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Valorization of diverse waste-derived nanocellulose for multifaceted applications: A review (2024)
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Ghamari, M., Sun, D., Dai, Y., See, C. H., Yu, H., Edirisinghe, M., & Sundaram, S. (2024). Valorization of diverse waste-derived nanocellulose for multifaceted applications: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 280(3), Article 136130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136130

The study underscores the urgent need for sustainable waste management by focusing on circular economy principles, government regulations, and public awareness to combat ecological threats, pollution, and climate change effects. It explores extractin... Read More about Valorization of diverse waste-derived nanocellulose for multifaceted applications: A review.

The effect of electro blow spinning parameters on the characteristics of polylactic acid nanofibers: Towards green development of high-performance biodegradable membrane (2024)
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Elnabawy, E., Sun, D., Shearer, N., & Shyha, I. (2024). The effect of electro blow spinning parameters on the characteristics of polylactic acid nanofibers: Towards green development of high-performance biodegradable membrane. Polymer, 311, Article 127553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127553

Electro-blow spinning represents a novel and emerging hybridised technology for producing high-quality, large-scale nanofibers. The applied pressure, accompanied by an electric field, functions as a drafting force to generate ultrafine, homogeneous n... Read More about The effect of electro blow spinning parameters on the characteristics of polylactic acid nanofibers: Towards green development of high-performance biodegradable membrane.

Lead-Free NaNbO 3 -Based Ceramics for Electrostatic Energy Storage Capacitors (2024)
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Soheli, S. N., Lu, Z., Sun, D., & Shyha, I. (2024). Lead-Free NaNbO 3 -Based Ceramics for Electrostatic Energy Storage Capacitors. Ceramics, 7(2), 712-734. https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics7020047

The burgeoning significance of antiferroelectric (AFE) materials, particularly as viable candidates for electrostatic energy storage capacitors in power electronics, has sparked substantial interest. Among these, lead-free sodium niobate (NaNbO3) AFE... Read More about Lead-Free NaNbO 3 -Based Ceramics for Electrostatic Energy Storage Capacitors.

Facile synthesis: from Laminaria hyperborea to cellulose films and fibers (2023)
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Dai, Y., Sun, D., Sundaram, S., Delbusso, A., O’Rourke, D., Dorris, M., & Edirisinghe, M. (2024). Facile synthesis: from Laminaria hyperborea to cellulose films and fibers. Cellulose, 31(1), 205-216. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05606-w

Inverted nozzle-pressurized gyration was used as a processing methodology for regenerating cellulose extracted from Laminaria hyperborea for the first time. The viscoelasticity of cellulose/1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EMIM OAc) solutions exh... Read More about Facile synthesis: from Laminaria hyperborea to cellulose films and fibers.

Paper Supercapacitor Developed Using a Manganese Dioxide/Carbon Black Composite and a Water Hyacinth Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Bilayer Separator (2023)
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Beg, M., Alcock, K. M., Titus Mavelil, A., O’Rourke, D., Sun, D., Goh, K., Manjakkal, L., & Yu, H. (2023). Paper Supercapacitor Developed Using a Manganese Dioxide/Carbon Black Composite and a Water Hyacinth Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Bilayer Separator. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 15(44), 51100-51109. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c11005

Flexible and green energy storage devices have a wide range of applications in prospective electronics and connected devices. In this study, a new eco-friendly bilayer separator and primary and secondary paper supercapacitors based on manganese dioxi... Read More about Paper Supercapacitor Developed Using a Manganese Dioxide/Carbon Black Composite and a Water Hyacinth Cellulose Nanofiber-Based Bilayer Separator.

Phases study for AgNb(Ta,W)O3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics (2023)
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Lu, Z., Zhu, Y., Sun, D., Wang, B., Wang, D., Day, S., & Wang, G. (2023). Phases study for AgNb(Ta,W)O3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics. Results in Engineering, 20, Article 101447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101447

Uncovering lead-free materials with an exceptionally high recoverable energy density is vital for the creation of future pulse power capacitors. This study determined that introducing Tungsten (W) and Tantalum (Ta) into the Nb-site of AgNbO3 lead-fre... Read More about Phases study for AgNb(Ta,W)O3 lead-free antiferroelectric ceramics.

Electro-blown spinning: New insight into the effect of electric field and airflow hybridized forces on the production yield and characteristics of nanofiber membranes (2023)
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Elnabawy, E., Sun, D., Shearer, N., & Shyha, I. (2023). Electro-blown spinning: New insight into the effect of electric field and airflow hybridized forces on the production yield and characteristics of nanofiber membranes. Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 8(2), Article 100552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2023.100552

Electro-blown spinning (EBS) is an emergent hybridized nanofibers formation technology. Recently, there has been a great interest in introducing this novel method for producing sub-micron, and nanofibers into several applications. For the first time,... Read More about Electro-blown spinning: New insight into the effect of electric field and airflow hybridized forces on the production yield and characteristics of nanofiber membranes.

High performance aluminum-air battery for sustainable power generation (2022)
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Tan, W. C., Saw, L. H., Yew, M. C., Sun, D., & Chen, W. (2023). High performance aluminum-air battery for sustainable power generation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48(28), 10438-10451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.11.247

Metal-air battery is receiving vast attention due to its promising capabilities as an energy storage system for the post lithium-ion era. The electricity is generated through oxidation and reduction reaction within the anode and cathode. Among variou... Read More about High performance aluminum-air battery for sustainable power generation.

Preparation of Elastomeric Nanocomposites Using Nanocellulose and Recycled Alum Sludge for Flexible Dielectric Materials (2022)
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Sun, D., Saw, B. L., Onyianta, A. J., Wang, B., Wilson, C., O'Rourke, D., See, C. H., Popescu, C., Dorris, M., Shyha, I., & Lu, Z. (2023). Preparation of Elastomeric Nanocomposites Using Nanocellulose and Recycled Alum Sludge for Flexible Dielectric Materials. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 13(01), Article 2242008. https://doi.org/10.1142/s2010135x22420085

Flexible dielectric materials with environmental-friendly, low-cost and high-energy density characteristics are in increasing demand as the world steps into the new Industrial 4.0 era. In this work, an elastomeric nanocomposite was developed by incor... Read More about Preparation of Elastomeric Nanocomposites Using Nanocellulose and Recycled Alum Sludge for Flexible Dielectric Materials.