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Barakat NAM, Gamal S, Ghouri ZK, Fadali OA, Abdelraheem OH, Hashem M, Moustafa HM. Graphitized mango seed as an effective 3D anode in batch and continuous mode microbial fuel cells for sustainable wastewater treatment and power generation. RSC Adv 2024; 14:3163-3177. [PMID: 38249675 PMCID: PMC10797328 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra05084j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Herein, we explored the utilization of graphitized mango seeds as 3D-packed anodes in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) powered by sewage wastewater. Mango seeds were graphitized at different temperatures (800 °C, 900 °C, 1000 °C, and 1100 °C) and their effectiveness as anodes was evaluated. Surface morphology analysis indicated that the proposed anode was characterized by layered branches and micro-sized deep holes, facilitating enhanced biofilm formation and microorganism attachment. Maximum power densities achieved in the MFCs utilizing the mango seed-packed anodes graphitized at 1100 °C and 1000 °C were 2170.8 ± 90 and 1350.6 ± 125 mW m-2, respectively. Furthermore, the weight of the graphitized seed anode demonstrated a positive correlation with the generated power density and cell potential. Specifically, MFCs fabricated with 9 g and 6 g anodes achieved maximum power densities of 2170.8 ± 90 and 1800.5 ± 40 mW m-2, respectively. A continuous mode air cathode MFC employing the proposed graphitized mango anode prepared at 1100 °C and operated at a flow rate of 2 L h-1 generated a stable current density of approximately 12 A m-2 after 15 hours of operation, maintaining its stability for 75 hours. Furthermore, a chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency of 85% was achieved in an assembled continuous mode MFC. Considering that the proposed MFC was driven by sewage wastewater without the addition of external microorganisms, atmospheric oxygen was used as the electron acceptor through an air cathode mode, agricultural biomass waste was employed for the preparation of the anode, and a higher power density was achieved (2170.8 mW m-2) compared to reported values; it is evident that the proposed graphitized mango seed anode exhibits high efficiency for application in MFCs.
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- Nasser A M Barakat
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University El-Minia 61516 Egypt +20862364420 +20862348005
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University El-Minia 61516 Egypt +20862364420 +20862348005
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University UK
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University El-Minia 61516 Egypt +20862364420 +20862348005
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- Sciences Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Beni-Suef University Beni-Suef 62511 Egypt
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- Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University Riyadh 11433 Saudi Arabia
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University El-Minia 61516 Egypt +20862364420 +20862348005
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Barakat NAM, Mahmoud MS, Moustafa HM. Comparing specific capacitance in rice husk-derived activated carbon through phosphoric acid and potassium hydroxide activation order variations. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1460. [PMID: 38233435 PMCID: PMC10794207 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49675-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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This manuscript investigates the influence of the chemical activation step order and process parameters on the specific capacitance of activated carbon derived from rice husk. The chemical activation was performed either before or after the carbonization step, using phosphoric acid (H3PO4) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) as activating agents. For activation before carbonization, the carbonization process was conducted at various temperatures (600, 750, 850, and 1050 °C). On the other hand, for activation after carbonization, the effect of the volume of the chemical agent solution was studied, with 0, 6, 18, 21, 24, and 30 mL/g of phosphoric acid and 0, 18, 30, 45, 60, and 90 mL/g of 3.0 M KOH solution. The results revealed that in the case of chemical activation before carbonization, the optimum temperature for maximizing specific capacitance was determined to be 900 °C. Conversely, in the case of chemical activation after carbonization, the optimal volumes of the chemical agent solutions were found to be 30 mL/g for phosphoric acid (H3PO4) and 21 mL/g for potassium hydroxide (KOH). Moreover, it was observed that utilizing phosphoric acid treatment before the carbonization step leads to an 21% increase in specific capacitance, attributed to the retention of inorganic compounds, particularly silica (SiO2). Conversely, when rice husks were treated with KOH after the carbonization step, the specific capacitance was found to be doubled compared to treatment with KOH prior to the carbonization step due to embedding of SiO2 and KHCO3 inorganic constituents. This study provides valuable insights into the optimization of the chemical activation step order and process parameters for enhanced specific capacitance in rice husk-derived activated carbon. These findings contribute to the development of high-performance supercapacitors using rice husk as a sustainable and cost-effective precursor material.
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- Nasser A M Barakat
- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, 61516, Egypt.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, 61516, Egypt
- Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Suhar, 311, Oman
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- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, 61516, Egypt
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Barakat NAM, Gamal S, Kim HY, Abd El-Salam NM, Fouad H, Fadali OA, Moustafa HM, Abdelraheem OH. Synergistic advancements in sewage-driven microbial fuel cells: novel carbon nanotube cathodes and biomass-derived anodes for efficient renewable energy generation and wastewater treatment. Front Chem 2023; 11:1286572. [PMID: 38075493 PMCID: PMC10704469 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1286572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2024] Open
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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) offer a dual solution of generating electrical energy from organic pollutants-laden wastewater while treating it. This study focuses on enhancing MFC performance through innovative electrode design. Three-dimensional (3D) anodes, created from corncobs and mango seeds via controlled graphitization, achieved remarkable power densities. The newly developed electrode configurations were evaluated within sewage wastewater-driven MFCs without the introduction of external microorganisms or prior treatment of the wastewater. At 1,000°C and 1,100°C graphitization temperatures, corncob and mango seed anodes produced 1,963 and 2,171 mW/m2, respectively, nearly 20 times higher than conventional carbon cloth and paper anodes. An advanced cathode composed of an activated carbon-carbon nanotube composite was introduced, rivaling expensive platinum-based cathodes. By optimizing the thermal treatment temperature and carbon nanotube content of the proposed cathode, comparable or superior performance to standard Pt/C commercial cathodes was achieved. Specifically, MFCs assembled with corncob anode with the proposed and standard Pt/C cathodes reached power densities of 1,963.1 and 2,178.6 mW/m2, respectively. Similarly, when utilizing graphitized mango seeds at 1,100°C, power densities of 2,171 and 2,151 mW/m2 were achieved for the new and standard cathodes, respectively. Furthermore, in continuous operation with a flow rate of 2 L/h, impressive chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rates of 77% and 85% were achieved with corncob and mango seed anodes, respectively. This work highlights the significance of electrode design for enhancing MFC efficiency in electricity generation and wastewater treatment.
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- Nasser A. M. Barakat
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Science Department, Community College, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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- Sciences Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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Erfan NA, Mahmoud MS, Kim HY, Barakat NAM. Synergistic doping with Ag, CdO, and ZnO to overcome electron-hole recombination in TiO 2 photocatalysis for effective water photo splitting reaction. Front Chem 2023; 11:1301172. [PMID: 38025057 PMCID: PMC10661415 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1301172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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This manuscript is dedicated to a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted challenge of fast electron-hole recombination in titanium dioxide photocatalysis, with a primary focus on its critical role in advancing the field of water photo splitting. To address this challenge, three prominent approaches-Schottky barriers, Z-scheme systems, and type II heterojunctions-were rigorously investigated for their potential to ameliorate TiO2's photocatalytic performance toward water photo splitting. Three distinct dopants-silver, cadmium oxide, and zinc oxide-were strategically employed. This research also delved into the dynamic interplay between these dopants, analyzing the synergetic effects that arise from binary and tertiary doping configurations. The results concluded that incorporation of Ag, CdO, and ZnO dopants effectively countered the fast electron-hole recombination problem in TiO2 NPs. Ag emerged as a critical contributor at higher temperatures, significantly enhancing photocatalytic performance. The photocatalytic system exhibited a departure from Arrhenius behavior, with an optimal temperature of 40°C. Binary doping systems, particularly those combining CdO and ZnO, demonstrated exceptional photocatalytic activity at lower temperatures. However, the ternary doping configuration involving Ag, CdO, and ZnO proved to be the most promising, surpassing many functional materials. In sum, this study offers valuable insights into how Schottky barriers, Z-scheme systems, and type II heterojunctions, in conjunction with specific dopants, can overcome the electron-hole recombination challenge in TiO2-based photocatalysis. The results underscore the potential of the proposed ternary doping system to revolutionize photocatalytic water splitting for efficient green hydrogen production, significantly advancing the field's understanding and potential for sustainable energy applications.
