Modified poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) films with organic groups (amino group from ethylene di-amine (en) and a suitable aromatic aldehyde from benzaldehyde (BEN)) were synthesized by casting using tetrahydrofuran (THF) solvent. The films were doped with four metal oxides nanoparticles (NPs), namely: CuO, Cr2O3, TiO2, and Co2O3, to improve the anti-photodegradation property. The films were irradiated with ultraviolet light and the resulting damage was assessed using different analytical and morphological techniques. These techniques included FTIR, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR spectroscopies that were used to examine the chemical structure, while another set of devices, namely optical microscope, scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscope (AFM) were used to examine the morphology. In order to confirm that modified PVC acts as PVC photostabilizers, the roughness factor (Rq) was measured for the irradiated PVC films. The average Rq for irradiated blank PVC, modified PVC, modified PVC/CuO NPs, modified PVC/TiO2 NPs, modified PVC/Co2O3 NPs, and modified PVC/Cr2O3 NPs films were 368.3, 76.1, 62.6, 53.2, 45.8, and 33.8, respectively. Infrared spectroscopy and weight loss determination indicated that the films incorporated with additives showed less damage and fewer surface changes compared to the blank film. All mentioned additives acted as UV screeners against the UV light. The modified PVC/Cr2O3 NPs film showed the highest ability to resist the photo-degradation process based on the results data of FTIR spectra, weight loss, and surface morphology. In addition, after 300 h of irradiation, the weight percentage of modified PVC/Cr2O3 NPs film was 0.911 in contrast to the blank PVC, 2.896. Among the tested films, modified PVC/Cr2O3 NPs film showed the best results.

Gold nanoparticles were prepared from yeast dough via gold salt reduction and their effect on rheology of a mixture of folic acid and the surfactant of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS) was studied. The results revealed that the highest viscosity (pa. s7.1232×10 2 ) was at a ratio of 2/8, a temperature of 10 o C and a concentration of 0.00004M of nano-gold. So, micelles growth is occurred by increasing nano-gold concentration. In the same manner, measuring the conductivity of the prepared solution revealed that there is a reverse proportion between conductivity and viscosity. Also, thermodynamic functions were calculated such as standard free energy (ΔGº), standard enthalpy (ΔH) and standard entropy (ΔSº) for the formed micelles together with calculating the micellization activation energy. Gold nanoparticles were prepared from yeast dough (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), via gold salt reduction, and the prepared nanoparticles were diagnosed by several techniques (UV-Vis.,x-ray, TEM, SEM), through which the results showed that the prepared gold particles have a purple colour at length (552nm) it has a spherical shape and is within the nano size that was specified by the Shearer equation. The effect of these prepared nanoparticles on the rheology of the mixture of folic acid and the surfactant of Sodium Dodecyl Benzene sulfonate was studied using different temperatures, as this study showed that the highest viscosity Its value was (pa. s7.1232×10 2) at the ratio (2/8) and at a temperature of 10C o and when the concentration of nano-gold was 0.00004M. If these results indicate that the growth of micelles increases with the increase in the concentration of the prepared nano-gold. The conductivity measurement of the solutions prepared for the mixture was also studied, as it was found that the conductivity increases as the viscosity decreases in the presence of nano-gold particles, which leads to an increase in the growth of micelles. From calculating the thermodynamic functions, it was found that the standard free energy (ΔGº) is negative, the standard enthalpy (ΔH) is negative and the standard entropy (ΔSº) is negative for the formed micelles.

The present study investigates the production of nano-activated carbon from banana peels mixed with nylon 6.6 and polyethene. The carbonization process was carried out by mixing accurate percentages of the banana peels with different ratios of nylon 66 and a suitable amount of potassium hydroxide. The fusion carbonization, without solvents, was used in this paper to decompose the nylon mixture, releasing amino and carboxylate roots that can easily react with the carbon chains. The prepared nano-activated carbon was characterized using different technologies, including SEM, AFM, FT-IR, and EDX technologies. The results showed the produced carbon has spherical particles with a pore size of 1.21 nm and a surface area of 1,071.7 m2/gm. Additionally, it was noticed, from the FT-IR spectrum, the prepared carbon does not contain any active groups, which means it is an inert material. X-ray analysis showed the new carbon is made from carbon (78.57%) and oxygen (21.43%). After optimizing the wavelength, the prepared carbon was used to adsorb methylene blue and Eirochrom black T dyes from solutions. The results showed the best equilibrium time, dose of carbon and concentration of dyes was 40–50 minutes, 0.04 g and 20 ppm, respectively.