Gelatin-carboxymethyl cellulose/iron-based metal-organic framework nanocomposite hydrogel as a promising biodegradable fertilizer release system: Synthesis, characterization, and fertilizer release studies.

Application of fertilizers is a routine method in agriculture to increase the fertility of plants However, conventional fertilizers have raised serious health and environmental problems in recent years. Therefore, the development of biodegradable superabsorbent hydrogels based on natural polymers with the capability for fertilizer controlled release has attracted much interest. In the current research, a novel nanocomposite hydrogel based on gelatin and carboxymethyl cellulose polymers enriched with an iron based metal- organic framework (MIL-53 (Iron)) was prepared.

Sustainable product-based approach in the production of olefins using a dual functional ZSM-5 catalyst.

Investigation of the current industrial processes, such as methanol to olefin (MTO) and hexane to olefin (HTO), in terms of green and sustainable chemistry approaches in order to design the process, catalyst and reactor from the beginning in such a way as to minimize environmental pollution is compulsory. Therefore, the synthesis of a group of multifunctional catalysts, which can be used simultaneously in both industrial processes to produce a variety of products, was studied. The effect of incorporation of different metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Ga and Al) on the strengthening of each of the products was also studied.

Modeling and optimization of VO/TiO nanocatalysts for NH-Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx by RSM and ANN techniques.

In the present study, two statistical methods including the response surface method (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN), were employed for modeling and optimization of selective catalytic reduction of NOx with NH (NH-SCR) over VO/TiO nanocatalysts. The relationship between catalyst preparation variables, such as metal loading, impregnation temperature, and calcination temperature on NO conversion were investigated. The R value of 0.

Slow-release NPK fertilizer encapsulated by carboxymethyl cellulose-based nanocomposite with the function of water retention in soil.

In this study, new slow release fertilizer encapsulated by superabsorbent nanocomposite was prepared by in-situ graft polymerization of sulfonated-carboxymethyl cellulose (SCMC) with acrylic acid (AA) in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), silica nanoparticles and nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), and potassium (K) (NPK) fertilizer compound. The prepared materials were characterized by FT-IR, XRD and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The incorporation of NPK fertilizer into hydrogel nanocomposite network was verified by results of these analyses.

A modelling study and optimization of catalytic reduction of NO over CeO2-MnOx (0.25)-Ba mixed oxide catalyst using design of experiments.

In this study, the effects of operation variables on catalytic performance of CeO2-MnOx (0.25)-Ba mixed oxide in catalytic reduction of NO with ammonia are investigated by using design of experiments. A response surface methodology (RSM) combined with the central composite design (CCD) is used to model and optimize the process variables, including concentration of 02 (vol.

Modeling preparation condition and composition-activity relationship of perovskite-type LaxSr1-xFeyCo1-yO3 nano catalyst.

In this paper, an artificial neural network (ANN) is first applied to perovskite catalyst design. A series of perovskite-type oxides with the LaxSr1-xFeyCo1-yO3 general formula were prepared with a sol-gel autocombustion method under different preparation conditions. A three-layer perceptron neural network was used for modeling and optimization of the catalytic combustion of toluene.

Optimization of Cu/activated carbon catalyst in low temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO process using response surface methodology.

Preparation of Cu/Activated Carbon (Cu/AC) catalyst was optimized for low temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO by using response surface methodology. A central composite design (CCD) was used to investigate the effects of three independent variables, namely pre-oxidization degree (HNO3%), Cu loading (wt.%) and calcination temperature on NO conversion efficiency.

Preparation and characterization of nano- and non-nanoscale Co₃O₄ spinels obtained from different methods and study of their performance in combustion of aromatics from polluted air-A comparison with Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ performance.

This article reports the development of oxidative precipitation (OP) method for synthesis of Co(3)O(4) as an environmental catalyst and comparison of its performance with that of obtained from conventional sol gel combustion (SG) method and industrial Pt/γ-Al(2)O(3) in remediation of toluene from air. Catalytic studies were carried out in a fixed bed reactor at 100-350°C under atmospheric pressure. Co(3)O(4) (OP) showed the highest activity in combustion of toluene.

Catalytic remediation of 2-propanol on Pt-Mn/γ-Al2O3 bimetallic catalyst during catalytic combustion--experimental study and response surface methodology (RSM) modeling.

Process and composition variables of catalytic oxidation of 2-propanol on Pt-Mn/γ-Al(2)O(3) bimetallic catalysts were optimized and modeled by response surface methodology (RSM). 31 factorial experiments were designed by setting four factors at five levels: X (1) = amount of manganese loading (wt.% Mn = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9); X (2) = reaction temperature (25, 50, 75, 100, 125°C); X (3) = calcination temperature (200, 300, 400, 500, 600°C) and X (4) = calcination time (2, 3, 4, 5, 6 h).

Chemical-physical properties of spinel CoMn2O4 nano-powders and catalytic activity in the 2-propanol and toluene combustion: Effect of the preparation method.

Spinel-type CoMn(2)O(4)nano-powders are prepared using sol-gel auto combustion (SGC) and co-precipitation (CP) methods and their catalytic activities are evaluated in combustion of 2-propanol and toluene. The chemical-physical properties of the oxides are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), N(2)-adsorption-desorption, temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). After calcination at 700°C, CoMn(2)O(4)-SGC shows higher amounts of the normal-type spinel phase and is more crystalline than CoMn(2)O(4)-CP.