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Hamad H, Samy M, Bailón-García E, Bezverkhyy I, Skompska M, Carrasco-Marín F, Pérez-Cadenas AF. Cellulose-based materials in tailoring a novel defective titanium‑carbon‑phosphorus hybrid composites for highly efficient photocatalytic activity. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 270:132304. [PMID: 38744361 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Until now, black titania has attracted much interest as a potential photocatalyst. In this contribution, we report the first demonstration of the effective strategy to fundamentally improve the photocatalytic performance using a novel sustainable defective titanium‑carbon-phosphorous (TCPH) hybrid nanocomposite. The prepared TCPH was used for photocatalytic degradation of the main organic pollutants, which is methyl orange (MO) dye. The physico-chemical properties of as-prepared samples were characterized by various techniques to observe the transformations after carbonization and the interaction between different composite phases. The existence of Ti+3 and oxygen vacancies at the surface, and a notable increase in surface area, are all demonstrated by TCPH, together with the distinct core-shell structure. These unique properties exhibit excellent photocatalytic performance due to the boosted charge transport and separation. The highest degradation efficiency of methyl orange (MO) was attained in the case of TCPH when compared with titanium-cellulose-phosphorous (TCeP) and titanium‑carbon-phosphorous (TCPN). Accordingly, the highest degradation efficiency was achieved by applying the optimal operational conditions of 1 g/L of TCPH catalyst, 10 mg/L of MO, pH of 7 and the temperature at 25 ± 3 °C after 3 min under LED lamp (365 nm) with light intensity 100 mW/cm2. The degradation mechanism was investigated, and the trapping tests showed the dominance of hydroxyl radicals in the degradation of MO. TCPH showed high stability under a long period of operation in five consecutive cycles, which renders the highly promising on an industrial scale. The fabrication of highly active defective titanium‑carbon-phosphorous opens new opportunities in various areas, including water splitting, and CO2 reduction.
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- Hesham Hamad
- UGR-Carbon, Materiales Polifuncionales Basados en Carbono, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias - Unidad de Excelencia Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente Universidad de Granada (UEQ-UGR), 18071 Granada, Spain; Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Alexandria, Egypt; Laboratory of Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteur 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Public Works Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- UGR-Carbon, Materiales Polifuncionales Basados en Carbono, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias - Unidad de Excelencia Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente Universidad de Granada (UEQ-UGR), 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, UMR 6303 CNRS-Université de Bourgogne, 9 Avenue Alain Savary, BP 47870-21078 Dijon Cedex, France
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- Laboratory of Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteur 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- UGR-Carbon, Materiales Polifuncionales Basados en Carbono, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias - Unidad de Excelencia Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente Universidad de Granada (UEQ-UGR), 18071 Granada, Spain
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- UGR-Carbon, Materiales Polifuncionales Basados en Carbono, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias - Unidad de Excelencia Química Aplicada a Biomedicina y Medioambiente Universidad de Granada (UEQ-UGR), 18071 Granada, Spain
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Abd El-Monaem EM, Omer AM, Hamad HA, Eltaweil AS. Construction of attapulgite decorated cetylpyridinium bromide/cellulose acetate composite beads for removal of Cr (VI) ions with emphasis on mechanistic insights. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12164. [PMID: 38806605 PMCID: PMC11133475 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62378-4] [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: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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Eco-friendly and renewable composite beads were constructed for efficient adsorptive removal of Cr (VI) ions. Attapulgite (ATP) clay decorated with cetylpyridinium bromide (CPBr) was impregnated into cellulose acetate (CA) beads, which were formulated through a simple and cost-effective solvent-exchange approach. FTIR, XRD, SEM, Zeta potential, and XPS characterization tools verified the successful formation of ATP-CPBr@CA beads. The composite beads displayed a spherical and porous shape with a positively charged surface (26.6 mV) at pH 2. In addition, higher adsorption performance was accomplished by ATP-CPBr@CA composite beads with ease of separation compared to their components. Meanwhile, equilibrium isotherms pointed out that the Langmuir model was optimal for describing the adsorption process of Cr (VI) with a maximal adsorption capacity of 302 mg/g. Moreover, the D-R isotherm model verified the physical adsorption process, while adsorption data obeyed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Further, XPS results hypothesized that the removal mechanism involves adsorption via electrostatic interactions, redox reaction, and co-precipitation. Interestingly, the ATP-CPBr@CA composite beads reserved tolerable adsorption characteristics with a maximum removal present exceeding 70% after reuse for seven successive cycles, proposing its feasible applicability as a reusable and easy-separable candidate for removing heavy metals from aquatic bodies.
