Recent progress on research of molybdenite flotation: A review.

Molybdenum is an important alloy element for metallurgical industry because of its high temperature stability. As the major mineral reserve for molybdenum, molybdenite (MoS) is commonly found in porphyry copper deposits. Molybdenite is naturally floatable and can be separated from copper sulfide mineral using froth flotation.

Minimizing electron-hole pair recombination through band-gap engineering in novel ZnO-CeO-rGO ternary nanocomposite for photoelectrochemical and photocatalytic applications.

A novel ZnO-CeO-rGO (ZCG) ternary nanocomposite with varying ZnO/CeO weight proportions was synthesized by a hydrothermal process for photoelectrochemical water splitting and photocatalytic application. XRD diffraction peaks of ZCG nanocomposites displayed the patterns of ZnO and CeO nanoparticles, and SEM revealed irregular flake-like particles, which were uniformly decorated on the rGO matrix. Increase in the intensity ratio of D and G bands from Raman spectra revealed changes in oxygen bonding in the ZnO-rGO (ZG) and ZCG nanocomposites.

Synergistic effect of band convergence and carrier transport on enhancing the thermoelectric performance of Ga doped CuTe at medium temperatures.

Recent advances in high performance thermoelectric materials have garnered unprecedented attention owing to their capability of direct transformation of heat energy to useful electricity. Copper Telluride (CuTe), a member of the chalcogenide family has emerged as a state-of-the-art thermoelectric material with low thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric (TE) performance, however, this material exhibits exceptional transport properties only at very high temperatures. In this study, we have investigated the synergistic effects of Ga doping on the TE performance by first principles calculations along with experimental validations.

Hybridized Tungsten Oxide Nanostructures for Food Quality Assessment: Fabrication and Performance Evaluation.

Tungsten oxide based micro and nanosized structures possess good capacitance as well as enhanced rate capability. Such properties are useful in various applications including electrochemical supercapacitors. Apart from supercapacitance, WO and their 2D integrated structures have been modified using different methods to widen their range of the utility.

Fabrication and response of alpha-hydroxybutyrate sensors for rapid assessment of cardiometabolic disease risk.

Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent or delay progression of early-stage type 2 diabetes and prediabetes. Unfortunately, tests such as hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)/fasting plasma glucose (FPG) alone fail to diagnose or miscategorize up to 40% of individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or frank diabetes based on the rarely utilized oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). The serum metabolite alpha-hydroxybutyrate (AHB) is increasingly recognized as a reliable IGT and diabetes predictor, and can be measured using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

Augmented Z scheme blueprint for efficient solar water splitting system using quaternary chalcogenide absorber material.

Photoelectrochemical hydrogen (H2) production from water is a key method of addressing energy needs using an environmentally friendly approach. In the last two decades we have witnessed the evolution of many different expensive catalysts, photoelectrodes and related technologies, especially those involving precious metals and use of acidic or basic electrolytes for hydrogen production. Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) is a relatively new candidate in the category of efficient photocathodes, due to its high absorption coefficient and near optimal energy band gap.

Light emitting diodes based on carbon dots derived from food, beverage, and combustion wastes.

One important resource for material synthesis is waste. Utilization of waste as a resource for material synthesis is an environmentally responsible approach that reduces the need for virgin resources and subsequent processing. In this report a method to produce multicolored, luminescent carbon dots (CDs) and subsequent fabrication of light emitting diodes from food, beverage, and combustion wastes, is discussed.

The importance of temperature and viscosity effects for surfactant adsorption measurements made using the electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance.

The measurement of adsorbed surfactant is important to fields such as corrosion inhibition, metal cleaning, and separation technologies. The electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) is an important tool that can be used to measure adsorbed surfactant. However, such measurements are subject to significant temperature and viscosity effects that must be appropriately considered.