Pub Date : 2021-03-01DOI: 10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35333
N. L. Bhandari, Sunita Bista, T. Gautam, K. Bist, G. Bhandari, Sumita Subedi, K. Dhakal
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is the mineral phase of animal bones embedded in the collagen-containing organic matrix of the bones. It is a naturally optimized material that provides physical support to the bones. Hydroxyapatitebased biomaterials, hence, find wide biomedical applications especially in orthopedics, dentistry, and tissue engineering due to their biocompatibility, bioactivity, osteoconductivity, and similar chemical composition of HAp to that of minerals present in animal bones. Different physicochemical synthetic methods and available natural biogenic sources have been reported for the preparation of nano-HAp. However, particle size, aspect ratio, morphology, crystallinity, and the distribution of HAp in biomaterials have significant effects on their biomedical applications. This paper has summarized some methods of extraction of nano-HAp from different biogenic sources including bio-wastes. Furthermore, it focuses on some facile wet chemical synthetic routes of preparing nano-HAp with controlled particle size and morphology, higher crystallinity, and native bone architectures. This review article aims to correlate some simplistic and cost-effective biosynthetic approaches of nano-HAp, its properties, characterization techniques, and its size and morphology-dependent biomedical applications.
{"title":"An Overview of Synthesis Based Biomedical Applications of Hydroxyapatite Nanomaterials","authors":"N. L. Bhandari, Sunita Bista, T. Gautam, K. Bist, G. Bhandari, Sumita Subedi, K. Dhakal","doi":"10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35333","url":null,"abstract":"Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is the mineral phase of animal bones embedded in the collagen-containing organic matrix of the bones. It is a naturally optimized material that provides physical support to the bones. Hydroxyapatitebased biomaterials, hence, find wide biomedical applications especially in orthopedics, dentistry, and tissue engineering due to their biocompatibility, bioactivity, osteoconductivity, and similar chemical composition of HAp to that of minerals present in animal bones. Different physicochemical synthetic methods and available natural biogenic sources have been reported for the preparation of nano-HAp. However, particle size, aspect ratio, morphology, crystallinity, and the distribution of HAp in biomaterials have significant effects on their biomedical applications. This paper has summarized some methods of extraction of nano-HAp from different biogenic sources including bio-wastes. Furthermore, it focuses on some facile wet chemical synthetic routes of preparing nano-HAp with controlled particle size and morphology, higher crystallinity, and native bone architectures. This review article aims to correlate some simplistic and cost-effective biosynthetic approaches of nano-HAp, its properties, characterization techniques, and its size and morphology-dependent biomedical applications.","PeriodicalId":16483,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nepal Chemical Society","volume":"6 1","pages":"64-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88323867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-01DOI: 10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35341
H. Paudyal, K. Inoue, Bimala Pangeni
Two types of leaching solution namely; aqua-regia and 1MH2SO4 were investigated for the leaching of K(I) from incineration ash of chicken dropping (IACD), in this study. SOJR and Na(I)-SOJR adsorbents were prepared from orange juice residue for the adsorption of K(I) from IACD leached liquor, which was compared with READF-(PG) and 200CT resin. The characterization of IACD leaching was done in EDX and FTIR spectroscopic techniques. Aqua-regia solution completely dissolved IACD and all the adsorbents. One molar sulphuric acid (1MH2SO4) solution was optimized for effective leaching of K(I) from the IACD sample. SOJR, Na(I)-SOJR, and 200CT adsorbed K(I) from leached liquor whereas K(I) was insignificantly adsorbed onto READF-(PG). The desorption of adsorbed K(I) could be successfully done by H2SO4 solution for recovery and adsorbent regeneration for further usage. From comparisons, Na(I)-SOJR investigated in this study was found to be equally effective with a commercially available cation exchanger (200CT resin). Therefore, a new method of H2SO4 leaching of IACD followed by adsorption using Na(I)-SOJR investigated in this work can be an economic, environmentally benign, and promising technique for the recovery of K(I) ion from leach liquor of IACD.
