Determination of lead and cadmium using a polycyclodextrin-modified carbon paste electrode with anodic stripping voltammetry

This work reports the use of and -cyclodextrin-modified carbon paste electrodes (CPE_-CD and CPE_-CD) to determine simultaneously Pb(II) and Cd(II) by means of the electrochemical technique known as anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV). Both modified electrodes displayed good resolution of the oxidation peaks of the said metals. Statistic analysis of the results strongly suggests that the CPE_-CD exhibited a better analytical response that the CPE_-CD, while the detection limits obtained for Pb(II) were 6.3×10^–7 M for the CPE_-CD and 7.14×10^–7 M for the CPE_-CD, whereas for Cd(II) they were 2.51×10^–6 M for the CPE_-CD and 2.03×10^–6 M for the CPE_-CD.     

Specific Features of Crystal Structure and Surface Topography of Copper Electrolytic Foils for Printed-Circuit Boards

Specific features of formation of a pyramidal surface relief and [110] texture in raw electrolytic copper foil obtained in industrial electrolyzers with rotating titanium drum cathode at varied current density and electrolyte composition and temperature were studied. The effect of how the drum cathode is treated prior to deposition on the crystal structure and surface topography of the raw foil was analyzed.     

Novel evidence for the selective behaviour of tungsten carbide in liquid phase heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation

Liquid (aqueous) phase catalytic hydrogenation of compounds containing two oxo-groups in -position (biacetyl, glyoxal, alloxan) was studied in the presence of tungsten carbide catalyst. It has been shown that only one of the oxo-groups is affected in the course of the process and is transformed into a >CH–OH group. Comparative studies carried out in the presence of platinum catalyst attest the selective behaviour of tungsten carbide.

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X-ray study of palladium catalysts. Influence of thermal treatment in hydrogen on the phase composition

The thermal treatment of Pd catalysts in a reducing atmosphere of hydrogen leads to interaction of supported metal and support to form solid solutions.

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Solid-Phase Extraction with Slurry Injection of the Resin Into ETAAS for Trace Determination of Thallium in Natural Water

Thallium in natural water samples was determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry after 1000-fold enrichment by mini solid-phase extraction from a 100-mL sample solution. A Tl-pyrrolidine-1-carbodithioate complex formed in a sample solution of pH 1.6 was extracted on fine particles of a cellulose nitrate resin dispersed in the sample solution. The cellulose nitrate resin was then collected on a membrane filter (25mm^ø) by filtration under suction using a glass funnel with an effective filtration area of 0.64cm². As a result, a circular thin layer of the resin phase with a diameter of 9mm was obtained. Then the resin phase was carved out by an acrylate resin puncher with a 10-mm^ø hole to put it into a sample cup containing 100µL of 10mM HNO₃ containing 0.5mM NaCl. The resin phase was suspended in the solution by ultrasonication. 1000-fold enrichment was thus attained within 15min, and the suspension was delivered to electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. The linear calibration graph was obtained in the range of 0–4ng of Tl in 100mL of a sample solution. The detection limit obtained by 3 method was 0.19ng. The proposed method was applied to the determination of Tl in natural water samples. The results showed the concentration of Tl in seawater was 12.1±1.8pgmL^–1 for the calibration graph method and 12.6±1.4pgmL^–1 for the standard addition method. A snowmelt sample contained 20.7±1.0pgmL^–1 of Tl.     

Statistical analysis of enthalpy determination results relating to the dehydration process of CuSO4· 5H2O

Methods of variance analysis were utilized to select the conditions used in DSC studies of dehydration processes of various copper sulphate hydrates. The constant methodical errors were determined. Procedures were pointed out to increase the accuracy of DSC measurements in dehydration processes.

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Zusammenfassung Methoden der Varianzanalyse werden angewandt, um die Auswahl der Bedingungen zur Untersuchung des Dehydratisierungsprozesses verschiedener Kupfersulfat-Hydrate mittels DSC zu treffen. Die konstanten methodischen Fehler wurden ermittelt. Es wird auf Verfahren zur Erhöhung der Genauigkeit von DSC-Messungen bei Dehydratisierungsprozessen hingewiesen.

