Activity coefficients of NaCl in polyelectrolyte solutions from EMF measurements

Electromotive force (EMF) data were measured at 298.15 K for the cell, Na–ISE |polyelectrolyte(m_p), NaCl(m_s)| AgCl, Ag, where a salt NaCl with different concentrations is added in aqueous poly(diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride), poly(anethole sulfonic acid, sodium salt) and sodium polyacrylate solutions, respectively. ISE means ion-selective electrode. Mean activity coefficients of the salt NaCl in these aqueous polyelectrolyte solutions were calculated correspondingly. The standard cell potential needed for calculations were obtained from EMF measurements of an another cell, Na–ISE |NaCl(m)| AgCl, Ag, where the solution contains only a single electrolyte. Activity coefficients of the electrolyte NaCl in this cell were estimated by Pitzer model. For poly(diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride) solutions with different concentrations, mean activity coefficients of the salt NaCl decrease monotonically as the concentration of NaCl increases. However, for poly(anethole sulfonic acid, sodium salt) solutions and sodium polyacrylate solutions, the salt-concentration dependence of the mean activity coefficients of NaCl exhibit a maximum.     

A theoretical study on the frequency-dependent electric conductivity of electrolyte solutions

The theory on the ultrasonic absorption of electrolyte solutions we have proposed previously [T. Yamaguchi et al., J. Chem. Phys. 126, 144505 (2007)] is extended to calculate the frequency-dependent electric conductivity of the solution. The ionic contribution of the dielectric relaxation spectrum is obtained at the same time. The theory is able to handle the contributions of both the ion-pair dynamics and the relaxation of ionic atmosphere, as is the case of ultrasonic absorption. The effect of the barrier height between the contact and solvent-separated ion pairs is investigated in detail. It is clarified that the competition between the dissociation and reorientational relaxation rates of the contact ion pair is an important factor for the ion pair to be regarded as the ion pair in terms of ionic conductivity.     

Ultrasonic absorption spectroscopy between 5 and 3100 MHz on some aqueous polyelectrolyte solutions

The ultrasonic absorption coefficient has been measured as a function of frequency between 5 MHz and 3.1 GHz for aqueous solutions of polyacrylic acid and of its sodium, potassium, and tetraethylammonium salts. Unlike an aqueous solution of propionic acid, all polymer solutions clearly exhibit excess absorption. Within the frequency range under consideration the excess absorption spectra can be analytically represented by two Debye-type relaxation terms. At 25°C the corresponding relaxation times adopt values between 3 and 12.4 ns, and between 0.12 and 0.22ns, respectively. The former process is discussed in accordance with previous models. The relaxation of the polyacrylic acid solutions is assumed to be related to the formation of hydrogen bonds of the polymeric molecules and that of the polyacrylate solutions may be due to interactions of counterions with chain segments. The latter process, the existence of which has been first proven in this study, is likely to reflect rotational motions of carboxyl groups.     

Relaxation phenomena in concentrated polyelectrolyte solution. II

Dynamic viscoelastic properties of 10 and 20% aqueous solutions of sodium polyacrylate were studied by the electromagnetic transducer method at 500 cps in the temperature range of 0–50°C. These solutions distinctly showed a relaxation phenomenon in this temperature range which was also affected by addition of such compounds as sodium chloride, urea, and dioxane. An anomalous behavior that cannot be explained as due to the relaxation phenomenon was observed on the addition of small amounts of these agents. One of the causes of this behavior is ascribed to the ion association in the solution. The static viscosity of the solution was also measured by using a rotating cylinder viscometer and the results compared with the dynamic data.     

Thermodynamic linkage of ion binding and hydration in myofibrillar protein solutions determined from multinuclear spin relaxation studies

The mechanisms for the anionic and cationic interactions with myofibrillar proteins in aqueous solutions were investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance over a wide range of salt concentration. Markedly nonlinear dependeces of the ¹⁷O and ²³Na NMR transverse relaxation rates on salt concentration were analyzed with a thermodynamic linkage model of salt-dependent solubility and hydration (ligand-induced association model), according to Wyman's theory of linked functions. Nonlinear regression analysis of both ¹⁷O and ²³Na NMR data suggested cooperative, reversible binding of hydrated ions to myofibrillar proteins. Both ions and water were found to exchange fast, on the NMR timescale, between the binding sites of the myofibrillar proteins and the aqueous solution. At sodium chloride concentrations higher than about 0.1 grams salt/gram water, ion activities have marked effects upon the NMR relaxation rates of both ions and water. A salt activity model allowed quantitative fitting of the NMR data at high salt concentrations. The effect of neglecting the ion activity in solutions of myofibrillar proteins was also estimated and compared with the ligand-induced, cooperative association model for myofibrillar proteins. The comparison between the ¹⁷O and ²³Na results strongly suggests that water is exchanged as the hydrated ion species between the myofibrillar protein binding sites and the bulk, aqueous solution.     

Solubility of sulphur dioxide in aqueous electrolyte solutions at higher ionic strengths—Chloride and bromide containing systems

The absorption of sulphur dioxide in chloride and bromide containing electrolyte solutions was measured up to ionic strengths of 5 mol/dm³. The thermodynamic equilibrium of the gas phase and the liquid phase was characterized by UV spectroscopy. UV spectra analysis gave strong evidence for SO₂X⁻ complexes existing in the solutions. Consequently, these compounds were implemented in the reaction scheme for absorption.     

Gel Chromatographic Evaluation of the Binding Ability of Linear Phosphate Anions to Magnesium Ions

Abstract

The binding ability of linear phosphate anions of various degrees of polymerization to magnesium ion has been evaluated by a zonal gel chromatographic method at pH 9.8 and 4.2. The average number of bound magnesium per one phosphate unit was determined at free magnesium concentration of 1.00x10^?5 M in 0.1 M tetramethylammonium chloride solution at 25°C. At pH 4.2, the binding ability increased as the degrees of polymerization of the sample phosphate increased, while it decreased at pH 9.8. A gel chromatography-atomic absorption detector system was applied which allowed a rapid and continuous analysis.     

Ultrasonic and hypersonic dispersion in polysiloxanes

We report ultrasonic attenuation and velocity measurements on poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), poly(phenylmethyl siloxane) (PPMS), and copolymer poly(dimethyl phenylmethyl siloxane) in the temperature range of 10–50°C and frequency 0.3–45 MHz. The present data complement previously reported Brillouin spectra at hypersonic frequencies. Whereas the ultrasonic velocity u₀ is virtually independent of frequency, the ultrasonic absorption exhibits strong dispersion which can be ascribed to the viscoelastic normal mode relaxation. The ultrasonic attenuation data for PPMS at low temperatures display an additional relaxation process related to localized segmental motion. This mode is also responsible for the relatively large dispersion of the sound velocity and attenuation in the gigahertz frequency range accessible to the Brillouin scattering experiment. The extended information, which can be extracted by studying hypersonic dispersion, is discussed in detail.     

Buffers for the Physiological pH Range: Studies of 4-(N-Morpholino)butanesulfonic Acid (MOBS) from 5 to 55 °C

In this study, we report the pH values of two buffer solutions without chloride ion and eight buffer solutions with NaCl with an ionic strength I=0.16 mol?kg^?1. Electromotive force (emf) techniques have been used to get the cell potentials at 12 temperatures from 5 to 55?°C, including 37?°C. An extended form of the Bates-Guggenheim convention is used in the entire ionic strength range, 0.04 to 0.16?mol?kg^?1. The residual liquid junction potentials (??E _j ) of the buffer solutions of MOBS have been estimated from previous measurements with a flowing junction cell. These values of ??E _j have been used for correction in order to ascertain the operational pH values of four buffer solutions of MOBS at 25 and 37?°C. These solutions are recommended as pH standards for physiological application in the pH range 7.4 to 7.7.     

The oxidation of Cu(I) in electrolyte solutions

The rates of oxidation of Cu(I) in air saturated solutions was measured as a function of pH, temperature (5–45°C), and ionic strength (0.5 to 6m) in NaCl and NaCl–NaClO₄ solutions. In pure NaCl solutions, the effect of pH is independent of ionic strength and temperature. The overall rate constant is given by logk=12.32+0.12(pH)–2064/T–3.69I^1/2+ 0.73I The energy of activitation was 39±2 kJ-mol^–1 and is independent of ionic strength. At a constant ionic strength (I=1, 3 and 6m) in NaCl–NaClO₄ mixtures the Cl^– dependence of the rates is attributed to the oxidation of the various forms of Cu(I) in the solution. The rate constants for the oxidation of the various species are found to be functions of ionic strength. At a constant ionic strength (I=1) in NaCl–NaClO₄ solutions, the effect of temperature is independent of the chloride concentration. The effect of Mg²⁺ and HCO ₃ ^– on the oxidation rate was determined as a function of chloride concentration (1 to 6m) at 25°C and pH=8. The addition of Mg²⁺ causes the rate to decrease and the addition of HCO ₃ ^– causes the rate to increase. The possible causes of these effects are discussed. Empirical equations for the rate of oxidation of Cu(I) in Na-Mg-Cl-HCO₃ solutions as a function of composition are used to make reliable estimates of the oxidation in seawater and Red Sea waters.     

Comparison of collision‐ versus electron‐induced dissociation of sodium chloride cluster cations

The collision‐induced dissociation (CID) and electron‐induced dissociation (EID) spectra of the [(NaCl)_m(Na)_n]ⁿ⁺ clusters of sodium chloride have been examined in a hybrid linear ion trap Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. For singly charged cluster ions (n = 1), mass spectra for CID and EID of the precursor exhibit clear differences, which become more pronounced for the larger cluster ions. Whereas CID yields fewer product ions, EID produces all possible [(NaCl)_xNa]⁺ product ions. In the case of doubly charged cluster ions, EID again leads to a larger variety of product ions. In addition, doubly charged product ions have been observed due to loss of neutral NaCl unit(s). For example, EID of [(NaCl)₁₁(Na)₂]²⁺ leads to formation of [(NaCl)₁₀(Na)₂]²⁺, which appears to be the smallest doubly charged cluster of sodium chloride observed experimentally to date. The most abundant product ions in EID spectra are predominantly magic number cluster ions. Finally, [(NaCl)_m(Na)₂]^{+ .} radical cations, formed via capture of low‐energy electrons, fragment via the loss of [(NaCl)_n(Na)] ^. radical neutrals. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The ionic product of water in concentrated tetramethylammonium chloride solutions

The ionic product of water, pK(w) = - log[H(+)][OH(-)] has been determined in aqueous solutions of tetramethylammonium chloride over the concentration range of 0.1-5.5 M at 25 degrees C using high-precision glass electrode potentiometric titrations. pK(w) data relating to aqueous potassium and sodium chlorides at ionic strengths up to 5 M are markedly lower than the tetramethylammonium chloride results. These differences are almost certainly due to weak associations between potassium and (especially) sodium and hydroxide ions.     

Probing the Cellulose-Ionic Liquids Interaction by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is used as a probe to demonstrate the interaction between cellulose and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride. The fitting models of C 1s spectra for the ionic liquid, cellulose and cellulose containing solutions are developed. The measured binding energy of C² 1s component is used to indicate the ionic liquid-cellulose interaction. In the case of the cellulose containing solution, due to the weaker charge-transfer effect between hydrophilic groups of cellulose and the imidazolium cation, the C² atom is in a more electropositive environment and thus exhibits higher binding energy.     

Ultrasonic relaxation and volumetric studies of micelle-monomer exchange process in aqueous solutions of sodium and cesium perfluorooctanoates

Ultrasonic absorption measurements of aqueous solutions of sodium perfluorooctanoate (SPFO) and of cesium perfluorooctanoate (CsPFO) were carried out in the frequency range 0.2–90 MHz at 25°C. A single ultrasonic relaxation process is observed in all solutions investigated. The observed relaxation process should be ascribed to a “fast” relaxation process due to an exchange of surfactant monomer between micelle and bulk solution. The mean dissociation rate constant and the magnitude of the volume difference due to the exchange process are determined by applying the relations derived by Aniansson and Wall and by Teubner, respectively. The ratio of the aggregation number of the micelle to the mean dissociation rate constant is reduced to about one-half and the volume difference decreases when the counterion of the perfluorooctanoate changes from Na⁺ to Cs⁺. Precise density measurements were also carried out to support information obtained from the ultrasonic relaxation study. Magnitudes of the volume difference estimated from the two independent studies above are in approximate agreement with each other. However, the volume difference determined from the density measurements is slightly larger than that determined by ultrasonic study and almost independent of the species of the counterion.     

Speciation and complexation in aqueous Al(III)–quinolinate solutions: a spectroscopic study

Aqueous solutions containing quinolinic acid (2,3-pyridinedicarboxylic acid) and aluminum chloride were investigated using attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ²⁷Al nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (²⁷Al NMR), and potentiometry. Conditional equilibrium constants were acquired at an apparent ionic strength of 1.33 M for the formation of quinolinic acid (H₂L), the HL⁻ species, and each of the Al(III)–quinolinate complexes (AlL⁺ and AlL₂ ⁻). The resolved infrared spectra of the quinolinate ion (L²⁻), the HL⁻ species, and quinolinic acid were assigned and interpreted with respect to the proton binding properties of the ligand. The assignments of the ²⁷Al NMR and infrared spectra of the Al(III)–quinolinate complexes provide evidence that quinolinate preferentially chelates to Al(III) through both the nitrogen of the pyridine ring and one of the oxygens of a carboxylate substituent.     

