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Foundations in Volume Unstable Soils
Legut, Dana ; Weiglová, Kamila (referee) ; Hauser,, Jaroslav (referee) ; Zdražil, Karel (referee) ; Vašina,, Josef (referee) ; Paseka, Antonín (advisor)
This dissertation is concerned with the foundations in volume unstable soils and objects disorders which are related to this. The thesis was focused on the study of clay and loess soils which are abundant in the geological profile of the Czech Republic. First, the formation of the two groups of soils is introduced, then their properties are examined and finally the influence of vegetation on the former type and the influence of collapsibility in the latter type are investigated. The conclusion is, in fact, a recommendation on the design of structures so that the system of clay / structure is not damaged and that structures are not subject to renovations. Several instance of problems with structures are discussed which were subject to structural repairs employing both a civil and geotechnical engineers.
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Characterization of fine-grained montmorillonite fractions suitable for composite preparation
Valovičová, Věra ; Vaculíková, Lenka ; Plevová, Eva ; Dolinská, S. ; Znamenáčková, I. ; Danková, Z.
The aim of this experimental study was to characterize a fine-grained fraction of montmorillonites (SAz-2, STx-1, SWy-2 and Kunipia-F). It was investigated in order to provide more precise information of used montmorillonites than could be obtained by analysis of the unfractioned montmorillonites. At first, the fine fraction of montmorillonites were prepared by sedimentation and activation by means of Na2CO3. The prepared clay materials were characterized by the X-ray diffraction analysis and FTIR spectroscopy. The thermal behaviour of the studied samples was determinated according to the characteristic temperatures obtained from TG/DTA curves. The temperatures of dehydratation and dehydroxylation were evaluated and kinetic parameters were also calculated. The porosity and surface properties of the studied samples were gained by the nitrogen adsorption measurements. The obtained results confirmed that the fine fraction of montmorillonites could be a suitable material for subsequent preparation of composites with enhanced sorption properties, especially montmorillonite/MnO2 composite.
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Adsorption of pharmaceuticals from aqueous solutions onto clay minerals
Vallová, S. ; Sokolová, B. ; Valovičová, Věra ; Plevová, Eva
The objective of this work was to investigate to possibility of clay minerals for the removal of drugs from aqueous solutions. Natural minerals such as montmorillonite, vermiculite, kaolinite and modified montmorillonites KSF and K10 (intercalated by Fe3+) were used as potential sorbents for three analgetics: paracetamol, ibuprofen and diclofenac from aqueous solutions. This research demonstrated that adsorption of all three pharmaceuticals onto natural untreated clay minerals, except paracetamol sorption on Na-MMT, is negligible. On the other hand, the chemically modified montmorillonites demonstrated significant sorption ability in the order diclofenac>ibuprofen>paracetamol.
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Molecular simulations of interactions among CdS nanoparticles and montmorillonite
Pšenička, Milan ; Pospíšil, Miroslav (advisor) ; Malý, Marek (referee)
This thesis investigate the structure of cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles and its stabilization by a surfactant - cetyltrimethylamonnium cation CTA+ and further describe interactions among stabilized CdS nanoparticles and the surface of the layered clay mineral - montmorillonite with using the molecular simulation methods. Initial models of the CdS nanoparticles were build for both crystal structures (Greenockit (G) and Hawleyit (H)). The preferred orientations of the molecules of CTA+ for both crystal types of CdS nanoparticles were found with respect to minimum energy. Prefered orientation is monolayer for Greenockite and bilayer for Hawleyite. Models with the preferred orientation of the molecules of CTA+ were placed on the surface of montmorillonite and after optimization, adsorption energy of CdS nanoparticles with its envelope and montmorillonite surface was calculated. All results and used procedures were compiled in the form of practice for the subject Computational experiments in the theory of molecules I - NBCM100 taught at MFF UK in Prague.
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Application of Molecular Simulations in Complex Structural Analysis of Layered Materials
Veteška, Marek ; Pospíšil, Miroslav (advisor) ; Demel, Jan (referee) ; Tokarský, Jonáš (referee)
Title: Application of Molecular Simulations in Complex Structural Analysis of Layered Materials Author: RNDr. Marek Veteška Department: Department of Chemical Physics and Optics Supervisor: RNDr. Miroslav Pospíšil, Ph.D., Dept. of Chemical Physics and Optics Abstract: Techniques of molecular simulations were used together with experimental measurements (X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis and others) to clarify the structure properties of various types of layered materials. The structure of Zn-Al-layered double hydroxide intercalated by pyrenetetra- sulfonate acid was solved. Depending on the relative humidity, the samples showed different arrangements with three planes of water molecules and with either one or two planes of pyrenetetrasulfonate anions. At the same time considerable variability of anions arrangement was demonstrated. The adsorption behavior of natural montmorillonite and montmorillonite modified by tetramethylammonium cations in relation to aniline and phe- nol was explored. Adsorption features differed according to both the type of adsorbed molecules and the type of adsorbents. An important role was played by the plane of water molecules right above the surface which medi- ated adsorption of anilines. The water plane area was reduced by...
