Water plays a vital role to human and other living organisms. Due to the effluent coming from chemical industries, the industrial activity, contamination of ground water level is goes on increasing nowadays. Therefore, there is a need to develop technologies that can remove toxic pollutants in wastewater. Hence the cross linked Carboxymethyl chitosan(CMC)/ 2,3-dimethoxy Benzaldehyde Schiff base complex has been synthesized and characterized by using FT-IR and SEM analysis. All these results revealed that cross linked Schiff base has formed with high adsorption capacity. The prepared effective adsorbent used for the removal of heavy metals like lead (II) and cadmium (II) ions from aqueous solution and the adsorption data follow the Freundlich model, which follows pseudo first order kinetics. Effect of various parameters like solution pH, adsorbent dose and contact time for the removal of heavy metals has been studied. The synthesized sample undergoes catalytic oxidation process significantly at 24 hrs. The results showed that cross linked Schiff base is an effective, eco-friendly, low-cost adsorbent.

Magnetite nanoparticles (Fe 3 O 4 ) decorated reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite was synthesized by the solvothermal method and utilized as a potential adsorbent for the removal of cesium (Cs + ) and strontium (Sr 2+ ) ions from aqueous solution. The effects of adsorbate concentration and reaction time on the removal efficiencies of Cs + and Sr 2+ were investigated. The adsorption capacity increases as the initial concentration of Cs + /Sr 2+ increased from 1 to 170 mg/L, which might be due to the more available adsorption sites, and the adsorbent reached equilibrium at 360 min. The adsorption isotherm was fitted to the Freundlich model with maximum adsorption capacities of Cs + and Sr 2+ being 128.2 and 384.6 mg g −1 , respectively. The kinetic study showed that the adsorption behavior followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. The rGO/Fe 3 O 4 nanocomposite showed excellent selectivity toward Cs + and Sr 2+ even in the presence of competitive cations (Na + , K + , and Mg 2+ ) having a higher concentration.

Understanding the character of superatom molecular orbitals (SAMOs) of fullerenes, especially those of the endohedral fullerenes, can potentially facilitate the utility of these molecules in organic electronics beyond conventional limits. However, the detailed nature of SAMOs in molecular films on substrates has yet to be unraveled. Using density functional theory, we investigate the wavefunction distributions and electronic structures of SAMO states of a Li@C60 monolayer in dependence on the position of Li within the cage and the type of substrate species. We find that the characteristics of the SAMOs in terms of shape and energy are quite sensitive to the Li position due to different charge redistributions. The substrate affects the intermolecular distances in the Li@C60 films and modifies the widths and dispersion of the SAMO bands while retaining energetics similar to that of the isolated Li@C60 monolayer. The substrate also affects the SAMO effective masses, making it possible to tune them via substrate-induced interaction. A properly chosen substrate can so be beneficial for Li confinement and SAMO stability, reflecting the molecule–substrate interaction and the charge transfer at the interface. These findings provide insights into the design and engineering of SAMOs of molecular films.

Zoonotic viruses originate from birds or animal sources and responsible for disease transmission from animals to people through zoonotic spill over and presents a significant global health concern due to lack of rapid diagnostics and therapeutics. The Corona viruses (CoV) were known to be transmitted in mammals. Early this year, SARS-CoV-2, a novel strain of corona virus, was identified as the causative pathogen of an outbreak of viral pneumonia in Wuhan, China. The disease later named corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), subsequently spread across the globe rapidly. Nano-particles and viruses are comparable in size, which serves to be a major advantage of using nano-material in clinical strategy to combat viruses. Nanotechnology provides novel solutions against zoonotic viruses by providing cheap and efficient detection methods, novel, and new effective rapid diagnostics and therapeutics. The prospective of nanotechnology in COVID 19 is exceptionally high due to their small size, large surface-to-volume ratio, susceptibility to modification, intrinsic viricidal activity. The nano-based strategies address the COVID 19 by extending their role in i) designing nano-materials for drug/vaccine delivery, ii) developing nano-based diagnostic approaches like nano-sensors iii) novel nano-based personal protection equipment to be used in prevention strategies.This review aims to bring attention to the significant contribution of nanotechnology to mitigate against zoonotic viral pandemics by prevention, faster diagnosis and medication point of view.

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