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Polyacrylonitrile support impregnated with amine-functionalized graphitic carbon nitride/magnetite composite nanofibers towards enhanced arsenic remediation: A mechanistic approach. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 640:890-907. [PMID: 36907149 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.104] [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: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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Recently, novel composite materials are rapidly being explored for water treatment applications. However, their physicochemical behavior and mechanistic investigations are still a mystery. Therefore, our key prospect is to develop a highly stable mixed-matrix adsorbent system using polyacrylonitrile (PAN) support impregnated with amine-functionalized graphitic carbon nitride/magnetite (gCN-NH2/Fe3O4) composite nanofibers (PAN/gCN-NH2/Fe3O4: PCNFe) by simple electrospinning techniques. Various instrumental techniques were used to explore the structural, physicochemical, and mechanical behavior of the synthesized nanofiber. The developed PCNFe with a specific surface area of 39.0 m2/g was found to be non-aggregated and to have outstanding water dispersibility, abundant surface functionality, greater hydrophilicity, superior magnetic property, and higher thermal & mechanical characteristics making it favorable for rapid As removal. Based on the experimental findings from the batch study, 97.0 and 99.0 % of arsenite (As(III)) and arsenate (As(V)), respectively, could be adsorbed by utilizing0.02 g of adsorbent dosage within 60 min of contact time at pH 7 and 4, with an initial concentration of 10 mg/L. Adsorption of As(III) and As(V) followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir isotherm models with an sorption capacities of 32.26 and 33.22 mg/g, respectively, at ambient temperature. The adsorption was endothermic and spontaneous, in accordance with the thermodynamic study. Furthermore, the addition of co-anions in a competitive environment did not affect As adsorption except for PO43-. Moreover, PCNFe preserves its adsorption efficiency above 80 % after five regeneration cycles. The combined results of FTIR and XPS after adsorption further support the adsorption mechanism. Also, the composite nanostructures retain their morphological and structural integrity after the adsorption process. The facile synthesis protocol, high As adsorption capacity, and enhanced mechanical integrity of PCNFe foreshadow its huge prospects for real wastewater treatment.
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Liao X, Jérôme V, Agarwal S, Freitag R, Greiner A. High Strength and High Toughness Electrospun Multifibrillar Yarns with Highly Aligned Hierarchy Intended as Anisotropic Extracellular Matrix. Macromol Biosci 2022; 22:e2200291. [PMID: 36126173 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202200291] [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: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Electrospun nanofibers can be effectively used as a surrogate for extracellular matrices (ECMs). However, in the context of cellular mechanobiology, their mechanical performances can be enhanced by using nanofibrous materials with a high level of structural organization. Herein, this work develops multifibrillar yarns with superior mechanical performance based on biocompatible polyacrylonitrile (PAN) as surrogate ECM. Nearly perfect aligned nanofibers along with the axis of the multifibrillar yarn are prepared. These highly aligned yarns exhibit high strength, high toughness, good stress relaxation behavior, and are robust enough for technical or medical applications. Further, this work analyzes the influence of the highly aligned-hierarchical topological structure of the material on cell proliferation and cell orientation using cells derived from epithelial and connective tissues. Compared to nonoriented electrospun multifibrillar yarns and flat films, the well-ordered topology in the electrospun PAN multifibrillar yarns triggers an improved proliferation of fibroblasts and epithelial cells. Fibroblasts acquire an elongated morphology analogous to their behavior in the natural ECM. Hence, this heterogeneous multifibrillar material can be used to restore or reproduce the ECM for tissue engineering applications, notably in the skeletal muscle and tendon.
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- Xiaojian Liao
- University of Bayreuth, Macromolecular Chemistry, Bavarian Polymer Institute, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- University of Bayreuth, Process Biotechnology, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- University of Bayreuth, Macromolecular Chemistry, Bavarian Polymer Institute, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- University of Bayreuth, Process Biotechnology, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- University of Bayreuth, Macromolecular Chemistry, Bavarian Polymer Institute, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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Anti-cancer and bactericidal activity of electrospun chitosan/poly(ethylene oxide)/papaya nanofibres. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-022-02669-2] [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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Jena SK, Sadasivam R, Packirisamy G, Saravanan P. Nanoremediation: Sunlight mediated dye degradation using electrospun PAN/CuO-ZnO nanofibrous composites. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 280:116964. [PMID: 33794417 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This work demonstrated the development of nanofiber templated metal oxide nanocomposites by hydrothermal and calcination methods for photocatalytic degradation using Congo red (CR) as model pollutant. Herein, we developed PAN/CuO-ZnO nanocomposites by the electrospinning technique followed by heat treatment process i.e hydrothermal and calcination. The obtained nanofibrous composites were characterized by various analytical techniques such as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetric analysis (TG), High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Photoluminescence (PL) and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) studies. The results demostrated that the nanocomposites obtained through calcination possess better optical response with robust electronic structures. This is due to the better charge separation of excited electron-hole pairs of p-n heterostructured PAN/CuO-ZnO hybrid nanocomposites. The photocatalytic efficiency is found to be 98% and 93% for nanocomposites obtained through calcination and hydrothermal methods respectively. The reusability studies confirmed the stability and viability of multiple utilizations of photocatalysts. Furthermore, the photocatalytic mechanism corroborated the photocatalytic properties of the integrated facile nanofibrous-metallic (PAN/CuO-ZnO) composites and hence can be implemented in water remediation effectively.
