Online preconcentration for the determination of lead, cadmium and copper by slotted tube atom trap (STAT)-flame atomic absorption spectrometry

An online sensitivity enhancement by using atom trapping in flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry was examined for increasing the residence time of the analyte atoms in the light path. For this purpose, various parameters of quartz tubes of the slotted tube atom trap were tested. The studied parameters include the internal diameter, the length of the upper slot and the wall thickness of quartz tube. The best sensitivities as high as 7-fold, 13-fold and 3-fold enhancement were achieved by the tubes having an internal diameter of 6 mm, an upper slot length of 1.0 cm and the wall thickness of 1.5 mm for lead, cadmium and copper, respectively. The limits of quantitation were found to be 30 ng mL(-1) for Pb and 3 ng mL(-1) for Cd and 30 ng mL(-1) for Cu by the optimized method. The achieved technique was applied to determine the concentrations of Pb, Cd and Cu in different plant leaves taken around cement and textile industries.     

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, THERMAL DEGRADATION AND ELECT-RICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF OLIGO[2-(2-HYDROXYPHENYLIMINOMETHYL-BENZYLIDENE)AMINOPHENOL] AND OLIGOMER-METAL COMPLEXES

The oxidative polycondensation reaction conditions of 2-[(2-hydroxyphenyliminomethylbenzylidene)amino- phenol](2-HPIMBAP)has been accomplished by using air O_2 and NaOCl oxidants in an aqueous alkaline medium between 50-90℃.The optimum reaction conditions of the oxidative polycondensation and the main parameters of the process were established.At the optimum reaction conditions,yield of the products were found to be 67.72% and 61.49% for air O_2 and NaOCl oxidants respectively.The structures of the monom...     

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Synthesis and properties of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N′</Emphasis>-hydroxy-2-(hydroxyimino)-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(4-{[(2-hydroxyphenyl)methylene]amino}-1-naphthyl)-ethanimidamide and its metal complexes

A new vicinal dioxime, N′-hydroxy-2-(hydroxyimino)-N-(4-{[(2-hydroxy-phenyl)methylene]amino}-1-naphthyl)ethanimidamide was synthesized. The initial compound for the synthesis of this dioxime was naphthalene. Complexes of this ligand were obtained with nickel, copper, and cobalt. The dioxime and its complexes were characterized by Fourier IR, UV, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, differential thermal analysis, and conductometric measurements.     

Approximate period calculation for some strongly nonlinear oscillation by He’s parameter-expanding methods

In this paper, He’s modified Lindstedt–Poincare method and bookkeeping parameter method, also known as He’s parameter-expanding method, is applied to various kinds of strongly nonlinear oscillators. We obtained sufficiently accurate solutions with one iteration which is valid for whole domain to the contrary of classical perturbation techniques.     

Combining Step-Growth and Chain-Growth Polymerizations in One Pot: Light-Induced Fabrication of Conductive Nanoporous PEDOT-PCL Scaffold

A novel method based on light-induced fabrication of a poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-polycaprolactone (PEDOT-PCL) scaffold using phenacyl bromide (PAB) as a single-component photoinitiator is presented. HBr released from the step-growth polymerization of EDOT is utilized as an in situ catalyst for the chain-growth polymerization of ε-caprolactone. Detailed investigations disclose the formation of a self-assembled nanoporous electroconductive scaffold (1.2 mS cm⁻¹). Fluorescence emission spectra of the fabricated scaffold exhibit a mixed solvatochromic behavior, indicating specific interactions between the self-assembled scaffold and solvents with varying polarities, as evidenced by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Moreover, the same light-induced technique can also be applied for bulk photopolymerization showcasing the versatility and wide-ranging scope of the originated method. In brief, this study introduces a novel approach for light-induced polymerization reactions that is merging step-growth and chain-growth mechanisms. This innovative approach is promising to facilitate in situ polymerization of monomers possessing diverse functionalities.