Electrochemical and photocatalytic investigation of nickel oxide for energy storage and wastewater treatment

Nickel oxide (NiO) was synthesized via a one-step facile method. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the face-centered cubic structure of NiO. The bonding nature and surface purity were confirmed via Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. NiO revealed partial spherical morphology with less particle aggregation. The optical bandgap of NiO was found to be 3.75 eV. Cyclic voltammetry revealed well-defined oxidation and reduction peaks for NiO. The charge–discharge curve exhibited specific capacitance of 184.6 F/g at current density of 0.3 A/g. NiO electrode exhibited longer cyclic stability of 93 % up to 1500 cycles. In addition, NiO + H₂O₂ revealed efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (organic pollutant) under visible-light irradiation with degradation efficiency of ~88 %. These results confirm that nanosized NiO is more suitable for dual application.

     

Synthesis and molecular structure analysis of venlafaxine intermediate and its analog

1-(cyano-(4-methoxyphenyl) methyl cyclohexanol(2), C₂₄H₃₂N₂O₂, a Venlafaxine intermediate is found to crystallize in both monoclinic(2a) and orthorhombic(2b) crystal systems. The form2a crystallizes in the space groupC2/c with the cell parametersa = 23.506(3),b = 5.550(3),c = 23.192(3), and β = 115.116(2)^∘.2b crystallizes in space groupP2₁2₁2₁ with cell parametersa = 5.7850(6),b = 11.2680(6), andc = 20.6730(19). The intermolecular hydrogen bonding in the case of the monoclinic polymorph leads to the formation of dimer. The synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure studies of Venlafaxine analog 1-[2-1-(4-dimethylamino-phenyl)-ethylideneamino]-1-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl]-cyclohexanol(4) is reported.4 crystallizes inP―1 space group with cell parametersa = 10.801(7),b = 12.078(7),c = 9.928(5), α = 96.12(5)^∘, β = 110.49(5)^∘, and γ = 112.42(6)^∘.     

Vesicle formation in hydrocarbons assisted with microbial hydrolases and biosurfactants

The present study demonstrates the role of microbial hydrolases in the transformation of hydrocarbons (soybean, sunflower, groundnut and gingelly oil, etc.) to vesicles. The combined effect of lipolytic enzyme generation and biosurfactants production during microbial growth at optimized media and environmental conditions mediates this transformation. Among the microbial species, Candida albicans exhibit complete transformation compared to Pseudomonads and Bacillus sps. Within hydrocarbons, only soybean and sunflower oils transformed to solid mass and no change with the remaining oils. Characterization of the vesicles revealed an increase in total weight by 160-180% compared to the original weight of hydrocarbon taken for the study and more than 73% increases in viscosity. Acid value and saponification value also showed an increase, respectively, by 78 and 84%. The bound water content estimated was 26%. Light microscopic analysis exhibit, presence of unilamellar and bi-lamellar structures.     

In situ characterisation of the aqueous gold colloid interface using CO as a surface probe: IR spectroscopic studies

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra are presented of CO gas-treated protected gold colloids prepared from hydrazinium hydrate reduction of an Au(III) precursor which reproducibly feature a weak, shortlived peak at ca. 2169 cm(-1). When the gold colloid was treated with 99% isotopically enriched (13)CO gas, the IR peak shifted to a frequency of 2114 cm(-1) which indicated that it represented a simple gold monocarbonyl species. The value of 2169 cm(-1) for the CO stretching frequency suggests the peak represents CO physisorbed on oxidised gold atoms on the colloid surface. The peak is not observed when the concentration of the colloidally dispersed gold is reduced either by use of lower starting salt concentrations or by aggregation. It is also not observed when solutions of the protecting agent or reducing agent or the dispersion medium (water) or even the starting Au(III) salts are CO-treated individually. This confirms that the spectral feature is uniquely associated with colloidally dispersed gold. In general, the work has shown that the surfaces of Au colloids in situ have partially oxidised Au character which is of interest in systems where supported nanoparticulate gold derived from colloid preparations are considered for low temperature oxidation catalysts for CO.     

