Rheological properties of sodium montmorillonite in exhaustively deionized dispersions and in the presence of sodium chloride

The rheological properties of sodium montmorillonite particles were studied in exhaustively deionized aqueous dispersions and in the presence of a small amount of sodium chloride. The shear viscosities were several magnitudes higher than those expected from Einstein's coefficient and decreased sharply when the concentration of sodium chloride increased. The storage moduli of deionized dispersions were constant, irrespective of the angular frequency, whereas they decreased sharply when the salt concentration and the angular frequency increased. The phase of the deionized dispersion was "solid" and transformed into "liquid" on the addition of sodium chloride.     

An efficient synthesis of substituted bis(indolyl)methanes using sodium bromate and sodium hydrogen sulfite in water

Treatment of indole with substituted aldehyde in the presence of equimolar amount of sodium bromate and sodium hydrogen sulfite mixture in water yielded corresponding substituted bis(indolyl)methanes in good yields. This provides a facile and environmentally friendly method towards the synthesis of an important class of organic compounds.     

Indirect determination of ampicillin sodium with sodium nitrate-ammonium thiocyanate-water system by extraction-flotation of cuprous thiocyanate

A novel method for indirect determination of ampicillin sodium by the extraction-flotation is proposed in this paper. It is indicated that the degradation of ampicillin sodium took place in the presence of 0.30 M sodium hydroxide in boiling water for 20 min. At pH 4.0, in the presence of ammonium thiocyanate, the thiol group of the degradation product of ampicillin sodium could reduce copper(II) to copper(I) due to the formation of the emulsion cuprous thiocyanate precipitation. By determining the residual amount of copper(II) in the solution and calculating the flotation yield of cuprous thiocyanate, the indirect determination of ampicillin sodium can be performed. When the concentration of cooper(II) was 5.0 μg/mL, a good linear relationship was obtained between the flotation yield of cuprous thiocyanate and the amount of ampicillin sodium in the range of 0.40～9.6 μg/mL. The linear equation is E = 4.1469 + 3.7949c with the correlation coefficient r = 0.9992, and the detection limit (3σ/K) of 0.37 μg/mL. Each parameter has been optimized and the reaction mechanism has been studied. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of ampicillin sodium in pharmaceutical, human plasma and urine samples. Analytical results obtained are satisfactory.     

Optimizing functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes using sodium lignosulfonate

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were functionalized with sodium lignosulfonate (SLS) at various SLS/MWCNT ratios, and the solubility of the functionalized MWCNTs was examined using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy. Then, the effects of SLS on the dispersion and conductivity of MWCNTs were investigated. A calibration curve was constructed to measure the concentration of MWCNTs in water using the absorbance measured from UV-Vis spectroscopy. Using the curve, the change in the functionalized MWCNT concentration was investigated as a function of time. The results showed that the solubility of the MWCNTs did not increase significantly with further increases in SLS after the appropriate amount of SLS was employed. Excessive use of SLS rather decreased the conductivity of functionalized MWNTs. Also, the solubility of MWCNTs was influenced by dispersing method even when the same amount of SLS was used. Our method could functionalize the MWCNTs with a small amount of SLS, and the solution could remain stable for lengthy periods of time.     

Adsorption of benzene vapor on sodium and pyridinium montmorillonites

The adsorption properties of sodium and pyridinium montmorillonites are studied. It is shown that, in the temperature range 293–773 K, the limiting value of benzene adsorption on sodium montmorillonite slightly decreases and the specific surface area changes insignificantly, while these parameters for pyridinium montmorillonite increase by 1.3 and 1.6 times, respectively, within the interval 293–423 K. The dependences of the heat of adsorption on the amount of adsorbed benzene are determined from the isosteres of benzene adsorption and desorption on montmorillonite samples dehydrated at 373 K.     

Reductive complexation of cycloheptatrienes by iron pentacarbonyl and catalytic sodium borohydride

Fe(CO)5 and a catalytic amount of sodium borohydride react with cycloheptatrienes in protic solvents to yield the corresponding tricarbonyl(eta 4-1,3-diene)iron complexes in a one-pot procedure, which has been found to be particularly efficient for the synthesis of the useful tricarbonyl(cyclo-heptadiene)iron complex.     

