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Li W, Yang X, Hou Q, Lu X, Kong J, Su J. Modification of MgH 2 hydrogen storage performance by nickel-based composite catalyst Ni/NiO. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30688. [PMID: 38756560 PMCID: PMC11096980 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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In this study, the Ni/NiO catalyst was demonstrated to enhance the hydrogen storage performance of MgH2. The dehydrogenation of MgH2+10 wt% Ni/NiO started at approximately 180 °C, achieving 5.83 wt% of dehydrogenation within 10 min at 300 °C. Completely dehydrogenated, MgH2 began to rehydrogenate at about 50 °C, absorbing about 4.56 wt% of hydrogen in 10 min at 150 °C. In addition, the activation energies of dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation of MgH2+10 wt% Ni/NiO were 87.21 and 34.84 kJ/mol. During the dehydrogenation/rehydrogenation cycle, Mg2Ni/Mg2NiH4 could promote hydrogen diffusion, thus enhancing the hydrogen storage performance of Mg/MgH2.
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- Wenxuan Li
- School of Energy and Power, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, China
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- School of Energy and Power, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, China
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- School of Automotive Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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- School of Energy and Power, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, China
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- School of Energy and Power, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, China
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- School of Energy and Power, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, 212003, China
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Athab ZH, Halbus AF, Mohammed SB, Atiyah AJ, Ismael HI, Saddam NS, Baqir SJ, Alesary HF, Algburi S, Al-Ansari N. Comparison activity of pure and chromium-doped nickel oxide nanoparticles for the selective removal of dyes from water. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4032. [PMID: 38369532 PMCID: PMC10874945 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53490-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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The current study involves a synthesis of a composite of nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiONPs) with a chromium dopant to yield (Cr/NiONPs). Synthesis of nickel oxide was performed by the co-precipitation method. The synthesis of the composite was conducted by the impregnation method. FTIR, EDX, SEM, and XRD were used to characterize the synthesized materials. The synthesised materials' point zero charges (PZC) were performed using the potentiometric titration method. The obtained results show that the PZC for neat nickel oxide was around 5, and it was around 8 for Cr/NiONPs. The adsorption action of the prepared materials was examined by applying them to remove Reactive Red 2 (RR2) and Crystal Violate (CV) dyes from solutions. The outcomes demonstrated that Cr/NiONPs were stronger in the removal of dyes than NiONPs. Cr/NiONPs achieved 99.9% removal of dyes after 1 h. Adsorption isotherms involving Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms were also conducted, and the outcomes indicated that the most accurate representation of the adsorption data was offered by Langmuir adsorption isotherms. Additionally, it was discovered that the adsorption characteristics of the NiONPs and Cr/NiONPs correspond well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Each of the NiONPs and Cr/NiONPs was reused five times, and the results display that the effectiveness of the removal of RR2 dye slightly declined with the increase in reuse cycles; it lost only 5% of its original efficiency after the 5 cycles. Generally, Cr/NiONPs showed better reusability than NiONPs under the same conditions.
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- Zahraa H Athab
- Environmental Research and Studies Center, University of Babylon, Hilla, Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Babylon, Hilla, Iraq.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Babylon, Hilla, Iraq
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- Almustaqbal University College, Babylon, Hilla, Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Kerbala, Karbala, Iraq
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- College of Engineering Techniques, Al-Kitab University, Kirkuk, 36015, Iraq
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden.
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Alhato AY, Kumar R, Barakat MA. Integrated Ozonation Ni-NiO/Carbon/g-C 3N 4 Nanocomposite-Mediated Catalytic Decomposition of Organic Contaminants in Wastewater under Visible Light. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:190. [PMID: 38251154 PMCID: PMC10818826 DOI: 10.3390/nano14020190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Developing a hybrid process for wastewater purification is of utmost importance to make conventional methods more efficient and faster. Herein, an effective visible light-active nickel-nickel oxide/carbon/graphitic carbon nitride (Ni-NiO/C/g-C3N4)-based nanocatalyst was developed. A hybrid process based on ozonation and Ni-NiO/C/g-C3N4 visible light photocatalysis was applied to decolourize the Congo red (CR), Alizarin Red S (ARS), and real dairy industry wastewater. The synthesized catalyst was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Χ-ray powder diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectrophotometry (UV-Vis DRS). The factors affecting the catalytic process were evaluated, including contact time, solution pH, initial dye concentration, etc. The degradation rate of CR and ARS was compared between the photocatalysis, ozonation, and integrated photocatalytic ozonation (PC/O3) methods. The results showed 100% degradation of CR and ARS within 5 min and 40 min, respectively, by integrated PC/O3. The reusability of the modified catalyst was evaluated, and four successive regenerations were achieved. The modified Ni-NiO/C/g-C3N4 composite could be considered an effective, fast, and reusable catalyst in an integrated PC/O3 process for the complete decolourization of wastewater.
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- Department of Environment, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; (A.Y.A.); (M.A.B.)
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Hmoudah M, El-Qanni A, Abuhatab S, Marei NN, El-Hamouz A, Tarboush BJA, Alsurakji IH, Baniowda HM, Russo V, Di Serio M. Competitive adsorption of Alizarin Red S and Bromocresol Green from aqueous solutions using brookite TiO 2 nanoparticles: experimental and molecular dynamics simulation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:77992-78008. [PMID: 35688985 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21368-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this work, the effective adsorption and the subsequent photodegradation activity, of TiO2 brookite nanoparticles, for the removal of anionic dyes, namely, Alizarin Red S (ARS) and Bromocresol Green (BCG) were studied. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of both dyes' concentration, contact time, and temperature. Photodegradation experiments for the adsorbed dyes were achieved using ultraviolet light illumination (6 W, λ = 365 nm). The single adsorption isotherms were fitted to the Sips model. The binary adsorption isotherms were fitted using the Extended-Sips model. The results of adsorption isotherms showed that the estimated maximum adsorption uptakes in the binary system were around 140 mg g-1 and 45.5 mg g-1 for ARS and BCG, respectively. In terms of adsorption kinetics, the uptake toward ARS was faster than BCG molecules in which the equilibrium was obtained in 7 min for ARS, while it took 180 min for BCG. Moreover, the thermodynamics results showed that the adsorption process was spontaneous for both anionic dyes. All these macroscopic competitive adsorption results indicate high selectivity toward ARS molecules in the presence of BCG molecules. Additionally, the TiO2 nanoparticles were successfully regenerated using UV irradiation. Moreover, molecular dynamics computational modeling was performed to understand the molecules' optimum coordination, TiO2 geometry, adsorption selectivity, and binary solution adsorption energies. The simulation energies distribution exhibits lower adsorption energies for ARS in the range from - 628 to - 1046 [Formula: see text] for both single and binary systems. In addition to that, the water adsorption energy was found to be between - 42 and - 209 [Formula: see text].
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- Maryam Hmoudah
- Department of Chemical Engineering, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine.
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine
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- Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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