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Yiannakakis, Alexandros Emmanuel 1959. "Adsorption/desorption of phenols on the Pima clay loam soil." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276709.

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A linear distribution isotherm described the sorption/desorption of four phenols on the Pima clay loam soil. The linear distribution coefficients for 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2-chlorophenol, phenol and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol were 3.61, 2.93, 0.87, and 0.79. Ionization of the phenols affected their relative distribution order. Hydrogen bonding of phenols to exposed mineral sites accounted for the greater measured sorption than was predicted. The effect of solid concentration on the distribution of phenols was tested over a 10-fold soil/solution range. When a log transformation was performed on the data, a highly significant inverse relationship existed between the distribution of phenols and the soil/solution ratio. A 3-fold increase in the dissolved organic carbon in solution was associated with the decrease in the distribution coefficient. A 3-fold increase in the fraction organic carbon in the soil occurred when dry sludge solids were added to the Pima soil. A substantial increase in the dissolved organic carbon in solution was associated with the addition of sludge solids to the soil. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
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Aylmore, Lance Arthur Graham. "Sorption and transport processes in relation to soil structure, water retention, solute mobility and water uptake by plant roots." Title page, table of contents and summary only, 2002. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SD/09sda979.pdf.

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"April, 2002" Includes bibliographical references and Publications list (leaves 22-30) V. 1. nos.1-50 -- v. 2. nos. 51-105 "Selected research publications submitted to the University of Adelaide for the degree of Doctor of Science."
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Ward, Philip R. "Generation of water repellence in sands, and its amelioration by clay addition /." Adelaide, 1993. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phw262.pdf.

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Ward, Philip R. "Generation of water repellence in sands, and its amelioration by clay addition / Philip R. Ward." Thesis, Adelaide, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/21659.

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Don-Pedro, Esther A. "The effects of soil properties and clay minerals on the bioremediation of soils contaminated with pentachlorophenol." Akron, OH : University of Akron, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=akron1126632988.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Akron, Dept. of Geology, 2005.
"August, 2005." Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed 11/29/2005) Advisor, Annabelle Foss; Committee members, Teresa Cutright, Ira Sasowsky; Department Chair, John Szabo; Dean of the College, Charles B. Monroe; Dean of the Graduate School, George R. Newkome. Includes bibliographical references.
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Varzacacou, Nicolas do Nascimento. "Interação de gasolina, benzeno, tolueno e xilenos com argilominerais esmectíticos da Formação Resende, Bacia de São Paulo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/44/44142/tde-08092009-155727/.

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Dados da CETESB revelam que a comercialização de derivados do petróleo na Cidade de São Paulo, em especial a gasolina, tem gerado um número significativo de casos de vazamento de combustíveis, causados pela falta de manutenção de equipamentos, deterioração de tanques e tubulações, e falhas operacionais decorrentes do despreparo dos profissionais que atuam nesses estabelecimentos. A área urbana da Cidade de São Paulo está, em grande parte, edificada sobre os depósitos sedimentares de idade cenozóica da Bacia de São Paulo, onde a Formação Resende apresenta distribuição generalizada e compreende mais de 80% do preenchimento sedimentar. Argilominerais esmectíticos predominam na fração fina dos sedimentos da Formação Resende e a possível interação deles com hidrocarbonetos foi o objeto de investigação dessa dissertação. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho teve por objetivo o estudo laboratorial da interação, por meio de sorção e desorção, de hidrocarbonetos encontrados comumente, como gasolina comercial, benzeno, tolueno e xilenos, com argilominerais esmectíticos da Formação Resende, no contexto da zona vadosa, na Bacia de São Paulo. Para tanto, três amostras argilosas da Formação Resende foram coletadas na zona leste da Cidade de São Paulo, tendo sido efetuada sua caracterização granulométrica, mineralógica (via DRX) e química (análise de CNH). Em testes de inchamento com gasolina e orgânicos puros, nenhuma das amostras apresentou absorção dos compostos. Os testes de adsorção e desorção procuraram caracterizar a interação dos hidrocarbonetos com a rocha total, fração silte e fração argila dos sedimentos, variandose o tempo de exposição (30 minutos a 32 dias) das amostras aos contaminantes. Os resultados obtidos permitiram reconhecer que a adsorção é o mecanismo de sorbância predominante. A variação das concentrações ao longo do tempo evidenciou que a interação amostra/contaminante é dinâmica ao longo do tempo de contato, havendo momentos distintos de sorbância, com variação significativa e bem representada dos teores adsorvidos, e que essas fases ocorrem independentemente da granulometria ou mineralogia das amostras, sendo: os sedimentos argilosos adsorvem, na média, as mesmas ordens de grandeza de cada contaminante, o que é devido a sua homogeneidade granulométrica e mineralógica em pequena escala; dentro da ordem de grandeza de adsorção de cada contaminante, as diferenças composicionais (granulométricas e mineralógicas) entre as amostras de sedimentos argilosos alteram os teores dos compostos em função da proporção de argila na rocha total, de forma que quanto mais contaminante será adsorvido, e do tipo de argilomineral predominante na fração argila, sendo a maior proporção de esmectita um fator favorável.
Data from the Environmental Agency of São Paulo State (Company of Environmental Sanitation Technology CETESB) reveal that the commercialization of petroleum products in the city, especially gasoline, has generated a high number of fuel leakages and contaminated areas. The urban area of São Paulo city is underlain by the Cenozoic sedimentary deposits of the São Paulo Basin. In this basin, smectiterich mudstone of the Resende Formation is widely distributed and comprises over 80% of the sedimentary filling. The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction of smectiterich mudstone of the Resende Formation with hydrocarbons in the São Paulo Basin. The sorption and desorption of common hydrocarbons, such as gasoline, benzene, toluene and xylene, by the smectitic clay minerals, in the context of vadose zone, were investigated in laboratory. Three representative subsurface samples of mudstone were collected in the east part of São Paulo city and characterized by granulometry, Xray analysis and CHN determination. Swelling test with gasoline and pure organic compounds does not promote absorption in the three studied samples. Adsorption and desorption tests were employed to characterize the interaction between the hydrocarbons and the wholerock, silt and clayfractions of the mudstone in different time intervals of contact (30 minutes to 32 days). The results revealed the adsorption as the main interaction mechanism. Variations in concentration of contaminants in different time intervals of contact indicated a dynamic interaction between sample and hydrocarbons, existing phases with distinct amounts of organics adsorbed (or retained after desorption). Theses phases are controlled by the time of contact and are independent of samples granulometry and mineralogy, and contaminant type. The three mudstone samples adsorb about the same amount of each contaminant, which is due to their overall granulometric and mineralogic homogeneity. Nevertheless, minor and local changes in sample composition (granulometry and mineralogy) cause a small scale variation in the amounts of each contaminant adsorbed as a result either of clay proportion in the whole-rock and of the predominant clay mineral in the clay fraction.
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De, Oliveira Tiago. "Absorption de produits pharmaceutiques par les organoclays : des matériaux polyvalents pour des applications environnementales." Thesis, Orléans, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019ORLE3001.

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L’adsorption sur un substrat représente un moyen simple, efficace et peu couteux pour remédier aux polluants inorganiques et organiques. Les minéraux argileux ont montré par le passé des propriétés d’adsorption exceptionnelles pour de nombreux composés organiques. La modification chimique de leur surface via l’intercalation de surfactant, pour la préparation d’organoclays, permet d’améliorer leurs capacités d’adsorption, en particulier vis-à-vis des composés organiques hydrophobes tels que les produits pharmaceutiques (PPs) qui sont de plus en plus fréquemment retrouvés dans les réseaux d’eaux usées ainsi que les eaux de surface de par leurs fortes consommations et excrétions par la population associées à une inefficacité des systèmes épuratoires conventionnels pour éliminer ces composés. Dans ces travaux, l’adsorption de PPs d’actions thérapeutiques différentes et aux propriétés physico-chimiques variées sur une smectite de référence et des organoclays préparés au moyen de différents surfactants (cationiques et nonioniques) a été étudiée avec une attention particulière sur la détermination des mécanismes d’interactions entre PPs et adsorbants selon diverses conditions expérimentales afin (i) d’évaluer la stabilité des matériaux pour une application en contexte épuratoire et (ii) appréhender le rôle des phases minérales dans le devenir des micropolluants organiques dans le milieu naturel. Les données expérimentales obtenues par un jeu de techniques complémentaire révèlent que les organoclays de manière générale et plus particulièrement ceux préparés avec des surfactants nonioniques semblent être les matériaux les plus polyvalents pour l’adsorption des PPs. Les résultats soulignent également l’importance du milieu hydrophobe généré par l’intercalation de surfactants qui offrent de nouveaux sites d’interaction pour l’adsorption des PPs. Ceci permet de statuer de l’efficacité et du caractère prometteur des organoclays quant à leurs capacités de remédiation des effluents en station d’épuration
Adsorption represents an easy, simple and low-cost way to remove both organic and inorganic pollutants in water. Clay minerals are well known for their outstanding adsorption properties for numerous products. The chemical modification of its surface through the intercalation of surfactants for the preparation of organoclays considerably improves the adsorption properties, in particular for hydrophobic organic compounds such as pharmaceutical products (PPs) which are more and more commonly found in sewage and surface water. In the present contribution, the adsorption PPs with different therapeutic actions and varied physicochemical properties onto clay mineral and organoclay derivatives prepared with different surfactants (cationic and nonionic) has been studied with a particular understanding of the interactional mechanisms of PP with the adsorbents in order to (i) evaluate the stability of materials for an application in purifying context and (ii) to apprehend the role of the mineral phases in the fate of organic micropollutants in the natural environment. The experimental data obtained by a set of complementary techniques reveal that organoclays prepared with nonionic surfactants show a versatility for numerous PPs while the hydrophobic environment generated by the grafting of surfactants with alkyl-chains particularly enhances the adsorption of the organic compounds. The study confirmed the efficiency and the promising remediation behavior of organoclays for wastewater treatment
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Mitchell, Scott Christian. "An Improved MUSIC Model for Gibbsite." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd831.pdf.

