Gamma-radiation induced oxidation of p-hydroquinone in aqueous solutions

P-hydroquinone (H₂Q) has been gamma-irradiated in the presence of O₂ and different alcohols in acidic solutions. In the presence of tert-BuOH, the oxidation products were quinone(q), 2-hydroxybenzoquinone (2-Q-OH) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). In case of propan-2-ol, ethanol and methanol, the oxidation products were as above in addition to a carbonyl compound. A chain reaction was observed in case of propan-2-ol and this was inhibited by H₂Q. The dependence of G(Q) and G(H₂O₂) on pH is a titration-type curve and the species responsible for this curve is assumed to be the protonated and unprotonated alcohol peroxy radicals.     

Gamma-radiation induced oxidation of p-hydroquinone in aqueous solutions

The products of γ-radiation induced oxidation of p-hydroquinone (H₂Q) solutions are p-quinone (Q), 2-hydroxybenzoquinone (2-Q-OH) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). The effects of dose, [O₂], [H₂Q], pH and different anions on yields have been investigated. Plots of G(Q) and G (H₂O₂) versus pH give titration type curves with pK of ～1.2 and 1.3, respectively. This pK was attributed to protonation of the HO₂ radical. The protonated form can oxidize H₂Q. The neutral form of this radical appears to react with the semiquinone radical (HQ) to form (2-Q-OH) or disproportionate to give H₂O₂. A reaction mechanism is proposed to account for the experimental observations.     

Indigo Carmine degradation by hypochlorite in aqueous medium monitored by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

The degradation of the dye Indigo Carmine by hypochlorite in aqueous solution was monitored by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in the negative ion mode (ESI(—)‐MS). Hypochlorite was highly efficient in removing the color of aqueous solutions of the dye. ESI(—)‐MS monitoring showed that concomitant with the Indigo Carmine consumption two transient species appeared (detected as doubly charged anions) probably formed via a net insertion of two hydroxyl groups at the exocyclic C?C bond followed by the incorporation of two (mainly) or one oxygen atoms at the indolic rings of the dye. Structures of these products were proposed based on the ESI(—)‐MS/MS data and high accuracy mass measurements. These two transient intermediates quickly decomposed, both in the condensed and in the gas phase, to yield mono‐charged anions. Based on these results, a route for the Indigo Carmine degradation by hypochlorite in aqueous solution has been proposed. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

靛蓝胭脂红的光谱电化学研究 II. 靛蓝胭脂红复相电子转移动力学

报道了靛蓝胭脂红在SnO_2透光电极上的复相电子转移动力学参数。由光谱电化学和电化学两种实验方法测定。前一方法为单电位阶跃计时吸收法((SPS/CA)。后一方法为循环伏安法。两种方法的数据处理中均应用了计算机拟合, 较之文献中常规的工作曲线法更为简便、正确。两种方法测定的结果十分一致。进一步的研究表明, 动力学参数值与靛蓝胭脂红的浓度和溶液pH有关, 为靛蓝胭脂红在水溶液中的状态提供了重要信息。     

靛蓝胭脂红波薄层光谱电化学研究(I)

采用SnO_2石英玻璃组装的光透薄层电解池, 结合紫外可见光谱现场监测技术, 研究了靛蓝胭脂红水溶液的电化学还原与氧化过程. 测定了不同pH下的式电极电位(E~0)和电子转移数(n). 实验结果表明, 靛蓝胭脂红在SnO_2电极上的还原为准可逆的两电子转移过程, 而它的氧化则为不可逆电极过程. 由电解现场检测的光谱, 初步探讨了电解还原与氧化的反应机理。     

Electron beam induced degradation of clopyralid in aqueous solutions

The degradation characteristics of clopyralid irradiated by electron beam (EB) was studied in aqueous solutions. The effects of factors, such as initial clopyralid concentrations, addition of radicals scavenger, initial solution pH and addition of H₂O₂, were investigated on clopyralid degradation efficiency and mechanism. It was found that the EB-radiolysis was an effective way to degrade clopyralid and its degradation rate decreased with the increasing of substrate concentration. In the investigated initial concentrations range of 100?C400 mg L^?1, the radiolytic degradation of clopyralid followed a pseudo-first kinetic order. The results from addition of radicals scavenger indicated that both ^?OH and e _aq ^? played significant roles in the degradation of clopyralid. Furthermore, the alkaline condition and addition of H₂O₂ (<10 mM) in the solution also slightly enhanced the efficiency of clopyralid degradation. The ion chromatography analysis showed that some organic acids (formic acid, acetic acid and oxalic acid) were formed, while the completely dechlorination of the substrate was achieved and organic nitrogen was recovered in the form of ammonium and nitrate ions during the irradiation process.     

掺杂靛红的聚吡咯膜的电色效应

制备了掺杂靛红的聚吡咯（ＰＰｙ）膜修饰电极，这种功能化ＰＰｙ膜电极具有很好的电色效应，其颜色变化明显，响应时间短，稳定性好，是一种新型电色材料。     

Kinetics of oxidation of Indigo Carmine by potassium peroxydisulfate

The reaction is first order in potassium peroxydisulfate and zero order in Indigo Carmine. Hydrogen ions have no effect on the rate in the acidity range of 0.0–0.2 M. Allyl acetate inhibits the reaction. A radical chain mechanism is proposed.

