The management of wastewater from carwash centers continues to pose a significant global challenge, with the quest for treatment methods that are both effective and economical proving particularly daunting. This un derscores the importance of exploring natural materials for wastewater treatment. However, knowledge regarding the efficacy of bio-functionalized wheat straw and ...

Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are efficient electrochemical energy device that converts the chemical energy of fuels directly into electricity. It has a high power and energy density and a sustainable source of energy. The electrode (cathode and anode) materials are essential for the efficient operation of SOFCs. Several electrode materials have been studied in the last two ...

This paper investigates the effect of two-step sintering on the mechanical properties and microstructure of Sm2Zr2O7 ceramics obtained from submicron powders after high-energy milling. Two key parameters of the twostep sintering process are analyzed: temperature and duration, as both can significantly influence grain growth processes in ceramics. It was found that extending ...

Magnetism and superconductivity are mutually exclusive phenomena and their interaction is an interesting topic to study. In this work the effect of Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 (CZFO) nanoparticle with size 20- 50 nm on YBa2Cu3O7-(YBCO) is reported. The samples were prepared using solid state reaction with starting composition YBa2Cu3O7-(Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4)x with x = 0 to 0.4 weight percent ...

The research aims to reveal the structure, phase, and elemental content of manganese ores from deposits—Bogach (Karaganda region, Kazakhstan) and Zhaksy (Akmola region, Kazakhstan). The samples were studied with scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive analysis (SEMEDA), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Infra-red spectroscopy (IRS). During the research, structural peculiarities, ...

The application of a novel BiFeO3 (BFO)–Fe2O3 composite (called BFOF) as a photocatalyst for the degradation of methylene blue is reported. To improve the photocatalytic effectiveness of BiFeO3, we synthesized the first BFOF photocatalyst by adjusting the molar ratio of Fe2O3 in BiFeO3 using microwave-assisted co-precipitation. The UV-visible properties of the nanocomposites ...

Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. microRNA expression in human bronchial epithelium cells is altered by radon, with particular reference to upregulation of miR-16, miR-15, miR-23, miR-19, miR-125, and downregulation of let-7, miR-194, miR-373, miR-124, miR-146, miR-369, and miR-652. These alterations alter cell cycle, oxidative stress, inflammation, ...

Stimuli-responsive membranes play an important role in the fields of biomedicine, food and chemical industries, and environmental applications, including separation of water-oil emulsions. In this study, we present a method to fabricate pH-sensitive membranes using UV-initiated RAFT graft copolymerization of styrene (ST) and acrylic acid (AA) on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) ...

Based on density functional theory and the crystal structure prediction methods, USPEX and AIRSS, stable intermediate compounds in the Ni-X (X = B, C, and N) systems and their structures were determined in the pressure range of 0-400 GPa. It was found that in the Ni-B system, in addition to the known ambient-pressure phases, the new nickel boride, Ni2B3-Immm, stabilizes above 202 ...

The mechanisms of formation of induced intrinsic and impurity radiative states, which consist of intrinsic and impurity electron–hole-trapping center states in irradiated Ca2P2O7 − Mn and Ca2P2O7 phosphates, were investigated using thermoactivation and vacuum-ultraviolet spectroscopy methods. These centers are excited at photon energies of 4.0 eV and 4.5 eV, which are within ...