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Masuku M, Nure JF, Atagana HI, Hlongwa N, Nkambule TTI. Advancing the development of nanocomposite adsorbent through zinc-doped nickel ferrite-pinecone biochar for removal of chromium (VI) from wastewater. Sci Total Environ 2024; 908:168136. [PMID: 37923274 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Leather and textile industrial effluents are the main disseminating routes for chromium contamination of water bodies, causing adverse impacts on public and environmental health. The attempt to remediate chromium through conventional wastewater treatment methods is inefficient. Therefore, this study aims to synthesize zinc-doped nickel ferrite pinecone biochar (Zn-NiF@PBC) nanocomposite for the removal of chromium from wastewater systems. The Zn-NiF@PBC nanocomposite was synthesized via the co-precipitation method. The properties of zinc-doped nickel ferrite (Zn-NiF) were effectively modified by blending with biochar at 1, 5, 10, and 15 % (w/w) which was successfully embedded with Zn-Ni ferrite nanoparticles. This was characterized and confirmed by typical adsorbent properties such as a high surface area of 104 m2/g, conducive pore volume of 0.117 cm3/g and pore size of 3.41 nm (BET), interactive multi-functional groups (FTIR), surface charge determination (pHpzc,), crystalline structure (XRD) and very rough surface morphology (SEM). The maximum chromium adsorption was found to be 95 % at the specific experimental condition of pH 3, adsorbent dose 1 g/50 mL, contact time 120 min, and initial chromium concentration 100 mg/L. The adsorption experimental data was best fitted with the Langmuir isotherm at R2 0.98 indicating the adsorption process was homogeneous and monolayer whereas the kinetics adsorption was resembling the second-order kinetic at R2 0.99. Moreover, the adsorption thermodynamics was spontaneous, endothermic, and increased the change in entropy. Finally, the regeneration of Zn-NiF@PBC was found to be effective up to five 5 cycles but gradually degrading in terms of removal efficiency after 3 cycles. In general, Zn-NiF@PBC can remediate chromium from wastewater with huge potential for scale-up and extend to other pollutants clear-up.
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- Makhosazana Masuku
- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Florida Science Campus, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Florida Science Campus, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Florida Science Campus, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Florida Science Campus, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Florida Science Campus, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Abdel Maksoud MIA, Murad GA, Hassan HS. Utilization of carbon-coated ZrO 2/Mn-Mg-Zn ferrites nanostructures for the adsorption of Cs (I) and Sr (II) from the binary system: kinetic and equilibrium studies. BMC Chem 2023; 17:149. [PMID: 37925482 PMCID: PMC10625698 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-023-01069-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
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Carbon-coated ZrO2/Mn-Mg-Zn ferrites nanostructures (CZ-FN) have been prepared as a new inorganic sorbent to remove Cs (I) and Sr (II) from a waste stream. Adsorption of Cs (I) and Sr (II) has been implemented considering different noteworthy parameters, for example, shaking time and the optimum time achieved high adsorption capacity of both ions [103 and 41 mg/g for Sr (II) and Cs (I)] was found 30 min. Also, the impact of pH values was studied; the best pH value for the adsorption process is pH 6. The adsorption saturation capacity of CZ-FN is 420.22 and 250.45 mg/g for strontium and cesium, respectively. The solubility percentage of CZ-FN was calculated utilizing diverse molarities from HNO3, HCl, and NaOH as eluents, the obtained data reveals an increase in the solubility percentage with more increase in the molarity of the eluents. The elevation in the solubility percentage follows the following order; HNO3 < HCl < NaOH. The kinetic studies were applied using the nanolinear form of different kinetic models; it was found that the adsorption process obeys the nonlinear pseudo-second-order. According to equilibrium studies, the Langmuir model has been more accurate than the Freundlich model for adsorption in the case of binary systems. The values of Di for the strontium and cesium are 10-10 m2/s, which displays the chemisorption nature of this process. The greatest values of the desorption process for the strontium and cesium are 96.87% and 94.43 by 0.3 M of HNO3. This indicated that the carbon-coated ZrO2/Mn-Mg-Zn ferrites could be regenerated and recycled to remove strontium and cesium ions from waste streams.
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- M I A Abdel Maksoud
- Radiation Physics Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt.
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- Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Inshas, 13759, Egypt.
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- Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Inshas, 13759, Egypt
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Rafie SF, Abdollahi H, Sayahi H, Ardejani FD, Aghapoor K, Karimi Darvanjooghi MH, Kaur Brar S, Magdouli S. Genetic algorithm-assisted artificial neural network modelling for remediation and recovery of Pb (II) and Cr(VI) by manganese and cobalt spinel ferrite super nanoadsorbent. Chemosphere 2023; 321:138162. [PMID: 36804494 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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MnFe2O4 and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles were hydrothermally synthesized to examine their capability in adsorption of Pb (II) and Cr (VI). The adsorbents exhibited a high rate of adsorption, reaching 90% of their adsorption capacity in less than 30 min. Furthermore, the adsorption capability of the Magnetic Nanoparticles (MNPs) was noticeably greater at initial pollutant concentrations smaller than 40 mg/L. Maximum adsorption capacity on MnFe2O4 and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles were 40 and 25.38 mg/g for Cr (VI) and 523.32 and 476.19 mg/g for Pb (II), respectively. A data-driven model of Artificial Neural Network was used for prediction of adsorption capacity at both equilibrium and non-equilibrium condition. The model parameters including the numbers of neuron (n = 7) and data portioning for training (49.5%), validation (40.5%), and testing (10%) were obtained using Genetic Algorithm. The results indicated that the model could predict the data with high accuracy (R2 = 0.998). The input parameters were initial concentration, time, pH, temperature, adsorbent dosage, and other parameters that is dependent to the physico-chemical properties of ions and adsorbents' surface (ε, α1, α2). The mechanism involved in Cr(VI) and Pb(II) adsorption are electrostatic physisorption and a combination of ion exchange chemisorption and electrostatic physisorption, respectively. Desorption capability and adsorbent reuse capability were also examined.
