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Activated Carbon from Paper Waste as Potential Adsorbents for Methylene Blue and Hexavalent Chromium

Applied Sciences
Environmental pollution is a significant problem and is increasing gradually as more and more harmful pollutants are being released into water bodies and the environment.
Koketso Mabalane, Patience Mapule Thabede, Ntaote David Shooto   +2 more
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Grafted ionomer complexes and their effect on protein adsorption on silica and polysulfone surfaces [PDF]

, 2010
peer reviewedWe have studied the formation and the stability of ionomer complexes from grafted copolymers (GICs) in solution and the influence of GIC coatings on the adsorption of the proteins beta-lactoglobulin (beta-lac), bovine serum albumin (BSA ...
Arie de Keizer, Stuart, M.A.C., Cohen Stuart, Martien A., Brzozowska, Agata M., Norde, Willem, Christophe Detrembleur, Detrembleur, Christophe, Agata M. Brzozowska, Willem Norde, de Keizer, Arie, Keizer, A., de, Norde, W., Brzozowska, A.M., Detrembleur, C., Martien A. Cohen Stuart, de Keizer, A., Stuart, Martien A. Cohen   +16 more
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Kinetic selectivity in metal-organic framework chemical sensors

Nature Communications
Selective detection of specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is crucial for health, safety, and environmental applications, but current sensors suffer from poor selectivity and struggle to measure specific VOCs in the presence of interfering ...
Aleksander Matavž, Margot F. K. Verstreken, Leen Boullart, Max L. Tietze, Masaya Sugihara, Lars Heinke, Rob Ameloot   +6 more
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Reduced adsorption of caesium on clay minerals caused by various humic substances [PDF]

, 1999
The effect of the addition of various humic substances on the adsorption of caesium on two mineral clays has been studied. All measurements were carried out in dilute suspension under controlled conditions of temperature and ionic strength.
Dumat, Camille, C. Dumat, S. Staunton, Staunton, Siobhan, Staunton, S.   +4 more
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Upcycling polyethylene into closed-loop recyclable polymers through titanosilicate catalyzed C-H oxidation and in-chain heteroatom insertion

Nature Communications
Polyolefins are the most widely produced type of plastics owing to their low production cost and favorable properties. Their polymer backbone consists solely of inert C-C bonds, making them resistant and durable materials.
Robin Lemmens, Jannick Vercammen, Lander Van Belleghem, Dirk De Vos   +3 more
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Removal of ibuprofen and paracetamol from water using a blend activated carbon from paper waste and avocado seeds

Green Analytical Chemistry
The presence of pharmaceuticals in water is a major problem worldwide. To alleviate this, this study produced carbon blends from avocado seeds and paper waste and activated them with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), nitric acid (HNO3) and potassium permanganate
K Mabalane, PM Thabede, ND Shooto
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Preparation, characterization and As(V) adsorption behaviour of CNT-ferrihydrite composites [PDF]

, 2010
A Carbon nano tube (CNT)–Ferrihydrite nanocomposite was synthesized through precipitation in ethyl alcohol media. Its detailed characterization was carried out using XRD, SEM, FTIR and EDAX.
Ghosh, M.K., Singh, P., Issa, T.B., Poinern, G.E.J., Paling, E., Parsonage, D.   +5 more
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Defect-Mediated Lithium Adsorption and Diffusion on Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide [PDF]

, 2015
Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) is a promising anode material for lithium ion batteries because of its high capacities. In this work, first principle calculations based on spin density functional theory were performed to investigate adsorption and ...
Xiaoli Sun, Sun, Xiaoli, Wang, Zhiguo, Fu, Yong Qing, Y. Q. Fu, Zhiguo Wang   +5 more
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A novel permanganate and peroxide carbon-based avocado seed waste for the adsorption of manganese and chromium ions from water

Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Activated carbon from avocado seed waste was processed for the sorption of manganese and chromium ions from contaminated water to protect water quality and human health.
K. Mabalane, N.D. Shooto, P.M. Thabede
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Investigation of NH₃ Desorption Kinetics on the LTA and SOD Zeolite Membranes

Membranes, 2022
The acidity characteristics of zeolite are highly significant, and understanding the acidic properties is essential for developing new types of zeolite catalysts.
Natalya E. Gordina, Tatyana N. Borisova, Ksenya S. Klyagina, Irina A. Astrakhantseva, Alexander A. Ilyin, Ruslan N. Rumyantsev   +5 more
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