In this work, SiO2-CaO-P2O5 based bioactive glasses were synthesized by the sol-gel method using calcium l-lactate pentahydrate and calcium nitrate tetrahydrate (CaNT) as calcium oxide precursors in order to achieve an improvement of the material bioactivity. The obtained samples were characteri...

This work describes a facile method to obtain highly bioactive crystalline powders of the SiO2–CaO–Na2O–P2O5 system using a simple route: solid state reaction. Success in obtaining the highly bioactive crystal phase of interest (sodium calcium silicate Na2Ca2Si3O9 containing phosphorus) invol...

Different glass samples were prepared in the system 59[(PbxCa1 − x)O·TiO2]-40[2SiO2·B2O3]-1Fe2O3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.7) employing a rapid melt-quenching technique. The IR structural and optical properties were evaluated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transf...

Borate glasses present an absorption coefficient very close to that of human tissue. This fact makes some borates ideal materials to develop medical and environmental dosimeters. Glass compositions with calcium tetraborate (CaB4O7) and calcium metaborate (CaB2O4), such as the xCaB4O7 − (100−x)Ca...

In this study, the melt-quenching technique was used to synthesize various glass compositions for the system 55[(PbxCa1-x)·OTiO2]-44[2SiO2·B2O3]-1V2O5 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.7). The synthesized glasses were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman ...

Structural, electrical, bioactivity and antibacterial properties of mesoporous Ag doped calcium borosilicate glass-ceramics are reported. A simple sol-gel route was used to synthesize the mesoporous glass-ceramics. N2 adsorption–desorption studies reveal the mesoporous structure of the samples....

Borosilicate glasses for nuclear waste applications are limited in waste loading by the precipitation of water-soluble molybdates. In order to increase storage efficiency, new compositions are sought out that trap molybdenum in a water-durable CaMoO4 crystalline phase. Factors affecting CaMoO4 c...

In this study, various compositions of lead calcium titanate borosilicate glass doped with a fixed amount of germanium were synthesized using the rapid melt quench technique. The amorphous nature of the synthesized glass was confirmed by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyse...

This paper deals with the study of properties of anticorrosion pigments of varying chemical composition in epoxyester paints. Two type lines of paints were prepared. The first line comprised an anticorrosion pigment with a PVC concentration of 10% while the other line comprised an anticorrosion ...

Nd3+ doped CaO-Al2O-B2O3-CaF2 glasses were prepared by conventional melt-quenching technique, and their structural and thermal properties were studied. The amorphous nature of these samples was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The measured density showed an increase with Nd2O3 doping, at th...

In this work, a novel advanced oxidation process (AOP) by the combination of ferrate (Fe(VI)) and sulfite for the treatment of recalcitrant contaminants was proposed and verified by experiments. The results showed that sulfite could significantly enhance the transformation of an emerging contami...

Visible-light-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) catalysis has been widely studied as a promising technique for the degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater. Herein, we report a sulfite-enhanced PEC degradation process for the degradation of organic pollutant. The degradation rate was sign...

Redox conditions is an extraordinary parameter as it controlled the generation of functional products in iron–electrocoagulation process. In the present study, a newly designed rotating disc electrocoagulation system (RDEC) on cadmium removal from wastewater assisted by sodium sulfite is invest...

Sodium dodecyl sulfate is an anionic surfactant widely known for its remediation purposes in heavy metal pollution. Together with ultrafiltration membranes it can help the removal of heavy metals from wastewaters. In this work, we studied four different metallic ions Cd2+, Cu2+, Ni2+ and Zn2+ in...

Zinc neutral leaching residue (ZNLR) from hydrometallurgical zinc smelting processing can be determined as hazardous intermediate containing considerable amounts of Cd and Zn which have great threats to the environment. The ZNLR contained approximately 35.99% Zn, 15.93% Fe and 0.26% Cd, and Cd m...

Soil cadmium (Cd) contamination has become a serious problem in China. This study was conducted to test the effects of basal application of hydrated lime and iron fertilizer alone or together and topdressing of iron fertilizer at the tillering stage alone or coupled with basal application of hyd...

Sulphur is an essential macroelement that plays important roles in living organisms. The thiol rich sulphur compounds, such as cysteine, γ-Glu–Cys, glutathione and phytochelatins participate in the tolerance mechanisms against cadmium toxicity. Plants, algae, yeasts and most prokaryotes cover ...

Past studies have already determined that selenium (Se) is very effective in alleviating cell oxidative damage caused by various abiotic stresses in plants. Past studies have also indicated other physiological pathways by which Se may benefit plants. In order to better understand the full array ...

Cadmium is considered as one of the most hazardous metals for living organism and ecosystems. Environmental factors play an important role since they alter the toxicity of metals by varying the bioavailability of these elements for the organisms. The aim of the present study was to investigate, ...

The synthesis of pure and cadmium doped calcium hydrogen phosphate as single crystal has been accomplished by a room temperature solution growth technique viz., silica gel technique. Silica gel obtained from sodium metasilicate with a strongly acidic cation exchanger in the H-form, was used for ...