American Journal of Physical Chemistry

Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014

  • Adsorption of Hg2+ and Ni2+ from Aqueous Solutions Using Unmodified and Carboxymethylated Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)

    Francis Kalu Onwu, Christopher Uchechukwu Sonde, Jude Chibuzo Igwe

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 89-95
    Received: 22 October 2014
    Accepted: 29 October 2014
    Published: 2 December 2014
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    Abstract: The use of unmodified and carboxymethylated granular activated carbon (GAC) for adsorption of Hg2+ and Ni2+ from aqueous solutions was assessed in this work. The effect of concentration and modification by carboxymethyl group on the adsorption of these metal ions was studied in batch process. The adsorption data were correlated with Langmuir, Freun... Show More
  • Physicochemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Moroccan Bentonite of Trebia and Its Use in Ceramic Technology

    Azzeddine Er-ramly, Abdelali Ider

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 96-101
    Received: 11 June 2014
    Accepted: 4 July 2014
    Published: 16 December 2014
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    Abstract: This study concerns the results of Physicochemical and mineralogical characterization of a white bentonite of Trebia located in Nador region in Morocco and its use in the ceramics industry. Several techniques were used; in particular X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy coupled with EDX microanalysis (SEM-EDX), differential thermal... Show More
  • A Novel Visible– Light Driven Photocatalyst: Ethylene Glycol–Citrate Sol–Gel Synthesis, Microwave–Assisted Calcination, and Photocatalytic Efficiency

    Hakim Qaid Naji Museed Alarique, Elyas Sadeq Al-Aghbari, Niyazi Abdulmawla Sallam Al–Areqi, Ahlam Al–Alas, Khalid Ahmed Saeed Ghaleb

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 102-108
    Received: 29 November 2014
    Accepted: 7 December 2014
    Published: 18 December 2014
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    Abstract: A novel visible– light driven photocatalyst, BIMNVOX.x was synthesized by ethylene glycol–citrate sol–gel route and microwave- assisted calcination. The phocatalyst was characterized structurally by X–ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and simultaneous thermogravimetric–differential thermal analysis (TG–DTA). Its optical and surface properties were dete... Show More