Preparation and Characterization of Titania Thin Films from Aqueous Solutions

Dip- or spin-coating and characterization of titania (TiO₂) thin films from various aqueous solutions have been studied. The aqueous titanium solutions mainly used in this study were halogen- and chelate-free solutions with the concentrations up to 1.4 M derived from titanium isopropoxide (TIP) with tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAOH) or some alkylamines, while aqueous and alcoholic solutions containing titanium atoms stabilized chelating ligands were examined for comparison. The TiO₂ films prepared from the TIP-TMAOH solution were already crystallized at 350°C to anatase form and those formed at 600°C had high transparency and refractive indices of 2.40. No carbon residue in the film prepared at 400°C was detected by XPS. The pure anatase form was sustained up to 850°C. Interestingly, it was found that the (004) preferentially oriented anatase films were obtained from TIP-lactic acid (LA) system until 700°C. The solutions containing citric acid (CA) or alkanolamines yielded anatase and rutile form fired at the temperatures equal to or higher than 600°C. Carbon residue was detected in the film fired at 400°C. The film thickness monotonically decreased from the upper to the bottom ends of the substrate. However, it was found that the thickness uniformity was drastically improved by an addition of sucrose to the aqueous solutions. The effects of the solution composition and polyhydroxy compounds on the crystal modifications of formed films and the film uniformity are discussed.     

Adsorption of Organic Bases from Aqueous Solutions on Magnesium Oxide

The adsorption of a series of aromatic and heterocyclic nitrogen-containing compounds on the surface of MgO is investigated under static conditions. It was established that the energy of adsorption of organic bases depends linearly on the effective charge of their nitrogen atoms. It was shown that such a correlation can be explained based on the concepts of the predominant electrostatic interactions in an adsorption complex with a hydrogen bond.     

Separation of Dyes from Aqueous Solutions by Paper Adsorption

Separation of the dyes methyl violet, methylene blue, and congo red from aqueous solutions by paper capillary permeation adsorption method was studied using paper. Nearly 100% of the investigated dyes could be separated under the optimum conditions. The effect of pH on the separation efficiency was studied in particular. At pH 5–9, 1.3–11, and 7–11, the maximum separation was achieved for methyl violet, methylene blue and congo red, respectively. The effects of dye concentration and some foreign ions on the separatability were examined. Moreover, the selective separation of some dyes was attempted by elution with chemical reagents.     

炭材料对铀的吸附

铀既是核燃料的主要成分又是乏燃料后处理的关键核素。将铀从乏燃料后处理流程中的高放射性料液或者其他含铀废水中分离出来既可以将此宝贵的核燃料回收使用,又有利于降低乏燃料处理后期的处置费用,以及减少铀对环境的污染。而从海水、盐湖水、尾矿废水等贫铀水体中提取铀则可能是解决将来铀资源匮乏的主要方法。炭质材料具有较大的比表面积、较高的孔隙率,耐高温,抗辐射,对各种酸碱环境有很高稳定性,而且本身无毒,环境友好,有望作为吸附剂或固相萃取材料用于从水体中吸附分离铀。本文介绍了活性炭、介孔炭、碳纳米管等材料对铀的吸附研究进展。表面功能化可以提高炭材料对铀酰离子的吸附容量与选择性,对炭材料功能化的方法主要有表面氧化、浸渍、负载和接枝等手段。由于化学稳定性高,采用化学方法在炭材料表面接枝功能分子是具有应用前景的研究方向。采用碳纤维作电极,电吸附铀的方法可以大量地从水溶液中将铀吸附到电极表面,再通过电脱附回收铀,具有工业化应用前景。     

Electrolytic Deposition of Molybdenum Oxide from Aqueous Solutions at Room Temperature

The conditions of electrolytic deposition of molybdenum oxide from aqueous solutions at room temperature were studied and the optimal parameters of electrolysis, which provide deposits with necessary physical and structural characteristics, were chosen.     

