The application of thermoanalytical methods in the investigation of biological substances

The equilibria and thermodynamics of a number of naturally occuring isolated compounds (e.g. proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates) have recently been studied in several laboraties in different temperature ranges, and thermoanalytical methods have been used to study structural changes of biological materials, among them human tissues.In our investigations we succeeded in appling the derivatograph for the assay of glycosaminoglycans and for the characterization of the stability of crosslinked proteins in intact human and animal tissues. By means of this method age-related and pathological changes and repair reactions were studied in various connective and vascular tissues.Other temperature-dependent techniques (DSC, polarizing microscopy) were used successfully in another series of experiments. Alterations in the characteristic order-disorder transition temperatures of human serum lipoproteins could be demonstrated in pathological conditions; the altered physical structure of lipoproteins might give an additional explanation to the assumed mechanism of different metabolic disorders.

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Zusammenfassung Die Gleichgewichte und die Thermodynamik einer Reihe von natürlich vorkommenden isolierten Verbindungen (z. B. Proteine, Aminosäuren, Kohlenhydrate) wurden in verschiedenen Laboratorien in verschiedenen Temperaturbereichen untersucht. Hierbei wurden thermoanalytische Methoden zum Studium der Strukturänderungen von biologischem Material, u. a. von menschlichem Gewebe, eingesetzt.In unseren Untersuchungen gelang es den Derivatographen zur Prüfung von Glycosaminoglycanen und zur Charakterisierung der Stabilität quervernetzter Proteine in intakten menschlichen und tierischen Geweben einzusetzen. Durch diese Methode wurden altersbedingte und pathologische Änderungen sowie Reaktionen zur Wiederherstellung in verschiedenen Binde und Vasculärgeweben studiert.Andere temperaturabhängige Techniken (DSC, Polarisationsmikroskopie) wurden in anderen Versuchsserien mit Erfolg eingesetzt.

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Determination of Proteins at Nanogram Levels Using the Resonance Light Scattering Technique with a Novel PVAK Nanoparticle

A novel functionalized polyvinyl alcohol keto-derivative nanoparticle (PVAK) has been prepared in a one-step method using oxidation and degradation under ultrasonic irradiation. The nanoparticle is water-soluble, chemically stable, non-toxic and biocompatible. The surface of the nanoparticle is covered with abundant hydroxyl, carbonyl and carboxyl. At pH 3.0, the interactions of PVAK with different proteins can result in obviously enhanced RLS signals at 380nm. Under optimal conditions, the calibration graphs are linear over the range of 0.024.0µgmL^–1 for human serum albumin (HSA), 0.023.5µgmL^–1 for bovine serum albumin (BSA), and 0.053.5µgmL^–1 for human -globulin (-G), respectively. Detection limits were 6.4ngmL^–1 for HSA, 9.2ngmL^–1 for BSA, and 12.5ngmL^–1 for -G, respectively. The method was employed for the determination of total proteins in human serum with satisfactory results.     

Multivariate Statistical Assessment of Air Quality: A Case Study

The present paper deals with the application of several chemometrical methods (cluster and principal components analysis, source apportioning on absolute principal components scores) to an aerosol data collection from Unterloibach, Austria. It is shown that seven latent factors explaining almost 80% of the total variance are responsible for the data structure and are conditionally identified as secondary aerosol, mineral dust, oil burning, lead smelter, coal burning, salt and fertilizer emission sources. Furthermore, the contribution of each identified source to the formation of the particle total mass and chemical compounds total concentration is calculated. Thus, a reliable assessment of the air quality in the region is performed. The requirements of the sustainability concept for ecological indicators in this case is easily transformed into a multivariate statistical problem taking into account not separate indicators but the specific multivariate nature of aerosol pollution.     

State of Sn in Pt-Sn-alumina catalyst: XPS study

XPS examination of reduced Pt-Sn-alumina catalysts showed that a portion of the tin was present in the zerovalent state; this is in contrast to XPS data published previously. It appears from the XPS Sn(O) and Pt(O) areas that the composition of the PtSn alloy, if present, becomes richer in Sn as the Pt:Sn ratio varies from 11 to 18.

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Thermal decomposition of iron(II) sulphate heptahydrate in air in the presence of (basic) beryllium carbonate

Iron(II) sulphate heptahydrate undergoes decomposition in the presence of basic beryllium carbonate without any interaction with the carbonate. The components of the mixture decompose individually. Iron(II) sulphate decomposes with the formation of tetrahydrate, monohydrate, anhydrous salt, oxysulphate and ferric sulphate as intermediate phases. The basic beryllium carbonate decomposes to the oxide with BeO·BeCO₃ as the intermediate compound.

