Fourteen Trichoderma isolates were evaluated for their tolerance to two heavy metals, nickel and cadmium. Three isolates, MT-4, UBT-18, and IBT-I, showed high levels of nickel tolerance, whereas MT-4, UBT-18, and IBT-II showed better tolerance of cadmium than the other isolates. Under nickel stress, biomass production increased up to a Ni concentration of 60ppm in all strains but then decreased...

Porous sea urchin-like nickel-doped ZnO with various nickel contents and high specific surface area were synthesized using a solution method followed by calcination. The products consisted of numerous porous nanoleaves. Ni content in these ranged from 5% to 20%. dopants the lattice verified X-ray diffraction photoelectron spectroscopy. sensors based on urchins showed superior sensing performanc...

In this study, with the motivation of elucidating effect H2S and HCl on solid oxide fuel cell anodes, nickel ceria pattern anodes are prepared yttrium-stabilized zirconia electrolyte, their performance is tested using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. However, it has been found that while adversely impacts both ceria, poisoning caused reversible for only partially ceria. Poisoning kinetic...

The properties and cost have made the Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) shape memory alloys (SMA) attractive for a variety of applications wherein shape memory effect (SME) / superelasticity (SE) and biocompatibility are important. Anisotropy of the shape recovery associated with shape memory effect strongly depends on the type of r 30 minutes in air) Ti-Rich Ni-Ti SMA (Ni51at%Ti) when subjected to cold r...

This article briefly reviews the approach taken to understand the mechanism of nickel-induced neoplastic transformation. The initial phases of the studies were focused on particulate nickel compounds and on the regulation of phagocytosis of nickel compounds by cells undergoing transformation. The particulate nickel compounds most potent in inducing cell transformation were selectively phagocyti...

In this study, we use two-dimensional black flake nickel oxide as the sensitive material which was synthesized by a facile hydrothermal route. The as-synthesized sheet-like NiO possessed a large specific surface area, as verified by BET characterization. The as-prepared NiO nanosheets had strong absorption in the range of 250–800 nm including UV and visible light. Upon exposure to ppb-level NO2...

Although it has been recognized only relatively recently that the electrowinning process could be employed for the recovery of metals from wastewaters, the basic process is well established. Electroref ining, a process closely related to electrow inning, was introduced about a hundred years ago. Today, practically a l l of the world's copper (approx. 8,000,000 metric tons/year) i s electroref i...

Waste metals in the form of metal oxide (hydroxide) sludges are generated in significant amounts by the metal finishing industries, and their accumulations pose problems for disposal and challenges for recycle. The availability of technically feasible efficient separations of metals such as nickel, cobalt, chromium, cadmium, copper, tin, zinc, lead, manganese, molybdenum, and titanium from plat...

In July 2001, the EU Nickel Directive came into full force to protect European citizens against nickel allergy and dermatitis. Prior to this intervention, Northern European governments had already begun to regulate consumer nickel exposure. According to part 2 of the EU Nickel Directive and the Danish nickel regulation, consumer items intended to be in direct and prolonged contact with the skin...

Nano oxides of Manganese Nickel and Cobalt Nickel were synthesized by chemical coprecipitation method from the reaction of respective metal sulfides of manganese, nickel, cobalt and sodium carbonate using ethylene diamene tetra acetic acid as an effective capping agent. The carbonate precursors were heated at different temperatures so as to form their oxides. Through the X-ray line broadening t...