Effect of Heat Treatment of Molten Bi2O3 Containing 22 mol % SiO2 on the State of the Metastable δ*-Phase Forming during Solidification

Inorganic Materials - We have studied the effect of isothermal holding of a melt containing 78 mol % Bi2O3 and 22 mol % SiO2 and various melt cooling schedules on the morphology, microstructure,...     

Biosorbents based on pine sawdust and malt sprouts for preconcentration and ICP-OES determination of nonferrous,heavy, and precious metals in the environmental samples

Pine sawdust and malt sprouts modified with orthophosphoric acid and carbamide have been proposed for solid-phase extraction (SPE) of nonferrous, heavy, and precious metals and their subsequent determination in the environmental samples by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Modified adsorbents were characterized by SEM, TGA, and FT-IR and compared with native matrixes. SPE of some nonferrous and precious metal ions by biosorbents was studied. Depending on the SPE conditions, it was possible to separate nonferrous and heavy metals from alkali and alkaline earth metals. The proposed adsorbents are effective for preconcentration of nonferrous and heavy metals from natural waters and precious metals from solutions after digestion of geological samples.