Study on the adsorption of lanthanum(III) from aqueous solution by bamboo charcoal

The adsorption behaviors of La(III) ion on bamboo charcoal were investigated with various chemical methods and IR spectrometry. Parameters studied include the effects of pH, average particle size, initial ion concentration, contact time and temperature by batch method. The results showed that bamboo charcoal could remove La(III) ions effectively from aqueous solution. The loading of La(III) ions was strongly dependent on pH of the medium and the optimal adsorption condition was in HNO₃-TEA medium with pH value of 7.20. In the batch system, the modified bamboo charcoal exhibited the highest La(III) ion uptake as 120 mg/g at 298 K, at an initial pH value of 7.20. The adsorption kinetics were tested with Lagergren-first-order model and pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption data were conformed to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms, and the correlation coefficients had been evaluated. Thermodynamic parameters such as free energy (ΔG), which were all negative, indicated that the adsorption of La(III) ion onto bamboo charcoal was spontaneous and the positive value of enthalpy (ΔH) showed that the adsorption was endothermic in nature. Thomas model was applied to experimental column data to determine the characteristic parameters of column useful for process design. The characterization of both before and after adsorption of La(III) ion on bamboo charcoal was undertaken using IR spectroscopic technique. The results revealed that bamboo charcoal was a good choice as a biosorbent for the recovery of lanthanum from aqueous solution.     

氰化浸金活性炭吸附金容量的研究

根据黄金行业自身特点,模拟黄金提取过程中的氰化浸金环境,研究活性炭吸附金能力的测定方法.通过实验确定活性炭类型为椰壳炭,并对影响因素进行了优化,确定最佳条件为活性炭粒度200目,吸附液中氰化钠质量分数为0.05%,体积为150 mL,pH值为11.5,吸附时间为16 h,温度为(25±1)℃,振荡器转速为200 r/min.该方法测定结果的相对标准偏差为3.81%,准确度为95.20%~99.98%,为黄金行业直接、客观评价活性炭吸附金能力提供可靠方法.     

Study on the adsorption of lanthanum(Ⅲ) from aqueous solution by bamboo charcoal

The adsorption behaviors of La(Ⅲ) ion on bamboo charcoal were investigated with various chemical methods and IR spectrometry. Parameters studied include the effects of pH,average particle size,initial ion concentration,contact time and temperature by batch method. The results showed that bamboo charcoal could remove La(Ⅲ) ions effectively from aqueous solution. The loading of La(Ⅲ) ions was strongly dependent on pH of the medium and the optimal adsorption condition was in HNO3-TEA medium with pH value of 7.20. In the batch system,the modified bamboo charcoal exhibited the highest La(Ⅲ) ion uptake as 120 mg/g at 298 K,at an initial pH value of 7.20. The adsorption kinetics were tested with Lagergren-first-order model and pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption data were conformed to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms,and the correlation coefficients had been evaluated. Thermodynamic parameters such as free energy(ΔG) ,which were all negative,indicated that the adsorption of La(Ⅲ) ion onto bamboo charcoal was spontaneous and the positive value of enthalpy(ΔH) showed that the adsorption was endothermic in nature. Thomas model was applied to experimental column data to determine the characteristic parameters of column useful for process design. The characterization of both before and after adsorption of La(Ⅲ) ion on bamboo charcoal was undertaken using IR spectroscopic technique. The results revealed that bamboo charcoal was a good choice as a biosorbent for the recovery of lanthanum from aqueous solution.     

Excretion of endogenous and exogenous purine derivatives in sheep: effect of increased concentrate intake

The scintigraphic measurement of colonic transit is currently performed using 111In ion exchange resin pellets delivered to the colon in a capsule coated with a pH sensitive polymer, methacrylate, which dissolves in the distal ileum. However, in the USA, this requires an investigational drug permit. Our aim was to evaluate the in vitro binding characteristics of activated charcoal in milieus that mimicked gastric and small intestinal content. The in vitro incubation of activated charcoal was performed with Na99Tc(m)O4, 99Tc(m)-DTPA, 111InCl3, 111In-DTPA, 201TlCl and 67Ga-citrate in the pH range 2-4 and pH 7.2 at 37 degrees C. We estimated the association of radiopharmaceuticals with the activated charcoal over a 3 h in vitro incubation. With the exception of 67Ga-citrate, the association of activated charcoal with the other radiopharmaceuticals was approximately 100% throughout the 3 h incubation. In conclusion, activated charcoal appears to adsorb avidly with common radioisotopes, and appears promising as an alternative to resin ion exchange pellets used for the measurement of gastrointestinal transit by scintigraphy.     

