Laila Noureen

University of Szeged · Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Interdisciplinary Excellence Centre

Enzyme-mimicking nanomaterials (nanozymes) of antioxidant activity are at the forefront of research efforts towards biomedical and industrial applications. The selection of enzymatically active substances and their incorporation into novel inorganic...

Water purification through solar steam generation is an emerging renewable technology with a massive capacity for freshwater generation. However, designing a multifunctional evaporating system with efficient solar-driven steam conversion along with seawater desalination is still a challenge for large scale freshwater generation. Herein, we propose...

The development of a multi-functional solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) system remains a significant challenge for its large-scale applications. By taking advantage of high surface area, excellent young's moduli, anchoring/coupling capability, large absorption surface, strong absorption in the broadband solar spectrum, and efficient photo...

The development of a multi‐functional solar‐driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) system remains a significant challenge for its large‐scale applications. By taking advantage of high surface area, excellent young's moduli, anchoring/coupling capability, large absorption surface, strong absorption in the broadband solar spectrum, and efficient photo...

In recent times, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4)-based materials (Ms) have emerged as promising adsorbents and photocatalysts to remove tetracycline (TC) from water. This review article offers a comprehensive outline of recent advances in the use of g-C 3 N 4 @Ms for the adsorption process and photocatalytic degradation of TC in an aqueous sol...

Oxygen electrocatalysis is crucial for renewable energy conversion and storage technologies. Specifically for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the primary reaction that determines performance and costs. The ORR activity and durability are commonly assessed using a rotating disk electrode (RDE). Howeve...

Dear Colleagues, Welcome to contribute to our special issue on Metal-Organic Frameworks in Electro and Photocatalysis. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are emerging materials for various applications in energy conversion and storage technologies, such as electrolyzers, batteries, fuel cells and environmental remedial technologies, including sensin...

Photocatalysis appears to be an appealing approach for environmental remediation including pollutants degradation in water, air, and/or soil, due to the utilization of renewable and sustainable source of energy, i.e., solar energy. However, their broad applications remain lagging due to the challenges in pollutant degradation efficiency, large-scal...

Solar-driven evaporation is a promising technology for desalinating seawater and wastewater without mechanical or electrical energy. The approaches to obtaining fresh water with higher evaporation efficiency are essential to address the water-scarcity issue in remote sensing areas. Herein, we report a highly efficient solar evaporator derived from...

In recent years, solar-driven steam materials and systems for water desalination and decontamination have received increasing attention from the scientific community. Notwithstanding the fundamental scientific achievements reached on this topic, numerous technological concerns still remain to be addressed, including heat loss, radiation reflection,...

Nickel containing polyoxometalates (POMs) K6NiSiW11O39. 15 H2O (1), K5NiPW11O39. 15 H2O (2), K6NiGeW11O39. 15 H2O (3) are encapsulated in two different metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), i.e. MIL-100(Fe) (a) and UIO-67 (b). As a result, six POM-MOF composites i.e. [H6NiSiW11O39]0.24[Fe3C18H7O14].14H2O (1a), [H5NiPW11O39]0.23 [Fe3C18H7O14].14H2O (2a),...

In this report, we demonstrate composite hydrogels obtained from BiVO 4 and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) (BiVO 4-rGO) for enhanced solar-driven steam generation and decontamination of polluted water. The BiVO 4-rGO composite hydrogel is obtained via a facile yet effective hydrothermal reduction of graphene oxide with the presence of the BiVO 4 nano...

Solar-driven water evaporation is of great importance for freshwater production via solar distillation and has been attracting growing attention recently by the development of heat localization strategies. Yet, when polluted water is used as the source water, solar-driven water evaporation might further deteriorate the pollution. In this study, we...

An uncommon copper(II) hydroxide layer-based coordination polymer [Cu3(OH)4(oba)]n(1) (oba = 4,4′-oxybisbenzoate) has been synthesized and tested as electro-catalyst for water oxidation under basic conditions. In comparison to classical Cu(OH)2, 1 exhibits improved thermal stability of up to ca. 350 °C. Chronoamperometry studies indicate that catal...