Activity coefficients of CaCl2 in (serine or proline + water) mixtures at T = 298.15 K

Activity coefficients for the (CaCl₂ + amino acid + water) system were determined at a temperature of 298.15 K using ion-selective electrodes. The range of molalities of CaCl₂ is (0.01 to 0.20) mol · kg^?1, and that of amino acids is (0.10 to 0.40) mol · kg^?1. The activity coefficients obtained from the Debye–Hückel extended equation and the Pitzer equation are in good agreement with each other. Results show that the interactions between CaCl₂ and amino acid are controlled mainly by the electrostatic interactions (attraction). Gibbs free energy interaction parameters (g_EA) and salting constants (k_S) are positive, indicating that these amino acids are salted out by CaCl₂. These results are discussed based on group additivity model.     

Water activities,osmotic and activity coefficients in aqueous chloride solutions atT = 298.15 K by the hygrometric method

Water activities of aqueous electrolyte solutions of HCl(aq), LiCl(aq), NaCl(aq), KCl(aq), CsCl(aq), NH₄Cl(aq), MgCl₂(aq), CaCl₂(aq), and BaCl₂(aq) have been determined at T =  298.15 K by the hygrometric method, and at molalities ranging from 0.2 mol · kg ^− 1to saturation. From measurements of droplets diameters of reference NaCl(aq) or LiCl(aq), the dependence of relative humidity on solute concentration was determined. The data on the relative humidities allow the deduction of water activities and the osmotic coefficients at different molalities. Osmotic coefficient data have been described by the ion interaction model of Pitzer. The ion interaction parameters were also determined for each of the studied salts. With these parameters, the solute activity coefficients can be predicted. Our present results have been compared with reported thermodynamic data.     

Investigation of the aqueous salt solutions of some first and second group metals at various pressures

In the scope of this study, boiling points of aqueous solutions of NaCl, DCl, CaCl₂, BaCl₂, KNO₃ and Ca(NO₃)₂ salts with salt concentrations between 0.5335 and 6.5935 mol kg⁻¹ within 21.332–101.325 kPa pressure range have been determined. Duhring diagrams have been plotted for each solution. In cases, where Raoult's law applied to non-dilute solutions, the deviations from these were determined.     

Protonation of carbonate in aqueous tetraalkylammonium salts at 25 degrees C

Protonation constants of carbonate were determined in tetramethylammonium chloride (Me₄NCl_aq 0.1 ≤ I/mol kg⁻¹ ≤ 4) and tetraethylammonium iodide (Et₄NI_aq 0.1 ≤ I/mol kg⁻¹ ≤ 1) by potentiometric ([H⁺]-glass electrode) measurements. Dependence of protonation constants on ionic strength was taken into account by modified specific ion interaction theory (SIT) and by Pitzer models. Literature data on the protonation of carbonate in NaCl_aq (0.1 ≤ I/mol kg⁻¹ ≤ 6) were also critically analysed. Both protonation constants of carbonate follow the trend Et₄NI > Me₄NCl > NaCl. An ion pair formation model designed to take into account the different protonation behaviours of carbonate in different supporting electrolytes was also evaluated.     

Re-evaluation of the thermodynamic activity quantities in aqueous alkali metal nitrate solutions at T = 298.15 K

The Hückel equation used in this study to correlate the experimental activities of dilute alkali metal nitrate solutions up to a molality of about 1.5 mol · kg⁻¹ contains two parameters being dependent on the electrolyte: B [that is related closely to the ion-size parameter (a∗) in the Debye–Hückel equation] and b₁ (this parameter is the coefficient of the linear term with respect to the molality and this coefficient is related to hydration numbers of the ions of the electrolyte). In more concentrated solutions up to a molality of 7 mol · kg⁻¹, an extended Hückel equation was used, and it contains additionally a quadratic term with respect to the molality and the coefficient of this term is parameter b₂. All parameter values for the Hückel equations of LiNO₃, NaNO₃, and KNO₃ were determined from the isopiestic data measured by Robinson for solutions of these salts against KCl solutions [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 57 (1935) 1165]. In these estimations, the Hückel parameters determined recently for KCl solutions [J. Chem. Eng. Data 54 (2009) 208] were used. The Hückel parameters for RbNO₃ and CsNO₃ were determined from the reported osmotic coefficients of Robinson [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 59 (1937) 84]. The resulting parameter values were tested with the vapour pressure and isopiestic data existing in the literature for alkali metal nitrate solutions. These data support well the recommended Hückel parameters up to a molality of 7.0 mol · kg⁻¹ for LiNO₃ and NaNO₃, up to 4.5 mol · kg⁻¹ for RbNO₃, up to 3.5 mol · kg⁻¹ for KNO₃, and up to 1.4 mol · kg⁻¹ for CsNO₃ solutions. Reliable activity and osmotic coefficients of alkali metal nitrate solutions can, therefore, be calculated by using the new Hückel equations, and they have been tabulated at rounded molalities. The activity and osmotic coefficients obtained from these equations were compared to the values suggested by Robinson and Stokes [Electrolyte Solutions, second ed., Butterworths Scientific Publications, London, 1959], to those calculated by using the Pitzer equations with the parameter values of Pitzer and Mayorga [J. Phys. Chem. 77 (1973) 2300], and to those calculated by using the extended Hückel equation of Hamer and Wu [J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 1 (1972) 1047].     

