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Dharmarajan NP, Vidyasagar D, Yang J-H, Talapaneni SN, Lee J, Ramadass K, et al., 'Bio-Inspired Supramolecular Self-Assembled Carbon Nitride Nanostructures for Photocatalytic Water Splitting.', Adv Mater, 36 e2306895 (2024) [C1]
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Sadanandan AM, Yang JH, Devtade V, Singh G, Panangattu Dharmarajan N, Fawaz M, et al., 'Carbon nitride based nanoarchitectonics for nature-inspired photocatalytic CO
Drawing inspiration from the natural process of photosynthesis found in plant leaves, scientists are exploring the use of photocatalysis to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into valua... [more]
Drawing inspiration from the natural process of photosynthesis found in plant leaves, scientists are exploring the use of photocatalysis to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products using solar light and water. Photocatalytic CO2 conversion has emerged as one of the efficient green approaches to revitalize the environment from greenhouse gas pollution. Owing to its visible-range band gap, non-toxicity, ease of synthesis at economic costs and stability under light irradiation, g-C3N4 has emerged as the most explored photocatalyst. However, due to rampant exciton recombination owing to poor electrical conductivity, the efficiency of CO2 reduction falls short for g-C3N4 in its pure/pristine form. Therefore, the structural engineering of g-C3N4 materials using N-rich configurations, heteroatom/single-atom doping, and hybridization with various functional materials including metal oxides/sulfides, perovskite halides and metal complexes has been adopted, thereby overcoming their inherent drawbacks in photocatalytic CO2 reduction. In this timely review, we present an overview of the recent advances in surface/interface engineering of carbon nitrides for the conversion of CO2 to fuels and useful chemical by-products. More importance is given to the critical evaluation of surface manipulation in carbon nitrides and how it amplifies and affect their photocatalytic properties in CO2 reduction. Finally, we provide a comprehensive outlook into the future directions of these functionalised carbon nitrides for various applications. We strongly believe that this unique review will offer new knowledge on the surface property relationship of carbon nitride-based materials and their impact on enhancing their performance in photocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction and further create new opportunities for them in various areas.
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Singh G, Kumar P, Ramadass K, Lee J, Vinu A, 'Emerging Multifunctional Nanostructures and their Applications', SMALL,
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Bolan S, Sharma S, Mukherjee S, Kumar M, Rao CS, Nataraj KC, et al., 'Biochar modulating soil biological health: A review.', Sci Total Environ, 914 169585 (2024) [C1]
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Singh R, Singh G, Anand A, 'On 3D printed intelligent diaphragmatic hernia sensor', RAPID PROTOTYPING JOURNAL, 30 323-337 (2024) [C1]
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Bahadur R, Singh G, Li Z, Singh B, Srivastava R, Sakamoto Y, et al., 'Hybrid nanoarchitectonics of ordered mesoporous C60 BCN with high surface area for supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries', Carbon, 216 118568-118568 (2024) [C1]
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O'Connor J, Mickan BS, Yusiharni E, Singh G, Gurung SK, Siddique KHM, et al., 'Characterisation and agronomic evaluation of acidified food waste anaerobic digestate products.', J Environ Manage, 355 120565 (2024) [C1]
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Ruban SM, Singh G, Ramadass K, Joseph S, Ismaili A, Huang CY, et al., 'Aminoguanidine Derived N-Rich Mesoporous Carbon Nitrides with Tunable Nitrogen Contents for Knoevenagel Condensation', ChemCatChem, 15 (2023) [C1]
Nitrogen-rich carbon nitrides are desired materials for base-catalysed transformations; however, their synthesis is challenging due to the volatile nature of N at high temperature... [more]
Nitrogen-rich carbon nitrides are desired materials for base-catalysed transformations; however, their synthesis is challenging due to the volatile nature of N at high temperatures. Herein, we report on the temperature-controlled synthesis of ordered N-rich mesoporous carbon nitrides (MCNs) via pyrolysis of aminoguanidine by using SBA-15 as a hard template. The properties and the nitrogen content of the materials were tuned by varying the carbonization temperature in the range of 350¿500 °C. At 350 and 400 °C, higher amounts of N could be retained in the MCN framework with the predominant formation of C3N6 having a six-membered aromatic ring with diamino-s-tetrazine moiety, whereas C3N5 with 1-amino/imino-1,2,4-triazole moieties was produced at 450 and 500 °C. The base catalytic activity of MCNs in Knoevenagel condensation of benzaldehyde with malononitrile revealed that the MCN-400 exhibited the highest catalytic performance by displaying a 96.4 % product yield with toluene as a solvent. The superior catalytic activity of MCN-400 is attributed to high N content (62.6 wt%), high surface area (235 m2 g-1), and large pore volume (0.74 cm3 g-1). The optimum temperature for obtaining the highest yield of the products is 80 °C, and the catalyst showed good cycling stability for 5 consecutive cycles.
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Singh G, Singh G, Tuli N, Mantri A, 'Hyperspace AR: an augmented reality application to enhance spatial skills and conceptual knowledge of students in trigonometry', MULTIMEDIA TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS, [C1]
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Patel V, Ramadass K, Morrison B, Britto JSJ, Lee JM, Mahasivam S, et al., 'Utilising the Nanozymatic Activity of Copper-Functionalised Mesoporous C3 N5 for Sensing Biomolecules.', Chemistry, 29 e202302723 (2023) [C1]
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Geng X, Singh G, Sathish CI, Li Z, Bahadur R, Liu Y, et al., 'Biomass derived nanoarchitectonics of porous carbon with tunable oxygen functionalities and hierarchical structures and their superior performance in CO
Biomass-derived nanoporous carbons (BNCs) are attractive materials for CO2 capture and energy storage due to their unique surface properties and the availability of low-cost and a... [more]
Biomass-derived nanoporous carbons (BNCs) are attractive materials for CO2 capture and energy storage due to their unique surface properties and the availability of low-cost and abundant supply of carbon sources. However, the order of the carbon atoms, the nature of the porosity and surface functional groups are critical in dictating the performance of BNCs for such applications. Herein, a solid-phase activation strategy is introduced to prepare O-functionalized BNCs with embedded graphene-like structures using D(+)-glucose as a precursor. The optimised material shows a high surface area (3572 m2 g-1), and surface oxygenated functional groups, which lead to a high CO2 adsorption of 5.28 mmol g-1 at 1 bar and 31.5 mmol g-1 at 30 bar at 0 °C. Moreover, as an electrode material, the optimised sample exhibits an impressive specific capacitance (Cs) of 305 F g-1 at 0.5 A g-1 and 207 F g-1 at 10 A g-1 in a three-electrode supercapacitor. It also shows high specific capacitance (250 F g-1 at 0.5 A g-1), a high energy density (58 Wh/kg), and stable cyclic performance in a two-symmetric electrode system. The presented materials and their application performance results are promising and could pave the way for the development of more sophisticated materials for CO2 capture, energy storage and beyond.
