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Thermal steam methane reforming over bimetal-loaded hemp-derived activated carbon-based catalyst for hydrogen production. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-022-04924-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Uwaya G, Gumede NJ, Bisetty K. Electrocatalysis of Endosulfan Based on Fe 3O 4: An Experimental and Computational Approach. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:30515-30525. [PMID: 34805680 PMCID: PMC8600638 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present work reports the electrocatalytic oxidation of the organochlorine pesticide endosulfan (EDS) using iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles synthesized from Callistemon viminalis leaf extracts. As a sensor for EDS, Fe3O4 was combined with functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs) on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). Cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and the differential pulse voltammetry experiment were conducted to investigate the electrochemistry of EDS on the GCE/f-MWCNT/Fe3O4 sensor. Based on optimized experimental conditions, the reports of analytical parameters show a limit of detection of 3.3 μM and an effective sensitivity of 0.06464 μA/μM over a range of concentrations from 0.1 to 20 μM. With the proposed method, we were able to demonstrate recoveries between 94 and 110% for EDS determinations in vegetables. Further, a series of computational modeling studies were carried out to better understand the EDS surface adsorption phenomenon on the GCE/f-MWCNT/Fe3O4 sensor. The highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO-LUMO) energy gap (-5.18 eV) computed by density functional theory (DFT) supports the layer-by-layer electrode modification strategy's charge transfer and stability. Finally, transition state modeling was able to predict and confirm the mechanism of endosulfan oxidation.
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- Gloria Uwaya
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, P.O. Box 1334, Durban 4000 South Africa
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- Department
of Chemistry, Mangosuthu University of Technology, P.O. Box 12363, Jacobs 4026, South Africa
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, P.O. Box 1334, Durban 4000 South Africa
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Carbon Nanotubes and Their Composites: From Synthesis to Applications. ENGINEERING MATERIALS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62761-4_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Domagała K, Jacquin C, Borlaf M, Sinnet B, Julian T, Kata D, Graule T. Efficiency and stability evaluation of Cu 2O/MWCNTs filters for virus removal from water. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 179:115879. [PMID: 32388046 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Both multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and metal or metal oxides have demonstrated virus removal efficacy in drinking water applications. In this study, MWCNTs were coated with copper(I) oxide (Cu2O) using three distinct synthesis procedures (copper ion attachment, copper hydroxide precipitation, and [Cu(NH3)4]2+ complex attachment) and virus removal efficacy (using MS2 bacteriophages) was evaluated. All synthesis procedures resulted in the presence of adsorbed, nanosized Cu2O particles on the MWCNTs, shown using X-ray diffraction. Further, transmission electron microscopy confirmed uniform copper(I) oxide distribution along the MWCNTs for all three materials. Virus removal efficacy was assessed for all three synthesised composites both before and after material conditioning (filtering for at least 24 h/280 mL/h), and accounting for additional MS2 inactivation in the permeate due to continued copper inactivation from dissolved/desorbed copper in permeate (time-control). Material conditioning influenced virus removal, with the first litres of water containing higher concentrations of copper than the sixth litres of water, suggesting excess or non-bonded copper species dissolve from filters. Higher copper dissolution was observed for water at pH 5 than at pH 7, which decreased with time. Copper dissolution most likely caused an associated decrease in copper adsorbed to MWCNTs in the filters, which may explain the observed lower MS2 removal efficacy after conditioning. Additionally, the time-control study (immediately after filtration as compared to 2 h after filtration) highlighted continued MS2 inactivation in the permeate over time. The obtained results indicate that the synthesis procedure influences virus removal efficacy for MWCNTs coated with copper oxides and that virus removal is likely due to not only virus electrostatic adsorption to the coated MWCNTs, but also through antiviral properties of copper which continues to act in the permeate. In conclusion, it is highly important to revise the methods of testing filter materials for virus removal, as well as procedure for virus concentration evaluation.
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- K Domagała
- Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland; Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH, University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland.
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- Department of Process Engineering, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department of Process Engineering, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department Environmental Microbiology, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH, University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
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- Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Matus E, Khitsova L, Efimova O, Yashnik S, Shikina N, Ismagilov Z. Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes with Supported Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Effect of Metal Precursor on Thermal Decomposition Behavior of the Materials. EURASIAN CHEMICO-TECHNOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.18321/ectj887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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To develop new catalysts based on carbon nanomaterials with supported metal oxide nanoparticles for oxidative transformations of sulfur compounds, a series of metal oxide nanoparticle-decorated carbon nanotubes (MOx/CNTs) were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation at a variation of the active metal type (M = Ce, Mo, Cu). The thermal decomposition of bulk and CNT supported metal precursors used in the preparation of MOx/CNTs was analyzed under inert atmosphere employing several thermoanalytical techniques (thermogravimetry, differential thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry) coupled with mass spectrometry. The thermolysis parameters of the bulk and supported metal precursors were compared and the effect of CNT support on the decomposition pattern of compounds was elucidated. It was established that the decomposition of metal precursors supported on CNTs was started and completed at temperatures of 15‒25 and 25‒70 °C lower, respectively, compared with the bulk active metal precursor. The enhancement of CNT support stability against thermal degradation is observed in the following row of metal cations: Ce < Cu < Мо < pristine and metal anions of precursor: nitrate < chloride < sulfate. The optimal mode of thermal treatment of catalyst and appropriate active metal precursors were selected for advanced synthesis of nanosized MOx/CNT catalyst.
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Yusof NA, Abd Rahman SF, Muhammad A. Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene for Sensor Technology. SYNTHESIS, TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS 2019:205-222. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815757-2.00009-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Characterization of the structural changes of human serum albumin upon interaction with single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: spectroscopic and molecular modeling approaches. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-018-3608-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Sharma A, Gudala S, Ambati SR, Penta S, Mahapatra SP, Vedula RR, Pola S, Acharya B. Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds Catalyzed by Metal/Metal Oxide-Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201600864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Archi Sharma
- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology; Raipur 492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology; Raipur 492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology; Raipur 492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology; Raipur 492010 Chhattisgarh India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology; Warangal 506004 Telangana India
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- Department of Chemistry, Nizam College; Osmania University; Hyderabad 500001 India
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- Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering; NIT; Raipur 492010 India
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