This article introduces the radical approach of applying alkaline anion-exchange membranes (AAEMs) to meet the current challenges with regards to direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). A review of the literature is presented with regards to the testing of fuel cells with alkaline membranes (fuelled with hydrogen or methanol) and also to candidate alkaline anionexchange membranes for such an applic...

The design, fabrication and characterization of an inorganic catalyst based direct glucose fuel cell using mesoporous silica coating as a functional membrane is reported. The desired use of mesoporous silica based direct glucose fuel cell is for a blood vessel implantable device. Blood vessel implantable direct glucose fuel cells have access to higher continuous glucose concentrations. However,...

In this study, 3D-structured NiMo coatings have been constructed via the widely used electrodeposition method on a Ti surface and decorated with very small Au crystallites by galvanic displacement (Au(NiMo)/Ti). The catalysts characterized using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy. Different Au(NiMo)/Ti catalys...

Three-dimensional nanoarchitectures of Co3O4@multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Co3O4@MWNTs) were synthesized via a one-step process with hydrothermal growth of Co3O4 nanoparticles onto MWNTs. The structure and morphology of the Co3O4@MWNTs were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron...

Cellulosic biomass, which is basically a polymer of glucose, the most abundant organic on earth and there significant interest in development advanced materials for its valorization through waste-to-energy water-to-chemical scenarios. Hence, precise investigation monomer (glucose) electrooxidation electrochemical reactors key starting point to tackle whole cellulose ultimately entire biomass. T...

background: clinical evidence indicates the diabetes-induced impairment of osteogenesis caused by a decrease in osteoblast activity. flavonoids can increase the differentiation and mineralization of osteoblasts in a high-glucose state. however, some flavonoids such as luteolin may have the potential to induce cytotoxicity in osteoblast-like cells. this study was performed to investigate whether...

In this study, a sodalite nanozeolite was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). Following the morphology evolution of the sodalite nanozeolite in the SEM images illustrates the formation of the spherical particle with a size between 60 and 80 nm. Then, carbon paste electrode (CPE) was modified by sodalite nanozeolite and Ni2+ ions. Th...