Juniper Publishers Journal of Polymer science

JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- Academic Journal of Polymer Science Abstract Polymer-based approach such as sol-gel method is a well-known method to produce ceramics materials with excellent properties for a better performance of solid oxide fuel cell. The properties of the materials are generally controlled by chemical agents used in this method. The roles of the chemical agents including chelating agent, polymerization or esterification agent and surfactant are presented and briefly discussed in this mini review paper. Keywords: Sol-gel method; Polymerization agent; Surfactant; Electrolyte; Anode; Cathode; Solid oxide fuel cell; Microstructure Abbrevations: SOFCs: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; SSR: Solid-State Reaction; WCMs: Wet Chemical Methods; CA: Citric Acid; EDTA: Ethylene Diamine Tetra-Acetic Acid; EG: Ethylene Glycol; TETA: Triethylenetetramine; PEG: Poly-Ethylene Glycol; PVA: Polyvinyl Alcohol; PVP: Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone; YSZ: Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia; AC: Activated C...

JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- Academic Journal of Polymer Science Abstract Application of polymers and nanoparticles have been suggested by several researchers as a chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) agent in carbonate reservoirs each of which has a specific influence on the reservoir rock and fluid properties. However, the high salinity of the reservoir condition along with high temperature has a detrimental effect on the performance of both polymers and nanoparticles. Common polymers and nanoparticles are usually degraded and begin to aggregate with the salinity increment. The purpose of this research is to provide a comprehensive review on the combination of general/thermoassociative polymers with low salinity water and nanoparticles as three new approaches for the chemical EOR process. The most previous studies have been concerned application of polymers and nanoparticles in the EOR, recommending usage of thermoassociative polymers (resistant under high salinity and h...

JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- Academic Journal of Polymer Science Abstract Polymer-based approach such as sol-gel method is a well-known method to produce ceramics materials with excellent properties for a better performance of solid oxide fuel cell. The properties of the materials are generally controlled by chemical agents used in this method. The roles of the chemical agents including chelating agent, polymerization or esterification agent and surfactant are presented and briefly discussed in this mini review paper. Keywords: Sol-gel method; Polymerization agent; Surfactant; Electrolyte; Anode; Cathode; Solid oxide fuel cell; Microstructure Abbrevations: SOFCs: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; SSR: Solid-State Reaction; WCMs: Wet Chemical Methods; CA: Citric Acid; EDTA: Ethylene Diamine Tetra-Acetic Acid; EG: Ethylene Glycol; TETA: Triethylenetetramine; PEG: Poly-Ethylene Glycol; PVA: Polyvinyl Alcohol; PVP: Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone; YSZ: Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia; AC: Activated C...

Authored by Ahmad AdlieShamsuri   Opinion The development of the polymer composites industry has been very encouraging in the past years. The polymer blends have also been received considerable attention, this is due to the blends are easy to prepare, their production cost is low, and so on. At the present time, bioplastics such as polylactic acid, polyhydroxybutyrate and polybutylene succinate are gaining consideration due to their excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility and non-toxicity. Blend between bioplastics and biopolymers (for example; cellulose, zein and starch) to produce bioplastic/biopolymer blends have attracted the researchers’ interest. Besides, the produced bioplastic/biopolymer blends may also be able to be used in fabrication of biocompatible and biodegradable products. Moreover, the utilization of expensive synthetic bioplastics can be reduced through consumption of biopolymers this can further lower the cost of products [1,2]. Nevert...