Acid catalysed cross-linking of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) by glutaraldehyde: effect of crosslink density on the characteristics of PVA membranes used in single …

R Rudra, V Kumar, PP Kundu - RSC advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present study, acid catalysed cross-linking of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) with varying
concentrations of glutaraldehyde was analyzed and the cross-linked PVAs were utilized as …

Recent advances in the Development of Sustainable Composite Materials used as Membranes in Microbial Fuel Cells

A James… - The Chemical Record, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
MFC can have dual functions; they can generate electricity from industrial and domestic
effluents while purifying wastewater. Most MFC designs comprise a membrane which …

Improving the Overall Characteristics of Proton Exchange Membranes via Nanophase Separation Technologies: A Progress Review

Y Hu, X Li, L Yan, B Yue - Fuel Cells, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) is one of the essential materials for proton exchange
membrane fuel cells (PEMCF). The improvement of comprehensive characteristics of proton …

Novel sepiolite reinforced emerging composite polymer electrolyte membranes for high-performance direct methanol fuel cells

F Altaf, S Ahmed, D Dastan, R Batool… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Methanol permeation is the main issue of Nafion membranes when they are used as a
polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). In the current …

Highly efficient sulfonated polybenzimidazole as a proton exchange membrane for microbial fuel cells

S Singha, T Jana, JA Modestra, AN Kumar… - Journal of Power …, 2016 - Elsevier
Although microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent a promising bio-energy technology with a
dual advantage (ie, electricity production and waste-water treatment), their low power …

The fabrication of silane modified graphene oxide supported Ni–Co bimetallic electrocatalysts: a catalytic system for superior oxygen reduction in microbial fuel cells

F Papiya, S Das, P Pattanayak, PP Kundu - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) exploit the ability of microorganisms to generate clean energy
from organic pollutants in wastewater. However, the poor cathode performance and the use …

Deposition of Ni–NiO nanoparticles on the reduced graphene oxide filled polypyrrole: evaluation as cathode catalyst in microbial fuel cells

P Pattanayak, F Papiya, N Pramanik… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we fabricated the in situ polymerization of pyrrole (Py) on reduced graphene oxide
(rGO), formulated as a nanocomposite support matrix for the deposition of nickel–nickel …

Development of highly efficient bimetallic nanocomposite cathode catalyst, composed of Ni: Co supported sulfonated polyaniline for application in microbial fuel cells

F Papiya, P Pattanayak, P Kumar, V Kumar… - Electrochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
To develop a cost-effective efficient non-noble cathode electrocatalyst with enhanced
oxygen reduction is one of the major concerns in optimizing electrical efficiency in microbial …

Co/Al2O3-rGO nanocomposite as cathode electrocatalyst for superior oxygen reduction in microbial fuel cell applications: The effect of nanocomposite composition

F Papiya, A Nandy, S Mondal, PP Kundu - Electrochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
This study reports the synthesis of non-platinum group metal (non-PGM) catalyst based on
low cost cobalt nanoparticles supported by alumina and reduced graphene oxide (Al 2 O 3 …

Dual crosslinked soybean protein adhesives with high strength, mold resistance, and extended shelf-life via dynamic covalent bonds

JT Aladejana, F Zhang, G Zeng, K Li, Y Dong… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
In finding a potential long-term replacement for non-renewable formaldehyde materials,
protein-based adhesive with plant resources as the main active ingredient has gained …