Kruti Shah

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Is there any material that is self-disinfecting against bacteria and viruses and stable for 3 months on a plastic film?

Looking for a material that is active against bacteria and viruses i.e. it is anti-bacterial and anti-viral. Also when applied to a plastic film stable with anti-bacterial and anti-viral for 2-3...

19 April 2020 1,040 3 View

How to grow potatoes hydroponically?

Does anyone have an established protocol for growing potatoes in hydroponics? How does hydroponics influence potato's microbiology?

19 November 2017 9,604 3 View

Is biochemical extraction of metals of from electronic waste a commercially viable process in real sense?

Much research is going on, regarding extraction of metals/precious metals from electronic waste using biochemical methods such as chemical and biological leaching followed by solvent extraction or...

01 June 2016 5,666 5 View

How to prevent the growth of fungi in a gold nanonoparticle solution following biosorption?

Following biosorption of gold by fungi, nanoparticle formation was noted. However after separation of the biomass by filtration, when the solution was stored, fungal growth was observed. Does the...

03 March 2016 5,496 5 View

Is it advisable to extract biosorbed precious metals by desorption or incineration?

Once precious metals are sorbed on to the biosorbent, to recover the metal back, is it advisable to go for desorption by leaching using acids, alkalis, chelating agents or solvent extraction....

06 December 2015 7,558 10 View

Biosorption of precious metal that would be suitable for bioremediation or an adsorption related journal?

Heavy metal biosorption can be well classified under bioremediation as well as adsorption. Bioremediation may be appropriately associated because of the environmental hazard caused by heavy...

18 October 2015 8,034 13 View

How can I study isotherm modelling for a multi metal system?

How to model the isotherm modelling data for a multimetal system? Are Langmuir and Freundlich or other isotherms used to model single metal systems applicable to data obtained in a multimetal...

23 June 2014 7,438 4 View

At what pH does silver hydroxide formation take place?

As we add NaOH to AgNO3 at approximately what pH will it form a hydroxide of silver? What is its and fate stability?

19 October 2013 7,253 8 View

Why is heavy metal released back into the system by plant sorbent?

During biosorption of heavy metal by plant biomass the sorbed metal is being released back into the system. What can this be attributed to? Cell lysis or physical sorption involving weak...

30 September 2013 8,098 3 View

If the system follows type II or Type III adsorption mechanism how do you determine which adsorption isotherm model it follows?

Type I adsorption may be modeled using Langmuir or Freundlich Adsorption isotherm models. But how do I analyse a system that does not follow the Type I adsorption mechanism?

25 August 2013 8,562 8 View

Is there a way to stop a biosorption reaction?

There is a time lapse between aliquot withdrawn from the system, separation of adsorbent by filtration and determination of the amount of metal in the filtrate. As we separate out the biomass,...

27 June 2013 4,155 6 View