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Kondori J, Tazikeh S, Sayyad Amin J, Mohammadzadeh O, Zendehboudi S, Khan F. Quantum mechanics and molecular dynamics strategies to investigate self-aggregation of Quinolin-65. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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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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Xie Y, Hu J, Esmaeili H, Wang D, Zhou Y. A review study on wastewater decontamination using nanotechnology: Performance, mechanism and environmental impacts. POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2022.118023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Yesuraj J, Lee HO, Pandiyan MK, Jayavelu J, Bhagavathiachari M, Kim K. Bio-engineered hexagon-shaped Co3O4 nanoplates on deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) scaffold: An efficient electrode material for an asymmetric supercapacitor and electrocatalysis application. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Electrical explosion of nickel wire as an efficient method for large-scale preparation of nickel oxide nanopowders: evaluation of operational key factors on the average crystallite size and average size distribution using response surface methodology (RSM). JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13738-020-02026-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Osta O, Bombled M, Partouche D, Gallier F, Lubin-Germain N, Brodie-Linder N, Alba-Simionesco C. Direct Synthesis of Mesoporous Organosilica and Proof-of-Concept Applications in Lysozyme Adsorption and Supported Catalysis. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:18842-18848. [PMID: 32775886 PMCID: PMC7408230 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mesoporous materials represent a useful alternative for exploiting the effects of confinement on molecular trapping and catalysis. Their efficiency often depends on the interactions between the surface and the targeted molecules. One way to enhance these interactions is to adjust the hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance of the surface. In the case of mesoporous silica, the incorporation of organic groups is an efficient solution to adapt the material for specific applications. In this work, we have used the co-condensation method to control the hydrophobicity of mesoporous organosilica. The obtained materials are methyl- or phenyl-containing silica with a pore size between 3 and 5 nm. The surface chemistry control has shown the enhanced performance of the materials in two proof-of-concept (PoC) applications: lysozyme adsorption and supported catalysis. The lysozyme adsorption is observed to be over 3 times more efficient with the phenyl-functionalized material than MCM-41, due to π-π interactions. For the catalysis, copper(II) was immobilized on the organosilica surface. In this case, the presence of methyl groups significantly enhanced the product yield for the catalyzed synthesis of a triazole derivative; this was attributed to the enhanced hydrophobic surface-reactant interactions. It was also found that the materials have a higher water adsorption capacity and an improved resistance to hydrolysis. The modulation of water properties in confinement with hydrophobic surfaces, consistently with the water as tuneable solvent (WaTuSo) concept, is a crucial aspect in the efficiency of mesoporous materials for dedicated applications.
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- Oriana Osta
- Université
Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, LLB, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université
Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, LLB, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université
Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, LLB, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Université
Paris-Saclay, Synchrotron Soleil, 91190 Saint-Aubin, France
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- CY
Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, BioCIS, 95000 Cergy-Pontoise, France
- Université
Paris-Saclay, CNRS, BioCIS, 91190 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- CY
Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, BioCIS, 95000 Cergy-Pontoise, France
- Université
Paris-Saclay, CNRS, BioCIS, 91190 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Université
Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, LLB, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- CY
Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, BioCIS, 95000 Cergy-Pontoise, France
- Université
Paris-Saclay, CNRS, BioCIS, 91190 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Deposition of NiO Nanoparticles on Nanosized Zeolite NaY for Production of Biofuel via Hydrogen-Free Deoxygenation. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13143104. [PMID: 32664579 PMCID: PMC7412304 DOI: 10.3390/ma13143104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nickel-based catalysts play an important role in the hydrogen-free deoxygenation for the production of biofuel. The yield and quality of the biofuel are critically affected by the physicochemical properties of NiO supported on nanosized zeolite Y (Y65, crystal size of 65 nm). Therefore, 10 wt% NiO supported on Y65 synthesized by using impregnation (IM) and deposition–precipitation (DP) methods were investigated. It was found that preparation methods have a significant effect on the deoxygenation of triolein. The initial rate of the DP method (14.8 goil·h−1) was 1.5 times higher than that of the IM method (9.6 goil·h−1). The DP-Y65 showed the best deoxygenation performance with a 80.0% conversion and a diesel selectivity of 93.7% at 380 °C within 1 h. The outstanding performance from the DP method was due to the smaller NiO particle size (3.57 ± 0.40 nm), high accessibility (H.F value of 0.084), and a higher Brönsted to Lewis acidity (B/L) ratio (0.29), which has improved the accessibility and deoxygenation ability of the catalyst. The NH4+ released from the decomposition of the urea during the DP process increased the B/L ratio of zeolite NaY. As a result, the pretreatment to convert Na-zeolite to H-zeolite in a conventional zeolite synthesis can be avoided. In this regard, the DP method offers a one-pot synthesis to produce smaller NiO-supported nanosized zeolite NaY with a high B/L ratio, and it managed to produce a higher yield with selectivity towards green diesel via deoxygenation under a hydrogen-free condition.
