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Studies on the Mechanical, Morphological and Electrical Properties of Highly Dispersible Graphene Oxide Reinforced Polypyrrole and Polyvinylalcohol Blend Composites
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Conference Paper)In the present study, water soluble polypyrrole (WPPy)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/graphene oxide (GO) composite films were prepared via colloidal blending method at different GO loadings varying from 0 – 3 wt%. The dispersion ... -
Study of device instability of bottom-gate ZnO transistors with sol-gel derived channel layers
( American Institute of Physics Inc. , 2017 , Article)In this paper, the authors report the device instability of solution based ZnO thin film transistors by studying the time-evolution of electrical characteristics during electrical stressing and subsequent relaxation. A ... -
Study of diesel-biodiesel blends combustion and emission characteristics in a CI engine by adding nanoparticles of Mn (II) supramolecular complex
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)The supramolecular complex (SC1) [Mn(EIN)4(NCS)2] was synthesized and characterized as a new nanosized emulsion additive to improve the fuel incineration and emission formation behavior of a diesel-biodiesel blends-fueled ... -
Study of In Vitro Biodegradation Behavior of Mg–2.5Zn–xES Composite
( Springer , 2020 , Conference Paper)In this study, zinc (Zn) and eggshell (ES) reinforced biodegradable magnesium alloy (Mg–2.5Zn) and environment concise (eco) composite (Mg–2.5Zn–xES) was fabricated using disintegrated melt deposition (DMD) technique. In ... -
Study of microstructural and mechanical properties of al/sic/tio2 hybrid nanocomposites developed by microwave sintering
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Aluminum hybrid metal matrix nanocomposites (Al/SiC/TiO2) were synthesized through a microwave-assisted powder metallurgy process, and their evolved microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. The Al/SiC/TiO2 ... -
Study of performance, combustion, and emissions parameters of DI-diesel engine fueled with algae biodiesel/diesel/n-pentane blends
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Biodiesel extracted from Scenedesmus obliquus algae through transesterification was used in the current study. Due to the disadvantages of using pure biodiesel in engines, it was used as B50 (a blend of 50% diesel and 50% ... -
Study of π-conjugation effect of organic semiconductors on their optical parameters
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)Metal free organic semiconductor “7,16-bis(3,3-dimethyl-3H-indol-2-yl)-5,14-dihydrodibenzo [b,i][1,4,8,11] tetraazacyclotetradecine” and metal free with extended π-conjugation organic semiconductor “8,19-bis(3,3-dimethyl ... -
Study on structure, thermal behavior and viscoelastic properties of nanodiamond-reinforced poly (Vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites
( 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 ... -
Study on the corrosion behavior of polymeric nanocomposite coatings containing halloysite nanotubes loaded with multicomponent inhibitor
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)In the present study, the halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were loaded with a multicomponent inhibitor (LHNT) comprising mainly benzotriazole (BTA), sodium benzoate (SB), and lauric acid (LA) via the vacuum cycling method. The ... -
Submerged module of outer selective hollow fiber membrane for effective fouling mitigation in osmotic membrane bioreactor for desalination
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)This paper investigated the membrane fouling mitigation efficacy and performance of a home-made submerged module containing outer selective hollow fiber thin film composite forward osmosis (OSHF TFC FO) membrane in osmosis ... -
Submerged versus side-stream osmotic membrane bioreactors using an outer-selective hollow fiber osmotic membrane for desalination
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)This study investigated the comparative performances, fouling mitigation efficiencies, and operational costs of side-stream and submerged osmotic membrane bioreactors (OMBR) systems using an outer-selective hollow fiber ... -
Sulfide Scaling and Corrosion of Carbon Steel in a Sour Medium
( The Electrochemical Society , 2017 , Conference Paper)The damage caused by the building up of scale inside wellbores and pipelines costs millions of pounds each year. A better understanding of scale formation and the kinetic nature of the process is essential, for asset ... -
Sulfobetaine-based polydisulfides with tunable upper critical solution temperature (UCST) in water alcohols mixture, depolymerization kinetics and surface wettability
( Academic Press Inc. , 2021 , Article)Hypothesis: Synthesis of a new family of polymers having a polydisulfide structure can be conducted from sulfobetaine-based derivative of natural (R)-lipoic acid. A polydisulfide backbone of polymer can be depolymerized ... -
Sulfobetaines Meet Carboxybetaines: Modulation of Thermo- and Ion-Responsivity, Water Structure, Mechanical Properties, and Cell Adhesion
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)A procedure for the preparation of copolymers bearing sulfobetaine and carboxybetaine methacrylic-based monomers by free-radical polymerization is described and discussed. A combination of monomers affects the upper critical ... -
Sunlight-Driven Combustion Synthesis of Defective Metal Oxide Nanostructures with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Synthesis of metal oxide nanostructures through combustion routes is a promising technique owing to its simplicity, rapidity, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Herein, a sunlight-driven combustion approach is developed ... -
Superhydrophobic al2o3-polymer composite coating for self-cleaning applications
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Superhydrophobic coatings have a huge impact in various applications due to their extreme water-repellent properties. The main novelty of the current research work lies in the development of cheap, stable, superhydrophobic ... -
Superhydrophobic Coating Using TiO2 NPs/PMHS Composite for Self-Cleaning Application
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2020 , Article)In the present research work, spray deposition technique is adopted for the fabrication of superhydrophobic coating on glass slide using TiO2 nanoparticles and polymethylhydrosyloxane (PMHS) composite. The prepared ... -
Superhydrophobic Leaf Mesh Decorated with SiO2 Nanoparticle-Polystyrene Nanocomposite for Oil-Water Separation
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Here, we report a novel and simple approach to fabricate crater-like superhydrophobic leaf mesh for oil-water separation. Nanocomposite of SiO2 and polystyrene (SiO2-PS) deposited on a naturally dried Tectona grandis leaf ... -
Superhydrophobic Polyester/Cotton Fabrics Modified by Barrier Discharge Plasma and Organosilanes
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2018 , Article)In this paper, diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge plasma at atmospheric pressure has been used for surface modification of polyester/cotton (PESc) fabric, which was subsequently modified by sol–gel process using ... -
Superhydrophobic PU Sponge Modified by Hydrophobic Silica NPs-Polystyrene Nanocomposite for Oil-Water Separation
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2020 , Article)In this study, the hydrophobic silica nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized by simple sol–gel processing of polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS). The nanocomposite solution is prepared by adding hydrophobic silica NPs in polystyrene ...