Green MaterialsPub Date : 2023-04-28DOI: 10.1680/jgrma.21.00040
M. Hayajneh, M. Almomani, Wala’ M AlSharman
{"title":"A study on Jordanian green natural agro wastes as potential inhibitors of mild steel corrosion in hydrochloric acid solution","authors":"M. Hayajneh, M. Almomani, Wala’ M AlSharman","doi":"10.1680/jgrma.21.00040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrma.21.00040","url":null,"abstract":"Mild steel is one of the most widely used materials in different engineering applications due to its mechanical properties, high availability, and low cost. However, the exposure of the steel to acids such as hydrochloric acid (HCl) accelerates its corrosion rate. Green organic corrosion inhibitors are among the most effective materials to reduce the mild steel corrosion rate in an acidic medium. These inhibitors are environmentally accepted, easy to extract, and non-toxic. This study investigates the feasibility of using different green Jordanian natural agro-wastes as green organic corrosion inhibitors and determines the efficiency of these inhibitors at different concentrations at room temperature. The potentiodynamic polarization test was used in two sets of runs; the first set of runs was used to screen ten extracted green inhibitors and choose three based on their highest efficiency. In the second set of runs, the test was performed only for the highest efficiency inhibitors selected from the first run. A weight-loss and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy test was also performed for the selected inhibitors. The results of the tests indicate that the green Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) leaf extract (CPLE), Oak (Quercus) leaf extracts (QLE), and Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) leaf extracts (AELE) were the selected inhibitors.","PeriodicalId":12929,"journal":{"name":"Green Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48955054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Green MaterialsPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1680/jgrma.2023.11.1.47
{"title":"Award-winning paper in 2021","authors":"","doi":"10.1680/jgrma.2023.11.1.47","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrma.2023.11.1.47","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12929,"journal":{"name":"Green Materials","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135026404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Green MaterialsPub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1680/jgrma.2023.11.1.1
S. Caillol
{"title":"Editorial: 2023 is a remarkable year for green chemistry and Green Materials","authors":"S. Caillol","doi":"10.1680/jgrma.2023.11.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrma.2023.11.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12929,"journal":{"name":"Green Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42773304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Green MaterialsPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1680/jgrma.21.00004
Shubham Goswami, D. Shukla, P. Singh
{"title":"Production of low carbon cement containing sewage sludge ash as mineral admixture","authors":"Shubham Goswami, D. Shukla, P. Singh","doi":"10.1680/jgrma.21.00004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrma.21.00004","url":null,"abstract":"Cement is an essential construction ingredient and its demand has increased multifold during the last couple of years due to various construction activities. For the manufacture of cement, limestone is the key component that is the major source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. Moreover, local municipalities all over the world have long been concerned about the disposal of sewage sludge. Larger quantity of sewage sludge generation is becoming an urgent alternative solution for sludge disposal and waste recycling in construction materials. In accordance with the concept of sustainability, low carbon cement is produced in the current study by blending sewage sludge ash (SSA) and carbide lime sludge (CLS) (industrial waste) with Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). In terms of physical properties, the influence of low carbon cement containing different percentages of SSA with 10% CLS is compared with composite cement containing fly ash (FA) in different percentages addition with 10% CLS. The outcome from the study shows that the utilization of SSA with CLS up to 45% would be possible with OPC as it indicates an acceptable level of compressive strength, conservation of depleting limestone reserves, saving in thermal and electrical energy besides emissions reduction of CO2.","PeriodicalId":12929,"journal":{"name":"Green Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42791394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Green MaterialsPub Date : 2023-02-10DOI: 10.1680/jgrma.22.00070
Wen Wang, Mingde Liang, Jianrong Lang, H. I. Mtui, Shi‐Zhong Yang, Bozhong Mu
{"title":"A new bio-based zwitterionic surfactant with strong interfacial activity at high temperature for enhanced oil recovery","authors":"Wen Wang, Mingde Liang, Jianrong Lang, H. I. Mtui, Shi‐Zhong Yang, Bozhong Mu","doi":"10.1680/jgrma.22.00070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrma.22.00070","url":null,"abstract":"Bio-based surfactants are increasingly important as an alternative to traditional petro-based surfactants owing to their renewable feedstocks and various applications in many industrial fields such as enhanced oil recovery (EOR). In this study, a new bio-based zwitterionic surfactant with strong interfacial activity at high temperature up to 120 °C was developed through the modification of the methyl oleate derived from renewable non-edible oils. The synthetic route was optimized to promote the conversion rate of quaternization by precisely controlling and timely monitoring the residues of intermediates, and the interfacial activity of the final product was greatly improved after the optimization. This work consolidated our hypothesis that the removal of the residual intermediates of amidation and promotion of the conversion rate of quaternization certainly contributed to enhancing the interfacial activity of the final product, and it will facilitate the design of a sustainable alternative to petro-based chemicals used in EOR.","PeriodicalId":12929,"journal":{"name":"Green Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46811913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Green MaterialsPub Date : 2023-01-19DOI: 10.1680/jgrma.22.00074
Wenyu Ren, Yi Wang, Jin Wang, Ruixue Sun
