An investigation of the mode of sorption of inositol hexaphosphate to goethite.

Adsorption of inositol hexaphosphate (IP(6)) on goethite has been studied as a function of pH and concentration, and by use of Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). While adsorption was highest at low pH, a significant amount remained adsorbed above pH 10 where, in the absence of IP(6), the surface is expected to have a net negative charge. The adsorption isotherm at pH 5.

An examination of the mechanisms for stable foam formation in activated sludge systems.

Screening pure cultures of 65 mycolic acid producing bacteria (Mycolata) isolated mainly from activated sludge with a laboratory based foaming test revealed that not all foamed under the conditions used. However, for most, the data were generally consistent with the flotation theory as an explanation for foaming. Thus a stable foam required three components, air bubbles, surfactants and hydrophobic cells.