Diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFT), Raman spectroscopy of adsorbed Pyridine molecules (Py-Raman) and in situ Py-IR have been used to investigate the hydroxyl species and acid sites on diatomite surfaces. The Lewis (L) and BrØnsted (B) acid sites, and various hydroxyl species, including isolated hydroxyl groups, H-bonded hydroxyl groups and physically adsorbed wa...

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Two new species of laelapid mites of the genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till are described based on adult females collected from soil and litter in Kerman Province, southeastern Iran, and Mazandaran Province, northern Iran. Gaeolaelaps jondishapouri Nemati & Kavianpour is redescribed based on the holotype and additional specimens collected in southeastern Iran. The concept of the genus is revised to...

Diatom biosilica may offer an interesting perspective in the search for sustainable solutions meeting the high demand for heterogeneous catalysts. Diatomaceous earth (diatomite), i.e., fossilized diatoms, is already used as adsorbent and carrier material. While diatomite is abundant and inexpensive, freshly harvested and cleaned diatom cell walls have other advantages, with respect to purity an...

Sudan I is a carcinogenic compound containing an azo group that has been illegally utilized as an adulterant in food products to impart a bright red color to foods. In this paper, we develop a facile lab-on-a-chip device for instant, ultra-sensitive detection of Sudan I from real food samples using plasmonics-enhanced diatomaceous thin film, which can simultaneously perform on-chip separation u...

Department of Plant Production and Genetics, Khuzestan Agricultural Sciences Natural Resources University, Ahvaz, Iran

Vahedberdi Sheikh* & Razieh IzanlooWatershed Management Department, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

ZnO and TiO2 are semiconductor nanomaterials that widely used in photocatalysis. However, the relatively high recombination rate low quantum yield of photogenerated electron–hole pairs limit their practical applications. In this study, a series TiO2/ZnO/diatomite composites with various compositions were successfully prepared via two-step precipitation method. They exhibited stronger UV–visible...