Publications by authors named "Ayman Ghfar"

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  • The study explores the use of Trapa natans (chestnut) and Citrullus lanatus (watermelon) peels, in both their natural and citric acid-treated forms, for removing harmful Eosin yellow dye from wastewater.
  • Results show that the treated peels demonstrate a high adsorption capacity, with C-CLAN outperforming C-TNAT, making them effective and eco-friendly options for wastewater treatment.
  • The findings indicate that the adsorption processes are spontaneous and exothermic, positioning these agro-waste materials as viable solutions for addressing environmental pollution in developing countries.
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Antimicrobial peptides have gradually gained advantages over small molecule inhibitors for their multifunctional effects, synthesising accessibility and target specificity. The current study aims to determine an antimicrobial peptide to inhibit PknB, a serine/threonine protein kinase (STPK), by binding efficiently at the helically oriented hinge region. A library of 5626 antimicrobial peptides from publicly available repositories has been prepared and categorised based on the length.

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This study presents a novel blend of synthesis techniques for shape-controlled ZnS nanoparticles. Zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanoparticles with distinct morphologies cauliflower-like microstructures (∼4.5 μm) and uniform nanospheres (200-700 nm) were synthesized through an innovative blend of precipitation and hydrothermal techniques.

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Polymer monolithic stationary phases were prepared based on a cyclic anhydride as a reactive and tunable platform ring-opening post-polymerization using primary amines, octadecylamine and benzylamine. The characterization techniques indicated the insertion of the functional groups into the original monoliths and confirmed the amidation reactions. The post-polymerization modification also improved the monolith's thermal and mechanical stability and induced significant improvement in their surface area.

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Potentially toxic metal-polluted water resources are a heavily discussed topic the pollution by potentially toxic metals can cause significant health risks. Nanomaterials are actively developed towards providing high specific surface area and creating active adsorption sites for the treatment and remediation of these polluted waters. In an effort to tackle the limitations of conventional type adsorbents, nano-hydroxyapatite (HAp) was developed in this study by in situ generation onto wood powder, resulting in the formation of uniform hybrid powder (HAp@wood composite) structure consisting of HAp nanoparticles that showed the removal efficiency up to 80 % after 10 min; the maximum adsorption capacity for Cu(II) ions (98.

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Less than 50% of the applied urea fertilizer is taken up by plants due to poor nitrogen (N) use efficiency which affects overall agricultural productivity and leads to serious environmental and economic problems. Additionally, soils with high salinity might limit zinc (Zn) availability. Low Zn use efficiency (<30%) when applied as synthetic salts, e.

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Today, dyes/pigment-based materials are confronting a serious issue in harming marine ecology. Annihilate these serious water pollutants using photoactive 2D nanohybrid catalysts showed promising comparativeness over available photocatalysts. In the present work, a facile route to decorate Ruthenium (Ru) on 2D MgB flower-like nanostructures was developed via ecofriendly guar gum biopolymer substantial template (MgB/GG@Ru NFS) and its photocatalytic performance was reported.

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Agro-industrial biorefinery effluent (AIBW) is considered a highly polluting source responsible for environmental contamination. It contains high loads of chemical oxygen demand (COD), and phenol, with several other organic and inorganic constituents. Thus, an economic treatment approach is required for the sustainable discharge of the effluent.

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Biocompatible polymer-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles could offer promising applications in biomedical sciences. We fabricated polymer functionalized tri-manganese tetra oxide (MnO) nanoparticles with the co-precipitation method and an octahedral crystal structure having a crystallite size of 10-17 nm was identified via XRD analyses. The SEM graph depicted the non-uniform and smooth surface of PEG-functionalized MnO NPs as compared to MnO and chitosan-coated MnO NPs.

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This study investigates the effectiveness of using Iraqi clay as a low-permeability layer to prevent the migration of lead and nickel ions in groundwater-aquifers. Tests of batch operation have been conducted to determine the optimal conditions for removing Pb ions, which were found to be 120 minutes of contact time, a pH of 5, 0.12 g of clay per 100 mL of solution, and an agitation of 250 rpm.

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Metals are micropollutants that cannot be degraded by microorganisms and are infiltrated into various environmental media, including both freshwater and marine water. Metals from polluted water are absorbed by many aquatic species, especially fish. Fish is a staple food in the diets of many regions in the world; hence, both the type and concentration of metals accumulated and transferred from contaminated water sources to fish must be determined and assessed.

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The Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (FTS) is a significant catalytic chemical reaction that produces ultra-clean fuels or chemicals with added value from a syngas mixture of CO and H obtained from biomass, coal, or natural gas. The presence of sulfur is not considered good for producing liquid fuels for(FTS). In this study, we reveal that the presence of sulfur in ferric sulfate Fe(SO) MOF provides the high amount, 52.

