a method was developed for removal, preconcentration and spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of methyl red based on sio2-coated fe3o4magnetic nanoparticles. the influence of ph, dosage of adsorbent and contact time on the adsorption of dye was explored by central composite design. the kinetic data were analyzed based on the langmuir and freundlich adsorption isotherms. the langmui...

bacillus subtilis k40b was isolated from rice rhizospheres and its potential for production of xylanase was evaluated using biochemical methods. the gene for xylanase in b. subtilis k40b was amplified, sequenced and assigned to the ncbi genebank. the gene size was estimated to be 563 bp encoding 413 amino acids. comparison of the xylanase gene with reference sequences showed that the xylanase o...

incorporation of functional foods and nutraceuticals such as carotenoids which suffer from poor water solubility and low bioavailability into nano-sized delivery systems can improve their solubility, stability and oral bioavailability. the aim of this study was to prepare β-carotene nanodispersion and investigate the effects of preparation parameters by means of response surface methodology usi...

USING CENTRAL COMPOSITE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN TO OPTIMIZE THE DEGRADATION OF REAL DYE WASTEWATER BY FENTON AND PHOTO-FENTON REACTIONS Francesc Torrades* and Julia García-Montaño (1) Departament d’Enginyeria Química, ETSEIA de Terrassa, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, C/Colom 11, E-08222, Terrassa (Barcelona) Spain. (2) LEITAT Technological Center, Environment R&D Department, C/Innovació, 2,...

a chemically modified carbon paste electrode with multiwall carbon nanotube (mwcnt) was prepared and used as a sensor for cu2+ ion. the unique chemical and physical properties of cnt have paved the way  to  new  and  improved  sensing  devices.  a  central  composite chemometrics  design  was  applied  for  multivariate  optimization  of the  effects  of  three  significant  parameters  (graphi...