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- Seyed Faridedin Rafie
- School of Mining Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, 1439957131, Iran
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- School of Mining Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, 1439957131, Iran
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- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran, Tehran, 1496813151, Iran
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- School of Mining Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, 1439957131, Iran
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- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran, Tehran, 1496813151, Iran
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, North York, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, North York, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
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Fito J, Nkambule TTI. Synthesis of biochar-CoFe 2O 4 nanocomposite for adsorption of methylparaben from wastewater under full factorial experimental design. Environ Monit Assess 2022; 195:241. [PMID: 36576670 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10819-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The presence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in municipal wastewater has emerged as a threat to human health and the environment. Therefore, this study aimed to develop biochar-cobalt ferrite (BCF) nanocomposite for the removal of methylparaben from water under the full factorial experimental design of 4 factors with 3 levels (34). The biochar-CoFe2O4 nanocomposite was developed by co-precipitation method from cobalt ferrite and biochar of Eucalyptus tree bark. Adsorbent surface morphology and functional and elemental composition were carried out by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) techniques which showed the presence of cracks with a rough surface, reasonable surface chemical composition, and many chemical functional groups, respectively. The experimental and predicted adsorption efficiencies ranged from 25.3 to 85.6% and 21.8 to 80.3%, respectively. The maximum adsorption performance (85.6%) reduced the methylparaben concentration from 27.5 to 4.0 mg/L at the optimum condition of adsorbent dose of 55 mg/100 mL, pH 6, contact time 90 min, and the initial methylparaben concentration of 27.5 mg/L. However, the adsorbent dose was the most influential main factor whereas the least influential was the interaction between solution pH and contact time under the regression model. The model also showed that 69% methylparaben removal was described by the regression model. The experimental data best fitted with the Freundlich model indicate multilayer adsorption which is the implication of physisorption. The sorption mechanism is attributed to Vander Waals forces, H-bonding, and dipole interaction. This BCF nanocomposite adsorbent appears to be promising for the removal of methylparaben from wastewater, but a further optimization process is essential to boost the treatment performance.
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- Jemal Fito
- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Science Campus, Johannesburg, 1710, South Africa.
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Science Campus, Johannesburg, 1710, South Africa
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Abdel Maksoud MIA, Bekhit M, El-Sherif DM, Sofy AR, Sofy MR. Gamma radiation-induced synthesis of a novel chitosan/silver/Mn-Mg ferrite nanocomposite and its impact on cadmium accumulation and translocation in brassica plant growth. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 194:306-316. [PMID: 34871657 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Herein, a novel chitosan/silver/Mn0.5Mg0.5Fe2O4 (Cs/Ag/MnMgFe2O4) nanocomposite was synthesized with gamma irradiation assistant. The prepared Cs/Ag/MnMgFe2O4 nanocomposite was characterized via EDX, XRD, SEM, UV-vis spectroscopy. To evaluate the effects of soak low and high-dose nanocomposite on physiological parameters, photosynthetic pigments, antioxidant and non-antioxidant enzymes of cabbage under Cd stress, a factorial experiment was conducted based on CRD with five replications. The Cd stress decreased the morphological characteristics and photosynthetic pigments while increasing cabbage's antioxidant and non-antioxidant enzymes. The application of low and high-dose of nanocomposite decreased Cd content in leaves by about 42.86%, 60.48%, and the root by approximately 18.72%, 28.72%, respectively, and translocation factors and tolerance index, H2O2, O2, and malondialdehyde. In contrast, the application of high of the nanocomposite increased the values of SPAD chlorophyll about 27.50%, stomatal conductance about 87.18%, net photosynthetic rate about 44.90%, intercellular CO2 concentration about 32.00%, and transpiration rate about 85.20%, as compared to Cd stress. Furthermore, the application of low and high-dose Cs/Ag/MnMgFe2O4 nanocomposite enhances the antioxidant and non-antioxidant enzymes of the cabbage plant compared to Cd stress. Generally, it was conducted that Cs/Ag/MnMgFe2O4 nanocomposite can be used as a proper tool for increasing cabbage plants under Cd stress.
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- M I A Abdel Maksoud
- Radiation Physics Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt.
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- Radiation Chemistry Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Cairo, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Cairo, Egypt.
