-Tetramethylphosphonium-smectite (TMP-clay) and tetramethylammonium-smectite (TMAclay), were prepared and characterized as adsorbents for a series of aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons. The sorption of benzene, alkylbenzenes, and carbon tetrachloride as vapors and as solutes from water was studied to evaluate the effect of water on adsorption efficiency. Adsorption of organic vapors depended...

*Correspondence: Balwant Singh, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Sydney, 1 Central Ave., Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, NSW 2015, Australia e-mail: balwant.singh@ sydney.edu.au Organo-mineral interactions are important for the cycling and preservation of organic carbon (OC) in soils. To understand the role of soil mineral sur...

Sorption-desorption of two different hydrophobic fungicides, penconazole and metalaxyl, by a series of clay minerals layered and non-layered (montmorillonite, illite, kaolinite, muscovite, sepiolite and palygorskite) modified with the two-chain cationic surfactant, dihexadecyldimetylammonium (DHDDMA) was studied by first time in this work. DHDDMA-clays showed a good capacity to sorb both fungic...

The need for study of behavioral difficulties resulting from exposure to pesticides is based upon reports of behavioral difficulties in aerial applicators following organophosphate poisoning and is underscored by a recent plane crash of a cropduster pilot in which prior exposure to several organo-phosphate pesticides was implicated. The present study examines effects on performance of pigeons a...

The zinc-mediated regioselective addition reactions of diethyl bromomalonate and aromatic and aliphatic alkynes were investigated for the synthesis of vinyl malonates. When the vinyl organo-zinc intermediates were reacted with acid chlorides 2H-pyran-2-ones were obtained while the application of oxalyl chloride and an amine led to tetracarbonyl derivatives in a one-pot multi-step reaction seque...

A synthetic process for constructing an organo-metal nanohybrid is described. This process uses polyaniline as a ligand in order to fabricate magnetic nanoparticles. This nanohybrid shows imaging potential uses as a magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent and a redox-sensing probe simultaneously both in vitro and in vivo.

Two cases of gastric volvulus are presented to highlight the predisposing factors, mechanism and different types of volvulus, and the role of imaging in making the diagnosis. Eventration of the diaphragm and hiatus hernia are precipitating factors for developing organo-axial and mesentero-axial volvulus. Imaging is key to making the diagnosis and distinguishing the types of volvulus in orde...

The research of organoclays has been occurring for many years to develop and add value these inorganic materials several industrial applications, such as pollutant absorbers or impermeable plastics. organoclay applications are intrinsically related organo-modification the structure clays. This study shows preparation characterization produced by a nontronite type clay (calcic bentonite) from To...

This review deals with recent organo-catalyzed/initiated developments of co-polymerization cyclic anhydrides and epoxides to access polyesters.