The heating effect of microwaves was accidentally discovered in 1945 by Percy LeBaron
Spencer, an American engineer and inventor, at the Raytheon Co. While working on radar …

The use of various functionalized polymers as stabilizers to design metal core–organic shell
hybrid nanoparticle architectures has attracted increasing interest for different applications …

Biofunctionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) play an important role in design and
development of nanomedicine. Synthesis of AuNPs from biogenic materials is …

The significance of green synthesised nanoparticles has gained interest in environmental
safety and its manufacturing processes. The chemical methods applied for nanoparticle …

We demonstrate an effective and selective conversion of biomass-derived furfural (FAL) to 1,
5-pentanediol (1, 5-PD) with high yields through a water-mediated hydrogenolysis process …

With an increase in biodiesel demand, a large surplus of glycerol is expected, and there is
interest regarding the usage of glycerol as a value-added product. One such idea is to use …

Discussion The generation of stable colloidal suspensions with particles of controlled size
and shape requires a real synthetic strategy as well as a perfect knowledge of the intimate …

The addition of inorganic nanoparticles to polymers causes changes in the properties and
applications of both the nanoparticles and polymers. In this review article the …

A new route for the formation of shape-selective Au nanoparticles (NPs) has been
demonstrated. The reduction of Au (III) ions was done with alkaline 2, 7-DHN in CTAB …

A simple, straightforward and eco-friendly approach for synthesis of well dispersed nano
gold particles was reported. In the process, Ginkgo Biloba leaf extract was used as both …