Development of Morphology Dependent Titania Nanomaterial for Photo Degradation of Dyes

2014 ◽  
Vol 625 ◽  
pp. 349-352
Author(s):  
Nor Hazwani Amir Hamzah ◽  
Sujan Chowdhury ◽  
Suriati Sufian ◽  
Abdul Aziz Omar ◽  
Abrar Inayat
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Flower Structure ◽  
Photo Degradation ◽  
Photo Catalysis ◽  
Degradation Of Dyes ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Surface Morphologies

Titania nanomaterial flower structure is synthesized through the ionothermal route and is used for the degradation of sulfan blue (SB) through the photo catalysis process. The ionic liquid used is 1-butyl-3-methypyridium dicyanamide ([Bmpm]DCN). The particle sizes and surface morphologies are characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET). Three types of titania have been compared for their degradation performance, namely commercial titania (TP), titania nanotube (TN), and titania flower (TF). The size of the particle is found to be approximately 33 nm from the FE–SEM analysis. The BET measures the highest surface area of 220 m2 g-1 and pore volume of 0.15 cm3 g-1 for the TF. The degradation of binary dye is more favorable in alkaline solution with pH 14 while varying the dosage of the commercial TiO2 from 0.025–0.2 g reveals an increase in the rate of degradation with optimum dosage is found to be 0.2 g. Results show that TF degradation rate is higher as compared to TP and TN.

Defect morphology in thick relaxed layers of InGaAs on GaAs

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 668-669
Author(s):  
R H Dixon ◽  
P Kidd ◽  
P J Goodhew
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Double Crystal ◽  
Strained Layers ◽  
Good Surface ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Device Structures ◽  
Surface Morphologies

Thick relaxed InGaAs layers grown epitaxially on GaAs are potentially useful substrates for growing high indium percentage strained layers. It is important that these relaxed layers are defect free and have a good surface morphology for the subsequent growth of device structures.3μm relaxed layers of InxGa1-xAs were grown on semi - insulating GaAs substrates by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE), where the indium composition ranged from x=0.1 to 1.0. The interface, bulk and surface of the layers have been examined in planar view and cross-section by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The surface morphologies have been characterised by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and the bulk lattice perfection of the layers assessed using Double Crystal X-ray Diffraction (DCXRD).The surface morphology has been found to correlate with the growth conditions, with the type of defects grown-in to the layer (e.g. stacking faults, microtwins), and with the nature and density of dislocations in the interface.

Solvothermal/ Hydrothermal Synthesis of Metal Oxides and Metal Powders with and without Microwaves

2010 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 1033-1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sridhar Komarneni ◽  
Young Dong Noh ◽  
Joo Young Kim ◽  
Seok Han Kim ◽  
Hiroaki Katsuki
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Hydrothermal Synthesis ◽  
Reducing Agents ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Metal Powders ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Very Low Temperature

Anatase and Ca, Sr and Ca0.5Sr0.5 hydroxyapatites were synthesized by conventional-hydrothermal (C-H) as well asmicrowave-hydrothermal (M-H)methods.Microwave-assisted reactions led to accelerated syntheses of anatase but no such acceleration of reactions could be detected with the syntheses of hydroxyapatites because the crystallization of the latter materials occurred at very low temperature. Cu and Au metal powders were produced by using glucose, fructose or sucrose as reducing agents under C-H conditions at 160 ℃, where fructose and sucrose were found to be stronger reducing agents than glucose. The crystallinity of all the powders was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, and morphology and particle sizes were determined by scanning or transmission electron microscopy

scholarly journals Development of Ternary and Quaternary Catalysts for the Electrooxidation of Glycerol

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Artem ◽  
D. M. Santos ◽  
A. R. De Andrade ◽  
K. B. Kokoh ◽  
J. Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Cyclic Voltammetry ◽  
Pechini Method ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Face Centered Cubic ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Face Centered

This work consisted in the preparation of platinum-based catalysts supported on carbon (Vulcan XC-72) and investigation of their physicochemical and electrochemical properties. Catalysts of the C/Pt-Ni-Sn-Me (Me = Ru or Ir) type were prepared by the Pechini method at temperature of350∘C. Four different compositions were homemade: C/Pt60Sn10Ni30, C/Pt60Sn10Ni20Ru10, C/Pt60Sn10Ni10Ru20, and C/Pt60Sn10Ni10Ir20. These catalysts were electrochemically and physically characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA) in the presence of glycerol 1.0 mol dm-3, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). XRD results showed the main peaks of face-centered cubic Pt. The particle sizes obtained from XRD and HRTEM experiments were close to values ranging from 3 to 8.5 nm. The CV results indicate behavior typical of Pt-based catalysts in acid medium. The CV and CA data reveal that quaternary catalysts present the highest current density for the electrooxidation of glycerol.

