Chromium(VI) compounds are known to be potent toxic and carcinogenic agents. Because chromium(VI) is easily taken up by cells and is subsequently reduced to chromium(III), the formation of paramagnetic chromium such as chromium(V) and chromium(III) is believed to play a role in the adverse biological effects of chromium(VI) compounds. The present report, uses electron spin resonance (ESR) spect...

Our previous study showed that chromium malate improved the regulation of blood glucose in mice with alloxan-induced diabetes. The present study was designed to evaluate the effect of chromium malate on glycometabolism, glycometabolism-related enzymes and lipid metabolism in type 2 diabetic rats. Our results showed that fasting blood glucose, serum insulin level, insulin resistance index and C-...

The removal of chromium(VI) from an aqueous solution using persimmon gel was examined. The amount of chromium(VI) removed was strongly affected by the pH of the solution, with all chromium(VI) being removed at pH 2 or lower. However, in a solution containing, 15 mg dry weight of immobilized persimmon gel, the amount of removed chromium(VI) decreased as the pH increased. A part of chromium(VI) w...

background: the entrance of toxic compounds into wastewater treatment plants (wwtps) can induce disorder in their biological units. therefore, it is necessary to determine the sources of toxic wastewaters. in this study, the toxicity of the wastewater of 3 metal plating industries was assessed using sequencing batch reactor (sbr) bacteria. methods: to obtain the 1-1000 ml/l concentrations, the ...

The spindle is the key working part of horizontal cotton picker, and wear resistance its surface directly affects service life spindle. Improving performance fundamental for improving pickers. To enhance surface, this study used physical vapor deposition (PVD) technique to prepare TiN coating on substrate cotton-picking machine improve rather than original electroplated chromium coating. micros...

The European Union has banned chromium(VI) compounds in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), such as chromate conversion coating films. Chromium(III) compounds are not banned. Using Raman spectroscopy without any preparation, we distinguished chromium(VI) oxide from chromium(III) oxide and chromium(III) hydroxide in chromate conversion coating films. Raman bands of chromium(VI) oxide were...

he 23 US. Army installations engaged in plating employ a variety of techniques to treat wastewater. While some sites have implemented recovery and T reuse, a majority still find it advantageous to precipitate the metals and discharge the wastewater. Sludge is collected in clarifiers, treated by gravity thickening, then dewatered in pressure or vacuum filters, lagoons or drying beds. The dewater...

Intensification of industrial activity, environment stress contributes to the significant rise heavy metal pollution in water resources. Pollution due malignant metals such as lead, chromium, arsenic etc., has been tremendously focused on communal health. Lead pollution-potable finds great threat by different sources like plating units, lead pipes Newspaper is a cellulosic materials, containing...

Electroless nickel plating is a widely used plating method in many industries. The usability of the coating is, however, restricted by the control problems related to the electroless nickel plating process. To ensure deposit quality, the transcendent properties of electroless nickel deposit should be accurately controlled during plating, which is challenging because of the spontaneous, unstable...

The kidney is the principal route of excretion of the essential trace element chromium. Previous studies suggest that five to 40 percent of plasma chromium (III) is ultrafilterable and that 60 to 95 percent of filtered chromium is reabsorbed in the renal tubule. However, less than five percent of a stable Cr (III)-EDTA chelate is reabsorbed; therefore, this complex has been used to measure glom...