{"title":"Recovery of Potassium from Incineration Ash of Chicken Dropping (IACD) by Sulphuric Acid Leaching Followed by Adsorption Using Orange Waste Gel","authors":"H. Paudyal, K. Inoue, Bimala Pangeni","doi":"10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35341","url":null,"abstract":"Two types of leaching solution namely; aqua-regia and 1MH2SO4 were investigated for the leaching of K(I) from incineration ash of chicken dropping (IACD), in this study. SOJR and Na(I)-SOJR adsorbents were prepared from orange juice residue for the adsorption of K(I) from IACD leached liquor, which was compared with READF-(PG) and 200CT resin. The characterization of IACD leaching was done in EDX and FTIR spectroscopic techniques. Aqua-regia solution completely dissolved IACD and all the adsorbents. One molar sulphuric acid (1MH2SO4) solution was optimized for effective leaching of K(I) from the IACD sample. SOJR, Na(I)-SOJR, and 200CT adsorbed K(I) from leached liquor whereas K(I) was insignificantly adsorbed onto READF-(PG). The desorption of adsorbed K(I) could be successfully done by H2SO4 solution for recovery and adsorbent regeneration for further usage. From comparisons, Na(I)-SOJR investigated in this study was found to be equally effective with a commercially available cation exchanger (200CT resin). Therefore, a new method of H2SO4 leaching of IACD followed by adsorption using Na(I)-SOJR investigated in this work can be an economic, environmentally benign, and promising technique for the recovery of K(I) ion from leach liquor of IACD.","PeriodicalId":16483,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nepal Chemical Society","volume":"15 1","pages":"99-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79022928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-01DOI: 10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35332
Bharat Sharma, S. Pandey, B. Marasini, Sabita Shrestha, M. L. Sharma
Schiff bases have been synthesized by the reaction of triazole containing primary amine with aromatic carbonyl compounds. The Schiff bases prepared, act as ligand when these are made in contact with oxovanadium (VO2+) ion. Some new mononuclear oxovanadium(IV) complexes have been synthesized by the reaction of Schiff base ligands with vanadyl sulphate (VOSO4.xH2O) and the complexes are analyzed by different spectroscopic methods; [fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis.), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)], X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, elemental analysis and conductivity measurement. The complexes have been well characterized based on analytical data. The electrolytic nature of the complexes was determined based on the molar conductance values. The powder XRD pattern has been used to determine crystal size and type. The synthesized Schiff base ligands and oxovanadium(IV) complexes were found to be stable in air and moisture at room temperature. On the basis of the physicochemical data, the tentative geometry of the complexes has been proposed. Antibacterial sensitivity of the ligand and its metal complexes have been assayed in vitro against bacterial pathogens viz. growth inhibitory activity of ligands and complexes against pathogens has also been determined.
{"title":"Oxovanadium(IV) Complexes with Triazole Based Schiff Base Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Study","authors":"Bharat Sharma, S. Pandey, B. Marasini, Sabita Shrestha, M. L. Sharma","doi":"10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35332","url":null,"abstract":"Schiff bases have been synthesized by the reaction of triazole containing primary amine with aromatic carbonyl compounds. The Schiff bases prepared, act as ligand when these are made in contact with oxovanadium (VO2+) ion. Some new mononuclear oxovanadium(IV) complexes have been synthesized by the reaction of Schiff base ligands with vanadyl sulphate (VOSO4.xH2O) and the complexes are analyzed by different spectroscopic methods; [fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis.), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)], X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, elemental analysis and conductivity measurement. The complexes have been well characterized based on analytical data. The electrolytic nature of the complexes was determined based on the molar conductance values. The powder XRD pattern has been used to determine crystal size and type. The synthesized Schiff base ligands and oxovanadium(IV) complexes were found to be stable in air and moisture at room temperature. On the basis of the physicochemical data, the tentative geometry of the complexes has been proposed. Antibacterial sensitivity of the ligand and its metal complexes have been assayed in vitro against bacterial pathogens viz. growth inhibitory activity of ligands and complexes against pathogens has also been determined.","PeriodicalId":16483,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nepal Chemical Society","volume":"42 1","pages":"56-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90574737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-01DOI: 10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35320
Subrata Roy, A. J. Mahmood
Eosin Y (EY), an anionic dye, also known as Eosin Yellow or Bromoeosin, or Acid red 27 is an industrial dye. The residual dye, discharged as one of the components of the untreated effluent, into the adjacent surface and causes water pollution. Photodegradation of EY was investigated at 29 oC in homogeneous aqueous media using UVA light (≈400 – 320 nm) in acetate buffer solution as a function of pH (3.08-7.08). At higher pH, there was no effect of this light on the dye in the solution. Results show that the initial rate of photocolorization increased with decreasing the pH of the dye solution.