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Thermal decomposition of 5-Nitro-2-Furaldehyde Semicarbazone

Nitrofurazone, 5-nitro-2-furaldehydesemicarbazone, pharmaceutical compound, has been synthesized and its thermal behaviour studied by DTA, DSC and TG. The resulting thermoanalytical curves, showing that the maximum change in mass occurred at 516.5 K, with a 67% weight loss, are in good correlation with the enthalpy of the decomposition reaction, 326.93 kJ mol^–1. On the basis of the results, it is possible to establish the mechanism of the thermal decomposition and to acquire information on the stability of the analyzed organic compound, 5-nitro-2-furaldehydesemicarbazone.

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Zusammenfassung Das Arzneimittel Nitrofurazon (5-Nitro-2-furaldehyd-Semicarbazon) wurde synthetisiert und dessen thermisches Verhalten mittels DTA, DSC und TG untersucht. Die erhaltenen thermoanalytischen Kurven, die einen Gewichtsverlust von 67 Gew.-% mit maximaler Geschwindigkeit der Gewichtsabnahme bei 516,5 K zeigen, sind in guter Übereinstimmung mit der Enthalpie der Zersetzungsreaktion von 326,93 kJ·mol^–1. Aus den Versuchsergebnissen können der Mechanismus der thermischen Zersetzung abgeleitet und Informationen über die Stabilität von 5-Nitro-2-furaldehyd-Semicarbazon erhalten werden.

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, — 5-. , (67%) 516,5 , , 326,93 ·^–1. .

     

ESR and ENDOR Investigations on Various <Emphasis Type="Italic">Wurster</Emphasis>’s Radical Cations in Solution. Experimental Results,Theoretical <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ab Initio</Emphasis>, and DFT Calculations

Summary. ESR and ENDOR spectra are reported of several symmetrical substituted N,N,N,N-tetraalkyl-p-phenylenediamine radical cations in solution. Different N,N-alkyl substituted para-phenylenediamines, like the ethyl, n-propyl, and iso-propyl derivative are compared with the parent N,N,N,N-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (Wursters Blue Cation). N,N,N,N-Tetrabenzyl-p-phenylenediamine, 1,4-dipyrrolidinylbenzene, and N,N-bis[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]piperazine are additionally investigated. Experimental and calculated hyperfine coupling constants are compared. Characteristic UV-VIS data and redox potentials in acetonitrile are reported, together with the syntheses of the compounds.     

Triterpene glycosides ofAstragalus and their genins XLV. The chemical transformation of cycloartanes 1. Synthesis of 25-norglycosides

Literature information is given on the current state of the study of the chemical transformation of cycloartane triterpenoids. A method has been developed for the transformation of the genin part of glycosides of 20,24-epoxycycloartan-25-ols with retention of the carbohydrate constituents. Three 25-norglycosides have been synthesized from natural cyclosieversigenin glycosides, namely 16-acetoxy-3,6-dihydroxy-20R,25-norcycloartan-20,24-olide 3-O-[O--L-arabinopyranosyl-(12)--D-xylopyranoside] 6-O--D-xylopyranoside (VIII), sodium 3,6,16,20-tetrahydroxy-20R,25-norcycloartan-24-oate 6-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--D-xylopyranoside (XII), and 20R,25-norcycloartane-3,6,16,20,24-pentaol 6-O--D-glucopyranoside 3-O--D-xylopyranoside (XIII).Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 710–718, September–October, 1993.     

The static microreactor technique a new, simple method for determination of kinetic parameters of gas-phase heterogeneous catalytic reactions

The dehydrogenation of methanol on a silver catalyst was studied in a static microreactor at 376–457°C, with initial methanol partial pressures of 60–90 Torr. The apparent activation energy agrees well with literature data. The experimental data suggest that the static microreactor is a suitable means for the rapid acquisition of preliminary kinetic data.

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NO adsorption on tin(IV) oxide

The adsorption of NO on SnO₂ has been studied in the temperature range from 0 to 86°C, at pressures from 0.4 to 3.5 Torr. The adsorption isotherms are described by the Freundlich equation. The rate of adsorption obeys the Roginskii-Zeldovitch equation and decreases with increasing temperature. The reduction of SnO₂ with carbon monoxide results in a drop in the adsorption rate and in the amount of adsorbed NO.

