Adsorption of Reactive Black 5 and Congo Red from aqueous solution by coffee waste modified with polyethylenimine was investigated. The removal percentages of both dyes increased with amount of polyethyleneimine in the modified adsorbent. Characterization revealed that polyethyleneimine modification improved the adsorbent surface chemistry, while slight improvement of adsorbent textural properties was also observed. The adsorbent’s excellent performance was demonstrated by high removal percentages towards the anionic dyes in most experimental runs. The modelling result showed that anionic dyes adsorption occurred via monolayer adsorption, and chemisorption was the rate-controlling step. The adsorbent possesses higher maximum adsorption capacity towards Reactive Black 5 (77.52 mg/g) than Congo Red (34.36 mg/g), due to the higher number of functional groups in Reactive Black 5 that interact with the adsorbent. This study reveals the potential of adsorbent derived from coffee waste in textile wastewater treatment. Furthermore, surface chemistry modification is proven as an effective strategy to enhance the performance of biowaste-derived adsorbents.
Flash point has safety implications
and is therefore used to ascertain
associated explosion hazards and fire of a flammable solution. Technological
advances in the synthesis of new blends and chemical waste handlers
have created a high demand for the flash point database and the flash
point estimation methods of flammable liquid mixtures have become
important. The present study reviewed the estimation model of the
flammable liquid mixture flash point. These models are based on the
following parameters: (1) either a normal boiling point or a composition
range, (2) molecular structure (molecular descriptors), and (3) vapor
pressure. Models based on boiling points or the composition ranges
are empirically obtained using a mathematical regression method or
an artificial neural network (ANN) approach. The quantitative structure–property
relationship (QSPR) method is used to analyze the relationship between
the flash point and the molecular structures that exist in a flammable
mixture. Vapor-pressure-based models, which were formulated using
Le Chatelier’s rule are more reliable, compared to other prediction
models. However, the prediction efficiencies of these vapor-pressure-based
models for nonideal mixtures are strongly depend on the accuracy of
the activity coefficient models used. Several activity coefficient
models are discussed at the end of this paper. In summation, there
is no universal flash point prediction model for all flammable mixtures.
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