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1. A facile and fast preparation of robust superhydrophobic brass mesh coated with Cu(OH)2 nanowires by pulse electrodeposition for continuous highly efficient oil/water separation

Author:
Yonghui Zhang; Jiangwen Liu; Ligeng Ouyang; Kai Zhang; Guie Xie; Shuzhen Jiang
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127968
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
abrasion resistance; contact angle; electroplating; gravity; hydrophobicity; nanowires; oils; wastewater
Abstract:
... Effective separation of industrial oily wastewater and oil leak has long been treated as an important link to ensure rapid and harmonious development of economy and society. In this article, a robust superhydrophobic/superlipophilic brass mesh with micro/nano dual-scale structures was successfully fabricated by a fast pulse electrodeposition followed by a two-step simple and nonfluorinated immersi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127968

2. A novel fluorescent Si/CDs for highly sensitive Hg2+ sensing in water environment

Author:
Hao Guo; Liping Peng; Ning Wu; Bingqing Liu; Mingyue Wang; Yuan Chen; Zhilan Pan; Yinsheng Liu; Wu Yang
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 128023
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
aqueous solutions; detection limit; emissions factor; fluorescence; paper; ultraviolet radiation
Abstract:
... A blue fluorescent Si/CDs is successfully synthesized via a conventional solvothermal method, which can serve as a sensitive fluorescent sensor to detect Hg²⁺ ions in water. The synthesized Si/CDs material exhibits excellent optical properties, high chemical and structural stability in an aqueous solution. Under natural light, the mixture is a colorless suspension while under ultraviolet light, it ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128023

3. A quasi-solid-state supercapacitor based on waste surgical masks with high flexibility and designable shape

Author:
Wusheng Zuo; Limin Zang; Qifan Liu; Jianhui Qiu; Mingyang Lan; Chao Yang
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 128020
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
active ingredients; capacitance; electrochemical capacitors; electrochemistry; electrodes; electrolytes; energy density; hydrogels; polymerization; pyrroles
Abstract:
... A quasi-solid-state flexible symmetric supercapacitor (QFSSC) based on waste surgical masks (WSMs) with high electrochemical performance and high flexibility has been designed. The WSMs with three-layer construction have been fully utilized to fabricate the QFSSC. The two outer layers are served as the flexible substrate to achieve flexible electrodes by loading polypyrrole (PPy) microcones via el ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128020

4. Adsorption and interaction forces of commercial Poly(naphthalene sulfonate) (PNS) and Poly(carboxylate ether) (PCE) polyelectrolytes with negatively charged surfaces in monovalent and divalent electrolytes

Author:
Bo Wu; Le Gu; Byong-Wa Chun; Tonya L. Kuhl
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127992
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
adsorption; calcium; cement; cohesion; electrolytes; electrostatic interactions; ionic strength; mica; naphthalene; sulfonates
Abstract:
... Adsorption of polyelectrolytes on colloidal particles alters the interaction forces and rheological properties of colloidal suspensions. Poly(naphthalene sulfonate) (PNS) and poly(carboxylate ether) (PCE) polyelectrolytes are commonly added to improve the flowability of hydrated cement paste in low-water conditions. The interactions of commercial PNS and PCE admixtures with negatively charged mica ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127992

5. Alkyl glyceryl ethers as water-based lubricant additives in mixtures with xanthan gum

Author:
Fernando H.M. de Paula; Flávio A. de Freitas; Denise G. Nunes; Stefan Iglauer; Aurora P. Gramatges; Regina S.V. Nascimento; Elizabeth R. Lachter
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127881
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
adsorption; friction; lubricants; lubrication; xanthan gum
Abstract:
... Water-based lubricants are greener and more environmentally friendly than comparable oil-based lubricants. However, water-based lubricants typically have a poorer performance and, thus, need to be formulated with various additives. Here, alkyl glyceryl ethers, a class of nonionic surfactants, were investigated as lubricant additives. To this purpose, aqueous solutions of newly synthesized ethers ( ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127881