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Bardot, Frédérique. "Les minéraux argileux et leur hétérogénéité superficielle : influence de la nature des cations compensateurs superficiels de l'illite sur les mécanismes d'adsorption de gaz." Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, INPL, 1998. http://docnum.univ-lorraine.fr/public/INPL_T_1998_BARDOT_F.pdf.

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Cette étude contribue à la compréhension des mécanismes d'adsorption de gaz à la surface des minéraux argileux. Le solide utilise est un phyllosilicate 2:1, l'illite du puy. Après purification, neufs échantillons ont été préparés en échangeant les cations compensateurs superficiels avec Li+,Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+, Mg²+, Ca²+, Sr²+ ou Ba²+. Ces échantillons ont fait l'objet d'une caractérisation préalable par analyses chimiques, thermiques et texturales. Les résultats obtenus montrent que les particules élémentaires sont formées de 5 à 6 feuillets, de surface spécifique de l'ordre de 170 m²/g et organisées en agrégats dont la porosité est pratiquement indépendante de la nature du cation. Les propriétés énergétiques superficielles ont été analysées par adsorption d'azote et d'argon haute résolution et microcalorimétrie d'adsorption basse température à 77K. Le facteur de forme des particules élémentaires ne peut être déduit des isothermes d'adsorption d'argon que pour les échantillons monovalents. La modélisation des isothermes par la méthode dis met en évidence le rôle des cations pour l'adsorption d'azote et d'argon. Des mécanismes ont alors été proposés en considérant deux familles de sites primaires sur lesquels s'adsorbent les premières molécules de gaz : sites primaires associés aux cations et sites primaires associés aux cages hexagonales vides du réseau tétraédrique. Le rôle de ces sites pour l'adsorption d'azote et d'argon est alors discuté. Les mécanismes d'interaction avec l'eau ont enfin été étudiés par gravimétrie d'adsorption de vapeur d'eau et microcalorimétrie d'immersion à 303K. Il apparait que le moteur principal de l'adsorption d'eau est l'hydratation des cations superficiels accessibles. Les résultats ont aussi été analysés et comparés en termes de mouillabilité.
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Zangué, Adjia Henriette. "Adsorption des métaux lourds des eaux usées par les argiles alluviales de l'Extrême-Nord Cameroun." Thesis, Université de Lorraine, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012LORR0389/document.

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Le développement industriel et urbain accroit la pollution des eaux au Cameroun. Il faut donc rechercher des méthodes de dépollution peu onéreuses et de mise en oeuvre facile. L'objectif de ce travail était d'éliminer les métaux lourds (Cu2+, Pb2+, Hg2+, Cr3+) des eaux usées, par adsorption sur de l'argile brute ou traité thermiquement. L'argile alluviale prélevée dans la région de l'Extrême Nord du Cameroun est essentiellement composée de smectite (46%), kaolinite (38%), interstratifiés (10%) et quartz (5%). Les formules structurales sont (Si3,42Al0,58)(Al0,87Fe0,96Mg0,17)O10(OH)2(C+)0,75 , pour la smectite et Si2Al1,95Fe0,05O5(OH)4. pour la kaolinite. Les cations de métaux lourds s'adsorbent très rapidement sur l'argile brute ; la température et le pH de la solution influencent peu leur adsorption. L'affinité de l'argile pour Cu2+, et Pb2+ est très forte mais faible pour Hg2+ et Cr3+. Le mécanisme proposé est l'échange cationique et la complexation de surface pour l'adsorption de Cu2+, Pb2+ et Cr3+ et un mécanisme de spéciation pour l'adsorption de Hg2+. Les boulettes obtenues par traitement thermique de l'argile au dessus de 500°C sont stables en solution et montrent une bonne capacité d'adsorption des métaux lourds. Les boulettes sont moins efficaces que l'argile brute, mais leur utilisation, évitant la séparation solide-liquide, après adsorption est plus facile
The industrial and urban development increases the water pollution in Cameroon. It becomes imperative to develop inexpensive and easy to manage remediation methods. This work aimed at eliminating heavy metals (Cu2+, Pb2+, Hg2+, Cr3+) from water by adsorption on raw or heat treated clay. The alluvial clay sampled in the far North of Cameroon mainly contains smectite (46%), kaolinite (38%), interlayers (10%) and quartz (5%). The structural formulas are : (Si3,42Al0,58)(Al0,87Fe0,96Mg0,17)O10(OH)2(C+)0,75 for the smectite and Si2Al1,95Fe0,05O5(OH)4 for the kaolinite. The heavy metals cations fastly adsorb on raw clay, the temperature and the pH have not much influence on their adsorption. The clay affinity in relation to Cu2+, and Pb2+ is very strong whereas it is low for Hg2+, Cr3+. For the adsorption of Cu2+, Pb2+ and Cr3+ the proposed mechanisms are the cation exchange and the complexation while for the Hg2+, a mechanism of speciation is involved. The pellets obtained by thremic treatment of the clay above 500°C are stable in solution and they have a good capacity for heavy metals adsorption. Performances of the pellets are lower than those of raw clay, however, their use is easier since they do not need solid-liquid separation after adsorption
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Berez, Amor. "Dépollution par l'argile naturelle d'effluents teinturiers : étude expérimentale et modélisation du processus d'adsorption / désorption en réacteur fermé et colonne de percolation." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015STRAH007/document.

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L’objectif du travail est l’étude du processus d’adsorption-désorption d’un colorant azoïque sur l’argile naturelle provenant de deux gisements tunisiens. L’expérimentation en laboratoire a été menée en réacteur fermé et en colonne de percolation. Lors de la première étape, deux types d’argile ont été utilisées. L’étude cinétique montre que l’adsorption et la désorption suivent le modèle du pseudo premier ordre. L’isotherme d’adsorption est de type Langmuir alors que l’isotherme de désorption est de type hystérésis. La capacité d’adsorption de l’argile de Gafsa est plus prononcée que celle de l’argile de Borj Chekir. Les études en colonne de percolation ont été menées sur un mélange d’argile de Borj Chekir et du sable moyen H2F. Les paramètres hydrodynamiques ont été déterminés en utilisant un traceur inerte (fluorescéine). L’étude du transport réactif a montré que si le pourcentage d’argile augmente la rétention du colorant augmente alors que si on augmente le débit d’injection pour un pourcentage d’argile-sable constant la rétention du colorant diminue. Les courbes de sortie ont été ensuite comparées aux résultats numériques d’un modèle 1D de transport réactif, intégrant deux sites d’adsorption réversible et irréversible
The aim of the work is to study the adsorption-desorption process of an azo dye on natural clay from two Tunisian deposits. The laboratory experiment was conducted in a closed reactor (batch) and percolation column. In the first step, two types of clay were used. The kinetic study shows that the adsorption and desorption follow the pattern of a pseudo first order phenomenon. A Langmuir isotherm is fitted to the adsorption process, while the desorption isotherm is characterised by hysteresis. The adsorption capacity of the Gafsa clay is more pronounced than that of the Borj Chekir clay. The percolation column studies were conducted on a mixture of of Borj Chekir clay and medium sand H2F. Hydrodynamic parameters were determined using an inert tracer (fluorescein). The reactive transport study showed that an increase in clay percentage will increase retention, but, on the other hand when using a constant percentage of the clay-sand mixture, increasing the injection rate will decrease the retention capacity of the mixture. The output curves were then compared with the numerical results of a 1D reactive transport model incorporating two reversible and irreversible adsorption sites
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Abidi, Nejib. "Interactions argiles naturelles-effluents teinturiers : influence des propriétés de surface des argiles et mécanismes d'adsorption des colorants." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015STRAH005/document.

