scholarly journals A reversible, colorimetric, pH-responsive indole-based hydrogel and its application in urea detection

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (42) ◽  
pp. 24299-24304
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Xuan Luo ◽  
Longfei Zhang ◽  
Shuai Zhang ◽  
Lin Zhang

A new type of pH-responsive indole-based (4-HINF) hydrogel, fabricated by a sol–gel method, was utilized as a platform for colorimetric detection of urea in aqueous solution.

1995 ◽  
Vol 34 (Part 2, No. 7A) ◽  
pp. L833-L836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youichi Shimizu ◽  
Satoko Michishita ◽  
Takahiro Murata

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (113) ◽  
pp. 93187-93193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingjie Chen ◽  
Min Niu ◽  
Xiaodong Wang ◽  
Wei Wei ◽  
Jinghong Liu ◽  
...  

Poly-aluminum silicate sulphate (PASS) was synthesized in a mixed aqueous solution of sodium silicate and aluminum silicate via a sol–gel method for use in ultra-low density fiberboard (ULDF).


1990 ◽  
Vol 29 (Part 2, No. 7) ◽  
pp. L1107-L1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoren Zhuang ◽  
Hiromitsu Kozuka ◽  
Toshinobu Yoko ◽  
Sumio Sakka

2010 ◽  
Vol 184 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 684-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Yazdanbakhsh ◽  
Iman Khosravi ◽  
Elaheh K. Goharshadi ◽  
Abbas Youssefi

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (27) ◽  
pp. 16513-16523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiqin Fu ◽  
Xingeng Ding ◽  
Chunrong Ren ◽  
Wenqi Li ◽  
Huating Wu ◽  
...  

In this work, a novel magnetic porous adsorbent was prepared via a sol–gel method for the removal of Ce(iv) from aqueous solution.


2016 ◽  
Vol 680 ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Qing Rong Kong

Composite sol with spinnability was prepared from an aqueous solution using polyvinyl butyral (PVB), Al (NO3)3·9H2O (AN) and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) via non-hydrolytic sol-gel method. The mullite fibers with good flexibility were also obtained. The viscosity of composite sol increased with the increasing PVB content, water-bathing temperature and aging time. FTIR spectroscopy of composite gel showed a new absorption peak due to the C=O group, which implied the presence of new reaction product. It could be explained by the reaction among PVB, AN and TEOS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Diana Vanda Wellia ◽  
Dina Nofebriani ◽  
Nurul Pratiwi ◽  
Safni Safni

Porous N-doped TiO2 photocatalyst was successfully synthesized by an environmentally friendly peroxo sol-gel method using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as a templating agent. Here, the effect of PEG addition to the aqueous peroxotitanium solutions on the structure, pore properties and photocatalytic activity of the obtained photocatalysts was systematically studied. The prepared photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). It was found that the doping of nitrogen narrows the band gap of TiO2 leading to enhance its visible-light response. The BET analysis shows that the prepared photocatalysts have a typical mesoporous structure with pore sizes of 3–6 nm. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared photocatalysts was evaluated by photocatalytic reduction of Cd(II) in an aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The results show that porous N-doped TiO2 with the optimal PEG addition had the highest Cd(II) reduction of 85.1% after 2.5 h irradiation in neutral aqueous solution. This significant improvement in photocatalytic activity of the prepared photocatalysts was mainly attributed to the synergistic combination of N doping and porous structure, which could actively increase the catalytic active site of this photocatalysts. Copyright © 2021 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). 


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (14) ◽  
pp. 3675-3685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da-Ming Gao ◽  
Bohan Zhao ◽  
Haichao Liu ◽  
Kei Morisato ◽  
Kazuyoshi Kanamori ◽  
...  

A new type of niobium phosphate (NbP) with a hierarchically porous structure was synthesised via a sol–gel method accompanied by phase separation and effectively acted as a solid acid for fructose dehydration to HMF.


1988 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Kozuka ◽  
T. Umeda ◽  
J. S. Jin ◽  
S. Sakka

ABSTRACTSuperconducting YBa2Cu3O7-δ, ceramic pieces and fibers were prepared through a sol-gel route from ametal acetate aqueous solution of controlled pH. Concentrating the starting solution by evaporating the solvent provided a transparent viscous sol, from which gel fibers could be drawn. Further concentrating of the viscous solution led to formation of gel pieces. Conversion of gel fibers and pieces to superconductors were investigated in terms of precipitating crystalline species and electrical conductivities.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 7356-7362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjawan Moongraksathum ◽  
Min-Yuan Chien ◽  
Yu-Wen Chen

A series of multifunctional silver-doped titanium dioxide (Ag/TiO2) nanocomposites with various silver contents were synthesized by the peroxo sol–gel method using TiCl4 as a precursor and H2O2 as a peptizing agent. The sol was used to coat a glass substrate, thereby forming a thin film. The antiviral and antibacterial activities of the Ag/TiO2 films and their use in the photocatalytic degradation of an aqueous solution of methylene blue were investigated. The as-prepared materials were characterized using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The antiviral and antibacterial activities of the samples were tested against Escherichia coli, the influenza A virus (H1N1), and enterovirus. It was observed that an optimum Ag:TiO2 weight ratio of 1:100 enabled the highest activity in the photocatalytic degradation of an aqueous solution of methylene blue under irradiation with either ultraviolet or visible light. Moreover, the same composition remarkably exhibited extremely high antibacterial and virucidal effectivenesses greater than 99.99% against E. coli and infectious viruses after illumination with ultraviolet A. The presence of silver on TiO2 significantly enhanced its photocatalytic activity. Thus, the excellent photocatalytic activities and reusability of the Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite render it applicable as a coating material for several purposes.


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