Mineralogical Environments of the Hadean Eon: Rare Elements Were Ubiquitous in Surface Sites of Rock-Forming Minerals

2021 ◽  
pp. 43-61
Author(s):  
Robert M. Hazen ◽  
Shaunna M. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Surface Sites ◽  
Rare Elements

ESTIMATION OF THE ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN SOIL AROUND KADUNA REFINING AND PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY USING NUCLEAR TECHNIQUE

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 599-604
Author(s):  
Michael A. Onoja ◽  
P. H. Bukar ◽  
C. U. Omeje ◽  
A. M. Adamu
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Nuclear Technique ◽  
Flood Plains ◽  
Economic Exploitation ◽  
Rare Elements ◽  
Petrochemical Company ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Abundance And Distribution ◽  
Natural Pattern

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) technique was used to investigate the abundance and distribution of rare earth elements (REE) in soil around Kaduna Refinery. The aim of the study is to assess the rare elements potential of Nigeria for economic exploitation. Five REEs (La, Dy, Eu, Yb, and Lu) were detected in varying concentrations ranging from a minimum of 0.6 µg/g (Lu) to a maximum of 249.0 µg/g (La). The elements existed with trends consistent with the natural pattern of REEs in soil, showing significant Eu and Dy anomalies which characterize upper plains and flood plains. The levels of REEs in soil in the study area were generally slightly above background levels, with minimal (La, Dy, and Eu), moderate (Yb), and significant (Lu) enrichments and trending: Lu ˃Yb ˃ Eu ˃ Dy ˃ La. The abundance of the REEs investigated cannot establish a potential of Nigeria for economic exploitation of the mineral, hence, rare earth project in the study area is not viable at the moment.

Mercury Removal from Wastewater by Steamed Hoof Powder

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 109-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Ansari ◽  
A. M. Deshkar ◽  
P. S. Kelkar ◽  
D. M. Dharmadhikari ◽  
M. Z. Hasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Adsorption Equilibrium ◽  
Light Metal ◽  
Mercury Removal ◽  
High Adsorption ◽  
Surface Sites ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
High Adsorption Capacity

Steamed Hoof Powder (SHP), size < 53μ, was observed to have high adsorption capacity for Hg(II) with >95% removal from a solution containing 100 mg/L of Hg(II) with only 0.1% (W/V) concentration of SHP. The SHP has good settling properties and gives clear and odour free effluent. Studies indicate that pH values between 2 and 10 have no effect on the adsorption of Hg(II) on SHP. Light metal ions like Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ up to concentrations of 500 mg/L and heavy metals like Cu2+, Zn2+, Cd2+, Co2+, Pb2+, Ni2+, Mn2+, Cr3+, Cr6+, Fe2+ and Fe3+ up to concentrations of 100 mg/L do not interfere with the adsorption process. Anions like sulphate, acetate and phosphate up to concentrations of 200 mg/L do not interfere. Chloride interferes in the adsorption process when Hg(II) concentration is above 9.7 mg/L. The adsorption equilibrium was established within two hours. Studies indicate that adsorption occurs on the surface sites of the adsorbent.

Work function studies of propylene, acetylene, hydrogen and nitrogen chemisorption on molybdenum

1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 2996-3003
Author(s):  
Zdeněk Bastl
Keyword(s):  
Work Function ◽  
Surface Topography ◽  
Surface Coverage ◽  
Dissociative Chemisorption ◽  
Complete Coverage ◽  
Surface Sites ◽  
Function Change ◽  
Work Function Change

The work function changes of vacuum deposited molybdenum films caused by the chemisorption of propylene, acetylene, hydrogen and nitrogen were measured using the Kelvin vibrating capacitor method. During the hydrocarbon chemisorption, the work function increased in a low surface coverage region but decreased at the higher surface coverages. The saturation values of the work function changes corresponding to complete coverage of the surface by chemisorbed propylene and acetylene equal -0.08 eV and -0.42 eV, respectively. The observed dependences of the work function change on surface coverage are interpreted by the dissociative chemisorption of hydrocarbons on a limited number of surface sites which are simultaneously the sites of preferred adsorption. The extent of dissociation decreases in the adsorption with the increasing surface coverage. The results of the study of the work function changes induced by the hydrogen and nitrogen chemisorption enabled to draw several conclusions on the surface topography of the used films.

