Improvement of the saturation magnetisation using Plackett–Burman design and response surface methodology: superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles synthesised by co-precipitation under nitrogen atmosphere

Author(s):  
Hakan Köçkar ◽  
Oznur Karaagac

2013 ◽  
Vol 756 ◽  
pp. 74-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bashiru Kayode Sodipo ◽  
Azlan Abdul Aziz

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) of sizes 5 to10 nm were synthesized by the co-precipitation method. They are coated with silica nanoparticles using sonication method. The SPION was produced under the optimum pH of 10, peptized in acidic medium and redispersed in water. The silica nanoparticles were produced through the Stöbermethod. Sonochemical coating of silica nanoparticle on the SPION was successfulat a pH value lower than 5. Otherwise, at higher pH value (but lower than point zero charge (PZC)), the SPION were found to be unstable. Fast hydrolysis of triethoxyvinylsilane(TEVS) shows that silica forms its own particles without coating onto the surfaces of the SPION. Under optimized experimental condition, sonochemical method of coating silica nanoparticles onto the SPION can be considered as an alternative for effective and prompt method that rely mainly on pH of the suspension.



2011 ◽  
Vol 138-139 ◽  
pp. 1209-1214
Author(s):  
Xiao Yu Liu ◽  
Fan Xing Meng ◽  
Yi Bo Zhang ◽  
Huan He ◽  
Wei Han ◽  
...  

Response surface methodology (RSM) was used for statistical optimization of fermentation medium that influenced the yield of endo-polysaccharide from cultivated mycelia of Cordyceps militaris. First, the Plackett-Burman design was used to evaluate the effects of ten variables including glucose, maltose, peptone, yeast extract, KH2PO4, MgSO4, CaCl2, VB1, inoculum density and medium capacity. Among these variables, glucose, peptone and yeast extract were identified to have the significant effects. Subsequently, response surface methodology based on a five-level three-factor central composite design was employed to determine the maximum dry weight (DW) of mycelial biomass at optimum concentration of glucose, peptone and yeast extract. The mycelia growth was found to correlate to the three parameters that could be represented by second-order polynomial models. The optimal values of the three parameters were determined as 4.62% glucose, 3.36% peptone and 0.43% yeast extract. The prediction DW was 23.727g/L. The actual experimental results were in agreement with the prediction.



2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangya Zhou ◽  
Xiaojuan Yu ◽  
Cong Ding ◽  
Zhiping Wang ◽  
Qianqian Zhou ◽  
...  


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