Functional finishing of cotton fabrics using silver nanoparticles

We have reported a novel in situ synthesis protocol for silver nanoparticles onto cotton fabrics. Here, cotton fabric immersed in silver nitrate solution is autoclaved at 15 psi, 121 degrees C for 15 min. At this temperature and pressure, the aldehyde terminal of starch (residual size material on cotton fabric) reduced the silver nitrate to silver metal and simultaneously stabilized the nanoparticles on fabric itself. The UV-visible absorption spectrum of both cotton fabrics and bath solution showed a typical absorption peak at 420 nm corresponding to the surface plasmon resonance of silver nanoparticles. With the help of transmission electron micrographs, the average size of the dislodged silver nanoparticles in water is calculated to be 20.9 +/- 13.7 nm. This silver nanoparticles impregnated cotton fabrics showed excellent antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and bacteriostasis activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae. Also, silver nanoparticles impregnated fabrics expressed significant UV-protection capability in comparison with the untreated fabrics.     

Synthesis of zinc and zinc oxide nanoparticles from zinc electrode using plasma in liquid

Nanoparticles are synthesized efficiently from zinc electrode by microwave plasma in liquid. The nanoparticles synthesized from alcohol resulted in pure zinc particles in the shape of spheres or hexagonal cylinders with a production rate of 3.3 g/h, and energy consumption of 267 J/mg for 1 mg. Whereas the nanoparticles synthesized in pure water are composed of Zn and ZnO. The Zn reacts with water through heat or the passage of time to become ZnO, releasing hydrogen gas. An upper disk placed 1 mm away from the electrode along with the bubbles generated simultaneously with the plasma ignition plays a key role in the synthesis of nanoparticles.     

纳米ZnO的制备

本文研究了以Zn (No3 ) 2 、尿素为原料 ,加入表面活性剂改性制备纳米氧化锌粉体的方法。实验讨论了Zn (NO3 ) 2 浓度、尿素浓度、pH值、焙烧温度对纳米氧化锌粒径的影响。用扫瞄电镜和粒度分析仪确定纳米氧化锌的形貌和粒径     

Photocatalytic degradation of selected pharmaceuticals using green fabricated zinc oxide nanoparticles

Heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the popular alternative treatment methods for wastewater. It utilizes semiconductor material as the catalyst and metal oxide such as zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), emerged as the commonly used catalyst. In this study, a series of biogenic ZnO NPs was fabricated through precipitation method with pullulan as the biomaterial. The amount of zinc salt in the presence of pullulan was varied to study its impact on the generated ZnO NPs. The results showed that without pullulan, the average particle size of ZnO NPs obtained was 110.86 nm. With 0.84 M zinc salt in 50 g/L of pullulan, the ZnO NPs average particle size significantly reduced to 58.13 nm. The surface area of all synthesized ZnO NPs ranging from 14.84 to 19.99 m² g^?1. The photocatalytic activities of all synthesized ZnO NPs were evaluated through the photodegradation of two drugs, amoxicillin (AMX) and paracetamol (PCT). Through the comparison of drugs’ photodegradation with all synthesized ZnO NPs, ZnO NPs produced with 0.67 M zinc salt in 50 g/L of pullulan showed the highest degradation percentage of 85.7% and 96.8% for AMX and PCT respectively. The best photodegradation conditions for the drugs were 30 ppm drugs concentration, pH 9 (for AMX) and pH 5 (for PCT) and 50 mg catalyst dosage. Based on these results, biogenic ZnO NPs has high potential to be used in the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater.     

Chemical vapor synthesis of size-selected zinc oxide nanoparticles

ZnO can be regarded as one of the most important metal oxide semiconductors for future applications. Similar to silicon in microelectronics, it is not only important to obtain nanoscale building blocks of ZnO, but also extraordinary purity has to be ensured. A new gas-phase approach to obtain size-selected, nanocrystalline ZnO particles is presented. The tetrameric alkyl-alkoxy zinc compound [CH(3)ZnOCH(CH(3))(2)](4) is chemically transformed into ZnO, and the mechanism of gas-phase transformation is studied in detail. Furthermore, the morphological genesis of particles via gas-phase sintering is investigated, and for the first time a detailed model of the gas-phase sintering processes of ZnO is presented. Various analytical techniques (powder XRD, TEM/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, magic-angle spinning NMR spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, etc.) are used to investigate the structure and purity of the samples. In particular, the defect structure of the ZnO was studied by photoluminescence spectroscopy.     