A topological quantum-chemical study of the chemisorption of carbon monoxide on the fcc (112) surfaces of Ni, Pt, Pd, Rh, and Ir

1990 ◽  
Vol 55 (8) ◽  
pp. 1907-1919
Author(s):  
Jiří Pancíř ◽  
Ivana Haslingerová
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Co Adsorption ◽  
Quantum Chemical Study ◽  
Chemical Study ◽  
Dissociative Chemisorption ◽  
Frontier Orbitals ◽  
Surface Sites ◽  
Charged Surfaces ◽  
Topological Quantum

A semiempirical quantum-chemical topological method is applied to the study of the fcc (112) surfaces of Ni, Pt, Pd, Rh, and Ir and the nondissociative as well as dissociative chemisorption of carbon monoxide on them. On Ni, dissociative chemisorption is preferred to linear capture, whereas on Pd and Pt, linear capture is preferred although dissociative chemisorption is also feasible. On Rh and, in particular, on Ir, dissociative chemisorption is energetically prohibited. The high dissociative ability of the Ni surface can be ascribed to a rather unusual charge alteration and to the degeneracy of the frontier orbitals. Negative charges at the surface level are only found on the Ni and Pt surfaces whereas concentration of positive charges is established on the Rh and Ir surfaces; the Pd surface is nearly uncharged. Metals with negatively charged surfaces seem to be able to dissociate molecules of carbon monoxide. It is demonstrated that CO adsorption can take place on all metal surface sites, most effectively in the valley of the step. In all the cases studied, the attachment to the surface is found to be energetically more favourable for the carbon than for the oxygen.

DNP-SENS Formulation Protocols To Study Surface Sites in Ziegler–Natta Catalyst MgCl2 Supports Modified with Internal Donors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Yakimov ◽  
Jun Xu ◽  
Keith Searles ◽  
Wei-Chih Liao ◽  
Giuseppe Antinucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Sites ◽  
Natta Catalyst ◽  
Ziegler Natta Catalyst

Production of Free Radicals Arising from the Surface Activity of Minerals and Oxygen. Part I. Iron Mine Ores

1985 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1061-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Costa ◽  
Joelle Guignard ◽  
Roger Zalma ◽  
Henri Pezerat
Keyword(s):  
Surface Activity ◽  
Iron Ore ◽  
Particle Surface ◽  
Radical Oxygen Species ◽  
Lung Cancers ◽  
Surface Sites ◽  
Iron Mine ◽  
Mineral Dusts ◽  
Trapping Agent ◽  
Excess Incidence

The excess incidence of lung cancers observed in many metal mines probably is not only correlated with radioactivity but also with the inhaled dusts. In an attempt to determine a possible mechanism of carcinogenicity related to the surface activity of dusts, using the spin-trapping agent and ESR spectroscopy, one can demonstrate that some mineral dusts from iron ore mines are very active in an oxidative process in aqueous medium, implying the formation of radical oxygen species on reducing surface sites of the solid. This reducing surface activity of the dusts depends on the presence of Fe2+ ion in the lattice and on the process of activation and passivation of the surface sites. The more simple process of activation is the dissolution of the oxidized coating on the particle surface. Among the oxides, oxyhydroxides, carbonates, and silicates, the magnesium-iron phyllosilicates (chlorite, biotite, berthierine) appear the most active. The siderite FeCO3 is also active, but the iron oxides and oxyhydroxides are generally nonactive.

scholarly journals Striving to Be Different but Becoming the Same: Creativity and Destination Brands’ Promotional Videos

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Tjaša Alegro ◽  
Maja Turnšek
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Channels ◽  
Destination Marketing ◽  
Destination Branding ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Video Sharing ◽  
Rare Elements ◽  
Informal Setting ◽  
High Level ◽  
Destination Brand ◽  
Destination Management Organizations

Social networks have become an important supplement to traditional forms of marketing channels for destination branding. YouTube is believed to be one of the most influential social media and video sharing platforms. Its visual character, informal setting and address of the youth segment would expectedly mean a high level of creativity in the process of destination branding. By means of qualitative analysis of what are considered to be the best videos as self-selected by the European destination management organizations (DMOs), we wished to ascertain how creative these best case examples really were. The results show that the videos are extremely similar, with the most common type a “collage” of only loosely connected visuals with rare elements of storytelling or humor as the most typical creative approaches. While following the desire to show the diversity of a destination, the destination branding videos paradoxically become a collection of similar visual images and thus fail to contribute to the differentiation of the destination brand. The results show that future advice to practitioners of destination marketing for YouTube is to go beyond the typical “collage” genre of a destination marketing video and focus more on storytelling, humor and especially the most difficult step in the destination branding: strategically focusing on the smaller number of specifics that differentiate a destination rather than on the multitude of the highly diverse experiences.

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