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SORPTION PROPERTIES OF SYCAMORE LEAF LITTER IN RELATION TO METHYLENE BLUE DYE

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 5-13 p.
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Dyes are one of the widespread and hazardous contaminants that enter water bodies with wastewater. Reagent precipitation, ion exchange, coagulation, flotation, and other methods are used to remove dyes from aqueous environment. At the same time, sorption treatment is one of the most effective. The authors proposed to use sycamore leaves biomass for the dye "Methylene blue" extraction from aqueous environment. To investigate the process of adsorption of methylene blue by the leaves biomass, the sorption capacity of the material has been es-tablished; it is shown that the adsorption process is best described by the Freundlich model with a correlation co-efficient R2 = 0.9537.
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INTEGRAL ASSESSMENT OF WATER ENVIRONMENT TREATED WITH ZOOCOMPOST WITH THE USE OF ALLIUM SULFUR

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 5-14 p.
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An integral assessment of the state of aquatic environments using biotests is understood as the study of the complex effect of a number of factors such as chemical, physical and biological - on the functions of living organisms. Traditional methods of chemical and physical analysis of the state of various environments (water, air, soil) are based on comparing the results obtained with environmental standards, such as MPC (maximum permissible concentration) or MAL (maximum allowable level). The advantage of biotesting in comparison with other methods for assessing the state of environments is the speed of obtaining the results and their clarity, the absence of expensive reagents and equipment. Organisms used for biotesting are called biotests or bioindicators. When choosing bioindicators the sensitivity of the organism to exposure factors is taken into account as well as the ease of cultivation. Living organisms from different taxonomic groups can act as bioindicators. Such a bioindicator recognized by the International Program for Chemical Safety (IPCS) is the higher plant Allium sulfur L. The Allium test was used to assess aquatic environment treated with zoo compost resulting from the cultivation of the Black Soldier fly larva (Hermetia illucens). The length of the roots of the tested plant was chosen as the primary response to the effect of a complex of factors. The effect of exposure is considered to be established if there is an increase or decrease in the growth of the roots of the tested plants in comparison with the control. The results obtained can be used to develop recommendations for the use of zoo compost.
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ANALYSIS OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF PRODUCED WATER

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 5-14 p.
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Chemical composition and amount of produced water microorganisms of offshore oil production were investigated. An excess of the content of a number of chemicals was found. The most significant deviation is the excess of chemical oxygen demand (COD). The change in chromaticity, the presence of a specific odor and qualitative reactions to the presence of aromatic hydrocarbons indicate the presence of dissolved petroleum hydrocarbons in water. Hydrocarbons contained in reservoir waters are very toxic. Their acute toxicity for Daphnia magna was shown. In order to prevent harmful effects on the ecosystem of wastewater of this type, it is proposed to use a sorp-tion treatment method.
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ELASTOMERS FOR LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS

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 5-12 p.
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Research works were carried out in the field of creating new rubbers with improved low-temperature, fire-fighting properties, with high resistance to the effects of petroleum products. Experimental rubber samples based on hydrogenated butadiene-nitrile rubbers and samples based on mixtures of propylene oxide and epichlorohydrin rubbers were developed. Physical and mechanical tests were conducted to determine the elastic-strength properties of rubbers, tests to determine the glass transition temperature by differential scanning calorimetry and dynamic mechanical analysis. The obtained data showed that, depending on the type of rubber and other prescription factors, the developed elastomeric materials have a glass transition temperature from minus 45℃ to minus 87℃. Tests were carried out to determine the oil resistance and degree of swelling of rubbers after exposure in technological oil of the brand SGR-3 for samples 1-4, and to determine the fuel resistance and degree of swelling of rubbers after exposure in aviation kerosene of the brand TS-1 for samples 5-8. Analysis of the obtained data showed that the best characteristics for frost resistance are rubber samples based on mixtures of propylene oxide and epichlorohydrin rubbers. Elastomers in terms of elastic-strength characteristics and hardness indicators meet the requirements for sealing products of machinery and equipment of the oil and gas industry. Also, elastomers showed good results in tests for fuel resistance, while the degree of swelling of rubber samples in aviation kerosene is about 9%. Developments are protected as a trade secret (know-how). There is a positive experience in manufac-turing and selling lots of products made from developed elastomeric materials for domestic consumers.
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INVESTIGATION OF TECHNOLOGY FOR EXTRACTION OF HEAVY HYDROCARBONS FROM ASSOCIATED PETROLEUM GAS BY LOW-TEMPERATURE SEPARATION

