Fabrication of a Polybutylene Succinate (PBS)/Polybutylene Adipate-Co-Terephthalate (PBAT)-Based Hybrid System Reinforced with Lignin and Zinc Nanoparticles for Potential Biomedical Applications.

Polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT) was used in an effort to improve the properties of polybutylene succinate (PBS). The resultant blend consisting of PBS/PBAT (70/30) was reinforced with lignin at different loadings (5 to 15 wt.%) and zinc (ZnO) nanoparticles (1.

Synthesis and characterization of polyaniline, polypyrrole and zero-valent iron-based materials for the adsorptive and oxidative removal of bisphenol-A from aqueous solution.

One pot synthesis of a polypyrrole, polyaniline and Fe nano-composite (Fe-PPY/PANI) was achieved by polymerizing aniline and pyrrole with FeCl followed by the reduction of Fe to Fe with NaBH. PPY/PANI was synthesized the same way as Fe-PPY/PANI, except that all the FeCl was removed by rinsing. The presence of Fe was demonstrated using several analytical techniques; this was shown in comparison to materials that are without Fe.