<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bano, Saleheen</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Negi, Yuvraj S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Illathvalappil, Rajith</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kurungot, Sreekumar</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ramya, K.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Studies on nano composites of SPEEK/ethylene glycol/cellulose nanocrystals as promising proton exchange membranes</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Electrochimica Acta</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cellulose nanocrystals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cross-linked SPEEK</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">fuel cell</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oxidative stability</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">proton conductivity</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JAN </style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">293</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">260-272</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The present work deals with fabrication and characterisations of nano-composite membranes composed of sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) cross-linked and reinforced with ethylene glycol (EG) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) respectively. The thin films of cross-linked composite membranes were prepared by solvent casting method and further analysed for physicochemical and electrochemical properties to execute their applicability as promising proton exchange membrane (PEM) in fuel cells. The process of cross-linking helps to improve the strength and dimensional stability of bare SPEEK membranes without compromising with conductivity. However, presence of CNCs further improves the strength and provides an effective pathway for the conduction of protons in membranes by interacting through their surface hydroxyl and sulfonic acid groups with ionic moieties of polymer matrix. All prepared composite membranes showed good oxidative and thermal stability along with good proton conductivity. The cross-linked SPEEK membranes with 4 wt% loading of CNCs possess an appreciable proton conductivity of 0.186 S/cm at 95 degrees C and 95% RH which is comparable to Nafion 117. From the view point of above studies, the prepared nano-composite can be described as promising proton exchange membrane for fuel cells. (c) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5.116</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ram, Farsa</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Biswas, Bipul</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Torris, Arun</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumaraswamy, Guruswamy</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Shanmuganathan, Kadhiravan</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elastic piezoelectric aerogels from isotropic and directionally ice-templated cellulose nanocrystals: comparison of structure and energy harvesting</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cellulose</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aerogel</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anisotropic</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cellulose nanocrystals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">energy harvesting</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Piezoelectricity</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2021</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JUL</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">28</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6323-6337</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;We report the preparation of highly compressible and elastic piezoelectric aerogels of carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). Aqueous CNC dispersions containing polyethyleneimine and crosslinker were frozen isotropically to yield isotropic aerogels, while oriented aerogels were prepared by directional freezing. These aerogels were highly flexible and porous (similar to 85% void fraction), exhibiting greater than 90% recovery at 50% compressive strain even after 100 compression-decompression cycles. Since such aerogels with low bulk modulus and high anisotropy would be an ideal platform for leveraging the piezoelectric properties of CNCs, we used them to prepare piezoelectric nanogenerator devices and determined their energy transduction behavior. Anisotropic aerogels led to an enhanced open-circuit voltage of 840 mV (at similar to 8 N applied force), which is over 2.6 times higher than isotropic aerogels (320 mV). The energy density of anisotropic aerogels was around 52 nW/cm(2), representing outstanding piezoelectric performance for cellulose-based aerogels. Such aerogels with high compressibility, elastic recovery and exceptional piezoelectric performance could have potential applications in sensors, wearable electronics, etc.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5.044</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, Shiva</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhardwaj, Shakshi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Verma, Chhavi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chhajed, Monika</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Balayan, Kajal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ghosh, Kaushik</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Maji, Pradip K.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elliptically birefringent chemically tuned liquid crystalline nanocellulose composites for photonic applications</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Molecular Liquids</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">bagasse</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cellulose nanocrystals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Elliptical birefringence</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">liquid crystals</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">optical anisotropy</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2022</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">NOV </style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">366</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">120326</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
	Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) based photonic materials are one of the promising materials in the recent trends. The liquid crystalline behavior of the CNCs can be tailored to different advanced applications. The proposed research investigates the potential of CNCs as an optically active material. CNCs were tuned to hydroxypropyl nano cellulose (HPNC) with the degree of substitution 1.39. The prepared liquid crystalline HPNC were dispersed in various concentrations of monomethyl ether of polyethylene glycol to get waterborne materials with specific optical anisotropy. The extraction, modification, and morphology of the CNCs were investigated using NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance), TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy), XRD (X-ray Powder Diffraction), and FESEM (Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy) analysis. The prepared HPNC was analyzed using a hot stage POM (Polarized Optical Microscope) for optical anisotropy. The thermal stability of prepared CNCs and HPNC was also investigated. Upon optimization using rheology and POM, it was found that at the ratio of 1:1, HPNC (5 wt%) and mPEG (40 wt%) had the most distinct optical properties. The potential of the prepared materials can be further explored in sensing, smart coating, and security materials. (C) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;
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	A green strategy for the synthesis of bimetallic core-shell Au@Pd nanoflowers (NFs) employing banana pseudostem-derived TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanocrystals (TCNC) as both capping and shape-directing agent via seed-mediated method is presented. Flower-like nanostructures of Au@Pd bound to TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanocrystals (TCNC-Au@Pd) were decorated on amino-functionalized graphene (NH2-RGO) without losing their unique structure, allowing them to be deployed as an efficient, reusable and a green alternative heterogeneous catalyst. The decisive role of TCNC in the structural metamorphosis of nanoparticle morphology were inferred from the structural and morphology analyses. According to our study, the presence of -OH rich TCNC appears to play a pivotal role in the structured evolution of intricate nanostructure morphology. The feasibility of the bio-supported catalyst has been investigated in two concurrently prevalent model catalytic reactions, namely the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the reduction of 4-nitrophenol, the best model reactions in fuel cell and industrial catalytic applications, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;
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