Publications by authors named "Piotr Cyganowski"

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  • Thousands of tons of coffee grounds are wasted annually, but they still contain caffeine (CAF), which can be used to reduce metal complexes.
  • This study extracted CAF from coffee and used it to create eco-friendly rhenium nanoparticles (ReNPs) without toxic chemicals, featuring rhenium in +6 oxidation states.
  • The resulting ReNPs were characterized and shown to effectively catalyze the reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol, achieving complete conversion in 40-60 minutes with a high reaction rate.
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Specialized chemicals are used for intensifying food production, including boosting meat and crop yields. Among the applied formulations, antibiotics and pesticides pose a severe threat to the natural balance of the ecosystem, as they either contribute to the development of multidrug resistance among pathogens or exhibit ecotoxic and mutagenic actions of a persistent character. Recently, cold atmospheric pressure plasmas (CAPPs) have emerged as promising technologies for degradation of these organic pollutants.

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In this research, the removal of boron and arsenic from geothermal water was examined by using novel -methyl-d-glucamine functionalized gel-like resins (abbreviated as 1JW and 2JW) synthesized by the membrane emulsification method. The outcomes were compared with those of commercially available boron selective chelating ion exchange resin (Diaion CRB 05). According to the results obtained with the novel resins, it was possible to reduce both boron and arsenic concentrations in geothermal water by using these novel gel-like chelating resins below their permissible levels for agricultural irrigation (<1 mg B/L) and drinking water (<0.

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Nitroaromatic compounds (NACs) are key contaminants of anthropogenic origin and pose a severe threat to human and animal lives. Although the catalytic activities of Re nanostructures (NSs) are significantly higher than those of other heterogeneous catalysts containing NSs, few studies have been reported on the application of Re-based nanocatalysts for NAC hydrogenation. Accordingly, herein, catalytic reductions of nitrobenzene (NB), 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), 2-nitroaniline (2-NA), 4-nitroaniline (4-NA), and 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (2,4,6-TNP) over new Re-based heterogeneous catalysts were proposed.

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The common utilization of antimicrobial agents in medicine and veterinary creates serious problems with multidrug resistance spreading among pathogens. Bearing this in mind, wastewaters have to be completely purified from antimicrobial agents. In this context, a dielectric barrier discharge cold atmospheric pressure plasma (DBD-CAPP) system was used in the present study as a multifunctional tool for the deactivation of nitro-based pharmacuticals such as furazolidone (FRz) and chloramphenicol (ChRP) in solutions.

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A new analytical method was proposed for multielement (Al, Ba, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Sr and Zn) analysis of Pu-erh teas infusions by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. The Box-Behnken response surface design together with individual desirability functions and the joint desirability function approach was applied to develop experimental conditions of this new procedure, being alternative to high-temperature wet digestion. The procedure involved the samples to be just 5-fold diluted with 1.

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  • * Researchers created a system called pm-rf-APGD that effectively removes DOX from liquid solutions, achieving a removal efficiency of about 79%.
  • * The treated DOX solution loses most of its antimicrobial properties, making it less effective against certain bacteria, and the study suggests this technology could improve wastewater purification processes in the future.
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Here we have presented a new method for the synthesis of Re nanostructures with defined optical, structural, and catalytic properties. The Re-based nanoparticles (NPs) were obtained using a reaction-discharge system that is unique in its class, because of its working in the high-throughput mode. Within this application, direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) was used as a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma (NTAP) source, which led to the reduction of Re(vii) ions and the formation of Re nanostructures through the plasma-liquid interactions.

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Stable and efficient heterogenous nanocatalysts for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) has attracted much attention in recent years. In this context, a unique and efficient in situ approach is used for the production of new polymeric nanocomposites (pNCs) containing rhenium nanostructures (ReNSs). These rare materials should facilitate the catalytic decomposition of 4-NP, in turn ensuring increased catalytic activity and stability.

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We proposed an innovative and economic method for rapid production of functionalized orange juice (OJ) with excellent nutritional properties, prolonged shelf life, and safe consumption. To reach this goal, we have employed direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge, generated in contact with a flowing liquid cathode (FLC-dc-APGD) in a highly-throughput reaction-discharge system. It was found that controlled FLC-dc-APGD-treatment of OJ lead to increase the concentration of selected metals and phenolic compounds.

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The present work presents a new nanocomposite catalyst with rhenium nanostructures (ReNSs) for the catalytic hydrogenation of 4-nitrophenol and 4-nitroaniline. The catalyst, based on an anion exchange resin with functionality derived from 1,1'-carboimidazole, was obtained in the process involving anion exchange of ReO ions followed by their reduction with NaBH. The amino functionality present in the resin played a primary role in the stabilization of the resultant ReNSs, consisting of ≈1% () Re in the polymer mass.

