Schiff base has been prepared by the condensation of 2-naphthylamine (NA) with 5bromosalicylaldehyde (BSA). The ligand (NABSA) was isolated and characterized. Metal complexes have been synthesized by the interaction of NABSA with metal ions viz. Co(II), Ni (II), and Cu(II) in 1:2 molar ratio respectively. These complexes have been characterized by FT-IR, electronic spectroscopy, conductance mea...

Subbituminous coal was employed as raw material for the extraction of humic acid (HA) to be applied as ceramic dispersant. The extraction process is described in detail, showing it is a relatively simple procedure, which makes the production attractive and feasible on a laboratory scale. The HA was characterized via elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermal behavior (TGA/DTA), z...

Ta8(μ3-O)2(μ-O)8(μ-OEt)6(OEt)14 (1) was obtained by the controlled hydrolysis of tantalum ethoxide Ta(OEt)5 in the presence of ammonia. Compound 1 is considered as the intermediate building block in the sol-gel polymerization of Ta(OEt)5. Further hydrolysis of compound 1 yielded nanoparticles of Ta2O5, which were characterized by various techniques such as TGA-DTA-DSC, UV-vis DRS, XRD, SEM, TEM...

Coordination compounds of some transition metal ions with 2-acetylpyridene-o-hydroxybenzoylhydrazone (APo-OHBH) were synthesized. Their structures have been characterised by elemental analyses, electrical conductance, magnetic moments (at 25 degrees C) and spectral (IR, UV, NMR) studies. The fast atom bombardment (FAB) method was used for obtaining mass spectra of the positive ion FAB studies o...

Cobalt, nickel and copper complexes of adenine and guanine, as nucleic-acid constituents, were prepared. The adenine and guanine complexes are of tetrahedral and octahedral geometries, respectively. All are of high spin nature. The nickel complexes are of 2:1 metal:ligand ratio with Ni...Ni direct interaction in the guanine complex. The coordination bonds of adenine metal complexes are calculat...

An organic material N-methyl-4-nitroaniline (NMNA) has been grown by the slow evaporation technique at ambient temperature. The grown NMNA crystal crystallized using three different solvents such as tetrahydrofuran (THF), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and acetone, respectively. The grown crystal system and crystallinity were determined by single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. F...

Neste trabalho substâncias húmicas (SH) extraídas de solos não alagáveis (Araçá) e alagáveis (Iara) foram caracterizadas com cálculos de estabilidade e energias de ativação associadas com a desidratação e decomposição térmica de SH utilizando TGA and DTA, ressonância paramagnética eletrônica (EPR) e razões atômicas C/H, C/N e C/O. Para SH extraídas de solos alagáveis, existe evidências da influ...

This paper reports on the synthesis of Cannabis indica fiber-reinforced composites using Urea-Resorcinol-Formaldehyde (URF) as a novel matrix through compression molding technique. The polycondensation between urea, resorcinol, and formaldehyde in different molar ratios was applied to the synthesis of the URF polymer matrix. A thermosetting matrix based composite, reinforced with lignocellulose...

A new organic nonlinear optical (NLO) material L-Histidinium trifluoroacetate was crystallized using LHistidine and trifluoroacetic acid in 1:1 stoichiometric ratio in water-ethanol medium. X-ray diffraction analysis of the single crystals showed that they belong to triclinic system, space group P1, with two molecules per unit cell. The lattice parameters are a = 5.1673(2) Å, b = 8.8393(3) Å, c...

The capacity for secondary effluent filtration of hollow fiber polypropylene membranes grafted with several zwitterionic molecules and multi-walled carbon nanotubes was evaluated. In particular, all the modifications result in significant improvement of filtration performances. The anti-fouling properties of the membrane had been increased without damaging the membrane as observed from FTIR, TG...