6. An intelligent natural fibrous membrane anchored with ZnO for switchable oil/water separation and water purification

Author:
Yubin Li; Yi He; Jia Zhuang; Heng Shi
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 128041
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
dyes; energy; hydrophobicity; kapok; light; oils; wastewater; water purification
Abstract:
... Materials with superwettability have attracted much research interest over the last few decades in the field of water-oil separation. Distinct from other superwetting materials, dual superlyophobic materials that have superoleophobicity in water and superhydrophobicity in oil can perform on-demand oil/water separation without requiring extra energy. However, obtaining such a dual superlyophobic me ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128041

7. Comments on the paper “Two-step in-situ hydrothermal synthesis of nanosheet-constructed porous MnMoS4 arrays on 3D Ni foam as a binder-free electrode in high performance supercapacitors”

Author:
Bikshandarkoil R. Srinivasan; Digamber G. Porob
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127911
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
X-radiation; electrochemical capacitors; electrodes; elemental composition; foams; oxygen
Abstract:
... The authors of the title paper [Colloids and Surfaces A606 (2020) 125456] reported to have hydrothermally synthesized nanosheet-constructed porous MnMoS₄ arrays on 3D Ni foam as a binder-free electrode in high performance supercapacitors. A critical analysis of the reported results viz. X-ray powder pattern and the elemental composition reveals that the electrode material is not MnMoS₄ as it conta ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127911

8. Comparative empirical evaluation of the aqueous adsorptive sequestration potential of low-cost feldspar-biochar composites for ivermectin

Author:
Paul N. Diagboya; Fanyana M. Mtunzi; Kayode O. Adebowale; Rolf-Alexander Düring; Bamidele I. Olu-Owolabi
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127930
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
Carica papaya; adsorbents; biochar; cation exchange capacity; feldspar; heat production; ivermectin; models; pH; sorption; sorption isotherms; surface area; temperature; water treatment
Abstract:
... Several recent studies are shedding light on the potential of synergistically combined low-cost adsorbents for organic and inorganic contaminants removal in water treatment. However, there exists a dearth of data for their potential for removal of emerging contaminants. In this study, low-cost feldspar (FLC) was combined with blended Carica papaya or pine cone seeds (ratio of 1:1), and calcined to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127930

9. Development and characterization of a novel naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpene self-stabilized pickering emulsion

Author:
Yugang Liu; Huiping Xia; Shiyin Guo; Xiangyang Lu; Chaoxi Zeng
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127908
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
droplet size; emulsions; molecular dynamics; oil-water interface; phytochemicals; sediments; ursolic acid; viscoelasticity; wettability
Abstract:
... Phytochemicals self-stabilized Pickering emulsion is expected to be a highly desirable oral self-delivery system. In this study, ursolic acid (UA), a representative pentacyclic triterpene, was reported for the first time that can be formed self-stabilized Pickering emulsion. That is, it is experimentally and theoretically proved that water-in-oil Pickering emulsion could be stabilized solely by UA ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127908

10. Dopamine- and citrate-mediated, rapid synthesis of hollow calcium carbonate nanoparticles: Their formation, metastability and transformation

Author:
Andan Zheng; Shuxia Zhu; Jian Zhou; Hongdi Wang
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 128056
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
calcium carbonate; citrates; crystallization; dopamine; nanocarriers
Abstract:
... Exquisite design of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) is essential to meet the demands on the properties of functional materials for various applications, where additives play a crucial role in controlling over size, orientation, polymorph, and hierarchical structure. However, we are far from achieving the elaborate control over their structures and morphologies by use of the individual additive. Herein, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128056

