Provided is a water-absorbing agent having an excellent ability to absorb and retain liquid and an excellent liquid suction power. The water-absorbing agent contains a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin as a main component and satisfies all of the following physical properties (a) to (e): (a) a weight average particle diameter (D50) is 300 μm or more and less than 400 μm; (b) a proportion of particles with a particle diameter of 600 μm or more and less than 850 μm is less than 10 weight %; (c) an average gap radius is 100 μm or more and less than 180 μm; (d) a CRC is 28 g/g or more and less than 34 g/g; and (e) an AAP is 24 g/g or more.

Provided is a water-absorbing agent having an excellent ability to absorb and retain liquid and an excellent liquid suction power. The water-absorbing agent contains a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing resin as a main component and satisfies all of the following physical properties (a) to (e): (a) a weight average particle diameter (D50) is 300 μm or more and less than 400 μm; (b) a proportion of particles with a particle diameter of 600 μm or more and less than 850 μm is less than 10 weight %; (c) an average gap radius is 100 μm or more and less than 180 μm; (d) a CRC is 28 g/g or more and less than 34 g/g; and (e) an AAP is 24 g/g or more.

The present invention relates to a food waste dryer comprising: a main body in which a drying space is formed so that a portion thereof is open to the outside; a front door for closing the open portion of the main body; a drying basket which is disposed in the drying space of the main body and in which food is accommodated; an air circulation unit which includes a heater capable of heating the air of the drying space, and which suctions the air inside the drying space, and then blows, at the food waste, the air heated by the heater so as dry the food waste; a circulation pipe capable of discharging, to the outside through an exhaust pipe, the air that includes steam vaporized during a food waste drying process, and recirculating, to the drying space through a blowing pipe, the air heated by the heater; and a deodorizing device mounted on the outside of the main body so as to adsorb odor particles from the air discharged to the outside through the circulation pipe, thereby enabling the air to be deodorized, wherein the deodorizing device includes a deodorant comprising activated carbon and zeolite. According to the present invention, a fixed amount of steam, which is generated by vaporization and evaporation during the food waste drying process, is maintained, and the adsorption and deodorization performance of the odor particles can be improved.

A filter is disclosed. The filter of the present disclosure includes: a support layer; and a filter layer coupled to the support layer, wherein the filter layer is formed by a melt blown method with, as a melt, a thermoplastic resin-including first base and a first antibacterial agent, wherein the first antibacterial agent includes an antibacterial metal or antibacterial metal oxide.

A preparation method of a lanthanum-iron-loaded carbon nanotube film for environmental restoration is provided, it belongs to the technical field of composite materials. The preparation method includes: mixing carbon nanotubes with a lanthanum-iron mixed solution to obtain a suspension, then obtaining a first reaction solution by a constant temperature oscillation reaction; adding alkali liquor into the first reaction solution to obtain a second reaction solution by an oscillation reaction; carrying out a solid-liquid separation on the second reaction solution, adding the obtained solid after drying into an organic solution, and obtaining a third reaction solution by ultrasonic mixing; centrifuging the third reaction solution to obtain a supernatant; obtaining a lanthanum-iron-loaded carbon nanotube film by suction filtration. Compared with powdered adsorbent and single adsorbent, the material prepared by the preparation method has advantages of strong stability, high adsorption efficiency, good regeneration effect, high recycling efficiency, and low production.

The present invention provides a composition that includes a silicotitanate that has a sitinakite structure, the composition having higher cesium adsorptivity than conventional compositions. The present invention also provides a production method for the composition that includes a silicotitanate that has a sitinakite structure. The production method does not require the use of hazardous or deleterious materials, can generate a product using a compound that is easily acquired, and can use a general-purpose autoclave. Also provided is a silicotitanate composition that has higher strontium adsorptivity than the present invention. Provided is a silicotitanate composition that contains niobium and a silicotitanate that has a sitinakite structure, the composition having at least two or more diffraction peaks selected from the group consisting of 2θ=8.8°±0.5°, 2θ=10.0°±0.5°, and 2θ=29.6°±0.5°.

A composite comprising a hydroxyapatite and at least one additive which is present during hydroxyapatite synthesis. The additive may be embedded or incorporated into or coated onto the hydroxyapatite. The additive preferably increases the hydroxyapatite porosity, e.g., providing a higher pore volume and/or BET surface area than a hydroxyapatite material without additive. The additive preferably comprises an activated carbon, chitosan, hopcalite, clays, zeolites, sulfur, and/or a metal such as Al, Sn, Ti, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ni, Cu, Zr, La, Ce, in the form of metal, salt, oxide, oxyhydroxide, and/or hydroxide. The hydroxyapatite may be calcium-deficient. The composite is in the form of particles having a D50 of at least 20 μm, a BET surface area of at least 120 m.sup.2/g; and/or a total pore volume of at least 0.3 cm.sup.3/g. An adsorbent material comprising a composite or a blend of composite with a hydroxyapatite without additive, and its use for removal of contaminants such as Hg, Se, As, and/or B from an effluent.

The process of reacting nanoscale ce-MoS.sub.2 nanosheets anchored on oxide support with lead in solution at room temperature whereby the reaction is rapid and spontaneous resulting in the formation of PbMoO.sub.4-xS.sub.x in the process of scavenging Pb.sup.2+ and Pb.sup.4+ present in the solution.

The hydrogen storage product comprises one or more reduced-graphene oxide layers functionalized with a boron species and decorated with an alkali or alkaline earth metal. Each layer of the structure further comprises boron-oxygen functional groups comprising oxygen atoms bonded to boron atoms. The hydrogen storage product has a composition suitable for physisorption of hydrogen molecule, and operates to reversibly store hydrogen under operating conditions of low pressure and ambient temperature.

The present invention relates to a preparation method of La(OH).sub.3 nanorod/walnut shell biochar composite material (LN-WB), comprising the following steps: putting walnut shell powder into a crucible and pyrolyzing and carbonizing in a muffle furnace at 350° C. to 450° C.; after the pyrolysis is completed, grinding and sieving the obtained biochar, and then repeatedly washing with deionized water; drying the washed biochar for later use; putting an appropriate amount of biochar into the deionized water to form a turbid solution; simultaneously dropwise adding LaCl.sub.3 and NaOH to the above turbid solution by using a peristaltic pump; and allowing the obtained mixture to stand at room temperature for 20 to 30 h, washing and drying for later use. The present invention successfully prepares a La(OH).sub.3 nanoparticle-loaded biochar composite material through a simple synthesis technology.