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Baskar AV, Singh G, Ruban AM, Davidraj JM, Bahadur R, Sooriyakumar P, et al., 'Recent Progress in Synthesis and Application of Biomass-Based Hybrid Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries', Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (2023) [C1]
The rapid growth in electronic and portable devices demands safe, durable, light weight, low cost, high energy, and power density electrode materials for rechargeable batteries. I... [more]
The rapid growth in electronic and portable devices demands safe, durable, light weight, low cost, high energy, and power density electrode materials for rechargeable batteries. In this context, biomass-based materials and their hybrids are extensively used for energy generation research, which is primarily due to their properties such as large specific surface area, fast ion/electron kinetics, restricted volume expansion, and restrained shuttle effect. In this review, the key advancements in the preparation of biomass derived porous carbons using different synthesis strategies and their modifications with species such as heteroatoms, metal oxides, metal sulfides, silicon, and other carbon forms are discussed. The electrochemical performances of these materials and the ion storage mechanisms in different batteries including lithium-ion, lithium¿sulfur, sodium-ion, and potassium-ion batteries are discussed. Special attention will be paid to the challenges in using porous biomass-derived carbons and the current strategies employed for maximizing the specific capacity and lifetime for battery applications. Finally, the drawbacks in current technology and endeavors for the future research and development in the field to catapult the performances of the biomass derived materials in order to equip them to meet the demands of commercialization are highlighted.
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Kothandam G, Singh G, Guan X, Lee JM, Ramadass K, Joseph S, et al., 'Recent Advances in Carbon-Based Electrodes for Energy Storage and Conversion.', Adv Sci (Weinh), 10 e2301045 (2023) [C1]
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Kumar P, Singh G, Guan X, Lee J, Bahadur R, Ramadass K, et al., 'Multifunctional carbon nitride nanoarchitectures for catalysis.', Chem Soc Rev, 52 7602-7664 (2023) [C1]
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Joseph S, Singh G, Lee JM, Yu X, Breese MBH, Ruban SM, et al., 'Hierarchical carbon structures from soft drink for multi-functional energy applications of Li-ion battery, Na-ion battery and CO2 capture', Carbon, 210 118085-118085 (2023) [C1]
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Singh G, Ruban AM, Geng X, Vinu A, 'Recognizing the potential of K-salts, apart from KOH, for generating porous carbons using chemical activation', CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 451 (2023) [C1]
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Ruban SM, Ramadass K, Singh G, Talapaneni SN, Kamalakar G, Gadipelly CR, et al., 'Organocatalysis with carbon nitrides', SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS, 24 (2023) [C1]
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Bahadur R, Singh G, Li M, Chu D, Yi J, Karakoti A, Vinu A, 'BCN nanostructures conjugated nanoporous carbon with oxygenated surface and high specific surface area for enhanced CO
Porous carbons, owing to their fascinating properties, are materials of high interest in several fields including gas capture and energy storage. The conjugation of nanostructures... [more]
Porous carbons, owing to their fascinating properties, are materials of high interest in several fields including gas capture and energy storage. The conjugation of nanostructures such as BCN and surface functionalization is a creative approach to enhance their application potential. However, maintaining high porosity along with the creation of such features is rather complicated. Herein, we report on BCN conjugated nanoporous carbons with the high specific surface area through a unique approach of integrating the synthesis method of BCN and nanoporous carbon with chemical activation. In this approach, the high nitrogen containing precursor, aminoguanidine was mixed with boric acid, casein, and potassium acetate at 900 °C. The characterization data revealed the existence of BCN nanostructures in nanoporous carbon with a high specific surface area (2991 m2 g-1) and oxygen functional groups. The BCN content and the physicochemical properties of the hybrids can be easily tuned by varying the amount of AG in the synthesis mixture. The optimized sample exhibited a high CO2 adsorption capacity of 23.25 mmol g-1 at 0 °C and 30 bar and a high specific capacitance of 182.5 F g-1 at 1 A g-1 with exceptional stability and low resistance in a three-electrode supercapacitor system. The superior performance of synthesized materials for intended applications can be attributed to the synergetic effect of unique porous characteristics, BCN conjugation, and oxygen functionalization in nanoporous carbon. These exceptional results make this facile method of BCN conjugation of porous carbon a highly useful pathway to synthesize a variety of hybrid nanoporous carbon nanostructures for adsorption using such materials, the use of which can further be extended to more applications.
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Roy S, Philip FA, Oliveira EF, Singh G, Joseph S, Yadav RM, et al., 'Functional wood for carbon dioxide capture', Cell Reports Physical Science, 4 (2023) [C1]
With increasing global climate change, integrated concepts to innovate sustainable structures that can multiaxially address CO2 mitigation are crucial. Here, we fabricate a functi... [more]
With increasing global climate change, integrated concepts to innovate sustainable structures that can multiaxially address CO2 mitigation are crucial. Here, we fabricate a functional wood structure with enhanced mechanical performance via a top-down approach incorporating a high-performance metal-organic framework (MOF), Calgary framework 20 (CALF-20). The functional wood with 10% (w/w) CALF-20 can capture CO2 with an overall gravimetric capacity of 0.45 mmol/g at 1 bar and 303 K that scales linearly with the MOF loading. Interestingly, the functional wood surpasses the calculated normalized adsorption capacity of CALF-20 stemming from the mesoporous wood framework, pore geometry modulation in CALF-20, and favorable CO2 uptake interactions. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations elucidate strong interactions between CALF-20 and the cellulose backbone and an understanding of how such interactions can favorably modulate the pore geometry and CO2 physisorption energies. Thus, our work opens an avenue for developing sustainable composites that can be utilized in CO2 capture and structural applications.
