A deeper insight into the evaluation of water-in-oil amicroemulsion templated samarium sulfide nanospheres: exploring its role in pickering emulsion formulation for photocatalytic dye degradation and synthesis of PANI@Sm₂S₃ nanocomposites.

ABSTRACT: This study examines the effectiveness of W/O microemulsion-mediated Sm₂S₃ nanospheres in pickering emulsion-based crystal violet (CV) dye degradation and PANI@Sm₂S₃ nanocomposite synthesis. The evaluation of nanospheres inside the core of reverse micelles was performed through DLS, TEM and FESEM analyses. The formation of nanospheres involve two phases: a nucleation phase (5-30 min) and growth phase (30-120 min). Through in situ hydrophobization of negatively charged (with a zeta value of -4.47 mV at neutral pH) Sm₂S₃ nanoparticles (0.1 wt%) with a suitable amount of a cationic CTAB surfactant, a stable O/W pickering emulsion was developed. 0.1 wt% Sm₂S₃in situ hydrophobized with 2.7 mM CT

SUBMITTER: Rahaman SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10929598 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature