Exogenous production of cold-active cellulase from polar Nocardiopsis sp. with increased cellulose hydrolysis efficiency.

The present work was designed to isolate and characterise the actinobacteria in the Polar Front region of the Southern Ocean waters and species of Nocardiopsis and Streptomyces were identified. Among those, the psychrophilic actinobacterium, Nocardiopsis dassonvillei PSY13 was found to have good cellulolytic activity and it was further studied for the production and characterisation of cold-active cellulase enzyme. The latter was found to have a specific activity of 6.

Effect of Cu doping on the photocatalytic activity of InVO for hazardous dye photodegradation under LED light and its mechanism.

Cu doped InVO (xCu-InVO (x = 0.06-0.15 wt %) was synthesized by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method for the removal of methylene blue (MB) under LED light irradiation.

Cobalt molybdate nanorods decorated on boron-doped graphitic carbon nitride sheets for electrochemical sensing of furazolidone.

A nanorod-like structured CoMoO embedded on boron doped-graphitic carbon nitride composite (CoMoO/BCN) has been developed by a simple sonochemical method for electrochemical detection of furazolidone (FUZ). Interestingly, the impedance of CoMoO/BCN fabricated screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE) possesses a lower resistance charge transfer (R), which favors superior electrochemical detection of FUZ. Such CoMoO/BCN/SPCE exhibits an ultralow detection limit of 1.

A screen-printed electrode modified with tungsten disulfide nanosheets for nanomolar detection of the arsenic drug roxarsone.

A sensitive electrochemical (voltammetric; DPV) sensor has been developed for the determination of coccidiostat drug (roxarsone) based on the use of an SPCE (screen-printed carbon electrode) modified with tungsten disulfide nanosheets (WS NSs). The electrochemical detection of roxarsone on the WS-modified SPCE was examined by electrochemical strategies. XPS, XRD, Raman, SEM, TEM, EDS and EIS were used to characterize the nanosheets.

Correction to 'Investigation on preferably oriented abnormal growth of CdSe nanorods along (0002) plane synthesized by henna leaf extract-mediated green synthesis'.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171430.

Investigation on preferably oriented abnormal growth of CdSe nanorods along (0002) plane synthesized by henna leaf extract-mediated green synthesis.

The theme of this work is to highlight the significance of green plant extracts in the synthesis of nanostructures. In asserting this statement, herein, we report our obtained results on the synthesis of hexagonal CdSe nanorods preferably oriented along (0002) plane through henna leaf extract-mediated reaction along with a discussion about the structural, morphological and optical properties of the synthesized nanorods. The possible mechanism for the synthesis of CdSe nanorods was explored.

Liquid Phase Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene Over Rich Silica and Alumina Composition of Hierarchical Ordered ZSM-5 Zeolites Prepared Without Organic Templates.

Hierarchical ordered ZSM-5 zeolites were successfully synthesized by a template-free hydrothermal treatment using rice joints ash as the source of silica. The formation of hierarchical ordered ZSM-5 zeolites and its physicochemical properties were investigated systematically. The mineralogical phases, morphology, surface area and porosity, acidity and thermal stability of the synthesized hierarchical materials were investigated using XRD, FT-IR, HR-SEM, N2 adsorption-desorption (BET) analysis, NH3-TPD and TGA/DTA analysis.

High performance multifunctional green CoO spinel nanoparticles: photodegradation of textile dye effluents, catalytic hydrogenation of nitro-aromatics and antibacterial potential.

Tricobalt tetraoxide (CoO), a spinel-structured nanoparticle which possesses mixed oxidation states, has been synthesized via a Punica granatum (P. granatum, pomegranate) seed extract-mediated green reaction and has been investigated for its superior catalytic activity in three applications, which include (i) photodegradation of textile dye effluents (TDE) collected from the dyeing industry, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India, (ii) catalytic hydrogenation of nitro-aromatic pollutants such as 4-nitrophenol and 4-nitroaniline, and (iii) antibacterial potential in biomedical applications. Prior to the application studies, the synthesized CoO spinel nanoparticles (CoO-NPs) were characterized by well-known established techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), and Raman and FT-IR spectroscopies.

Undeca-carbonyl-1κC,2κC,3κC-[tris-(2-chloro-eth-yl) phosphite-1κP]-triangulo-triruthenium(0).

In the title triangulo-triruthenium compound, [Ru(3)(C(6)H(12)Cl(3)O(3)P)(CO)(11)], one equatorial carbonyl ligand is substituted by a monodentate phosphite ligand, leaving one equatorial and two axial carbonyl ligands on one Ru atom. The remaining two Ru atoms each carry two equatorial and two axial terminal carbonyl ligands. In the crystal structure, the mol-ecules are linked into a one-dimensional column along [100] by inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

Effects of different additives with assistance of microwave heating for heavy metal stabilization in electronic industry sludge.

Electronic industrial wastewater sludge in Taiwan is normally passed through an acid-extraction process to reclaim most of the copper ions, the remaining residue may still need to be treated by various stabilization technologies using suitable additives. Cement solidification is used as the common method to stabilize the industrial wastewater sludge in Taiwan. However, this method has the disadvantage of an increase in waste volume.

Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic activity of porous manganese oxide doped titania for toluene decomposition.

The present study describes the photocatalytic degradation of toluene in gas phase on different porous manganese oxide doped titanium dioxide. As synthesized birnessite and cryptomelane type porous manganese oxide were doped with titania and tested for photocatalytic decomposition of toluene in gas phase. The effects of the inlet concentration of toluene, flow rate (retention time) were examined and the relative humidity was maintained constantly.