Browsing Articles - Department of Applied Sciences by Subject "Department of Applied Science"
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Adsorption of thallium from wastewater using disparate nano-based materials: A systematic review
(Elsevier, 2021-08-16)Development of promising technologies to remove thallium as a highly poisonous contaminant is of great attention to guarantee the sustainable supplement of safe potable water and human well-being all around the world. ... -
Analysis of volatile organic compounds in Irish rapeseed oils
(Elsevier, 2023)In recent years, consumer demand for health benefitting, pleasant-tasting rapeseed oil has increased, and so has production. Ireland’s climate and agricultural background can support the production of high-quality ... -
Between the bioactive extracts of edible mushrooms and pharmacologically important nanoparticles: Need for the investigation of a synergistic combination - A mini review
(Innovare Academics Sciences Pvt. Ltd, 2017-03-03)The pharmacological potential of bioactive compounds extracted from mushrooms has been studied to a reasonable level. In the same vein, the bioactivity of nanoparticles has also been investigated and reported to be of ... -
Experimental measurement and thermodynamic modeling of Chlorothiazide solubility in supercritical carbon dioxide
(Elsevier, 2023)Chlorothiazide, with the brand name Diuril, is used as a diuretic as well as an antihypertensive drug. This medicine with very slight solubility in water and low permeability is categorized in the class IV of Biopharmaceutical ... -
Extraction of penicillin G from aqueous solution using a membrane contactor: Numerical investigation
(Elsevier, 2021-05-23)In the current study, the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater containing penicillin G treatment using a hollow fibre membrane contactor was investigated. A mathematical model based on the finite element method was ... -
Green process of fuel production under porous y-Al2O3 catalyst: Study of activation and deactivation kinetic for MTD process
(Elsevier, 2022-09-23)One of the methods of industrial dimethyl ether production is the catalytic dehydration of methanol. In this research work, methanol dehydration reactor has been modeled using continuous model and its results have been ... -
Heavy metals in sea food: Method validation and evolution by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in accordance with commission regulation (EC) 333/2007, 582/2016
(Rasayan Journal of Chemistry, 2022)The goal of this study was to validate the analytical technique for determining the immediate development of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and arsenic (As) in various Indian seafood products. According to ... -
Highly Active Cellulose-Supported Poly(hydroxamic acid)–Cu(II) Complex for Ullmann Etherification
(American Chemical Society, 2021-03-05)Highly active natural pandanus-extracted cellulose-supported poly(hydroxamic acid)-Cu(II) complex 4 was synthesized. The surface of pandanus cellulose was modified through graft copolymerization using purified methyl ... -
Identification of Nanoparticle Properties for Optimal Drug Delivery across a Physiological Cell Barrier
(MDPI, 2023)Nanoparticles (NPs) represent an attractive strategy to overcome difficulties associated with the delivery of therapeutics. Knowing the optimal properties of NPs to address these issues could allow for improved in vivo ... -
Improved anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties of celecoxib loaded zinc oxide and magnesium oxide nanoclusters: A molecular docking and density functional theory simulation
(Elsevier, 2021-11-15)Present study offers great prospects for the adsorption of anti-inflammatory celecoxib molecule (CXB) over the surface of zinc oxide (Zn12O12) and magnesium oxide (Mg12O12) nanoclusters in several environments by performing ... -
Improvement of anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-sulfasalazine microparticle via density functional theory, molecular docking and ADMET analysis
(Elsevier, 2021-10-05)In the present study, we assessed improvement of anti-inflammatory activity and drug delivery of sulfasalazine (SSZ) by the poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), (PLGA), in H2O and dichloromethane (DCM) environments via density ... -
Machine learning simulation of pharmaceutical solubility in supercritical carbon dioxide: Prediction and experimental validation for busulfan drug
(Elsevier, 2022-01)An artificial intelligence-based predictive model was developed using a support vector machine to investigate the solubility data of the drug Busulfan drug in supercritical carbon dioxide. The data for simulations were ... -
Magnetically recyclable Schiff-based palladium nanocatalyst [Fe3O4@SiNSB-Pd] and its catalytic applications in Heck reaction
(Elsevier, 2022-04-18)Abstract A magnetically separable palladium nanocatalyst has been synthesized through the immobilization of palladium onto 3-aminopropylphenanthroline Schiff based functionalized silica coated superparamagnetic Fe3O4 ... -
Mesoporous Silica-Supported Sulfonyldiamine Ligand for Microwave-Assisted Transfer Hydrogenation
(Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015-07-01)-Sulfonyl-1,2-diamine ligands, derived from 1,2-diaminocyclohexane and 1,2-diaminopropane, were immobilized onto mesoporous SBA-15 silica. The SBA-15-supported sulfonyldiamine-Ru complex was prepared in situ under microwave ... -
Modelling and simulation of waste tire pyrolysis process for recovery of energy and production of valuable chemicals (BTEX)
(Springer Nature Limited, 2023-04-13)The pyrolysis oil fraction is highly attractive for pyrolysis products. A simulated flowsheet model of a waste tire pyrolysis process is presented in this paper. A kinetic rate-based reaction model and equilibrium separation ... -
Molecular docking evaluation of celecoxib on the boron nitride nanostructures for alleviation of cardiovascular risk and inflammatory
(Elsevier, 2021-10-29)Celecoxib (CXB) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that can be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and ischemic heart disease. In this research, density functional theory (DFT) and molecular docking simulations ... -
A novel and facile green synthesis method to prepare LDH/MOF nanocomposite for removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II)
(Springer Nature, 2021-01-15)To date, many nanoadsorbents have been developed and used to eliminate heavy metal contamination, however, one of the challenges ahead is the preparation of adsorbents from processes in which toxic organic solvents are ... -
Novel bimodal micro-mesoporous Ni50Co50-LDH/ UiO-66-NH2 nanocomposite for Tl(I) adsorption
(Elsevier, 2021-02-10)Ni50Co50-layered double hydroxide/UiO-66-NH2 metal–organic framework nanocomposite (Ni50Co50-LDH/UiO-66-NH2 NC) was synthesized through a facile ultrasonic-assisted hydrothermal method. UiO-66-NH2 MOF nanocrystals were in ... -
Penicillamine functionalized B12N12 and B12CaN12 nanocages act as potential inhibitors of proinflammatory cytokines: A combined DFT analysis, ADMET and molecular docking study
(Elsevier, 2021-05-18)The adsorption of penicillamine (PCA) on pure B12N12 and B12CaN12 nanocages in aqueous and chloroform solvents has been evaluated using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The interaction of PCA on B12N12 nanocages ... -
Preparation of mesoporous SBA-16 silica-supported biscinchona alkaloid ligand for the asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014-06-15)Optically active cinchona alkaloid was anchored onto mesoporous SBA-16 silica and the as-prepared complex was used as a heterogeneous chiral ligand of osmium tetraoxide for the asymmetric dihydroxylation of olefins. The ...