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Voltammetric Determination of 4-Aminobiphenyl at Modified Carbon Paste Electrodes
Kalusová, Michaela ; Barek, Jiří (advisor) ; Navrátil, Tomáš (referee)
Amino derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are well-known chemical carcinogens which should be carefully monitored in our environment. They are amenable to anodic oxida- tion on suitable solid or paste electrodes. This fact was exploited for voltammetric determina- tion of 4-aminobiphenyl on unmodified carbon paste electrode and carbon paste electrodes modified by montmorillonite and sepiolite. The optimum pH of BR buffer for measurement on unmodified carbon paste electrode is pH 2, pH 10 for CPE-SEP and pH 11 for CPE-MMT. It was possible to increase sensitivity of the determination using adsorptive stripping voltam- metry on modified electrodes. The optimum time for accumulation of 4-aminobiphenyl is 5 minutes. The limits of quantification of the order of 10−6 mol dm−3 were obtained for each electrode. After accumulation, the limits of quantification decreased to the 10−7 mol dm−3 . The newly developed method was tested for the determination of 4-aminobiphenyl in model sam- ples of drinking and river water, reaching limits of quantification of the order of 10−7 mol dm−3 .
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Determination of Selected Nitrophenols Using Modified Carbon Paste Electrodes
Hranická, Zuzana ; Barek, Jiří (advisor) ; Zima, Jiří (referee)
The voltammetric behavior of selected nitrophenols (2-nitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol, 2,4-dinitrophenol and 2,4,6-trinitrophenol) was investigated by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and by adsorptive stripping voltammetry (AdSV) at an unmodified electrode (CPE) and a clay-modified carbon paste electrodes modified by montmorillonite (MMT-CPE) and sepiolite (SEP-CPE) using electrochemical reduction and oxidation in Britton-Robinson buffer. For reduction, optimum conditions have been found at pH 2 for 2-NP and 4-NP, at pH 3 for 2,4-DNP and at pH 4 for 2,4,6-TNP. For oxidation, optimum conditions have been found at pH 2 for 2-NP and 4-NP and at pH 5 for 2,4-DNP. Voltammetric determination using electrochemical oxidation is not a suitable method for 2,4,6-TNP. The lowest detection limits were obtained for 2-NP using cathodic AdSV on SEP-CPE with 2,9·10-7 mol.dm-3 , for 4-NP using cathodic DPV on MMT-CPE with 2·10-6 mol.dm-3 , for 2,4-DNP using cathodic AdSV on SEP-CPE with 2,7·10-7 mol.dm-3 and for 2,4,6-TNP using cathodic DPV on unmodified electrode with 4,8·10-7 mol.dm-3 . Determination of mixture 2-NP and 4-NP and the possibility of the selective determination using open circuit sorption with DPV detection was further studied.
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Foundations in Volume Unstable Soils
Legut, Dana ; Weiglová, Kamila (referee) ; Hauser,, Jaroslav (referee) ; Zdražil, Karel (referee) ; Vašina,, Josef (referee) ; Paseka, Antonín (advisor)
This dissertation is concerned with the foundations in volume unstable soils and objects disorders which are related to this. The thesis was focused on the study of clay and loess soils which are abundant in the geological profile of the Czech Republic. First, the formation of the two groups of soils is introduced, then their properties are examined and finally the influence of vegetation on the former type and the influence of collapsibility in the latter type are investigated. The conclusion is, in fact, a recommendation on the design of structures so that the system of clay / structure is not damaged and that structures are not subject to renovations. Several instance of problems with structures are discussed which were subject to structural repairs employing both a civil and geotechnical engineers.
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Hybrid structures based on montmorillonite/modified starch intercalate
Duchek, P. ; Špírková, Milena
Intercalates based on several commercial cationized starches with degree of substitution D=0.04-0.17, and sodium montmorillonite were prepared. The XRD analyses of resulting organic/inorganic hybrids proved that modification in the starch structure leads to embedding the polycation into montmorillonite clay gallery. Lower degree of starch cationization results in bigger enlargement of the interlayer space in the hybrid structure.
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