2021

  1. Adeleke, O.A., S.A. Akinlabi, T. C. Jen, and I. Dunmade. 2021a. “Evaluation and Prediction of Energy Content of Municipal Solid Waste: A Review.” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1107 (1): 012097. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1107/1/012097.
  2. Adeleke, O.A., S.A. Akinlabi, T. C Jen, and I. Dunmade. 2021b. “An Overview of Factors Affecting the Rate of Generation and Physical Composition of Municipal Solid Waste.” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1107 (1): 012096. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1107/1/012096.
  3. Adeleke, Oluwatobi, Stephen A. Akinlabi, Tien Chien Jen, and Israel Dunmade. 2021. “Application of Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting the Physical Composition of Municipal Solid Waste: An Assessment of the Impact of Seasonal Variation.” Waste Management and Research 39 (8): 1058–68. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X21991642.
  4. Adeleke, Oluwatobi, Stephen A. Akinlabi, Tien Chien Jen, and Israel Dunmade. 2021. “Sustainable Utilization of Energy from Waste: A Review of Potentials and Challenges of Waste-to-Energy in South Africa.” International Journal of Green Energy 18 (14): 1550–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/15435075.2021.1914629.
  5. Adeleke, Oluwatobi, Stephen Akinlabi, Tien Chien Jen, and Israel Dunmade. 2021. “Towards Sustainability in Municipal Solid Waste Management in South Africa: A Survey of Challenges and Prospects.” Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 76 (1): 53–66. https://doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2020.1858366.
  6. Baffour-Awuah, E., S. A. Akinlabi, T. C. Jen, S. Hassan, I. P. Okokpujie, and F. Ishola. 2021. “Characteristics of Palm Kernel Shell and Palm Kernel Shell-Polymer Composites: A Review.” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1107 (1): 012090. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1107/1/012090.
  7. Bitire, S.O., M. Belaid, P.E. Imoisili, and T.C. Jen. 2021. “Parametric Optimization Route of Oil Extraction from Seed: A Review.” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1107 (1): 012150. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1107/1/012150.
  8. Bitire, S.O., T. C. Jen, and M. Belaid. 2021. “The Potential for a Sustainable Biodiesel Production by Modified Biobased Catalyst–A Review.” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1107 (1): 012206. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1107/1/012206.
  9. Bitire, Sarah Oluwabunmi, Tien-Chien Jen, and Mohamed Belaid. 2021a. “Yield Response from the Catalytic Conversion of Parsley Seed Oil into Biodiesel Using a Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalyst.” ACS Omega. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c01855.
  10. Bitire, Sarah Oluwabunmi, Tien Chien Jen, and Mohamed Belaid. 2021b. “Production and Optimization of Biodiesel from Parsley Seed Oil Using KOH as Catalyst for Automobiles Technology.” International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 116 (1–2): 315–29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-07415-6.
  11. Bitire, Sarah Oluwabunmi, Tien Chien Jen, and Mohamed Belaid. 2021. “Synthesis of Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate Catalyst from Herring Fishbone for the Transesterification of Parsley Seed Oil.” Environmental Technology (United Kingdom) 0 (0): 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2021.1916094.
  12. Bitire, Sarah Oluwabunmi, Tien Chien Jen, and Mohamed Belaid. 2021. “Transesterification of Parsley Seed Oil Using a Green Catalyst: Considering the Optimization Process and Modeling.” International Journal of Sustainable Energy 0 (0): 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2021.1890737.
  13. Fatoba, Olawale Samuel, Tien Chien Jen, and Esther Titilayo Akinlabi. 2021. “Experimental Study on Microstructural Evolution, Mechanical Property, and Corrosion Behaviour of Laser Additive Manufactured (LAM) Titanium Alloy Grade 5.” International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 114 (3–4): 655–69. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-06872-3.
  14. Ibitoye, Segun E., Tien-Chien Jen, Rasheedat M. Mahamood, and Esther T. Akinlabi. 2021a. “Generation of Sustainable Energy from Agro‐Residues through Thermal Pretreatment for Developing Nations: A Review.” Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research 2100107: 2100107. https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202100107.
  15. Ibitoye, Segun E., Tien Chien Jen, Rasheedat M. Mahamood, and Esther T. Akinlabi. 2021b. “Densification of Agro-Residues for Sustainable Energy Generation: An Overview.” Bioresources and Bioprocessing 8 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-021-00427-w.
  16. Imoisili, Patrick Ehi, and Tien-Chien Jen. 2021. “Facile Extraction and Characterization of Silica Nanoparticles from Corn Stalk by Sol-Gel Hydrothermal Methods.” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1107 (1): 012030. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1107/1/012030.