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- Nehal A. Erfan
- Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
- Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Suhar, Oman
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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Barakat NAM, Irfan OM, Mohamed OA. TiO2 NPs-immobilized silica granules: New insight for nano catalyst fixation for hydrogen generation and sustained wastewater treatment. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287424. [PMID: 37343028 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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In heterogeneous catalytic processes, immobilization of the functional material over a proper support is a vital solution for reusing and/or avoiding a secondary pollution problem. The study introduces a novel approach for immobilizing R25 NPs on the surface of silica granules using hydrothermal treatment followed by calcination process. Due to the privileged characteristics of the subcritical water, during the hydrothermal treatment process, the utilized R25 NPs were partially dissolved and precipitated on the surface of the silica granules. Calcination at high temperature (700°C) resulted in improving the attachment forces. The structure of the newly proposed composite was approved by 2D and 3D optical microscope images, XRD and EDX analyses. The functionalized silica granules were used in the form of a packed bed for continuous removal of methylene blue dye. The results indicated that the TiO2:sand ratio has a considerable effect on the shape of the dye removal breakthrough curve as the exhaustion point, corresponding to ~ 95% removal, was 12.3, 17.4 and 21.3 min for 1:20, 1:10 and 1:5 metal oxides ratio, respectively. Furthermore, the modified silica granules could be exploited as a photocatalyst for hydrogen generation from sewage wastewaters under direct sunlight with a good rate; 75×10-3 mmol/s. Interestingly, after the ease separation of the used granules, the performance was not affected. Based on the obtained results, the 170°C is the optimum hydrothermal treatment temperature. Overall, the study opens a new avenue for immobilization of functional semiconductors on the surface of sand granules.
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- Nasser A M Barakat
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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Fadali OA, Ali RH, Nassar MM, Mahmoud MS, Abdel-Aty MM, Barakat NAM. Electromagnetic field-enhanced novel tubular electrocoagulation cell for effective and low-cost color removal of beet sugar industry wastewater. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8693. [PMID: 37248303 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35182-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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The treatment of real beet sugar mill effluent by a modified electrocoagulation process is proposed. An innovative design of an electromagnetic field-enhanced electrochemical cell consisting of a tubular screen roll anode and two cathodes (an inner and outer cathode) has been used. Different parameters have been investigated including current density, effluent concentration, NaCl concentration, rpm, number of screen layers per anode, and the effect of addition and direction of an electromagnetic field. The results showed that, under the optimum conditions, current density of 3.13 A/m2, two screens per anode, NaCl concentration of 12 g/l, and rotation speed of 120 rpm, the percentage of color removal was 85.5% and the electrical energy consumption was 3.595 kWh/m3. However, the presence of an electromagnetic field distinctly enhanced the energy consumption and the color removal percentage. Numerically, applying the magnetic field resulted in performing a color removal efficiency of 97.7% using a power consumption of 2.569 KWh/m3 which is considered a distinct achievement in industrial wastewater treatment process. The strong enhancement in color removal using a low power consumption significantly reduced the required treatment cost; the estimated treatment cost was 0.00017 $/h.m2. This design has proven to be a promising one for the continuous treatment of beet sugar industrial effluents and to be a competitor to the currently available techniques.
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- Olfat A Fadali
- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, 61516, Egypt
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- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, 61516, Egypt
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- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, 61516, Egypt
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- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, 61516, Egypt
- Department of Engineering, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, 311, Suhar, Oman
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- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, 61516, Egypt
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- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, 61516, Egypt.
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Abdel-Aty MM, Gomaa HE, Abdu HM, Almasri RA, Irfan OM, Barakat NAM. Molybdenum Carbide/Ni Nanoparticles Embedded into Carbon Nanofibers as an Effective Non-Precious Catalyst for Green Hydrogen Production from Methanol Electrooxidation. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15112430. [PMID: 37299229 DOI: 10.3390/polym15112430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Molybdenum carbide co-catalyst and carbon nanofiber matrix are suggested to improve the nickel activity toward methanol electrooxidation process. The proposed electrocatalyst has been synthesized by calcination electrospun nanofiber mats composed of molybdenum chloride, nickel acetate, and poly (vinyl alcohol) under vacuum at elevated temperatures. The fabricated catalyst has been characterized using XRD, SEM, and TEM analysis. The electrochemical measurements demonstrated that the fabricated composite acquired specific activity for methanol electrooxidation when molybdenum content and calcination temperature were tuned. In terms of the current density, the highest performance is attributed to the nanofibers obtained from electrospun solution having 5% molybdenum precursor compared to nickel acetate as a current density of 107 mA/cm2 was generated. The process operating parameters have been optimized and expressed mathematically using the Taguchi robust design method. Experimental design has been employed in investigating the key operating parameters of methanol electrooxidation reaction to obtain the highest oxidation current density peak. The main effective operating parameters of the methanol oxidation reaction are Mo content in the electrocatalyst, methanol concentration, and reaction temperature. Employing Taguchi's robust design helped to capture the optimum conditions yielding the maximum current density. The calculations revealed that the optimum parameters are as follows: Mo content, 5 wt.%; methanol concentration, 2.65 M; and reaction temperature, 50 °C. A mathematical model has been statistically derived to describe the experimental data adequately with an R2 value of 0. 979. The optimization process indicated that the maximum current density can be identified statistically at 5% Mo, 2.0 M methanol concentration, and 45 °C operating temperature.
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- Marwa M Abdel-Aty
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Humanities, Ad-Dawadmi, Shaqra University, Sahqra 11911, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Nuclear Safety Engineering, Nuclear Installations Safety Division, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo 11765, Egypt
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- Production Engineering & Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61516, Egypt
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Production Engineering, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62521, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt
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Barakat NAM, Sayed YT, Irfan OM, Abdelaty MM. Synthesis of TiO2-incorporated activated carbon as an effective Ion electrosorption material. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0282869. [PMID: 36952561 PMCID: PMC10035829 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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Efficient, chemically stable and cheap materials are highly required as electrodes in the ions-electrosorption-based technologies such as supercapacitors and capacitive deionization desalination. Herein, facile preparation of titanium oxide-incorporated activated carbon using cheap precursors is introduced for this regard. The proposed material was synthesized using the solubility power of the subcritical water to partially dissolve titanium oxide particles to be adsorbable on the surface of the activated carbon. Typically, an aqueous suspension of commercial TiO2 particles (P25) and activated carbon was autoclaved at 180°C for 10 h. The physiochemical characterizations indicated high and uniform distribution of the inorganic material on the surface of the activated carbon. The ionic electrosorption capacity was highly improved as the specific capacitance increased from 76 to 515 F/g for the pristine and modified activated carbon, respectively at 5 mV/s in 0.5 M sodium chloride solution. However, the weight content of titanium oxide has to be adjusted; 0.01% is the optimum value. Overall, the study introduces novel and simple one-pot procedure to synthesis powerful titanium oxide-based functional materials from cheap solid titanium precursor without utilization of additional chemicals.
