Abstract The search for alternatives to fossil-based commercial activated carbon (AC) continues reveal new eco-friendly potential precursors, among which is agricultural waste. key research aspect in all these endeavors empirical ascertainment of the core properties resultant AC suit a particular purpose. These include: yield, surface area, pore volume, and active groups. It therefore pertinent...

The effects of chrysotile, water-leached chrysotile, and silica on microsomal metabolism of benzo(a)pyrene in vitro were studied. Examination of benzo(a)pyrene metabolites generated by 3-methylcholanthrene-pretreated rat liver microsomes, in the presence of chrysotile fibers, revealed a reduction in the overall metabolism of the hydrocarbon. Thus, chrysotile appeared to modify the activities of...

Printed circuit board (PCB) waste is generally dumped as a landfilling or treated pyrometallurg ically, which consumes enormous power, generates hazardous gases and also destroys valuable PCB components. For recycling of the components, they must be separated from the printed circuit boards which is a cumbersome task. For its simplification, the rate of d issolution of solder with acids like Hy...

The conversion of municipal sludge and poultry manure to activated carbon results in a significant ash fraction that contains several different anions and cations. The objectives of this study were to determine whether the select ions are released or leached from virgin carbon into the sorption medium at different pH values. Activated carbon was placed in solutions of pH 1, 5, or 7, and the lea...

Pea, potato, wheat, and rice starches were annealed for 24 hr. Differential scanning calorimetry data were collected; pasting characteristics were determined using the Brabender Viscoamylograph and the Newport Scientific Rapid Visco-Analyser (RVA); and amylose leaching during heating in the viscoamylograph was examined. Differential scanning calorimetry data showed an increased gelatinization t...

BACKGROUND Currently, there are no suitable assays available to evaluate the embryotoxicity of leached components from restorative dental materials. METHODS The effect of the medium conditioned by composites and amalgam on mouse blastocysts in vitro was tested. The materials were also subcutaneously implanted, and the effect of the medium supplemented with serum from the host blood was evalua...

Aromatic sulfonates (R-SO(3)(-)) can be used as sulfur sources by sulfate-starved bacteria in laboratory cultures and the corresponding phenols are excreted from the cells. The present study was conducted to demonstrate whether such desulfonation reactions also occur in sulfate-leached agricultural soil, where desulfonation of organic sulfur compounds may have agronomic importance as a S source...

Changes in the physicochemical properties of wheat, sago, tapioca and potato starches were studied after heating for 1 hour at 100oC, 110oC, and 120oC and for 2 hours at 120oC. These properties were characterised through the swelling behaviour of starch granules, amount of carbohydrate materials leached from the granules, starch paste retrogradation rate and gel strength. For all starches excep...

X-ray computer tomography (XRT) is a three-dimensional, nondestructive, and thus reproducible examination method that allows for the investigation of internal external structures objects. Due to its characteristics, XRT technique has increasingly established itself as an alternative also applied in field mineral processing. Within this work, used investigate influence hydrochloric acid leaching...