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Praveen C. Ramamurthy
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Engineered biochar/hydrochar derived from organic wastes for energy, environmental, and agricultural applications
The pursuit of environmental sustainability and the harnessing of renewable energy sources pose significant challenges, compelling researchers to explore innovative solutions. Carbon materials have emerged as ...
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Nanocellulose-Based Adsorption for the Removal of Heavy Metal from Wastewater—A Review
Water contamination is worsening with increasing industrialization. The effluents released from various kinds of industries adversely affect water bodies through heavy metal contamination. Heavy metals present...
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Role of proton conducting polyelectrolyte on the organic photovoltaics efficiency
Most of the efficient organic solar cells (OSC) often utilize reactive low-work-function metals like calcium and LiF as a buffer layer. Over a period of time, these types of buffer layer degrade, reacts and di...
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Open AccessEquilibrium and kinetic modeling of Cr(VI) removal by novel tolerant bacteria species along with zero-valent iron nanoparticles
This work describes the study of the removal of a refractory contaminant, i.e., Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) from aqueous systems by a novel adsorbent comprising Cr(VI) tolerant bacteria and zero valent iron n...
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Open AccessChemoprofiling and medicinal potential of underutilized leaves of Cyperus scariosus
Agro-waste is the outcome of the under-utilization of bioresources and a lack of knowledge to re-use this waste in proper ways or a circular economy approach. In the Indian medicinal system, the root of Cyperus s...
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Open AccessAdsorption and DFT investigations of Cr(VI) removal using nanocrystals decorated with graphene oxide
In this research, a solvothermal approach is introduced to synthesize a metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) nanocomposite (GO/UiO-66-NDC) for the removal of Cr(VI) from water. A comprehensive analysis was performe...
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Correction: Nanozymes: advance enzyme-mimicking theragnostic tool: a review
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Nanozymes: advance enzyme-mimicking theragnostic tool: a review
Nanotechnology is an emerging area of science that deals with making and designing of nanosized objects having widespread applications. Nanomaterials or nanosized objects have that have at least one dimension ...
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Studies on Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanoparticles
Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is identified to be a suitable candidate as an absorber layer for solar cells. In this work, CZTS nanoparticles are synthesized by wet-chemical method with non-toxic solvents and characterized fo...
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Engineering conjugated porous polymers for nitroaromatic sensing
Alkylated fluorene-based conjugated porous polymers (CPPs) were developed for electrochemical detection of nitroaromatics (NAs). Poly[(1, 3, 5-tris(9,9-dihexyl-9H-fluorene-2,7-diyl) benzene)] [PPHF] and poly[(...
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Interfacial engineering using ammonia-functionalized MXene in perovskite solar cells
Engineering the morphological and electronic properties for enhanced hole extraction is one of the most crucial routes for achieving high device performance. Interfacial engineering using MXene nanosheets betw...
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Open AccessGreen and sustainable synthesis of CaO nanoparticles: Its solicitation as a sensor material and electrochemical detection of urea
Urea is recognized as one of the most frequently used adulterants in milk to enhance artificial protein content, and whiteness. Drinking milk having high urea concentrations which causes innumerable health dis...
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Biological degradation of polyethylene terephthalate by rhizobacteria
In view of the growing demand for plastic products, an enormous proportion of plastic waste causing the biological issue is produced. Plants in collaboration with their rhizobacteria partners are also exposed ...
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Physiological and molecular insights into the role of silicon in improving plant performance under abiotic stresses
Silicon (Si) is well-thought-out as a “multi-talented” quasi-essential facet due to its advantageous appearance in improving plant physiology, mostly under stressful circumstances. This study aimed to explore ...
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An innovative catalyst of PdNiP nanosphere deposited PEDOT:PSS/rGO hybrid material as an efficient electrocatalyst for alkaline urea oxidation
Efficient and low-cost materials to generate electrical energy from small organic materials are highly demanded for a large-scale commercialization of direct urea fuel cells. The purpose of this work is to imp...
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Vermiremediation of Agrochemicals, PAHs, and Crude Oil Polluted Land
Earthworms, the ‘ecological engineers of the earth’ have a unique capability to significantly influence the dynamics of the medium they are present in. is an eco-technology that involves earthworms for remed...
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Effect of Heavy Metals in Sewage Sludge
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D-A-D Structured Polymer Interlayer for Higher Open-Circuit Voltage and Stability in MAPbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells
The open-circuit voltage (Voc) in a thin-film n-i-p-type perovskite solar cell (PSC) depends on the quasi-Fermi-level splitting (QFLS) in the perovskite layer. Recent photo/electroluminescence measurements show t...
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Open AccessA systematic study of arsenic adsorption and removal from aqueous environments using novel graphene oxide functionalized UiO-66-NDC nanocomposites
This study investigates the removal of As(V) from aqueous media using water stable UiO-66-NDC/GO prepared via the solvothermal procedure. The synthesized material was analyzed by Raman spectroscopy, UV–visible...
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Polyanthranilic acid microspheres as an active material for electrochemical detection of sub-picomolar lead ion concentrations in aqueous media
An electrochemical sensor for the detection of lead ion in aqueous media has been developed by the modification of carbon paste electrode (CPE) with polyanthranilic acid (PANA) microspheres. PANA microspheres ...
