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Adsorptive Performance Of Mwcnts For Simultaneous Cationic And Anionic Dyes Removal; Kinetics, Thermodynamics, And Isotherm Study, Zaheer Aslam, Irfan Yousaf, Abdul Zahir, Adnan Akhtar Jan 2021

Adsorptive Performance Of Mwcnts For Simultaneous Cationic And Anionic Dyes Removal; Kinetics, Thermodynamics, And Isotherm Study, Zaheer Aslam, Irfan Yousaf, Abdul Zahir, Adnan Akhtar

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Disposal of contaminated wastewater causes many serious problems especially when it gets mixed with the ground and seawater. It is, therefore, important to apply any remedial action to eradicate dangerous pollutants from the aqueous effluents and to avoid exposure of this wastewater to aquatic life. The research results discussed herein deal with the removal of Rhodamine B (RhB) and Congo Red (CR) dye from wastewater by using multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as an adsorbent. Different factors like solid dosage, initial pH and concentration, time, and temperature were studied to understand the behavior and mechanism of adsorption. The maximum adsorption capacity …

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The Removal Of Chromium (Vi) From Tannery Waste Using Spirulina Sp. Immobilized Silica Gel, Nais Pinta Adetya, Uma Fadzilia Arifin, Emiliana Anggriyani Jan 2021

The Removal Of Chromium (Vi) From Tannery Waste Using Spirulina Sp. Immobilized Silica Gel, Nais Pinta Adetya, Uma Fadzilia Arifin, Emiliana Anggriyani

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The use of microalgae biomass is an alternative solution to the problem of environmental pollution due to heavy metals, one of which is Cr metal in leather tanning liquid waste. However, the ability of biomass to adsorb heavy metals has limitations. Therefore, the algal biomass is immobilized with silica gel in order to obtain a stable structure. This research aims to study the absorption efficiency of Cr (VI) metal by the biomass of Spirulina sp. which is immobilized with silica gel from the tannery liquid waste. The preparation stages in this study were adsorbent preparation, immobilization of biomass with silica …

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Removal Of Cd(Ii), Cu(Ii), And Pb(Ii) By Adsorption Onto Natural Clay: A Kinetic Andthermodynamic Study, Brahim Abbou, Imane Lebkiri, Hanae Ouaddari, Lamya Kadiri, Abdelkarim Ouass, Amar Habssaoui, Ahmed Lebkiri, El Housseine Rifi Jan 2021

Removal Of Cd(Ii), Cu(Ii), And Pb(Ii) By Adsorption Onto Natural Clay: A Kinetic Andthermodynamic Study, Brahim Abbou, Imane Lebkiri, Hanae Ouaddari, Lamya Kadiri, Abdelkarim Ouass, Amar Habssaoui, Ahmed Lebkiri, El Housseine Rifi

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this work, we study the elimination of three bivalent metal ions (Cd$^{2+}$, Cu$^{2+}$, and Pb$^{2+}$) by adsorption onto natural illitic clay (AM) collected from Marrakech region in Morocco. The characterization of the adsorbent was carried out by X-ray fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The influence of physicochemical parameters on the clay adsorption capacity for ions Cd$^{2+}$, Cu$^{2+}$, and Pb$^{2+}$, namely the adsorbent dose, the contact time, the initial pH imposed on the aqueous solution, the initial concentration of the metal solution and the temperature, was studied. The adsorption process is evaluated by different kinetic models such …

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Removal Of Cod, Aromaticity And Color Of A Pretreated Chemical Producing Industrial Wastewater: A Comparison Between Adsorption, Ozonation, And Advanced Oxidation Processes, Elçi̇n Güneş, Deni̇z İzlen Çi̇fçi̇, Ali̇ Riza Di̇nçer, Yalçin Güneş Jan 2021

Removal Of Cod, Aromaticity And Color Of A Pretreated Chemical Producing Industrial Wastewater: A Comparison Between Adsorption, Ozonation, And Advanced Oxidation Processes, Elçi̇n Güneş, Deni̇z İzlen Çi̇fçi̇, Ali̇ Riza Di̇nçer, Yalçin Güneş

