Large-Scale Synthesis of Nanosilica from Silica Sand for Plant Stimulant Applications.

Nanosilica is a versatile nanomaterial suitable as, e.g., drug carriers in medicine, fillers in polymers, and fertilizer/pesticide carriers and potentially a bioavailable source of silicon in agriculture.

HTDMA-modified bentonite clay for effective removal of Pb(II) from aqueous solution.

This work studies the Pb(II) removal onto bentonite clay modified by hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (HDTMA). Characterizations of the unmodified and modified materials were performed by using XRD, SEM, TG-DSC, FT-IR, and BET surface area analyses. Factors influencing the uptake of Pb(II) from aqueous solution, such as pH, ion strength, uptake time, adsorbent dosage, and initial Pb(II) concentration, were examined.

A new oleanane triterpene from the leaves of .

Repeated column chromatography of the n-hexane extract of leaves (Moraceae) led to isolation of a new oleanane triterpene, 3-hydroxy-11-oxo-olean-12-enyl-3-stearate () in addition to three known compounds, taraxerol (), 3-acetoxy-11-methoxy-12-ursene () and 3-acetoxy-11-hydroxy-12-ursene (). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods and by comparison with data reported in the literatures.