Original Research Paper
Facile Synthesis and Characterization of HNT-Ferrihydrite Nanocomposites for water/wastewater treatment

Syarifah Nazirah Wan Ikhsan; Norhaniza Yusof; Farhana Aziz; Nurasyikin Misdan; Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 279-288

https://doi.org/10.22090/jwent.2018.04.001

Abstract
  Halloysite nanotube/ferrihydrite (HNT/HFO) nanocomposites have been synthesized using a simple chemical precipitation method using only one-pot method. The synthesized nanocomposites were characterized for its physicochemical as well as morphological characteristics through X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier ...  Read More

Original Research Paper
Se doped ZnO nanoparticles with improved catalytic activity in degradation of Cholesterol

Bhavani Nenavathu; Aarti Sharma; Raj Kumar Dutta

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 289-300

https://doi.org/10.22090/jwent.2018.04.002

Abstract
  Pristine and Se doped ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully synthesized by thermo-mechanical method and their structural, morphological and optical properties are characterized. Here in, a series of experiments were carried out where cholesterol is treated with same concentration of Pristine as well ...  Read More

Original Research Paper
Application of Green Novel NiO/ZSM-5 for Removal of Lead and Mercury ions from Aqueous Solution: Investigation of Adsorption Parameters

Mehdi Sedighi; Majid Mohammadi

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 301-310

https://doi.org/10.22090/jwent.2018.04.003

Abstract
  Consistent with the US Environmental Protection Agency, heavy metals are classified as carcinogenic to humans. Their numerous agricultural, industrial, domestic, medical, and technical requirements have resulted in their widespread dissemination in the environment. This article examines a new green adsorbent ...  Read More

Original Research Paper
Preparation, Optimization and Characterization of CuInS2 quantum dots by a D-optimal Design

Mahzad Mirzaei; Reza Khanbabaie; Mohsen Jahanshahi; Ghasem Najafpour Darzi

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 311-320

https://doi.org/10.22090/jwent.2018.04.004

Abstract
  Recently, safety concerns over the handling of nanomaterials have become an important issue. The aim of the present study was to optimize the key parameters in the hydrothermal synthesis of CuInS2 quantum dots (QDs) as a non-toxic alternative to the cadmium-based QDs, that historically had dominated ...  Read More

Original Research Paper
Fe3O4/AC nanocomposite as a novel nano adsorbent for effective removal of cationic dye: Process optimization based on Taguchi design method, kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics

Maryam Ghasemi; Somaye Mashhadi; Javad Azimi-Amin

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 321-336

https://doi.org/10.22090/jwent.2018.04.005

Abstract
  In this study, we have synthesized a new Fe3O4/AC nanocomposite using low cost adsorbent by microwave assisted in situ co-precipitation technique that was used as an effective adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) using the Taguchi design method as an optimization strategy. The optimum parameters ...  Read More

Original Research Paper
Green Biosynthesis of Palladium Oxide Nanoparticles Using Dictyota indica Seaweed and its application for adsorption

Atiyeh Yazdani; Mohammad Sayadi; Ava Heidari

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 337-347

https://doi.org/10.22090/jwent.2018.04.006

Abstract
  The green synthesis of palladium oxide nanoparticles using Dictyota indica seaweed extract was investigated. Dictyotales is a large order in the brown algae (class Phaeophyceae). The color of the reaction mixture changed which indicated the formation of palladium oxide nanoparticles. UV-Visible, SEM, ...  Read More

Original Research Paper
GO/C2S Nanocomposite as an Environmentally-Friendly Material for sustainable Development of Cement Structure

Ali Bahari; Hussein Salmani

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 348-354

https://doi.org/10.22090/jwent.2018.04.007

Abstract
  In the present work, Graphene Oxide (GO) nano particles with 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 weight percentages (wt.% ), synthesized by Hummer method entered into the Di-Calcium Silicate (C2S) matrix (synthesized with using Pechini method and their nano structural and mechanical characteristics studied by XRD ...  Read More

Original Research Paper
Investigation of synergistic effect of cuo nanoparticles and nisin on genomic of Escherichia coli bacteria

Trifa Sheikhaghaiy; Bahram Golestani Eimani

Volume 3, Issue 4 , October 2018, Pages 355-367

https://doi.org/10.22090/jwent.2018.04.008

Abstract
  Given the gradual development of drug resistance in different bacterial species, it is necessary to search for new drugs with effective broad spectrum antimicrobial activity. Therefore, recent studies on various nanometal oxides such as copper oxide and on antibacterial peptides including nisin as antibacterial ...  Read More