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Singh G, Ramadass K, D B C DasiReddy V, Yuan X, Sik Ok Y, Bolan N, et al., 'Material-based generation, storage, and utilisation of hydrogen', Progress in Materials Science, 135 (2023) [C1]
Due to its high energy density and non-polluting combustion, hydrogen has emerged as one of the most promising candidates for meeting future energy demands and realising a C-free ... [more]
Due to its high energy density and non-polluting combustion, hydrogen has emerged as one of the most promising candidates for meeting future energy demands and realising a C-free world. However, the wider application of hydrogen is restricted by issues related to the generation, storage, and utilisation. Hydrogen production using steam reforming leads to CO2 emissions, storage of hydrogen requires extreme conditions, and utilisation of hydrogen needs to be highly efficient. Solid materials, can play significant roles in hydrogen sector as these materials are appropriate for the effective generation, storage, and utilisation of hydrogen. Their physical, chemical, thermal, and electronic properties can be easily manipulated to enhance their efficiencies in all three areas. In this review, various materials are described for the photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic production, physisorption- and chemisorption-based storage, and utilisation of hydrogen in fuel cells; moreover, chemical and ammonia syntheses and steelmaking have been comprehensively discussed. Detailed insights and relevant comparisons are provided to demonstrate the efficacies of the abovementioned materials in the hydrogen sector. This broad overview of materials development will promote the hydrogen economy and inspire researchers and policymakers to appreciate the roles of materials and invest more in their research and development.
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Khosrowshahi MS, Mashhadimoslem H, Shayesteh H, Singh G, Khakpour E, Guan X, et al., 'Natural Products Derived Porous Carbons for CO2 Capture.', Adv Sci (Weinh), 10 e2304289 (2023) [C1]
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Sharath RA, Fang F, Futter J, Trompetter WJ, Singh G, Vinu A, Kennedy J, 'Nitrogen defect engineering in porous g-C
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), a smart material with fascinating properties, finds extensive use in applications such as visible-light-driven photocatalysis and lithium-ion ba... [more]
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), a smart material with fascinating properties, finds extensive use in applications such as visible-light-driven photocatalysis and lithium-ion batteries. Recently, much research has been focused on increasing the surface area of g-C3N4 by creating nitrogen defects in its structure. Here, we report a controlled one-step thermal approach for creating nitrogen defects without adding any external reducing/oxidizing agent to engineer its overall structure. Unique ion beam analysis techniques such as Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) and elastic recoil detection analysis (ERDA) were used to investigate elemental composition and quantify hydrogen concentrations, respectively. The defect-modified g-C3N4 demonstrated an increased surface area and bandgap compared to raw g-C3N4. A maximum surface area of almost 2.35 times of the raw g-C3N4 was achieved for the sameple heated at 650¿°C for 2¿h. With the proposed one-step thermal approach, we have achieved an increase in C/N ratio, bandgap, and surface area for all defect-modified g-C3N4 samples. This study provides a simple defect engineering strategy for g-C3N4 which was verified with ion beam analysis technologies.
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Fawaz M, Bahadur R, Panangattu Dharmarajan N, Yang J-H, Sathish CI, Sadanandan AM, et al., 'Emerging trends of carbon nitrides and their hybrids for photo-/electro-chemical energy applications', Carbon, 214 118345-118345 (2023) [C1]
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Bahadur R, Singh G, Bando Y, Vinu A, 'Advanced porous borocarbonitride nanoarchitectonics: Their structural designs and applications', Carbon, 190 142-169 (2022) [C1]
Borocarbonitride (BCN) based materials are finding increasing attention for a range of applications owing to their outstanding features. BCN is generally realized through the coup... [more]
Borocarbonitride (BCN) based materials are finding increasing attention for a range of applications owing to their outstanding features. BCN is generally realized through the coupling of carbon and boron nitride (BN) with the latter being analogous to graphene and recognized due to its good electrical/mechanical properties and thermal/chemical stability. Although BCN is widely acknowledged for tunable bandgap, one of its fascinating yet less explored aspects is porosity. The porous features including high surface area and pore size are always favorable factors to enhance the efficiency of non-porous materials. This review is focused on parallel coverage and comparison of BCN and BN in terms of their synthesis methods, structure-property relationships, and application perspectives. This review aims to provide the readers with up-to-date information on the aspects that have not been covered previously. The review also covers the detailed explanation and analysis of various factors affecting the structure and property relationship that could lead to the development of more advanced BCN nanoporous structures. In terms of the application perspectives, emerging fields such as energy storage and conversion and photocatalysis and conventional fields such as adsorption are covered and the review concludes by providing illustrations on current challenges and future directions.
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Baskar AV, Bolan N, Hoang SA, Sooriyakumar P, Kumar M, Singh L, et al., 'Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review.', Sci Total Environ, 822 153555 (2022) [C1]
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Singh G, Lee J, Bahadur R, Karakoti A, Yi J, Vinu A, 'Highly graphitized porous biocarbon nanosheets with tunable Micro-Meso interfaces and enhanced layer spacing for CO
Porous carbon materials with tunable micro and mesoporous structure, graphitic wall structure, and enhanced layer spacing are considered attractive materials for several applicati... [more]
Porous carbon materials with tunable micro and mesoporous structure, graphitic wall structure, and enhanced layer spacing are considered attractive materials for several applications, including adsorption and energy storage and conversion. However, it is challenging to design porous carbon with all these properties in a single system. Here, we present a facile and rational synthesis route to fabricate graphitized porous biocarbon nanosheets from a low-cost precursor through a simple integration of simultaneous ¿activation and graphitization¿ process using iron acetate and potassium acetate at a high temperature. The prepared materials show tunable micro and mesoporosity with an enhanced layer spacing and high crystallinity. These sophisticated materials exhibit a smooth switch over the micro and mesopores for either low (5.9 mmol g-1/ 0 °C/ 1 bar) or high pressure (16.7 mmol g-1/ 0 °C/ 30 bar) CO2 capture. The careful manipulation of the porous texture and the graphitization degree also allows for enhanced performance as LIB anodes (646 mAh g-1), which show good cycling and surpass the specific capacity of conventional graphite anode (372 mAh g-1). These findings exemplify the importance of designing intriguing materials for addressing climate change by reducing greenhouse gases as well as providing low-cost alternative energy storage resources.
