By which mechanism zinc chloride works as an activator in the preparation of activated carbon?

Activated carbon is prepared from lignocellulosic biomass using ZnCl2 as the activating agent. What is the possible reaction between zinc chloride and the biomass?

02 March 2018 9,452 4 View

How can I maintain pH of heavy metal solution using buffer?

For maintaing pH of heavy metal NaOH and HCl is added in a dropwise manner to the solution. But how can a buffer be used for maintaining the pH of the solution? Kindly give vivid explanation.

01 February 2018 8,247 4 View

Why is it not possible to maintain the concentration of Mohr's salt solution after adjusting the pH?

Suppose I have prepared initial concentration of 10ppm(100 ml). After maintaining pH (2-6) by 1M NaOH and 1M HCl , it's original concentration decreases to a great extent, so what can be the...

31 December 2017 9,670 3 View

Why is it necessary to maintain pH before carrying out adsorption process?

Suppose we are preparing 30 ppm sample and then maintain its pH by 1M NaCl or 1M HCl. I have seen that the concentration of the sample reduces a lot after maintaining pH. So, what is the purpose...

11 December 2017 1,576 3 View

Why is langmuir surface area always higher than BET surface area?

Langmuir corresponds to monolayer adsorption whereas BET denotes multilayer adsorption. So, what is the reason behind Langmuir surface area to be greater?

06 July 2017 2,428 8 View

What is the reason for the presence of a hysteresis loop in the Type I N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm?

The curve yielded the features of Type 1 isotherm but the adsorption capacity continues to increase with an increase in relative pressure. So is my assumption correct regarding the type of...

05 June 2017 2,012 8 View

Is it possible to get (-ve) lactonic and carboxylic acid groups from Boehm titration of ZnCl2 activated carbon?

The Boehm titration of ZnCl2 activated carbon indicated basic sites of 0.525 mmol/g and 0.85 mmol/g phenolic groups with -0.19 mmol/g and -0.26 mmol/g lactonic and carboxylic groups. The total...

05 June 2017 4,818 1 View

What should be the zero point charge value of base impregnated activated carbon?

04 May 2017 8,288 6 View

Can we use vacuum degassing method for expulsion of carbon dioxide in Boehm titration?

03 April 2017 590 1 View

Can zero point charge of activated carbon be determined by salt addition method ?

I want to determine the zero point charge of activated carbon. So which is the best suitable method for it and is it neccessary to degasify the solution while measuring the final pH in order to...

03 April 2017 8,672 3 View

Is SSRN e-Journal Scopus indexed?

I have publication in SSRN. I want to know whether it is Scopus indexed? Does it show impact factor? What is its ISSN No.?

02 March 2021 4,565 3 View

New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before?

Question to you and THEM, the New Journal, "Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science" -- do you not know, and have you not seen, this done before? There appears to be a core problem for...

02 March 2021 3,024 2 View

How to add a journal?

I would like to know how to register the journal Flora Montiberica (ISSN 1138-5952 - eISSN 1988-799X) in Research Gate.

02 March 2021 8,156 2 View

Is it possible to remove a preprint posted by a journal which is already rejected?

As we know many journals are posting preprints (DOI) in advance before the peer-review process. However, there is no guarantee that the preprints get published. The journal's reviewers undergo the...

01 March 2021 5,778 2 View

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Hi, I have several doubts about one paper (Systematic Literature Review) that was rejected. The main topic is Single-Board Computers in engineering education during the period 2010-2020. The...

01 March 2021 9,015 3 View

How to figure out easily the right journal with the right scope for your paper?

According to my experience most of the selected journals during paper submission are based on journal text matching suggested results from Springer, Elsevier,,,Etc. then the manuscript happened to...

01 March 2021 1,786 3 View

Any research paper call for publication related to management or finance or economics?

It should be standard journal (Indexed)

01 March 2021 8,379 1 View

What is the most reliable source to get Impact factor of journals?

Source to get Impact factor of journals

01 March 2021 6,654 2 View

How to highlight novelty in your research paper?

I have come up with a method and had written a paper on it. Paper got rejected by a journal stating that there is no theoretical novelty. I am kind of confused on why the novelty that I am able to...

28 February 2021 2,393 8 View

Is Journal of Agricultural Research a predator?

it is published by Juniper

28 February 2021 354 4 View