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Studies on the mechanism of Indigo Carmine removal by solvent sublation

Indigo Carmine (C16H8N2Na2O8S2), an anionic dye, was removed from aqueous solution by solvent sublation of Indigo Carmine-cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) complex (sublate) into 2-octanol. A stoichiometric amount of surfactant (surfactant:dye=2:1) was demonstrated to be able to remove over 93% IC from the aqueous solution in 5 min. The apparent activation energy of attachment of the sublate to bubbles was calculated as 1.3 kJ/mol. Parameters were considered. At the same time, on the base of the complete transport mechanism, a mathematical model for the dye-surfactant complexation was obtained. Furthermore, the simulation of the mathematical and experimental data was made with good results.     

Non-linear modelling of the adsorption of Indigo Carmine dye from wastewater onto characterized activated carbon/volcanic ash composite

Over the past couple of years, the resurgence of placing an effective and sustainable amendment to combat against the auxiliary industrial entities like Indigo Carmine (IC), remains a highly contested agenda from a global point. The birth of non-linear modelling for these auxiliary entities is also of significant interest in order to avoid loss of some useful information. With the renaissance of activated carbon (AC), the AC prepared from palm kernel shells (PKSAC) and composite prepared by combining the PKSAC and porous volcanic ash (BVA) from the foot of active volcanic mountain of Cameroon will be of significant contribution for ever increasing pollution problems. Non-linear modelling method was used to model the uptake capacity by adsorption process of IC onto PKSAC and PKSAC/BVA composite. Effects of contact time (0–60 min), adsorbent dose, pH of solution and initial dye concentration (10–20 ppm) were studied on the quantity removal of the hazardous IC dye from aqueous solution in a batch experiment. The prepared PKSAC and PKSAC/BVA composite were characterized using Nitrogen adsorption at 77 K (BET), Fourier transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Sacanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X Ray (SEM-EDX), and particle size. The optimum IC uptake was 11.025 and 12.642 mg/g for PKSAC and PKSAC/BVA composites adsorbent respectively. Four Isotherms and kinetic non-linear regression models each were used to model the adsorption data. It results that for the isotherm models, the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models best fitted the adsorption phenomenon while pseudo-first and pseudo-second order kinetic models well described the adsorption mechanism. Furthermore, the adsorption speed constant (α) of the Elovich kinetic model being higher than the desorption coefficient (β) implies chemisorption was the dominant mechanism in the adsorption process. The composite shows 14.67% higher in retention capacity of the IC dye than the pristine carbon. Conclusively, the expanding of activated carbon/volcanic ash composite represents a potentially viable and powerful tool, leading to the plausible improvement of environmental preservation.     

Voltammetric Determination of Indigo Carmine and Amaranth on a Silver-Based Mercury Film Electrode

Abstract

The voltammetric behavior of indigo carmine and amaranth on silver-based mercury film electrodes was studied. At pH 4, reduction current peaks were observed at potential ?0.11 V (indigo carmine) and ?0.24 V (amaranth), respectively. The system showed a linear response to both of the food colorants in a concentration range of 0 to 100 ng/ml. Detected at different reduction potentials, indigo carmine and amaranth could be determined separately without interfering with each other. This method demonstrated a better reproducibility and longer life time than the existing techniques.     

Gamma radiolysis of erythrosine dye in aqueous solutions

Beryllium-7, mainly measured via γ-spectrometry, is used as a (natural) radiotracer for education and science. For activities?<?0.1 Bq and samples containing also longer-lived ¹⁰Be, accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is the method-of-choice. We demonstrate that ⁷Be and ¹⁰Be can be quantified at the Dresden AMS facility on the same prepared BeO. Detection limits (⁷Be) are?~?0.6 mBq. Samples as small as tens of millilitres of rainwater can be chemically processed (after acidification) within a few hours without expensive and slow ion exchange. Isobar (⁷Li) suppression by chemistry and AMS is sufficient to guarantee for an ultrasensitive, cheap, and fast detection method for ⁷Be allowing high sample throughput.

     

Evaluation on dye removal capability of didodecyldimethylammonium-bentonite from aqueous solutions

The removal efficiency of Reactive Blue 19 (RB19) by using surfactant-modified bentonite (MB) from aqueous solutions, and also textile wastewater samples was examined. Natural bentonite (NB) was firstly modified with didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDDAB) in order to increase the removal capacity of bentonite. MB was then characterized by Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectrophotometer (FTIR), x-ray diffractometry (XRD), x-ray fluorescence (XRF), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)/EDX, zeta potential, elemental, and thermal analysis techniques. The high adsorption capacity of MB was 407.7?mg g^?1 at pH?=?1.5 and 20^°C. The adsorption of Reactive Blue 19 onto MB agreed with the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir isotherm models.     

