Showing papers in "Journal of Colloid and Interface Science in 2015"

TL;DR: Results showed that the Ag nanoparticles induced visible light activity and facilitated efficient charge separation in the ZnO/Ag/CdO nanocomposite, thereby improving the photocatalytic performance.

TL;DR: A detailed XPS analysis indicated that this wettability transition process was mainly caused by the adsorption of organic compounds from the surrounding atmosphere onto the oxide surface.

TL;DR: These magnetite nanospheres with hollow interiors successfully remediated Cr(6+) and Pb(2+) from water and can be used to isolate and regenerate the used adsorbent.

TL;DR: Experimental findings revealed that the Fe dopant content crucially determines the catalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles, and plausible mechanism of photocatalytic degradation of para-nitrophenol has been proposed.

TL;DR: These novel magnetic core-shell Fe3O4@LDHs adsorbents may offer a simple single step adsorption treatment option to remove phosphate from water without the requirement of pre-/post-treatment for current industrial practice.

TL;DR: It was found that the CS/GO-SH has potential applications in fields of adsorptive materials due to its superiority of the chemical characteristic and the specific surface area.

TL;DR: Results revealed that a mixture of anatase and brookite can be obtained in the as-synthesized samples and in those calcined up to 800°C depending on the pH used to obtain the final product.

TL;DR: The nanoparticles provided strong antimicrobial activity against pathogenic strains and were tested for their toxicity by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) dye.

TL;DR: This review explores the various types of particles and techniques that have been employed to prepare colloidosomes and their potential as microcapsules for both small molecule and macromolecular actives is evaluated.

TL;DR: The green synthesis of copper nanoparticles (Cu NPs) using Ginkgo biloba L. leaf extract as a reducing and stabilizing agent under surfactant-free conditions is reported, indicating the stability of Cu NPs.

TL;DR: The CO2-water interfacial tension γ was measured and found that γ strongly decreased with increasing pressure up to ∼10 MPa, and then decreased with a smaller slope with further increasing pressure.

TL;DR: Immobilized laccase maintained (or even increased) its catalytic performance up to nine cycles of utilization and revealed long-term storage stability and changes in ΔS and ΔH of deactivation were found for the immobilized enzyme.

TL;DR: The successful synthesis of PA-56 NFN medium would not only make it a promising candidate for air filtration, but also provide new insights into the design and development of nanonet-based bimodal structures for various applications.

TL;DR: A novel electreted polyetherimide-silica (PEI-SiO2) fibrous membrane by a single-step strategy to achieve effective filtration of fine particles is reported, endowed with promising superhydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 152°, allowing their better self-cleaning performance compared with commercial polypropylene (PP) filter media.

TL;DR: A facile, efficient and green approach was developed to in-situ grow AgNPs on the polydopamine (PDA)-functionalized silk, indicating the high-density loading ofAgNPs and the possible long-term antibacterial effects.

TL;DR: It was found, through dark field assays and microscope cell images, that 30 nm and 50 nm GNPs were preferentially up taken into the ADSCs.

TL;DR: Batch sorption experiment results indicated that the uranium(VI) sorption on COF-HBI was a pH dependent, rapid (sorption equilibrium was reached in 30 min), endothermic and spontaneous process.

TL;DR: This work showed that low-cost and earth-abundant NiO could be used as co-catalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen production and inhibited the growth of TiO2 crystallites.

TL;DR: The results demonstrated that the modified OMC and BC can further enhance the adsorption capacity due to introduce of alkaline nitrogen functionalities on the carbon surface, and indicated that hydrophobic interaction was the dominant sorption mechanism for CIP uptake onto the four adsorbents.

TL;DR: This study demonstrates that the electrospun CNFs are promising adsorbents for the removal of pollutants from aqueous solutions.

TL;DR: The green synthesis of palladium/CuO nanoparticles (Pd/ CuO NPs) using Theobroma cacao L. seeds extract and their catalytic activity for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol and Heck coupling reaction under aerobic conditions is reported.

TL;DR: The results in this research suggest that the MHC/OMCNTs composites are ideal adsorbent for the removal of lead ions in aqueous solution.

TL;DR: A new, low-cost adsorbent was synthesized by utilizing the byproduct LS, which may be a potential remedy for Pb( 2+) or Cu(2+) in contaminated water.

TL;DR: The gold nanoparticles were synthesized from tetraauric acid using various amino acids as reducing and capping agents and adopted l-histidine as a reducing agent and investigated the effects of the synthesis conditions on thegold nanoparticles.

TL;DR: Results show that GO is converted into graphene through the chemical modification using ILs, and MGO with good dispersion and stability in MACs significantly improves the tribological performance (friction and wear were reduced about 27% and 74% with pure MACs as a comparison, respectively).

TL;DR: The NCP-HDTMA-DTZ sorbent showed good efficiency for the removal of lead in the presence of different multivalent cations and adsorption kinetics based on the pseudo-second-order rate equation indicates that the rate limiting step involving a chemical reaction.

TL;DR: An optimum electrodeposition condition, based on electrical potential and deposition time, has been obtained which provides superhydrophobic properties with a water contact angle of 155±1° and the corrosion resistance properties of the superHydrophobic zinc coated steel are found to be superior to bare steel.

TL;DR: In this article, a modified sol-gel method was used to prepare TiO2/diatomite composites by using diatom as a support for calcining at temperatures ranging from 450 to 950 °C.

TL;DR: The synthesized CuO NPs was characterized by SEM, EDS, XRD, FT-IR and UV-visible techniques and obtained a diverse range of propargylamines in a good to high yield.

TL;DR: Starch/cellulose nanowhiskers hydrogel composite presents outstanding capacity to be employed in the remediation of MB contaminated wastewaters, showing its feasibility to be reused.