An overview of proton exchange membranes for fuel cells: Materials and manufacturing

S Ahmad, T Nawaz, A Ali, MF Orhan, A Samreen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their efficient and cleaner operation nature, proton exchange membrane fuel cells
are considered energy conversion devices for various applications including transportation …

Chitosan: a sustainable material for multifarious applications

AZ Hameed, SA Raj, J Kandasamy, MA Baghdadi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the versatility of its features and capabilities, chitosan generated from marine
crustacean waste is gaining importance and appeal in a wide variety of applications. It was …

Composite proton exchange membrane for fuel cells based on chitosan modified by acid-base amphoteric nanoparticles

X Fan, Y Ou, H Yang, H Yang, T Qu, Q Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, achieving a simultaneous improvement in proton conductivity and mechanical
properties is a key challenge in using chitosan (CS) as a proton exchange membrane (PEM) …

Functionalized chitosan-inspired (nano) materials containing sulfonic acid groups: synthesis and application

M Sajjadi, M Nasrollahzadeh, H Ghafuri - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
Nature-inspired chitosan (CS) materials show a high potential for the design/fabrication of
sustainable heterogeneous (nano) materials with extraordinary structural/physical features …

Exploring natural polymers for the development of proton exchange membranes in fuel cells

AA Ali, A Al-Othman, M Tawalbeh - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the pursuit of clean energy production, renewable technologies, such as fuel cells, have
surfaced as highly promising tools. Particularly, fuel cells that use a proton exchange …

Overcoming the trade-off between water flux and salt rejection of an RO membrane via simultaneous optimization using highly porous microstructured support and …

J Lee, C Ahn, S Chang, J Lee, TH Bae - Journal of Membrane Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Many researchers have devoted much effort to addressing the trade-off between water flux
and salt rejection of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes till now, but it still needs to be solved …

Recent advances in chitin and chitosan/graphene-based bio-nanocomposites for energetic applications

R Ikram, B Mohamed Jan, M Abdul Qadir, A Sidek… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Herein, we report recent developments in order to explore chitin and chitosan derivatives for
energy-related applications. This review summarizes an introduction to common …

Bio-nanocomposites: Innovative solutions for addressing issues in health, agriculture, energy and environmental domains

A Sen, MS Kurian, DP Narayanan, A Abraham… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
The extensive industrial use of plastics causes serious environmental problems. In order to
solve this, scientists have concentrated on developing composites that are environmentally …

Evaluation of the Effect of Different Nano-Size of WO3 on the Structural and Mechanical Properties of HDPE

A Obeid, M Roumie, MS Badawi, R Awad - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2022 - Springer
The new category of high-density polyethylene HDPE/WO3 was synthesized via
compression molding technique. Various amounts (10, 15, 25, and 35 wt%) of bulk micro …

Fabrication of multicomponent cellulose/polypyrrole composed with zinc oxide nanoparticles for improving mechanical and biological properties

S Heydari, A Asefnejad, NH Nemati, V Goodarzi… - Reactive and Functional …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, bacterial cellulose (BC)/polypyrrole (PPy) and zinc nanoparticles (ZnO), which
simultaneously possess antimicrobial and cell proliferation properties were introduced as a …