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Cueto-Díaz EJ, Gálvez-Martínez S, Colin-García M, Mateo-Martí E. A New Approach in Prebiotic Chemistry Studies: Proline Sorption Triggered by Mineral Surfaces Analysed Using XPS. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13040908. [PMID: 37109437 PMCID: PMC10141706 DOI: 10.3390/life13040908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023] Open
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The role of minerals in the origin of life and prebiotic evolution remains unknown and controversial. Mineral surfaces have the potential to facilitate prebiotic polymerization due to their ability to adsorb and concentrate biomolecules that subsequently can catalyse reactions; however, the precise nature of the interaction between the mineral host and the guest biomolecule still needs to be understood. In this context, we spectroscopically characterized, using infrared, X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques, the interaction between L-proline and montmorillonite, olivine, iron disulphide, and haematite (minerals of prebiotic interest), by evaluating their interaction from a liquid medium. This work provides insight into the chemical processes occurring between proline, the only cyclic amino acid, and this selection of minerals, each of them bearing a particular chemical and crystal structures. Proline was successfully adsorbed on montmorillonite, haematite, olivine, and iron disulphide in anionic and zwitterionic chemical forms, being the predominant form directly related to the mineral structure and composition. Silicates (montmorillonite) dominate adsorption, whereas iron oxides (haematite) show the lowest molecular affinity. This approach will help to understand structure-affinity relationship between the mineral surfaces and proline, one of the nine amino acids generated in the Miller-Urey experiment.
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Thomou E, Sakavitsi V, Angeli GK, Spyrou K, Froudas KG, Diamanti EK, Romanos GE, Karanikolos GN, Trikalitis PN, Gournis D, Rudolf P. A diamino-functionalized silsesquioxane pillared graphene oxide for CO 2 capture. RSC Adv 2021; 11:13743-13750. [PMID: 35423909 PMCID: PMC8697626 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00777g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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In the race for viable solutions that could slow down carbon emissions and help in meeting the climate change targets a lot of effort is being made towards the development of suitable CO2 adsorbents with high surface area, tunable pore size and surface functionalities that could enhance selective adsorption. Here, we explored the use of silsesquioxane pillared graphene oxide for CO2 capture; we modified silsesquioxane loading and processing parameters in order to obtain pillared structures with nanopores of the tailored size and surface properties to maximize the CO2 sorption capacity. Powder X-ray diffraction, XPS and FTIR spectroscopies, thermal analysis (DTA/TGA), surface area measurements and CO2 adsorption measurements were employed to characterize the materials and evaluate their performance. Through this optimisation process, materials with good CO2 storage capacities of up to 1.7/1.5 mmol g−1 at 273 K/298 K in atmospheric pressure, were achieved. Study of the CO2 uptake performance of silsesquioxane pillared graphene oxide prepared with different pillar loading and way of drying.![]()
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- Eleni Thomou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Ioannina
- Ioannina 45110
- Greece
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Ioannina
- Ioannina 45110
- Greece
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Ioannina
- Ioannina 45110
- Greece
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Ioannina
- Ioannina 45110
- Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- N.C.S.R. Demokritos
- Ag. Paraskevi Attikis
- Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Khalifa University
- Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates
- Research and Innovation Center on CO2 and H2 (RICH)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Ioannina
- Ioannina 45110
- Greece
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials
- University of Groningen
- Groningen
- The Netherlands
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Phuekphong AF, Imwiset KJ, Ogawa M. Designing nanoarchitecture for environmental remediation based on the clay minerals as building block. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 399:122888. [PMID: 32937697 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nanoarchitecture of hybrids materials based on clay minerals as nano building blocks for the environmental remediation is summarized with the emphasis on the utilization of layered clay minerals, especially smectite group of clay minerals, as nano building blocks for designing functional nanostructures for the adsorption of molecular contaminants from the environments. Smectites are well-known adsorbents of cationic contaminants, while surface modification of smectites with organoammonium ions has given hydrophobic and microporous characters to uptake nonionic organic contaminants from environments. Not only on the designed interactions between adsorbent-adsorbate for efficient and higher capacity adsorption, the states of the adsorbed nonionic organic compounds have been altered and varied by the modification of smectites as shown by the controlled release and specific catalytic reactions. The organically modified clays are classified from the nanoarchitecture, and the functions derived from the nanoarchitectures are discussed based on the structure-property relationship.
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- Alisa Fern Phuekphong
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, 555 Moo 1 Payupnai, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand.
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Thomou E, Diamanti EK, Enotiadis A, Spyrou K, Mitsari E, Boutsika LG, Sapalidis A, Moretón Alfonsín E, De Luca O, Gournis D, Rudolf P. New Porous Heterostructures Based on Organo-Modified Graphene Oxide for CO 2 Capture. Front Chem 2020; 8:564838. [PMID: 33094101 PMCID: PMC7528310 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.564838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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In this work, we report on a facile and rapid synthetic procedure to create highly porous heterostructures with tailored properties through the silylation of organically modified graphene oxide. Three silica precursors with various structural characteristics (comprising alkyl or phenyl groups) were employed to create high-yield silica networks as pillars between the organo-modified graphene oxide layers. The removal of organic molecules through the thermal decomposition generates porous heterostructures with very high surface areas (≥ 500 m2/g), which are very attractive for potential use in diverse applications such as catalysis, adsorption and as fillers in polymer nanocomposites. The final hybrid products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy and porosity measurements. As proof of principle, the porous heterostructure with the maximum surface area was chosen for investigating its CO2 adsorption properties.
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- Eleni Thomou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.,Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.,Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Athens, Greece
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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Potsi G, Wu J, Portale G, Gengler RYN, Longo A, Gournis D, Rudolf P. Fabrication of highly ordered Cu 2+/Fe 3+ decorated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane hybrids: How metal coordination influences structure. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 572:207-215. [PMID: 32244081 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Incorporation of isolated metal centers into well-organized nanostructures is a promising route in the development of the next generation of chemical, magnetic and electronic devices. In this work, a layer-by-layer protocol to grow highly ordered thin films of metal-decorated organic-inorganic cage-like polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) is introduced. The key strategy is to use metal ions (Cu2+ or Fe3+) as linker for the amino-functionalized cage-like POSS, which are self-assembled between arachidic acid layers during Langmuir-Schaefer deposition. The Langmuir-Schaefer films are examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, grazing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering and extended X-ray absorption fine structure in order to understand how the coordination of metal ions influences the structure in the course of the layer-by-layer formation of the films.
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- Georgia Potsi
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering Technologiepark 125, 9052 University of Ghent, Belgium; Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (ISMN)-CNR, UOS Palermo, Via Ugo La Malfa, 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Insertion of Iron Decorated Organic-Inorganic Cage-Like Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes between Clay Platelets by Langmuir Schaefer Deposition. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13010216. [PMID: 31947932 PMCID: PMC6982069 DOI: 10.3390/ma13010216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Revised: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tuning the architecture of multilayer nanostructures by exploiting the properties of their constituents is a versatile way to develop multifunctional films. Herein, we report a bottom-up approach for the fabrication of highly ordered hybrid films consisting of dimethyldioctadecylammonium (DODA), iron decorated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS), and montmorillonite clay platelets. Clay platelets provided the template where Fe/POSS moieties were grafted by the use of the surfactant. Driven by the iron ions present, DODA adopted a staggered arrangement, which is essential to realize the controllable layer-by-layer growth of the film. The elemental composition of the film was studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray reflectivity confirmed the existence of smooth interfaces between the different layers.
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Adsorption of Uranium (VI) from Aqueous Solutions by Amino-functionalized Clay Minerals. COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/colloids3010041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Silylation of clay minerals from Cherkasy deposit (Ukraine) montmorillonite (layer silicate) and palygorskite (fibrous silicate) was performed using organosilane (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES). Solvents with different polarity (ethanol, toluene) were used in synthesis. The structure of modified minerals was characterized by complex of methods (X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption-desorption at −196 °C and thermal analysis). Studies of adsorption characteristics of APTES-modified clay minerals were carried out in relation to uranium (VI). The results indicated that modified montmorillonite and palygorskite were effective materials for water purification from UO22+.
