A new synthetic procedure is described for the synthesis of calcium silicate derivatives, using natural resources such as eggshell (ES) for calcium and oil palm leaves (OPL) for silica, which do not require prepurification. The reaction is performed by directly converting two weight ratio of the precursors, ES:3OPL and ES:6OPL, to dried-powder form by heat treatment at 900 °C for two hours. The results demonstrate that the concentration of the precursors has an effect on the morphology and crystallinity of the calcium silicate derivatives, mainly Ca2SiO4 and CaSiO3. X-ray diffraction results reveal that the reaction product obtained using a 1:3 ratio is quite pure, and mainly consisted of calcium silicate in the form of Ca2SiO4. The CaSiO3 was also identified in ES:6OPL, together with a small amount of excess non-reacted crystalline silica. Furthermore, a scanning electron microscopy analysis shows that both reaction products have a coarse surface. Copyright © 2020 BCREC Group. All rights reserved
<p>Pengembangan penelitian tentang material berbasiskan sumber daya alam lokal dan dapat diperbaharui terus dikembangkan akhir-akhir ini. Hal tersebut didasari adanya kebutuhan material baru dengan karakteristik yang lebih menguntungkan dan dapat digunakan pada aplikasi yang spesifik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari preparasi membran alginat-polietilen glikol (AP-PEG) dan aplikasinya sebagai enkapsulan. Alginat yang digunakan adalah hasil ekstraksi dari rumput laut cokelat <em>Padina sp. </em>Dengan metode maserasi jalur asam alginat. Preparasi membrane alginat <em>Padina sp.</em>-polietilen glikol (AP-PEG) dilakukan dengan perbandingan PEG-AP = 1:5; 1:10; 1:15; 0:1 (b/b). Analisis gugus fungsi terhadap seluruh membran yang dihasilkan, menunjukkan bahwa membran AP-PEG yang dihasilkan diprediksi sebagai hasil <em>blending </em>secara fisika karena tidak ada gugus fungsi baru yang terbentuk. Membran dengan perbandingan berat PEG-AP=1:15 memiliki karakteristik terbaik dengan persentase <em>swelling </em>sebesar 1465,5%, <em>stress </em>sebesar 14,588 MPa, <em>strain </em>0,07 dan <em>Modulus Young </em>sebesar 193,13 MPa. Hasil analisis morfologi menunjukkan bahwa banyak rongga ditemukan pada membrane tersebut. Hasil uji disolusi terhadap membrane tersebut menunjukkan bahwa, pada pH 1,2 membran tersebut dapat melepaskan vitamin C sebesar 78,12% selama 60 menit dan tidak mengalami <em>cracking</em>. Di sisi lain, pada pH 7,2 membran tersebut dapat melepaskan vitamin C sebesar 83,54% dan <em>cracking </em>terjadi dalam waktu 12 menit. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa komposit AP-PEG dapat dibuat dari rumput laut coklat dan memiliki kemampuan sebagai enkapsulan. </p><p> </p><strong>Alginate <em>Padina sp.</em></strong>-<strong>Polyethylene Glycol (AP</strong>-<strong>PEG) Membranes: Preparation, Characterization and Their Application as Encapsulant</strong>. The development of research on materials based on local and renewable natural resources has been continuously being developed recently. This is based on the need for new materials with more favorable characteristics and can be used in specific applications. This research aims to study the synthesis of alginate-polyethylene glycol (AP-PEG) membranes and their application as an encapsulant. The alginate was extracted from the brown seaweed <em>Padina sp</em>. by maceration method using alginic acid pathway. Alginate <em>Padina sp.</em>-polyethylene glycol (AP-PEG) alginate membrane was prepared with a ratio of PEG:AP = 1: 5, 1:10, 1:15 and 0:1 (w/w). The functional group analysis showed that the resulting AP-PEG membranes were predicted as a result of physical blending due to no new functional groups are formed. The membrane with a weight ratio of PEG:AP = 1:15 had the best characteristics, with a percentage of swelling of 1465.5%, stress of 14.588 MPa, 0.07 strain, and Young Modulus of 193.13 MPa. Morphological analysis showed that the membrane obtained had many cavities. The dissolution test showed that the AP-PEG membrane was able to release vitamin C of 78.12% for 60 minutes at pH 1.2 and no cracking was observed, while at pH 7.2 the membrane was able to distribute vitamin C by 83.54% and cracking occurs within 12 minutes. The results of this study indicate that AP-PEG composites can be made from brown seaweed and have good encapsulant capabilities.
In this study, we developed an alternative of 4-nitrophenol reduction mediated by silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) which was synthesized using aqueous extract of the Peronema canescens leaf through an eco-friendly approach. The reducing 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol mediated by AgNPS in the presence of sodium borohydride as a hydrogen source proceeded rapidly at room temperature without any additional treatments. The AgNPS synthesis was simple and was carried out under mild conditions. Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy was performed to examine the properties of the obtained AgNPs, which displayed an absorption peak at 431 nm. A transmission electron microscopy analysis revealed that the AgNPs were spherical in shape and had an average particle size of 19 nm as determined by particle size analysis. Copyright © 2021 by Authors, Published by BCREC Group. This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).
A new synthetic method for the preparation of titania (TiO2) was developed. The synthesis involved utilizing dammar gum as the natural soft template, chloroform (CHCl3) as the reaction solvent, and titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) as the main precursor. The results show that the methodology described herein is an efficient alternative for the preparation of titania with larger surface areas up to 58.1 m 2 g -1 for TiO2 from the TTIP-dammar gum/CHCl3/H2O reaction system, and 56.2 m 2 g -1 for TiO2 from the TTIP-dammar gum/CHCl3 reaction system. Both surface areas are larger than that of the pure TTIP/CHCl3/H2O product (5.56 m 2 g -1 ). In addition, the asprepared TiO2, which uses dammar gum as a soft template, exhibited higher photocatalytic activity toward rhodamine B degradation compared to the as-prepared TiO2 in the absence of dammar gum.
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