4A沸石从水溶液中吸附氯化十四烷基吡啶

4A沸石可部分或全部代替三聚磷酸钠,以减少合成洗涤剂对水质富营养化的影响,在硬水中使用也不致降低洗涤效力.本文研究了4A沸石在不同pH水溶液中和无机盐存在下对氯化十四烷基吡啶(TPC)的吸附作用,初步探讨了吸附机制.     

Adsorption of Ethoxylated Alkyl Phenols on Silica Gel from Aqueous Micellar Solutions

Adsorption of ethoxylated nonylphenols (Neonols) from their micellar solutions on coarse-pore KSK silica gel was studied under static conditions. The energy of adsorption interaction between micelles and silica gel surface was determined using the Hill–de Boer isotherm. For the initial parts of the isotherms (from 1 to 6 CMC₁), it was equal to –15.8kT. The study of coadsorption of Neonols with dye methylene blue showed that the micellar adsorption layer is fragmentary and that the amount of the adsorbed surfactant is dependent on the conditions of the adsorption layer formation.     

Kinetic Study of Erbium Ion Adsorption on Activated Charcoal from Aqueous Solutions

The kinetics of the adsorption of erbium ions on activated charcoal from aqueous solutions has been studied in the temperature range of 10 to 40∘C. It was observed that the diffusion of erbium ions in to the pores of activated charcoal controls the kinetics of the adsorption process, and the values of intra-particle diffusion rate constant, k_d (g/g ⋅ min^1/2) were evaluated as 0.7 × 10⁻³ to 1.6 × 10⁻³ in the temperature range studied. Various thermodynamic parameters Δ H, Δ G and Δ S were also computed from values of the equilibrium constant K_C. The results showed that the adsorption of erbium ions on activated charcoal is an endothermic process.     

Americium(III) Adsorption on Polyethylene from very Dilute Aqueous Solutions

The Am(III) adsorption from very dilute aqueous solutions on polyethylene was studied as a function of the pH value, the composition of dissolved salts and the presence or absence of adsorbent SiO₂. It was found that the Am(III) adsorption on polyethylene is decreased with increasing H⁺ concentration and dissolved salt concentrations and in the presence of SiO₂ as an adsorbent. The mechanisms of Am(III) adsorption on polyethylene were discussed. Based on the observations in this paper, extreme care is necessary to minimize and correct the Am(III) adsorption on the container walls in order to improve the accuracy of Am(III) distribution coefficient (K _d) between a solid and an aqueous solution.     

Efficient Adsorption of Chromium Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Plant-Derived Silica

Nowadays, there is great interest in the use of plant waste to obtain materials for environmental protection. In this study, silica powders were prepared with a simple and low-cost procedure from biomass materials such as horsetail and common reed, as well as wheat and rye straws. The starting biomass materials were leached in a boiling HCl solution. After washing and drying, the samples were incinerated at 700 °C for 1 h in air. The organic components of the samples were burned leaving final white powders. These powders were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and low-temperature nitrogen sorption. The amorphous powders (biosilica) contained mainly SiO₂, as indicated by FTIR analysis. Horsetail-derived silica was chosen for testing the removal of dichromate ions from water solutions. This biosilica had a good ability to adsorb Cr(VI) ions, which increased after modification of the powder with the dodecylamine surfactant. It can be concluded that the applied procedure allowed obtaining high purity biosilica from plant waste with good efficiency. The produced biosilica was helpful in removing chromium ions and showed low cytotoxicity to human endothelial cells, suggesting that it can be safely used in environmental remediation.     

Adsorption of Fire Retardant from Dilute Aqueous Solutions onto Viscose Fiber

The adsorption isotherms of the product of transesterification of dimethyl methylphosphonate (ZG-2), used as fire retardant, from dilute solutions on viscose fiber were determined experimentally at various temperatures. The parameters of pore structure of the fibrous sorbent were estimated using the general equation of the theory of volume filling of micropores.     

