Determination of Total Organic Sulfur in Petroleum Products

A procedure was proposed for determining total organic sulfur in petroleum products. The procedure involves the exhaustive hydrogenolysis of sulfur-containing compounds in an autonomous quartz flow reactor under a hydrogen atmosphere at 1000 ± 50°C with the trapping of the hydrogen sulfide formed in an aqueous solution of an alkali followed by the gas-chromatographic determination of H₂S in the trapping solution using dynamic reaction gas extraction and selective flame-photometric detection. The determination limit was 0.01 wt % for sample volumes below 30 L; the relative standard deviation was 7% on average.     

Darstellung und Eigenschaften von Heteropolykationenverbindungen,IV: Darstellung und Struktur von Natriumdodekaaluminogalliumsulfat-Ikosihydrat,Na[GaO4Al12(OH)24(H2O)12](SO4)4 ·xH2O mitx∼20

Summary A chemical analyses of Na[GaO₄(Al₁₂(OH)₂₄(H₂O)₁₂](SO₄)₄ ·xH₂O withx20 [a=17.861 (4) Å; F 3 m-T _d ² ;Z=4] in connection with a crystal structure investigation confirmed the tetrahedral coordination of the gallium atom by oxygen atoms, as well as the far extending statistical distribution of the crystal water in the structure. The syntheses was done by neutralization of a satured aqueous aluminium chloride solution, mixed with metallic gallium and sodium sulfate, by an aqueous sodiumhydroxide solution.

     

On the energy transfer at the radiolysis of CO-H2S gas mixture

The kinetics of hydrogen formation at various amounts of H₂S /1–60%/ in the radiolysis of CO–H₂S mixture has been studied. The ratio of the reaction rate constants for reactions CO^x+COproduct and CO^x+H₂SH+SH=CO, which amounts to 5×10^–2, has been estimated. The effective activation energy of hydrogen formation /E_eff/ has been determined at various amounts of H₂S in the temperature interval 323–573 K.     

Estimation of the porous structure of active carbons

Active carbons from apricot, plum, peach, and grape stones were prepared. The analysis of adsorption isotherms of benzene vapor showed that the active carbons obtained from fruit stones have highly homogeneous microporous structures withW ₀ 0.30 cm³ g^–1,E ₀ 24.5 kJ mol^–1, andx ₀ 0.42 nm, and they contain ultramicropores along with micropores.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 1934–1936, October, 1995.This study was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 94-03-09550).     

Mutual Weakening of Hydrogen Bonds Formed by a Water Molecule with Two Proton Donors

Based on results of ab initio (6–31G and ECP) calculations, new data on the mutual effect of hydrogen bonds in (HHal)_n · H₂O · ((CH₃)₂O)_m (n = 0, 1, 2; m = 0, 1, 2) aquacomplexes have been obtained. It is shown that the Hbonds formed by the lone electrons of the oxygen atom of the water molecule (by 20%) weaken each other significantly. The enthalpy of formation of HOH...O(CH₃)₂ bonds depends on which and how many halogen hydride molecules are bound with the water molecule via its lone electrons. But the ratio of the strengths of the HOH...O(CH₃)₂ bonds formed by the fragment (HHal)_n · H₂O (n = 0, 1, 2) with one and with two molecules of dimethyl ether remains virtually constant ( 10%).     

Enthalpy of formation of triphenylphosphine sulfide

The first measurements of the enthalpies of combustion, sublimation, and fusion of an organo-phosphorus sulfide, triphenylphosphine sulfide, are reported: _c H _m ^o (C₁₈H₁₅PS, cr)=–(10752.58 ±2.90), _sub H _m ^o (C₁₈H₁₅PS, 403 K)=(136.80±6.09), and _fus H _m ^o (C₁₈H₁₅PS, T_m=435.92 K) =(30.53±0.21) kJ·mol^–1. Correction of the phase change enthalpies toT=298.15K and p^o =0.1 MPa results in the standard phase change enthalpy values of _sub H _m ^o (298.15 K)=(142.8 ±6.8) and _fus H _m ^o (298.15 K)=(19.28±0.21) kj·mol^–1. Accordingly, the enthalpies of formation of solid, liquid, and gaseous triphenylphosphine sulfide are derived: _f H _m ^o (C₁₈H₁₅PS, cr) =(63.20±2.56), _fH _m ^o (C₁₈H₁₅PS, l)=(82.48±2.57), and _fH _m ^o (C₁₈H₁₅PS, g)=(206.0±7.3) kJ·mol^–1. From these ancillary data, the P=S double-bond enthalpy is 394 kJ-mol^–1 and in good agreement with earlier reaction calorimetry results. These phosphorus sulfide values are compared with those for the arsenic sulfides. Plausibility arguments are given for our results.     

