nanomaterial

Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles were isolated from a biowaste, buffalo bone, via the thermal decomposition method. The resulting white powdered material was characterized by Fourier Transformed Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. The FTIR spectra confirmed that a heat treatment of the bone powder at the temperature at or above 1223 K removed the organic moieties leading to the formation of a pure inorganic biomineral.

Nanorods/nanofibers of polyaniline were synthesized via liquid-liquid interfacial polymerization process using ammonium persulphate as an oxidizing agent. Para-toluene sulphonic acid (p-TSA) was used as a dopant during the polymerization process. The spectroscopic characterization (UV-Vis and FT-IR) confirms the presence of conducting emeraldine salt phase of the polymer. The morphological studies were carried out using FE-SEM analysis.