Fe-Ca-SAPO-34/CS/PANI, a novel hybrid bio-composite scaffold with potential application in dental tissue engineering, was prepared by freeze drying technique. The scaffold was characterized using FT-IR and SEM methods. The effects of PANI on the physicochemical properties of the Fe-Ca-SAPO-34/CS scaffold were investigated, including changes in swelling ratio, mechanical behavior, density, porosity, biodegradation, and biomineralization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis research aimed to design innovative therapeutic bio-composites that enhance odontogenic and osteogenic differentiation of human dental pulp-derived mesenchymal stem cells (h-DPSCs) in-vitro regeneration. Herein, we report the fabrication of scaffolds containing chitosan, Ca-SAPO-34 monometallic and/or Fe-Ca-SAPO-34 bimetallic nanoparticles by freeze-drying technique. The scaffolds and nanoparticles were characterized using ICP-AES, FT-IR, XRD, TGA, TEM, BET, SEM, and EDS methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe selective catalytic reduction of NO with ammonia (NH-SCR) was studied over Cu-ZSM-5 nanocatalysts which were prepared by several methods, including conventional ion-exchange (IE), conventional impregnation (IM), ultrasound-enhanced impregnation (UIM), and conventional deposition-precipitation (DP) using NaOH and homogeneous deposition-precipitation (HDP) using urea. The nanocatalysts were subsequently characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, temperature-programmed reduction with hydrogen (H-TPR), ammonia temperature-programmed desorption (NH-TPD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller. The catalytic activity of the Cu-ZSM-5 nanocatalysts for NO removal decreased in the following order: Cu-ZSM-5 (HDP) > Cu-ZSM-5 (UIM) > Cu-ZSM-5 (IM) > Cu-ZSM-5 (IE) > Cu-ZSM-5 (DP).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe influence of the various preparation methods of Cu-SAPO-34 nanocatalysts on the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 under excess oxygen was studied. Cu-SAPO-34 nanocatalysts were prepared by using four techniques: conventional impregnation (IM), ultrasound-enhanced impregnation (UIM), conventional deposition precipitation (DP) using NaOH and homogeneous deposition precipitation (HDP) using urea. These catalysts were characterized in detail by various techniques such as N2-sorption, XRD, TEM, H2-TPR, NH3-TPD and XPS to understand the catalyst structure, the nature and the dispersed state of the copper species, and the acid sites for NH3 adsorption.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the effects of operation variables on catalytic performance of CeO2-MnOx (0.25)-Ba mixed oxide in catalytic reduction of NO with ammonia are investigated by using design of experiments. A response surface methodology (RSM) combined with the central composite design (CCD) is used to model and optimize the process variables, including concentration of 02 (vol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng
September 2013
Preparation of Cu/Activated Carbon (Cu/AC) catalyst was optimized for low temperature selective catalytic reduction of NO by using response surface methodology. A central composite design (CCD) was used to investigate the effects of three independent variables, namely pre-oxidization degree (HNO3%), Cu loading (wt.%) and calcination temperature on NO conversion efficiency.
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