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A wide range of products are produced in the chemical producing industry such as textile dyes, chemicals, printing dyes and chemicals, paper chemicals, electrostatic powder dyes, and optical brighteners. The aim of this study is to investigate the treatability of chemical oxygen demand (COD), aromaticity, and color in the wastewater of this sector, where highly complex chemicals are used. Most of the studies in the literature are related to the treatment of synthetically prepared dyed wastewater. This study is important as it is carried out with real wastewater and gives results of many treatment methods. In the study, COD, UV-vis …

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Fabrication And Characterization Of Amidoxime-Functionalized Silica Decorated Withcopper: A Catalytic Assembly For Rapid Reduction Of Dyes, Ijaz Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Inaam-Ul-Hassan, Hazrat Hussain, Syed Mujtaba Shah, Tariq Yasin Jan 2021

Fabrication And Characterization Of Amidoxime-Functionalized Silica Decorated Withcopper: A Catalytic Assembly For Rapid Reduction Of Dyes, Ijaz Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Inaam-Ul-Hassan, Hazrat Hussain, Syed Mujtaba Shah, Tariq Yasin

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, amidoxime-functionalized silica decorated with copper (AFS-Cu) was fabricated and tested for its catalytic application. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction were employed to characterize its structure and morphology. The application of AFS-Cu as a catalyst for the catalytic reduction of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous media using NaBH$_{4}$ as reductant was evaluated. The ability to reuse as well as the effect of catalyst dose and pH of solution on the catalytic activity was investigated. The reduction of MB followed pseudo-first-order kinetics and the rate constant (k) was 0.6224 min$^{-1}$. …

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Extending Single Entity Electrochemistry Towards The Detection Of Single Bacteria In Micro Volumes, Ashley Tubbs, Junaid Ahmed, Julio C. Alvarez Jan 2021

Extending Single Entity Electrochemistry Towards The Detection Of Single Bacteria In Micro Volumes, Ashley Tubbs, Junaid Ahmed, Julio C. Alvarez

Graduate Research Posters

Single entity electrochemistry (SEE) is an emerging electroanalytical technique with the ability to push the limit of detection of electrochemical sensors to the single particle level. It measures the change in current over time, making SEE rapid, simple, and cost-effective. The type of current response observed in the scan can provide information about the physiochemical processes underlying the signal. While SEE was originally developed to detect single molecules and nanoparticles, it has been widely applied to micron-sized particles, including emulsion droplets, bacteria, viruses, and mammalian cells. Some recent advances in this technique have focused on the detection of microscopic quantities …

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Preliminary Quantitative And Qualitative Investigations On The Heterogeneous, Irreversible Uptake Of Acetone By Titanium(Iv) Oxide, John S. André, Natalie Eskandary, Terry Franklin, Emilia J. Mccann, Oscar Pascual-Diaz, Gregory M. Pitch, Jesus D. Rincon, Megan N. Wright, Christopher W. Harmon Oct 2020

Preliminary Quantitative And Qualitative Investigations On The Heterogeneous, Irreversible Uptake Of Acetone By Titanium(Iv) Oxide, John S. André, Natalie Eskandary, Terry Franklin, Emilia J. Mccann, Oscar Pascual-Diaz, Gregory M. Pitch, Jesus D. Rincon, Megan N. Wright, Christopher W. Harmon

IdeaFest: Interdisciplinary Journal of Creative Works and Research from Cal Poly Humboldt

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Nonwovens Of Ceramic Decorated Cellulose Based Fine Fibers For Leaded Water Purification, Alejandro J. Castillo Aug 2020

Nonwovens Of Ceramic Decorated Cellulose Based Fine Fibers For Leaded Water Purification, Alejandro J. Castillo

Theses and Dissertations

Fine fibers of cellulose acetate were Forcespun and used to make nonwoven mats of cellulose. Nonwovens were activated using a solution combustion synthesis which deposited iron nitride onto fibers. Cellulose and cellulose composite mats were tested as adsorbents for lead ion in water. Cellulose showed slightly higher adsorption capacities (mg/g) up to 1300 mg/g lead loading. Adsorption data were further analyzed using several isotherms, of which the Dubinin-Raduskevich gave the best fits.