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Lee JM, Joseph S, Bargoria IC, Kim S, Singh G, Yang J-H, et al., 'Synthesis of Nitrogen-Rich Carbon Nitride-Based Hybrids and a New Insight of Their Battery Behaviors', BATTERIES & SUPERCAPS, 5 (2022) [C1]
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Baskar AV, Benzigar MR, Talapaneni SN, Singh G, Karakoti AS, Yi J, et al., 'Self-Assembled Fullerene Nanostructures: Synthesis and Applications', ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 32 (2022) [C1]
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Singh G, Tiwary AK, Singh S, Kumar R, Chohan JS, Sharma S, et al., 'Incorporation of Silica Fumes and Waste Glass Powder on Concrete Properties Containing Crumb Rubber as a Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregates', SUSTAINABILITY, 14 (2022) [C1]
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Ramadass K, Sathish CI, Singh G, Ruban SM, Ruban AM, Bahadur R, et al., 'Morphologically tunable nanoarchitectonics of mixed kaolin-halloysite derived nitrogen-doped activated nanoporous carbons for supercapacitor and CO
We report an integrated approach by combining in-situ activation, doping and natural nanotemplating to design low-cost and highly efficient N-doped nanoporous carbons for energy s... [more]
We report an integrated approach by combining in-situ activation, doping and natural nanotemplating to design low-cost and highly efficient N-doped nanoporous carbons for energy storage and carbon capture applications. N-doped nanoporous carbons are prepared by impregnating sucrose, 3-amino 1,2,4-triazole and the ZnCl2 into the nanochannels of the mixed kaolin-halloysite nanotube nanoclay, followed by carbonization and clay template removal. The prepared materials exhibit micro and mesoporosity, high specific surface areas (1360¿1695 m2 g-1), and nitrogen content (7.73¿12.34 wt%). The optimized material offers the specific capacitance of 299 F g-1 (0.3 A g-1) and 134 F g-1 (10 A g-1) with excellent cycling stability (91% capacity retention after 4000 cycles/5 A g-1). N-doping together with the interconnected micro and mesoporous structure, offers a more ion accessible surface and further provides enhanced charge transfer, hydrophilicity, and the interaction of the electrode-electrolyte ions. The optimized material adsorbs 24.4 mmol g-1 of CO2 at 30 bar pressure and 0 °C. The synthesized materials performed better as supercapacitor and CO2 adsorbent than halloysite clay, kaolin clay, activated carbon, nanoporous carbons, and mesoporous silica. The method presented here will provide a unique platform for synthesizing a series of advanced nanostructures for electrochemical and carbon capture applications.
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Gujral HS, Singh G, Baskar AV, Guan X, Geng X, Kotkondawar AV, et al., 'Metal nitride-based nanostructures for electrochemical and photocatalytic hydrogen production.', Sci Technol Adv Mater, 23 76-119 (2022) [C1]
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Nautiyal R, Tavar D, Suryavanshi U, Singh G, Singh A, Vinu A, Mane GP, 'Advanced nanomaterials for highly efficient CO2 photoreduction and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution', SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS, 23 866-894 (2022) [C1]
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Gujral HS, Singh G, Yang JH, Sathish CI, Yi J, Karakoti A, et al., 'Mesoporous titanium carbonitride derived from mesoporous C3N5 for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction', CARBON, 195 9-18 (2022) [C1]
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Gujral HS, Fawaz M, Joseph S, Sathish CI, Singh G, Yu X, et al., 'Nanoporous TiCN with High Specific Surface Area for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction', ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5 12077-12086 (2022) [C1]
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Supriya S, Singh G, Bahadur R, Vinu A, Hegde G, 'Porous carbons derived from Arecanut seeds by direct pyrolysis for efficient CO
In this report, we demonstrate the preparation of a series of carbon nanospheres (CNSs) with high surface area and tunable sizes from natural bioresource, Arecanut kernels, by usi... [more]
In this report, we demonstrate the preparation of a series of carbon nanospheres (CNSs) with high surface area and tunable sizes from natural bioresource, Arecanut kernels, by using direct pyrolysis. This method offers a convenient approach to induce porosity in the synthesized carbons without the need for an activating agent. The textural parameters including the specific surface area, pore volume, and pore size can be controlled by the simple adjustment of the carbonization temperature from 700 to 1000°C. The CNSs prepared at 700°C showed a low specific surface area, whereas the higher carbonization temperatures (800¿1000°C) supported the rise in specific surface area of the products (433.6¿1001.4 m2/g). The carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen (CHN) analysis revealed that the CNSs exhibited a high purity with the carbon percentage ranging between 96 and 99%. The synthesized materials were tested as adsorbents for CO2 gas, and it was found that the CNSs with the highest specific surface area of 1001.4 m2/g registered the CO2 adsorption capacity of 14.1 mmol/g at 0°C and 30 bar, which is a reasonably high value among reported porous carbons prepared without activation. This value of CO2 adsorption also stands above the activated carbon and multiwalled carbon nanotubes. The excellent CO2 adsorption capability of these adsorbents along with their low-cost synthesis offers a feasible pathway for designing such materials for other applications as well.
