Measurement and Correlation of Equilibrium Data for Aqueous Two-phase System Ethanol＋Water＋ K2HPO4

The isothermal solubility data of aqueous two-phase system ethanol water K2HPO4 were determined with the turbidity titration method at 303.2 K. The binodal curves were described by using the Mistry equation very well. An experimental procedure for measuring the liquid-liquid equilibrium data of the aqueous two-phase system was proposed, in which the concentrations of the coexisting phases were determined with the corresponding densities of the solution. The tie lines were satisfactorily described by using the Othmer-Tobias and Bancroft equations.     

Determination of the water content of amphiphilic liquid crystals by coulometric Karl Fischer titration

An apparatus is described, which allows the precise determination of the water content of amphiphilic liquid crystals by means of coulometric Karl Fischer titration. The scope and limitations of this method are described.     

A new QM/MM method oriented to the study of ionic liquids

The interest on room temperature ionic liquids has grown in the last decades because of their use as all‐purpose solvent and their low environmental impact. In the present work, a new theoretical procedure is developed to study pure ionic liquids within the framework of the quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics method. Each type of ion (cation or anion) is considered as an independent entity quantum mechanically described that follows a differentiated path in the liquid. The method permits, through an iterative procedure, the full coupling between the polarized charge distribution of the ions and the liquid structure around them. The procedure has been tested with 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate. It was found that, similar to non‐polar liquids and as a consequence of the low value of the reaction field, the cation and anion charge distributions are hardly polarized by the rest of molecules in the liquid. Their structure is characterized by an alternance between anion and cation shells as evidenced by the coincidence of the first maximum of the anion–anion and cation–cation radial distribution functions with the first minimum of the anion‐cation. Some degree of stacking between the cations is also found. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

利用双水相分离回收离子液体的研究进展

研究离子液体的分离与回收对于减少离子液体对环境的影响、提高离子液体的利用效率、降低离子液体的应用成本、促进离子液体的工业应用具有重要的意义.本文重点综述了利用无机盐-离子液体双水相、糖-离子液体双水相、聚合物-离子液体双水相和CO2诱导的离子液体双水相技术分离回收离子液体的研究进展,分析了影响离子液体分离回收的关键因素,评价了不同离子液体双水相体系的优缺点,展望了该领域的发展方向及面临的挑战.     

On-line purification for the determination of catecholamines by liquid chromatography

An on-line purification method for catecholamines was studied using a flow system equipped with an alumina microcolumn. The procedure involves catecholamine adsorption, column washing and catecholamine elution steps. The system is designed not to decompose catecholamines under alkaline conditions in the adsorption step. Flow-rates and times for different solutions delivered in each step (alkaline buffer for adsorption, water for washing and an acidic solution for elution), column length and sample volume to be loaded were systematically investigated by liquid chromatography. Under optimum conditions, norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine and 3,4- dihydroxybenzylamine (internal standard) can be purified with recoveries of ? 90% within 11 min with manual operation. This method was efficiently applied to urine samples and the results indicate the possibility that catecholamines in biological samples are automatically purified.     

混合表面活性剂双水相性质的研究

本文利用电导法及冷冻蚀刻实验技术研究了正负离子表面活性双水相上相中的液晶结构状态及其相关性质。在双水相相体积比一组成关系曲线上及上相电导率—组成曲线上,均存在明显的转折。转折处组成是有偏光现象的双水相与无偏光现象的双水相的分水岭,立方液晶导电能力与容纳水的能力强于层状液晶或六方液晶。冷冻蚀刻实验证实了无偏光现象的立方液晶的存在。本文对一些机理进行了讨论。     

Automatic potentiometric two-phase titration in pharmaceutical analysis : Part 3. Titrimetric Identification of Drugs

The conditional acidity constant in a liquid-liquid two-phase system (pK^*_HA + value) can be used as an identity parameter for drug compounds. The pK^*_HA + value can be calculated if the phase ratio and the acidity and distribution constants are known. Selectivity is obtained mainly by the choice of the organic phase. An excess of hydrochloric acid is first added to the sample in the two-phase system. The hydrochloric acid and the sample are then titrated sequentially with sodium hydroxide. The proposed titration procedure makes it possible to calibrat the electrodes, determine the pK^*_HA + value(s), quantify one or more compounds, and check the performance of the electrodes in one and the same experimental run. Lidocaine was “identified” and assayed in different dosage forms such as ointment and solution for injection. The results were in agreement with those obtained by liquid chromatography.     