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Jermy BR, Ravinayagam V, Almohazey D, Alamoudi WA, Dafalla H, Akhtar S, Tanimu G. PEGylated green halloysite/ spinel ferrite nanocomposites for pH sensitive delivery of dexamethasone: A potential pulmonary drug delivery treatment option for COVID-19. Appl Clay Sci 2022; 216:106333. [PMID: 34776567 PMCID: PMC8576101 DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2021.106333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Dexamethasone (Dex) is used in drug regimen for treatment of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) fusion and entry into the cell occurs at pH 5.5. In our present study, we have identified a green, cheap clay based halloysite (Hal) nanoformulation with release capability of Dex at such interactive pH condition. 30%ZnFe2O4/Hal and 30%NiFe2O4/Hal were prepared by one-pot synthesis technique. Dex (5% wt/wt) was functionalized over both nanocomposites. Finally, polyethylene glycol (PEG) was coated over ZnFe2O4/Hal/Dex and NiFe2O4/Hal/Dex nanocomposite using lyophilization technique (0.08 μl/mg of nanocarrier). The release ability of Dex was studied under pulmonary infection and normal pH conditions (pH = 5.6 and 7.4). The characterization study using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV-visible diffuse reflectance (DRS) spectra confirmed the presence of spinel ferrites over Hal. Nitrogen adsorption isotherm showed the surface area of ZnFe2O4/Hal (75 m2/g), pore volume (0.27 cm3/g) with average pore size (14.5 nm). Scanning electron microscope/Energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and Transmission electron microscopy analysis revealed a textural change in halloysite tubular type indicating drug adsorption and PEG adhesion. DRS spectra indicated an intergrowth of zinc ferrite nanoparticles on the halloysite nanotubes. Interestingly, ZnFe2O4/Hal/Dex/PEG exhibited a high Dex release ability (17.5%, 168 h) at pH = 5.6 relevant to SARS-CoV-2 fusion entry into the cell pH condition of 5.5. Comparatively, the nanocomposite showed a less Dex release (<5%) release for 168 h at neutral pH = 7.4. The drug release kinetics were studied and the obtained data were fitted for the release constant and release exponent, using the Korsmeyer-Peppas model. To test the compatibility of our nanocomposites, we performed the cell viability assay (MTT) using HEK293 cells. Our results showed that at 0.3 mg/ml, Dex-loaded nanocomposite had a statistically significant improvement in cell viability compared to Dex alone. These results suggest that our nanocomposite has prevented the toxic effect of Dex and has huge potential to act as pulmonary drug delivery system for targeted lung infection therapeutics.
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- B Rabindran Jermy
- Department of Nano-Medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Deanship of Scientific Research & Department of Nano-Medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Stem Cell Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 3144 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Stem Cell Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 3144 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Engineering Research (CER), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biophysics Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, 31441 Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Spivakov AA, Lin CR, Lin ES, Chen YZ, Tseng YT. Preparation and Magnetic Properties of Cobalt-Doped FeMn 2O 4 Spinel Nanoparticles. Nanoscale Res Lett 2021; 16:162. [PMID: 34735640 PMCID: PMC8568747 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-021-03619-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mixed-metal oxide nanoparticles have attracted great scientific interest since they find applications in many fields. However, the synthesis of size-controlled and composition-tuned mixed-metal oxide nanoparticles is a great challenge that complicates their study for practical application. In this study, Co-doped FeMn2O4 nanoparticles were synthesized by the solvothermal method in which the crystallization was carried out under autogenous pressure at temperatures of 190 °C for 24 h. The influence of Co doping on the evolution of the structural and magnetic properties was investigated by various methods. It was found from XRD data that crystallite size decreases from 9.1 to 4.4 nm with the increase in Co content, which is in good agreement with the results of TEM. Based on the results of magnetic measurements, it was found that the saturation magnetization first increases with an increase in the cobalt content and reaches its maximum value at x = 0.4, and a further increase in x leads to a decrease in the saturation magnetization. The influence of cation redistribution on the observed changes has been discussed.
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- Aleksandr A Spivakov
- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, No. 1 Linsen Rd., Pingtung City, 900393, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, No. 1 Linsen Rd., Pingtung City, 900393, Taiwan.
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, No. 1 Linsen Rd., Pingtung City, 900393, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, No. 1 Linsen Rd., Pingtung City, 900393, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, No. 1 Linsen Rd., Pingtung City, 900393, Taiwan
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Abdel Maksoud MIA, Sami NM, Hassan HS, Bekhit M, Ashour AH. Novel adsorbent based on carbon-modified zirconia/ spinel ferrite nanostructures: Evaluation for the removal of cobalt and europium radionuclides from aqueous solutions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:111-124. [PMID: 34492348 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Herein, a novel adsorbent based on carbon-modified zirconia/spinel ferrite (C@ ZrO2/Mn0.5Mg0.25Zn0.25Fe2O4) nanostructures were chemically prepared to remove 60Co and 152+154Eu radionuclides from liquid media using batch experiments. The XRD pattern confirms the successful preparation of the C@ZrO2/MnMgZnFe2O4 composite. Also, SEM and TEM images confirmed that the composite owns a heterogeneous morphology in the nanoscale range. The optical band gap value of Mn0.5Mg0.25Zn0.25Fe2O4, ZrO2, and the composite samples was 1.45, 2.38, and 1.54 eV, respectively. Many parameters have been studied as the effect of time, solution pH, and initial ion concentration. The kinetics models for the removal process of 152+154Eu and 60Co radionuclides were studied. The second-order kinetic equation could describe the sorption kinetics for both radionuclides. The Langmuir monolayer capacity for 60Co was 82.51 mg/g and for 152+154Eu was 136.98 mg/g. The thermodynamic parameters such as free energy ΔGo, the enthalpy ΔHo, and the entropy ΔSo were calculated. The results indicated that the sorption process has endothermic nature for both two radionuclides onto C@ZrO2/MnMgZnFe2O4 composite.
