this paper concerns the removal of zn 2+ and cr 6+ ions from waste water using a naturally occurring zeolite from semnan region in iran. a continuous fixed-column study was carried out by using zeolite as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of zn 2+ and cr 6+ ions from aqueous solution under the effect of various process parameters such as, grain size and time. the efficiency of removal is hig...

zinc ions are present in different types of industrial effluents, being responsible for environmental pollution. biosorption is a process in which solids of natural origin are employed for binding heavy metals. it is a promising alternative method to treat heavy metal wastes mainly because of high metal binding capacity. the effect of some important parameters on sorption capacity of cyanobacte...

Amylin is an endocrine hormone and is a member of the family of amyloid peptides and proteins that emerge as potential scaffolds by self-assembly processes. Zn(2+) ions can bind to amylin peptides to form self-assembled Zn(2+)-amylin oligomers. In the current work the binding sites of Zn(2+) ions in the self-assembled amylin oligomers at various concentrations of zinc have been investigated. Ou...

A novel luminescent Zn(2+) ions chemosensor, a cyclometalated platinum(II) bipyridyl acetylide complex, was designed. Of particular significance is that it shows a high sensitivity towards Zn(2+) ions without interference from other biologically important cations in acetonitrile. The tautomerization of amide favors detecting Zn(2+) ions among other HTM (heavy and transition metal) ions in aqueo...

This communication presents the pH-dependent chelation of Zn(2+) ions with the imidazole groups of poly(1-vinylimidazole) (PVIm) and DNA polyion complex formation with the zinc-chelated PVIm (PVIm-Zn) via chelated Zn(2+) ions. The resulting PVIm-Zn/DNA complexes exhibit no significant cytotoxicity and show outstanding gene expression.

The interactions of Mg 2+ and Zn 2+ ions in the activation of non-specific tissue alkaline phosphatase were investigated using crude extracts of rat kidney. Activation of alkaline phosphatase by the metal ions was accompanied by changes in the kinetic parameters of pnitrophenylphosphate hydrolysis. The results suggest some synergistic interactions between Mg 2+ and Zn 2+ ions in promoting the h...

A cooperative behavior of Zn(2+) and Li(+) to conduct charges in a Zn-LiFePO4 battery is disclosed. When Li(+) dissolves into the electrolyte, Zn(2+) would deposit, and vice versa. In light of this cooperative behavior, the battery can be viewed as a super hybrid system, which combines the strong points of Zn-air battery, lithium-ion battery and redox-flow cell.

The interaction of Zn(II) ions with cyanobacteria Spirulina platensis basic protein C-phycocyanin (C-PC) is studied by fluorescence spectroscopy.Stern–Volmer quenching constant value for Zn(II)–C-PC is determined. The binding energy of Zn(II) ions with C-phycocyanin is determined using equilibrium dialysis and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Cooperative binding of Zn(II) ions with C-phycocyanin...

The adsorption capacity of hebba clay and activated carbon towards (Fe 3+ , Cu 2+ , Zn 2+ , Pb 2+ , Cr 3+ , Cd 2+ ) metal ions was studied. The adsorption capacity was investigated by batch experiment. The effect of weight of hebba was studied and the results showed that the removal percentages increased as the weight of sorbent increased. The effect of contact time was also studied and the res...