Activity coefficients of CaCl2 in (maltose + water) and (lactose + water) mixtures at 298.15 K

Activity coefficients of CaCl₂ in disaccharide {(maltose, lactose) + water} mixtures at 298.15 K were determined by cell potentials. The molalities of CaCl₂ ranged from about 0.01 mol · kg^?1 to 0.20 mol · kg^?1, the mass fractions of maltose from 0.05 to 0.25, and those of lactose from 0.025 to 0.125. The cell potentials were analyzed by using the Debye–Hückel extended equation and the Pitzer equation. The activity coefficients obtained from the two theoretical models are in good agreement with each other. Gibbs free energy interaction parameters (g_ES) and salting constants (k_S) were also obtained. These were discussed in terms of the stereo-chemistry of saccharide molecules and the structural interaction model.     

Thermodynamic properties on quaternary aqueous solutions of chlorides charge-type 1-1*2-1*2-1: XCl + MgCl2 + CaCl2 + H2O with (X ≡ Na; NH4)

In this investigation, the quaternary aqueous solutions of chlorides charge-type 1-1*2-1*2-1 with a cation (Na⁺; NH₄⁺; Mg²⁺; Ca²⁺) have been studied using the hygrometric method at 298.15 K. The water activities of the systems NH₄Cl + MgCl₂ + CaCl₂ + H₂O and NaCl + MgCl₂ + CaCl₂ + H₂O are measured at total molalities from 0.60 mol kg⁻¹ to saturation for different ionic-strength fractions NH₄Cl or NaCl, y = 0.20, 0.50, 0.80, and z ratio ionic-strength for other solutes, with z = 0.20, 0.50 and 0.80 for each y. The obtained data allow the deduction of osmotic coefficients.     

Application of sequential injection-square wave voltammetry (SI-SWV) to study the adsorption of atrazine onto a tropical soil sample

Square wave voltammetry automated by sequential injection analysis was applied to determine the Freundlich adsorption coefficients for the adsorption of atrazine onto a clay rich soil. The detection limit in soil extracts was between 0.18 and 0.48 μmol L⁻¹, depending on the medium used to prepare the extracts (0.010 mol L⁻¹ KCl, CaCl₂ or HNO₃ and 0.0050 mol L⁻¹ H₂SO₄), all of them conditioned in 40 mmol L⁻¹ Britton-Robinson buffer at pH 2.0 in presence of 0.25 mol L⁻¹ NaNO₃. Also in soil extracts the linear dynamic range was between 1.16 and 18.5 μmol L⁻¹ (0.25-4.0 μg mL⁻¹), with a sampling frequency of 190 h⁻¹. The K_f Freundlich adsorption coefficient was 3.8 ± 0.2 μmol^1−1/n Lⁿ kg⁻¹ in medium of 0.010 mol L⁻¹ KCl or CaCl₂, but increased to 7.7 ± 0.1 and 9.0 ± 0.3 μmol^1−1/n Lⁿ kg⁻¹ in 0.010 mol L⁻¹ HNO₃ and 0.0050 mol L⁻¹ H₂SO₄, respectively. The increase of K_f was related to the decrease of pH from 6.4-6.7 in KCl and CaCl₂ to 3.7-4.0 in presence of HNO₃ or H₂SO₄, which favors protonation of atrazine, facilitating electrostatic attractions with negative charges of the clay components of the soil. The 1/n parameters were between 0.76 and 0.86, indicating that the isotherms are not linear, suggesting the occurrence of chemisorption at specific adsorption sites. No statistically significant differences were observed in comparison to the adsorption coefficients obtained by HPLC. The advantage of the proposed SI-SWV method is the great saving of reagent because it does not use organic solvent as in the case of HPLC (50% (v/v) acetonitrile in the mobile phase). Additionally the start up of SI-SWV is immediate (no column conditioning necessary) and the analysis time is only 19 s.     