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- Nasser A M Barakat
- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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Barakat NAM, Gamil A, Ashour I, Khalil KA. Extraction of Novel Effective Nanocomposite Photocatalyst from Corn Stalk for Water Photo Splitting under Visible Light Radiation. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 15:polym15010185. [PMID: 36616535 PMCID: PMC9823878 DOI: 10.3390/polym15010185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Novel (Ca, Mg)CO3&SiO2 NPs-decorated multilayer graphene sheets could be successfully prepared from corn stalk pith using a simple alkaline hydrothermal treatment process followed by calcination in an inert atmosphere. The produced nanocomposite was characterized by SEM, EDX, TEM, FTIR, and XRD analytical techniques, which confirm the formation of multilayer graphene sheets decorated by inorganic nanoparticles. The nanocomposite shows efficient activity as a photocatalyst for water-splitting reactions under visible light. The influence of preparation parameter variations, including the alkaline solution concentration, hydrothermal temperature, reaction time, and calcination temperature, on the hydrogen evolution rate was investigated by preparing many samples at different conditions. The experimental work indicated that treatment of the corn stalk pith hydrothermally by 1.0 M KOH solution at 170 °C for 3 h and calcinating the obtained solid at 600 °C results in the maximum hydrogen production rate. A value of 43.35 mmol H2/gcat.min has been obtained associated with the energy-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 9%. Overall, this study opens a new avenue for extracting valuable nanocatalysts from biomass wastes to be exploited in hot applications such as hydrogen generation from water photo-splitting under visible light radiation.
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- Nasser A. M. Barakat
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia 61519, Egypt
- Correspondence: (N.A.M.B.); (K.A.K.); Tel.: +20-862348005 (N.A.M.B.)
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: (N.A.M.B.); (K.A.K.); Tel.: +20-862348005 (N.A.M.B.)
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Barakat NAM, Ali RH, Kim HY, Nassar MM, Fadali OA, Tolba GMK, Moustafa HM, Ali MA. Carbon Nanofibers-Sheathed Graphite Rod Anode and Hydrophobic Cathode for Improved Performance Industrial Wastewater-Driven Microbial Fuel Cells. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:3961. [PMID: 36432248 PMCID: PMC9696571 DOI: 10.3390/nano12223961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Carbon nanofiber-decorated graphite rods are introduced as effective and low-cost anodes for industrial wastewater-driven microbial fuel cells. Carbon nanofiber deposition on the surface of the graphite rods could be performed by the electrospinning of polyacrylonitrile/N,N-Dimethylformamide solution using the rod as nanofiber collector, which was calcined under inert atmosphere. The experimental results indicated that at 10 min electrospinning time, the proposed graphite anode demonstrates very good performance compared to the commercial anodes. Typically, the generated power density from sugarcane industry wastewater-driven air cathode microbial fuel cells were 13 ± 0.3, 23 ± 0.7, 43 ± 1.3, and 185 ± 7.4 mW/m2 using carbon paper, carbon felt, carbon cloth, and graphite rod coated by 10-min electrospinning time carbon nanofibers anodes, respectively. The distinct performance of the proposed anode came from creating 3D carbon nanofiber layer filled with the biocatalyst. Moreover, to annihilate the internal cell resistance, a membrane-less cell was assembled by utilizing a poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun nanofiber layer-coated cathode. This novel strategy inspired a highly hydrophobic layer on the cathode surface, preventing water leakage to avoid utilizing the membrane. However, in both anode and cathode modifications, the electrospinning time should be optimized. The best results were obtained at 5 and 10 min for the cathode and anode, respectively.
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- Nasser A. M. Barakat
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61519, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61519, Egypt
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea
- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61519, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61519, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61519, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61519, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61519, Egypt
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Erfan NA, Mahmoud MS, Kim HY, Barakat NAM. CdTiO3-NPs incorporated TiO2 nanostructure photocatalyst for scavenger-free water splitting under visible radiation. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0276097. [PMID: 36256606 PMCID: PMC9578619 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Nanofibrous morphology and the doping technique can overcome the problem of electron/hole fast recombination and improve the activity of titanium oxide-based photocatalysts. In this study, nanoparticulate and nanofibrous forms of CdTiO3-incorporated TiO2 were synthesized with different cadmium contents; the morphology and composition were determined by SEM, TEM, EDX, and XRD techniques. The nanomorphology, cadmium content, and reaction temperature of Cd-doped TiO2 nanostructures were found to be strongly affect the hydrogen production rate. Nanofibrous morphology improves the rate of hydrogen evolution by around 10 folds over the rate for nanoparticles due to electron confinement in 0D nanostructures. The average rates of hydrogen production for samples of 0.5 wt.% Cd are 0.7 and 16.5 ml/gcat.min for nanoparticles and nanofibers, respectively. On the other hand, cadmium doping resulted in increasing the hydrogen production rate from 9.6 to 19.7 ml/gcat.min for pristine and Cd-doped (2 wt%) TiO2 nanofibers, respectively. May be the formation of type I heterostructures between the TiO2 matrix and CdTiO3 nanoparticles is the main reason for the observed enhancement of photocatalytic activity due to the strong suppressing of electron/holes recombination process. Consequently, the proposed photocatalyst could be exploited to produce hydrogen from scavenger-free solution. Varying reaction temperature suggests that hydrogen evolution over the proposed catalyst is incompatible with the Arrhenius equation. In particular, reaction temperature was found to have a negative influence on photocatalytic activity. This work shows the prospects for using CdTiO3 as a co-catalyst in photon-induced water splitting and indicates a substantial enhancement in the rate of hydrogen production upon using the proposed photocatalyst in nanofibrous morphology.
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- Nehal A. Erfan
- Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
- Collage of Applied Science, Department of Engineering, Suhar, Oman
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea
- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea
- * E-mail: (NAMB); (HYK)
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt
- * E-mail: (NAMB); (HYK)
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Barakat NAM, Ahmed E, Farghali AA, Nassar MM, Tolba GMK, Zaki AH. Ni‐Decorated Multi‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Electro‐Oxidation of Tri(ammonium) Phosphate as New Hydrogen Source Material. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202200318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Nasser A. M. Barakat
- Chemical Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering Minia University El-Minia Egypt
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- Renewable Energy Science and Engineering Department Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences Beni-Suef University Egypt
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- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences Beni-Suef University Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering Minia University El-Minia Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering Minia University El-Minia Egypt
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- Materials Science and Nanotechnology Department Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences Beni-Suef University Egypt
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Amen MT, Kim HY, Barakat NAM. Three-dimensional carbon nanofiber-based anode for high generated current and power from air-cathode micro-sized MFC. RSC Adv 2022; 12:15486-15492. [PMID: 35685185 PMCID: PMC9125404 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00591c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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It is agreed that low mass transfer and poor reaction kinetics are the main reasons behind the low power density of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Microscale MFCs can introduce a marvelous solution for the mass transfer dilemma. However, the volumetric power density and coulombic efficiency of present microscale MFCs are still limited due to the poor reaction kinetics. The size, shape, chemical properties and material of the electrodes are essential parameters controlling the reaction kinetics. In this study, a 3D carbon nanofiber disk is introduced as an effective anode for a single-chamber air-cathode micro-sized MFC as it improved the reaction kinetics. The proposed electrode was fabricated by a judicious combination of the electrospinning technique and thermal treatment. Owing to the intercalation of the microorganisms in the carbon nanofiber skeleton, compared to many previous reports, high power and current densities of 8.1 Wm-2 and 44.9 Am-2, respectively, were obtained from the 19.6 μL single-chamber air-cathode MFC. However, the thickness of the carbon nanofiber layer has to be optimized by adjusting the electrospinning time. The power density observed from a 10 min electrospinning time-based anode outperformed the 5- and 20 min ones by 1.5 and 2 times, respectively.
