scholarly journals Pollution of Sedimentary Ponds at an Industrial Plant in Janikowo (Poland)

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 536
Author(s):  
Adam Gołub ◽  
Janina Piekutin
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Groundwater Pollution ◽  
Soil Profile ◽  
High Probability ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Industrial Plant ◽  
Production Plant ◽  
Regular Monitoring ◽  
Source Of Pollution

The aim of the work was to determine whether the waste accumulated on the reclaimed sedimentary pond near the Janikosoda Production Plant in Janikowo is still a source of pollution of groundwater. On one of the ponds near the Production Plant in Janikowo, three points were located, in which drilling was done up to the bottom of the layer of solid waste. In each point, samples of sediments were taken to determine electrolytic conductivity and chloride concentration. In order to examine the level of groundwater pollution in the area of the Production Plant, four points around the sedimentary ponds were identified, in which regular monitoring of chloride ions has been carried out since the 1980s. Based on analysis, it was concluded that chlorides are leached from the sediments deep into the soil profile by rainwater and, with high probability, also by water seeping from the adjacent slag pond. Sedimentary ponds are still an important source of pollution released into soils and groundwater around the plant. Nevertheless, chloride concentration in solid waste and groundwater in the area of sedimentary ponds has decreased in the last 20 years.

scholarly journals Application of Novel Machine Learning Techniques for Predicting the Surface Chloride Concentration in Concrete Containing Waste Material

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2297
Author(s):  
Ayaz Ahmad ◽  
Furqan Farooq ◽  
Krzysztof Adam Ostrowski ◽  
Klaudia Śliwa-Wieczorek ◽  
Slawomir Czarnecki
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Mean Square Error ◽  
Gene Expression Programming ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Absolute Error ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Chloride Concentrations

Structures located on the coast are subjected to the long-term influence of chloride ions, which cause the corrosion of steel reinforcements in concrete elements. This corrosion severely affects the performance of the elements and may shorten the lifespan of an entire structure. Even though experimental activities in laboratories might be a solution, they may also be problematic due to time and costs. Thus, the application of individual machine learning (ML) techniques has been investigated to predict surface chloride concentrations (Cc) in marine structures. For this purpose, the values of Cc in tidal, splash, and submerged zones were collected from an extensive literature survey and incorporated into the article. Gene expression programming (GEP), the decision tree (DT), and an artificial neural network (ANN) were used to predict the surface chloride concentrations, and the most accurate algorithm was then selected. The GEP model was the most accurate when compared to ANN and DT, which was confirmed by the high accuracy level of the K-fold cross-validation and linear correlation coefficient (R2), mean absolute error (MAE), mean square error (MSE), and root mean square error (RMSE) parameters. As is shown in the article, the proposed method is an effective and accurate way to predict the surface chloride concentration without the inconveniences of laboratory tests.

Molecular Dynamics Study of the Interaction of C-S-H and Chloride Ions

2016 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 1061-1068
Author(s):  
Yang Zhou ◽  
Guo Dong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Calcium Silicate Hydrate ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Sorption Isotherms ◽  
Hydration Product ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Dynamics Modeling ◽  
Solution Interface ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Modeling ◽  
Cement Based Materials

Molecular Dynamics was employed to investigate the interaction of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H), the primary hydration product of cement based materials, and chloride, causing severe durable problems of concrete. The 11Å tobermorite structure was chosen to describe the C-S-H structure and the CLAYFF force field was used. It is observed in the simulation that there are no bound chlorides at 303K, while a fraction of chlorides appear in the adsorption district of tobermorite/solution interface at 323K indicating the temperature increase can improve chloride sorption capacity of C-S-H. The formation of Ca-Cl cluster is found on the surface of tobermorite, which is assumed to promote the chloride sorption. The experimental results of sorption isotherms of C-S-H in CaCl2 and NaCl aqueous solutions with the same chloride concentration have proved this point. Other researchers have made the same conclusion by means of molecular dynamics modeling, NMR tests or zeta potential experiments.

scholarly journals Human sweat monitoring using polymer-based fiber

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taekyung Lim ◽  
Youngseok Kim ◽  
Sang-Mi Jeong ◽  
Chi-Hyeong Kim ◽  
Seong-Min Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Body Movement ◽  
Wearable Sensors ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Coagulation Bath ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Simple Geometry

AbstractLightweight nano/microscale wearable devices that are directly attached to or worn on the human body require enhanced flexibility so that they can facilitate body movement and overall improved wearability. In the present study, a flexible poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) fiber-based sensor is proposed, which can accurately measure the amount of salt (i.e., sodium chloride) ions in sweat released from the human body or in specific solutions. This can be performed using one single strand of hair-like conducting polymer fiber. The fabrication process involves the introduction of an aqueous PEDOT:PSS solution into a sulfuric acid coagulation bath. This is a repeatable and inexpensive process for producing monolithic fibers, with a simple geometry and tunable electrical characteristics, easily woven into clothing fabrics or wristbands. The conductivity of the PEDOT:PSS fiber increases in pure water, whereas it decreases in sweat. In particular, the conductivity of a PEDOT:PSS fiber changes linearly according to the concentration of sodium chloride in liquid. The results of our study suggest the possibility of PEDOT:PSS fiber-based wearable sensors serving as the foundation of future research and development in skin-attachable next-generation healthcare devices, which can reproducibly determine the physiological condition of a human subject by measuring the sodium chloride concentration in sweat.

