Abstract A novel nanocomposite was prepared by hybridizing polyacrylic acid/maleic acid with nano copper oxide (PAACMA/CuO) for the sorption of 60 Co (II) and 152+154 Eu (III) radionuclides from an aqueous solution. Nano-CuO biochemically produced hydrolysing its salt in presence Aspergillus terreus fungus. The PAACMA/CuO characterized using a variety analytical techniques. optimum conditions (...

Recently, the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens has caused a serious health problem. Scientists respond to the threat by developing new antimicrobial materials to prevent or control infections caused by these pathogens. Polymer-based nanocomposite hydrogels are versatile materials as an alternative to conventional antimicrobial agents. Cross-linking of polymeric materials by met...

Green synthesis of bimetallic oxide nanocomposite with leaf extract Eichhornia crassipes (1) is attracted much in recent researchers. The as-synthesized CuO/Ag2O/Ext (2) and CuO/Ag2O NCPs (3) were characterized by UV-Vis, FT-IR, SEM, XRD, TGA. disc diffusion method was used to assess the antibacterial potential (1), (2), against a total four human pathogens bacteria. S. aureus epidermides growt...

A two-dimensional layered CeO2/Bi2O3 composite was synthesized by microwave solvothermal method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), transmission (TEM), UV-Vis diffuse reflection spectroscopy (DRS), and photoelectron (XPS) were used to studied crystal structure, morphology, optical performance, elemental composition the surface elect...

Polymer composites of polyvinyl chloride, PVC, were loaded up with micro and nano PbO/CuO particles. The added percentage each by mass was 10 wt.%, 20 30 40 plus wt.% mixed composite (20 CuO + PbO). linear attenuation coefficients the investigated measured as a function gamma-ray energies going from 59.53 keV to 1408.01 utilizing standard radioactive point sources. To confirm validity these res...

The Fe3O4/CeO2 magnetic photocatalyst was prepared by coating directly onto the surface of magnetic Fe3O4 particles. However a direct contact of CeO2 onto the surface of magnetic Fe3O4 particles presented unfavorable heterojunction, thus the SiO2 barrier layer between magnetic Fe3O4 and CeO2 was prepared as a core-shell stucture to reduce the negative effect by combining three steps of the hydr...

Uniform clusters of Pt have been deposited on the surface of capping-agent-free CeO2 nanooctahedra and nanorods using electron beam (e-beam) evaporation. The coverage of the Pt nanocluster layer can be controlled by adjusting the e-beam evaporation time. The resulting e-beam evaporated Pt nanocluster layers on the CeO2 surfaces have a clean surface and clean interface between Pt and CeO2. Diffe...

Tuning the interfacial perimeter and structure is crucial to understanding the origin of catalytic performance. This paper describes the design, characterization, and application of CeO2 modified Au@SBA-15 (Au-CeO2@SBA-15) catalysts in selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol. The reaction results showed that Au-CeO2@SBA-15 catalysts exhibited higher catalytic activity compared with Au@SBA-15 and ...