Measurement of the Solubility of Volatile Substances by Vapor-Phase Gas-Chromatographic Analysis

A new procedure is proposed for vapor-phase gas-chromatographic determination of the solubilityof partly soluble volatile compounds in liquids. The method is based on successive pneumatic sampling totake small, equal portions of the equilibrium gas from the gas-liquid system containing an excess ofthe volatile component forming the second liquid phase. The gas-chromatographic determination of thiscomponent in the samples of the equilibrium gas makes it possible to find the slope of the isotherm describing the distribution of the substance between the liquid and gas phases near the saturation point, estimate the nonlinear portion of the isotherm, and calculate the substance content in the saturated solution.     

Revision of the volumetric method for measurements of liquid–liquid equilibria in binary systems

A theoretical analysis of the accuracy of the volumetric method for the determination of liquid–liquid equilibrium was carried out. The results show that, under certain conditions, this method can be used to investigate systems showing relatively small mutual solubilities. Relations were derived to estimate standard deviations of the equilibrium compositions determined by the volumetric method.

In the experimental part of the work, an apparatus for measurements of mutual solubilities of liquids was constructed. A procedure that enabled us to determine precisely volumes of liquid phases was developed. This procedure and apparatus present the advantage that relatively small amounts of samples are required (approximately 2 × 20 ml). Theoretical conclusions concerning the applicability of the volumetric method were checked by measuring mutual solubilities at 303.15 K in systems methylcyclohexane + N,N-dimethylformamide, 1-butanol + water and dimethyl phthalate + water. Further, the method was used to measure systematically the liquid–liquid equilibrium in systems ethyl acetate + ethylene glycol and phenyl acetate + ethylene glycol at temperatures from 293 to 323 K. Data for these systems were acquired by means of other methods as well and a good agreement was observed on comparison.     

正负离子表面活性剂/离子液体双水相性质研究

本文把短链离子液体(IL)四氟硼酸1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑鎓[C2mim]BF4引入正负离子表面活性剂十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)和十二烷基三甲基溴化铵(DTAB)双水相体系(SDS/DTAB/H2O)中,研究了IL对双水相相图及相分离体系性质的影响。结果表明,[C2mim]BF4的阳离子性质是影响阴离子表面活性剂过量区域性质的主要因素,IL通过静电作用、氢键作用等改变体系中聚集体的形貌,最终导致阴离子双水相(ATPSa)的消失。IL的阴离子对阳离子双水相(ATPSc)区域性质起着决定作用;IL的盐效应引起的对表面活性剂混合胶束扩散双电层的压缩作用,不但促进胶团的形成,缩短了形成稳定胶团所需要的时间,加快了双水相的相分离速度,而且也造成了形成ATPSc所需DTAB含量的提高。IL的引入改变了ATPSc上、下相表面活性剂的组成及含量,使富含表面活性剂的上相中阳离子表面活性剂含量更高,进而提高了双水相的萃取性能,其上相对甲基橙的萃取效率可高达96.67%。     

Chembio extraction on a chip by nanoliter droplet ejection

This paper describes a novel liquid separation technique for chembio extraction by an ultrasonic nanoliter-liquid-droplet ejector built on a PZT sheet. This technique extracts material from an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) in a precise amount through digital control of the number of nanoliter droplets, without any mixing between the two liquids in the ATPS. The ultrasonic droplet ejector uses an acoustic streaming effect produced by an acoustic beam focused on the liquid surface, and ejects liquid droplets only from the liquid surface without disturbing most of the liquid below the surface. This unique characteristic of the focused acoustic beam is perfect (1) for separating a top-layer liquid (from the bulk of liquid) that contains particles of interest or (2) for recovering a top-layer liquid that has different phase from a bottom-layer liquid. Three kinds of liquid extraction are demonstrated with the ultrasonic droplet ejector: (1) 16 microl of top layer in Dextran-polyethylene glycol-water ATPS (aqueous two-phase system) is recovered within 20 s; (2) micron sized particles that float on water surface are ejected out with water droplets; and (3) oil layer on top of water is separated out.     

