Recent progresses in the application of cellulose, starch, alginate, gum, pectin, chitin and chitosan based (nano) catalysts in sustainable and selective oxidation …

M Nasrollahzadeh, N Shafiei, Z Nezafat… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exploitation of polymers as effective starting materials to produce various valuable catalysts
is attracting the attention of industrial and academic researchers. Moreover, among all …

Recent advances and emerging opportunities in phytochemical synthesis of ZnO nanostructures

P Vishnukumar, S Vivekanandhan, M Misra… - Materials Science in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures possess an extensive scientific and technological
significance, not only for their unique physicochemical properties but also due to their …

Chitosan-based composite films containing eugenol nanoemulsion, ZnO nanoparticles and Aloe vera gel for active food packaging

IB Basumatary, A Mukherjee, S Kumar - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biopolymer-based food packaging films are gaining increasing popularity, as consumers'
demands for sustainable alternatives and environmental concerns associated with synthetic …

Biosynthesis MgO and ZnO nanoparticles using chitosan extracted from Pimelia Payraudi Latreille for antibacterial applications

IB Amor, H Hemmami, SE Laouini, HB Temam… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Chitosan (CS) is one of the most abundant biopolymers in nature with superior properties
such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, lack of toxicity, antimicrobial activity, acceleration …

The ZnO-NiO nano-composite: a brief characterization, kinetic and thermodynamic study and study the Arrhenius model on the sulfasalazine photodegradation

M Rezaei, A Nezamzadeh-Ejhieha - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The coupled ZnO–NiO nano-composite (NC) was prepared and identified by
powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), UV–Vis diffuse …

Effect of pH value on the bandgap energy and particles size for biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles: Efficiency for photocatalytic adsorption of methyl orange

B Gherbi, SE Laouini, S Meneceur, A Bouafia… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were greenly synthesized at different pH values of 4,
6, 9.5, and 11 via Portulaca oleracea leaf extract, and the effect of pH on the optical and …

Boosting the antimicrobial and Azo dye mineralization activities of ZnO ceramics by enhancing the light-harvesting and charge transport properties

A Hashim, M Aadil, Q Choudhry, S Mubeen… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, we report the wet-chemical synthesis of a ferromagnetic nickel-doped ZnO (Zn 1-x Ni
x O) nanocatalyst as a novel and visible-light-driven photocatalyst. Through X-ray diffraction …

UV blocking and oxygen barrier coatings based on polyvinyl alcohol and zinc oxide nanoparticles for packaging applications

IA Channa, J Ashfaq, SJ Gilani, AA Shah, AD Chandio… - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photodegradation and oxidation are major causes of the deterioration of food, resulting in
darkening, off-flavors, and nutrient deficiency. To reduce this problem, novel functional …

Preparation, characterization, and investigation of the catalytic property of α-Fe2O3-ZnO nanoparticles in the photodegradation and mineralization of methylene blue

A Noruozi, A Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh - Chemical Physics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
The α-Fe 2 O 3 and ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized and mixed to obtain the α-Fe
2 O 3-ZnO nanocomposite (NC). Some identification techniques of XRD, FTIR, DRS, and …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous adsorption of tetracycline, amoxicillin, and ciprofloxacin by pistachio shell powder coated with zinc oxide nanoparticles

AA Mohammed, TJ Al-Musawi, SL Kareem… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
A new adsorbent formed from pistachio shell powder that was coated with ZnO
nanoparticles (CPS) was examined in terms of simultaneous adsorption of tetracycline …