Center for Advanced Materials Research: Recent submissions
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Superhydrophobic PVC/SiO2 Coating for Self-Cleaning Application
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2020 , Article)A lotus leaf like self-cleaning superhydrophobic coating has high demand in industrial applications. Such coatings are prepared by alternative dip and spray deposition techniques. A layer of polyvinyl chloride is applied ... -
Oil-Water Separation by ZnO-Based Superhydrophobic PU Sponges
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2020 , Article)Continuous oil–water separation is not only an important topic for scientific research but also for practical applications to clean oil from industrial oily wastewater and oil-spill pollution. In this work, polyurethane ... -
Progress of Advanced Nanomaterials in the Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Sensing of Glucose and H2O2
( NLM (Medline) , 2020 , Article Review)Non-enzymatic sensing has been in the research limelight, and most sensors based on nanomaterials are designed to detect single analytes. The simultaneous detection of analytes that together exist in biological organisms ... -
Methanol Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production Using Polymer Electrolyte Membrane: A Mini-Review
( MDPI AG , 2020 , Article Review)Hydrogen (H2) has attained significant benefits as an energy carrier due to its gross calorific value (GCV) and inherently clean operation. Thus, hydrogen as a fuel can lead to global sustainability. Conventional H2 ... -
Optimization of performance and emission characteristics of CI engine fueled with Jatropha biodiesel produced using a heterogeneous catalyst (CaO)
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)This study includes the use of heterogeneous catalyst (CaO) for the production of Jatropha biodiesel through transesterification reaction. The heterogeneous transesterification delivered a yield of 81.6% at 5 wt% catalyst ... -
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 ... -
Quantum chemical computations, fluorescence spectral features and molecular docking of two biologically active heterocyclic class of compounds
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)This work is an effort for determination of excited and ground state values of dipole moments and also for quantum chemical computation of two biologically active heterocyclic class of compounds namely of 3-[2-Oxo-2-(2-o ... -
Structural and functional properties of rare earth-based (NiO-CGO) nanocomposite produced by effective multiple doping approach via co-precipitation
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Several metal oxide nanocomposites produced by multiple doping approaches with a combination of rare earth metals tend to show improved performance in various areas such as electrochemical, photocatalytic, and biomedical. ... -
Effect of plain strain deformation on grain strengthening mechanism of Fe-Al2O3 metal matrix nanocomposites
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2021 , Article)The present paper reports the effect of plain strain deformation on grain strengthening mechanism of iron (Fe) - alumina (Al2O3) Metal Matrix Nanocomposites (MMNCs) fabricated through powder metallurgical (P/M) processing. ... -
Facile synthesis of NiO-CYSO nanocomposite for photocatalytic and antibacterial applications
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Ceria based metal oxide nanocomposites (combination with rare earth oxides) have become irreplaceable and tend to display great functioning in all kinds of arenas like as photocatalytic, electrochemical and biological. ... -
A Portable Active Photovoltaic Solar Energy System in Treating Wastewaters by Electrocoagulation
( ASTM International , 2021 , Article)This study presents the effects of adding some provisions to a portable photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system to obtain both DC and ac sources. An efficient ac high-speed fan was powered from this system to cool the PV ... -
An improved optimisation technique for the network-controlled pH process and DC motor using various controllers
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)In this paper, two different systems, a pH process and a DC motor, are considered for networked control, where pH is a non-linear system and the DC motor is a linear system. Majority of the industries use the water as their ... -
A concise review on Solar still with parabolic trough collector
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article Review)The enhancement of yield of solar still (SS) is viewed as very significant due to the production of the potable water. It is also considered as uncomplicated device for desalination. There is also no need for professional ... -
Numerical simulation of flow-through heat exchanger having helical flow passage using high order accurate solution dependent weighted least square based gradient calculations
( Bellwether Publishing, Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Improving the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of a heat exchanger has always been desired for any heat transferring application. Various active, passive, and combined methods were adopted for heat transfer ... -
CHAPTER 7: Metal Oxide-based Disposable Sensors for Health Monitoring
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Book chapter)Metal oxides and their use as disposable sensors in food, environment, and particularly health monitoring have been addressed over recent decades due to their low-cost, ease of use, high sensitivity, fast response and ... -
Wear, optimization and surface analysis of Al-Al2O3-TiO2 hybrid metal matrix composites
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2021 , Article)The aim of the present work is to investigate vickers hardness, wear behavior as well as to perform optimization of wear data for pure Al and Al-Al2O3-TiO2 hybrid metal matrix composites. The hybrid composite (Al-Al2O3-TiO2) ... -
Performance enhancement using TiO2 nano particles in solar still at variable water depth
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)The present research paper shows the use of Titanium oxide nanoparticle to enhance the yield of Solar still. Titanium Oxide and black die mixture used as a base paint and find out the performance of the solar still at 20% ... -
A novel method for Arduino based electric vehicle emulator
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)This article presents the design of the test station, which is accessible for the testing of electric bicycles. In this process, a low-power Brushless Dc traction vehicle or a high-powered motor scaled analogue in traction ... -
Experimental and numerical analysis of heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics inside pulsating heat pipe
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Heat pipes are a popular choice for many industries and research applications to extract heat effectively by maintaining desired device/location at almost isothermal conditions. Pulsating heat pipes, also known as wickless ... -
A novel design of switched boost action based multiport converter using dsPIC controller for renewable energy applications
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Traditionally the grid supplies only a particular voltage to the load, but today we are using 'n' number of loads with different voltage rating and converters. So, the conversion of the generated AC voltage into several ...