{"title":"Effect of pH on Homogeneous Photodegradation of Eosin Y Dye","authors":"Subrata Roy, A. J. Mahmood","doi":"10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35320","url":null,"abstract":"Eosin Y (EY), an anionic dye, also known as Eosin Yellow or Bromoeosin, or Acid red 27 is an industrial dye. The residual dye, discharged as one of the components of the untreated effluent, into the adjacent surface and causes water pollution. Photodegradation of EY was investigated at 29 oC in homogeneous aqueous media using UVA light (≈400 – 320 nm) in acetate buffer solution as a function of pH (3.08-7.08). At higher pH, there was no effect of this light on the dye in the solution. Results show that the initial rate of photocolorization increased with decreasing the pH of the dye solution.","PeriodicalId":16483,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nepal Chemical Society","volume":"26 1","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74732916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-01DOI: 10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35336
A. Sharma, Ashok K. Singh
The synthesis of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen atoms in the ring is very important due to its various biological application in the pharmaceutical industry. Azepine derivatives find numerous application almost every field in medicinal chemistry and some of its are commercially available as drugs. The two-component of azepine derivatives were synthesized by using the aniline and maleic anhydride as a starting material followed by condensation with sodium borohydride in presence of dry benzene, subsequently cyclization by polyphosphoric acid then, finally by an addition reaction with naphthalene-2-ol to form the desired derivative. The formation of the synthesized azepine derivative was confirmed by spectral techniques such as IR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR. The antibacterial assay shows that the synthesized compound (2A) possesses the most highly potent activity in the Bacillus subtilis and moderate activity against other different strains of bacteria and fungi.
{"title":"Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Screening of Azepine Derivative: 2-hydroxy-1,3-di(naphthalene-2-yl)-1H-benzo[b]azepine-5(4H)one","authors":"A. Sharma, Ashok K. Singh","doi":"10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35336","url":null,"abstract":"The synthesis of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen atoms in the ring is very important due to its various biological application in the pharmaceutical industry. Azepine derivatives find numerous application almost every field in medicinal chemistry and some of its are commercially available as drugs. The two-component of azepine derivatives were synthesized by using the aniline and maleic anhydride as a starting material followed by condensation with sodium borohydride in presence of dry benzene, subsequently cyclization by polyphosphoric acid then, finally by an addition reaction with naphthalene-2-ol to form the desired derivative. The formation of the synthesized azepine derivative was confirmed by spectral techniques such as IR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR. The antibacterial assay shows that the synthesized compound (2A) possesses the most highly potent activity in the Bacillus subtilis and moderate activity against other different strains of bacteria and fungi.","PeriodicalId":16483,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nepal Chemical Society","volume":"68 1","pages":"75-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83133896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-03-01DOI: 10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35326
H. S. Adhikari, Aditya Garai, B. Marasini, R. Adhikari, P. Yadav
High molecular weight nanocrystalline chitosan (HMWNC) with Mw of 350 kDa and 66.92% DDA was prepared by alkaline N-deacetylation of chitin that was abundantly obtained after demineralization and deproteinization of pulverized crab shells, and commercially available chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) with average Mw< 3000 Da and 87% DDA was encapsulated with HMWNC. The encapsulation of COS as a pharmaceutical ingredient into HMWC was hypothesized to enhance the bioavailability of COS in target cells. The HMWNC encapsulated chitosan oligosaccharide (COS-HMWNC) showed in vitro antioxidant activity on 1,1-diphenyl2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals (IC50 = 512.6±14.4 μg/mL) while others showed less than 50% inhibition at 1000 μg/mL. The lower the molecular weight of chitosan, the higher was the antioxidant activity. The study showed that the encapsulation of COS molecules in HMWNC could be used as a simple and effective way of enhancing the antioxidant activity of COS.
