Polyaniline film deposition from the oxidative polymerization of aniline using K2Cr2O7

The deposition of the polyaniline (PANI) films was monitored using the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique. The films were grown from an aqueous dilute hydrochloric acid solution by the chemical oxidation of aniline using potassium dichromate (KDC). The effect of the initial molar ratio of the KDC/aniline on the yield and the growth rate of the PANI films were studied. There is no optimum initial molar ratio of KDC/aniline of PANI film deposition. Also there was a small depletion period and no degradation to the deposited PANI films. The order of the polymerization kinetics was studied with respect to KDC. The UV-visible spectra of the PANI films grown onto a glass support immersed into the bulk solution were measured. The absorption of the PANI film with the time of polymerization was compared to the growth of the PANI film thickness with time determined from the QCM technique. The characteristics of the PANI film deposition were compared to the corresponding ones that were observed during the oxidative polymerization of aniline with ammonium persulphate (APS).     

Calorimetric determination of the thermodynamic properties of the alkali metal salts NaNO3, KNO3, Na2Cr2O7, K2Cr2O7 and their binary eutectic solutions

This work is part of more general project in thermal energy storage by means of the solid—liquid phase transformation. The phase diagrams were checked and slightly modified. A drop calorimeter was used to measure the enthalpies over a small temperature range near the melting points, so enabling the determination of the heats of fusion and the specific heats of the solid and liquid phases over these ranges.For NaNO₃, KNO₃, Na₂Cr₂O₇, K₂Cr₂O₇, NaNO₃KNO₃, NaNO₃Na₂Cr₂O₇, NaNO₃, K₂Cr₂O₇, KNO₃K₂Cr₂O₇ and Na₂Cr₂O₇K₂Cr₂O₇, the enthalpies in the solid and liquid states and the heats of fusion were found to be, respectively, in cal mole^?1; 9300, 12800, 3500 at 581 K; 10300, 12500, 2200 at 611 K; 23600, 29600, 6000 at 625 K; 25000, 34400, 9400 at 666 K; 5700, 8200, 2500 at 495 K; 10300, 13800, 3500 at 535 K; 8700, 11300, 2600 at 495 K; 11100, 13500, 2400 at 537 K; 20300, 23600, 3300 at 573 K. The results for the heats of fusion of the solutions are compared with values obtained by means of simple methods of estimation.     

Solubility in the Na2Cr2O7-(NH4)2Cr2O7-K2Cr2O7-H2O system

Solubility in the Na₂Cr₂O₇-(NH₄)₂Cr₂O₇-K₂Cr₂O₇-H₂O four-component water-salt system at 25, 50, and 75°C was studied for the first time. Phase field boundaries for individual salts and potassium and ammonium dichromate solid solutions, monovariant lines, and invariant points were determined. Experimental data were used to optimize the looped isohydric process of potassium dichromate preparation involving additional salts.     

Kinetics of SO2 oxidation on K2S2O7?V2O5 catalyst in non-steady conditions

Studies of SO₂ oxidation on a molten component of vanadium catalysts in non-steadystate conditions indicates that the kinetics agree fairly well with an oxidation-reduction mechanism. In the low temperature range (<790 K) tetravalent vanadium can be partially crystallized.

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Oxidizing supported reagents, III. Oxidation of alcohols by new supported K2Cr2O7 reagents

Several new supported K₂Cr₂O₇ reagents are used in the oxidation of secondary alcohols. The influence of the number of active sites and the nature of solid support on the yield is discussed. The influence of the structure of alcohol on the yield of ketone is analyzed.

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Selective oxidation of octadecan-1-ol to octadecanoic acid over Co3O4/SiO2 catalysts

Factors (reaction temperature, reaction time, flow rate of oxygen, amount of catalyst, etc.) influencing the catalytic properties of Co₃O₄/SiO₂catalyst in the oxidation octadecan-1-ol to octadecanoic acid were investigated. The catalysts were characterized by means of XRD, FT-IR and N₂-adsorption. The experimental results indicate that under the optimal condition the selectivity to octadecanoic acid reached 97.5 % over 5 % Co₃O₄/SiO₂ catalyst.This revised version was published online in December 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

CO2在Na2Cr2O7溶液中的平衡溶解度模型

为研究重铬酸钠(Na₂Cr₂O₇)对CO₂溶解的影响, 本文在带有搅拌的气液相高压平衡釜内, 采用静态法测定了温度在313.2-333.2 K, 压力在0.1-1.9 MPa 范围内, 重铬酸钠浓度分别为0、0.361、0.650、0.901 mol·kg^-1 时, CO₂ 在Na₂Cr₂O₇溶液中的溶解度. 结果表明: (1) Na₂Cr₂O₇对CO₂ 的溶解有盐析效应; (2) CO₂ 在Na₂Cr₂O₇溶液中的溶解符合亨利定律, 并且CO₂溶解度是温度和Na₂Cr₂O₇浓度的函数, 且用改进的Setschenow方程和Peng-Robinson-Pitzer (PR-Pitzer)方程拟合了在此温度、压力及重铬酸钠浓度范围内的实验数据, 拟合效果较好, 并且其平均相对误差分别为4.24%和3.32%.     

The lowest triplet state of K2Cr2O7. Electron spin resonance in an external magnetic field at 1.2 K

ESR experiments on the luminescent triplet state of triclinic K₂Cr₂O₇ are reported. For the A site D = 24.300, E = 2.324 GHz, for t     

The lowest triplet state of K2Cr2O7. Optical spectra and optically detected electron spin resonance at 1.2 K

High-resolution emission and excitation spectra are reported for a K₂Cr₂O₇ crystal at 1.2 K, and the effect of microwave saturation on thes     

Production of propylene from an unconventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-pentene over Re2O7/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts

An unconventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-pentene over Re2O7/SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts has been studied as an alternative route for the production of propylene. Complete conversion of 2-pentene and propylene yield as high as 88 wt% were obtained under mild reaction conditions at 35°C and atmospheric pressure. Unlike the conventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-butenes in which isomerization is a competing side reaction, the isomerization of 1-butene product from the unconventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-pentene to 2-butenes can further react with excess ethylene in the feed, resulting in additional increase in propylene yield. The secondary metathesis reaction was found to be favored under ethylene/2-pentene (E/2P) molar ratio 3 and gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) 1000 h-1 at the reaction temperature of 35°C. No catalyst deactivation was observed during the 455 min time-on-stream under the selected reaction conditions.     

Liquid phase hydrogenation of citral and intermediaries over Ir/TiO2/SiO2 catalysts: Kinetic study

Kinetics of the hydrogenation of citral and its intermediates over Ir/TiO₂/SiO₂ catalysts has been studied. The effect of various parameters such as the initial concentration, H₂ pressure partial, temperature and weight of catalyst were examined. A high selectivity towards unsaturated alcohols using this catalyst was demonstrated. The initial rates increased linearly with the catalyst weight. The reaction rate obeys a kinetics represented by the Langmuir–Hinshelwood model. A single site model suggesting the surface reaction as the rate determining step provided the best fit of the experimental data for the hydrogenation of citral and alcohols (geraniol, nerol and citronellol), while a dual site represent the best kinetics for the hydrogenation of citronellal.     

Study on photocatalytic oxidation for determination of chemical oxygen demand using a nano-TiO2-K2Cr2O7 system

A photocatalytic method for the determination of chemical oxygen demand (COD) using a nano-TiO₂-K₂Cr₂O₇ system is described. The measuring principle is based on direct determination of the change of Cr(III) concentration resulting from photocatalytic oxidation of organic compounds and simultaneous photocatalytic reduction of stoichiometrically involved K₂Cr₂O₇ in the solution. The operation conditions were optimized. The determinative COD value using this method was calculated from the absorbance of Cr(III). The operational characteristics of this method were demonstrated by use of a standard glucose solution as substrate. This method was also applied to the determination of the COD of wastewater samples. The results were in good agreement with those from the conventional (i.e., dichromate) COD methods.     

