Prediction of pile bearing capacity using a hybrid genetic algorithm-based ANN

E Momeni, R Nazir, DJ Armaghani, H Maizir - Measurement, 2014 - Elsevier
The application of artificial neural network (ANN) in predicting pile bearing capacity is
underlined in several studies. However, ANN deficiencies in finding global minima as well …

Effective removal of amoxicillin, cephalexin, tetracycline and penicillin G from aqueous solutions using activated carbon nanoparticles prepared from vine wood

HR Pouretedal, N Sadegh - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study shows the applicability of carbon nanoparticles made from vine wood as
an inexpensive adsorbent for the removal of Amoxicillin, Cephalexin, Tetracycline and …

Experimental design based response surface methodology optimization of ultrasonic assisted adsorption of safaranin O by tin sulfide nanoparticle loaded on activated …

M Roosta, M Ghaedi, A Daneshfar, R Sahraei - Spectrochimica Acta Part A …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this research, the adsorption rate of safranine O (SO) onto tin sulfide nanoparticle loaded
on activated carbon (SnS-NPAC) was accelerated by the ultrasound. SnS-NP-AC was …

Catalytic reduction of methylene blue using biogenic gold nanoparticles from Sesbania grandiflora L

J Das, P Velusamy - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present investigation, we report the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using leaf
extract of Sesbania grandiflora. The processes of nucleation and growth of AuNPs were …

Application of full factorial design for methylene blue dye removal using heat-activated persulfate oxidation

SA Kordkandi, M Forouzesh - Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, a thermally activated persulfate oxidation process was investigated to treat
aqueous methylene blue (MB) dye. Effects of temperature (55–80° C), initial pH (2.3–9.3) …

Cobalt ferrite nanoparticles aggregated schwertmannite: A novel adsorbent for the efficient removal of arsenic

A Dey, R Singh, MK Purkait - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Arsenic poisoning is causing a serious threat to the environment. The application of
nanoparticles in the abatement of arsenic is becoming an intense area of research …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous ultrasound-assisted removal of sunset yellow and erythrosine by ZnS: Ni nanoparticles loaded on activated carbon: Optimization by central …

M Roosta, M Ghaedi, A Daneshfar, S Darafarin… - Ultrasonics …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study focused on the simultaneous ultrasound-assisted removal of sunset
yellow and erythrosine dyes from aqueous solutions using ZnS: Ni nanoparticles loaded on …

Application of artificial neural network and genetic algorithm to modeling and optimization of removal of methylene blue using activated carbon

H Karimi, M Ghaedi - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
The activated carbon (AC) prepared from low cost available source (peanut sticks) were
identified with various techniques such as FT-IR and SEM analysis. The influence of …

Rapid ionic liquid-based ultrasound assisted dual magnetic microextraction to preconcentrate and separate cadmium-4-(2-thiazolylazo)-resorcinol complex from …

S Khan, TG Kazi, M Soylak - Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and …, 2014 - Elsevier
A rapid and innovative microextraction technique named as, ionic liquid-based ultrasound-
assisted dual magnetic microextraction (IL-UA-DMME) was developed for the …

Removal of Alizarin Red S by gold nanoparticles loaded on activated carbon combined with ultrasound device: Optimization by experimental design methodology

M Roosta, M Ghaedi, M Mohammadi - Powder technology, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study is developed to investigate Alizarin Red S removal process from aqueous
solution which was carried out through the application of ultrasound onto gold nanoparticles …