Chemical composition of “AKD vapour” and its implication to AKD vapour sizing

Alkyl ketene dimer (AKD) sizing of paper involves the redistribution of the wax over the fibre surface upon heating. The two major mechanisms widely studied so far are the spreading of an autophobic precursor of molten AKD and AKD vapour transport and re-deposition on the fibre surface. All previous work assumed that the transport of AKD vapour could be expressed by the change of water contact angle with substrates that were exposed to the vapour. Information regarding the chemical composition of the vapour phase above the AKD wax has not been found in the literature. In this work, a simple method for analysing the chemical composition of the vapour is established. Our preliminary results indicated that the chemical composition of AKD vapour in the temperature range of 75–80 °C is dominantly fatty acids. This suggests that the sizing effect by actual AKD molecules via the vapour deposition mechanism is likely to be insignificant in this temperature range. This also implies that fatty acids play a positive role in AKD sizing. The chemical stability of AKD in this temperature range is also studied.     

Technique for etching glass capillaries simultaneously with the drawing of the tubes

Summary A method is described for the etching of the inner surface of glass capillaries by methyl 2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl ether vapour carried out simultaneously with the drawing of the capillary tube. The influence of the vapour concentration on the level of etching of the capillary surface and on column efficiency was studied with glasses having different chemical composition.     

Capacitive-discharge-heated anisotropic pyrolytic graphite furnace used for atomic absorption spectrometry Part. 1 Thoeretical Modelling of the Heating Characteristics of the Furnace Surface and of the Gas Phase

A model of the temperature distribution in the tube wall and in the gas phase of an anisotropic pyrolytic graphite furnace heated by capacitive discharge technique is proposed. The heat loss from the graphite tube by conduction via the contact electrodes to the water-cooled electrode supports and by radiation to its surroundings are the main processes condidered. In calculating the gas temperature, heat transfer by conduction from the tube wall to the gas phase is the only mode taken into account. The instantaneous temperature of a graphite furnace is expressed in the form of a differential equation. A finite-difference form of the differential equation is used in a computer program to calculate the temperature at each time step. The computer simulation offers the capability of studying the factors affecting the characteristics of temperature/time profiles and the distribution of surface and gas phase temperatures of the furnace. The results of simulation studies of the effect of the capacitance and the initial voltage of the capacitor bank on the heating characteristics of the furnaces show a reasonable agreement with those obtained experimentally.     

Darstellung von Selten-Erd-Trichloriden über chemischen Transport mit Aluminiumtrichlorid

Preparation of Rare Earth Trichlorides by Chemical Transport with Aluminium Trichloride The preparation of rare earth trichlorides by reaction of rare earth oxides with aluminium trichloride and their purification by means of chemical vapour phase transport with aluminium trichloride is described. By the method used especially rare earth doted rare earth trichlorides are obtainable in one step. The method furthermore allows a simple preparation of europium trichloride, which is not easy to prepare in another way. Two modifications of terbium trichloride can be prepared depending on the exact temperature conditions of the chemical vapour phase transport.     

溶胶-凝胶流动相异型直接甲醇燃料电池性能研究

以掺杂石墨粉的中间相碳微球(MCMB/G)烧结管为阴极支撑体,采用浸涂工艺分别制备了扩散层和催化层并在其外表面包裹Nafion膜,制得管状异型阴极并组装成异型直接甲醇燃料电池;采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了适用于直接甲醇燃料电池的溶胶-凝胶流动相。研究了溶胶-凝胶流动相异型直接甲醇燃料电池的阻抗,考察了阴极支撑体壁厚、阴极扩散层载量、实验温度和溶胶黏度等对电池极化性能的影响。结果表明,异型电池阻抗比传统平板电池大,但活化后电池阻抗明显下降;较低的溶胶黏度和较高的工作温度有利于提高电池性能;支撑体壁厚为1.3 mm、扩散层载量为3.5 mg/cm2时的电极性能最优。     

