Proton Magnetic Resonance Studies of Binary Aqueous Solvent - Dowex 50W Systems

Abstract

Pmr is used to evaluate solvent selectivity and to furnish an indication of water structure in binary aqueous solvent - ion exchange resin systems. The hydrogen form of Dowex 50W-X8 equilibrated with binary aqueous solvents exhibits pmr peaks for internal water which are shifted downfield relative to the water - ion exchanger system. The greater the mole fraction of organic solvent in the system, the greater the downfield shift.     

Preconcentration of total chromium on Dowex 50W-X8 resin loaded with 2-amino-benzenethiol

Application of Dowex 50W-X8 loaded with 2-amino-benzenethiol for preconcentration of total chromium (Cr(VI) and Cr(III)) in water samples and subsequent determination by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry was studied. The reagent 2-amino-benzenethiol loaded onto the resin effectively reduced Cr(VI) to Cr(III) and total chromium (both Cr(VI) and Cr(III)) formed chelate complex with the reagent in the Cr(III) valence state. Experimental parameters such as preconcentration time, solution flow rates, pH, and concentration of the eluent were optimized. The method has been applied for the determination of total chromium in seawater samples in the range of 0.1–200?µg?L^?1. A detection limit of 0.3?µg?L^?1 was achieved, and the relative standard deviation was about 5%.     

The characterization and identification of the rare-earth chloride hydrates by differential thermal analysis

The thermal decomposition of all of the rare-earth chloride hydrates was studied by differential thermal analysis. By use of the resulting thermograms, it is possible to apply this method as a means of identification of the individual rare-earth elements. The endotherm temperature maximas are recorded and discussed for all of the rare-earth compounds.     

Ion Exchangers as catalysts I. Catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in presence of Dowex 50 W resin in the form of ethylamine-copper(II) complex ion in aqueous medium

Summary Dowex 50 W resin in the form of an ethylamine-Cu¹¹ complex ion was used as potentially active catalyst for the decomposition of H₂O₂ in aqueous medium. The stoichiometry of the amine-Cu¹¹ complex on the resin, determined experimentally, was found to have the total [Cu²⁺]: [ethylamine]=14 concentration ratio. The kinetics of the decomposition was studied and the calculated rate constant (per g of dry resin) was found to decrease with increase the degree of resin crosslinking. The active species, formed as an intermediate at the beginning of the reaction, had an inhibiting effect on the reaction rate. The brown peroxo-copper complex formed as a result of H₂O₂ decomposition, was found to contain the catalytic active species. The order of the reaction increased with decreasing initial H₂O₂ concentration, a sign of a step-wise mechanism. A quantitative treatment of the decomposition of H₂O₂ was provided in terms of activation parameters.     

The role of the reference material in differential thermal analysis

The fundamental computation formula of differential thermal analysis and the equation of the base-line are presented for two cases:a) the time constants of the specimen and the reference material cells do not change in the course of the experiment, andb) these constants change continuously in the course of the experiment. For the second case—which is the general case—a computation formula is obtained, allowing determination of the rate of the reaction for any shape of the base-line. Rules for the course of the base-line are proposed for various types of reactions, in particular for reactions accompanied by mass loss of the specimen and the formation of volatile products, their base-lines having especially large slopes and curvatures. Formulas are derived to determine the calibration constant in the course of the experiment within the total investigated temperature interval.     

Periodic thermal instability during the differential thermal analysis of pyrite

The cause of oscillations in high resolution DTA curves was investigated using simultaneous TG supported by microscopic and XRD examination of quenched samples. The latter techniques showed the instability resulted from the sequential ignition of individual or small groups of particles. This behaviour was different to that observed in our earlier isothermal tests where the oscillations were caused by periodic cracking of the oxide film.

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Zusammenfassung Die Ursache von Oscillationen in hochaufgelösten DTA-Kurven wurde durch TG und gleichzeitige Ausführung von mikroskopischen und XRD-Untersuchungen von abgeschreckten Proben erforscht. Die zuletzt genannten Techniken lassen eine Instabilität erkennen, die auf eine regelmässig aufeinanderfolgende Verbrennung von individuellen oder kleinen Gruppen von Partikeln zurückzuführen ist. Dieses Verhalten unterscheidet sich von dem, das in unseren früheren isothermen Testversuchen beobachtet wurde, bei denen die Oscillationen durch periodisches Zerreissen des Oxidfilms verursacht wurden.

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Application of differential thermal analysis in mineralogy

In mineralogical research differential thermal analysis can be applied as either a single or a combined method for three purposes:

1. for the qualitative identification of minerals and the (semi-)quantitative determination of the components of rocks and soils,
2. for the characterization of crystal-physical and crystal-chemical properties, including the study of kinetics and the determination of thermodynamic data, phase and reaction equilibria,
3. for special petrogenetic investigations concerning the interrelation of mineralogical properties with the formation, decomposition or recrystallization of minerals.