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- Sandeep Kumar Jena
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India
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- Nano-biotechnology Laboratory, Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India; Nano-biotechnology Laboratory, Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India.
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- Environmental Nanotechnology Laboratory, Departrmnet of Environmnetal Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology(ISM)Dhanbad, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 826004, India
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T M S, Arshad AB, Lin PT, Widakdo J, H K M, Austria HFM, Hu CC, Lai JY, Hung WS. A review of recent progress in polymeric electrospun nanofiber membranes in addressing safe water global issues. RSC Adv 2021; 11:9638-9663. [PMID: 35423415 PMCID: PMC8695389 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00060h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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With rapid advancement in water filtration materials, several efforts have been made to fabricate electrospun nanofiber membranes (ENMs). ENMs play a crucial role in different areas of water treatment due to their several advantageous properties such as high specific surface area, high interconnected porosity, controllable thickness, mechanical robustness, and wettability. In the broad field of water purification, ENMs have shown tremendous potential in terms of permeability, rejection, energy efficiency, resistance to fouling, reusability and mechanical robustness as compared to the traditional phase inversion membranes. Upon various chemical and physical modifications of ENMs, they have exhibited great potential for emerging applications in environment, energy and health sectors. This review firstly presents an overview of the limiting factors influencing the morphology of electrospun nanofibers. Secondly, it presents recent advancements in electrospinning processes, which helps to not only overcome drawbacks associated with the conventional electrospinning but also to produce nanofibers of different morphology and orientation with an increased rate of production. Thirdly, it presents a brief discussion about the recent progress of the ENMs for removal of various pollutants from aqueous system through major areas of membrane separation. Finally, this review concludes with the challenges and future directions in this vast and fast growing area.
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- Subrahmanya T M
- Advanced Membrane Materials Research Centre, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei 10607 Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei 10607 Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei 10607 Taiwan
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- Advanced Membrane Materials Research Centre, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei 10607 Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, IDSG Government College Chikkamagaluru Karnataka 577102 India
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- Advanced Membrane Materials Research Centre, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei 10607 Taiwan
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- Advanced Membrane Materials Research Centre, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei 10607 Taiwan
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- Advanced Membrane Materials Research Centre, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei 10607 Taiwan
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- Advanced Membrane Materials Research Centre, Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei 10607 Taiwan
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Thamer BM, Aldalbahi A, Moydeen A M, Rahaman M, El-Newehy MH. Modified Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers and Their Nanocomposites as Nanoadsorbents for Toxic Dye Removal from Contaminated Waters: A Review. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 13:E20. [PMID: 33374681 PMCID: PMC7793529 DOI: 10.3390/polym13010020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Electrospun polymer nanofibers (EPNFs) as one-dimensional nanostructures are characterized by a high surface area-to-volume ratio, high porosity, large number of adsorption sites and high adsorption capacity. These properties nominate them to be used as an effective adsorbent for the removal of water pollutants such as heavy metals, dyes and other pollutants. Organic dyes are considered one of the most hazardous water pollutants due to their toxic effects even at very low concentrations. To overcome this problem, the adsorption technique has proven its high effectiveness towards the removal of such pollutants from aqueous systems. The use of the adsorption technique depends mainly on the properties, efficacy, cost and reusability of the adsorbent. So, the use of EPNFs as adsorbents for dye removal has received increasing attention due to their unique properties, adsorption efficiency and reusability. Moreover, the adsorption efficiency and stability of EPNFs in aqueous media can be improved via their surface modification. This review provides a relevant literature survey over the last two decades on the fabrication and surface modification of EPNFs by an electrospinning technique and their use of adsorbents for the removal of various toxic dyes from contaminated water. Factors affecting the adsorption capacity of EPNFs, the best adsorption conditions and adsorption mechanism of dyes onto the surface of various types of modified EPNFs are also discussed. Finally, the adsorption capacity, isotherm and kinetic models for describing the adsorption of dyes using modified and composite EPNFs are discussed.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (B.M.T.); (M.M.A.); (M.R.); (M.H.E.-N.)