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NO SnO₂ 0°–86°C 0,4–3,5 . . - . SnO₂ NO.

     

Analysis of thermal desorption spectra of oxygen desorbed from rhodium

Thermal desorption spectra of oxygen desorbed from rhodium have been analyzed in terms of models accounting for the effect of lateral interactions between adsorbed particles and of their diffusion into the bulk of metal on the desorption kinetics of O₂. Complex configuration of these spectra is ascribed to the processes of formation/decomposition of surface Rh oxides and the diffusion of particles into the near-surface layers of metal and back to the surface.

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On the initial treatment of kinetic data

The kinetic methods usually employed to determine reaction orders involve some sort of mathematical approximation and provide values approximate and very often discrepant. Three methods are reported to determine accurate reaction orders without introducing approximations.

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Phase transformation of ammonium nitrate by thermal factors and inoculation

The reason for the special thermal behaviour of ammonium nitrate (AN) has been examined. Under certain experimental conditions more transition temperatures were obtained than hitherto found (37–42°, 50° and 86°). With Du Pont DSC curves several exothermic peaks or exothermic oscillations were shown after the endothermic peak at 51°, indicating that phase IV had been transformed to metastable phase III, as a consequence of which the IIIII transformation at 86° also became possible. On repeated cycling the exothermic peak decreased or disappeared if the IIIII transformation had developed to a greater extent. A successful IVIII transformation was induced by inoculation of AN with phase III, an unusual procedure in investigating the phase transformation of AN. The use of the method is obvious with regard to the fact that all transformations are controlled by the rate of nucleation.

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Zusammenfassung Die Ursachen des besonderen thermischen Verhaltens von Ammoniumnitrat (AN) wurden untersucht. Unter gewissen Versuchsbedingungen wurden mehrere Übergangstemperaturen erhalten als bisher gefunden wurden (37°–42°, 51° und 86 °C). An Du Pont DSC Thermogrammen wurden mehrere exotherme Peaks oder exotherme Oszillationen nach dem endothermen Peak bei 51 °C nachgewiesen, welche zeigen, daß die Phase IV in die metastabile Phase III umgewandelt wurde. Infolgedessen wurde die Umwandlung IIIII bei 86 °C ebenfalls möglich. Bei wiederholtem Meßzyklus nahm der exotherme Peak ab oder verschwand, wenn die Umwandlung IIIII sich in größerem Maße entwickelte. Eine erfolgreiche IV III Umwandlung wurde durch Inokulierung mit der Phase III von AN induziert, was ein ungewöhnliches Verfahren bei der Untersuchung der Phasenumwandlung von AN ist. Die Vorteile dieser Methode sind offensichtlich, da sämtliche Umwandlungen durch die Geschwindigkeit der Nuklierung geregelt werden.

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Résumé On a étudié les causes du comportement thermique spécial du nitrate d'ammonium. Dans certaines conditions d'expériences, on a obtenu des températures de transition en plus grand nombre qu'il n'avait été trouvé auparavant (37–42 °C, 51 °C et 86 °C). On a mis en évidence sur des enregistrements obtenus à l'aide d'un appareil d'analyse calorimétrique différentielle DSC Dupont, plusieurs pics exothermiques ou oscillations exothermiques après le pic endothermique à 51°C, ce qui indique que la phase IV a été transformée en phase métastable III. Par conséquent, la transformation IIIII à 86 °C devient également possible. Lors du cyclage répété, le pic exothermique diminue ou disparaît si la transformation IIIII s'est développée dans une plus grande mesure. On induit avec certitude une transformation IVIII en inoculant le nitrate d'ammonium avec la phase III, procédure insolite dans l'étude des transformations de phases du nitrate d'ammonium. L'avantage de la méthode est évident, puisque toutes les transformations sont contrôlées par la vitesse de nucléation.

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. , (37–42°, 51° 86 °C). , , 51°C, , IV - III, 86 ° IIIII. , IIIII . IVIII , III, . , .

