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    • Cu-Doped TiO2: Visible Light Assisted Photocatalytic Antimicrobial Activity / 

      Mathew, Snehamol; Ganguly, Priyanka; Rhatigan, Stephen; Kumaravel, Vignesh; Byrne, Ciara; Hinder, Steven J.; Bartlett, John; Nolan, Michael; Pillai, Suresh C. (MDPI, 2018-10-26)
      Surface contamination by microbes is a major public health concern. A damp environment is one of potential sources for microbe proliferation. Smart photocatalytic coatings on building surfaces using semiconductors like ...
    • Economic and Environmental Analysis of SmallScale Anaerobic Digestion Plants on Irish Dairy Farms / 

      O’Connor, Sean; Ehimen, Ehiaze; Pillai, Suresh C.; Lyons, Gary; Bartlett, John (MDPI, 2020)
      The European Union’s (EU) climate and energy package requires all EU countries to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20% by 2020. Based on current trends, Ireland is on track to miss this target with a projected ...
    • Face Masks and Respirators in the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Current Materials, Advances and Future Perspectives / 

      O'Dowd, Kris; Nair, Keerthi M.; Forouzandeh, Parnia; Mathew, Snehamol; Grant, Jamie; Moran, Ruth; Bartlett, John; Bird, Jerry; Pillai, Suresh C. (MDPI, 2020)
      The outbreak of COVID-19 has spread rapidly across the globe, greatly affecting how humans as a whole interact, work and go about their daily life. One of the key pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) that is ...
    • Indium-Doped TiO2 Photocatalysts with High-Temperature Anatase Stability / 

      Kumaravel, Vignesh; Rhatigan, Stephen; Mathew, Snehamol; Bartlett, John; Nolan, Michael; Hinder, Steven J.; Sharma, Preetam K.; Singh, Anukriti; Byrne, J. Anthony; Harrison, John; Pillai, Suresh C. (American Chemical Society, 2019)
      The thermal stability of anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a prerequisite to fabricate photocatalyst coated indoor building materials for use in antimicrobial and self-cleaning applications under normal room light ...
    • Mo doped TiO2 : impact on oxygen vacancies, anatase phase stability and photocatalytic activity / 

      Kumaravel, Vignesh; Rhatigan, Stephen; Mathew, Snehamol; Michel, Marie Clara; Bartlett, John; Nolan, Michael; Hinder, Steven J.; Gascó, Antonio; Ruiz-Palomar, César; Hermosilla, Daphne; Pillai, Suresh C. (IOP Publishing, 2020)
      This work outlines an experimental and theoretical investigation of the effect of molybdenum (Mo) doping on the oxygen vacancy formation and photocatalytic activity of TiO2. Analytical techniques such as x-ray diffraction ...
    • Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into Fuels and Value-Added Products / 

      Kumaravel, Vignesh; Bartlett, John; Pillai, Suresh C. (ACS, 2020)
      The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels and value-added products is one of the most significant inventions to address the global warming and energy needs. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) CO2 conversion can be considered ...
    • Solid Electrolytes for High-Temperature Stable Batteries and Supercapacitors / 

      Kumaravel, Vignesh; Bartlett, John; Pillai, Suresh C. (Wiley, 2021)
      Reports of recent fire accidents in the electronics and electric vehicles (EVs) industries show that thermal runaway (TR) reactions are a key consideration for the industry. Utilization of solid electrolytes (SEs) could ...