Nanoscale bimetallic Ni/Fe particles were synthesized from the reaction of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) with reduction of Ni2+ and Fe2+ in aqueous solution. The obtained Ni/Fe particles were characterized by TEM (transmission electron microscope), XRD (X-ray diffractometer), and N2-BET. The dechlorination activity of the Ni/Fe was investigated using p-chlorophenol (p-CP) as a probe agent. Results...

Metal conductive ink for flexible electroncs has exhibited a promising future recently. Here, an innovative strategy was reported to synthesize silver nanocolloid (2.5±0.5 nm) and separate solid silver nanoparticles (<10 nm) effectively. Specifically, silver nitrate (AgNO3) was used as a silver precursor, sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a reducing agent, fatty acid (CnH2n+1COOH) as a dispersant a...

We report an enhancement in the efficiency of organic solar cells via the incorporation of gold (Au) or silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) in the hole-transporting buffer layer of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), which was formed on an indium tin oxide (ITO) surface by the spin-coating of PEDOT:PSS-Au or Ag NPs composite solution. The composite solution was synt...

A total of three pyridoxyl-peptides were isolated from the inducible argmine decarboxylase of Escherichia coli B following reduction with NaBH4 and proteolysis with trypsin or chymotrypsin. Sodium borohydride reduces the Schiff base formed between pyridoxal-5’-P and the e-amino group of a lysyl residue of the protein. The sequence analysis of the three peptides is consistent with a unique pyrid...

In this report is discussed a novel, easy, and general synthesis method to prepare zerovalent iron (ZVI) and copper (ZV Cu) nanoparticles (NPs), from colloid dispersions in an environmental friendly organic solvent, ethylene glycol (EG). Conventional metallic salts are used as nanoparticle precursors; sodium borohydride (NaBH4) is the reducing agent, and triethylamine (TEA) is used as the nanop...

A total of three pyridoxyl-peptides were isolated from the inducible argmine decarboxylase of Escherichia coli B following reduction with NaBH4 and proteolysis with trypsin or chymotrypsin. Sodium borohydride reduces the Schiff base formed between pyridoxal-5’-P and the e-amino group of a lysyl residue of the protein. The sequence analysis of the three peptides is consistent with a unique pyrid...

We reported the fabrication of an in situ surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) monitoring platform, comprised of a porous eggshell membrane (ESM) bioscaffold loaded with Ag nanoprism via an electrostatic self-assembly approach. The localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) property of silver nanoprism leads to the blue color of the treated ESMs. UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, sca...

To investigate the influence of pH on the size and distribution of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) as well as the antibacterial activity and catalytic performance of rice straw/silver nanocomposites (RS/Ag-NCs), Ag-NPs were synthesized on the surface of rice straw (RS) with various percentages of Ag-NPs (1.0, 5.0, 10.0, and 20.0 wt.%) under different temperatures and diverse pH values. The ultrav...

I. V. Anambiga, V. Suganthan, N. Arunai Nambi Raj School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, Indi [email protected], [email protected]@vit.ac.in Abstract: Silver nanoparticles were obtained by chemical reduction of silver nitrate in water with sodium borohydride (NaB...

Non-noble metal nanoparticles are becoming more and more important in catalysis recently. Cu/CuO nanoclusters on highly ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays are successfully developed by a surfactant-free photoreduction method. This non-noble metal Cu/CuO-TiO2 catalyst exhibits excellent catalytic activity and stability for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) with the presence...