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Chen H, Jia X, Fairweather M, Hunter TN. Characterising the sedimentation of bidisperse colloidal silica using analytical centrifugation. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2023.103950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Rahman H, Hunter T, Heggs P. Simplified Heat Transfer model for highly active raffinate contained in buffer storage tanks. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Kinetic Studies of Cs+ and Sr2+ Ion Exchange Using Clinoptilolite in Static Columns and an Agitated Tubular Reactor (ATR). CHEMENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering5010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Natural clinoptilolite was studied to assess its performance in removing caesium and strontium ions, using both static columns and an agitated tube reactor (ATR) for process intensification. Kinetic breakthrough curves were fitted using the Thomas and Modified Dose Response (MDR) models. In the static columns, the clinoptilolite adsorption capacity (qe) for 200 ppm ion concentrations was found to be ~171 and 16 mg/g for caesium and strontium, respectively, highlighting the poor material ability to exchange strontium. Reducing the concentration of strontium to 100 ppm, however, led to a higher strontium qe of ~48 mg/g (close to the maximum adsorption capacity). Conversely, halving the column residence time to 15 min decreased the qe for 100 ppm strontium solutions to 13–14 mg/g. All the kinetic breakthrough data correlated well with the maximum adsorption capacities found in previous batch studies, where, in particular, the influence of concentration on the slow uptake kinetics of strontium was evidenced. For the ATR studies, two column lengths were investigated (of 25 and 34 cm) with the clinoptilolite embedded directly into the agitator bar. The 34 cm-length system significantly outperformed the static vertical columns, where the adsorption capacity and breakthrough time were enhanced by ~30%, which was assumed to be due to the heightened kinetics from shear mixing. Critically, the increase in performance was achieved with a relative process flow rate over twice that of the static columns.
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Elliott LN, Behra JS, Hondow N, Bourne RA, Hassanpour A, Edwards JL, Sutcliffe S, Hunter TN. Characterisation of polyphosphate coated aluminium-doped titania nanoparticles during milling. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 548:110-122. [PMID: 30986710 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This paper investigates the characterisation of alumina-doped titania nanoparticles, milled under high-shear over time, in the presence of sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) dispersant. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) indicated that prolonged milling times led to the formation of 10 nm particle fines which were electrostatically attracted to larger particles, where no change in the crystal structure was observed. Primary particle sizes measured by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and TEM were in agreement and showed no change in primary particle size (∼250 nm) with respect to milling time, however, there was a clear reduction in the magnitude of the slow mode decay associated to aggregates. The TiO2 was found to have an isoelectric point (iep) in the range of pH 3-4.5, where an increase in milling time led to a lower pHiep, indicative of an increase in SHMP coverage, which was further supported by an intensification in phosphorus content measured by X-ray fluorescence (XRF). Phosphorus content and zeta potential analysis before and after centrifugal washing showed that SHMP was partially removed or hydrolysed for the longer milled pigment samples, whereas no change was observed for shorter milled samples. Relaxation NMR was also performed, where enhanced relaxation rates at longer milling times were associated partially to increases in surface area and exposure of Al sites, as well as physicochemical changes to SHMP density and structure. It is thought that extended milling times may lead to hydrolysis or other structural changes of the dispersant from the high energy milling conditions, allowing easier removal after washing for longer milled pigments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura N Elliott
- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; Centre for Doctoral Training in Complex Particulate Products and Processes, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom; Institute of Process Research and Development, School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Venator, Titanium House, Hanzard Drive, Wynyard Park, Stockton-on-Tees TS22 5FD, United Kingdom
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- Venator, Titanium House, Hanzard Drive, Wynyard Park, Stockton-on-Tees TS22 5FD, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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