  17. Imoisili, Patrick Ehi, and Tien-Chien Jen. 2021. “Performance Characteristics of Unsaturated Polyester Reinforced with High Frequency Microwave Treated Natural Fibre.” IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1107 (1): 012029. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1107/1/012029.
  18. Imoisili, Patrick Ehi, and Tien Chien Jen. 2021c. “Modelling and Optimization of the Impact Strength of Plantain (Musa Paradisiacal) Fibre/MWCNT Hybrid Nanocomposite Using Response Surface Methodology.” Journal of Materials Research and Technology 13: 1946–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2021.05.101.
  19. Imoisili, Patrick Ehi, and Babak Safaei. 2021. “Microwave - Assisted Sol – Gel Synthesis of TiO 2 - Mixed Metal Oxide Nanocatalyst for Degradation of Organic Pollutant,” 126–36.
  20. Karimzadeh, Sina, Babak Safaei, and Tien Chien Jen. 2021. “Predicting Phonon Scattering and Tunable Thermal Conductivity of 3D Pillared Graphene and Boron Nitride Heterostructure.” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 172: 121145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121145.
  21. Mouchou, R. T., T. C. Jen, O. T. Laseinde, and K. O. Ukoba. 2021. “Numerical Simulation and Optimization of P-NiO/n-TiO2 Solar Cell System Using SCAPS.” Materials Today: Proceedings 38 (xxxx): 835–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.04.880.
  22. Mwema, F. M., J. O. Obiko, R. M. Mahamood, A. A. Adediran, Michael Bodunrin, E. T. Akinlabi, and T. C. Jen. 2021. “Constitutive Analysis of Hot Forming Process of P91 Steel: Finite Element Method Approach.” Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies 00 (00): 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2021.1939560.
  23. Ngoy, Kitalu Ricin, Abhay Kumar Singh, Tien Chien Jen, and Atif Mossad Ali. 2021. “Numerical Analysis of Thin Film Cu2InGaSe4 Solar Cells Design.” Solar Energy 225 (January): 53–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.07.005.
  24. Ntobeng, Mahubedu Khutso, Patrick Ehi Imoisili, and Tien Chien Jen. 2021. “Facile Fabrication of Vanadium Sensitized Silver Titanium Oxides (V–Ag/TiO2) Photocatalyst Nanocomposite for Pollutants Removal in River Water.” Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2020.105569.
  25. Nyika, J., F. M. Mwema, R. M. Mahamood, E. T. Akinlabi, and T. C. Jen. 2021. “Advances in 3D Printing Materials Processing-Environmental Impacts and Alleviation Measures.” Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies 00 (00): 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2021.1945311.
  26. Obara, C., H. Shagwira, Rm Mahamood, T. C. Jen, E. T. Akinlabi, J. O. Obiko, and F. M. Mwema. 2021. “Effects of Forming Parameters on Metal Flow Behaviour during the MDF Process: Taguchi and Response Surface Methodology Optimisation.” Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies 00 (00): 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2021.1945313.
  27. Oluah, Chukwumaobi K., E. T. Akinlabi, H. O. Njoku, and T. C. Jen. 2021. “Development of Software Codes and System Architecture for Optimum Performance Trombe Wall System in Buildings Using IoT Devices.” Materials Today: Proceedings 44 (January): 1185–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.237.
  28. Omoniyi, Peter, Modupe Mahamood, Tien Chien Jen, and Esther Akinlabi. 2021. “TIG Welding of Ti6Al4V Alloy: Microstructure, Fractography, Tensile and Microhardness Data.” Data in Brief 38: 107274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107274.
  29. Omoniyi, Peter, Rasheedat Mahamood, Nana Arthur, Sisa Pityana, Samuel Skhosane, Yasuhiro Okamoto, Togo Shinonaga, Martin Maina, Tien-Chien Jen, and Esther Akinlabi. 2021. “Laser Butt Welding of Thin Ti6Al4V Sheets: Effects of Welding Parameters.” Journal of Composites Science 5 (9): 246. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5090246.
  30. Oviroh, Peter Ozaveshe, Tien Chien Jen, Jianwei Ren, Lesego M. Mohlala, Robert Warmbier, and Sina Karimzadeh. 2021. “Nanoporous MoS2Membrane for Water Desalination: A Molecular Dynamics Study.” Langmuir 37 (23): 7127–37. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00708.
  31. Oyinbo, Sunday Temitope, and Tien-Chien Jen. 2021a. “Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in an Alkaline Environment through Nanoscale Ni, Pt, NiO, Fe/Ni and Pt/Ni Surfaces: Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation.” Materials Chemistry and Physics 271 (May): 124886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.124886.
