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Removal of Astrazone Blue from aqueous solutions onto brown peat. Equilibrium and kinetics studies
Lacramioara Rusu,Maria Harja,Andrei Ionu Simion,Daniela Suteu,Gabriela Ciobanu,Lidia Favier 한국화학공학회 2014 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.31 No.6
The aim of this study is to characterize and assess the sorption potential of brown peat, in relation to coloredpollutants from the textile industry wastewater. The objectives of this paper were: the physicochemical, morphological,and mineralogical characterization of brown peat, testing the adsorption capacity of natural and chemically treatedpeat samples for Astrazone Blue, evaluation of adsorption process from equilibrium isotherm and kinetic point of view. The characteristics of the peat samples were investigated using elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy andX-ray diffractometry. Experimental data indicated that the brown peat tested confirm a high level of adsorption (removalefficiency >93.00%, adsorption capacity reaching up to 24.27 mg/g) of Astrazone Blue from aqueous solution. TheLangmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models were used to find the best equation able to describe the adsorptionprocess. Experimental adsorption data were successfully described by the Langmuir equilibrium isotherm model. This fact is supported by the agreement between the q values obtained using the Langmuir equation (26.32 mg/g), andthe ones obtained experimentally (24.27 mg/g). The kinetic studies showed that the pseudo-second-order model describedAstrazone Blue sorption kinetics, as confirmed by the high values of R2, which are over 0.99 for the wholeinvestigated concentration range (200 to 800 mg/L). The use of brown peat adsorbent is more advantageous comparedwith other materials since it does not require a preliminary treatment, is low-cost and is an eco-friendly adsorbent. Hence,this peat appears to be a viable material for the decontamination of effluents containing dyes.
Persisting carotid duct and proximal external carotid artery agenesis in an adult
Mugurel Constantin Rusu,Adelina Maria Jianu,Alexandra Diana Vrapciu,Mihaela Daniela Manta 대한해부학회 2024 Anatomy & Cell Biology Vol.57 No.2
The carotid duct (CD) is a transient embryological structure connecting the 3rd and 4th aortic arches. We found a persisting CD in an adult female case, by studying the computed tomography angiogram. On the left side, the proximal external carotid artery (ECA) agenesis was noted. The CD was inserted into the left subclavian artery and continued upwards to reach the level of the atlas, and then it descended to connect to a normally configured segment of that ECA. It could be speculated that the CD-to-ECA connection was possible via unregressed 1st and/or 2nd aortic arches. The segmental ECA agenesis is extremely rare, while its supply via a persisting patent CD was not reported previously to the authors’ knowledge. The variants are extremely important during neck surgery because damaging the CD could determine hemorrhage, as well as ischemia in the ECA territory.
Implementation of a Joint System for Waves and Currents in the Black Sea
Toderascu, Robert,Rusu, Eugen Korean Society of Ocean Engineers 2014 International journal of ocean system engineering Vol.4 No.1
The objective of this paper is to present the implementation of a joint modeling system able to evaluate the propagation of the polluting agents in the marine environment. The system is composed by circulation model (Mohid) and a spectral wave model (SWAN). The results coming from the circulation model are provided as input to the SWAN simulations. Following this target the Mohid water circulation model was implemented and calibrated in the Black Sea basin. The current simulations were run for one year (2010) with a time step of 24 hours, using wind fields from ECMWF. The results concerning the current fields were introduced into SWAN, and the difference between the results of the SWAN simulations with and without the current input from Mohid was assessed. In this regard, 10 points where the significant wave height difference is higher were considered and analyzed. The conclusion of the work is that such a joint system provides more reliable results concerning the wave and current conditions in the Black Sea as it is very useful in providing the support in the case of the environmental alerts that may occur in marine environments.
