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    Ba-ZnO nanoparticles for photo-catalytic degradation of chloramphenicol
    (American Institute of Physics Inc. subs@aip.org, 2018) Kulkarni, R.M.; Malladi, R.S.; Hanagadakar, M.S.; Shetti, N.P.; Doddamani, M.
    Pristine ZnO (PZO) and 5% barium doped ZnO nanoparticles (BZONP) were prepared by in expensive chemical precipitation method. The techniques used to characterize prepared nanoparticles are X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) analysis. The particle size of PZO and BZONP were calculated using Scherrer equation. The photo-catalytic efficiency of 5% BZONP was studied with photo-degradation of chloramphenicol (CLP) under UVC (254 nm) irradiation in aqueous suspension. Pseudo-first order rate constants (kobs) were found to increase with the decrease in pH. The effect of initial concentration, photo-catalyst loading, light intensity, the effect of pH on the photo-degradation rate was also examined and elaborately discussed. The results showed that BZONP is a better photo-catalyst compared PZO. The HPLC and LC/MS were used to identify photo-degradation products. © 2018 Author(s).
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    Electro-oxidation of nimesulide at 5% barium-doped zinc oxide nanoparticle modified glassy carbon electrode
    (Elsevier B.V., 2016) Bukkitgar, S.D.; Shetti, N.P.; Kulkarni, R.M.; Doddamani, M.R.
    Development of methods for the detection of an analyte at low concentration with less time for analysis has become a prior point of interest to every analyst. In reflection of this fact, an effort has been made to synthesize 5% barium doped zinc oxide nanoparticles and was characterized by using XRD, EDX, SEM, and TEM. Further, 5% barium doped zinc oxide nanoparticle modified glassy carbon electrode was used for investigating the electro-chemical behavior of nimesulide. Voltammograms obtained in a range of 3.0-11.2 (I = 0.2 M) pH had a maximum peak current at pH 7.0. Various physio-chemical parameters such as, process on the surface of the electrode, which was found to be diffusion controlled, heterogeneous rate constant, number of electrons transferred and charge transfer coefficient were estimated. Further, a method for nimesulide determination in a linear range of 1.0 × 10- 5 to 1.0 × 10- 7 M with LOD 1.794 nM was proposed. This technique was later used for analytical application. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Ru–TiO2 semiconducting nanoparticles for the photo-catalytic degradation of bromothymol blue
    (Springer New York LLC barbara.b.bertram@gsk.com, 2016) Kulkarni, R.M.; Malladi, R.S.; Hanagadakar, M.S.; Doddamani, M.R.; Santhakumari, B.; Kulkarni, S.D.
    Photo-catalytic degradation of bromothymol blue (BTB) in an aqueous medium by Ru–TiO2 using UVC (254 nm) irradiation was investigated for a pH range of 4.0–8.0. The liquid impregnation method was used to synthesize 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 % ruthenium doped TiO2 (Ru–TiO2) nanoparticles. The characterizations of resulting nanoparticles were done using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis. The crystallite sizes of doped and undoped nanoparticles were determined from X-ray diffraction spectra using Scherrer equation. The average crystallite size of undoped TiO2 was found to be 17.00 nm, whereas the crystallite sizes of 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 % Ru–TiO2 were 16.67, 15.70 and 14.40 nm respectively. The TEM images confirm the particle sizes to be 10–40 nm. Pseudo-first order rate constants (kobs) determined were found to decrease with increase in pH. The effect of BTB Concentration, catalyst dosage, a percentage of doping of photo catalyst, pH and UV light intensity of BTB on the degradation rate were also examined. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.