Synthesis of self-assembled mesoporous 3D InO hierarchical micro flowers composed of nanosheets and their electrochemical properties.

This report describes the methodology for the fabrication of mesoporous InO microflowers by hydrothermal and calcination procedures in which In(OH)/InS acts as an intermediate. Both InO and its precursor were analyzed with scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrophotometry, transmission electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. BET surface area, pore size and pore volume analyses were also carried out.

Plastic toys as a source of exposure to bisphenol-A and phthalates at childcare facilities.

Infants and toddlers are constantly exposed to toys at childcare facilities. Toys are made of a variety of plastics that often use endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenol-A (BPA) and phthalates as their building blocks. The goal of this study was to assess the non-dietary exposure of infants and toddlers to BPA and phthalates via leaching.

Synthesis, Characterization of α-GaOOH Self-Assembly and Its Application in Removal of Perfluorinated Compounds.

This article discusses the hydrothermal synthesis of well-dispersed faceted α-GaOOH in the presence of sodium acetate by the self-assembly method. The synthesized α-GaOOH possesses a mixture of hexagonal and rectangular plates, cubic and diamond-like morphologies. The presence of ethanol as a co-solvent with water (1:1) facilitates scroll-like cylindrical morphology.

Are dopant-stabilized visible light-responsive photocatalysts efficient and stable?

Nitrogen and carbon codopants-stabilized hierarchical porous ZnS microspheres undergo an unexpected dynamic transformation into hollow microspheres when nitrogen and carbon are removed from the former. Thus, such a transformation is evidence for the unprecedented stability of non-metal doped visible light-responsive photocatalysts.

Reagents for ZnS hierarchical and non-hierarchical porous self-assembly.

Monodispersed highly ordered and homogeneous ZnS microsphere with precisely controlled hierarchical and non-hierarchical surface structure was successfully fabricated in water-ethanol mixed solvent and in water without using any catalysts or templates in a hydrothermal process. The microsphere formation has been facilitated by self-assembly followed by Ostwald ripening process. The products were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX).