Transport of bacteria is an important aspect from scientific, industrial and environmental point of view. In this work, a one-dimensional mathematical model based on linear equilibrium adsorption of bacteria has been developed to predict bacterial transport through porous media. This model is more realistic than existing models because of its coupling both physicochemical and biological phenome...

background and purpose: phenol and derivatives are common pollutants of drinking water which are blamed for crucial adverse effects such as poisoning, cancer, and malformation. in this study, an activated carbon of miswak’s root (mr) was used for the removal of phenol from aqueous solutions as a low-cost and high surface adsorbent. materials and methods: adsorption experiments were then conduct...

Abstract Dye is a major source of water pollution. This mini-review highlights the origin dye, its removal strategies, and recent literature methylene blue Congo red adsorption by activated carbons. Adsorption unique process that relies upon physicochemical properties carbon inherent characteristics dye. Also, factors affecting adsorption, such as contact time, temperature, concentration, were ...

Natural organic matter (NOM) in surficial or ground water exists as a variety of molecular sizes and complex mixture of polyfunctional organic compounds. Adsorption of these organic compounds onto inorganic colloids can alter the physicochemical properties of the solid. Although many classical adsorption models have been developed, little consideration has been given to desorption modeling, so ...

This paper investigates the adsorption of different sized carboxyl methyl cellulose (CMC) onto talc particles (adsorption isotherm, adsorption reversibility), its consequences on the particles properties (electrophoretic mobility and surface wetting) and its effect on their dispersion (settling coefficient). Throughout the paper, the properties of talc particles dispersed in CMC solution are co...

The origin of the concept of a molecular complex between oxygen and hemoglobin can be traced to Stokes, a century and a half ago. Subsequently, physicochemical concepts of equilibria provided a path to quantitative formulations of these ligand-receptor interactions. Then, it took a quarter of a century before a proper format was prepared in terms of four stoichiometric equilibria and their asso...

Natural biomass ash of agricultural residuals was collected from a power plant and modified with hexagonal mesoporous silica and functionalized with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. The physicochemical and morphological properties of the biomass ash were analyzed by ICP-OES, SEM, TEM-EDS, FTIR, and BET analysis. The adsorption behavior of the modified product for Cd2+ in aqueous solution was studi...

Moisture control is an important part of effective maintenance program for gas-insulated switchgear (GIS). Herein, hexagonal mesoporous silica (HMS) materials were synthesized by adopting dodecylamine as a structure directing agent, which was then employed as a host for supporting polyethylenimine (PEI) without further calcinations or extraction treatment. The physicochemical properties of the ...

Although metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have widely demonstrated their convenient performances as drug-delivery systems, there is still work to do to fully understand the drug incorporation/delivery processes from these materials. In this work, a combined experimental and computational investigation of the main structural and physicochemical parameters driving drug adsorption/desorption kineti...