Aluminium oxide nanoparticles prepared by water-in-oil microemulsions

Arsenic remediation from drinking water by synthesized nano-alumina dispersed in chitosan-grafted polyacrylamide

“…The synthesis of Al 2 O 3 precursors was performed using waterin-oil microemulsions with cyclohexane as oil phase and water as aqueous phase [24,25]. To prepare microemulsion, cyclohexane, triton X-100 (surfactant) and n-butyl alcohol (co-surfactant) were first mixed by magnetic stirring until the mixture became transparent.…”

Recent advances in surface engineering of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications

“…There are a plenty of techniques available to facilitate production of SPIONs with specific physical and chemical properties. Co-precipitation of iron salts [53], microemulsion formation [54], thermal decomposition of iron precursors [55], hydrothermal methods [56], sol-gel transition [57], chemical vapor deposition (CVD) [58], flow injection [59], electrochemical [60] techniques under oxidizing conditions, and laser-induced pyrolysis of pentacarbonyl iron vapors have been used. The first three procedures are the most common routes which have been utilized by many researchers.…”

Sorption of phenanthrene by nanosized alumina coated with sequentially extracted humic acids

“…Nanosized Al 2 O 3 (nano-Al 2 O 3 ) is one of the most versatile ceramic oxides and used broadly in electrical, engineering, and biomedical areas (Aitken et al 2006;Nohynek et al 2007;Pang and Bao 2002). Therefore, sorption of phenanthrene by HA-coated nano-Al 2 O 3 was examined in this study to evaluate the role of adsorbed NOM in HOC sorption.…”