Aicha ZIOUCHE

In this study, the adsorption of copper Cu (II) from aqueous solution, on Tamanrasset’sclay which is low cost adsorbent, was studied using batch experiments. The adsorption study includesboth equilibrium adsorption isotherms and kinetics. The characterization of the adsorbent necessitatedseveral methods such as X-Ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with EnergyDispersive X-ray, BET for specific surface area determination, Fourier transform infraredspectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Indeed, various parameters were investigated such ascontact time, initial metal ion concentration, mass of solid, pH of the solution and temperature. Theadsorption process as batch study was investigated under the previews experimental parameters. Theresults revealed that the adsorption capacity of Cu²⁺ is maximized at naturel pH of metal 5.5. Removalof copper by the clay of Tamanrasset (kaolinite) achieved equilibrium within 50 minutes; the resultsobtained were found to be fitted by the pseudo-second order kinetics model. The equilibrium processwas well described by the Langmuir model and the maximum adsorption capacity was found to be26.59 mg/g.

Le but de cette étude est l’évaluation et la caractérisation par les méthodes non destructives, les courantsde Foucault et les courants de Foucault pulsés, l’effet des traitements thermiques sur des aciersfaiblement alliés et des aciers inoxydables duplex ainsi que sur des couches minces élaborés parélectrodéposition.Des caractérisations structurales par microscope électronique à transmission (MET), des caractérisationsmécaniques (dureté, résilience,…) et électrochimiques ont été effectuées sur les aciers traités.Les couches minces protectrices contre la corrosion sont élaborées à partir d'un bain de nickel et del'alumine avec une variation de la quantité d'alumine de 5-20g / l. La morphologie de la surface et lamicrostructure des revêtements Ni-Al2O3 ont été déterminées au moyen de la microscopie électroniqueà balayage (MEB) et de la diffraction des rayons X (XRD). Les résultats obtenus de la mesure de ladureté par nano-indentation, la mesure de l'épaisseur et les essais électrochimiques ont abouti à uneaugmentation de la résistance à la corrosion lorsque la quantité d'alumine augmente. Il a été trouvé unebonne corrélation entre les résultats obtenus à partir des essais non destructifs et les méthodestraditionnelles.

In this work, we investigated the influence of galvanizing immersion time and cooling modes environments on the electrochemical corrosion behavior of hot-dip galvanized steel, in 1 M sulfuric acid electrolyte at room temperature using potentiodynamic polarization technique. In addition, the evolution of thickness, structure and microstructure of zinc coatings for different immersion times and two cooling modes (air and water) is characterized, respectively, by using of Elcometer scan probe, x-ray diffraction and metallography analysis. The analysis of the behavior of steel and galvanized steel, vis-a-vis corrosion, by means of corrosion characteristic parameters as anodic (βa) and cathodic (βc) Tafel slopes, corrosion potential (Ecorr), corrosion current density (icorr), corrosion rate (CR) and polarization resistance (Rp), reveals that the galvanized steel has anticorrosion properties much better than that of steel. More the immersion time increases, more the zinc coatings thickness increases, and more these properties become better. The comparison between the two cooling modes shows that the coatings of zinc produced by hot-dip galvanization and air-cooled provides a much better protection to steel against corrosion than those cooled by quenching in water which exhibit a brittle corrosive behavior due to the presence of cracks.