Removal of Formaldehyde Using Highly Active Pt/TiO2 Catalysts without Irradiation by Haibao Huang, Huiling Huang, Peng Hu, Xinguo Ye, Dennis Y. C. Leung

“…Metallic Pt rather than cationic Pt nanoparticles provide the active sites for HCHO oxidation. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Iron Doped Titanium Dioxide (Fe: TiO2) Nanoprecipitate at Different pH Values for Applications of Self-Cleaning Materials by Tizazu Abza, Abel Saka, Jule Leta Tesfaye, Lamessa Gudata, N. Nagaprasad, Ramaswamy Krishnaraj

“…The crystal size of prepared iron doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles was greater than before as pH value rises from 2 to 6 while FWHM and scrap sizes declined. …”
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Thermal performance and MHD peristaltic flow of hybrid nanofluid (Au-Ta/Blood) in an asymmetric conduit with electro-osmosis and shape factor effects by K. Thirunavukarasan, G. Sucharitha

“…Laminar-shaped nanoparticles exhibit an 8.595 % enhancement in heat transfer relative to spherical-shaped nanoparticles at the right wall of the microchannel. …”
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Effect of Titania Nano-additives on Fine and Ultrafine Carbonaceous Emissions during Flame Combustion of Diesel by Akshat Jain, Anirudha Ambekar, Thaseem Thajudeen

“…A detailed experimental study also revealed the significance of the size and stability of the dispersed nanoparticles in the overall emissions. Ball milling (BM) was used for the size reduction of dispersed nanoparticles to enhance the dispersibility of the nano-additives. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation and Hydrogen Production of TiO2/Carbon Fiber Composite Using Bast as a Carbon Fiber Source by Guomei Tang, Asim Abas, Shanpeng Wang

“…TiO2/carbon fiber composite is achieved by loading TiO2 nanoparticles on biomass carbon fiber, which originates from the carbonized natural bast. …”
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On Topological Analysis of Niobium (II) Oxide Network via Curve Fitting and Entropy Measures by Muhammad Kamran Siddiqui, Sana Javed, Sadia Khalid, Mazhar Hussain, Muhammad Shahbaz, Samuel Asefa Fufa

“…The remarkable optical features of metallic nanoparticles have extensively developed the interest of scientists and researchers. …”
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Production of Platinum Atom Nanoclusters at One End of Helical Plant Viruses by Yuri Drygin, Olga Kondakova, Joseph Atabekov

“…Platinum atom clusters (Pt nanoparticles, Pt-NPs) were produced selectively at one end of helical plant viruses, tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and potato virus X (PVX), when platinum coordinate compounds were reduced chemically by borohydrides. …”
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Microstructural and mechanical responses of Sn58Bi/Cu composite solder joints with 0.1wt.% Ni and carbon fiber addition by Xiangxia Kong, Zuchen Liu, Ruipeng Ma, Junjun Zhai, Zhen Pan, Xuemei Li, Fenglian Sun

“…Solder joints containing 0.04wt.% Cf and 0.1 wt.% Ni nanoparticles showed the best performance in all samples. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Modified Kaolin-Bentonite Composites for Enhanced Fluoride Removal from Drinking Water by Ebenezer Annan, Emmanuel Nyankson, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Stephen Kofi Armah, George Nkrumah-Buandoh, Joanna Aba Modupeh Hodasi, Michael Oteng-Peprah

“…The results clearly show that the impregnation of clays with magnetite nanoparticles has significant effect in the removal of fluoride, and the implication of the results has been discussed to show the impact of clay-magnetite nanoparticles composites in the removal of fluoride from contaminated water.…”
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Characterization of Local Nano-Heat Transfer Fluids for Solar Thermal Collection by Kawira Millien

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of use of copper nanoparticles in some base local heat transfer fluids (HTFs). …”
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Performance analysis of a wavy fin-and-tube automobile radiator operating on ethylene glycol and water based ternary nanofluids by Ferdinard Dika, Mustafa Dagbasi, Michael Adedeji, Humphrey Adun

