{"id":20241,"date":"2026-03-18T10:47:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20241"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:37:02","slug":"mxenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mxenes\/","title":{"rendered":"MXene"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>MXene Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the IIT Guwahati research team developed a MXene-based catalyst that can both produce hydrogen efficiently from water and act as a photocatalyst for desalination.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About MXene<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MXenes are a <\/span><b>group of two-dimensional materials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> first discovered in 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are made from a <\/span><b>bulk crystal called MAX.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have the general formula of <\/span><b>Mn+1XnTx,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where <\/span><b>M is an early transition metal,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> X is <\/span><b>carbon and\/or nitrogen,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and T is a <\/span><b>functional group<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the surface of an MXene (typically O, OH, and F).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among various types of MXenes, <\/span><b>titanium carbide<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ti3C2Tx) is the most widely used.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Properties of MXenes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They show <\/span><b>high electrical conductivity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>excellent mechanical strength<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, good <\/span><b>chemical stability, remarkable hydrophilicity,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and tunable surface chemistry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of MXenes<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Energy Storage Devices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: MXene could be used in <\/span><b>energy storage devices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as electrodes of Li-ion batteries, pseudo capacitors, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Desalination and waste-water treatment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> These can be used in in water desalination and wastewater treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Separation and Filtration Applications:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of remarkable properties such as hydrophilicity, conductivity, and high flexibility these can be used in separation and filtration <\/span><b>processes in industries.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/iit-guwahati-researchers-create-material-for-sustainable-hydrogen-and-drinking-water-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MXenes are a group of two-dimensional materials first discovered in 2011. 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