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11.4 Graphene 318
11.5 Graphene based polymer nanocomposite 319
11.6 Supercapacitors 319
11.7 Characterization of supercapacitors 320
11.8 Role of electrodes in supercapacitors 321
11.9 Electrolytes 324
11.10 Significance of ionic liquids in supercapacitors 325
11.11 Applications of ionic liquids in graphene based supercapacitors 326
11.12 Function of ionic liquids as electrolyte for carbon nanotube
supercapacitors 327
11.13 Conclusion 328
References 328

12 Nanofibrous composites for sodium-ion batteries 333
E. Stojanovska, F.N. Buyuknalcaci, M.D. Calisir, E.S. Pampal, A. Kilic
12.1 Introduction 333
12.2 Nanofibrous constituents for NIB 337
12.3 Discussion and future perspectives 354
References 355
Further reading 360

13 Polymer nanocomposites for dye-sensitized solar cells 361
M.D. Calisir, E. Stojanovska, A. Kilic
13.1 Introduction 361
13.2 Dye-sensitized solar cell 362
13.3 Conclusion 388
References 389
Further reading 396

14 Development of polymer nanocomposites using cellulose/silver
for antifouling applications: A preliminary investigations of
silver-coated cellulose composite film for antifouling applications 397
L. Muthulakshmi, N. Rajini, H. Nellaiah, T. Kathiresan, B. Anand Kumar,
A. Varada Rajalu
14.1 Introduction 397
14.2 Materials and methods 398
14.3 Results and discussion 399
14.4 Conclusion 404
References 404

15 Nanocomposite membrane for environmental remediation 407
A.H. Bhat, W.U. Rehman, I.U. Khan, I. Khan, S. Ahmad, M. Ayoub,
M.A. Usmani
15.1 Introduction 407
15.2 Carbon nanofiber membrane 409