Study on the treatment of phenol-containing wastewater by doping coal char

The single blending of biomass and S-TiO2 and the mixed modification of coal char were obtained by the method of coking with coal pyrolysis furnace. The adsorption performance of biomass and S-TiO2 was investigated by the adsorption experiment of phenol solution. The results show that under the optimal conditions the best performance of MCC-2 can achieve 94% removal efficiency of phenol. The adsorption efficiency is 20% higher than that reported in the literature, and the adsorption equilibrium time is several times shorter than that reported in the literature. The modified coal char has broad prospects as a substitute for activated carbon in practical application.

Disinfection of environmental objects against coccidia oocysts in broiler chickens

The purpose of the research is developing a method for disinfection of environmental objects against coccidia oocysts in broiler chickens.Materials and methods. At the VNIIP – FSC VIEV vivarium, a bioassay test was performed to experimentally infect 60 chickens aged 14 days which were divided into six equivalent groups of 10 birds each and kept isolated in cages. Chickens from the first, second and third groups were administered orally, using a micropipette, 1 ml of an Eimeria oocyst suspension treated with 4, 5 and 6% solutions of the combined eimeriocide agent. Chickens from the fourth group were administered 1 ml of Eimeria oocyst suspension treated with 4% phenol solution (base drug). Chickens from the fifth group received 1 ml of a buffered solution and were used as a noninfected control. Chickens from the sixth group received 1 ml of suspension containing 2000 oocysts/mL and were used as an infected control. The efficacy of disinfection with eimeriocide and the basic drug was determined based on the percentage of decrease in the recovery of Eimeria oocysts after being exposed to drugs as compared to chickens of the infected control. The efficacy of 5% eimeriocide against poultry coccidia oocysts in a production test was determined empirically with the set of oocysts on control sites as compared with the basic drug on a poultry farm in the Moscow Region.Results and discussion. The intense-effectiveness of 4% eimeriocide against coccidia oocysts was 99.31%, and the 5 and 6% combined agent showed 100% efficacy. The basic drug, 4% phenol showed 74.65% intense-effectiveness. The results obtained in the production test of 5% eimeriocide at a dose of 0.5 l per 1 m2 with a 2 hour-exposure indicate its high efficacy for disinfection against coccidia oocysts in broiler chickens. The intense-effectiveness was 97.25% versus 59.03% efficacy of the base drug, phenol.

Effect of Phenol Application Time in the Treatment of Onychocryptosis: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial

Background: In the treatment of Onychocryptosis, chemical matricectomy with 88% phenol solution is one of the most common surgical procedures due to a recurrence rate of less than 5%, but it may produce a delay in healing time. The objective was to compare the healing time between phenol applications of 30 or 60 s. Methods: A comparative, prospective, parallel, randomized, and blinded clinical trial was registered with the European Clinical Trials Database. Twenty-seven patients (54 feet) with 108 affected nail folds were randomized and treated with chemical matricectomy with phenol. Each hallux was randomly assigned to one of two groups (60 vs. 30 s phenolization). Each patient and one investigator were blinded to the phenol application time in each foot. The outcome measurements were healing time, recurrence, pain, post-surgical bleeding, inflammation, and infection rate. Results: The 30 s application presents a shorter healing time (14.93 ± 2.81 days vs. 22.07 ± 3.16 days; p < 0.001) with a similar recurrence rate (p = 0.99). Post-operatory bleeding, pain, inflammation, and the infection rate did not show significant differences (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The 30 s phenol application time offers a shorter healing time than 60 s without affecting the effectiveness of the procedure, showing the same rate of complications.

Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol Using Urchin-Like ZnO Microrod-Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite under Visible-Light Irradiation

In this study, visible-light-driven ZnO microrod-rGO heterojunction composites were successfully synthesized via a facile and scalable hydrothermal process. The prepared photocatalyst heterojunction was examined using different techniques including XRD, SEM, FTIR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and TGA to reveal their crystal phase, morphology, and other optical properties. The photocatalytic performance of the obtained ZnO-rGO composites was measured by the photodegradation of phenol under visible light illumination. The addition of graphene over the catalyst exhibited an enhanced photocatalytic activity for phenol degradation due to its high surface area and decreasing rate of electron-hole separation. Kinetic studies proved that the degradation of phenol process happened by following the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The effective conditions for degradation of phenol using ZnO-rGO composite were 0.2 g L-1catalyst dose, pH -4, and initial concentration 20 ppm of phenol solution. Comparing with ZnO microrods, the heterojunction composite degraded the organic pollutants of phenol solution up to 84.2% of efficiency displaying the highest photocatalytic activity, whereas urchin-like ZnO catalyst exhibited much less photocatalytic activity for phenol degradation under visible light irradiation. This result envisages immense properties, showing a great potential industrial application for the removal of phenolic wastewater.

EFFICIENCY OF THE COMPLEX DRUG CYSTODEZ-ULTRA AGAINST EIMERIA SPP. OOCYSTS IN BROILER CHICKENS

The practice of successful poultry farms shows that the prevention of poultry parasitoses includes a complex of therapeutic and prophylactic measures aimed both against exogenous oocysts in the environment and against endogenous stages of the pathogen inside the bird's body with the use of modern antiparasitic drugs. In view of the foregoing and special resistance of Eimeria oocysts in the environment, it is possible to create an effective disinfectant against them using several active ingredients and excipients. Among these drugs, we should note glutaraldehyde, crystalline iodine and potassium iodide when used together at optimal concentrations. The experiments were carried out from August to October 2019 in the laboratory and vivarium of the Institute on 60 14-day-old Cobb-500 broiler chickens. Working solutions of Cystodez-ultra in different concentrations were prepared in advance, as well as a buffer solution WSH for preserving bird feces. Cystodez-ultra is a complex drug in a liquid form for disinfection of veterinary supervision objects and prevention of invasive diseases of birds. In the test, the chickens of the first, second and third groups were administered 1 ml of a suspension of Eimeria spp. oocysts treated with 3, 4 and 5% solutions of Cystodez-ultra orally using a micropipette; the fourth group was also administered 1 ml of a suspension of Eimeria oocysts treated with Phenol solution 4%. Broilers of the fifth group were administered a suspension with sporulated Eimeria spp. oocysts at a dose of 2000 per 1 ml not treated with a disinfectant - the infected control, and the sixth group 1 ml of WSH buffer solution - non-infected control. During the experiment, the chickens were followed up daily paying attention to their general condition, behavior, appetite, and visible physiological changes. According to the study results, the intense-effectiveness of Cystodez-ultra in 3, 4 and 5% concentration against sporulated Eimeria oocysts was 93.08, 100 and 100%, respectively, and Phenol in 4% concentration 76.92%. The number of oocysts in 1g of feces in the infected control was 4680 specimens, and the chickens of the uninfected control remained free from the invasion at all times of the study.