Surface charge properties of Fe2O3 in aqueous and alcoholic mixed solvents

Iron oxide (Fe2O3) was identified and characterized by surface area, X-ray diffractometry, and FTIR analyses. Surface charge densities, point of zero charge (PZC), and surface ionization constants were determined from the potentiometric titration data in various aqueous and aqueous organic mixed solvents in the temperature range 293-313 K. The surface charge densities were observed to decrease with the increase in temperature and concentration of metal ions in both the aqueous and aqueous organic mixed solvents. The absolute values of the surface charge density were found to change in the order aqueous > aqueous/methanol > aqueous/ethanol. Further, the PZC of the iron oxide was observed to shift to the higher pH values in the order ethanol > methanol > aqueous solution, which indicated a decrease in the acidity of the surface -OH groups. The pKa1 and pKa2 values of iron oxide were also determined and then used for determination of the surface potential (psi0) of the solid in aqueous and aqueous organic mixed solvents. The surface potential-surface charge curves generally supplemented the results derived from psi0-pH curves.     

三种氨基酸从水到DMSO水溶液的迁移焓研究

用微量量热法测定甘氨酸、L-丙氨酸、L-丝氨酸在二甲基亚砜(DMSO)水溶液中的溶解焓, 计算得到三种氨基酸从水到DMSO水溶液的迁移焓, 根据共球交盖模型对氨基酸与DMSO在水溶液中的相互作用进行讨论, 并与前期的氨基酸在尿素水溶液体系中的迁移焓进行比较. 结果显示, 氨基酸与共溶剂分子之间产生的静电相互作用以及亲水-亲水相互作用对氨基酸迁移焓有负贡献, 而亲水-疏水、疏水-疏水相互作用对氨基酸迁移焓有正贡献. 与尿素水溶液中氨基酸迁移焓的绝对值随尿素浓度的增加而增加, 并规律性地出现多个变化点的情况不同, 氨基酸从水到DMSO水溶液的迁移焓随DMSO浓度的增加而线性增加. 这种差异反映了尿素与DMSO及其水溶液结构的不同, 为认识尿素在水溶液中的缔合作用提供了对比依据.     

Temperature change from isenthalpic expansion of aqueous triethylene glycol mixtures for natural gas dehydration

In natural gas dehydration units, rich TEG solutions are decompressed before the TEG regeneration stage and the direction of the temperature change during the decompression has been debated. The temperature change from an isenthalpic expansion from (7000 kPa to 440 kPa was measured for the following aqueous mixtures: pure water, 99% pure triethylene glycol (TEG), aqueous TEG (99 wt% TEG + 1% water), aqueous TEG saturated with methane, aqueous TEG saturated with n-pentane, and aqueous TEG saturated with n-heptane. In all cases, the temperature increased upon expansion with the magnitude of the temperature change ranging from 1.4 K for pure water to 2.4 K for TEG. A simple equation of state model predicted the correct direction for the temperature change and the predicted values were within ±1 K of the experimental data.     

Optical study of porphyrin-doped carbon nanotubes

Porphyrin-doped carbon nanotubes in sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (NaDDBS) aqueous solution were obtained from NaDDBS/carbon nanotube aqueous dispersions. Several phonon-assisted absorption and recombination processes seem to occur, including one-phonon and two-phonon processes, and remain present even upon porphyrin doping. Power-law scaling of exciton binding energies and environmental dielectric screening effects are used to infer the doping from photoluminescence maps. The dielectric constant of the 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-trimethylammonium phenyl) porphyrin (H₂TTMAPP) in NaDDBS aqueous solution seems to be higher than the one of NaDDBS/aqueous solution apparently because the counterions have opposite net charges.     

Solvent dependent dimercaptothiadiazole monolayers on gold electrode for the simultaneous determination of uric acid and ascorbic acid

Dimercaptothiadiazole compound, 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMcT) forms ‘thin’ monolayers on Au electrode when it was adsorbed from methanol, ethanol or DMSO solutions while it forms ‘thick’ layers on Au electrode from an aqueous solution under identical experimental conditions. Thick DMcT layers formed from aqueous solution effectively blocks the redox reaction of couple in contrast to thin DMcT monolayers. The monolayer thickness did not vary when structurally related DMcT compounds, 5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol or 5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiol was adsorbed from aqueous and non-aqueous solutions. This indicates that the presence of two thiol groups in DMcT plays a crucial role in the formation of thick and thin DMcT layers on Au electrode when it was adsorbed from aqueous and non-aqueous solutions. Methanol, ethanol, or DMSO solution of DMcT is considered as strong acid because these solvents are able to deprotonate DMcT into DMcT⁻ and thus thin monolayers formed on Au electrode. The deprotonating ability of these solvents was further verified from the observed absorption spectrum characteristic of DMcT⁻ species. On the other hand, an aqueous solution of DMcT is less acidic due to weak deprotonation of DMcT by water and thus DMcT forms thick layer on Au electrode. Interestingly, thin DMcT monolayers formed from non-aqueous solvents separates the voltammetric signals of uric acid and ascorbic acid while thick DMcT layers formed from aqueous solution fails to separate them.     

Radiochemical study of leaching of zinc from soil

Problems of the extraction of zinc from soil with solutions of alkaline earth chlorides, sodium and ammonium acetate, EDTA and aqueous solutions of HClO₄ or NaOH with low ionic strength at various pH has been studied using radiotracer⁶⁵Zn. The strong influence of pH on extraction from chloride, acetate and aqueous solutions has been proved. No difference due to the counter ions in chloride extractants has been observed. The distribution coefficient of zinc between soil and the aqueous phase was not influenced by the V/m ratio.     

Monitoring of Paclitaxel, Taxine B and 10-Deacethylbaccatin III in Taxus baccata L. by Nano LC–FTMS and NMR Spectroscopy

In this work, an aqueous extraction method has been combined with a preparative LC for isolation of 10-deacetylbaccatin III (10-DAB) from leaves of Taxus baccata L. The extracted aqueous solution showed two major peaks in LC. Semi-preparative-LC was used for isolation of these peaks. Nano liquid chromatography-Fourier transform mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance showed that these peaks belong to taxine B and 10-DAB in the extracted aqueous solution. The residual sample of aqueous extraction solution was extracted again by MAE. The amount of paclitaxel in Taxus baccata L. was compared with and without aqueous extraction and results showed that paclitaxel was stable and had no significant difference in concentrations during this aqueous extraction process.     

Fabrication of Tubular Structure Agglomerates of Calcium Carbonate by Using Collodion Film

A novel and simple method for preparing tubular structure agglomerates of calcium carbonate (CC-tube) is described. Calcium chloride and sodium carbonate aqueous solutions were used as reactants separated by a collodion film (a nitrocellulose material) in aqueous solution. The effects of the concentrations of calcium chloride and sodium carbonate aqueous solutions on the morphology and phase structure of the as-obtained samples were investigated. The CC-tube growth was prevented with the increase of reactant concentration from 0.5 to 1.0 mol•L－1. Compared with Na2CO3 aqueous solution, it is favourable to grow calcite crystals in CaCl2 aqueous solution. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron- microscopy.     

水溶液中亚硝基甲烷与甲醛肟之间互变异构反应的理论研究

采用超分子-连续介质(PCM)模型,在密度泛函B3LYP/6-311++G^**水平上对水溶液中亚硝基甲烷异构化反应的机理进行了理论研究.结果表明,在水溶液中亚硝基甲烷可以通过两条反应途径(Ⅰ和Ⅱ)经质子迁移得到更稳定的重排产物--反式甲醛肟,但优势反应途径与在气相反应不同.在水溶液中亚硝基甲烷异构化反应最有可能的途径Ⅰ是通过氢迁移先生成顺式甲醛肟,然后绕N-O键旋转生成更稳定的反式甲醛肟.并且由于水分子的催化作用使得反应活化能从气相中240.6和196.2 kJ/mol分别降低至水溶液中的61.7和92.1 kJ/mol.     

Interactions of Peptides and Lysozyme with Aqueous Tetraethylammonium Bromide at 298.15 K

The apparent molar volumes, V _{ø, 2}, of gly-leu, gly-gly-leu and the partial specific volume ν^° of hen-egg-white lysozyme have been determined in aqueous of TEAB solutions by density measurements at 298.15 K. These data have been used to calculate the infinite dilution apparent molar volumes V _2,m ^o for the peptides in aqueous TEAB solutions and the standard partial molar volumes of transfer Δ_tr V _2,m ^o of the peptides from water to aqueous TEAB solutions. The results on Δ_tr V _2,m ^o of peptides from water to aqueous TEAB solutions have been interpreted in terms of ion-ion, ion-polar, hydrophilic-hydrophilic and hydrophobic-hydrophobic group interactions. In order to supplement this information, enthalpies of transfer of aqueous peptides from water to TEAB solution have been determined at 298.15 K using a VP-ITC titration calorimeter. The data on partial molar volumes and enthalpies of transfer have been discussed in light of various interactions operating in the ternary system of peptides, water and TEAB. The partial specific volume of transfer of lysozyme from water to aqueous TEAB solutions also indicates the predominance of hydrophobic interactions.     

