Natural zeolite beads were prepared by encapsulating mesoporous zeolite into alginate beads via egg box method and its adsorption properties of Pb(II) ions were investigated in aqueous solution. Crystallinity and size reduction of natural zeolite were enhanced by mechanic modification of the ball milling process. FTIR and SEM-EDS analyses confirmed that mechanically modified zeolite particles were incorporated into alginate hydrogel. The highest adsorption amount of zeolite alginate beads was 87.47 mg/g after 20 h adsorption process. SEM-EDS result confirmed that the adsorption process has occurred on the surface of zeolite alginate beads. Adsorption kinetic data were fitted with Langmuir adsorption isotherm which showed that Pb2+ cation adsorbed into monolayers of adsorbent material. Moreover, we observed that calcium ion released after the Pb2+ adsorption process in the feed solution. Therefore, the adsorption mechanism of zeolite alginate beads explained by complex mechanisms including surface sorption and ion exchange of Pb2+ and Ca2+ in beads.Syngas conversion to higher alcohols remains a very attractive alternative due to the abundance of syngas feedstock, such as renewable carbon and waste-carbon resources. Catalysts suitable for syngas conversion still show low selectivity to alcohols. In this article, we present nanostructured NiMoS₂ and CoMoS₂ catalysts supported on activated carbon pellets and design strategies to improve its selectivity towards higher alcohols. Activated carbon pellets were treated with concentrated HNO₃ to enlarge porous channels and enable better dispersion of NiMoS₂ and CoMoS₂. These treatment steps lead to a formation of nanostructured NiMoS₂ and CoMoS₂ catalysts and promoted higher selectivity to ethanol, propanol and butanol. BET surface area of 532 m² g-1 was obtained for NiMoS₂/Carbon catalysts from the nitrogen physisorption analysis. In catalytic tests, the highest CO conversion (39.1%) was achieved by the NiMoS₂/Carbon, whereas the CoMoS₂/Carbon showed the highest alcohol selectivity (74.4%). CoMoS₂ catalysts supported on activated carbon pellets proved to be highly active towards undesired by-product "filamentous carbon."Dental pathologies such as caries is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Dental pulp contains stem cells capable of regenerating the dentine in the tooth, consequently, healthy dental pulp is essential for long term tooth survival. The aim of this study was to incorporate a variety of polymers that provide strength, an antibacterial substance and a protein-based polymer to provide cell support. These components were combined into a triphasic hybrid dental biocomposite (3HB), that together could provide regenerative properties for the pulp tissue. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/sri-011381.html The 3HB biocomposite was incorporated into Organic-inorganic nanostructured materials such as Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) as a base to assemble a hybrid dental biocomposite. The effects of the 3HB on cytotoxicity was examined in mouse dental pulp cells, MDPC-23. In vitro studies showed that 3HB supported the proliferative growth of the cells significantly more than the no treatment control. 3HB also caused little stress to the cells and supported cell viability. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra confirmed the presence of polymer functional groups within the 3HB biocomposite. Therefore, 3HB compound has the potential to be applied as a pulp wound dressing providing superior cytocompatibility than the present options but also may be indispensable for the regeneration of dental pulp.The urgent need of safe, therapeutically and patient-compliant drug delivery systems (DDSs) continuously stimulates researchers to explore novel tools and strategies to monitor the loading and release of drugs. In this context, this study demonstrates that montmorillonite clay (MMT) is an appropriate material for changing the release behavior of Tobramycin and Norfloxacin drugs into medium. The DDSs were prepared by the intercalation of Tobramycin or Norfloxacin between MMT layers. The MMT-drug systems were analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Fourier transforms infrared (FT-IR). After insertion of the drugs between the layers of MMT, the periodicity in c-axis changed because of the formation of layered hybrid structures. The release of drugs was investigated using UV-spectrophotometer. The release rates are found to be dependent on pH of the medium. Moreover, we found that the percentage of release increases as the pH increases, however the release rate is low. These findings would be beneficial for controlled release of drugs for prolonged time in the future.Lanthanum (La) and gadolinium (Gd) doped cobalt ferrite nanoparticles are synthesized using a soft chemical approach. The analysis of these ferrites using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) shows that lattice spacing decreases in the doped ferrite samples. Magnetization data indicates towards the decrease of saturation magnetisation but increase in coercivity with doping. Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements at room temperature indicate increased occupancy of trivalent cations at tetrahedral site. The addition of rare earth dopants reduces the hard-magnetic character of cobalt ferrite.Considerable work is being carried out recently to develop nanomaterials which can act as photocatalyst under sunlight. In the present study, ZnO@CuS core-shell nanocomposites were synthesized and their photocatalytic activity has been investigated. The nanocomposites were prepared by thermal decomposition of a single molecular precursor, cyclo-tri-μ-thioacetamide-tris(chlorocopper(I)) complex ([Cu₃TAA₃Cl₃]), in the presence of ZnO nanorods in diphenyl ether at 200 °C. The effect of reaction time and precursor concentration on copper sulfide shell formation have been investigated. The ZnO@CuS core-shell nanocomposites were characterized using different techniques such as XRD, FE-SEM, TEM, FT-IR, UV-Vis, DRS and XPS. As compared to bare ZnO nanorods, the ZnO@CuS nanocomposites show better photocatalytic activity towards degradation of congo red in an aqueous solution under sunlight.