Three different methods were employed for the synthesis of biogenic gold nanoparticles using the aqueous extracts of Kedrostis foetidissima. The interaction of gold nanoparticles with the phytoconstituents was investigated by FTIR. The complete reduction of chloroaurate ions to gold nanoparticles was monitored using UV–visible spectroscopy under the different plant extract...
Poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was synthesized and chemically modified with hydroquinone (HQ) applying the reaction conditions of Minisci. A degree of modification of as high as 32 % was obtained under optimal conditions: temperature of 70–80 °C, time of 5 h, and [p-benzoquinone]/[acrylic acid)] ratio of 1.25. The synthesized PAA and its modified form HQ-PAA were characterized by UV...
For efficient discharge and storage of refrigerated chemicals such as ammonia, special processes must be developed, and several related parameters must be checked and evaluated. In this study, pressure changes in ammonia storage systems that are purged by nitrogen gas, during filling by gaseous ammonia, were calculated and an environment-friendly technique for discharging ammonia...
Ethyl acetate extract (EAE) and butanolic extract (BE) of Thapsia villosa were investigated as corrosion inhibitors of Carbon Steel (CS) in 1 M H2SO4 using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques, potentiodynamic polarization and weight loss measurements. The effect of temperature on the corrosion behavior of CS was studied in the range of 20–40 °C. The...
Gasification in supercritical water (SCW) media is known as an efficient and promising technology for obtaining hydrogen-rich gas from dry and wet bio-renewable materials. Gasification of walnut shell as the main hard nutshell produced in Kurdistan Province of Iran was investigated using a stainless steel batch micro-reactor. Effects of reaction time in the range of 10–30 min...
The use of dissolved sulphur from gaseous phase was tested for its ability to precipitate platinum ions in chloride system with alterations in the parameters such as metal ion concentration, hydrochloric acid concentration, pressure and temperature. The precipitation process was analysed on the basis of mass transfer coefficient, diffusivity models and also by absorption kinetic...
Adsorption study of Basic Blue 41 dye onto activated carbon from Persea americana nuts with phosphoric acid activation was achieved. The effect of operating parameters, the effect of pH (2–12), adsorbent amount (5–30 mg/50 mL), dye concentration (25–125 mg/L), contact time (0–200 min) and temperature (298–323 K), on the adsorption capacity was examined. The experimental isotherm...
In this research, the natural zeolite named clinoptilolite (NCp) was considered as an applicable base structure for subsequent preparation and modification by pre-selected chemical agents to use for removal/adsorption goals in progress. To make Na-clinoptilolite form, the mentioned zeolite undergoes variations by treating with NaCl salt. Ion exchange procedure was utilized to...
Conversion of different agricultural residues including almond shell, walnut shell, barley straw, canola stalk, rice straw and wheat straw to hydrogen-rich gas was performed via gasification in supercritical water media in a determined condition. Elemental characterization was performed using CHNSO analyzer. Besides, cellulose and lignin contents in biomass structure were...
In this study, Moringa oleifera-encapsulated alginate beads (MEA) were synthesized using Ca-alginate for the removal of anionic blue-FFS (AB-FFS) dye from an aqueous solution. The synthesized beads were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) methods. The influences of initial pH...
This paper provides a concise review of recent advances in activated carbon (AC) and its corresponding modified material. Topics covered in this work include the synthesis and characterization of AC as the feedstock materials, as well as the properties and applications of the subsequent hybrid material for different industries. Numerous research studies have since reported...
Polymer-encapsulated phthalocyanine green aluminum pigment was prepared via inorganic acid radical/radical polymerization route, and its properties were investigated by FT-IR, TGA, XPS, SEM, and TEM. SEM and TEM images showed that the aluminum pigment was encapsulated by a thin film of polymer which ensured good anti-corrosive performance in alkaline (pH 12) and acidic (pH 1...
Background (Metroxylon spp.) waste is an inexpensive and abundantly available material with the characteristics of a good adsorbent for treating dye from wastewater. We studied the effectiveness of alkali and acid modification in enhancing the adsorption capacity of sago waste. The untreated and treated adsorbent was characterized by FTIR, elemental analysis and BET surface area...
