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Design of hybrid clay/ polypyrrole decorated with silver and zinc oxide nanoparticles for anticorrosive and antibacterial applications
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
In this work, a novel and cost-effective bentonite intercalated with polypyrrole Zinc oxide-silver nanocomposite (B-PPy/ZnO) hybrid material was prepared via in situ photopolymerization of pyrrole in the presence of silanized ...
Organ-specific toxicity evaluation of stearamidopropyl dimethylamine (SAPDMA) surfactant using zebrafish embryos
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Surfactants are widely used in the industry of detergents, household products, and cosmetics. SAPDMA is a cationic surfactant that is used mostly in cosmetics, conditioning agents and has recently gained attention as a ...
AEO-7 surfactant is “super toxic” and induces severe cardiac, liver and locomotion damage in zebrafish embryos
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SpringerOpen
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether-7 (AEO-7), a non-ionic surfactant, has recently been receiving extensive attention from the ocean pipeline industry for its ability to inhibit corrosion. ...
Unveiling one-pot scalable fabrication of reusable carboxylated heterogeneous carbon-based catalysts from eucalyptus plant with the assistance of dry ice for selective hydrolysis of eucalyptus biomass
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
Biomass is the most abundant source for organic carbon-based substances on the earth; however, its utilization as sources for heterogeneous catalysts for biorefineries is rarely reported. Herein, a simple approach was ...
The recent advances in the mechanical properties of self-standing two-dimensional MXene-based nanostructures: Deep insights into the supercapacitor
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
MXenes have emerged as promising materials for various mechanical applications due to their outstanding physicochemical merits, multilayered structures, excellent strength, flexibility, and electrical conductivity. Despite ...
Unveiling fabrication and environmental remediation of mxene-based nanoarchitectures in toxic metals removal from wastewater: Strategy and mechanism
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MDPI AG
, 2020 , Article)
Efficient approaches for toxic metal removal from wastewater have had transformative impacts to mitigating freshwater scarcity. Adsorption is among the most promising purification techniques due to its simplicity, low cost, ...
Controlled synthesis of carbon nitride-TiO<inf>2</inf> nanocomposites for prompt photocatalytic degradation of individual and mixed organic dyes at room temperature
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Article)
Development of efficient and low-cost photocatalysts for the degradation of mixed organic dyes in water resources is of great importance in various industrial and environmental applications. Herein, we prepared organic-inorganic ...
Electrochemical and thermodynamic study on the corrosion performance of API X120 steel in 3.5% NaCl solution
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Nature Research
, 2020 , Article)
The present work studied the effect of temperature on the corrosion behavior of API X120 steel in a saline solution saturated with CO2 in absence and presence of polyethyleneimine (PEI) as an environmentally safe green ...
An efficient green ionic liquid for the corrosion inhibition of reinforcement steel in neutral and alkaline highly saline simulated concrete pore solutions
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Nature Research
, 2020 , Article)
The effect of the green ionic liquid compound, Quaternium-32 (Q-32), on the corrosion inhibition performance of reinforcement steel, in a simulated concrete pore solution, was investigated at different temperatures and pH ...
Spectral, thermal, antimicrobial studies for silver(I) complexes of pyrazolone derivatives
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BioMed Central Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
Background: Synthesize new complexes of Ag(I) to enhance efficacy or stability and also, pharmacological activities on the operation of pyrazolone's biological properties. Results: Efficient and high yielding pathways ...