ZnP2晶体合成机理研究

在抽空密封石英管内放置元素锌和磷合成ZnP_2过程中, 仔细考察了不同升温程序的实验结果, 发现磷蒸汽压条件对于形成磷化物的性质相当重要, 在大于4大气压时会生成近100％黑色ZnP_2。用缩短合成时间,考察合成过程的中间产物, 以及用称量法、化学分析法和扫描电镜法对中间产物的分析, 提出了ZnP_2合成过程的主要机理。     

Critical temperature measurements of liquids by means of differential thermal analysis

When studying crytalline substances and liquids in sealed off glass ampoules by differential thermal analysis the melting ranges but not the heat of evaporation of the liquids and fused substances are found, because inside the glass ampoule, there will always be the vapour pressure equillibrium which corresponds to the temperature. With liquids undergoing decomposition, it is possible to measure the range and heat of decomposition. Given a suitable quantity inside the ampoule the critical temperature, e.g., of water of ethanol can be measured for non-decomposing liquids. The measuring effect is based on the pronounced change of the liquid's specific heat at the critical temperature.Fundamental studies of the measurement of critical temperatures of liquids were carried out by the turn of the century. One the methods reported is the meniscus method, optimal measurement of the critical temperature, which comprises a liquid being filled into a glass tube which is then sealed by melting. The glass tube is heated while observing the meniscus. Its rise means that the critical volume has been exceeded, while a drop means that it has not yet been reached. The conditions are only met when that volume of liquid has been filled into the tube at which the meniscus neither rises nor falls on heating but rather remains, e.g. at mid level of the tube until it disappears. The tube contains the critical volume at the critical density when the critical temperature is reached. The critical pressure is then present. These conditions are obtained when the meniscus disappears and the liquid completely goes over into the vapour phase.The melting range (and the latent heat of fusion) are found when investigating a crystalline material under normal pressure by differential thermal analysis. Given a suitable arrangement the boiling temperature and, in rough approximation, the heat of evaporation are also found (Fig.1). The latent heat of fusion is found again when carrying out the same measurement in a closed system (glass tube sealed by melting). The heat of evaporation can no longer be measured since the vapour pressure equilibrium coresponding to the given temperature is present in the glass tube.     

Quasi-elastic light scattering studies on T7 DNA in the presence of a sinusoidal electric field

The mobilities and lifetimes of electrons and holes as well as the triplet exciton lifetime have been measured in a range of samples originating from a long anthracene crystal grown from the vapour phase in the zone refining tube. The results have demonstrated the influence of chemical and physical imperfections on these parameters. The triplet lifetime has been found to be fairly insensitive to impurities, as opposed to the lifetime of electrons and holes. The measurements of the charge-carrier mobility as a function of temperature have revealed that hole transport in a defective anthracene crystal is controlled by structural traps 0.26–0.27 eV deep, whereas the electron mobility. contrary to theoretical predictions. is lattice controlled over the investigated temperature range. These localized states can be photochemically eliminated. which suggests that paired anthracene molecules (“incipient” dimers) are responsible for the observed trapping asymmetry. These observations, by analogy with dimeric species forming excimers while excited, have been interpreted in terms of new chemical species formed as a result of trapping at “incipient” dimer pairs.     

Untersuchungen zum System BiOCl/SeO2

Investigations on the System BiOCl/SeO₂ The section BiOCl/SeO₂ was shown to be quasibinary one and include only one intermediate phase BiOCl · SeO₂ = BiSeO₃Cl. The phase barogram and the phase diagram were determined by total pressure measurements and DTA. BiSeO₃Cl shows on heating two transitions in crystal phase, (α → β) at 400 ± 2 °C and (β → γ) at 410 ± 3 °C. The compound melts peritectically at 417 ± 3 °C. The experiments on sublimation of BiSeO₃Cl in the temperature gradient and chemical vapour transport with SeO₂ allowed to make the conclusion on the existence of BiSeO₃Cl molecules in the vapour. Some standard thermodynamic data were determined by solution calorimetry and evaluated from the vapour pressure and chemical vapour transport rate data. (Data see Inhaltsübersicht)     

