Hydrothermal Preparation of Ag/Ag1.69Sb2.27O6.25 Sesame-Hollow-Ball-Type Nanocomposites: The Formation Mechanism of Metallic Ag in the Ag-H2O System at 400 K by Haomei Liu, Xihai Hao, Yuejun Liu, Aiguo Yan

“…The surface chemical state of Ag/Ag1.69Sb2.27O6.25 is investigated by XPS, and all peaks of Ag 3d, O 1s, and Sb 3d show their different chemical states. The BET surface area of the sample is 7.268 m2/g, and the pore sizes of nanocomposites are more than 5 nm. …”
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Preliminary investigations of sustainable magnetic catalyst-based biochar derived spent coffee ground for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil by Jayaraja Silvaraja, Noor Yahida Yahya, Muzakkir Mohammad Zainol, Yong Siang Lee

“…The added properties of magnetic and basic towards this catalyst was prepared by facile carbonization of one-pot SCG with Fe(III) and potassium hydroxide as activation agent at 700 °C for 2 h The characteristics of the catalyst was analyzed through Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope coupled with energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX), x-ray diffraction and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis. The performance of the catalyst was explored by the parametric effect on biodiesel yield from WCO. …”
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A Multiscale Structural Analysis of Soft and Hard Coal Deposits in Deep High-Gas Coal Seams by Anying Yuan, Guangsheng Fu, Junling Hou

“…At the same time, fractures were also relatively developed, showing good connectivity. (3) From a micropore structural perspective, it was found that the BET-specific surface areas and BJH-specific surface areas of the soft coal specimens were higher than those of the hard coal specimens, which indicated that the gas adsorption and diffusion migration abilities of the soft coal were greater than those of the hard coal. (4) It was suggested from the study results that the ventilation and gas extraction processes should be strengthened in the mining activities of coal seams with high, soft stratification content. …”
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Study on the performance of mesoporous sludge biochar for the removal of Rhodamine B by XIONG Yuting, LUO Caigui, TANG Xuekun, LUO Xianping

“…The effects of ASBC dosage, PMS concentration, reaction pH, and co-existing inorganic anions on the degradation of RhB in ASBC/PMS system were investigated. BET results showed that the specific surface area of activated biochar increased from 8.19 m2/g to 175.04 m2/g, pore volume increased from 0.017 cm3/g to 0.189 cm3/g, and activated sludge biochar had more active sites. …”
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GASTROEZOFAGINIO REFLIUKSO LIGOS POVEIKIS BURNOS SVEIKATAI by Aušra Rudžianskienė, Marija Staniulytė

“…Apie pusę suaugusiųjų praneša jaučiantys refliukso simptomus bet kuriame savo gyvenimo tarpsnyje. Kartais pasireiškiantys simptomai jaučiami tarp didelės dalies gyventojų, tačiau GERL atsiranda dėl dažnų ar sunkių simptomų, kurie kenkia žmogaus sveikatos kokybei (Clarrett ir Hachem, 2018). …”
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Adsorption Characteristics of Cu(II) and Pb(II) Ions onto Natural Manganese Ore from Aqueous Solution by Taihong Shi, Shiguo Jia, Ying Chen, Yinghong Wen, Changming Du, Zhuochao Wang, Rongling Qiu

“…The properties of the ore were studied using SEM, FT-IR, XRD and BET methods. The value of pH pzc was determined using an equilibrium technique to give a value of 7.8 ± 0.1 which was not affected by the presence of added electrolyte. …”
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Biosynthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles fabricated using cell-free supernatant of Pseudomonas fluorescens for antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, and phot... by Sanaz Ashrafi-Saiedlou, MirHassan Rasouli-Sadaghiani, Mohammad Fattahi, Youbert Ghosta

“…The synthesized Fe2O3NPs were characterized through UV–VIS, XRD, FTIR, FESEM, EDX, TEM, BET, and VSM analyses. The XRD results confirmed that Fe2O3NPs were successfully synthesized and EDX analysis indicated that iron accounted for 89.5% of the sample composition. …”
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Selenium-Modified Biochar Synergistically Achieves the Safe Use of Selenium and the Inhibition of Heavy Metal Cadmium by Wanjing Wang, Haiyan Jiang, Zebin Tan, Luyao Yu, Jie Chen, Qingliang Xiao, Qinlei Rong, Chunhuo Zhou

“…Basic physicochemical properties of rice husk carbons were characterized (BET, FTIR, XRD, Zeta potential). Kinetic and isothermal adsorption experiments studied the adsorption of Cd²⁺ by modified biochar under different pH and dosages. …”
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High CO Adsorption Performance of CuCl-Modified Diatomites by Using the Novel Method “Atomic Implantation” by Manh B. Nguyen, Tuyen V. Nguyen, Giang H. Le, Trang T. T. Pham, Khu Le Van, Giang T.T. Pham, Tung Ngoc Nguyen, Quang Vinh Tran, Tuan A. Vu

“…The CuCl/diatomite samples were characterized by different techniques, including FTIR, XRD, BET, SEM-TEM, EDX, and CO-TPR. Characterization results revealed the formation of CuCl particles of 50–60 nm highly dispersed on diatomite surface. …”
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GO/Co-MOF/NiMnCu nanocomposite as a possible candidate for the future of the supercapacitor generations by Elham Mazaheri, Ali Bahari, Shahram Ghasemi

