/glass fibre reinforced hybrid composites of recycled polypropylene: Mechanical and thermal properties
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2012 , Article)Recycled polypropylene (RPP) based hybrid composites of date palm wood flour/glass fibre were prepared by different weight ratios of the two reinforcements. Mixing process was carried out in an extruder and samples were ...