Concentrations of heavy metals (As, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Pb and Zn) are studied in the soil of Shiraz industrial complex zone, south Shiraz, Iran to asses metal contamination due to industrialization, urbanization and agricultural activity. Soil samples were collected from three different depths. The A and C depths are enriched with metals such as Ni, As, Mo, Cu, Pb and Zn, compared with the B depth...

In this study, the partial oxidation of iso-octane over Ni/Ce0.75Zr0.25O2 and Ni/β”Al2O3 catalysts was investigated. The results indicated that Ni/Ce0.75Zr0.25O2 is more active than Ni/β”-Al2O3. The partial oxidation products are mainly H2 and CO for Ni/Ce0.75Zr0.25O2 with hydrogen selectivity up to 85%. The H2/CO ratio is in the range of 1.3-2.0 depending on the operating temperature. It was n...

The synthesis and reactivity of nickel complexes with the [2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]cyclopentadienyl ligand (CpN) are described. The reaction of NiBr2 with CpNLi leads to the new paramagnetic nickelocene derivative (Cp)2Ni (1), which has been characterized by 1H and 13C NMR, elemental analysis, and mass spectroscopy. Synproportionation of this complex with Ni(CO)4 affords quantitatively the dimer...

biogeochemical investigation on s. orientalis, a flora growing on the soils derived from serpentinized dunite in the forumad area, sabzevar ophiolite has been conducted in order to examine the plant-soil relationship in chromite prospecting. due to engagement of cr in the chromite crystal structure and its non-essential role in the plant’s life cycle, ni was used as pathfinder element in biogeo...

The effects of Ni(II) and Co(II) on the activated sludge growth rate have been assessed for a batch growth system, for a range of concentrations between 0 and 320 mg L(-1). The activated sludge was not acclimatized to the above metallic species, while a synthetic rich growth medium was used as substrate throughout out the experimental trials. Ni(II) and Co(II) have been found to stimulate micro...

A virtual chemical spectrophotometer for the simultaneous analysis of nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co) was developed based on an artificial neural network (ANN). The developed ANN correlates the respective concentrations of Co and Ni given the absorbance profile of a Co-Ni mixture based on the BeerâĂŹs Law. The virtual chemical spectrometer was trained using a 3-layer jump connection neural network ...

Nanometric Carbid Silicon (SiC) supported monometallic and bimetallic catalysts containing Fe, Co, Ni transition metals were prepared by wet impregnation method. Multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized over the prepared catalysts from catalytic decomposition of acetylene at 850°C by thermal chemical vapor deposition (TCVD) technique. The synthesized nanomaterials (catalysts and CNT...

Composite coatings of Co–Ni–Al O were studied by electrolytic codeposition of Co–Ni alloys and Al O from a sulfamate 2 3 2 3 electrolyte containing Al O particles. The influence of plating parameters on the content of the co-deposited Al O particles in 2 3 2 3 Co–Ni alloys was investigated. The maximum value of co-deposited Al O can be achieved at a particle content of 80 g l in y1 2 3 bath, a ...

monometallic and bimetallic ni and co catalytic nanoparticles supported on titanium dioxide (rutile phase) substrate were prepared by wet impregnation method. these nanoparicles were used as catalysts for synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (mwcnts) from acetylene decomposition at 700°c by the catalytic chemical vapor deposition (ccvd) technique. the nanomaterials (catalyst and cnts) were...