Highly efficient ceramic membrane synthesized from sugar scum and fly ash as sustainable precursors for dyes removal
Recycling solid industrial wastes into valuable materials is always the priority solution in waste management. In this perspective, sugar scum …
Heliyon - 2024Development of calcium phosphate-chitosan composites with improved removal capacity toward tetracycline antibiotic: Adsorption and electrokinetic properties
Two eco-friendly and highly efficient adsorbents, namely brushite-chitosan (DCPD-CS), and monetite-chitosan (DCPA-CS) composites were synthesized via a simple and low-cost …
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - 2024Advances in Controlled Release Fertilizers: Cost-Effective Coating Techniques and Smart Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels
To meet the needs of a rapidly expanding global population, farmers will need more fertilizers than ever before to maintain …
Advanced Sustainable Systems - 2023Phosphorylated chitosan as a hydrosoluble additive for bioactive calcium carbonate cements: Elaboration, setting mechanism, and handling properties
Chitosan is extensively used in the biomedical field owing to its biocompatibility and degradability. However, its limited solubility hinders its …
Ceramics International - 2023Corrosion of iron and nickel based alloys in sulphuric acid: Challenges and prevention strategies
Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) is widely used in various industrial processes, including fertilizer production. However, its highly corrosive nature poses a …
Journal of Materials Research and Technology - 2023Conversion-type Ni2.5Co0.5(PO4)2 phosphate as negative electrode material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries
The production of clean energy requires efficient energy storage systems, such as Lithium-ion batteries, to store wind and solar energy. …
Materials Today Communications - 2023Manufacturing methods, properties, and potential applications in bone tissue regeneration of hydroxyapatite-chitosan biocomposites: A review
Hydroxyapatite (HA) and chitosan (CS) biopolymer are the major materials investigated for biomedical purposes. Both of these components play an …
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - 2023Optimizing the electrochemical activity and understanding the reaction mechanism of Li3.27FeII0.19FeIII0.81V(PO4)3 cathode material for lithium-ion batteries
This work reports the synthesis of a NaSICON-type structure material, a cost-efficient electrode for lithium-ion batteries, by the substitution of …
Journal of Power Sources - 2023Microstructural evolution of heat-treated Cr–W–V–Mo steels: effect of core-shell carbides and secondary precipitation on their abrasion resistance
This study aims at understanding the effect of different heat treatments on the evolution of the microstructure of several Cr–W–V–Mo …
Journal of Materials Research and Technology - 2023A critical review on development, performance and selection of stainless steels and nickel alloys for the wet phosphoric acid process
The wet phosphoric acid (WPA) process equipment is exposed to corrosive and wear conditions with aggressiveness determined by the phosphate …
Materials & Design - 2023Phosphorylated cellulose nanofiber as sustainable organic filler and potential flame-retardant for all-solid-state lithium batteries
Phosphorylated cellulose nanofiber (CNF-P) is presented as novel and promising organic filler for the preparation of composite solid polymer electrolytes …
Journal of Energy Storage - 2023On the physicochemical properties, setting chemical reaction, and in vitro bioactivity of aragonite–chitosan composite cement as a bone substitute
In the field of bone substitution, calcium carbonate cements have been proposed as bioactive mineral cements complementary to calcium phosphate …
New Journal of Chemistry - 2023Sustainable phosphorylated microcrystalline cellulose toward enhanced removal performance of methylene blue
In this study, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was phosphorylated using phosphoric acid in the presence of urea and used as an …
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - 2022In situ precipitated hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite loaded with ciprofloxacin: Formulation, mechanical, in vitro antibiotic uptake, release, and antibacterial properties
Three-dimensional hydroxyapatite-chitosan (HA-CS) composites loaded with ciprofloxacin antibiotic (HA–CS–CIP) were formulated using the in situ and the solid-liquid method coupled …
Materials Chemistry and Physics - 2023Solid-state electrolytes for beyond lithium-ion batteries: A review
Safe energy storage technique is prerequisite for sustainable energy development in the future. Designing Solid-State Electrolytes exhibiting high ionic conductivity, …
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews - 2022Participation of the HTMR team in the EMCMRE-6th edition
The HTMR team had the honor to participate in the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Materials and Renewable Energies in its 6th …
Recovery of Nanomaterials for Battery Applications
In the last decades, many researchers were inspired to develop recycling technologies for nanomaterial manufacturing and manage the excessive generation …
Waste Recycling Technologies for Nanomaterials Manufacturing - 2021Bio-based materials in electrochemical applications
The search for alternatives to the existing energy model is focusing on the use of renewable energies. Due to the …
Wiley publisher - 2022Development of Anti-Corrosion Coating Based on Phosphorylated Ethyl Cellulose Microcapsules
This study reports for the first time the preparation of almond oil-based microcapsules using phosphorylated ethyl cellulose as shell material. …
Progress in Organic Coatings - 2020Response of maize to coniferous tree woods biochar and sheep manure application to contaminated mine soil
Metallic trace element (MTE) soil contamination is a serious problem needed to be urgently faced to ensure safe food supply …
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery - 2021Physicochemical, setting, rheological, and mechanical properties of a novel bio-composite based on apatite cement, bioactive glass, and alginate hydrogel
Calcium phosphate cements (CPC) have been widely investigated as bone substitutes, owing to their attractive features in terms of physicochemical …
Ceramics International - 2021Improvement of the electrochemical performance by partial chemical substitution into the lithium site of titanium phosphate-based electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries: LiNi0.25Ti1.5 Fe0.5(PO4)3
Partial lithium substitution with nickel (0.25 of Ni2+ ion) in the previously reported Li1.5Fe0.5Ti1.5(PO4)3/C (LFTP@C) was performed to improve its …
Journal of Power Sources - 2020Towards the application of Carboxymethyl Chitin/Ionic Liquid blend as Polymer Electrolyte Membrane for aqueous Batteries
Carboxymethyl chitin (CMChit) has the potential to be used as a solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) based on its ionic conductivity …
Carbohydrate Polymers - 2021Phosphorylated microcapsules containing natural oil for potential self-healing use
This work reports on the preparation of oil-filled microcapsules for self-healing purposes. Biopolymeric microcapsules loaded with vegetable oils as green …
Materials Today: Proceedings - 2021The synergistic effect of wear-corrosion in stainless steels: A review
The consequence of coupling wear (erosion/abrasion) and corrosion is not just simply the sum of wear inthe absence of corrosive …
Materials Today: Proceedings - 2022Formulation and characterization of hydroxyapatite-based composite with enhanced compressive strength and controlled antibiotic release
A composite based on hydroxyapatite (HA) and chitosan (CS) combined with ciprofloxacin (CIP) was formulated by the solid–liquid mixing method. …
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A - 2021Novel biocomposite based on functionalized poorly crystalline apatite and chitosan: A physicochemical evaluation
The lack of the required mechanical strength and adequate biodegradation rate of calcium phosphatematerials constitutes the most relevant drawback prohibiting …
Materials Today: Proceedings - 2022