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  1. Article ; Online: Polyethersulfone Blended with Titanium Dioxide Nanoribbons/Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes for Strontium Removal from Water

    Tarek Ashraf / Nada Alfryyan / Abdallah M. Ashraf / Sayed A. Ahmed / Mohamed Shaban

    Polymers, Vol 14, Iss 1390, p

    2022  Volume 1390

    Abstract: Nanofiltration methods were used and evaluated for strontium removal from wastewater. The phase inversion method was used to create a variety of polyethersulfone (PES)/TiO 2 nanoribbons (TNRs)–multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) membranes with varied ... ...

    Abstract Nanofiltration methods were used and evaluated for strontium removal from wastewater. The phase inversion method was used to create a variety of polyethersulfone (PES)/TiO 2 nanoribbons (TNRs)–multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) membranes with varied ratios of TNR-MWCNT nanocomposite. The hydrothermal technique was applied to synthesize the nanocomposite (TNRs-MWCNTs), which was then followed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The synthesized membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy, and FTIR. TNR macrovoids are employed as a support for the MWCNT growth catalyst, resulting in a TNR-MWCNT network composite. The hydrophilicity, mechanical properties, porosity, filtration efficiency of the strontium-containing samples, water flux, and fouling tendency were used to assess the performance of the synthesized membranes. The effect of feed water temperature on water flux was investigated as well as its effect on salt rejection. As the temperature increased from 30 to 90 °C, the salt rejection decreased from 96.6 to 82% for the optimized 0.7 PES/TNR-MWCNT membrane, whereas the water flux increased to ≈150 kg/m 2 . h. Double successive filtration was evaluated for its high efficiency of 1000 ppm strontium removal, which reached 82.4%.
    Keywords polyethersulfone matrix ; TNR-MWCNT nanocomposite ; nanofiltration membranes ; strontium removal ; temperature effect ; Organic chemistry ; QD241-441
    Subject code 660
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  2. Article ; Online: Removal of Scale-Forming Ions and Oil Traces from Oil Field Produced Water Using Graphene Oxide/Polyethersulfone and TiO 2 Nanoribbons/Polyethersulfone Nanofiltration Membranes

    Tarek Ashraf / Nada Alfryyan / Mervat Nasr / Sayed A. Ahmed / Mohamed Shaban

    Polymers, Vol 14, Iss 13, p

    2022  Volume 2572

    Abstract: Treatment of produced water in oil fields has become a tough challenge for oil producers. Nanofiltration, a promising method for water treatment, has been proposed as a solution. The phase inversion technique was used for the synthesis of nanofiltration ... ...

    Abstract Treatment of produced water in oil fields has become a tough challenge for oil producers. Nanofiltration, a promising method for water treatment, has been proposed as a solution. The phase inversion technique was used for the synthesis of nanofiltration membranes of polyethersulfone embedded with graphene oxide nanoparticles and polyethersulfone embedded with titanium nanoribbons. As a realistic situation, water samples taken from the oil field were filtered using synthetic membranes at an operating pressure of 0.3 MPa. Physiochemical properties such as water flux, membrane morphology, flux recovery ratio, pore size and hydrophilicity were investigated. Additionally, filtration efficiency for removal of constituent ions, oil traces in water removal, and fouling tendency were evaluated. The constituent ions of produced water act as the scaling agent which threatens the blocking of the reservoir bores of the disposal wells. Adding graphene oxide (GO) and titanium nanoribbons (TNR) to polyethersulfone (PES) enhanced filtration efficiency, water flux, and anti-fouling properties while also boosting hydrophilicity and porosity. The PES-0.7GO membrane has the best filtering performance, followed by the PES-0.7TNR and pure-PES membranes, with chloride salt rejection rates of 81%, 78%, and 35%; oil rejection rates of 88%, 85%, and 71%; and water fluxes of 85, 82, and 42.5 kg/m 2 h, respectively. Because of its higher hydrophilicity and physicochemical qualities, the PES-0.7GO membrane outperformed the PES-0.7TNR membrane. Nanofiltration membranes embedded with nanomaterial described in this work revealed encouraging long-term performance for oil-in-water trace separation and scaling agent removal.
    Keywords GO/PES nanofiltration membrane ; TNR/PES nanofiltration membrane ; scale-forming ions removal ; oil traces removal ; Organic chemistry ; QD241-441
    Subject code 660
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  3. Article ; Online: Advanced Equilibrium Studies for the Synergetic Impact of Polyaniline on the Adsorption of Rhodamine B Dye by Polyaniline/Coal Composite

    Mohamed Adel Sayed / Abdelrahman Mohamed / Sayed A. Ahmed / Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny / Wail Al Zoubi / Mostafa R. Abukhadra

    ACS Omega, Vol 8, Iss 49, Pp 47210-

    2023  Volume 47223

    Keywords Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher American Chemical Society
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  4. Article ; Online: Cytotoxic Activities of Flavonoids from Centaurea scoparia

    Sayed A. Ahmed / Emadeldin M. Kamel

    The Scientific World Journal, Vol

    2014  Volume 2014

    Keywords Science ; Q ; Science (General) ; Q1-390
    Publishing date 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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  5. Article ; Online: Cytotoxic Activities of Flavonoids from Centaurea scoparia

    Sayed A. Ahmed / Emadeldin M. Kamel

    The Scientific World Journal, Vol

    2014  Volume 2014

    Abstract: Phytochemical studies on the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Centaurea scoparia led to the isolation of two new flavonoids, 3′,4′-dihydroxy-(3′′,4′′-dihydro-3′′-hydroxy-4′′-acetoxy)-2′′,2′′-dimethylpyrano-(5′′,6′′:7,8)-flavone-3-O-β-D- ... ...

    Abstract Phytochemical studies on the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Centaurea scoparia led to the isolation of two new flavonoids, 3′,4′-dihydroxy-(3′′,4′′-dihydro-3′′-hydroxy-4′′-acetoxy)-2′′,2′′-dimethylpyrano-(5′′,6′′:7,8)-flavone-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (1) and 3,3′,4′-trihydroxy-(3′′,4′′-dihydro-3′′,4′′-dihydroxy)-2′′,2′′-dimethylpyrano-(5′′,6′′:7,8)-flavone (2), along with eight known flavonoids isolated for the first time from this plant, cynaroside (3), Apigetrin (4), centaureidin (5), oroxylin A (6), 5,7-dihydroxy-3′,4′,5′-trimethoxyflavone (7), atalantoflavone (8), 5-hydroxy-3′,4′,8-trimethoxy-2′′,2′′-dimethylpyrano (5′′,6′′:6,7)-flavone (9), and 3′,4′,5,8-tetramethoxy-2′′,2′′-dimethylpyrano (5′′,6′′:6,7)-flavone (10). The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated by means of spectroscopic tools including 1D and 2D NMR, UV, IR, and mass spectroscopy. Cytotoxic activities of the isolated compounds were evaluated against human cervical carcinoma HeLa, human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2, and human breast carcinoma MCF-7. Compound 2 was the most potent cytotoxic agent against HeLa cells with an IC50 0.079 μM.
    Keywords Technology ; T ; Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 540
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Hindawi Limited
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  6. Article ; Online: Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Some Novel Thiazoles, Thiadiazoles, and Pyrido[2,3-d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidin-5(1H)-ones Incorporating Triazole Moiety

    Sobhi M. Gomha / Sayed A. Ahmed / Abdou O. Abdelhamid

    Molecules, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1357-

    2015  Volume 1376

    Abstract: Reactions of hydrazonoyl halides and each of methyl 2-(1-(5-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethylidene)hydrazine-1-carbodithioate and 2-(1-(5-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethylidene)hydrazine-1-carbothioamide afforded 2-(1-(5-methyl-1- ... ...

    Abstract Reactions of hydrazonoyl halides and each of methyl 2-(1-(5-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethylidene)hydrazine-1-carbodithioate and 2-(1-(5-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethylidene)hydrazine-1-carbothioamide afforded 2-(1-(5-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethylidene)hydrazono)-3-phenyl-5-substituted-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazoles and 5-(4-substituted)diazenyl)-2-(2-(1-(5-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)ethylidene)hydrazinyl)-4-arylthiazoles, respectively. Analogously, the reactions of hydrazonoyl halides with 7-(5-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-5-phenyl-2-thioxo-2,3-dihydropyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(1H)-one gave 3-(4-substituted)-8-(5-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-6-phenyl-1-arylpyrido[2,3-d]-[1,2,4]-triazolo-[4,3-a]pyrimidin- 5(1H)-ones in a good yield. The structures of the newly synthesized were elucidated via elemental analysis, spectral data and alternative synthesis routes whenever possible. Twelve of the newly synthesized compounds have been evaluated for their antitumor activity against human breast carcinoma (MCF-7) and human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell lines. Their structure activity relationships (SAR) were also studied. The 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivative 9b (IC50 = 2.94 µM) has promising antitumor activity against the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line and the thiazole derivative 12a has promising inhibitory activity against both the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line and the breast carcinoma cell line (IC50 = 1.19, and 3.4 µM, respectively).
    Keywords 1,2,3-triazoles ; thiazoles ; thiadiazoles ; pyrido[2,3-d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a] pyrimidinone ; hydrazonoyl halides ; Organic chemistry ; QD241-441
    Subject code 540
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  7. Article ; Online: Experimentally and theoretically approaches for disperse red 60 dye adsorption on novel quaternary nanocomposites

    N. K. Soliman / A. F. Moustafa / H. R. Abdel El-Mageed / Omima F. Abdel-Gawad / Esraa T. Elkady / Sayed A. Ahmed / Hussein S. Mohamed

    Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Volume 27

    Abstract: Abstract A comprehensive study that combined both experimental and computational experiments was performed to evaluate the usage of organo-metal oxide nanocomposite for the elimination of disperse red 60 dye (DR) from aqueous solutions. Chitosan was ... ...

    Abstract Abstract A comprehensive study that combined both experimental and computational experiments was performed to evaluate the usage of organo-metal oxide nanocomposite for the elimination of disperse red 60 dye (DR) from aqueous solutions. Chitosan was modified by Schiff base to form nanoneedles chitosan-4-chloroacetophenone derivative. The derivatives were then impregnated with CeO2–CuO–Fe2O3 or CeO2–CuO–Al2O3 metal oxides to prepare a novel quarternary organo-metal oxide nanocomposite. The novel nanocomposite, chitosan-4-chloroacetophenone/CeO2–CuO–Fe2O3 (CF) and chitosan-4-chloroacetophenone/CeO2–CuO–Al2O3 (CA) are cheap and effective nano adsorbents that can be used for the uptake of DR from aqueous solution. The CF and CA nano-composites were characterized using different techniques. Moreover, the effect of adsorption parameters (initial DR concentration, time of contact, pH, temperature, and adsorbent mass) as well as CA and CF reusability tests were performed. Langmuir adsorption isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetics models were best fitted with the adsorption process. The maximum amount of DR adsorbed was 100 mg/g on CF and CA at pH 2 and 4, respectively with a physical spontaneous, and exothermic adsorption process. Monte Carlo (MC) simulation studies indicated the adsorption of DR molecule on the CF and CA surfaces following a parallel mode in most of all studied configurations, confirming the strong interactions between the DR and surfaces atoms of CF and CA. The molecular structure analysis of DR dye adsorbed on the surface of CF and CA indicated that the adsorption process related to Van der Waals dispersion force. Consequently, this helps to trap DR dye molecules on the surface of CF and CA (i.e., physical adsorption), which supports our experimental results.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 540
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
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  8. Article ; Online: Author Correction

    N. K. Soliman / A. F. Moustafa / H. R. Abd El-Mageed / Omima F. Abdel-Gawad / Esraa T. Elkady / Sayed A. Ahmed / Hussein S. Mohamed

    Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    Experimentally and theoretically approaches for disperse red 60 dye adsorption on novel quaternary nanocomposites

    2021  Volume 1

    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
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  9. Article ; Online: Design, characterization, and adsorption properties of Padina gymnospora/zeolite nanocomposite for Congo red dye removal from wastewater

    Asmaa Ragab Dryaz / Mohamed Shaban / Hamad AlMohamadi / Khulood A. Abu Al-Ola / Ahmed Hamd / N. K. Soliman / Sayed A. Ahmed

    Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Volume 15

    Abstract: Abstract A comprehensive study combined experimental, computational and field experiments was conducted to find out the most appropriate adsorbent system for industrial elimination of congo red (CR) dye from simulated industrial wastewater. Modification ... ...