The relationship between phase transition and luminescence in simple hydrocarbons

A satisfactory correlation between the temperature of radiothermoluminescence (RTL) peaks and phase transition points has been found in simple hydrocarbons. RTL peaks due to a glass transition phenomenon are observed clearly in ethane, propane and other compounds. These compounds were deposited rapidly onto a cooled cooper surface from the vapour (the vapour condensation method). A method for studying phase transitions in several substances by means of RTL is proposed.     

Diffusion vapour transfer modelling for an end-capped atomizer. Part 1. Atomizer with closed injection port

For end-cap equipped transverse-heated graphite atomizers (THGA) with integrated contacts used for analytical atomic spectrometry, a model equation describing the diffusional losses of analyte atomic vapour through the tube ends was constructed. The model assumes that the atomic density distribution is stepwise linear along the tube axis and the absence of a sample injection hole. With a quartz tube system, providing controlled experimental conditions at room temperature, the time constant of the diffusion removal function (T_R) of mercury vapour was determined for various open and end-capped tube geometries. These results were also described by an empirical multiple regression equation with a residual standard deviation of 5%. The theoretically predicted T_R values, corrected with an empirical factor of 1.33, agreed well (correlation coefficient = 0.996) with the experimentally obtained T_R values for the endcapped quartz tubes. For the Perkin-Elmer THGA tubes, the diffusional transfer model was evaluated using the integrated atomic absorbance ratio between various end-capped and open tubes. This is meaningful because the signal ratio for graphite atomizers is closely equal to the corresponding T_R ratio. For recommended atomization temperatures the average deviation between these experimental signal ratios and the theoretically predicted ratios for the elements Ag, In, Cd, Co, Hg and Cu was 1–5% for various end-capped tube geometries. The results for the individual elements deviated more from the theoretically predicted ratios mainly because of small differences in the mean gas-phase temperature between open and end-capped tubes. For elements which tend to form molecules in the gas phase at low temperatures and for which the atomization efficiency is increased with the atomization temperature, the experimental ratios tended to be higher than the theoretically predicted values (In, Al, Se, Sn, As), whereas experimental ratios were slightly lower for other elements (Cd, Co, Cu).     

Determination of mercury by furnace atomic nonthermal excitation spectrometry

The determination of Hg using different variants of the Furnace Atomic Nonthermal Excitation Spectrometry (FANES) is described. In the direct analysis of micro volumes of solutions, the results could be improved by working with chemical modifiers for the stabilization of Hg during the thermal pretreatment. The best results were obtained using Ir and Pd as modifiers, with absolute detection limits of 4 and 12 pg, respectively. The determination of mercury in sample volumes up to 10 ml could be achieved by coupling a cold vapour generation system and an amalgam attachment to the FANES source. A detection limit of 22 was obtained with this technique. The best results were obtained by using the cold vapour generation technique and in situ enrichment of Hg onto the modified inner surface of the graphite tube of the FANES source. Using Ir for permanent impregnation of the tube a detection limit of 0.0009 was found. The influence of hydride forming elements on the determination of mercury by the technique of vapour generation and in situ enrichment was studied. A reduction of the concentration of NaBH₄ to 0.002% m/v made it possible to determine traces of mercury in presence of a high excess of hydride forming elements without any depression of the Hg emission intensity.The results were validated using standard reference materials.     

A new furnace design for constant temperature electrothermal atomic absorption spectroscopy

A new concept is described for the production of atomic vapour with a constant temperature graphite furnace. Samples are manually or automatically dosed into a graphite cup which is fastened tightly to an aperture of a graphite tube. For atomization, the tube is heated to a preselected temperature followed by heating of the cup by means of a separate power supply. Experimental results are given to characterize the performance of the furnace with regard to sensitivity, non-specific absorption and interference effects. Possible applications of the system are discussed.     