Structure of Milled Galena (PbS) Particles as a Result of Grinding: Observations by Electron Microscopy

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 1601-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Martinetto ◽  
J. Castaing ◽  
P. Walter ◽  
P. Penhoud ◽  
P. Veyssière
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Ancient Egyptian ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Dislocation Densities ◽  
Preparation Mode ◽  
Burial Objects ◽  
Very High

We have examined galena powders with the aim of providing information about the preparation mode of such powders from ancient Egyptian burial objects. Two extreme conditions of milling have been used to prepare galena powders in the laboratory, and the resulting products have been examined using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The microstructure of hand-crushed coarse particles consists mainly of dislocation tangles. Annealing at 300 °C promotes a substantial recovery of the dislocation structure with the formation of subboundaries. Energetic ball milling produces a large variety of particle sizes, from 10 nm to several micrometers, with grains containing very high dislocation densities. Although PbS is a soft plastic compound, its fragmentation occurs down to very small sizes along various fracture regimes like in many brittle materials. Comparisons are made between TEM observations and the data obtained from x-ray diffraction peak profile analysis.

scholarly journals Investigation the Effects of Green-Synthesized Copper Nanoparticles on the Performance of Activated Carbon-Chitosan-Alginate for the Removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 2617
Author(s):  
Inas A. Ahmed ◽  
Hala S. Hussein ◽  
Ahmed H. Ragab ◽  
Najla AlMasoud ◽  
Ayman A. Ghfar
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Contact Time ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
Adsorption Efficiency ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Chromium Vi ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm

In the present investigation, green nano-zerovalent copper (GnZVCu), activated carbon (AC), chitosan (CS) and alginate (ALG) nanocomposites were produced and used for the elimination of chromium (VI) from a polluted solution. The nanocomposites GnZVCu/AC-CS-alginate and AC-CS-alginate were prepared. Analysis and characterization were performed by the following techniques: X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The SEM analysis revealed that the nanocomposites are extremely mesoporous, which leads to the greatest adsorption of Cr+6 (i.e., 97.5% and 95%) for GnZVCu/AC-CS-alginate and AC-CS-alginate, respectively. The adsorption efficiency was enhanced by coupling GnZVCu with AC-CS-alginate with a contact time of 40 min. The maximum elimination of Cr+6 with the two nanocomposites was achieved at pH 2. The isotherm model, Freundlich adsorption isotherm and kinetics model and P.S.O.R kinetic models were discovered to be better suited to describe the exclusion of Cr+6 by the nanocomposites. The results suggested that the synthesized nanocomposites are promising for the segregation of Cr+6 from polluted solutions, specially the GnZVCu/AC-CS-alginate nanocomposite.

scholarly journals Nanofabrication of Iron-Cobalt (FeCo) Alloy by Sol-gel Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Majid Farahmandjou ◽  
Parastoo Khalili
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Sem Analysis ◽  
The Body ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Body Center Cubic ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Structure Morphology ◽  
Bcc Structure ◽  
Body Center

Background and Introduction: Metal oxides (MOs) have been extensively used in a large range of engineering and medical applications. Methods: FeCo nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully synthesized by the solgel method in the presence of a powerful reducing agent-sodium borohydride (NaBH4). The structure, morphology, and optical properties of NPs were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field effect scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) at room temperature. Results: The XRD spectrum showed the body center cubic (BCC) structure of the samples after heat treatment at 500 °C. The SEM analysis exhibited that the particle size of as-synthesized and annealed samples was approximately 40 nm and 22 nm, respectively. Conclusion: The TEM investigations showed the rod-shaped sample of annealed NPs. The optical studies of the FTIR analysis revealed the starching bound of Fe-Co at the frequencies of 673 cm-1, 598 cm-1, and 478 cm-1.

Preparation of a P(FcA-co-ANI)/graphene composite for application in supercapacitors

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 524-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunlong Li ◽  
Yuying Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Diffusion Resistance ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Graphene Layers ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Surface Morphologies

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.

Synthesis of Different Morphologies of PbS Nanostructures via Hydrothermal Process

2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 707-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davood Ghanbari ◽  
Masoud Salavati-Niasari ◽  
Fatemeh Davar
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Hydrothermal Reaction ◽  
Thioglycolic Acid ◽  
Hydrothermal Process ◽  
Sulfur Source ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Ft Ir Spectroscopy

AbstractLead sulfide nanostructures with different morphologies and particle sizes were obtained via a simple hydrothermal reaction between lead salicylate (Pb(Hsal)2) and thioglycolic acid The novelty in this synthesis is using of thioglycolic acid as a sulfur source and stability agent simultaneously. Depending on the pH of the solution, morphologies of the PbS varied and crystals with shapes of nanoparticles, flower-like nanostructures and microrods were obtained. The effect of the reaction time on the morphology of the nanostructures has been investigated. Products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.

A High Resolution Study of G.P. Zones in Aluminum - 4.2 at % Silver

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 722-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Gronsky
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Computer Simulations ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Resolution Study

The phenomenon of clustering in Al-Ag alloys has been extensively studied since the early work of Guinierl, wherein the pre-precipitation state was characterized as an assembly of spherical, ordered, silver-rich G.P. zones. Subsequent x-ray and TEM investigations yielded results in general agreement with this model. However, serious discrepancies were later revealed by the detailed x-ray diffraction - based computer simulations of Gragg and Cohen, i.e., the silver-rich clusters were instead octahedral in shape and fully disordered, atleast below 170°C. The object of the present investigation is to examine directly the structural characteristics of G.P. zones in Al-Ag by high resolution transmission electron microscopy.

Identification of calcium oxalate crystals in dried or fixed tobacco leaf

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 288-289
Author(s):  
Vicki L. Baliga ◽  
Mary Ellen Counts
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Calcium Oxalate ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Calcium Oxalate Crystals ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Electron

Calcium is an important element in the growth and development of plants and one form of calcium is calcium oxalate. Calcium oxalate has been found in leaf seed, stem material plant tissue culture, fungi and lichen using one or more of the following methods—polarized light microscopy (PLM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and x-ray diffraction.Two methods are presented here for qualitatively estimating calcium oxalate in dried or fixed tobacco (Nicotiana) leaf from different stalk positions using PLM. SEM, coupled with energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry (EDS), and powder x-ray diffraction were used to verify that the crystals observed in the dried leaf with PLM were calcium oxalate.

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