Ultrasound-assisted removal of malachite green from aqueous solution by dead pine needles

The dead needles of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) were tested as a possible sorbent for the removal of malachite green from aqueous solutions in the absence and presence of ultrasound. Batch process was employed for sorption kinetic and equilibrium studies. Sorption experiments indicated that the sorption capacity was dependent of operating variables. Both the rate and the amount of malachite green sorption are markedly increased in the presence of the ultrasonic field. The dye removal with the assistance of ultrasound was enhanced with the increase of sorbate initial concentration and temperature, and with the decrease of sorbent dosage and ionic strength. The combination of stirring and ultrasound leads to an improvement of the removal of dye. The sorption kinetics was controlled by the intraparticle diffusion. The intraparticle diffusion coefficient increased 1.7 times in the presence of ultrasound and up to 3.6 times in the combined process. The sorption capacity, estimated according to the Freundlich model, indicates that ultrasound enhanced the sorption properties of the sorbent. The effect of ultrasound on the improvement of dye sorption is due to a variety of physical and mechanical effects as well as to thermal properties. The combination of ultrasound and stirring for the sorption process was shown to be of interest for the treatment of wastewaters contaminated with malachite green.     

Sono-sorption as a new method for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution

The sorption of methylene blue as a basic dye onto cellulosic materials such as waste newspaper was examined kinetically in the presence of ultrasound (sono-sorption) and in its absence (conventional method). The effects of various experimental parameters such as the amount of sorbent, type of cellulosic sorbents, initial dye concentration, temperature, and contact time have been investigated using a batch sorption technique. The information obtained can be used for treating effluents from the dye industry which deals with this kind of dye. The results show that as the amount of sorbent is increased, the dye removal in conventional method increases accordingly. In case of sono-sorption, it was stopped at specific amount of sorbent. More than 98% removal of the dye could be achieved in a very short period of time of sonication with respect to the conventional method. This behavior is related to the cavitation process which facilitates the removal of dye from aqueous solution. The method mentioned could be employed as a low cost alternative to the commercial activated carbon currently used in wastewater treatment for the removal of dyes.     

种荧光光谱法和PSO-BP神经网络相结合的山梨酸钾浓度测定的新方法

研究了山梨酸钾在水溶液和橙汁中的荧光特性,结果表明在两种溶液中山梨酸钾的荧光特性虽然有很大的区别,但是它们的荧光特征峰都存在于λ_ex/λ_em=375/490 nm。从二维荧光光谱可以看出,橙汁中山梨酸钾的浓度和相对荧光强度关系错综复杂,两者不再满足线性关系。为了准确测定橙汁中山梨酸钾的浓度,提出了一种微粒群(PSO)算法优化的误差逆向传播(BP)神经网络的新方法。两组预测浓度的相对误差分别为1.83%和1.53%,预测结果表明该方法具有可行性。在浓度范围为0.1~2.0 g·L-1内,PSO-BP神经网络能够完成橙汁中梨酸钾浓度的准确测定。     

Fast and efficient removal of Reactive Black 5 from aqueous solution by a combined method of ultrasound and sorption process

Removal of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) from aqueous solutions was carried by the sorption process in the presence and in the absence of ultrasound. Sorption of the dye on the solid phase was investigated in a series of batch sorption experiments to determine the influence of different parameters such as contact time, amount of sorbent and concentration of pollutant on the removal efficiency of RB5 with and without ultrasound. The experimental data were fitted properly to the Freundlich model and the isotherm constants were 28.2 and 7.4 for k(f) and 0.13 and 0.38 for 1/n in the presence and in the absence of ultrasound (20 kHz) respectively. The data were analyzed with different sorption kinetic models and were better fitted with a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Two ultrasonic generators at 20 and 500 kHz were used for sonication of the system. This investigation also reveals that RB5 can be removed by higher frequency apparatus (500 kHz) without sorbent in about 60 min sonication. The rate of removal was higher at the higher frequency than at the lower one.     

Cadmium and lead ions can be removed simultaneously from a binary aqueous solution by the sono-sorption method

This paper presents the effect of ultrasound on the simultaneous removal of Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ ions from a binary aqueous solution in the presence of natural sorbent (sono-sorption method). The obtained results compare with the results of control method which was achieved in the absence of ultrasound. The experiments under sonication were carried out by 20 kHz apparatus. The effect of different parameters such as the amount of sorbent, contact time, temperature, and specially the competitive sorption of ions were considered for both methods. It is found that the sorption efficiency of Cd²⁺ was decreased in the presence of Pb²⁺. But, the presence of Cd²⁺ had a negligible effect on the removal of Pb²⁺. The results show that in the binary solution, the removal efficiency was higher in the presence of ultrasound than the control method. Both ions in binary solution can be removed to near completion with ultrasound. Two different multi-component isotherm equations based on the Langmuir isotherm were applied on the studied system to predict the sorption behavior of the components.     