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- Eman M Abd El-Monaem
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Polymeric Materials Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), P. O. Box: 21934, New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), P.O. Box 21934, New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
- Department of Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Ibra, 400, Sultanate of Oman.
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Wang M, Ren J, Xiao Q, Song A, Yu S, Wang R, Xing L. Photocatalytic One-Pot Synthesis of Quinazolinone Under Ambient Conditions. Catal Letters 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-022-04266-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Synthesis of Ag2CrO4/Ag/Fe3O4/RGO nanocomposite as a suitable photocatalyst for degradation of methylene blue in aqueous media: RSM modeling, kinetic and energy consumption studies. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.110004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hamad H, Elsenety MM, Sadik W, El-Demerdash AG, Nashed A, Mostafa A, Elyamny S. The superior photocatalytic performance and DFT insights of S-scheme CuO@TiO 2 heterojunction composites for simultaneous degradation of organics. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2217. [PMID: 35140284 PMCID: PMC8828870 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05981-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The necessity to resolve the issue of rapid charge carrier recombination for boosting photocatalytic performance is a vigorous and challenging research field. To address this, the construction of a binary system of step-scheme (S-scheme) CuO@TiO2 heterostructure composite has been demonstrated through a facile solid-state route. The remarkably enhanced photocatalytic performance of CuO@TiO2, compared with single TiO2, which can consequence in the more efficient separation of photoinduced charge carriers, reduced the band gap of TiO2, improved the electrical transport performance, and improved the lifetimes, thus donating it with the much more powerful oxidation and reduction capability. A photocatalytic mechanism was proposed to explain the boosted photocatalytic performance of CuO@TiO2 on a complete analysis of physicochemical, DFT calculations, and electrochemical properties. In addition, this work focused on the investigation of the stability and recyclability of CuO@TiO2 in terms of efficiency and its physical origin using XRD, BET, and XPS. It is found that the removal efficiency diminishes 4.5% upon five recycling runs. The current study not only promoted our knowledge of the binary system of S-scheme CuO@TiO2 heterojunction composite photocatalyst but also shed new light on the design of heterostructure photocatalysts with high-performance and high stability.
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- Hesham Hamad
- Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, 21934, Egypt.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, P.O. 11823, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Materials Science Department, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Materials Science Department, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Materials Science Department, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Materials Science Department, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Electronic Materials Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), P.O. Box 21934, New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, Egypt
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Elyamny S, Hamdy A, Ali R, Hamad H. Role of Combined Na 2HPO 4 and ZnCl 2 in the Unprecedented Catalysis of the Sequential Pretreatment of Sustainable Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Wastes in Boosting Bioethanol Production. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031777. [PMID: 35163701 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Improper lignocellulosic waste disposal causes severe environmental pollution and health damage. Corn Stover (CS), agricultural, and aseptic packaging, Tetra Pak (TP) cartons, agro-industrial, are two examples of sustainable wastes that are rich in carbohydrate materials and may be used to produce valuable by-products. In addition, attempts were made to enhance cellulose fractionation and improve enzymatic saccharification. In this regard, these two wastes were efficiently employed as substrates for bioethanol production. This research demonstrates the effect of disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na2HPO4) and zinc chloride (ZnCl2) (NZ) as a new catalyst on the development of the sequential pretreatment strategy in the noticeable enzymatic hydrolysis. Physico-chemical changes of the native and the pretreated sustainable wastes were evaluated by compositional analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). These investigations showed major structural changes after the optimized sequential pretreatment. This pretreatment not only influences the delignification process, but also affects the functionalization of cellulose chemical structure. NZ released a higher glucose concentration (328.8 and 996.8 mg/dl) than that of ZnCl2 (Z), which released 203.8 and 846.8 mg/dl from CS and TP, respectively. This work led to the production of about 500 mg/dl of ethanol, which is promising and a competitor to other studies. These findings contribute to increasing the versatility in the reuse of agricultural and agro-industrial wastes to promote interaction areas of pollution prevention, industrialization, and clean energy production, to attain the keys of sustainable development goals.