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Ramadass K, Lakhi KS, Sathish CI, Ruban AM, Bahadur R, Singh G, et al., 'Copper nanoparticles decorated N-doped mesoporous carbon with bimodal pores for selective gas separation and energy storage applications', Chemical Engineering Journal, 431 (2022) [C1]
We demonstrate a synthesis of copper nanoparticles decorated over nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon with different N and Cu contents which exhibit conducting, redox, basic, adsorpt... [more]
We demonstrate a synthesis of copper nanoparticles decorated over nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon with different N and Cu contents which exhibit conducting, redox, basic, adsorption, and excellent textural properties. These materials are prepared through a nanotemplating approach by simultaneously encapsulating sucrose, guanidine hydrochloride, and Cu(NO3)2 into the porous channels of mesoporous SBA-15 at a low carbonization temperature of 600 °C. The prepared materials exhibit an ordered mesoporous carbon framework with bimodal pores, decorated with nitrogen and Cu functionalities on the surface of the pores and in the wall structure. The presence of nitrogen functionalities in the porous carbon matrix not only helps to reduce the Cu ions but also stabilizes the nanoparticles and offers redox sites, which are beneficial for adsorption and electrochemical applications. The optimized sample exhibits the highest adsorption capacity of different gases such as CO2 ¿ 22.5 mmol/g at 273 K, H2 -13.5 mmol/g at 77 K at 30 bar and CH4 - 5 mmol/g at 298 K and 50 bar. We also demonstrate that the prepared material shows a high selectivity of adsorption towards CO2 in a mixture of CO2/H2 and CO2/CH4 and it also registers a high supercapacitance of 209 F g-1 at a current density of 1 A g-1 with excellent cyclic stability.
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Bolan N, Hoang SA, Beiyuan J, Gupta S, Hou D, Karakoti A, et al., 'Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage', INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS REVIEWS, 67 150-200 (2022) [C1]
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Singh G, Ramadass K, Sooriyakumar P, Hettithanthri O, Vithange M, Bolan N, et al., 'Nanoporous materials for pesticide formulation and delivery in the agricultural sector', Journal of Controlled Release, 343 187-206 (2022) [C1]
One of the key focuses of the agricultural industry for preventing the decline in crop yields due to pests is to develop effective, safe, green, and sustainable pesticide formulat... [more]
One of the key focuses of the agricultural industry for preventing the decline in crop yields due to pests is to develop effective, safe, green, and sustainable pesticide formulation. A key objective of industry is to deliver active ingredients (AIs) that have minimal off site migration and non-target activity. Nanoporous materials have received significant attention internationally for the efficient loading and controlled, targeted delivery of pesticides. This is largely made possible due to their textural features including high surface area, large pore-volume, and tunable pore size. Additionally, the easier manipulation of their surface chemistry and stability in different environments are added advantages. The unique features of these materials allow them to address the solubility of the active ingredients, their efficient loading onto the porous channels, and slow and controlled delivery over time. One of their major advantages is the wide range of materials that could be suitably designed via different approaches to either adsorb, encapsulate, or entrap the active ingredient. This review is a timely presentation of recent progress made in nanoporous materials and discusses critical aspects of pesticide formulation and delivery.
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Laha SS, Thorat ND, Singh G, Sathish CI, Yi J, Dixit A, Vinu A, 'Rare-Earth Doped Iron Oxide Nanostructures for Cancer Theranostics: Magnetic Hyperthermia and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.', Small, 18 e2104855 (2022) [C1]
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Lei Z, Lee JM, Singh G, Sathish CI, Chu X, Al-Muhtaseb AH, et al., 'Recent advances of layered-transition metal oxides for energy-related applications', Energy Storage Materials, 36 514-550 (2021) [C1]
In order to overcome the current energy and environment crisis caused by fossil fuels depletion and greenhouse gas emission, it is indispensable to introduce new, eco-friendly, hi... [more]
In order to overcome the current energy and environment crisis caused by fossil fuels depletion and greenhouse gas emission, it is indispensable to introduce new, eco-friendly, high-performance materials into energy conversion and storage applications. 2D transition metal oxides (TMOs) are regarded as the promising candidates due to their excellent electrochemical properties. However, their innate poor electronic conductivity greatly restricts their applications in energy conversion and storage. This review discusses and summarizes the developed strategies to overcome the limitation through surface modification including defect engineering, heteroatom incorporation and interlayer doping, as well as hybridization with conductive materials. In addition, a detailed summary of their synthesis and applications in supercapacitors, lithium ion batteries and electrocatalysis is included. Finally, future prospective such as opportunities and challenges is discussed for the successful implementation of 2D TMOs in the field of energy applications.
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Singh G, Bahadur R, Ruban AM, Davidraj JM, Su D, Vinu A, 'Synthesis of functionalized nanoporous biocarbons with high surface area for CO
Nanoporous biocarbons derived from biomass have attracted significant attention owing to their great potential for energy storage and conversion and water purification. However, t... [more]
Nanoporous biocarbons derived from biomass have attracted significant attention owing to their great potential for energy storage and conversion and water purification. However, the fabrication technology for these materials requires high cost and corrosive activating agents such as KOH or ZnCl2 which is a huge hurdle for their potential commercialization. In this study, a low-cost synthesis strategy is introduced for the preparation of O and N functionalized nanoporous biocarbons using non-corrosive and low-cost potassium citrate as an activating agent and casein as a biomass source via a single-step solid-state procedure. The presence of O functional groups in the activating agent and a large amount of N in the biomass precursor facilitated the successful incorporation of both O and N atoms into the final nanoporous biocarbons. A series of O and N functionalized nanoporous biocarbons with tunable porosity, specific surface area, and pore volume was prepared by varying the amount of the activating agent and casein. The optimized material CPC-3, which was synthesized using a 1¿:¿3 ratio of casein to potassium citrate, showed a high surface area (2212 m2 g-1), a large pore volume (1.11 cm3 g-1), and an appreciable amount of surface oxygen-containing functional groups. With the advantages of excellent surface parameters and the O and N functionalities on the porous surface, the functionalized nanoporous biocarbons achieved a high CO2 adsorption capacity of 25.4 mmol g-1 at 0 °C and 30 bar and showed an impressive specific capacitance of 177 F g-1 in a three-electrode and 95 A g-1 two-electrode system at 0.5 A g-1 using 3 M KOH as an electrolyte. Interestingly, the functionalized nanoporous biocarbon with a high amount of micropores displays a CO2 adsorption capacity of 5.3 mmol g-1 at 1 bar/0 °C, which is much higher than that of the reported activated porous carbon materials and ordered mesoporous carbons. It is surmised that the reported unique fabrication approach and the multifunctionality nature of these fascinating materials offer exciting opportunities for cost-effective CO2 adsorption systems and highly efficient energy storage devices.