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Potsi G, Ladavos AK, Petrakis D, Douvalis AP, Sanakis Y, Katsiotis MS, Papavassiliou G, Alhassan S, Gournis D, Rudolf P. Iron-substituted cubic silsesquioxane pillared clays: Synthesis, characterization and acid catalytic activity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 510:395-406. [PMID: 28964947 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Novel pillared structures were developed from the intercalation of iron-substituted cubic silsesquioxanes in a sodium and an acid-activated montmorillonite nanoclay and evaluated as acid catalysts. Octameric cubic oligosiloxanes were formed upon controlled hydrolytic polycondensation of the corresponding monomer (a diamino-alkoxysilane) and reacted with iron cations to form complexes that were intercalated within the layered nanoclay matrices. Upon calcination iron oxide nanoparticles are formed which are located on the silica cubes (pillars) and on the surfaces of the clay platelets. Acid activation of the nanoclay was performed in order to increase the number of acid active sites in the pristine clay and thus increase its catalytic activity. A plethora of analytical techniques including X-ray diffraction, thermal analyses, Fourier transform infrared, electron paramagnetic resonance, Raman, Mössbauer and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies and porosimetry measurements were used in order to follow the synthesis steps and to fully characterize the final catalysts. The resulting pillared clays exhibit a high specific area and show significant acid catalytic activity that was verified using the catalytic dehydration of isopropanol asa probe reaction.
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- Georgia Potsi
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece; Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- School of Natural Resources and Enterprise Management, University of Patras, Agrinio 30100, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", 15310 Ag. Paraskevi-Attikis, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Petroleum Institute, PO Box 2533, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR "DEMOKRITOS", 15310 Ag. Paraskevi-Attikis, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Petroleum Institute, PO Box 2533, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Constantino LV, Lopes ET, Frachini EC, Monteiro AM, Santos MJ. Silver sorption isotherms onto bentonites: Comparing mathematical models. SURF INTERFACE ANAL 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/sia.6288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- L. V. Constantino
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Departamento de Química; Rod. Celso Garcia Cid- PR 445 86057-970 Londrina Paraná Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Departamento de Química; Rod. Celso Garcia Cid- PR 445 86057-970 Londrina Paraná Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Departamento de Química; Rod. Celso Garcia Cid- PR 445 86057-970 Londrina Paraná Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Departamento de Química; Rod. Celso Garcia Cid- PR 445 86057-970 Londrina Paraná Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Departamento de Química; Rod. Celso Garcia Cid- PR 445 86057-970 Londrina Paraná Brazil
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Enotiadis A, Boutsika LG, Spyrou K, Simari C, Nicotera I. A facile approach to fabricating organosilica layered material with sulfonic groups as an efficient filler for polymer electrolyte nanocomposites. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj01416c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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One-pot synthesis of silica layered nanofillers decorated by sulfonic groups and their use for nafion nanocomposites with improved conductivity.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Ioannina
- Ioannina
- Greece
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
- University of Calabria
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
- University of Calabria
- Italy
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Varadwaj GBB, Parida K, Nyamori VO. Transforming inorganic layered montmorillonite into inorganic–organic hybrid materials for various applications: a brief overview. Inorg Chem Front 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6qi00179c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The effects of various reaction parameters on the synthesis of silylated montmorillonites and several applications of these inorganic–organic layered materials are briefly overviewed in this review.
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- Centre for Nano Science and Nano Technology
- Institute of Technical Education and Research
- Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University
- Bhubaneswar-751030
- India
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- School of Chemistry and Physics
- University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban-4000
- South Africa
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Bryaskova R, Georgieva N, Pencheva D, Todorova Z, Lazarova N, Kantardjiev T. Synthesis and characterization of hybrid materials with embedded silver nanoparticles and their application as antimicrobial matrices for waste water purification. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.12.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This review deals with adsorption of metal ions, particularly those considered as hazardous, on clays and some inorganic solids and covers the publication years 2000–2013 describing and quantifying the use of isotherms to obtain the adsorption capacities of the solids.