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- Shaimaa Elyamny
- Electronic Materials Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria 21934, Egypt
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- Environmental Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria 21934, Egypt
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- Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria 21934, Egypt
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- Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Alexandria 21934, Egypt
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Hamdy A, Abd Elhafez S, Hamad H, Ali R. The Interplay of Autoclaving with Oxalate as Pretreatment Technique in the View of Bioethanol Production Based on Corn Stover. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:3762. [PMID: 34771319 PMCID: PMC8587947 DOI: 10.3390/polym13213762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Bio-based treatment technologies are gaining great interest worldwide, and significant efforts are being afforded to develop technology for the use of lignocellulosic biomass. The potential of corn stover (CS) as a feedstock for bioethanol production was investigated by creating an optimal pretreatment condition to maximize glucose production. The current study undertook the impact of novel physico-chemical pretreatment methods of CS, i.e., autoclave-assisted oxalate (CSOA) and ultrasound-assisted oxalate (CSOU), on the chemical composition of CS and subsequent saccharification and fermentation for bioethanol production. The delignification was monitored by physicochemical characterizations such as SEM, XRD, FTIR, CHNs, and TGA. The results evidenced that delignification and enzymatic saccharification of the CS pretreated by CSOA was higher than CSOU. The optimum enzymatic saccharification operating conditions were 1:30 g solid substrate/mL sodium acetate buffer at 50 °C, shaking speed 100 rpm, and 0.4 g enzyme dosage. This condition was applied to produce glucose from CS, followed by bioethanol production by S. cerevisiae using an anaerobic fermentation process after 72 h. S. cerevisiae showed high conversion efficiency by producing a 360 mg/dL bioethanol yield, which is considered 94.11% of the theoretical ethanol yield. Furthermore, this research provides a potential path for waste material beneficiation, such as through utilizing CS.
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- Ali Hamdy
- Environmental Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), City of Scientific Research and Technology Application (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City P.O. Box 21934, Alexandria, Egypt;
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- Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technology Application (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City P.O. Box 21934, Alexandria, Egypt;
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- Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technology Application (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City P.O. Box 21934, Alexandria, Egypt;
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- Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technology Application (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City P.O. Box 21934, Alexandria, Egypt;
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Faiz Norrrahim MN, Mohd Kasim NA, Knight VF, Mohamad Misenan MS, Janudin N, Ahmad Shah NA, Kasim N, Wan Yusoff WY, Mohd Noor SA, Jamal SH, Ong KK, Zin Wan Yunus WM. Nanocellulose: a bioadsorbent for chemical contaminant remediation. RSC Adv 2021; 11:7347-7368. [PMID: 35423275 PMCID: PMC8695092 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08005e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Chemical contaminants such as heavy metals, dyes, and organic oils seriously affect the environment and threaten human health. About 2 million tons of waste is released every day into the water system. Heavy metals are the largest contributor which cover about 31% of the total composition of water contaminants. Every day, approximately 14 000 people die due to environmental exposure to selected chemicals. Removal of these contaminants down to safe levels is expensive, high energy and unsustainable by current approaches such as oxidation, biodegradation, photocatalysis, precipitation, reverse osmosis and adsorption. A combination of biosorption and nanotechnology offers a new way to remediate these chemical contaminants. Nanostructured materials are proven to have higher adsorption capacities than the same material in its larger-scale form. Nanocellulose is very promising as a high-performance bioadsorbent due to its interesting characteristics of high adsorption capacity, high mechanical strength, hydrophilic surface chemistry, renewability and biodegradability. It has been proven to have higher adsorption capacity and better binding affinity than other similar materials at the macroscale. The high specific surface area and abundance of hydroxyl groups within lead to the possible functionalization of this material for decontamination purposes. Several research papers have shown the effectiveness of nanocellulose in the remediation of chemical contaminants. This review aims to provide an overview of the most recent developments regarding nanocellulose as an adsorbent for chemical contamination remediation. Recent advancements regarding the modification of nanocellulose to enhance its adsorption efficiency towards heavy metals, dyes and organic oils were highlighted. Moreover, the desorption capability and environmental issue related to every developed nanocellulose-based adsorbent were also tackled.
