Showing papers in "Journal of Colloid and Interface Science in 2017"

TL;DR: Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stagnation point flow of Casson fluid towards a stretching sheet is addressed and Graphical behaviors of velocity, temperature and concentration are analyzed comprehensively.

TL;DR: The recent development of functionalized cellulose nanocrystals for several important applications in the authors' and other laboratories will be described and perspectives on the potentials of these sustainable nanomaterials are offered.

TL;DR: The UiO-66 modulated by addition of acetic acid or HCl in the precursor solution exhibits an excellent selective adsorption to anionic dyes, and more positive Zeta potential of Ui O-66 is beneficial to the anionic dye adsorptive mechanism.

TL;DR: Investigation of chitosan-PMDA modified biochar as an adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal ions from single metal and mixed-metal solutions found it had selective adsorption capacity for copper due to the N-containing functional groups.

TL;DR: A novel adsorbent for the removal of P from aqueous solution was synthesized by loading zirconium oxide and iron oxide onto activated carbon nanofiber (ACF-ZrFe) simultaneously and revealed that ligands exchange and electrostatic interactions were the dominant mechanisms for P adsorption.

TL;DR: The as-prepared hierarchical porous zinc oxide exhibited higher CR adsorption capacity than commercial ZnO and various other materials, and thus could be an effective adsorbent for removal of anionic organic dyes from wastewater.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the surface of SiO2 particles can be successfully functionalized with cationic PAPTCl and is expected to be promising for fabrication of many other functional polymer nanocomposites for environmental applications due to the universality of mussel inspired chemistry and well designability and good monomer adaptability of SI-ATRP.

TL;DR: In these tests, PS-GO composite materials were found to be more efficient than as-prepared GO as adsorbents for the removal of both cationic and anionic organic dyes.

TL;DR: Inhibition performance of Thymus vulgaris plant leaves extract (thyme) as environmentally friendly (green) inhibitor for the corrosion protection of stainless steel (SS) type 304 in 1.0molL-1 HCl solution was studied by potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance (EIS) and electrochemical noise measurements (EN) techniques.

TL;DR: This study provides the first attempt to combine UiO-66(Zr) with Bi2MoO6 for the preparation of composite via electrostatic interaction induced self-assembly process and showed excellent stability and recyclability during cycling experiment.

TL;DR: The as-prepared Pd@B.tea NPs catalyst could be used as an efficient and heterogeneous catalyst for Suzuki coupling reactions between phenylboronic acid and a range of aryl halides and also the reduction of 4-nitrophenol using sodium borohydride in an environmental friendly medium.

TL;DR: Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks-67 (ZIF-67) displayed good adsorption performance towards some dyes due to its positive Zeta potential at wide pH range or some special functional groups like SO3 of dyes.

TL;DR: The easy regeneration and high adsorption capacity confirms structural stability of the robust UiO-66 in wastewater treatment processes, making it suitable for a large scale application.

TL;DR: The results reveal the potentiality of chemical activation so as to achieve the best physico-chemical properties suited for energy efficient, economical and eco-friendly water treatment.

TL;DR: It is expected that these PLAL-NPs can exhibit higher catalytic activity in comparison to their chemically synthesized counterparts, due to the absence of ligand or stabilizer molecules on the surface of PLAL -metal NPs.

TL;DR: Results indicated that this matter can promote interfacial interactions between the sponge surface and oil and has the 30 times recyclability and the advantage of magnetic separation.

TL;DR: The main processes in OSCs and PSCs are recapitulate with an emphasis on interfacial processes and interfacial modification, spotlighting the materials and newest approaches in the interfacial engineering.

TL;DR: It finds that CQDs synthesized by hydrothermal method possess obvious upconversion properties that could transfer low energy photons to high energy photons, resulting in enhanced visible light response and utilization.

TL;DR: The experiment results showed that the as-prepared electrode exhibited excellent reproducibility and long-term stability, as well as good recovery when applied to the determination of NaNO2 in pickled pork samples.

TL;DR: Experimental analyses indicate that the water extract of Longan's seed and peel, a mixed type inhibitor, can be chemically adsorbed onto the steel surface, and its inhibition effect rises with increasing extract concentration.

TL;DR: PPy-PANI/Fe3O4 nanocomposite was highly selective for Cr(VI) removal and could be used for three consecutive treatment cycles without loss of adsorption capacity and is therefore a promising magnetic adsorbent for the treatment of industrial wastewater.

TL;DR: The novel visible-light-active photocatalyst has considerable stability and it can be reused for five times without obvious loss of its photocatalytic activity.

TL;DR: In this paper, a facile in situ precipitation method was used to synthesize composite or hybrid photocatalysts with different ratios of Ag3PO4 and g-C3N4.

TL;DR: The thermo-physical properties of the CMWCNT nano-fluids are examined experimentally and indeed, this nano- fluid shows remarkably improved thermo -physical properties, indicating its superb potential for various thermal applications.

TL;DR: Nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon dots (N, S/C-dots) were prepared via one-pot hydrothermal treatment of citric acid and cystamine dihydrochloride and exhibited excellent excitation-wavelength-independent photoluminescence property and higher fluorescence quantum yield (QY) than other quantum dots and organic dyes.

TL;DR: This research provides a facile and very effective approach to prepare flame retardant and hydrophobic multifunctional coating for cotton fabric and other substrates.

TL;DR: The regeneration experiment demonstrated that this nanomaterial possessed an excellent regeneration performance and the NDMGO was a high-efficiency and reusable adsorbent for TC pollution control.

TL;DR: The results manifest that the superior photocatalytic activity of BiOi/ZnO composites is derived from the strong internal electric field between BiOI and ZnO, which is beneficial for the effective separation and transfer of photogenerated charges in Zn O.

TL;DR: The cellulose nanofibers improved the features of the starch-based material and are potentially applicable as reinforcing elements in a variety of polymer composites.

TL;DR: It was found that Pd NPs/Apricot kernel shell can be recovered and reused several times without significant loss of catalytic activity.