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Zusammenfassung In Gegenwart von basischem Berylliumcarbonat zersetzt sich Eisen(II)-sulfat-Heptahydrat, ohne mit dem Carbonat in Wechselwirkung zu treten. Die Komponenten des Gemisches zersetzen sich individuell. Die Zersetzung des Eisen(II)-sulfats verläuft über die Zwischenphasen Tetrahydrat, Monohydrat, wasserfreies Salz, Oxysulfat und Eisen(III)-sulfat. Das basische Berylliumcarbonat wird über die intermediäre Verbindung BeO·BeCO₃ in das Oxid überführt.

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The authors are grateful to Dr. B. R. Sant for his keen interest and useful suggestions throughout this work. They also express their sincere thanks to Prof. P. K. Jena, Director, for his kind permission to publish the results. One of us (MSRS) thanks the Director for a Senior Fellowship.     

Preparation and thermal decomposition of halogenometallates

Five new derivatives of general formula [Ru(dipy)₃]MCl₄, whereM=Cu(II), Zn(II), Mn(II), Fe(II) and Co(II), and [Ru(dipy)₃][FeCl₄]₂ were synthesized, and their compositions and structures were confirmed by chemical analysis and electron absorptionüspectroscopy. The thermal decompositions of the compounds were studied by thermoanalytical methods. All these complexes decompose upon heating up to 1300 K, with simultaneous loss of organic fragments and structures were confirmed by chemical analysis and electron absorption spectroscopy.The exothermic effects. The residues after heating correspond to RuO₂ and the appropriate M oxides, contaminated in some cases by pure metal.

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Zusammenfassung Fünf neue Komplexverbindungen des Typs [Ru(dipy)₃](MCl₄] (dipy=2,2-Dipyridyl;M=Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, Co) sowie [Ru(dipy₃](FeCl₄]₂ wurden dargestellt und ihre Zusammensetzung und Struktur durch chemische Analyse und Elektronenspektroskopie bestätigt. Ihre thermische Zersetzung wurde durch simultane TG-DTA untersucht. Alle Komplexverbindungen zersetzen sich beim Erhitzen bis auf 1300 K unter gleichzeitigem Verlust der organischen Komponente und des Cl an die Gasphase. Der thermische Abbau ist von starken exothermen Effekten begleitet. Die Rückstände nach dem Erhitzen enthalten RuO₂ und das jeweilige Metalloxid, in einigen Fällen durch Metall verunreinigt.

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Errors in the determination of activation energies of solid-state reactions by the Piloyan method,as a function of the reaction mechanism

The errors in the activation energies of solid-state reactions determined with the Piloyan method are more larger than those previously assumed in the literature. On the other hand, the errors in the kinetic parameters are strongly dependent on the kinetic law obeyed by the reaction. A theoretical explanation of this behaviour is given.

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Zusammenfassung Die Fehler der nach der Piloyan-Methode bestimmten Aktivierungsenergien von Festkörperreaktionen sind grö\er als bisher in der Literatur angenommen und stark abhÄngig von der Reaktionsordnung. Eine theoretische ErklÄrung dieses Verhaltens wird gegeben.

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Hydrogen pressure dependence of the reaction of neopentane with hydrogen over Pd/SiO2 and Pt/SiO2 catalysts

H₂ pressure influences in different ways the reaction rates of neopentane conversion over Pd/SiO₂ and Pt/SiO₂ catalysts. It seems that on Pt/SiO₂ both isomerization and hydrogenolysis involve a common surface intermediate (probably an adalkyl), whereas on Pd/SiO₂ the hydrogenolysis goes via more dehydrogenated species than those involved in isomerization.

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Autocatalysis in the formose reaction

It has been found that carbohydrates naturally present in ppm quantities in paraformaldehyde are the cause of the autocatalysis in the formose reaction of paraformaldehyde solutions. Paraformaldehyde sublimed into Ca(OH)₂ suspension was not transformed to sugars by formose reaction, only to methanol and formate by Cannizzaro reaction. A minute trace of glycolaldehyde — 3 ppm — was sufficient to initiate conventional autocatalysis. A formose reaction scheme in which formaldehyde reacts only with sugars by aldol condensation but not with itself is proposed.

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Methanol conversion to hydrocarbons and dimethyl ether on decationized zeolite T

Methanol transformations over the hydrogen forms of zeolite T (32%–76% decationization and 13%–32% dealumination) during contact with methanol vapor was studied at 200°–400°C. The catalysts used show a high activity in methanol conversion into light hydrocarbons and dimethyl ether but over a short period.

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Surface properties of Fe?Mo?O catalysts and their activity in methanol oxidation to formaldehyde

The Fe^III–Mo^VI–O catalyst was prepared from iso-ortho-Fe(OH)₃ and -FeOOH. The catalysts differed markedly in their activity in methanol oxidation depending on the biography of their iron(III) oxide. The catalytic properties were found to depend on the pore structure of the catalyst.