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- Mohd Nor Faiz Norrrahim
- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Science, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa Campus 34220 Esenler Istanbul Turkey
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- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Chemical Defence, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- Research Centre for Tropicalisation, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Kem Perdana Sungai Besi 57000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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Idress H, Zaidi SZJ, Sabir A, Shafiq M, Khan RU, Harito C, Hassan S, Walsh FC. Cellulose acetate based Complexation-NF membranes for the removal of Pb(II) from waste water. Sci Rep 2021; 11:1806. [PMID: 33469047 PMCID: PMC7815919 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80384-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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This study investigates the removal of Pb(II) using polymer matrix membranes, cellulose acetate/vinyl triethoxysilane modified graphene oxide and gum Arabic (GuA) membranes. These complexation-NF membranes were successfully synthesized via dissolution casting method for better transport phenomenon. The varied concentrations of GuA were induced in the polymer matrix membrane. The prepared membranes M-GuA2–M-GuA10 were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscope and bio-fouling studies. Thermal stability of the membranes was determined by thermogravimetric analysis under nitrogen atmosphere. Dead end nanofiltration was carried out to study the perm- selectivity of all the membranes under varied pressure and concentration of Pb(NO3)2. The complexation-NF membrane performances were significantly improved after the addition of GuA in the polymer matrix membrane system. M-GuA8 membrane showed optimum result of permeation flux 8.6 l m−2 h−1. Rejection of Pb(II) ions was observed to be around 97.6% at pH 9 for all the membranes due to electrostatic interaction between CA and Gum Arabic. Moreover, with the passage of time, the rate of adsorption was also increased up to 15.7 mg g−1 until steady state was attained. Gum Arabic modified CA membranes can open up new possibilities in enhancing the permeability, hydrophilicity and anti-fouling properties.
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- H Idress
- Department of Polymer Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
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- Department of Polymer Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Polymer Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Polymer Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, 11480, Indonesia
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- Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Electrochemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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Zhao S, Zhan Y, Wan X, He S, Yang X, Hu J, Zhang G. Selective and efficient adsorption of anionic dyes by core/shell magnetic MWCNTs nano-hybrid constructed through facial polydopamine tailored graft polymerization: Insight of adsorption mechanism, kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic study. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Elkady M, Shokry H, Hamad H. New Activated Carbon from Mine Coal for Adsorption of Dye in Simulated Water or Multiple Heavy Metals in Real Wastewater. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13112498. [PMID: 32486150 PMCID: PMC7321457 DOI: 10.3390/ma13112498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Nano-activated carbon (NAC) prepared from El-Maghara mine coal were modified with nitric acid solution. Their physico-chemical properties were investigated in terms of methylene blue (MB) adsorption, FTIR, and metal adsorption. Upon oxidation of the ACS with nitric acid, surface oxide groups were observed in the FTIR spectra by absorption peaks at 1750–1250 cm−1. The optimum processes parameters include HNO3/AC ratio (wt./wt.) of 20, oxidation time of 2 h, and the concentration of HNO3 of 10% reaching the maximum adsorption capacity of MB dye. Also, the prepared NAC was characterized by SEM, EDX, TEM, Raman Spectroscopy, and BET analyses. The batch adsorption of MB dye from solution was used for monitoring the behavior of the most proper produced NAC. Equilibrium isotherms of MB dye adsorption on NAC materials were acquired and the results discussed in relation to their surface chemistry. Langmuir model recorded the best interpretation of the dye adsorption data. Also, NAC was evaluated for simultaneous adsorption of six different metal ions (Fe2+, Ni2+, Mn2+, Pb2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+) that represented contaminates in petrochemical industrial wastewater. The results indicated that the extracted NAC from El-Maghara mine coal is considered as an efficient low-cost adsorbent material for remediation in both basic dyes and metal ions from the polluted solutions.
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- Marwa Elkady
- Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Egypt
- Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering Department, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Egypt
- Correspondence: (M.E.); or (H.H.)
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- Electronic Materials Researches Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Egypt;
- Environmental Engineering Department, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Egypt
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- Fabrication Technology Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Egypt
- Correspondence: (M.E.); or (H.H.)