{"title":"Hydrothermally synthesized Mo/Zr-MOF photocatalyst for promoting the removal of Cr6+ under visible light","authors":"Wenyu Ren, Yi Wang, Jin Wang, Ruixue Sun","doi":"10.1680/jgrma.22.00074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrma.22.00074","url":null,"abstract":"The development of highly efficient photocatalysts for the degradation of organic dyes and heavy metal ions is necessary to control pollution in the environment and further human health. We report nMo/Zr-MOFs (n=1, 2, 3, and 4, nMZMs) synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method for efficient photocatalytic Cr6+ reduction for the first time. Among all the prepared samples, 2MZMs shows the highest photocatalytic performance with a degradation rate of 94.36% for methylene blue and 91.20% for Cr6+ under visible light irradiation for 120 min and 100 min respectively. The ESR experiments reveal that •O2 − and •OH play a major role. This finding proves great potential for the design and application of MOFs nanomaterials and might bring considerable application prospects for photocatalysis of organic pollutants and heavy metal ions in polluted water.","PeriodicalId":12929,"journal":{"name":"Green Materials","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67485750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Green MaterialsPub Date : 2023-01-19DOI: 10.1680/jgrma.22.00096
S. Wattanasiriwech, M. Naradisorn, D. Wattanasiriwech
{"title":"Adsorption of the malachite green dye of macadamia husk-activated carbon prepared using a household pyrolysis kiln","authors":"S. Wattanasiriwech, M. Naradisorn, D. Wattanasiriwech","doi":"10.1680/jgrma.22.00096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrma.22.00096","url":null,"abstract":"Activated carbon has found its key applications in the adsorption of polluted industrial dyes in water. In this work, macadamia husk biochar (MHC) was prepared using a household pyrolysis kiln before being activated with phosphoric acid (H3PO4) to obtain macadamia husk-activated carbon MHAC. A preliminary study was made on the two activation conditions of MHC: H3PO4 (w/v); 1: 1 and 1: 3 for the removal of malachite green (MG) dye. Experimental results analysis disclosed that the adsorption process was highly controlled by time of contact, MHAC particle size, MHAC dosage and initial dye concentration. With the use of the MHAC particle size of 125-202 m, MHAC dosage of 6 g.L−1and 120 and min contact time, the removal efficiency reached >99% at the MG concentration of 40 ppm before being degraded to around 75% at 70-80 ppm MG. Impregnation with Zn(NO3)2.6H2O on the MHAC surface could maintain the removal efficiency to >99% in all initial dye concentrations (40-80 ppm) so the maximum removal capacity was increased to ∼130 mg.g−1.","PeriodicalId":12929,"journal":{"name":"Green Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47401902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Green MaterialsPub Date : 2023-01-19DOI: 10.1680/jgrma.22.00103
Ümit Tayfun, A. Akar, F. Hacıoğlu, M. Doğan
{"title":"Performance enhancement of coir fiber-reinforced elastomeric polyurethane eco-composites via the enrichment of fiber surface using sustainable modifications","authors":"Ümit Tayfun, A. Akar, F. Hacıoğlu, M. Doğan","doi":"10.1680/jgrma.22.00103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrma.22.00103","url":null,"abstract":"Tuning the chemical functionality of lignocellulosic fiber plays a key role in the development of mechanically strong composites to overcome the leakage of compatibility between composite phases which is a major challenge in multidimensional applications of eco-composites. Herein, the coconut fiber (CF) surface was enriched via four kinds of modification routes including mercerization, amino-functional silane treatment, bio-based epoxy resin sizing, and isocyanate treatment to enhance its interfacial adhesion to thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) matrix. Tensile strength and Shore-hardness parameters of composites were improved by surface-modified CF inclusions. Thermo-mechanical response of TPU was optimized after CF loadings regardless of treatment type. Composite involving silane-modified CF exhibited the lowest water uptake due to the hydrophobic behavior of the silane layer. The increase in interfacial interaction between the TPU matrix and modified CF was confirmed by SEM investigations. The chemically enriched surface of CF confers the performance of composites thanks to improved adhesion in the TPU-CF interface.","PeriodicalId":12929,"journal":{"name":"Green Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42847123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Green MaterialsPub Date : 2023-01-17DOI: 10.1680/jgrma.21.00050
M. G. D. Guaita, Otávio José de Oliveira, Paulo Rogério Catarini da Silva, L. H. Dall’Antonia, A. Urbano
{"title":"New α-NaFeO2 synthesis route for green sodium-ion batteries","authors":"M. G. D. Guaita, Otávio José de Oliveira, Paulo Rogério Catarini da Silva, L. H. Dall’Antonia, A. Urbano","doi":"10.1680/jgrma.21.00050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1680/jgrma.21.00050","url":null,"abstract":"New technologies have been investigated to replace the use of lithium and cobalt ions, raw materials of the cathode active material of lithium-ion batteries. Among the emerging technologies stands out one that uses sodium (Na+) and iron ions. Sodium iron oxide (NaFeO2) has polymorphism, with only the α phase being active for the reversible deintercalation of sodium ions, so this phase has potential application as an electroactive material in green sodium-ion batteries. The novel synthesis of α-sodium iron oxide through the sol–gel route, which provides a material with small particles and high crystallinity, is described in this work. Through X-ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement, it was found that the initial chelating agent/metals ratio affects the concentration of the α and β phases at the end of the synthetic route. The α-sodium iron oxide, obtained with an appropriate chelating agent/metals ratio, showed high purity and crystallinity. A discharge capacity of approximately 110 mAh/g was achieved when the α-sodium iron oxide electrode, obtained through the sol–gel route, was cycled from 1.00 to 4.00 V against sodium ions/sodium (Na), corresponding to the intercalation of approximately 0.5 sodium ions of the Na1−x FeO2 formula. The success of the synthesis of the α-sodium iron oxide phase can lower the cost and ensure the economic viability of green sodium-ion batteries.","PeriodicalId":12929,"journal":{"name":"Green Materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42916708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}