Rifampicin adsorption and release study using Santa Barbara amorphous-16 modified Al (SBA-16-Al) for a drug delivery system.

In this study, the surface modification of Santa Barbara Amorphous-16 (SBA-16) with aluminum (SBA-16-Al) was carried out as a rifampicin matrix for the treatment of tuberculosis. Surface modification of SBA-16 was achieved using the direct-synthesis grafting method. Then, the adsorption and release properties of rifampicin from the SBA-16-Al matrix have been studied in batches.

Mesoporous Manganese Oxide/Lignin-Derived Carbon for High Performance of Supercapacitor Electrodes.

This study explores the modification of lignin with surfactants, which can be used as a template to make mesoporous structures, and can also be used in combination with manganese oxide to produce manganese oxide/lignin-derived carbon. Organosolv extraction, using ethanol (70%) at 150 °C, was carried out to extract lignin from oil palm wood. Lignin was then mixed with Pluronic F-127, with and without Mn(NO), and then crosslinked with acidic formaldehyde, resulting in a carbon precursor-based modified lignin.