The Polarographic Determination of Tenoxicam in the Pharmaceutical Preparations

Abstract

In this study, the polarographic behaviour and the optimum polarographic conditions for the determination of TNX using DC (direct current), DP (differential pulse), SCAP (superimposed constant amplitude pulse) and SIAP (superimposed increasing amplitude pulse) polarographic techniques are described based on the reduction of enol group of the molecule on the dropping mercury electrode. The experiments were conducted in the aqueous supporting electrolyte solution containing 0.2 M KCl and 0.2 M buffer solution. Single waves were obtained at various pH values. The limiting currents were decreased and E_1/2 values were linearly shifted to more negative potentials with an increase in the pH. The system was irreversible at both the acidic and the basic media and it was adsorptional in the acidic medium and diffusional at pH 10.8. The variation in the limiting current was found to be 0.86 μA/°C. Good relations were obtained for DC, DP, SCAP and SIAP polarographic techniques at pH 10.8. The determination of TNX in pharmaceutical preparations, namely Tilcotil® tablets, containing 20 mg of TNX were tested employing DC, DP, SCAP, SIAP polarographic techniques. The results were compared to those of HPLC and the standard deviations (SD) were found to be in the range of 0.14 and 0.22 for the techniques employed for filtered and unfiltered solutions. The polarographic techniques used for the determination of TNX seem to be accurate, rapid and practical. Therefore, the suggested method may be promising in the routine analysis.

     

Identification of New Photodegradation Byproducts of the Antifouling Agent Irgarol in Seawater Samples

Abstract

A photodegradation study for Irgarol was carried out in order to investigate several products of degradation formed in different environmental matrices and under different conditions. Deionized water, groundwater and seawater samples, spiked at 30–100 μg/L with Irgarol, were irradiated using a xenon are lamp and/or sunlight. Aliquots of the spiked water samples were taken at different times of irradiation and compounds were isolated from the water samples by means of solid-phase extraction (SPE) using either C₁₈ or PLRP-s cartridges. Separation and detection of the compounds was accomplished by several analytical methodologies such as liquid chromatography-diode array detection (LC-DAD), liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry (LC-ESI/MS) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Four new byproducts, with molecular weights of 167, 197, 207 and 213, were identified in this photodegradation study. When the photolysis was carried out with xenon lamp, half-lives of Irgarol were 103.8, 125.4 and 107.5 minutes in deionized water, groundwater and seawater, respectively. In seawater samples, a 98% of degradation was observed for Irgarol, after 217 hours of solar irradiation, being the main byproduct formed that corresponding to M_w = 213. On the other hand, the use of two different sensitizers -(TiO₂/H₂O₂), (FeCI₃/H₂O₂)- was also evaluated in deionized water samples containing Irgarol. These experiments were carried out in order to evaluate the use of these two sensitizers for decontamination of polluted waters.     

水环境中红霉素和罗红霉素抗生素光降解的研究

采用固相萃取分离富集,LC—MS-MS为检测平台,研究了水环境中低浓度（10mg／L）红霉素和罗红霉素的光降解效率及其影响因素。结果表明,在接近中性（pH=7．5）的水溶液中,经过1h的光照,两种抗生素的光降解率在30％以下;而在有2000mg／LTiO2催化剂存在时,光照15min,二者的降解率即可分别达95．5％和97．2%,此时溶液的pH值对光催化降解的影响不大。实验也表明,光直接降解反应和光催化降解反应均符合一级反应动力学。     

土壤悬浮液中双酚A的光降解研究

实验研究了双酚A在土壤表面的吸附特征及在土壤悬浮液中的光降解.研究结果表明,双酚A在土壤表面的吸附为单分子的化学吸附,用Langmuir模型或Freundlich模型拟合时相关性较好.在高压汞灯(λ=300nm)照射下,双酚A在土壤悬浮液中能快速降解,降解速度随酸度的增大而加快.在此体系中双酚A光降解动力学遵循Langmuir-Hinshelwood(H-L)方程,在土壤量不超过10g/L的条件下,降解率随土壤量增加而增加,加入腐殖酸可以促进双酚A的光解,同时增大光照强度有利于双酚A的降解.     

Homogeneous Photodegradation of PVC by Tungstophosphoric Acid

The photocatalytic degradation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) films by tungstophosphoric acid (HPW) was investigated. The main reason for highly enhanced photodegradation of HPW-doped PVC film was studied and discussed.     

