Arsenic adsorption on amorphous aluminum and iron oxides was investigated as a function of solution pH, solution ionic strength, and redox state. In this study in situ Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic methods were combined with sorption techniques, electrophoretic mobility measurements, and surface complexation modeling to study the interaction of As(III) and As(V) with...

Background: Heavy metals have been recognized as harmful environmental pollutant known to produce highly toxic effects on different organs and systems of both humans and animals. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the adsorption potential of chitosan for the removal of Pb(II), Fe(II) and Cu(II) ions from aqueous solutions. Methods: This study was conducted in laboratory scale. In this paper ...

The covalent grafting of carboxyphenyl functionalities to planar carbon substrates by reaction with 2-carboxybenezenediazonium salt has been studied in aqueous acid solution. The surface was characterized, before and after the functionnalization process, by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) in order to control and to prove the formatio...

1. Experiments on anomalous osmosis suggested that salts with trivalent cations, e.g. LaCl(3), caused isoelectric gelatin to be positively charged, and salts with tetravalent anions, e.g. Na(4)Fe(CN)(6), caused isoelectric gelatin to be negatively charged. In this paper direct measurements of the P.D. between gels of isoelectric gelatin and an aqueous solution as well as between solutions of is...

The increasing use of nanofertilizers in modern agriculture and their impact on crop yield pest management require further research. In this study, the effects nano-Fe, -Zn, -Cu (which are synthesized based nanochelating technology), urea (N) fertilizers antioxidant activities wheat plants (cv. Chamran), green aphid Schizaphis graminum (Rondani) investigated. authors observed highest levels phe...

In response to increased popularity and greater demand for medicinal plants, a number of conservation groups are recommending that wild medicinal plants be brought into cultivation systems. We collected four medicinal herbs Cichorium pumilum, Eryngium creticum, Pistacia palaestina and Teucrium polium used in traditional Arab medicine for greenhouse cultivation to assess the effects of different...

The redox reaction between hexacyanoferrate(II) ion as the reducing agent and hydrogen peroxide oxidizing one, in slightly acid (pH 4.36–6.65) aqueous solutions containing phosphate ions, has been studied by means of an UV–Vis spectrophotometer monitoring formation Fe(III) at 420 nm. initial hydrolysis Fe(II)-cyanide complex reactant to yield a pentacyanoaquaferrate(II) intermediate, well decre...

Chloride and sodium are the main ions contributing to soil salinity in many regions but chloride is an essential element necessary for plant growth and development. It also controls the growth of some pathogens in plants. In this experiment, the effect of the chloride ion in nutrient solution on yield and fruit quality of two strawberry cultivars: ‘Selva’ and ‘Camarosa’ grown in hydroponic cult...