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- M I A Abdel Maksoud
- Materials Science Laboratory, Radiation Physics Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt.
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- Hot Lab. Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), P.O. 13759, Inshas, Cairo, Egypt
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- Hot Lab. Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), P.O. 13759, Inshas, Cairo, Egypt
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- Radiation Chemistry Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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- Materials Science Laboratory, Radiation Physics Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA), Cairo, Egypt
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Zhang Z. Study on the influence of magnesium doping on the magnetic properties of spinel Zn-Mg ferrite. Mater Today Commun 2021; 26:101734. [PMID: 33043103 PMCID: PMC7531433 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2020.101734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Polycrystalline spinel ferrite powders of Zn1- x Mg x Fe2O4, (x = 0.0, 0.4, 0.8, and 1.0) have been synthesized by solid-state reaction. An antiferromagnetic Néel temperature (T N = 25 K) point is observed in ZnFe2O4, while MgFe2O4 shows a strong ferromagnetism. The magnetization value of Zn1- x Mg x Fe2O4 increases first and then decreases with the increase of x. When x = 0.8 (Zn0.2Mg0.8Fe2O4), the value of the saturation magnetization (M s) reaches a maximum as 85.566 emu/g. The magnetization of Zn1- x Mg x Fe2O4 shows a very sensitive response to the Mg2+ concentration at the tetrahedral sites (A-sites) or the octahedral sites (B-sites). I suggest that the A-B super-exchange interaction is enhanced after Mg2+ ions substituting Zn2+ ions.
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- Zhanjun Zhang
- School of Information & Electronic Engeering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, Zhejiang, China
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Murugesan C, Ugendar K, Okrasa L, Shen J, Chandrasekaran G. Zinc substitution effect on the structural, spectroscopic and electrical properties of nanocrystalline MnFe 2O 4 spinel ferrite. Ceram Int 2021; 47:1672-1685. [PMID: 32905031 PMCID: PMC7462581 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.08.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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This paper reports the structural, morphological, spectroscopic, dielectric, ac conductivity, and impedance properties of nanocrystalline Mn1-xZnxFe2O4. The nanocrystalline Mn-Zn ferrites were synthesized using a solvent-free combustion reaction method. The structural analysis using X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern reveals the single-phase of all the samples and the Rietveld refined XRD patterns confirmed the cubic-spinel structure. The calculated crystallite size values increase from 8.5 nm to 19.6 nm with the Zn concentration. The surface morphological analysis using field emission scanning electron microscopy and the transmission electron microscopy confirms the nano size of the prepared ferrites. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to study the ionic state of the atoms present in the samples. Further, the high-resolution Mn 2p, Zn 2p, Fe 2p, and O 1s spectra of Mn1-xZnxFe2O4 does not result in the appearance of new peaks with Zn content, indicating that the Zn substitution does not change the ionic state of Mn, Zn, Fe, and O present in nanocrystalline Mn1-xZnxFe2O4. The investigated electrical properties show that the dielectric constant, tan δ and ac conductivity gradually decrease with increasing Zn substitution and the sample Mn0 · 2Zn0 · 8Fe2O4 has the lowest value of conductivity at 303 K. The ac conductivity measured at different temperatures shows the semiconducting nature of the ferrites. The impedance spectra analysis shows that the contribution of grain boundary is higher compared with the grain to the resistance. The obtained results suggest that the Zn substituted manganese ferrite nanoparticles can act as a promising candidate for high-frequency electronic devices applications.
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- C Murugesan
- College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
- Department of Physics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605014, India
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- Department of Applied Physics, Jabalpur Engineering College, Gokalpur, Jabalpur, 482011, MP, India
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- Department of Molecular Physics, Lodz University of Technology, Zeromskiego 116, 90-924, Lodz, Poland
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- College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Physics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605014, India
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Singh V, Batoo KM, Singh M. Fabrication of chitosan-coated mixed spinel ferrite integrated with graphene oxide (GO) for magnetic extraction of viral RNA for potential detection of SARS-CoV-2. Appl Phys A Mater Sci Process 2021; 127:960. [PMID: 34866806 PMCID: PMC8627170 DOI: 10.1007/s00339-021-05067-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Genetic variants of the COVID-19 causative virus have been arising and circulating globally. In many countries, especially in developing ones with a huge population, vaccination has become one of the major challenges. SARS-CoV-2 variants' fast transmission rate has an upsurge in the COVID cases, leading to more stress on health systems. In the current COVID-19 scenario, there is the requirement of more adequate diagnostic approaches to check the COVID-19 spread. Out of many diagnostic approaches, a magnetic nanoparticle-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction could be nontrivial. The use of magnetic nanoparticles is to separate nucleic acid of SARS-CoV-2 from the patient samples and apply for SARS-CoV-2 detection in an easy and more effective way. Herein, the magnetic nanoparticles are synthesized using the solgel autocombustion methods and then successfully coated with biopolymer (chitosan) using ultrasonication. Chitosan-coated nanoparticles are successfully integrated into the graphene oxide sheets to introduce carboxyl groups. Crystallite size calculation, morphological and magnetic studies of synthesized magnetic nanoparticles, and multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles are done using XRD, SEM, TEM, and VSM, respectively. Besides, the potentiality of the fabricated nanocomposites in RNA extraction protocol is also discussed with schematic representation.