  32. Oyinbo, Sunday Temitope, and Tien Chien Jen. 2021. “A Numerical Analysis of Compressive Residual Stresses in Cold Gas Dynamic Spray (CGDS) Deposition Method.” Engineering Solid Mechanics 9 (2): 239–50. https://doi.org/10.5267/j.esm.2020.11.001.
  33. Oyinbo, Sunday Temitope, Tien Chien Jen, Qingwei Gao, and Xiaohua Lu. 2021. “A Simulation Study of Methane-Hydrogen Gas Mixture Permeation through Nanoporous Palladium Membrane Using Molecular Dynamics.” Vacuum 183 (September): 109804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2020.109804.
  34. Oyinbo, Sunday Temitope, Tien Chien Jen, and Peter Ozaveshe Oviroh. 2021. “Atomistic Simulation of the Preheating Treatment and Crystal Orientation Influences in the Hardness of Cold Gas Dynamic Sprayed Nickel Coating unto the Copper Substrate.” Materials Today: Proceedings 44 (January): 2173–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.12.281.
  35. Oyinbo, Sunday Temitope, Tien Chien Jen, Peter Ozaveshe Oviroh, and Qingwei Gao. 2021. “Nanoindentation Study in Cold Gas Dynamic Sprayed Thin Films Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation.” Materials Today: Proceedings 44 (January): 1911–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.12.093.
  36. Ren, Jianwei, and Tien Chien Jen. 2021. “Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Assisting the Visibility of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Technologies.” Coordination Chemistry Reviews 430: 213734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213734.
  37. Singh, Abhay Kumar, Tanka R. Rana, Junho Kim, M. Shkir, and Tien Chien Jen. 2021. “Impact on Structural and Optical Properties of CZTS Thin Films with Solvents and Ge Incorporation.” International Journal of Photoenergy https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1508469.
  38. Sun, Peiliang, Kai Fan, Xingxing Cheng, Zhao Qian, Zhiqiang Wang, Luyuan Wang, and Tien Chien Jen. 2021. “Decoupled NOx Adsorption and Reduction by CO over Catalyst Fe/ZSM-5: A DFT Study.” Chemical Physics Letters 766 (January): 138344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138344.
  39. Denghe Gao, Jianwei Ren*, Hui Wang, Xuyun Wang, Yong Liu, Rongfang Wang*. An Industry-applicable Hybrid Electrode for Large Current Density Hydrogen Evolution Reactio. Journal of Power Source, 2021, 516, 230635. org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230635.
  40. Li Wang, Yutai Wu*, Chaoyang Sun, Hui Wang, Jianwei Ren*. Shape-Controlled Cu2O Nanospheres as Bifunctional Catalysts Boosting the Oxidations of Glucose and Hydrazine.
    CrystEngComm, 2021, in press. org/10.1039/D1CE00913C.
  41. Zhen Wu, Usamah Hamidullah, Leilei Guo, Huan Wang, Fusheng Yang, Hongli Yan, Jianwei Ren, Zaoxiao Zhang, Jinsheng Xiao. Current progress and future perspectives of high purity hydrogen production technology: A review based on 2030 roadmap. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021, submitted.
  42. Patrick Ehi Imoisili, Jianwei Ren, Tien-Chien Jen. Single-Atom Catalysts for Lithium Sulfur Batteries Via Atomic Layer Deposition Process. Electrochemistry Communications, 2021, submitted.
  43. Huiming Luo, Jiarong Wang, Ligang Yuan, Huiling Tang, Liqin Wu, Qingsong Jiang, Shailesh Kumar Singh, Jianwei Ren, Mumin Rao, Keyou Yan. High efficiency planar perovskite solar cell by surface disorder removal on mesoporous tin oxide. Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021, submitted.
  44. Liberty Mguni, Yali Yao, Jianwei Ren, Xinying Liu, Diane Hildebrandt. Modulated synthesised Ni-doped MOF-5 with improved adsorptive desulphurisation activity. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021, 323, 129196. org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129196.
  45. Mengqi Cui, Zining Wang, Hui Wang*, Xuyun Wang, Jianwei Ren*. Micro-Controlling of the Grain Boundaries in NiCo2O4/NiCo2S4 Nanowire Arrays for the Enhanced Charging Storage. Dalton Transactions, 2021, in press. org/10.1039/D1DT02941J.
  46. Daniela Ion-Ebrasu, Radu Dorin Andrei, Stanica Enache, Constantin Catalin Negrila, Catalin Jianu, Adrian Enache, Iulian Boerasu, Elena Carcadea, Mihai Varlam, Bogdan Stefan Vasile, Jianwei Ren. Nitrogen functionalization of the CVD Grown Graphene Foam for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media. Materials, 2021, 14, 4952. DOI: 10.3390/ma14174952.