A comparison of liquid–liquid porosimetry equations for evaluation of pore size distribution

This paper reviews and numerically tests many of the methods for the determination of pore size distribution of liquid membranes by liquid–liquid porosimetry. The flux through membranes was defined for flow of two immiscible liquids when drops or a liquid jet is formed, as well as the case when the interface is forced out by sufficient pressure. Several methods from literature for the determination of pore size distribution, some variations of these, and one new method are presented with a consistent theoretical basis. Using numerical tests it was found that all methods were very sensitive to measurement noise as low as ±0.1%, and that some form of data smoothing, such as a smoothing spline, was required to obtain a satisfactory distribution. The effects of elastic and permanent membrane compression were tested and a method was proposed to reduce the resulting error. A method based on the ratio of flux liquids with and without a liquid–liquid interface was recommended as it was less sensitive to the effects of compression in some cases and it provides a check when compression is not repeatable.     

Method for the determination of the solubility of gases in liquids

A rapid and experimentally simple method for the determination of the solubilities of oxygen or hydrogen in liquids is presented The method employs a membrane-enclosed amperometric detector of the well known Clark type to measure the partial pressure of the gas when distributed at equilibrium between the liquid and a gas space for a series of internal volumes of the system. The amounts of all substances and the temperature are maintained constant throughout the series although the internal pressure changes as a result of the volume changes. The glass apparatus is water jacketed for temperature control, has inlet and outlet ports for gas, and the amperometric sensor is mounted in a gas-tight sliding fitting for effecting the volume changes. The liquid content is vigorously stirred by a magnetic bar during measurements. Equations for the interpretation of results at different internal volumes take into account the conservation of the solvent and of the gas, the dependence of the volume of the liquid on the concentration of dissolved gas and Henry's law describing the distribution of the gas between gas and liquid phases at equilibrium. The solution of these equations yields an equation for the dependence of the measured partial pressure on volume, which includes the Henry's law constant H as a parameter. Conditions can usually be arranged to give a straight line dependence of volume on the reciprocal of partial pressure. The method has been applied to several common liquids, and has been shown to produce results which agree with literature solubilities to within about ±5%. Examples which have been studied include oxygen in water (H=4.039 × 10⁶ kPa at 20°C), in acetone (1.25 × 10⁵ kPa at 20°C), in ethanol (1.758 × 10⁵ kPa at 20°C) and in toluene (1.05 × 10⁵ kPa at 20°C) as well as hydrogen in water (6.89 × 10⁶ kPa at 20°C).     

Quantifying the protein core flexibility through analysis of cavity formation

We present an extensive analysis of cavity statistics in the interior of three different proteins, in liquid n-hexane, and in water performed using molecular-dynamics simulations. The heterogeneity of packing density over atomic length scales in different parts of proteins is evident in the wide range of values observed for the average cavity size, the probability of cavity formation, and the corresponding free energy of hard-sphere insertion. More interestingly, however, the distribution of cavity sizes observed at various points in the protein interior is surprisingly homogeneous in width. That width is significantly smaller than that measured for similar distributions in liquid n-hexane or water, indicating that protein interior is much less flexible than liquid hexane. The width of the cavity size distribution correlates well with the experimental isothermal compressibility data for liquids and proteins. An analysis of cavity statistics thus provides an efficient method to quantify local properties, such as packing, stiffness, or compressibility in heterogeneous condensed media.     

Using of the Agglomeration-in-liquid for the Technology of the Fine Materials

The content of the fine and ultrafine particles in the raw material results in difficulty of the separation, the loss of the valuable components and ecological contamination. Secondary using of the fine particles is impossible without their granulation. This problem has been solved by the agglomeration-in-liquid method.An agglomeration-in-liquid method is a process to produce agglomerates in a liquid phase from solid particles suspended in the liquid. The surface of solid particles and the binding liquid must be of identical polarity, but the continuous phase must be of the opposite polarity. The water solutions of the surfactant are the binding liquids or the organic liquids.     

