Alkali-activated metallurgical slag as a sustainable adsorbent

This paper is devoted to obtaining a zeolite-containing sorbent based on metallurgical waste — slag. The synthesis of zeolite adsorbent from ash and slag was carried out by hydrochemical and thermal treatment. The initial object and the obtained material were characterized using following methods: Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive analysis, X-ray phase analysis, titrimetry. The way of converting solid-phase waste into a beneficial product has been demonstrated. The study results showed that the surface of the obtained material is saturated with functional groups (hydroxy-, carboxy-, lactone), which predetermine the ability to bind metal ions during adsorption. The adsorption capacity of the product has been estimated for iodine and methylene blue. A thermodynamic analysis of the process of sorption of copper (II) ions from an aqueous solution has been conducted. It has identified that the sorbent can also be used for the adsorptive concentration of ions of rare-earth elements by the example of lanthanum and erbium. Laboratory testing of the possible use of the sorbent to purify industrial water was carried out using the example of wastewater from a chromium plating shop

A review: Methods for removal and adsorption of volatile organic compounds from environmental matrixes

The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have toxic effect on human health and environmental matrixes. So, determination and removal VOCs from the environmental samples such as water, wastewater and air are very important as toxicology effect on humans. Many chemistry techniques such as; analytical methods for sorbents (extraction, adsorption), sole gel method, pervaporation, regenerative catalytic oxidation (RCO), recuperative catalytic oxidation (CO), adsorptive concentration-catalytic oxidation, photocatalytic oxidation (PCO), ozonation-catalytic oxidation and non-thermal plasma-catalytic oxidation, were used for removal and decreasing of VOCs from different matrix. This review study introduces the adsorbents and applied chemistry methods which were recently used in different works for removal of VOCs in air or water samples by scientists.

Efficient Removal of Ce(III) and Eu(III) Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Local Clay -A Radiotracer Study

Radiotracer technique has been used to study the removal behavior of Ce(III) and Eu(III) ions from aqueous solutions by local clay. Adsorptive concentration (10-4–10-6mol dm-3), pH (ca2.0-9.0) and temperature (303-333 K) were examined for assessing optimal conditions for removal of these ions. The adsorption phenomenon was highly dependent on the amount of the adsorbent concentrations. The uptake of ions, which fitted well for Freundlich isotherm, increased with increase in the temperature and no significant desorption took place in the studied temperature range. The energy of adsorption process for the both cations indicates that the adsorption phenomenon is of chemisorption type. The rate kinetics of the adsorption followed the first order rate kinetics.

Elution and adsorptive concentration of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen allergen in environmental water

Elution of Japanese cedar pollen allergens (Cry j I and others) from pollen grains and its adsorptive concentration onto hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces were investigated using the surface plasmon resonance technique. Results showed that the allergen elution was obviously enhanced when the ion concentration was higher than that within the human body, indicating that the pollen tend to release its allergen in environmental water having a high ion concentration. However, higher adsorption capacity was observed on hydrophobic surface than hydrophilic surface. These results indicate that water puddles on roadsides beside heavy traffic including large amounts of ion compounds and hydrophobic diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) are a pollen allergen-DEP complex generator. DEPs are easily absorbed into the living body; therefore these mechanisms may be responsible for causing the highest incidence of pollinosis among residents living alongside roads with heavy automobile traffic.