Superhydrophobic nanofiber membrane containing carbon nanotubes for high-performance direct contact membrane distillation

LD Tijing, YC Woo, WG Shim, T He, JS Choi… - Journal of Membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
Tailoring the membrane to have superhydrophobicity, coupled with high porosity, adequate
pore sizes and narrow pore size distribution, and thin thickness could find potential …

Preparation of novel polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-Tin (IV) oxide (SnO2) ion exchange mixed matrix membranes for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous …

Y Ibrahim, V Naddeo, F Banat, SW Hasan - Separation and purification …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global consideration has been growing recently to tackle the toxic and carcinogenic effects
of heavy metal presence in water streams. In this work, novel polyvinylidene fluoride …

Sensitive and selective CO2 gas sensor based on CuO/ZnO bilayer thin-film architecture

T Bhowmick, A Ghosh, S Nag, SB Majumder - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract A CuO/ZnO (C/Z) bilayer thin film was fabricated with a porous top CuO layer to
facilitate a sensitive and selective response towards CO 2 gas. Such a sensor architecture …

Launching deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs), in combination with different harmless co-solvents, for the preparation of more …

F Russo, M Tiecco, F Galiano, R Mancuso… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and natural deep eutectic solvents (NADESs, derived from
natural-source molecules) were used for the first time in the preparation of porous poly …

Fabrication of a sandwich panel by integrating coconut husk with polyurethane foam and optimization using R2

P Sharma, VRP Kumar - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
As the need for a sustainable solution increase, waste materials are gaining popularity in
building applications to reduce the environmental impact. This study aims to utilize the waste …

Step-by-step improvement of mixed-matrix nanofiber membrane with functionalized graphene oxide for desalination via air-gap membrane distillation

M Fouladivanda, J Karimi-Sabet, F Abbasi… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A straightforward three-stage method was applied to fabricate a super-hydrophobic mixed-
matrix nanofiber membrane using the electrospinning method for desalination purpose …

[HTML][HTML] Representativity of morphological measurements and 2-d shape descriptors on mineral admixtures

D Sinkhonde, A Rimbarngaye, B Kone, TC Herring - Results in engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Using mineral admixtures has been proved to be significant for the production of cement-
based composites. Burnt Clay Powder (BCP), Rice Husk Ash (RHA), Coconut Shell Ash …

Enhancement of electrochemical detection of Pb2+ by sensor based on track-etched membranes modified with interpolyelectrolyte complexes

IV Korolkov, N Zhumanazar, YG Gorin… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
This article concerns studies of flexible track-etched membrane modification by photograft
polymerization of methacrylic acid and subsequent formation of interpolyelectrolyte …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of milling treatments of waste clay bricks effect on density and compressive strength of cement paste

D Sinkhonde, D Mashava - Results in Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Milling treatments for evaluating grindability of pozzolanic materials using ball mill have
been employed with limited studies focused on fragmented clay bricks. Of great importance …

Robust Polymer Nanocomposite Membranes Incorporating Discrete TiO2 Nanotubes for Water Treatment

N Mahdi, P Kumar, A Goswami, B Perdicakis… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Polyethersulfone (PES) is a polymeric permeable material used in ultrafiltration (UF)
membranes due to its high thermomechanical and chemical stability. The hydrophobic …