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Neerish Revaprasadu
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A novel autoclave-assisted nanoparticle pre-treatment for improved sugar recovery from potato peel waste: process optimisation, nanoparticle recyclability and bioethanol production
This study optimised a novel autoclave-assisted Fe3O4 nanoparticle pre-treatment (NAAP) for the improvement of reducing sugar (RS) recovery from potato peel waste. The optimised NAAP was further assessed for othe...
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Open AccessEco-friendly mixed metal (Mg–Ni) ferrite nanosheets for efficient electrocatalytic water splitting
Eco-friendly and cost-effective catalysts with multiple active sites, large surface area, high stability and catalytic activity are highly desired for efficient water splitting as a sustainable green energy so...
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Effect of do** on the structural, optical and electrical properties of La-doped ZnO thin films
In the current work, we studied the optical and electrical properties of pure and lanthanum-doped zinc oxide thin films prepared using the spray pyrolysis technique. All films deposited at the same deposition ...
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Structural influence of nitrogen adducts on the morphology of bismuth sulfide thin films
Four adducts of bismuth ethyl xanthate Bi(S2COEt)3.L [L = tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA), triethylamine, 1, 10 phenanthroline or pyridine] have been synthesized and characterized. Analyses of the crystal stru...
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Single-source route to chalcopyrite-type CuFeS2 and CuFeSe2 nanocrystals and their structural and optical studies
Materials such as ternary MIMIIIE2 (where MI = Ag, Cu; MIII = In, Fe; E = S, Se) chalcopyrite-type nanocrystals have garnered interest recently because of their size- and composition-tunable electronic and optica...
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Synthesis of Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes and Their Composites
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are cylindrical nanostructured molecules composed of hexagonal arrangements of hybridized carbon atoms, which are produced by rolling up of graphene sheet(s). This fascinating family of...
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Synthesis of Cobalt-Based Magnetic Nanocomposites
Cobalt magnetic nanoparticles (CMNPs) and cobalt-based magnetic nanoparticles (CBMNPs) find wide applicability in the area of magnetic nanocomposites. The interest on the use of cobalt and cobalt-based magneti...
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Synthesis of Cobalt-Based Magnetic Nanocomposites
Cobalt magnetic nanoparticles (CMNPs) and cobalt-based magnetic nanoparticles (CBMNPs) find wide applicability in the area of magnetic nanocomposites. The interest on the use of cobalt and cobalt-based magneti...
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Synthesis of Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes and Their Composites
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are cylindrical nanostructured molecules composed of hexagonal arrangements of hybridized carbon atoms, which are produced by rolling up of graphene sheet(s). This fascinating family of...
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Single precursor-based synthesis of transition metal sulfide nanoparticles and evaluation of their antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic potentials
Transition metal sulfide nanoparticles are a source of attraction for different applications, especially in optoelectronics and catalysis, however, their uses in biomedicine are not well explored. To fill this...
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Therapeutic Potential of Heat Shock Proteins in Human Inflammation/Autoimmune Skin Diseases: Future Directions
Despite being a major physical protective barrier, the human skin is also a major source of several immune cells that participate in innate and adaptive immune responses therefore, it is described as “first li...
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Open AccessDirect solvent free synthesis of bare α-NiS, β-NiS and α-β-NiS composite as excellent electrocatalysts: Effect of self-cap** on supercapacitance and overall water splitting activity
Nickel sulfide is regarded as a material with tremendous potential for energy storage and conversion applications. However, it exists in a variety of stable compositions and obtaining a pure phase is a challen...
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Bioelectrochemical Technology for Sustainable Energy Production and Waste Treatment
Over the years, the demand for energy worldwide is increasing sporadically and considering that the major sources of energy are being gradually depleted, the need to explore other renewable sources is the desi...
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Biomedical Applications of Iron- and Cobalt-Based Biomagnetic Alloy Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology has allowed scientists, materials engineers, chemists and physicians to work at the molecular and cellular levels due to its important advances in the life sciences and healthcare. The use of na...
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A Facile Green Synthesis of Ultranarrow PbS Nanorods
Lead alkyl xanthate (alkyl = octyl, nonyl and dodecyl) complexes have been synthesized and characterized using micro-elemental analyses, infra-red and thermogravimetric analyses. The synthesized complexes were...
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Open AccessCytotoxicity and in vitro evaluation of whey protein-based hydrogels for diabetes mellitus treatment
Obesity is the accumulation of excess body fat and the hallmark of type II diabetes mellitus, characterized by hyperglycemia. Glycemic control is very critical to reduce long-term vascular complications result...
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Cadmium Chloride and Cadmium Iodide Thiosemicarbazone Complexes as Single Source Precursors for CdS Nanoparticles
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles have been synthesized from CdX2 (X = Cl–, I–) complexes of 4-chlorobenzaldehyde and benzophenone thiosemicarbazone. The complexes have been studied by thermogravimetric analysi...
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Tailoring Shape and Crystallographic Phase of Copper Sulfide Nanostructures Using Novel Thiourea Complexes as Single Source Precursors
Copper sulfide thin films and nanoparticles have been prepared via aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition and solvothermal hot injection routes, respectively. Both routes employed heterocyclic amine based...
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Tannic acid-derivatized graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots as an “on-off-on” fluorescent nanoprobe for ascorbic acid via copper(II) mediation
A microwave-assisted hydrothermal route was employed to prepare fluorescent tannic acid (TA)-derivatized graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots. The resulting dots display blue fluorescence (best measured at ex...
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of thymine-functionalized graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots as a fluorescent nanoprobe for mercury(II)
A microwave-assisted hydrothermal method was employed to prepare thymine-modified graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots (T-gCNQDs) which are shown to be a novel fluorescent nanoprobe for Hg(II). They exhibit e...