Removal of Cyanide from Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption on Activated Carbon Prepared from Lignocellulosic By-products

Cyanide is considered one of the most dangerous compounds for the environment. They are discharged by various industries: chemical and metallurgical processes (extraction of gold and silver) and food industries. Adsorption is among the most used processes for elimination of cyanides particularly for the low concentrations. In this work, the cyanide removal is carried out by adsorption onto activated carbons prepared from olive stones and coffee ground. So we can promote this by-product as an inexpensive adsorbent. The prepared activated carbons are characterized by scanning electron micrograph and by determination of the physicochemical properties and specific surface area. All the adsorption experiments were performed in batch mode on synthetic water cyanide (KCN) at pH 10.8–11.0 to avoid volatilization of very toxic HCN. To describe the adsorption kinetics, the kinetic models of pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and intra-particle diffusion were applied. The experimental equilibrium data for adsorption of free cyanide were analyzed by the Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin isotherm models.     

Adsorption of Some Nitrogen-Containing Compounds and Benzene Derivatives from Aqueous Solutions on Active Carbons

The adsorption from aqueous solutions of benzene derivatives (phenol, benzoic acid, and newly synthesized benzoic acid derivatives containing imidazole heterocycles: hydrazide of 4-(1H-imidazole-1-ylmethyl) benzoic acid and methyl ester of 4-(1H-imidazole-1-ylmethyl)benzoic acid), as well as of imidazole and triazole, on active carbons with various microporous structures is studied. The effect of the nature of adsorbate molecules and the pore sizes of active carbons on the sorption character is analyzed. It is shown that the adsorption from aqueous solutions of the organic derivatives of benzene is determined, on the one hand, by the size of a molecule, and, on the other hand, by its hydration energy.__________Translated from Kolloidnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 67, No. 3, 2005, pp. 416–420.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Kharitonova, Krasil’nikova, Vartapetyan, Bulanova.     

EFFECT OF WEAK INTERACTIONS ON PHENOL ADSORPTION FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY AMINATED POLYMERIC ADSORBENTS

Adsorption behaviors of phenol from aqueous solutions have been investigated in batch systems at 303 K and 318 K respectively, using hypercrosslinked polymeric adsorbent （CHA111）, aminated hypercrosslinked polymeric adsorbents （NDA101, NDA103, NDA105） and weakly basic polymeric adsorbent （D301） with a view to studying the effect of hydrogen bonding and Van der Waals interactions between adsorbate and the adsorbent. All adsorption isotherms can be well fitted by Langmuir and Freundlich equations. Compared with D301 driven by hydrogen bonding interaction only and CHA111 driven by Van der Waals interaction only, phenol adsorption on aminated adsorbents driven by both hydrogen bonding and Van der Waals interactions were apparently different, i.e., negative effect for NDA105, positive effect for NDA101 and synergistic effect for NDA103. In this synergistic action, some weak interactions would contribute more or less to the adsorption than they work individually.     

Extracting Vanadium,Molybdenum, and Tungsten from Acidic Solutions via Adsorption on Modified Montmorillonite

Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A - The possibility of extracting vanadium, molybdenum, and tungsten compounds from acidic media via adsorption is demonstrated. Highly dispersed layered...     

亚砜类非离子型表面活性剂在固/液界面上的吸附(III)碳黑/水溶液界面上的吸附

研究了癸基甲基亚砜在水溶液/炭黑界面上的吸附及温度、加盐(Nacl)、加酸(HCl)对吸附的影响.吸附等温线呈完整的双平台形式. 第一平台吸附量～6 μmol·m~(-2); 第二平台吸附量,即极限吸附量, 为42—48 μmol·m~(-2). 随着吸附增加, 炭黑/水溶液接触角下降, 润湿性, 悬浮性改善.应用两阶段吸附模型和吸附等温线通用公式可以对实验结果作定性和定量的解释. 提供了吸附热力学数据. 指示吸附第二阶段是与体相中表面活性剂胶团化作用相似的熵驱动过程。     

