scholarly journals The Characterization of Oyster Shell (Crassostrea gigas) as Adsorbent in The Removal of Cr(VI) Ions. A Study of NaOH and H2SO4 Activation Effect

Elkawnie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Lia Handayani ◽  
Cut Rahmawati ◽  
Nurhayati Nurhayati ◽  
Yayuk Astuti ◽  
Adi Darmawan

Abstract : Oyster shell as one of the highest bio-waste in Alue Naga Aceh Besar District, Indonesia, was used as an adsorbent to remove a heavy metal Cr (VI) ion. The study was started by calcinating oyster shells at a high temperature of 800 ºC for 3 hours. The effect of various acid (H2SO4) and base (NaOH) activator was studied using characterization and adsorption experiments. The characterization obtained the sample activated by 10% NaOH (Na10-ACT) and 10% H2SO4 (H10-ACT) had the highest surface area which had 14.23 m2/g, 10.77 m2/g, respectively. Furthermore, the adsorption experiments confirmed the highest surface area by showing the highest Cr (IV) ion removal of 57.66%, 70.7%, respectively. The further investigation using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) determined that the Na10-ACT adsorbent has a better composition compared to the H10-ACT due to its high purities.Abstrak : Cangkang tiram sebagai salah satu bio-limbah padat di Desa Alue Naga Kabupaten Aceh Besar, digunakan sebagai adsorben untuk menghilangkan ion logam berat Cr (IV). Penelitian ini diawali dengan mengkalsinasi cangkang tiram pada temperatur tinggi 800ºC selama tiga jam. Pengaruh penambahan aktivator asam (H2SO4) dan basa (NaOH) juga dipelajari melalui karakterisasi dan pengujian adsorpsi. Hasil karakterisasi menunjukkan sampel yang diaktivasi dengan 10% NaOH (Na10-ACT) dan 10% H2SO4 (H10-ACT) memiliki luas permukaan tertinggi yaitu 14,23 m2/g, 10,77 m2/g, masing-masing. Lebih lanjut, pengujian adsorpsi juga mendukung luas permukaan yang tinggi dengan menghilangkan ion Cr (IV) sebesar 57,66%, 70,7%, masing-masing. Investigasi melalui analisa XRF menyimpulkan bahwa Na10-ACT memiliki komposisi yang lebih baik dibanding H10-ACT karena memiliki kemurnian yang tinggi.

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 217
Author(s):  
Marin Ugrina ◽  
Martin Gaberšek ◽  
Aleksandra Daković ◽  
Ivona Nuić

Sulfur-impregnated zeolite has been obtained from the natural zeolite clinoptilolite by chemical modification with Na2S at 150 °C. The purpose of zeolite impregnation was to enhance the sorption of Hg(II) from aqueous solutions. Chemical analysis, acid and basic properties determined by Bohem’s method, chemical behavior at different pHo values, zeta potential, cation-exchange capacity (CEC), specific surface area, X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), as well as thermogravimetry with derivative thermogravimetry (TG-DTG) were used for detailed comparative mineralogical and physico-chemical characterization of natural and sulfur-impregnated zeolites. Results revealed that the surface of the natural zeolite was successfully impregnated with sulfur species in the form of FeS and CaS. Chemical modification caused an increase in basicity and the net negative surface charge due to an increase in oxygen-containing functional groups as well as a decrease in specific surface area and crystallinity due to the formation of sulfur-containing clusters at the zeolite surface. The sorption of Hg(II) species onto the sulfur-impregnated zeolite was affected by the pH, solid/liquid ratio, initial Hg(II) concentration, and contact time. The optimal sorption conditions were determined as pH 2, a solid/liquid ratio of 10 g/L, and a contact time of 800 min. The maximum obtained sorption capacity of the sulfur-impregnated zeolite toward Hg(II) was 1.02 mmol/g. The sorption mechanism of Hg(II) onto the sulfur-impregnated zeolite involves electrostatic attraction, ion exchange, and surface complexation, accompanied by co-precipitation of Hg(II) in the form of HgS. It was found that sulfur-impregnation enhanced the sorption of Hg(II) by 3.6 times compared to the natural zeolite. The leaching test indicated the retention of Hg(II) in the zeolite structure over a wide pH range, making this sulfur-impregnated sorbent a promising material for the remediation of a mercury-polluted environment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 597-603
Author(s):  
Birgit Fuchs ◽  
Hubert Huppertz

AbstractThe non-centrosymmetric scandium borate ScB6O9(OH)3 was obtained through a high-pressure/high-temperature experiment at 6 GPa and 1473 K. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that the structure is isotypic to InB6O9(OH)3 containing borate triple layers separated by scandium layers. The compound crystallizes in the space group Fdd2 with the lattice parameters a = 38.935(4), b = 4.4136(4), and c = 7.6342(6) Å. Powder X-ray diffraction and vibrational spectroscopy were used to further characterize the compound and verify the proposed structure solution.