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Element-Doped Functional Carbon-Based Materials. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13020333. [PMID: 31940747 PMCID: PMC7013722 DOI: 10.3390/ma13020333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Carbon materials are one of the most fascinating materials because of their unique properties and potential use in several applications. They can be obtained from agricultural waste, organic polymers, or by using advanced synthesizing technologies. The carbon family is very wide, it includes classical activated carbons to more advanced types like carbon gels, graphene, and so on. The surface chemistry of these materials is one of the most interesting aspects to be studied. The incorporation of different types of chemical functionalities and/or heteroatoms such as O, N, B, S, or P on the carbon surface enables the modification of the acidic–basic character, hydrophilicity–hydrophobicity, and the electron properties of these materials, which in turn determines the final application. This book collects original research articles focused on the synthesis, properties, and applications of heteroatom-doped functional carbon materials.
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Dong Y, Meng F. Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of three dimensional laminated structure anatase TiO2/nano-Fe0 with exposed (001) facets. RSC Adv 2020; 10:11823-11830. [PMID: 35496628 PMCID: PMC9050613 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01429j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Three dimensional laminated structure anatase TiO2/nano-Fe0 with exposed (001) facets used as photocatalysts were synthesized by a two-step solvothermal route and a liquid phase reduction deposition method. The resulting samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and selected-area electron diffraction. Characterization and experimental results indicated that the three dimensional laminated structure of anatase TiO2 was assembled by two dimensional TiO2-sheets with a thickness of approximately 30 nm. The three dimensional laminated structure anatase TiO2/nano-Fe0 photocatalysts with improved visible-light responsive capability, high charge-hole mobility, and low electron–hole recombination exhibited higher photocatalytic performance in the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue. The composite of nano-Fe0 and TiO2 could effectively promote the generation of hydroxyl radicals (˙OH) with a synergistic effect and Photo-Fenton theory. This study provided new insights into the fabrication and practical application of high-performance photocatalysts in degrading organic pollutants. Three dimensional laminated structure anatase TiO2/nano-Fe0 with exposed (001) facets were successfully synthesized, which exhibited higher photocatalytic performance in the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue.![]()
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- Yeshuo Dong
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering
- Qingdao University of Technology
- Qingdao
- China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Shandong Normal University
- Jinan
- China
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Conductive Black Titania Nanomaterials for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants. Catal Letters 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-019-02941-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) as an important semiconductor is widely used in the fields of solar cell, solar thermal collectors, and photocatalysis, but the visible-light power harvest remains insufficient due to the little effective visible-light absorption and many carrier-recombination centers originating from the wide band gap structure. Herein, conductive black titania (BT) nanomaterials with crystalline-TiO2-core/amorphous-TiO2−x-shell structure prepared through two-zone Al-reduction route are found efficient in photocatalyzing the degradation of organic pollutants to environmentally friendly products under full solar and even visible light irradiation. The unique core–shell structure and numerous surface oxygen vacancies or Ti3+ species in the amorphous layer accompanying prominent physicochemical properties of narrow band gap, high carrier concentration, high electron mobility, and excellent separation and transportation of photoinduced e−−h+ pairs result in exceptional photocatalytic efficiency. The optimized BT-500 (pristine TiO2 treated at 500 °C during two-zone Al-reduction process) catalyst achieves superior photocatalytic degradation rates for toluene and ethyl acetate as well as an excellent photostability with high degradation efficiency of 93% for the 6th reuse.
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Blilid S, Katir N, El Haskouri J, Lahcini M, Royer S, El Kadib A. Phosphorylated micro- vs. nano-cellulose: a comparative study on their surface functionalisation, growth of titanium-oxo-phosphate clusters and removal of chemical pollutants. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj03187a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Phosphorylation imparts cellulose (amorphous or crystalline) with original surface reactivity to bridge metal oxide clusters and to scavenge for chemicals.
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- Sara Blilid
- Euromed Research Center
- Engineering Division
- Euro-Med University of Fes (UEMF)
- Route de Meknes
- Fès
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- Euromed Research Center
- Engineering Division
- Euro-Med University of Fes (UEMF)
- Route de Meknes
- Fès
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- Instituto de Ciència de los Materials de la Universidad de Valencia
- Calle catedratico José Beltran
- 46980 Valencia
- Spain
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- Laboratory of Organometallic and Macromolecular Chemistry-Composites Materials
- Faculty of Sciences and Technologies
- Cadi Ayyad University
- 40000 Marrakech
- Morocco
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, ENSCL
- Centrale Lille
- Univ Artois
- UMR 8181 – UCCS – Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide
- F-59000 Lille
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- Euromed Research Center
- Engineering Division
- Euro-Med University of Fes (UEMF)
- Route de Meknes
- Fès
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