The Incorporation of Titania into Modified Silicates for Solar Photodegradation of Aqueous Species

A new class of sol-gel-derived photocatalytic materials has been synthesized and used in solar-assisted photodegradation studies. The materials are comprised of a homogeneous dispersion of commercial TiO₂ powder into silica and organically modified silicate (Ormosil) hosts. The efficiency of the photocatalytic properties of these TiO₂-containing materials was determined by their relative performance in the solar photodecomposition of aqueous rhodamine B. The improved adsorption properties of the modified materials compared to commercial TiO₂ increase the photodecomposition rate and the buoyancy properties, although excess hydrophobicity decreases the wetted section of the catalyst and its photocatalytic performance. These materials can be used as floatable catalysts for solar-assisted water purification.     

对乙酰氨基酚在Fe（Ⅲ）／草酸盐体系中的光降解

药品和个人护理用品(Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products,简称PPCPs)作为潜在环境污染物,在近几年成为新的环境热点问题[1,2].对乙酰氨基酚(APAP)作为一种典型的药品和个人护理用品被用作阿司匹林的替代物,主要起到减轻疼痛的作用.     

The Thermodynamic Driving Force for Kinetics in General and Enzyme Kinetics in Particular

The thermodynamic driving force of a reaction is usually taken as the chemical potential difference between products and reactants. The forward and backward reaction rates are then related to this force. This procedure is of very limited validity, as the resulting expression contains no kinetic factor and gives little information on reaction kinetics. The transformation of the reaction rate as a function of concentration (and temperature) into a function of chemical potential should be more properly performed, as illustrated by a simple example of an enzymatic reaction. The proper thermodynamic driving force is the difference between the exponentials of the totaled chemical potentials of reactants and products.     

Preliminary Study of a Potential Post-Column Photodegradation Reaction Scheme for the Detection of Organophosphorus Compounds

Abstract

The photodegradation of organophosphorus compounds has been studied using triethylphosphate as a model compound, A 150 W xenon lamp was used in conjunction with ammonium peroxydisulfate to achieve high yields of orthophosphate in a 100-second irradiation time. The effects of the pH of the reaction medium and the initial concentrations of a peroxydisulfate and triethylphosphate on the extent of reaction were determined. A survey of potential interferences was performed, Copper (II) ion was found to catalyze the reaction, The effect of varying the Cu (II) concentration and the pH dependence of the catalyzed reaction were determined, Organic solvents were found to interfere with the photo degradation, but the reaction shows good potential for incorporation into a post-column detection system for the liquid chromatographic determination of organophosphorus compounds where totally aqueous mobile phases can be used.     

Progress in Non-parametric Kinetics

The non-parametric kinetics (NPK) method has been recently developed for the kinetic treatment of thermoanalytical data. The most significant feature of this method is its ability to provide information about the reaction kinetics without any assumptions either about the functionality of the reaction rate with the degree of conversion or the temperature. This paper presents the results of the application of the method to adiabatic calorimetry. Some data have been obtained by numerical simulation, but also the thermal decomposition of DTBP, a well known first order reaction, has been studied, being the obtained results in good agreement with literature. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Photodegradation of Cinnamic Acid in Different Media

The photodegradation of cinnamic acid under UVB irradiation was evaluated in different vehicles, such as water solutions at different pH values, Tween‐20 micelles, liposomes, and O/W emulsions prepared with Xalifin 15 or Montanov 68 as emulsifiers. The increase of pH decreases the photodegradation of cinnamic acid in all the vehicles studied. Micellar solutions showed a protective effect against cinnamic acid photodegradation; this property increases according to the surfactant percentage. Emulsions appeared to be the most efficient protective systems while liposomes had lower ability to protect cinnamic acid against UVB photodegradation.     

Theoretical Study on the Photodegradation Mechanism of Pyrethroid Insecticide Fenvalerate in Water

The photodegradation mechanism of fenvalerate in water has been investigated by density functional theory(DFT).The geometries of reactants,transition states,intermediates and products are optimized at the B3LYP/6-31G* level.The calculated results indicate that the reaction process mainly includes the nucleophilic attack and the substitution reaction by hydroxyl radical to the carbonyl group.By vibrational frequency analysis and intrinsic reaction coordinate(IRC) method,the transition state and its reaction pathway are confirmed.Moreover,the changes of natural population analysis(NPA),calculated using the Natural bond orbital(NBO) method,are analyzed along with the degradation reaction which can explain the variation of chemical bonds.Additionally,the solvent effect is also investigated and the results show that the reaction preferably takes place in water.     

