Advancements in zinc oxide nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, and diverse applications

H Gulab, N Fatima, U Tariq, O Gohar, M Irshad… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
Zinc oxide-based nanomaterials (ZONMs) are of significant scientific and industrial interest
due to their unique properties, versatility, and cost-effectiveness. This review …

Roof runoff contamination: a review on pollutant nature, material leaching and deposition

PJ De Buyck, SWH Van Hulle, A Dumoulin… - … Science and Bio …, 2021 - Springer
Roof runoff is generally perceived as a relatively clean source of water and is therefore often
discharged or used without any treatment. Available data from literature however show that …

Tire wear particle and leachate exposures from a pristine and road-worn tire to Hyalella azteca: comparison of chemical content and biological effects

LL Halle, A Palmqvist, K Kampmann, A Jensen… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2021 - Elsevier
Tire emissions have emerged as an environmental contaminant of concern. To fully
understand their effects to biota, research is needed from different stages of a tire's lifecycle …

Advances in rubber compounds using ZnO and MgO as co-cure activators

MN Alam, V Kumar, SS Park - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide performs as the best cure activator in sulfur-based vulcanization of rubber, but it is
regarded as a highly toxic material for aquatic organisms. Hence, the toxic cure activator …

Eco-friendly and facile production of antibacterial zinc oxide nanoparticles from Grewia flavescens (G. flavescens) leaf extract for biomedical applications

SS Sana, R Vadde, R Kumar, SK Arla… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, we present a green and facile synthesis of zin oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) from
Grewia flavescens (G. flavescens). The obtained ZnO-NPs display inherent antibacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of purified spent coffee ground and its reinforcement in natural rubber composite

P Tapangnoi, P Sae-Oui, W Naebpetch… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Spent coffee ground (SCG) contains a variety of organic compounds such as fatty acids,
amino acids, polyphenols, polysaccharides, etc. In this study, purification of SCG was carried …

Loadings, chemical patterns and risks of inhalable road dust particles in an Atlantic city in the north of Portugal

CA Alves, ED Vicente, AMP Vicente, IC Rienda… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Road dust resuspension has a significant contribution to the atmospheric particulate matter
levels in urban areas, but loadings, emission factors, and chemical source profiles vary …

Property improvements of silica-filled styrene butadiene rubber/butadiene rubber blend incorporated with fatty-acid-containing palm oil

S Boonrasri, P Thipchai, P Sae-Oui… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Using vegetable oils as a plasticizer or processing aid in green rubber products is becoming
popular due to environmental concerns. However, differences in vegetable oil processing …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-element analysis of tyre rubber for metal tracers

DP O'Loughlin, MJ Haugen, J Day, AS Brown… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to identify a characteristic elemental tyre fingerprint that can
be utilised in atmospheric source apportionment calculations. Currently zinc is widely used …

Design of a Zn single-site curing activator for a more sustainable sulfur cross-link formation in rubber

S Mostoni, M D'arienzo, B Di Credico… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
ZnO is a worldwide used activator for a rubber vulcanization process, which promotes fast
curing kinetics and high cross-linking densities of rubber nanocomposites (NCs). However …