Sustainability, performance, and production perspectives of waste-derived functional carbon nanomaterials towards a sustainable environment: A review

K Poonia, P Singh, T Ahamad, Q Van Le, HHP Quang… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The survival of humanity is severely threatened by the massive accumulation of waste in the
ecosystem. One plausible solution for the management and upcycling of waste is conversing …

Plastic waste-derived carbon dots: insights of recycling valuable materials towards environmental sustainability

Arpita, P Kumar, N Kataria, N Narwal, S Kumar… - Current Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Carbon dots (CDs) or carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have emerged as rising stars in the
carbon family due to their diverse applications in various fields. CDs are spherical particles …

A Novel Hybrid MPPT Controller for PEMFC Fed High Step‐Up Single Switch DC‐DC Converter

S Rafikiran, CHH Basha… - … transactions on electrical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
At present, there are different types of Renewable Energy Resources (RESs) available in
nature which are wind, tidal, fuel cell, and solar. The wind, tidal, and solar power systems …

Upcycling of plastic waste using photo-, electro-, and Photoelectrocatalytic approaches: a way toward circular economy

D Sajwan, A Sharma, M Sharma, V Krishnan - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Rapid industrialization and development have led to a tremendous increase in the use of
various types of plastic commodities in daily life. For the past several years, plastic pollution …

The photoelectrochemically enhanced oxygen evolution reaction via thin films of novel (1: 2: 1) SnO-Mn2O3-TiO2 hybrid nanotubes

R Naeem, S Shakir, S Sharif, S Afzal, S Bashir… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions play a significant role in overall water
splitting. The photoelectrochemical water splitting offers a high potential for conversion …

A solar photothermo-catalytic combined process for the VOCs combustion and the subsequent CO2 valorization using noble metal-free catalysts

R Fiorenza, M Bellardita, SA Balsamo, A Gulino… - Catalysis Today, 2023 - Elsevier
We here investigated a solar photothermo-catalytic combined process where the toluene (as
volatile organic compound model) was first oxidized to CO 2 which was subsequently …

Mechanistic Approach towards Designing Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

NA Khan, CS Azad, M Luo, J Chen, T Kesharwani… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have unique features, including intrinsic porosity,
crystallinity, and tunability, making them desirable materials for diverse applications ranging …

Multi-color polymer carbon dots synthesized from waste polyolefins through phenylenediamine-assisted hydrothermal processing

Y Takahashi, K Chan, A Zinchenko - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The large accumulation and low recycling rates of polyolefin waste have posed a threat to
the environment and human health. The shortage of chemical recycling methods for …

[PDF][PDF] Surfaces and Interfaces

R Naeem, S Shakir, S Sharif, S Afzal, S Bashir - researchgate.net
The oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions play a significant role in overall water
splitting. The photoelectrochemical water splitting offers a high potential for conversion …