The Kinetics of Analcime Synthesis in Alkaline Solution

In this study glass has been used as a starting material in order to increase the resolution of the experiment and establish the kinetics of analcimes during hydrothermal synthesis. The experimental results show that the crystal growth curves represent two‐stage linear growth. The first stage is marked by rapid crystal growth whilst the second stage indicates much slower growth. The nuclei appear before the crystals start growing. The crystal growth rate is dependent on the experimental conditions. The nucleation rate increases as the glass dissolves and reaches a maximum when the glass is completely dissolved. Thereafter, the concentration decreases with the consumption of nutrients, and both nucleation and crystal growth stops when supersaturation occurs.     

Theoretical Study on the Photodegradation Mechanism of Nona‐BDEs in Methanol

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have received special environmental concern due to their potential toxicity to humans and wildlife worldwide, however, it is difficult to reveal their dominant photochemical degradation pathways by experiment. We explored the reaction mechanisms of photochemical degradation–debromination of three nona‐BDEs in methanol using theoretical calculations, in which time‐dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) combined with the polarizable continuum (PCM) model is applied. The selectivity of debromination was studied, and the major octa‐BDE products photochemically debrominated from nona‐BDEs were identified. We find that the debromination reaction results from the electronic transitions from π to σ* orbitals when nona‐BDEs are exposed to UV‐light in the sunlight region, at which point the two low‐lying excited states for each nona‐BDE are πσ*(5Br) and πσ*(4Br), which correlate to the σ* orbitals located on the penta‐Br and tetra‐Br substituted phenyls, respectively. Our calculations indicate that each nona‐BDE may degrade to form three kinds of octa‐BDE products via the πσ*(5Br) state, whereas only one kind of octa‐BDEs can be formed via the πσ*(4Br) state. Our calculations can interpret the recent experiments successfully.     

Kinetics for the Reaction between Potassium Ferricyanide and Cobalt Chloride in Aqueous Solution and Microemulsion

The kinetics for the reaction between potassium ferricyanide (K₃Fe(CN)₆) and cobalt chloride (CoCl₂) in aqueous solution and water/bis(2-ethylhexyl) sodium sulfosuccianate (AOT)/isooctane microemulsions were studied by three-wavelength spectrophotometry at 298.2 K. The second-order rate constants (k₂) were calculated from the time dependence of the concentration of reactant K₃Fe(CN)₆. The result showed that the reaction rates in water/AOT/isooctane microemulsions were slower than that in the aqueous solution, and k₂ decreased with molar ratio (ω) of water to AOT in microemulsions, which was interpreted by the transition state theory and confirmed that the reaction took place at the interfaces of the microemulsion water pools.     

甲壳胺的结晶动力学

给出了制备非晶甲壳胺的新方法，并由Ｘ衍射曲线和偏光显微镜照片及ＤＳＣ曲线得到证实。由ＤＳＣ测得玻璃化温度为８２℃，结晶温度为１５２℃，并研究了其结晶动力学。     

The Non-Parametric Kinetics A New Method for the Kinetic Study of Thermoanalytical Data

The application of the new method non-parametric kinetics for kinetic analysis is discussed. It is shown that this method is able to obtain all the kinetic information needed to reproduce accurately the experimental data. To validate this method a set of numerical simulations of the most commonly used kinetic models has been performed and analysed with the method. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Enhanced Recyclability,Stability, and Selectivity of CdS/C@Fe3O4 Nanoreactors for Orientation Photodegradation of Ciprofloxacin

A unique CdS/C@Fe₃O₄ nanoreactor was fabricated by the surface‐imprinting technique, which effectively enhances the recyclability, stability, and selectivity for orientation recognition and photodegradation of ciprofloxacin in the binary mixed solution under visible‐light irradiation. This work not only puts forward a novel design idea that develops the potential application value of CdS, but also provides a new approach for inhibiting its secondary pollution.     

The Kinetics and Mechanism of the Hydrolysis of Creatinine in Urine

Abstract

Creatinine in urine concentrations are routinely measured at Aldermaston by an autoanalyser, using the Jaffe reaction, as an index of urinary excretion rates. These values are used in calculations to estimate the body content of radionuclides from their urinary excretion rates.

Unfortunately, creatinine in urine concentrations gradually decrease with sample age due to pseudo first order hydrolysis of creatinine to give creatine in the presence of ammonia. This reaction may be arrested or reversed by mineral acid.

After storage at ambient temperatures for several weeks the creatinine in urine concentration falls by around 20%, so it is good practice to analyse samples soon after provision.

The activation energy for the hydrolysis of creatinine in urine is around 60 KJ/mol over the range 20–70 °C. Hence, raising the temperature by 10 [ddot]C approximately doubles the reaction rate.