Protic ionic liquids as next-generation proton exchange membrane materials: Current status & future perspectives

CY Wong, WY Wong, KS Loh, KL Lim - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of protic ionic liquids (PILs) in proton exchange membrane has drawn
significant interest. The intrinsic properties of high thermal stability and proton conductivity of …

Low-cost and eco-friendly PVA/carrageenan membrane to efficiently remove cationic dyes from water: Isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamics, and regeneration study

S Radoor, DR Kandel, K Park, A Jayakumar, J Karayil… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Methylene blue (MB), a common dye in the textile industry, has a multitude of detrimental
consequences on humans and the environment. Accordingly, it is necessary to remove dyes …

Lignin‐Derived Ionic Conducting Membranes for Low‐Grade Thermal Energy Harvesting

M Muddasar, MA Nasiri, A Cantarero… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wood‐based ionic conductive membranes have emerged as a new paradigm for low‐grade
thermal energy harvesting applications due to their unique andtailorable structures. Herein …

Probing the free volume in polymers by means of positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

G Consolati, D Nichetti, F Quasso - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) is a valuable technique to investigate
defects in solids, such as vacancy clusters and grain boundaries in metals and alloys, as …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication of PVA polymer films with improved antibacterial activity by fine-tuning via organic acids for food packaging applications

S Suganthi, S Vignesh, J Kalyana Sundar, V Raj - Applied Water Science, 2020 - Springer
In this study, organic acids were used as cross-linker with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films
prepared by a solution-casting method for food packing applications. The effect of …

Multicolor emitting carbon dot-reinforced PVA composites as edible food packaging films and coatings with antimicrobial and UV-blocking properties

MO Alas, G Dogan, MS Yalcin, S Ozdemir, R Genc - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Active food packaging has become attractive because of the possibility to provide a longer
shelf-life by loading functional agents into the packages to maintain the quality of food …

A flexible supercapacitor with high energy density and wide range of temperature tolerance using a high-concentration aqueous gel electrolyte

K Gong, H Lee, Y Choi, G Jung, K Keum, JW Kim… - Electrochimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
As the demand for a wide range of wearable devices increases, extensive effort is devoted
to developing high-performance flexible energy storage devices such as batteries and …

Effective adsorption–desorption kinetic study and statistical modeling of bentazon herbicide mediated by a biodegradable β-cyclodextrin cross-linked poly (vinyl …

P Sharma, M Sharma, H Laddha… - … Agricultural Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Indiscriminate use of pesticides to meet the global demand for food has contaminated
groundwater and surface water, affecting the global environment. In view of this, it is …

Flexible and biocompatible poly (vinyl alcohol)/multi-walled carbon nanotubes hydrogels with epsilon-near-zero properties

J Tian, R Fan, Z Zhang, Y Li, H Wu, P Yang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) material has been a research hotspot in recent years due
to unique physical properties such as inverse Doppler effect and negative refractive index …

Sulfosalicylic acid modified carbon dots as effective corrosion inhibitor and fluorescent corrosion indicator for carbon steel in HCl solution

S Wu, J Wang, T Liu, X Guo, L Ma - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel carbon dots based complex with sulfosalicylic acid modification (CDs-
SSA) was synthesized, endowing it with both corrosion inhibition and corrosion sensing …