The presented results were obtained under strongly standardized and reproducible conditions of analysis and by means of some methods recently developed by the author. They include the construction of key diagrams ofΔT versus peak temperatures to identify unknown minerals; the dependence of dehydration and decomposition peak temperatures on the partial pressure of gaseous reaction products (= PA curves); the determination of chemical and crystal-chemical parameters of minerals by using the dependence of dehydroxylation peak temperatures on solid solution (chlorites, smectites) or by using the interrelation between the peak temperatures of structural transformations and crystal-chemical substitutions (sulfides, carbonates, phosphates, silicates); the determination of the degree of disorder of minerals formed in sedimentary environments by using the dehydration or inversion peak temperature and peak shape dependence on the defect character of these crystal structures (clay minerals, quartz, cristobalite, hydroxides); the subdivision of mineral groups by using the interrelation of crystal chemistry and dehydration behaviour (zeolites, mixed-layer clay minerals); the characterization of ferromagnetic minerals by studying the Curie temperatures as a function of the chemical composition; the development of a DTA method to measure the degree of weathering of granitic rocks, etc. Data of 150 minerals are given.     

The study of hydrothermal processes by the differential thermal analysis method

A DTA apparatus has been developed which can operate up to pressures of 500 atm and temperatures of 500°C. A coated thermocouple (thermocoax) is used for the measurement of temperature differences. Thermograms for the dehydration of gypsum, hydration of cement paste and hydrothermal synthesis of calcium silicates hydrates are shown to demonstrate the capability of the apparatus.     

Topological aspects of differential thermal analysis

The most important calorimetric methods have been reviewed: the differential thermal analysis (DTA) as basic disposition and the scanning calorimetry (DSC) as well as the adiabatic rate calorimetry (ARC). The thermal circuits of these are expressed by bond diagrams as conceived by topological thermodynamics. It has been stated that the heat flux associated with the process of transformation is virtually (uncompensated) transferred in the DTA system, really transferred (compensated) in the DSC and ARC systems, between the two containers through a transfer medium assumed to be purely dissipative.

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Zusammenfassung Eine Übersicht über die wichtigsten kalorimetrischen Methoden, sowie die Differentialthermoanalyse (DTA) als Grundverfahren, die Abtastkalorimetrie (DSC) und die adiabatische Geschwindigkeitskalorimetrie (ARC) wird gegeben. Die thermischen Kreise derselben werden durch Bindungsdiagramme, wie sie an Hand der topologischen Thermodynamik erhalten werden, ausgedrückt. Es wurde festgestellt, dass die Wärmeströmung mit dem Umwandlungsprozess assoziiert scheinbar (unkompensiert) in das DTA-System, wahrhaftig (kompensiert) in die Systeme DSC und ARC übertragen wird, undzwar zwischen den zwei Behältern durch ein als rein zerstreuend angenommenes Transfermedium.

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Résumé Mise au point sur les méthodes calorimétriques les plus importantes: l'analyse thermique différentielle (ATD) comme technique de base, l'analyse calorimétrique différentielle à compensation de puissance (DSC) et la calorimétrie à vitesse adiabatique (ARC). Les circuits thermiques de ces techniques s'expriment par des diagrammes de liaisons comme ceux conçus par la thermodynamique topologique. On établit que le flux de chaleur associé au processus de la transformation est virtuellement transferré (sans compensation) en ATD et réellement transferré (avec compensation) en DSC et ARC, entre les deux conteneurs par un milieu de transfert supposé être purement dissipatif.

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The correctional kinetic equation for the peak temperature in the differential thermal analysis

The peak temperature (T _p) and different temperature (ΔT) are the basic information in the differential thermal analysis (DTA). Considering the kinetic relation and the heat equilibrium in DTA, a correctional differential kinetic equation (containing T _p and ΔT parameter) is proposed. In the dehydration reaction of CaC₂O₄·H₂O, the activation energy calculated from the new equation showed some smaller than that from Kissinger equation, but some bigger than that from Piloyan equation.     

The identification of non-prescription internal analgesics by thermal analysis

The mechanism of the electrochemical reduction of dithizone to the corresponding hydrazo compound, diphenylthiocarbazide, has been examined in detail by polarographic and voltammetric techniques over a wide pH range. The reaction is reversible and dithizone can be determined polarographically in the range 10^-3–10^-5M. This polarographic behaviour suggests new applications of dithizone as an electroanalytical reagent.     

The application of differential thermal analysis to investigation of thermoplastics

The courses of phenomena occurring in investigated plastics during heating were studied. The plastics specimens have been subjected to investigation before and after heating. Two kinds of plastics being applied in machine constructions Tarnamid T-27 (polyamide 6) and Tarnoform 300 (polyacetale) have been chosen to investigation. The specimens have been subjected to heat treatment in turbine oil at minimum temperature of crystallization: polyamid 6 at 170°C and polyacetal at 140°C. It has been found that during heating in tested plastics endo- and exothermic effects take place and there are some differences for plastics before and after heating. It is possible to calculate the grade of crystallinity on the base of DTA curves. In polyamid 6, in which the polymorphic transformation takes place, the known methods of calculation of degree of crystallinity proves ineffective. Plastics after heating characterize the higher degree of crystallinity grade.     

