High performance CO capture at elevated temperatures by using cenospheres prepared from solid waste, fly ash.

Cenospheres (CS) are spherical shaped inorganic frameworks present in with fly ash which is generated from coal-fired thermal power plants. These spherical structures were functionalized with imidazole and amine moieties to capture CO selectively from flue gases at elevated temperature. The functionalized CS have shown a high selectivity for CO adsorption (4.

Highly selective electrochemical nanofilm sensor for detection of carcinogenic PAHs in environmental samples.

A highly sensitive sensor based on molecularly imprinted polymer film was devised for determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) in aquatic solutions. In this paper we report, electro-polymerisation of 4-vinyl pyridine (4VP) and target, pyrene, using cyclic voltammeter in electrolyte medium, forming the pyrene imprinted polymer. After polymerisation, the pyrene was removed from imprinted polymer using methanol to produce sensory nanofilm characterised by infrared spectrometer, optical and atomic force microscopy.

Assessment of cancer risk of microplastics enriched with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Abundance of microplastics in aquatic and marine ecosystems is contaminating the seafood and it is leading to transfer of toxic pollutants to human beings. In this article, we report the hazardous nature and cancer risk of microplastics which originate from e-waste. Capture of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) onto microplastics by adsorption phenomena and an assessment of probable cancer risk of ingested PAHs enriched microplastics by human beings have been investigated.

Molecularly imprinted microparticles (microMIPs) embedded with reduced graphene oxide for capture and destruction of E.coli in drinking water.

In this article for the first time, we have reported, a facile way for the creation of E.coli impressions in the polymer for selective capture and to destroy E. coli in drinking water.

Nanoporous imprinted polymers (nanoMIPs) for controlled release of cancer drug.

In this article, a new approach to directly synthesize drug molecule imbedded in the nanometer sized polymer particles is reported. Molecular imprinting is used to prepare polymers for drug specific for selectively loading of a desired drug. Computer simulations were performed to provide mechanistic insights on the binding modalities of model cancer drug, amygdalin with the polymer precursors.