International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology
Volume 3, Issue 1 (2017)
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Characterization and Photocatalytic Treatment of Oil Produced Water Using TiO2
Abstract: Photo catalytic oxidation is gaining momentum in treating waste water very effectively coupled with solar energy. The solar nano photo catalytic technique involves excitation of a semiconductor through the adsorbent of the electromagnetic radioactivity, most generally within the UV spectrum. In one methodology titanium dioxide semiconductor is excited by using photons which possess sufficient electricity to motivate electrons from valence band which known as band gap, to the conduction band. …
Published in International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Application of Solar Nano-photocatalysis in the Pretreatment of Reverse Osmosis Seawater Desalination
Abstract: The reverse osmosis membrane is very sensitive to contaminations present in seawater which makes the pre-treatment step very important to ensure maximum efficiency of the RO process. The photocatalysis can be used to replace the conventional chemical pretreatment process. Semiconductors photocatalysts are used to oxidize contaminated seawater. It can decompose organic matter into smaller compound and low poisonousness inorganic matter thereby increase life span of RO membrane. This research aims …
Published in International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 11–17 Read article
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Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetite-Pectin-Alginate Hybrid and Bionanocomposite
Abstract: It is a one pot synthesis of hybrid bionanocomposite comprising of inorganic magnetite with stabilizer biopolymer pectin and alginate in co-precipitation method using sodium hydroxide and ammonium hydroxide as precipitating agents. A lot of comparison and investigation has been done in particle size of nanocomposite by changing the stoichiometric ratio of both magnetite and biopolymer concentration and drying condition of composite. The nanocomposite has been characterized using infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), …
Published in International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 18–22 Read article
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NANOTECHNOLOGY- A TINY POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS?
Abstract: The rapidly increasing population, depleting water resources, and climate change have resulted in prolonged droughts and floods. This has rendered drinking water a competitive resource in many parts of the world. The development of cost-effective and stable materials and methods for providing fresh water in adequate amounts is the need for today’s world. Traditional water/wastewater treatment technologies remain ineffective for providing adequate safe water due to increasing demand of water …
Published in International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 23–32 Read article
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Impact of Annealing on Structural and Surface Properties of Nanostructured ZnO Thin Films
Abstract: ZnO thin movies with various grain size were developed on undefined quartz substrate utilizing turn covering technique. We have announced the impact of toughening temperatures on the basic and surface properties of ZnO thin movies. The surface properties were described by AFM. From XRD investigation, it can be seen that the FWHM diminishes with an expansion in strengthening temperature from 500 to 575ºC which is reflected in the expansion in …
Published in International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 33–37 Read article