Self-cleaning materials have gained considerable attention for both their unique properties
and practical applications in energy and environmental areas. Recent examples of many …

Transparent materials such as glasses and some polymers play an essential role in our
daily life. Indeed, it is well known that their application in mirrors, windows, automobile …

Rice husk is an agricultural residue in rice producing process with a worldwide annual
output of more than 190 million tons. To investigate the possibility of disposal method, rice …

An inorganic-organic fluorinated titania-silica (fTiO 2-SiO 2)/polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
composite membrane was fabricated, via facile in-situ vapor-induced hydrolyzation method …

Gas-liquid membrane contactor (GLMC) is a promising method to attain high efficiency for
CO 2 capture from flue gas, biogas and natural gas. However, membranes used in GLMC …

In this research, nanoporous silica-silica nanocomposite thin film was fabricated by a sol-gel
dip coating method on glass substrate. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field …

Lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries with high theoretical energy density (∼ 2.5 kWh kg–1) and
high theoretical gravimetric capacity (1672 mAh g–1) have drawn great attention as they are …

Abstract Fe 3+-doped TiO 2 films with the pattern surface were fabricated onto glass
substrates by a facial photosensitive sol–gel method. The patterned TiO 2 film has anatase …

In this work, different recalcitrant organic compounds including biologically treated palm oil
mill effluent (POME), diazinon and paraquat dichloride and natural dye from algal growth in …

In this research, silica nano-porous thin films were deposited on glass substrates by layer-by-
layer assembly process. The structure, morphology, surface characteristics, surface …