Electrochemical Assessment of Indigo Carmine Dye in Lithium Metal Polymer Technology

Lithium metal batteries are inspiring renewed interest in the battery community because the most advanced designs of Li-ion batteries could be on the verge of reaching their theoretical specific energy density values. Among the investigated alternative technologies for electrochemical storage, the all-solid-state Li battery concept based on the implementation of dry solid polymer electrolytes appears as a mature technology not only to power full electric vehicles but also to provide solutions for stationary storage applications. With an effective marketing started in 2011, BlueSolutions keeps developing further the so-called lithium metal polymer batteries based on this technology. The present study reports the electrochemical performance of such Li metal batteries involving indigo carmine, a cheap and renewable electroactive non-soluble organic salt, at the positive electrode. Our results demonstrate that this active material was able to reversibly insert two Li at an average potential of ≈2.4 V vs. Li⁺/Li with however, a relatively poor stability upon cycling. Post-mortem analyses revealed the poisoning of the Li electrode by Na upon ion exchange reaction between the Na countercations of indigo carmine and the conducting salt. The use of thinner positive electrodes led to much better capacity retention while enabling the identification of two successive one-electron plateaus.     

Advanced oxidation processes for decolorization of aqueous solution containing acid red G azo dye

Some investigations concerning the decolorization of Acid Red G azo dye by photooxidation with hydrogen peroxide were performed. The influences of pH, oxidant concentration, and the presence of Fe²⁺ or other metal ions (Co²⁺, Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Mn²⁺) as potential catalysts, were investigated. The best results were obtained in the presence of ferrous ions in acid and neutral media. The other ions are not as effective as Fe²⁺ for dye decolorization. Co²⁺ and Cu²⁺ ions have a catalytic action, at low concentration, within a wide range of pH. Ni²⁺ and Mn²⁺ ions have no catalytic effect in photooxidation with hydrogen peroxide at acid Ni²⁺ and Mn²⁺ ions have no catalytic effect in photooxidation with hydrogen peroxide at acid pH values, but show a weak action in alkaline media.     

Kinetics of EDTA-catalyzed oxidation of Indigo Carmine by vanadium(V)

The reaction is first order both in vanadium(V) and substrate and is markedly inhibited by H⁺ ions. Kinetic evidence for the formation of a 11 complex of vanadium(V) and EDTA is obtained. The stability constant of this complex and its thermodynamic parameters were evaluated. A suitable mechanism is proposed.

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Electrochemical degradation of acid green dye in aqueous wastewater dyestuff solutions using a lead oxide coated titanium electrode

A modified electrode, which can be used as an anode for electrocatalytic oxidation processes of dyestuff in aqueous solutions, was fabricated by the electrodeposition of a lead oxide layer on a titanium substrate. The modified electrode was used for the electrochemical degradation of an acid green dye. The results of the electrocatalytic oxidation process of the dyestuff solutions were expressed in terms of the remaining dye concentration and chemical oxygen demand (COD) values. The different operating conditions of the treatment process were studied. The optimum operating conditions for the dye and modified electrode were determined, where good results for complete removal of the dye and COD were achieved. The optimum conditions were applied to the treatment of a sulfur black dye in true wastewater solutions.     

Radiolytic degradation of malathion and lindane in aqueous solutions

Degradation of malathion and lindane pesticides present in an aqueous solution was investigated on a laboratory scale upon gamma-irradiation from a ⁶⁰Co source. The effects of pesticide group, presence of various additives and absorbed dose on efficiency of pesticide degradation were investigated. Gamma-irradiation was carried out in distilled water solutions (malathion and lindane) and in combination with humic solution (HS), nitrous oxide (N₂O) and HS/N₂O (lindane) over the range 0.1–2 kGy (malathion) and 5–30 kGy (lindane). Malathion was easily degraded at low absorbed doses compared to lindane in distilled water solutions. Absorbed doses required to remove 50% and 90% of initial malathion and lindane concentrations in distilled water solutions were 0.53 and 1.77 kGy (malathion) and 17.97 and 28.79 kGy (lindane), respectively. The presence of HS, N₂O and HS/N₂O additives in aqueous solutions, significantly improved the effectiveness of radiolytic degradation of lindane. Chemical analysis of the pesticides and the by-products resulted from the radiolytic degradation were made using a gas chromatography associated with mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Additionally, the final degradation products of irradiation as detected by ion chromatography (IC) were acetic acid and traces of some anions (phosphate and chloride).     

Direct and indirect electrochemical oxidation of Indigo Carmine using PbO2 and TiRuSnO2

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - In this paper, the electrocatalytic properties of PbO2 and TiRuSnO2 anodes for direct and indirect electrochemical oxidation of a synthetic solution...     

溴酸钾氧化靛红催化光度法测定痕量亚硝酸根

基于磷酸介质中ＮＯ２＾－催化溴酸钾氧化靛红的褪色反应，建立了测定痕量ＮＯ２＾－的新方法，并讨论了其动力学条件。方法检测限为１．３６×１０＾－６ｇ／Ｌ，线性范围０．３￣２μｇ／２５ｍＬ，方法简便，已用于环境水样中痕量ＮＯ２＾－的测定。