Evaluation of the new coastal protection scheme at Mamaia Bay in the nearshore of the Black Sea
Niculescu, Dragos M.,Rusu, Eugen V.C. Techno-Press 2018 Ocean systems engineering Vol.8 No.1
The target area of the proposed study, Mamaia beach, is a narrow stretch of sand barrier island that sits between the Siutghiol Lake and the Black Sea. In the northern part of the bay, is located the Midia Port, where between 1966 and 1971 a long extension of 5 km of the offshore was built. Because of this extension, the natural flow of sediments has been significantly changed. Thus, the southern part of the Mamaia Bay had less sand nourishment which meant that the coast was eroding and to prevent it a protection of six dikes was built. After approximately forty years of coastal erosion, the south of the Mamaia Bay had in 2016 a new protection scheme, which includes first of all the beach nourishment and a new dike structure (groins scheme for protection) to protect it. From this perspective, the objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the old Master plan against the new one by modeling the outcome of the two scenarios and to perform a comparison with a third one, in which the protection dikes do not exist and only the artificial nourishment has been done. In order to assess the wave processes and the current patterns along the shoreline, a complex computational framework has been applied in the target area. This joins the SWAN spectral phase averaged model with the 1D surf model. Furthermore, new UAV technology was also used to map out, chart and validate the numerical model outputs within the target zone for a better evaluation of the trends expected in the shoreline dynamics.
Acid Black 172 dye adsorption from aqueous solution by hydroxyapatite as low-cost adsorbent
Gabriela Ciobanu,Maria Harja,Lacramioara Rusu,Anca Mihaela Mocanu,Constantin Luca 한국화학공학회 2014 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.31 No.6
The Acid Black 172 dye adsorption on the uncalcined hydroxyapatite nanopowder was investigated. Thehydroxyapatite prepared by wet coprecipitation method has high specific surface area of 325 m2/g and crystal sizessmaller than 70 nm. The batch adsorption experiments revealed that under the optimum adsorption conditions (pH 3,hydroxyapatite dosage 2 g/L, initial dye concentration 400 mg/L and temperature 20 oC) the dye removal efficiencywas 95.78% after 1 h of adsorption. The adsorption kinetics was best described by the pseudo-second order kineticmodel. The intraparticle diffusion model shows that intraparticle diffusion is not the sole rate-limiting step; the masstransfer also influences the adsorption process in its initial period. The Langmuir isotherm model best represented theequilibrium experimental data, and the maximum adsorption capacity (qm) was 312.5 mg/g.
The effect of lavandula essential oils on release of niflumic acid from collagen hydrolysates
Mădălina Georgiana Albu,Laura-Cristina Rusu,Mihaela Violeta Ghica,Durmuș Alpaslan Kaya,Lăcrămioara Popa,Şevket Öztürk,Cristina Dinu-Pîrvu,Ciprian Chelaru,Luminița Albu,Aurelia Meghea,Cornelia Nitipir 한국화학공학회 2016 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.33 No.4
The aim of this paper is to design and characterize some drug delivery systems (DDS) based on collagen hydrolysates (H), niflumic acid as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory model drug and two essential oils of Lavandula officinalis L. (LO) and Lavandula stoechas L. subsp. Stoechas (LS), for use in healing cutaneous wounds with post-lesion inflammatory response. The essential oils are characterized by GC-MS. The wettability capacity of collagen hydrolysate powders was assessed by contact angle measurement. Niflumic acid release was investigated using a modified Franz diffusion cell, and the diffusion coefficient, time-lag and drug flux were determined. The kinetic parameters were found to be influenced by different concentrations and types of essential oils. These therapeutical products, based on collagen hydrolysates and synergistic drug associations, could have potential biomedical application in wound healing treatment.
Denis Pavăl,Bogdan Nemeș,Răzvan L. Rusu,Eleonora Dronca 대한정신약물학회 2018 CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE Vol.16 No.1
Objective: Recent studies suggest a possible involvement of low paraoxonase 1 (PON1) enzyme activities in the association between schizophrenia, treatment with atypical antipsychotics and increased cardiovascular (CVD) risk. In the present study, we aimed at investigating the PON1 status in a group of schizophrenic patients treated with either olanzapine or other antipsychotic, as compared to a group of healthy control participants. Methods: We assessed the arylesterase (AREase) and paraoxonase (POase) activities of PON1, as well as three common polymorphisms of PON1 gene (Q192R, L55M, −108C>T). Results: We found significantly lower (−13.3%) AREase activity in schizophrenic patients, along with significantly lower (−18.2%) POase activity in olanzapine-treated patients with QQ genotype. Furthermore, we found a significant difference between groups in L55M polymorphism distribution, whereas Q192R and −108C>T polymorphisms distributions were similar. Conclusion: We identified the olanzapine-treated patients with QQ genotype as having the lowest PON1 (POase) activity, providing a possible way of identifying schizophrenic patients exposed to the greatest risk of CVD.