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- Mohamed Taha Amen
- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University Jeonju 54896 Republic of South Korea .,Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University Zagazig 44511 Egypt
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University Jeonju 54896 Republic of South Korea .,Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Jeonbuk National University Jeonju 54896 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Jeonbuk National University Jeonju 54896 Republic of Korea.,Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University El-Minia 61519 Egypt +20862327684 +20862324008
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Barakat NAM, Amen MT, Ali RH, Nassar MM, Fadali OA, Ali MA, Kim HY. Carbon Nanofiber Double Active Layer and Co-Incorporation as New Anode Modification Strategies for Power-Enhanced Microbial Fuel Cells. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:1542. [PMID: 35458291 PMCID: PMC9030816 DOI: 10.3390/polym14081542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Co-doped carbon nanofiber mats can be prepared by the addition of cobalt acetate to the polyacrylonitrile/DMF electrospun solution. Wastewater obtained from food industries was utilized as the anolyte as well as microorganisms as the source in single-chamber batch mode microbial fuel cells. The results indicated that the single Co-free carbon nanofiber mat was not a good anode in the used microbial fuel cells. However, the generated power can be distinctly enhanced by using double active layers of pristine carbon nanofiber mats or a single layer Co-doped carbon nanofiber mat as anodes. Typically, after 24 h batching time, the estimated generated power densities were 10, 92, and 121 mW/m2 for single, double active layers, and Co-doped carbon nanofiber anodes, respectively. For comparison, the performance of the cell was investigated using carbon cloth and carbon paper as anodes, the observed power densities were smaller than the introduced modified anodes at 58 and 62 mW/m2, respectively. Moreover, the COD removal and Columbic efficiency were calculated for the proposed anodes as well as the used commercial ones. The results further confirm the priority of using double active layer or metal-doped carbon nanofiber anodes over the commercial ones. Numerically, the calculated COD removals were 29.16 and 38.95% for carbon paper and carbon cloth while 40.53 and 45.79% COD removals were obtained with double active layer and Co-doped carbon nanofiber anodes, respectively. With a similar trend, the calculated Columbic efficiencies were 26, 42, 52, and 71% for the same sequence.
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- Nasser A M Barakat
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia 61519, Egypt
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- Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea
- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea
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Amen MT, Yasin AS, Hegazy MI, Jamal MAHM, Hong ST, Barakat NAM. Rainwater-driven microbial fuel cells for power generation in remote areas. R Soc Open Sci 2021; 8:210996. [PMID: 34849243 PMCID: PMC8611341 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.210996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The possibility of using rainwater as a sustainable anolyte in an air-cathode microbial fuel cell (MFC) is investigated in this study. The results indicate that the proposed MFC can work within a wide temperature range (from 0 to 30°C) and under aerobic or anaerobic conditions. However, the rainwater season has a distinct impact. Under anaerobic conditions, the summer rainwater achieves a promised open circuit potential (OCP) of 553 ± 2 mV without addition of nutrients at the ambient temperature, while addition of nutrients leads to an increase in the cell voltage to 763 ± 3 and 588 ± 2 mV at 30°C and ambient temperature, respectively. The maximum OCP for the winter rainwater (492 ± 1.5 mV) is obtained when the reactor is exposed to the air (aerobic conditions) at ambient temperature. Furthermore, the winter rainwater MFC generates a maximum power output of 7 ± 0.1 mWm-2 at a corresponding current density value of 44 ± 0.7 mAm-2 at 30°C. While, at the ambient temperature, the maximum output power is obtained with the summer rainwater (7.2 ± 0.1 mWm-2 at 26 ± 0.5 mAm-2). Moreover, investigation of the bacterial diversity indicates that Lactobacillus spp. is the dominant electroactive genus in the summer rainwater, while in the winter rainwater, Staphylococcus spp. is the main electroactive bacteria. The cyclic voltammetry analysis confirms that the electrons are delivered directly from the bacterial biofilm to the anode surface and without mediators. Overall, this study opens a new avenue for using a novel sustainable type of MFC derived from rainwater.
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- Mohamed Taha Amen
- Bio-Nanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of South Korea
- Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Bio-Nanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of South Korea
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- Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Institute for Medical Science, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Chonbuk, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Institute for Medical Science, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Chonbuk, Korea
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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Ghouri ZK, Elsaid K, Abdala A, Al-Meer S, Barakat NAM. Author Correction: Surfactant/organic solvent free single-step engineering of hybrid graphene-Pt/TiO 2 nanostructure: Efficient photocatalytic system for the treatment of wastewater coming from textile industries. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7914. [PMID: 31113991 PMCID: PMC6529627 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44276-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Zafar Khan Ghouri
- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. 23874, Doha, Qatar.
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. 23874, Doha, Qatar
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. 23874, Doha, Qatar.
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- Central Laboratories Unit, Qatar University, P. O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Chemical Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt.
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Barakat NAM, Amen MT, Al-Mubaddel FS, Karim MR, Alrashed M. NiSn nanoparticle-incorporated carbon nanofibers as efficient electrocatalysts for urea oxidation and working anodes in direct urea fuel cells. J Adv Res 2018; 16:43-53. [PMID: 30899588 PMCID: PMC6412973 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2018.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Influence of tin as a co-catalyst for nickel toward urea oxidation is proposed. Tin co-catalyst shows very high current density; 175 mA/cm2. The calcination temperature was optimized; 850 °C is the best. The corresponding onset potential is 175 mV which indicates applicability in DUFC. Synthesis process is effective, simple and high yield technology; electrospinning.
Synthesis of NiSn alloy nanoparticle-incorporated carbon nanofibers was performed by calcining electrospun mats composed of nickel acetate, tin chloride and poly(vinyl alcohol) under vacuum. The electrochemical measurements indicated that utilization of tin as a co-catalyst could strongly enhance the electrocatalytic activity if its content and calcination temperature were optimized. Typically, the nanofibers prepared from calcination of an electrospun solution containing 15 wt% SnCl2 at 700 °C have a current density almost 9-fold higher than that of pristine nickel-incorporated carbon nanofibers (77 and 9 mA/cm2, respectively) at 30 °C in a 1.0 M urea solution. Furthermore, the current density increases to 175 mA/cm2 at 55 °C for the urea oxidation reaction. Interestingly, the nanofibers prepared from a solution with 10 wt% of co-catalyst precursor show an onset potential of 175 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl) at 55 °C, making this proposed composite an adequate anode material for direct urea fuel cells. Optimization of the co-catalyst content to maximize the generated current density resulted in a Gaussian function peak at 15 wt%. However, studying the influence of the calcination temperature indicated that 850 °C was the optimum temperature because synthesizing the proposed nanofibers at 1000 °C led to a decrease in the graphite content, which dramatically decreased the catalyst activity. Overall, the study opens a new venue for the researchers to exploit tin as effective co-catalyst to enhance the electrocatalytic performance of the nickel-based nanostructures. Moreover, the proposed co-catalyst can be utilized with other functional electrocatalysts to improve their activity toward oxidation of different fuels.