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We present an optimized non-thermal atmospheric plasma (NTAP)-based reaction-discharge system that was applied for a continuous-flow treatment of apple juice (AJ). To optimize this system for a high-throughput production of AJ with ameliorated properties, the effect of several parameters was studied using design of experiments approach followed by the response surface methodology. Additionally, nutritional, physicochemical, microbiological and cytotoxic properties of resulting AJ were assessed.

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A one-step, highly-efficiency, and low-cost cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAPP)-based method for obtaining safe-to-consume beetroot juice (BRJ) with enhanced nutritional quality is presented. Three reaction-discharge systems with different CAPPs were studied to check how the composition and physicochemical properties changed during CAPP treatment of BRJ. To identify reactive species occur in gas phase of applied CAPP for BRJ treatment, optical emission spectrometry was used.

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Because cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAPP)-based technologies are very useful tools in nanomaterials synthesis, in this work we have connected two unique in their classes approaches-a CAPP-based protocol and a green synthesis method in order to obtain stable-in-time gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). To do so, we have used an aqueous leave extract and an aqueous root extract (untreated or treated by CAPP) to produce AuNPs, suitable for catalytical uses. Firstly, we have adjusted the optical properties of resulted AuNPs, applying UV/Vis absorption spectrophotometry (UV/Vis).

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The rapidly increasing demand for technologies aiming to resolve challenges of separations and environmental protection causes a sharp increase in the demand for ion exchange (IX) and chelating polymers. These unique materials can offer target-selective adsorption properties vital for the removal or recovery of harmful and precious materials, where trace concentrations thereof make other techniques insufficient. Hence, recent achievements in syntheses of IX and chelating resins designed and developed in our research group are discussed within this mini-review.

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Background And Aim: Bee pollen is recognized to be a source of different nutrients, including minerals. As a food supplement, its quality and safety due to concentrations of essential macro- and microelements, and harmful trace elements has to be verified. Fast and simple element analysis of bee-collected pollen can be regarded as an important part of its quality assurance and control.

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A new method for the production of nanocomposites, composed of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and (vinylbenzyl)trimethylammonium chloride--,-methylene bisacrylamide (VBTAC--MBA) hydrogel, is described. Raw-AuNPs of defined optical and granulometric properties were synthesized using direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) generated in contact with a solution of HAuCl₄. Different approaches to the polymerization-driven synthesis of Au/VBTAC--MBA nanocomposites were tested.

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Size-controlled gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were synthesised with solutions of three types of Polish honeys (lime, multiflower, honeydew) and used in microwave-induced hyperthermia cancer treatment. Optical and structural properties of nanostructures were optimized in reference to measurements made by using UV/Vis absorption spectrophotometry (UV/Vis), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) supported by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and attenuated total reflectance Fourier transformation infrared spectroscopy (ATR FT-IR). In addition, concentrations of reducing sugars and polyphenols of honeys applied were determined to reveal the role of these chemical compounds in green synthesis of AuNPs.

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Hypothesis: A new, facile in-situ method for synthesis of polymeric nanocomposites (NCs) with nanoparticles (NPs) of Au, Pt and Pd is proposed. The method involves reduction-coupled sorption of Au(III), Pt(VI), and Pd(II), which avoids diffusion limitations, allowing the precipitation and stabilization of the NPs directly in the polymeric matrix.

Experiments: The obtained nanomaterials were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier-transformation infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR).

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Development of efficient plant protection methods against bacterial phytopathogens subjected to compulsory control procedures under international legislation is of the highest concern having in mind expensiveness of enforced quarantine measures and threat of the infection spread in disease-free regions. In this study, fructose-stabilized silver nanoparticles (FRU-AgNPs) were produced using direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) generated between the surface of a flowing liquid anode (FLA) solution and a pin-type tungsten cathode in a continuous flow reaction-discharge system. Resultant spherical and stable in time FRU-AgNPs exhibited average sizes of 14.

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Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-stabilized Pt nanoparticles (PVP-PtNPs) were produced in a continuous-flow reaction-discharge system by application of direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge (dc-APGD) operated between the surface of a flowing liquid anode (FLA) and a pin-type tungsten cathode. Synthesized PVP-PtNPs exhibited absorption across the entire UV/Vis region. The morphology and elemental composition of PVP-PtNPs were determined with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray scattering (EDX), respectively.

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Removal of arsenic from water reservoirs is the issue of great concern in many places around the globe. As adsorption is one of the most efficient techniques for treatment of As-containing media, thus the present study concerns application of iron oxides-hydroxides (akaganeite) as adsorbents for removal of this harmful metal from aqueous solution. Two types of akaganeite were tested: synthetic one (A) and the same modified using hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (A).

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In pursuit for new reactive materials designed for synthesis of functional resins, the novel core-shell type polymeric supports with accessible chloromethyl groups were synthesized. The commercial Amberlite XAD-4 adsorbent was impregnated with different mixtures of vinylbenzylchloride and divinylbenzene, that were further polymerized in the structure of the polymer carrier. The syntheses have been evaluated by recording FT-IR spectra, capturing SEM micrographs as well as analyzing the sorption and desorption of nitrogen at 77 K.

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