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Les effluents industriels issus des activités de textile présentent souvent une importante charge polluante colorante difficilement biodégradable. Des travaux antérieurs ont montré le potentiel des argiles naturelles non traitées à dépolluer ces effluents teinturiers alors qu’ils sont généralement composés de colorants anioniques difficilement adsorbables sur ces supports. Or, les effluents contiennent également d’autres composés chimiques utilisés dans les différentes étapes du procédé de teinture, et qui sont de natures variées (sels, acides, bases, détergents, dérivés enzymatiques, etc…). Il semblerait que ces produits auxiliaires jouent un rôle dans l'adsorption de colorants anioniques sur l'argile non traitée. Cependant, aucune étude connue à ce jour, n'a porté sur l'effet des additifs de teinture dans le processus de décoloration par des absorbants en général, et par les argiles en particulier. Cette étude est la première à s’intéresser au système colorant-additif-argile. Des tests d’adsorption / désorption en batch ont été menés en considérant différents systèmes colorant-additif-argile. Les résultats des tests montrent que les additifs de type enzymatique favorisent l’adsorption de colorant anionique sur l’argile en neutralisant les charges négatives et en renforçant les liaisons argile-colorant. D’autres additifs ont un effet contraire mais n’annulent pas l’effet positif des additifs enzymatiques lorsqu’ils sont mélangés dans l’effluent. Des hypothèses d’interactions mises en jeu lors de l’adsorption de colorant ont été faites en s’aidant des résultats de la spectrométrie infra-rouge et de masse, de la zétamétrie et de la modélisation des isothermes d’adsorption
Industrial effluents from textile activities often have a high pollution load readily biodegradable. Previous work has shown the potential of natural untreated clays to clean up these dyers effluents although anionic dyes are not easily absorbable on these media. The effluents also contain other chemical compounds used in the different stages of the dyeing process, and which are of various natures (salts, acids, bases, detergents, enzyme derivatives, etc ...). It appears that these auxiliary products play a role in the adsorption of anionic dyes on untreated clay. However, no currently known study has examined the effect of the additives from the dyeing process on the adsorption of dye onto clay. This is the first study to focus on the dye-clay-additive system. Adsorption / desorption batch tests were conducted considering different dye additive-clay systems. The tests’ results show that the enzyme like additives enhance the adsorption of anionic dye on the clay by neutralizing the negative charges and reinforcing clay-dye links. Other additives have the opposite effect, but do not offset the positive effect of enzyme like additives when mixed in the effluent. Assumptions of interactions involved in dye adsorption were made with the help of the results of infrared and mass spectrometry, zetametry and the modeling of adsorption isotherms
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Ballah, Jamoowantee. "Récupération du pétrole par injection d'eau douce." Thesis, Paris 6, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PA066053/document.

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La récupération du pétrole par injection d’eau douce (LSW) a pour but de récupérer les huiles résiduelles piégées dans les réservoirs. Après des preuves d’une augmentation du taux de récupération lors de la LSW, des résultats controversés ont émergé et les mécanismes proposés dans la littérature font toujours l’objet de débat. Il est donc essentiel d'avoir une compréhension approfondie des interactions huile/saumure/roche (COBR) afin d’éclaircir les mécanismes engendrés par cette technique. Nous avons procédé en faisant une étude de la mouillabilité à l'eau des différentes argiles gonflantes en fonction des cations échangeables (Li+, Na+, K+ et Ca2+), de l'humidité relative, de la taille des particules et de la rugosité de la surface. Même si ces paramètres ont été étudiés séparément, la nature des cations, la rugosité de surface et la taille des particules sont étroitement liées. La nature du cation échangeable conduit indirectement l'état de rugosité des films d'argile cependant, c'est l'énergie d'hydratation qui entraine les angles de contact. D'autre part, pour une argile donnée avec un cation échangeable donné, la mouillabilité du film a été observée comme étant influencée par la taille des particules. Plus la taille des plaquettes d'argile est importante, plus le film est rugueux et plus l'angle de contact est élevé. En ce qui concerne l'influence de l'humidité relative, elle n'a eu qu’un effet marginal sur les angles de contact. Cependant, en travaillant à haute humidité le phénomène d'évaporation a été limité. En ce qui concerne la mouillabilité à l'huile des minéraux argileux, à une interface solide/huile/air, l'huile s’est rapidement étalée lors qu’elle a été déposée sur les différents minéraux. Dans la deuxième partie de la thèse, l'interaction biphasique huile/milieu aqueux a été étudiée par des mesures de tension interfaciale (IFT) en fonction de différents sels et de leurs concentrations. Les résultats obtenus avec deux huiles brutes et un système modèle (dodécane contenant de l'acide oléique) ont montré que l'IFT est minimum à une salinité optimale. En ce qui concerne les espèces de sel, un abaissement de l'IFT des huiles brutes a été observé en présence des cations petits, durs et fortement polarisants (tels que le Li+, Mg2+ et Ca2+) et en présence de cations gros, mous et fortement polarisables (tels que Rb+ et Cs+). Les résultats sur le système modèle ont montré que l'abaissement de l'IFT était dû aux interactions entre les petits cations qui sont durs et la tête polaire dure du tensioactif (oléate). La troisième partie de la thèse a été consacrée à l'étude des interactions triphasique huile/saumure/argile. Nos résultats montrent d'abord que, dans des conditions qui favorisent le « salting-in » des tensioactifs, l'adsorption des composants du pétrole brut sur les minéraux argileux a été favorisée (abaissement des angles de contact de l'huile sur les surfaces de mica en présence de saumure composée de cations divalents). L'interaction triphasique a également été étudiée par la stabilité des émulsions en présence des colloïdes d'argiles. Selon les différentes observations, nous avons émis l'hypothèse que certains composants de pétrole brut s'adsorbent directement sur des surfaces minérales tandis que d'autres ont besoin d'un pont cationique (Na+, Ca+ ou Mg2+)
The technique of low salinity waterflooding (LSW) during Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) processes, attempt to recover residual oils trapped in petroleum reservoirs. So far, after evidences of the benefits of LSW, some controversial results emerged and the mechanisms underlying the technology is still debated in the literature. It thus appears crucial to have a thorough understanding crude oil/brine/rock (COBR) interactions as the reservoir is a porous medium in which solid and fluid phases coexist. Firstly we studied the water wettability of different swelling clay minerals as a function of different interlayer cations (Li+, Na+, K+ and Ca2+), relative humidity, particle size and surface roughness. Even if these parameters have been investigated individually, the nature of the cations, surface roughness and particle size are closely linked. The nature of exchangeable cation indirectly drives the state of roughness of the clay films (in decreasing order: Ca2+ >>> K+ > (Li+, Na+)). However, it is the hydration energy which ultimately takes over during contact angle measurements. On the other hand, for a given clay mineral with a given exchangeable cation, wettability of the film has been observed to be influenced by the size of the particles. The larger the size of the clay platelets, the rougher the film and the higher the contact angle. As far as the influence of relative humidity is concerned, it only has a marginal effect on the contact angles. However, working at high humidity has shown to limit the phenomenon of evaporation. Regarding the oil wettability of clay minerals, at a solid/oil/air interface, the oil rapidly spread on the different clay minerals. In the second part, biphasic oil/aqueous medium interaction as a function of salt species and concentration has been studied via interfacial tension measurements (IFT). The results obtained with two crude oils and a model system (dodecane containing oleic acid) have shown that IFT is minimum at an optimum salinity. As far as salt species is concerned, IFT of the crude oils has been observed to be low in the presence of small, hard and highly polarising ions like Li+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ and in the presence of large, soft and highly polarisable ions like Rb+ and Cs+. The results on the model system has shown that lowering of IFT was due to ion paring between the small, hard cations and the hard polar headgroup of the surfactant (oleate). The third part of the thesis was dedicated to the study of triple phase oil/brine/clay interactions. Our results firstly show that in conditions favouring salting-in of surfactants, adsorption of crude oil components on clay minerals have been favoured (lowering of oil contact angles on mica surfaces in the presence of brines composed of divalent cations). Triple phase interaction has also been investigated by studying the stability of emulsions in the presence of clay colloids.According to the different observations we hypothesised that some crude oil components adsorb directly onto mineral surfaces while others need a cation bridge (Na+, Ca+ or Mg2+)
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Rossi, Sylvia Elena. "Polymer adsorption and rheology of clay suspensions." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267740.

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Edge, J. S. "Hydrogen adsorption and dynamics in clay minerals." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2015. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1462102/.

