A bio-inspired method for detoxifying contaminated water is disclosed. In the method, polydopamine, a mussel-inspired adhesive catecholamine was used as an adsorbent to effectively remove from contaminated water three major classes of toxic agents: heavy metal ions (e.g., Cr, Hg, Pb, Cu, and Cd), toxic organic species (e.g., 4-aminopyridine), and radioisotopes (e.g., Lutetium-177). Furthermore, the polydopamine adsorbent was regenerated by treatment with acid or hydrogen peroxide.

This disclosure includes regenerated inorganic fermented beverage stabilization and/or clarification media and a process for such regeneration. Inorganic stabilization and clarification media (for processing beer or the like) may include expanded perlite or other expanded natural glasses, diatomaceous earth, silica gel or other precipitated silicas and compositions that incorporate these materials. Such media may be regenerated individually, together in a mixture or together as part of a composite product. The regenerated media meet the requirements for physical and chemical properties for re-use and replacement of the majority of particulate inorganic filtration media, and inorganic stabilization media consumed in stabilization and clarification processes, and the related regeneration process provides for substantial benefits to brewers through a reduction of costs to purchase and transport stabilization and clarification media, to dispose of spent cake and/or membrane retentate, while providing for substantial reductions in the introduction of soluble impurities into the fermented beverage.

The invention relates to a new method for Arsenic adsorption-desorption and sorbent regeneration with no reagents added by taking advantage of the synergic thermo tuning of redox potential of the adsorption-desorption system.

A process for producing an adsorption unit is disclosed, wherein an adsorber bed of the adsorption unit is filled with a bed of an adsorbent which is selected from a multitude of adsorbents by a test method, wherein, in the test method, a particle of each adsorbent is repeatedly laden with a sorbate and regenerated again, which converts the particle to an aged particle, and a fracture property B of the aged particle of each adsorbent is determined, wherein the adsorbent for the bed is selected depending on the fracture property B determined from the multitude of adsorbents.

A method of using hydrogen- or lithium-containing manganese oxide having a spinel crystal structure as a tritium adsorbent to trap tritium from tritium-containing water makes it possible to inexpensively separate tritium from water.

Polypyrrole polymers functionalized with thioanions and methods for their use in metal capture applications are provided. Also provided are methods for making the polypyrroles using anion exchange techniques. The thioanion-functionalized polypyrroles have a conjugated, positively charged backbone of pyrrole units that is charge-balanced with associated thioanions.

Silica polyamine composites (SPC) made from silanized amorphous nano-porous silica gel and poly(allylamine) (BP-1) were functionalized with phosphorus acid using the Mannich reaction, resulting in a phosphonic acid modified composite (BPAP). Zirconium (IV) was immobilized on BPAP. Arsenate anions strongly adsorbed on the ZrBPAP composite in the pH range 2 to 8, while arsenite only adsorbed well at pH 10. Regeneration of the resin was carried out successfully for As(V) and As(III) using 2M-H.sub.2SO.sub.4. Four adsorption/desorption cycles were performed for As(V) at pH 4 without significant decrease in the uptake performance. ZrBPAP capture capacity and kinetics for arsenate were tested for longevity over 1000 cycles with only a marginal loss of performance.

An integrative approach combines a process of adsorption and ozonation which are used for removing the indigo dye from textile wastewater and the regeneration of adsorbent materials. Metal oxide modified adsorbents are efficient dye adsorbent materials for indigo dye wastewater and are used have been developed for adsorption process and regenerated by ozonation process. Upon the regeneration process, the adsorption capacity has been recovered. The synergistic effect of adsorption and ozonation benefit for the efficient dye removal from wastewater and the adsorbent regeneration achieved in an environmentally friendly and cost effective way.

Provided is a carbon dioxide absorbent including an ionic liquid including an imidazole-based anion and an aliphatic alcohol, and since an alcohol solvent included in the carbon dioxide absorbent according to one embodiment has low toxicity and a very high boiling point, the carbon dioxide absorbent has no problem of release into the atmosphere and consequent environmental pollution, and is chemically stable to significantly lower the possibility of release of decomposition products into the atmosphere. In addition, the carbon dioxide absorbent is also effective, since it may absorb carbon dioxide with a higher equivalent than an absorbent input equivalent, and has low regeneration energy so that carbon dioxide is easily desorbed.

Provided are compositions for removal of a target substance from a fluid stream, the composition comprising a polyamine; and a covalently linked hydrophobic group, wherein the polyamine is covalently linked to a support material. Also provided are processes for removal of a target substance from a fluid stream comprising contacting the fluid stream with a composition comprising a polyamine; and a covalently linked hydrophobic group, wherein the polyamine is covalently linked to a support material.