Porous anodic aluminum oxide: anodization and templated synthesis of functional nanostructures

W Lee, SJ Park - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
In ambient atmospheres, aluminum becomes rapidly coated with a compact 2–3 nm thick
oxide layer. This native oxide layer prevents the metal surface from further oxidation …

[HTML][HTML] Drinking water contamination and treatment techniques

S Sharma, A Bhattacharya - Applied water science, 2017 - Springer
Water is of fundamental importance for life on earth. The synthesis and structure of cell
constituents and transport of nutrients into the cells as well as body metabolism depend on …

Basic concepts and recent advances in nitrophenol reduction by gold-and other transition metal nanoparticles

P Zhao, X Feng, D Huang, G Yang, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review presents the basic concepts and recent developments and advances of gold
nanoparticle (AuNP)-catalyzed 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) reduction to 4-aminophenol (4-AP) by …

A review of removal of pollutants from water/wastewater using different types of nanomaterials

MT Amin, AA Alazba, U Manzoor - Advances in materials …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The rapidly increasing population, depleting water resources, and climate change resulting
in prolonged droughts and floods have rendered drinking water a competitive resource in …

Templated techniques for the synthesis and assembly of plasmonic nanostructures

MR Jones, KD Osberg, RJ Macfarlane… - Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The field of plasmonics has become one of the most interesting and active research areas in
nanotechnology, enabling numerous fundamental studies and applications in a variety of …

Layer-by-layer assembly as a versatile bottom-up nanofabrication technique for exploratory research and realistic application

K Ariga, JP Hill, Q Ji - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
The layer-by-layer (LbL) adsorption technique offers an easy and inexpensive process for
multilayer formation and allows a variety of materials to be incorporated within the film …

Nanoporous anodic aluminium oxide: Advances in surface engineering and emerging applications

AMM Jani, D Losic, NH Voelcker - Progress in materials science, 2013 - Elsevier
Anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) has been investigated and utilized in numerous products for
almost a century. But the rapidly increasing interest in nanoscale materials and their …

A comparison study of the catalytic properties of Au-based nanocages, nanoboxes, and nanoparticles

J Zeng, Q Zhang, J Chen, Y **a - Nano letters, 2010 - ACS Publications
We have evaluated the catalytic properties of Au-based nanostructures (including
nanocages, nanoboxes, and solid nanoparticles) using a model reaction based on the …

Nanotechnology and water treatment: applications and emerging opportunities

J Theron, JA Walker, TE Cloete - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Nanotechnology, the engineering and art of manipulating matter at the nanoscale (1–100
nm), offers the potential of novel nanomaterials for treatment of surface water, groundwater …

Antibacterial and catalytic activities of green synthesized silver nanoparticles

MR Bindhu, M Umadevi - Spectrochimica acta part A: molecular and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The aqueous beetroot extract was used as reducing agent for silver nanoparticles synthesis.
The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using UV–visible spectroscopy, X-ray …