Kinetics of H2S destruction in the radiolysis of CH4−H2S gas mixtures

The kinetics of H₂S destruction in the radiolysis of CH₄–H₂S and CH₄–H₂S–O₂ mixtures has been studied. It has been shown that G(–H₂S) depends on amounts of hydrogen sulfide and the presence of oxygen in the starting mixture and is within the range of 5–13 mol/100 eV. G(H₂) decreases with the increases of O₂ content and amounts to the constant value of 2.     

Hydrogenation of the silanone groups (≡Si-O)2Si=0. Experimental and quantum-chemical studies

The reactivity of bis(siloxy)silanone groups (Si-0)₂Si=O stabilized on a silica surface with respect to H₂ molecules was studied. The reaction was found to give the (Si-O)₂SiH(OH) groups. The rate constant for this process was determined. Its activation energy in the 300–580 K temperature range is 13.4±0.3 kcal mol^–1, and the enthalpy is 54±5 kcal mol^–1. The activation energy for the reverse reaction,viz., elimination of a hydrogen molecule, is equal to 65 kcal mol^–1. Quantum-chemical calculations of hydrogenation of F₂Si=O and (HO)₂Si=O, which are the simplest molecular models of the silanone groups, were performed. Data on the geometrical and electronic structures of transition states and on the effects of substituents at the silicon atom on the reactivity of the silanone groups in this process were obtained. The optical absorption band of the surface silanone groups was quantitatively characterized. Its maximum is located at 5.65±0.1 eV; the extinction coefficient at the maximum (220 nm) is (3±0.5) · 10^–18 cm² molec.^–1.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1951–1958, August, 1996.     

Ethanol conversion and coke formation on TiO2 supported molybdovanadophosphoric acids

The catalytic conversion of ethanol on H_3+xPMo_12–xV_xO₄₀/TiO₂ catalysts (x=0,1,2) yielding both the products of alcohol dehydration (ethylene, diethyl ether) and dehydrogenation (acetaldehyde) but also ethane as secondary product is accompanied by the formation of coke. The amount and composition of coke was estimated on the basis of mass balance. The fact that the hydrogen/carbon atom ratio was low (0.6) supports the conclusion that coke is involved in the hydrogenation of primary ethylene.     

Structural analysis of water adsorbed in silica gel

The melting point, T _f of water in a pore decreases as the surface area to pore volume ratio of the pore decreases. Analysis of water absorbed in the pores of silica gels using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS) shows that the thickness of the bound, non-freezing water layer adjacent to the pore surface increases as its temperature increases, but that it is independent of the surface silanol concentration, [Si_sOH]. In contrast, the thickness decreases as the cylindrical pore radius r _H decreases. Thus, the increase in the bound water thickness from 0.45 nm for gels with r _H =1.2 nm to 1.2 nm for gels with r _H =7.5 nm is due to the increase from –53°C to –7°C of the temperature (e.g., the melting point T _f ) at which the bound water thickness was measured, and not due to the increase in t _H or the decrease in [Si_sOH]. The T _f of bulk water measured in a DSC was –0.3°C. The boiling point T _v of bulk water measured in a DSC was 81.3°C. T _v increased to 94°C in 7.5 nm pores and to 109°C K in 1.2 nm pores.     

Crystal structure of tetraethylammonium fluoride-water (4/11), 4(C2H5)4N+F− · 11H2O,a clathrate hydrate containing linear chains of edge-sharing (H2O)4F− tetrahedra and bridging water molecules

Crystals of 4(C₂H₅)₄N⁺F^– · 11H₂O are orthorhombic, space groupPna2₁, witha=16.130(3),b=16.949(7),c=17.493(7) Å, andZ=4. The structure was shown to be a clathrate hydrate containing infinite chains of edge-sharing (H₂O)₄F^– tetrahedra extending parallel to thea axis. The chains are laterally linked by bridging water molecules to form a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded anion/water framework. The ordered (C₂H₅)₄N⁺ cations occupy the voids in two open channel systems running in theb andc directions. FinalR _F =0.091 for 2278 observed MoK data measured at 22°C. Supplementary Data: relating to this article are deposited with the British Library as Supplementary Publication No. SUP 82010 (20 pages).Dedicated to Professor H. M. Powell.     

Die Kristallstruktur von Ca9(Ca x Mg1−x )(AsO4)6(AsO3OH) mitx ∼ 0,5

The crystal structure of Ca₉(Ca _x Mg_1–x )(AsO₄)₆(AsO₃OH) withx 0.5 (a=10.73,c=37.74 Å; space group R3c-C _3v ⁶ ;Z=6) was solved from 985 independent X-ray intensities collected on a 4-circle diffractometer, and refined toR=5.7% for all data. This compound is isotypic to Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH), a structure of the whitlockite-type.

