A porous phosphate heterostructure (PPHs) formed by a layered zirconium(IV) phosphate expanded with silica galleries was prepared presenting a P/Zr molar ratio equal to 2 and a (Si + Zr)/P ratio equal to 3. This pillared zirconium phosphate heterostructure was used as a catalyst support for bi-functional catalysts based on noble metals (Pt or Pd) and molybdenum oxide containing a total metallic...

he cost of sludge disposal can contribute significantly to the cost of product manufacturing. An opportunity exists to eliminate this cost of land disposal of sludge resulting from the zinc phosphate pretreatment process. In addition, the cost of the phosphating process may be reduced by reclaiming this sludge to a zinc-phosphate replenishment solution and other useful products. For those not f...

We fabricated for the first time thermo-sensitive discotic liquid crystals by grafting poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) onto zirconium phosphate (ZrP) platelets using pre-irradiated polymerization. The I-N transition was investigated by adjusting the temperature for a single set of samples. We found that soft disks self-assemble into nematic liquid crystals in a wider thickness-over-diamete...

Zinc phosphate (Zn3(PO4)2) nanoparticles were successfully prepared by precipitation method using zinc acetate and Phosphoric acid as the zinc and phosphate sources. The synthesized Zn3(PO4)2 nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscope and Transmission electron microscope in order to confirm the phase purity and morphology of the sample. Zn3(PO4)2 nanopar...

Here we report the successful room temperature synthesis of zirconium phosphate nanoparticles (ZPNP) using the P123 tri-co-block polymer for the first time. The samples were characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, TPD, and BET and were employed for fixation of CO2 on aniline to produce pharmaceutically important acetanilide under mild reaction conditions (150 °C and 150 Psi CO2 pressure).

Doxorubicin was intercalated into novel zirconium phosphate nano-platelets (ZrP). The obtained doxorubicin intercalated ZrP nano-platelets had an impressive 34.9% (w/w) drug loading. We used this material to deliver doxorubicin to breast cancer cells (MCF-7). Cellular studies with MCF-7 cells showed higher uptake and cytotoxicity of doxorubicin loaded ZrP compared to free doxorubicin.

An aggregation-induced emission (AIE) probe, possessing a quaternary tetraphenylethene (TPEN) cation, was successfully intercalated into layered α-zirconium phosphate (α-ZrP) nanosheets by ion-exchange. The hybrid materials emit strong blue emissions in aqueous solution which can be used as an effective fluorescence label for HeLa cells.

the photocatalytic degradation of betamethasone sodium phosphate was investigated in aqueoussuspensions of zinc oxide nanoparticular with diameter size 20 nm under a variety of conditions.different parameters such as irradiation time, the amount catalyst (0.12-0.8 g lh), initialconcentration of drug (10-50 mgljand initial ph values (ranging from 3 to ii) were investigatedin the presence of vari...

From a deep eutectic mixture consisting of trimethylammonium chloride (TMACl) and oxalic acid, two templated zirconium phosphates, ZrPOF-TMA1 with 8- and 10-ring pore channels as well as ZrPOF-TMA2 with 7- and 8-ring pore channels, have been synthesized. A low P/Zr ratio is necessary for ZrPOF-TMA1, and higher P/Zr ratios tend to form ZrPOF-TMA2, but the former cannot be obtained by templating ...