{"title":"Synthesis and Characterization of High Molecular Weight Chitosan, and Antioxidant Activity of Its Chitosan Oligosaccharide Encapsulation","authors":"H. S. Adhikari, Aditya Garai, B. Marasini, R. Adhikari, P. Yadav","doi":"10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/JNCS.V42I1.35326","url":null,"abstract":"High molecular weight nanocrystalline chitosan (HMWNC) with Mw of 350 kDa and 66.92% DDA was prepared by alkaline N-deacetylation of chitin that was abundantly obtained after demineralization and deproteinization of pulverized crab shells, and commercially available chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) with average Mw< 3000 Da and 87% DDA was encapsulated with HMWNC. The encapsulation of COS as a pharmaceutical ingredient into HMWC was hypothesized to enhance the bioavailability of COS in target cells. The HMWNC encapsulated chitosan oligosaccharide (COS-HMWNC) showed in vitro antioxidant activity on 1,1-diphenyl2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals (IC50 = 512.6±14.4 μg/mL) while others showed less than 50% inhibition at 1000 μg/mL. The lower the molecular weight of chitosan, the higher was the antioxidant activity. The study showed that the encapsulation of COS molecules in HMWNC could be used as a simple and effective way of enhancing the antioxidant activity of COS.","PeriodicalId":16483,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nepal Chemical Society","volume":"34 1","pages":"29-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78814939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-06DOI: 10.3126/jncs.v41i1.30509
Prem Kumar Shrestha, P. Shakya
Complexes of La(III), Pr(III), Nd(III), Sm(III), Gd(III) and Dy(III) with the Schiff-base, N,N′-di-4-(4’heptadecyloxybenzoate)salicylidene-1,3-diaminopropane, (abbreviated as H2L) have been synthesized and characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, molar conductance, magnetic, electronic, infrared, 1H and 13C NMR spectral techniques. The nephelauxetic ratio (β), the bonding parameter (b1/2), Sinha’s parameter (%δ) and angular overlap parameter (η) have been calculated from the electronic spectra of Pr(III), Nd(III), Sm(III) and Dy(III) complexes. Infrared and NMR spectral data imply a bi-dentate bonding of the Schiff-base in its zwitterionic form (as LH2) to the Ln(III) ions through two phenolate oxygens, rendering the overall geometry around Ln(III) to distorted square antiprism. Polarized optical microscopy (POM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) shows the liquid crystalline property of the ligand with a nematic (N) mesophase. Among the metal complexes, only that of the Gd(III) exhibits smectic B (SmB) and nematic (N) phases.
