Asmaa Al-Amir Ahmed Moussa

@azhar.edu.eg

Faculty of science chemistry department
Al-Azhar university

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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Scopus Publications

Scopus Publications

  • Study the Effect of Biowaste-Based Natural Dyes on Cationic Surfactant
    Asmaa Ahmed Moussa, alshimaa gomaa, Ragaa El-Azabawy, El-Bayaa, A.
    Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2022
    In this work, UV-Vis spectra are used to observe the absorption spectra of aqueous extraction of Beetroot peel and Henna leaves dyes, in presence and absence of cationic surfactant. The maximum absorbance in Beetroot appears to be at 535 in both cases only the intensity of the peak change after addition of surfactant. In contrast with the Beetroot, henna dye showed maximum wavelength changed from 435 nm to 347 nm after the addition of surfactant. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) identifies the functional groups of those dyes and the change of adding a surfactant to these dyes is also discussed. For both dyes, there is no change of the peaks, only showing intensity change in the presence of surfactant. Mass spectroscopy showed the presence of betalain as the main component in the Beetroot extract, also proved the presence of lawsone in the Henna extract. The conductance at different concentrations for the extracted dyes has been measured. Also, the effect of temperatures and pH had recorded. The results showed the highest conductance for extracted dyes were at the highest concentration (10% and 1.5%) for (2214.5 and 50.367) μScm -1 for Beetroot and henna respectively. The CMC of the extracted dyes at room temperature was determined by surface tension (  ) measurements in the presence and absence of the cationic surfactant. The result shows a decrease in the value in the presence of surfactant than that in its absence as it changes from (50x10 3 to 40 x10 3 ) mg/l and (20x10 3 to 15x10 3 ) mg/l for Beetroot and Henna respectively.
  • Valorization Beetroot Waste for Eco-Friendly Extraction of Natural Dye for Textile and Food Applications
    Asmaa Ahmed Moussa, alshimaa gomaa, Ragaa El-Azabawy, El-Bayaa A.
    Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2022
    An important direction toward change refers to replacing the synthetic components, especially the synthetic dyes, currently utilized in the textile industry that is hazardous both to humans and nature. The goal of this research was to see how effective aqueous extraction of natural color from Beetroot waste was. FTIR, UV-VIS and mass spectroscopy analysis assured the presence of the betalian and phenolic groups. Subsequently, an effort was made to develop an environmentally friendly approach for extracting betalains and phytochemicals from beetroot pomace by taking into account several experimental factors such as beetroot weight, pH, temperature, and time. The extract was utilized as a vital bio-dye to dye cotton, wool, and silk fabrics. A pseudo-second-order kinetic model (R2 > 0.99) best describes the adsorption kinetics of textiles. . The dyed fabric's color strength (K/S) values were measured; the value has reached from 9.7 to 15.6 for treated silk fiber. All colored samples were also subjected to color fastness tests, which included washing, perspiration, and exposure to light. In addition to there importance as colorants, betalains play indispensable role in human health because of their pharmacological activities as antioxidants and anti-carcinogens.