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Electronic modification effect of rare earth oxide upon Pt in Pt-Dy/γ-Al2O3 catalysts

The surface properties of Pt-Dy/-Al₂O₃ catalysts have been investigated by TPR and HOT techniques. Catalytic properties in the reaction of n-hexane, cyclopentane, and benzene on Pt/-Al₂O₃ and Pt-Dy/-Al₂O₃ catalysts have been studied in a pulsed microcatalytic reactor. The effect of dysprosium in Pt-Dy/-Al₂O₃ catalysts is also discussed.

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Pt-Dy/-Al₂O₃ TPR HOT. Pt/-Al₂O₃ Pt-Dy/-Al₂O₃ -, . Pt-Dy/-Al₂O₃.

     

Collisional energy transfer in the decomposition of 2-methyloxetane and 3-methyloxetane, I. Gas/gas collisions

The pressure dependence of the unimolecular rate constants for the thermal decomposition of 2-methyloxetane and 3-methyloxetane has been studied. The average energy transferred downward in gas-gas collision was determined by the application of RRKM theory and a stepladder model of energy transfer.

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X-ray studies of interaction between magnesium chloride and ethyl benzoate, components of the catalyst for propylene polymerization

X-ray studies of the interaction between highly dispersed magnesium dichloride and ethyl benzoate (EB) at different molar ratios EB/MgCl₂, and the effect of their grinding indicate that a new compound of MgCl₂ and EB is formed. Grinding destroys the crystal phase of the new compound, thus increasing the activity and stereospecificity of the catalyst obtained.

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Study of the evolution of a MoO3+Bi2MoO6 mixture in air and in the conditions of mild propene oxidation

MoO₃ can react with the gamma phase of bismuth molybdate (Bi₂MoO₆) in the conditions of propene oxidation to form the alpha phase (Bi₂Mo₃O₁₂) resulting in a more selective catalyst for propene oxidation to acrolein. Intimate contact between MoO₃ and the gamma phase is an important factor favoring the formation of the alpha phase.

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On the application of exponential kinetic equations

An exponential kinetic equation for complex chemical reactions in solid-liquid heterogeneous systems is discussed. The integral form of the equation is analyzed and the conditions specified for the application of an approximate form. The meaning of constant t₀ is explained.

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The measurement of meaningful activation energies

The uncertainty surrounding the significance of the measured kinetic parameters of solid state decomposition reactions is discussed briefly. Some suggestions are made about what precautions should be taken in order to favour the measurement of undistorted results. Some criteria are proposed for deciding whether a measuredE value can be considered to have its usual meaning. The results of a series of experiments aimed at measuring the activation energy of the decomposition of calcium carbonate using a variety of methods, sample sizes and experimental conditions are presented. These results are compared with results found in the literature and it is concluded that it is possible to measure a reproducible value forE and it is tentatively proposed that this value is meaningful in terms of the energy barrier model of chemical reaction kinetics.

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Zusammenfassung Die sich auf die Signifikanz gemessener kinetischer Parameter von Zersetzungsreaktionen fester Stoffe beziehende Unsicherheit wird kurz diskutiert. Es werden einige Vorschläge hinsichtlich der Vorkehrungen unterbreitet, die zu treffen sind, um unverfälschte Meßergebnisse zu erhalten. Einige Kriterien werden vorgeschlagen, die geeignet sind zu entscheiden, ob ain gemessenerE-Wert die übliche Bedutung hat. Ergebnisse einer Reihe von Experimenten werden angegeben, die ausgeführt wurden, um die nach verschiedenen Methoden, bei Anwendung unterschiedlicher Probenmengen und unter verschiedenen Versuchsbedingungen für die Aktivierungsenergie der Zersetzung von CaCO₃ erhaltenen Werte zu vergleichen. Es wird gefolgert, daß es möglich ist, den Wert vonE reproduzierbar zu messen, und versuchsweise vorgeschlagen, diesen Wert als sinnvoll für das Energiebarrierenmodell der chemischen Reaktionskinetik anzusehen.

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Kinetics of perborate oxidation of quinol

The perborate oxidation of quinol in aqueous acetic acid is first order with respect to perborate, zero order with respect to quinol, and first order with respect to H⁺. The oxidation is faster than H₂O₂ oxidation. Breakdown of protonated perboric acid is suggested as the rate-limiting step.

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Intermediate oxygen-containing compounds in oxidative condensation of methane over sodium-manganese catalysts

CH₂O conversion over sodium-manganese oxide and oxychloride catalysts in methane dehydrodimerization have been studied under unsteady-state conditions at high temperatures (600–750 °C). It has been established that formaldehyde conversions produce deep oxidation (CO, CO₂), condensation (C₂H₄, C₂H₆) and methanation products through CH₃O^– formation and decomposition.

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Diffusion effects in reversible energy transfer

Back energy transfer reduces the apparent quenching constant, which is an important parameter in the interpretation of energy transfer data. This determination of kinetic results may be erroneous when possible diffusion effects and non-uniform configurational distributions are not taken into account.

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