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 4-11 p.
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The article is devoted to the description of studies aimed at studying the process of separation of associated petroleum gas into fractions by the method of low-temperature separation. The work uses Aspen Hysys software, which allows to model technological schemes containing various types of equipment, solve problems by selected numerical mathematical methods and thus to study the progress of practically any physical and chemical processes. Consideration of this problem is a pressing task, as it aims to save and improve the quality of valuable hydrocarbon materials. At the same time, the influence of various factors on the process of separation of heavy hydrocarbons has not been studied yet and there is no developed and simple method of monitoring the state and composition of oil and gas products at different stages of processing. To demonstrate the developed method, the composition of the initial mixture is specified and a simplified computer model of the process of extracting heavy hydrocarbons is created. The influence of one of the main factors acting in this process, temperature, on methane yield and heavy hydrocarbon fractions was investigated. Based on the results of the work, recommendations for improvement of this technological process are proposed. The methodology and results of the carried out studies can be used for further study of processes of associated petroleum gas processing, including using more complex technological schemes. This technique can also be useful for research of processes of processing of any hydrocarbon raw materials (for example, oil of different deposits), as well as other commercial chemical products.
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SULFURIC ACID MODIFIED SAWDUST OF ACACIA AURICULARIS (ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS) FOR THE PURIFICATION OF WASTEWATER FROM COPPER IONS (II)

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 12-23 p.
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Modified sorption materials based on acacia sawdust (Acacia Auriculiformis) were obtained by treating their surface with low-concentration sulfuric acid solutions with concentrations of 1%, 2% and 3%. According to IR spectra, diffractograms, micrographs and histograms of the distribution of surface roughness of native and sulfuric acid-modified acacia sawdust, it was found that surface treatment of the sawdust with acid solutions leads to a change in the structure of the sorption material, namely, leaching of low molecular weight components from the composition of acacia wood. The regularities of the processes of adsorption of Cu2+ ions by native and sulfuric acid modified acacia filings under static conditions were studied. Using the obtained values of the initial and equi-librium concentrations of copper (II) ions in solutions, the sorption capacities of the materials were calculated and the adsorption isotherms of Cu2+ ions were constructed using native and modified acacia filings. Processing acacia sawdust with sulfuric acid solutions leads to an increase in the sorption capacity for copper ions, while the greatest sorption capacity is observed in the case of acacia sawdust treated with a 3% sulfuric acid solution. By processing the obtained sorption isotherms in the framework of the monomolecular models of Langmuir, Freindlich, Dubinin-Radushkevich, Temkin, the regression equations and approximation coefficients are determined. It was revealed that the processes of adsorption of Cu2+ ions by native and modified acacia sawdust with a 3% sulfuric acid solu-tion are best described by the Langmuir model, and the processes of copper ion adsorption by acacia sawdust mod-ified by 1% and 2% sulfuric acid solutions are described by the Freindlich model. The thermodynamic constants of the adsorption processes are calculated, from the values of which it is determined that all the studied processes belong to the processes of physical adsorption. By processing the kinetic dependences of the processes within the framework of the diffusion adsorption model, we calculated the Bio coefficients for the sorption processes of Cu2+ ions by native and modified acacia filings, the values of which determined the limiting stages of the processes (mixed diffusion).
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OPTIMIZATION OF RECTIFICATION PROCESS DURING BUTANE PRODUCTION