Dispersity and reducibility of the molybdenum oxide phase in SiO2, SiO2?Al2O3 and γ-Al2O3 supported molybdena catalysts

XRD, isothermal and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) experiments were carried out with SiO₂, SiO₂–Al₂O₃ and -Al₂O₃ supported catalysts. Molybdena is in a more disperse state on supports containing more alumina and it is more reducible on SiO₂–Al₂O₃ than on SiO₂ or -Al₂O₃. TPR curves were shown to reflect connections between reduction kinetics and dispersity.

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Formation of Ferrite-Chromites BaFe10Cr2O19 and SrFe10Cr2O19 in the Solid-Phase Reaction of Fe2O3 and Cr2O3 with Barium or Strontium Carbonate

X-ray phase analysis and the thermomagnetic method were applied to study solid-phase reactions in mixtures of powders 5Fe₂O₃ + Cr₂O₃ + BaCO₃ and 5Fe₂O₃ + Cr₂O₃ + SrCO₃, yielding, respectively, barium and strontium ferrite-chromite solid solutions BaFe₁₀Cr₂O₁₉ and SrFe₁₀Cr₂O₁₉.__________Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 78, No. 3, 2005, pp. 357–361.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Bashkirov, Kostyushko.     

The crystal structure determinations and refinements of K2S2O7, KNaS2O7 and Na2S2O7 from X-ray powder and single crystal diffraction data

The crystal structures of K₂S₂O₇, KNaS₂O₇ and Na₂S₂O₇ have been solved and/or refined from X-ray synchrotron powder diffraction data and conventional single-crystal data. K₂S₂O₇: From powder diffraction data, monoclinic C2/c, Z=4, a=12.3653(2), b=7.3122(1), , β=93.0792(7)°, R_Bragg=0.096. KNaS₂O₇: From powder diffraction data; triclinic , Z=2, a=5.90476(9), b=7.2008(1), , α=101.7074(9), β=90.6960(7), γ=94.2403(9)°, R_Bragg=0.075. Na₂S₂O₇: From single-crystal data; triclinic , Z=2, a=6.7702(9), b=6.7975(10), , α=116.779(2), β=96.089(3), γ=84.000(3)°, R_F=0.033. The disulphate anions are essentially eclipsed. All three structures can be described as dichromate-like, where the alkali cations coordinate oxygens of the isolated disulphate groups in three-dimensional networks. The K-O and Na-O coordinations were determined from electron density topology and coordination geometry. The three structures have a cation-disulphate chain in common. In K₂S₂O₇ and Na₂S₂O₇ the neighbouring chains are antiparallel, while in KNaS₂O₇ the chains are parallel. The differences between the K₂S₂O₇ and Na₂S₂O₇ structures, with double-, respectively single-sided chain connections and straight, respectively, corrugated structural layers can be understood in terms of the differences in size and coordinating ability of the cations.     

The mercury chromates Hg6Cr2O9 and Hg6Cr2O10—Preparation and crystal structures, and thermal behaviour of Hg6Cr2O9

The basic mercury(I) chromate(VI), Hg₆Cr₂O₉ (=2Hg₂CrO₄·Hg₂O), has been obtained under hydrothermal conditions (200 °C, 5 days) in the form of orange needles as a by-product from reacting elemental mercury and K₂Cr₂O₇. Hydrothermal treatment of microcrystalline Hg₆Cr₂O₉ in demineralised water at 200 °C for 3 days led to crystal growth of red crystals of the basic mercury(I, II) chromate(VI), Hg₆Cr₂O₁₀ (=2Hg₂CrO₄·2HgO). The crystal structures were solved and refined from single crystal X-ray data sets. Hg₆Cr₂O₉: space group P2₁2₁2₁, Z=4, a=7.3573(12), b=8.0336(13), , 3492 structure factors, 109 parameters, R[F²>2σ(F²)]=0.0371, wR(F² all)=0.0517; Hg₆Cr₂O₁₀: space group Pca2₁, Z=4, a=11.4745(15), b=9.4359(12), , 3249 structure factors, 114 parameters, R[F²>2σ(F²)]=0.0398, wR(F² all)=0.0625. Both crystal structures are made up of an intricate mercury-oxygen network, subdivided into single building blocks [O-Hg-Hg-O] for the mercurous compound, and [O-Hg-Hg-O] and [O-Hg-O] for the mixed-valent compound. Hg₆Cr₂O₉ contains three different Hg₂²⁺ dumbbells, whereas Hg₆Cr₂O₁₀ contains two different Hg₂²⁺ dumbbells and two Hg²⁺ cations. The Hg^I-Hg^I distances are characteristic and range between 2.5031(15) and 2.5286(9) Å. All Hg₂²⁺ groups exhibit an unsymmetrical oxygen environment. The oxygen coordination of the Hg²⁺ cations is nearly linear with two tightly bonded O atoms at distances around 2.07 Å. For both structures, the chromate(VI) anions reside in the vacancies of the Hg-O network and deviate only slightly from the ideal tetrahedral geometry with average Cr-O distances of ca. 1.66 Å. Upon heating at temperatures above 385 °C, Hg₆Cr₂O₉ decomposes in a four-step mechanism with Cr₂O₃ as the end-product at temperatures above 620 °C.     

Ring opening of methylcyclopentane over Al2O3 and SiO2 supported Rh catalysts

Hydrogenolytic ring opening of methylcyclopentane (MCP) was investigated on Rh/Al₂O₃ and Rh/SiO₂ catalysts, prepared by the incipient wetness method. Strong dependence can be seen in the yield and distribution of ring opening products as a function of temperature and hydrogen pressure. They depended also on the support used. The ring opening reaction required high hydrogen coverage, and was not random (hindered in the vicinity of the methyl group), thus, mainly 2-methylpentane (2MP) and 3-methylpentane (3MP) were formed. The fragments consisted of C₁–C₅ alkanes, with methane andi-pentane as main fragments. This means the possibility of breaking two C−C bonds during one sojourn of the reactant on the catalyst, both taking place far from the substituent. The loose positive correlation between the ratios ofi-pentane/n-pentane and 3MP/n-hexane seems to support this conclusion. Dedicated to Professor Pál Tétényi on the occasion of his 70th birthday     

Effect of supports for the direct oxidation of benzene to phenol over supported FeCl3 catalyst

The effect of supports on oxidation of benzene to phenol with hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant was tested by using supported FeCl₃ as catalysts. Their activities were affected by acid-base properties of supports. Silica gel which gave strong acid site near the active site had the highest activity among the investigated supports. Several kinds of silica gel which had different pore sizes were used. The maximum activity was obtained at the pore size of 3.5 nm and the reason was discussed.     

Germanium and silicon compounds as promoters for Re2O7/SiO2-Al2O3 metathesis catalysts

The effect of replacement of R₄Sn by germanium and silicon derivatives as the promoter for the catalyst system Re₂O₇/SiO₂-Al₂O₃ in the metathesis of hex-1-ene, and the system Re₂O₇/B₂O₃/SiO₂-Al₂O₃ in the metathesis of methyl oleate, was studied. The new promoters react slowly with the rhenium oxide. An activation time of about 15 min at temperatures varying from 50 to 75 °C is required for obtaining a good catalytic activity. These promoters can replace the toxic tin compounds, although they give rise to lower turnover numbers in the metathesis of methyl oleate.     

Acidity of SiO2, SiO2?Al2O3 and γ-Al2O3 supports and supported molybdena catalysts

Acidity of SiO₂, -Al₂O₃ and SiO₂–Al₂O₃ supports and supported Mo-catalysts in oxidized and reduced state are characterized by IR-spectroscopic and gravimetric pyridine (py) adsorption measurements. Differences in surface acidities are interpreted as results of differences in chemical compositions, molybdena-support interactions and molybdena dispersities.

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