Oral activated charcoal and dapsone elimination

The effect of orally given activated charcoal on the elimination of therapeutic and toxic doses of dapsone was studied in 5 healthy subjects and in 2 intoxicated patients. In a randomized crossover study the subjects took a total dose of 500 mg dapsone over 4 days; 10 hr after the last 100-mg dose of dapsone 50 gm activated charcoal as a water suspension (or water) was taken, followed by 4 consecutive doses of 17 gm at 12-hr intervals. The half-life (t 1/2) of serum dapsone was 20.5 +/- 2.0 hr during the control period and 10.8 +/- 0.4 hr during the charcoal period (p less than 0.01). The t 1/2 on serum monoacetyldapsone (MADDS) was shortened from 19.3 +/- 1.2 hr to 9.5 +/- 0.7 hr (p less than 0.01) by charcoal. The t 1/2s of dapsone and MADDS, calculated on the basis of urinary excretion rate, were shortened by charcoal; Two patients had taken large doses of dapsone in suicide attempts. The use of activated charcoal, 80 gm/day for 1 or 2 days, increased (3 to 5 times) the rate of elimination of both dapsone and MADDS, as reflected in serum concentration and urinary excretion data. The use of multiple doses of charcoal seems to be indicated as supplementary treatment of certain intoxications during the postabsorption phase if the drugs have a long t 1/2 and if they are secreted into the gut with subsequent reabsorption.     

诺芮特柱状活性炭在炭浆提金工艺中的应用

北衙铁金矿采用炭浆法提金,为了充分回收已氰化浸出的金银等有价元素,降低因椰壳炭炭损耗较高造成的金银损失,在对荷兰诺芮特柱状活性炭特性进行充分研究的基础上,开展了小型试验和工业试验。结果表明：与椰壳炭相比,诺芮特炭在吸附性能及炭损率等方面均更为优越。将诺芮特炭推广应用到2 000 t/d和3 000 t/d选矿厂,取得了显著效果。其中,金吸附率提高0.94%,银吸附率提高3.17%,炭损耗降低50%以上,为企业创造了显著效益。     

The influence of haemoperfusion on haemostasis and cellular constituents of the blood in the treatment of intoxications: a comparative study of three types of columns (Haemocol, Amberlite XAD-4, Gambro Adsorba 300 C)

The influence of haemoperfusion on blood-coagulation and cellular constituents of the blood was studied in three groups of patients. In four patients haemoperfusion was performed using a column containing acrylic-hydrogel coated activated charcoal (Haemocol), in five patients with a column containing uncoated XAD-4 nonionic polystyrene resin (Amberlite) and in five patients with a column containing cellulose coated activated charcoal (Gambro Adsorba 300 C). Perfusion was performed during 4 h with a flow of 300 ml/min. Before the start, 2 h after the start, at the end and 2 h after the end of the perfusion the haemoglobin concentration, haematocrit, leucocyte number, differential white cell count, thrombocyte number and heparin concentration were measured. Before the start and 2 h after the end prothrombin time, thrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, reptilase time, fibrinogen, prothrombin, factors V, VII, X, antithrombin III, bleeding time (Ivy), ethanol gelation test, fibrin split products and plasminogen were measured. The following conclusions can be drawn: haemoperfusion per se causes haemodilution; polystyrene resin causes in some patients a temporary reduction of the leucocyte number during haemoperfusion; polystyrene resin causes a significant reduction of thrombocyte number compared to coated activated charcoal; polystyrene resin and to a lesser extent acrylic-hydrogel-coated activated charcoal causes in some patients a prolongation of bleeding time probably by inducing alteration of thrombocyte function caused by release; polystyrene resin and probably also acrylic-hydrogel-coated activated charcoal causes an increased fibrinolytic activity without signs of disseminated intravascular coagulation.     

