Center for Advanced Materials: Recent submissions
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CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF MORTAR COMPOSITES USING LINEAR AND NONLINEAR ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUES
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2024 , Conference)Engineering structures such as brick walls may start to weaken well before their projected service life due to environmental changes or natural disasters. This can result in untimely collapse of the structure. Mortar is ... -
A Note on Performance Assessment of Signal Energy-Based Acoustic Source Localization in a Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Plate
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2024 , Article)The effectiveness of the signal energy–based acoustic source localization approach in practical applications has yet to be established. This is addressed herein by conducting an experimental study on a 500 mm × 500 mm ... -
Scalable One-Pot Fabrication of Carbon-Nanofiber-Supported Noble-Metal-Free Nanocrystals for Synergetic-Dependent Green Hydrogen Production: Unraveling Electrolyte and Support Effects
( American Chemical Society , 2024 , Article)Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) are envisaged as the most promising sustainable approach for green hydrogen production. However, the considerably high cost often associated with such reactions, particularly ... -
Deactivation-Tolerance of Heterojunction Anatase and Bronze TiO2 in the Photocatalytic Mineralization of Toluene
( American Chemical Society , 2024 , Article)Heterojunctioning anatase (A) and rutile (R) TiO2 is considered a benchmark strategy for high photocatalytic activity. In this study, we synthesized heterojunctions of anatase (A) and bronze (B) TiO2 via hydrothermal and ... -
Crystallite Size Effects on Electrical Properties of Nickel Chromite (NiCr2O4) Spinel Ceramics: A Study of Structural, Magnetic, and Dielectric Transitions
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)The effect of sintering temperature on the structural, magnetic, and dielectric properties of NiCr2O4 ceramics was investigated. A powder X-ray analysis indicates that the prepared nanocrystallites effectively inhibit the ... -
Progress and Innovations in Hydrogels for Sustainable Agriculture
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article Review)The growing global demands for food security, efficient water use, and environmentally resilient agricultural strategies call for a sustainable agricultural revolution. Water scarcity, the excessive use of pesticides, and ... -
Facile Fabrication of Pd-Doped CuO-ZnO Composites for Simultaneous Photodegradation of Anionic and Neutral Dyes
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)This study explores the synthesis and application of Pd-doped CuO-ZnO composites for the simultaneous photodegradation of anionic and neutral dyes. The nanocomposite was synthesized using a hydrothermal technique and ... -
Employing Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles as Biostimulant against Salinity: Improving Antioxidative Defense and Reactive Oxygen Species Balancing in Eggplant Seedlings
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)Salinity is a major abiotic stress that affects the agricultural sector and poses a significant threat to sustainable crop production. Nanoparticles (NPs) act as biostimulants and significantly mitigate abiotic stress. In ... -
Enhancing Sustainable Energy Through Cutting-Edge Waste Biorefinery Technologies
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article Review)Biorefineries play a critical role in addressing current global sustainability challenges by converting renewable biomass into valuable products such as biofuels, biochemicals, and bioenergy. The necessity of biorefineries ... -
Microwave-Assisted Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Fiber-Sodium Bismuth Titanate Composites
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)Lead-based piezoelectric materials cause many environmental problems, regardless of their exceptional performance. To overcome this issue, a lead-free piezoelectric composite material was developed by incorporating different ... -
A characterization study of Wadi Thamad oil shale: Towards a new source of energy in Jordan
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2024 , Article)Jordan's energy sector faces significant challenges due to rising fuel prices, making the exploration of local energy resources crucial. The abundant oil shale deposits in Wadi Thamad present a promising opportunity. Since ... -
Designing Tin and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Sodium-Ion Battery Anode
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article)The lack of anodes stability is one among key barriers to the widespread commercialization of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). This is attributed to graphite, a well-known common anode material for a range of commercial batteries ... -
Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite Coatings for Steel Pipelines
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)Steel pipeline systems carry about three-quarters of the world’s oil and gas. Such pipelines need to be coated to prevent corrosion and erosion. An alternative to the current epoxy-based coating, a multi-layered composite ... -
The Role of AI in Drug Discovery
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article Review)The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in drug discovery marks a pivotal shift in pharmaceutical research, blending sophisticated computational techniques with conventional scientific exploration to break through ... -
High-Density Atomic Level Defect Engineering of 2D Fe-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks Boosts Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article)Electrocatalysts based on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) attracted significant attention for water splitting, while the transition between MOFs and metal oxyhydroxide poses a great challenge in identifying authentic active ... -
Designing Molybdenum Trioxide and Hard Carbon Architecture for Stable Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article)Molybdenum Trioxide (MoO3) is a promising candidate as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIB), with a theoretical capacity of 1 117 mAhg−1. Nevertheless, MoO3 has inherent lower electronic conductivity and suffers ... -
A Facile Approach to Develop Polyvinyl Alcohol-Based Bio-Triboelectric Nanogenerator Containing Graphene- Doped Zinc Oxide Quantum Dots
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article)This article presents an environmentally friendly, low-cost polymer nanocomposite, polyvinyl alcohol/sodium alginate-graphene-zinc oxide (PVA-SA/G-ZnO) based triboelectric nanogenerator by spin coating. ZnO quantum dots ... -
Coaxial Layered Fiber Spinning for Wind Turbine Blade Recycling
( American Chemical Society , 2024 , Article)Plastics' long degradation time and their role in adding millions of metric tons of plastic waste to our oceans annually present an acute environmental challenge. Handling end-of-life waste from wind turbine blades (WTBs) ... -
Mixed plastics waste valorization to high-added value products via thermally induced phase separation and spin-casting
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Plastic waste is an underutilized resource that has the potential to be transformed into value-added materials. However, its chemical diversity leads to cost-intensive sorting techniques, limiting recycling and upcycling ... -
Thermal energy storage materials designed from recycled Tetra Pak waste and paraffin waxes with enhanced photothermal conversion efficiencies
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)The phase change material (PCM)-integrated solar water heaters have great potential to save energy by utilizing renewable resources and to extend working hours even after sunsets. The PCM composites fabricated with recycled ...