“…TNF 1 (ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2) is made up of all spherical-shaped nanoparticles; TNF 2 (Al2O3-TiO2-MWCNT) is made up of both spherical and cylindrical nanoparticles; TNF 3 (Fe-TiO2-Graphene) comprises spherical and platelet nanoparticles; and TNF 4 (Al2O3-MWCNT-Graphene) has dissimilar-shaped nanoparticles. …”
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Investigation the effect of calcination heating rate on the structural, morphological, thermal and color properties of nano Cobalt Aluminate (CoAl2O4) by Md. Farid Ahmed, Monmon Podder, Md. Rassel Moni, Md. Lutfor Rahman, Bristy Biswas, Juliya Khanam, Mahmuda Hakim, Moksodur Rahman, Md. Sahadat Hossain, Nahid Sharmin

“…This study focuses on synthesizing Cobalt Aluminate (CoAl2O4), nanoparticles via sol-gel methods, utilizing different heating rate (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5°/min) during calcination. …”
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Mixed Convection in a Double Lid-Driven Wavy Shaped Cavity Filled with Nanofluid Subject to Magnetic Field and Internal Heat Source by Kakali Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Alim

“…A numerical investigation is carried out to analyze the impacts of internal heat source size, solid concentration of nanoparticles, magnetic field, and Richardson number on flow characteristics in an oppositely directed lid-driven wavy-shaped enclosure. …”
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Preparation of Nickel Nanocatalysts and Application to the Hydrodechlorination of 3-Chlorophenol under Liquid Phase by Thanh Thien Co, Thi Kim Anh Tran, Thi Huong Ly Doan, Thi Duyen Diep

“…Nickel nanoparticles were successfully synthesized via the reduction of nickel salt using ethylene glycol (EG) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as reducing agents. …”
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Thin Films Prepared from Nanometer Size TiO2 Absorbs Millimeter Waves by Mehmet Ali Yesil, Korkut Yegin, Mustafa Culha, Esen Efeoglu

“…Absorption and reflection of TiO2 nanoparticles were more pronounced between 35 GHz and 40 GHz compared to glass-only sample.…”
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Hydrogen evolution from water using CdS as photosensitizer by Tatiana Oncescu, M. Contineanu, Lucia Meahcov

“…Colloidal chemical approaches are increasingly utilised for the preparation and stabilization of semiconductor nanoparticles.…”
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Novel Optical Fiber Dynamic Light Scattering Measurement System for Nanometer Particle Size by Zhemin Chen, Pengbing Hu, Qingqiang Meng, Xinyong Dong

“…By using this system, four kinds of polystyrene nanoparticles are evaluated. Experimentation shows the measured sizes of the nanoparticles are well consistent with the nominal ones, verifying the feasibility of the system.…”
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Electrochemical Study of Carbon Nanotubes/Nanohybrids for Determination of Metal Species Cu2+ and Pb2+ in Water Samples by Andréa Claudia Oliveira Silva, Luis Carlos Ferreira de Oliveira, Angladis Vieira Delfino, Mario Roberto Meneghetti, Fabiane Caxico de Abreu

“…The use of nanomaterials, such as nanoparticles and nanotubes, for electrochemical detection of metal species has been investigated as a way of modifying electrodes by electrochemical stripping analysis. …”
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In Vitro Sustained Release Study of Gallic Acid Coated with Magnetite-PEG and Magnetite-PVA for Drug Delivery System by Dena Dorniani, Aminu Umar Kura, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari, Zalinah Ahmad

“…The efficacy of two nanocarriers polyethylene glycol and polyvinyl alcohol magnetic nanoparticles coated with gallic acid (GA) was accomplished via X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, magnetic measurements, thermal analysis, and TEM. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Anticancer Activity of Poly Acetal /PVP Ag, Au Nanocomposite in Treatment of Lung Cancer Cell Line by Maha A. Younus, Dalia J. Hadi

“…Using onion peel extract as a reducing agent, the gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were created. …”
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