Metal-organic frameworks: Challenges and opportunities for ion-exchange/sorption applications

P Kumar, A Pournara, KH Kim, V Bansal, S Rapti… - Progress in Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exposure to common ionic pollutants, such as heavy metal ions and toxic anions, is a major
concern throughout the world due to their potential impacts on human health and the …

High-performance iron oxide–graphene oxide nanocomposite adsorbents for arsenic removal

H Su, Z Ye, N Hmidi - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2017 - Elsevier
We report the synthesis of a new range of iron oxide–graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites
having different iron oxide content (36–80 wt%) as high-performance adsorbents for arsenic …

N,N′-Bicarbazole: A Versatile Building Block toward the Construction of Conjugated Porous Polymers for CO2 Capture and Dyes Adsorption

Y Yuan, H Huang, L Chen, Y Chen - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
N, N′-Bicarbazole with almost spatially vertical structure was synthesized by a facile
method and was demonstrated as a versatile building block for conjugated microporous …

Plasmid DNA delivery: nanotopography matters

H Song, M Yu, Y Lu, Z Gu, Y Yang… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Plasmid DNA molecules with unique loop structures have widespread bioapplications, in
many cases relying heavily on delivery vehicles to introduce them into cells and achieve …

Enhanced removal of As (V) from aqueous solution using modified hydrous ferric oxide nanoparticles

L Huo, X Zeng, S Su, L Bai, Y Wang - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Hydrous ferric oxide (HFO) is most effective with high treatment capacity on arsenate [As (V)]
sorption although its transformation and aggregation nature need further improvement …

Confining Functional Nanoparticles into Colloidal Imine‐Based COF Spheres by a Sequential Encapsulation–Crystallization Method

D Rodríguez‐San‐Miguel, A Yazdi… - … A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Here, a two‐step method is reported that enables imparting new functionalities to covalent
organic frameworks (COFs) by nanoparticle confinement. The direct reaction between 1, 3, 5 …

Efficient chemoselective hydrogenation of halogenated nitrobenzenes over an easily prepared γ-Fe 2 O 3-modified mesoporous carbon catalyst

M Tian, X Cui, M Yuan, J Yang, J Ma, Z Dong - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient chemoselective hydrogenation of halogenated nitrobenzenes using low-cost
catalysts is an important research area of applied catalysis. In this work, a Fe metal organic …

Gold nanoparticles and the corresponding filter membrane as chemosensors and adsorbents for dual signal amplification detection and fast removal of mercury (II)

G Chen, J Hai, H Wang, W Liu, F Chen, B Wang - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nowadays, the development of a multifunction system for the simultaneous multiple signal
amplification detection and fast removal of Hg2+ remains a major challenge. Herein, we for …

One-pot synthesis of a ceria–graphene oxide composite for the efficient removal of arsenic species

TS Sakthivel, S Das, CJ Pratt, S Seal - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Arsenic contamination has posed a health risk to millions of people around the world. In this
study, we describe a simple and facile one-step hydrothermal synthesis of a ceria–graphene …

Development of silver-nanoparticle-decorated emulsion-templated hierarchically porous poly (1-vinylimidazole) beads for water treatment

MA Mudassir, SZ Hussain, A Rehman… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Water, the driver of nature, has always been polluted by the blind hurling of highly toxic
contaminants, but human-friendly science has continuously been presenting better avenues …