Although the Ca2+-F− association is of great importance for aqueous environments and industrial systems containing F−, as well as for defluorination processes, many details of the association solvation structures and...

In this study, we have investigated the effect of nitric acid oxidation on the dispersion and suspension stability of activated carbon powder. We treated activated carbon powder with nitric acid at different concentrations. We measured the content of functional groups, the zeta potential and the powder particle size of the activated carbon powder with the Boehm titration, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, a zeta potential analyzer, and scanning electron microscopy. The results show that with the increase of nitric acid molar concentration, the content of acid functional groups increased, whereas the content of alkali functional groups decreased. At a nitric acid concentration of 10 mol/l, the surface-modified activated carbon powder displays features such as the highest functional group content and zeta potential value, the smallest particle size, and the best dispersion and suspension stability in the solution.

The contents of total phenolics, amino acids and neutral sugar in stipes were higher than those in caps of shiitake, which suggested that stipes were more nutritional than caps in some respects. Hot air drying at 50 °C resulted in high total phenolic, amino acid, uronic acid and neutral sugar contents and antioxidant activities, which could be useful for the application of shiitake and related products in the food industry.

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