Can the sorption mechanism be proven by fitting an isotherm model to experiment? Such a question arises because (i) multiple models, with different assumptions on mechanisms, often fit experimental equally well, (ii) some models [such as Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and Guggenheim–Anderson–de Boer (GAB)] isotherms that do not satisfy underlying of model, (iii) (such Oswin Peleg) are empirical e...

The influence of nonlinear sorption and prior sorbate/ sorbent exposure time on transport of fenuron and monuron in laboratory soil columns was studied. Observed monuron breakthrough curves (BTCs) were well described using a two-region transport model with a single mass-transfer rate coefficient, independent of prior sorbate/sorbent exposure history. However, levels of soil-resident postelution...

 Background: Essential oils of medicinal plants such as chamomile are very complex natural mixtures which can contain compounds at quite different concentrations and some of their components have antioxidant and antimicrobial activities in foodstuff. Objective: The antioxidant and antimicrobial effects of chamomile essential oil in cake preparation were evaluated during 75 days of storag...

Probabilistic models were used as a systematic approach to describe the response of Escherichia coli O157:H7 populations to combinations of commonly used preservation methods in unpasteurized apple cider. Using a complete factorial experimental design, the effect of pH (3. 1 to 4.3), storage temperature and time (5 to 35 degrees C for 0 to 6 h or 12 h), preservatives (0, 0.05, or 0.1% potassium...

Abstract In this paper, to develop a stable and efficient micro-frozen cold storage agent ensure the freshness of food during transportation, organic sorbitol aqueous solution was used as main energy agent, thermal properties multiple compound were investigated after adding potassium sorbate, glycine, highly absorbent resin. The experimental results proved that total mass fraction not more than...

We present the results of a study of the kinetics of adsorption on aggregates of open carbon nanohorns using argon and CF₄ sorbates. We measured the equilibration times for each value of the sorbent loading along eight adsorption isotherms (four isotherms for each sorbate species). We found that: the equilibration times decrease as the sorbent loading (and the equilibrium pressure of the coexis...

Recently, increased interest in the application of various biosorbents in metal ions removal has been observed. The paper presents a systematic characterization of new and commonly abundant low-cost biosorbents: above-ground plant parts of wheat straw and grass. Cr(III) was chosen as a model sorbate. The effect of the most significant process parameters (temperature, pH, initial concentration o...

In this study, the adsorption behavior of natural (clinoptilolite) zeolites with respect to Co(2+), Cu(2+), Zn(2+), and Mn(2+) has been studied in order to consider its application to purity metal finishing wastewaters. The batch method has been employed, using metal concentrations in solution ranging from 100 to 400 mg/l. The percentage adsorption and distribution coefficients (K(d)) were dete...