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A new class of hydrogen storage material (HSM), the swelling clay minerals, is introduced by the investigation of laponite, a representative smectite. Simple ion exchange allows for a diverse range of charged species to be studied as possible adsorption sites for H2 within the laponite interlayer, while a sub-monolayer of water pillars the interlayers apart by 2.85 Å, close to the kinetic diameter of H2. Neutron diffraction shows that the 001 peak, representing the clay d-spacing, is directly affected by the introduction of H2 or D2, confirming intercalation into the interlayers. Volumetric adsorption isotherms and neutron scattering show that laponites with 3 wt% H2O rapidly physisorb 0.5-1 wt% H2 at 77 K and 80 bar, with low binding enthalpies (3.40-8.74 kJ mol-1) and consequently low room temperature uptake (0.1 wt% at 100 bar). The higher structural density of clays results in lower H2 densities than MOFs and activated carbons, however some cation-exchanged forms, such as Mg and Cs, show promise for improvement having capacities of 22.8 g H2 per litre at 77K, 80 bar, intermediate between AX-21 and IRMOF-20. At low coverage, INS spectra reveal up to five adsorption sites with low rotational energy barriers (0.7-4.8 kJ mol-1), persisting up to at least 50 K. Analysis of quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) spectra for Ca-laponite expanded with 3 wt% H2O reveals two populations of interlayer H2: one immobile up to 100 K and localised to the Ca2+ cations, while the other diffuses by jump diffusion at a rate of 1.93 0.23 Å2 ps-1 at 80 K, 60% slower than in the bulk (Dbulk = 4.90 0.84 Å2 ps-1). Arrhenius analysis gives activation energies of 188 28 K for the calcium and 120 32 K for the sodium form, comparable to the range for activated carbons. The adsorbate phase density of H2 in laponite interlayers at 40 K is 67.08 kg m-3, close to the bulk liquid density of 70.6 kg m-3. Jump lengths of 3.2 0.4 Å for Ca-laponite measured by QENS at 40 K are similar to the H2-H2 nearest neighbour distance in condensed H2 (3.79 Å). Thus data from a variety of techniques provides a coherent model for the structure and behaviour of H2 in laponite. The experimental achievement of a two-dimensional film of liquidlike H2 confined within the interlayers up to 40 K is of great interest for the field of superfluidics, since it may be possible to supercool liquid hydrogen confined in laponite interlayers below the predicted Bose-Einstein condensation temperature at 1 K.
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Bernhard-Bitaud, Corinne. "Modifications de la matière organique et conséquences sur l'adsorption de l'atrazine dans un sol brun de prairie mis en culture." Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, INPL, 1995. http://www.theses.fr/1995INPL128N.

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En conditions de plein champ après retournement d'une prairie permanente, on compare pendant cinq ans l'évolution des propriétés d'un sol brun entre deux parcelles, l'une exempte de tout traitement chimique, l'autre désherbée à l'atrazine. On observe au cours du temps une diminution de la stabilité structurale (-30%) et de la teneur en matière organique (- 20%), ainsi qu'une augmentation du rapport isotopique ¹³C/¹²C, du taux d'humification et de l'extractibilité des acides humiques. Toutefois, l'étude des caractéristiques chimiques de la matière organique ne révèle pas de différence majeure entre les deux parcelles tout au long des cinq années. Un fractionnement des agrégats à 50 [micro]m permet de mettre en évidence une plus grande richesse en carbone de la fraction grossière (50-2000 [micro]m) du sol non désherbé par rapport au sol traité, qui peut être attribuée aux importants retours de matière organique fraiche par les adventices. Ces derniers n'affectent cependant pas les caractéristiques qualitatives des matières organiques totales ; ainsi le rapport C/N reste constant et identique dans les deux parcelles. L'analyse en spectroscopie d'absorption infra-rouge des acides humiques et fulviques extraits montre que les groupements fonctionnels des composés humifiés ne sont affectés de façon majeure ni par l'évolution générale du sol ni par le traitement à l'atrazine. Cependant, l'étude de la cinétique d'adsorption de l'atrazine met en évidence une diminution de la vitesse de mise à l'équilibre entre les échantillons les plus anciens et les plus récents. Par ailleurs, la comparaison de l'adsorption entre la fraction fine (0-50 [micro]m) et la fraction grossière (50-200 [micro]m) d'un même échantillon de sol montre que l'adsorption est moins rapide mais également moins réversible sur la fraction grossière. Ces différences de comportement rendent compte de variations très fines de la réactivité des matières organiques, et sont commentées en relation avec la structure hypothétique du complexe argilo-humique
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Lewis, D. "Enzyme adsorption to polystyrene latex." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.382347.

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Kalimtgis, Konstandinos. "ADSORPTION OF TRICHLOROETHYLENE AND CARBON TETRACHLORIDE ON SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL ADSORBENTS." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275355.

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Jabeen, Nusrat. "The adsorption of herbicides and pesticides on clay and soil." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.387470.

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Kramer, Mark John. "Azo Dye Removal from Wastewater Streams Via Organophilic Clay Adsorption." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin975422451.

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Mohd, Ali. "Adsorption et électrosorption d'herbicides et de tensioactifs sur charbons actifs en grains." Pau, 1996. http://www.theses.fr/1996PAUU3028.

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Ce travail relatif a l'adsorption et l'electrosorption (adsorption sous potentiel impose) de polluants sur charbons actifs en grains comporte trois parties : la premiere partie a pour but d'etudier l'influence sur l'interaction adsorbat-adsorbant de la nature physique et chimique du charbon actif. Les resultats obtenus, par les methodes de titrage de boehm, de chromatographie gazeuse inverse et d'une combination de ces deux methodes, ont permis d'identifier separement l'effet sur les forces d'interaction de la porosite et des groupements fonctionnels. La deuxieme partie est consacree a l'etude de l'adsorption d'herbicides et de tensioactifs sur charbon actif en grains (cag) en regime dynamique. Les resultats obtenus montrent que la capacite et la cinetique d'adsorption en flux continu sont influencees par les proprietes de l'adsorbat et celles de l'adsorbant. Les parametres utilises sont la solubilite, la charge et la concentration pour les solutes, la porosite et les proprietes acido-basiques pour l'adsorbant. La capacite d'adsorption varie lineairement avec ln t. La derniere partie s'interesse a l'etude de l'electrosorption de deux herbicides et de trois tensioactifs. Les resultats montrent, pour les herbicides atrazine et simazine, que l'application d'un potentiel negatif au cag augmente legerement l'adsorption tandis qu'un potentiel positif diminue nettement la quantite retenue. Pour les tensioactifs anionique (abs) ou non-ionique (triton n-101), l'effet d'un potentiel applique est relativement faible et difficile a interpreter. Pour le cdbac, tensioactif cationique, l'alternance de cycles positifs et negatifs donne lieu a une electrosorption reversible et comprise entre 10 et 15%.
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Foster, C. L. "Thermodynamics of adsorption at the kaolinite/solution interface." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376483.

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Merino, Jose Carlos Alvarez, and Kazuo Hatakeyama. "Technology surveillance of the solar refrigeration by absorption/adsorption." Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/622310.

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PICMET 2016 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology: Technology Management For Social Innovation, Proceedings4 January 2017, Article number 7806767, Pages 1976-19822016 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2016; Honolulu; United States; 4 September 2016 through 8 September 2016; Category numberCFP16766-ART; Code 125891
In order to establish networks of cooperation looking for not to duplicate research and even to make use of existing research in a remote form, it is necessary to identify and classify (around the world) the researchers and laboratories, that are researching in the topic of solar refrigeration by absorption/adsorption. The methodology consists in: i) the technology's classification, ii) technological trajectory Identification, iii) a thematic bibliographic review, and iv) patent's analysis. In this way, with the previous determination of keywords, will be identified main authors and their respective institutions. With the same keywords, are determined the licensed patents (in certain span of time). In addition, the analysis of publications, patents, and commercial products give us an opportunity to establish comparisons between prototypes and tests (in several conditions). The larger results implicate the use of actor's network and the remote access to the data and tests, for a collaborative research, overcoming the lack of laboratory resource and accelerating the knowledge acquisition
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Robinson, Andrew William. "Adsorption on platinum (110) : reflection-absorption infra-red studies." Thesis, University of Bath, 1988. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379555.

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Johnson, William H. "Sorption models for U, Cs, and Cd on upper Atlantic Coastal Plain soils." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/16609.

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Deyme, Michel. "Modification de la composition chimique superficielle de polymères : étude de l'adsorption du collagène aux interfaces air ou polymère/solutions aqueuses." Paris 11, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989PA114804.

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Mercury, Maud Chloé. "Etude de méthodes et moyens d'adsorption/désorption pour l'analyse en ligne de traces de dioxines/furannes à l'émission de sources fixes." Aix-Marseille 1, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010AIX11049.