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Synthesis Of Polyurethane Incorporated By Calcium Oxide And Magnesium Oxide For Heavy Metal Removal From Water, Fard Mohsen Vafaei Jul 2020

Synthesis Of Polyurethane Incorporated By Calcium Oxide And Magnesium Oxide For Heavy Metal Removal From Water, Fard Mohsen Vafaei

Student Works (2020-2029)

Water contaminated by heavy metals such as copper, lead, nickel, and cadmium has significant adverse impacts on receiving water. In recent years, various methods, such as adsorption, chemical precipitation, and ion exchange, have been extensively studied for the elimination of heavy metals. Adsorption is one of the numerously and diversely reported mechanisms of removing heavy metals due to its simplicity and costeffectiveness. In this study, highly permeable rigid polyurethanes (PU) incorporating calcium oxide (CaO) (PU/CaO) composite materials were prepared via a facile and economic one-pot synthesis method and characterized for remediation of heavy metal from water. To investigate the effect …

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Cellulose-Based Doped Carbon Materials For Removal Of Nitrophenols From Water, Ambar Bahadur Rangu Magar May 2020

Cellulose-Based Doped Carbon Materials For Removal Of Nitrophenols From Water, Ambar Bahadur Rangu Magar

Theses and Dissertations

Nitrophenols (NPs) and their derivatives are highly toxic, mutagenic, and bio-refractory pollutants commonly present in natural water resources and industrial wastewater. Various types of materials and methods have been practiced removing the NPs from polluted water. In this research, we are focusing on synthesizing of inexpensive doped carbon-based materials using renewable and biodegradable polymers such as microcrystalline cellulose and nanocrystalline cellulose. Current work has been undertaken to develop doped carbon-based materials using a low-cost and straightforward method and characterized using different analytical techniques. The synthesized materials were used for the sustainable and efficient removal of NPs from an aqueous environment …

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A Review: A Comparison Of Different Adsorbents For Removal Of Cr (Vi), Cd (Ii) And Ni (Ii), Anja Pfeifer, Mojca Skerget Jan 2020

A Review: A Comparison Of Different Adsorbents For Removal Of Cr (Vi), Cd (Ii) And Ni (Ii), Anja Pfeifer, Mojca Skerget

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A review of the studies dealing with the removal of chromium, cadmium, and nickel ions with different adsorbents published in the literature between 2014 and 2018 is given in tabular form, along with the adsorption conditions, adsorption isotherm, and kinetic models applied by the authors to model the experimental data and adsorption capacities. The review focuses on the efficiency of ion removal.

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Allylphenoxypiperidinium Halides As Corrosion Inhibitors Of Carbon Steel And Biocides, Gunay Mehdiyeva Muzakir, Musa Bairamov Rza, Shahnaz Hosseinzadeh Bahador, Gulnara Hasanova Musa Jan 2020

Allylphenoxypiperidinium Halides As Corrosion Inhibitors Of Carbon Steel And Biocides, Gunay Mehdiyeva Muzakir, Musa Bairamov Rza, Shahnaz Hosseinzadeh Bahador, Gulnara Hasanova Musa

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A series of 1-(4-(2-allylphenoxy)butyl)piperidin-1-ium halides (4a-d) was synthesized and characterized via spectroscopic methods (FTIR, $^{1}$H NMR). The corrosion inhibition of the synthesized halides on carbon steel in water-salt-hydrocarbon environment, saturated with H$_{2}$S, was investigated. For this purpose, a series of techniques such as gravimetric measurement, potentiodynamic polarisation, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used and some thermodynamic parameters of corrosion process ($\Delta G_{ads.}$, $\Delta H^{0}_{ads.}$, $\Delta S^{0}_{ads.})$ were evaluated. The steel surface was checked by SEM, and the steel surface showed good surface coverage. The results showed that the synthesized compounds at the concentrations 125, 150 mg x L$^{-1}$ have …

