Simple route to enhanced photocatalytic activity of P25 titanium dioxide nanoparticles by silica addition

HR Jafry, MV Liga, Q Li, AR Barron - Environmental science & …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Silica doped TiO2 (P25) nanoparticles are tested for its photocatalytic activity in the
degradation of bacteriophage MS2. During our studies it was found that treatment of TiO2 …

Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as templates for the growth of TiO2: the effect of silicon in coverage and the positive and negative synergies for the …

HR Jafry, MV Liga, Q Li, AR Barron - New Journal of Chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are used as scaffolds to grow titania (TiO2) under
a range of different growth conditions. It is found that the titania growth occurring on SWNTs …

Easily regenerated readily deployable absorbent for heavy metal removal from contaminated water

PN Alagappan, J Heimann, L Morrow, E Andreoli… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Although clean and abundant water is the keystone of thriving communities, increasing
demand and volatile climate patterns are depleting rivers and aquifers. Moreover, the quality …

Fabrication of PtNi bimetallic nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes

WM Daoush, T Imae - Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Platinum/nickel bimetallic nanoparticles supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (x
PtNi/CNTs) were synthesised. The fabrication process includes the chemical modification on …

Understanding the effect of functional groups on the seeded growth of copper on carbon nanotubes for optimizing electrical transmission

KD Wright, CE Gowenlock, JC Bear… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We present a study of the seeded growth of copper on the surface of two classes of single-
walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in order to compare the effects of surface functional …

Effect of functionalized nanomaterials on the rheology of borate cross-linked guar gum

HR Jafry, M Pasquali, AR Barron - Industrial & engineering …, 2011 - ACS Publications
This study provides an insight into the effect of incorporating nanoparticles on the rheology
of fracturing fluids. Vapor grown carbon fibers (VGCFs) are first coated with silica and …

Synthesis of silica–ammonium chloride macrofibers generated by anionic surfactant templated nanotubes

R Colorado Jr, SY Zeigler, AR Barron - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Silica-ammonium chloride nanotubes, generated by the condensation of sodium silicate
onto ammonium cation-modified anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micellular templates …

Effect of carbon nanotubes on calcium carbonate/calcium silicate phase and morphology

V Gomez, C Correas, AR Barron - Main Group Chemistry, 2017 - content.iospress.com
The composition and microstructure of different CaCO 3-Ca 2 SiO 4-carbon nanotube
composites have been studied. Materials have been characterized by X-ray diffraction …

Fabrication of anti-reflection coating layers for silicon solar cells by liquid phase deposition

YT Lu, AR Barron - Main Group Chemistry, 2015 - content.iospress.com
A range of experimental conditions have been investigated for the growth of composite SiO
2/ZrO 2 and SiO 2/TiO 2 thin films by liquid phase deposition (LPD) on Si wafers. The film …

Development of Ru-decorated carbon nanotubes-supported catalyst for a microchannel methanation reactor

JH Fujiyama-Novak, CH Huang… - … of Chemistry and …, 2011 - search.proquest.com
In this study, MWNT and alumina nanopowder were used as a ruthenium catalyst support for
the conversion of carbon monoxide to methane. Metal foam structures were employed to …