In this study a new method by Application of graphene oxide Nano sheets– Melamine –TioOxalic acid composite was exhibited as adsorbent for the elimination of toxic mercury (II) ions from aqueous solutions. The combine has the authority to adsorb the organic and inorganic combines. Through the immobilization of Melamine-TioOxalic acid (MTO) onto graphene oxide nanosheets, the desired composite w...

The aggregation and supramolecular chirality of the interfacial assemblies of an achiral phthalcyanine derivative, zinc 2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octakis(octyloxy)-29 H,31 H-phthaloxyanine (ZnPc), were investigated, and a surface pressure dependent behavior was observed. It was found that ZnPc could be spread as a Langmuir film on water surface and transferred onto solid substrates by the horizontal...

Melamine is an adulterant commonly found in milk, as it can increase the nitrogen content. Therefore, its apparent protein content, resulting in a better market price. Melamine adulteration can be fatal, as was highlighted in 2008 when six infants died due to melamine adulteration in milk powder and thousands were sickened in China. Consequently, there have been stricter regulations globally an...

Abstract Bamboo tableware became popular as ecofriendly material. However, industrial products made of bamboo-melamine–formaldehyde resin material are not biodegradable. In addition, harmful compounds were detected if such consumer articles used with hot drinks or food, and risk assessment found that maximum daily dosages melamine formaldehyde exceeded. High-performance thin-layer chromatograph...

In this work, precipitation polymerization was used to prepare uniform and stable molecular imprinting polymers (MIPs) particles without post treatment. Melamine was used as a template molecule model, while methacrylic acid, divinyl benzene (DVB) or ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) and acetonitrile were used as functional monomer, cross-linker and continuous phase, respectively. The polym...

Boric acid (B) forms a 2:1 hydrogen-bond adduct, M·2B, with melamine (M), wherein, a finite tetrameric ribbon of boric acid forms hydrogen bonds with the nitrogen donor sites of M. Hydrogen-bonded layers of B and M in the bc-plane are connected by boric acid units along the a-axis to give a three dimensional structure. Interestingly, one of the amino groups of M does not participate in hydrogen...

Melamine – Screening, Testing and Real-Time Detection The adulteration of protein-based food products with melamine is now a well-known issue. Five years ago, the increasing number of renal failures in dogs and cats alerted the authorities to a problem in the pet food supply chain. We now know this was due to the mixture of melamine and cyanuric acid found inside pet food1. These chemicals were...

A quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) dispersive extraction method is proposed herein for the isolation and cleanup of melamine and cyromazine from chicken egg yolk. Analytes are determined by high-performance liquid chromatography using photodiode array detector after separation on a LiChroCART® (250 × 4 mm)-LiChrospher® RP-8e, 5 μm analytical column using a mobile phase...

A novel mechanism of hybrid assembly of molecules on surfaces is proposed stemming from interactions between molecules and on-surface metal atoms which eventually got trapped inside the network pores. Based on state-of-the-art theoretical calculations, we find that the new mechanism relies on formation of molecule-metal atom pairs which, together with molecules themselves, participate in the as...

Recent outbreaks of nephrolithiasis and acute kidney injury among children in China have been linked to ingestion of milk-based infant formula contaminated with melamine. These cases provide evidence in humans for the nephrotoxicity of melamine, which previously had been described only in animals. The consequences of this outbreak are already severe and will likely continue to worsen. Herein we...