Center for Advanced Materials: Recent submissions
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Use of solar photovoltaic with active solar still to improve distillate output: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article Review)Solar energy is a need of the hour and very important source for the all living organisms. Due to increment in global warming as well as pollution, solar energy utilization is required and it is replaced by the conventional ... -
Photocatalytic, antibacterial and electrochemical properties of novel rare earth metal oxides-based nanohybrids
( KeAi Communications Co. , 2020 , Article)Mixed metal oxide nanocomposites (rare earth-based) have become irreplaceable and tend to display great functioning in all kinds of arenas like as photocatalytic, electrochemical, and biological. NiO-CGSO [NiO-Ce0.8Gd0.2 ... -
Sawdust-based superhydrophobic pellets for efficient oil-water separation
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Severe water pollution by means of oil is the major issue worldwide. Emerging materials like superhydrophobic surfaces have shown immense potential to control this issue. Herein we utilized low-cost Sawdust-Polystyrene (SD ... -
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 ... -
Effect of fin configuration parameters on performance of solar still: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Drinking water is a necessity not only for humanity but also for the all living organisms available in the earth today. But the availability of the potable water is not in abundant amount; hence clean water is scarce in ... -
Structural studies of bio-mediated NiO nanoparticles for photocatalytic and antibacterial activities
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)Nickel Oxide (NiO) nano-sized sample was bio-synthesized by a microwave-assisted route consuming citrus variety fruit juice. The prepared NiO sample was investigated by various spectroscopy techniques. The X-ray diffractogram ... -
Phase, microstructure, and wear behavior of Al2O3-reinforced Fe-Si alloy-based metal matrix nanocomposites
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2020 , Article)In the present work, phase, microstructure, and wear properties of Al2O3-reinforced Fe–Si alloy-based metal matrix nanocomposites have been studied. Composites using 2 wt.% and 5 wt.% of Si and rest Fe powder mix were ... -
Experimental investigation on solar still with nanomaterial and dripping arrangement
( Bellwether Publishing, Ltd. , 2020 , Article)The scarcity of potable water for drinking purpose is everywhere in the world. The solar still can be used to provide potable water for the drinking purpose, but it has a daily yield of 3 litres/day. The experimental ... -
Design and experimental analysis of solar-powered water desalination system using humidification?dehumidification
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Desalination with solar-powered air heating and packed bed humidification is designed and fabricated using locally available materials. The system with fined type dehumidifier is designed using the LMTD method. There are ... -
Current trends in MXene-based nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion system: A mini review
( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)MXene is deemed to be one of the best attentive materials in an extensive range of applications due to its stupendous optical, electronic, thermal, and mechanical properties. Several MXene-based nanomaterials with extraordinary ... -
Graphene quantum dot based materials for sensing, bio-imaging and energy storage applications: a review
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2020 , Article Review)Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are an attractive nanomaterial consisting of a monolayer or a few layers of graphene having excellent and unique properties. GQDs are endowed with the properties of both carbon dots (CDs) and ... -
Fabrication of zno-fe-mxene based nanocomposites for efficient co2 reduction
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)A ZnO-Fe-MXene nanocomposite was fabricated and examined with diverse spectroscopic techniques. The hexagonal structure of ZnO, MXene, and ZnO-Fe-MXene nanocomposites were validated through XRD. FTIR showed the characteristic ... -
Maximization of biodiesel production from sunflower and soybean oils and prediction of diesel engine performance and emission characteristics through response surface methodology
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)Production of methyl ester from sunflower and soybean oil mixture is performed throughout a catalyzed transesterification procedure. The significance of the four reaction parameters such as methanol to oil ratio, catalyst ... -
Investigation of various Mg(x)Fe(1−x)2O4 (x = 0.1, 0.5 and 0.9) nanostructures as a resistive and flexible LPG sensor
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)This report talks in detail about the successful synthesis of nanoparticle material Mg(x)Fe(1−x)2O4 (x = 0.1, 0.5 and 0.9) through a simple and inexpensive sol-gel auto-combustion process and its application as a gas sensor. ... -
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 ... -
Dynamic mechanical analysis and broadband electromagnetic interference shielding characteristics of poly (vinyl alcohol)-poly (4-styrenesulfonic acid)-titanium dioxide nanoparticles based tertiary nanocomposites
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2020 , Article)Novel tertiary nanocomposite films comprising of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly (4-styrenesulfonic acid) (PSSA) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPS) were prepared using simple solvent casting method. The ... -
Nanostructured metal oxides and its hybrids for photocatalytic and biomedical applications
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article Review)Metal oxide nanoparticles and its hybrids are deemed to be one of the most attractive materials in an extensive range of applications due to their impressive optical, electronic, photocatalytic, and biological properties. ... -
Phase, microstructure and tensile strength of Al–Al2O3–C hybrid metal matrix composites
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2020 , Article)The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of alumina (Al2O3)–carbon (C) reinforcement on the properties of aluminium matrix. Aluminium matrix reinforced with Al2O3–carbon (2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10 wt.%) in equal ... -
A simple chemical precipitation of ceria based (Sm doped-CGO) nanocomposite: structural and electrolytic behaviour for LT-SOFCs
( Springer Nature , 2020 , Article)Rare-earth doped metal oxide nanocomposites were become very unique and tend to show abundant performance in all types of fields such as electrochemical, photocatalytic, and biological. Gadolinium and Samarium co-doped ... -
Performance analysis of evacuated tubes coupled solar still with double basin solar still and solid fins
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Experimental set up of double basin solar still with evacuated tubes has been fabricated by locally available materials and then carry out research work by use of solid fins. Here 2.5 cm constant depth of water maintained ...