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Adsorption Of Polyisobutylene-Based Dispersants Onto Carbon Black, Travis Paul Holbrook Dec 2019

Adsorption Of Polyisobutylene-Based Dispersants Onto Carbon Black, Travis Paul Holbrook

Dissertations

The formation of carbonaceous by-products (e.g. soot) during the operation of an internal combustion engine is unavoidable and the aggregation of this soot leads to deleterious effects including abrasive wear of the engine, increased oil viscosities, and sludge deposition. Dispersants, which are composed of a hydrophobic tail and a polar headgroup, are used as oil additives to aid in the suspension and stabilization of the soot particles. Polyisobutylene succinimide (PIBSI) is the most well-studied class of dispersants and is characterized by a linear architecture and polyamine headgroup that interacts with soot by acid-base and dipole-dipole interactions. As such, there remains …

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Fluorescence Microscopy Of Biophysical Protein Dynamics In Nanoporous Hydrogels, Anuj Saini, Lydia Kisley Aug 2019

Fluorescence Microscopy Of Biophysical Protein Dynamics In Nanoporous Hydrogels, Anuj Saini, Lydia Kisley

Faculty Scholarship

Proteins within nanoporous hydrogels have important biotechnological applications in pharmaceutical purification, tissue engineering, water treatment, biosensors, and medical implants. Yet, oftentimes proteins that are functional in solution lose activity when in contact with soft, nanostructured, condensed phase materials due to perturbations in the folded state, conformation, diffusion, and adsorption dynamics of the protein by the material. Fluorescence microscopy experimentally measures the biophysical dynamics of proteins within hydrogels at the nanoscale and can overcome the limitations of conventional ensemble techniques. An explanation of the benefits of fluorescence is provided, and principles of fluorescence microscope instrumentation and analysis are discussed. Then several …

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Optimization Of Remazol Brilliant Blue R Adsorption Onto Xanthium Italicum Using The Response Surface Method, Mohammed Saleh, Mutlu Yalvaç, Hüdaverdi Arslan Mar 2019

Optimization Of Remazol Brilliant Blue R Adsorption Onto Xanthium Italicum Using The Response Surface Method, Mohammed Saleh, Mutlu Yalvaç, Hüdaverdi Arslan

Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

In this study, the adsorption capacity of toxic and recalcitrant organic pollutant(s) Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR) onto the invader Xanthium İtalicum (XI) plant was assessed using the Response Surface Method (RSM). The adsorp-tion behavior of RBBR was determined by the spectrophotometric method, FTIR and SEM analysis were used to characterize XI, Brunauer, the Emmett and Teller (BET) analysis was accomplished to find the surface area of the ad-sorbent. The experiment procedures were planned by the Central Composite Design (CCD) whereby a model was built to examine the effects of the different parameters and the possible interaction between them. The …

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Applications Of Chemically Modified Nitrogen Doped Carbon, Zirconium Phosphate, Metal Organic Frameworks, And Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanostructured Adsorbents In Water Treatment, Ayyob Mohammed A Bakry Jan 2019

Applications Of Chemically Modified Nitrogen Doped Carbon, Zirconium Phosphate, Metal Organic Frameworks, And Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanostructured Adsorbents In Water Treatment, Ayyob Mohammed A Bakry

Theses and Dissertations

Water contaminations by many pollutants, especially heavy metals such as Pb(II), Hg(II), Cu(II), Cd(II), and Cr(VI) pose many public health and environmental concerns as reported in the list of hazardous substances compiled by the US Environmental Protection Agency due to their high toxicity, refractory degradation, and ease of entering food chain. Adsorption by chelating resins is proven to be the most effective method for the extraction of metal ions from polluted and wastewater. However, traditional absorbents such as activated carbon, activated alumina, clay, zeolite, etc., show limited adsorption abilities for these heavy metal ions. The major goal of this thesis …

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Ann-Assisted Forecasting Of Adsorption Efficiency To Remove Heavy Metals, Magdi Buaisha, Şazi̇ye Balku, Şeni̇z Özalp Yaman Jan 2019