氨法浸出氧化锌烟尘制取活性氧化锌

为实现冶锌废渣中锌资源的再利用,以商洛炼锌厂冶锌过程中产生的氧化锌烟尘为原料,采用氨法浸出-微波蒸氨-火法焙解工艺制得粒度分布均匀的球状活性氧化锌.对锌的浸出工艺及氧化锌前驱体的热解工艺进行研究,并利用TG/DTA、XRD、SEM等测试手段对产品进行结构及物相表征.研究表明,氨法浸出过程中总氨浓度为8 mol/L、pH为10.0、液固比为4∶1、浸出温度为40℃时,锌的浸出率最高可达92.05%.浸出液经两段净化除杂后,80℃下蒸氨25 min时,制得前驱体碱式碳酸锌.在400℃焙解120 min制得平均粒径约为3μm,六方晶系的球状活性氧化锌.此法对设备要求不高,生产成本低,工艺流程短,具有较强的实用性.     

Thin polycrystalline zinc oxide films obtained by oxidation of metallic zinc films

Thin polycrystalline ZnO films were obtained by thermal oxidation of metallic Zn films, thermally deposited on various substrates, such as silica, sapphire and glass, in both air and pure oxygen atmospheres. The quality of the ZnO layers was asserted by Hall effect, cathodoluminescence and atomic force microscopy measurements. Electron concentration of 7.32×10¹² cm⁻³ and mobility of 14.2 cm²/V s with root mean square roughness of 30 nm were obtained for the 900 °C annealed ZnO films in oxygen. Room temperature cathodoluminescence spectra consisted of a narrow near band edge luminescence band and a broad defect-related green band with peak positions at 380 and 500 nm, respectively. ZnO film luminescence properties improved dramatically with the increase of annealing temperature and decrease of O₂ pressure.     

Zinc oxide nanowire enhanced multifunctional coatings for cotton fabrics

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowires have been grown on cotton fabric to impart self-cleaning, superhydrophobicity and ultraviolet (UV) blocking properties. ZnO nanowires were grown by the microwave assisted hydrothermal method and subsequently functionalized with steraic acid to obtain a water contact angle of 150°, showing their superhydrophobic nature which is found to be stable up to 4 washings. UV protection of the resulting cotton fabric was also examined and significant decrease in the transmission of UV range was observed. Self-cleaning activity of the ZnO nanowire coated cotton fabric was also studied and it showed considerable degradation of methylene blue under UV light irradiation. These results suggest that ZnO nanowires could form ideal multifunctional coatings for textiles.     

Dc conductivity of consolidated nanoparticles of zinc sulfide

Abstract

Zinc sulfide nanoparticles with average grain sizes ranging from 3 to 12 nm were prepared by arrested chemical preparation, followed by suitable thermal processing. The size of the grains was determined by x-ray line broadening. Dc measurement was performed on compacts of nanoparticles using a Keithley electrometer in the temperature range of 313–423 K. The dc conductivity, σ_dc, of our samples is much higher than that of ZnS single crystals; σ_dc increases with a decrease in the grain size.     

Mechanical characterization of microwave sintered zinc oxide

The mechanical characterization of microwave sintered zinc oxide disks is reported. The microwave sintering was done with a specially designed applicator placed in a domestic microwave oven operating at a frequency of 2.45 GHz to a maximum power output of 800 Watt. These samples with a wide variation of density and hence, of open pore volume percentage, were characterized in terms of its elastic modulus determination by ultrasonic time of flight measurement using a 15 MHz transducer. In addition, the load dependence of the microhardness was examined for the range of loads 0.1–20 N. Finally, the fracture toughness data (K _IC) was obtained using the indentation technique.     

纳米氧化锌的固相合成

以七水硫酸锌和无水草酸钠为原料,用室温固相化学反应首先合成出前驱物草酸锌,经400℃分解3h,得到产物纳米氧化锌。用X-射线粉末衍射和透射电镜对产物的组成、大小、形貌进行表征。结果表明,产物纳米氧化锌为粒度分布均匀的球形六角晶系结构,平均粒径为28nm。     

液相法合成纳米氧化锌的研究进展

综述了近年来合成纳米氧化锌的液相方法,包括沉淀法、水热法、溶剂热法、溶胶-凝胶法、微乳液法等.分析了这几种方法的优缺点和最新的研究进展.同时指出,微波、超声等新技术也引入到液相法纳米氧化锌的制备工艺中,纳米氧化锌合成的未来发展方向是合成技术综合化.     

以PAMAM树形分子为模板剂纳米氧化锌的制备及其光催化性能研究

以3.5代端酯基PAMAM树型分子为模板,成功制备了颗粒均匀的纳米氧化锌.采用TEM、XRD及UV-vis等手段对合成样品的形貌和结构进行表征.初步探讨了纳米ZnO形成的可能模板机理.测试其在紫外光作用下光降解罗丹明B的性能,结果表明,该法制备的纳米ZnO具有很高的光催化活性.     