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- Nasser A M Barakat
- Chemical Engineering Department, Minia University, PO Box 61519, El-Minia, Egypt
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- Bionano System Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Chonbuk National University, PO Box 54896, Jeonju, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, PO Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Excellence in Materials Research CEREM, King Saud University, PO Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, PO Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
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Ghouri ZK, Elsaid K, Abdala A, Al-Meer S, Barakat NAM. Surfactant/organic solvent free single-step engineering of hybrid graphene-Pt/TiO 2 nanostructure: Efficient photocatalytic system for the treatment of wastewater coming from textile industries. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14656. [PMID: 30279571 PMCID: PMC6168455 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33108-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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In this study, hybrid graphene-Pt/TiO2 nanostructure were synthesized by single-step, inexpensive and surfactant/organic solvent free route; hydrothermal technique. The physicochemical properties of hybrid graphene-Pt/TiO2 nanostructure were carefully analyzed by multiple techniques, including X-ray diffractometer (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). The synthesized hybrid nanostructures were utilized as photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye under natural environment at average ambient temperature and mean daily global solar radiation, of about 22–25 °C and 374.9 mWh/cm2, respectively. The activity performance indicated considerable degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye and was in the following order Gr (13%), TiO2 (60%) and hybrid graphene-Pt/TiO2 nanostructure (90%) over 21 min under the natural light illumination. The physiochemical characterization suggests that, the tightly attached metalized TiO2 nanoparticles (Pt-TiO2) on the high surface area graphene sheets improved utilization of visible light and increased separation and transfer of photo-excited electron (ē) hole (h+) pairs. Notably, the hybrid graphene-Pt/TiO2 nanostructure exhibited an excellent cyclic stability for methylene blue (MB) dye removal. Finally, the kinetic behavior indicated that the photocatalytic degradation reaction of the dye obeyed the pseudo-first order (Langmuir-Hinshelwood) kinetics model.
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- Zafar Khan Ghouri
- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. 23874, Doha, Qatar.
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. 23874, Doha, Qatar
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, P.O. 23874, Doha, Qatar.
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- Central Laboratories Unit, Qatar University, P. O. Box: 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Organic Materials & Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea. .,Department of Chemical Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt.
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Mohamed HO, Sayed ET, Cho H, Park M, Obaid M, Kim HY, Barakat NAM. Effective strategies for anode surface modification for power harvesting and industrial wastewater treatment using microbial fuel cells. J Environ Manage 2018; 206:228-235. [PMID: 29073581 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study investigates three different strategies for anode surface treatment by doping superficial nitrogen groups on the anode surfaces of carbon cloth (CC) and carbon paper (CP). The chosen anodes were hydrothermally treated in the presence of an ammonia solution (AST), a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid (AHT), and solid urea (UT) at 180 °C for 3 h. The utilized characterization techniques confirmed doping of nitrogen on the anode surfaces and a decrease in the oxygen-bonded carbon content. Furthermore, the results showed that the power and current densities were significantly affected by the surface modification techniques. Interestingly, the AST strategy achieved the highest power density of 159.3 mW-2 and 91.6 mWm-2, which revealed an increase in power of 115% and 56.8% for CC-AST and CP-AST, respectively. Additionally, the maximum coulombic efficiencies were 63.9% and 27.5% for the CC-AST and CP-AST anodes, respectively. Overall, these results highlight the significance of anode surface modification for enhancing MFC performance to generate electricity and treat actual wastewater.
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- Hend Omar Mohamed
- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea; Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea; Advanced Materials Institute for BIN Convergence, Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea; Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.
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Mohamed HO, Obaid M, Sayed ET, Abdelkareem MA, Park M, Liu Y, Kim HY, Barakat NAM. Graphite Sheets as High-Performance Low-Cost Anodes for Microbial Fuel Cells Using Real Food Wastewater. Chem Eng Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201700058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Hend Omar Mohamed
- Chonbuk National University; Bionanosystem Engineering Department; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
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- Chonbuk National University; Bionanosystem Engineering Department; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
- Minia University; Chemical Engineering Department; Faculty of Engineering; Misr Aswan Agricultural Rd. 61519 Minia Egypt
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- Minia University; Chemical Engineering Department; Faculty of Engineering; Misr Aswan Agricultural Rd. 61519 Minia Egypt
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- Minia University; Chemical Engineering Department; Faculty of Engineering; Misr Aswan Agricultural Rd. 61519 Minia Egypt
- University of Sharjah; Department of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering; 27272 Sharjah United Arab Emirates
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- Chonbuk National University; Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
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- Chonbuk National University; Advanced Materials Institute for BIN Convergence; Department of BIN Convergence Technology; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
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- Chonbuk National University; Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
- Chonbuk National University; Advanced Materials Institute for BIN Convergence; Department of BIN Convergence Technology; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
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- Minia University; Chemical Engineering Department; Faculty of Engineering; Misr Aswan Agricultural Rd. 61519 Minia Egypt
- Chonbuk National University; Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering; Baekje-daero 561-756 Jeonju Korea
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Obaid M, Mohamed HO, Yasin AS, Yassin MA, Fadali OA, Kim H, Barakat NAM. Under-oil superhydrophilic wetted PVDF electrospun modified membrane for continuous gravitational oil/water separation with outstanding flux. Water Res 2017; 123:524-535. [PMID: 28697483 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Water in the world is becoming an increasingly scarce commodity and the membrane technology is a most effective strategy to address this issue. However, the fouling and low flux of the polymeric membrane remains the big challenges. Novel modified Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane was introduced, in this work, using a novel treatment technique for an electrospun polymeric PVDF membrane to be used in oil/water separation systems. The Characterizations of the modified and pristine membranes showed distinct changes in the phase and crystal structure of the membrane material as well as the wettability. The modification process altered the surface morphology and structure of the membrane by forming hydrophilic microspheres on the membrane surface. Therefore, the proposed treatment converts the membrane from highly hydrophobic to be a superhydrophilic under-oil when wetted with water. Accordingly, in the separation of oil/water mixtures, the modified membrane can achieve an outstanding flux of 20664 L/m2. hr under gravity, which is higher than the pristine membrane by infinite times. Moreover, in the separation of the emulsion, a high flux of 2727 L/m2. h was achieved. The results exhibited that the modified membrane can treat a huge amount of oily water with a minimal energy consumption. The corresponding separation efficiencies of both of oil/water mixtures and emulsion are more than 99%. The achieved characteristics for the modified and pristine membranes could be exploited to design a novel continuous system for oil/water separation with an excellent efficiency.
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- M Obaid
- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea; Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.
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- Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea; Department of BIN Convergence Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt; Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
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Mohamed HO, Obaid M, Sayed ET, Liu Y, Lee J, Park M, Barakat NAM, Kim HY. Electricity generation from real industrial wastewater using a single-chamber air cathode microbial fuel cell with an activated carbon anode. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2017; 40:1151-1161. [DOI: 10.1007/s00449-017-1776-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Mohamed IMA, Dao VD, Yasin AS, Choi HS, Khalil K, Barakat NAM. Facile synthesis of GO@SnO 2/TiO 2 nanofibers and their behavior in photovoltaics. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 490:303-313. [PMID: 27914329 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Chemical doping is a widely-used strategy to improve the performance of TiO2 for the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). However, the effect of two efficient dopants has been rarely investigated. We present the synthesis of GO@SnO2/TiO2 nanofibers (NFs) by a facile method using electrospinning and hydrothermal processes. The synthesized NFs are described in terms of morphology, crystallinity and chemistry through FESEM, TEM, HR-TEM, XRD, EDX, XPS, FT-IR and Raman spectra. As the results, the axial ratio and the average diameter of NFs decreased after the hydrothermal treatment and calcination process, respectively. The prepared Titania-based nanofibers have 81.82% anatase and 18.18% rutile-structure. The developed materials are applied as working electrodes of DSCs. The photovoltaic performances showed that the efficiency of the device employed GO@SnO2/TiO2 photoanode gave 5.41%, which was higher than those of cells fabricated with SnO2/TiO2 NFs (3.41%) and GO@TiO2 NFs (4.52%) photoanodes. The photovoltaic parameters such as Jsc, Voc, FF and Rct are calculated and found to be 11.19mAcm-2, 0.72V, 0.67 and 9.26Ω, respectively. The high photovoltaic response of DSC based of GO@SnO2/TiO2 NFs may be attributed to the large surface area of the NFs, and the low electron recombination. Furthermore, the start-stop switches of the cell devices with the developed photoanode affirmed the stability and photovoltaic performance of the cell.