流动注射氢化物石墨炉原子吸收法的应用研究 Ⅰ.——实验装置与分析性能

氢化物石墨炉联用技术的原理是先在较低温度下将氢化物蒸气通入石墨炉并分解沉积于石墨管的内表面,然后再在高温下原子化。该法能明显提高灵敏度,消除液相和气相干扰。本文采用自制的半自动氢化物石墨炉进样系统及流动注射氢化物发生器,直接在普通石墨炉上进行氢化物石墨炉分析,研究了部分元素的测定条件,建立的方法操作方便,灵敏度高,耗样少,线性范围宽,是一种值得推广的新方法。     

Energy transfer caused by reactions in a graphite tube atomizer

A spectrometer with a charge coupled device detector is employed to measure the temperature inside a graphite furnace using the wavelength distribution of the radiation continuum. For steady-state heating and blank firings, the results are good approximations to those expected from the black body theory. The calculated temperatures from 1900 to 2700 K, can be affected by the emissivity of the tube wall and radiating area by ±60 K. The vaporization of microgram quantities of Mg, Be, Pd and Cu as nitrates is accompanied by transient light scattering and an emission continuum. The effect occurs for Cu in both Ta-lined and pyrocoated tubes, and for Mg, Be and Pd only in the pyrocoated tube. Wavelength distribution of the transient radiation is also characteristic of a black body radiator, but with temperature increase of 400–600 K in comparison with that of the tube wall. The emission originates from the clouds of condensed particles formed almost simultaneously with the vaporization of the sample. The effect is accompanied by increased vaporization rate and appearance of some particularities in the vapor spectra. The concept of isothermal atomization fails to explain both phenomena. Hence, the hypothesis is advanced concerning the evolution of chemical energy during sample interaction with the tube material. Energy transfer and dissipation in the vicinity of the sample control both mass output and kinetic energy of the released atoms. The exothermic process of nucleation and aerosol formation causes release of energy through radiation. It is suggested that such phenomena can occur in the tube furnace during trace element determination in the presence of microgram quantities of matrix and chemical modifiers.     

Optimization of the electrothermal vaporization conditions for inductively coupled plasma excitation spectrometry: Selective volatilization versus covolatilization approaches

A new version of the outlet port of a graphite furnace electrothermal vaporizer (upward streaming system) is described, in which the hot sample vapour is mixed with an auxiliary carrier argon stream of ambient temperature. The operation procedures using carrier volatilization of organic liquids as gas phase additives are also outlined. The selective volatilization and transport efficiency for As, Cd, Hg, Pb, Sb, Se and Zn could be increased by applying sodium thiosulfate as chemical modifier to solution samples with controlled nitric acid content. On the other hand, a near simultaneous vaporization of 16 elements using chlorination with CCl(4) vapour at 2100 degrees C could be performed for a multielement analysis. By wetting the auxiliary carrier argon stream, the linearity of the analytical curves was improved (except for chromium), when applying multielement standards. Linear analytical curves could also be obtained in the presence of alkali and alkaline earth metal matrices in multielement standards using halocarbon assisted electrothermal vaporization sample introduction.     

Acoustic wave detection of chemical species electrokinetically transported within a capillary tube

For the first time, we report the acoustic wave detection of chemical species being transported in a capillary tube to a region where acoustic coupling occurs. The measured parameter was a change in phase, which was originally only attributed to a change in solution density as the analyte passed by the detection region. Accordingly, we report the detection of change in phase as various chemical species (e.g. Cy5 dye, Cy5-derivatized glycine and underivatized glycine) were introduced into and migrated along a capillary tube through electrokinetic processes. To improve detection sensitivity, we modified various experimental parameters, such as run buffer concentration, capillary wall thickness and transducer frequency. Although acoustic wave detection was feasible, the peak width and detection limit were inadequate as compared to conventional detection methods for HPLC or CE. Nevertheless, the effects of various physical and chemical relaxation processes on acoustic wave absorption were discussed, and this has shed some light on explaining some observations, which cannot be explained by density differences alone. Accordingly, the acoustic wave method is suggested to investigate these processes, as studied in ultrasonic relaxation spectroscopy, in a flow system.     

