A SIMPLE SYNTHESIS OF NICKEL OXIDE NANOTUBE USING HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTROLYSIS

Recently, the development of nanoparticle nickel oxide has increased due to their potential application such as biosensors, catalysts, solar cells, supercapacitors, and batteries. In this work, the addition of CTAB for nickel oxide nanoparticle synthesis using electrolysis was investigated. The nickel plates were used as anode and cathode in the electrolysis process. The process was operated at a constant voltage of 60 V for 30 minutes. The XRD result showed conformity with the Nickel oxide diffraction pattern. Meanwhile, the impurity from nickel hydroxide peaks still appeared. From FTIR characterization also indicates the band of Ni-O stretching vibration. The morphology characterization of nickel oxide using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) showed the nanotube structure, while Transmission Electron Microscopy showed the nanoparticle size from 250.44 to 325.60 nm in length. On the other hand, the transformation of Ni(OH)2 to NiO has been shown using TGA characterization.

Differential Electroanalysis of Dopamine in the Presence of a Large Excess of Ascorbic Acid at a Nickel Oxide Nanoparticle-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Electrochemical determination of dopamine (DA) in the presence of a large excess of ascorbic acid (AA) in their coexistence at a nickel oxide nanoparticle-modified preoxidized glassy carbon electrode (GCox/nano-NiOx) is achieved. The GCox/nano-NiOx electrode is prepared by electrodeposition of nickel nanoparticles (nano-Ni) onto an electrochemically activated glassy carbon (GC) electrode, and the thus prepared nano-Ni were subjected to electrochemical oxidation in alkaline medium for the formation of nickel oxide (NiOx). Modified electrodes were electrochemically and morphologically characterized. The effect of loading level of nickel was investigated by changing the number of potential cycles for the deposition of nano-Ni, i.e., 1, 2, 5, and 10 potential cycles, in the potential range from 0 to -1.0 V vs. SCE. Also, the experimental and instrumental parameters were optimized. Experimental results showed that the modified electrode differentiates well the oxidation peaks of DA and AA enabling the electrochemical determination of DA in the presence of a large excess of AA. Remarkably, it is found that the oxidation current of DA is 2 times larger than that of AA even the concentration of AA is about 5 times larger than that of DA. The LOD and LOQ of DA were calculated and were found to equal 0.69 and 2.3 mM, respectively. This offers the advantage of simple and selective detection of DA free of the interference of AA in real samples.

The Influence of Nickel Oxide Nanoparticle Dispersion on the Thermo Stability of Lubricant Oil

The homogeneous and substantial dispersion of nanoparticles into base fluids is vital since the final properties of any nanolubricant are estimated by their quality of stability. This paper addresses the effect of NiO nanoparticles dispersion into SN500 lubricant oil and its nonisothermal thermo stability. The dispersion of NiO nanoparticles is achieved by ultrasonication method. The thermo stability is estimated by Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The result shows that the thermo stability of base fluid enhances up to 0.3[Formula: see text]wt.% particle concentration then it decreases due to agglomeration of dispersed nanoparticles. The findings recommend that 0.1[Formula: see text]wt.% and 0.3[Formula: see text]wt.% of NiO-nanolubricant can be used for the temperature-dependent applications up to 200∘C.

Oxidative stress generated at nickel oxide nanoparticle interface results in bacterial membrane damage leading to cell death

Metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have shown enhanced antibacterial effects against many bacteria.