Study on the Kinetics of Non-isothermal Dehydration of Alkaline Earth Metal Selenites

The dehydration kinetics of crystallohydrates of beryllium, magnesium and calcium selenites were studied under non-isothermal conditions. The values of the activation energy of dehydration, the pre-exponential factor in Arrhenius equation and the change of entropy for the formation of the activated complex were calculated using the calculation procedure of Coats and Redfern. Thermal stability and activation energy of dehydration of the crystallohydrates were found to increase by the same order. The relationships observed were interpreted using Klopman’s generalized perturbation theory of chemical reactivity. The same theory was applied to explain the differences in the IR spectra of the selenite crystallohydrates studied.     

Use of the ion polarization theory to interpret certain regularities of changes in characteristics and properties of inorganic compounds

The kinetics of thermal decomposition of 13 selenites has been studied under isothermal heating conditions with a derivatographer. Values of the activation energy and frequency factor in the Arrenius equation are found. It is found that between these parameters and the radius of selenite cations a close relationship exists: the greater the cation radius, the higher the thermal stability of selenites. The obtained results of the change in these parameters are interpreted by the theory of polarization interactions between ions and by the general Klopman and Hudson’s perturbation theory for ionic orbitals.     

Kinetic parameters of decomposition of some selenites

Studying the kinetics of isothermal decomposition of thirteen selenites at isothermal heating, the values of activation energy E of the process, pre-exponential factor A in Arrhenius equation and changes of entropy for the formation of the activated complex of the reagent were calculated. Direct dependence between the thermal stability of the selenites and their cation radii on their 'hardness' or 'softness' was found. The dependence was interpreted in the terms of the generalized perturbation theory of chemical reactivity. Kinetic compensation effect was observed only for the selenites, which thermally decompose by the same mechanism.     

Dehydration Reaction of Manganese(II) Oxalate Dihydrate in the Solid State New Method in the Study of Non-isothermal Kinetics

A new method was proposed for determining the most probable mechanism function of a solid phase reaction. According to Coats-Redfern's integral equation E_β→0 was calculated by extrapolating β to zero using a series of TG curves with different heating rates. Similarly, E_α→0 was calculated according to Ozawa's equation. The most probable mechanism function of the solid phase dehydration of manganese(II) oxalate dihydrate was confirmed to be G(α)=(1-α)^1/2 by comparing E_α→0 with E_β→0. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

碱土金属修饰NaY分子筛催化乳酸脱水制丙烯酸:碱性位对催化活性的影响

采用碱土金属(Mg,Ca,Sr,Ba)对NaY分子筛进行改性,并采用氮气物理吸附、X射线衍射、氨气及二氧化碳程序升温脱附等技术对样品进行了表征,考察了阳离子物种对NaY结构、表面酸碱分布等的影响,以进一步甄别影响催化剂活性的关键因素.结果表明,阳离子物种所引入的碱性位尤其是中强碱性位控制着丙烯酸的生成,而表面酸性位则影...     

水和氯化铵提取-电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-AES)法测定石灰性土壤中交换性钾钠钙镁

为了提高石灰性土壤中交换性钾钠钙镁的分析效率及分析准确度,本文创新性采用水和氯化铵对石灰性土壤进行处理,并采用振荡交换、离心分离的方式进行石灰盐清洗、钾钠钙镁离子交换提取,提取液直接在电感耦合等离子体发射光谱仪(ICP-AES)上测定。该方法交换性盐基钙、镁、钾、钠的检出限分别为0.01、0.009、0.004、0.012cmol/kg。用国家一级标准物质GBW07498-新疆棕漠土和新疆地区石灰性土壤进行验证,方法精密度均小于5%,回收率在97％~105%。方法适用于石灰性（碱性）土壤（特别是新疆土壤）样品中交换性钾、钠、钙、镁的分析测定。     

Synthesis of caprolactamates of group II metals

Caproiactamates of alkaline-earth metals and magnesium of the general formula , where M = Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba, were synthesized from alkoxides, hydrides, and organometallic compounds of these metals and -caprolactam. The catalytic activities of caprolactamates obtained under conditions of anionic polymerization of -caprolactam were compared. It was demonstrated that the purest caprolactamates and, hence, the most effective catalysts of anionic polymerization of lactams can be obtained from organometallic and hydride compounds of these metals. The reactivities of alkoxides of the alkaline-earth metals and magnesium increase in metallation reactions of -caprolactam in the order Mg < Ca < Sr < Ba.Translated fromIzyestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2272–2275, November, 1995.The work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 93-03-4252).     

Biosensors and rapid diagnostic tests on the frontier between analytical and clinical chemistry for biomolecular diagnosis of dengue disease: a review

The past decades have witnessed enormous technological improvements towards the development of simple, cost-effective and accurate rapid diagnostic tests for detection and identification of infectious pathogens. Among them is dengue virus, the etiologic agent of the mosquito-borne dengue disease, one of the most important emerging infectious pathologies of nowadays. Dengue fever may cause potentially deadly hemorrhagic symptoms and is endemic in the tropical and sub-tropical world, being also a serious threat to temperate countries in the developed world. Effective diagnostics for dengue should be able to discriminate among the four antigenically related dengue serotypes and fulfill the requirements for successful decentralized (point-of-care) testing in the harsh environmental conditions found in most tropical regions. The accurate identification of circulating serotypes is crucial for the successful implementation of vector control programs based on reliable epidemiological predictions. This paper briefly summarizes the limitations of the main conventional techniques for biomolecular diagnosis of dengue disease and critically reviews some of the most relevant biosensors and rapid diagnostic tests developed, implemented and reported so far for point-of-care testing of dengue infections. The invaluable contributions of microfluidics and nanotechnology encompass the whole paper, while evaluation concerns of rapid diagnostic tests and foreseen technological improvements in this field are also overviewed for the diagnosis of dengue and other infectious and tropical diseases as well.     

Equation of state for aqueous electrolyte systems based on the semirestricted non-primitive mean spherical approximation

The semirestricted non-primitive mean spherical approximation (npmsa) is used in combination with the PC-SAFT equation of state to model completely dissociating aqueous alkali halide systems. The salts are described using ion-specific parameters from tables and correlations. Upon analyzing aqueous electrolyte systems at infinite dilution of the salt it was concluded that for the arithmetic mean ion diameter of anion and cation, the semirestricted npmsa contribution gives no reliable results. Therefore, this parameter is adjusted in this work. The model was applied to aqueous alkali halide systems up to the solubility limit at T = 298.15 K. Mean ionic activity coefficients and osmotic coefficients were correlated with good results. The model was subsequently applied to temperatures up to T = 373.15 K and compared to liquid densities and to system pressures up to the solubility limit of the salts in water. The agreement between experimental data and the proposed equation of state is satisfactory for the liquid densities and excellent in case of the system pressures.