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La gestion des déchets est un problème majeur de notre société de consommation. En 2008, la France a produit 868 millions de tonnes de déchets. Aujourd’hui, un des principaux moyens de valoriser et d’éliminer nos déchets ultimes est l’incinération. Cependant, depuis la découverte des « dioxines » issues des procédés de combustion, cette technique est devenue un sujet d’inquiétude. L’application de la réglementation fixant des seuils limites à l’émission a engendré une forte diminution des émissions des sources fixes. Toutefois, il apparaît important de connaître et maîtriser en « temps réel » les taux de dioxines émis en sortie d’incinérateur. Ces travaux s'intègrent dans une étude globale d'un dispositif de mesure en ligne, "temps réel" et directe de dioxines/furannes à l'émission de sources industrielles fixes. Ils concernent plus spécifiquement l’étude de nouveaux moyens d’adsorption sélectifs de congénères toxiques vis-à-vis des autres congénères et des composés de la matrice gazeuse des rejets, matériaux qui seront implantés dans ce dispositif en ligne. Dans un premier temps, ces travaux se sont focalisés sur l'étude, la synthèse et la caractérisation de nouveaux matériaux adsorbants sélectifs de type zéolithique. Ces matériaux ont été utilisés comme supports lors de l’adsorption de dioxines en solution (2,3-DCDD et 1,2,3,4-TCDD) et ont été comparés aux adsorbants utilisés dans la norme NF EN 1948 lors du prélèvement à l’émission. Cette étude de l’adsorption de dioxines en solution dans l’isooctane a permis d’identifier la zéolithe NaX comme la plus efficace pour le piégeage sélectif des dioxines. En parallèle, un appareillage polyvalent d’adsorption/désorption thermique en ligne de dioxines en phase, gazeuse a été conçu et mis au point. Ce dispositif est couplé à un chromatographe en phase gazeuse et à un spectromètre de masse. Il permet l’analyse en ligne de flux de gaz étalon de dioxines et l’analyse de dioxines piégées dans un tube d’adsorbants. L’ensemble de ces travaux ont permis de démontrer l’intérêt d’utiliser les zéolithes pour le piégeage sélectif des dioxines en phase gazeuse dans un pré-dispositif de terrain d’adsorption/désorption thermique en ligne de dioxines à l’émission de sources fixes
Waste management is a major problem of our society where the amount of waste is still increasing. In 2008, in France, 868 million tons of waste were produced. Today, incineration is considered to be an effective method for disposing of waste. However, since the discovery dioxins generated in all waste plants, this technique becomes a topic of great concern. The authorities require a regulation of dioxin emissions lower than 0. 1 ng ITEQ. M-3 in Europe. Consequently it appears very important to measure and control in “real time” dioxin emission levels from waste incinerators. The major focus of this dissertation work centers on the development of an on-line, real time and direct monitoring technique to study stationary emission sources of dioxins/furans. It concerns the study of new classes of selective adsorbents; in relation to the complexity of the gas mixture in the incinerator’s emissions and to the possible existence of the gas phase dioxin congeners. In a first time, these works focus on study, synthesis and characterization of new selective adsorbent materials as zeolites. These materials have been used as supports for adsorption of solutions of dioxins (2,3- DCDD and 1,2,3,4-TCDD in isooctane) and they have been compared to adsorbents used in NF EN 1948 standard during emission sampling. This study shows that NaX zeolite was the best adsorbent for selective trapping on dioxins. In a second time, an analytical method for on line monitoring of gas phase dioxin at the emission of waste incinerators is designed and developed. This method is based on an adsorption/ thermal desorption device coupled to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The device allows the on-line analysis of the standard gas flue of dioxins and the analysis of dioxins trapped in an adsorbent tube. To conclude, these works shows the interest of use zeolites for selective trapping of gas phase dioxins in an on-line field device of adsorption/ thermal desorption of dioxins from stationary sources
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Caja, Monique. "Adsorption du gaz naturel sur les charbons en conditions anhydres et saturées en eau : Etude des quantités adsorbées et du fractionnement isotopique." Aix-Marseille 2, 2000. http://www.theses.fr/2000AIX22019.

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Hu, Chugang. "Epoxy-clay nanocomposites : morphology, moisture absorption behavior and thermo-mechanical properties /." View abstract or full-text, 2004. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?MECH%202004%20HU.

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Nelson, Peter Robert. "Oxygen from air by pressure swing adsorption." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1281.

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Thesis (Masters Diploma (Mechanical engineering)--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 1993
The main objective of the work outlined in tills project is to create an awareness of Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Processes, their application to oxygen production systems in the RSA and the construction and testing of a pilot plant, built to assess an overseas design. Available oxygen PSA technology was examined from a theoretical approach, right through to practical applications. The aim was not to re-invent the technology, but to review what technology is available and to assess its suitability for the South African Industrial Sectors. This was undertaken by investigating all PSA processes that are available to market the product to industry. The technology review includes an investigation of overseas PSA technologies and compares these modes of technology with the technology that is readily available to Afrox Limited, a major gas supplier in South Africa. This resulted in the technology from the British Oxygen Company being thoroughly reviewed, examined and compared to various other modes of technology. The basic principals of adsorption are discussed to give the reader an understanding of the factors that influence efficient adsorption and adsorbent regeneration. The parameters that defme when adsorption separation processes are applicable to the separation of atmospheric gases are also discussed. The different types of PSA plant layout are discussed in great detail and it is explained when each plant layout type would be used.
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Sato, K. "Local Molecular Structures Induced by Water Adsorption/Desorption in Smectite Minerals." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2012. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/35185.

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Positronium (Ps) annihilation spectroscopy and thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) were conducted for synthetic smectite clay minerals to investigate local molecular structures induced by water adsorption and desorption. The TG curves indicate the weight loss of ~ 3.5 wt %, ~ 2.5 wt %, and ~ 2.0 wt % for saponite, hectorite, and stevensite due to dehydration, in accordance with DTA endothermic peaks around 332 K, 350 K, and 345 K. It is found based on the results of Ps lifetime spectroscopy that the presence of angstrom-scale open space is sensitively dependent on water adsorption and desorption in smectite clay minerals. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/35185
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Nanakassé, Sidiki. "Sur l'utilisation du gel de silice dans des machines frigorifiques à affinité : adsorption de l'eau et du méthanol." Dijon, 1986. http://www.theses.fr/1986DIJOS070.

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Etude théorique de l'évolution morphologique du gel de silice (Rhône-Poulenc, Prolabo) sous l'action combinée de la température et de la vapeur d'adsorbat (eau, méthanol). Application à la réfrigération. Le système gel de silice-adsorbat (eau, méthanol) est très efficace dans le cas des faibles différences de température entre la source froide et la source chaude, et la source froide et la température de l'évaporateur; mais il est très sensible aux écarts de température au niveau de l'adsorbeur. La faible vitesse d'adsorption entraine quelques difficultés à utiliser ce système pour la mise en froid d'une charge. Par contre, il sera facilement utilisable pour la compensation des pertes thermiques.
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Navarro, Pedro. "Etude du comportement électrochimique des électrodes à pâte de carbone : application à l'étude des espèces adsorbées sur solide non électroactif." Lyon 1, 1996. http://www.theses.fr/1996LYO10025.

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Ce travail a pour objectif l'etude electrochimique des electrodes a pate de carbone modifiees par l'introduction sur solide non electroactif de molecules organiques. La premiere partie est consacree a l'adsorption de molecules d'alizarine s et de pyrocatechol sur alumine. Les voltamperogrammes ont ete traces et les rendements de la reaction electrochimique ont ete evalues. Une relation lineaire entre la quantite d'electricite et la masse de molecules organiques presentes dans l'electrode a ete trouvee. Dans une seconde partie, nous decrivons l'etude des molecules organiques ayant des proprietes complexantes adsorbees sur alumine: dithizone, 8-hydroxyquinoleine et 1,10 phenanthroline. L'incorporation a ete faite en evaporant le solvant ou a ete dissous le complexant. La poudre a ete utilisee pour la preparation de l'electrode a pate de carbone. Les preconcentrations des ions metalliques dans des cellules separees ont ete realisees a circuit ouvert pendant un temps fixe, puis la determination voltamperometrique a ete effectuee. Les ions pb#2#+ et cd#2#+ ont ete determines avec l'electrode qui contient de la dithizone. Une relation lineaire est obtenue entre le courant de pic et la concentration pour le plomb. Les determinations realisees pour le cadmium sont similaires. Quelques essais ont ete effectues en utilisant le nujol comme liant, le plomb a ete determine. Dans ce cas il a ete necessaire d'activer prealablement l'electrode pour pouvoir preconcentrer cet ion. Le courant de pic est lineaire avec la concentration. Des essais similaires ont ete faits avec la 8-hydroxyquinoleine et la 1,10 phenanthroline pour etudier la reponse des ions cd#2#+, pb#2#+, hg#2#+, co#2#+ et fe#2#+
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Fu, Yong 1948. "Solid activity coefficients of phosphate adsorbed by soil." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276722.

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The data of 14 soils were used to compute the ion activity product (IAP), the ratio of the ion activity product and to the solubility product (Ksp) of the pure minerals (IAP/Ksp) and to estimate the solid activity coefficients (SAC) of the soil components. The value of IAP and SAC of AlPO4 differs from soil to soil and increases with increasing P added to soil in acid soils and for calcium phosphate in basic soils. Magnesium apparently did not cause P adsorption or precipitation in the soils studied. The SAC of aluminum phosphate ranged from 10 to 10000 in acid soils. The mole fraction of the total phosphate in soil seemed to be a more satisfactory basis for calculating the concentration of the solid phase than was measurements of the available phosphate.
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Mocho, Pierre. "Adsorption de composés organiques volatils sur charbon actif : régénération in situ du charbon par chauffage par induction électromagnétique." Pau, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994PAUU3015.

