Chemistry & Earth Sciences: Recent submissions
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Synthesis and physicochemical studies of perovskite manganite La0.8Ca0.2Nn1 xCoxO3(0?x?0.3)
( Seoul National University 501-321 , 2017 , Article)The physicochemical properties of La0.8Ca0.2Mn1xCoxO nanopowders as a function of Co content (x) have been investigated. La0.8Ca0.2Mn1xCoxO nanopowders were synthesized by sol-gel method and morphologically and structurally ... -
Electro-Optic Plasmonic Modulator with Direct Coupling to Silicon Waveguides
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Article)A novel plasmonic Mach-Zehnder interferometer is proposed with a nonlinear polymer. Orthogonal junction coupling between silicon and plasmonic waveguides is exploited to omit the need for tapers, and in turn, reduce the ... -
Enhancing the performance of electro-peroxone by incorporation of UV irradiation and BDD anodes
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)In this work, the treatment of 4-nitrophenol (NP) in water by ozonation, electrolysis, electro-peroxone (EP), and photo-electro-peroxone (PEP) processes was investigated. PEP process is based on the combination of ozonation, ... -
Rational one-step synthesis of porous PtPdRu nanodendrites for ethanol oxidation reaction with a superior tolerance for CO-poisoning
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2017 , Article)Precise fabrication of porous ternary Pt-based nanodendrites is very important for electrochemical energy conversion owing to high surface area and great molecular accessibility of these nanodendrites. Herein, PtPdRu porous ... -
Potato Peels as an Adsorbent for Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions: Eco-Structuring of a Green Adsorbent Operating Plackett-Burman Design
( Hindawi Limited , 2019 , Article)Treatment of wastewater is becoming a concern of an increasing prominence. Trace amounts of toxic metalloids and heavy metals (HMs) would contaminate large volumes of water. Being present as traces, removal of these ... -
Natural clay-supported palladium catalysts for methane oxidation reaction: Effect of alloying
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2019 , Article)The catalytic combustion of methane (CCM) has been extensively studied owing to the wide use of methane in motor vehicles and power generation turbines. However, the absence of polarizability and the high C-H bond strength ... -
Chemistry, alpha-glucosidase and radical scavenging properties of uranyl(VI) hydrazide complexes
( Bentham Science Publishers , 2019 , Article)Background: Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antitumoral activities among others are essential characteristics in the development of novel therapeutic compounds. Acid hydrazides can form complexation with ... -
Combining bioadsorption and photoelectrochemical oxidation for the treatment of soil-washing effluents polluted with herbicide 2,4-D
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2017 , Article)BACKGROUND: The aim of this work is to evaluate the effectiveness of complete treatment of soil spiked with 2,4-D, consisting of soil washing, followed by bioadsorption with activated sludge and electrochemical and ... -
CMOS compatible silicon slot ring resonator sensor
( SPIE , 2019 , Conference Paper)We propose a fully CMOS compatible optical sensor based on the ring resonator mechanism. The waveguide structure of the sensor utilizes the silicon on insulator slot waveguide configuration. The analyte fills the slot and ... -
Degradation of hydroxychloroquine by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)In this work, the degradation of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) drug in aqueous solution by electrochemical advanced oxidation processes including electrochemical oxidation (EO) using boron doped diamond (BDD) and its combination ... -
Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in CO2 and H2S-saturated acidic media by a new polyurea-based material
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2019 , Article)Oil well acidizing is a common practice used to boost oil well productivity in the industry. This practice, however, exposes the mild steel components of the wells to extremely harsh corrosive environments. Under such ... -
Computational exploration of the effect of molecular medium on the tautomerization of azo prodrug of 5-aminosalicylic acid
( Elsevier Inc. , 2019 , Article)The characterization of potential tautomerization of pharmaceutical materials has significant importance. Sulfasalazine (SSZ) is a prodrug that bears 5-aminosalicylic acid and pyridylamino-sulfonyl-phenyl moieties bridged ... -
Utilization of 7-chloro-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD-Cl) for spectrochemical determination of L-ornithine: A multivariate optimization-assisted approach
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2019 , Article)A simple and highly sensitive univariate calibration strategy based on ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectroscopy and assisted by multivariate screening and optimization was utilized for the determination of ... -
Application of a definitive screening design for the synthesis of a charge-transfer complex of sparfloxacin with tetracyanoethylene: Spectroscopic, thermodynamic, kinetics, and DFT computational studies
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2019 , Article)Herein, a spectrochemical approach was adopted to study the charge-transfer (CT) complexation of sparfloxacin (SFX) with tetracyanoethylene (TCNE). In this study, a three-level design of experiments (DOE) involving a ... -
Characterization of GRE pipes fatigue failure subjected to HTHP loading conditions
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2019 , Conference Paper)GRE composite pipes are a great substitute for Carbon steel, however, obstacles of introducing GRE composite pipes into oil and gas transmission lines have been primarily related to inadequate testing data to maintain ... -
Drillstring Failure - Identification, Modeling, and Experimental Characterization
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2019 , Article)Drilling is one of the costliest and risky activities in oil and gas industry due to complexity of interactions with downhole formation. Under such conditions, the uncertainty of drillstring behavior increases, and hence, ... -
Electrolytic oxidation as a sustainable method to transform urine into nutrients
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)© 2020 by the authors. In this work, the transformation of urine into nutrients using electrolytic oxidation in a single-compartment electrochemical cell in galvanostatic mode was investigated. The electrolytic oxidation ... -
Oxidative degradation of tannic acid in aqueous solution by UV/S2O8 2- and UV/H2O2/Fe2+ processes: A comparative study
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Tannic acid (TA) is a major pollutant present in the wastewater generated from vegetable tanneries process and food processing. This work studied TA degradation by two advanced oxidation processes (APOs): UV irradiation ... -
TDDFT Investigation of the hybrid organic inorganic perovskite: CH 3 NH 3 PbC 3
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Hybrid organic-inorganic metal perovskites (chemical formula: ABX3, A-organic cation, B-metal ion, X-halide) are the latest advancement for increasing efficiency in thin-film solar cells or Dye Solar Cells (DSC). They have ... -
Screening and optimization of samarium-assisted complexation for the determination of norfloxacin, levofloxacin and lomefloxacin in their corresponding dosage forms employing spectrofluorimetry
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Multivariate strategy was applied for setting a fluorescent technique for the determination of three fluoroquinolones: norfloxacin (NOR), levofloxacin (LEV) and lomefloxacin (LOM) in their pure powder and dosage forms. ...