  47. Yanhua Pang, Zaiyong Mo, Hui Wang, Xuyun Wang, Jianwei Ren, Rongfang Wang. Performance Evaluation of Functionalized Carbon Aerogel as ORR Electrocatalyst in Zinc-air Cell. Journal of Power Sources, 2021, 511, 230458. org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230458.
  48. Liberty Mguni, Yali Yao, Jianwei Ren*, Xinying Liu, Diane Hildebrandt. Modulated synthesis of a novel nickel based metal-organic framework composite material for the adsorptive desulphurisation of liquid fuels. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2021, 60(30), 10997–11008. org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01082.
  49. Jun Lu, Hui Wang, Xuyun Wang, Xiaoming Song, Rongfang Wang, Jianwei Ren. Effect of a Cationic Corrosion-induced Interface Heterojunction on Oxygen Evolution Reaction. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, submitted.
  50. Yutai Wu, Hui Wang, Rongfang Wan, Jianwei Ren. Coupling Grain Boundary Construction of Ni2P/NiCoP Heterostructures for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Urea Oxidation. Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, submitted.
  51. Xiaochen Lv, Yongqi Xie, Hongxing Zhang, Yanmeng Xu, Hongwei Wu, Rodney Day, Jianwei Ren. Temperature oscillation of a dual compensation chamber loop heat pipe under occeleration conditions. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021, 198, 117450. org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117450.
  52. Chaoyang Sun, Hui Wang, Jianwei Ren, Xuyuan Wang, Rongfang Wang. Inserting ultrafine NiO nanoparticles into amorphous NiP sheets by in-situ phase reconstruction for high-stability of the HER catalysts. Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 13703–13708. org/10.1039/D1NR03567C.
  53. Yutai Wu, Hui Wang, Rongfang Wan, Jianwei Ren. Double charge state/grain boundary modulation of the NiCo2O4 arrays for efficient overwater splitting. Advanced Materials, 2021, submitted.
  54. Jun Lu, Hui Wang, Xunyun Wang, Rongfang Wang, Jianwei Ren. Fabrication of Amorphous/Polycrystalline CoP@CoB Hollow Nanochain for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, submitted.
  55. Jincheng Tang, Shinan Chang, Siyuan Liu, Hongwei Wu, Jianwei Ren, Hongxing Zhang, Yongqi Xie. Experimental investigation on paraffin melting in finned copper foam under acceleration condition. Energy Conversion and Management, 2021, submitted.
  56. Nicholas M. Musyoka, Jianwei Ren, Khavharendwe Rambau, Xoliswa Dyosiba, Henrietta W. Langmi. Synthesis of zeolite-A from coal fly ash using aluminium derived from multi-layered packaging materials. Materials, 2020, submitted.
  57. Mengqi Cui, Hui Wang, Zining Wang, Xuyun Wang, Jianwei Ren. P-induced contemporaneous inverse manipulation of the charge state of Ni and Co atoms within rich-grain-boundary arrays for efficient overwater splitting. Chemical Science, 2021, submitted.
  58. Peter Oviroh, Tien-Chien Jen, Jianwei Ren, Lesego Mohlala, Robert Warmbier. Nanoporous MoS2 Membrane for Water Desalination: A Molecular Dynamics Study, Langmuir, 2021, 37 (23), 7127− Doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00708.
  59. Pengfei Zhu, Jing Yao, Leilei Guo, Min Dai, Jianwei Ren, Sandra Kurko, Zhen Wu, Fusheng Yang, Zaoxiao Zhang. Achieving high-efficiency conversion and poly-generation of cooling, heating, and power based on biomass-fuelled SOFC hybrid system: Performance assessment and multi-objective optimization. Energy Conversion and Management, 2021, 240, 114245. org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114245.
  60. Zhen Wu, Pengfei Zhu, Jing Yao, Sandra Kurko, Jianwei Ren, Pen Tan, Maoru Xu, Zaoxiao Zhang. Mathanol to power through high-efficiency hybride fuel cell systems: thermodynamics, thermo-economic, and thechno-economic analysis in Northwest China. Energy Conversion and Management, 2021, 232, 113899. org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.113899.
  61. Ying Zhao, Yijia Shao, Luoqian Li, Shijun Liao, Jianwei Ren. Research progress on Li-rich layered ternary cathode materials for lithium ion batteries. Progress in Chemistry, 2021, submitted.
  62. Jiong Li, Chenghao Duan, Ligang Yuan, Zidan Liu, Hepeng Zhu, Keyou Yan, Jianwei Ren. Recycling Lead Resources from old lead-acid batteries for high-brightness perovskite light-emitting diodes. Environmental Science & Technology, 2021, 55(12), 8309− Doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c01116.
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