We present a novel and highly efficient method for exfoliating of graphite to produce graphene via the synergistic effects of in-situ plasma induced electrochemical exfoliation with ultrasonic energy, called ultrasonic-assisted cathodic electrochemical discharge. This method can work at moderate temperatures without the need of acidic media or expensive ionic electrolyte. The produced graphene exhibited a large lateral dimension of approximately 6μm and a thickness of 2.5nm, corresponding to approximately seven layers of graphene. An exfoliating mechanism of graphite to produce graphene sheets is also proposed in this study.

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An efficient method for the production of few-layer MoS2nanosheets through exfoliation of bulk MoS2compounds that were subject to quenching in liquid N2and subsequent ultrasonication.

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The work in this study presents an experimental evaluation on minimum quantity cooling lubrication based on the Ranque–Hilsch vortex tube and minimum quantity lubrication performance in hard drilling of Hardox 500 steel (49–50 HRC) using coated carbide drills. Al2O3 nanoparticles are suspended in the based fluids including water-based emulsion and rice bran oil to enhance the cooling and lubricating effects. The response variables, consisting of drilling thrust force, surface roughness, surface profile and microstructure, and tool wear, are studied, and the analysis of variance is used for evaluating the input machining parameters under minimum quantity lubrication and minimum quantity cooling lubrication conditions. The results of this article indicate that minimum quantity cooling lubrication using Al2O3 nanofluid provides the better machining performance and gives out better surface quality and lower thrust force compared to minimum quantity lubrication with/without nanofluid and minimum quantity cooling lubrication with pure fluid. Also, based on the optimization results, the validation experiments are conducted to study more on drilling thrust force, chip morphology, and tool wear.

A green synthetic approach to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using the stem extract of Piper chaudocanum for highly sensitive colorimetric detection of Hg 2+ with a low limit of detection of 23 nM and easy colorimetric read-out has been reported. In addition, the biosynthesized AgNPs demonstrated efficient antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli , Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus . The morphology and structure of the as-synthesized AgNPs were examined using SEM, TEM, EDX, XRD and FT-IR analyses. The XRD and TEM results confirm the formation of AgNPs with an average particle size of 8–12 nm. The TLC, CC and HPLC revealed that four main compounds, pentacosanoic acid ( 1 ), piperine ( 2 ), β -sitosterol ( 3 ), and campesterol glucoside ( 4 ), isolated from P. chaudocanum extract act as reducing and stabilizing agents for AgNP formation, and piperine plays a vital role in green synthesis. The chemical structures of these compounds were determined by ESI MS, FTIR, and one- and two-dimensional NMR spectroscopic data analysis. This approach is an efficient, green, cost-effective, eco-friendly and promising technique for synthesizing AgNPs with applications in the colorimetric detection of Hg 2+ and antibacterial activity.

In this study, we provide a simple and green approach to recycle waste zinc carbon batteries for making carbon dots and porous carbon material.