11. Effective treatment of simulated ASP flooding produced water by modified perlite

Author:
Shuai Li; Dejun Sun; Shiying Wang; Tao Wu; Yujiang Li
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127952
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
adsorbents; ammonium; cation exchange capacity; cationic surfactants; environmental protection; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; ion exchange; oils; pH; perlite; polymers; rheometers; surface area; temperature; wastewater; wastewater treatment; wettability; zeta potential
Abstract:
... Organic perlite (organo-perlite) hybrids were synthesized by ion-exchange interaction of natural perlite with dioctadecyl dimethyl ammonium bromide (DDAB) at different cation exchange capacity (CEC) equivalents of perlite. The morphology and structure of perlite and organo-perlite hybrid products were characterized by WCA, zeta-potential analyzer, SEM, surface area analyzer, FT-IR, QCM-D, AFM, and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127952

12. Enhanced properties of silk fabric through immobilization of gold and titanium dioxide nanoparticles

Author:
Jing An; Fan Zou; Jing Zhang; Bin Tang; Jinfeng Wang
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 128018
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
Escherichia coli; antibacterial properties; chemical structure; color; dyes; gold; nanogold; photocatalysis; polyethyleneimine; silk; silk fabric; surface plasmon resonance; synergism; textile industry; titanium dioxide
Abstract:
... Enhanced functions of silk fabric were achieved by complex coating with both gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂NPs). AuNPs were coated onto the silk fabric via in-situ synthesis, which was followed by loading TiO₂NPs with assistance of polyethyleneimine (PEI). AuNPs imparted vivid color to silk fabric because of its localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), which ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128018

13. Experimental and theoretical analysis of simultaneous removal of methylene blue and tetracycline using boron nitride nanosheets as adsorbent

Author:
Raghubeer S. Bangari; Anshul Yadav; Prachi Awasthi; Niraj Sinha
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127943
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; adsorbents; adsorption; aqueous solutions; atomic force microscopy; boric acid; boron nitride; density functional theory; electrical conductivity; energy; methylene blue; models; nanosheets; sorption isotherms; tetracycline; transmission electron microscopy; urea; water pollution
Abstract:
... The adsorption behaviour of boron nitride nanosheets (BNNSs) for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye and tetracycline (TC) antibiotic from aqueous solution has been reported in this study. BNNSs were synthesized using a bottom-up technique with boric acid and urea as precursors. The synthesized material was characterized using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, field emission sca ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127943

14. Fabrication of BiOCl with adjustable oxygen vacancies and greatly elevated photocatalytic activity by using bamboo fiber surface embellishment

Author:
Hongru Liao; Chun Liu; Junbo Zhong; Jianzhang Li
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127892
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
absorbance; bamboos; crystal structure; irradiation; light; oxygen; perfluorooctanoic acid; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; rhodamines; tetracycline; water pollution
Abstract:
... In this demonstration, to promote the photocatalytic activity of BiOCl, environmentally friendly bamboo fiber (BF) was added into the synthesis system of BiOCl. The size of crystals and the content of oxygen vacancies (OVs) can be effectively controlled by BF. The crystal structure, morphology, light absorbance capacity, separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers, OVs, microchemical environm ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127892

15. Facile fabrication of Bi2WO6/biochar composites with enhanced charge carrier separation for photodecomposition of dyes

Author:
Guangyu Wu; Qi Liu; Jingyi Wang; Yujing Zhang; Chengmin Yu; Huiyang Bian; Mohammad Hegazy; Jiangang Han; Weinan Xing
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127945
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
biochar; carbon; electric current; electron transfer; environmental protection; hot water treatment; irradiation; light; nanosheets; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; photolysis; semiconductors
Abstract:
... In recent years, biochar has attracted extensive attention in improving the activity of photocatalysts. The surface functional groups of biochar could accelerate the electron transfer in the process of photocatalytic performance. Herein, in this work, different proportions of Bi₂WO₆/biochar (BW/BC) photocatalytic composites were prepared using a simple hydrothermal method and applied for removing ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127945

16. Facile one-pot synthesis of tannic acid-stabilized fluorescent copper nanoclusters and its application as sensing probes for chlortetracycline based on inner filter effect