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 24-31 p.
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The article describes the method of studying the parameters of the rectification process in the production of butane from associated petroleum gas. The method allows to optimize this process in terms of reduction of energy and operating costs and to achieve the goal of increasing efficiency of separation of hydrocarbon components of raw materials – mixture of gases. These tasks are relevant, as their solution saves expensive energy and valuable commodity products. However, mathematical modeling of rectification processes is very complex and problematic without the application of modern numerical methods and computer programs solving systems of hundreds of nonlinear equations. One of the most suitable programs for such modeling is Aspen Hysys, which also allows to create visual diagrams of technological processes used in the oil and gas industry. This paper considers one of the problems solved in butane production – reduction of operating costs by reducing power consumption when selecting the number of plates of the rectification column and the number of the feed plate to which the initial product is supplied. The composition of the gas mixture is taken for one of the oil and gas deposits, which is char-acterized by a high proportion of butane in the associated gas composition. Aspen Hysys has developed a process model for producing butane that meets product requirements. Based on the results of the work, recommendations are given on the application of the developed methodology for the study of the influence of various factors on the efficiency and cost of technological processes in which rectification columns are used.
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COMPARISON OF SORPTION PROPERTIES OF NATIVE AND HEAT-TREATED PEANUT PEEL AGAINST NICKEL IONS

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 4-9 p.
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The paper presents the results of investigating the possibility of increasing the sorption capacity of peanut peel after heat treatment at 300°C for 30 minutes. World peanut production is about 40 million tons for 2017-2018. The peel remaining after peanut processing is not used and it is unused waste. For research peanuts were taken growing in the valley of Aleppo (Syria). It was established that after heat treatment, the peanut peel surface becomes more prominent, which improves its sorption properties. During the heat treatment, the charring of the plant fibers that make up the peel occurs, as a result of which the surface of the material is covered with a layer of soot and becomes black. The black color has the greatest intensity during heat treatment at 300 oC. At lower roasting temperatures, the carbonization of the fibers is insufficient.At higher temperatures, the carbon layer is burning with the formation of CO2.
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SYNTHESIS OF METAL-CONTAINING IONIC LIQUIDS FOR CLEANING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

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 10-18 p.
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Imidazolium zinc-containing ionic liquids (IL), [1-R-3-R'-imidazolium] alkyl sulfate-ZnCl2 (R and R '= H or alkyl), were very effective for removing nitrogen from a model fuel containing quinoline, indole, or acridine in n-heptane. The interaction of EtSO 4 and ZnCl 2 (EtSO 4) with a heterocyclic N compound was studied theoretically. Zn-containing IL, [EMIm] ZnCl 2 (EtSO 4) used to recover quinoline were successfully regenerated using diethyl ether as the back extractant.
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ORIGINAL CATALYTIC SYNTHESIS OF MACRODIOLIDES CONTAINING 1Z, 5Z-DIENE FRAGMENT AND THE STUDY OF ITS ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY IN VITRO

 19-25 p.
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An original strategy was developed for the synthesis of valuable unsaturated macrocyclic lactones, macrodiolides, containing a 1Z,5Z-diene moiety in 57-79% yields and >98% stereoselectivity by hafnium triflate Hf(OTf)4-catalyzed intermolecular esterification of aliphatic α,ω-dicarboxylic acids with α,ω-alka-nZ,(n+4)Z-dienediols (1,12-dodeca-4Z,8Z-dienediol, 1,14-tetradeca-5Z,9Z-dienediol, 1,18-octadeca-7Z,11Z-dienediol). The diols were obtained by homo-cyclomagnesiation of tetrahydropyran ethers of oxygenated 1,2-dienes with EtMgBr in the presence of Mg metal and Cp2TiCl2 catalyst (10 mol. %). The resulting macrodiolides exhibit high cytotoxic activity in vitro against Jurkat, K562, U937, Hek293 and HeLa tumor cell lines.
The problem of stereoselective methods for the synthesis of macrocyclic compounds containing 1Z, 5Z-diene grouping in their structure was analyzed, using 1,2-dienes (Cemilev reaction) using alkyl halide derivatives of Mg (RMgX) by Ti- action at a key stage of the synthesis, containing complex catalysts. The resulting macro-carbocycles are of interest as new synthetic biologically active precursors for the creation of modern drugs for the treatment of cancer.
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