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La première partie de la thèse a pour but de caractériser les liens entre les composés organiques volatils adsorbés et le charbon actif. La thermogravimétrie a permis de déterminer les vitesses de désorption en fonction de la température ainsi que la température à laquelle la vitesse de désorption est maximale. Une étude statistique menée sur les résultats obtenus a permis de mettre en évidence l'influence prépondérante jouée par la réfraction molaire, le moment dipolaire et la masse molaire sur les paramètres précédents. Les énergies d'interactions mises en jeu sont déterminées par calorimétrie différentielle à balayage. L'influence de la tension superficielle est mise en évidence. Les composes étudiés donnent lieu à une physisorption permettant d'envisager une régénération in situ du charbon par chauffage inductif. La deuxième partie est consacrée à l'étude de l'adsorption des composés organiques volatils sur charbon actif. L'étude en réacteur ferme fait apparaître une adsorption de type Langmuir pour les essais effectues en phase gazeuse, de type B. E. T. Pour ceux menés en phase aqueuse. L'étude en régime dynamique a montré l'intérêt des plans d'expériences pour un dimensionnement global de filtre à charbon. La dernière partie s'intéresse à la régénération de lit de charbon à l'aide de l'induction électromagnétique. L'étude révèle l'influence prépondérante de la nature du charbon sur l'efficacité du chauffage. Une autre caractéristique importante est l'augmentation des rendements avec les dimensions du lit. Enfin, un dimensionnement de filtre est proposé dans la perspective de transfert technologique du procédé.
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Benaïssa, Houcine. "Adsorption de propane et propylène sur corps microporeux." Grenoble INPG, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988INPG0106.

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Prevision des equilibres d'adsorption de melanges gazeux a partir de la seule connaissance des equilibres des gaz purs. Etude de l'adsorption du melange propane-propylene sur la zeolite 13x et le charbon actif microporeux a 23 et 50**(o)c et de 0,2 a 101kpa
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Khairuddin. "Clay-polyvinylalcohol nanocomposites : competitive adsorption of polyvinylalcohol and plasticizers onto Na-bentonite." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2012. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/19908/.

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Competitive adsorption of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) and plasticizers (PEG Mw 600 and 2000, M600 and quaternized M600) onto Na-bentonite has been studied. Preliminary experiments showed that as the concentration of plasticizers or PVOH increased, the amount adsorbed by clay increased and followed a Langmuir-type adsorption. The order of affinity to clay was PVOH, PEG2000, M600 and PEG600. Step changes occurred in the gallery with increasing amounts of plasticizer offered as it expanded from a depleted single layer through to a full single layer, then a combined single and bilayer system, and finally a full bilayer system. For PVOH, multi-layers were observed, as well as mostly exfoliated structures when the PVOH concentration was > 75 wt%. The extent of change in the d-spacings of PEG600/clay and PVOH/clay systems were shown to be greatly affected by thermal treatment and exposure to different relative humidities at low organic loadings (23 wt%). The thermal stability of PEG600 or PVOH in clay was dependant on the loading and so related to the type of structure. Desorption of organic from clay by washing up to ten times with water showed that not all organic was removed since the d-spacing of organic/clay did not collapsed to that of clay alone. In the competitive adsorption studies, both plasticizers (PEG600 or M600) and PVOH were present within the clay gallery, the amounts of plasticizer and PVOH present increased with the amount of plasticizer and PVOH offered. The amount of PVOH adsorbed by clay was slightly increased by the presence of 1-30pph PEG600, but reduced in the presence of 30 pph M600 and 1, 10 and 30 pph QM600, whilst the amount of PEG600 or M600 adsorbed by clay was reduced when the amount of PVOH offered was increased. Samples prepared by mixing PEG600 with clay first before adding PVOH consistently exhibited slightly higher d[001]-spacings and peak intensities when compared to the corresponding samples prepared by either mixing PEG600 and PVOH before adding clay or mixing PVOH with clay first before adding PEG600. The differences are assigned to their molecular arrangements rather than quantities adsorbed. The tensile storage modulus, &, alpha temperature and E[a] of PVOH/clay systems increased as the amount of clay increased whilst the opposed trend was observed for the toughness and damping properties. Introduction of clay into PVOH resulted in a reduced water permeability in the nanocomposites since an 8 times reduction was observed when clay content was 50 wt%. The opposite trend was observed when 20 wt% PEG600 was introduced to the PVOH since it increased the water permeability by 4.4 times. Introduction of clay to PVOH/PEG600 reduced the water permeability and -23 wt% clay was needed to return the WVTR value to that of PVOH alone. Besides clay, the crystallinity of PVOH was shown to reduce the water permeability of the nanocomposites. The levels of PVOH crystallinity were identified using FTIR from the intensity ratio of the bands at 1142 cm[-1] and 2942 cm[-1]; the ratio increased with heating temperature and clay content but decreased with time when exposed to 85% relative humidity. In addition, the intensity of the XRD peak at ≈ 19 °20, which relates to PVOH crystallinity increased with temperature and decreased with exposure time for all films. The sample crystallinity was greatly affected by water content, however, the induced crystallinity was not completely lost after being maintained at 23 °C and 85 % RH for 51 days.
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Cosnier, Frédéric. "Contribution à l'étude de l'adsorption et de la désorption de composés organiques volatils chlorés sur charbons actifs." Nancy 1, 2004. http://www.theses.fr/2004NAN10156.

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Ce travail de thèse est consacré à l'étude de l'adsorption et de la désorption de l'eau et de composés organiques volatils (COVs) chlorés en mode statique (isothermes d'adsorption) et en mode dynamique (courbes de percée) sur des charbons actifs (CAs) de diverses natures (CAs granulaires et fibres de carbone activées). Le but visé est la séparation des constituants d'un mélange de COVs chlorés sur lit fixe de CA en présence ou non de vapeur d'eau. Nous avons montré que la texture poreuse et la chimie de surface des matériaux ainsi que les caractéristiques physico-chimique des sondes ont un rôle prépondérant sur leurs mécanismes et leurs cinétiques d'adsorption (ou de désorption). Une attention particulière a été portée sur l'influence de la présence d'humidité : aux forts taux d'humidité relative, les propriétés d'adsorption (capacité et cinétique) des CAs vis à vis des COVs sont considérablement affectées. La séparation du couple dichlorométhane/trichloroéthylène est très satisfaisante quelles soient les conditions expérimentales. Enfin, une étude exploratoire sur les possibilités d'hydrophobisation des CAs par greffage de groupements apolaires en phase liquide a été entreprise pour limiter les effets de la présence d'eau
Adsorption and desorption of water and chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in static (adsorption isotherms) and dynamic conditions (breakthrough curves) have been performed on different activated carbons (ACs) (granulated ACs and activated carbons fibers) with different textural characteristics and surface chemistry. The main objective of this study is to separate the different component of a chlorinated VOCs mixture in the presence or not of water vapor. It appears that both porous texture and surface chemistry of ACs as physicochemical characteristics of the probes have a strong influence on their adsorption (or desorption) process (mechanism and kinetics). A special attention has been drawn on the influence of the water presence: at high relative humidity rate, ACs adsorption properties (adsorbed amount and kinetics) for chlorinated VOCs are strongly affected. Separation of the dichloromethane/trichloroethylene mixture has been successfully realized whatever the experimental conditions. Last, an exploratory study on the AC hydrophobisation possibilities by the graphting of non-polar groups in liquid phase has been undertaken in order to limit the water presence effects
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Ming, Loh Kong. "Etude de la compétition d'adsorption entre les composés oxygénés et les hydrocarbures sur les tamis moléculaires." Lyon 1, 1996. http://www.theses.fr/1996LYO10308.

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Rojas, Devia Carolina. "Biogaz en vue de son utilisation en production d'énergie : séparation des siloxanes et du sulfure d'hydrogène." Phd thesis, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00824324.

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Ce travail présente une étude de procédé de traitement des siloxanes et de l'H2S appliqué à la purification des biogaz. Une approche bibliographique montre l'intérêt de développer de nouveaux procédés de traitement à faible coût pouvant s'intégrer facilement dans une filière complète de purification des biogaz. Une partie de l'étude est consacrée aux possibilités de traitement par transfert gaz-liquide dans des huiles. Cette technique est comparée à un procédé plus classique de traitement par adsorption sur charbon actif. Les résultats ont montré que ces 2 techniques étaient complémentaires, l'absorption dans une huile utilisée pour le traitement de fortes concentrations et l'adsorption sur charbon actif en traitement definition. Une autre partie de l'étude a été consacrée au traitement de l'H2S. Les niveaux d'abattement requis étant de plus en plus bas, l'approche choisie est celle d'un traitement definition en complément des traitements principaux classiques. Le procédé étudié est celui d'un système par physi-adsorption sur charbon actif en tissu pre-humidifié. Celui-ci est régénéré in situ par chauffage électrique direct et mise en dépression du réacteur. L'étude des conditions opératoires a permis d'établir des paramètres de régénération et des conditions de traitement permettant de réaliser des cycles pérenne. L'intérêt réside ici dans les conditions douces de température et de pression utilisées pour la régénération.
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Samineni, Keerthi. "Adsorption of Bisphenol S from Water Using Natural Sorbents." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton151256696989552.