Author:
Yu-yu Guo; Yu-rui Hu; Shao-ke Chen; Ming-zhu Guo; Yi-ting Zhang; Xin-rui Han; Shen Zhang
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127962
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
ascorbic acid; blood serum; cattle; chlortetracycline; detection limit; fluorescence; synthesis; tannins
Abstract:
... In this paper, a simple and one-pot synthetic strategy was established to prepare copper nanoclusters by using tannic acid as the template and ascorbic acid as the reducing agent. The tannic acid-capped copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs@TA) displayed excitation and emission peaks around 365 and 435 nm with fluorescence quantum yield of 9.8%. Based on the inner filter effect and static quenching mechanis ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127962

17. Fe3O4 liposome for photothermal/chemo-synergistic inhibition of metastatic breast tumor

Author:
Wenjun Hu; Qi Qi; Haiyan Hu; Changhai Wang; Qing Zhang; Zekang Zhang; Yueying Zhao; Xianglong Yu; Mingxue Guo; Shouying Du; Yang Lu
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127921
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
breast neoplasms; irradiation; lymph; lymph nodes; magnetism; metastasis; mice; mortality; photochemotherapy
Abstract:
... Tumor metastasis is the main reason for the high mortality rate of breast cancer patients and lymph node metastasis is the primary means of tumor spreading. Liposomes loaded with bufalin (BF), a steroidal inhibitor of various inflammatory signaling pathways in cancer, and superparamagnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were developed to inhibit lymphatic metastasis in breast cancer. Fe₃O₄ functioned as both ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127921

18. Fluorescence microscopy and photodielectric characterization studies of the composite films of polyvinyl alcohol and tryptophan functionalized silver nanoparticles

Author:
Dušan K. Božanić; Radovan Dojčilović; Jelena D. Pajović; Dragana Tošić; Duško Dudić; Matthieu Réfrégiers; Vladimir Djoković
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 128050
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
crystal structure; fluorescence; fluorescence microscopy; glass transition temperature; lighting; nanocomposites; nanosilver; polyvinyl alcohol; silver; tryptophan
Abstract:
... Fluorescent nanocomposite films were prepared by solution mixing of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and tryptophan functionalized silver (AgTrp) nanoparticles. Synchrotron excitation deep-ultraviolet (DUV) fluorescence imaging was used to follow the distribution of AgTrp nanoparticles within the polymer matrix. Pronounced growth of dendrite-like structures in the presence of AgTrp nanoparticles was confir ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128050

19. Gallol-based constant underwater coating adhesives for severe aqueous conditions

Author:
Ning Yang; Renqiang Yuan; Dan You; Qianli Zhang; Jieran Wang; Hongyun Xuan; Liqin Ge
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127948
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
adhesion; alloys; durability; pH; seawater; tannins
Abstract:
... Nowadays, constant and firm underwater adhesives are an essential topic for both biomedical and engineering fields. However, most of conventional underwater-implemented adhesives are lack of strength and durability, limiting their practical long-lasting underwater applications. Here, by taking advantage of the Gallol groups, a facile strategy was reported for the development of solid and persisten ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127948

20. High electrochemical stability of octahedral LiMn2O4 cathode material in aqueous and organic lithium-ion batteries

Author:
Jiaqi Zhao; Meng Shi; Yunhao Wu; Pian Zhang; Xinghua Tan; Xiaohong Kang; Weiguo Chu; Zhilian Wu; Yifei Li
Source:
Colloids and surfaces 2022 v.634 pp. 127932
ISSN:
0927-7757
Subject:
cathodes; colloids; crystals; electrochemistry; lithium batteries; materials; solids; surfaces
Abstract:
... In this work, octahedral LiMn₂O₄ (O-LMO) with exposed {111} crystal facets was prepared using MnCO₃ as a precursor via solid phase reactions. O-LMO was revealed to have the superior rate performance and good cycling stability in both a three-electrode system and full aqueous batteries with Li₂SO₄ solution.The capacity retentions of 87% for 200 cycles at 0.1 A g⁻¹ and 87% for 500 cycles at 1 A g⁻¹ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127932