Composite of graphitic carbon nitride and TiO as photo-electro-catalyst in microbial fuel cell.

The widespread application of surfactants and their subsequent discharge in the receiving water bodies is a very common issue in developing countries. In the present investigation, a composite of graphitic carbon nitride (GCN) and TiO was used as a photo-electro-catalyst in a microbial fuel cell (MFC)-based hybrid system for bio-electricity production and simultaneous pollutant removal (organic matter and sodium dodecyl sulphate, SDS). The GCN: TiO composite with a ratio of 70:30 (by wt.

Double Effects of Interfacial Ag Nanoparticles in a ZnO Multipod@Ag@BiS Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Redox System: Concurrent Tuning and Improving Charge-Transfer Efficiency.

Distinct functional materials in their combined form in a well-designed hybrid architecture offer great possibilities for creating a highly active photocatalytic system. Herein, a uniform multipod-shaped ZnO is synthesized through a natural template assisted route and progressively integrated with Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and BiS to form a three-component (3C) ternary photocatalytic system by a facile, two -step wet chemical approach. Encapsulation of polycrystalline BiS and assimilation of Ag NPs in between the interface of ZnO and BiS in the ternary hybrid are confirmed from electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, which resulted in improved UV-vis absorption, charge separation efficiency, and photocurrent response evaluated from optical absorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence, and photoelectrochemical cell measurements.

Strategic Synthesis of SiO-Modified Porous CoO Nano-Octahedra Through the Nanocoordination Polymer Route for Enhanced and Selective Sensing of H Gas over NO .

In this work, a strategic synthesis of CoO nano-octahedra was developed through the facile nanoscale coordination polymer (NCP) route, which was further modified by SiO to be used as a sensor for enhanced sensing of hydrogen. The Co(II)-NCP-derived CoO octahedra and SiO-modified CoO octahedra were characterized using Fourier transform infrared, powder X-ray diffraction, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, thermogravimetric analysis, field emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (HTPR) techniques. The SiO-modified CoO sensor exhibited a stronger and selective electrical response to H gas over NO at 225 °C than Co(II)-NCP-derived CoO octahedra and the conventional CoO powder.

Ru(ii)-Metal complex immobilized mesoporous SBA-15 hybrid for visible light induced photooxidation of chlorophenolic compounds in aqueous medium.

The work focuses on room-temperature photocatalytic degradation of phenolic compounds by Ru(ii)-complex immobilized mesoporous silica SBA-15 under visible light in an aqueous medium. The immobilization of [Ru(bpy)]Cl complex on an SBA-15 surface is carried out, and the as-synthesized hybrid is characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transformation IR Spectroscopy (FTIR), Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis (BET), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Kinetic studies of photodegradation reactions are followed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).

Effective oil removal from water by magnetically driven superhydrophobic and oleophilic magnetic titania nanotubes.

Development of efficient techniques to combat the harmful effects of oil spill is an emerging field, where fabrication of new sorbents for selective removal of oil has become a hot topic for environmental scientists. The present study reports the preparation of superhydrophobic/oleophilic magnetic titania nanotubes via a facile hydrothermal method, followed by the treatment with octadecylamine, as potential magnetically driven sorbent for selective removal of oil from water surface. The magnetic nature (superparamagnetism at 300 K) of the nanotubes enabled magnetic removal of the oil-sorbed material from water surface.

Pre-dispersed organo-montmorillonite (organo-MMT) nanofiller: Morphology, cytocompatibility and impact on flexibility, toughness and biostability of biomedical ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer.

Polymer-clay based nanocomposites are among the attractive materials to be applied for various applications, including biomedical. The incorporation of the nano sized clay (nanoclay) into polymer matrices can result in their remarkable improvement in mechanical, thermal and barrier properties as long as the nanofillers are well exfoliated and dispersed throughout the matrix. In this work, exfoliation strategy through pre-dispersing process of the organically modified montmorillonite (organo-MMT) nanofiller was done to obtain ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) nanocomposite with improved flexibility, toughness, thermal stability and biostability.

Effective photocatalytic dechlorination of 2,4-dichlorophenol by a novel graphene encapsulated ZnO/Co3O4 core-shell hybrid under visible light.

In the present work, a graphene encapsulated ZnO/Co3O4 (GE/ZnO/Co3O4) core-shell hybrid is fabricated through a facile self-assembly approach, where the mutual electrostatic interaction force drives the ZnO/Co3O4 heteronanostructures to be fully wrapped with flexible ultrathin graphene shells. The as-prepared GE/ZnO/Co3O4 core-shell hybrid is characterized and exhibits excellent visible light photocatalytic ability toward dechlorination of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) in the aqueous phase. It is worth noting that 2,4-DCP is almost completely mineralized into CO2 and H2O by the GE/ZnO/Co3O4 after 5 h of a photocatalytic reaction.

Development of phosphonate modified Fe 1-x MnxFe2O4 mixed ferrite nanoparticles: novel peroxidase mimetics in enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.

A highly facile and feasible strategy on the fabrication of advanced intrinsic peroxidase mimetics based on Mn(2+) doped mixed ferrite (Mn(II)(x)Fe(II)(1-x)Fe(III)(2)O(4)) nanoparticles was demonstrated for the quantitative and sensitive detection of mouse IgG (as a model analyte). Mn(2+) doped Fe(1-x)Mn(x)Fe(2)O(4) nanoparticles were synthesized using varying ratios of Mn(2+):Fe(2+) ions and characterized by the well known complementary techniques. The increase of Mn(2+) proportion had remarkably enhanced the peroxidase activity and magnetism.

Photodegradation of organic dyes in the presence of [Fe(III)-salen]Cl complex and H2O2 under visible light irradiation.

Photodegradation of persistent organic dyes (Rhodamine B (RhB), Malachite Green Oxalate (MG) and Crystal Violet 10B (CV)) is studied with Fe(III)-salen complex (λ(max) 494 nm), and hydrogen peroxide under visible light irradiation (λ≥400 nm). The complete decolourization of the dyes (60 mg/L each) was achieved in the aqueous medium. The pseudo-first-order degradation rate constants of RhB, MG, CV were found to be 2.