Showing papers in "Arabian Journal of Chemistry in 2015"

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an overview of the electrospinning (applied electric field, distance between the needle and collector and flow rate, needle diameter), solution (polymer concentration, viscosity, solvent and solution conductivity) and environmental (relativity humidity and temperature) parameters that affect the nanofibers fabrication.

TL;DR: The present review targets the comparative biogenic synthesis and mechanisms of nanoparticles using algae and waste materials (agro waste in the presence of biomolecules) and some of the applications of the biosynthesized nanoparticles in biomedical, catalysis and biosensors fields.

TL;DR: A series of excellent polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/polymers blend hydrogel were reviewed using different crosslinking types to obtain proper polymeric dressing materials, which have satisfied biocompatibility and sufficient mechanical properties.

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review is presented on the researches and developments related to superhydrophobicity phenomena, fabrication of super-hydrophobic surface and applications, and significant attention is paid to state of the art on corrosion performance of super hydrophobic coatings.

TL;DR: An overview of shape-controlled synthesis of silver nanoparticles using various methods is given in this article, where the authors present an overview of the shape controlled synthesis of Silver nanoparticles.

TL;DR: The antibacterial activity of peppermint oil and different extracts of Mentha piperita against some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains was evaluated in the present research work by agar well diffusion method as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, a green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using vegetable broth of Tagetes erecta as reductant by a simple and eco-friendly route was presented. But, the aqueous silver ions when exposed to vegetable broth were reduced and resulted in green synthesis, and the results revealed that the particles were spherical, hexagonal and irregular in shape and size ranging from 10 to 90 nm.

TL;DR: In this article, a PVA-sodium alginate (SA) hydrogel membranes containing ampicillin as a topical antibiotic were developed using the freeze-thawing method for wound dressing application.

TL;DR: In this paper, a specific type of zeolite, synthesized from coal fly ash, was used in batch adsorption experiments in order to adsorb Cd (II) ions from aqueous solution.

TL;DR: In this paper, an efficient method for the production of the cellulose acetate biofiber from flax fibers and cotton linters was reported, and the structure of the produced bioplastic was confirmed by X-ray diffraction, FT-IR and gel permeation chromatography.

TL;DR: A facile and green route for the synthesis of palladium nanoparticles from palladium chloride was developed using non-toxic, renewable plant polymer, gum ghatti ( Anogeissus latifolia ), as both the reducing and stabilizing agent as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: An innovative quantitative synthetic method for preparing magnetite nanoparticles was achieved by co-precipitation in aqueous solution using only one single iron(III) salt as a precursor.

TL;DR: In this paper, the physicochemical characteristics of peat, including morphological and structural properties, electrokinetic properties, elemental composition and functional groups, were analyzed with a view to its use as a potential adsorbent of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions.

TL;DR: In this paper, AP monopropellant, HTPB and AP/HTPB composite solid propellants are discussed in detail, including components, properties, burning rate and ignition behavior of propellants.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated methanol/chloroform and aqueous extracts of 61 medicinal plants and found that the antioxidant properties of these plants varied to a great extent not only among extracts (M/C and aq.) but also between the assays used for antioxidant evaluation.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of electrocoagulation (EC) design parameters on cadmium removal from industrial wastewater discharged by the Tunisian Chemical Group (TCG) to improve as much as possible efficiency and cost of EC process was investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, a facile and reproducible green extracellular synthetic route of highly stable gold nanoparticles was reported, where leaves extract of Salix alba L. leaves extract were bioreduced and resulted in the biosynthesis of Gold nanoparticles (Au-WAs).

TL;DR: In this paper, the antioxidant activity and total phenols content of the essential oil and different solvent extracts of the endemic plant Merremia borneensis were examined by three different methods, DPPH, b-carotene and reducing power assays.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated and compared the total phenolic content and total flavonoid content (TFC) and antioxidant and antibacterial activities of different extracts recovered from Date Palm Pollen collected from Tunisian cultivars of Kerkennah (DPP-K) and Tozeur (DP-T) using various solvents, including hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone, ethanol and water.

TL;DR: In this article, Pterocladia capillacea, a red marine macroalgae, was tested for its ability to remove toxic hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution.

TL;DR: In this paper, a two-step route was used to obtain NaY zeolite from rice husk, which has a good degree of crystallinity and then can be suitable for using in various applications.

TL;DR: In this paper, the anticorrosive potential of Ficus hispida leaf extract (FHLE) as a corrosion inhibitor in 1-M HCl was investigated using weight loss measurement as well as potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques.

TL;DR: The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors seeded with cow dung manure and activated sludge of a dairy wastewater treatment plant (UASBASDIT) were used to treat raw domestic wastewater of medium strength.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the phytochemicals present in A. esculentus pulp extract as reducing and stabilizing agent for the synthesis of Ag NPs.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported a rapid, facile and one-pot synthesis of environmentally safe gold nanoparticles capped and stabilized with galls extract of Pistacia integerrima.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of various factors, including the ultrasonic duty cycle and intensity of ultrasonic irradiation, ultrasonication and clove oil content in production of cloveoil nanoemulsion were investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been synthesized by greener method using chloroauric acid as precursor and extract of Acorus calamus rhizome as reducing agent Formation of AuNP was confirmed by the presence of Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) peak in UV-Visible spectral analysis XRD and FT-IR spectral analyses were performed for characterization SEM images show spherical morphology and HR-TEM images reveal nanosize of AuNPs.

TL;DR: In this article, polyaniline (PANI) was doped with nitro compounds such as 2,4,6-trinitrophenol and 3,5-dinitrobenzoic acid.

TL;DR: The experimental progress of bio-cathodes in microbial fuel cells with an emphasis on the classification according to the final electron acceptors and the comparison with the traditional abiotic cathode MFCs is reviewed in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of ionic concentration on dielectric heating was studied in a modified oven under identical conditions, and a significant decrease in the temperature was observed with an increase in the quantity of ions.