Kaolinite-rich Cretaceous clay sediment samples from Burgos (Spain) have been analyzed by elemental analysis, X-ray fluorescence, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, diffraction and different spectroscopic techniques, as Fourier Transform Infrared, ultraviolet–visible electron paramagnetic resonance. The mainly contain quartz, muscovite kaolinite. Different radicals, A- B-Centers in k...

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) imaging offers the opportunity to analyse the chemical composition of wood spatially resolved. To illustrate the potential of FTIR imaging for wood analysis, the lignin distribution in cross sections of beech and poplar wood was analysed and the spatial resolution compared. Additionally, the ratio of guaiacyl/syringyl lignin in a poplar wood section was compute...

the silica supported platinum nanoparticles was synthesized by using the sol-gel method. the possibility of using diamminedinitro platinum (ii) as pt precursor and effect of metal precursor concentration on the final pt nanoparticle size was investigated. a stable silica sol was prepared via hydrolysis of tetraethyl orthosilicate (teos) as a metal alcoxide and condensation reaction. subsequentl...

Plants have a large capacity to transfer water and associated contaminants from soil to atmosphere. We measured the transfer rate for a range of constituents of gasoline that vary in volatility, solubility, and octanol/water partition coefficient. We tested benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, meta-xylene, 1,2,4-trimethyl benzene, cyclohexene, n-pentane, ethyl ether, n-propyl ether, and t-butyl met...

Hydrophobic silica titanium nanoparticles (STNPs) were successfully synthesized by the sol-gel process using liquid modification. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) studies were demonstrated the attachment of titanium on the silica surface. Titanium content enhanced the agglomeration of particles as shown in topography results. The N2 adsorption-desorption followed T...

Hydrophobic silica titanium nanoparticles (STNPs) were successfully synthesized by the sol-gel process using liquid modification. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) studies were demonstrated the attachment of titanium on the silica surface. Titanium content enhanced the agglomeration of particles as shown in topography results. The N2 adsorption-desorption followed T...

We present a computer assisted method for the examination of the structural changes present in the probe organism Vicia faba exposed to inorganic arsenic, detected by means of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Fourier transform near infrared (FTNIR) spectroscopy. Like the common ecotoxicological tests, the method is based on the comparison among control and exposed sample spectra of the org...

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to study protein-cofactor interactions in photosystem II. The FTIR spectrum of each cofactor was measured as a difference spectrum upon its light-induced reaction. The spectrum included the bands of the protein moiety coupled to the cofactor, which were identified using selective isotopic labeling of amino acids. Analysis of these FTIR ban...

Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is considered as a fast, eco-friendly, affordable and easily scalable technology. Also, the nanoparticles produced by plants are very stable. In this study, the focus is on the synthesis of silver nanoparticles using extract of eryngium campestre. The effective parameters such as concentration of silver nitrate, pH, temperature and time, size and m...

In recent years, green synthesis of nanoparticles has attracted a great attention because of medicine and biological applications. In this work, bismuth oxide nanoparticles (Bi2O3 NP) was prepared via green synthesis using mentha pulegium aqueous extract after 24 h at 90°C. The product was characterized by ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectrophotometer, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray ...