Effect of deuteration on the thermal dehydration of lithium sulfate monohydrate

Effects of deuteration on the thermal stability, enthalpy change and kinetic parameters for the thermal dehydration of Li₂SO₄·H₂O were examined by means of TG and DSC. The enthalpy change for the monohydrate was smaller by 1.63±0.75 kJ/mol than that for the monodeuterate. The rate constant for the monohydrate was a little larger than that for the monodeuterate. However, the thermal stability, activation energy and frequency factor were practically unaffected by deuteration of the hydrate. It is suggested that the activation entropy as well as the activation energy should be considered in explaining the kinetic deuterium isotope effect in the thermal dehydration of Li₂SO₄·H₂O.

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Zusammenfassung Die Wirkung der Deuterisierung auf die Thermostabilität, die Enthalpie-Änderungen und kinetischen Parameter der thermischen Dehydratisierung von Li₂SO₄·H₂O wurden durch TG und DSC untersucht. Die Enthalpie-Änderung für das Monohydrat wurde um 1.63±0.75 kJ/mol niedriger gefunden als für das Monodeuterat. Die Geschwindigkeitskonstante für das Monohydrat war etwas größer als für das Monodeuterat. Die Thermostabilität, die Aktivierungsenergie und der Frequenzfaktor wurden jedoch von der Deuterisierung des Hydrats praktisch nicht beeinflußt. Es wird vorgeschlagen, daß bei der Erklärung des kinetischen Deuterium-Isotop-Effekts bei der thermischen Dehydratisierung von Li₂SO₄·H₂O sowohl die Aktivierungsentropie als auch die Aktivierungsenergie berücksichtigt werden müssen.

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, Li₂SO₄·H₂O. 1.63+0.75 /. , . , , . , Li₂SO₄·H₂O.

     

Self-cooling effect on the kinetics of nonisothermal dehydration of lithium sulfate monohydrate

The effects of self cooling on the apparent kinetics of the nonisothermal dehydration of crushed crystals of lithium sulfate monohydrate were investigated using TG accompanied by DTA and power-compensation type DSC. Linearity of the sample heating rate on the TG-DSC system is much better than that on the TG-DTA. Kinetic obedience and Arrhenius parameters obtained from the TG-DTA deviate considerably from those obtained from the TG-DSC; the latter are the more accurate due to the better linearity of the sample heating rate.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels TG, ergänzt durch DTA und DSC mit Leistungskompensation wurde der Einfluß des Self-cooling-Effektes auf die scheinbare Kinetik der nichtisothermen Dehydratation von zerkleinerten Kristallen aus Lithiumsulfat-Monohydrat geschätzt. Die mittels TG-DTA erhaltene Kinetik und die Arrheniusschen Parameter weichen erheblich von denen ab, die mittels TG-DSC ermittelt wurden. DSC mit Leistungskompensation und TG-DSC haben gegenüber TG oder TG-DTA den großen Vorteil, das nichtisotherme kinetische Verhalten von Feststoffzersetzungen zu charakterisieren. Mittels Thermoanalyse nichtisotherm ermittelte kinetische Parameter sind ohne Anwendung von DSC eher unreell, besonders wenn sie bei größeren Aufheizgeschwindigkeiten und Probengrößen bestimmt wurden.

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We thank Dr. A. K. Galwey for reading the text and for valuable comments.     

Calculation of the kinetic parameters of dehydration of lithium peroxide monohydrate in nonisothermic regime by derivatographic method

The dehydration of lithium peroxide monohydrate was studied by derivatography under nonisothermic conditions for the calculation of main kinetic parameters in the temperature range 90–146°C. Experimental conditions (sample size and the linear heating rate) caused by thermoconductivity of the object under investigation were determined. It is shown that the process under study proceeds according to the kinetic law close to the first order one (n = 0.85±0.03). Values of the activation energy and the pre-exponential factor [E _a = 86.0±0.8 kJ mol^?1, k ₀ = (2.19±0.16)×10¹¹ min^?1] were obtained. A suggestion was formulated that the dehydration mechanism of lithium peroxide monohydrate was analogous to that of the hydrates of the alkaline earth metal (calcium, barium, and strontium) peroxides.     

Vibrational spectra of 6Li/7Li and H/D substituted single crystal lithium sulfate monohydrate

Infrared and Raman spectra of several isotopic species of Li₂SO₄·H₂O were investigated. Bands with a lithium-isotopic shift of 3–8% were observed in the spectral region from 300–580 cm⁻¹. The spectra of the deuterated single crystals indicate a coupling between the lithium vibrations and the librational modes of the water molecules. The assignment of the bands with appreciable ⁶Li/⁷Li isotope effect to translational modes of the lithium atoms is confirmed by a rough normal coordinate calculation.     

Lithium ion phase-transfer reaction at the interface between the lithium manganese oxide electrode and the nonaqueous electrolyte

The lithium ion phase-transfer reaction between the spinel lithium manganese oxide electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte was investigated by the ac impedance spectroscopic method. The dependence of the impedance spectra on the electrochemical potential of the lithium ion in the electrode, the lithium salt concentration in the electrolyte, the kind of solvent, and the measured temperature were examined. Nyquist plots, obtained from the impedance measurements, consist of two semicircles for high and medium frequency and warburg impedance for low frequency, indicating that the reaction process of two main steps for high and medium frequency obey the Butler-Volmer type equation and could be related to the charge-transfer reaction process accompanied with lithium ion phase-transfer at the interface. The dependency on the solvent suggests that both steps in the lithium ion phase-transfer at the electrode/electrolyte interface include the desolvation process and have high activation barriers.     

Thermal analysis and decomposition kinetics of the dehydration of copper sulfate pentahydrate

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The thermal decomposition kinetics of individual stages of copper sulfate pentahydrate (CuSO4·5H2O) was investigated by TG–DSC, and the...     

An empirically validated analytical model of droplet dynamics in electrowetting on dielectric devices

Explicit analytical models that describe the capillary force on confined droplets actuated in electrowetting on dielectric devices and the reduction in that force by contact angle hysteresis as a function of the three-dimensional shape of the droplet interface are presented. These models are used to develop an analytical model for the transient position and velocity of the droplet. An order of magnitude analysis showed that droplet motion could be modeled using the driving capillary force opposed by contact angle hysteresis, wall shear, and contact line friction. Droplet dynamics were found to be a function of gap height, droplet radius, surface tension, fluid density, the initial and deformed contact angles, contact angle hysteresis, and friction coefficients pertaining to viscous wall friction and contact line friction. The first four parameters describe the device geometry and fluid properties; the remaining parameters were determined experimentally. Images of the droplet during motion were used to determine the evolution of the shape, position, and velocity of the droplet with time. Comparisons between the measured and predicted results show that the proposed model provides good accuracy over a range of practical voltages and droplet aspect ratios.     

On the third fundamental band of Li+ translational vibration in lithium hydrogen oxalate monohydrate

The third Li⁺ translational mode of lattice vibration of lithium hydrogen oxalate monohydrate has been assigned to the band at about 383/360 cm^–1 taking the characteristic⁶Li/⁷Li isotope band shifts into consideration.

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Über die Zuordnung einer der drei translatorischen Li⁺-Moden in Lithiumhydrogenoxalat-Monohydrat (Kurze Mitteilung)

Zusammenfassung Es wurden die IR-Spektren der Li- und H-isotopen Lithiumhydrogenoxalat-Monohydrate bei 100 K und 300 K gemessen. Einer der drei translatorischen Moden wird einer Bande zugeordnet, die bei Berücksichtigung der⁶Li/⁷Li Isotopenverschiebung bei 383/360 cm^–1 auftritt.

     

An ab initio study of the reaction of ammonium ion with hydride ion and lithium hydride

Both the abstraction and substitution mechanisms for the reaction of NH⁺₄ with H^? and the abstraction mechanisms for the reaction with LiH in the gas phase have been investigated by theoretical methods. LiH results to be a better reagent and reactions with and without scrambling are competitive in accordance with experimental findings.     

A study of the thermodynamic properties and dehydration reaction kinetics of some salt-hydrates

Correlations were determined between heat capacity and temperature and phase change enthalpy of Ba(OH)₂·8H₂O. The phase diagram and DSC curve of the binary system Na₂CO₃·10H₂O?Na₂HPO₄·12H₂O were determined The kinetics of the dehydrating reaction of Ba(OH)₂·8H₂O, Na₂CO₃·10H₂O and Na₂HPO₄·12H₂O were measured and theoretically analyzed by TG.     

Mechanism of the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction with lithium and sodium phenoxides

The mechanisms of the carboxylation reactions of lithium and sodium phenoxides are investigated by means of the DFT method with a CEP-31 + G(d) basis set. The introduction of diffusion functions does not affect the outcome of the calculations. As a consequence, the results of this investigation are in good agreement with the findings obtained by means of the LANL2DZ basis set. Lithium phenoxide yields only salicylic acid in the Kolbe-Schmitt reaction. The reaction of sodium phenoxide can proceed in the ortho and para positions, but the para-substituted product can be expected at a very low concentration in the reaction mixture. The deviation of lithium and sodium phenoxides from the mechanisms of carboxylations of other alkali metals is a consequence of the small ionic radii of lithium and sodium. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

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.     

Energy of rehydration of natural clinoptilolite and its lithium form as a function of the dehydration temperature

Natural clinoptilolite (CL) is practically reversibly rehydrated below (350±50)°C, and is only 10% sintered at 500°C. LiCL is reversibly dehydrated up to (250±20)°C, and is sintered much more rapidly than CL at higher temperatures (by 50% at 400°C, for example). The heats of rehydration pass through maxima as a function of the calcination temperature: for CL (250±10) J/g at 300–400°C, and for LiCL (300±15) J/g at 250°C. The corresponding half-widths of the maxima are >500 and (330±20)°C. The maximum values of the average molecular integral heats of adsorption of water vapors are (73±3) kJ/mole on CL and (76±3) kJ/mole in LiCL.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2407–2409, November, 1989.We would like to thank T. M. Guliev for assisting in the measurements.     

Kinetics of the reaction of the sulfate radical with the oxalate anion

The kinetics of the reaction of the sulfate radical, SO₄⁻, with the oxalate anion C₂O₄²⁻ was studied in aqueous solution and second-order rate constants, corrected for the effects of ionic strength, derived. Measurements were carried out over the temperature range 24–60°C resulting in the expression k₀ = 2.10 ± 0.96 × 10⁸ exp(−1080 ± 140/T) L mol⁻¹ s⁻¹. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.