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Preparation and Activation of Ilmenite Nanomaterial as well as Evaluation of Efficiency in its Use for Cleaning Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals; - UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA

Preparation and Activation of Ilmenite Nanomaterial as well as Evaluation of Efficiency in its Use for Cleaning Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals;

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Title: Preparation and Activation of the Ilmenite Nanomaterial as well as Evaluation of the Efficiency in its Use for the Cleaning of Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals, - SORENM

Reference: Decision No. 3., AKKSHI Board, date 30.05.2019

funders: AKKSHI within the "Cooperation Program according to the Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Education and Sports (MAS) of the Republic of Albania and the National Research Center - (Centro Nazionale di Ricerca-CNR)",

Duration: 24 months

The purpose of the project is the development of innovative methods for improving the quality of soils contaminated with heavy metals through the use of ilmenite-based nanomaterials. For this purpose, there will be exchanges between the Albanian working group and the National Research Council, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Pisa, Italy.

objectives of the project are:

  • The nanomaterial will be tested through aqueous solutions of metals to predict the degree of impact on contaminated soils.
  • Determining the efficiency of nanomaterials in reducing the rate of mobility of metals

Results according to the objectives:

  • Adsorption of metals by nanomaterial;
  • Comparison of results and conclusions;
  • Study on untreated soils;
  • Study on soils treated with nanomaterial.

EVENTS which will be carried out:

  • Construction of absorption curves for metals;
  • Determination of adsorption coefficients;
  • Preparation of untreated soil columns;
  • Preparation of columns treated with nanomaterial;
  • Washing the soil with distilled water, different solutions;
  • Determination of the concentration of metals in the leaching waters.

stages in which the project is expected to pass:

  • Nanomaterial preparation and characterization;
  • Study of the affinity of MR to Ilmen nanomaterial
  • Determination and selection of contaminated soil, preparation of soil samples with nanomaterial and their characterization;
  • Experiments of totakve drainage in the column system;
  • Chemical fractionation of soil;
  • Physical fractionation of land;
  • XRF analysis;
  • Conducting ecotoxicity tests
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