Aluminium corrosion studies. II. Corrosion rates in water

1977 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 721 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Berzins ◽  
JV Evans ◽  
RT Lowson
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Rate ◽  
Dissolved Oxygen ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Oxide Surface ◽  
Corrosion Rates ◽  
Saturated Water ◽  
Corrosion Studies ◽  
Competitive Action ◽  
Ph Range

The corrosion rate of aluminium in flowing neutral waters at 50�C has been determined as a function of pH, oxygen concentration and chloride concentration. The corrosion rate, At, as total aluminium lost between the 4th and 80th day was observed to be logarithmic according to At = B log t+C with a minimum rate in the pH range 5-6, and with B c. 3 x 10-5g cm2, C c. 20 x 10-5 g cm-2 and t in days for oxygen-saturated water. Saturating the water with nitrogen or adding up to 15 mg Cl- l-1 increased the corrosion rate. It was concluded that this was due to competitive action on the oxide surface, between dissolved oxygen and chloride ions.

Effect of severe plastic deformation by ECAP on corrosion behaviour of aluminium alloy AA 7075

2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ilieva ◽  
R. Radev
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Aluminium Alloy ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Pitting Corrosion ◽  
Corrosion Behaviour ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Pitting Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Aa 7075

Purpose: The present study compares the corrosion behaviour of overaged AA 7075 before and after equal channel angular pressing ECAP in two media, containing chlorides, in order to answer the question how grain refinement of aluminium alloys influences their corrosion properties.Design/methodology/approach: The effect of equal channel angular pressing ECAP on corrosion behaviour of aluminium alloy AA 7075 was studied in two water solutions, containing chloride ions: 1) 0.01 M Na2SO4 with addition of 0.01%Cl-, and 2) 3g/l H2O2 and 57g/l NaCl. The changes in electrochemical characteristics, provoked by grain size refinement after equal channel angular pressing ECAP, were found using potentiodynamic polarisation. Steady state potential, corrosion potential, corrosion current density; breakdown (pitting) potential of overaged and deformed by equal channel angular pressing ECAP aluminium alloy AA 7075 were measured.Findings: In the environment with lower chloride concentration equal channel angular pressing ECAP process led to increase in pitting corrosion resistance and in the medium with higher chloride concentration - to decrease in pitting corrosion resistance. That way grain refinement does not demonstrate a uni-directional influence on corrosion resistance of AA 70775.Research limitations/implications: The results suggest the possibility for development of materials having the same chemical composition but with different corrosion resistance to different environments.Originality/value: The paper presents the corrosion behaviour of ultrafine-grained aluminium alloy AA 7075 and the influence of the chloride ions concentration in the corrosion medium on this behaviour.

scholarly journals The chloride effect in the human embryonic haemoglobins

1995 ◽  
Vol 309 (3) ◽  
pp. 959-962 ◽  
Author(s):  
O Hofmann ◽  
G Carrucan ◽  
N Robson ◽  
T Brittain
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Affinity ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Chloride Ion ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Chloride Binding ◽  
Independent Components ◽  
Binding Data ◽  
Chloride Effect ◽  
Allosteric Model

The interactions of the three human embryonic haemoglobins with chloride ions have been investigated. Each of the three embryonic haemoglobins exhibits a unique pattern of oxygen-affinity-dependence on chloride ion concentration. Human embryonic haemoglobin Portland (zeta 2 gamma 2) is found to be completely insensitive to chloride ion concentration. Haemoglobin Gower I (zeta 2 gamma 2) shows a small concentration dependence, whilst haemoglobin Gower II (alpha 2 epsilon 2) exhibits a dependence approaching that of the adult protein. The degree of co-operativity for each protein is essentially chloride concentration independent. The chloride-dependent and -independent components of the alkaline Bohr effects have been measured for each of the embryonic haemoglobins and compared with that of the adult protein. Both the chloride-binding data and the Bohr effect have been analysed in terms of the recently developed allosteric model proposed by Perutz [Perutz, Fermi, Poyart, Pagnier and Kister (1993) J. Mol. Biol. 233, 536-545].

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