Metallic nanoparticles for catalytic reduction of toxic hexavalent chromium from aqueous medium: A state-of-the-art review

MS Bashir, N Ramzan, T Najam, G Abbas, X Gu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ever increasing concentration of toxic and carcinogenic hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI))
in various environmental mediums including water-bodies due to anthropogenic activities …

Facile strategy to fabricate palladium-based nanoarchitectonics as efficient catalytic converters for water treatment

MS Bashir, C Zhou, C Wang, M Sillanpää… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Develo** facile strategies for anchoring transition-metal nanoparticles (M-NPs) on support
materials to make their easy handling, and nascent technologies to advance their …

Fluorescent linear polyurea based on toluene diisocyanate: Easy preparation, broad emission and potential applications

H Cao, B Li, X Jiang, X Zhu, XZ Kong - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
In contrast to conventional fluorescent polymers featured by large conjugation structures, a
new class of fluorescent polymers without above conjugations are gaining constant interest …

Benign fabrication process of hierarchal porous polyurea microspheres with tunable pores and porosity: Their Pd immobilization and use for hexavalent chromium …

MS Bashir - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Develo** new strategies for fabrication of porous materials with tunable morphology
which have fewer environmental impacts is highly desired. Herein, conventional …

Preparation and characterization of pendimethalin microcapsules based on microfluidic technology

Y Qin, X Lu, H Que, D Wang, T He, D Liang, X Liu… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microencapsulation of pesticides is a promising attempt to reduce environmental pollution
and prevent the active ingredients from the interference of external factors. In this paper …

Preparation of highly uniform polyurethane microspheres by precipitation polymerization and Pd immobilization on their surface and their catalytic activity in 4 …

X Yang, X Jiang, MS Bashir… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polyurethanes (PUNs) have been widely used in many fields. However, there are few
reports on their microsphere preparation through precipitation polymerization. Herein …

Effective enhancement of Cu ions adsorption on porous polyurea adsorbent by carboxylic modification of its terminal amine groups

X Zhang, X Jiang, X Zhu, XZ Kong - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2020 - Elsevier
The pollution by metal ions has been a key issue in environmental protection. Amine-rich
porous polyurea (PPU), prepared by a simple one-step precipitation copolymerization of …

K-Index: A Descriptor, Predictor, and Correlator of Complex Nanomorphology to Other Material Properties

T Taghvaee, S Donthula, PM Rewatkar, H Majedi Far… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Morphology is a qualitative property of nanostructured matter and is articulated by visual
inspection of micrographs. For deterministic procedures that relate nanomorphology to …

Highly uniform and porous polyurea microspheres: clean and easy preparation by interface polymerization, palladium incorporation, and high catalytic performance …

MS Bashir, X Jiang, S Li, XZ Kong - Frontiers in chemistry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Owing to their high specific surface area and low density, porous polymer materials are of
great importance in a vast variety of applications, particularly as supports for enzymes and …