Fuel cells are among the promising sources of clean energy, considering the low costs, low
acoustical pollution, and the high-energy conversion. The remarkable features of graphene …

Perfluorosulphonic acid-based membranes such as Nafion are widely used in fuel cell
applications. However, these membranes have several drawbacks, including high expense …

In this study, we have functionalized graphene oxide (GO) by growing polymer chains on its
surface and then utilized the polymer-g-GO as a nanofiller with oxypolybenzimidazole …

In the context of many applications, such as polymer composites, energy-related materials,
sensors,'paper'-like materials, field-effect transistors (FET), and biomedical applications …

The chemistry of graphene and its derivatives is one of the hottest topics of current material
science research. The derivatisation of graphene is based on various approaches, and to …

Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) are widely used in various electrochemical fields.
Generally, identifying a solution for the trade-off between ion conductivity and dimensional …

Extremophiles, notably archaea and bacteria, offer a good platform for treating industrial
waste streams that were previously perceived as hostile to the model organisms in microbial …

Highlights•This review addresses the current status of the state-of-the-art cation exchange
membranes (CEMs).•The progress in designing homogeneous, heterogeneous, and surface …

Hybrid capacitive deionization (HCDI), normally consisting of a faradaic electrode, typically
inorganic intercalation compounds, and an electric double layer carbon electrode, is an …

We report a sustainable strategy for fabricating thermal-resistance anti-fouling cation
exchange membrane (CEM), using sulfonated poly (2, 6-dimethyl-1, 4-phenylene …