Nearest-Neighbour and Non-Nearest-Neighbour Non-Covalent Interactions between Substituents in the Aromatic Systems: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Functionally Substituted Benzophenones

Benzophenone derivatives exhibit not only biological activity but also act as photo initiator and UV blocker. We carried out experimental and theoretical thermochemical studies of hydroxy- and methoxy-substituted benzophenones. Standard molar enthalpies of vaporisation were obtained from the temperature dependence of vapour pressures measured by the transpiration method. The thermodynamic data on phase transitions available in the literature (crystal–gas, crystal–liquid, and liquid–gas) were also collected and evaluated. High-level quantum chemical methods G3MP2 and G4 were used to estimate the standard molar enthalpies of formation of substituted benzophenones in the gas phase and establish agreement between experimental and theoretical results. The application of the “centrepiece” group-contribution approach to hydroxy- and methoxy-substituted benzophenones was demonstrated. A quantitative assessment of the hydrogen bond was carried out using various approaches based on experimental data and quantum chemical calculations.     

Optimization of the electrothermal vaporization conditions for inductively coupled plasma excitation spectrometry: Selective volatilization versus covolatilization approaches

A new version of the outlet port of a graphite furnace electrothermal vaporizer (upward streaming system) is described, in which the hot sample vapour is mixed with an auxiliary carrier argon stream of ambient temperature. The operation procedures using carrier volatilization of organic liquids as gas phase additives are also outlined. The selective volatilization and transport efficiency for As, Cd, Hg, Pb, Sb, Se and Zn could be increased by applying sodium thiosulfate as chemical modifier to solution samples with controlled nitric acid content. On the other hand, a near simultaneous vaporization of 16 elements using chlorination with CCl₄ vapour at 2100° C could be performed for a multielement analysis. By wetting the auxiliary carrier argon stream, the linearity of the analytical curves was improved (except for chromium), when applying multielement standards. Linear analytical curves could also be obtained in the presence of alkali and alkaline earth metal matrices in multielement standards using halocarbon assisted electrothermal vaporization sample introduction.     

Determination of the temperature of the graphite probe surface in graphite probe furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

An apparatus for determining the temperature of a graphite probe in graphite probe furnace atomic absorption spectrometry has been developed and tested. By measuring the change in the reflection of a laser beam from various pure metals which are deposited on the probe surface at the usual location for sample deposition, it has been found that the heating of the graphite probe surface occurs in two stages. When the probe is inserted into a pulse-heated, commercial graphite furnace after it has been heated to a steady-state temperature, the probe surface is initially rapidly heated by the radiation from the heated graphite tube wall, and thereafter the probe maintains that steady-state temperature for a short time. For a given graphite probe, the heating rate at the initial stage and the corresponding steady-state temperature at the final stage are mainly determined by the final tube wall temperature; the steady-state temperature of the probe is considerably lower than the final tube wall temperature because of thermal conduction by the probe to that part of its body which is lying outside the tube wall. The higher the final tube wall temperature, the higher is the heating rate of the probe at the initial stage, the higher is its steady-state temperature at the final stage, and the less is the difference between the final tube wall temperature and the steady-state temperature of the probe surface. The heating rate of the probe surface at 1600 K is 180 K s⁻¹, whereas at 2300 K it is 3600 K s⁻¹; the differences between the probe surface and tube wall temperatures at the former temperature is 700 K, whereas at the latter temperature it is 250 K.