To evaluate the significance of thin-film composite membrane surface morphology on water productivity, flat-sheet experiments were conducted with silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, and cerium dioxide nanoparticles. The polyamide thin-film active layer exhibited a valley and ridge morphology that was directly related to the surface roughness, and was found to contribute to particle accumulation ...

Abstract At present, no effective treatment exists for the clinical toxicity of cobalt nanoparticles (CoNPs, 30 nm) after metal-on-metal (MOM) artificial joint replacement. As such, a better understanding CoNPs-toxicity mechanism is necessary and urgent development safe detoxification drugs. Our purpose was to explore role bioactive nano-selenium (BNS, > 97%) in antagonizing CoNPs its throug...

The effect of the calcination conditions on the catalytic activity for N2O decomposition of 2.5% RhOx/CeO2 catalysts has been investigated. Ramp and flash calcinations have been studied (starting calcinations at 25 or 250/350 °C, respectively) both for cerium nitrate and ceria-impregnated rhodium nitrate decomposition. The cerium nitrate calcination ramp has neither an effect on the physico-che...

An evaluation of studies of biologically active nanoparticles provides guidance for the synthesis of nanoparticles with the goal of developing new antibiotics/antifungals to combat microbial resistance. This review article focuses on the physicochemical properties of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeNPs) with antimicrobial activity. Method. This systematic review followed the Guidelines for Transp...

Traditional nanostructured design of cerium oxide catalysts typically focuses on their shape, size, and elemental composition. We report a different approach to enhance the catalytic activity of cerium oxide nanostructures through engineering high density of oxygen vacancy defects in these catalysts without dopants. The defect engineering was accomplished by a low pressure thermal activation pr...

nanostructured ceo2 powders were synthesized via a series of hydrothermal and solution precipitation methods. three different hydrothermal methods including 1:2 and 1:1 bi:ce molar ratios at 180 °c for 48 h (s1 and s2, respectively) without calcinations and 2:1 bi:ce molar ratio at 180 °c for 48 h with calcinations (s3) were performed successfully for the synthesis of the target nanomaterials. ...