Conducting Polymers and Photocatalysis: A Mini Review on Selected Conducting Polymers and Photocatalysts as TiO2 and ZnO

2021 ◽  
Vol 02 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazli Turkten ◽  
Yunus Karatas ◽  
Miray Bekbolet

: This work covers a comprehensive mini review of the recent studies on the use of composites consisting of conducting polymers coupled with photocatalysts. The selected photocatalysts were TiO2 and ZnO and conducting polymers were polyaniline, polypyrrole and polythiophene. Based on the reference studies, preparation and characterization methodologies were presented along with reaction conditions. Assessment of photocatalytic performance of the composites was based on i. light intensity, band gap energy and effective wavelength region, ii. surface area and initial adsorption, iii. zeta potential and the pH of point of zero charges (pHzpc), with respect to selected substrate physico-chemical properties. Conclusive remarks covered recommendations for future studies to fulfill the misconceptions.

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
B S Bhonsale ◽  
S N Kaula ◽  
B V Patel ◽  
K C Patel

Various polycynaurates were synhesised by stirred interfacial polycondensation of 2-(N.N-diphenynhydrazino)-4,6-dichloro-s-triaziae (DPHDCT) with each of the aromatic diols: bisphenol-A (BPA); bisphenol-C (BPC); bisphenol-S (BPS); phenolphthalein (Ph); catechol; resorcinol; 1,5and 2.7-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN-1,5 and DHN-2,7) and 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone (DHA-1,8). Interfacial polycondensation of DPHDCT with BPA was investigated in detail in order to select optimum reaction conditions. The yield of polycyanurates varies from 6 I% to 79%. The polycyanurates are soluble in chlorinated solvents such as chloroform, dichloroethane. dichloromethane and chlorobenzene. The reduced viscosity for polycyanurates, determined with a 1 g disolution in chloroform at 25 + 3°C was found to be in the range 0.50-0.68 dl g. All the polycyanurates were characterized by IR spectra. The densities of the polycyanurates, determined using the suspension method at 25 3°C, range between 1.196 and 1.330 g cm. The overall reactivity of diols, based on reduced viscosity values, was found to decrease in the following order: PCBPA> PCPh> PCBPC> PCR>PCDHN-2,7 > PCDHN-I,5 > PCC > PCDHA-1.8 > PCBPS. The thermal stability of polycyanurates, derived from various temperature characteristics, was found to decrease in the following order: PCBPA> PCBPS> PCBPC > PCC PCR> PCDHN-2,7 PCDHN-.l 5 > PCDHA-1,8 > PCPh.


2015 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
SR Pratap ◽  
SZM Shamshuddin ◽  
N Thimmaraju ◽  
M Shyamsundar ◽  
SS Reena

In this article production of biodiesel from Madhuca indica oil (MI-oil) containing high % of free fatty acids (FFA) by transesterification process with methanol over basic zeolites such as NaY loaded with 5-25% KOH is presented. The zeolites were characterized by PXRD, BET and CO2-TPD methods prior to their catalytic activity studies. Optimization of reaction conditions for transesterification was conducted in order to get highest possible yield of biodiesel. 1HNMR and FTIR analysis confirms the conversion of MI-oil to biodiesel. The physico-chemical properties of MI-biodiesel were found to be comparable with that of the standard biodiesel. The NaY and KOH/NaY zeolites were found to be efficient and reusable catalysts without much loss of their catalytic activity when used for several times in biodiesel production.Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 50(4), 271-278, 2015


2013 ◽  
Vol 856 ◽  
pp. 64-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balbir Singh Kaith ◽  
Saruchi ◽  
Sandeep Kaur ◽  
Meenakshi Devi

Gum tragancanthbased organic-inorganic hybrid ion exchanger has been synthesized using a mixture of sodium tungstate, orthophosphoric acid and potassium iodate. The different reaction conditions like reaction temperature, reaction time, pH of reaction medium, solvent volume, monomer concentration and initiator concentration were optimized in order to get the semi-IPN Gt-cl-poly (AA). Onto semi IPN, methylmethacrylate was incorporated using lipase-gluteraldehyde as the initiator-crosslinker system. The IPN finally was converted into ion-exchanger and was studied for its different physico-chemical properties. Ion exchange capacity was studied for Na+and effect of different temperatures on ion exchange capacity was evaluated. Characterization was done using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and EDS techniques.


Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1209
Author(s):  
Mihaela Cristea ◽  
Liviu Bîrzan ◽  
Florea Dumitrascu ◽  
Cristian Enache ◽  
Victorita Tecuceanu ◽  
...  

As a continuation of research on 1-vinylazulenes synthesis, on their physico–chemical properties as well as on their use as colorimetric and electrochemical materials for the detection of heavy metals ions, new compounds, 4-(azulen-1-ylmethylene)-2-phenyloxazol-5(4H)-ones, are reported. The exceptional structure of azulene moiety with symmetrical electron distribution only with respect to the x-axis gives some special chemical and physical properties to compounds in which it is inserted. Various azulene-1-carbaldehydes and hippuric acids are condensed with good yields in Erlenmeyer—Plöchl reaction conditions. The obtained 1-vinylzulenes were characterized and their UV-Vis and NMR spectra were briefly discussed.


Author(s):  
H. Gross ◽  
H. Moor

Fracturing under ultrahigh vacuum (UHV, p ≤ 10-9 Torr) produces membrane fracture faces devoid of contamination. Such clean surfaces are a prerequisite foe studies of interactions between condensing molecules is possible and surface forces are unequally distributed, the condensate will accumulate at places with high binding forces; crystallites will arise which may be useful a probes for surface sites with specific physico-chemical properties. Specific “decoration” with crystallites can be achieved nby exposing membrane fracture faces to water vopour. A device was developed which enables the production of pure water vapour and the controlled variation of its partial pressure in an UHV freeze-fracture apparatus (Fig.1a). Under vaccum (≤ 10-3 Torr), small container filled with copper-sulfate-pentahydrate is heated with a heating coil, with the temperature controlled by means of a thermocouple. The water of hydration thereby released enters a storage vessel.


1990 ◽  
Vol 63 (03) ◽  
pp. 499-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Electricwala ◽  
L Irons ◽  
R Wait ◽  
R J G Carr ◽  
R J Ling ◽  
...  

SummaryPhysico-chemical properties of recombinant desulphatohirudin expressed in yeast (CIBA GEIGY code No. CGP 39393) were reinvestigated. As previously reported for natural hirudin, the recombinant molecule exhibited abnormal behaviour by gel filtration with an apparent molecular weight greater than that based on the primary structure. However, molecular weight estimation by SDS gel electrophoresis, FAB-mass spectrometry and Photon Correlation Spectroscopy were in agreement with the theoretical molecular weight, with little suggestion of dimer or aggregate formation. Circular dichroism studies of the recombinant molecule show similar spectra at different pH values but are markedly different from that reported by Konno et al. (13) for a natural hirudin-variant. Our CD studies indicate the presence of about 60% beta sheet and the absence of alpha helix in the secondary structure of recombinant hirudin, in agreement with the conformation determined by NMR studies (17)


1963 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 263-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Savitskii ◽  
V.F. Terekhova ◽  
O.P. Naumkin

1990 ◽  
Vol 39 (442) ◽  
pp. 996-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayao TAKASAKA ◽  
Hideyuki NEMOTO ◽  
Hirohiko KONO ◽  
Yoshihiro MATSUDA

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