Temperature dependence of methanol adsorption on sodium and polyhydroxyaluminum montmorillonites

Changes that occur in the surface properties and porous structure of montmorillonite upon the substitution of its exchange cations by polyhydroxyaluminum cations are studied. Preliminary thermovacuum treatment noticeably affects the adsorption properties of polyhydroxyaluminum montmorillonite with respect to methanol. The dependences of the adsorption heat on the amount of adsorbed methanol are established based on a set of isosteres of CH₃OH adsorption on dehydrated sodium and modified montmorillonites measured in a wide temperature range.     

硫酸氢钠催化合成阿魏酸戊酯的研究

以正戊醇和阿魏酸为原料,一水硫酸氢钠为催化剂,直接酯化合成了阿魏酸戊酯.考察了催化剂用量、反应时间、醇酸物质的量比、带水剂用量等因素对反应的影响.确定了较佳反应条件为:阿魏酸0.2mol,n(阿魏酸)∶n(戊醇)=1∶2,一水硫酸氢钠0.5g,环己烷(带水剂)15mL,加热回流反应2h,在此反应条件下阿魏酸戊酯的产率为96.9％.     

A novel tunable aromatic bromination method using alkyl bromides and sodium hydride in DMSO

Aromatic bromination on various aromatic systems with different substitutions was performed in the presence of alkyl bromide and sodium hydride in DMSO. Mono-bromination on a wide range of substrates was achieved by selecting proper alkyl bromides and controlling its amount. Further bromination could happen with more active alkyl bromides and additional amount of bromides and sodium hydride. The yields ranged from moderate to excellent. In addition, reaction mechanism was postulated to explain our observations.     

Preparation of alkaline earth phosphates with sol containing sodium alginate and sodium diphosphate

Magnesium hydrogen phosphate, calcium hydroxyapatite, and strontium hydroxyapatite were successfully prepared from sol consisting of sodium alginate and Na4P2O7 with Mg2+, Ca2+, and Sr2+ in the corresponding nitrates, respectively. It is revealed that the order of the addition of those substrates and the role of sodium alginate are important factors for the preparation of desired phosphate compounds. According to the previous paper on the preparation of calcium hydroxyapatite, sodium alginate was mixed with aqueous Na4P2O7, followed by the addition of the aqueous divalent cations, resulting in the poor formation of the target phosphates. However, as a revised sol-gel technique, sodium alginate was added to the mixture of Na4P2O7 and aqueous Mg2+ and Sr2+, resulting in a rather favorable formation of MgHPO4 and strontium hydroxyapatite, respectively, while the sol thus obtained was stable within a few days. However for aqueous Ca2+, calcium hydroxyapatite could not be obtained through the revised sol-gel technique. In the preparation of magnesium hydrogen phosphate, sodium alginate contributes mainly to the sol formation of the precursor. The ion exchange between Na+ in sodium alginate and aqueous Ca2+ was important for the preparation of calcium hydroxyapatite. In contrast, the reaction of sodium alginate with the mixture of Na4P2O7 and aqueous Sr2+ afforded strontium hydroxyapatite at the specific ratio of those three substrates. The structure of calcium and strontium phosphates prepared from the revised sol-gel process evidently depended on the amount of sodium alginate introduced into the mixture of Na4P2O7 and the corresponding divalent cations.     

Preparation of tetrazoles from organic nitriles and sodium azide in micellar media

An effective method for the preparation of 5-substituted tetrazoles from the corresponding nitriles in micellar media is described. It was demonstrated that almost quantitative yields of tetrazoles can be obtained if the amount of water-surfactant is optimized. The advantages of the methods presented over many others currently used are the simplicity, facility of isolation of tetrazole products and elimination of using relatively expensive solvents and reagents.     