Interactions of xanthines with activated carbon: II. The adsorption equilibrium

In the present work, we have studied the adsorption of xanthine derivatives by activated carbon sorbents in aqueous solutions. The study comprised both kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic aspects. The kinetic results were reported in a previous paper; the equilibrium-related results are discussed here. The two types of carbon used exhibit some differences but the equilibrium isotherms obtained are all of the H-3 type in the classification of Giles. This suggests a high affinity of the sorbents for the sorbates. We also found that the overall adsorption process comprises more than one individual adsorption-desorption process of which one leads to the formation of a “monolayer” and the other to the “precipitation” of the sorbate on the sorbent surface (multilayer adsorption); the amount of sorbate adsorbed in monolayer form was seemingly greater in C-A14.     

Experimental quantification of cavitation yield revisited: focus on high frequency ultrasound reactors

Acoustic cavitation plays an important role in enhancing the reaction rate of chemical processes in sonochemical systems. However, quantification of cavitation intensity in sonochemical systems is generally limited to low frequency systems. In this study, an empirical determination of cavitation yield in high frequency ultrasound systems was performed by measuring the amount of iodine liberated from the oxidation of potassium iodide (KI) solution at 1.7 and 2.4 MHz. Experiments for determining cavitation were carried out at various solute (KI) concentrations under constant temperature, obtained by direct cooling of the solution and variable temperature conditions, in the absence of external cooling. Cavitation yield measurements, reported in this work, extend previously reported results and lend credence to the two step reaction pathway in high frequency systems. Additionally, the concentration of KI and temperature affect the cavitation yield of a system such that the iodine production is proportional to both conditions. It is proposed that direct cooling of sonicated KI solution may be advantageous for optimization of cavitation intensity in high frequency sonochemical reactors.     

Sonochemically enhanced adsorption and degradation of methyl orange with activated aluminas

Removal of Methyl orange (MO), as a model contaminants, in aqueous solution by the simultaneous application of ultrasound with the addition of porous adsorbent powders is reported. Activated alumina powders in acidic form were used as an adsorbent. Results showed that MO could be degraded by ultrasonic irradiation at 130 kHz with the first order rate constant of 8x10(-4) and 5x10(-4) sec(-1), in acidic and basic conditions, respectively, without adsorbents. Adsorption rates of MO by activated alumina mainly depended on the acidity of alumina, the pH of solution and the stirring speed. At pH=4.2 with mechanical stirring without ultrasonic radiation, acidic activated alumina (0.1 g/100 ml) removed MO at about two times more rapidly than ultrasonic irradiation. In the case of simultaneous application of ultrasound irradiation and activated alumina, MO was almost removed from the solution within 10 min, which corresponded to as a rate constant of 5x10(-3) sec(-1). This kind of synergistic enhancement of removal rate with ultrasound and adsorbents should be practically useful for the elimination of contaminants in the water treatment processes. In addition, the effects of pH and coexisting chemicals in the solution were examined for the processes. Although the adsorption process was effective in some selected conditions, ultrasonic degradation was more robust in wider range of pH and coexisting chemicals. Simultaneous application of the two processes can perform complementary.     

基于表面增强拉曼的饮料中山梨酸钾快速定量检测方法

基于实验室自行搭建的拉曼光谱点扫描系统,利用表面增强拉曼技术对橙味饮料中山梨酸钾的含量进行了定量快速检测研究。通过与山梨酸钾标准品拉曼光谱及其水溶液表面增强拉曼光谱等比较分析,确定了山梨酸钾1 648.4,1 389.3和1 161.8 cm-1处的表面增强特征拉曼位移。通过山梨酸钾橙味饮料平行样品的拉曼位移峰强重现性实验并计算其峰强的相对标准偏差证实了该表面增强拉曼方法具有较好的重复性。采集了山梨酸钾浓度范围为1.706～0.180 7 g·kg-1的33个橙味饮料样品的表面增强拉曼光谱,所有原始光谱经S-G 5点平滑及Baseline基线去除荧光背景预处理后分别用一元线性回归分析、多元线性回归分析和偏最小二乘回归分析方法,建立了山梨酸钾的定量预测模型。经比较,选取三个山梨酸钾拉曼特征位移1 161.8,1 389.3和1 648.4 cm-1所建立的多元线性回归模型校正集的相关系数(R2_C)和均方根误差(RMSEC)分别为0.983 7和0.051 7 g·kg-1,验证集的相关系数(R2_P)和均方根误差(RMSEP)分别为和0.969 9和0.052 8 g·kg-1,比一元线性回归模型和偏最小二乘回归模型误差小、精度高。基于表面增强拉曼完全可以实现橙味饮料中山梨酸钾的定量快速预测,为各类食品中山梨酸钾含量的快速监测奠定了技术基础。     