     

Prospects of Sol-Gel Process for Spectral Hole-Burning Glasses

Persistent spectral hole burning was studied in Eu³⁺ ions-doped Al₂O₃-SiO₂ glass prepared by a sol-gel method. The gel synthesized by the hydrolysis of Si- and Al-alkoxides and EuCl₃·6H₂O was heated in air and hydrogen gas atmospheres. For the glass heated in air to contain OH bonds, the hole was formed by the photoinduced rearrangement of the OH bonds surrounding the Eu³⁺ ions, and was thermally refilled and erased above 200 K. On the other hand, the glass heated in hydrogen gas showed the hole spectrum above 200 K. It was found that the hole depth was independent of the temperature and was 7% of the total intensity at room temperature. The proposed mechanism was the electron transfer between the Eu³⁺ ions and the defect centers formed in glass matrix.     

Intermetallic Hydrides [TiFe0.95Zr0.03Mo0.02]H x (0 ≤ x ≤ 2): The Nature of the Phase Responsible for the Selective Reduction of CO2

Based on data obtained by X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy, it was concluded that tetragonal distortions appeared in the structure of cubic TiFe upon doping with Zr and Mo atoms and the intermetallide TiFe_0.95Zr_0.03Mo_0.02 is formed, which can absorb 1 mol of H₂ per mole of the intermetallide. The heating of the hydrogen-saturated intermetallide in Ar to 185°C released 0.80–0.82 mol of H₂ per mole of the intermetallide. This hydrogen was the constituent of cubic [TiFe_0.95Zr_0.03Mo_0.02]H_1.93 and orthorhombic [TiFe_0.95Zr_0.03Mo_0.02]H, which are the hydride phases of the parent [TiFe_0.95Zr_0.03Mo_0.02]H₂ hydride. The remainder of the hydrogen (0.18 mol per mole of the intermetallide), which was released only at 700–920°C, entered the solution of nonstoichiometric TiH_{2 – x} . EXAFS and XANES data indicate an increase in the signal intensity in the Ti–Ti direction and a decrease in electron density on titanium atoms for [TiFe_0.95Zr_0.03Mo_0.02]H_0.36. These results were interpreted in terms of a scheme according to which hydrogen atoms in an interstitial solid solution are arranged closer to titanium atoms and coordinated to them. It was found that a phase of [TiFe_0.95Zr_0.03Mo_0.02]H_0.36, which is a constituent of the solution, is responsible for the selective reduction of CO₂ to CO (90–98%).     

Study of free volume parameters of polystyrenes of different molecular architecture by positron annihilation lifetime measurement

Differences of size, content and size distribution of free volumes in linear branched and three-armed polystyrenes, synthesized by radical and anionic processes, were observed by positron annihilation lifetime measurements. The temperature dependence of an average free volume radius was quite similar among polystyrenes of different architectures and molecular weight distributions. The free volume radius increased with temperature, from 0.27 nm (T:60 K) to 0.29 nm (T:260 K) and 0.30 nm (T _g:363 K), then to 0.35 nm (423 K), showing turning at and transition temperature. The free volume content decreased from 60 K to 220 K to 300 K showing peculiar minimum at 220 K to 300 K depending on the molecular shape, increased above 320 K, upto 340 to 360 K. The free volume contents decreased with an increase of molecular weight and by an addition of oligomer or plasticiser, suggesting differences in relaxation time or molecular motion between the edge and middle portions of molecular chain and filling effect of smaller molecules in free volumes, respectively. The apparent free volume fraction showed clear variations atT andT _g. Size distribution of free volumes suggested more complicated behavior of free volume upon the molecular relaxations and filling effect.     

Effect of Pressure on Clathrate Formation in a Water–Ethanol System

The water–ethanol (E) system was studied by differential thermal analysis (DTA) at atmospheric pressure and pressures up to 10 kbar. At atmospheric pressure, the system was shown to contain an incongruently melting hydrate of E · 2H₂O composition (t_decomp = -65.0°C). In addition, the system involves two metastable hydrates: E · 3H₂O (t_decomp = -69.0°C) and E · 4.75H₂O t_decomp = -74.5°C)}. The hydrate compositions were determined by Tamman's method for the corresponding temperature invariants. Studies at pressures below 10 kbar showed that E · 4.75H₂O metastable hydrate becomes stable at pressures above 0.25 kbar. At pressures from 1.0 to 7.3 kbar, this hydrate melts congruently, which allowed its composition to be determined more accurately. Presumably, this hydrate is of a semiclathrate nature (i.e., the ethanol molecule is involved in constructing the water framework) and has cubic structure I. In experiments at high pressures, E · 3H₂O was not found. Concerning E · 2H₂O hydrate, its peritectic melting was observed up to 5.0 kbar. Further extrapolation extends the incongruent melting curve to 7.5 kbar.     

Heat capacity and transition phenomena of structure I and II trimethylene oxide clathrate hydrates

Heat capacities of structure I and II trimethylene oxide (TMO) clathrate hydrates doped with small amount of potassium hydroxide (x=1.8×10^–4 to water) were measured by an adiabatic calorimeter in the temperature range 11–300 K. In the str. I hydrate (TMO·7.67H₂O), a glass transition and a higher order phase transition were observed at 60 K and 107.9 K, respectively. The glass transition was considered to be due to the freezing of the reorientation of the host water molecules, which occurred around 85 K in the pure sample and was lowered owing to the acceleration effect of KOH. The relaxation time of the water reorientation and its distribution were estimated and compared with those of other clathrate hydrates. The phase transition was due to the orientational ordering of the guest TMO molecules accommodated in the cages formed by water molecules. The transition was of the higher order and the transition entropy was 1.88 J·K^–1(TMO-mol)^–1, which indicated that at least 75% of orientational disorder was remaining in the low temperature phase. In the str. II hydrates (TMO·17H₂O), only one first-order phase transition appeared at 34.5 K. This transition was considered to be related to the orientational ordering of the water molecules as in the case of the KOH-doped acetone and tetrahydrofuran (THF) hydrates. The transition entropy was 2.36 JK^–1(H₂O-mol)^–1, which is similar to those observed in the acetone and THF hydrates. The relations of the transition temperature and entropy to the guest properties (size and dipole moment) were discussed.Contribution No 57 from the Microcalorimetry Research CenterThe authors would like to express their sincere thanks to the Nissan Science Foundation for their financial support.     

Two clathrates of bis(isothiocyanato)tetrakis(4-methylpyridine)magnesium(II) as a host with 4-methylpyridine as a guest

Two clathrate modifications of the title host with 4-methylpyridine (4-CH₃C₅H₄N) as a guest have been determined at –50°C. [Mg(4-CH₃C₅H₄N)₄(NCS)₂] · 2/3(4-CH₃C₅H₄N) · 1/3H₂O is trigonal, space group , witha=27.630(7),c=11.219(3) ÅV=7417(4) ų,Z=9,D _calc=1.171 g cm^–3,(CuK )=18.506 cm^–1, finalR=0.064. [Mg(4-CH₃C₅H₄N)₄(NCS)₂] · (4-CH₃C₅H₄N) is tetragonal, space group I4_l/a, witha=16.944(7),c=23.552(9)Å,V=6762(5) Å,Z=8,D _calc=1.191 g cm^–3, (CuK )=18.200 cm^–1, finalR=0.071.The structures consist of molecular packings of the same host complex units and the guest species. The Mg(II) cation is octahedrally coordinated to theN-atoms of four 4-methylpyridine and twotrans-coordinated isothiocyanato ligands in the host molecule. The conformations of the molecule are considerably different both in symmetry and in geometry in these two structures. The guest 4-methylpyridine molecules are disordered into channels which have different topology in these two clathrates resulting in different thermal stability.     

Quartz Microbalance Microcalorimetry: A new method for studying polymer-solvent thermodynamics

We have developed a sensitive method of determining enthalpy changes for gas-surface interactions: quartz microbalance microcalorimetry. We mount in an isoperibol environment both sample and reference combinations of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) in intimate thermal contact with a heat flow sensor. We coat the sample QCM with a thin (1 µm) polymer film. By exposing the film to ethanol vapor, we measure simultaneously the change in mass per unit area (to ±0.25 ng cm^–2) and the resulting heat flows (to ±50 nW) when the polymer adsorbs or desorbs ethanol. The molar enthalpies of sorption of ethanol vapor in Tecoflex, an aliphatic polyurethane elastomer, are _adsorptionH= –53±8 kJ mol^–1 and _desorptionH=52±3 kJ mol^–1.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Preparation of Polycrystalline Antimonic Acid Films by Electrophoretic Deposition

Cubic antimonic acid (Sb₂O₅·nH₂O) films were successfully prepared on stainless steel and Si(100) substrates by electrophoretic deposition (EPD) using two types of sols. The sols were prepared by reacting an H₂O₂ aqueous solution with Sb(O-i-C₃H₇)₃ or metallic Sb powder. The resulting films were found to consist of fine particles of cubic Sb₂O₅·nH₂O single crystals with uniform particle sizes of 30 nm and 150 nm. The weight of the Sb₂O₅·nH₂O deposit on the anode Si(100) substrate by EPD increased linearly with the current density in the range of 0–0.67 mA cm^–2, when the sol pH was over 7. The proton conductivity of the polycrystalline Sb₂O₅·nH₂O discs, formed from the two types of sols, was evaluated by an ac impedance method at room temperature under controlled levels of relative humidity.