an extensive study of fischer-tropsch synthesis (fts) on alumina-supported cobalt catalysts with different amounts of cobalt is reported. up to 40 wt % of cobalt, is added to the catalysts by impregnation method. the effect of the cobalt loading on the reducibility of the cobalt oxide species, dispersion of the cobalt, average clusters size, water-gas shift (wgs) activity and activity and selec...

BACKGROUND Cobalt has been shown to induce mainly asthma, allergic contact dermatitis and hard metal disease. The data on cobalt asthma are mainly based on case reports. AIMS To characterize all the cases of occupational cobalt asthma encountered in a cobalt plant at the time of diagnosis and 6 months later. We also evaluated the incidence of cobalt asthma in different departments on the basi...

0a thin film of cobalt hexacyanoferrate (cohcf), an analogue of mixed-valence prussian blue, was deposited electrochemically on the glassy carbon, platinum and gold electrode surfaces in 0.5m kc1 solution. the electrochemical behavior of these modified electrodes show three couples of redox peaks by cv in a supporting electrolyte solution of 0.5m nacl, whereas for au modified electrode only one...

Molybdenum is very toxic to agricultural animals. Mo-reducing bacterium can be used to immobilize soluble molybdenum to insoluble forms, reducing its toxicity in the process. In this work the isolation of a novel molybdate-reducing Gram positive bacterium tentatively identified as Bacillus sp. strain A.rzi from a metal-contaminated soil is reported. The cellular reduction of molybdate to molybd...

A micro-Raman spectroscopy study of a multi-coloured (yellow, blue, white, redish-brown and brown-black) tile shard from the Citadel of Algiers was undertaken. XRD and EDX were used as complementary techniques. The study shows that the heterogeneous three-shade yellow pigment on the tile is composed largely of the ancient ternary (Pb-Sn-Sb) pyrochlore oxide with a dominant Pb-O vibration at 127...

The usefulness of Candida ID 2 (CAID2) reformulated medium (bioMérieux, France) has been compared with that of the former Candida ID (CAID; bioMérieux), Albicans ID 2 (ALB2; bioMérieux), and CHROMagar Candida (CAC; Chromagar, France) chromogenic media for the isolation and presumptive identification of clinically relevant yeasts. Three hundred forty-five stock strains from culture collections, ...

Three novel complexes of formula [Co(5)(OH)(2)(cht)(2)(H(2)O)(10)](n) x 2nH(2)O (1) (H(4)cht = cyclohexane-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid), [Zn(2)(cht)(H(2)O)(3)](n) x nH(2)O (2), and [Cd(2)(cht)(H(2)O)(5)](n) x 2nH(2)O (3) were synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction of cyclohexane-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid in the presence of sodium hydroxide with Co(NO(3))(2) x 6H(2)O, Zn(NO(3))(2) x 6H(2)O, ...

A cobalt spot test was recently developed (1). Testing for cobalt release is performed by dipping a white cotton stick into a clear yellow cobalt test solution containing nitroso R salt, followed by rubbing of the cotton stick for 20–30 seconds against the test item. A colour change from yellow to red–orange indicates a positive test reaction. The spot test detects approximately 8 ppm cobalt in...

The Report on Carcinogens includes two separate listings (i.e., profiles) for cobalt-related exposures: Cobalt and Cobalt Compounds That Release Cobalt Ions In Vivo and Cobalt-Tungsten Carbide: Powders and Hard Metals. Cobalt and cobalt compounds as a class are listed for the first time in the Fourteenth Report on Carcinogens, and this listing includes and supersedes the listing for cobalt sulf...

The effects of methylcobalamin (vitamin B12) injection (75mg kg ) on cobalt levels in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and potential toxic effects of cobalt on human neurons were evaluated. A cohort of ASDs (n1⁄4 72) presenting to the Genetic Centers of America were evaluated for the frequency of methylcobalamin injections and cobalt levels using Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) test...