29 research outputs found
Tratabilidade de solos tropicais contaminados por resíduos da indústria de revestimentos cerâmicos
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A silica/fly ash-based technology for controlling pyrite oxidation. Semi-annual technical progress report, September 1, 1995--February 29, 1996
The overall objective is to develop methodologies by which sodium metasilicate or fly ash may produce an effective coating on pyrite surfaces for inhibiting pyrite oxidation. Accomplishments are described for the following tasks: Pyrite surface reactivity; Micro column leaching experiments; and Large column leaching experiments
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A silica/fly ash-based technology for controlling pyrite oxidation. Semi-annual, March 1, 1996 - August 31, 1996
The overall objective is to develop methodologies by which metasilicate or fly ash may produce an effective coating on pyrite surfaces for inhibiting pyrite oxidation. During the past six months, the investigators produced wet chemistry evidence demonstrating that pyrite-HCO{sub 3} complexes promote pyrite oxidation. This is an important finding for their over all strategy in controlling pyrite oxidation because it suggests that pyrite microencapsulation is important in order to control oxidation in near cirumneutral pH environments produced by addition of alkaline material, e.g., fly ash. In their previous studies, the investigators reported that pyrite microencapsulation could be carried out by reacting pyrite with a pH buffered solution and in the presence of metasilicate. The coating formed on the surface of pyrite appeared to be an amorphous iron-oxide-silicate material which inhibited pyrite oxidation. During this past six months, the investigators evaluated: the molecular mechanisms of silicate adsorption by iron oxide; the effects of silicate on the bulk and surface properties of iron oxides; and the effect of silicate on metal-cation adsorption properties by iron oxides
Environmental soil and water chemistry : pribciples and applications/ Evangelou
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A SILICA/FLY ASH-BASED TECHNOLOGY FOR CONTROLLING PYRITE OXIDATION
The results of pyrite oxidation in mining areas are very low pH and elevated concentrations of iron and sulfate in the groundwater. Pyrite oxidation is therefore the main cause for acid mine drainage production. One approach to prevent AMD production is microencapsulation of pyrite crystals with an iron-oxide/silica coating (Zhang and Evangelou, 1998). Coating prevents diffusion of oxygen and Fe{sup 3+} to the crystal's surface and they are no longer able to oxidize it. The objective of this portion of the study was to test the hypothesis that fly ash is able to provide the necessary silica for iron-oxide/silica coating formation on the pyrite surfaces thus, decreasing pyrite oxidation and diminishing acid mine drainage production
Environmental soil and water chemistry : pribciples and applications/ Evangelou
xv, 564 hal.: ill,; tab.; 23 cm
Environmental soil and water chemistry : pribciples and applications/ Evangelou
xv, 564 hal.: ill,; tab.; 23 cm
Analgesic effect of the electromagnetic resonant frequencies derived from the NMR spectrum of morphine
Exposure to various types of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) affects pain specificity (nociception) and pain inhibition (analgesia). Previous study of ours has shown that exposure to the resonant spectra derived from biologically active substances' NMR may induce to live targets the same effects as the substances themselves. The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential analgesic effect of the resonant EMFs derived from the NMR spectrum of morphine. Twenty five Wistar rats were divided into five groups: control group; intraperitoneal administration of morphine 10 mg/kg body wt; exposure of rats to resonant EMFs of morphine; exposure of rats to randomly selected non resonant EMFs; and intraperitoneal administration of naloxone and simultaneous exposure of rats to the resonant EMFs of morphine. Tail Flick and Hot Plate tests were performed for estimation of the latency time. Results showed that rats exposed to NMR spectrum of morphine induced a significant increase in latency time at time points (p < 0.05), while exposure to the non resonant random EMFs exerted no effects. Additionally, naloxone administration inhibited the analgesic effects of the NMR spectrum of morphine. Our results indicate that exposure of rats to the resonant EMFs derived from the NMR spectrum of morphine may exert on animals similar analgesic effects to morphine itself. © 2012 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc