scholarly journals Ultrasonic Preparation of PN For The Photodegradation of 17ß-Estradiol In Water And Biotoxicity Assessment Of E2 After Degradation

Author(s):  
Kun Meng ◽  
Ke-Fu Zhou ◽  
Nhat-Thien Nguyen ◽  
Bor-Yann Chen ◽  
Min Long ◽  
...  

Abstract This study prepared a novel Phosphorene (PN) and load it onto TiO2 to fabricated PN-TiO2, to effectively photo degrade the hydrophobic environmental hormone 17ß-estradiol in aqueous solutions. First, the corresponding characterization of prepared materials was implemented by myriads of methods (e.g, atomic force microscopy), transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometer, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Next, the effect of the PN on the degradation efficiency was systematically investigated. Apparently, the doping of TiO2 by PN significantly enhanced its photocatalytic and adsorption properties with the addition of PN, compared to that in the absence of TiO2. That is the addition improved the adsorption capability of the composite. The optimal PN weight content was found to be 0.5%. However, the photo degradation efficiency gradually decreased when the PN content increased further. This optimal PN content directly suggested synergistic interactions upon the photo degrading efficiency. Compare to other PN-based photocatalysts mentioned in literature, this PN-based material owned striking advantages, such as higher energy efficiency, greater remove capacity, and superior cost-effectiveness. Further, biotoxicity of the water after treatment decreased was evident by observing the development of zebrafish embryos. In conclusion, the prepared PN-based materials exhibited promising photocatalytic capabilities for removal and biotoxicity reduction of 17ß-estradiol in aqueous solutions.

2020 ◽  
Vol MA2020-02 (24) ◽  
pp. 1750-1750
Author(s):  
Andrea Quintero Colmenares ◽  
Patrice Gergaud ◽  
Jean-Michel Hartmann ◽  
Vincent Delaye ◽  
Nicolas Bernier ◽  
...  

1998 ◽  
Vol 535 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Kopperschmidt ◽  
S T. Senz ◽  
R. Scholz ◽  
G. Kästner ◽  
U. Gösele ◽  
...  

AbstractWe realized “compliant” substrates in the square centimeter range by twist-wafer bonding of an (100) GaAs handle wafer to another (100) GaAs wafer with a several nm thick epitaxially grown GaAs layer followed by an appropriate back-etch procedure. The twist angle between the two GaAs wafers was chosen between 4 and 15 degrees. The twisted layers were characterized by area scanned X-ray diffraction, optical and electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Occasionally we observed regions showing pinholes in the transferred thin twistbonded GaAs layer.After epitaxial deposition of 300 nm InP and InGaAs films with different degrees of mismatch on these substrates, transmission electron microscopy revealed grains which are epitaxially oriented to either the substrate or the twist-bonded layer. The grain boundaries between the twisted and untwisted grains probably collect threading dislocations, thus reducing their density in the areas free of boundaries.


2015 ◽  
Vol 821-823 ◽  
pp. 213-216
Author(s):  
S.M. Ryndya ◽  
N.I. Kargin ◽  
A.S. Gusev ◽  
E.P. Pavlova

Silicon carbide thin films were obtained on Si (100) and (111) substrates by means of vacuum laser ablation of α-SiC ceramic target. The influence of substrate temperature on composition, structure and surface morphology of experimental samples was examined using Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), conventional and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM/HRTEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela De Bonis ◽  
Agostino Galasso ◽  
Antonio Santagata ◽  
Roberto Teghil

A MgB2target has been ablated by Nd:glass laser with a pulse duration of 250 fs. The plasma produced by the laser-target interaction, showing two temporal separated emissions, has been characterized by time and space resolved optical emission spectroscopy and ICCD fast imaging. The films, deposited on silicon substrates and formed by the coalescence of particles with nanometric size, have been analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The first steps of the films growth have been studied by Transmission Electron Microscopy. The films deposition has been studied by varying the substrate temperature from 25 to 500°C and the best results have been obtained at room temperature.


Author(s):  
S. S. Srinivasan ◽  
N. Kislov ◽  
Yu. Emirov ◽  
D. Y. Goswami ◽  
E. K. Stefanakos

Nanoparticles of Zinc Ferrite (ZnFe2O4) prepared by both wet- and dry- high-energy ball milling (HEBM), have been investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), surface area and pore size distribution (BET) and wavelength-dependent diffuse reflectance and scattering turned into absorption coefficient estimation using the Kubelka-Munk theory. It was found that after 72 hours of HEBM, the particle size was decreased from 220 nm for the initial material to 16.5 nm and 9.4 nm for the wet- and dry-milled samples, respectively. The optical absorption analysis revealed that the energy gap is increased (blue shift) by 0.45 eV for wet-milled and decreased (“anomalous” red shift) by 0.15 eV for dry-milled samples of ZnFe2O4 as the particle size decreased.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Barakat A. F. Kamel

In this research work, the nanoparticles of aluminum oxide were synthesized by two ways. The first way is the biological by using (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacteria with a rate diameter (102.35) nm. The second way is the electrochemical with a rate diameter (62) nm. These nanoparticles were characterized by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), X-Ray diffraction technique (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Scanninig Electron Microscopy (SEM). Alumina nanoparticles are thermodynamically stable particles over a wide temperature range . The biological activity of these nanoparticles toward different species of pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus ) and (Pseudo monas) has been investigated. The results stated that the nanoparticles prepared by chemical way was more effective on the inhibition of bacteria than the nanoparticles prepared by biological way


2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 524-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunlong Li ◽  
Yuying Zheng

A conducting copolymer of 1,1′-ferrocenediacyl anilide and aniline (P(FcA-co-ANI)) was synthesized, which had a conjugated structure and ferrocene moieties in the main chain. The monomer and copolymer were characterized using proton nuclear magnetic resonance and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopies. A P(FcA-co-ANI)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite was synthesized by oxidation polymerization, using rGO as a substrate. The characteristic peaks of P(FcA-co-ANI) and rGO were observed in the FTIR spectrum of P(FcA-co-ANI)/rGO. The X-ray diffraction pattern of P(FcA-co-ANI)/rGO exhibited similar peaks to the pattern of P(FcA-co-ANI), except for the absence of the weak broad peak at 9.0° owing to rGO. The surface morphologies of the materials were characterized by atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The interlayer distances of rGO and P(FcA-co-ANI)/rGO were 0.96 and 1.38 nm, respectively. The morphology of the copolymer was spherical, and it contained island structures covering the surface of the graphene layers. The electrochemical properties of the composite were measured by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge–discharge measurements and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The maximum specific capacitance of the composite was 722.5 F/g at 0.5 A/g. The diffusion resistance was very small, and the composites durability was sufficient for subjecting to prolonged oxidation and reduction.


2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravishankar Bhat ◽  
Raghunandan Deshpande ◽  
Sharanabasava V. Ganachari ◽  
Do Sung Huh ◽  
A. Venkataraman

This is a report on photo-irradiated extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles using the aqueous extract of edible oyster mushroom (Pleurotus florida) as a reducing agent. The appearance, size, and shape of the silver nanoparticles are understood by UV-visible spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. The X-ray diffraction studies, energy dispersive X-ray analysis indicate that particles are crystalline in nature. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis revealed that the nanoparticles are covered with biomoieties on their surface. As can be seen from our studies, the biofunctionalized silver nanoparticles thus produced have shown admirable antimicrobial effects, and the synthetic procedure involved is eco-friendly and simple, and hence high range production of the same can be considered for using them in many pharmaceutical applications.


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