Removal of disperse blue 2BLN from aqueous solution by combination of ultrasound and exfoliated graphite

This paper reports an efficient and convenient removal of disperse blue 2BLN from aqueous solution by the combination of ultrasound and exfoliated graphite. The various affecting factors were studied. The removal ratio of disperse blue 2BLN is 96.9% for the initial concentration of 200 mg/L using 600 mg/L exfoliated graphite (exfoliation volume of 300 mL/g) at 45 degrees C within 120 min under ultrasound. The combination method was more effective than sonolysis or exfoliated graphite treatment individually.     

Sonocatalytic degradation of methylene blue with TiO2 pellets in water

A series of experiments were carried out to study the degradation of methylene blue by the irradiation of ultrasound onto TiO(2) in aqueous solution. A statistically significant decrease in the concentration of methylene blue was observed after 60 min irradiation. While the reduction was 22% of the initial concentration without H(2)O(2), addition of H(2)O(2) significantly enhanced the degradation of methylene blue for the TiO(2) containing system (85% reduction of the initial concentration). The addition of H(2)O(2) had no effect on the methylene blue degradation when the system contained Al(2)O(3). The degradation ratio of methylene blue was dependent on the amount of TiO(2) and also the specific surface area of TiO(2) in the solution. The effects of radical scavenging agents on the degradation of methylene blue were also investigated for the system with TiO(2). It was found that the radical scavenging agents dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), methanol, and mannitol suppressed the degradation, with DMSO being the most effective. The effect of pH on the degradation of methylene blue was further investigated. An U-shaped change in the concentration of methylene blue in the presence of TiO(2) was observed along with the change in pH values (pH 3-12), and the highest degradation ratio was observed at around pH 7. In conclusion, ultrasound irradiation of TiO(2) in aqueous solution resulted in significant generation of hydroxyl radicals, and this process may have potential for the treatment of organic dyes in wastewater.     

Adsorption kinetics of 4-chlorophenol onto granular activated carbon in the presence of high frequency ultrasound

This work describes the results of investigations carried out to examine the adsorption kinetics of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) from aqueous solution containing tert-butyl alcohol (10%, v/v) onto granular activated carbon (GAC) in the presence of ultrasound of different high frequencies (516, 800 and 1660 kHz) and acoustic powers (15.2, 21.5, 31.1 and 38.3 W). The main objective of this study is to describe the mechanism of ultrasound-assisted adsorption rather than the enhancement of adsorption capacity. Sonochemical degradation of 4-CP was studied in the absence and presence of tert-butyl alcohol. The sonolysis of 4-CP is effectively inhibited by the addition of tert-butyl alcohol (10%, v/v) and very little 4-CP degradation occurs, indicating that little or no pyrolysis of the compound occurs. Without addition of tert-butyl alcohol, after 300 min and at 1660 kHz, the removal of 4-CP in the presence of ultrasound for an acoustic power of 38.3 W was nearly total (99%), but in the conventional method only 60% was eliminated. In this case, the removal of 4-CP by GAC in the ultrasound-assisted technique is due to both adsorption and ultrasonic degradation, but the removal by simple stirring is only due to adsorption, which makes a direct comparison unacceptable. In order to distinguish sonochemical degradation and adsorption of 4-CP onto GAC and to make an exact and practical comparison of the adsorption in the absence and presence of ultrasound, kinetic adsorption experiments were conducted using aqueous solution containing 10% (v/v) tert-butyl alcohol. The obtained results show that both adsorption rate and adsorbed amount were significantly enhanced and improved in the presence of ultrasound for all the studied frequencies and powers. The enhancement of adsorption is favored by increasing ultrasonic power. Adsorption kinetic data were modeled using the liquid-film mass transfer equation and intraparticle diffusion model. The values of the intraparticle diffusion coefficient obtained in the presence of ultrasound are greater than that obtained in the absence of ultrasound. In the initial period of adsorption, where external mass transfer is assumed to predominate, liquid-film mass transfer coefficients significantly increased by the assistance of ultrasound. These results indicate that ultrasound enhances the mass transport in the pores as well as across the boundary layer. This effect increased with increasing ultrasonic power for the three studied frequencies. The average order for the studied ultrasonic waves according to the initial adsorption rate, the intraparticle diffusion coefficient and the liquid-film mass transfer coefficient is 516 kHz>800 kHz>1660 kHz.     

