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Corrosion behavior of superhydrophobic surfaces: A review
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2015 , Article)
Superhydrophobic surfaces have evoked great interest in researchers for both purely academic pursuits and industrial applications. Metal corrosion is a serious problem, both economically and operationally, for engineering ...
Lanthanum-zinc binary oxide nanocomposite with promising heterogeneous catalysis performance for the active conversion of 4-nitrophenol into 4-aminophenol
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2021 , Article)
This work intended to enhance the unique and outstanding properties of lanthanum by synthesizing its nanocomposite. A lanthanum-based nanocomposite was prepared by a simple and cost-effective “co-precipitation” method. ...
Carboxybetaine Ester Feature as a Platform for Switchable Surface Properties
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
A lot of strategies for smart approaches on surfaces were applied such as hydrogel layer, polymer brushes or self-assembly monolayers (SAM). [1] Nowadays switchable zwitterionic materials consisting of molecules with ...
Breath Analysis for the in Vivo Detection of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
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American Chemical Society
, 2022 , Article)
Human breath analysis of volatile organic compounds has gained significant attention recently because of its rapid and noninvasive potential to detect various metabolic diseases. The detection of ketones in the breath and ...
A New Class of Electrocatalyst Materials for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) has been attracting lots of attention as a power source for transportation, stationary and portable electronic devices due to the high energy density of methanol and ease of handling compared ...
Study on structure, thermal behavior and viscoelastic properties of nanodiamond-reinforced poly (Vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites
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MDPI AG
, 2021 , Article)
In this work, advanced polymer nanocomposites comprising of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
and nanodiamonds (NDs) were developed using a single-step solution-casting method. The proper ties of the prepared PVA/NDs nanocomposites ...
Industrial wastewater volume reduction through osmotic concentration: Membrane module selection and process modeling
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Osmotic concentration (OC), a form of forward osmosis (FO) but without draw solution recovery, can be applied for reducing wastewater disposal volumes in the oil & gas industry. Within this industry, wastewater is often ...
New anti-corrosion inhibitor (3ar,6ar)-3a,6a-di-p-tolyltetrahydroimidazo[4,5-d]imidazole-2,5(1 h,3h)-dithione for carbon steel in 1 M HCl medium: gravimetric, electrochemical, surface and quantum chemical analyses
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Article)
The inhibition of (3ar,6ar)-3a,6a-di-p-tolyltetrahydroimidazo[4,5-d]imidazole-2,5(1 h,3h)-dithione (TTHIIDT) for carbon steel was full characterized in a 1 M hydrochloride acid environment at various inhibitor concentrations ...
Investigation on evacuated tubes coupled solar still with condenser and fins: Experimental, exergo-economic and exergo-environment analysis
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
The present experimental work was done to check the performance enhancement in distillate productivity between CSS and MSS in climatic conditions of Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India (23.21° N, 72.63° E). In modified solar still ...
Effect of different phosphate glass compositions on the process-induced macromolecular dynamics of polyamide 66
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
The present study provides a fundamental understanding of the mechanism of action of special new phosphate glass (P-glass) systems, having different glass transition temperatures (Tg), in polyamide 66 (PA66). Dynamic ...