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Kim S, Singh G, Sathish CI, Panigrahi P, Daiyan R, Lu X, et al., 'Tailoring the Pore Size, Basicity, and Binding Energy of Mesoporous C
We investigated the CO2 adsorption and electrochemical conversion behavior of triazole-based C3N5 nanorods as a single matrix for consecutive CO2 capture and conversion. The pore ... [more]
We investigated the CO2 adsorption and electrochemical conversion behavior of triazole-based C3N5 nanorods as a single matrix for consecutive CO2 capture and conversion. The pore size, basicity, and binding energy were tailored to identify critical factors for consecutive CO2 capture and conversion over carbon nitrides. Temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) analysis of CO2 demonstrates that triazole-based C3N5 shows higher basicity and stronger CO2 binding energy than g-C3N4. Triazole-based C3N5 nanorods with 6.1 nm mesopore channels exhibit better CO2 adsorption than nanorods with 3.5 and 5.4 nm mesopore channels. C3N5 nanorods with wider mesopore channels are effective in increasing the current density as an electrocatalyst during the CO2 reduction reaction. Triazole-based C3N5 nanorods with tailored pore sizes exhibit CO2 adsorption abilities of 5.6¿9.1 mmol/g at 0 °C and 30 bar. Their Faraday efficiencies for reducing CO2 to CO are 14¿38% at a potential of -0.8 V vs. RHE.
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Singh G, Lee JM, Kothandam G, Palanisami T, Al-Muhtaseb AH, Karakoti A, et al., 'A Review on the Synthesis and Applications of Nanoporous Carbons for the Removal of Complex Chemical Contaminants', BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 94 1232-1257 (2021) [C1]
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Baskar AV, Ruban AM, Davidraj JM, Singh G, Al-Muhtaseb AH, Lee JM, et al., 'Single-step synthesis of 2D mesoporous C
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Bodhankar PM, Sarawade PB, Singh G, Vinu A, Dhawale DS, 'Recent advances in highly active nanostructured NiFe LDH catalyst for electrochemical water splitting', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9 3180-3208 (2021) [C1]
Highly efficient, low-cost electrocatalysts having superior activity and stability are crucial for practical electrochemical water splitting, which involves hydrogen and oxygen ev... [more]
Highly efficient, low-cost electrocatalysts having superior activity and stability are crucial for practical electrochemical water splitting, which involves hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER). The sustainable production of hydrogen fuel from electrochemical water splitting requires the development of a highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst with low overpotential that drives electrochemical redox reactions. Electrochemical water splitting using highly active nickel-iron layered double hydroxide (NiFe LDH) catalyst having a very high turnover frequency and mass activity is considered as a potential contender in the area of electrocatalysis owing to the practical challenges including high efficiency and long durability at low overpotential, which shows great potential in future hydrogen economy. This review includes certain recommendations on enhancing the electrocatalytic performance of NiFe LDH-based electrocatalyst, particularly through morphology engineering, construction of hierarchical/core-shell nanostructures, and doping of heteroatoms through combined experimental assessment and theoretical investigations, which in turn improve the electrocatalytic performance. Finally, emphasis is made on the bifunctional activity of the NiFe LDH catalyst for overall water splitting. At the end, the conclusions and future outlook for the design of the NiFe LDH catalyst towards scale-up for their use as electrolyzer at the industrial level are also discussed.
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Singh G, Bahadur R, Lee JM, Kim IY, Ruban AM, Davidraj JM, et al., 'Nanoporous activated biocarbons with high surface areas from alligator weed and their excellent performance for CO2 capture at both low and high pressures', CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 406 (2021) [C1]
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Bolan N, Sarkar B, Vithanage M, Singh G, Tsang DCW, Mukhopadhyay R, et al., 'Distribution, behaviour, bioavailability and remediation of poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in solid biowastes and biowaste-treated soil', Environment International, 155 (2021) [C1]
Aqueous film-forming foam, used in firefighting, and biowastes, including biosolids, animal and poultry manures, and composts, provide a major source of poly- and perfluoroalkyl s... [more]
Aqueous film-forming foam, used in firefighting, and biowastes, including biosolids, animal and poultry manures, and composts, provide a major source of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) input to soil. Large amounts of biowastes are added to soil as a source of nutrients and carbon. They also are added as soil amendments to improve soil health and crop productivity. Plant uptake of PFAS through soil application of biowastes is a pathway for animal and human exposure to PFAS. The complexity of PFAS mixtures, and their chemical and thermal stability, make remediation of PFAS in both solid and aqueous matrices challenging. Remediation of PFAS in biowastes, as well as soils treated with these biowastes, can be achieved through preventing and decreasing the concentration of PFAS in biowaste sources (i.e., prevention through source control), mobilization of PFAS in contaminated soil and subsequent removal through leaching (i.e., soil washing) and plant uptake (i.e., phytoremediation), sorption of PFAS, thereby decreasing their mobility and bioavailability (i.e., immobilization), and complete removal through thermal and chemical oxidation (i.e., destruction). In this review, the distribution, bioavailability, and remediation of PFAS in soil receiving solid biowastes, which include biosolids, composts, and manure, are presented.