2013 ◽  
Vol 594-595 ◽  
pp. 73-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sze Mei Chin ◽  
Suriati Sufian ◽  
Jeefferie Abd Razak

This paper highlights on the hydrogen production through photocatalytic activity by using hematite nanoparticles synthesized from self-combustion method based on different stirring period. The morphologies and microstructures of the nanostructures were determined using Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM), X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) and Particle Size Analyser (PSA). Besides that, surface area analyser was used to determine the BET surface area of the hematite samples. The hematite nanocatalyst as-synthesized are proven to be rhombohedral crystalline hematite (α-Fe2O3) with particle diameters ranging from 60-140 nm. The BET specific surface area of hematite samples increased from 5.437 to 7.6425 m2/g with increasing stirring period from 1 to 4 weeks. This caused the amount of hydrogen gas produced from photocatalytic water splitting to increase as well.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmael Salimi ◽  
Jafar Javadpour

Wormhole-like mesostructured monetite was successfully synthesized using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (C19H42BrN, CTAB), as a porosity agent. X-ray techniques and FTIR reveal that the crystalline grains consist of highly crystalline pure monetite phase. Monetite rods with diameter around 20–40 nm and length in the range of 50–200 nm were confirmed by FESEM and TEM. Based on N2adsorption-desorption isotherms investigation, surface area increased up to 31.5 m2/g due to the removal of surfactant after calcinations at 400°C. The results indicate that CTAB can not only affect monetite crystallization but also change particles morphology from plate shape to rod-like.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-106
Author(s):  
Nada Sadoon Ahmed zeki ◽  
Sattar Jalil Hussein ◽  
Khalifa K. Aoyed ◽  
Saad Kareem Ibrahim ◽  
Ibtissam K. Mehawee

This work deals with the hydrodesulfurization of three types of naphtha feedstocks; mixednaphtha (WN), heavy naphtha (HN) & light naphtha (LN) with a sulfur content of 1642.1,1334.9 & 709 ppm respectively, obtained from Missan refinery using prepared Co-Mo/γ-Al2O3catalyst. The Iraqi white kaolin was used as a starting material for the preparation of γ-Al2O3support, transferring kaolin to meta-kaolin was studied through calcination at differenttemperatures and durations, kaolin structure was investigated using X-Ray diffractiontechniques.High purity 94.83%. Crystalline γ-Al2O3 with a surface area of 129.91 m2/gm, pore volume0.9002 cm3/g was synthesized by extraction of Iraqi kaolin with H2SO4 at different acid to clayweight ratios, acid concentrations & leaching time. Ethanol was used as precipitating agent; theresultant gel was dried and calcined at 70OC, 10 hrs & 900 OC, 2 hrs respectively.The effects of different parameters on the average crystallinity and extraction % ofsynthesized γ-Al2O3 were studied like; acid: clay ratio, sulfuric acid concentration, leachingtime, leaching temperature & kaolin conversion to metakaolin. Characterization of prepared γ-Al2O3 & Co-Mo catalyst were achieved by X-ray diffraction, FTIR-spectra, texture properties& BET surface area, BJH N2 adsorption porosity, AFM, SEM, crush strength & XRF tests. Co-Mo/ γ-Al2O3 catalyst with final loading 5.702 wt% and 21.45 wt% of Co and Mo oxidesrespectively was prepared by impregnation methods.The activity of prepared Co-Mo/γ-Al2O3 catalyst after moulding to be tested forhydrodesulfurization (HDS) of naphtha feedstock W.N, H.N & L.N was performed using apilot hydrotreating unit at petroleum research & development centre, at different operatingconditions. Effects of temperature, LHSV, pressure, time & pore size distribution were studied,the best percentage of sulfur removal is increased with decreasing LHSV to 2 hr-1 as a generaltrend to be 89.71, 99.72, 99.20 % at 310oC for the whole naphtha, heavy naphtha and lightnaphtha feedstocks respectively, at 34 bar pressure and 200/200 cm3/cm3 H2/HC ratio.


2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 332-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Guinebretière ◽  
A. Boulle ◽  
R. Bachelet ◽  
O. Masson ◽  
P. Thomas

A laboratory X-ray diffractometer devoted to thein situcharacterization of the microstructure of epitaxic thin films at temperatures up to 1500 K has been developed. The sample holder was built using refractory materials, and a high-accuracy translation stage allows correction of the dilatation of both the sample and the sample holder. The samples are oriented with respect to the primary beam with two orthogonal rotations allowing the registration of symmetric as well as asymmetric reciprocal space maps (RSMs). The association of a monochromatic primary beam and a position-sensitive detector allows the measurement of RSMs in a few minutes for single crystals and in a few hours for imperfect epitaxic thin films. A detailed description of the setup is given and its potential is illustrated by high-temperature RSM experiments performed on yttria-doped zirconia epitaxic thin films grown on sapphire substrates.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawei Gao ◽  
Lili Wang ◽  
Chunxia Wang ◽  
Yuping Chang ◽  
Pibo Ma

Abstract Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/Co(OAc)2/carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composite nanofibers were fabricated via electrospinning with N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as solvent, and by carbonization and activation of the above precursor nanofibers, porous carbon composite nanofibers were successfully obtained. Scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, ASAP 2020, and Solartron 1470 were used to characterize the surface morphology, the phase composition, specific surface area, and electrochemical property of the nanofibers, respectively. The result showed that some of the fibers were broken after sintering, and the surface area and pore volume of the porous C/Cu/CNTs were 771 m2/g and 0.347 cm3/g, respectively. The specific capacitance of the composite nanofibers reached up to 210 F/g at the current density of 1.0 A/g. Its energy density and power density were 3.1 Wh/Kg and 2,337 W/Kg, respectively, at the current of 0.5 and 5 mA.


2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (12) ◽  
pp. 967-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin K. Schmitt ◽  
Hubert Huppertz

AbstractNi6B22O39·H2O was synthesized in a high-pressure/high-temperature reaction at 5 GPa/900°C. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pmn21 (no. 31) with the lattice parameters a=7.664(2), b=8.121(2) and c=17.402(2) Å. The crystal structure is discussed with regard to the isotypic compounds M6B22O39·H2O (M=Fe, Co) and the structurally related phase Cd6B22O39·H2O. Furthermore, the characterization of Ni6B22O39·H2O via X-ray powder diffraction and vibrational spectroscopy is reported.


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