Chemical and mineralogical characteristics of peloids in Turkey

Özay, Pelin; Karagülle, Mine; Kardeş, Sinan

doi:10.1007/s10661-020-08777-2

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“…Peloids presenting in nature with various water content are originated formed over many years by geological, biological, chemical and physical processes. In addition, they are defined as inorganic or organic matters or a mixture of them [1][2][3][4]. The peloids containing various amounts of clay minerals, non-clay minerals, organic matters, cations, anions and insoluble compounds are having suitability and potential for use in peloidotherapeutic applications in terms of physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties [4,5].…”

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Removal of algae from thermal mud pool: A case study in Koprukoy (Erzurum, Northeast (NE) Turkey) thermal spring area

Kiliç¹,

Kalkan²,

Nadaroğlu³

2022

Bull. Chem. Soc. Eth.

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ABSTRACT. Thermal spring areas, which are available globally, are used for recreational purposes or wellness applications because these areas have mineral-rich materials of thermal water and thermal muds. At the same time, thermal spring areas are one of the best habitats for algae among aquatic habitats. If algae formed on the surface of the thermal water in these areas, they create an ugly appearance and disrupt the aesthetics of the water because of their uncontrolled growth. The algae removal applications are the most effective methods for solution of these adversities in the thermal spring areas. In this work, experimental study was carried out to investigate the removal of algae from thermal water and thermal mud pools in the Delicermic-Koprukoy (Erzurum, NE Turkey) thermal spring area. For this purpose, some chemical materials were used for the removal of algae. The results of the experimental studies showed that the Al2SO3+CaO solution is a good material that provides 100% removal of algae from thermal water and thermal mud pools at pH 6. KEY WORDS: Algae, Algae removal, Thermal water, Thermal mud, Spring area Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2022, 36(3), 545-553. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v36i3.5

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Removal of algae from thermal mud pool: A case study in Koprukoy (Erzurum, Northeast (NE) Turkey) thermal spring area

Kiliç¹,

Kalkan²,

Nadaroğlu³

2022

Bull. Chem. Soc. Eth.

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“…They hold heat well and release it slowly. They act on physical, chemical, and biological components (Özay et al 2020;Gálvez et al 2018;Kardeş and Karagülle 2020;Morer et al 2017). Peloid therapy is frequently used for many musculoskeletal disorders including cLBP, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis in many European countries and Turkey (Tenti et al 2020;Varzaityte et al 2020;Cozzi et al 2020;Masiero et al 2020;Kardeş 2021;Özkuk et al 2017;Eröksüz et al 2020;Kardeş et al 2019;Yücesoy et al 2021).…”

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Effectiveness of peloid therapy in patients with chronic low back pain: a single-blind controlled study

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The aim of this study was to compare peloid therapy in addition to home exercise with home exercise alone in terms of pain, function, quality of life, and depression in patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP). A total of 106 cLBP patients were divided into two equal groups as treatment and control. The peloid therapy group had peloid therapy (with a total of 15 sessions on 5 days per week for 3 weeks duration with 45 °C temperature lasting 30 min/day) + home exercise program. The control group was only given a home exercise program. Patients completed the visual analog scale-pain (VAS-pain), patient and physician global assessments (VAS-PGA and VAS-PhGA), revised Oswestry disability index (rODI) for functional status, the short form-36 (SF-36) for quality of life, and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) for depression three times as before treatment, after treatment (3rd week), and 1 month after the end of treatment. Assessments in the 3rd week at the end of treatment revealed statistically significant improvements for rODI (p = 0.013), VAS-pain (p = 0.039), and VAS-PhGA (p = 0.002) parameters in the peloid therapy group compared to the control group. Assessments in the 1st month after the end of treatment revealed statistically significant improvements in rODI (p < 0.001), VAS-pain (p < 0.001), VAS-PGA (p = 0.002), VAS-PhGA (p < 0.001), and SF-36VE (p = 0.022) parameters in the peloid therapy group compared to the control group. Peloid therapy + home exercise was statistically significantly superior to home exercise alone in improving pain and function in patients with cLBP. Peloid therapy may be recommended as a non-pharmacological treatment for cLBP patients. There is a need for randomized studies with longer follow-up including biochemical parameters to verify the beneficial effects observed in this study and elaborate the mechanisms of action.Keywords Balneotherapy . Home exercise . Low back pain . Mud therapy . Peloid therapy * Fatih Karaarslan

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“…Peloids refer to inorganic, organic, or a mixture matter that originated through geological and/or biological processes. Özay et al [1] proposed to divide peloids by origin and composition into four groups: peat, sludge (bituminous or mineral), slime (sea or delta), and earth (rock or schist) [1]. The most used peloid in Poland is peat.…”

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Medical Peat Waste Upcycling to Carbonized Solid Fuel in the Torrefaction Process

2021

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Peat is the main type of peloid used in Polish cosmetic/healing spa facilities. Depending on treatment and origin, peat waste can be contaminated microbiologically, and as a result, it must be incinerated in medical waste incineration plants without energy recovery (local law). Such a situation leads to peat waste management costs increase. Therefore, in this work, we checked the possibility of peat waste upcycling to carbonized solid fuel (CSF) using torrefaction. Torrefaction is a thermal treatment process that removes microbiological contamination and improves the fuel properties of peat waste. In this work, the torrefaction conditions (temperature and time) on CSF quality were tested. Parallelly, peat decomposition kinetics using TGA and torrefaction kinetics with lifetime prediction using macro-TGA were determined. Furthermore, torrefaction theoretical mass and energy balance were determined. The results were compared with reference material (wood), and as a result, obtained data can be used to adjust currently used wood torrefaction technologies for peat torrefaction. The results show that torrefaction improves the high heating value of peat waste from 19.0 to 21.3 MJ × kg−1, peat main decomposition takes place at 200–550 °C following second reaction order (n = 2), with an activation energy of 33.34 kJ × mol−1, and pre-exponential factor of 4.40 × 10−1 s−1. Moreover, differential scanning calorimetry analysis revealed that peat torrefaction required slightly more energy than wood torrefaction, and macro-TGA showed that peat torrefaction has lower torrefaction constant reaction rates (k) than wood 1.05 × 10−5–3.15 × 10−5 vs. 1.43 × 10−5–7.25 × 10−5 s−1.

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Chemical and mineralogical characteristics of peloids in Turkey

Cited by 7 publications

References 50 publications

Removal of algae from thermal mud pool: A case study in Koprukoy (Erzurum, Northeast (NE) Turkey) thermal spring area

Removal of algae from thermal mud pool: A case study in Koprukoy (Erzurum, Northeast (NE) Turkey) thermal spring area

Effectiveness of peloid therapy in patients with chronic low back pain: a single-blind controlled study

Medical Peat Waste Upcycling to Carbonized Solid Fuel in the Torrefaction Process

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