Buffer Standards for the Physiological pH of the Zwitterionic Compound, HEPPSO from 5 to 55 °C

The values of the thermodynamic second dissociation constant, pK ₂, and related thermodynamic quantities of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N′-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid (HEPPSO) have already been reported from 5 to 55?°C, including 37?°C, by the emf method. This paper reports the results for the pH of one chloride-free buffer solution containing the composition: (a) HEPPSO (0.08 mol?kg^?1)+NaHEPPSO (0.04 mol?kg^?1). The remaining seventeen buffer solutions contain a saline medium of ionic strength I=0.16 mol?kg^?1, matching closely that of physiological fluids. Conventional pH values, denoted as pa _H, for all eighteen buffer solutions from 5 to 55?°C have been calculated. The operational pH values, designated as pH, with residual liquid-junction corrections for five buffer solutions, one without NaCl, and four with buffer solutions in saline media of I=0.16 mol?kg^?1 are recommended as pH standards in the range of physiological application. These are based on the NBS/NIST standard scale for pH measurements.     

The interaction between some ethyl esters of aminoacids and acetic acid in carbon tetrachloride

The dimerization constant, K₁ of acetic acid in CCl₄ is determined by an IR spectrometric method and is found to have a value of 2252M⁻¹ at 20°. The association constants, K₂, for the interaction between the acetic acid monomer and some aminoacid ethyl esters are determined by the same method and found to have the values given (in M⁻¹ at 20°) for the esters of the following aminoacids: glycine (282 ± 24), dl-alanine (236 ± 33), dl-α-aminobutyric acid (139 ± 11), α-aminoisobutyric acid (172 ± 18). dl-norvaline (104 ± 13), dl-valine (150 ± 8), dl-leucine (108 ± 18) and 3-phenyl-dl-alanine (140 ± 21). A correlation of these experimental values with some structural parameters related to the steric effect of the substituents on the esters is proposed.     

Chromotropic acid-formaldehyde reaction in strongly acidic media. The role of dissolved oxygen and replacement of concentrated sulphuric acid

The procedure for formaldehyde analysis recommended by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the Chromotropic acid spectrophotometric method, which is the one that uses concentrated sulphuric acid. In the present study the oxidation step associated with the aforementioned method for formaldehyde determination was investigated. Experimental evidence has been obtained indicating that when concentrated H₂SO₄ (18 mol l⁻¹) is used (as in the NIOSH procedure) that acid is the oxidizing agent. On the other hand, oxidation through dissolved oxygen takes place when concentrated H₂SO₄ is replaced by concentrated hydrochloric (12 mol l⁻¹) and phosphoric (14.7 mol l⁻¹) acids as well as by diluted H₂SO₄ (9.4 mol l⁻¹). Based on investigations concerning the oxidation step, a modified procedure was devised, in which the use of the potentially hazardous and corrosive concentrated H₂SO₄ was eliminated and advantageously replaced by a less harmful mixture of HCl and H₂O₂.     

Raman spectra and O NMR study effects of CaCl2 and MgCl2 on water structure

With various concentrations of CaCl₂ and MgCl₂ aqueous solution below 1.0 mol/l, Raman spectra of water in the OH stretch region of 2500-4000 cm⁻¹ and ¹⁷O NMR chemical shift of water are measured and the Raman spectra are deconvoluted. Both Raman spectra and ¹⁷O NMR of water show that the effect of Ca²⁺ on water structure is stronger than that of Mg²⁺. CaCl₂ and MgCl₂ destroy four hydrogen bonded water structure, but promote median water cluster size.     

