Chemistry & Earth Sciences: Recent submissions
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Amplitude modulation in infrared metamaterial absorbers based on electro-optically tunable conducting oxides
( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article)A class of electro-optically tunable metamaterial absorbers is designed and theoretically investigated in the infrared regime towards realizing free-space amplitude modulators. The spacer between a subwavelength metallic ... -
Tailoring the efficiency of an active catalyst for CO abatement through oxidation reaction: The case study of samarium-doped ceria
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)In the present study, for the first time we tailored organic chemistry traditional synthesis tools towards preparation of CexSm1-xO2 (x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1) fluorite-type mixed oxides which are used for CO abatement. In ... -
Role of Solvent Polarity and Hydrogen-Bonding on Excited-State Fluorescence of 3-[(E)-{4-[Dimethylamino]benzylidene}amino]-2-naphthoic Acid (DMAMN): Isomerization vs Rotomerization
( American Chemical Society , 2018 , Article)The present experimental and theoretical study on a new chromophore DMAMN of the type push-?-pull (push = dimethylaniline, ? = imine, pull = 2-naphthoic acid), allows understanding of the mechanism by which the molecular ... -
Investigation of Biochemical Alterations in Ischemic Stroke Using Fourier Transform Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy-A Preliminary Study.
( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Brain damage, long-term disability and death are the dreadful consequences of ischemic stroke. It causes imbalance in the biochemical constituents that distorts the brain dynamics. Understanding the sub-cellular alterations ... -
Synthesis of 5-oxo-5H-chromeno[3,4-c]pyridine-1-carbonitriles and features of their NMR spectra
( Wiley , 2019 , Article)Two different methods leading to 5-oxo-5H-chromeno[3,4-c]pyridine-1-carbonitriles were investigated. Reactions of 3-aminocrotonirile with substituted salicylaldehydes provided 5-oxo-5H-chromeno[3,4-c]pyridine-1-carbonitriles ... -
Catalytic Degradation of 4-Ethylpyridine in Water by Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton Process
( MDPI , 2019 , Article)In this work, the degradation of 4-ethylpyridine (4EP) in water by a heterogeneous photo-Fenton process (H2O2/Fe3O4/ultraviolet irradiation (UV)) was investigated. More rapid and effective 4EP degradation was obtained with ... -
Electrochemical oxidation/disinfection of urine wastewaters with different anode materials
( MDPI , 2019 , Article)In the present work, electrochemical technology was used simultaneously for the deactivation of microorganisms and the destruction of micro-pollutants contained in synthetic urine wastewaters. Microorganisms (E. coli) were ... -
Plackett-Burman and Box-Behnken designs as chemometric tools for micro-determination of L-Ornithine
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Plackett-Burman (PB) and Box-Behnken (BB) screening and response surface factorial designs were used to evaluate spectrophotometric and spectrofluorimetric approaches for the determination of l-Ornithine (ORN) as per se ... -
Transition metal nanoparticles doped carbon paper as a cost-effective anode in a microbial fuel cell powered by pure and mixed biocatalyst cultures
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)The poor wettability and high cost of the carbonaceous electrodes materials prohibited the practical applications of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) on large scale. Here, a novel nanoparticles of metal sheathed with metal oxide ... -
Cu-Ce-O catalyst revisited for exceptional activity at low temperature CO oxidation reaction
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)In the present study, CexCu1−xO2−δ (x = 0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8, 0.9, and 1) catalysts were synthesized using a facile and reproducible combustion method and were evaluated towards the CO oxidation (CO-OX) and CO preferential ... -
Application of FTIR and LA-ICPMS spectroscopies as a possible approach for biochemical analyses of different rat brain regions
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) is a non-destructive analytical technique that has been employed in this research to characterize the biochemical make-up of various rat brain regions. The sensorimotor cortex, ... -
Tuning the activity of Cu-containing rare earth oxide catalysts for CO oxidation reaction: Cooling while heating paradigm in microwave-assisted synthesis
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)(Ce-La-xCu)O2 catalysts with low (3 at.%) and high (10 at.%) Cu content were prepared by conventional microwave (MW) and enhanced microwave methods where air cooling (AC), while heating, was applied. The catalysts were ... -
Electro-sprayed PVA coating with texture-enriched surface morphology for augmented humidity sensing
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)This article reports the modified surface morphology of Poly-vinyl Alcohol (PVA) films using electro-spraying coating technique. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were conducted to examine ... -
Curcumin a Colorimetric and Fluorimetric Cyanide Probe in Aqueous System and Living Cells
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2019 , Article)Curcumin, 1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-hepta-diene-3,5-dione, is a natural product obtained from the rhizome of Curcuma longa. Curcumin has been demonstrated to be a strong antioxidant with anticancer properties ... -
Vertical Silicon Nanowires Based Directional Coupler Optical Router
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Article)A fully complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor compatible optical router is demonstrated. The router structure is built using the silicon-organic hybrid platform, while its mechanism is based on the directional coupler ... -
Application of fractional factorial design for green synthesis of cyano-modified silica nanoparticles: Chemometrics and multifarious response optimization
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Cyano-functionalized spherical silica nanoparticles (SNPs) were synthesized via St?ber method. A 2 k-p IV fractional factorial design (2k-p IV-FFD) was used to smartly prepare monodispersed evenly distributed SNPs. Six ... -
Carbon black dispersions in surfactant-based microemulsion
( Cambridge University Press , 2018 , Article)In an attempt to introduce a novel approach to formulate carbon black (ketjen black) suspension with enhanced colloidal stability, improved flowability, and higher conductivity, ketjen black was dispersed in microemulsion ... -
Roll-over cyclometalation: A versatile tool to enhance the catalytic activity of transition metal complexes
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Roll-over cyclometalation is a special case of cyclometalation. While in classical cyclometalation, C,H-activation (deprotonation or oxidative addition) has to occur at the ligand to result in a metallacycle, in roll-over ... -
Production, purification, and characterization of thermostable alkaline xylanase from Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis NASTPD13
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2018 , Article)Anoxybacillus kamchatkensis NASTPD13 used herein as a source for thermostable alkaline xylanase were isolated from Paudwar Hot Springs, Nepal. NASTPD13 cultured at 60°C, pH 7 and in presence of inorganic (ammonium sulfate) ... -
A computational study on molecular structure and stability of tautomers of dipyrrole-based phenanthroline analogue
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)This work reports structure and stability of different tautomers of a newly-designed analogue of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione (the di-keto structure (DK) derived from 1H,8H-pyrrolo[3,2-g]indole (PI)) using quantum chemical ...
