Adsorption of metal cations onto a cellular membrane changes its properties, such as interactions with charged moieties or the propensity for membrane fusion. It is, however, unclear whether cells can regulate ion adsorption and the related functions via locally adjusting their membrane composition. We employed fluorescence techniques and computer simulations to determine how the presence of ch...

Protein-surface interactions cause the desirable effect of controlled protein adsorption onto biodevices as well as the undesirable effect of protein fouling. The key to controlling protein-surface adsorptions is to identify and quantify the main adsorption mechanisms: adsorptions that occur (1) while depositing a protein solution onto dry surfaces and (2) after the deposition onto wet surfaces...

A polyoxoniobate/g-C3N4 nanoporous material with functional groups has been synthesized by using carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and hexaniobate (K8Nb6O19·10H2O, abbreviated as NbO) as precursors. The structure and compositions of the as-prepared nanomaterials were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, FESEM, TEM, and XPS. These two kinds of materials interact with each other forming a hybrid composite, which c...

Triphenylmethane (TPM) dye is one of the most prevalent and recalcitrant water contaminants. Magnetic reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is an efficient adsorbent for organic pollutants removal. However, the performance and adsorption kinetics of magnetic rGO towards TPM have not yet been studied. In this study, a magnetic Fe3O4@rGO nano-composite, which could be easily removed from water with a simp...

The modified triangular-well potential model was applied to incorporate the effect of surface energy on the adsorption of particles or proteins on energetically heterogeneous surfaces. The method is convenient in simulating the adsorption on heterogeneous surface of which different region possesses different free energy. Spherical particles with attractive forces were added on the surface and u...

The solubility and adsorption characteristics of Pb in leachate from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash was studied by batch experiments. The solubility of Pb in leachate was 1-2 orders of magnitude lower than that of Pb in carbonate solutions. Adsorption experiments showed bottom ash have high adsorption capacity for Pb. To evaluate a controlling component in bottom ash, quar...

In this study, adsorption measurement of various chlorinated hydrocarbons on Y-type zeolites were performed using the chromatographic method to examine the adsorption phenomena. Dichloromethane (DCM), chloroform (TCM), trichloroethylene (TCE), and tetrachloroethylene (PCE), were used as the chlorinated hydrocarbons, and PQ-USY, USY-6.18, Na-Y, HSZ-390HUD, Pentasile-2 and Pentacil-1 were used as...

Removal of Pb 2+ from aqueous solutions using coconut shell carbons produced by KOH activation is performed in this paper. Morphology and pore structure characteristic of coconut shell carbons are analyzed by SEM and nitrogen adsorption techniques. Effects of adsorbent concentration, agitation time and initial ion concentration on the adsorption behavior are investigated, and adsorption isother...

Understanding the adsorption phenomena of small adsorbates involved in surface reactions on transition metals is important because their adsorption strength can be a descriptor for predicting the catalytic activity. To explore adsorption energies on a wide range of binary transition metal alloys, however, tremendous computational efforts are required. Using density functional theory (DFT) calcu...

The adsorption of polyester onto organically modified silicas (ormosils) and (commercial) fumed silica has been compared utilising ToF-SIMS. The thermodynamics of each system was examined by constructing adsorption isotherm plots which indicated that the adsorption of polyester onto one of the modified silicas used may be a two stage process. Adsorption onto the fumed silica is in accord with t...