Effective Water Treatment Methods: Industrial and Domestic Uses
Water Treatment Methods: A Comprehensive Look
Reverse Osmosis: Purifying Water at Home
Reverse osmosis (RO) effectively removes approximately 95% of organic compounds and pesticides, 90% of dissolved salts, 70-80% of nitrates, and 55-65% of boron. This process involves forcing water through membranes that retain minerals and impurities, reducing salts, conductivity, sulfates, and nitrates, resulting in demineralized water.
Salt rejection membranes are susceptible to damage from microorganisms or chlorine.
Read MoreNomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry Compounds
Oxides: Compounds formed by the reaction of oxygen with any other element: X2On
- Systematic Nomenclature: prefix + name of element + oxide
- Stock Nomenclature: name of element + oxide + (valence of element in Roman numerals)
Examples:
- Sodium oxide: Na2O
- Trinickel dioxide: Ni2O3
- Lead monoxide: PbO
- Dichloro heptaoxide: Cl2O7
- Sulfur dioxide (sulfur (IV) oxide): S2O4 = SO2
- Chlorine (V) oxide: Cl2O5
- Diphosphorus pentaoxide: P2O5
- Calcium oxide: CaO = Ca2O2
Hydrides: Compounds of hydrogen with a metallic element or
Read MorePhotosynthesis, Food Webs, Stimuli, and Separation Methods
Photosynthesis
La fotosíntesi és un procés químic que converteix el diòxid de carboni en compostos orgànics, especialment utilitzant l’energia de la llum solar.[1] La fotosíntesi es produeix en les plantes.
Food Webs
Stimuli
Concrete Mix Design and Application
Cement
No need to seal before or during direction of work changes. Use water-cured cement with pH > 7 without substitutes. Chloride content should follow arid class 0.81.250.25 (0.40.33) without clay particles. Floating soft, sulfur, and chloride exposure should be within limits. Use CEM I, IIa, IIb (blue). Fineness should be 6 MnC for rolled types, and III’s, IV’s with 0-10 M or limestone I, II0’s and 15 MC I, II’s. V2/P/6 Coef = v1 + d3 .. d3 + y = 100Rd / D.
Water
Use water with a pH between
Read MoreUnderstanding Steel Transformations, Alloys, and Defects
Steel Transformations and Properties
Annealing and Grain Size
Annealing is a crucial process in steel transformation, generally employed to achieve a smaller grain size. This, in turn, lowers metal features. Anisotropy is a general property where physical properties like elasticity, temperature, conductivity, and velocity of spreading light vary depending on the direction in which they are examined.
Alloys and Overheated Steel
An alloy is a system consisting of several elements, with at least one being
Read MoreIons, Compounds, and Chemical Formulas Explained
Ions: Charged Particles
Ion: A charged particle composed of an atom that has gained or lost electrons. Atoms are neutral.
Cations: Positive Ions
Cation: A positively charged ion due to the loss of electrons from a neutral atom (e.g., Na+).
Na Atom | 11 Protons | 11 Electrons |
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Na+ | 11 Protons | 10 Electrons |
Anions: Negative Ions
Anion: A negatively charged ion due to an increase in the number of electrons (e.g., Cl–).
Cl Atom | 17 Protons | 17 Electrons |
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Cl– | 17 Protons | 18 Electrons |
Chemical Compounds and Formulas
Ionic Compound:
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