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Synthesis of M. oleifera leaf extract capped magnetic nanoparticles for effective lead [Pb (II)] removal from solution: Kinetics, isotherm and reusability study. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Steimecke M, Seiffarth G, Schneemann C, Oehler F, Förster S, Bron M. Higher-Valent Nickel Oxides with Improved Oxygen Evolution Activity and Stability in Alkaline Media Prepared by High-Temperature Treatment of Ni(OH)2. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Matthias Steimecke
- Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II, Anorganische Chemie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II, Institut für Physik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 3, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät II, Technische Chemie I, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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The increasing demand for fossil fuels and the depleting of light crude oil in the next years generates the need to exploit heavy and unconventional crude oils. To face this challenge, the oil and gas industry has chosen the implementation of new technologies capable of improving the efficiency in the enhanced recovery oil (EOR) processes. In this context, the incorporation of nanotechnology through the development of nanoparticles and nanofluids to increase the productivity of heavy and extra-heavy crude oils has taken significant importance, mainly through thermal enhanced oil recovery (TEOR) processes. The main objective of this paper is to provide an overview of nanotechnology applied to oil recovery technologies with a focus on thermal methods, elaborating on the upgrading of the heavy and extra-heavy crude oils using nanomaterials from laboratory studies to field trial proposals. In detail, the introduction section contains general information about EOR processes, their weaknesses, and strengths, as well as an overview that promotes the application of nanotechnology. Besides, this review addresses the physicochemical properties of heavy and extra-heavy crude oils in Section 2. The interaction of nanoparticles with heavy fractions such as asphaltenes and resins, as well as the variables that can influence the adsorptive phenomenon are presented in detail in Section 3. This section also includes the effects of nanoparticles on the other relevant mechanisms in TEOR methods, such as viscosity changes, wettability alteration, and interfacial tension reduction. The catalytic effect influenced by the nanoparticles in the different thermal recovery processes is described in Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7. Finally, Sections 8 and 9 involve the description of an implementation plan of nanotechnology for the steam injection process, environmental impacts, and recent trends. Additionally, the review proposes critical stages in order to obtain a successful application of nanoparticles in thermal oil recovery processes.