国内外纳米ZnO研究和制备概况

概述了纳米ZnO的应用前景及国内外的研究现状,对纳米ZnO各种制备方法的基本原理、影响因素、产物粒径大小等进行了详细的分析讨论,同时提出了每种工艺的优缺点,并提出了研究方向。对其表征方法进行了介绍。     

不同纳米结构ZnO的化学液相法合成

利用分子氧和溴酸钾一步直接在溶液中氧化还原反应原位产生碱作为氧源来制备纳米结构ZnO。首先,在甲酰胺水溶液中,以锌箔作为锌源,在温和条件下分别合成了纳米棒/管构成的海蛰状ZnO。其次,在溴酸钾水溶液,以锌箔作为锌源,在近室温下合成了纺锤形ZnO。该方法具有反应条件温和,反应参数连续可调节,一步湿法直接合成的ZnO具有新颖微/纳米结构等优点。     

Decolourisation of Direct Orange S dye by ultra sonication using iron oxide nanoparticles

Biosynthesised iron oxide nanoparticles (INPs) less than 100 nm were used to decolourise the textile dye, Direct Orange S by the process of ultra sonication. The parameters tested for the decolourisation of the Direct Orange S dye were the INP concentration (0.2–1g/l), pH (3–11) and H₂O₂ concentration (2–8 ml/l). The rate of decolourisation process was performed by both stirrer and ultra sonicator method using the first-order kinetics ln(c/c₀). The percentage of dye removal for the optimum conditions such as INP, 1g/l (87.2%); pH, 9 (85.5%) and H₂O₂ concentration 8 ml/l (86.5%) were observed. The Direct Orange S dye was degraded efficiently by sonolysis (60 min) than by the magnetic stirrer method (120 min). High-performance liquid chromatography results showed that the peak for Direct Orange S dye was not present when the dye sample was treated by either H₂O₂ + INP or INP alone. Use of biosynthesised iron NPs in Direct Orange S dye (azo dye) decolourisation by a simple non-toxic Fenton reaction is a safe and novel approach. Industrialisation of this technique will be an economical way to decolorise the textile dyes present in water systems.     

负载纳米氧化锌多孔碳吸附剂的制备及其结构研究

半导体纳米粒子光催化降解VOC是一种有效、经济的有机废气处理方法,本论文研究了纳米氧化锌改性的多孔碳材料的制备、结构及其对挥发性有机物的光催化分解性能.结果表明,可利用微乳液法合成并经高温煅烧得到负载于多孔碳材料上的纳米氧化锌.制备条件如反应物浓度、配比、沉淀剂种类等条件对产品的形貌、氧化锌纳米颗粒大小和负载量有明显的影响.负载纳米氧化锌微粒多孔炭吸附剂既保持了多孔炭材料的多孔性,又具有一定催化分解低浓度挥发性有机污染物的能力.     

一种制备ZnO纳米颗粒的新方法

提出了一种制备ZnO纳米颗粒的新方法。在金属钠的液氨溶液中还原硝酸锌,所形成的金属Zn自然氧化而制得ZnO颗粒。为了研究表面修饰对产物形貌、粒径和性能的影响,制备了十二烷基磺酸钠（SDS）修饰的ZnO纳米颗粒。采用X射线粉末衍射仪（XRD）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）、傅立叶变换红外光谱仪（FT-IR）、热重及差热分析仪（TG-DTA）等手段对产物进行了表征。结果表明采用该方法可制得具有六方纤锌矿结构的ZnO颗粒,未修饰ZnO颗粒团聚较为严重;修饰的ZnO纳米颗粒呈棒状,分散较好。红外和热分析表明SDS修饰在了ZnO纳米颗粒表面。测试了所制备ZnO颗粒的紫外可见吸收（UV-Vis）和光致发光（PL）谱,均出现了ZnO的特征谱带。提出的方法也适用于制备其它金属或氧化物纳米材料。     

Preparation and characterization of zeolite framework stabilized cuprous oxide nanoparticles

Zeolite framework stabilized copper(I) oxide nanoparticles (4.8 ± 2.6 nm) were prepared for the first time by using a four step procedure: the ion exchange of Cu²⁺ ions with the extra framework Na⁺ ions in Zeolite-Y, the reduction of the Cu²⁺ ions within the cavities of zeolite with sodium borohydride in aqueous solution, the dehydration of Zeolite-Y with the copper(0) nanoclusters, and the oxidation of intrazeolite copper(0) nanoclusters by O₂ at room temperature. Zeolite stabilized copper(I) oxide nanoparticles were thoroughly characterized by ICP-OES, XRD, HR-TEM, Raman, XPS, UV-vis spectroscopy and N₂ adsorption-desorption technique.