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Functional Hybrid Materials: Design, Synthesis, and Applications

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2023) | Viewed by 3271

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Prof. Dr. Benyoucef Abdelghani

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Departamento de Química Física e Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
Interests: biomass and activated carbon; conducting polymers; hybrid materials
Dr. Lilia Sabantina

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Junior Research Group Nanomaterias, Faculty of Engineering and Mathematics, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Interaktion 1, 33619 Bielefeld, Germany
Interests: carbon nanofibers; needle-free electrospinning; mycelium Pleurotus Ostreatus /polymer nano-composites; 3D printing; 2D/ 3D design process; pattern design; fashion design; smart textiles
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Dear Colleagues,

The control of the morphology at the nanoscale and the sustainable development of hybrid materials have expanded their multifunctional character even further. These virtues have been advantageously exploited in environment sciences by gathering contributions that cover the latest advances in the field, with special emphasis upon emerging applications.

The aim of the Special Issue is to present the latest achievements in the field of functionalized hybrid materials. Research topics of interest include new materials and material blends, conductive polymers, biomass, adsorbents for pollutant removal, nanocomposites, the functionalization of textiles and textile surfaces, nanofiber mats, smart textiles, sensors, supercapacitors, etc., and generally new ideas on functionalized hybrid materials.   

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Prof. Dr. Benyoucef Abdelghani
Dr. Lilia Sabantina
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Keywords

  • biomass
  • activated carbon
  • conducting polymers
  • sensors and biosensors
  • supercapacitors
  • hybrid materials
  • sorption of contaminants
  • biodegradable materials

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Optimization Conditions of Malachite Green Adsorption onto Almond Shell Carbon Waste Using Process Design
by Faiza Chouli, Abdelrahman Osama Ezzat, Lilia Sabantina, Abdelghani Benyoucef and Abdelhafid Zehhaf
Molecules 2024, 29(1), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29010054 - 21 Dec 2023
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Almond shell-based biocarbon is a cheap adsorbent for the removal of malachite green, which has been investigated in this work. FT-IR, DRX, and BET were used to characterize almond shell-based biocarbon. The nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms analysis results showed a surface area of 120.21 [...] Read more.
Almond shell-based biocarbon is a cheap adsorbent for the removal of malachite green, which has been investigated in this work. FT-IR, DRX, and BET were used to characterize almond shell-based biocarbon. The nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms analysis results showed a surface area of 120.21 m2/g and a type H4 adsorption isotherm. The parameters of initial dye concentration (5–600 mg.L−1), adsorbent mass (0.1–0.6 mg), and temperature (298–373 K) of adsorption were investigated. The experiments showed that the almond shell could be used in a wide concentration and temperature range. The adsorption study was fitted to the Langmuir isotherm and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The results of the FT-IR analysis demonstrated strong agreement with the pseudo-second-order chemisorption process description. The maximum adsorption capacity was calculated from the Langmuir isotherm and evaluated to be 166.66 mg.g−1. The positive ∆H (12.19 J.mol−1) indicates that the adsorption process is endothermic. Almond shell was found to be a stable adsorbent. Three different statistical design sets of experiments were taken out to determine the best conditions for the batch adsorption process. The optimal conditions for MG uptake were found to be adsorbent mass (m = 0.1 g), initial dye concentration (C0 = 600 mg.L−1), and temperature (T = 25 °C). The analysis using the D-optimal design showed that the model obtained was important and significant, with an R2 of 0.998. Full article
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The In Situ Preparation of Ni–Zn Ferrite Intercalated Expanded Graphite via Thermal Treatment for Improved Radar Attenuation Property
by Ning Xiang, Zunning Zhou, Xiaoxia Ma, Huichao Zhang, Xiangyuan Xu, Yongpeng Chen and Zerong Guo
Molecules 2023, 28(10), 4128; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28104128 - 16 May 2023
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The composites of expanded graphite (EG) and magnetic particles have good electromagnetic wave attenuation properties in the centimeter band, which is valuable in the field of radar wave interference. In this paper, a novel preparation method of Ni–Zn ferrite intercalated EG (NZF/EG) is [...] Read more.
The composites of expanded graphite (EG) and magnetic particles have good electromagnetic wave attenuation properties in the centimeter band, which is valuable in the field of radar wave interference. In this paper, a novel preparation method of Ni–Zn ferrite intercalated EG (NZF/EG) is provided in order to promote the insertion of Ni–Zn ferrite particles (NZF) into the interlayers of EG. The NZF/EG composite is in situ prepared via thermal treatment of Ni–Zn ferrite precursor intercalated graphite (NZFP/GICs) at 900 °C, where NZFP/GICs is obtained through chemical coprecipitation. The morphology and phase characterization demonstrate the successful cation intercalation and NZF generation in the interlayers of EG. Furthermore, the molecular dynamics simulation shows that the magnetic particles in the EG layers tend to disperse on the EG layers rather than aggregate into larger clusters under the synergy of van der Waals forces, repulsive force, and dragging force. The radar wave attenuation mechanism and performance of NZF/EG with different NZF ratios are analyzed and discussed in the range of 2–18 GHz. The NZF/EG with the NZF ratio at 0.5 shows the best radar wave attenuation ability due to the fact that the dielectric property of the graphite layers is well retained while the area of the heterogeneous interface is increased. Therefore, the as-prepared NZF/EG composites have potential application value in attenuating radar centimeter waves. Full article
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