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- Ibrahim M A Mohamed
- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, 220 Gung-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, 220 Gung-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia; Materials Engineering and Design Department, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea; Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt.
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Mohamed IMA, Motlak M, Obaid M, Alsoufi MS, Bawazeer TM, Mohamed AF, Barakat NAM. Co/Cr-Decorated Carbon Nanofibers as Novel and Efficacious Electrocatalyst for Ethanol Oxidation in Alkaline Medium. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2017; 17:1280-1286. [PMID: 29683303 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2017.12628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this work, Co/Cr nanoparticles-decorated carbon nanofibers were studied as a platinum-free catalyst for electrooxidation of ethanol in the alkaline medium. The investigated nano composites were prepared by simple, high yield and effective technique; electrospinning of cobalt acetate, chromium acetate and polyvinyl alcohol as a polymer precursor at 20 kV followed by calcination under inert atmosphere at 900 °C for 2 h. The suitable physicochemical characterizations such as XRD, SEM, TEM, TEM mapping, Line TEM-EDX and FE-SEM indicated the formation of pure CoCr nanoparticles allocated in/on carbon nanofibers. Electro catalytic activity measurements showed that the investigated Co–Cr carbon nanofibers can be effectively utilized in ethanol electrooxidation in 1 mol/l KOH solution. The observed current density was 105 mA/cm2 which is considered high value for non-precious electrocatalyst. Also, study the influence of Cr content in Cr–Co alloy toward ethanol oxidation was investigated to obtain the most effective composition. The suitable Cr concentration found to be 10% of Co content.
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Yasin AS, Obaid M, Mohamed IA, Yousef A, Barakat NAM. ZrO2 nanofibers/activated carbon composite as a novel and effective electrode material for the enhancement of capacitive deionization performance. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra26039j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Among the various forms of carbon materials, activated carbon still possesses the maximum attention as an optimum commercially available, cheap, and effective electrode material for the capacitive deionization desalination process.
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- Ahmed S. Yasin
- Bionanosystem Engineering Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756
- Republic of Korea
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756
- Republic of Korea
- Chemical Engineering Department
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756
- Republic of Korea
- Chemistry Department
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756
- Republic of Korea
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756
- Republic of Korea
- Chemical Engineering Department
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Obaid M, Ghouri ZK, Fadali OA, Khalil KA, Almajid AA, Barakat NAM. Amorphous SiO2 NP-Incorporated Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Electrospun Nanofiber Membrane for High Flux Forward Osmosis Desalination. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:4561-74. [PMID: 26684268 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Novel amorphous silica nanoparticle-incorporated poly(vinylidine fluoride) electrospun nanofiber mats are introduced as effective membranes for forward osmosis desalination technology. The influence of the inorganic nanoparticle content on water flux and salt rejection was investigated by preparing electrospun membranes with 0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 5 wt % SiO2 nanoparticles. A laboratory-scale forward osmosis cell was utilized to validate the performance of the introduced membranes using fresh water as a feed and different brines as draw solution (0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 M NaCl). The results indicated that the membrane embedding 0.5 wt % displays constant salt rejection of 99.7% and water flux of 83 L m(-2) h(-1) with 2 M NaCl draw solution. Moreover, this formulation displayed the lowest structural parameter (S = 29.7 μm), which represents approximately 69% reduction compared to the pristine membrane. Moreover, this study emphasizes the capability of the electrospinning process in synthesizing effective membranes as the observed water flux and average salt rejection of the pristine poly(vinylidine fluoride) membrane was 32 L m(-2) h(-1) (at 2 M NaCl draw solution) and 99%, respectively. On the other hand, increasing the inorganic nanoparticles to 5 wt % showed negative influence on the salt rejection as the observed salt flux was 1651 mol m(-2) h(-1). Besides the aforementioned distinct performance, studies of the mechanical properties, porosity, and wettability concluded that the introduced membranes are effective for forward osmosis desalination technology.
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- M Obaid
- Bionanosystem Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University , Jeonju 561-756, Republic of South Korea
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- Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University , Jeonju 561-756, Republic of South Korea
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University , Minia, Egypt
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University , P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
- Materials Engineering and Design Department, Aswan University , Aswan, Egypt
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University , P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
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- Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University , Jeonju 561-756, Republic of South Korea
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University , Minia, Egypt
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Obaid M, Mohamed HO, Yasin AS, Fadali OA, Khalil KA, Kim T, Barakat NAM. Correction: A novel strategy for enhancing the electrospun PVDF support layer of thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra90112c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Correction for ‘A novel strategy for enhancing the electrospun PVDF support layer of thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes’ by M. Obaid et al., RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 102762–102772.
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- M. Obaid
- Bionanosystem Engineering Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756
- Republic of South Korea
- Chemical Engineering Department
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756
- Republic of South Korea
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- Bionanosystem Engineering Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756
- Republic of South Korea
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- Chemical Engineering Department
- Faculty of Engineering
- Minia University
- Minia
- Egypt
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- Mechanical Engineering Department
- King Saud University
- Riyadh 11421
- Saudi Arabia
- Materials Engineering and Design Department
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- Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756
- Republic of South Korea
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- Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756
- Republic of South Korea
- Chemical Engineering Department
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Sayed ET, Barakat NAM, Abdelkareem MA, Fouad H, Nakagawa N. Yeast Extract as an Effective and Safe Mediator for the Baker’s-Yeast-Based Microbial Fuel Cell. Ind Eng Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ie5042325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Enas Taha Sayed
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61111, Egypt
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61111, Egypt
- Department
of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minya 61111, Egypt
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- Applied
Medical Science Department, RCC, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
- Biomedical
Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, P.O. Box 11792, Helwan 11713, Egypt
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- Department
of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiyu, Gunma 376-8515, Japan
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Barakat NAM, El-Newehy M, Al-Deyab SS, Kim HY. Cobalt/copper-decorated carbon nanofibers as novel non-precious electrocatalyst for methanol electrooxidation. Nanoscale Res Lett 2014; 9:2. [PMID: 24387682 PMCID: PMC3913397 DOI: 10.1186/1556-276x-9-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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In this study, Co/Cu-decorated carbon nanofibers are introduced as novel electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation. The introduced nanofibers have been prepared based on graphitization of poly(vinyl alcohol) which has high carbon content compared to many polymer precursors for carbon nanofiber synthesis. Typically, calcination in argon atmosphere of electrospun nanofibers composed of cobalt acetate tetrahydrate, copper acetate monohydrate, and poly(vinyl alcohol) leads to form carbon nanofibers decorated by CoCu nanoparticles. The graphitization of the poly(vinyl alcohol) has been enhanced due to presence of cobalt which acts as effective catalyst. The physicochemical characterization affirmed that the metallic nanoparticles are sheathed by thin crystalline graphite layer. Investigation of the electrocatalytic activity of the introduced nanofibers toward methanol oxidation indicates good performance, as the corresponding onset potential was small compared to many reported materials; 310 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl electrode) and a current density of 12 mA/cm2 was obtained. Moreover, due to the graphite shield, good stability was observed. Overall, the introduced study opens new avenue for cheap and stable transition metals-based nanostructures as non-precious catalysts for fuel cell applications.
