The use of methylene blue (MB) by several industries generates contaminated industrial wastewaters that must be purified before discharge into the environment. Its removal can achieved adsorption, and low-cost easily available materials should used as adsorbents. Biomass fly ash (BFA) generated from biomass combustion, for heat power generation, is increasing worldwide since process considered ...

AIM The present study was undertaken to evaluate the ameliorative potential of dried Moringa oleifera fruit powder in fluorosis affected calves reared around the vicinity of aluminium smelter plant. MATERIALS AND METHODS Total 107 calves were screened on the basis of clinical signs and higher plasma fluoride (more than 0.2 ppm) level for evidence of fluorosis. Out of that, 90 samples found po...

Investigation of aluminium uptake by human erythrocytes was the major aim of this study. Packed red blood cells were incubated in Earle's medium (pH 7.4) containing varying concentrations of aluminium (0-160 /lg/J) as AIK(SO.), and aluminium content of the cells were determined using flameless atomic absorption. There was significant increase in aluminium content of the cells. Addition of 5...

nano-sized γ-al2o3 was synthesized successfully by a simple method using al2(so4)3·18h2o as aluminium source and in the presence of polyethylene glycol (peg 2000). ftir spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction (xrd), scanning electron microscope (sem) and transmission electron microscope (tem) were used to characterize the structure and morphology of synthesized powder. the results showed that peg playe...

The combination of advantages of using zeolites and gold nanoparticles were aimed to be used for the first time to improve the characteristic properties of ion selective field-effect transistor (ISFET)-based creatinine biosensors. The biosensors with covalently cross-linked creatinine deiminase using glutaraldehyde (GA) were used as a control group, and the effect of different types of zeolites...

The effects of aluminium and aluminium-citrate on some serum parameters related to carbohydrate metabolism in male Wistar rats were investigated. Daily intraperitoneal administrations of 1 mg/kg body weight of aluminium or aluminiumcitrate (1: 1) for 50 days led to the elevation of serum insulin by 24 or 40 percent respectively, with the concomitant decrease in serum glucose concentrations ...

Neutralization represents an important goal in toxicology, reducing exposure to poison being crucial in any management plan of any intoxication. Controversial data actually exists in the literature regarding activated charcoal capacity to bind organophosphates. To determine and compare organophosphate binding capabilities for different hydrophobic substances, considered to have neutralising pro...

To treat established silicosis it would appear to be necessary to inactivate the dust in the lungs in order to prevent further toxic action and permit the repair of what damage is reversible. The drug used would presumably need to reach phagocytic cells which have transported the dust from the alveoli to the interstitial tissue and lymph nodes. In the conditions of experimental silicosis, alumi...

Aluminium alloy composites have been extensively investigated for use in tribo-contact applications, however little detailed literature exists on the sub-surface microstructural evolution as a result of lubricated sliding wear. In this study two un-reinforced alloys (2124 & 5056) and identical alloy composites, reinforced with 15vol.% MoSi2 intermetallic particles were produced by a powder meta...