Ann-Assisted Forecasting Of Adsorption Efficiency To Remove Heavy Metals, Magdi Buaisha, Şazi̇ye Balku, Şeni̇z Özalp Yaman

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In wastewater treatment, scientific and practical models utilizing numerical computational techniques such as artificial neural networks (ANNs) can significantly help to improve the process as a whole through adsorption systems. In the modeling of the adsorption efficiency for heavy metals from wastewater, some kinetic models have been used such as pseudo first-order and second-order. The present work develops an ANN model to forecast the adsorption efficiency of heavy metals such as zinc, nickel, and copper by extracting experimental data from three case studies. To do this, we apply trial-and-error to find the most ideal ANN settings, the efficiency of which …

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Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of Adsorption Of Long Pyrene-Peg Chains On A Thin Carbon Nanotube, Peli̇n Deni̇z Akkuş, Ayşe Özge Kürkçüoğlu Levi̇tas Jan 2019

Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of Adsorption Of Long Pyrene-Peg Chains On A Thin Carbon Nanotube, Peli̇n Deni̇z Akkuş, Ayşe Özge Kürkçüoğlu Levi̇tas

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Carbon nanotubes have emerged as highly promising theranostic agents due to their unique structural/physical features, high surface area, and high drug-loading capacity. The high cytotoxicity of carbon nanotubes can be eliminated by noncovalent coating using hydrophilic polymers. We investigated the adsorption of long pyrene functionalized polyethylene glycol (PEG) chains, PEG$_{2000}$ and PEG$_{5000}$, on a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) from a crowded solution. Full-atom molecular dynamics simulations in explicit water were used to mimic the experimental conditions of noncovalent PEGylation with a stoichiometry of one SWNT to ten pyrene-PEG. Although the diffusional behavior of the pyrene molecules still attached to the …

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Temperature-Dependent Kinetic Studies Of Arsenicals Adsorption From Solution To Hematite Nanoparticles, Sara Soldoozy Jan 2019

Temperature-Dependent Kinetic Studies Of Arsenicals Adsorption From Solution To Hematite Nanoparticles, Sara Soldoozy

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Surface chemistry is the study of the chemical and physical phenomena that transpire at interfaces such as liquid-solid, solid-gas, liquid-gas, and liquid-liquid. To study the reactions occurred at the surfaces, surface sensitive techniques come to play. Adsorption of arsenical compounds (liquid adsorbate), particularly arsenate (iAs) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), to the surface of iron bearing materials (solid adsorbent) that frequently are found in geosorbents such as hematite (Fe2O3) has been studied in this thesis. Arsenical compounds can pollute the environment through natural sources and anthropogenic activities, and ultimately contaminate water. Absorbing these pollutants to a material …

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Effects Of So2 In Air On Performance Of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Bin Qin, Fen-Ning Jing, Xue-Jing Sun, Gong-Quan Sun, Hai Sun Dec 2018

Effects Of So2 In Air On Performance Of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Bin Qin, Fen-Ning Jing, Xue-Jing Sun, Gong-Quan Sun, Hai Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) generally use oxygen as an oxidant. Contaminants such as sulfides and nitrides in the air can affect the performance of the DMFC. In this work, the effects of SO2 on the performance of DMFC were investigated and the mechanism of poisoning was analyzed, by means of constant current discharge curve, polarization performance curve, cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). In the CV scan, the permeated methanol was oxidized at a low potential to eliminate its effect on the SO2 poisoning behavior test. The results showed that the SO2 poisoning resulted …

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Atom-Specific Activation In Co Oxidation, Simon Schreck, Elias Diesen, Jerry Larue, Hirohito Ogasawara, Kess Marks, Dennis Nordlund, Matthew Weston, Martin Beye, Filippo Cavalca, Fivos Perakis, Jonas Sellberg, André Eilert, Kyung Hwan Kim, Giacomo Coslovich, Ryan Coffee, Jacek Krzywinski, Alex Reid, Stefan Moeller, Alberto Lutman, Henrik Öström, Lars G. M. Pettersson, Anders Nilsson Dec 2018