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- Vijay Singh
- Department of Physics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, 171005 India
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- King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, P.O. Box-2455, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, 171005 India
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Guo Z, Chen R, Yang R, Yang F, Chen J, Li Y, Zhou R, Xu J. Synthesis of amino-functionalized biochar/ spinel ferrite magnetic composites for low-cost and efficient elimination of Ni(II) from wastewater. Sci Total Environ 2020; 722:137822. [PMID: 32199369 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Novel amino-modified rice bran biochar/MgFeAlO4 (RB@MgFeAlO4-NH2) magnetic composites were synthesized via a simple one-step solvothermal approach and applied for removing toxic Ni(II) from wastewater. The elimination process and sorption performance of Ni(II) on RB@MgFeAlO4-NH2 were analyzed by combining batch experiments and spectral techniques. The sorption isotherms and kinetic data indicated that Ni(II) sorption on RB@MgFeAlO4-NH2 was monolayer and rapid. The experimental results confirmed that the obtained RB@MgFeAlO4-NH2 magnetic composite had high sorption capacity for Ni(II). The maximum sorption capacity of Ni(II) on RB@MgFeAlO4-NH2 was 201.62 mg g-1. The researches based on the sorption mechanism showed that the ion exchange mechanism accounted for 76.51% of Ni(II) sorption. In addition, the amino, carboxyl and hydroxyl functional groups were also involved in the complexation with Ni(II). In view of its multiple advantages of environmental friendliness, low cost, easy magnetic separation and high sorption capacity, RB@MgFeAlO4-NH2 will be an excellent adsorbent for low-cost and efficient elimination of Ni(II) from aqueous solutions.
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- Zhiqiang Guo
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 230009 Hefei, PR China.
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 230009 Hefei, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 230009 Hefei, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 230009 Hefei, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, 230009 Hefei, PR China
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- School of Electronic Science and Applied Physics, Hefei University of Technology, 230009 Hefei, PR China.
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Hefei University of Technology, 230009 Hefei, PR China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Hefei University of Technology, 230009 Hefei, PR China
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Han X, Liu S, Huo X, Cheng F, Zhang M, Guo M. Facile and large-scale fabrication of (Mg,Ni)(Fe,Al) 2O 4 heterogeneous photo-Fenton-like catalyst from saprolite laterite ore for effective removal of organic contaminants. J Hazard Mater 2020; 392:122295. [PMID: 32105955 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A facile and cost effective acid leaching-coprecipitation method was developed to prepare spinel-type (Mg,Ni)(Fe,Al)2O4 from saprolite laterite ore in large scale. The as-prepared (Mg,Ni)(Fe,Al)2O4 exhibited excellent photo-Fenton-like catalytic activity in decomposing different kinds of organic dyes and antibiotic tetracycline in the present of oxalic acid (H2C2O4). The influential factors of RhB degradation efficiency were investigated, including the (Mg,Ni)(Fe,Al)2O4 dosage, H2C2O4 concentration and the intensity of simulated sunlight. Meanwhile, the reaction mechanism of (Mg,Ni)(Fe,Al)2O4/H2C2O4/simulated sunlight system was also proposed. As the formation of highly photochemical [≡Fe(C2O4)3]3- complex ions on the surface of the (Mg,Ni)(Fe,Al)2O4, the obtained (Mg,Ni)(Fe,Al)2O4 showed degradation efficiency (η) over 90.0 % for common organic dyes and antibiotic tetracycline within 180 min under the optimum conditions. The η and TOC removal for RhB were still over 98.0 % and 46.0 % after five reuse cycles, respectively. The excellent catalytic performance and recyclability make the (Mg,Ni)(Fe,Al)2O4 fabricated from natural saprolite laterite ore more competitive in dealing with wastewaters contaminated by organic pollutants.
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- Xing Han
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 10083, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 10083, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 10083, PR China.
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- Shanxi Collaborative Innovation Center of High Value-added Utilization of Coal-related Wastes, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 10083, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 10083, PR China.
