The toxic cyanides in gold cyanide residues produced the cyanidation process of extraction threaten environmental safety and inhibit recovery valuable metals. In this study, removal through persulfate-advanced oxidation was investigated, heat activation ultrasonic were tested for removal. results showed that residue could be removed by 2.0 wt.% potassium persulfate at pH 10.0 after 60 min react...

Biochar (BC) supported nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) composite was synthesized and used as an activator for persulfate to enhance the trichloroethylene (TCE) removal in aqueous solutions. The degradation efficiency of TCE (0.15mmolL(-1)) was 99.4% in the presence of nZVI/BC (4.5mmolL(-1), nZVI to BC mass ratio was 1:5) and persulfate (4.5mmolL(-1)) within 5min, which was significantly higher...

Synthesized graft copolymers of chloroprene rubber with acrylic acid. A mixture benzene and dimethylformamide was used as a solvent, potassium persulfate polymerization initiator. Based on the dependence copolymerization rate concentrations components temperature, order reaction in terms concentration acid (2.0), (1.2) activation energy process (24.4 kJ/mole) were determined. The degree graftin...

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is an emerging contaminant of concern due to its toxicity for human health and ecosystems. However, successful degradation of PFOA in aqueous solutions with a cost-effective method remains a challenge, especially for groundwater. In this study, the degradation of PFOA using activated persulfate under mild conditions was investigated. The impact of different factors...

Hairdressers are frequently exposed to bleaching powder containing persulfates, a group of compounds that may induce hypersensitivity in the airways. The mechanism causing this reaction is not clear. The aim of this study was to identify changes in the nasal lavage fluid proteome after challenge with potassium persulfate in hairdressers with bleaching powder-associated rhinitis. Furthermore, we...

Photocatalytic water oxidation by persulfate (Na2 S2 O8 ) with [Ru(bpy)3 ](2+) (bpy=2,2'-bipyridine) as a photocatalyst provides a standard protocol to study the catalytic reactivity of water oxidation catalysts. The yield of evolved oxygen per persulfate is regarded as a good index for the catalytic reactivity because the oxidation of bpy of [Ru(bpy)3 ](2+) and organic ligands of catalysts com...

OBJECTIVE Persulfate salts are among the most frequently implicated causes of occupational asthma. The aim of this study was to describe the course of bronchial hyperresponsiveness and immunologic test results in patients with occupational asthma due to persulfate salts. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ten patients with occupational asthma due to persulfate salts were studied. Diagnosis was based on spe...

The publications on Kjeldahl’s method for determining nitrogen that have appeared since Kjeldahl’s (1) original paper in 1883 perhaps outnumber those on any other analytical method in the same period of time.1 The diversity of papers is attributable to the immense usefulness of the method, to its need for modifications for applications to various types of organic and inorganic compounds, and to...

by MUSHTAQUE AHMAD, M.S. Washington State University December 2008 Chair: Richard J. Watts Oxidant interaction with subsurface materials is a major factor influencing the effective application of in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) for contaminant destruction. The newest and least explored ISCO oxidant source is persulfate. Persulfate interaction with subsurface minerals was investigated as a bas...