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Sebakhy KO, Vitale G, Pereira-Almao P. Production of Highly Dispersed Ni within Nickel Silicate Materials with the MFI Structure for the Selective Hydrogenation of Olefins. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b05991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Khaled O. Sebakhy
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4
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Abuhatab S, El-Qanni A, Marei NN, Hmoudah M, El-Hamouz A. Sustainable competitive adsorption of methylene blue and acid red 88 from synthetic wastewater using NiO and/or MgO silicate based nanosorbcats: experimental and computational modeling studies. RSC Adv 2019; 9:35483-35498. [PMID: 35528094 PMCID: PMC9074742 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra07001j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The competitive adsorption of cationic and anionic model molecules; methylene blue (MB) and acid red 88 (AR88), respectively, in aqueous solutions onto NiO and/or MgO SBNs was studied. Adsorption isotherms, kinetics and pH effect were investigated in batch modes. Computational modeling was conducted on Acclerys Material Studio for MB and AR88 adsorption. pH study showed that the adsorption is strongly pH dependent, increases for MB while decreases for AR88 with increasing the pH from 4 to 11. Isotherm studies revealed that the Sips model was the best fit for both molecules in single cases, and thus the Extended-Sips model for the binary systems. The kinetics for the binary systems were well-described by the external mass transfer model; thus, film diffusion is the most dominant in the adsorption of both organic onto the SBNs. The adsorption uptakes in binary systems exceed 130 mg g−1 for AR88 (167.7 MgO-SBNs, 132.93 NiO-SBNs, and 178.5 mg g−1 NiO-MgO-SBN), while it reached an uptake of 76.2 MgO-SBNs, 81.5 NiO-SBNs, and 94.7 mg g−1 NiO-MgO-SBNs for MB within the time needed to reach equilibrium (10 min). The adsorption of these two molecules in binary systems showed a synergistic effect onto the three types of SBNs, that enhanced the adsorption uptakes. Computational modeling confirmed the synergistic effect, the adsorption energy of binary systems was lower than that in single systems. Regeneration study was conducted over four adsorption cycles to confirm the sustainability of SBNs. They were stable under thermal oxidation at 400 °C, without any impact on the adsorption capacity. Silica-based NiO and MgO nanosorbcats (SBNs) for competitive adsorption of methylene blue and acid red 88.![]()
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- Saqr Abuhatab
- Chemical Engineering Department
- An-Najah National University
- Nablus
- Palestine
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
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- Chemical Engineering Department
- An-Najah National University
- Nablus
- Palestine
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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- Chemical Engineering Department
- An-Najah National University
- Nablus
- Palestine
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- Chemical Engineering Department
- An-Najah National University
- Nablus
- Palestine
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Zhang C, Hu DF, Xu JW, Ma MQ, Xing H, Yao K, Ji J, Xu ZK. Polyphenol-Assisted Exfoliation of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides into Nanosheets as Photothermal Nanocarriers for Enhanced Antibiofilm Activity. ACS NANO 2018; 12:12347-12356. [PMID: 30509063 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b06321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) nanosheets have evoked enormous research enthusiasm and have shown increased potentials in the biomedical field. However, a great challenge lies in high-throughput, large-scale, and eco-friendly preparation of TMD nanosheet dispersions with high quality. Herein, we report a universal polyphenol-assisted strategy to facilely exfoliate various TMDs into monolayer or few-layer nanosheets. By optimizing the exfoliation condition of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), the yield and concentration of as-exfoliated nanosheets are up to 60.5% and 1.21 mg/mL, respectively. This is the most efficient aqueous exfoliation method at present and is versatile for the choices of polyphenols and TMD nanomaterials. The as-exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets possess superior biomedical stability as nanocarriers to load antibiotic drugs. They show a high photothermal conversion effect and thus induce a synergetic effect of chemotherapy and photothermal therapy to harvest enhanced antibiofilm activity under near-infrared (NIR) light. All these results offer an appealing strategy toward the synthesis and application of ultrathin TMD nanosheets, with great implications for their development.
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- Chao Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Eye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- Eye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering , Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027 , China
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Cui ZX, Feng YN, Xue YQ, Zhang J, Zhang R, Hao J, Liu JY. Shape dependence of thermodynamics of adsorption on nanoparticles: a theoretical and experimental study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:29959-29968. [PMID: 30478461 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04895a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nanomaterials have excellent adsorption performance, which mainly depends on the adsorption thermodynamics that is related to the shape of the nanoparticles that make up the nanomaterial, but the effects of shape on the thermodynamics of adsorption are not fully clear. In this paper, theoretically, the general formulae of adsorption thermodynamic properties for nanoparticles with different shapes and different sizes were derived, and the influencing regularities and mechanisms on adsorption thermodynamic properties were discussed. Experimentally, the influences of the shape and size of nano-CeO2 on the thermodynamics of adsorption were studied in aqueous solution. The experiment results showed that the shape has significant influences on the thermodynamics of adsorption, and the smaller the particle size, the more significant the effects of shape on the thermodynamics. For the adsorption of nano-CeO2 with different shapes and the same equivalent particle size, compared with the sphere, the equilibrium constant of adsorption for the octahedron is larger, while the molar Gibbs free energy of adsorption , the molar adsorption enthalpy of adsorption and the molar adsorption entropy of adsorption are smaller. For the adsorption of nano-CeO2 with the same shape, with the decreasing particle size, increases, while , and decrease; and , , and are each linearly related to the reciprocal of particle size. The experimental results are consistent with the theoretical relations. The theories can quantitatively describe the adsorption behavior on nanoparticles, explain the regularities and mechanisms of influence of shape, and provide guidance for the research and application of nanoadsorption.