β-CD降低AEO-9对紫外光谱检测TDBAC的影响

十四烷基二甲基苄基氯化铵（TDBAC）和脂肪醇聚氧乙烯醚（AEO-9）之间的相互作用,能对复配水溶液中TDBAC紫外光谱的吸光度产生明显影响。研究结果表明,在TDBAC/AEO-9二元复配水溶液中,AEO-9不仅能明显增强TDBAC的吸光度,还能明显地降低其表观临界胶束浓度（cmc）,当AEO-9从0分别增加到0.150和0.300 mmol·L-1时,TDBAC的cmc从1.901 mmol·L-1分别降至1.739和1.584 mmol·L-1。在复配水溶液中,按物质的量比1∶1加入β-环糊精（β-CD）后,TDBAC的吸光度有所增强,当β-CD从0改变至0.800 mmol·L-1时,0.800 mmol·L-1TDBAC的吸光度由0.259增加至0.270。β-CD具有消除TDBAC/AEO-9复配溶液形成胶束的作用,按物质的量比1∶1加入TDBAC和β-CD,当AEO-9浓度为0,0.150和0.300 mmol·L-1时,TDBAC在0.600~2.800 mmol·L-1范围内均不能形成胶束。加入β-CD后,AEO-9对TDBAC的紫外光谱的干扰作用也显著减弱,TDBAC/AEO-9复配水溶液中TDBAC的回收率从86.3%～107.5%变化至101.9%～103.9%,检测准确度显著提高。job’s实验结果表明,在TDBAC和β-CD所形成的包结物结构中,TDBAC与β-CD按物质的量比1∶1包结。FTIR及TG-DSC结果进一步表明,在水溶液中,相比于形成胶束,TDBAC优先与β-CD形成包结物,这正是β-CD降低AEO-9对TDBAC紫外光谱干扰的主因。     

Study of the sonophotocatalytic degradation of basic blue 9 industrial textile dye over slurry titanium dioxide and influencing factors

The sonophotocatalytic degradation of basic blue 9 industrial textile dye has been studied in the presence of ultrasound (20 kHz) over a TiO(2) slurry employing an UV lamp (15 W, 352 nm). It was observed that the color removal efficiency was influenced by the pH of the solution, initial dye concentration and TiO(2) amount. It was found that the dye degradation followed apparent first order kinetics. The rate constant increased by decreasing dye concentration and was affected by the pH of the solution with the highest degradation obtained at pH 7. The first order rate constants obtained with sonophotocatalysis were twofold and tenfold than those obtained under photocatalysis and sonolysis, respectively. The chemical oxygen demand was abated over 80%.     

Multibubble sonoluminescence in aqueous salt solutions

The sonoluminescence from aqueous solutions containing various salts in the concentration range of 0 to 7 M has been examined using 3.5 ms pulses of 515 kHz ultrasound. In almost all cases the sonoluminescence intensity recorded increased with increasing salt level until a critical concentration (in the range of 1-2 M) was reached. At salt levels above the critical concentration the signal intensity decreased sharply with increasing salt concentration. It is not possible to satisfactorily account for the trends in terms of changes in solution viscosity, rate of bubble coalescence, water vapour pressure, air/water interfacial tension or ionic strength. However, a good correlation of the increase in the signal with the extent of gas solubilisation in the solutions with changing salt concentration was observed. Possible reasons for the signal increase with the addition of salts and the marked decrease at high salt concentrations are discussed.     

火焰原子光谱法分析有机功能试剂改性纳米SiO2对水中Cr2072-的吸附行为

以纳米二氧化硅(Nano-SiO2)为原料,硅烷偶联剂(KH-550)作为交联剂首先合成了氨丙基纳米二氧化硅(Nano-APSG),然后加入有机功能试剂季磷盐(COOH-Ph-CH2-P(C6H5)3Br)通过有机合成反应合成有机功能试剂改性纳米二氧化硅材料(Si|(CH2)3-NH-CO-Ph-CH2-P(C6H5)3Br),利用红外、粒径、热重分析等对结构进行了表征.通过火焰原子吸收光谱法研究此有机功能试剂改性纳米二氧化硅材料对水中Cr2O12-离子的吸附行为,考察了吸附的最佳pH、震荡时间、吸附剂用量等因素的影响,实验结果表明,在pH1,吸附剂用量为0.1 g,震荡时问为30 min时吸附剂对Cr2O72-离子的吸附效率可达95%以上,实验结果表明这种新型的功能材料可实现对废水中Cr2O72离子的分离与处理.     

A comparative sonochemical reaction that is independent of the intensity of ultrasound and the geometry of the exposure apparatus

Sonolysis of aqueous solutions of n-alkyl anionic surfactants results in the formation of secondary carbon-centered radicals (-*CH-). The yield of -*CH- depends on the bulk surfactant concentration up to a maximum attainable radical yield (the 'plateau yield') where an increasing surfactant concentration (below the critical micelle concentration) no longer affects the -*CH- yield. In an earlier study it was found that the ratio of -*CH- detected following sonolysis of aqueous solutions of sodium pentane sulfonate (SPSo) to that of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) (i.e. CH(SPSo)/CH(SDS)) depended on the frequency of sonolysis, but was independent of the ultrasound intensity, at the plateau concentrations [J.Z. Sostaric, P. Riesz, Adsorption of surfactants at the gas/solution interface of cavitation bubbles: an ultrasound intensity-independent frequency effect in sonochemistry, J. Phys. Chem. B 106 (2002) 12537-12548]. In the current study, it was found that the CH(SPSo)/CH(SDS) ratio depended only on the ultrasound frequency and did not depend on the geometry of the ultrasound exposure apparatus considered.     

Room-temperature fluorescence of a charge-transfer complex of reserpine in aqueous and aqueous–ethanol media

The room-temperature fluorescence of a charge-transfer (CT) complex different from those of the component donor/acceptor in polar organic solvent is not very common. The phenomenon is even rarer in aqueous medium. The present work demonstrates that a CT complex formed between reserpine (Res) and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) in aqueous and aqueous–ethanol media exhibits fluorescence at room temperature that is entirely different from those of the components, Res and DDQ. With decreasing polarity of the medium on the addition of ethanol, the fluorescence intensity and also the fluorimetrically determined formation constant of the complex increase, but the fluorescence emission wavelength does not change significantly. The quantum yield of fluorescence of the CT complex systematically decreases with increasing ethanol content of the medium. That the observed fluorescence is due to the CT complex is established by the constancy of the assumed proportionality constant (β) between the fluorescence intensity and the complex concentration measured using different equilibrium concentrations of the complex and also by demonstrating the mirror image relationship between its excitation and emission spectra in aqueous medium. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the room-temperature fluorescence of a CT complex in aqueous solution.     

Degradation of C.I. Direct Black 168 from aqueous solution by fly ash/H2O2 combining ultrasound

Degradation of C.I. Direct Black 168 from aqueous solution using Fenton-like reactions combining ultrasound was investigated. In the presence of H₂O₂, the effect of the heterogeneous catalysts, such as fly ash, kaolinite or diatomaceous earth on the degradation of Direct Black 168 was observed under ultrasound. The fly ash was the most efficient catalyst. It is apparent that ultrasound can prompt the reaction to take place and give in higher degradation. In the combination of ultrasound and fly ash/H₂O₂, the effect of different system variables namely concentration of the dye, dosage of fly ash, concentration of H₂O₂, pH of solution and the addition of NaCl were studied. 99.0% removal ratio was achieved at initial concentration 100 mg/L, pH 3.0, and dosage of fly ash 2.0 g/L, as well as 2.94 mM H₂O₂. NaCl exhibited only a minor effect on the dye removal.     

Ultrasound-assisted adsorption of copper(II) ions on hazelnut shell activated carbon

The present study was aimed to removal of Cu(II) ions from aqueous solution by ultrasound-assisted adsorption onto the granular activated carbon obtained from hazelnut shells. The attention was focused on modeling the equilibrium and kinetics of Cu(II) adsorption onto the granular activated carbon. The granular activated carbon was prepared from ground dried hazelnut shells by simultaneous carbonization and activation by water steam at 950 °C for 2 h. Adsorption isotherm data were better fitted by the Langmuir model than the Freundlich model in both the absence and the presence of ultrasound. The maximum adsorption capacity of the adsorbent for Cu(II), calculated from the Langmuir isotherms, in the presence of ultrasound (3.77 mmol/g) is greater than that in the absence of ultrasound (3.14 mmol/g). The adsorption process in the absence and the presence of ultrasound obeyed to the pseudo second-order kinetics. The removal of Cu(II) ions was higher in the presence of ultrasound than in its absence, but ultrasound reduced the rate constant. The intraparticular diffusion model indicated that adsorption of Cu(II) ions on the granular activated carbon was diffusion controlled as well as that ultrasound promoted intraparticular diffusion.