Effect of pH on kinetics of the decay of the radicals formed during photolysis of 2,2,4,6-tetramethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline in aqueous and micellar solutions

Kinetics of the decay of the transient radicals formed from 2,2,4,6-tetramethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMQ) in aqueous and micellar solutions of sodium dodecyl sulfate were studied by flash photolysis as a function of pH. In aqueous and micellar solutions of TMQ the mechanism of the decay of the transient species and the reaction products are different from those in homogeneous organic solutions. The decay of the transient radicals follows first-order kinetics in the entire range of pH under consideration in both aqueous and micellar solutions. In aqueous solutions at pH 9–12, the decay rate constant decreases from 25.3 to 3.7 s⁻¹. In micellar solutions at different pH, different types of micellar catalysis were observed. At pH 1, the rate constant in a micellar solution is slightly lower than that in an aqueous solution. At pH 3–11, the decay rate constant increases (positive micellar catalysis). The apparent rate constant depends linearly on the concentration of TMQ in micelles. The rate constant for the reaction of the transient radical cation with TMQ was determined (200 L mol⁻¹ s⁻¹). At pH>13, the decay rate constant in micelar solutions is lower than that in aqueous solutions (negative micellar catalysis). Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 703–708, April, 1997.     

Pretreatment of wastepaper and pulp mill sludge by aqueous ammonia and hydrogen peroxide

Pretreatment of two different softwood-based lignocellulosic wastes (newsprint and Kraft pulp mill sludge) was investigated. Pretreatment was done by aqueous ammonia and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), two delignifying reagents that are environmentally benign. Three different treatment schemes were employed: aqueous ammonia alone (ammonia recycled percolation [ARP]), mixed stream of aqueous ammonia and H₂O₂ and successive treatment with H₂O₂ and aqueous ammonia. In all cases there was a substantial degree of delignification ranging from 30 to 50%. About half of the hemicellulose sugars were dissolved into the process effluent. Retention of cellulose after pretreatment varied from 85 to 100% for newspaper feedstock and from 77 to 85% for the pulp mill sludge. After treatment with aqueous ammonia alone (ARP), the digestibility of newspaper and the pulp mill sludge was improved only by 5% (from 40 to 45% for the former and from 68 to 73% for the latter), despite a substantial degree of delignification occurring after the ARP process. The lign in content thus did not correlate with the digestibility for these substrates. Simultaneous treatment with H₂O₂ and aqueous ammonia did not bring about any significant improvement in the digestibility over that of the ARP. A succcessive treatment by H₂O₂ and ARP showed the most promise because it improved the digestibility of the newspaper from 41 to 75%, a level comparable to that of α-cellulose.     

二钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液Raman光谱的变异现象及其机理

记录了常温下二钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液的Raman光谱，并分别与二钼酸铵晶体、仲钼酸铵晶体、仲钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液、水溶液状态下单钼酸根离子的Raman光谱进行了比较研究。结果表明：二钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液Raman光谱相对二钼酸铵晶体Raman光谱，明显地发生了变异现象。二钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液Raman光谱其主要特征峰最高振动频率937.6 cm^-1与仲钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液Raman光谱主要特征峰最高振动频率937.6 cm^-1完全吻合，而其次高振动频率893.9 cm^-1，恰好介于水溶液中单钼酸根离子Raman光谱主要特征峰最高振动频率895.1 cm^-1与仲钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液Raman光谱主要特征次高峰振动频率891.0 cm^-1之间，而且三者彼此接近。二钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液Raman光谱主、次特征峰强度之比值为2.1，与仲钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液Raman光谱主、次特征峰强度之比值4.4相比，一半不足。提出了一种利用Raman光谱主要特征峰振动频率及其主、次特征峰强度之比值对二钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液组分同时进行定性和半定量分析的新方法。发现了常温下二钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液中二钼酸根离子Mo₂O₇^2-已经不复存在，完全转变成了优势组分仲钼酸根离子Mo₇O₂₄^6-和次要组分单钼酸根离子MoO₄^2-；证明了常温下含钼水溶液酸化过程中溶液Raman光谱离散性变化现象的存在。运用结构化学和物理化学原理同时讨论了二钼酸铵晶体饱和水溶液Raman光谱发生变异现象的机理。     