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Elayadi, Houda. "Comparaison physico-chimique et sites catalytiques entre les solides Au/CeO2 préparés par deux méthodes différentes : déposition-précipitation et imprégnation." Littoral, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010DUNK0269.

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Deux catalyseurs 4%Au/CeO2 ont été préparés par deux méthodes différentes : déposition-précipitation (DP) et imprégnation (Imp). L’analyse par DRX, MEB et MET a permis de mettre en évidence la présence des nanoparticules d’or dans le solide DP et des grosses particules d’or à côté de nanoparticules pour le catalyseur Imp. Dans la suite, les deux catalyseurs ont été testés dans trois réactions : oxydation totale du propène, oxydation de CO et combustion du noir de carbone. Dans les trois réactions, le catalyseur DP a représenté une meilleure activité comparée à celle du catalyseur Imp. Cette activité a été reliée à la présence des nanoparticules d’or sur la surface du catalyseur DP, à la meilleure dispersion de ces particules et enfin à la présence d’une quantité, plus importante que dans l’imprégné, de l’or chargé positivement à côté de l’or métallique et les ions O2- du réseau de CeO2. La faible activité catalytique du catalyseur Imp a été corrélée à la présence, à côté des nanoparticules, des grosses particules d’or et à la forte teneur en chlorures dans ces catalyseurs car ces derniers sont considérés comme poison catalytique. Dans l’objectif d’étudier les propriétés oxydo-réductrices, les deux catalyseurs DP et Imp, ont subi un traitement sous vide à 400°C pendant une heure avant de faire adsorber l’air sur les deux solides et les caractériser par la technique de la RPE. Deux signaux complètement différents ont été mis en évidence: un signal avec g- < g// sur le DP et un signal M avec g- > g// sur le catalyseur Imp. Le signal obtenu sur le DP a été attribué à l’espèce O2- alors l’attribution du signal M a nécessité une étude plus approfondie. L’adsorption de l’air sur les solides x%Au/CeO2 (Imp), où 0 = x= 4, a montré, par la RPE, la présence d’un signal P à côté du signal M pour les faibles teneurs en or. Suite aux résultats obtenus par l’adsorption des molécules : O2, N2, O2+N2 ou air, (O2 puis N2) ; (N2 puis O2), NO, N2O et NO2, nous avons attribué le signal P à O2- , NO2 2- ou NO3 2- et le signal M à NO, O- ou N2O-. Les produits azotés peuvent être considérés comme des produits intermédiaires ou finaux. A partir de tous les résultats obtenus, nous avons proposé des mécanismes correspondant à ces formations
Two 4%Au/CeO2 catalysts have been prepared by two different methods : deposition-precipitation (DP) and impregnation (Imp). From the XRD, SEM and TEM study, nanoparticles of gold have been evidenced in the DP catalyst and agglomerates nearby nanoparticles in the Imp solid. Compared to the Imp solid, the DP catalyst showed a better catalytic activity in the CO oxidation reaction, the total oxidation of propene and the combustion of carbon black (soots). This difference in the activity is related to the presence of well-dispersed gold nanoparticles on the DP solid surface and a significant quantity of Aun+ located nearby the metallic gold and the O2- ions of the ceria lattice. The weak activity of the Imp catalyst is correlated to the presence on the surface of gold agglomerates and an important amount of chloride ions. These latter species are known as inhibitor in calatysis. In order to elucidate the redox properties of both DP and Imp catalysts, the solids have been degassed and treated under vacuum at 400°C for 1h before the absorption of air. Therefore, the two catalysts have been studied with the EPR technique. Two signals completely different have been evidenced : the first one with g- < g// on DP and the other one, denoted M, with g- > g// on the Imp catalyst. The DP signal has been attributed to O2- species whereas, the attribution of M signal has needed of more detailed study. In fact, the adsorption of air on x%Au/CeO2 (Imp) solids, where 0 <(or egal) x <(or egal) 4, has shown using the EPR technique, the appearance of a new P signal nearby of the M signal for Au contents less than x = 2. 5. From EPR results obtained after absorption, on x%Au/CeO2 (Imp) solids, O2, N2, O2+N2 or air, O2 before N2 ; N2 before O2, NO, N2O and NO2, the P signal has been attributed to O2- , NO2 2- or NO3 2- and M signal M to NO, O- or N2O-. The Nox formed can be considered as intermediate or final products. From these results mechanisms corresponding to all the formed products have been proposed
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MacDonald, Elaine. "Aspects of competitive adsorption and precipitation of heavy metals by a clay soil." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26406.

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This thesis examines the retention of three heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Zn) on a predominantly illite clay soil initially saturated with calcium and magnesium. The heavy metal retention mechanisms were examined both experimentally, using batch equilibrium and precipitation tests, and analytically, using the geochemical equilibrium speciation model MINTEQA2. Heavy metal retention was examined in both non-competitive (single metal) situations and competitive (multi-metal) situations. A definite adsorption selectivity order of Pb $>$ Cu $ gg$ Zn was established, as has been found by many other researchers. Retention by ion exchange adsorption was observed by comparing the total amount of heavy metals retained to the total amount of initially adsorbed calcium and magnesium released. In most cases, it was found that ion exchange was the dominant retention mechanism, even at neutral equilibrium pH values. The effect of initial heavy metal solution pH on heavy metal retention was explored. A comparison was made between batch equilibrium tests performed with metal solutions adjusted to an initial pH of 3 and tests performed with metal solutions that were not adjusted and thus at a higher initial pH. In many cases it was found that greater overall retention occurred when initial metal solutions were at a pH of 3 as opposed to a higher initial pH. The speciation modelling, when compared to the experimental results, was found to adequately predict heavy metal retention in simple single metal batch equilibrium tests but in more complicated multi-metal scenarios the modelling had limited success.
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Anderson, Martha Ann. "Long-term copper availability and adsorption in a sludge-amended Davidson clay loam." Diss., This resource online, 1997. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10022007-144646/.

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Zghida, Haïfa. "Utilisation de ligno-celluloses cationiques pour la dépollution des eaux : application à la sorption de surfactants et des oxy-anions du chrome." Lyon 1, 2002. http://www.theses.fr/2002LYO10042.

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Des ligno-celluloses de diverses origines ont été modifiées par greffage de groupes ammonium quaternaire en vue de leur utilisation comme adsorbant pour des polluants présentant un caractère anionique. Les capacités d'adsorption Ca sont modulables selon les conditions expérimentales et varient de 0,3 à 1,32 millimole de sites ammonium par gramme de support. Des surfactants anioniques, le dodécyl sulfate de sodium et le dodécyl benzène sulfonate de sodium, et l'anion oléate sont rapidement adsorbés et solidement retenus sur ces supports grâce à une interaction ionique forte. Les quantités de chaque polluant adsorbées Qa dépendent de la valeur de Ca, mais quel que soit le support utilisé, le rapport Qa/Ca correspond à une stoechiométrie 1/1. D'autres polluants très toxiques, les oxy-anions du chrome VI, ont un comportement très semblable, mais avec Qa/Ca égal à 1/1 pour l'ion chromate et 1/2 pour l'ion dichromate. Dans le cas des molécules à propriétés tensio-actives, cette première fixation d'anions sur les sites cationiques peut entraîner l'agrégation d'autres surfactants, identiques ou différents, voire zwitterioniques, grâce aux interactions entre les chaînes hydrophobes, à condition de maintenir le milieu au repos. La valeur de Qa/Ca atteint alors 1,8-2,5. L'ensemble des résultats obtenus a été traité par les modèles de Langmuir, Freundlich et Jossens. Seul ce dernier rend bien compte du processus d'adsorption sur tout le domaine de concentration utilisé. En raison de la forte interaction ionique, la désorption des polluants, une fois le support saturé, est difficile à réaliser, il faut utiliser des solutions salines de force ionique élevée et opérer bien au-dessus de la température ambiante.
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Navaei, Milad. "Quartz crystal microbalance adsorption apparatus for high pressure gas adsorption measurements in nanomaterials." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/41057.

