Characterization of nanocomposites
In this study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were successfully synthesized using aqueous extracts derived from three distinct parts of the Prunus mahaleb plant (leaves, stems, and fruit pericarps). The synthesis…
Category: 6. Chemistry
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Machine learning of 27Al NMR electric field gradient tensors for crystalline structures from DFT
27Al DFT benchmarking
We begin by benchmarking the ability of DFT to predict chemical shielding tensors against experimentally compiled chemical shift tensors. Unfortunately, in cases where the central transition…
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Peltophorum pterocarpum flower mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its catalytic degradation of Acid Blue 113 dye
UV-vis spectra analysis
The UV-Vis spectra and corresponding images (Fig. 2) of the flower extract and synthesized YFF-AgNPs, reveal key aspects of the nanoparticle synthesis process. As seen in Fig. 2, the flower extract exhibits an absorbance…
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“Rethinking What Silicon Can Do” – New Way To Control Electricity at the Tiniest Scale Discovered
Electrons can travel through silicon as waves, paving the way for smaller and more advanced devices. Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered a method to control how electricity moves through crystalline silicon, a…
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Cracking the carbene code: A 100x faster path to life-saving drugs
Chemists have developed a novel way to generate a variety of highly useful chemical building blocks by harnessing metal carbenes, suggests new research.
Typically used in chemical reactions essential for drug synthesis and materials development,…
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Application of andesite and hydrolyzed poly acrylonitrile andesite composite for adsorption of Al(III), Fe(III), CH3SH, and H2S form aqueous solutions
Characterization
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
An FTIR spectrophotometer was used to evaluate andesite and HPAA composite before and following the metal ions adsorption (Al(III), Fe(III)) and molecules (H2S, CH3SH). The FTIR analysis displayed…
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Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using zinc vanadate nanomaterials with structural and electrochemical properties
Material
All chemicals were analytical grade and purchased from Merck.
Zinc nitrate (Zn(NO3)2) and vanadium (III) chloride, VCl3, polyvinylidene fluoride and dimethyl formamide were purchased from Merck, distilled water was in our laboratory.
Dried…
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Elimination of cetyldimethylethylammonium ammonium bromide from water by almond shell based magnetic activated carbon/membrane hybrid processes
Characterization of the nanocomposite
AMCNC was prepared from the carbonaceous biomass, the almond shell. The magnetic properties of the prepared composite were observable by applying magnetic field to the material which adhered completely to it.
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Biosorption of cesium and strontium from aqueous solution by Aspergillus flavus biomass
Characteristics of Aspergillus flavus
FTIR analysis
FTIR spectra were recorded to investigate the surface functional groups present in Aspergillus flavus biomass before and after biosorption of Cs+ and Sr2+. A comparative…
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The advancements in mixed matrix membranes containing MOFs and ionic liquids for CO2/N2 separation
Characterization
XRD analysis
The crystalline structure of the synthesized activated carbon (AC), AC/MOF, IL@AC/MOF composites, was investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The XRD pattern of the samples is shown in Fig. 2. In the XRD…
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