Ashokkumar, Meiyazhagan and Narayanan, Narayanan Tharangattu and Gupta, Bipin Kumar and Reddy, Arava Leela Mohana and Singh, Avanish Pratap and Dhawan, S. K. and Chandrasekaran, Bangaru and Rawat, Dinesh and Talapatra, Saikat and Ajayan, Pulickel M. and Thanikaivelan, Palanisamy (2013) Conversion of Industrial Bio-Waste into Useful Nanomaterials. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 1 (6). 619-626. ISSN 2168-0485

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Abstract

Chromium-complexed collagen is generated as Waste during processing of skin into leather. Here, we report a simple heat treatment process to convert this hazardous industrial waste into core-shell chromium-carbon nanomaterials having a chromium-based nanoparticle core encapsulated by partially graphitized nanocarbon layers that are self-doped with oxygen and nitrogen functionalities. We demonstrate that these core-shell nanomaterials can be potentially utilized in electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding application or as a catalyst in aza-Michael addition reaction. The results show the ability to convert industrial bio-waste into useful nanomaterials, suggesting new scalable and simple approaches to improve environmental sustainability in industrial processes.

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Subjects:	Chemistry Engineering General Science
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Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2026 10:24
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URI:	https://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/3304

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