    Abstract Abstract A comprehensive study combined experimental, computational and field experiments was conducted to find out the most appropriate adsorbent system for industrial elimination of congo red (CR) dye from simulated industrial wastewater. Modification of the zeolite (Z) by the Padina gymnospora algae (PG) (Egyptian marine algae) was evaluated in terms of the adsorption capability of the zeolite (Z) to remove CR dye from aqueous solutions. The zeolite/algae composite (ZPG) was fabricated using the wet impregnation technique. Various techniques were used to characterize the PG, Z, and the produced ZPG nanocomposite. Batch experiments were performed to study the influence of various practical variables on adsorption processes. The isotherms and kinetics of dye adsorption were also studied. The newly synthesized ZPG nanocomposite exhibits much higher adsorption capacity, especially at low CR concentrations than that of Z. The computational calculations have shown that owing to the presence of intermolecular interactions, the adsorption of the CR molecule on zeolite surfaces is exothermic, energetically favorable, and spontaneous. For all configurations, increasing the zeolite size does not have a noticeable impact on the adsorption energies. The experimental results revealed that the ZPG nanocomposite can be applied as an economical nanoadsorbent to eliminate anionic dyes from simulated industrial wastewater at low CR dye concentrations. The adsorption isotherm of dye onto Z, PG, and ZPG almost agreed with Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetics. The sorption mechanism was also evaluated using Weber's intra-particle diffusion module. Finally, the field experiments revealed optimistic results for the newly synthesized adsorbent in removing dyes from industrial wastewater with 82.1% efficiency, which in turn confirmed the foundation of new eco-friendly materials that aid in the reuse of industrial wastewater.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 660
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
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  10. Article ; Online: Adsorption of Cd2+ and Cr3+ ions from aqueous solutions by using residue of Padina gymnospora waste as promising low-cost adsorbent

    Hussein S. Mohamed / N.K. Soliman / Doaa A. Abdelrheem / Arwa A. Ramadan / Ahmed H. Elghandour / Sayed A. Ahmed

    Heliyon, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp e01287- (2019)

    2019  

    Abstract: Recently, a great attention has been given for applying a low-cost and effective adsorbents instead of expensive and dangerous chemical materials as a promising approach to treat wastewater. In this work, residue powder of brown macroalga Padina ... ...

    Abstract Recently, a great attention has been given for applying a low-cost and effective adsorbents instead of expensive and dangerous chemical materials as a promising approach to treat wastewater. In this work, residue powder of brown macroalga Padina gymnospora (RPG), after extracting most of its active components by 70% methanol, was used as an adsorbent material for wastewater treatment. This work also reduces the costs of residue disposal. The adsorption ability of RPG is studied for removing Cd2+ and Cr3+from wastewater. We investigated metal adsorption isotherms and kinetics, the effect of initial metal concentration, contact time, adsorbent dosage, temperature, pH and the RPG reusability on metal ions removal. The results showed that the removal % generally increases with decreasing concentration of metal ions. RPG has higher metal removal percentages reaching 96.2% and 78.8% for Cd2+ and Cr3+, respectively, with a maxiumum adsorption capacity of 96.46 and 31.52 mg/g for Cd2+and Cr3+,respectively at pH 6.2, 50 mg, 25 °C and initial metal concentration of 100 mg/L. The metal ions removal % increased by increasing the dosage of adsorbent and it decreased after a certain limit. The metal removal % slightly changes with increasing temperature for Cd2+ and decreased at high-temperature for Cr3+. The adsorption increased with increasing pH value from 3 to 5, and decreases at pH value of 6.2 then it increased again at pH 8. The removal % and adsorption capacity at pH 8 reaches 99.58%, 99.65%, 99.85 mg/g and 39.86 mg/g for Cd2+ and Cr3+, respectively. The results also showed that RPG can be reused several times for metal ions removal. In addition, Tempkin isotherms and pseudo-second-order kinetic fit the adsorption of Cd2+ and Cr3+ well.
    Keywords Environmental science ; Science (General) ; Q1-390 ; Social sciences (General) ; H1-99
    Subject code 660
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
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