A closed-loop electrogenerative recycling process for recovery of silver from a diluted cyanide solution.

A closed-loop process for the complete recovery of silver from a diluted silver cyanide solution has been constructed based on an electrogenerative process. It was shown that the reduction of silver was a mass transport controlled process. Under optimal experimental conditions, 100% of silver was recovered from 500 mg L and 100 mg L silver cyanide solutions by using a reticulated vitreous electrode (RVC) as the cathode.

Iron impregnated activated carbon as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue: regeneration and kinetics studies.

In this study, iron impregnated activated carbon (FeAC) was synthesized following an oxidation and iron impregnation of activated carbon (AC). Both the AC and FeAC were characterized by pHZPC and FTIR spectroscopy. The removal of Methylene Blue (MB) by AC and FeAC was examined under various experimental conditions.

A new insight to the physical interpretation of activated carbon and iron doped carbon material: sorption affinity towards organic dye.

To enhance the potential of activated carbon (AC), iron incorporation into the AC surface was examined in the present investigations. Iron doped activated carbon (FeAC) material was synthesized and characterized by using surface area analysis, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and temperature programmed desorption (TPD). The surface area of FeAC (543 m(2)/g) was found to be lower than AC (1043 m(2)/g) as a result of the pores widening due to diffusion of iron particles into the porous AC.

Sensitive voltammetric determination of paracetamol by poly (4-vinylpyridine)/multiwalled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode.

A novel glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with a composite film of poly (4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (P4VP/MWCNT GCE) was used for the voltammetric determination of paracetamol (PCT). This novel electrode displayed a combined effect of P4VP and MWCNT on the electro-oxidation of PCT in a solution of phosphate buffer at pH 7. Hence, conducting properties of P4VP along with the remarkable physical properties of MWCNTs might have combined effects in enhancing the kinetics of PCT oxidation.

Optimisation of the batch reactor for the removal of cobalt ions from chloride media.

A series of experiments were carried out to determine the best medium for the recovery of cobalt by means of an electrogenerative system. Use of the electrogenerative system with a chloride medium had shown promising performance with the highest free energy of -389.8 kJ mol(-1) compared to that with sulphate and nitrate media.

Electrogenerative gold recovery from cyanide solutions using a flow-through cell with activated reticulated vitreous carbon.

An electrogenerative flow-through reactor with an activated reticulated vitreous carbon cathode was developed. The influence of palladium-tin activation of the cathode towards gold deposition was studied by cyclic voltammetry. The reactor proved to be efficient in recovering more than 99% of gold within 4 h of operation.