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Major advances and challenges in heterogeneous catalysis for environmental applications: A review

Wacławek S., Padil V. V. T., Černík M.

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S

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2018

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Vol. 25, nr 1

9--34

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Heterogeneous catalysis is one of the fastest developing branches of chemistry. Moreover, it is strongly connected to popular environment-related applications. Owing to the very fast changes in this field, for example, numerous discoveries in nanoscience and nanotechnologies, it is believed that an update of the literature on heterogeneous catalysis could be beneficial. This review not only covers the new developments of heterogeneous catalysis in environmental sciences but also touches its historical aspects. A short introduction to the mechanism of heterogeneous catalysis with a small section on advances in this field has also been elaborated. In the first part, recent innovations in the field of catalytic air, water, wastewater and soil treatment are presented, whereas in the second part, innovations in the use of heterogeneous catalysis for obtaining sustainable energy and chemicals are discussed. Catalytic processes are ubiquitous in all branches of chemistry and there are still many unsolved issues concerning them.

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Structural Parameters of Functional Membranes for Integration in Smart Wearable Materials

Eldessouki M., Aysha T., Ratičáková M., Šašková J., Padil V. V. T., Ibrahim M., Černík M.

Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe

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2017

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Vol. 25, no. 5 (125)

73--78

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Smart clothes can be described as textiles that change their behavior under some external factors (stimulants). The response of the smart cloth can be passive (just as a sensor) or active (where a combination of sensing and another reaction takes place). The materials involved in these textiles are crucial for many applications, especially for health related applications where the “wearables” can provide instantaneous monitoring and aid to people with certain disabilities. This work consists of two main parts: First it investigates the different materials used in smart clothing for monitoring the vital activities of the human body (e.g. the breathing rates) with an emphasis on piezoresistive structures as they work sensing elements for mechanical strains. Second this work presents the production of functional membrane samples based on synthesized pyrrolinone ester hydrazone dye with a preliminary investigation of their chemical and geometrical parameters, especially their sensitivity for monitoring the presence of ammonia to function as a smart textile based colorimetric chemosensor.

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„Inteligentne” ubrania można opisać jako tekstylia, które reagują pod wpływem czynników zewnętrznych (bodźców). Odpowiedź „inteligentnej” odzieży może być bierna (czujnik) lub czynna (wykrywanie i reakcja). Materiały związane z tymi wyrobami tekstylnymi mają kluczowe znaczenie dla wielu zastosowań, zwłaszcza dla tych związanych ze zdrowiem, gdzie odzież może zapewnić natychmiastowy monitoring i pomoc osobom niepełnosprawnym. Przedstawiona praca składała się z dwóch głównych części: najpierw badano różne materiały stosowane w „inteligentnej” odzieży do monitorowania istotnych czynności organizmu ludzkiego (np. szybkości oddychania), ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem struktur piezorezystancyjnych. W drugiej części pracy przedstawiono wytwarzanie funkcjonalnych membran z zastosowaniem syntetycznego barwnika, zbadano parametry chemiczne i geometryczne, w szczególności wrażliwości na monitorowanie obecności amoniaku w celu zastosowania wyrobu jako chemosensor kolorymetryczny.

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TiO2 immobilised on biopolymer nanofibers for the removal of bisphenol A and diclofenac from water

Kudlek E., Silvestri D., Wacławek S., Padil V. V. T., Stuchlík M., Voleský L., Kejzlar P., Černík M.

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S

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2017

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Vol. 24, nr 3

417--429

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Recently electrospinning has gained significant attention due to unique possibilities to produce novel natural nanofibers and fabrics with controllable pore structure. The present study focuses on the fabrication of electrospun fibres based on gum karaya (GK), a natural tree gum, with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and functionalization of the membrane with TiO2 nanoparticles with further methane plasma treatment. The GK/PVA/TiO2 membrane was analyzed with several techniques including: fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), and water contact angle, in order to characterize its morphological and physicochemical properties. The GK/PVA/TiO2 membrane was further successfully used for the degradation (under UV irradiation) of bisphenol A and diclofenac from aqueous solution. It was also observed that the degradation kinetics of these compounds are faster in comparison to the UV treatment alone.

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Green Synthesis: Nanoparticles and Nanofibres Based on Tree Gums for Environmental Applications

Padil V. V. T., Wacławek S., Černík M.

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S

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2016

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Vol. 23, nr 4

533--557

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The recent advances and potential applications of nanoparticles and nanofibres for energy, water, food, biotechnology, the environment, and medicine have immensely conversed. The present review describes a ‘green’ method for the synthesis and stabilization of nanoparticles and ‘green electrospinning’ both using tree gums (arabic, tragacanth, karaya and kondagogu). Furthermore, this review focuses on the impending applications of both gum stabilized nanoparticles and functionalized membranes in remediation of toxic metals, radioactive effluents, and the adsorptive removal of nanoparticulates from aqueous environments as well as from industrial effluents. Besides, the antibacterial properties of gum derivatives, gum stabilized nanoparticles, and functionalized electrospun nanofibrous membranes will also be highlighted. The functionalities of nanofibrous membranes that can be enhanced by various plasma treatments (oxygen and methane, respectively) will also be emphasized.