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Sadasivam R, Packirisamy G. Facile architecture of highly effective nanofibrous membrane adsorbent via electrospun followed by hydrothermal carbonization for potential application in dye removal from water. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:11905-11918. [PMID: 31981031 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07555-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Rapid removal of toxic dye pollutants in water by conventional materials is ineffective and expensive that warrants the necessity for the architecture of hybrid nanofibrous membrane through layer by layer deposition using electrospinning method. In order to achieve this, here we demonstrated the electrospun fabrication of graphene/ferrocene intercalated polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous (GFPN) membrane through hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) method and studied its potential adsorption properties for the removal of environmental pollutants. An aqueous dispersion of graphene/ferrocene (1 mg/mL) stabilized by the polymeric backbone was prepared by the solvent homogenization method and electrospun to yield nanofibrous membrane and further characterized by several analytical and spectroscopic techniques. Raman and XPS investigations corroborated the intercalation of graphene/Fe decorated onto the nanofibrous network. Adsorption experiments found that the GFPN membrane achieved more than 90% removal of anionic Congo red (CR) dye within 30 min in the aqueous phase irrespective of the concentration and takes some additional time for attaining the equilibrium. The longevity and stability of the membrane was studied by conducting successive adsorption-desorption cycles for the regeneration of its adsorption properties. The de-coloration mechanism was comprehensively investigated through the mathematical approaches using the kinetic and intraparticle diffusion studies and confirmed with the experimental findings through IR and XPS spectroscopic techniques. In a nutshell, this work focuses on the fabrication of hybrid nanofibrous membrane and studied its adsorption properties through varying concentrations of dye (20 to 150 mg/L). Moreover, this work extensively explored the mechanism associated with the adsorption process and specifically emphasize the existence of combined phenomena during the process, i.e., anion-cation interactions, hydrogen bonding, and successive stages of intraparticle diffusion through the comparative elucidation of both theoretical and experimental approaches.
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- Rajkumar Sadasivam
- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Centre for Nanotechnology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India
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- Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, Centre for Nanotechnology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India.
- Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India.
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Chen J, Xiang C, He N, Zhang J, Li L, Dong S. Chitosan/poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymer electrospun membrane for the adsorption of dyes. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj04370b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The CS/PCL-(b-PEG) nanofibers with controllable core to shell ratio were fabricated as an adsorbent for dye adsorption.
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- Jiaqi Chen
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130025
- China
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- Department of Apparel
- Events and Hospitality Management
- 31 MacKay Hall
- Iowa State University
- USA
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130025
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130025
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of Ministry of Education
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130025
- China
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- VIP Integrated Department of Stomatological Hospital of Jilin University
- Changchun 130021
- China
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Lv C, Chen S, Xie Y, Wei Z, Chen L, Bao J, He C, Zhao W, Sun S, Zhao C. Positively-charged polyethersulfone nanofibrous membranes for bacteria and anionic dyes removal. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 556:492-502. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.08.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Gupta V, Mohiyuddin S, Sachdev A, Soni P, Gopinath P, Tyagi S. PEG functionalized zirconium dicarboxylate MOFs for docetaxel drug delivery in vitro. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Sadasivam R, Sankarakuttalam C, Gopinath P. Hierarchical Architecture of Electrospun Hybrid PAN/Ag‐rGO/Fe3O4 Composite Nanofibrous Mat for Antibacterial Applications. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201900007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rajkumar Sadasivam
- Nanobiotechnology LaboratoryCentre for NanotechnologyIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee Uttarakhand- 247667 India
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- Nanobiotechnology LaboratoryCentre for NanotechnologyIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee Uttarakhand- 247667 India
- Department of BiotechnologyIndian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee Uttarakhand- 247667 India
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Veerakumar P, Salamalai K, Thanasekaran P, Lin KC. Simple Preparation of Porous Carbon-Supported Ruthenium: Propitious Catalytic Activity in the Reduction of Ferrocyanate(III) and a Cationic Dye. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:12609-12621. [PMID: 31457993 PMCID: PMC6644444 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The present study involves the synthesis, characterization, and catalytic application of ruthenium nanoparticles (Ru NPs) supported on plastic-derived carbons (PDCs) synthesized from plastic wastes (soft drink bottles) as an alternative carbon source. PDCs have been further activated with CO2 and characterized by various analytical techniques. The catalytic activity of Ru@PDC for the reduction of potassium hexacyanoferrate(III), (K3[Fe(CN)6]), and new fuchsin (NF) dye by NaBH4 was performed under mild conditions. The PDCs had spherical morphology with an average size of 0.5 μm, and the Ru NP (5 ± 0.2 nm) loading (4.01 wt %) into the PDC provided high catalytic performance for catalytic reduction of ferrocyanate(III) and NF dye. This catalyst can be recycled more than six times with only a minor loss of its catalytic activity. In addition, the stability and reusability of the Ru@PDC catalyst are also discussed.
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- Pitchaimani Veerakumar
- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular
Sciences and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- E-mail: (P.V.)
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, PSN Institute
of Technology and Science, Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli 627152, India
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular
Sciences and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department
of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular
Sciences and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
- E-mail: . Phone: +866-2-33661162 (K.-C.L.)
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