Comprehension of the Route for the Synthesis of Co/Fe LDHs via the Method of Coprecipitation with Varying pH.

Co/Fe-based layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are among the most promising materials for electrochemical applications, particularly in the development of energy storage devices, such as electrochemical capacitors. They have also been demonstrated to function as energy conversion catalysts in photoelectrochemical applications for CO2 conversion into valuable chemicals. Understanding the formation mechanisms of such compounds is therefore of prime interest for further controlling the chemical composition, structure, morphology, and/or reactivity of synthesized materials.

Modified zeolite-supported biofilm in service of pesticide biodegradation.

The development of biofilms on modified natural zeolites was investigated with purpose to obtain biocomposites with biodegradation activity towards pesticides MCPA (2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid) and glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) for potential application in bioaugmentation of polluted agricultural soils. Microbial communities were selected from agricultural pesticide-contaminated soil/water samples and enriched on the basis of their ability to biodegrade the pesticides. In order to enhance affinity of microbial communities to the support material, the natural mineral zeolite was modified by nontoxic environmentally friendly cations (Li, Na, K, NH, H, Mg, Ca, Fe) by methods preserving its structure and characterised using powder XRD, surface area measurement and chemical composition analysis.

New EAF Slag Characterization Methodology for Strategic Metal Recovery.

The grown demand of current and future development of new technologies for high added value and strategic metals, such as molybdenum, vanadium, and chromium, and facing to the depletion of basic primary resources of these metals, the metal extraction and recovery from industrial by-products and wastes is a promising choice. Slag from the steelmaking sector contains a significant amount of metals; therefore, it must be considered to be an abundant secondary resource for several strategic materials, especially chromium. In this work, the generated slag from electric arc furnace (EAF) provided by the French steel industry was characterized by using multitude analytical techniques in order to determine the physico-chemical characteristics of the targeted slag.

Tuning Redox State and Ionic Transfers of Mg/Fe-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets by Electrochemical and Electrogravimetric Methods.

Studying the electrogravimetric behavior of Mg/Fe-layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoparticles with an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance demonstrates its pseudocapacitance properties of mix cation and anion exchanger. The electrochemical control of the oxidation state of iron constituting the layered sheets allowed anion intercalation/deintercalation into the LDH interlayer space. Concomitantly, in agreement with the pH of zero point of net charge of the Mg/Fe-LDH, the interfacial pH increase via catalyzed hydrogen evolution reaction allows cation electroadsorption onto the external surfaces of the nanoplatelets.

A novel and easy chemical-clock synthesis of nanocrystalline iron-cobalt bearing layered double hydroxides.

A novel synthesis of cobalt-iron layered double hydroxide (LDH) with interlayer chlorides was investigated. The method consists in mixing concentrated solutions of hexaamminecobalt(III) trichloride with ferrous chloride at room temperature and in anoxic conditions. Four initial Fe/Co atomic ratios have been tried out (0.