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El-Khatib AM, Abbas MI, Mahmoud ME, Fayez-Hassan M, Khalil MH, Abd El Aal A. Polyurethane reinforced with micro/nano waste slag as a shielding panel for photons (experimental and theoretical study). Sci Rep 2024; 14:10548. [PMID: 38719844 PMCID: PMC11078965 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60482-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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This study not only provides an innovative technique for producing rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF) composites, but it also offers a way to reuse metallurgical solid waste. Rigid polyurethane (RPUF) composite samples have been prepared with different proportions of iron slag as additives, with a range of 0-25% mass by weight. The process of grinding iron slag microparticles into iron slag nanoparticles powder was accomplished with the use of a high-energy ball mill. The synthesized samples have been characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, and Scanning Electron Microscope. Then, their radiation shielding properties were measured by using A hyper-pure germanium detector using point sources 241Am, 133 BA, 152 EU, 137Cs, and 60Co, with an energy range of 0.059-1.408 MeV. Then using Fluka simulation code to validate the results in the energy range of photon energies of 0.0001-100 MeV. The linear attenuation coefficient, mass attenuation coefficient, mean free path, half-value layer and tenth-value layer, were calculated to determine the radiation shielding characteristics of the composite samples. The calculated values are in good agreement with the calculated values. The results of this study showed that the gamma-ray and neutron attenuation parameters of the studied polyurethane composite samples have improved. Moreover, the effect of iron slag not only increases the gamma-ray attenuation shielding properties but also enhances compressive strength and the thermal stability. Which encourages us to use polyurethane iron-slag composite foam in sandwich panel manufacturing as walls to provide protection from radiation and also heat insulation.
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- Ahmed M El-Khatib
- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21511, Egypt.
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, 21511, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426, Ibrahimia, Alexandria, 21321, Egypt
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- Experimental Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Research Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Inshas, Cairo, 13759, Egypt
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Wang G, Xiang J, Liang G, Wang J, Ma S, He C. Application of common industrial solid waste in water treatment: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:111766-111801. [PMID: 37843711 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30142-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Industrial solid waste has a wide range of impacts, and it is directly or indirectly related to land, atmosphere, water, and other resources. Industrial solid waste has a large amount of production, complex and diverse components and contains a variety of harmful substances. However, as industrial by-products, it also has a lot of available value. Industrial solid waste has been continuously studied in water treatment due to its special composition and porous and loose structure. It is known that there are few reviews of various industrial solid wastes in the field of wastewater treatment, and most of them only discuss single industrial solid waste. This paper aims to sort out the different studies on various solid wastes such as fly ash, red mud, wastewater sludge, blast furnace slag and steel slag in dyeing, heavy metal, and phosphorus-containing wastewater. Based on the modification of industrial solid waste and the preparation of composite materials, adsorbents, coagulants, catalysts, filtration membranes, geological polymers, and other materials with high adsorption properties for pollutants in wastewater were formed; the prospect and development of these materials in the field of wastewater were discussed, which provides some ideas for the mutual balance of environment and society. Meanwhile, some limitations of solid waste applications for wastewater treatment have been put forward, such as a lack of further researches about environment-friendly modification methods, application costs, the heavy metal leaching, and toxicity assessment of industrial solid waste.
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- Guifang Wang
- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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Waste slag benefits for correction of soil acidity. Sci Rep 2022; 12:16042. [PMID: 36163462 PMCID: PMC9512849 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20528-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The global trend is to find new materials with improved environment friendly. The sustainable development of 2030 AGENDA and Waste Management Legislation sustain the disposal of a large quantity of slag at landfill sites by causing environmental consequences which has drawn attention to the need for its more effective recycling. Heavy industries have been operating in the Galati area for over 30 years and an ecological education is necessary for an efficient management of waste slag. The agricultural land resources are an issue world-wide and through this investigative study we showed that the mixture of blast furnace slag and waste slag dumped in landfill can help remediation of the soil acidity and increasing the crop yield. The chemical, structural and morphological properties of three investigated different slag samples are evaluated for recycling in agriculture. Results indicated that the obtained mixture of the slag waste dumped in landfill and of granulated metallurgical slag shows its usage in saving the affected lands. Therefore, by elemental analysis determined by X-ray fluorescence analytical equipment, the optimum weight ratio for the composition of soil-slag mixture were achieved. The obtained mixture presents a balance between soil pH = 5.2 corresponding to a medium acid soil and slag pH = 12.5 which corresponds as strongly basic character which is beneficial in amelioration process of acidic soils for the improving of soil characteristics.
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Zhao Y, Wang L, Zhu L, Gao F, Xu X, Yang J. Removal of p-Nitrophenol from simulated sewage using steel slag: Capability and mechanism. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 212:113450. [PMID: 35598802 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The steel slag was investigated for the removal of p-nitrophenol (4-NP) from simulated sewage by batch adsorption and fixed-bed column absorption experiments. The results showed that the maximum adsorption capacity was 109.66 mg/g at 298 K, pH of 7, initial concentration 100 mg/L, and dose 0.8 g/L. The adsorption process fitted the Langmuir isothermal adsorption model and followed pseudo-second-order kinetic models, the activation energy of adsorption (Ea) was 10.78 kJ/mol, which indicated that the adsorption was single-molecule layer physical adsorption. The regeneration efficiency was still maintained at 84.20% after five adsorption-desorption cycles. The column adsorption experiments showed that the adsorption capacity of the Thomas model reached 13.69 mg/g and the semi-penetrating time of the Yoon-Nelson model was 205 min at 298 K. Fe3O4 was identified as the main adsorption site by adsorption energy calculation, XRD and XPS analysis. The FT-IR, Zeta potential, and ionic strength analysis indicated that the adsorption mechanism was hydrogen bonding interaction and electrostatic interaction. This work proved that steel slag could be utilized as a potential adsorbent for phenol-containing wastewater treatment.