Sorption behavior of some lanthanide ions such as lanthanum and samarium ions on polyacrylamide stannic molybdophosphate {PASnMoP} as organic–inorganic composite has been investigated. The distribution coefficients of La3+ and Sm3+ ions in different pH media on PASnMoP were determined with the selectivity order La3+ > Sm3+. Capacity of PASnMoP for La3+ and Sm3+ ions was...
Introduction Different sulphide ores respond differently in the prospect of copper activation to thiols for froth flotation. With the BCL Selebi-Phikwe ore body, pentlandite–pyrrhotite–chalcopyrite co-occur and there is the constraint of fine pentlandite dissemination in the pyrrhotite, so that liberation is limited. In the presence of pentlandite, pyrrhotite can even be...
The productions of levulinic acid from corncob were carried out by subcritical water process in a temperature range of 180–220 °C, reaction time of 30, 45, and 60 min. The acid modified zeolite was used as the catalyst in the subcritical water process. The ratio between the mass of zeolite and volume of hydrochloric acid in the modification process were 1:5, 1:10 and 1:15. The...
The influence of 8-fluoro-3-methyl-9-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-6-oxo-2,3-dihydro-6H-1-oxa-3a-aza-phenalene-5-carboxylic acid or levofloxacin (P1) and newly synthesized 8-fluoro-3-methyl-9-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-6-oxo-2,3-dihydro-6H-1-oxa-3a-aza-phenalene-5-carboxylic acid-(5-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-amide (P2) on corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 0.5 M hydrochloric acid...
Hydrothermal carbonization has been used as a green and effective technique for the preparation of hydrochars from simple carbohydrates, such as glucose. The chemical and structural properties of hydrochars prepared from glucose have been studied. However, the energy properties of hydrochars prepared from microwave-assisted hydrothermal carbonization of glucose have not been...
The inhibitory effect of the crude ethyl acetate extract of Saccocalyx satureioides was estimated on the corrosion of carbon steel (X52) in 1 M HCl solution sing weight loss measurement, potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy techniques. Potentiodynamic polarization curves indicated that the plants extract behaves as...
The influence of the operating frequency, the milling ball and grinding stock filling degree, the material of the milling balls and beakers, the milling ball diameter and the size of the milling beakers on the temperature increase inside the milling beakers in a mixer ball mill was investigated. These parameters influence the temperature progression and the equilibrium...
Polybutadiene rubber (BR) hybrid composites reinforced with mesoporous silica (MPS)/nanoclays, silica and MPS/carbon black were prepared. The primary focus of this research was to incorporate the mesoporous silicate (MPS), e.g., mobil composition of matter (MCM-41) as reinforcing filler in the BR matrix. The textural properties of the mesoporous materials were characterized by...
The kinetics of radical polymerization of butyl acrylate initiated by potassium peroxydisulphate and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as phase transfer catalyst (PTC) was carried out under inert and unstirred conditions at constant temperature of 60 ± 2 °C in ethyl acetate–water biphase media. The polymerization reactions were relatively fast in the two-phase systems with phase...
We synthesized cuprous oxide (Cu2O) nanoparticles (NPs) with an average crystallite size of 8.8 nm in presence of Arka (Calotropis gigantea) leaves extract. The photo-bleaching activity of Cu2O NPs on the aqueous methylene blue (MB) dye was studied by illumination of visible light. In the absorption spectra, a decrease in the absorption peak intensity at 665 nm of MB was observed...
In this study, corrosion behaviors of materials used in diffusion units and equipment used in juice clarification steps and tubes in evaporators at Ankara Sugar Factory were investigated in terms of juice production and juice clarification processes as well as juice medium at evaporation stages. The measurements have been performed by comparing steel types used in these units and...
Pure and doped catalysts were prepared with ZnO dopant concentration (0.04–0.08 mol) by wet impregnation method followed by calcination at 350–650 °C. The prepared solids were characterized by X-ray diffraction, N2-adsorption at −196 °C and the methanol conversion as the catalytic probe reaction. The results revealed that the crystallite size and ordering of CuO phase decrease by...