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The purpose of this study is to conduct an experimental assessment of the impact of RCCI (reactivity regulated compression ignition) on the performance, emissions, and combustion of a CRDI engine. A fuel mix (20% biodiesel, 80% diesel, and a NaOH catalyst) is generated. The produced combination is evaluated for attributes using standards established by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).

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The present work describes the synthesis of a cellulose and gelatin based hydrogel by the grafting of poly(acrylic acid) using ammonium persulphate (APS)-glutaraldehyde as the initiator-crosslinker system. The structure of the hydrogel was studied through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and FTIR. The maximum swelling rate of C-G-g-poly(AA) was found to be 92 g g at pH 10.

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Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) represents a crucial phytohormone regulating specific tropic responses in plants and functions as a chemical signal between plant hosts and their symbionts. The Actinobacteria strain of AW22 with high IAA production ability was isolated in Algeria for the first time and was characterized as Streptomyces rubrogriseus through chemotaxonomic analysis and 16 S rDNA sequence alignment. The suitable medium for a maximum IAA yield was engineered in vitro and in silico using machine learning-assisted modeling.

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This work relates to the preparation of novel and promising stationary phases containing inorganic-organic composites for capillary liquid and gas chromatography. A naturally occurring montmorillonite was introduced to polymethacrylate monoliths, then used under different conditions of GC and HPLC at the same time. The performance of the columns was evaluated for the separation of alkane and alkylbenzene series in GC and capillary HPLC, respectively.

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The interfacial along with bulk characteristics of the aqueous solutions of ILs with dissimilar cationic head group viz. 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide ([Cmim][Br]), and N-dodecyl-N-methylmorpholinium bromide ([Mor][Br]) in the absence and the presence of an amino acid L-Methionine as an external additive have been examined by electrical conductivity, UV-Visible, surface tension, and DLS measurements. The CMC values, and the lowest maximum surface excess concentration (Г) achieved from all three techniques, and surface tension measurements respectively displayed more surface activity of the [Cmim][Br] than the [Mor][Br].

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In recent times, there has been an inspired research on combining semiconducting metal oxides for improved industrial applications. Significantly, wastewater removal is concerned and the researchers are finding new methodologies for removing azo dyes that possess a high level of carcinogenic effects. In this connection, this work investigates the photocatalytic activity of synthesized TiO/ZnO nanocomposite irradiated under UV and visible light.

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This work investigates the electrochemical oxidation of palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment using platinum (Pt) as anode and graphite as a cathode. The response surface methodology was used to investigate the relationships between different factors conditions (voltage, electrolysis time and chemical support) and responses of the treatment (chemical oxygen demand reduction, colour removal, and total oil removal). A quadratic mathematical model was chosen for all responses using Box-Behnken Design (BBD) with R 0.

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Herein, magnetic polyaniline was modified with lanthanum nanoparticles (MPANI@La) as adsorbent, aiming to the treatment of high phosphate-containing aquatic solutions. High valent lanthanum doped with polyaniline was a promising adsorbent to uptake phosphate ions with possible electrostatic interaction and cation exchange process. The functional groups, composition, surface morphology, and magnetic property of the adsorbent were investigated using Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX), Scanning Electron Microscopic (SEM), and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM), respectively.

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In this research work, focus has been made on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified commercial micro and synthesized nano-CeO for the detection of hydrogen peroxide (HO). Firstly, CeO nanoleaves were prepared by solvothermal route. Both commercially available micro CeO and synthesized nano-CeO structures were analyzed by different characterization techniques.

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Various toxic heavy metals have become hazardous to human health as well as the environment. This research has been focused on a biosorption/bioremoval process of chromium (III), copper (II) and lead (II) ions from an aqueous solution by utilizing lignocellulosic biomass of Citrus limon peel (CLP) powder. CLP powder biomass was selected based on dietary fibre components having greater potential to remove target heavy metal ions in order to purify wastewater by following the eco-friendly biosorption method.

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The present research work intended to demonstrate the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using the plant extract , and then the development of chitosan-silver (CH-Ag) bionanocomposite. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized using UV spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The maximum absorption spectrum peak was observed at 420 nm, revealing the formation of AgNPs by the stem extract of .

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The present research demonstrates the facile fabrication of xanthan gum-cl-poly(acrylamide-co-alginic acid) (XG-cl-poly(AAm-co-AA)) hydrogel by employing microwave-assisted copolymerization. Simultaneous copolymerization of acrylamide (AAm) and alginic acid (AA) onto xanthan gum (XG) was carried out. Different samples were fabricated by changing the concentrations of AAm and AA.

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Cobalt-zinc ferrite nanoparticles were synthesized using environmentally friendly approach with quince extract as a reducing agent. Crystal structure and morphology of the obtained materials were studied by XRD, SEM-EDS, Mössbauer and IR spectroscopy. The synthesized nanoparticles have a cubic spinel structure and crystallite size ranging from 5 to 9 nm.

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