（英）二氧化钛/石墨烯复合材料对水溶液中钯离子的吸附性能研究

本文合成了一种新型二氧化钛/石墨烯(TiO2-Gr)复合材料吸附剂,研究了其对水溶液中Pd(II)的吸附作用,并与TiO2的吸附性能进行了比较。制得的TiO2-Gr吸附剂分别进行了透射电子显微镜(TEM)表征及X射线衍射(XRD)分析,考察了吸附过程中时间、溶液p H、吸附剂用量、离子强度、Pd(II)浓度和温度等参数对吸附量的影响。研究了吸附过程中动力学、热力学及吸附等温线。结果表明吸附过程符合假二级动力学模型,吸附等温线符合Langmuir和Freundlich等温吸附方程。对热力学函数(吉布斯函数变、焓变、熵变)测定表明,本文合成的TiO2-Gr吸附剂对Pd(II)的吸附属于自发吸热反应。     

Preparation of Graphene Oxide-Maghemite-Chitosan Composites for the Adsorption of Europium Ions from Aqueous Solutions

The adsorption of Eu(III) on composites synthesised from graphene oxide (GO), maghemite (MGH), and chitosan (CS) has been studied using different approaches. The physicochemical and morphological characteristics of the composites GO-MGH, GO-CS, GO-MGH-CS I, II, and III were determined by XRD, Mössbauer spectroscopy, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, and TEM. According to the results of batch experiments, the maximum experimental adsorption capacity was 52, 54, 25, 103, and 102 mg/g for GO-MGH, GO-CS, GO-MGH-CS I, II, and III, respectively. The data obtained are in better agreement with the Langmuir, pseudo-second-order, and pseudo-first-order models only for GO-MGH. Thus, the adsorption of Eu(III) on the composites was a favourable, monolayer, and occurred at homogeneous sites. The nature of adsorption is chemical and, in the case of GO-MGH, physical. Tests of the composites in natural waters showed a high removal efficiency for Eu(III), Pu(IV), and Am(III), ranging from 74 to 100%. The ANFIS model has quite good predictive ability, as shown by the values for R², MSE, SSE, and ARE. The GO-MGH-CS composites with the high adsorption capacity could be promising candidates for the removal of Eu(III) and the pre-concentration of Pu(IV) and Am(III) from natural waters.     

硅酸镁锂的有机改性及对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附特性

采用水热法合成了硅酸镁锂(Laponite), 然后利用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTMAB)对其进行有机改性, 研究了改性后的有机硅酸镁锂(CTMABL)对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附特性. 结果表明, 改性后样品的比表面积和孔容积变小而平均孔径增大. CTMABL样品的d₍₀₀₁₎值从改性前的1.23 nm增加到1.79 nm, 表明CTMAB进入Laponite层间. 随着溶液pH值的提高, CTMABL对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附效率明显下降; pH<8.5时, CTMABL颗粒表面电势为正, 能够与Cr(Ⅵ)阴离子发生静电吸引从而提高吸附效率. 随着固液比增加, 对Cr(Ⅵ)的去除效率迅速上升, 当固液比达到4 g/L后去除效率趋于稳定. 离子强度对Cr(Ⅵ)吸附过程的影响不明显. CTMABL对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附符合准二级动力学模型, 吸附传质速率受膜扩散和颗粒内扩散过程共同影响. 等温吸附过程符合Langmuir模型, 热力学分析结果表明吸附过程是一个自发的吸热反应. 综合分析认为表面配合作用是主要的吸附机制, 同时静电引力在吸附过程中起到了促进作用.     

ADSORPTION OF LATERALLY INTERACTING 1-NAPHTHOL/1-NAPHTHYL-AMINE MIXTURES ON NONPOLAR SURFACES FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

The binary adsorption behavior of 1-naphthol/1-naphthylamine mixtures in water on nonpolar adsorbent Amberlite XAD4 was investigated at 293 K,303 K and 313 K,respectively.The experimental uptakes of 1-naphthol and l-naphthylamine in all binary-component systems of different molar ratios were obviously higher than the corresponding uptakes predicted by the extended Langmuir model,assuming no interaction between the adsorbed molecules of the two components.This phenomenon was attributed to the cooperative adsorption effect arising from the hydrogen bonding interaction between l-naphthol and l-napbthylamine molecules.A modified extended Langmuir model was proposed to describe the binary adsorption behavior by means of introducing a fitting parameter related with the cooperative adsorption effect of the adsorbates.