Molecular dynamics simulations are carried out on the isothermal crystallization process of single polyethylene chains with different chain lengths on the single wall carbon nanotube. This process is summarized as two steps, i.e., adsorption and orientation, and the bond-orientational order parameter is used to show the details of this process. The results show that the attractive van der Waals...

background: heavy metals have been recognized as harmful environmental pollutant known to produce highly toxic effects on different organs and systems of both humans and animals. the aim of this paper is to evaluate the adsorption potential of chitosan for the removal of pb(ii), fe(ii) and cu(ii) ions from aqueous solutions. methods: this study was conducted in laboratory scale. in this paper c...

Abstract Zerovalent (ZVI) iron has been used in environmental remediation, but the fate of its nanoparticles (NZVI) is hard to find. The present study aimed characterise adsorption processes commercial ZVI inorganic fraction volcanic soils, contributing knowledge process on whole soil. Volcanic soil samples were obtained by calcination method and characterised. A nano-ZVI stable suspension prep...

in the present study, different activated carbons were prepared from carbonized african beech wood sawdust by potassium hydroxide activation. the activated carbons were characterized by brunauer–emmett–teller, scanning electron microscope, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analyzer. the phenol adsorption capacity of the prepared carbons was evaluated. the different ...

Statherin is a salivary protein that inhibits the nucleation and growth of hydroxyapatite crystals in the supersaturated environment of the oral cavity. The thermodynamics of adsorption of statherin onto hydroxyapatite crystals have been characterized here by isothermal titration calorimetry and equilibrium adsorption isotherm analysis. At 25 degrees C, statherin adsorption is characterized by ...

In this study, Copper oxide as a good and inexpensive adsorbent has been introduced and used for the removal of erythrosine and red carmoisine dyes from several water solutions successfully. The effect of various parameters such as pH, dye concentration, amount of adsorbent, contact time and temperature on removal processing was investigated. Adsorption isothermal data could be interpreted by t...

Peanut hull, an agricultural waste, proved to act as an efficient adsorbent for five anionic and cationic dyes. The process was found to be a pH dependent, suggesting the adsorption is controlled by interaction between the charged dye molecule and the surface charge on the adsorbent. The effect of variable parameters (contact time, pH, mass of adsorbent, dye concentration, agitation and activat...

To elucidate the adsorption property and the mechanism of plant residues to reduce oxytetracycline (OTC), the adsorption of OTC onto raw willow roots (WR-R), stems (WS-R), leaves (WL-R), and adsorption onto desugared willow roots (WR-D), stems (WS-D), and leaves (WL-D) were investigated. The structural characterization was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spe...

A readily separated composite was prepared via direct assembly of Fe₃O4 magnetic nanoparticles onto the surface of graphene oxide (GO) (labeled as Fe₃O₄@GO) and used as an adsorbent for the removal of tetracycline (TC) from wastewater. The effects of external environmental conditions, such as pH, ionic strength, humic acid (HA), TC concentration, and temperature, on the adsorption process were ...