Atom-Specific Activation In Co Oxidation, Simon Schreck, Elias Diesen, Jerry Larue, Hirohito Ogasawara, Kess Marks, Dennis Nordlund, Matthew Weston, Martin Beye, Filippo Cavalca, Fivos Perakis, Jonas Sellberg, André Eilert, Kyung Hwan Kim, Giacomo Coslovich, Ryan Coffee, Jacek Krzywinski, Alex Reid, Stefan Moeller, Alberto Lutman, Henrik Öström, Lars G. M. Pettersson, Anders Nilsson

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

We report on atom-specific activation of CO oxidation on Ru(0001) via resonant X-ray excitation. We show that resonant 1s core-level excitation of atomically adsorbed oxygen in the co-adsorbed phase of CO and oxygen directly drives CO oxidation. We separate this direct resonant channel from indirectly driven oxidation via X-ray induced substrate heating. Based on density functional theory calculations, we identify the valence-excited state created by the Auger decay as the driving electronic state for direct CO oxidation. We utilized the fresh-slice multi-pulse mode at the Linac Coherent Light Source that provided time-overlapped and 30 fs delayed pairs of soft …

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Preparation And Characterization Of Chemically-Modified Biomaterials And Their Application As Adsorbents Of Penicillin G, Jesie Silva, Lizebel Morante, Tesfamichael Demeke, Jacqueline Baah-Twum, Abel E. Navarro Sep 2018

Preparation And Characterization Of Chemically-Modified Biomaterials And Their Application As Adsorbents Of Penicillin G, Jesie Silva, Lizebel Morante, Tesfamichael Demeke, Jacqueline Baah-Twum, Abel E. Navarro

Publications and Research

The prevalence of antibiotics in water creates microbial resistance and has a negative impact on the ecosystem. Biomaterials such as spent tea leaves are rich in functional groups and are suitable for chemical modification for diverse applications. This research proposes the use of spent tea leaves of chamomile (CM), green tea (GT), and peppermint (PM) as structural scaffolds for the incorporation of carboxyl, sulfonyl, and thiol groups to improve the adsorption of Penicillin G (Pe). Adsorbents characterization reported a higher number of acidic functional groups, mainly in thiolated products. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed changes on the surfaces of …

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Removal Of Cu2+ And Ni2+ From Aqueous Solution Using Sno2 Nanomaterial Effect Of: Ph, Time, Temperature, Interfering Cations, Abigail M. Zepeda, Daisy Gonzalez, Luis Gonzalez Heredia, Karina Marquez, Cesar Perez, Erika Pena, K. Flores, Carolina Valdes, Thomas Eubanks, Jason Parsons, J. Cantu Sep 2018

Removal Of Cu2+ And Ni2+ From Aqueous Solution Using Sno2 Nanomaterial Effect Of: Ph, Time, Temperature, Interfering Cations, Abigail M. Zepeda, Daisy Gonzalez, Luis Gonzalez Heredia, Karina Marquez, Cesar Perez, Erika Pena, K. Flores, Carolina Valdes, Thomas Eubanks, Jason Parsons, J. Cantu

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Chemistry)

Tin oxide, SnO2, nanomaterial was synthesized and tested for the removal of Cu2+ and Ni2+ ions from aqueous solutions. Various parameters for the binding were investigated in batch studied, which included pH, time, temperature, and interferences. In addition, isotherm studied were performed to determine the maximum binding capacity for both Cu2+ and Ni2+ ions. The optimal binding pH determined from the effects of pH were to be at pH 5 for both the Cu2+ and Ni2+ ions. The isotherm studies were performed at temperatures of 4°C, 25 °C, and 45 °C for both the Cu2+ and Ni2+ ions and were …

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Graphene-Based Materials For The Fast Removal Of Cytokines From Blood Plasma, Mykola Seredych, Bernard Haines, Viktoriia Sokolova, Paul Cheung, Fayan Meng, Lon Stone, Lyuba Mikhalovska, Sergey Mikhalovsky, Vadym Mochalin, Yury Gogotsi Aug 2018