{"title":"Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Some Lanthanide(III) Nitrate Complexes with a Mesogenic Schiff-Base, N,N’-di-4-(4’-heptadecyloxybenzoate) salicylidene-1,3-diaminopropane Derived from 2,4- dihydroxybenzaldehyde","authors":"Prem Kumar Shrestha, P. Shakya","doi":"10.3126/jncs.v41i1.30509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/jncs.v41i1.30509","url":null,"abstract":"Complexes of La(III), Pr(III), Nd(III), Sm(III), Gd(III) and Dy(III) with the Schiff-base, N,N′-di-4-(4’heptadecyloxybenzoate)salicylidene-1,3-diaminopropane, (abbreviated as H2L) have been synthesized and characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, molar conductance, magnetic, electronic, infrared, 1H and 13C NMR spectral techniques. The nephelauxetic ratio (β), the bonding parameter (b1/2), Sinha’s parameter (%δ) and angular overlap parameter (η) have been calculated from the electronic spectra of Pr(III), Nd(III), Sm(III) and Dy(III) complexes. Infrared and NMR spectral data imply a bi-dentate bonding of the Schiff-base in its zwitterionic form (as LH2) to the Ln(III) ions through two phenolate oxygens, rendering the overall geometry around Ln(III) to distorted square antiprism. Polarized optical microscopy (POM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) shows the liquid crystalline property of the ligand with a nematic (N) mesophase. Among the metal complexes, only that of the Gd(III) exhibits smectic B (SmB) and nematic (N) phases.","PeriodicalId":16483,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nepal Chemical Society","volume":"35 1","pages":"16-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80964832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-05DOI: 10.3126/jncs.v41i1.30495
Dilli Dhami, P. L. Homagai
Adsorptive removal of Malachite Green (MB) dye from aqueous solution using chemically modified Wheat Bran has been investigated. Wheat bran was chemically modified to charred through charring process and it was further modified to Xanthated through xanthation process. Batch experiments were carried out to study the experimental parameters such as effect of pH, effect of concentration and effect of contact time for both Charred Wheat Bran (CWB) and Xanthated Wheat Bran (XWB) simultaneously. The concentrations of dye ions before and after the adsorption were determined by using UV-Visible Spectrophotometer. The dye uptake was maximum for the initial pH of 4 for both CWB and XWB but the percentage removal for XWB was found to be effective in comparison with CWB i.e., 98.45% and 93.45% respectively with adsorbent dose of 0.025g and agitation speed of 190 rpm. The applicability of Langmuir isotherm was tested. The adsorption capacity of MG dye into CWB and XWB was found to be 69 mg/g and 112.9 mg/g, respectively. Similarly, the kinetic data best fitted for pseudo-second order. Hence, the result showed that XWB may be an attractive alternative for the removal of MG dye from aqueous solution in comparison to CWB as bioadsorbent.
{"title":"Adsorptive Removal of Malachite Green Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Chemically Modified Charred and Xanthated Wheat Bran","authors":"Dilli Dhami, P. L. Homagai","doi":"10.3126/jncs.v41i1.30495","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/jncs.v41i1.30495","url":null,"abstract":"Adsorptive removal of Malachite Green (MB) dye from aqueous solution using chemically modified Wheat Bran has been investigated. Wheat bran was chemically modified to charred through charring process and it was further modified to Xanthated through xanthation process. Batch experiments were carried out to study the experimental parameters such as effect of pH, effect of concentration and effect of contact time for both Charred Wheat Bran (CWB) and Xanthated Wheat Bran (XWB) simultaneously. The concentrations of dye ions before and after the adsorption were determined by using UV-Visible Spectrophotometer. The dye uptake was maximum for the initial pH of 4 for both CWB and XWB but the percentage removal for XWB was found to be effective in comparison with CWB i.e., 98.45% and 93.45% respectively with adsorbent dose of 0.025g and agitation speed of 190 rpm. The applicability of Langmuir isotherm was tested. The adsorption capacity of MG dye into CWB and XWB was found to be 69 mg/g and 112.9 mg/g, respectively. Similarly, the kinetic data best fitted for pseudo-second order. Hence, the result showed that XWB may be an attractive alternative for the removal of MG dye from aqueous solution in comparison to CWB as bioadsorbent.","PeriodicalId":16483,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nepal Chemical Society","volume":"24 1","pages":"103-109"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81685674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-05DOI: 10.3126/jncs.v41i1.30490