“…Therefore, here XRD patterns confirmed metal hydroxides, Co-MOF and GO formations, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) results revealed higher pore volume which can cause faster and better transportation of ions, or better performance of sample (GO/ CoMOF/ NiMnCu) as a possible material for the next supercapacitor devices.…”
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Preparation of Activated Carbons from Hemicellulose Pre-Extraction Residue of Eucalyptus Heartwood and Sapwood and their Application in Toluene Adsorption by Xixiang Huang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Zhiwei Wang, Yanhong Wang, Yun Zhou, Hao Cheng, Penghui Li, Shubin Wu

“…Using the HPR of eucalyptus heartwood as raw material, the activated carbon carbonized at 400 °C exhibited the highest BET surface area (3699 m2·g-1) and pore volume (1.90 cm3·g-1). …”
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Cobalt titanate nanocatalyst for enhanced photodegradation of atrazine: kinetics, degradation efficiency, and mechanistic analysis by Jeremiah Suleiman Nuhu, Femi Emmanuel Awe, Rajni Garg, Rishav Garg, Nnabuk Okon Eddy, Hazratullah Paktin

“…The synthesized nanoparticles exhibited a surface area of 32.5 m2/g (DFT) and 828.03 m⁻1 (BET), a pore volume of 0.03925 m3/g, and a bandgap energy of 2.66 eV. …”
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Supercapacitor Cell Performance with Bacterial Nanocellulose and Bacterial Nanocellulose/Polybenzimidazole Impregnated Membranes as Separator by Hristo Penchev, Galia Ivanova, Venelin Hubenov, Ivanka Boyadzieva, Desislava Budurova, Filip Ublekov, Adriana Gigova, Antonia Stoyanova

“…The BNC membranes were then doped with a 6 M KOH solution, to enhance OH⁻ conductivity, and characterized using optical microscopy, ATR FT-IR, XRD, CVT, BET analysis, and impedance spectroscopy. Both BNC and BNC/PBI membranes were tested as separators in laboratory-scale symmetric supercapacitor cells, with performance compared to a commercial Viledon^® separator. …”
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CuAl-LDH Modified with Filamentous Macroalgae for Anionic Dyes Removal: A Study on Selectivity, Adsorption Efficiency, and Regeneration by Alfan Wijaya, Laila Hanum, Elda Melwita, Aldes Lesbani

“…The structure and morphology of the prepared CuAl-LDH/SA were identified by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infra Red (FT-IR), (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) BET surface area, Thermogravimetry / Differential Thermal Analyzer (TG/DTA), and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). …”
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Effect of Ethiopian kaolin treatment on the performance of adsorptive removal of methylene blue dye by Wondimhun Tedila Sibhat, Hailu Sheferaw Ayele, Minaleshewa Atlabachew, Kedir Seid Mohammed, Belete Asefa Aragaw, Bamlaku Abebaw, Dessie Tibebe Ayele

“…Characterization techniques such as PHzpc, XRD, FTIR, BET for characterizing samples and UV–Vis Spectrophotometry were employed to analyze the adsorption process. …”
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The Synthesis of Magnetic Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite for the Removal of Reactive Orange 12 Dye by Norah Salem Alsaiari, Abdelfattah Amari, Khadijah Mohammedsaleh Katubi, Fatimah Mohammed Alzahrani, Faouzi Ben Rebah, Mohamed A. Tahoon

“…The addition of N-GO to CaFe2O4 nanoparticles enhanced the BET surface area from 24 to 52.93 m2/g as resulted from the N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm. …”
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A Comparative Study of Antibacterial Activity of CuO/Ag and ZnO/Ag Nanocomposites by R. B. Asamoah, E. Annan, B. Mensah, P. Nbelayim, V. Apalangya, B. Onwona-Agyeman, A. Yaya

“…The resulting particles were analysed by XRD, XRF, TEM, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, BET, and FTIR. The antibacterial activity of the nanoparticles were tested on Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, Escherichia coli (ATCC25922) and Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC25923), respectively, using the Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion and the microdilution methods. …”
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STUDENTŲ POŽIŪRIS Į SOCIALIAI ATSAKINGO VERSLO SIEKIUS LIETUVOJE by Sandra Žukauskienė, Egidijus Žukauskas

“…Dabartiniame globaliame ir, deja, neramiame pasaulyje labai svarbu ne tik ugdyti bet ir žinoti jaunų žmonių (studentų) požiūrį, suvokimą, siekius bei kasdieninio gyvenimo vertybes, kurias išreiškia socialiai atsakingas verslas globalaus ir darnaus Lietuvos kaip valstybės vystymosi kontekste. …”
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Enhanced Arsenic Removal from Aqueous Solution by Fe/Mn-C Layered Double Hydroxide Composite by Yaru Wang, Yingying Gao, Zongqiang Zhu, Lihao Zhang, Ningning Zhao, Yali Fang, Yinian Zhu, Guifeng Liu

“…In addition, the investigation of the release of Fe3+ and Mn2+ in the process of arsenic adsorption revealed that the Fe/Mn-C-LDH exhibited better stability than Fe/Mn-layer double hydroxide (Fe/Mn-LDH) with fewer Mn2+ and Fe3+ releasing under the same condition. The BET results showed that the specific surface area of Fe/Mn-C-LDH decreased after adsorption of As (III) and As (V). …”
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