Thermodynamic Properties of Quaternary Aqueous Solutions of Chlorides Charge-type 1-1*1-1*2-1: NH4Cl + NaCl + YCl2 + H2O with Y ≡ Mg2+, Ca2+, and Ba2+

Thermodynamic properties of quaternary aqueous solutions of mixed chlorides of 1-1*1-1*2-1 charge type with the cations (Na⁺, NH₄ ⁺; Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Ba²⁺) were determined using the hygrometric method. The quaternary systems NH₄Cl + NaCl + MgCl₂ + H₂O, NH₄Cl + NaCl + CaCl₂+ H₂O, and NH₄Cl + NaCl + BaCl₂ + H₂O have been studied at 25 °C. The water activities were measured at total molalities from 0.44 mol⋅kg⁻¹ to saturation for different ionic-strength fractions y of NH₄Cl, y=(0.20,0.50,0.80), and different ionic strength ratios z for other solutes, z=(0.20,0.50 and 0.80) for each value of y. The obtained data allows the calculation of osmotic coefficients.     

Review of binding methods and detection of Al(III) binding events in trypsin and DL-DPPC liposomes by a general thermodynamic model

In this paper are reviewed some of the most useful binding formalisms which have been developed in order to investigate the diversity of the commonly encountered receptor-ligand systems. Particularly, our attention is focused on the presentation and application of a general and rigorous thermodynamic treatment which explains in a simple and coherent way the non-linear profiles observed in the experimental binding, Scatchard, Hill and Adair plots. By applying this model, both qualitative and detailed quantitative investigations were carried out on the binding process of Al(III) to trypsin and dl-dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) liposomes. Particularly, it has been demonstrated that: Al(III) interacts with liposomes in two binding sites with very different dissociation constants. The first one has been calculated to be 0.0168 μmol l⁻¹ and the second 2.833 μmol l⁻¹. The first is referred to the preferential interaction of Al³⁺ with the polar head of the phospholipid, while the second most likely regards the interaction of Al³⁺ with other peripheral sites. On the other hand, Al³⁺ interacts with trypsin in two types of binding sites. The first binding site with K_1,1=0.2531 μmol l⁻¹ and the second with K_2,1=1.424 μmol l⁻¹.     

Influence of NaOH,HCl, NaCl,and CaCl<Subscript>2</Subscript> electrolytes on aggregation stability of aqueous craft lignin dispersion according to data of filtration through track membranes

The method of filtration through track membranes with different capillary diameters (50–2500 nm) is used to study the aggregation stability of dilute (10 mg/l) aqueous dispersions of craft lignin in NaCl and CaCl₂ solutions (0–10⁻¹ mol/l) at pH 9.5–2.0. It is shown that, in the absence of salts, the isolation of craft lignin on filters increases at decreasing pH, i.e., upon approaching the isoelectric point of craft lignin (pH 2.0). The addition of the salts enhances the efficiency of craft lignin rejection, which is higher in the case of CaCl₂. The sizes of craft lignin aggregates in solutions of different compositions are determined from the obtained data.     

Simultaneous determination of sex hormones in egg products by ZnCl2 depositing lipid, solid-phase extraction and ultra performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

A method was developed for simultaneous determination of residues of 17 sex hormones in egg products. Target compounds were extracted from samples with methanol in an ultrasonic bath, effectively separated from lipids in the extracts by ZnCl₂ depositing filtration and purified using a C₁₈ solid-phase extraction (SPE) and followed by NH₂ SPE cartridge. The analytes were quantified by liquid chromatography using a BEH C₁₈ column coupled to an electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometer (LC-ESI-MS/MS) operating in negative mode for estrogens and in positive multiple reaction monitoring mode for androgens. The parameters of the mass spectrometer and the composition of mobile phase and additives were also optimized to enhance detection sensitivity. Average recoveries of the target compounds varied from 70.0% to 121.0% with relative standard deviations ranging from 2.3% to 11.2% at two fortification levels. The limits of detection (LOD) of the method were from 0.002 μg kg⁻¹ to 0.23 μg kg⁻¹ and the limits of quantification (LOQ) were in the range of 0.007-0.76 μg kg⁻¹.     

Activity coefficients of KCl in PEG 4000 + water mixtures at 288.15, 298.15 and 308.15 K

The electromotive force of the cell containing two ion-selective electrodes (ISE), K-ISE|KCl(m), PEG 4000(Y), H₂O(100 − Y)|Cl-ISE has been measured at temperatures of 288.15, 298.15, and 308.15 K as a function of the weight percentage Y of PEG 4000 in a mixed solvent. Y was varied between 0 and 25 wt.% in five-unit steps and the molality of the electrolyte (m) was between ca. 0.05 mol kg⁻¹ and almost saturation. The values of the standard electromotive force were calculated using routine methods of extrapolation together with extended Debye-Hückel and Pitzer equations. The results obtained produced good internal consistency for all the temperatures studied. Once the standard electromotive force was determined, mean ionic activity coefficients for KCl, Gibbs energy of transfer from the water to PEG 4000 + water mixtures, interaction parameters (g_EN, h_EN, s_EN, c_p,EN), salting constants, and the KCl primary hydration number were estimated and comparatively discussed in terms of a model of structural and electrostatic interactions with those of the LiCl and NaCl previously obtained in similar mixtures.     

