Minerals and organic matter (OM) may form intricate associations via myriad interactions. In
soils, the associations of OM with mineral surfaces are mainly investigated because of their …

Carboxylic acids such as citric, lactic, succinic and itaconic acids are useful products and are
obtained on large scale by fermentation. This review describes the options for recovering …

The coprecipitation of organic carbon with iron minerals is important for its preservation in
soils and sediments, but the mechanisms for carbon-iron interactions and thus the controls …

The accumulation of heavy metals in soil and crops is considered to be a severe
environmental problem due to its various harmful effects on animals and plants. Soil …

Vibrational spectroscopy techniques provide a powerful approach to the study of
environmental materials and processes. These multifunctional analytical tools can be used …

Because of spontaneous agglomeration effect and undesirable electronic state of Zr sites on
the surface, zirconium (hydro) oxides generally exhibit suboptimal defluoridation capacity …

The interaction of catechol with chromium (III) oxide (Cr2O3), manganese dioxide (MnO2),
iron (III) oxide (Fe2O3), and titanium dioxide (TiO2) was evaluated as a function of pH …

Attachment of live cells of Shewanella putrefaciens strain CN-32 to the surface of hematite (α-
Fe2O3) was studied with in situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopy at variable pH (4.5–7.7) and contact …

Abstract XRD (X-ray diffraction), XRF (X-ray fluorescence), TG (thermogravimetry), FT-IES
(Fourier transform infrared emission spectroscopy), FESEM (field emission scanning …

The low-grade ores invariably liberate in finer sizes and the fines contain good amount of
iron values in it. Flotation is the most established solution, both technologically and …