Methylene Blue (MB) adsorption from aqueous phase was investigated using three types of adsorbents. Granular solid adsorbents were prepared from waste wood fly ash and clay. Experiments were conducted in a batch system for determining sorption equilibria. For continuous process, the adsorbents were packed in a column to remove MB from the synthetic wastewater. The fabricated adsorbents and also...

Two gold-selective adsorbents were prepared from MCM-41 by grafting amino and thiol groups. The mesoporous silica adsorbents possess higher adsorption capacity for gold compared to activated carbons. The OMSNH2 adsorbent was able to selectively remove and adsorb gold from solutions containing copper. Pure gold was recovered by a simple acid wash and the regenerated adsorbents could be reused. T...

A new isolation and purification method for bioproducts using membrane-encapsulated affinity adsorbents was investigated. The new method involves encapsulation of affinity adsorbents, batch adsorption of the bioproduct from whole fermentation broth and rapid batch desorption after dissolution of the capsule membranes. Recovery of protein A from Staphylococcus aureus was used as the model experi...

Ala~ntct--Tbe performance characteristics of two activated carbons and eight synthetic adsorbents are compared. The comparison addresses both the equilibrium capacities and mass transport properties of the adsorbents. A new empirical adsorption isotherm is employed for description of adsorption equilibrium data. A' predictive mathematical model is used for forecasting adsorption bed performance...

According to the association-induction hypothesis, the core of living phenomena lies in the long-range, one-on-many connectedness among all three major components of living protoplasm: protein, water and K+ (and the controlling agents, called the cardinal adsorbents.) This article describes simple experimental models that could cogently test the theory of this connectedness and its control by d...

Polyvinyl alcohol/ glycerin- magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (PVAGLPs) have been synthesized successfully by hydrothermal method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR). The adsorbed activities of the polyvinyl alcohol/ glycerin- magnetic iron oxide nano particles (PVAGLPs) were ca...

Arsenic's history in science, medicine and technology has been overshadowed by its notoriety as a poison in homicides. Arsenic is viewed as being synonymous with toxicity. Dangerous arsenic concentrations in natural waters is now a worldwide problem and often referred to as a 20th-21st century calamity. High arsenic concentrations have been reported recently from the USA, China, Chile, Banglade...

Hemp-based materials have been recently proposed as adsorbents for metals present in aqueous solutions using adsorption-oriented processes. This study aims to reveal the adsorption mechanism of prepared from hemp shives co-products industry, namely sodium carbonate-activated (SHI-C) and polycarboxylic agent-grafted (SHI-BTCA) shives. The interactions between copper two hemp-based were character...