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CdAl4O7/CdO nanocomposites: green tea extract–mediated sol–gel auto-combustion synthesis, characterization, and study as a potential hydrogen storage material

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In this article, we present the synthesis of binary CdAl4O7/CdO nanocomposites using green tea extracts and green chemistry methods for high-performance hydrogen storage. The green tea extract contains bioactive compounds (polyphenols) that act as reducing agents, which facilitate the reaction between metal ions and water. By examining the structural and morphological characteristics of the obtained substrates using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), it was demonstrated that the nanocomposites were successfully synthesized. We evaluated the electrochemical performance of the synthesized CdAl4O7/CdO nanocomposites using a three-electrode chronopotentiometry system. According to the results, the synthesized nanocomposites are capable of storing 1750 mAh/g of hydrogen at a constant current of 1 Amp. By using green tea extract as a natural structure-directing agent, the CdAl4O7/CdO nanocomposite can be developed more sustainably as high-performance hydrogen storage materials. Ultimately, this work contributes to the advancement of sustainable energy storage through the synthesis of a promising new material.

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The authors are grateful to the Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Research Council for their financial support (Grant Number 4020394). A friendly approval has been given to Professor Masoud Salavati-Niasari and co-authors at the Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology of the University of Kashan, Iran, for access to the analysis facility under grant number 159271/TG6 from the University of Kashan and the Iran National Science Foundation.

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  1. Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

    Meghdad Pirsaheb & Tahereh Gholami

  2. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

    Meghdad Pirsaheb & Tahereh Gholami

  3. Department of Chemical Industries, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran, Iran

    Hooman Seifi

  4. College of Humanities and Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Science, Ajman University, P.O. Box 346, Ajman, UAE

    Elmuez A. Dawi

  5. Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, P.O. Box 87317–51167, Kashan, Iran

    Masoud Salavati-Niasari

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Meghdad Pirsaheb: software, investigation, methodology, formal analysis. Tahereh Gholami: formal analysis, methodology, writing—review and editing, writing—original draft, conceptualization, supervision, project administration, investigation, data curation, validation, resources, visualization, funding acquisition. Hooman Seifi: methodology, writing—review and editing, writing—original draft, conceptualization. Elmuez A. Dawi: data curation, validation, resources, visualization. Masoud Salavati-Niasari: formal analysis, methodology, writing—review and editing, writing—original draft, conceptualization, supervision, project administration, investigation, data curation, validation, resources, visualization, funding acquisition.

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Pirsaheb, M., Seifi, H., Dawi, E.A. et al. CdAl4O7/CdO nanocomposites: green tea extract–mediated sol–gel auto-combustion synthesis, characterization, and study as a potential hydrogen storage material. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31, 21370–21379 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32527-3

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