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Baskar A, Davidraj JM, Ruban AM, Joseph S, Singh G, Al-Muhtaseb AH, et al., 'Fabrication of Mesoporous C-60/Carbon Hybrids with 3D Porous Structure for Energy Storage Applications', JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, 21 1483-1492 (2021) [C1]
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O'Connor J, Nguyen TBT, Honeyands T, Monaghan B, O'Dea D, Rinklebe J, et al., 'Production, characterisation, utilisation, and beneficial soil application of steel slag: A review', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 419 (2021) [C1]
Slags are a co-product produced by the steel manufacturing industry and have mainly been utilised for aggregates in concreting and road construction. The increased utilisation of ... [more]
Slags are a co-product produced by the steel manufacturing industry and have mainly been utilised for aggregates in concreting and road construction. The increased utilisation of slag can increase economic growth and sustainability for future generations by creating a closed-loop system, circular economy within the metallurgical industries. Slags can be used as a soil amendment, and slag characteristics may reduce leachate potential of heavy metals, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as contain essential nutrients required for agricultural use and environmental remediation. This review aims to examine various slag generation processes in steel plants, their physicochemical characteristics in relation to beneficial utilisation as a soil amendment, and environmental implications and risk assessment of their utilisation in agricultural soils. In relation to enhancing recycling of these resources, current and emerging techniques to separate iron and phosphorus slag compositions are also outlined in this review. Although there are no known immediate direct threats posed by slag on human health, the associated risks include potential heavy metal contamination, leachate contamination, and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in plants, thereby reaching the food chain. Further research in this area is required to assess the long-term effects of slag in agricultural soils on animal and human health.
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Lee JM, Selvarajan P, Kim S, Singh G, Joseph S, Yang JH, et al., 'Intimately-coordinated carbon nitride-metal sulfide with high p-d conjugation for efficient battery performance', Nano Energy, 90 (2021) [C1]
In this investigation, a hybrid of metal sulfide and carbon nitride (CN) is synthesized by in-situ chemical conversion between metallic species and a single precursor of carbon, n... [more]
In this investigation, a hybrid of metal sulfide and carbon nitride (CN) is synthesized by in-situ chemical conversion between metallic species and a single precursor of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur elements through a strong p-d conjugation approach. It is observed that the local chemical alteration in the vicinity of N atom in the CN template triggers the formation of a highly p-conjugated CN system and efficient p-d hybridization at heterointerface. This is accelerated by partial substitution of the Fe atom for Mn ions in the MnS phase which significantly enhances the battery performance, delivering 2031 mA h g-1 after 500 cycles with inverse capacity growth. Via systematic in-depth characterizations, it is found that the gradual increase of Li-ion diffusion coefficients and charge transfer kinetics for repeated cycling is ascribed to the highly dispersed and uniform particles that are confined within the CN template through a strong p-d hybridization.
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Vidyasagar D, Bhoyar T, Singh G, Vinu A, 'Recent Progress in Polymorphs of Carbon Nitride: Synthesis, Properties, and Their Applications', MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, 42 (2021) [C1]
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Tiburcius S, Krishnan K, Yang JH, Hashemi F, Singh G, Radhakrishnan D, et al., 'Silica-Based Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Vehicles for Prostate Cancer Treatment', Chemical Record, 21 1535-1568 (2021) [C1]
Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and is the fifth common cause of cancer-related mortality in men. Current methods for PCa treatment are insuffi... [more]
Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers and is the fifth common cause of cancer-related mortality in men. Current methods for PCa treatment are insufficient owing to the challenges related to the non-specificity, instability and side effects caused by the drugs and therapy agents. These drawbacks can be mitigated by the design of a suitable drug delivery system that can ensure targeted delivery and minimise side effects. Silica based nanoparticles (SBNPs) have emerged as one of the most versatile materials for drug delivery due to their tunable porosities, high surface area and tremendous capacity to load various sizes and chemistry of drugs. This review gives a brief overview of the diagnosis and current treatment strategies for PCa outlining their existing challenges. It critically analyzes the design, development and application of pure, modified and hybrid SBNPs based drug delivery systems in the treatment of PCa, their advantages and limitations.
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Lee JM, Singh G, Cha W, Kim S, Yi J, Hwang S-J, Vinu A, 'Recent Advances in Developing Hybrid Materials for Sodium-Ion Battery Anodes', ACS Energy Letters, 5 1939-1966 (2020) [C1]
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Kim S, Hankel M, Cha W, Singh G, Lee JM, Kim IY, Vinu A, 'Theoretical and experimental investigations of mesoporous C3N5/MoS2 hybrid for lithium and sodium ion batteries', Nano Energy, 72 (2020) [C1]
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Kim S, Cha W, Ramadass K, Singh G, Kim IY, Vinu A, 'Single-Step Synthesis of Mesoporous Carbon Nitride/Molybdenum Sulfide Nanohybrids for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries', Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 15 1863-1868 (2020) [C1]
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Ramadass K, Sathish CI, Mariaruban S, Kothandam G, Joseph S, Singh G, et al., 'Carbon Nanoflakes and Nanotubes from Halloysite Nanoclays and their Superior Performance in CO2 Capture and Energy Storage', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12 11922-11933 (2020) [C1]
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Joseph S, Saianand G, Benzigar MR, Ramadass K, Singh G, Gopalan A-I, et al., 'Recent Advances in Functionalized Nanoporous Carbons Derived from Waste Resources and Their Applications in Energy and Environment', ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS, 5 (2020) [C1]
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Talapaneni SN, Singh G, Kim IY, AlBahily K, Al-Muhtaseb AH, Karakoti AS, et al., 'Nanostructured Carbon Nitrides for CO2 Capture and Conversion', Advanced Materials, 32 (2020) [C1]
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Ismail IS, Singh G, Smith P, Kim S, Yang JH, Joseph S, et al., 'Oxygen functionalized porous activated biocarbons with high surface area derived from grape marc for enhanced capture of CO2 at elevated-pressure', Carbon, 160 113-124 (2020) [C1]