Colonic transit scintigraphy labeled activated charcoal compared with ion exchange pellets

Scintigraphic measurement of colonic transit is currently performed by delivering 111In ion exchange resin pellets to the colon in a methacrylate-coated capsule. However, use of this method is constrained by the need for an investigational drug permit. We have demonstrated previously optimal adsorption in vitro of commonly used radioisotopes (e.g., 99mTc or 111In) to activated charcoal in milieus that mimicked gastric and small intestinal content. The aim of this study was to compare the transit profiles of radioactive activated charcoal and resin pellets delivered to the colon in the same methacrylate-coated capsule. METHODS: In 10 healthy volunteers, we compared the colonic transit profiles over 32 hr of simultaneously administered resin pellets labeled with 111In and activated charcoal mixed with 99mTc-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid. Transit was summarized as the geometric center (weighted average of counts) in the colon at each scanning period. RESULTS: Colonic transit profiles were virtually identical with the two markers, with less than 0.1 geometric center unit differences in the transit profiles over the 32-hr periods. CONCLUSION: Activated charcoal is a suitable alternative to resin pellets when delivered in a methacrylate-coated, delayed-release capsule to the colon for measurement of transit by scintigraphy.     

Propoxyphene and norpropoxyphene plasma concentrations after oral propoxyphene in cirrhotic patients with and without surgically constructed portacaval shunt

Plasma concentrations of propoxyphene and its major metabolite, norpropoxyphene, were determined over at least 12 hr after oral administration of 130 mg dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride to eight men with hepatic cirrhosis, of whom four had a surgically constructed portacaval shunt, and to seven healthy men. Propoxphene concentrations were appreciably higher and norpropoxyphene concentrations were much lower in the patients than in the normal subjects. The ratio of areas under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to 12 hr, norpropoxyphene: propoxyphene, was 0.70 +/- 0.46 (x +/SD) in patients and 3.94 +/ 0.83 in normal subjects. A similar decrease in this ratio was observed previously in otherwise healthy dogs after surgical construction of portacaval shunt when propoxyphene was given orally, but not after intravenous injection of the drug. A woman with portacaval shunt and essentially complete renal failure was also studied; she exhibited the highest propoxyphene peak concentration in this investigation and had no detectable norpropoxyphene in plasma. Most of the patients, unlike the normal subjects, experienced considerable sedation after propoxyphene. These results are probably due to increase systemic availability of orally administered propoxyphene in patients with hepatic cirrhosis and possibly to increased receptor response to the drug by these patients. It is concluded that propoxyphene should be administered cautiously and in reduced doses to patients with hepatic dysfunction.     

Position statement: whole bowel irrigation. American Academy of Clinical Toxicology; European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

In preparing this Position Statement, all relevant scientific literature was identified and reviewed critically by acknowledged experts using agreed criteria. Well-conducted clinical and experimental studies were given precedence over anecdotal case reports and abstracts were not usually considered. A draft Position Statement was then produced and subjected to detailed peer review by an international group of clinical toxicologists chosen by the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists. The Position Statement went through multiple drafts before being approved by the boards of the two societies and being endorsed by other societies. The Position Statement includes a summary statement for ease of use and is supported by detailed documentation which describes the scientific evidence on which the Statement is based. Whole bowel irrigation (WBI) should not be used routinely in the management of the poisoned patient. Although some volunteer studies have shown substantial decreases in the bioavailability of ingested drugs, no controlled clinical trials have been performed and there is no conclusive evidence that WBI improves the outcome of the poisoned patient. Based on volunteer studies, WBI may be considered for potentially toxic ingestions of sustained-release or enteric-coated drugs. There are insufficient data to support or exclude the use of WBI for potentially toxic ingestions of iron, lead, zinc, or packets of illicit drugs; WBI remains a theoretical option for these ingestions. WBI is contraindicated in patients with bowel obstruction, perforation, ileus, and in patients with hemodynamic instability or compromised unprotected airways. WBI should be used cautiously in debilitated patients, or in patients with medical conditions that may be further compromised by its use. A single dose of activated charcoal administered prior to WBI does not appear to decrease the binding capacity of charcoal or to alter the osmotic properties of WBI solution. Administration of charcoal during WBI appears to decrease the binding capacity of charcoal.     

