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Single phase MgAl2O4 was made from a one-to-one molar ratio of MgO and Al2O3 powders mixed using ball-milling. Mixtures of MgO and Al2O3 were subsequently treated in planetary ball mill for 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes in air. The aim of this study was to examine phase composition, microstructure, and densification behavior of sintered specimens. After sintering in dilatometer at 1500°C, the powder was converted to single phase MgAl2O4. The results show that mechanical activation improved the densification behavior of MgAl2O4 sintered specimens, and it reduced the onset temperature for sintering by approx. 100°C. Based on dilatometer data, powders were subsequently densified at 1450°C by hot pressing. Almost аll specimens exhibited full density, while sample activated for 30 minutes showed the fastest densification rate. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. OI 172057, and Grant no. III 45007]

The crystal structure of new lanthanum strontium borate glass-ceramics was refined by the Rietveld method. The results showed that La2SrB10O19 has the monoclinic crystal structure, space group C2 (No. 5) with a = 11.1170(6), b = 6.5667(3), c = 9.2363(3) Å, β = 91.481°, V = 674.04(7) Å3, two formula units per unit-cell, and density 3.830 g cm−3. The main building units of the crystal structure are BO4 tetrahedra and BO3 triangles. Clusters composed of [B5O12] form an infinite double layer running perpendicular to the c-axis. Lanthanum atoms, situated in [B5O12]n layers, are coordinated with 10 oxygen atom in a form of LaO10 polyhedra, while Sr atoms, located between [B5O12]n layers, are coordinated with 8 oxygen atoms in a form of SrO8 polyhedra. Microstructural measurements contain both crystallite domain sizes and microstrain calculations obtained by the Warren-Averbach and the simplified integral-breadth methods. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. OI172004 and Grant no. TR34001]

Fe-doped TiO2 photocatalysts with different content of Fe (0.5, 1.6, 3.4 and 6.4%) were synthesized by the microwave-hydrothermal method and characterized by XRD, N2 physisorption at 77 K and DRS. The characterization showed that Fe ions are highly dispersed in the TiO2 lattice. It was found that all the synthesized catalysts had the mesoporous structure and Fe doping increased BET surface areas. The UV-Vis study showed that the absorption spectra shifted to a longer wavelength (red shift) with an increase in the dopant concentration. The photocatalytic activity of the samples was evaluated by the decolorization of textile dye Reactive Blue 52 (RB) in aqueous solutions under sun-like radiation in the presence of H2O2 (heterogeneous photo-Fenton process). The photocatalyst with 3.4% Fe was found to be the most efficient with H2O2. The effect of the initial pH of the dye solution was assessed and dissolution of iron ions was studied, as a function of pH value. It was concluded that decolorization is more favorable in acidic pH and when pH >4, the releasing of Fe ions in solution was negligible. Photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) was investigated under the optimal conditions and proved that our catalyst was capable to degrade colorless pollutants. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 172030 i br. 172035]

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This study was undertaken to determine the impact of the organic complex concentration on the adsorption of herbicide (acetochlor) at the surface of the organic modified montmorillonite. In this work, natural montmorillonite from Bogovina (Boljevac municipality, Serbia) was used for organic modification. Cation-exchange capacity of this montmorillonite was determined using a methylene blue method (86 mmol/100 g of clay). Montmorillonite has been modified first with NaCl and then with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA-bromide) organic complex. Saturation of cation exchange capacity (CEC) was 50%, 100%, and 150%. Changes in the properties of the inorganic and organic montmorillonite have been examined using the X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and batch equilibrium method. Montmorillonite modified with HDTMA-bromide demonstrated higher uptake of the herbicide, compared to the inorganic montmorillonite. Comparing the values Freundlich coefficients in batch equilibrium method, it can be seen that the adsorption of acetochlor decreased in the series: 0.5 CEC HM > 1 CEC HM > 1.5 CEC HM > NaM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fe-doped TiO2 photocatalysts with different contents of Fe (0.5, 1.6, 3.4 and 6.4 %) were synthesized by a microwave-hydrothermal method and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, N2 physisorption at 77 K and UV- -Vis spectrometry. The characterization showed that the Fe ions were highly dispersed in the TiO2 lattice. It was found that all the synthesized catalysts had a mesoporous structure and that Fe-doping increased the BET surface area. The UV-Vis study showed that the absorption spectra were shifted to longer wavelengths (red shift) with increasing dopant concentration. The photocatalytic activity of the samples was evaluated by the decolorization of the textile dye Reactive Blue 52 (RB) in aqueous solutions under sun-like radiation in the presence of H2O2 (a heterogeneous photo-Fenton process). The photocatalyst with 3.4 % Fe was found to be the most efficient in the presence of H2O2. The effect of the initial pH of the dye solution was assessed and dissolution of iron ions was studied as a function of pH value. It was concluded that decolorization was more favorable in acidic pH, and that at pH values >4, the release of Fe ions into the solution was negligible. Photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) was investigated under the optimal conditions and it was shown that the catalyst was capable of degrading colorless pollutants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: [•] TiO2 catalysts co-doped with La and V were synthesized using microwave-assisted hydrothermal process. [•] Changes in the morphology and photocatalytic activity were observed as amount of both dopants were altered. [•] The catalyst with 2% (w/w) La and 0.02% (w/w) V appeared to be the most photoactive. [•] V-La co-doped TiO2 was easily separable by settling down and showed good stability and reusability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]