The melt hollow fiber spinning process: steady-state behavior,sensitivity and stability

The rheology of the melt hollow fiber spinning process is examined in the thin filament limit. The resulting thin filament equations are also applicable to single-phase and two-phase extensional flows. Using a novel numerical solution procedure, the sensitivity of the fiber spinning equations to material property and process variations is investigated. Fiber geometry is directly controlled by the mass flowrates of the core and clad fluids while the spinline tension is most strongly influenced by clad viscosity. A maximum can occur in the clad stress profile if a core liquid is used and the ratio of core to clad viscosity increases greatly with temperature. Isothermal spinning of high viscosity clad liquids with either a core gas or liquid is unstable for draw ratios greater than 20.2 as found for solid fibers.     

Apparatus for the determination of melting points, molecular weights, freezing points and purity, and for the study of melting

An apparatus for the determination of the melting point of a partially frozen liquid is described. Thermal equilibrium is rapidly attained, largely because of the presence of glass balls in the experimental flask, and the method of agitation. The use of a thermistor and a recording potentiometer allows charting of the temperature changes with time. The melting point can be calculated from points on the trace. The apparatus has been used to study melting point depressions for solutions of hydrocarbons and phenols in benzene, nitrobenzene, water and dioxan.     

To the thermodynamics of saturation of liquids with inert gases

In continuation of the earlier advanced point of view concerning the non-true character of solutions of inert gases in liquids, a thermodynamic analysis of the transfer of particles of these gases to the liquid at constant temperature and sum of volumes of coexisting phases was performed. The analysis is based on the linearity of the concentration dependences of the enthalpy and entropy of noble gases and nitrogen and approximation of the real process by the hypothetical one including two stages: transfer of some number of moles of the gas from the intrinsic phase to the physical microvolume numerically equal to the volume of the intermolecular space of the liquid accessible for gas particles and the distribution of these particles over particular cavities of the latter. The contact of inert gases with liquids results in the formation of a thermodynamically unstable two-phase binary system, whose liquid phase can be considered as internally strained dispersion of gas clusters.     

Multiscale coarse graining of liquid-state systems

A methodology is described to systematically derive coarse-grained (CG) force fields for molecular liquids from the underlying atomistic-scale forces. The coarse graining of an interparticle force field is accomplished by the application of a force-matching method to the trajectories and forces obtained from the atomistic trajectory and force data for the CG sites of the targeted system. The CG sites can be associated with the centers of mass of atomic groups because of the simplicity in the evaluation of forces acting on these sites from the atomistic data. The resulting system is called a multiscale coarse-grained (MS-CG) representation. The MS-CG method for liquids is applied here to water and methanol. For both liquids one-site and two-site CG representations without an explicit treatment of the long-ranged electrostatics have been derived. In addition, for water a two-site model having the explicit long-ranged electrostatics has been developed. To improve the thermodynamic properties (e.g., pressure and density) for the MS-CG models, the constraint for the instantaneous virial was included into the force-match procedure. The performance of the resulting models was evaluated against the underlying atomistic simulations and experiment. In contrast with existing approaches for coarse graining of liquid systems, the MS-CG approach is general, relies only on the interatomic interactions in the reference atomistic system.     

Sample injection in capillary electrochromatography by heart-cut technique

The splitter working in heart-cut regime was used for sample injection in capillary electrochromatography. The principle was implemented in an automated microgradient system allowing to inject from microlitre down to nanolitre volumes with high repeatability and minimal extra-column band broadening. The apparatus is able to deliver discrete volumes of liquids at a preset volumetric flow rate and to stop and restore the flow at any moment. This brings a high degree of liquid manipulation flexibility. An extremely low split ratio is sufficient during the analysis, which saves mobile phase consumption substantially. The key parameters influencing the function of the heart-cut splitter were characterised. The function of the apparatus was demonstrated under isocratic, preconcentration and gradient capillary electrochromatography separation conditions. In all cases the statistic evaluation of the main parameters was performed, showing that high repeatability of retention times, peak heights and areas was achieved.