Graphene-Based Materials For The Fast Removal Of Cytokines From Blood Plasma, Mykola Seredych, Bernard Haines, Viktoriia Sokolova, Paul Cheung, Fayan Meng, Lon Stone, Lyuba Mikhalovska, Sergey Mikhalovsky, Vadym Mochalin, Yury Gogotsi

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

There is a range of medical conditions, which include acute organ failure, bacterial and viral infection, and sepsis, that result in overactivation of the inflammatory response of the organism and release of proinflammatory cytokines into the bloodstream. Fast removal of these cytokines from blood circulation could offer a potentially efficient treatment of such conditions. This study aims at the development and assessment of novel biocompatible graphene-based adsorbents for blood purification from proinflammatory cytokines. These graphene-based materials were chosen on the basis of their surface accessibility for small molecules further facilitated by the interlayer porosity, which is comparable to the size …

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Removal Of Chromium(Vi) And Chromium(Iii) Ions From Aqueous Solution Using Bio-Char Generated From Agricultural Waste Products, Diego Fernando Gonzalez May 2018

Removal Of Chromium(Vi) And Chromium(Iii) Ions From Aqueous Solution Using Bio-Char Generated From Agricultural Waste Products, Diego Fernando Gonzalez

Theses and Dissertations

Heavy metals are one of the most persistent and prevalent contaminants in the aquatic environment. The removal of chromium from aqueous solution, especially in the hexavalent form is difficult. New technologies, techniques and/or new materials have been designed in order to effectively and efficiently remove chromium from the aqueous environment. The project focuses on the comparison of the effects of pH, time, temperature, binding capacity on bio-char’ generated from agricultural waste produces vs an amino modified derivative of the bio-char. Pineapple skins were dried, ground, sieved, and pyrolyzed to produce a bio-char material. The bio-char was analyzed using FTIR to …

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Adsorption Of Tnt, Dnan, Nto, Fox7, And Nq Onto Cellulose, Chitin, And Cellulose Triacetate. Insights From Density Functional Theory Calculations, Guido Todde, Sanjiv K. Jha, Gopinath Subramanian, Manoj K. Shula Feb 2018

Adsorption Of Tnt, Dnan, Nto, Fox7, And Nq Onto Cellulose, Chitin, And Cellulose Triacetate. Insights From Density Functional Theory Calculations, Guido Todde, Sanjiv K. Jha, Gopinath Subramanian, Manoj K. Shula

Faculty Publications

Insensitive munitions (IM) compounds such as DNAN (2,4-dinitroanisole), NTO (3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one), NQ (nitroguanidine), and FOX7 (1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethene) reduce the risk of accidental explosions due to shock and high temperature exposure. These compounds are being used as replacements for sensitive munition compounds such as TNT (2,4,6-trinitromethylbenzene) and RDX (1,3,5-hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine). NTO and NQ in IM compounds are more soluble than TNT or RDX, hence they can easily spread in the environment and get dissolved if exposed to precipitation. DNAN solubility is comparable to TNT solubility. Cellulosic biomass, due to its abundance in the environment and its chemical structure, has a high probability of adsorbing …

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Transfer Of The Protonable Surfactant Dipalmitoyl-Phosphatidylcholine Across A Large Liquid/Liquid Interface: A Voltammetric Study, İbrahi̇m Uyanik Jan 2018

Transfer Of The Protonable Surfactant Dipalmitoyl-Phosphatidylcholine Across A Large Liquid/Liquid Interface: A Voltammetric Study, İbrahi̇m Uyanik

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Adsorption behavior of the zwitterionic phospholipid dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) at the polarizable liquid/liquid interface formed between water and 1,2-dichloroethane electrolyte solutions is studied taking into account both the pH of the aqueous phase and the concentration of the phospholipid in the organic phase by cyclic voltammetry. Experimental results showed that the adsorption of the phospholipid strongly depends on the pH of the aqueous phase, which determines the surface ionization of the polar head of the phospholipid molecule and hence the stability of the adsorbed layer of phospholipids.