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- Nasser A M Barakat
- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, College of Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El Minia 61111, Egypt
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- Petrochemical Research Chair, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Petrochemical Research Chair, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, College of Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
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Barakat NAM, El-Deen AG, Khalil KA. Effective Modified Carbon Nanofibers as Electrodes for Capacitive Deionization Process. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.4236/msce.2014.21007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Barakat NAM, Nassar MM, Farrag TE, Mahmoud MS. Effective photodegradation of methomyl pesticide in concentrated solutions by novel enhancement of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 using CdSO4 nanoparticles. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2014; 21:1425-1435. [PMID: 23917741 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2027-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Annihilation of electrons-holes recombination process is the main remedy to enhance the photocatalytic activity of the semiconductors photocatalysts. Doping of this class of photocatalysts by foreign nanoparticles is usually utilized to create high Schottky barrier that facilitates electron capture. In the literature, because nonpolar nanoparticles (usually pristine metals, e.g., Ag, Pt, Au, etc.) were utilized in the doping process, the corresponding improvement was relatively low. In this study, CdSO4-doped TiO2 nanoparticles are introduced as a powerful and reusable photocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of methomyl pesticide in concentrated aqueous solutions. The utilized CdSO4 nanoparticles form polar grains in the TiO2 matrix due to the electrons leaving characteristic of the sulfate anion. The introduced nanoparticles could successfully eliminate the harmful pesticide under the sunlight radiation within a very short time (less than 1 h), with a removal capacity reaching 1,000 mg pesticide per gram of the introduced photocatalyst. Moreover, increase in the initial concentration of the methomyl did not affect the photocatalytic performance; typically 300, 500, 1,000, and 2,000 mg/l solutions were completely treated within 30, 30, 40, and 60 min, respectively, using 100 mg catalyst. Interestingly, the photocatalytic efficiency was not affected upon multiple use of the photocatalyst. Moreover, negative activation energy was obtained which reveals super activity of the introduced photocatalyst. The distinct photocatalytic activity indicates the complete annihilation of the electrons-holes recombination process and abundant existence of electrons on the catalyst surfaces due to strong electrons capturing the operation of the utilized polar CdSO4 nanoparticles. The introduced photocatalyst has been prepared using the sol-gel technique. Overall, the simplicity of the synthesizing procedure and the obtained featured photocatalytic activity strongly recommend the introduced nanoparticles to treat the methomyl-containing polluted water.
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- N A M Barakat
- Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering Department, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, Republic of Korea,
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El-Deen AG, Barakat NAM, Khalil KA, Kim HY. Hollow carbon nanofibers as an effective electrode for brackish water desalination using the capacitive deionization process. NEW J CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3nj00576c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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El-Deen AG, Choi JH, Khalil KA, Almajid AA, Barakat NAM. A TiO2 nanofiber/activated carbon composite as a novel effective electrode material for capacitive deionization of brackish water. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra09948f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Schematic diagram of capacitive deionization process.
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- Ahmed G. El-Deen
- BioNanosystem Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Kongju National University
- Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Mechanical Engineering Department
- King Saud University
- Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
- Materials Engineering and Design Department
- Aswan University
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- BioNanosystem Department
- Chonbuk National University
- Jeonju 561-756, South Korea
- Chemical Engineering Department
- Faculty of Engineering
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Barakat NAM, Cazzato E, Nedjimi B, Kabiel HF, Laudadio V, Tufarelli V. Ecophysiological and species-specific responses to seasonal variations in halophytic species of the chenopodiaceae in a Mediterranean salt marsh. Afr J Ecol 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Nasser A. M. Barakat
- Department of Botany and Microbiology; Faculty of Science; Minia University; 61519 Minia Egypt
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- Department of Agro-Environmental and Territorial Sciences; University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’; 70125 Bari Italy
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- Laboratory of Exploration and Valuation of the Steppe and Ecosystem; Faculty of Science of Nature and Life; University of Djelfa; 3117 Djelfa Algeria
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- Botany and Microbiology Department; Faculty of Science; Cairo University; 12613 Giza Egypt
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- Department of DETO; Section of Veterinary Science and Animal Production; University of Bari “Aldo Moro”; 70010 Valenzano Bari Italy
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- Department of DETO; Section of Veterinary Science and Animal Production; University of Bari “Aldo Moro”; 70010 Valenzano Bari Italy
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Yousef A, Barakat NAM, Amna T, Abdelkareem MA, Unnithan AR, Al-Deyab SS, Kim HY. Activated carbon/silver-doped polyurethane electrospun nanofibers: Single mat for different pollutants treatment. Macromol Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-012-0183-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Abdelmoez W, Barakat NAM, Moaz A. Treatment of wastewater contaminated with detergents and mineral oils using effective and scalable technology. Water Sci Technol 2013; 68:974-981. [PMID: 24037146 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this work, effective, cheap and scalable methodology is introduced to treat oily wastewater. The water produced from car-wash processes was utilized as a model because it has various pollutants - oil, lubricants, detergents, solid particles, etc. The results showed that the turbidity and chemical oxygen demand (COD) values dramatically decrease by using the proposed treatment process, which consists of coagulation, flocculation, sand filtration, and oxidation followed by sand as well as activated carbon filtration. Moreover, the operating conditions were optimized. Without adjustment of the pH value of car-wash wastewater, it was found that 200 ppm of ferric chloride, as a coagulant, and 1 ppm of potassium permanganate, as an oxidant, are the optimum doses. The COD and turbidity values of the final treated wastewater were reduced by almost 88 and 100%, respectively. A prototype with 15 L capacity was designed and fabricated to investigate the scaling up and continuity of the proposed treatment strategy. The results were very promising and indicated that the introduced methodology can be industrially applied.
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- Wael Abdelmoez
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt E-mail:
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Panthi G, Barakat NAM, Al-Deyab SS, El-Newehy M, Pandeya DR, Kim HY. Interior synthesizing of ZnO nanoflakes inside nylon-6 electrospun nanofibers. J Appl Polym Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/app.37639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Amna T, Hassan MS, Nam KT, Bing YY, Barakat NAM, Khil MS, Kim HY. Preparation, characterization, and cytotoxicity of CPT/Fe₂O₃-embedded PLGA ultrafine composite fibers: a synergistic approach to develop promising anticancer material. Int J Nanomedicine 2012; 7:1659-70. [PMID: 22615530 PMCID: PMC3357050 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s24467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to fabricate camptothecin/iron(III) oxide (CPT/Fe2O3)-loaded poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) composite mats to modulate the CPT release and to improve the structural integrity and antitumor activity of the released drug. The CPT/Fe2O3-loaded PLGA ultrafine fibers were prepared for the first time by electrospinning a composite solution of CPT/Fe2O3 and neat PLGA (4 weight percent). The physicochemical characterization of the electrospun composite mat was carried out by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, electron probe microanalysis, thermogravimetry, transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction pattern. The medicated composite fibers were evaluated for their cytotoxicity on C2C12 cells using Cell Counting Kit-8 assay (Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, St Louis, MO). The in vitro studies indicated a slow and prolonged release over a period of 96 hours with mild initial burst. Scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetry, and X-ray diffraction studies confirmed the interaction of CPT/Fe2O3 with the PLGA matrix and showed that the crystallinity of CPT decreased after loading. Incorporation of CPT in the polymer media affected both the morphology and the size of the CPT/Fe2O3-loaded PLGA composite fibers. Electron probe microanalysis and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy results confirmed well-oriented composite ultrafine fibers with good incorporation of CPT/Fe2O3. The cytotoxicity results illustrate that the pristine PLGA did not exhibit noteworthy cytotoxicity; conversely, the CPT/Fe2O3 composite fibers inhibited C2C12 cells significantly. Thus, the current work demonstrates that the CPT/Fe2O3-loaded PLGA composite fibers represent a promising chemotherapeutic system for enhancing anticancer drug efficacy and selectively targeting cancer cells in order to treat diverse cancers.
