PVA/CNC/TiO2 nanocomposite for food-packaging: Improved mechanical, UV/water vapor barrier, and antimicrobial properties

S Van Nguyen, BK Lee - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Although polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is a promising biodegradable packaging material, it
presents some disadvantages for food packaging such as poor ultraviolet (UV) and water …

Biodegradable antibacterial and antioxidant nanocomposite films based on dextrin for bioactive food packaging

Z Islamipour, EN Zare, F Salimi, M Ghomi… - Journal of Nanostructure …, 2022 - Springer
Food packaging is considered an inactive barrier that defends foods from environmental
issues, chemical, and microbiological contaminants. In the current research, bioactive films …

Significant Enhanced Optical Parameters of PVA-Y2O3 Polymer Nanocomposite Films

ZA Alrowaili, TA Taha, KS El-Nasser… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2021 - Springer
In our present work, PVA-Y 2 O 3 nanocomposite films were prepared based on solution
casting technique. The structures of the nanocomposite films were examined by XRD and …

Fabrication of the cross-linked PVA/TiO2/C nanocomposite membrane for alkaline direct methanol fuel cells

F Khalid, AS Roy, A Parveen… - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A crosslinked Poly (vinyl alcohol) based composite membrane was developed through a
phase inversion process for use in alkaline direct methanol fuel cells (ADMFCs). The …

Development of TiO2/polyvinyl alcohol-cellulose acetate nanocomposite reverse osmosis membrane for groundwater-surface water interfaces purification

ES Mansor, H Abdallah, AM Shaban - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The conventional water treatment processes have limits to overcome the gap between
available water sources and the water demand. So desalination is required to face this …

Exploration of free volume behavior and ionic conductivity of PVA: x (x= 0, Y2O3, ZrO2, YSZ) ion-oxide conducting polymer ceramic composites

C Chavan, RF Bhajantri, V Cyriac, S Bulla… - Journal of Non …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article presents a comparative analysis of three distinct zirconia-inserted polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA) polymer matrices. X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy …

Development of Sustainable Hydrophilic Azadirachta indica Loaded PVA Nanomembranes for Cosmetic Facemask Applications

R Tahir, HB Albargi, A Ahmad, MB Qadir, Z Khaliq… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanofiber-based facial masks have attracted the attention of modern cosmetic applications
due to their controlled drug release, biocompatibility, and better efficiency. In this work …

Novel cross-linked poly (vinyl alcohol)-based electrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications

P Kulasekaran, BM Mahimai, P Deivanayagam - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, a new series of polymer electrolyte membranes was prepared by chemically cross-
linked poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and sulfonated poly (ether sulfone)(SPES). A typical …

Characterization, optical, and nanoscale free volume properties of Na‐CMC/PAM/CNT nanocomposites

S Awad, S El‐Gamal, AM El Sayed… - Polymers for …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Polyblend and nanocomposite films of sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose (Na‐
CMC)/polyacrylamide (PAM) and Na‐CMC/PAM modified with carbon nanotubes (CNT) …

Facile synthesis of Pangium edule kernel biomass-derived NCQDs/TiO2/PVA nanocomposite film for visible light-assisted methylene blue reduction

R Waluyo, A Hadju, Y Rati, R Marlina, Y Darma - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2024 - Elsevier
Water pollution from dye waste presents a pressing environmental challenge that urgently
requires innovative and sustainable solutions. In this regard, reusable visible-light-driven …