丝氨酸在醇-水溶液中的溶解焓

用RD-496III双热流精密微热量计测量了L-丝氨酸在纯水以及异丙醇、1,2-丙二醇和丙三醇水溶液中的溶解焓, 并计算了从水到醇-水溶液中的迁移焓. 实验发现, L-丝氨酸在水及醇-水溶液中的溶解焓都是正值, 它从水到醇-水溶液中的迁移焓也都是正值, 并且基本上随着醇浓度的增加而增加, 说明在溶解过程中, 溶质与混合溶剂分子的部分去水化吸热过程占主要地位. 另外, 实验还发现L-丝氨酸从水到异丙醇水溶液中的迁移焓大于在1,2-丙二醇水溶液中的, 更大于在丙三醇水溶液中的, 这是由于羟基的减少导致了疏水-亲水作用的增加和亲水-亲水作用的减弱.     

Chemical analysis and antiviral activity evaluation of Baccharis anomala

The chemical composition and antiviral activity of aqueous extract from Baccharis anomala was studied by bioactivity-guided fractionation. Ethanol precipitation and fractionation by molecular permeation allowed the separation of the anti-herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) active fraction from aqueous extract (Fraction B). Natural Product Reagent A, FeCl₃ and thin-layer chromatography indicated the presence of phenolic compounds in the aqueous extract. Fraction B showed pronounced antiviral activity when tested with HSV-1 strains VR733/ATCC and Acyclovir-resistant 29-R, displaying virucidal but not virustatic activity.     

Effect of Contamination and Cleaning of a Microfiltration Membrane in Filtration of an Aqueous Extract of Dog-Rose

The main factors responsible for decrease in the filtration flux (membrane throughput) in removal of pectin substances from an aqueous extract from dog-rose fruits and reasons for membrane contamination were studied. The method for membrane cleaning with distilled water and additional cleaning agents, aqueous solutions of NaOH and HNO₃, was optimized.     

Aspects of tautomerism. 8. Solvolysis of some pseudo and normal acid chlorides

Pseudo acid chlorides derived from levulinic acid ando-benzoyl-benzoic acid, solvolyse in aqueous acetone, aqueous dioxane and aqueous dimethylformamide by aS _Nl process. Their reaction pattern is distinct from that of typical normal acid chlorides, viz.,p-benzoylbenzoyl chloride and fluorene-9-one-1-carboxylic acid chloride, which solvolyse by aS _N2 pathway. No evidence for tautomerism could be obtained either between the normal and pseudo forms of the acid chlorides or the derived ion pairs.     

Predicting hydrate stability zones of petroleum fluids using sound velocity data of salt aqueous solutions

Predicting hydrate stability zones of petroleum fluids from the aqueous phase properties can have a practical application as measuring these properties is normally easier than hydrate phase equilibrium measurement and can reduce experimental costs and efforts. In this work, the possibility of estimating hydrate stability zone from sound velocity data of salt aqueous solutions is investigated using a feed-forward artificial neural network method with a modified Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm. The method considers the changes of sound velocity in salt (NaCl, KCl, NaBr, KBr, BaCl₂, MgCl₂, Na₂SO₄, HCOONa) aqueous solution with respect to sound velocity in pure water and therefore there is no need to have a quantitative analysis of the aqueous solution. Independent data (not used in training and developing of the method) are used to examine the reliability of this tool. The predictions of this method are in acceptable agreement with independent experimental data, demonstrating the reliability of this tool for estimating the hydrate stability zone in the presence of salt aqueous solutions.     

Effects of uv light on dilute aqueous solutions of m- and p-nitrophenol

Circumstantial evidence derived from an exploratory study by different methods suggests that the effect of UV light on dilute aqueous solutions of m- and of p- nitrophenol is largely nitrite displacement by OH^? nucleophile from the solvent, with formation of HNO₂ in the initial stages. Dilute aqueous picric acid solutions behaved in a manner more or less similar to that of the mononitrophenols and also similar to that of its methanolic sodium methoxide solutions as has been reported in the literature. In all cases, when ultimately the aqueous solutions are decolourized, photofragmentation seems to ensue.     

Radiation-Chemical Reduction of Cd<Superscript>2+</Superscript> Ions in Aqueous Solution

Formation of the metal is observed under irradiation of methanol-containing aqueous solutions of cadmium salts with accelerated electrons. The process of precipitation of the metal and its properties was examined. The radiation-chemical yield is (1.7 ± 0.2) × 10^–2 g kGy. The efficiency of the radiation-induced reduction of a number of other metals in aqueous media: copper, lead, and thallium, was substantiated. The method may be promising for obtaining deposits of pure and amorphous metals from aqueous solutions of their salts and for purification of aqueous effluents containing these toxic metals.