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The primary objective of this study was to develop a sensitive and cost-effective sorption system to analyze adsorption and diffusion of different gases on micro porous materials and nanotubes. A high pressure Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) based adsorption apparatus for single-component gas was developed. A QCM is an acoustic-wave resonator in which the acoustic wave propagates through the crystal. Therefore, it is highly responsive to addition or removal of small amounts of mass adsorbed or deposited on the surface of the crystal. This mass sensitivity makes the QCM an ideal tool for the study of gas adsorption. The QCM-based adsorption apparatus is advantageous over the commercialized none-gravimetric and gravimetric equipment in a way that it is low-cost, highly sensitive and accurate for mass sorption applications, satisfactorily stable in a controlled environment, and can be used for thin films. The high pressure apparatus was calibrated using Matrimid 5218, whose thermodynamic properties and adsorption parameters are known. The Matrimid was spin-coated onto a 14 mm-diameter QCM, and sorption equilibrium data for were obtained for CO₂ gas at 25, 30, 48, and 52 ºC and partial pressure range between 0 to 4 bar. In order to compare the experimental data with available literature data, the experimental data was fitted into a dual-mode adsorption model. The model results from Henry's law and a Langmuir mechanism. Comparison of the experimental adsorption isotherm of Matrimide for CO₂ gas with literature data showed reasonable agreement between the experimental and literature data. In this study, the adsorption parameters of aluminosilicate nanotubes are observed. Aluminosilicate nanotubes are ideal materials for chemical sensing, molecule separation, and gas storage; hence, there is a need for adsorption and diffusion data on this material. The adsorption of CO₂, N₂, and CH₄ gases on aluminosilicate nanotubes samples has been studied in the temperature range of 20° to 120° Celsius and pressure range of 0 to 8 bar. The experimental results yield the CO₂ and N₂ heat of adsorptions of -32.9 and -28.1 kJ/mol respectively.
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Canard, Gabriel. "Matériaux hybrides organiques-inorganiques incorporant des métallocorroles de cobalt(III) : application à l'adsorption sélective du monoxyde de carbone." Dijon, 2004. http://www.theses.fr/2004DIJOS046.

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Christiaen, Anne-Claire. "Adsorption of water and carbon monoxide on Cu₂O(111) single crystal surfaces." Thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11102009-020324/.

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Payne, Timothy Ernest Civil &amp Environmental Engineering Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "URANIUM (VI) INTERACTIONS WITH MINERAL SURFACES: CONTROLLING FACTORS AND SURFACE COMPLEXATION MODELLING." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1999. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/17482.

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The objective of the work described in this thesis was to improve the scientific basis for modelling the migration of U in the sub-surface environment. The project involved: ?? studying the sorption of U on model minerals (Georgia kaolinite and ferrihydrite) in laboratory experiments ?? carrying out experimental studies of U sorption on complex natural substrates ?? studying the mechanisms influencing U retardation in the natural environment, including transformation processes of iron oxides ?? identifying chemical factors which control U sorption on model and natural substrates ?? developing a mechanistic model for U sorption on ferrihydrite and kaolinite using the surface complexation adsorption model , and ?? assessing and modelling the effect of complexing ligands on uranyl adsorption. Uranium (VI) sorption on geological materials is influenced by a large number of factors including: pH, ionic strength, partial pressure of CO2, adsorbent loading, total amount of U present, and the presence of inorganic and organic ligands. The sorption of UO22+ typically increases with increasing pH (the 'low pH sorption edge') up to about pH 7. In systems equilibrated with air, there is a sharp decrease in sorption above this pH value (the 'high pH edge'), due to strong complexation between uranyl and carbonate. The adsorption model being used for ferrihydrite is a surface complexation model with a diffuse double layer, and both strong and weak sites for U sorption. Based on the analysis of EXAFS data, the U surface complexes were modelled as mononuclear bidentate surface complexes of the form (>FeO2)UO20. Ternary surface complexes involving carbonate with the form (>FeO2)UO2CO32- were also required for the best simulation of U sorption data. There was a slight decrease in U sorption on ferrihydrite in systems that contained sulfate. It was necessary to consider competition between UO22+ and SO42- for surface sites, as well as complexation between UO22+ and SO42- to model the data. The presence of citrate considerably reduced U sorption and caused dissolution of ferrihydrite. Complexation of citrate with both uranyl and ferric ions was taken into account in modelling this system. The model required the optimisation of the formation constant for a postulated mixed metal (U/Fe/citrate) aqueous complex. Humic acid increased U uptake at pH values below 7, with little effect at higher pH values. In terms of the amount of U sorbed per gram of adsorbent, U uptake on kaolinites KGa-1 and KGa-1B was much weaker than U uptake on ferrihydrite under similar experimental conditions. Electron microscope examination showed that titanium-rich impurity phases played a major role in the sorption of U by these standard kaolinites. A relatively simple model for uranyl sorption on the model kaolinites was able to account for U sorption under a wide range of experimental conditions. The model involved only three surface reactions on two sites (>TiOH and >AlOH), with a non-electrostatic surface complexation model. The relative amounts of the sites were estimated from AEM results. Precipitation was taken into account in modelling the experimental data obtained with high U concentrations. The effects of sulfate and citrate on U sorption by kaolinite were also assessed and modelled. Sulfate had a small effect on U sorption, which may be explained by aqueous complexation. Citrate had a greater effect, and this was not wholly explained by the formation of aqueous U-citrate complexes. The most likely explanation would also involve competition for surface sites between U and citrate. Uranyl uptake on ferrihydrite was greatly increased by the presence of phosphate. This was not due to precipitation, and was attributed to the formation of a ternary surface complex with a proposed structure of (>FeO2)UO2PO43-. The log K value for the formation of this complex was optimised using FITEQL. Phosphate also increased uptake of uranyl on kaolinite, and this was also attributed to the formation of ternary uranyl phosphate surface species. Uranium sorption on weathered schist samples from the vicinity of the Koongarra U deposit in northern Australia was generally similar to the model minerals (in terms of the effects of pH, ionic strength, total U, etc). Many experiments with the natural materials were spiked with an artificial U isotope (236U), which allowed adsorption (of 236U) and desorption (of 238U) to be distinguished, and provided a means of estimating the 'labile' or 'accessible' portion of the natural U content. A significant advantage of this method is that (unlike chemical extractions) it does not rely on the assumptions about the phases extracted by 'selective' reagents. Uranium sorption experiments were also carried out with Koongarra samples which had been treated with citrate / dithionite / bicarbonate (CDB) reagent to remove iron oxides. Uranium sorption was greatly decreased by the CDB extraction, which reduced the surface area of the samples by about 30-40%. To further elucidate the impact of iron minerals on U mobility in the natural environment, the transformation of synthetic ferrihydrite containing adsorbed natural uranium was studied. In these experiments, the ferrihydrite was partially converted to crystalline forms such as hematite and goethite. The uptake of an artificial uranium isotope (236U) and the leaching of 238U from the samples were then studied in adsorption / desorption experiments. The transformation of ferrihydrite to crystalline minerals substantially reduced the ability of the samples to adsorb 236U from solution. Some of the previously adsorbed 238U was irreversibly incorporated within the mineral structure during the transformation process. Therefore, transformation of iron minerals from amorphous to crystalline forms provides a possible mechanism for uranium immobilisation in the groundwater environment. In considering the overall effect on U migration, this must be balanced against the reduced ability of the transformed iron oxide to adsorb U. The experiments with the model and natural substrates demonstrated that trace impurities (such as Ti-oxides) and mineral coatings (such as ferrihydrite) can play a dominant role in U adsorption in both environmental and model systems. Although the various substrates had different affinities for adsorbing U, the effects of chemical factors, including pH, ionic strength, and carbonate complexation were similar for the different materials. This suggests that a mechanistic model for U sorption on model minerals may eventually be incorporated in geochemical transport models, and used to describe U sorption in the natural environment.
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Gorse, Joseph III. "CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACE ON CHEMICALLY MODIFIED PARTICULATE SURFACES (CHROMATOGRAPHY, ISOTHERM)." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/188088.

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A method for representing solid-liquid sorption behavior of solutes by a two step equilibrium is shown to correlate well with observed sorption behavior. By fitting a three term expression to isotherm plots of solute surface concentration vs. the concentration in the bulk solvent the two distribution constants as well as the maximum sorption capacity are determined. Isotherms for hydrocarbon-modified silica are determined for various solvents and solutes. Interpretation of sorption behavior is presented in terms of values determined for sorption capacity and the distribution coefficients. The isotherm model parameters are shown to correlate to the chromatographic retention parameter, k'. Sorption capacity is proposed as a more meaningful representation of the chromatographic phase ratio. Reversed-phase chromatographic retention and efficiency are shown to be affected by ion modifiers as well as the temperature history of a system when a totally aqueous mobile phase is used. The dynamic nature of the octylsilane modified surface is discussed in terms of changes which are induced by cations exchanged on the silica surface and imbibed organic solvent in the bonded hydrocarbon chain previously used to condition the surface. Both polar and non-polar solutes are used and their retention behavior allows interpretation of changes in specific regions of the surface. The development of magnetic Field-Flow Fractionation (Magnetic FFF), a separation technique for small magnetic particles, is described as well as the parameters which affect such separations. The use of a FFF device to characterize small particle suspensions is demonstrated. The change in turbidimetric response of iron oxide particle suspensions in a spectrophotometric device under the influence of a magnetic field is interpreted in terms of the difference in particle shape.
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