Structures and stability of lipid emulsions formulated with sodium caseinate

The physicochemical properties of emulsions play an important role in food systems as they directly contribute to texture, sensory and nutritional properties of foods. Sodium caseinate (NaCas) is a well-used ingredient because of its good solubility and emulsifying properties and its stability during heating. One of most significant aspects of any food emulsion is its stability. Among the methods used to study emulsion stability it may be mentioned visual observation, ultrasound profiling, microscopy, droplet size distribution, small deformation rheometry, measurement of surface concentration to characterize adsorbed protein at the interface, nuclear magnetic resonance, confocal microscopy, diffusing wave spectroscopy, and turbiscan. They have advantages and disadvantages and provide different insights into the destabilization mechanisms. Related to stability, the aspects more deeply investigated were the amount of NaCas used to prepare the emulsion, and specially the oil-to-protein ratio, the mobility of oil droplets and the interactions among emulsion components at the interface. It is known that the amount of protein required to stabilize oil-in-water emulsions depends, not only on the structure of protein at the interface, and the average diameters of the emulsion droplets, but also on the type of oils and the composition of the aqueous phase. Several authors have investigated the effect of a thickening agent or of a surface active molecule. Factors such as pH, temperature, and processing conditions during emulsion preparation are also very relevant to stability. There is a general agreement among authors that the most stable systems are obtained for conditions that produce size reduction of the droplets, an increase in viscosity of the continuous phase and structural changes in emulsions such as gelation. All these conditions decrease the molecular mobility and slow down phase separation.     

Spectroscopy of size-selected sodium clusters

The method of angular resolved elastic scattering has been used to achieve a size selection of neutral sodium clusters. After the scattering process the clusters are ionized by single photon ionization with various laser energies and detected by a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The elastic scattering of Na₂ by Ne serves as a test for the experimental setup. Angular dependence of scattered sodium clusters ionized with 308 nm shows a significant amount of fragmentation of the neutral Na₆ to Na₉ clusters which are observed in the Na ₅ ⁺ and Na ₆ ⁺ ion channels.     

高碱煤钠赋存形态及其燃烧过程中迁移转化的研究进展

随着新疆超大煤田的相继发现，新疆煤凭借储量大、碱金属含量高、在热利用过程中易造成锅炉沾污、结垢等问题而得到普遍关注。对高碱煤在燃烧过程中钠挥发特性及其影响因素进行更全面的探究，可为高碱煤的高效清洁利用提供重要参考。本文统计、分析了已发表论文中高碱煤燃烧钠挥发特性的相关数据，研究得到，绝大多数高碱煤中的钠以水溶性钠为主，部分煤（神华宽沟煤和后峡煤）则以不溶性钠为主；不溶性钠含量较高的煤，盐酸可溶性钠和醋酸可溶性钠含量也较高。本文对比研究了四个主要影响钠迁移转化的因素（钠形态和含量、Cl的含量、灰组分和燃烧温度）得出，温度对钠挥发量的影响最大，温度的升高可显著增加钠挥发量，900℃后又可加快挥发速率；当钠含量分布在2000-4000 μg/g时，挥发量与总量之间具有良好的正相关，与可溶性钠含量无关；当燃料中Na和Cl物质的量比低于3.5时，Cl对钠的挥发有明显的促进作用，大于10以后，钠的挥发量较低；钠挥发量与Na和[（Si+Al）-（Ca+Mg）]物质的量比有明显的负相关。本文根据现有的研究成果，考虑钠的赋存形态及影响挥发的因素后，将钠在燃煤过程中的迁移转化行为归纳为三个阶段（内部转化、外部挥发和转化、凝结）和四条路径。     

Iron triflate catalyzed reductive amination of aldehydes using sodium borohydride

An efficient and convenient procedure for the reductive amination of aldehydes using NaBH₄ in the presence of catalytic amount of Fe(OTf)₃ is described.     

