Synthesis of functionalized mesoporous Ni-SBA-16 decorated with MgO nanoparticles for Cr (VI) adsorption and an effective catalyst for hydrodechlorination of chlorobenzene

Phytoassisted synthesis of magnesium oxide nanoparticles from Pterocarpus marsupium rox.b heartwood extract and its biomedical applications

“…Metal oxides are of considerable concern to scientists, because of their improved surface composition and high surface area. Magnesium oxide (MgO) is one of the most important metal oxides with a wide range of applications in the catalysis [19][20][21] refractory materials [22], paint [23] and superconducting industries [24], biological, electrochemical, and medical fields [25]. Metal nanoparticles (NPs) have various applications in the biological, electrochemical, environmental [26][27][28][29], and medical fields [25] due to their specific properties such as large surface area to volume ratio, optical, magnetic [30], high surface energy compared to their bulk counterparts.…”

Green synthesis of silk sericin-embedded silver nanoparticles and their antibacterial application against multidrug-resistant pathogens

“…Recently, sericin has been used as a reducing and stabilizing agent in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles [7]. The primary requirement for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles (NPs) is reducing the biological agents and other constituents present in the cells acting as stabilizing and capping agents, so there is no need to add capping and stabilizing agents from outside [11][12][13][14][15]. He et al developed a novel, simple, one-step biosynthesis method to prepare a sericin-silver nanoparticle composite in situ in solution.…”

Thermally-treated MgO/nanocrystalline cellulose immobilized onto a Santa Barbara-16 mesoporous SiO2 template for the sequestration of antibiotics from polluted water

“…The synthesis of MgO/nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) immobilized on the SBA-16 mesoporous silica template (MNCS) was carried out using the hydrothermal technique, according to the modified protocol of Hussain et al 41 Typically, 10 g of Pluronic F-127 was dissolved in 300 mL deionized water and stirred vigorously for 15 min on a magnetic stirrer at 1000 rpm at room temperature to obtain a clear or transparent solution. Thereafter, 10 g of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), followed by 10 g of MgO were added to the transparent solution.…”

“…The changes in the abundance of cellulose, MgO and silica in the three adsorbents (MNCS-450, MNCS-650 and MNCS-850) were attributed to the effects of heat transformations during calcination. 35,41,52,53 3.3 Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) spectrophotometry Fig. 3a depicts the spectra of MNCS-450, MNCS-650 and MNCS-850.…”