Microwave assisted synthesis of thiazolo[3,2‐b][1,2,4]‐triazoles containing 1,8‐naphthyridine moiety

A simple and efficient protocol for the synthesis of 5‐aryl‐2‐(2‐substituted‐1,8‐naphthyridin‐3‐yl)‐thiazolo[3,2‐b][1,2,4]triazoles ( 4 ) is achieved by cyclocondensation of 3‐(2‐substituted‐1,8‐naphthyridin‐3‐yl)‐1,2,4‐triazoles ( 3 ) with α‐halogenoketones in anhyd. methanol under microwave irradiation. The products are obtained in good yields and in a state of high purity.     

Transfer-Free Graphene Growth on Dielectric Substrates: A Review of the Growth Mechanism

Ever since the more-than-decade-old discovery of application of mechanical exfoliation to obtain graphene, this 2-dimensional material was known for its soaring promise in various applications, owing to its excellent properties. Graphene, most popularly grown on metallic substrates by chemical vapour deposition, needs to be transferred onto dielectric substrates for multiple optical and electronic applications. During such complex and expensive transfer steps, defects are introduced into graphene, which deteriorates the quality and thus, properties of graphene. An alternative approach to surmount these problems is the elimination of the transfer process and to directly grow graphene on dielectric substrates, for future electronic and optical applications. This review presents a comprehensive and an up-to-date account of the development of synthesis methods, challenges and future directions for transfer-free graphene growth on dielectric substrates. Special emphasis is given on the fundamentals of growth mechanisms of various transfer-free graphene synthesis processes on dielectric materials.     

An unusual synthesis of 3-(2-(arylamino)thiazol-4-yl)-2H-chromen-2-ones from ethyl 2-(chloromethyl)-2-hydroxy-2H-chromene-3-carboxylate via benzopyran ring opening

An unusual and unexpected synthesis of 3-(2-(arylamino)thiazol-4-yl)-2H-chromen-2-ones has been observed by the reaction of ethyl 2-(chloromethyl)-2-hydroxy-2H-chromene-3-carboxylate with various arylthioureas in ethanol under mild reaction conditions with excellent yields. The ambiguity in the structure of the obtained products has been solved by recording its single-crystal X-ray analysis. This protocol has been found to be a novel approach for the preparation of title compounds via benzopyran ring opening. A systematic plausible mechanism has been proposed for the formation of the product. Also, an efficient one-pot three-component method has been demonstrated for the formation of title compounds starting from salicylaldehyde.

     

Application of negative ion MS/MS to the identification of N-glycans released from carcinoembryonic antigen cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1)

Structures of N-glycans released from rat CEACAM1 expressed in human embryonic kidney cells were determined by MALDI and negative ion nanospray MS/MS techniques. The major carbohydrates were bi-, tri- and tetra-antennary complex glycans with and without sialic acid, fucose and bisecting GlcNAc residues. High-mannose glycans, predominantly Man(5)GlcNAc(2), were also found. The negative ion fragmentation technique easily identified the branching pattern of the triantennary glycans (mainly branched on the 6-antenna) and the presence of 'bisecting' GlcNAc residues (attached to the 4-position of the core mannose), features that are difficult to determine by traditional techniques. Sialic acids were in both alpha2-3 and alpha2-6 linkage as determined by MALDI-TOF MS following linkage-specific derivatization.     

Existence and uniqueness of mild solutions to a semilinear integrodifferential equation of fractional order

In this paper, we prove some existence and uniqueness of mild solutions for a semilinear integrodifferential equation of fractional order with nonlocal initial conditions in α-norm. We assume that the linear part generates a noncompact analytic semigroup. Our results cover the cases that the nonlinearity F takes values in different spaces such as X,X_α and X_β, where α≤β(0,1). Finally, some practical consequences are also obtained.