Efficient sorption of As(III) from water by magnetite decorated porous carbon extracted from a biowaste material.

Arsenic is a highly toxic metal that causes cancer even at a low concentration and its removal from water resources is challenging. Herein, carbon extracted from waste onion bulbs is activated to cater for porosity and functionalized with magnetite (FeO) nanoparticles (named MCK6) to address the challenge of As(III) removal. Synthesized MCK6 was highly mesoporous having a surface area of 208 m/g, where magnetite nanoparticles (≤ 10 nm) are homogeneously distributed within a porous network.

Pyramiding of Four Broad Spectrum Bacterial Blight Resistance Genes in Cross Breeds of Basmati Rice.

Pyramiding of major resistance (R) genes through marker-assisted selection (MAS) is a useful way to attain durable and broad-spectrum resistance against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae pathogen, the causal agent of bacterial blight (BB) disease in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

Hetero-metallic metal-organic frameworks for room-temperature NO sensing.

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with exceptional features such as high structural diversity and surface area as well as controlled pore size has been considered a promising candidate for developing room temperature highly-sensitive gas sensors. In comparison, the hetero-metallic MOFs with redox-active open-metal sites and mixed metal nodes may create peculiar surface properties and synergetic effects for enhanced gas sensing performances. In this work, the Fe atoms in the Fe (Porous coordination network) PCN-250 MOFs are partially replaced by transition metal Co, Mn, and Zn through a facile hydrothermal approach, leading to the formation of hetero-metallic MOFs (FeM, M = Co, Mn, and Zn).

Wound healing potentials of : Antioxidants and inflammatory markers criteria.

is a medicinal plant used in the treatment of external wounds, infected area, ring worms, tumours etc. in traditional system of medicine. The aim of the study was to evaluate the wound healing potentials of leaves hexane (LH) and fruit rind (FW) water extracts and to prove the folkloric claims.