Polydopamine-modification of a magnetic composite constructed from citric acid-cross-linked cyclodextrin and graphene oxide for dye removal from waters.

The effect of polydopamine (PDA) modification on aminated FeO nanoparticles (FeO-NH)/graphite oxide (GO)/β-cyclodextrin polymer cross-linked by citric acid (CDP-CA) composites were studied for the removal of a cationic dye (methylene blue, MB) and an anionic dye (Congo red, CR) from waters. The micro-structural and magnetic characterizations confirmed the successful preparation of FeO-NH/GO/CDP-CA and PDA/FeO-NH/GO/CDP-CA composites. The maximum MB and CR adsorption capacities of FeO-NH/GO/CDP-CA were 75 mg/g and 104 mg/g, respectively, while the corresponding amounts for PDA/FeO4-NH/GO/CDP-CA composite were 195 mg/g and 64 mg/g, respectively.

Preparation of Nanofibrous Silver/Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Composite Membrane with Enhanced Infrared Extinction and Controllable Wetting Property.

Nanofibrous silver (Ag)/poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) composite membranes were obtained from a two-step preparation method. In the first step, the electrospun silver nitrate (AgNO3)/PVDF membranes were prepared and the influence of the AgNO3 content on the electrospinning process was studied. According to scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results, when the electrospinning solution contained AgNO3 in the range between 3 to 7 wt.

Fabrication of hybrids based on graphene and metal nanoparticles by in situ and self-assembled methods.

In this work, we developed two novel strategies to attach metal nanoparticles (Au and Ag) to the surface of graphene nanosheets, in which graphene oxide was first modified by the linking molecule (3-mercaptopropyl)triethoxysilane and then subjected to different treatments including in situ and self-assembled techniques. The synthesis processes and the resulting hybrids were investigated by ultraviolet-visible measurements, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was found that both approaches could effectively immobilize metal nanoparticles onto a graphene surface, and that better distribution and size control of metal nanoparticles were obtained by the self-assembled method.

Organo-modified ZnAl layered double hydroxide as new catalyst support for the ethylene polymerization.

Organo-modified ZnAl layered double hydroxide was used for the first time to support a nickel a-diimine catalyst for the ethylene polymerization, and its effects on the catalytic activity, the morphology, thermal stability, and dynamic viscoelastic properties of the resultant polyethylene material were investigated. Different from the homogeneous nickel a-diimine catalyst, the supported catalyst system was found to have a long-lasting polymerization activity. Moreover, the resultant polyethylene material showed good particle morphology, improved thermal stability, as well as enhanced storage modulus and complex viscosity.