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Simultaneous CO2 treatment and blue energy generation from wasted industrial streams
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)In the last decade, there has been an increased global need for finding bright solutions to tackle industrial wastes and emissions release. Herein, this work explores the utilization of a compact Reverse Electrodialysis ... -
Sintering behaviour and properties of manganese-doped alumina
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)The effect of manganese (0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 wt%) on the sintering and mechanical properties of alumina was studied. Sintering was carried out by the conventional heating method in a box furnace and in a hybrid multimode ... -
Slippery liquid-infused porous polymeric surfaces based on natural oil with antimicrobial effect
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)Many polymer materials have found a wide variety of applications in biomedical indus-tries due to their excellent mechanical properties. However, the infections associated with the bio-film formation represent serious ... -
Smart and robust electrospun fabrics of piezoelectric polymer nanocomposite for self-powering electronic textiles
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)The present work designs a piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) based on the electrospun nanofibers of the piezoelectric polymer, polyvinylidene fluoride hexafluoropropylene (PVDF-HFP), by uniformly drawing the spun membranes ... -
Smart design of exquisite multidimensional multilayered sand-clock-like upconversion nanostructures with ultrabright luminescence as efficient luminescence probes for bioimaging application
( Springer , 2020 , Article)A facile scalable approach is presented for the rational design of multidimensional, multilayered sand-clock-like UCNPs (denoted as UCCKs) bounded with high index facets, with a tunable Nd3+ content, and without a template ... -
Smart epoxy coating modified with isophorone diisocyanate microcapsules and cerium organophosphate for multilevel corrosion protection of carbon steel
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)This study investigates the corrosion resistance of steel plates coated with epoxy-based coatings modified with microcapsules loaded with isophorone diisocyanate and with pH-sensitive cerium tri(bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate ... -
Smart technologies driven approaches to tackle COVID-19 pandemic: a review
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Article Review)The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is not diminishing without vaccine, but it impinges on human safety and economy can be minimized by adopting smart technology to combat pandemic situation. The implementation of ... -
Sodium and lithium incorporated cathode materials for energy storage applications - A focused review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article Review)The idea of lithium (Li)/sodium (Na) incorporated cathodes for both Li/Na-ion batteries has gained significant consideration throughout the past decade. The encouraging performance of various reported Li/Na incorporated ... -
Sodium intercalation/de-intercalation mechanism in Na4MnV(PO4)3 cathode materials
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Na4MnV(PO4)3 is a sodium ion conducting material with a NASICON type crystal structure. This phase is not much known as an electrode material. The present work focuses on the sodium ion intercalation/de-intercalation ... -
Solar hydrogen peroxide production on carbon nanotubes wired to titania nanorod arrays catalyzing As(III) oxidation
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)We present an off-grid, standalone electrocatalytic H2O2 production reaction (HPR) using carbon nanotubes (CNT) wired to hydrogen-treated TiO2 nanorod (h-TNR) arrays catalyzing the oxidation of As(III) to As(V) under ... -
Solar photovoltaic based dynamic voltage restorer with DC-DC boost converter for mitigating power quality issues in single phase grid
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)A new topology of photovoltaic (PV) based transformerless dynamic voltage restorer (TDVR) with high gain DC-DC boost converter is proposed to mitigate voltage sag and swell, interruptions, and unbalanced outages in ... -
Solar still with evacuated tubes and calcium stones to enhance the yield: An experimental investigation
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Present research study shows the evacuated tubes coupled with solar still to enhance the yield. Basin area of 1-meter square taken for the experiments and 14 evacuated tubes have been used at a lower side of the still. ... -
Solution-processed white graphene-reinforced ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites with improved thermal conductivity and dielectric properties for electronic encapsulation
( Springer Netherlands , 2017 , Article)The recent surge in graphene research has stimulated interest in the investigation of various two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, including 2D boron nitride (BN) nanostructures. Among these, hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets ... -
Solvent Uptake of Liquid Rubber Toughened Epoxy/Clay Nanocomposites
( John Wiley and Sons Inc. , 2016 , Article)Carboxyl-terminated poly (butadiene-co-acrylonitrile) (CTBN) liquid rubber toughened epoxy (epoxy/CTBN blend) and CTBN-toughened epoxy/clay nanocomposites (epoxy/clay/CTBN nanocomposites) were prepared, and solvent (acetone) ... -
Some theoretical aspects of tertiary treatment of water/oil emulsions by adsorption and coalescence mechanisms: A review
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article Review)The massive increase in the volumes of oily contaminated produced waters associated with various industrial sectors has initiated considerable technological and scientific efforts related to the development of new cleaning ... -
Spatio-temporal distribution and sources identifications of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their alkyl homolog in surface sediments in the central Arabian Gulf
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)The quantitative analysis of 18 parents and their alkyl homologs was performed in sediment samples from the central Arabian Gulf (Gulf) around Qatar Peninsula in six sequential seasons, winter 2014 to spring 2015, at 21 ... -
Spectral, thermal, antimicrobial studies for silver(I) complexes of pyrazolone derivatives
( BioMed Central Ltd , 2020 , Article)Background: Synthesize new complexes of Ag(I) to enhance efficacy or stability and also, pharmacological activities on the operation of pyrazolone's biological properties. Results: Efficient and high yielding pathways ... -
Spectroscopy of Polymer Nanocomposites
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book)Spectroscopy of Polymer Nanocomposites covers all aspects of the spectroscopic characterization of polymer nanocomposites. More than 25 spectroscopy characterization techniques - almost all used in materials science - are ... -
Spectroscopy-introducing the advantages and application areas in polymer nanocomposites
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Book chapter)Spectroscopy is an inevitable tool of characterizing polymer nanocomposites. Various spectroscopic techniques unveil the nature of dispersion of nanoparticles within the matrix polymer, the interactions between filler and ... -
Spray Deposition of PDMS/Candle Soot NPs Composite for Self-Cleaning Superhydrophobic Coating
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2020 , Article)The preparation of superhydrophobic coating using cheap candle soot nanoparticles (CS NPs) collected from candle flame is a very novel research topic. A less than 30 nm sized candle soot particles are collected by passing ...