Rapid synthesis of MCM-41 and SBA-15 by microwave irradiation: promising adsorbents for CO2 adsorption

It is known that the world scenario is one of constant search for sustainable technologies that can reduce the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. This is because CO2 is seen as the main responsible for the increase in the generation of greenhouse gases, which leads to global warming and climate change. The development of efficient adsorbents for CO2 capture is a current challenge. MCM-41 and SBA-15 were synthesized in a microwave reactor and used as adsorbents in this work. Microwave irradiation presents itself as an easy synthesis strategy with less preparation time and energy requirement. The silica synthesis period was extremely reduced (1 h) at a temperature of 60 and 80 °C in the microwave reactor, obtaining silica with good textural and chemical properties. The CO2 adsorption isotherms were performed at 0, 25, and 40 °C at 1 bar. The MCM-41 and SBA-15 present favorable results for CO2 capture processes, showing that pure silica synthesized by microwave already obtains promising results, reaching a maximum adsorption capacity of 2.16 mmol g−1 (1 bar—0 °C) and a good fit for the Langmuir, DsL and Toth models. Furthermore, to increase CO2 adsorption, the mesoporous silica was also modified via impregnation with branched polyethylene diamine (PEI) or tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA). It is worth mentioning that microwave irradiation reduced the synthesis steps and improved the properties and adsorption capacity of the silica. This work opens new opportunities in the efficient preparation of materials that require optimizing the adsorbent synthesis process.The authors thank you to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil) and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Higher Education Personnel Improvement Coordination, Brazil, CAPES—financing code 001) for financial support. This research was also funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Spain), Grants Nos. RTI2018-099668-B-C22 and PID2021-126235OB-C32, and projects UMA18-FEDERJA-126 and P20_00375 of Junta de Andalucía and FEDER funds. // Funding for open access publishing: Universidad Málaga/CBUA

TNOs are Cool: A Survey of the Trans-Neptunian Region: Radiometric properties of Trans-Neptunian Objects

The "TNOs are Cool: A Survey of the Trans-Neptunian Region" project is a Herschel Open Time Key Program awarded some 370 h of Herschel observing time. The observations include PACS and SPIRE point-source photometry on about 140 trans-Neptunian objects with known orbits. The goal is to characterize the individual objects and the full sample using radiometric techniques, in order to probe formation and evolution processes in the Solar System and to establish a benchmark for understanding the Solar System debris disk as well as extra-solar ones. We present results on a set of TNOs which were selected for the Science Demonstration and early mission phases and report on progress in deriving effective sizes, geometric albedos, and thermal characteristics. Our early sample also includes binary objects for which density estimates can be made on the basis of the derived diameters. TNO densities can provide insight into Solar-System formation scenarios

Erythropoietin Delivered for Protection From Acute Kidney Injury May Have Secondary Benefits in Protecting Heart

Póster presentada en el 50th ERA-EDTA Congress (European Renal Association - European Dialysis Transplant Association), celebrado del 18 al 21 de mayo de 2013 en Estambul (Turquía)Abstract publicado en: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 28(Supp. 1): i75 (2013) doi: 10.1093/ndt/gft107Peer reviewe

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Towards novel angiogenesis inhibitors based on the conjugation of organometallic platinum(II) complexes to RGD peptides

A novel conjugate between a cyclometalated platinum(II) complex with dual antiangiogenic and antitumor activity and a cyclic peptide containing the RGD sequence (-Arg-Gly-Asp-) has been synthesized by combining solid- and solution-phase methodologies. Although peptide conjugation rendered a non-cytotoxic compound in all tested tumor cell lines (± αV β3 and αV β5 integrin receptors), the antiangiogenic activity of the Pt-c(RGDfK) conjugate in human umbilical vein endothelial cells at sub-cytotoxic concentrations opens the way to the design of a novel class of angiogenesis inhibitors through conjugation of metallodrugs with high antiangiogenic activity to cyclic RGD-containing peptides or peptidomimetic analogues

Toward angiogenesis inhibitors based on the conjugation of organometallic platinum(II) complexes to RGD peptides

A novel conjugate between a cyclometalated platinum(II) complex with dual antiangiogenic and antitumor activity and a cyclic peptide containing the RGD sequence (-Arg-Gly-Asp-) has been synthesized by combining solid- and solution-phase methodologies. Although peptide conjugation rendered a non-cytotoxic compound in all tested tumor cell lines (± αV β3 and αV β5 integrin receptors), the antiangiogenic activity of the Pt-c(RGDfK) conjugate in human umbilical vein endothelial cells at sub-cytotoxic concentrations opens the way to the design of a novel class of angiogenesis inhibitors through conjugation of metallodrugs with high antiangiogenic activity to cyclic RGD-containing peptides or peptidomimetic analogues