• A sustainable and synergistic approach for the efficient recovery of copper from the copper slag: experimental insights and perspectives 

  Routray, A.; Kundu, T. (Minerals Engineering, vol.247, 2026: 110521)

  The untreated disposal of copper (Cu) slag raises significant environmental concerns. Besides, the swift exhaustion of primary resources and rising demand compel the recovery of Cu from the potential secondary resources, ...
• Time-dependent evolution of structural, optical, mechanical and electrical characteristics in ZnO thin films 

  Priyadarshini, B.; Anwar, M. S.; Anwar, S. (Micro and Nanostructures, vol.218, 2026: 208803)

  ZnO thin films were deposited on glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering with deposition time varied from 0.5 to 2 h while maintaining constant deposition parameters. The influence of deposition time on the structural, ...
• Recent advances in SnTe-based thermoelectric materials: Synthesis, band engineering, and performance optimization 

  Behera, A.; Velu, N. K. (Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol.1074, 2026: 189098)

  Tin telluride (SnTe) has gained renewed attention as a sustainable alternative to lead-based thermoelectrics for mid-temperature waste-heat recovery. Its rock-salt structure, high carrier mobility, and suitable band structure ...
• Enhanced Piezoelectric and Mechanical Performance in Electrospun PVDF-HFP/BCZT Nanofiber Composites for Energy Harvesting 

  Sahoo, S.; Nayak, B.; Anwar, S.; Mohapatra, M.; Anwar, S. (Acs Applied Energy Materials, vol.9(12), 2026: 7533-7548)

  Highly polarized electrospun PVDF-HFP/BCZT nanofiber composite films were successfully fabricated and systematically investigated for their dielectric, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, mechanical, and energy-harvesting ...
• Industrial cashew press cake waste-assisted co-gasification of low-rank coal towards hydrogen-enriched syngas production 

  Saini, R.; Rao, D. S.; Pradhan, N. (International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol.254, 2026: 155715)

  Cashew press cake (CPC) waste, generated from an industrial unit, was utilized in conjunction with a high-ash coal to evaluate its energy potential values via a co-gasification route in a fluidized-bed system under air-steam ...
• The novel application of the ionic liquid Tetrabutylphosphonium-O, O-diethyl phosphorodithioate as a collector in chalcopyrite Flotation: A greener replacement of xanthates 

  Swain, P.; Dash, B.; Rath, S. S. (Advanced Powder Technology, vol.37(8), 2026: 105319)

  This communication reports the novel application of an ionic liquid (IL), Tetrabutylphosphonium-O, Odiethyl phosphorodithioate (TPBDBT), as a greener alternative to xanthate-based collectors for chalcopyrite flotation. ...
• Experimental analysis, modelling, and optimisation of alkaline leaching in coal fly ash treatment 

  Murmu, A. K.; Rao, C. S.; Parida, L.; Senapati, P. K. (Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, vol.65(3), 2026: 3354-3367)

  The present study introduces a novel integration of Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) modelling and Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) to improve the efficiency of alkaline leaching of coal fly ash (CFA). The selected ...
• In Situ Regenerative Adduct Assisted p-Type Doping of Organic Semiconductor 

  Patel, B. K.; Vidhan, A.; Gupta, S.; Arunachalam, V.; Nayak, S.; Bhatt, N.; Singh, R. S.; Sarkar, S. K.; Nayak, P. K. (Advanced Materials, vol.38(34), 2026)

  Organic semiconductors (OSCs) are leading materials for next-generation optoelectronic devices. Effective charge transport in devices often requires electronic doping of OSCs. Conventional methods using molecular dopants ...
• Morpho-Physiological Response of Napier Grass (Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone) Under Chromium Stress: Role of Ascophyllum nodosum-Based Biostimulants 

  Das, A.; Swain, S. S.; Dhal, N. K. (International Journal of Environmental Research, vol.20(4), 2026: 181)

  Chromium (Cr) pollution from mining activities severely impairs soil health and plant productivity. This research assessed the phytoremediation potential of Cenchrus purpureus (Napier grass) grown in progressively increasing ...
• Chemical Blowing of a Synthetically Green Conjugated Polymeric Network into Porous Carbon Nanosheets for Dual-Purpose Energy Storage 

  Sarkar, R.; Maharana, A. K.; Sarkar, S. K.; Rambabu, G.; Patra, Y. S.; Majhi, M.; Das, S. (ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, vol.14(23), 2026: 10379-10393)

  Integration of multiple functionalities within a single porous carbon architecture offers an effective route to reduce material complexity, cost, and environmental impact. However, the rational synthesis of such multifunctional ...

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