Synthesis and evaluation of some new hydrazones as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in acidic media

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Mild steel corrosion in HCl solution is an example of corrosion in acidic mediums. The ongoing research efforts to develop novel environmentally friendly...     

Phytofabrication of silver nanoparticles from Limonia acidissima leaf extract and their antimicrobial,antioxidant and its anticancer prophecy

Green synthesis of nanoparticles by eco-friendly methods is a recent technique which draws the attention of researchers because of the reward over many conventional chemical methods. The present work focuses on aqueous Limonia acidissima leaf extract in synthesizing silver nanoparticles and its applications in a simple way. The silver nanoparticles formed were characterized by Infrared, Ultra violet-visible, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopic, and atomic force microscopic techniques. The powder X-ray diffraction studies and transmission electron microscopic images reveal that the silver nanoparticles synthesized were approximately 10–40 nm and have a spherical structure. The nanoparticles were assayed for their antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activity. The antimicrobial studies for the silver nanoparticles show a maximum zone of inhibition of 8.8 mm for Bacillus subtilis bacteria and 8.5 mm for Candida albicans fungi at 3 and 1 μg/mL respectively. In-silico ADMET studies reveal that the toxicity, bioactivity, pharmacokinetics and drug-likeness properties of Limonia acidissima leaf extract is good. The molecular docking studies show that the microbial activity is high for Bacillus subtilis and Candida albicans showing the coincidence of the in silico and in vitro studies as expected. The free radical scavenging activity of nanoparticles is 80 for 100 μg/mL. The 50% of inhibition of silver nanoparticles against human breast cancer cell lines is 18 μg/mL. It is evident that silver nanoparticles would be helpful in treating cancer cell lines and have great perspectives in the biomedical sector.     

Application of Light-Emitting Diodes for Improving the Nutritional Quality and Bioactive Compound Levels of Some Crops and Medicinal Plants

Light is a key factor that affects phytochemical synthesis and accumulation in plants. Due to limitations of the environment or cultivated land, there is an urgent need to develop indoor cultivation systems to obtain higher yields with increased phytochemical concentrations using convenient light sources. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have several advantages, including consumption of lesser power, longer half-life, higher efficacy, and wider variation in the spectral wavelength than traditional light sources; therefore, these devices are preferred for in vitro culture and indoor plant growth. Moreover, LED irradiation of seedlings enhances plant biomass, nutrient and secondary metabolite levels, and antioxidant properties. Specifically, red and blue LED irradiation exerts strong effects on photosynthesis, stomatal functioning, phototropism, photomorphogenesis, and photosynthetic pigment levels. Additionally, ex vitro plantlet development and acclimatization can be enhanced by regulating the spectral properties of LEDs. Applying an appropriate LED spectral wavelength significantly increases antioxidant enzyme activity in plants, thereby enhancing the cell defense system and providing protection from oxidative damage. Since different plant species respond differently to lighting in the cultivation environment, it is necessary to evaluate specific wavebands before large-scale LED application for controlled in vitro plant growth. This review focuses on the most recent advances and applications of LEDs for in vitro culture organogenesis. The mechanisms underlying the production of different phytochemicals, including phenolics, flavonoids, carotenoids, anthocyanins, and antioxidant enzymes, have also been discussed.     

Highly active human-hair-supported noble metal (Ag or Ru) nanocomposites for rapid and selective reduction of p-nitrophenol to p-aminophenol

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Highly efficient nanocomposites (Ag/HHP and Ru/HHP) of Ag and Ru nanoparticles (NPs) supported on human hair powder (HHP) were prepared for reduction of...     

Novel stilbene glycosides from Pleuropterus ciliinervis

New stilbene glycosides, (E)-resveratrol-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-xylopyranoside, was isolated from the MeOH extract of the roots of Pleuropterus ciliinervis Nakai (Polygonaceae). Their structures were determined spectroscopically, particularly by 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis.     

Anticorrosive property of Spiraea Cantoniensisis extract as an eco-friendly inhibitor on mild steel surface in acid medium

Abstract

The inhibitive performance of methanolic extract of eco-friendly green inhibitor Spiraea cantoniensis (S. cantoniensis) on inhibiting corrosion of mild steel (MS) in 1?M HCl was studied by weight loss, AC-impedance, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman, x-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The results showed that the corrosion rate significantly decreased in the presence of the S. cantoniensis inhibitor with a gradual increase in inhibition efficiency at an increased inhibitor concentration. The temperature studies were conducted which included activation energy (E_a), change in enthalpy (ΔH°_ads), change in entropy (ΔS°_ads), change in free energy (ΔG°_ads) and heat of adsorption (Q_ads). These calculations were helpful to determine the reaction mechanism and proved it as a physisorption type following the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The analysis of the protective film using FT-IR, Raman, XRD, and SEM analysis clearly showed the potentiality of S. cantoniensis in blocking the MS surface to prevent corrosion by 1?M HCl. The solution analysis via AAS and UV-Vis showed the inhibitive effect of the inhibitor (S. cantoniensis) in both inhibitive and the uninhibitive solution exhibiting the adsorption of the phytochemical molecules on the MS surface.     

New spirocyclopropane derivatives: synthesis and evaluation of their performances toward corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acidic media

Research on Chemical Intermediates - Developing environmentally friendly products is a modern science and an important task for today's chemistry and technology scholars. In the present...