Determination of tributyltin oxide in coastal marine sediments and mussels by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

We have devised a new method for bis(tributyltin)oxide (TBTO) determination in marine sediments and mussels. This technique involves an n-hexane/methylene chloride mixture extraction and extract purification with a sodium hydroxide wash in order to eliminate interfering compounds. TBTO is then extracted again by nitric acid and converted into an inorganic tin species; the analysis has been effected using Zeeman graphite furnace-atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The method detection limit for the matrices examined is 0.004 μg TBTO g^?1 (wet weight) and is sufficient for the analysis in real samples. The percentage recovery of TBTO from sediments and mussels samples is higher than 85% and 95% respectively. This method has been applied to TBTO level determination in sediments and mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) sampled in the harbour area in Taranto, where mussel culture activities are much developed; the TBTO levels obtained in sediments and mussels were in the range 15-47 ng g^?1 (wet weight) and 11-30 ng g^?1 (wet weight) respectively. Such values are comparable with those found in other harbour areas in the Mediterranean Sea.     

Sorption of cesium from aqueous waste solution on a SuperLigÒ644 resin

Summary The removal of cesium from aqueous waste solution was investigated in a column setup using a relatively coarse SuperLig^ò644 resin. The bed volume (BV=140) at the onset of breakthrough surpassed the design requirement of 100 BV at 50% breakthrough, and also corresponds to 99.96% cesium removal. Cesium elution with 0.5M HNO₃was satisfactory with a peak BV of 2.5. The elution BV for C/C₀=0.01 was 10, which is less than the target of 15 BV. The percent of sorbed cesium eluted was 99.88%. Further, the BV of the various solutions used for the supporting process steps was sufficient.     

Calculation of impulsively started incompressible viscous flows

The paper's focus is the calculation of unsteady incompressible 2D flows past airfoils. In the framework of the primitive variable Navier–Stokes equations, the initial and boundary conditions must be assigned so as to be compatible, to assure the correct prediction of the flow evolution. This requirement, typical of all incompressible flows, viscous or inviscid, is often violated when modelling the flow past immersed bodies impulsively started from rest. Its fulfillment can however be restored by means of a procedure enforcing compatibility, consisting in a pre‐processing of the initial velocity field, here described in detail. Numerical solutions for an impulsively started multiple airfoil have been obtained using a finite element incremental projection method. The spatial discretization chosen for the velocity and pressure are of different order to satisfy the inf–sup condition and obtain a smooth pressure field. Results are provided to illustrate the effect of employing or not the compatibility procedure, and are found in good agreement with those obtained with a non‐primitive variable solver. In addition, we introduce a post‐processing procedure to evaluate an alternative pressure field which is found to be more accurate than the one resulting from the projection method. This is achieved by considering an appropriate ‘unsplit’ version of the momentum equation, where the velocity solution of the projection method is substituted. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Notes on the non-autonomous Lyness equation

We prove that the solutions of the non-autonomous Lyness equation x_n+1=(x_n+b_n)/x_n−1, b_n>0, x₀>0, x₁>0, are bounded away from zero and infinity if the sequence b_n is monotonic. We also give an example to show that the solutions need not be bounded even when the sequence b_n attains only two values.     

10.1007/s10955-006-9040-z

We derive hydrodynamic equations describing the evolution of a binary fluid segregated into two regions, each rich in one species,which are separated (on the macroscopic scale) by a sharp interface. Our starting point is a Vlasov-Boltzmann (VB) equation describing the evolution of the one particle position and velocity distributions, f_i (x, v, t), i = 1, 2. The solution of the VB equation is developed in a Hilbert expansion appropriate for this system. This yields incompressible Navier-Stokes equations for the velocity field u and a jump boundary condition for the pressure across the interface. The interface, in turn, moves with a velocity given by the normal component of u.     

Synthesis of protected derivatives of O-phosphotyrosine incorporation in a heptapeptide

The solid phase synthesis of the phosphopeptide Leu-Arg-Arg-Ala-Tyr(P)-Leu-Gly is reported via the stepwise incorporation of the protected phosphoamino acid Nα -tert-butyloxycarbonyl-O-dimethyl-phosphono-L-tyrosine.     

X-ray and mössbauer studies of tricyclohexyltin(IV) halides. The crystal structures of (cyclo-C6H11)3SnX (X = F,Br and I)

The structures of tricyclohexyltin fluoride (I), bromide (II) and iodide (III) have been determined by X-ray analysis. Compound I crystallizes in the space group P2₁/m with a = 10.422(6), b = 17.238(9), c = 5.769(3) Å, β = 104.6(1)° and Z = 2. Compounds II and III crystallize in the space group Pcmn with a = 10.427(6), b = 16.914(9), c = 11.366(6) Å, Z = 4; and a = 10.400(6), b = 16.900(10), c = 11.400(4) Å, Z = 4, respectively. All three structures consist of discrete tetrahedral (cyclo-C₆H₁₁)₃SnX units.The temperature dependence of the Mössbauer resonance areas has been examined in order to obtain information about the relationship between chemical structure and lattice dynamics.     

Resorcinol - formaldehyde adsorption of cesium from Hanford waste solutions

Batch equilibrium measurements were conducted at 25±2 °C with a granular resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) resin to determine the distribution coefficients (K _d ) for cesium. In the tests, Hanford Site actual waste sample containing radioactive cesium (¹³⁷Cs) and a pretreated waste sample that was spiked with non-radioactive ¹³³Cs were used. Initial concentrations of non-radioactive cesium in the waste sample were varied to generate an equilibrium isotherm for cesium. Majority of the tests were conducted at 25±2 °C using a liquid to solid phase ratio of 100 ml/g and at a contact time of 72 hours. Two additional tests were conducted at a liquid to solid phase ratio of 10 and at contact time of 120 hours. The measured distribution coefficient (K _d ) for radioactive cesium (¹³⁷Cs) was 948 ml/g, the K _d for non-radioactive cesium (¹³³Cs) was 1039 ml/g. The K _d for nonradioactive cesium decreased from 1039 to 691 ml/g with increased initial cesium concentration from 8 to 64 g/ml. Very little change of the K _d was observed at initial cesium concentration above 64 g/ml. The maximum sorption capacity for cesium on granular RF resin was 1.17 mmole/g dry resin. This value was calculated from the fit of the equilibrium isotherm data to the Dubinin-Radushkevich equation. Previously, a total capacity of 2.84 mmole/g was calculated by Bibler and Wallace for air-dried RF resin.This work was conducted at the Savannah River Technology Center in Aiken, SC, which is operated for the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) by Westinghouse Savannah River Company under Contract DE-AC09-96SR18500. The Hanford River Protection Project-Waste Treatment Plant (RPP-WTP) funded this work. The authors are very grateful to Karen Palmer, Betty Mealer, and Yvonne Simpkins for their assistance in the experimental work.