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Singh Yadav R, Kuřitka I, Vilcakova J, Jamatia T, Machovsky M, Skoda D, Urbánek P, Masař M, Urbánek M, Kalina L, Havlica J. Impact of sonochemical synthesis condition on the structural and physical properties of MnFe 2O 4 spinel ferrite nanoparticles. Ultrason Sonochem 2020; 61:104839. [PMID: 31683238 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Herein, we report sonochemical synthesis of MnFe2O4 spinel ferrite nanoparticles using UZ SONOPULS HD 2070 Ultrasonic homogenizer (frequency: 20 kHz and power: 70 W). The sonication time and percentage amplitude of ultrasonic power input cause appreciable changes in the structural, cation distribution and physical properties of MnFe2O4 nanoparticles. The average crystallite size of synthesized MnFe2O4 nanoparticles was increased with increase of sonication time and percentage amplitude of ultrasonic power input. The occupational formula by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for prepared spinel ferrite nanoparticles was (Mn0.29Fe0.42)[Mn0.71Fe1.58]O4 and (Mn0.28Fe0.54) [Mn0.72Fe1.46]O4 at sonication time 20 min and 80 min, respectively. The value of the saturation magnetization was increased from 1.9 emu/g to 52.5 emu/g with increase of sonication time 20 min to 80 min at constant 50% amplitude of ultrasonic power input, whereas, it was increased from 30.2 emu/g to 59.4 emu/g with increase of the percentage amplitude of ultrasonic power input at constant sonication time 60 min. The highest value of dielectric constant (ε') was 499 at 1 kHz for nanoparticles at sonication time 20 min, whereas, ac conductivity was 368 × 10-9 S/cm at 1 kHz for spinel ferrite nanoparticles at sonication time 20 min. The demonstrated controllable physical characteristics over sonication time and percentage amplitude of ultrasonic power input are a key step to design spinel ferrite material of desired properties for specific application. The investigation of microwave operating frequency suggest that these prepared spinel ferrite nanoparticles are potential candidate for fabrication of devices at high frequency applications.
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- Raghvendra Singh Yadav
- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic.
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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- Centre of Polymer Systems, University Institute, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Trida Tomase Bati 5678, 760 01 Zlín, Czech Republic
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- Materials Research Centre, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 464/118, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Materials Research Centre, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 464/118, 61200 Brno, Czech Republic
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Perişanoğlu U, Kavaz E, Urtekin E, Demir L. Examining alloying effect on K X ray intensity ratios and chemical shifts of the Zn, Mn and mixed spinel ferrites. Appl Radiat Isot 2020; 156:108980. [PMID: 31740240 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.108980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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K X-ray emission spectra of Zn, Mn and mixed (Zn-Mn, Zn- Co, Zn-Ni) spinel ferrites have been acquired by inducing 59.54 keV and 22.1 keV γ-rays emitted from 3 Ci 241Am annular source and 40 mCi 109Cd point source with a HPGe detector. Some vital parameters for XRF, Kβ/Kα X-ray intensity ratios, the full width at half maximum (FWHM) values, asymmetry index (As), peak energies and chemical shifts (ΔE), were defined depending on the alloying effect by working on the spectra. The obtained results exhibited that, compared to the pure states of the metals, chemical shifts aroused due to different crystal structure, valence electron structure, bond type and length in the spectrum of the alloy form. The difference of the electronegativity of the metals forming the ferrite obviously explained the change in the Kβ/Kα X-ray intensity ratios. It has been concluded that the charge transfer mechanism predominates mainly and altered the intensity ratios of the metal by affecting the rearrangement of the 3d electrons in the valence band.
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- Ufuk Perişanoğlu
- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, Atatürk University, TR-25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, Atatürk University, TR-25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, Atatürk University, TR-25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, Atatürk University, TR-25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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Kefeni KK, Msagati TAM, Nkambule TT, Mamba BB. Spinel ferrite nanoparticles and nanocomposites for biomedical applications and their toxicity. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2019; 107:110314. [PMID: 31761184 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Revised: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This review focuses on the biomedical applications and toxicity of spinel ferrite nanoparticles (SFNPs) with more emphasis on the recently published work. A critical review is provided on recent advances of SFNPs applications in biomedical areas. The novelty of SFNPs in addressing the bottleneck problems encountered in the areas of health; in particular, for diagnosis and treatment of tumour cells are well reviewed. Furthermore, research gaps, toxicity of SFNPs and areas which still need more attention are highlighted. Based on the result of this review, the SFNPs have unlimited capacity in cancer treatment, disease diagnosis, magnetic resonance imaging, drug delivery and release. Overall, stepping out of the conventional way of treatment is difficult but also essential in bringing long lasting solution for cancer and other diseases treatment. In fact, the toxicity study and commercialisation of the SFNPs based cancer treatment options are the main challenges and need further study, in order to reduce unforeseen consequences.
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- Kebede K Kefeni
- Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Science Campus, 1710, South Africa.
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- Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Science Campus, 1710, South Africa
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- Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Science Campus, 1710, South Africa
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- Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida Science Campus, 1710, South Africa; State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, National Centre for International Joint Research on Membrane Science and Technology, Tianjin, 300387, PR China.
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Khan MA, Otero M, Kazi M, Alqadami AA, Wabaidur SM, Siddiqui MR, Alothman ZA, Sumbul S. Unary and binary adsorption studies of lead and malachite green onto a nanomagnetic copper ferrite/drumstick pod biomass composite. J Hazard Mater 2019; 365:759-770. [PMID: 30476799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.11.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Modern-day practices are the major contributors in water quality deterioration, consequently results in clean water scarcity. Herein, co-precipitation procedure was adopted to develop a nanomagnetic copper ferrite/drumstick pod biomass (CuFe2O4/DC) composite, which was characterized, and optimized to sequester malachite green (MG) and lead (Pb(II)) in unary and binary systems from aqueous environment. Mesoporous CuFe2O4/DC surface with 16.96 m2/g BET surface area and acid functionalities predominance was observed. Under the studied experimental conditions, MG adsorption on CuFe2O4/DC in unary system was comparatively higher than that of Pb(II). MG and Pb(II) equilibrium results were fitted to Langmuir isotherm model, their respective maximum monolayer adsorption capacities at 328 K being 952.4 and 921.1 mg/g. On the other hand, binary system (in presence of MG) fastened Pb(II) adsorption kinetics and increased its uptake capacity. Additionally, humic acid (HA) matrix enhanced Pb(II) adsorption kinetics. Recovery studies showed maximal MG and Pb(II) elution with C2H5OH and 0.1 mol/L HCl, respectively. An 82.7% drop in Pb(II) adsorption was found after the first regeneration cycle, while only 17.6% fall in MG adsorption was witnessed after five consecutive regeneration cycles. Hence, it could be concluded that CuFe2O4/DC is a cost-effective and promising adsorbent for an efficient and rapid removal of Pb(II) and MG from both unary and binary systems.
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- Moonis Ali Khan
- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Environment and Planning & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rehman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Emori S, Yi D, Crossley S, Wisser JJ, Balakrishnan PP, Khodadadi B, Shafer P, Klewe C, N'Diaye AT, Urwin BT, Mahalingam K, Howe BM, Hwang HY, Arenholz E, Suzuki Y. Ultralow Damping in Nanometer-Thick Epitaxial Spinel Ferrite Thin Films. Nano Lett 2018; 18:4273-4278. [PMID: 29792812 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Pure spin currents, unaccompanied by dissipative charge flow, are essential for realizing energy-efficient nanomagnetic information and communications devices. Thin-film magnetic insulators have been identified as promising materials for spin-current technology because they are thought to exhibit lower damping compared with their metallic counterparts. However, insulating behavior is not a sufficient requirement for low damping, as evidenced by the very limited options for low-damping insulators. Here, we demonstrate a new class of nanometer-thick ultralow-damping insulating thin films based on design criteria that minimize orbital angular momentum and structural disorder. Specifically, we show ultralow damping in <20 nm thick spinel-structure magnesium aluminum ferrite (MAFO), in which magnetization arises from Fe3+ ions with zero orbital angular momentum. These epitaxial MAFO thin films exhibit a Gilbert damping parameter of ∼0.0015 and negligible inhomogeneous linewidth broadening, resulting in narrow half width at half-maximum linewidths of ∼0.6 mT around 10 GHz. Our findings offer an attractive thin-film platform for enabling integrated insulating spintronics.
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- Satoru Emori
- Department of Physics , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Blacksburg , Virginia 24060 , United States
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- Department of Physics , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Blacksburg , Virginia 24060 , United States
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate , Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson Air Force Base , Ohio 45433 , United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate , Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson Air Force Base , Ohio 45433 , United States
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- Materials and Manufacturing Directorate , Air Force Research Laboratory , Wright-Patterson Air Force Base , Ohio 45433 , United States
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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Ghobadi M, Gharabaghi M, Abdollahi H, Boroumand Z, Moradian M. MnFe 2O 4-graphene oxide magnetic nanoparticles as a high-performance adsorbent for rare earth elements: Synthesis, isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamics and desorption. J Hazard Mater 2018; 351:308-316. [PMID: 29554528 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2017] [Revised: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In recent decades, considerable amounts of rare earth elements have been used and then released into industrial wastewater, which caused serious environmental problems. In this work, in order to recycle rare earth cations (La3+ and Ce3+) from aqueous solutions, MnFe2O4-Graphene oxide magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized and after characterization studies, their adsorption isotherms, kinetics, thermodynamics and desorption were comprehensively investigated. Characterized was performed using XRD, FE-SEM, FT-IR, Raman spectroscopy, VSM, BET and DLS. REE adsorption on MnFe2O4-GO was studied for the first time in the present work and the maximum adsorption capacity at the optimum condition (room temperature and pH = 7) for La3+ and Ce3+ were 1001 and 982 mg/g respectively, and the reactions were completed within 20 min. In addition, the adsorption data were well matched with the Langmuir model and the adsorption kinetics were fitted with the pseudo-second order model. The thermodynamic parameters were calculated and the reactions were found to be endothermic and spontaneous. Moreover, the Dubinin-Radushkevich model predicted chemical ion-exchange adsorption. Desorption studies also demonstrated that MnFe2O4-GO can be regenerated for multiple reuses. Overall, high adsorption capacity, chemical stability, reusability, fast kinetics, easy magnetic separation, and simple synthesis method indicated that MnFe2O4-GO is a high-performance adsorbent for REE.
