Morphology and tensile properties of glass bead filled low density polyethylene composites: MATERIAL PROPERTIES

The mechanical properties of glass bead filled low density polyethylene (LDPE) composites in tension have been investigated by using an Instron material testing machine. It is found that with increase of the glass bead weight fraction (φ) the tensile modulus (E_c) and the tensile yield stress (σ_yc) increase as a form of nonlinear function but contrary to the elongation strain at break; the correlation between E_c and φ accords with the logarithmic mixing rule and the relationship between σ_y and the volume fraction (φ_f) can be described by means of a second order equation; the effects of the glass bead diameter on the mechanical properties are not large; when φ and the bead size are suitable, the enhanced toughness effect of the filled-systems is more significant; the tensile strength of the glass bead filled system pretreated with a coupling agent are somewhat greater than those of the untreated system. In addition, the morphology of the samples is studied to explain the relationship between the micro-structure and the mechanical properties of the composites.     

Use of a new type of 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulphonic acid cellulose (sulphoxine cellulose) for the preconcentration of trace metals from highly mineralised water prior their GFAAS determination

Sulphoxine cellulose microcolumn was used in an FI-GFAAS system for the preconcentration of trace metals, Cd, Co, Ni, Pb and V from water and from highly mineralised water and also in the presence of complexing agent, e.g. citrate. The recovery was quantitative at pH 5 for all of the elements from NIST 1643c trace elements in water SRM and from highly mineralised water samples. No significant difference was found in the sorption of V(IV) and V(V) during preconcentration. The preparation of the 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulphonic acid cellulose (sulphoxine-cellulose) by Mannich reaction from aminoethyl cellulose or via chlorodeoxy and ethylenediamine cellulose is also described.     

Secondary-ion mass spectrometry of some catalpol and mussaenoside derivatives

The iridoid glycosides catalpol, veronicoside, catalposide, mussaenoside, and 8-epiloganin have been investigated by secondary-ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). A tendency of these compounds to give cationized1 form of the molecular ions in the SIMS regime has been shown. In the SIMS spectra of veronicoside and catalposide the maximum peaks were those of acyl cations, and in the cases of mussaenoside and 8-epilonganin they were the peaks of ions formed by the elimination of a glucose molecule.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (3712) 89 14 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 62–65, January–February, 1996. Original article submitted Spetemebr 17, 1995.     

Thermal decomposition of octahedral Ni(II) complexes with acetone 1-naphthoylhydrazone

The thermal decompositions of acetone 1-naphthoylhydrazone (L) and its octahedral complexes with Ni(II), with the general formula NiL₂X₂ (X=Cl, Br, NO₃ and NCS), were studied in air and nitrogen atmospheres. It was established that the organic ligand is decomposed in an exothermic processes, which is followed by oxidation of the decomposition fragments by atmospheric oxygen. At temperatures below 640°, all the complexes decompose completely, yielding NiO as the final product, which was confirmed by its X-ray analysis. From the difference between the enthalpy changes for the decompositions of the complexes and of the ligand itself, the nature of the final oxide, and the crystal field splitting parameters obtained from optical measurements, the corresponding stabilization energies were determined.

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Zusammenfassung In Luft- und Stickstoffatmosphäre wurde die thermische Zersetzung von Azeton-1-naphthoylhydrazon (L) und seinen oktaedrischen Komplexen mit Ni(II) mit der allgemeinen Formel NiL₂X₂ (mit X=Cl, Br, NO₃ und NCS) untersucht. Es wurde festgestellt, daß der organische Ligand in einem exothemen Prozeß einer Zersetzung und einer anschließenden Oxydation der Zersetzungsprodukte durch Luftsauerstoff unterliegt. Unterhalb 640° zerfällen alle Komplexe vollständig und liefern NiO als Endprodukt, welches mittels Röntgendiffraktionsanalyse identifiziert wurde. Aus dem Unterschied zwischen Enthalpieänderungen für die Zersetzung der Komplexe und des Liganden selbst, aus der Art der erhaltenen Oxide und aus den Parametern der durch optische Messungen bestimmten Kristallfeldaufspaltung wurden die entsprechenden Stabilisierungsenergien bestimmt.