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Singh G, Lee J, Karakoti A, Bahadur R, Yi J, Zhao D, et al., 'Emerging trends in porous materials for CO2 capture and conversion.', Chemical Society Reviews, 49 4360-4404 (2020) [C1]
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Yadav R, Baskaran T, Kaiprathu A, Ahmed M, Bhosale SV, Joseph S, et al., 'Recent Advances in the Preparation and Applications of Organo-functionalized Porous Materials', Chemistry - An Asian Journal, 15 2588-2621 (2020) [C1]
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Singh G, Ramadass K, Lee JM, Ismail IS, Singh M, Bansal V, et al., 'Convenient design of porous and heteroatom self-doped carbons for CO2 capture', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 287 1-8 (2019) [C1]
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Ramadass K, Singh G, Lakhi KS, Benzigar MR, Yang JH, Kim S, et al., 'Halloysite nanotubes: Novel and eco-friendly adsorbents for high-pressure CO2 capture', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 277 229-236 (2019) [C1]
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Joseph S, Kempaiah DM, Benzigar MR, Ilbeygi H, Singh G, Talapaneni SN, et al., 'Highly ordered mesoporous carbons with high specific surface area from carbonated soft drink for supercapacitor application', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 280 337-346 (2019) [C1]
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Ramadass K, Sathish CI, Johns A, Ruban SJ, Singh G, Lakhi KS, et al., 'Characterization and Hydrogen Storage Performance of Halloysite Nanotubes', Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 19 7892-7898 (2019) [C1]
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Singh G, Lakhi KS, Sathish CI, Ramadass K, Yang J-H, Vinu A, 'Oxygen-Functionalized Mesoporous Activated Carbons Derived from Casein and Their Superior CO2 Adsorption Capacity at Both Low- and High-Pressure Regimes', ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS, 2 1604-1613 (2019) [C1]
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Singh G, Tiburcius S, Ruban SM, Shanbhag D, Sathish CI, Ramadass K, Vinu A, 'Pure and strontium carbonate nanoparticles functionalized microporous carbons with high specific surface areas derived from chitosan for CO2 adsorption', Emergent Materials, 2 337-349 (2019) [C1]
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Singh G, Ismail IS, Bilen C, Shanbhag D, Sathish CI, Ramadass K, Vinu A, 'A facile synthesis of activated porous carbon spheres from D-glucose using a non-corrosive activating agent for efficient carbon dioxide capture', Applied Energy, 255 (2019) [C1]
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Singh G, Lakhi KS, Ramadass K, Sathish CI, Vinu A, 'High-Performance Biomass-Derived Activated Porous Biocarbons for Combined Pre- and Post-Combustion CO2 Capture', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7 7412-7420 (2019) [C1]
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Sai-Anand G, Sivanesan A, Benzigar MR, Singh G, Gopalan A-I, Baskar AV, et al., 'Recent Progress on the Sensing of Pathogenic Bacteria Using Advanced Nanostructures', BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 92 216-244 (2019) [C1]
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Singh G, Lakhi KS, Sil S, Bhosale SV, Kim IY, Albahily K, Vinu A, 'Biomass derived porous carbon for CO2 capture', Carbon, 148 164-186 (2019) [C1]
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Benzigar MR, Talapaneni SN, Joseph S, Ramadass K, Singh G, Scaranto J, et al., 'Recent advances in functionalized micro and mesoporous carbon materials: synthesis and applications', Chemical Society Reviews, 47 2680-2721 (2018) [C1]
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Singh G, Lakhi KS, Ramadass K, Kim S, Stockdale D, Vinu A, 'A combined strategy of acid-assisted polymerization and solid state activation to synthesize functionalized nanoporous activated biocarbons from biomass for CO2capture', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 271 23-32 (2018) [C1]
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Singh G, Lakhi KS, Park D-H, Srivastava P, Naidu R, Vinu A, 'Facile One-Pot Synthesis of Activated Porous Biocarbons with a High Nitrogen Content for CO2 Capture', CHEMNANOMAT, 4 281-290 (2018) [C1]
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Lakhi KS, Singh G, Kim S, Baskar AV, Joseph S, Yang J, et al., 'Mesoporous Cu-SBA-15 with highly ordered porous structure and its excellent CO2 adsorption capacity', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 267 134-141 (2018) [C1]
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Kaur T, Singh J, Singh B, Pandey VS, Singh G, Nayak MK, 'Effects of low concentration cobalt doping on the magnetic and optical properties of Zn
A systematic investigation of the structural and optical properties of Zn1-xCoxO (x=0.002, 0.004, 0.006 and x=0.008) nanorods synthesized by sol gel, using polyvinyl alcohol as su... [more]
A systematic investigation of the structural and optical properties of Zn1-xCoxO (x=0.002, 0.004, 0.006 and x=0.008) nanorods synthesized by sol gel, using polyvinyl alcohol as surfactant, is presented. The formation of Co doped ZnO nanorods having size 22-28 nm, with polycrystalline behavior and wurtzite structure, is confirmed by TEM and XRD analysis. Doping concentrations of Co2+ ions affects the absorbance as well as magnetic properties of Zn1-xCoxO nanorods. Optical absorption measurements show that for doping concentration of Co2+ below 1%, the bandgap has a negative correlation with the concentration. Furthermore, magnetic hysteresis curve (B-H) depicts that the behavior of Zn1-xCoxO nanorods changes from ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic by changing the Co2+ concentration from 0.2% to 0.8%.
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Singh G, Lakhi KS, Kim IY, Kim S, Srivastava P, Naidu R, Vinu A, 'Highly Efficient Method for the Synthesis of Activated Mesoporous Biocarbons with Extremely High Surface Area for High-Pressure CO2 Adsorption.', ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9 29782-29793 (2017) [C1]
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Singh G, Kim IY, Lakhi KS, Srivastava P, Naidu R, Vinu A, 'Single step synthesis of activated bio-carbons with a high surface area and their excellent CO2 adsorption capacity', CARBON, 116 448-455 (2017) [C1]
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Lakhi KS, Park D-H, Singh G, Talapaneni SN, Ravon U, Al-Bahily K, Vinu A, 'Energy efficient synthesis of highly ordered mesoporous carbon nitrides with uniform rods and their superior CO2 adsorption capacity', JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 5 (2017) [C1]
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Singh G, Kim IY, Lakhi KS, Joseph S, Srivastava P, Naidu R, Vinu A, 'Heteroatom functionalized activated porous biocarbons and their excellent performance for CO2 capture at high pressure', JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 5 21196-21204 (2017)
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