Browsing Center for Advanced Materials by Publisher "Elsevier Ltd"
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Electrochemical performance of Ti3C2Tx MXene in aqueous media: towards ultrasensitive H2O2 sensing
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)An extensive characterization of pristine and oxidized Ti3C2Tx (T: O, OH, F) MXene showed that exposure of MXene to an anodic potential in the aqueous solution oxidizes the nanomaterial forming TiO2 layer or TiO2 domains ... -
Electrochemical system design for CO2 conversion: A comprehensive review
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)This paper reviews the electrochemical reduction of CO2 and the design of CO2 electrolyzer cells using advanced materials and novel configurations to improve efficiency and reduce costs. It examines various system types ... -
Electrospun nanofibers of PVDF-HFP composites containing magnetic nickel ferrite for energy harvesting application
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Nickel ferrite nanoparticles (NiFe2O4) synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method, are added to poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoroproplyene) (PVDF-HFP) in specific concentrations (1, 2, and 3 wt%) and the composite ... -
Electrospun Polystyrene/PANI-Ag fibers for organic dye removal and antibacterial application
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Herein we report superior dye-degradation performance for polyaniline-silver (PANI-Ag) nanoparticle coated on polystyrene (PS) electrospun membrane by in situ-polymerization method. Morphological study of the coated membrane ... -
Engineering of Pt-based nanostructures for efficient dry (CO2) reforming: Strategy and mechanism for rich-hydrogen production
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article Review)Dry (CO2) reforming of methane (DRM) is of great interest in scientific, environmental, and industrial applications. The high-energy stationary path DRM provides gigatons of CO2 utilization to produce syngas (CO and H2), ... -
Enhanced Z-scheme visible light photocatalytic hydrogen production over ?-Bi 2 O 3 /CZS heterostructure
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Depletion of fossil fuels and associated environmental issues has drawn attention of researchers to renewable energy resources and photocatalytic hydrogen production is considered to be safe and applicable method to meet ... -
Enhancing compressive, tensile, thermal and damping response of pure Al using BN nanoparticles
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)In the present study, aluminum based metal matrix composites containing various amounts of boron nitride (BN) nanoparticulates (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 vol.%) were fabricated by using the powder metallurgy (PM) technique ... -
Enhancing thermal and mechanical response of aluminum using nanolength scale TiC ceramic reinforcement
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)the present work, nano-sized titanium carbide (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 vol%) reinforced aluminum (Al) metal matrix composites were synthesized by powder metallurgy incorporating microwave sintering and hot extrusion. Microstructural, ... -
Epoxy coatings modified with a new cerium phosphate inhibitor for smart corrosion protection of steel
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In this work cerium tri(bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate) (Ce(DEHP)3) particles were used as anti-corrosion pigments in epoxy coatings applied on steel coupons. The composition of the corrosion inhibitor was designed to introduce ... -
Erosive wear performance of API X42 pipeline steel
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)The need to transport petroleum products through pipelines has resulted in the increased erosion of the pipeline materials used in the petroleum industry. In this study, dry erosion test was performed using sand blaster ... -
Estimation of lubricity properties of nanolubricants
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Conference Paper)The lubricating performances liquid lubricants can be enhanced by homogeneously dispersing nanoparticles as an additive and it is estimated by mechanico-dynamical test. Four-ball wear test is a standard mechanico-dynamical ... -
Evaluation of polymeric adsorbents via fixed-bed columns for emulsified oil removal from industrial wastewater
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Polymeric adsorbents (PAs) have been gaining increased attention for application in industrial wastewater (WW) treatment. However, most studies on evaluating PAs specifically for emulsified oil removal are currently limited ... -
Experimental investigation on the influences of acetone organic compound additives into the diesel/biodiesel mixture in CI engine
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)The problems of the depleting the worldwide fossil fuel and increasing concern on the environmental regulations force the researchers to look forward to a new source of clean source of energy such as biodiesel. Diesel fuel ... -
Experimental investigation on the yield of solar still using manganese oxide nanoparticles coated absorber
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Present research expresses an experimental investigation on nanoparticle use to enhance Solar still (SS) yield. Manganese Oxide (MNO2) is selected as a nanoparticle material and used in SS. The nanomaterial is added with ... -
Experimental investigations of atmospheric water extraction device under different climatic conditions
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)To help address this emergency, an atmospheric water extracting (AWE) device is developed and investigated as a part of present work. The AWE device is working on vapour compression refrigeration cycle. The air moisture ... -
Experimental studies on the biodiesel production parameters optimization of sunflower and soybean oil mixture and DI engine combustion, performance, and emission analysis fueled with diesel/biodiesel blends
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)The influence of diesel/biodiesel blends on engine combustion, performance, and exhaust gas emissions have carried out experimentally at different engine loads and constant speed of 1400 rpm. Volumetric percentage of ... -
Fabrication and investigation of the scratch and indentation behaviour of new generation Ni-P-nano-NiTi composite coating for oil and gas pipelines
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Oil and gas pipelines operate under severe mechanical and chemical conditions, which could lead to catastrophic failure. Electroless nickel-phosphorous (Ni-P) coatings are an excellent candidate for protection against wear ... -
Fabrication of fouling resistant Ti3C2Tx (MXene)/cellulose acetate nanocomposite membrane for forward osmosis application
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)In this study, Ti3C2Tx (MXene) was used to enhance the fouling resistance of FO flat-thin film membranes. Mixed-matrix Ti3C2Tx (MXene)/ cellulose acetate (CA) membranes with different (wt%) loading of MXene were fabricated ... -
A facile energy-efficient approach to prepare super oil-sorbent thin films
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)Oil spills on water surface and shoreline have caused significant water pollution, and one of the ways to deal with them is to use oil sorbents. An effective sorbent provides high oil uptake and retention values, high ... -
Free-standing polypropylene porous thin films using energy efficient coating technique
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)Amongst various techniques to prepare thin films, spin coating takes less time to make thin films, is less energy-intensive, is easier to use, and provides reproducible results quickly. It is observed that such a user-friendly ...