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- Zi-Xiang Cui
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, P. R. China.
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Manasrah AD, Almanassra I, Marei NN, Al-Mubaiyedh UA, Laoui T, Atieh MA. Surface modification of carbon nanotubes with copper oxide nanoparticles for heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids. RSC Adv 2018; 8:1791-1802. [PMID: 35542567 PMCID: PMC9077096 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra10406e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Over the last few years, nanoparticles have been used as thermal enhancement agents in many heat transfer based fluids to improve the thermal conductivity of the fluids. Recently, many experiments have been carried out to prepare different types of nanofluids (NFs) showing a tremendous increase in thermal conductivity of the base fluids with the addition of a small amount of nanoparticles. However, little experimental work has been proposed to calculate the flow behaviour and heat transfer of nanofluids and the exact mechanism for the increase in effective thermal conductivity in heat exchangers. This study mainly focuses on the development of nanomaterial composites by incorporating copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO) onto the surfaces of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The CNT–CuO nanocomposite was used to prepare water-based heat transfer NFs. The morphological surfaces and loading contents of the CNT–CuO nanocomposite were characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) while the physical and thermal properties of the water-based nanofluids were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), the Mathis TCi system and a viscosity meter for measuring the heat capacity, thermal conductivity and viscosity of the synthesized NFs, respectively. The heat transfer and the pressure drop studies of the NFs were conducted by a horizontal steel tube counter-flow heat exchanger under turbulent flow conditions. The experimental results showed that the developed NFs with different concentrations of modified CNTs (0.01, 0.05 and 0.1 wt%) have yielded a significant increase in specific heat capacity (102% higher than pure water) and thermal conductivity (26% higher than pure water) even at low concentration. The results also revealed that the heat rate of the NF was higher than that of the base liquid (water) and increased with increasing the concentration of nanoparticles. Furthermore, no significant effect of the nanoparticles on the pressure drop of the system was observed. Over the last few years, nanoparticles have been used as thermal enhancement agents in many heat transfer based fluids to improve the thermal conductivity of the fluids.![]()
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- Abdallah D. Manasrah
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada T2N 1N4
- Chemical Engineering Department
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- Chemical Engineering Department
- King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
- Dhahran
- Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada T2N 1N4
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- Chemical Engineering Department
- King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
- Dhahran
- Saudi Arabia
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- Mechanical Engineering Department
- King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
- Dhahran
- Saudi Arabia
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
- HBKU
- Qatar Foundation
- Doha
- Qatar
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Nafie G, Vitale G, Carbognani Ortega L, Nassar NN. Nanopyroxene Grafting with β-Cyclodextrin Monomer for Wastewater Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:42393-42407. [PMID: 29112365 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Emerging nanoparticle technology provides opportunities for environmentally friendly wastewater treatment applications, including those in the large liquid tailings containments in the Alberta oil sands. In this study, we synthesize β-cyclodextrin grafted nanopyroxenes to offer an ecofriendly platform for the selective removal of organic compounds typically present in these types of applications. We carry out computational modeling at the micro level through molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics simulations and laboratory experiments at the macro level to understand the interactions between the synthesized nanomaterials and two-model naphthenic acid molecules (cyclopentanecarboxylic and trans-4-pentylcyclohexanecarboxylic acids) typically existing in tailing ponds. The proof-of-concept computational modeling and experiments demonstrate that monomer grafted nanopyroxene or nano-AE of the sodium iron-silicate aegirine are found to be promising candidates for the removal of polar organic compounds from wastewater, among other applications. These nano-AE offer new possibilities for treating tailing ponds generated by the oil sands industry.
