Different types of activated carbon were prepared by chemical activation of brewer's spent grain (BSG) lignin using H(3)PO(4) at various acid/lignin ratios (1, 2, or 3g/g) and carbonization temperatures (300, 450, or 600 degrees C), according to a 2(2) full-factorial design. The resulting materials were characterized with regard to their surface area, pore volume, and pore size distribution, an...

The use of raw sawdust, RSD, of locust bean tree (Parkia biglobosa), a low-cost, locally available agroforestry waste as an adsorbent for removing a ternary mixture of heavy metals comprising of copper, lead and nickel (TMS) from aqueous solution was examined. Equilibrium data obtained from batch adsorption experiments were analysed with Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models, with Lan...

The present research describes the performance of NiO NPs/Ag-clinoptilolite composite adsorbent for the removal of uranium (U(VI)) ions from drinking water of Dezful city-Iran. Prior to the experiment reactions, Na-clinoptilolite was chemically treated with NaCl, Silver ions (Ag+) and subsequently Nickel (NiO) NPs to prepare NiO NPs/Ag-clinoptilolite. The samples were characterized by SEM, AAS,...

A new method was developed for modifying gold electrode surfaces through electrochemically triggered adsorption of acrylamide copolymers containing a low percentage of tyrosineamide side chains. The amount of copolymer adsorbed, as monitored by surface plasmon resonance (SPR), was proportional to the percent of tyrosineamide side chains in the polymer over the range 0-3 mol %. The modified gold...

Highly toxic nickel is released into the environment from a number of industrial processes, but current techniques for its removal are expensive and may cause secondary pollution. We developed a biosorbent of chitosan-immobilized brown algae (Laminaria japonica). The effects of different parameters on the adsorption capacity and biosorption-desorption of Ni from aqueous solution were evaluated....

The development of new, cheaper, and more effective technologies to decrease the amount wastewater containing heavy metals improve quality is indispensable. Adsorption has become one alternative treatment methods. A small number studies focusing on batch technique for nickel ion removal by new generation exchangers are described in literature. In this paper, Ni(II) from aqueous solutions using ...