Spatially adaptive calibrations of airbox PM data.

The Taiwan air quality monitoring network (TAQMN) and the AirBox network both monitor PM in Taiwan. The TAQMN, managed by Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), provides high-quality PM measurements at 77 monitoring stations. The AirBox network launched more recently consists of low-cost, small internet-of-things (IoT) microsensors (i.

Tyramine detection using PEDOT:PSS/AuNPs/1-methyl-4-mercaptopyridine modified screen-printed carbon electrode with molecularly imprinted polymer solid phase extraction.

Tyramine (4-hydroxyphenethylamine), which is a monoamine metabolized by monoamine oxidase (MAO), exists widely in plants, animals, fermented foods, and salted foods. The incidence of hypertension, or "cheese effect", which is associated with a large dietary intake of tyramine while taking MAO inhibitors has been reported; therefore, the measurement of tyramine is an urgent concern. Herein, an efficient approach that integrates a molecular imprinting polymer for solid phase extraction (MISPE) technique with a sensitive electrochemical sensing platform (SPCE/PEDOT: PSS/AuNP/1-m-4-MP) for the quantification of tyramine is presented.

Characterization and adsorption properties of diatomaceous earth modified by hydrofluoric acid etching.

This work was a study of the chemical modification of diatomaceous earth (DE) using hydrofluoric acid (HF) solution. Under the experimental conditions investigated, it was found that HF under controlled conditions significantly etched inward into the interior of the existing pore structure in the clay mineral due to its high content of silica, leaving a framework possessing a larger BET surface area (ca. 10 m2 g(-1)) in comparison with that (ca.

Adsorption of herbicide paraquat by clay mineral regenerated from spent bleaching earth.

The adsorption of herbicide paraquat (as model adsorbate) in aqueous solution onto regenerated clay mineral from bleaching earth waste has been studied in a batch reaction system. The adsorption rate has been investigated under the controlled process parameters including initial pH, salinity and temperature. Based on the high affinity between cationic paraquat and clay mineral, a pseudo-second order model has been developed using experimental data to predict the rate constant of adsorption, and equilibrium adsorption capacity.

Adsorption of bisphenol-A from aqueous solution onto minerals and carbon adsorbents.

The adsorption behaviors of bisphenol-A, which has been listed as one of endocrine disrupting chemicals, from aqueous solution onto four minerals including andesite, diatomaceous earth, titanium dioxide, and activated bleaching earth, and two activated carbons with coconut-based and coal-based virgins were examined in this work. Based on the adsorption results at the specified conditions, the adsorption capacities of activated carbons are significantly larger than those of mineral adsorbents, implying that the former is effective for removal of the highly hydrophobic adsorbate from the aqueous solution because of its high surface area and low surface polarity. The adsorption capacities of bisphenol-A onto these mineral adsorbents with different pore properties are almost similar in magnitude mainly due to the weakly electrostatic interaction between the mineral surface with negative charge and the target adsorbate with hydrophobic nature.