Efficiency of Acacia Gummifera powder as biosorbent for simultaneous decontamination of water polluted with metals

Biosorbent materials represent an interesting alternative to classic methods of metal removal from industrial effluents. Acacia biomass showed a higher absorption capacity for heavy metals than living biomass. This study aimed to evaluate the bioadsorption of Lead and Cadmium onto Acacia Gummifera gum, using batch experiment. The structural characterization of the biosorbent was carried out using FT-IR, SEM, BET, TGA and DSC analysis. The adsorption equilibrium was reached within 15 min. A maximum uptake of 18.3 mg.g⁻¹ Pb²⁺ and 9.57 mg.g⁻¹ Cd²⁺ was achieved at pH 6.5. The metal ions seemed to be removed exclusively by ion exchange, physical sorption and chelation. The biomass of A. Gummifera powder was found to be effective for lead and cadmium removal with respectively 97% and 86% sorption efficiency at a concentration of 100 mg/L, in aqueous media. Parameters affecting adsorption capacities such as biosorbent dosage, initial metal concentration, temperature, and pH are discussed in detail. Furthermore, adsorption thermodynamics, kinetics, and equilibrium were studied and fitted by different models. Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherms were used to compare adsorption data at equilibrium. The adsorption kinetics data were found to be best fitted by the pseudo-second-order model, and the adsorption isotherm was well fitted with the Langmuir model. The calculated thermodynamic parameters (ΔG⁰, ΔS⁰ and ΔH⁰) indicated a spontaneous and exothermic biosorption of both metal ions onto Acacia Gummifera. Moreover, chromatograms obtained by size exclusion chromatography coupled with multi-angle laser light scattering detection system (SECMALLS) showed the formation of complexes between the arabinogalactan-peptide (AGP) and glycoprotein (GP) Acacia moieties and the two studied metal ions. The analysis of the FTIR spectra of dried Acacia and that of Acacia loaded with lead and cadmium in aqueous media suggests that the surface functional groups such as amides and carboxy groups might be involved in the metal removal process.The extent of adsorption for both metals increased along with an increase of the A. Gummifera biomass dosage. A. Gummifera biomass, which is safe, of low-cost, and highly selective, seems therefore to be a promising substrate for simultaneous trapping of Pd and Cd ions in aqueous solutions.     

Physicochemical assessment of prednisone adsorption on two molecular composites using statistical physics formalism in cosmetics

In this paper, we consider two different polyethylene filter plates coated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and synthesized by surface molecularly imprinted technique, namely plate@MWCNTs@MIPs (PMIPs) and plate@MWCNTs@NIPs (PNIPs). They were used as effective adsorbents for selective adsorption and detection of prednisone (PS) in cosmetics. As a first assessment to investigate the performance of these adsorbents, the PS adsorption isotherms were analyzed using an advanced multilayer statistical physics model at three different temperatures ( 293, 303 and 313 K) and over a wide PS concentration range (0.09–1.5 mg/mL). The obtained analyzing results from the best fitting model showed that the PMIPs adsorbent displayed a high adsorption capacity (27.4 mg/g) due to the contribution of the number of PS molecules per site (n_m) combined with the receptor sites density (D_m), which displayed a high recognition ability due to the adsorption energy. Modeling analysis process indicated that the PS molecules could be anchored on the PMIPs and PNIPs surfaces via a non-parallel orientation where the adsorption is a multi-molecular process. The calculated adsorption energies globally varied from 4.51 to 7.62 kJ/mol, confirming the physical nature of the adsorption process for the studied systems, which is beneficial in cosmetics. Finally, three thermodynamic potentials (entropy, internal energy and free enthalpy) were evaluated for a better understanding of the physico-chemical behavior of the adsorption process.     

Chemical properties of water-soluble,nonionic azo compounds as initiators for emulsion polymerization

Four kinds of water-soluble, nonionic azo compounds were studied in terms of their decomposition rate and initiator efficiency in radical polymerization, and then used for emulsion polymerization. They had relatively low initiator efficiency from 0.09 to 0.46. It was attributed to the susceptibility to a cage effect, depending on their molecular size and hydrophobicity. Four azo compounds initiated emulsion polymerization but nonionic latex particles were not obtained unexpectedly. Methanol-containing medium results in the formation of a bimodal particle size distribution as well as a bimodal molecular weight distribution. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