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- Ghada Nafie
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary , Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary , Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary , Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary , Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Hethnawi A, Nassar NN, Vitale G. Preparation and characterization of polyethylenimine-functionalized pyroxene nanoparticles and its application in wastewater treatment. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.04.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Marei NN, Nassar NN, Hmoudah M, El-Qanni A, Vitale G, Hassan A. Nanosize effects of NiO nanosorbcats on adsorption and catalytic thermo-oxidative decomposition of vacuum residue asphaltenes. CAN J CHEM ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.22884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nedal N. Marei
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering; University of Calgary; 2500 University Street NW Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering; University of Calgary; 2500 University Street NW Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering; University of Calgary; 2500 University Street NW Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering; An-Najah National University; P.O. Box 7 Nablus Palestine
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering; University of Calgary; 2500 University Street NW Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering; An-Najah National University; P.O. Box 7 Nablus Palestine
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering; University of Calgary; 2500 University Street NW Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering; University of Calgary; 2500 University Street NW Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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Simelane S, Ngila JC, Dlamini LN. The effect of humic acid on the stability and aggregation kinetics of WO3 nanoparticles. PARTICULATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2017.1302536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- S. Simelane
- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Manasrah AD, El-Qanni A, Badran I, Carbognani Ortega L, Perez-Zurita MJ, Nassar NN. Experimental and theoretical studies on oxy-cracking of Quinolin-65 as a model molecule for residual feedstocks. REACT CHEM ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7re00048k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Oxy-cracking is a combination of oxidation and cracking reactions for converting heavy hydrocarbons into commodity products with minimal emission of CO2.
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- Abdallah D. Manasrah
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- T2N 1N4 Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- T2N 1N4 Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- T2N 1N4 Canada
- Department of Chemistry
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- T2N 1N4 Canada
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El-Qanni A, Nassar NN, Vitale G. Experimental and computational modeling studies on silica-embedded NiO/MgO nanoparticles for adsorptive removal of organic pollutants from wastewater. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00615b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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This study presents newly-prepared silica-embedded NiO/MgO nanoparticles with a new experimental and computational adsorption approach for wastewater treatment.
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- Amjad El-Qanni
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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Nagashima K, Yoshida H, Klamchuen A, Kanai M, Meng G, Zhuge F, He Y, Anzai H, Zhu Z, Suzuki M, Boudot M, Takeda S, Yanagida T. Tailoring Nucleation at Two Interfaces Enables Single Crystalline NiO Nanowires via Vapor-Liquid-Solid Route. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:27892-27899. [PMID: 27670883 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b09761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Here we show a rational strategy to fabricate single crystalline NiO nanowires via a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) route, which essentially allows us to tailor the diameter and the spatial position. Our strategy is based on the suppression of the nucleation at vapor-solid (VS) interface, which promotes nucleation only at the liquid-solid (LS) interface. Manipulating both the supplied material fluxes (oxygen and metal) and the growth temperature enables enhancement of the nucleation only at the LS interface. Furthermore, this strategy allows us to reduce the growth temperature of single crystalline NiO nanowires down to 550 °C, which is the lowest growth temperature so far reported.
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- Kazuki Nagashima
- The Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , 8-1 Mihogaoka Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), NSTDA , 111 Thailand Science Park, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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- The Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- The Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- The Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- The Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- The Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- The Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- The Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- The Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University , 8-1 Mihogaoka Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University , 6-1 Kasuga-Koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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Hmoudah M, Nassar NN, Vitale G, El-Qanni A. Effect of nanosized and surface-structural-modified nano-pyroxene on adsorption of violanthrone-79. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra05838h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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A new environmentally sound and low-cost yet highly efficient pyroxene nanoparticles employed for the first time as nanoadsorbents for violanthrone-79.
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- Maryam Hmoudah
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- University of Calgary
- Calgary
- Canada
- Department of Chemical Engineering
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