MN2+ AND CU2+ ADSORPTION WITH A NATURAL ADSORBENT: EXPANDED PERLITE

Confining caesium in expanded natural Perlite

Acute expanded perlite exposure with persistent reactive airway dysfunction syndrome.

Expanded perlite has been assumed as simple nuisance, however during an accidental spill out in Taiwan, among 24 exposed workers followed for more than 6 months, three developed persisted respiratory symptoms and positive provocation tests were compatible with reactive airway dysfunction syndrome. During simulation experiment expanded perlite is shown to be very dusty and greatly exceed current...

Adsorption, Kinetic, Equilibrium and Thermodynamic studies on the removal of basic dye Rhodamine-B from aqueous solution by the use of natural adsorbent perlite

This paper presents the feasibility of removal of basic dye Rhodamine-B from aqueous solutions by using a low cost natural adsorbent perlite. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out as a function of pH, contact time, initial concentration of the adsorbate, adsorbent dosage and temperature. Dye adsorption equilibrium was rapidly attained after 50 minutes of the contact time, and it was des...

Vermicompost as a Natural Adsorbent Material: Characterization and Potentialities for Cadmium Adsorption

Amostras de vermicomposto (material húmico) foram submetidas à caracterização por espectroscopia de infravermelho, difractometria de raios-X, termogravimetria, microscopia eletrônica, entre outras; adicionalmente, foi determinada a capacidade de troca catiônica (CTC). Empregou-se planejamento fatorial para estudar os mecanismos de interação da espécie Cd com os sítios adsortivos do vermicompost...

MODELING THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE MADE WITH EXPANDED PERLITE POWDER

In recent years, soft computing and artificial intelligence techniques such as artificial neural network (ANN) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) have been effectively used in various civil engineering applications. This study aims to examine the potential of ANN and ANFIS for modeling the compressive strength of concrete containing expanded perlite powder (EPP). For doing this, ...