Position statement: single-dose activated charcoal. American Academy of Clinical Toxicology; European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

In preparing this Position Statement, all relevant scientific literature was identified and reviewed critically by acknowledged experts using agreed criteria. Well-conducted clinical and experimental studies were given precedence over anecdotal case reports and abstracts were not usually considered. A draft Position Statement was then produced and subjected to detailed peer review by an international group of clinical toxicologists chosen by the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology and the European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists. The Position Statement went through multiple drafts before being approved by the boards of the two societies and being endorsed by other societies. The Position Statement includes a summary statement for ease of use and is supported by detailed documentation which describes the scientific evidence on which the Statement is based. Single-dose activated charcoal should not be administered routinely in the management of poisoned patients. Based on volunteer studies, the effectiveness of activated charcoal decreases with time; the greatest benefit is within 1 hour of ingestion. The administration of activated charcoal may be considered if a patient has ingested a potentially toxic amount of a poison (which is known to be adsorbed to charcoal) up to 1 hour previously; there are insufficient data to support or exclude its use after 1 hour of ingestion. There is no evidence that the administration of activated charcoal improves clinical outcome. Unless a patient has an intact or protected airway, the administration of charcoal is contraindicated.     

某金矿石浸渣浮选精矿预氧化及氰化提金研究

某金矿石氰化尾渣浮选精矿难浸,在<37μm占99.5%的磨矿细度下氰化浸出24h,金的浸出率仅有3.95%。采用常温常压碱性强化预氧化工艺处理后,金的浸出回收率提高到85.85%,炭吸附率99.62%。     

矿山含铜氰废水资源化利用工艺研究

采用"活性炭吸附—解吸联合工艺"处理某矿山的含铜氰废水。吸附阶段考察了吸附液pH和吸附方式对含铜氰废水中铜吸附率的影响,解吸阶段考察了解吸方式、时间、解吸液的硫酸和双氧水浓度对含铜炭中铜解吸率的影响。结果表明,先将含铜氰废水pH调至8左右,然后在5级串联吸附条件下吸附1.5h,铜的吸附率均稳定在90%以上,吨炭铜含量为31.4kg;所得含铜炭采用淋滤解吸,并在解吸液的双氧水和硫酸浓度分别为2g/L和3%条件下解吸7h,铜解吸率为87.60%,整个工艺铜的直收率达78%以上。     

基于Freundlich吸附等温方程测定氰化提金工艺用活性炭的吸附金容量

活性炭作为金的良好吸附剂广泛地应用在氰化提金生产工艺中,因此对活性炭吸附金性能的评价是非常重要的。在参考氰化提金生产工艺的基础上,模拟活性炭吸附氰化液中金的工艺过程,基于Freundlich吸附等温方程,建立活性炭吸附金容量的测定方法。通过考察一系列对吸附金容量测定的影响因素,优化和确定了测定方法的条件:吸附振荡时间为16h,吸附溶液体积为150mL,活性炭粒度在0.074mm以下,振荡器转速为200r/min,吸附溶液pH值为11.5,振荡温度为(30±1)℃,吸附溶液中氰化钠质量浓度为0.2g/L。按照实验方法测定了2个活性炭实际样品的吸附金容量,结果的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=11)分别为4.2%和4.8%。并对不同活性炭的吸附金容量情况与碘值进行对比,结果表明实验方法具有可比性。     

基于Freundlich吸附等温方程测定氰化提金工艺用活性炭的吸附金容量

活性炭作为金的良好吸附剂广泛地应用在氰化提金生产工艺中,因此对活性炭吸附金性能的评价是非常重要的。在参考氰化提金生产工艺的基础上,模拟活性炭吸附氰化液中金的工艺过程,基于Freundlich吸附等温方程,建立活性炭吸附金容量的测定方法。通过考察一系列对吸附金容量测定的影响因素,优化和确定了测定方法的条件:吸附振荡时间为16h,吸附溶液体积为150mL,活性炭粒度在0.074mm以下,振荡器转速为200r/min,吸附溶液pH值为11.5,振荡温度为(30±1)℃,吸附溶液中氰化钠质量浓度为0.2g/L。按照实验方法测定了2个活性炭实际样品的吸附金容量,结果的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=11)分别为4.2%和4.8%。并对不同活性炭的吸附金容量情况与碘值进行对比,结果表明实验方法具有可比性。     

Kinetics and thermodynamics of silver cyanide adsorption on activated charcoal

An investigation has been carried out on the adsorption of silver cyanide from solution onto activated charcoal. The isosteric heats of adsorption and equilibrium constants for adsorption were determined from adsorption isotherms. The isosteric heat and equilibrium adsorption constants were shown to decrease with increasing surface coverage at low surface coverages while at intermediate surface coverages they remain fairly constant. The experimental isotherm data was found to fit the Langmuir adsorption isotherm in this intermediate range of surface coverage. A pore diffusion model was utilized to explain the experimental rate data. The experimental rates were found to be controlled by pore diffusion with the effective diffusivity having an activation energy of 2.6 kcal/mol. Good agreement between experimental rate data and predicted rate curve by the diffusion model was obtained.     