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- Touseef Amna
- Center for Healthcare Technology Development, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
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Sheikh FA, Kanjwal MA, Macossay J, Barakat NAM, Kim HY. A simple approach for synthesis, characterization and bioactivity of bovine bones to fabricate the polyurethane nanofiber containing hydroxyapatite nanoparticles. EXPRESS POLYM LETT 2012; 6. [PMID: 24416082 DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In the present study, we had introduced polyurethane (PU) nanofibers that contain hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles (NPs) as a result of an electrospinning process. A simple method that does not depend on additional foreign chemicals had been employed to synthesize HAp NPs through the calcination of bovine bones. Typically, a colloidal gel consisting of HAp/PU had been electrospun to form nanofibers. In this communication, physiochemical aspects of prepared nanofibers were characterized by FE-SEM, TEM and TEM-EDS, which confirmed that nanofibers were well-oriented and good dispersion of HAp NPs, over the prepared nanofibers. Parameters, affecting the utilization of the prepared nanofibers in various nano-biotechnological fields have been studied; for instance, the bioactivity of the produced nanofiber mats was investigated while incubating in simulated body fluid (SBF). The results from incubation of nanofibers, indicated that incorporation of HAp strongly activates the precipitation of the apatite-like particles, because of the HAp NPs act as seed, that accelerate crystallization of the biological HAp from the utilized SBF.
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- F A Sheikh
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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- Technical University of Denmark, DTU Food, Soltofts Plads, B 227. 2800. Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
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- Department of Textile Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Textile Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
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Sheikh FA, Kanjwal MA, Macossay J, Muhammad MA, Cantu T, Barakat NAM, Kim HY. Fabrication of Mineralized Collagen from Bovine Waste Materials by Hydrothermal Method as Promised Biomaterials. J BIOMATER TISS ENG 2011; 1:10.1166/jbt.2011.1017. [PMID: 24358449 PMCID: PMC3865788 DOI: 10.1166/jbt.2011.1017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In the present study, we aimed to produce mineralized-collagen by hydrothermal process. A simple method not depending on additional foreign chemicals has been employed to isolate the mineralized-collagen fibers from bovine waste. The process of extraction involves the use of hydrothermal method from available bovine bones. The structural and morphological properties of the collagen fibers were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. These results indicated well received collagen fibers, having a diameter less than 1 μm and with established mineral content in the individual fibers. The X-ray diffraction showed the crystalline feature of the obtained nano-compounds. The thermo gravimetric analysis was used to differentiate between the collagen and mineral parts of obtained product. Overall, the results generously indicated production of well received collagen fibers from bovine bones.
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- Faheem A Sheikh
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX, 78539, USA
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- Technical University of Demmak, DTU Food, Soltofts Plads, B 227. 2800. Kgs. Lyngby Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX, 78539, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Technische Universiteit, Eindhoven, 513, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX, 78539, USA
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- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, South Korea
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- Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, South Korea
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Amna T, Hassan MS, Yousef A, Mishra A, Barakat NAM, Khil MS, Kim HY. Inactivation of Foodborne Pathogens by NiO/TiO2 Composite Nanofibers: A Novel Biomaterial System. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-011-0741-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yi C, Nirmala R, Barakat NAM, Navamathavan R, Kim HY. Photocatalytic properties of silver nanoparticles decorated nanobranched TiO2 nanofibers. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2011; 11:6886-6892. [PMID: 22103095 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.4227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In this study, nanobranched TiO2 nanofibers and silver loaded nanobranched TiO2 nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning technique followed by TiCl4 aqueous solution treatment and silver photodeposition method. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were employed to investigate the morphology of the products. X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were conducted on the samples to study their chemical composition as well as crystallographic structure. The photocatalytic activities of these produced nanofibers were examined with two organic dyes, methylene blue and methyl orange, under ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation. The effect of nanobranches and silver modification on TiO2 nanofibers was revealed in the photocatalysis process. The photocatalytic degradation rates of silver loaded on nanobranched TiO2 nanofibers were 1.6 and 1.7 times as that of pure TiO2 nanofibers in the presence of methylene blue and methyl orange, respectively, which indicated silver nanoparticles combined nanobranches modified on the surface of TiO2 nanofibers could enhance the photocatalytic ability.
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- Chuan Yi
- Hubei Provincial Research Institute of Environmental Science, Wuhan 430072, China
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Barakat NAM, Abadir MF, Nam KT, Hamza AM, Al-Deyab SS, Baek WI, Kim HY. Synthesis and film formation of iron–cobalt nanofibers encapsulated in graphite shell: magnetic, electric and optical properties study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm00052g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sheikh FA, Barakat NAM, Kanjwal MA, Nirmala R, Lee JH, Kim H, Kim HY. Electrospun titanium dioxide nanofibers containing hydroxyapatite and silver nanoparticles as future implant materials. J Mater Sci Mater Med 2010; 21:2551-2559. [PMID: 20652376 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-010-4102-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2009] [Accepted: 05/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In this study, a good combination consisting of electrospun titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) nanofibers incorporated with high purity hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles (NPs) and antimicrobial silver NPs is introduced for hard tissue engineering applications. The synthesized nanofibers were characterized by various state of art techniques like; SEM, XRD, TEM, TEM EDS and XPS analyses. SEM results confirmed well oriented nanofibers and good dispersion of HAp and silver NPs, respectively. XRD results demonstrated well crystalline feature of three components used for electrospinning. Silver NPs were having a diameter in range of 5-8 nm indicated by TEM analysis. Moreover, TEM EDS analysis demonstrated the presence of each component with good dispersion over TiO(2) nanofiber. The surface analyses of nanofibers were investigated by XPS which indicated the presence of silver NPs on the surfaces of nanofibers. The obtained nanofibers were checked for antimicrobial activity by using two model organisms E. coli and S. aureus. Subsequently, antimicrobial tests have indicated that the prepared nanofibers do possess high bactericidal effect. Accordingly, these results strongly recommend the use of obtained nanofiber mats as future implant materials.
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- Faheem A Sheikh
- Department of Bionano System Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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Sheikh FA, Barakat NAM, Kanjwal MA, Jeon SH, Kang HS, Kim HY. Self synthesize of silver nanoparticles in/on polyurethane nanofibers: Nano-biotechnological approach. J Appl Polym Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/app.31418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Abd El-Twab MH, Barakat NAM, Abd El-Hafeez AA. Cytogenetical and ecological studies of some wild congeneric species in the Solanaceae distributed in upper Egypt. Chromosome Botany 2010; 5:65-73. [DOI: 10.3199/iscb.5.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Barakat NAM, Farrag TE, Kanjwal MA, Park SJ, Sheikh FA, Yong Kim H. Silver Nanofibres by a Novel Electrospinning Process: Nanofibres with Plasmon Resonance in the IR Region and Thermal Hysteresis Electrical Conductivity Features. Eur J Inorg Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200900453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Sheikh FA, Barakat NAM, Kanjwal MA, Chaudhari AA, Jung IH, Lee JH, Kim HY. Electrospun antimicrobial polyurethane nanofibers containing silver nanoparticles for biotechnological applications. Macromol Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03218929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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