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Kosmulski M. IEP as a parameter characterizing the pH-dependent surface charging of materials other than metal oxides. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 171-172:77-86. [PMID: 22364911 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2012.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2011] [Revised: 01/18/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The numerical values of points of zero charge (PZC, obtained by potentiometric titration) and of isoelectric points (IEP) of various materials reported in the literature have been analyzed. In sets of results reported for the same chemical compound (corresponding to certain chemical formula and crystallographic structure), the IEP are relatively consistent. In contrast, in materials other than metal oxides, the sets of PZC are inconsistent. In view of the inconsistence in the sets of PZC and of the discrepancies between PZC and IEP reported for the same material, it seems that IEP is more suitable than PZC as the unique number characterizing the pH-dependent surface charging of materials other than metal oxides. The present approach is opposite to the usual approach, in which the PZC and IEP are considered as two equally important parameters characterizing the pH-dependent surface charging of materials other than metal oxides.
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Sen Gupta S, Bhattacharyya KG. Adsorption of heavy metals on kaolinite and montmorillonite: a review. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:6698-723. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp40093f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Stathi P, Dimos K, Karakassides MA, Deligiannakis Y. Mechanism of heavy metal uptake by a hybrid MCM-41 material: surface complexation and EPR spectroscopic study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2009; 343:374-80. [PMID: 20035949 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Revised: 11/09/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A novel hybrid MCM-41-based material was synthesized by incorporation of AEDTC [N-(2-aminoethyl)dithiocarbamate] in the MCM-41 pores. The derived MCM-41 x AEDTC material possesses high AEDTC loading 35% [w:w], and a well-defined array of regular mesopores with a specific surface area of 632 m(2)/g. Heavy metal, Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn, uptake was studied in detail at physiological pH values 6-8, by a combination of analytical and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic techniques. The analytical data show a significant improvement, i.e., 200-500%, for Pb, Cu, and Zn uptake by the MCM-41 x AEDTC hybrid vs the unmodified MCM-41. In contrast, Cd shows an exceptional behavior: (a) Cd uptake by MCM-41 x AEDTC is very low. (b) Competitive metal uptake experiments reveal that Cd ions cause a characteristic inhibition of Cu or Pb uptake by the MCM-41 x AEDTC while Cd binding itself always remained low. The present findings are analyzed by a combination of surface complexation modeling and EPR spectroscopy. Accordingly, in the MCM-41 x AEDTC the sulfur atoms of AEDTC provide strong binding sites for metal binding, with a stoichiometry [S(AEDTC)]:[Metal] = 1:1. Cd inhibits accessibility of Cu or Pb ions in the AEDTC sites.
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- Panagiota Stathi
- Department of Environmental and Natural Resources Management, University of Ioannina, Seferi 2, 30100 Agrinio, Greece.
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Kosmulski M. pH-dependent surface charging and points of zero charge. IV. Update and new approach. J Colloid Interface Sci 2009; 337:439-48. [PMID: 19501839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.04.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Revised: 04/29/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The recently published points of zero charge (PZC) and isoelectric points (IEPs) of various materials are compiled to update the previous compilation [M. Kosmulski, Surface Charging and Points of Zero Charge, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2009]. Unlike in previous compilations by the same author [Chemical Properties of Material Surfaces, Dekker, New York, 2001; J. Colloid Interface Sci. 253 (2002) 77; J. Colloid Interface Sci. 275 (2004) 214; J. Colloid Interface Sci. 298 (2006) 730], the materials are sorted not only by the chemical formula, but also by specific product, that is, by brand name (commercially available materials), and by recipe (home-synthesized materials). This new approach indicated that the relatively consistent PZC/IEP reported in the literature for materials having the same chemical formula are due to biased choice of specimens to be studied. Specimens which have PZC/IEP close to the "recommended" value are selected more often than other specimens (PZC/IEP not reported before or PZC/IEP reported, but different from the "recommended" value). Thus, the previously published PZC/IEP act as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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- Marek Kosmulski
- Department of Electrochemistry, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38 A, PL-20618 Lublin, Poland.
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