     

Determination of calcium, magnesium and strontium in soils by flow injection flame atomic absorption spectrometry

Several procedures for the determination of Ca, Mg and Sr in soils have been compared on the basis of the accuracy of analysis of two NIST reference materials (Montana Soils SRM 2710 and SRM 2711). Samples were dissolved in a mixture of hydrofluoric and nitric acids in sealed vessels in a microwave oven and in teflon beakers on a hot plate. The digests obtained from both dissolution methods were evaporated to dryness in an attempt to remove silicon. Boric acid was added to prevent the precipitation of the lanthanum releasing agent (as lanthanum fluoride) and potassium was added as an ionization buffer. Determinations were made by flame atomic absorption spectrometry with both the nitrous oxide-acetylene flame and the air-acetylene flame, with calibration either by standard additions or against external standards matrix matched with respect to nitric acid, boric acid, lanthanum and potassium. The silicon remaining in the solution was also determined by external calibration. A single-line flow injection manifold was used to overcome any problems due to the presence of high dissolved solids. A volume of 300 mul was injected into a water carrier stream flowing at 8 ml min(-1). To determine Ca in the air-acetylene flame, it was necessary to remove silicon. Magnesium was determined in either flame without complete removal of the silicon, however, for the determination of Sr, it was necessary to remove the silicon and use the nitrous oxide-acetylene flame. The indicative value for Sr in SRM 2710 was too low: the value determined was 360+/-30 mug g(-1).     

A note on the oscillatory property for nonlinear difference equations and differential equations

Criteria are given to determine the oscillatory property of solutions of the nonlinear difference equation: Δ^du_n + ∑_{i = 1}^mp_inf_i(u_n, Δu_n,…,Δ^{d ? 1}u_n) = 0, n = 0, 1, 2,…, where d is an arbitrary integer, generalizing results that have been obtained by B. Szmanda (J. Math. Anal. Appl.79 (1981), 90–95) for d = 2. Analogous results are given for the differential equation: u^(d) + ∑_{i = 1}^mp_i(t)f_i(u, u′,…, u^{(d ? 1)}) = 0, t ? t₀, which coincide with the criteria given by 2., 3., 599–602) and 4., 5., 6., 715–719) for the case m = 1.     

Colorimetric determination of the fluoride ion based on interference with extractability

Summary The sensitivity of colorimetric determinations based on reduction of extinction by complex-forming anions can be increased by measuring the change of absorbancy in the organic phase after shaking with a suitable solvent, i. e. by determining the interference of the anion with extractability. This principle has been applied to the determination of the fluoride ion.

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Zusammenfassung Die Empfindlichkeit kolorimetrischer Bestimmungen, die auf Herabsetzung der Extinktion durch komplexbildende Anionen beruhen, kann durch Messung der Absorptionsänderung in der organischen Phase nach Schütteln mit einem geeigneten Lösungsmittel, das heißt durch Bestimmung der durch das Anion verminderten Extrahierbarkeit, erhöht werden. Dieses Prinzip wurde auf die Bestimmung von Fluoridion angewendet.

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Résumé La sensibilité des déterminations colorimétriques basée sur l'effet de diminution d'extinction dû à des anions donnant lieu à la formation de complexes peut être accrue par la variation de l'absorption dans la phase organique après agitation avec un solvant approprié, ce qui revient à déterminer l'effet d'empêchement d'extraction dû à l'anion. Ce principe a été appliqué au dosage de l'ion fluorure.

     

Mechanism of the interactions of NO with CO on oxide catalysts

The rate of the reduction of nitrogen monoxide by carbon monoxide on transition metal oxides and mixed catalysts based on them and the rates of the individual interactions of the reactants with the catalysts at different extends of reduction of the surface have been studied. These data, as well as the results of an investigation of the adsorbed molecules by IF diffuse reflectance spectroscopy attest to a concerted mechanism of catalysis, which includes a step resulting in the formation of a nitrosyl complex. It has been concluded that catalysts for this reaction must contain complex-forming eléments, which may be oxides of iron, cobalt, and nickel among the oxides and may be rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium among the metals, in their composition.Azerbaidzhan Institute of Petroleum and Chemistry, Baku. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i ÉksperimentaI'naya Khimiya, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 567–573, September–October, 1991. Original article submitted July 23, 1991.