Radiosensitivity study of cefazolin sodium

The extent of physico-chemical changes induced by irradiation of cefazolin sodium was investigated. The methods used were potency determination, impurity profile, colour measurements and pH measurements. The potency of irradiated samples at 25 kGy was 4+/-2% lower than that of the non irradiated ones. The total amount of related substances increased from 0.72+/-0.01% in the non irradiated samples to 4.9+/-0.7% in the samples irradiated at 25 kGy. Most of the peaks showed trace amounts (<0.01%), the largest one represented 1.2+/-0.5% of the total related substances. Only two peaks were identified by chromatography: the methyl-1,2,3-thiazol-2 thiol-5 and the 7-aminocephalosporanic acid. The latter related substance is only produced by the irradiation of cefazolin sodium. The pH values of the samples were within the specifications of the European Pharmacopoeia. The colour of the cefazolin sodium powder changed from white to yellow upon irradiation. The yellow colour persisted after the dissolution of the powder. Most of the tests carried out met the Pharmacopoeia's specifications, except the one concerning the colour of the solution.     

Preparation of tagged sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate of high purity and specific radioactivity

Radioactive tagging of a surface active agent, commonly known as a “surfactant” is described. Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate was chosen because it is one of the principal surfactants used in household detergents. To increase the radiochemical yield, the tagged sulfuric acid was concentrated and the minimum amount of non-radioactive 30% fuming sulfuric acid needed to complete the sulfonation determined. The dodecylbenzene used was fractionated from “Neolene-400” using chromatographic methods. The difference in isomers was detected by infrared spectra and refractive indices. Two methods of introducing the radioactive sulfur were employed. The purity of the products obtained was determined from their respective infrared spectra. The final product had a specific radioactivity of 1.24 millicuries per gram of surfactant. Its purity was about 99%. Some experiments using the product are described.     

Preparation and properties of superabsorbent containing starch and sodium humate

Starch and sodium humate were utilized as raw material for synthesizing starch‐g‐poly(acrylic acid)/sodium humate (St‐g‐PAA/SH) superabsorbent by graft copolymerization reaction of starch (St) and acrylic acid (AA) in the presence of sodium humate (SH) in aqueous solution. The effect of weight ratio of AA to St, initial monomer concentration, neutralization degree of AA, amount of crosslinker, initiator and SH on water absorbency of the superabsorbent were studied. The swelling rate and swelling behavior in NaCl solution as well as reswelling ability of the superabsorbent were systematically investigated. The results showed that the superabsorbent synthesized under optimal conditions with SH content of 7.7 wt% and St content of 11.5 wt% exhibits water absorbency of 1100 g/g in distilled water and 86 g/g in 0.9 wt% NaCl solution, respectively. Introducing SH into the St‐g‐PAA polymeric network can improved the swelling rate and reswelling capability of the superabsorbent. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Multi-spot paper chromatograms of sodium orthophosphate

The formation of two zones on paper chromatograms was investigated by chromatographing orthophosphoric acid and the primary, secondary and tertiary sodium salts, using pyridine-ethyl acetate/water as mobile phase. Movement of the species from the origin depends on washing the paper with acid and suggests an exchange of protons for sodium as a prerequisite condition. Washing with EDTA does not alter this requirement. Zone movement and multi-spot formation require that the forming solvent contain at least 5% of water (v/v). Between this value and saturation, increasing water content enhances zone disengagement. A solute spot of a sodium salt exchanges with the protons to produce a fast-migrating protonated phosphate species. If the solute sample has a sodium content less than the amount of exchangeable protons, a single fast spot is produced ; if the concentration exceeds this capacity, a second slower spot results.     

Adsorption of sodium alkyl sulfate homologues at the air/solution interface

Experimental results are presented on the adsorption of sodium alkyl sulfate homologues (nC = 8-14) at the air/solution interface. The adsorption isotherms calculated from equilibrium surface-tension vs concentration data and the critical micelle concentration change regularly with the length of the alkyl chain; the odd/even effect was not observed. The isotherms were analyzed using a model-independent approach. The analysis indicates that the total driving force of adsorption reaches a plateau value and becomes constant in the function of the adsorbed amount in the case of each homologue. With the use of different electrostatic models, it was demonstrated that this behavior is consistent with a saturation-type hydrophobic driving-force contribution, which can be interpreted by the development of a liquidlike alkane environment in the adsorbed layer above a "critical" adsorbed amount.