The study of distribution coefficients of silver and mercury with chelating ion-exhange resin Dowex A-1

The distribution coefficients (DC) for HgCl ₄ ^2– , Hg(SO₄) ₂ ^2– , Hg(NO₃) ₄ ^2– , Ag⁺, Ag(SCN) ₂ ^– and Ag(NH₃) ₂ ⁺ between aqueous solutions and Dowex A-1 were measured in varying hydrogen ion concentrations. The DC of Ag⁺ in the NO ₃ ^– media was very low (4 to 6). The DC for the Ag(SCN) ₂ ^– complex decreased as pH increased. The Ag(NH₃) ₂ ⁺ complex had a constant DC of about 65 from pH 8 and above. The trend observed for three mercury complexes in HCl, H₂SO₄ and HNO₃ was similar; the DC decreased steadily from 0.1M to 6M. The HgCl ₄ ^2– complex had the highest DC (9000) while the Hg(NO₃) ₄ ^2– complex had the lowest DC (2000).     

The differential thermal analysis behavior of lead zirconate titanate materials

Differential thermal analysis has been used to examine the reactions involved in the formation of lead zirconate titanate and related materials. The reaction of PbO and TiO₂ produced an exothermic peak near 600°C, while mixtures of PbO and ZrO₂ gave endothermic peak at 760°C. Lead titanate and lead zirconate mixtures showed no evidence of reaction below 900°C. Evidence is presented which suggests that PbO and PbTiO₃ react in the vicinity of 750°C. For ternary mixtures of PbO, titanate, the thermograms indicate a complicated behavior between 600–800°C, depending on the ratios of the reactant materials. The results suggest that the calcination reaction to form lead zirconate titanate is a more complex process than has been recognized. Data on the various phase transitions for the lead zirconate titanate materials are also presented.     

Quantitative thermal analysis,I Mathematical problems of quantitative differential thermal analysis

A highly simplified method for calculating heat of phase transitions from DTA data is presented. Two DTA curves are needed to calculate the heat of transition and the specific heat of the sample: one is for the original sample and one is for a sample prepared by mixing the original sample with some unreactive diluent the specific heat of which is known. The data of the DTA curves used in the calculations are the peak area, the rate of heating and the deviation of the DTA curve from the base line.

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Zusammenfassung Eine einfache Methode zur Errechnung der Werte der Phasenübergangswärme aus den DTA Daten wird besprochen. Die Kenntnis der spezifischen Wärme der betreffenden Substanz und zwei Thermogramme sind hierzu nötig, jenes der Originalprobe und jenes einer Mischung der zu prüfenden Substanz mit einem indifferenten Stoff von bekannter spezifischer Wärme. Die notwendigen DTA Daten sind die Spitzenflächen, die Erhitzungsgeschwindigkeit und die Abweichung der DTA Kurve von der Nullinie.

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Résumé On décrit une méthode simple pour caIculer les chaleurs des transitions de phase à l'aide des données d'analyse thermique différentielle. Il est nécessaire de connaître la chaleur spécifique et les thermogrammes de l'échantillon pur et en mélange avec une substance indifférente, de chaleur spécific connue. Pour les calculs, on se sert des données suivantes: surface des pics d'A. T. D., vitesse de chauffage et déviation de la courbe d'A. T. D. par rapport à la ligne de base.

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Chromatographic separation of In(III) from Cd(II) in aqueous solutions using commercial resin (Dowex 50W-X8)

This work assesses the potential of an adsorptive material, Dowex 50w-x8, for the separation of indium ions from cadmium ions in aqueous media. The adsorption behavior of Dowex 50 w-x8 for indium and cadmium ions was investigated. The effect of pH, initial concentration of metal ions, the weight of resins, and contact time on the sorption of each of the metal ions were determined. It was found that the adsorption percentage of the indium ions was more than 99% at pH 4.0. The result shows that In (III) was most strongly extracted, while Cd(II) was slightly extracted at this pH value. The recovery of In(III) and Cd(II) ions is around 98% using hydrochloric acid as the best eluent.      

The influence of sample cells for differential thermal analysis in controlled atmospheres

DTA curves for the thermal decomposition of uranyl oxalate trihydrate and ammonium vanadyl oxalate dihydrate, using different DTA instruments, are compared. It is shown that widely differing and misleading results can be obtained by an incorrect choice of sample cell. The anomalous effects are discussed in terms of the geometry of the sample holders and the consequent ease of removal of product gases and accessibility of the reactant gas.It is recommended that uranyl oxalate trihydrate could be used to assess the conditions of flow-rate, sample size, etc., necessary to achieve correct atmosphere control with a given DTA cell.