Chloro Complexes of Mercury(II) in Aqueous Perchlorate Media: Equilibrium and Electronic Absorption Spectra

The literature data on the equilibrium constants of formation of HgCl^– _{3 solv} and HgCl^2– _{4 solv} from HgCl_{2 solv} and Cl^– _solv in aqueous perchlorate–chloride solutions were generalized. The individual electronic absorption spectrum of the trichloro complex of mercury(II) was obtained for the first time, and the effect of the ionic strength on the spectra of di-, tri-, and tetrachloro complexes of mercury(II) was considered. The previously developed procedures for the resolution of absorption spectra into individual bands were found to be suitable for interpretation of spectral changes experimentally observed for solutions as the result of stepwise complexation. The parameters of the absorption bands in the spectra of chloro complexes of mercury(II) were determined.     

Systematic Dielectric and NMR Study of the Ionic Liquid 1‐Alkyl‐3‐Methyl Imidazolium

The dynamic behaviors of ionic liquid samples consisting of a series of 1‐alkyl‐3‐methylimidazolium cations and various counteranionic species are investigated systematically over a wide frequency range from 1 MHz to 20 GHz at room temperature using dielectric relaxation (DR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies. DR spectra for the ionic liquids are reasonably deconvoluted into two or three relaxation modes. The slowest relaxation times are strongly dependent upon sample viscosity and cation size, whereas the relaxation times of other modes are almost independent of these factors. We attribute the two slower relaxation modes to the rotational relaxation modes of the dipolar cations because the correlation times of the cations evaluated using longitudinal relaxation time (T₁ ¹³C NMR) measurements corresponded to the dielectric relaxation times. On the other hand, the fastest relaxation mode is presumably related to the inter‐ion motions of ion‐pairs formed between cationic and anionic species. In the case of the ionic liquid bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, the system shows marked dielectric relaxation behavior due to rotational motion of dipolar anionic species in addition to the relaxation modes attributed to the dipolar cations.     

Ultrasonic and Raman Scattering Spectroscopy of Zinc Thiocyanate Complexes in Water at 25<Superscript>∘</Superscript>C: Kinetics of Complex Formation Determined by Multivariate Analysis

Advances have been made recently in broadening the accessible ultrasonic absorption frequency range and improving the detectability of minor species present in solution using Raman spectroscopy. Development of chemometric techniques in these areas needs to keep pace with the improvement of these experimental methods. Refinements in the analysis of ultrasonic and Raman data based on multivariable least squares and factor analysis, respectively, are examined to investigate the kinetics of zinc thiocyanate complex formation in water. Analysis of ultrasonic absorption relaxation spectra verified that the observed process in aqueous Zn(SCN)₂ involves substitution of water from the first coordination shell of Zn²⁺. Use of a multivariable least-squares error surface is described that enhances the reliability of assigned frequencies of ultrasonic absorption maxima. Factor analysis of Raman scattering data provided direct evidence that at least four complex species, such as Zn(SCN)⁺ and Zn(SCN)₂, are simultaneously present in the aqueous zinc thiocyanate solutions.     

Water structure and electron trapping in aqueous ionic solutions

The optical absorption spectra observed by pulse radiolysis of alkaline (NaOH, KOH, RbOH), chloride (LiCl, MgCl₂, CaCl₂, NaCl, KCl) and perchloride (NaClO₄) solutions at temperature 298 K are reported. Some measurements were performed at low temperature with aqueous ionic glasses. With increasing concentration of the above solutes a uniform blue-shift of the maximum of the solvated electron (e¯_sol) absorption band is observed. Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy was so used to examine the properties of water in several concentrated electrolyte solutions. It is shown that some inorganic electrolytes (e.g. NaOH, NaClO₄) substantially change the water structure whereas some others (e.g. LiCl, CaCl₂) influence water structure insignificantly. The correlation between the ability of excess electron trapping in electrolyte solutions and water structure deduced from NIR spectroscopy is discussed.     

The variations of the configurational and solvency properties of low molecular weight sodium polyacrylate with ionic strength

The configurational and solvency properties of low molecular weight sodium polyacrylate have been determined for a wide range of ionic strength solutions, from intrinsic viscosity data in the polymer literature.The variations of the polymer properties with ionic strength (I) are described very well by simple mathematical expressions. Thus, a linear relationship was found between the solvency parameter and 1/I ^(1/2), while the variations of the expansion factor and the radius of gyration with 1/I ^(1/2) were described by second order polynomials.LowI solutions (i.e. < 0.01) have a high solvency for sodium polyacrylate. In such solutions the polymer is in a highly expanded configuration. Thus, the radius of gyration of a typical, low molecular weight (ca. 5000 g mol^–1) sodium polyacrylate approaches the limiting value of ca. 4.5 nm atI<0.01.Conversely, high ionic strength solutions (i.e. >0.10) have a low solvency for sodium polyacrylate. In such solutions the polymer is in a virtually unexpanded configuration. Thus, the radius of gyration of a typical, low molecular weight sodium polyacrylate approaches the limiting value of ca. 2.0 nm atI>0.10.