Separation and Analysis of Theran Volcanic Glass by INAA, XRF and EPMA

 Pumice from the “Minoan eruption” on Thera (Cyclades, Greece) was investigated to reveal the differences between the composition of the bulk material, which contains a certain percentage of crystallites, and the pure glass phase. This is important for the identification of vitric tephra layers found in the Eastern Mediterranean region in archaeological context and in deep sea drilling cores. Eruption products, deposited at some distance, have usually lost their crystalline fraction due to gravity separation and consist only of glass shards. Only major element distributions in such layers and in pumiceous glass phases have been published up to now, but these data are not sufficient for a reliable identification of the volcanic source, as several other eruptions are known to have produced chemically very similar layers in this region (Milos, Nisyros, Yali, Kos). Therefore, a technique has been developed to separate the glass phase from the primary pumice to reveal differences in the trace element distributions obtained by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). X-ray diffractometry and microscopical techniques were applied to check the purity of this fraction. The concentrations of the major constituents, in particular Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Si, and Ti were determined by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), those of Al, Ba, Ca, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Dy, Eu, Fe, Hf, K, La, Lu, Mn, Na, Nd, Rb, Sb, Sc, Sm, Ta, Ti, Th, U, Yb and Zr by instrumental neutron activation analysis and partly also by X-ray fluorescence. Subtle differences between the compositions of the glass phase and the bulk material are explained by differentiation during partial crystallization and their applicability to the classification of tephra layers is demonstrated.     

Oxygen sensor nanoparticles for monitoring bacterial growth and characterization of dose–response functions in microfluidic screenings

Microchimica Acta - We are presenting a microfluidic droplet-based system for non-invasive, simultaneous optical monitoring of oxygen during bacterial cultivation in nL-sized droplets using...     

Label-free real-time imaging in microchip free-flow electrophoresis applying high speed deep UV fluorescence scanning

We report on label-free monitoring of microfluidic free-flow electrophoresis (μFFE) separations in real-time using a custom built high speed deep UV laser scanner. In combination with a novel layout realized in fused silica (FS) FFE chips the setup was successfully applied for continuous separations and detection of unlabeled analytes including native proteins by space-resolved intrinsic deep UV fluorescence scanning.     

Quantitative Extraktion von Blei und Zink als Verbindungen der Diphenylarsinsäure

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry - Es wird über die Möglichkeit berichtet, die Metalle Blei und Zink mit Hilfe von Diphenylarsinsäure als Reagens und Chloroform als...     

Coding and ordering Kekulé structures

The concept of numerical Kekulé structures is used for coding and ordering geometrical (standard) Kekulé structures of several classes of polycyclic conjugated molecules: catacondensed, pericondensed, and fully arenoid benzenoid hydrocarbons, thioarenoids, and [N]phenylenes. It is pointed out that the numerical Kekulé structures can be obtained for any class of polycyclic conjugated systems that possesses standard Kekulé structures. The reconstruction of standard Kekulé structures from the numerical ones is straightforward for catacondensed systems, but this is not so for pericondensed benzenoid hydrocarbons. In this latter case, one needs to use two codes to recover the geometrical Kekulé structures: the Wiswesser code for the benzenoid and the numerical code for its Kekulé structure. There is an additional problem with pericondensed benzenoid hydrocarbons; there appear numerical Kekulé structures that correspond to two (or more) geometrical Kekulé structures. However, this problem can also be resolved.     

Triphenylarsinoxid als analytisches Reagens

Zusammenfassung Es wird über die analytischen Eigenschaften von Triphenylarsinoxid im Hinblick auf Fällungs- und Extraktionsmethoden berichtet. Fällungen können mit Uranyl- und Wismutionen aus stark saurer Lösung vorgenommen werden. Neben Uranyl, Wismut, Thorium und Cer(IV) lassen sich mit diesem Reagens noch die Anionen Chromat, Vanadat sowie der Rhodan- und Chlorokomplex des Eisens(III) mit Chloroform extrahieren. Die Zusammensetzung der Uranyl- und Wismutverbindungen wird mitgeteilt und Formeln werden vorgeschlagen.

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Summary A report is given of the analytical properties of triphenylarsine oxide with regard to precipitation and extraction methods. Precipitations can be carried out with uranyl and bismuth ions from strong acid solution. In addition to uranyl, bismuth, thorium and cerium (IV), the chromate and vanadate anions as well as the thiocyano and chloro complex of iron (III) can be extracted with this reagent. The composition of the uranyl and bismuth compounds is given and formulars are suggested.

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Résumé On communique les propriétés analytiques de l'oxyde de triphenylarsine du point de vue des méthodes de précipitation et d'extraction. On peut effectuer les précipitations par les ions uranyle et bismuth sur la solution fortement acide. En présence d'ions uranyles, de bismuth, de thorium et de cérium-IV, on peut aussi, avec ce réactif, extraire par le chloroforme les anions chromate et vanadate ainsi que le complexe rhodié et chloré de fer-III. On communique la composition des composés avec les ions uranyles et bismuth et l'on propose des formules.