In the present work, the usefulness of dried activated sludge has been investigated for the removal of copper ions from synthetic aqueous solutions. Kinetic data and equilibrium sorption isotherm were measured in batch conditions. The influence of some parameters such as: contact time, initial copper concentration, initial pH of solution and copper salt nature on copper biosorption kinetics has...

The effects of alkalinity on alkaline hydrothermal conversion (alkaline-HTC) of cellulose to bio-oil were investigated in this study. The results showed that the initial alkalinity greatly influenced the reaction pathways. Under initial strong alkaline conditions with final pH greater than 7, alkaline-HTC only followed the alkaline pathway. However, under initial weak alkaline conditions with f...

Caged compounds capable of inducing large pH-jumps upon UV illumination have represented a breakthrough in time-resolved infrared spectroscopy of acidification-triggered phenomena, but their use is hampered by the inability to control the initial pH as well as to measure the final pH in μL volumes. We have developed an experimental approach that accurately measures the initial and final pH valu...

This study examined the clearance of gastric acid from the oesophagus in ambulant patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux. Eighteen patients with proved reflux disease were studied, nine with (group 1) and nine without (group 2) endoscopic oesophagitis. Oesophageal pressure and pH were recorded over 24 hours. Pressures were measured by a probe with five sensors: a 5 cm long sensor in the lower ...

Halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms are good candidates for decolorization of azo dyeswhich are routinely used in the dyeing process in textile industries. In this paper, theoptimization of biological decolorization of synthetic dye solutions containing Remazol Black Bby the previously isolated halophilic bacterium Halomonas sp. D2 is investigated. In a primaryinvestigation using a one-f...

background existence of fluoride in drinking water above the permissible level causes human skeletal fluorosis. objectives electrocoagulation by iron and aluminum electrodes was proposed for removing fluoride from drinking water. materials and methods effects of different operating conditions such as treatment time, initial ph, applied voltage, type and number of electrodes, the spaces between ...

in this study, iron oxide nanoparticles (maghemite) were used to remove ni (ii) and cr (vi) from mine’s waste water. first, by using novel single step, maghemite nanoparticles (?-fe2o3) produced at room temperature, without the use of natural solvents and oxides. the average particle size of the maghemite was estimated to be 14 nm, by transition electron microscope (tem(. various factors influe...