Scopus Research — Rand Fadhil kadhim albakri

This study goal to the ability of using low cost materials representing thermestone and aluminum solid wastes in water filtration by using a pilot plant constructed in wastewater treatment plant to remove cadmium ions (Cd(II)). Response Surface Methodology (RSM) used to optimize the optimal parameters that affecting the performance of filter units, these parameters are time, Cd(II) concentration, and filtration rate. These optimized parameters were 9 hr., 5 ppm, 10 l/hr. with removal efficiency of Cd(II) for A-Filter, T-Filter, S-Filter, and A-T-S-Filter was 94%, 95%, 86.8% and 90%, respectively. The result shows that the T-filter has higher cadmium removal efficiency than A-filter, S-filter and S-T-A-filter. While A-filter has a higher removal efficiency of cadmium than the S-filter and S-T-A-filter. While the S-T-A-filter has higher efficiency than S-filter. The result obtained from RSM was good Agreement with the result of experiments. As a result, the optimized process in this paper can be widely utilized with high removal ratio of Cd(II) ions from wastewater samples. © 2023, Journal of Ecological Engineering. All Rights Reserved.

Composite materials, in most cases polymers reinforced with fibers, are these days utilized in numerous applications such as aerospace applications in which lightweight, high strength, high specific modulus and low temperature resistance are critical issues. As these materials have possible applications in different designing areas, a lot of work has been put into enhancing their performance. This study's aim was to study the impact transition behavior of PPS and its composite under different ranges of temperatures by investigating their thermal, mechanical and structural characteristics. PPS and its composite reinforced with 40% vf (volume fraction) glass fibers are employed in this study. The impact transition behavior of PPS and 40%Vf glass fibers composite were investigated by analyzing the mechanical properties: impact, tensile, bending and, hardness at the following temperature ranges: 23°C, -26°C, and -78°C. A particular refrigerator and dry ice were used to achieve the extremely low temperatures (-26 C and -78 C, respectively). The results showed that the addition of 40% glass fibers improved the impact transition behavior of 40%GF PPS composite with temperature decreasing. Which with decreasing in temperature from 23°C to -78°C, the impact strength of PPS decreased by fifty five percent while it increased by twenty three percent for 40%GF PPS composite. © 2023 by the Authors. Licensee Polish Society of Technical Diagnostics (Warsaw. Poland). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).