Synthetic microporous membranes with functional groups covalently attached were used to selectively separate beta-lactoglobulin, BSA, and alpha-lactalbumin from rennet whey. The selectivity and membrane performance of strong (quaternary ammonium) and weak (diethylamine) ion-exchange membranes were studied using breakthrough curves, measurement of binding capacity, and protein composition of the...

A combination of ion exchange and membrane extraction successfully recovered cadmium and cyanide from simulated cadmium-cyanide rinsewaters. The ion exchange loading was most effective at cyanidetocadmium molar ratios of 4:l or less; when the molar ratio exceeded 4:1, cadmiumcyanlde complexes caused a chromatographic displacement of free cyanide from the resin. Cyanide-to-cadmium molar ratios i...

Zirconium tungesto-vanadate cation exchange material was successfully architectured at open ended nanotubes morphological structure in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol as a stabilizing agent using microwave route. The ion exchange capacity (IEC) of the material was recorded as 4.8 meq/g of about 640 m(2)/g for a specific surface area. The x-ray diffraction pattern of the material implies its c...

The interest in recovery of various functional proteins from large volume of industrial broths and biological wastewater streams has increased in recent years, due to the advancement in genetic engineering, and concerns about recycling limited resources and environmental protection (Lan, 2001). Ion exchange adsorption and chromatography have long been used for downstream processing in the biote...

Ammonium ions wastewater pollution has become one of the most serious environmental problems today. The treatment of ammonium ions is a special concern due to their recalcitrance and persistence in the environment. In recent years, various methods for ammonium ion removal from wastewater have been extensively studied. This paper reviews the current methods that have been used to treat ammonium ...

securigera securidaca (l.) degen & dorfl grows in different parts of iran. the seeds of the species are used in iranian folk medicine as an anti-diabetic agent. many studies have established hypoglycemic effects of amino acids and in the present investigation, amino acids of securigera securidaca seeds have been evaluated. the ground seeds were extracted using petroleum ether, hot ethanol a...

introduction: polyclonal antibodies are required to be affinity purified. improved purification methods of polyclonal antibody provide an opportunity to pick the most purified immunoglobulins as a primary or secondary antibody in immunoassays that are included in many vaccine studies. two common techniques for purifying proteins is salt precipitation and chromatography purification. our work fo...

objective: bleaching of the teeth is considered as a safe, effective, and conservative procedure to treat discolored teeth. the aim of the present study was to compare the amount of mercury and silver released from amalgam after applying two brands of carbamide peroxide 16% bleaching gel. materials and methods: for this experimental study, 384 amalgam tablets were prepared. the samples were kep...