Biogenic Mn-oxides (BioMnO(x)), produced by microorganisms, possess an extraordinary ability to sequester metals. BioMnO(x) are generally layered structures containing varying amounts of Mn(III) and vacant sites in the Mn layers. However the relationship between the varying structure of BioMnO(x) and metal sorption properties remains unclear. In this study, BioMnO(x) produced by Pseudomonas put...

Transport of sorbing solutes in 2D steady and heterogeneous ̄ow ®elds is modeled using a particle tracking random walk technique. The solute is injected as an instantaneous pulse over a ®nite area. Cases of linear and Freundlich sorption isotherms are considered. Local pore velocity and mechanical dispersion are used to describe the solute transport mechanisms at the local scale. This paper add...

Rice husk, a surplus agricultural byproduct, was applied to the sorption of copper from aqueous solutions. Chemical modifications by treating rice husk with H3PO4 increased the sorption ability of rice husk for Cu(II). This work investigated the sorption characteristics for Cu(II) and examined the optimum conditions of the sorption processes. The elemental compositions of native rice husk and H...

The effectiveness of low cost agro-based materials namely, Tamarindus indica seed (TS), crushed coconut shell (CS), almond shell (AS), ground nut shell (GS) and walnut shell (WS) were evaluated for Cr(VI) removal. Batch test indicated that hexavalent chromium sorption capacity (q(e)) followed the sequence q(e)(TS) > q(e)(WS) > q(e)(AS) > q(e)(GS) > q(e)(CS). Due to high sorptive capacity, tamar...

Natural, H2O2 and MgCl2 modified Light Weight Expanded Clay Aggregate (LECA) were used as fluoride adsorbents. Characterization of LECA and its modified forms was done by infra-red, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and X-ray fluorescence studies. The specific surface area of HML and MGML was 3.34 and 3.97 times greater than that of NL (11.72 m/g). Improved chemical composition of...

In this work, 4-aminothiophenol and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane were firstly used to functionalize graphene oxide (GO) in order to promote the sorption efficiencies of methylene blue (MB) and copper (Cu(2+)). Characterization experiments illustrated that sulfydryl group (SH) and amino group (NH2) were existed onto 4-aminothiophenol modified GO (GO-SH) and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane modified ...

The paper discusses the results of a study emphasizing the practical usefulness of a low-cost agricultural resource, “maize bran”, as sorbent for the removal of Cu(II) ions from wastewaters. To establish the optimum conditions of batch retention, the effect of initial solution pH, sorbent dose, initial concentration, time contact and temperature on Cu(II) sorption by maize bran has been studied...

The minimization of pentachlorophenol (PCP) transport in the environment driven by industrial wastewater discharges can be accomplished by sorption in natural, available and low cost by-products like pine bark. Taking into account that PCP is a chemical which behaviour is highly dominated by the surrounding features, this work intended to evaluate the sorption kinetics and equilibrium parameter...