Chelating resins based on polyacrylonitrile and diethylenetriamine (PAN-DTA) wereprepared through the simple reaction of polyacrylonitrile with various volume percents ofdiethylenetriamine (DTA), (25, 50, 75 and 100). The prepared resins were applied to removeheavy metal ions such as Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) from aqueous solutions. The sorptionbehaviors of the resins for these metal ions were ...

The surface of ZnWO₄ nanorods was decorated with Cu₂O nanoparticles (Cu₂O/ZnWO₄) prepared through a precipitation method. The Cu₂O nanoparticles were tightly deposited on the ZnWO₄ surface and had average diameters of 20 nm. The nanoparticles not only promoted the absorption and utilization of visible light but also facilitated the separation of photogenerated charge carriers. This brought an i...

Different surface sites of solid catalysts are usually quantified by dedicated chemisorption techniques from the adsorption capacity of probe molecules, assuming they specifically react with unique sites. In case of methanol synthesis catalysts, the Cu surface area is one of the crucial parameters in catalyst design and was for over 25 years commonly determined using diluted N2O. To disentangle...

Daniell cell (i.e. Zn-Cu battery) is widely used in chemistry curricula to illustrate how batteries work, although it has been supplanted in the late 19th century by more modern battery designs because of Cu(2+)-crossover-induced self-discharge and un-rechargeable characteristic. Herein, it is re-built by using a ceramic Li-ion exchange film to separate Cu and Zn electrodes for preventing Cu(2+...

The most important pollutants in wastewater are heavy metal ions. In this paper, the effects of various parameters such as pH, contact time, initial concentration, and temperature on the adsorption of Cu (II) by nanochitosan (NCS) was investigated in batch experiment. Nanochitosan was prepared based on ionic gelation and charac­terized by means of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR),...

network location models comprise one of the main categories of location models. these models have various applications in regional and urban planning as well as in transportation, distribution, and energy management. in a network location problem, nodes represent demand points and candidate locations to locate the facilities. if the links network is unchangeably determined, the problem will be ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of motor neuron disease, a fatal degenerative disorder in which motor neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) progressively deteriorate. Most cases of ALS are sporadic, but 10% are familial and mutations affecting the copper (Cu)-dependent antioxidant Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are the most common familial cause. Cu malfunct...

The classical transmission problem deals with the question how many possible messages can we transmit over a noisy channel? Transmission means there is an answer to the question “What is the actual message?” In the identification problem we deal with the question how many possible messages the receiver of a noisy channel can identify? Identification means there is an answer to the question “Is ...

this study examines the transport of seventeen heavy metals between the isipingo estuary andthe adjacent sea. results demonstrate variability of fluxes in terms of prevalence, concentration and seasonality.summer neap and spring tides had approximately twice the number of heavy metals compared to winter andspring seasons. spring and winter seasons yielded higher concentrations and a greater num...

The adsorption of copper on passive biomonitors (devitalized mosses Hypnum sp., Sphagnum denticulatum, Pseudoscleropodium purum and Brachythecium rutabulum) was studied under different experimental conditions such as a function of pH and Cu concentration in solution. Cu assimilation by living Physcomitrella patents was also investigated. Molecular structure of surface adsorbed and incorporated ...