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The author is grateful to Prof. Z. G. Szabó for helpful criticism and for valuable discussions.     

Thermal analysis of the direct nitridation of silicon to Si3N4

The coefficients of the virial expansion of the excess enthalpies of ternary aqueous solutions containing D-glucose and an alcohol (ethanol,n-propanol,n-butanol andtert-butanol) were determined at 25 °C. The trend of the cross coefficients versus the self coefficients of the alcohols exhibits a maximum in accordance with the system containingtert-butanol. This behaviour is similar to that found for the interaction of the same alcohols with any other hydrophilic solute examined up to now. The results are interpreted in terms of a prevailing release of water from the structured cospheres of the alcohols.

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Zusammenfassung Die Koeffizienten der Virialentwicklung der Überschußenthalpien von ternären, D-Glucose und einen Alkohol (Ethanol,n-Propanol,n-Butanol,tert-Butanol) enthaltenden wässrigen Lösungen wurden bei 25 °C bestimmt. Bei dem tert-Butanol enthaltenden System wird ein Maximum erhalten, wenn die Koeffizienten der Wechselwirkung zwischen verschiedenartigen Molekülen gegen die Wechselwirkung zwischen den Alkoholmolekülen aufgetragen werden. Dieses Verhalten ist identisch mit dem, das für die Wechselwirkung der gleichen Alkohole mit anderen bis jetzt untersuchten hydrophilen gelösten Stoffen gefunden wurde. Die Ergebnisse werden interpretiert, indem ein bevorzugter Austritt von Wasser aus der strukturierten Koordinationssphäre des Alkohols angenommen wird.

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Thermal decompositions of Y,La and lanthanide 3-hydroxybenzoates in air and nitrogen atmospheres

When heated, the 3-hydroxybenzoates of Y, Sm and Eu(III) decompose in two steps. The hydrates first lose crystallization water and the anhydrous complexes are then transformed to oxides in air, and to mixtures of oxide and C in nitrogen atmosphere. When heated in air, the pentahydrates of La, Pr and Nd are dehydrated in two stages and the anhydrous complexes are then transformed to oxides; when heated in nitrogen, they are dehydrated in one step and then decomposed to mixtures of oxides and C.

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Zusammenfassung Die 3-Hydroxybenzoate von Y, Sm und Eu(III) zersetzen sich beim Erhitzen in zwei Schritten. Die Hydrate verlieren zunächst Kristallwasser und die wasserfreien Komplexe werden in Luft in die Oxide und in Stickstoffatmosphäre in ein Gemisch des betreffenden Oxids und Kohlenstoff überführt. Beim Erhitzen in Luft werden die Pentahydrate von La, Pr und Nd in zwei Schritten dehydratisiert und die wasserfreien Komplexe in die Oxide überführt; beim Erhitzen in Stickstoff erfolgt dagegen die Dehydratisierung in nur einem Schritt und Endprodukt der Zersetzung ist ein Gemisch von Kohlenstoff und dem entsprechenden Oxid.

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Isomerization and hydrogenation of butene-1 on a zirconia aerogel catalyst

Zirconia is well known as a promising support for active metallic centers but it is also by itself an interesting catalyst for reactions involving hydrogen in particular. This paper describes the catalytic properties of ZrO₂-obtained in the form of an aerogel-, towards butene-1-isomerization and/or its hydrogenation at low temperature. Activation at 430°C in vacuum led to the best results in cis-trans isomerization in the temperature range of 80–200°C. It is shown that at temperatures 150°C a carbanion mechanism is operating while at higher temperatures the thermodynamic selectivity is attained. Selective poisoning experiments by NH₃ or CO₂ were carried out in order to identify the catalytic sites for the isomerization of n-butene.

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, , . ZrO₂, , / -1 . 430°C - 80–200°C. , 150°C , . NH₃ CO₂ -.

     

Shape selectivity and maximum molecular size in methanol to hydrocarbons transformation

The maximum product size obtained during methanol to hydrocarbons transformation on medium and large pore zeolites and amorphous silica-aluminas is not governed by shape selectivity but it is a consequence of operational conditions and other process characteristics such as the occurrence of cracking reactions.

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