Showing papers in "Surfaces and Interfaces in 2021"

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the deposition of thermophoretic particles in the flow of hybrid nanofluid suspended by ferrite nanoparticles past an expansion/contraction moving disk with rotation.

TL;DR: In this article, a sulfur tethered adsorbent of Tapioca peel (S@TP) biochar was successfully fabricated and utilized for the removal of organic dyes such as Malachite Green (MG) and Rhodamine B (RhB) from water.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors elucidate various interactions between PNCs components, aspects of polymer/fiber interface in GBCs, and GPNCs, their modes of enhancements, methods of measuring various interactions, and influence of interfacial interactions on selected properties of PNC, GPNC, and GBC.

TL;DR: In this article, a nanocomposite of ZnO nanorods and electro-reduced graphene oxide (ZnONRs/ERGO) was prepared as cost-effective and efficient electrocatalyst for voltammetric detection of dopamine via a facile hydrothermal treatment followed by an electrochemical reduction.

TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of recent advances in the chemical and physical modification of textile fibres with TiO2 nanoparticles and nano-/microstructures is provided in this paper, which summarizes the most important findings on the application processes and performance of the modified textile substrates.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of alkyl chain length of surfactant on the adsorption process behavior of anionic methyl orange (MO) dye using mineral pumice (NP) as natural adsorbent, and Dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), Tetradecyltrim-ethylam-bromide(TTAB) and Cetyl-trimyl-mmonium-bride (CTAB) modified pumices as namely DMP, TMP, and CMP,

TL;DR: In this paper, the surface properties and surface functional group diversity of the synthesized modified activated carbons by various methods were investigated. But the authors focused on surface properties, such as the surface area, micro-mesopore volume, and average pore diameter.

TL;DR: In this paper, artificial neural networks back-propagated with Levenberg Marquardt scheme (ANN-BLMS) is presented to analyze the entropy generation of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) between two rotating stretching discs under the influence of thermal radiation and magneto-hydrodynamic nano-fluid flow model.

TL;DR: In this article, the photocatalytic degradation of congo red dye on irradiation of visible light was investigated using microwave improved porous CoFe2O4 and TiO2 doped CoFe 2O4 nanostructures using L -threonine as a fuel.

TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanism of CO oxidation over iridium (Ir) embedded on both single vacancy graphene (Ir-GNSV) and di-vacancy graphene (GNDV) has been investigated with the aid of density functional theory (DFT).

TL;DR: In this article, solid state reaction technique was employed to fabricate oxygen sensors based on Y, Cr co-doped CaZrO3, and the efficacy of Cr-dopant on the features of Y0.08Ca0.92Zr1-xCrxO3-δ was systematically investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, the sono-chemically synthesis of SnFe2O4/BiFeO3 nanocomposites for the photocatalytic performance was shown.

TL;DR: In this article, the hydrogen storage capacity of Boron Nitride nanosheet has been performed by using density functional theory (DFT) and all the structural and electronic properties of a monolayer BN nanosheets are in well agreement with the previously reported results.

TL;DR: In this article, a novel activated-carbon was prepared from Bombax Buonopozense (AC-BBP) and used for the adsorption of Congo red (CR) from aqueous solution and the prepared material was characterized by FTIR, XRD, TGA, SEM, elemental analysis and BET.

TL;DR: In this article, a simple, cost-effective, ultrasound-assisted hydrothermal method was used to synthesize tungsten trioxide (WO3) and subsequently a tungststen trioxoxide/reduced graphene oxide composite, which was confirmed by XPS and Raman analyses.

TL;DR: The success of photocatalysis in different applications majorly depends on the efficiency or activity of the catalysts used in the visible light region of the solar spectrum as discussed by the authors, which is because they possess band gap energies that allow them to absorb radiation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the higher-order rate of reactions of spinning [PEG-H2O/ZrO2]m mono and hybrid nanofluid on an expanding surface is taken into account, and the nonlinear flow terms are numerically resolved with Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg of 4-5th order (RKF45) technique.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors systematically summarize the recent progress of PM6:Y6-based high efficiency organic solar cells (OSCs) and help researchers understand the achievements, challenges, and future direction.

TL;DR: In this article, the composition, microstructure, and morphology of PEO ceramic coatings are discussed in light of modification developed due to the formation of the most efficient PEO ceramics.

TL;DR: In this article, the conjugates of Na-Alg/Ch and polypyrrole-Chlorella (PPy/Ch) were synthesized and employed for the sequestration of Congo Red (CR) dye as a function of various process variables.

TL;DR: In this article, the temperature dependent viscosity and variable thermal consequences of non-Newtonian nanofluid over periodically moving surface are addressed by using Walter's B liquid.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the rotating Maxwell nanofluid flow with double stratification and activation energy and examine the heat and mass transfer analysis with the influence of variable thermal conductivity and thermophoretic effects.

TL;DR: In this paper, the rheological properties of the Carreau nanofluids with variable conductivity subject to Buongiorno's theory have been investigated and the numerically bvp4c algorithm worked out for elucidations.

TL;DR: In this article, two ionic liquids (ILs), Ipyr-C3H7 and C5H11, were evaluated as mixed-type inhibitors with anodic predominance and achieved an inhibition efficiency of around 88%.

TL;DR: In this article, a bis-mercaptobenzimidazole (bis-MBI) has been synthesized and characterized, in the aim to investigate and compare its corrosion inhibition performance with mercaptobenimidaxole (MBI), for carbon steel.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors addressed the bioconvection assessment in Oldroyd-B nanofluid conducted over a convectively heated configuration and showed that the presence of slip factor improves the heat and mass transportation more effectively.

TL;DR: In this paper, a 1:2 CeO2-Fe2O3 nanocomposite with varying Sn content was prepared by thermal decomposition method for efficient degradation of MB and MO dyes under visible light.

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple phyto-assisted synthesis of zinc oxide nanowires (ZnO NWs) employing urinary tract infection (UTI) controlling traditional medicinal plant Pedalium murex L. mucilage, their silver (Ag) doping by co-precipitation method has been reported.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the production of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) -hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) hydrogel films using citric acid as a non-toxic crosslinking agent, for a potential application in wastewater treatment.

TL;DR: Recently, the quest for aerogel nanocomposites has escalated due to inherently unique and beneficial properties, which in addition to sol-gel chemistry have enlarged their scope of applications as discussed by the authors.