In recent years, photocatalytico oxidation processes with ultra violet (UV) radiation and semiconductor photocatalyst like titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) have gained immense research interest as an effective wastewater purification method because of its efficacy in decomposing and mineralising the hazardous organic pollutants as well as the opportunity of utilizing the solar UV an...

The Ag/MgO/biochar nanostructures were fabricated using a solvent-free ball milling process as an effective adsorbent. Development of functional materials capable completely removing organic pollutants from water and their adequate adsorption present challenges. addition MgO nanoparticles diffused equally on biochar surfaces in the matrix, according to various characterization data. In decompos...

Simulations of atmospheric entry spacecraft and satellites require accurate knowledge thermo-physical properties such as heat capacity in a wide temperature range. However, the characterization this quantity is not straightforward for carbon composites at high temperatures, due to pyrolysis reactions that occur material. We develop methodology determining required these conditions. The consists...

Fossil fuel alternatives, such as solar energy, are moving to the forefront in a variety of research fields. Organic photovoltaic systems hold the promise of a lightweight, flexible, cost-effective solar energy conversion platform, which could benefit from simple solution-processing of the active layer. The discovery of semiconductive polyacetylene by Heeger et al. in the late 1970s was a miles...

Hybrid organic-inorganic materials offer a wide range of interesting applications especially in optics. Chemistry plays a major role in the elaboration and comprehension of such materials. Sol-gel process provide a method to blend, down to the molecular scale, organic and inorganic components. Examples of hybrid organic-inorganic materials for optics and optical characterizations of hybrid mate...

We present the design and development of hybrid organic – inorganic materials with improved electrochemical performance to be used in energy storage applications (e.g. supercapacitors). The systematic study carried out shows various carbon–based materials (e.g. activated carbons, graphene based materials) working as active substrates where the anchoring of inorganic species takes place (i.e. po...