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Shanmuganathan R, Nguyen ND, Al-Ansari MM. Synthesis of zero valent copper/iron nanoparticles using Piper betle leaves for the removal of pharmaceutical contaminant atorvastatin. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 257:119334. [PMID: 38838750 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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In this study, bimetallic Cu-Fe nanoparticles were synthesized using the green approach with Piper betle leaves, and the removal efficiency of one of the pharmaceutical compounds, Atorvastatin, was investigated. UV, SEM, FTIR, EDAX, particle size, and zeta potential measurements were used to confirm nanoparticle fabrication. The removal efficiency of Atorvastatin (10 mg/L) by bimetallic Cu-Fe nanoparticles was 67% with a contact time of 30 min at pH 4, the adsorbent dosage of 0.2 g/L, and stirring at 100 rpm. Piper betle bimetallic Cu-Fe nanoparticles have demonstrated excellent stability, reusability, and durability, even after being reused five times. Furthermore, the synthesized bimetallic Cu-Fe nanoparticles demonstrated remarkable antimicrobial properties against gram-negative strains such as Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, gram-positive strains such as Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis, and fungi such as Aspergillus niger. In addition, the antioxidant properties of the synthesized bimetallic Cu-Fe nanoparticles were assessed using the DPPH radical scavenging assay. The results indicated that the nanoparticles had good antioxidant activity. Thus, using Piper betle extract to make Cu-Fe nanoparticles made the procedure less expensive, chemical-free, and environmentally friendly, and the synthesized bimetallic Cu-Fe nanoparticles helped remove the pharmaceutical compound Atorvastatin from wastewater.
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- Rajasree Shanmuganathan
- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam; School of Engineering & Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam; School of Engineering & Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box, 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Teixeira LT, de Lima SLS, Rosado TF, Liu L, Vitorino HA, Dos Santos CC, Mendonça JP, Garcia MAS, Siqueira RNC, da Silva AGM. Sustainable Cellulose Nanofibers-Mediated Synthesis of Uniform Spinel Zn-Ferrites Nanocorals for High Performances in Supercapacitors. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24119169. [PMID: 37298121 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Spinel ferrites are versatile, low-cost, and abundant metal oxides with remarkable electronic and magnetic properties, which find several applications. Among them, they have been considered part of the next generation of electrochemical energy storage materials due to their variable oxidation states, low environmental toxicity, and possible synthesis through simple green chemical processing. However, most traditional procedures lead to the formation of poorly controlled materials (in terms of size, shape, composition, and/or crystalline structure). Thus, we report herein a cellulose nanofibers-mediated green procedure to prepare controlled highly porous nanocorals comprised of spinel Zn-ferrites. Then, they presented remarkable applications as electrodes in supercapacitors, which were thoroughly and critically discussed. The spinel Zn-ferrites nanocorals supercapacitor showed a much higher maximum specific capacitance (2031.81 F g-1 at a current density of 1 A g-1) than Fe2O3 and ZnO counterparts prepared by a similar approach (189.74 and 24.39 F g-1 at a current density of 1 A g-1). Its cyclic stability was also scrutinized via galvanostatic charging/discharging and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, indicating excellent long-term stability. In addition, we manufactured an asymmetric supercapacitor device, which offered a high energy density value of 18.1 Wh kg-1 at a power density of 2609.2 W kg-1 (at 1 A g-1 in 2.0 mol L-1 KOH electrolyte). Based on our findings, we believe that higher performances observed for spinel Zn-ferrites nanocorals could be explained by their unique crystal structure and electronic configuration based on crystal field stabilization energy, which provides an electrostatic repulsion between the d electrons and the p orbitals of the surrounding oxygen anions, creating a level of energy that determines their final supercapacitance then evidenced, which is a very interesting property that could be explored for the production of clean energy storage devices.
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- Lucas T Teixeira
- Departamento de Engenharia Química e de Materiais-DEQM, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22451-040, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química e de Materiais-DEQM, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22451-040, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química e de Materiais-DEQM, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22451-040, RJ, Brazil
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- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rio de Janeiro 22290-180, RJ, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad para la Salud, Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, Lima 15046, Peru
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- Departamento de Física, Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís 65080-805, MA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís 65080-805, MA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís 65080-805, MA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química e de Materiais-DEQM, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22451-040, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química e de Materiais-DEQM, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22451-040, RJ, Brazil
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Ghozza MH, Yahia IS, Hussien MSA. Structure, magnetic, and photocatalysis of La 0.7Sr 0.3MO 3 (M = Mn, Co, and Fe) perovskite nanoparticles: Novel photocatalytic materials. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:61106-61122. [PMID: 37052839 PMCID: PMC10163091 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26411-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The present study, La0.7Sr0.3MO3 (M = Mn-, Co-, and Fe-), perovskite, has successfully been synthesized via co-precipitation and sol-gel auto-combustion. XRD, SEM, and EDX characterized the prepared samples. XRD and SEM showed that the as-prepared La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 and La0.7Sr0.3CoO3 have multiphase. La0.7Sr0.3FeO3, in comparison, is nanosized, has a single-phase perovskite, and has a rather homogenous particle size distribution. Additionally, EDX mapping analysis shows that all pieces are distributed uniformly. According to X-ray diffractometer results, all calcined powders contain 100% LSF, more than 15% perovskite phase of LSC, 47% LSM, and other secondary phases, such as cobalt oxide. Aِt room temperature and magnetic field of ± 20 kG, La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 exhibited weak ferromagnetic behavior in a low magnetic field, whereas diamagnetic behavior was seen in a high magnetic field. La0.7Sr0.3FeO3 samples behave as strong ferromagnetic. On the contrary, the photodegradation of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 is 99% compared to 75% and 91% for other samples under UVC lights of wavelength = 254 nm. The degradation rate for La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 is 0.179 higher, about 3.25 and 2.23, than the other samples. A La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanocomposite performs as a photocatalyst to enhance the efficiency of methylene blue photodegradation. This study boosts good UVC photocatalysts with high efficiency for different kinds of dyes. Hence, the catalyst possessed high stability and efficiency for continuous wastewater treatment.