生物质气化技术的研究进展

生物质能是一种可再生能源,它来源于生物体(如植物、动物、微生物等)通过光合作用将太阳能转化为化学能,并以有机物的形式储存。生物质能可以在适当的条件下被转化为热能、电能、生物燃料等,是一种重要的替代传统化石能源的可持续能源。生物质气化作为生物质的开发路径之一,是利用生物质生产合成气的有效方式。本文综述了生物质气化技术的研究,包括传统气化技术、共气化技术、化学链气化技术以及超临界气化技术等。介绍了每个气化技术的实验研究,阐述了各个气化技术的特点;详细介绍了化学链气化中载氧体与共气化中掺杂剂的使用。本文旨在探索使生物质气化效率达到最优的方案,并列举了目前存在的局限性,为进一步发展生物质气化技术以及生物质气化研究提供有益参考。     

对正负一级能量之比测量光栅参量方法的改进

提出利用同一波长的入射光在双面入射时两个能量之比的比值对光栅的参量进行测量,进一步提高准确度。首先从理论上比较正弦面形光栅在单一面入射及双面入射时各种衍射效率对光栅表面粗糙度的敏感程度;然后模拟测量出该正弦面型光栅在双面入射情况下的光栅参量;最后成功反演出体积相位全息光栅的三个参量,其测量结果为0.080μm,1.452μm,20.5μm准确度比单一入射面情况(0.080μm,1.451μm,20.1μm)时要高。同时该法继承了原来方法的无损伤、操作简便、可重复、易推广、成本低等优点。     

负载金属镧的壳聚糖对氟离子的吸附动力学

利用负载金属镧的壳聚糖对含氟水进行吸附处理.该除氟剂的最佳吸附条件:pH值为7,温度为323K,吸附时间为60min.吸附剂对F的吸附过程符合Langmuir等温线方程,对F的饱和吸附容量为476.190mg/g.吸附动力学符合拟二级速率方程,颗粒内扩散过程和液膜形成的边界层是吸附过程的主要限速步骤.     

First-Principle Calculations of the Adsorption, Dissociation and Diffusion of Hydrogen on the Mg(0001) Surface

First-principle pseudopotential plane wave calculations and the Nudged Elastic Band method based on density functional theory (DFT) have been used in this article to study the dissociation of molecular hydrogen on a Mg(0001) surface and the subsequent diffusion of atomic hydrogen into the magnesium substrate. First, the dissociation pathway of H2 and the relative barrier were investigated. It was shown that physical adsorption rather than chemisorption of molecular hydrogen was observed in the calculation of the dissociation process of molecular hydrogen. Also, the diffusion process of atomic hydrogen on Mg(0001) was presented. The surface effect, which affected the diffusion of hydrogen obviously, was observed. Finally, comparing the values of the activation energies for the steps of dissociation, diffusion, and desorption, our calculation further showed that the dissociation of H2 and the desorption of hydride were the rate-limiting steps.     

层状四水硫酸锆催化合成乙二醇单乙醚醋酸酯反应机理的理论研究

采用以量子化学ASED－MO（含原子对排斥的EHMO法）为基础的结构自动优化EHTOPT法,研究了层状四水硫酸锆催化合成乙二醇乙醚醋酸酯的反应机理;构筑了反应组分乙二醇单乙醚羟基上的氢原子通过氢 键与层状四水硫酸锆结晶水上的氧原子结合。同时,还研究了醋酸在四水硫酸锆表面形成正碳离子的结合状态,提出了相应的酯化反应机理,在此基础上推导出的动力学方程与实验结果相符。     

沥青基球状活性炭气相吸脱附行为研究

本文利用热重法研究了一系列沥青基球状活性炭对蒸汽及正已烷蒸汽的动态吸脱附曲线。结果表明,PSAC对苯蒸汽的吸附及再生性能优良。随吸附温度的降低、比表面积的增大、总孔容及微孔容的增大,PSAC对苯蒸汽的吸附容量增大。PSAC对正已烷的吸附速度大于对苯蒸汽的吸附速度,但其对正已烷的平衡吸附容量小于对苯蒸汽的平衡吸附容量。     

气体超临界吸附研究进展

综述了近年来国内外学者对超临界气体在固体表面吸附的研究情况。指出了气体在临界温度以上吸附与临界温度以下吸附的不同之处;对现行的关于超临界气体的吸附理论研究进行了讨论,并在此基础上提出了研究中存在的总是及进一步的研究方向。