Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on

Nanostructures (ICNS4)

12-14 March 2012, Kish Island, I.R. Iran

SYN 196

Application of Carbon Nanotube-PTFE Cathode for Electrochemical Treatment of a Reactive Dye Solution in a Flow Plant
A.R. Khataee a*, B. Vahidb, B. Behjati a, M. Safarpour a, M. Zarei a Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran b Young Researchers Club, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran *a_khataee@tabrizu.ac.ir

The electrochemical treatment of solutions containing C.I. Direct Red 23 (DR23) has been studied under recirculation mode with an UV irradiation of 15 W. Decolorization experiments were performed in the presence of sulfate electrolyte media at pH 3.0 with carbon nanotubepolytetrafluoroethylene (CNT-PTFE) electrode as cathode. A comparison of electro- Fenton (EF) and photoelectro-Fenton (PEF) processes for decolorization of DR23 solution was carried out. Color removal efficiency was 66.22 and 94.29% for EF and PEF processes after 60 min of treatment, respectively. The effect of operational parameters on the PEF process such as applied current, initial Fe3+ concentration and initial dye concentration was studied in an attempt to reach high decolorization efficiency. Results indicated that the optimal conditions for decolorization process were applied current of 0.3 A, initial Fe3+ concentration of 0.05 mM and initial dye concentration of 10 mgrL-1. Keywords: Carbon nanotube; Photoelectro-Fenton; Reactive dye; Water treatment APP 197

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Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were acidified by H2O2, KMnO4 and HNO3, which they were, employed as adsorbent to study the adsorption characteristic for Pb+2 and Cu+2 from aqueous solution. The results show that adsorption capacity of MWCNTs treated by oxidizing can be greatly enhanced. The larger adsorption capacity of acidified MWCNTs is mainly due to the exogenous functional groups formed on the surface of acidified MWCNTs. Therefore, oxidation process improves their dispersivity and increases a large amount of oxygen-containing functional groups like COOH, OH, or C=O on the surface site of CNTs.Our results suggest that MWCNTs can be good Pb+2 and Cu+2 absorbers and have great potential applications in environmental protection. Keywords: Carbon nanotubes; Oxidation; Adsorption; Functional groups APP 199

Removal of Ammonia from Petrochemical Wastewater by Photocatalytic Process

M.Zendehzaban a, Y. Shavisib, S. Kakehazarb, M.A.Khadivib, Sh.Sharifniab* a Faculty of Eng., Islamic Azad University, South Tehran branch, Tehran, 1584743311, Iran b Catalyst Research Center, Depart. Chem. Eng., Razi University, Kermanshah, 67149- 67246, Iran. *sharif@razi.ac.ir

Synthesis of Nano Fiber Composite (NFC) for Arsenic Removalfrom Drinking Water
M. Mirjanikahakia, F. Jokarisheshdehb, M. Meskinfamb* a Department of chemistry, University of Islamic Azad University North Tehran, Tehran, Iran b Department of chemistry, Islamic Azad University University, Lahijan branch, Lahijan, Iran *meskinfam@gmail.com

Photocatalytic reduction is a useful technology to purification of industrial wastewater. In this paper, the removal of ammonia from petrochemical wastewater by photocatalytic process, under UV light irradiation was investigated.TiO2nano particles were used as photocatalyst which coated on mesoporous support. A simple and efficient method was used to preparation of catalyst. HPLC analyses were used for measuring the concentration of components, and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyse was carried out for characterization including crystal size and morphology of prepared catalysts. The obtained results showed efficiency of ammonia degradation for TiO2/Leca excited by UV irradiation systems after 360 min irradiated is 51%. Also, well and uniform coating of nano particles TiO2 on support was confirmed by SEM method. Keywords: Industrial wastewater; Photocatalyst; Ammonia; TiO2; Leca APP 200

In this study poly-styrene (PS) Nano-Fibers are produced via Electrospinning method and made a composite by Iron oxide Nano particles for removal of Arsenic from water and making it potable. In fact the arsenic can be removed by Iron Oxide NPs ion exchange ability which is caused by nano fiber composite (NFC) . Synthesized NFC has been characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDAX). According to the Analysis results the size of the synthesized particle and composited Nano fibers were about 17 and 82 nm, respectively. Finally NFC is applied in lab filtering pilot to evaluate its efficiency on Arsenic removal from water. Keywords: Nano fiber composite; Iron oxide; Arsenic and filtering APP 198

Magnetized Saccharomyces Cervisiae as an Adsorbent for Dyes Removal

R. Hosseinifara, N. Maleki-Jirsaraeia*, S. Rouhanib a Complex systems Lab, Department of Physics, University of Alzahra, Tehran, Iran b Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran *maleki@alzahra.ac.ir

Removal of Cu+2and Pb+2 from Aqueous Solutions by Oxidized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
A. Sabzalizade Farhood*, P.AberomandAzar Department of Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran *akbar_sabzalizade_farhood@yahoo.com

We have magnetizedSaccharomyces Cervisiaecellswith nano-magnetic particles. This procedure enables a simple separation of modified cells by a flat magnetic separator or strong permanent magnets. It allows using the magnetic yeast cells as a new fast and cheap magnetic adsorbent for the removal of water impurities. Magnetically modified cells were characterized by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Blue aniline dyewas used to study the adsorption process.The adsorption of the tested dye occurred quickly and reached equilibrium in approximately 50-70 min. Keywords: Saccharomyces Cervisiae cell; Ferro fluid; Dyes; Adsorption

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