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Hu S, Liu Y, Wei L, Luo D, Wu Q, Huang X, Xiao T. Recent advances in clay minerals for groundwater pollution control and remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:24724-24744. [PMID: 38503955 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32911-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Clay minerals are abundant on Earth and have been crucial to the advancement of human civilization. The ability of clay minerals to absorb chemicals is frequently utilized to remove hazardous compounds from aquatic environments. Moreover, clay-based adsorbent products are both environmentally acceptable and affordable. This study provides an overview of advances in clay minerals in the field of groundwater remediation and related predictions. The existing literature was examined using data and information aggregation approaches. Keyword clustering analysis of the relevant literature revealed that clay minerals are associated with groundwater utilization and soil pollution remediation. Principal component analysis was used to assess the relationships among clay mineral modification methods, pollutant properties, and the Langmuir adsorption capacity (Qmax). The results demonstrated that pollutant properties affect the Qmax of pollutants adsorbed by clay minerals. Systematic cluster analysis was utilized to classify the collected data and investigate the relationships. The pollution adsorption mechanism of the unique structure of clay minerals was investigated based on the characterization results. Modified clay minerals exhibited changes in surface functional groups, internal structure, and pHpzc. This review provides a summary of recent clay-based materials and their applications in groundwater remediation, as well as discussions of their challenges and future prospects.
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- Simin Hu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
- Linköping University-Guangzhou University Research Center On Urban Sustainable Development, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Linköping University-Guangzhou University Research Center On Urban Sustainable Development, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Akkari M, Bardaoui A, Djebbi MA, Amara ABH, Chtourou R. Hydrothermal synthesis of Ag-doped ZnO/sepiolite nanostructured material for enhanced photocatalytic activity. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:67159-67169. [PMID: 35522414 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20539-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This work is devoted to the development of Ag-ZnO/sepiolite photocatalysts as novel nanostructured materials by the immobilization of Ag-doped ZnO on the surface of fibrous clay. Herein, innovative Ag-ZnO/sepiolite photocatalysts were successfully prepared through a simple hydrothermal route using diverse Ag dopant concentrations (2 and 5%). Structural, morphological, and optical properties of the obtained photocatalysts were characterized by XRD, TEM, MEB, and DRS-UV-Vis spectroscopy. The results confirmed that Ag-doped ZnO nanoparticles with a diameter of 10-30 nm are homogeneously distributed on the sepiolite fibers' surface. The silver dopant was effectively incorporated into the zinc oxide, leading to a slight distortion of the hexagonal wurtzite structure and a reduction of the bandgap energy with increased silver doping. The photocatalytic activity towards the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye was analyzed for all the samples under UV-Vis light. Compared to ZnO alone and undoped ZnO/SEP, the Ag-ZnO/SEP5% nanostructured materials exhibited a significantly improved photocatalytic activity, with full decolorization after 4 h of UV-Vis irradiation (60 W). The photocatalysis of organic pollutants matched well with a pseudo-first-order kinetic. The enhanced photocatalytic activity was ascribed to the low bandgap energy (3 eV), the reduction of the recombination of electron hole, and the sepiolite support.
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- Marwa Akkari
- Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energies (LaNSER), Research and Technology Center of Energy, Technopôle Borj-Cedria, Hammam-Lif, Tunis, Tunisia.
