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Press Release on Nanomaterials Research: February -2019

March 2, 2019 by Editor NetKumar

New generation nanomaterials for water desalination: A review

This paper intends to review the state of the art of latest generation nanomaterials – carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene, zeolites, aquaporin (AQP) for water chemical change. the most important applications of those nanomaterials in water chemical change are critically mentioned supported their functions in numerous forms of processes. additionally, the potential impact of those nanomaterials on human health and scheme yet as its potential interference with treatment processes was also in brief mentioned. It will be seen that the utilization of those advanced materials in membranes for reverse diffusion, membrane distillation, forward diffusion, concentration, and electrodialysis, fashioned the majority of the reported  works within the literature. but that, these nanomaterials even have been reported  to be used as adsorbents, supercapacitor, and electrical phenomenon deionization (CDI) for chemical change purpose. but there has been terribly restricted works reported  on the environmental impact of those nanomaterials. Future works ought to concentrate on the method that might have the simplest potential to be cost-effectively commercial at industrial scale that, supported this review, appearance to be the CDI technology. [1]

Enhanced chemical science performance of porous Co-doped TiO2 nanomaterials ready by a solvothermal technique

Highly porous nanostructures having large specific surface areas are terribly fascinating for chemical science supercapacitors to realize an oversized energy storage capability. we have a tendency to synthesized porous Co-doped TiO2 nanostructures with a median diameter of 450 nm through an easy solvothermal technique by exploitation tetrabutyl titanate and atomic number 27 acetate as precursors and styrene beads as templates. The optimized seventh Co-doped TiO2 nanostructures-based supercapacitor electrodes exhibited a selected capacitance of 352 F g-1 at a current density of zero.5 A g−1 whereas holding a capability of ninety seven.2% once 3000 cycles. This wonderful chemical science performance is also ascribed to the synergistic effects originating from conduction sweetening of TiO2 through optimized Co-doping and bigger specific surface areas rendered by structural body, compared to the undoped TiO2 samples. Our results recommend that porous Co-doped TiO2 nanostructures will be explored for potential chemical science applications. [2]

Plasma-Based Synthesis and Modification of Nanomaterials

This Special Issue of Nanomaterials, as well as 9 original analysis works [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9], is dedicated to the appliance of various gas pressure (APP) and nonaggressive (LPP) plasmas for synthesis or modification of varied nanomaterials (NMs) of remarkable properties. this is often followed by their structural and morphological characterization and more attention-grabbing and distinctive applications in several areas of science and technology. All readers curious about the capabilities of plasma-based treatments can quickly be convinced that APPs and LPPs change one to with efficiency synthesize or modify differentiated NMs employing a smallest variety of operations. Indeed, the procedures delineate within the collected articles are eco-friendly and typically involve single-step processes, so significantly lowering labor investment and prices. As a result, the assembly of recent NMs and their functionalization is a lot of easy and might be dispensed on a far larger scale, compared to different strategies and procedures involving advanced chemical treatments and processes. the dimensions and morphology, similarly as structural and optical properties, of ensuing NMs are tunable and tailorable. additionally to resulting in fascinating and consistent physical dimensions, crystallinity, practicality, and spectral properties of the resultant NMs, another good thing about plasma-based synthesis and modification is that unreal NMs are ready-to-use before their specific applications, with none initial pre-treatments. [3]

Design principles for disease-sensing nanomaterials

Scientists have long sought-after to develop drug therapies that may a lot of exactly diagnose, target and effectively treat dangerous ill health like cancer, vessel and response diseases. One promising approach is that the style of morphable nanomaterials that may flow into through the body and supply diagnostic data or unleash exactly targeted medication in response to disease-marker enzymes. because of a new printed paper from researchers at the Advanced Science center (ASRC) at The Graduate Center of town University of latest dynasty, borough faculty, and Hunter faculty, scientists currently have style steering that would quickly advance development of such nanomaterials. [4]

Use of Nanomaterials in the Detection of Food Contaminants

Food safety plays a vital role publicly health and therefore to society as a full. Food borne health problem related to toxins, pathogens or different food contaminants poses a significant health threat everywhere the globe. Food might become unsafe thanks to the presence of adulterants like alkali, food born unhealthful microorganism, toxins like Indian cholera, shiga, mycotoxin amongst others. the current review is concentrated on the potential role of nanomaterials, that are presently getting used in numerous biosensors, for the detection of assorted chemical contaminants, toxins and pathogens. [5]

Reference

[1] Teow YH, Mohammad AW. New generation nanomaterials for water desalination: a review. Desalination. 2019 Feb 1;451:2-17. (web link)

[2] Qian Y, Du J, Kang DJ. Enhanced electrochemical performance of porous Co-doped TiO2 nanomaterials prepared by a solvothermal method. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2019 Jan 1;273:148-55.
(web link)

[3] Pohl P. Plasma-Based Synthesis and Modification of Nanomaterials. (web link)

[4] Design principles for disease-sensing nanomaterials

Date: February 21, 2019

Source: Advanced Science Research Center, GC/CUNY (web link)

[5] Use of Nanomaterials in the Detection of Food Contaminants

Sachin K Sonawane

Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, NM Parikh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai- 400 019, India.

Shalini S. Arya

Department of Food Engineering and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, NM Parikh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai- 400 019, India.

Jean Guy LeBlanc

Reference Center for Lactobacilli (CERELA-CONICET), San Miguel de Tucuman, T4000ILC, Argentina.

Neetu Jha

Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, NM Parikh Marg, Matunga, Mumbai- 400 019, India.

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