Amar V. – TechConnect Briefs

Production of Supercapacitor Carbon Electrodes from Corn-stover Via Facile Thermal Activation

Shell K.M., Maddipudi B.K., Amar V., Thakkar A., Shende R.V., Kumar S., Gupta R.B., Virginia Commonwealth University, US

Use of biomass is an emerging and promising alternative to produce carbon electrodes for supercapacitors. Lignin-rich unhydrolyzed solids (UHS) obtained from alkaline pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of corn stover were valorized into biochar via hydrothermally [...]

BTMO Catalyzed Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Amar V., Shende A., Shende R.V., Shende A., Shende R.V., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

Binary transition metal oxide nanoparticles, M1M2Fe2O4 (where M1 or M2 = Ni, Zn, Co), were prepared using a soft templating approach and characterized by powder x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy [...]

Core-shell and Immobilized Nanoscale Ferrites for H2 Generation From Thermochemical Water-splitting

Amar V., Puszynski J., Shende R., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

In this study, water was used as energy carrier for H2 generation via thermochemical water-splitting process using core-shell and immobilized nanoscale ferrite materials. Core-shell ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized using pluronic P123 templating assisted sol-gel method. [...]

Graphene Functionalized Mesoporous Mn and Ti Oxides for Supercapacitors

Houck J., Amar V., Shende A., Shende R., Shende A., Shende R., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

In this investigation, several mesoporous nanocomposites such as TiO2/MnO2, TiO2/Mn2O3, TiO2/MnO2/Mn2O3 and TiO2/MnO2/Mn2O3/MnTiO3 were synthesized using the pluronic 123 templating assisted sol-gel method. To prepare these nanocomposites, sol-A with Ti precursor and sol-B containing Mn [...]