14 The mechanisms of sorption of four steroidal hormones – estradiol, estrone, progesterone and 15 testosterone – to electrodialysis (ED) membranes were investigated as a function of solution pH 16 and presence of humic acid (HA). Hormone-membrane partition coefficients (log KAEM/CEM) 17 determined through sorption isotherm experiments suggested that hormone sorption was due to 18 hydrogen bond...

This study compares the abilities of four low-cost materials: peels of peas, broad bean, and medlar, respectively and fig leaves, to remove cadmium from aqueous solutions. Kinetic data and equilibrium sorption isotherms were measured in batch conditions. Kinetics of cadmium sorption was contact time, initial cadmium concentration and sorbent type dependent. The results also showed that the kine...

Grape stalk wastes generated in the wine production process were used for the removal of cadmium and lead ions from aqueous solutions. The experimental breakthrough curves (BTC) were obtained from fixedbed columns. Experiments were carried out to evaluate the influence of both inlet metal concentration and sorbent particle size. The experimental data were fitted to the Thomas model, a well-esta...

The purpose of this research is to establish the experimental conditions for removal of Cibacron Brilliant Yellow 3G-P dye (CBY) from aqueous solutions by sorption onto coffee husks as a low-cost sorbent. The effects of various experimental parameters (e.g. initial CBY dye concentration, sorbent mass, pH, temperature) were examined and the optimal experimental conditions were determined. The re...

This study compares the abilities of four low-cost materials: eucalyptus bark, maize leaves, grape bunch and banana peel to remove cadmium from synthetic aqueous solutions. Kinetic data and equilibrium sorption isotherms were measured in batch conditions. Kinetics of cadmium sorption was contact time, initial cadmium concentration and sorbent type dependent. The results also showed that the kin...

The sorption properties of rice husk towards Cu(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) were studied. The sorption isotherms are described by the Langmuir equation, and Pb(II) shows a higher affinity for rice husk compared to Cu(II) and Cd(II) under the same conditions. The kinetics of sorption obeys to a pseudo second-order equation for all metals. The sorption profiles as a function of the pH were used to ...

Currently, plant templated synthesis of magnetite iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) was emerged for multifunctional purposes. In this study, the leaf extract Thymus schimperi utilized to synthesize Fe3O4 NPs. The synthesized NPs were characterized by using technical tools such as X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) scanning electron microscopy-energy disp...

Artisanal gold mining causes widespread health problems due to illegal exposure hazardous inorganic compounds, such as arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg). The sources prevalence of pollution are strongly influenced by topography, stream dynamics, soil type, land use. In the present study, potential elements (PHEs), absorption abilities nanoparticles (NPs), ultrafine particles (UFPs) were analysed fr...

We investigated the sorption of pentachlorophenol (PCP) to a surfactant-modified clay and the solubility of PCP as a function of pH and ionic strength. Pentachlorophenol is a hydrophobic ionizable organic compound; therefore, it can exist as either a protonated or adeprotonated species. The objectives of this study were to determine differences in the sorption and solubility of the two species ...

Previously published research used an isotope-exchange technique to measure irreversibility of pesticide sorption-desorption in soil. Results indicated significant irreversibility (6-51%) in sorption in five pesticide-soil systems measured over 72 h. Here, we propose a three-site model to reanalyze the experimental data. The model adds a slow but reversible binding on nonequilibrium sorption si...