High-performance thin-layer chromatographic standardization and quantification of marker compounds in an Ayurvedic polyherbal formulation: Krishnadi Churna

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - The present era is witnessed by the increasing demand for herbal medicine. Therefore, the preparation of herbal drugs is warranted...     

Quinoline Carbonitriles as Novel Inhibitors for N80 Steel Corrosion in Oil-Well Acidizing: Experimental and Computational Insights

Russian Journal of Electrochemistry - Three quinoline derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for N80 steel 15% HCl solutions. Influence of the –H, –OCH3 groups and the introduction of...     

Spectroscopy vs. Electrochemistry: Catalyst Layer Thickness Effects on Operando/In Situ Measurements

In recent years, operando/in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has become an important tool in the electrocatalysis community. However, the high catalyst loadings often required to acquire XA-spectra with a satisfactory signal-to-noise ratio frequently imply the use of thick catalyst layers (CLs) with large ion- and mass-transport limitations. To shed light on the impact of this variable on the spectro-electrochemical results, in this study we investigate Pd-hydride formation in carbon-supported Pd-nanoparticles (Pd/C) and an unsupported Pd-aerogel with similar Pd surface areas but drastically different morphologies and electrode packing densities. Our in situ XAS and rotating disk electrode (RDE) measurements with different loadings unveil that the CL-thickness largely determines the hydride formation trends inferred from spectro-electrochemical experiments, therewith calling for the minimization of the CL-thickness in such experiments and the use of complementary thin-film control measurements.     

Sonocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using spindle shaped cerium oxide nanoparticles

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - The industrial revolution has raised major concern of environmental pollution, due to excess release of hazardous chemical, dyes, etc. into water bodies....     

The Precipitation of Alkaline-Earth Metal Oxalate Powders from Aqueous Solution. Crystal Numbers and Final Sizes

The precipitation magnesium oxalate dihydrate, calcium oxalate monohydrate, strontium oxalate monohydrate and barium oxalate hemihydrate was studied from equivalent solutions of concentrations from 0.001 M to 0.5 M, at pHs from 7 to 6, by optical microscopy and other methods. Crystal growth started after induction periods: the precipitations were heterogeneously nucleated at low supersaturations and homogeneously nucleated at medium to high supersaturations. The crystal form and numbers of the final precipitates depended on the type and number of the nuclei (and crystallites) formed during the induction periods. Crystal numbers at medium to high supersaturation, increased with increasing initial mean metal oxalate concentrations according to the relation, N = N₁c; β was 5 for calcium oxalate precipitations and β was 6 for the other metal oxalate precipitations. The N₁ values increased in the order MgC₂O₄ · 2 H₂O < BaC₂O₄ · 1/2 H₂O < SrC₂O₄ · H₂O < CaC₂O₄ · H₂O. The final crystal lengths, in this supersaturation range, then decreased (from maximum values) with increasing initial concentrations according to the relation, l_fin = l₁/C_MOx^β, where γ was 1.3 to 1.6. For precipitations from solution of any concentration at any pH, smaller crystals were obtained in the precipitates of the metal oxalate of lower solubility.     

Catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol using synthesized and characterized CoS@MorphcdtH/CoS@4-MPipzcdtH nanoparticles

CoS@MorphcdtH NPs and CoS@4-MPipzcdtH NPs were synthesized by precipitation method involving three mechanisms: inclusion, occlusion, and adsorption. The synthesized NPs were characterized with the help of UV-Vis spectroscopy, FESEM-EDAX, powder x-ray diffraction, TEM, ESIMS, TG/DSC analysis. The morphology of the CoS@MorphcdtH NPs and CoS@4-MPipzcdtH NPs were hexagonal and rectangular, and the particles were in the range 7–12 nm. UV–visible spectral measurements showed surface plasmon resonance at 320 nm–340 nm with band gap of 3.65 eV–3.86 eV. The catalytically active CoSNPs called were investigated for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) via hydrogenation using sodium borohydride (NaBH₄) as a reducing agent. Both the CoS NPs successfully reduced 4-NP to 4- aminophenol (4-AP) in a short time, catalytic performances are almost unchanged for the first five cycles. Herein, we report the preparation and characterizations of efficient active CoS NPs consisting carbodithioic acid framework as a support/capping material, along with catalytic property.     

The precipitation of sparingly-soluble metal salts from aqueous solution: Heterogeneous nucleus numbers at low to intermediate supersaturation

The precipitation of series of alkaline-earth metal and transition hydroxides, sulphates, chromates and molybdates, hydrogen phosphate carbonates, oxalates and ‘oxinates’ were studied in aqueous solution of low to intermediate supersaturation. Heterogeneous nucleation probably occurred onto micro-crystalline particles of some siliceous mineral (of the trigonal, hexagonal or cubic system), dispersed in the solution. The heterogeneous nucleus numbers for these precipitations then depended on the rates of the heterogeneous nucleation onto these substrates and the rates of the mononuclear growth of nuclei to crystallites (during the induction periods). Generally, N_het values in polypropylene and glass beakers, at low supersaturation, varied from 10⁴ to 10¹³ dm⁻³: the N_het values then increased slightly with concentration and supersaturation according to the relation N_het = K_N^β, where K_N is a function of the metal salt surface energy and an ‘epitaxy’ factor; β = 0.4–0.5. In turn, at any supersaturation, log N_het = log N + Fσ, where N and F were constants for any precipitation: N_het values then increased from 10⁴ to 10⁸ times for increase in σ from 50 to 150 mJ m⁻². At any supersaturation and surface energy, N_het values increased in the order monoclinic < orthohombic < tetragonal < trigonal crystals.     

The precipitation of iron (II) and nickel oxalates with alkaline-earth metal oxalates: Induction periods,nucleation rates and mechanisms

The coprecipitations of magnesium (and barium) iron(II) and nickel oxalate dihydrates were studied from excess magnesium and barium oxalate solutions. Nucleation rates were estimated from the induction periods for the coprecipitations. The nucleation rates in excess magnesium oxalate solutions first decreased with increasing excess oxalate anion concentration to minimum values and then increased with increasing magnesium cation concentration. At low to intermediate Mg/Fe(II) (and Mg/Ni) ratios the main nuclei were FeOx (and NiOx); at intermediate Mg/Fe(II) (and Mg/Ni) ratios the main nuclei were probably MgOx FeOx (and MgOx NiOx) mixtures and/or solid solutions of compositions Mg_αFe_{1 α}Ox (and Mg_αNi_{1 α}Ox); at high Mg/Fe(II) (and Mg/Ni) ratios the main nuclei were MgOx. The nucleation rates in excess barium oxalate solutions were similar to those for the precipitation of barium oxalate from supersaturated equivalent solutions. The main nuclei in most systems were BaOx.