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Seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production: Technological advancements and future perspectives
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article Review)Hydrogen energy is widely acknowledged as a renewable and inexhaustible source of energy that can help combat the current energy crises and mitigate the environmental impact caused by the extensive use of fossil fuels. ... -
Recent advances in nanocellulose-based two-dimensional nanostructured membranes for sustainable water purification: A review
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article Review)Nanocellulose (NC), a one-dimensional nanomaterial, is considered a sustainable material for water and wastewater purification because of its promising hydrophilic surface and mechanical characteristics. In this regard, ... -
Active sites engineered biomass-carbon as a catalyst for biodiesel production: Process optimization using RSM and life cycle assessment
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Herein, we aimed at the production of porous biochar by simultaneous activation-graphitization. The active sites engineered biochar catalyst was functionalized using 4-DBS, which possessed a high surface area, and sulfur ... -
Single and ensemble explainable machine learning-based prediction of membrane flux in the reverse osmosis process
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Reverse osmosis is the most popular membrane-based desalination process that accounts presently for more than half the worldwide desalination capacity. However, the complex involvement of a variety of factors in this process ... -
Carbon-supported catalysts for carbon dioxide methanation: A review
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article Review)Carbon-based materials have attracted significant attention in various catalytic applications. However, they are rarely reported for high-temperature catalytic reactions, owing to their limited thermal stability compared ... -
Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide conversion to formate using gas-diffusion electrodes with group 12–15 metals
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)The group 12−15 metals of the periodic table are considered promising catalysts for the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to formate. The activities of these metals are estimated and compared using bulk metals (i.e., metal ... -
The advancement of porous bimetal nanostructures for electrochemical CO2 utilization to valuable products: Experimental and theoretical insights
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article Review)The growth of coherently engineered porous bimetal (PBM) nanostructures shows great progress in electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) utilization. This is due to their remarkable catalytic and physicochemical merits that ... -
Carbon dots as versatile nanomaterials in sensing and imaging: Efficiency and beyond
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article Review)Carbon dots (CDs) have emerged as a versatile and promising carbon-based nanomaterial with exceptional optical properties, including tunable emission wavelengths, high quantum yield, and photostability. CDs are appropriate ... -
Impact of synergistic interfacial modification on the electrochemical performance of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode materials
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Developing sophisticated lithium-ion batteries with high energy and power density requires using high-voltage positive electrodes. Due to its three-dimensional lithium-ion diffusion and greater nominal operating voltage, ... -
The potential of plasma-derived hard carbon for sodium-ion batteries
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article Review)Sodium-ion batteries (SIB) are receiving wider attention due to sodium abundance and lower cost. The application of hard carbon to SIB electrodes has shown their significant potential to increase rates, capacities, stability, ... -
Impact of calcium zirconate nanoparticles on the mechanical and anti-corrosion properties of Ni-P coatings
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Nickel-based coatings are one of the novel strategies adopted for the corrosion protection of metallic substrates. In this study, the effect of introducing and increasing the concentration of calcium zirconate nanoparticles ... -
Effect of AlN nanoparticle concentration in the electrolyte on corrosion resistance and mechanical properties of the electrodeposited composite coatings
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)The impact of corrosion is widespread, affecting structures, equipment, and infrastructure across various industries increasing the maintenance cost and thereby decreasing profit and efficiency. Nickel-based coatings are ... -
Corrigendum to “A facile one-step sustainable synthesis of magnetic hyperbranched dendritic polyester HBPE for efficient trace removal of lead and copper ions” [J. Water Process Eng., volume 60 (April 2024), 105280]
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)The authors regret that they missed to add this statement in the Acknowledgement section to comply with their open access funder policies. Kindly find below the amended acknowledgement section for this paper. -
A facile one-step sustainable synthesis of magnetic hyperbranched dendritic polyester HBPE for efficient trace removal of lead and copper ions
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)In this article, a single-step procedure to conjugate iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to Boltorn polymer is developed resulting in a tailored and engineered nanocomposite used for the first time for heavy metal ... -
Performance and analysis of kappa-carrageenan hydrogel for PFOA-contaminated soil remediation wastewater treatment
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Perfluorooctanoic acid is an emerging pollutant with exceptional resistance to degradation and detrimental environmental and health impacts. Conventional physical and chemical processes for Perfluorooctanoic acid are either ... -
LiMn2O4 – MXene nanocomposite cathode for high-performance lithium-ion batteries
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Lithium-ion batteries still face many significant challenges for practical applications, including low discharge capacity, cyclic efficiency, initial coulombic efficiency, areal performance, volumetric capacity, and high ... -
Charge carrier motion and Mn-spin coupling defining the transport behaviors and the magnetic order at DySrCaMnO3 polycrystalline ceramic
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)The Ca-doped Dy0.5Sr0.5MnO3 manganite was synthesized using the Sol-Gel technique. The material demonstrates semiconducting behavior across a wide range of temperatures. This behavior could be attributed to the involvement ... -
Pilot scale manufacturing of black seed oil-loaded alginate beads; process development, and stability of thymoquinone
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)The approach of ionic gelation was employed at the pilot scale of the 50 kg batch size to manufacture black seed oil (BSO)-loaded alginate (ALG) beads as a natural source supplementing the main bioactive compound of BSO, ... -
Recent developments and future prospective of polyurethane coatings for corrosion protection − a focused review
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article Review)Many studies are now being conducted on developing polyurethane-based composite coatings and their process optimization. Polyurethanes are versatile polymeric materials that demonstrate exceptional operational qualities ... -
Jatropha curcas oil a potential feedstock for biodiesel production: A critical review
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article Review)Biodiesel is a low-emissions diesel substitute fuel made from renewable resources. The excessive reliance on edible oils for biodiesel production raises concerns about food-versus-fuel issues including starvation in poor ...
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