A spherical amine modified lignin-base adsorbent had been prepared (L-BAA) by condensation polymerization of lignin with epoxy chloropropane and diamines. The modified products were characterized by FTIR spectra and scanning electron microscopy. Few researches on adsorbing Pb (II) of high concentration from aqueous had been reported. The spherical lignin-base adsorbent was used to adsorb Pb (II) of high concentration from aqueous solution. The effect of shaking time, pH value and temperature on adsorption had been investigated in the study. It was indicated that the adsorption was dependent on pH and temperature of Pb (II) aqueous solution. The maximum adsorption capacity was 151.0 mg/g at follow condition: pH value was 4.00 and temperature was 35°C. The adsorption capacity was better than other reported adsorbents.
A novel intumescent flame retardant (IFR), melamine modified enzymatic hydrolysis lignin (MEHL), was synthesized and well characterized by FTIR and TGA. The results showed that the decompose temperature of MEHL is much higher than that of enzymatic hydrolysis lignin (EHL). In order to improve flame retardancy and dripping resistance of EPDM, MEHL and microencapsulated red phosphorus (MRP) were added into EPDM as IFR system. The flame ability and thermal stability of IFR and EPDM composites were investigated by UL-94 vertical burning test and LOI measurements. The results indicated that FV-0 was reached and the LOI value was 35 when per hundred rubber (phr) together with 12 phr MRP and 50 phr EHLM were added. SEM photos showed that the char residue was continuous, and a barrier between flame and rubber was formed, while there were also small holes in its surfaces. On all accounts, EHL used as a carbonization agent instead of petroleum chemicals, such as pentaerythritol, was more environmental friendly and beneficial to economy.
Mixing soil with waste tire rubber granules or fibres is a practical and promising solution to the problem of global scrap tire pollution. Before successful applications, the mechanical behaviour of the soil-rubber mixture must be thoroughly investigated. Comprehensive laboratory studies (compaction, permeability, oedometer and triaxial tests) were conducted on the completely decomposed granite (CDG)-rubber mixtures, considering the effects of rubber type (rubber granules GR1 and rubber fibre FR2) and rubber content (0-30%). Results show that, for the CDG-rubber mixture, as the rubber content increases, the compaction curves become more rubber-like with less obvious optimum moisture content. The effect on permeability becomes clearer only when the rubber content is greater than 30%. The shape effect of rubber particles in compression is minimal. In triaxial shearing, the inclusion of rubber particles tends to reduce the stiffness of the mixtures. After adding GR1, the peak stress decreases with the increasing rubber content due to the participation of soft rubber particles in the force transmission, while the FR2 results in higher peak stress especially at higher rubber contents because of the reinforcement effect. For the CDG-GR1 mixture, the friction angle at the critical state (φ'cs) decreases with the increasing rubber content, mainly due to the lower inter-particle friction of the CDG-rubber interface compared to the pure CDG interface, while for the CDG-FR2 mixture, the φ'cs increases with the increasing rubber content, again mainly due to the reinforcement effect.