- LR Ressource Matériaux et Ecosystème, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7021, Zarzouna, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energies (LaNSER), Research and Technology Center of Energy, Technopôle Borj-Cedria, Hammam-Lif, Tunis, Tunisia
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- LR Ressource Matériaux et Ecosystème, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7021, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- LR Ressource Matériaux et Ecosystème, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7021, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energies (LaNSER), Research and Technology Center of Energy, Technopôle Borj-Cedria, Hammam-Lif, Tunis, Tunisia
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Potential of oxalic acid leached natural palygorskite-rich clay as multidimensional nanofiller to improve polypropylene. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2021.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Franco-Urquiza EA. Clay-Based Polymer Nanocomposites: Essential Work of Fracture. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:2399. [PMID: 34372002 PMCID: PMC8348371 DOI: 10.3390/polym13152399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This work details the general structure of the clays used as a reinforcement phase in polymer nanocomposites. Clays are formed by the molecular arrangement of atomic planes described through diagrams to improve their visualization. The molecular knowledge of clays can facilitate the selection of the polymer matrix and achieve a suitable process to obtain clay-based polymer nanocomposite systems. This work highlights the development of polymer nanocomposites using the melt intercalation method. The essential work of fracture (EWF) technique has been used to characterize the fracture behavior of materials that show ductility and where complete yielding of the ligament region occurs before the crack propagation. In this sense, the EWF technique characterizes the post-yielding fracture mechanics, determining two parameters: the specific essential work of fracture (we), related to the surface where the actual fracture process occurs, and the specific non-essential work of fracture (wp), related to the plastic work carried out in the outer zone of the fracture zone. The EWF technique has been used successfully in nano-reinforced polymers to study the influence of different variables on fracture behavior. In this work, the fundamentals of the EWF technique are described, and some examples of its application are compiled, presenting a summary of the most relevant contributions in recent years.
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- Edgar Adrian Franco-Urquiza
- National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT-CIDESI), Center for Engineering and Industrial Development, Carretera Estatal 200, km 23, Querétaro 76265, Mexico
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A Novel Calcium Oxalate/Sepiolite Composite for Highly Selective Adsorption of Pb(II) from Aqueous Solutions. MINERALS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/min11060552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Synthesizing functional nanomaterials from naturally abundant clay has always been of vital importance for resource utilization, however, the lack of new methods to effectively utilize low-grade clay presents a significant challenge. Herein, a calcium oxalate/sepiolite nanocomposite (SMN-x) was prepared by using the water bath heating method to convert the associated calcium carbonate in low-grade sepiolite into calcium oxalate. The developed composite was subsequently used to remove Pb(II) from the aqueous solutions. The SMN-3 adsorbent prepared by heating in a water bath at 90 °C for 3 h (with a high specific surface area of 234.14 m2·g−1) revealed the maximum Pb(II) adsorption capacity of 504.07 mg·g−1 at pH 5, which was about five times higher than that of sepiolite (105.57 mg·g−1). Further, the SMN-3 adsorbent possessed a much higher selectivity for Pb(II) as compared to the other metal ions. Moreover, the residue was noted to be stable and safe. The adsorption kinetics and isotherms conformed to the quasi-second-order kinetic and Langmuir models. During the adsorption process, ion exchange was noted to the main mechanism, however, it was also accompanied by electrostatic attraction. This study provides a novel strategy for the sustainable development of simple and efficient adsorbents by utilizing low-grade clay minerals.
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Boukhalfa N, Darder M, Boutahala M, Aranda P, Ruiz-Hitzky E. Composite Nanoarchitectonics: Alginate Beads Encapsulating Sepiolite/Magnetite/Prussian Blue for Removal of Cesium Ions from Water. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20200247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Nadia Boukhalfa
- Laboratory of Chemical Process Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Ferhat Abbas Setif-1, 19000 Setif, Algeria
- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Chemical Process Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Ferhat Abbas Setif-1, 19000 Setif, Algeria
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Charradi K, Ahmed Z, Thmaini N, Aranda P, Al‐Ghamdi YO, Ocon P, Keshk SMAS, Chtourou R. Incorporating of layered double hydroxide/sepiolite to improve the performance of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) composite membranes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.50364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Khaled Charradi
- Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energy Laboratory Research and Technology Center of Energy Hammam Lif Tunisia
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- Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energy Laboratory Research and Technology Center of Energy Hammam Lif Tunisia
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- Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energy Laboratory Research and Technology Center of Energy Hammam Lif Tunisia
- Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Cantoblanco Madrid Spain
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- Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, c/Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, Cantoblanco Madrid Spain
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- Department of Chemistry College of Science Al‐Zulfi, Majmaah University Al‐Majmaah Saudi Arabia
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- Departamento de Química Física Aplicada Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid Spain
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- Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energy Laboratory Research and Technology Center of Energy Hammam Lif Tunisia
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- Nanomaterials and Systems for Renewable Energy Laboratory Research and Technology Center of Energy Hammam Lif Tunisia
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Abdul Khalil HPS, Chong EWN, Owolabi FAT, Asniza M, Tye YY, Rizal S, Nurul Fazita MR, Mohamad Haafiz MK, Nurmiati Z, Paridah MT. Enhancement of basic properties of polysaccharide-based composites with organic and inorganic fillers: A review. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia; 11800 Penang Malaysia
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- School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia; 11800 Penang Malaysia
- Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi; Lagos Nigeria
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- School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia; 11800 Penang Malaysia
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- School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia; 11800 Penang Malaysia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; Syiah Kuala University; Banda Aceh 23111 Indonesia
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- School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia; 11800 Penang Malaysia
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- School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia; 11800 Penang Malaysia
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- Department of Civil Engineering; Universitas Sulawesi; Barat 90245 Indonesia
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- Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia; 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia
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Gilani S, Mir S, Masood M, Khan AK, Rashid R, Azhar S, Rasul A, Ashraf MN, Waqas MK, Murtaza G. Triple-component nanocomposite films prepared using a casting method: Its potential in drug delivery. J Food Drug Anal 2017; 26:887-902. [PMID: 29567261 PMCID: PMC9322216 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2017.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to fabricate a triple-component nanocomposite system consisting of chitosan, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and drug for assessing the application of chitosan–PEG nanocomposites in drug delivery and also to assess the effect of different molecular weights of PEG on nanocomposite characteristics. The casting/solvent evaporation method was used to prepare chitosan–PEG nanocomposite films incorporating piroxicam-β-cyclodextrin. In order to characterize the morphology and structure of nanocomposites, X-ray diffraction technique, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy were used. Drug content uniformity test, swelling studies, water content, erosion studies, dissolution studies, and anti-inflammatory activity were also performed. The permeation studies across rat skin were also performed on nanocomposite films using Franz diffusion cell. The release behavior of films was found to be sensitive to pH and ionic strength of release medium. The maximum swelling ratio and water content was found in HCl buffer pH 1.2 as compared to acetate buffer of pH 4.5 and phosphate buffer pH 7.4. The release rate constants obtained from kinetic modeling and flux values of ex vivo permeation studies showed that release of piroxicam-β-cyclodextrin increased with an increase in concentration of PEG. The formulation F10 containing 75% concentration of PEG showed the highest swelling ratio (3.42 ± 0.02) in HCl buffer pH 1.2, water content (47.89 ± 1.53%) in HCl buffer pH 1.2, maximum cumulative drug permeation through rat skin (2405.15 ± 10.97 μg/cm2) in phosphate buffer pH 7.4, and in vitro drug release (35.51 ± 0.26%) in sequential pH change mediums, and showed a significantly (p < 0.0001) higher anti-inflammatory effect (0.4 cm). It can be concluded from the results that film composition had a particular impact on drug release properties. The different molecular weights of PEG have a strong influence on swelling, drug release, and permeation rate. The developed films can act as successful drug delivery approach for localized drug delivery through the skin.
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- Sadia Gilani
- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan.
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Darder M, Matos CRS, Aranda P, Gouveia RF, Ruiz-Hitzky E. Bionanocomposite foams based on the assembly of starch and alginate with sepiolite fibrous clay. Carbohydr Polym 2017; 157:1933-1939. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.11.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Dinari M, Asadi P. Thermal, mechanical and optical transport properties of nanocomposite materials based on triethoxysilane-terminated polyimide and TiO2 nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra12562f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Novel polyimide/TiO2 nanocomposites with good mechanical, optical and thermal properties were prepared by the incorporation of TiO2 nanoparticles into silane terminated polyimide.
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- Mohammad Dinari
- Department of Chemistry
- Isfahan University of Technology
- Isfahan 84156-83111
- I. R. Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Isfahan
- I. R. Iran
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