S. Joshi, Bishnu K.C.
Series of activated carbons (ACs) have been prepared from sugarcane bagasse powder by ZnCl2 activation at various impregnation ratios of ZnCl2 to Sugarcane bagasse powder of 0.25:1, 0.5:1, 1:1 and 2:1 by weight. Characteristics of the activated carbons (ACs) were determined by iodine number, methylene blue number, surface area, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and x-ray diffraction. Iodine number (IN) indicated that, microporosity of the AC were increased with increasing impregnation ratio ZnCl2 to Sugarcane bagasse upto 1:1 then started to decrease. However, mesoporosity as well as surface area was increased progressively. The maximum value of iodine number (868 mg/g) was achieved in the AC prepared at impregnation ratio of ZnCl2 to Sugarcane bagasse of 1:1. SEM micrographs also show the presence of well developed pores on its surface of AC-1. The broad peaks in the XRD patterns indicated that, all the ACs is amorphous materials. From results, it is concluded that ZnCl2 concentration used in impregnation is effective for development of porosity and surface area of the AC prepared from sugarcane bagasse.
{"title":"Synthesis and Characterization of Sugarcane Bagasse Based Activated Carbon: Effect of Impregnation Ratio of ZnCl2","authors":"S. Joshi, Bishnu K.C.","doi":"10.3126/jncs.v41i1.30490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/jncs.v41i1.30490","url":null,"abstract":"Series of activated carbons (ACs) have been prepared from sugarcane bagasse powder by ZnCl2 activation at various impregnation ratios of ZnCl2 to Sugarcane bagasse powder of 0.25:1, 0.5:1, 1:1 and 2:1 by weight. Characteristics of the activated carbons (ACs) were determined by iodine number, methylene blue number, surface area, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and x-ray diffraction. Iodine number (IN) indicated that, microporosity of the AC were increased with increasing impregnation ratio ZnCl2 to Sugarcane bagasse upto 1:1 then started to decrease. However, mesoporosity as well as surface area was increased progressively. The maximum value of iodine number (868 mg/g) was achieved in the AC prepared at impregnation ratio of ZnCl2 to Sugarcane bagasse of 1:1. SEM micrographs also show the presence of well developed pores on its surface of AC-1. The broad peaks in the XRD patterns indicated that, all the ACs is amorphous materials. From results, it is concluded that ZnCl2 concentration used in impregnation is effective for development of porosity and surface area of the AC prepared from sugarcane bagasse.","PeriodicalId":16483,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nepal Chemical Society","volume":"75 1","pages":"74-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77445788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-05DOI: 10.3126/jncs.v41i1.30494
A. Acharya, M. L. Sharma, K. Bishwakarma, Pragati Dahal, S. K. Chaudhari, Barsha Adhikari, Shristi Neupane, B. Pokhrel, R. Pant
Water is a prime natural resource and precious national asset and one of the chief constituents of the environment. The chemical characteristics play a key role in terms of ecological and economic perspectives in the river water. The characterization and evaluation of river water quality in the Karmanasha River is necessary due to its immense importance in the livelihood of the people in the core urban areas of Kathmandu valley, Nepal. In this study, the surface water samples were collected from 16 sites with a 0.5 km interval to characterize and evaluate the water quality mainly from the perspective of its irrigational usage. The assessment was carried out by applying electrical conductivity (EC), sodium percentage (Na%), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), permeability index (PI), Kelly’s ratio (KR), magnesium adsorption ratio (MAR), cation ratio of soil structural stability (CROSS), Wilcox diagram and water quality index (WQI) including the general hydrochemistry. The general hydrochemistry of river water indicates slightly alkaline in nature with mean pH value 8.07, and the dominance order of major ions follows the pattern of Ca2+>Mg2+>Na+>K+ for cations, and HCO3 >Cl>NO3 for anions. Furthermore, the results revealed that the water is safe for irrigation purposes based on EC, Na%, SAR, KR, MAR, CROSS, and Wilcox diagram. The results also specified that no severe degradation in water, however, the low DO, and high BOD and COD values than that of the standard value prescribed by Nepal Drinking Water Quality Standard, signify the anthropogenic signature in the river water. This study provides the baseline information about the WQI and suitability of irrigation water quality, and further in-depth studies are required at spatiotemporal levels to get in-depth insights about the ecological health of the river.
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