Publications by authors named "B Al-Najar"

There is an incessant demand to keep improving on the heating responses of polymeric magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) under magnetic excitation, particularly in the pursuit for them to be utilized for clinical hyperthermia applications. Herein, we report the fabrication of a panel of PVP-capped divalent metal-doped MFeO (M ≅ Co, Ni, Zn, Mg, and Sn) MNPs prepared the Ko-precipitation Hydrolytic Basic (KHB) methodology and assess their magneto-thermal abilities. The physiochemical, structural, morphological, compositional, and magnetic properties of the doped ferrites were fully characterized using various techniques mainly TEM, XRD, EDX, FTIR, and VSM.

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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) including chlorophenols (CPs) are increasing in water effluents, creating serious problems for both aquatic and terrestrial lives. Several research attempts have considered the removal of CPs by functionalised nanomaterials as adsorbents and catalysts. Besides the unique crystal structure, spinel ferrite nanomaterials (SFNs) own interesting optical and magnetic properties that give them the potential to be utilised in the removal of different types of CPs.

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Magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) exhibit favorable heating responses under magnetic excitation, which makes them particularly suited for various hyperthermia applications. Herein, we report the detailed self-heating mechanisms of MNPs prepared via the (KHB) methodology. The as-prepared MNPs were fully characterized using various spectroscopic techniques including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), -ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive -ray spectroscopy (EDX), and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM).

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Multifunctional core@shell nanoparticles have been synthesized in this paper through 3 stages: NiFeO nanoparticles by microwave irradiation using leaf extract as a fuel, core@shell NiFeO@TiO nanoparticles by sol-gel, and NiFeO@TiO@rGO by sol-gel using preprepared reduced graphene oxide obtained by modified Hummer's method. XRD analysis confirmed the presence of both cubic NiFeO spinel and tetragonal TiO rutile phases, while Raman spectroscopy analysis displays both and bands ( /  = 1.04) associated with rGO.

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Hallmark of a successful catalyst is its high efficiency, economic aspects, operational simplicity, extensive reusability, higher environment friendliness, and potential use in multiple industrial applications. Herein, a facile protocol involving a catalyst with Pd nanoparticles supported on cellulose paper (also known as a "dip-catalyst") for the hydrogenation of a series of quinolines, nitroarene, and C-C bond formation reactions in most benign solvents such as water is described. The mere insertion/removal of the "dip-catalyst" strip enables instantaneous start/stop of the reaction, which enhances its reusability and ease of separation of products.

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