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- Misagh Ghobadi
- School of Mining Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran; Applied Geological Research Center of Iran, Nano-Bio Earth Lab., Karaj, 3174674841, Iran
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- School of Mining Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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- School of Mining Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Geological Research Center of Iran, Nano-Bio Earth Lab., Karaj, 3174674841, Iran
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- Applied Geological Research Center of Iran, Nano-Bio Earth Lab., Karaj, 3174674841, Iran
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Wu C, Tu J, Tian C, Geng J, Lin Z, Dang Z. Defective magnesium ferrite nano-platelets for the adsorption of As(V): The role of surface hydroxyl groups. Environ Pollut 2018; 235:11-19. [PMID: 29274533 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this work, magnesium ferrite (MgFe2O4) nano-platelets with rich defects and abundant surface hydroxyl groups were synthesized, and used for the removal of low concentration As(V) in aqueous solution. Results from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the as-synthesized MgFe2O4 nano-platelets were consisted of many individual nanospheres. Rietveld refinement of X-ray diffraction (XRD) data indicated that the Mg2+ ions substituted the Fe3+ ions at both the octahedral and the tetrahedral sites of the crystal structure. Batch adsorption experiment showed that the equilibrium concentration of As(V) could be reduced down to 4.9 μg·L-1 when the initial concentration of As(V) is 1 mg·L-1, which complied with the drinking water standard of WHO (10 μg·L-1). The adsorption capacity of synthesized MgFe2O4 towards As(V) was higher than commonly used iron oxide adsorbents (Fe3O4, γ-Fe2O3 and α-Fe2O3). Mechanistic studies proved that the superior adsorption capacity was attributed to: (1) increased amount of surface hydroxyl groups that resulted from the surface defects. (2) formation of tridentate hexanuclear surface complexes instead of bidentate binuclear complexes, and (3) formation of excess Mg-OH surface hydroxyl groups and As-Mg monodentate mononuclear surface complexes. This work disclosed the correlation of the superior As(V) adsorption ability with the surface hydroxyl groups in defective MgFe2O4, and propose MgFe2O4 as a potential candidate for the remediation of As-contaminated water.
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- Can Wu
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters (Ministry of Education), Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Nanomaterials, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters (Ministry of Education), Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Nanomaterials, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters (Ministry of Education), Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Nanomaterials, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters (Ministry of Education), Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Nanomaterials, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters (Ministry of Education), Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Nanomaterials, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, The Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters (Ministry of Education), Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Nanomaterials, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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Tatarchuk T, Bououdina M, Macyk W, Shyichuk O, Paliychuk N, Yaremiy I, Al-Najar B, Pacia M. Structural, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Zn-Doped CoFe 2O 4 Nanoparticles. Nanoscale Res Lett 2017; 12:141. [PMID: 28235377 PMCID: PMC5319947 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-1899-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The effect of Zn-doping in CoFe2O4 nanoparticles (NPs) through chemical co-precipitation route was investigated in term of structural, optical, and magnetic properties. Both XRD and FTIR analyses confirm the formation of cubic spinel phase, where the crystallite size changes with Zn content from 46 to 77 nm. The Scherrer method, Williamson-Hall (W-H) analysis, and size-strain plot method (SSPM) were used to study of crystallite sizes. The TEM results were in good agreement with the results of the SSP method. SEM observations reveal agglomeration of fine spherical-like particles. The optical band gap energy determined from diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) varies increases from 1.17 to 1.3 eV. Magnetization field loops reveal a ferromagnetic behavior with lower hysteresis loop for higher Zn content. The magnetic properties are remarkably influenced with Zn doping; saturation magnetization (Ms) increases then decreases while both coercivity (HC) and remanent magnetization (Mr) decrease continuously, which was associated with preferential site occupancy and the change in particle size.
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- Tetiana Tatarchuk
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 57, Shevchenko Str., Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018 Ukraine
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Bahrain, PO Box 32038, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena Str., 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, UTP University of Science and Technology, 3, Seminaryjna Str., 85-326 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 57, Shevchenko Str., Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018 Ukraine
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- Department of Material Science and New Technology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 57, Shevchenko Str., Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018 Ukraine
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, University of Bahrain, PO Box 32038, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena Str., 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland
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Bayrakdar H, Yalçın O, Cengiz U, Özüm S, Anigi E, Topel O. Comparison effects and electron spin resonance studies of α-Fe2O4 spinel type ferrite nanoparticles. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2014; 132:160-164. [PMID: 24858357 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.04.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2013] [Revised: 04/22/2014] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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α-Fe2O4 spinel type ferrite nanoparticles have been synthesized by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) assisted hydrothermal route by using NaOH solution. Electron spin resonance (ESR/EPR) measurements of α-Fe2O4 nanoparticles have been performed by a conventional x-band spectrometer at room temperature. The comparison effect of nanoparticles prepared by using CTAB and EDTA in different α-doping on the structural and morphological properties have been investigated in detail. The effect of EDTA-assisted synthesis for α-Fe2O4 nanoparticles are refined, and thus the spectroscopic g-factor are detected by using ESR signals. These samples can be considered as great benefits for magnetic recording media, electromagnetic and drug delivery applications.
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- H Bayrakdar
- Materials Science and Engineering, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Niğde University, 51240 Niğde, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Çanakkale, Turkey
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- Institute of Science, Niğde University, 51240 Niğde, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Gebze Institute of Technology, Çayırova, Gebze 41400, Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Akdeniz University, 07058 Antalya, Turkey
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Dasgupta S, Das B, Knapp M, Brand RA, Ehrenberg H, Kruk R, Hahn H. Intercalation-driven reversible control of magnetism in bulk ferromagnets. Adv Mater 2014; 26:4639-4644. [PMID: 24591165 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201305932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Revised: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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An extension in magnetoelectric effects is proposed to include reversible chemistry-controlled magnetization variations. This ion-intercalation-driven magnetic control can be fully reversible and pertinent to bulk material volumes. The concept is demonstrated for ferromagnetic iron oxide where the intercalated lithium ions cause valence change and partial redistribution of Fe(3+) cations yielding a large and fully reversible change in magnetization at room temperature.
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- Subho Dasgupta
- Institute for Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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