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- Mohamed H Ghozza
- Basic Science Department, Marg High Institute of Engineering and Modern Technology, Cairo, Egypt
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- Nanoscience Laboratory for Environmental and Bio-Medical Applications (NLEBA), Semiconductor Lab., Physics Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11757, Egypt
- Green Research Laboratory (GRL), Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11757, Egypt
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- Nanoscience Laboratory for Environmental and Bio-Medical Applications (NLEBA), Semiconductor Lab., Physics Department, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11757, Egypt.
- Green Research Laboratory (GRL), Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11757, Egypt.
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, 11757, Egypt.
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Duan K, Que T, Koppala S, Balan R, Lokesh B, Pillai R, David S, Karthikeyan P, Ramamoorthy S, Lekshmi IC, Kemacheevakul P, Padmavathy N, Munusamy S. A facile route to synthesize n-SnO 2/p-CuFe 2O 4 to rapidly degrade toxic methylene blue dye under natural sunlight. RSC Adv 2022; 12:16544-16553. [PMID: 35754892 PMCID: PMC9169069 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01690g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In the present study, the n-SnO2/p-CuFe2O4 (p-CFO) complex was prepared by a two-step process. p-CFO synthesized by the molten salt method was coated with SnO2 synthesized by a facile in situ chemical precipitation method. The formation of n-SnO2/p-CFO was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed that the sharp edges of uncoated pyramid-like p-CFO particles were covered by a thick layer of n-SnO2 on coated p-CFO particles. The complete absence of Cu and only 3 wt% Fe on the surface of the n–p complex observed in the elemental analysis using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) on the n–p complex confirmed the presence of a thick layer of SnO2 on the p-CFO surface. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) was employed to elucidate the bandgap engineering. The n-SnO2/p-CFO complex and p-CFO showed 87% and 58.7% methylene blue (MB) degradation in 120 min under sunlight, respectively. The efficiency of the n–p complex recovered after 5 cycles (73.5%) and was found to be higher than that of the uncoated p-CFO (58.7%). The magnetically separable property of the n–p complex was evaluated by using vibration sample magnetometry (VSM) measurements and it was confirmed that the prepared photocatalyst can be easily recovered using an external magnet. The study reveals that the prepared complex could be a potential candidate for efficient photodegradation of organic dyes under sunlight due to its efficient recovery and reusability owing to its magnetic properties. The synthesis of n-SnO2/p-CuFe2O4 to degrade toxic methylene blue dye under natural sunlight and its mechanism.![]()
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- Kaijiao Duan
- School of Chemistry and Environment, Yunnan Minzu University Kunming 650505 Yunnan China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, Yunnan Minzu University Kunming 650505 Yunnan China
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- Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS) Chennai 602105 Tamil Nadu India
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- Department of Physics, CMR Institute of Technology Bengaluru 560037 Karnataka India
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- Department of Chemistry, MVJ College of Engineering Bengaluru 560067 Karnataka India
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- CoE Materials Science/Sensors & Nanoelectronics, Department of Chemistry, CMR Institute of Technology Bengaluru 560037 Karnataka India.,VTU-Research Centre Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University Belagavi 590018 Karnataka India
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- Department of Chemistry, Periyar University Salem 636011 Tamilnadu India
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- PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Pachaiyappas College, University of Madras Chennai 600030 Tamilnadu India
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- CoE Materials Science/Sensors & Nanoelectronics, Department of Chemistry, CMR Institute of Technology Bengaluru 560037 Karnataka India.,VTU-Research Centre Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University Belagavi 590018 Karnataka India
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- CoE Materials Science/Sensors & Nanoelectronics, Department of Chemistry, CMR Institute of Technology Bengaluru 560037 Karnataka India
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Bangkok 10140 Thailand
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University Pathumwan Bangkok 10330 Thailand
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Application of Spinel and Hexagonal Ferrites in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app112110160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Semiconducting materials display unique features that enable their use in a variety of applications, including self-cleaning surfaces, water purification systems, hydrogen generation, solar energy conversion, etc. However, one of the major issues is separation of the used materials from the process suspension. Therefore, chemical compounds with magnetic properties have been proposed as crucial components of photocatalytic composites, facilitating separation and recovery of photocatalysts under magnetic field conditions. This review paper presents the current state of knowledge on the application of spinel and hexagonal ferrites in heterogeneous photocatalysis. The first part focuses on the characterization of magnetic (nano)particles. The next section presents the literature findings on the single-phase magnetic photocatalyst. Finally, the current state of scientific knowledge on the wide variety of magnetic-photocatalytic composites is presented. A key aim of this review is to indicate that spinel and hexagonal ferrites are considered as an important element of heterogeneous photocatalytic systems and are responsible for the effective recycling of the photocatalytic materials.
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