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- Yibo Zhao
- International Joint Research Center of Green Energy Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- Shanghai Baosteel New Building Materials Technology Co., LTD, Mohe Road 301, Shanghai, 201900, PR China
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- International Joint Research Center of Green Energy Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- International Joint Research Center of Green Energy Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- International Joint Research Center of Green Energy Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, PR China
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- International Joint Research Center of Green Energy Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai, 200237, PR China.
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Plaza L, Castellote M, Nevshupa R, Jimenez-Relinque E. High-capacity adsorbents from stainless steel slag for the control of dye pollutants in water. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:23896-23910. [PMID: 33389581 PMCID: PMC8144159 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-12174-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Adsorbent materials for the control of dye pollutants in water were synthetized from stainless steel slag (SSS) using different acid-base treatments. Using HCl (SS-Cl) and HNO3 (SS-NO3) produced high-capacity adsorbents, with BET areas of 232 m2/g and 110 m2/g respectively. Specifically, the SS-Cl had a structure of amorphous silica sponge. Treatment with H2SO4 (SS-SO4) did not enhance the adsorption capabilities with respect to the raw sample (SSS). Activated carbon (AC) was also tested as reference. The materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) zeta potential, and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Batch adsorption experiments with methylene blue (MB) showed that the maximum sorption capacities were 9.35 mg/g and 8.97 mg/g for SS-Cl and SS-NO3 at 240 h, respectively. These values, even at slower rate, were close to the adsorption capacity of the AC (9.72 mg/g). This behavior has been attributed to the high porosity in the range of nanopores (0.6-300 nm) and the high-surface area for both samples. Preferential involvement of certain functional groups in the adsorption of dye ions on their surface indicative of chemisorption has been found. Although optimization, repeatability, and reproducibility of the process and environmental assessment have to be done before practical applications, these preliminary results indicate that application of these cost-effective adsorbents from raw SSS may be used in water pollution treatment and contribute to the sustainable development of the steel manufacturing industry.
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- Lorenzo Plaza
- Spanish National Research Council, Eduardo Torroja Institute of Construction Science (IETcc-CSIC), C/ Serrano Galvache, 4, 28033, Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish National Research Council, Eduardo Torroja Institute of Construction Science (IETcc-CSIC), C/ Serrano Galvache, 4, 28033, Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish National Research Council, Eduardo Torroja Institute of Construction Science (IETcc-CSIC), C/ Serrano Galvache, 4, 28033, Madrid, Spain
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- Spanish National Research Council, Eduardo Torroja Institute of Construction Science (IETcc-CSIC), C/ Serrano Galvache, 4, 28033, Madrid, Spain.
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Mohammed D, Al-Malack MH, Chanbasha B. Sulfamic acid functionalized slag for effective removal of organic dye and toxic metal from the aqueous samples. Chin J Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.08.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tang G, Liu X, Yang Y, Chen D, Zhang H, Zhou L, Zhang P, Jiang H, Deng D. Phosphorus-containing silane modified steel slag waste to reduce fire hazards of rigid polyurethane foams. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2020.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ironmaking and Steelmaking Slags as Sustainable Adsorbents for Industrial Effluents and Wastewater Treatment: A Critical Review of Properties, Performance, Challenges and Opportunities. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12052118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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This paper critically discusses the structure, properties and applications of ironmaking and steelmaking slags and their silicate-based variants as low-cost adsorbents for removing cations and anions from industrial effluents and wastewater. Undoubtedly, the performance of slag-based adsorbents depends on their physical, chemical and phase chemical properties. The presence of crystalline phases, for example, has a significant effect on the adsorption capacity. However, despite their low cost and ubiquity, their chemical and geometric heterogeneity significantly affects the performance and applications of slag-based adsorbents. These challenges notwithstanding, the efficacy of slag-based adsorbents can be significantly enhanced through purposeful activation to increase the specific surface area and density of adsorption sites on the surfaces of adsorbent particles. The synthesis of functionalised adsorbents such as geopolymers, zeolites and layered double hydroxides from silicate and aluminosilicate precursors can also significantly increase the performance of slag-based adsorbents. In addition, the ability to stabilise the dissolved and/or entrained toxic metal species in stable phases in slags, either through controlled post-process fluxing or crystallisation, can significantly enhance the environmental performance of slag-based adsorbents. Most critical in the design of future slag-based adsorbents is the integration of the engineered properties of molten and solidified slags to the recovery and stabilisation of dissolved and/or entrained metals.
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Tang G, Liu X, Zhou L, Zhang P, Deng D, Jiang H. Steel slag waste combined with melamine pyrophosphate as a flame retardant for rigid polyurethane foams. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2019.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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