高铼酸铵除铊试验研究

从铜冶炼污酸中提取的高铼酸铵含有一定量的Tl元素, 影响高铼酸铵品质及制约铼产品的末端应用.文中采用传统的吸附法进行除Tl, 用活性炭、TiO₂、KI与XH30树脂进行静态吸附探索性试验; 在此基础上, 考察了铼液浓度、吸附线速度、铼液pH对XH30树脂动态吸附Tl的影响.结果表明, 活性炭与KI对Tl吸附效果不理想; TiO₂与XH30树脂长时间动态吸附Tl的吸附率分别达96.9 %、97.95 %; 用XH30树脂装柱吸附Tl, 当铼液Re为10 g/L, 铼液Tl约为5 mg/L, pH值为8.5时, 控制吸附线速度为8 cm/min, Tl去除率稳定在93.4 %, 铼液经重结晶后高铼酸铵品位稳定在99.99 %以上.      

Cholestyramine as an adsorbent in acute lindane poisoning: a murine model

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To compare the effectiveness of single-dose cholestyramine versus single-dose activated charcoal in preventing clinical toxicity after acute lindane ingestion. DESIGN: CD-1 mice received lindane by enteral (gavage) and parenteral (intraperitoneal) routes, followed by enteral administration of either cholestyramine (2.25 g/kg) or activated charcoal (2.25 g/kg), with subsequent observation for convulsions and death. MEASUREMENTS: The doses of lindane at which 50% of mice developed convulsions (CD50) and at which 50% of mice died (LD50) were established and compared among control, charcoal-, and cholestyramine-treated groups. RESULTS: For lindane administered by gavage, the differences in the CD50 and LD50 between the control and the activated charcoal groups were not statistically significant. However, a significant difference did exist in both the CD50 and the LD50 between the group receiving cholestyramine and the control group and between the cholestyramine and activated charcoal groups. After IP administration of lindane, the difference in CD50 or LD50 among control, activated charcoal, or cholestyramine groups was not significantly different. CONCLUSION: In the murine model, cholestyramine is more effective than activated charcoal in preventing absorption of lindane, thus preventing convulsions and death. These data support the need for clinical studies to determine whether cholestyramine may be a more effective treatment than activated charcoal for acute lindane ingestions in human beings.     

Retention in reversed-phase chromatography: partition or adsorption?

A unified framework within the hermeneutics of the solvophobic theory is employed for the treatment of experimental data with nonpolar and weakly polar substances in reversed-phase chromatography (RPC), oil-water partitioning and adsorption on activated charcoal from dilute aqueous solution. This approach sheds light on the energetic similarities between such processes driven by the hydrophobic effect. Among several stationary phase models that have been proposed in the literature for the physical representation of alkyl-silica bonded phases, the isolated solvated hydrocarbon chains model is adopted for the retention in RPC since it represents most closely the stationary phase configuration and is not based a priori on a partition or adsorption mechanism as some other models are for the retention in RPC. Using the fundamental framework of the solvophobic theory, the free energy change per unit nonpolar surface area for octanol-water and hexadecane-water partitioning, retention in RPC as well as adsorption on activated charcoal from dilute aqueous solution at 25 degrees C are evaluated and they are found to be in good agreement with the corresponding experimental data. Furthermore, such quantities are very similar for all the above mentioned processes involving aqueous solution, in contradistinction to the predictions by the lattice theory. From the results it follows that these apparently disparate processes are subject to the same physicochemical principle. The present study demonstrates the capability of the solvophobic theory in describing the energetics of processes involving hydrophobic interactions, and exposes the difficulties in distinguishing between partition and adsorption mechanisms in RPC by using partition models based on the lattice approach. It is concluded that a clear distinction between partition and adsorption in RPC of nonpolar elites is not apparent from thermodynamic analysis.