Comparison of microwave-assisted digestion procedures for total trace element content determination in calcareous soils

The aim of the study was to determine total trace (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn) and major (Al and Fe) element concentrations in calcareous soils using microwave-assisted digestion procedures. The literature showing lack of consensus regarding digestion procedures and unsatisfying recoveries for calcareous materials, four procedures using various acid combinations (HCl, HNO₃, H₂O₂, HF) and volumes were tested using a certified reference material (CRM 141R) and natural calcareous soil samples. Digests were analysed by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Repeatability (R.S.D. <5%) and recoveries (82-116%) showed that the procedures were precise and accurate for most elements. Five calcareous soil samples from a Champagne vineyard plot were, then, subjected to these procedures. In calcareous materials, the presence of HF resulted in Al being severely underestimated (recovery <5%) and Co overestimated (recovery >124%) due to complex formation or spectrochemical interferences, respectively. As digestion was not significantly influenced by the addition of H₂O₂, the procedure corresponding to Aqua regia (HCl-HNO₃) appeared as the best compromise and was selected for further multielemental environmental studies on calcareous materials, even if the absence of HF could lead to incomplete digestion of accessory silicate minerals. Results for a vineyard plot showed that the soils were contaminated (3.65 mg kg⁻¹ Cd, 67 mg kg⁻¹ Cr, 278 mg kg⁻¹ Cu, 143 mg kg⁻¹ Pb and 400 mg kg⁻¹ Zn) as a consequence of urban waste and copper-treatment applications.     

Effects of concentration and temperature on molar volumes of L-serine, L-isoleucine, and L-glutamine in aqueous NaCl and NaNO3 solutions

Densities of L-serine, L-isoleucine, L-glutamine in 1.5 mol kg^?1 aqueous NaCl, and NaNO₃ solutions have been measured for several molal concentrations of amino acids at temperatures from 298.15 to 323.15 K. The partial molar volumes (? _v ⁰ ) of L-serine, L-isoleucine, and L-glutamine in 1.5 mol kg^?1 aqueous NaCl/NaNO₃ solutions have been computed using density data. The transfer partial molar volumes (Δ_tr? _v ⁰ ) of L-serine, L-isoleucine, and L-glutamine from water to 1.5 mol kg^?1 aqueous NaCl/1.5 mol kg^?1 aqueous NaNO₃ solutions have been determined at 298.15 K. The trends of variation of ? _v ⁰ and Δ_tr? _v ⁰ with change in temperature have been discussed in terms of ion-ion, ion-hydrophilic, and ion-hydrophobic interactions operative in solutions.     

Concentration levels of total and methylmercury in mussel samples collected along the coasts of Sardinia Island (Italy)

This paper reports the assessment of the total mercury (T-Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) contamination of mussel samples collected by two sampling campaigns from along the coastline of Sardinia (Italy). T-Hg has been determined by a direct mercury analyser (DMA) whereas MeHg has been determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after acid extraction, and employs a novel NaBPh₄ derivatization method. The evaluation of the quality of measurements was carried out by analysing candidate certified reference material (CRM) BCR 710, for MeHg and T-Hg, and CRM IAEA-350 for T-Hg. In the analysed samples, the T-Hg concentrations range from 35 to 115 μg kg⁻¹ and from 40 to 830 μg kg⁻¹, for the two sampling campaigns, respectively, whereas the MeHg concentrations range from l5 to 51 μg kg⁻¹ and from 17 to 116 μg kg⁻¹. Consequently, the MeHg/T-Hg ratios range from 0.33 to 0.91 and from 0.14 to 0.98, respectively. Despite the increasing trend of Hg concentration from the first to the second sampling campaign, the T-Hg concentration of all the samples was much below the 0.5 μg g⁻¹ WHO limit, and the MeHg values ranged between 2.2 and 17.2 μg kg⁻¹, not exceeding the 43.5 μg kg⁻¹ tolerable daily residue level calculated for Italy.