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Use Of Calcined Layered Double Hydroxide [Zn$_{2}$-Al-Co$_{3}$] For Removal Of Textile Dye Acid Green 1 From Wastewater: Kinetic, Equilibrium, Comparative, And Recycling Studies, El Hassane Mourid, Mohamed Lakraimi, Souad El Abridi, Lhaj Benaziz, El Hassan Elkhattabi, Moha Berraho Jan 2018

Use Of Calcined Layered Double Hydroxide [Zn$_{2}$-Al-Co$_{3}$] For Removal Of Textile Dye Acid Green 1 From Wastewater: Kinetic, Equilibrium, Comparative, And Recycling Studies, El Hassane Mourid, Mohamed Lakraimi, Souad El Abridi, Lhaj Benaziz, El Hassan Elkhattabi, Moha Berraho

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In the present study, calcined layered double hydroxides (CLDHs) were obtained by heating [Zn$_{2}$-Al-CO$_{3}$] at 500 $^{\circ}$C. The adsorption of the textile dye acid green 1 (AG1) by CLDH was carried out at different pH levels, adsorbent--adsorbate contact times, and AG1/CLDH mass ratios. Equilibrium at room temperature was reached after 24 h, which was confirmed by the kinetic modeling of the experimental data by the pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption is described by a Langmuir-type isotherm. The comparative study of adsorption isotherms in calcined and uncalcined phases reveals that the former could be a good candidate for trapping such pollutants. After …

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Optimization Of Sugarcane Bagasse Activation To Achieve Adsorbent With High Affinity Towards Phenol, Seyed-Abolfazl Mohtashami, Neda Asasian Kolur, Tahereh Kaghazchi, Reza Asadi-Kesheh, Mansooreh Soleimani Jan 2018

Optimization Of Sugarcane Bagasse Activation To Achieve Adsorbent With High Affinity Towards Phenol, Seyed-Abolfazl Mohtashami, Neda Asasian Kolur, Tahereh Kaghazchi, Reza Asadi-Kesheh, Mansooreh Soleimani

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Sugarcane bagasse as an agricultural/industrial biomass was converted into a low-cost activated carbon via an acid activation procedure under optimized conditions. Phosphoric acid was applied as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly chemical activator. The optimized activated carbon produced under temperature of 550 \textdegree C and impregnation ratio of 1.5 showed a micromesoporous structure with specific surface area and pore volume of 972.5 m$^{2}$/g and 0.43 cm$^{3}$/g, respectively. The adsorption capacity of the produced AC towards phenol was measured and, after only 30 min, the removal percentage reached over 95%. The greatest affinity towards phenol was obtained at pH of 4 …

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Experimental And Theoretical Study Of Nh$_{3}$ Adsorption And Desorption Over A Cu-Chabazite Nh$_{3}$-Scr Catalyst, Selmi̇ Eri̇m Bozbağ, Mutlu Şi̇mşek, Onur Demi̇r, Deni̇z Şanli Yildiz, Hüseyi̇n Barkin Özener, Gökhan Hi̇sar, Can Erkey Jan 2018

Experimental And Theoretical Study Of Nh$_{3}$ Adsorption And Desorption Over A Cu-Chabazite Nh$_{3}$-Scr Catalyst, Selmi̇ Eri̇m Bozbağ, Mutlu Şi̇mşek, Onur Demi̇r, Deni̇z Şanli Yildiz, Hüseyi̇n Barkin Özener, Gökhan Hi̇sar, Can Erkey

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

NH$_{3}$ adsorption and desorption behavior of a commercial Cu-chabazite (CHA) NH$_{3}$ selective catalytic reduction (NH$_{3}$-SCR) catalyst was studied in the presence and absence of H$_{2}$O. NH$_{3}$ uptake values at various adsorption temperatures were obtained during various steps of the adsorption and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) experiments. Total NH$_{3}$ uptake decreased from 4.6 to 1.6 g NH$_{3}$/L catalyst when the adsorption temperature was increased from 50 to 300 $^{\circ}$C. Three major adsorption sites for NH$_{3}$ adsorption could be identified and quantified using TPD experiments, namely loosely, moderately, and strongly bound NH$_{3}$ with peak centers at around 147, 266, and 447 $^{\circ}$C. The …

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