Voltammetric determination of As(III) in an aqueous zwitterionic complexing medium

Summary The polarographic behaviour and determination of As(III) in aqueous complexing electrolytes (bicine buffer solutions) ofpH values varying from 1.13–11.96 have been investigated at 25°C (direct current and differential pulse polarographic techniques). Using DC polarographic measurements, it was shown that reduction of As(III) takes place along one or three waves depending upon thepH value of the solution. Microcoulometric experiments have been performed at the limiting region of the different waves obtained at differentpH values. Cyclic voltammograms were recorded using a HDME to investigate the nature of reduction. Schemes for the mechanism of reduction occurring at the DME have been deduced. Kinetic parameters and wave characteristics for the reduction of As(III) have been calculated. A method for DPP determination of As(III) in bicine buffer solution ofpH 1.41 is reported. The detection limit of the method is 6.60×10^–8 M As(III).

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Voltammetrische Bestimmung von As(III) in einem wäßrigen zwitterionischen komplexierenden Medium

Zusammenfassung Das polarographische Verhalten und die polarographische Bestimmung von As(III) in wäßrigen komplexierenden Elektrolyten (Bicin-Pufferlösungen) wurde beipH-Werten zwischen 1.13 und 11.96 und 25°C untersucht (Direktstrom- und Differentialpulstechniken). Mittels DC-Polarographie wurde gezeigt, daß die Reduktion von As(III) je nach dempH-Wert der Lösung in einer oder in drei Wellen erfolgt. In den Grenzbereichen der bei verschiedenenpH-Werten erhaltenen unterschiedlichen Wellen wurden microcoulometrische Experimente durchgeführt. Zur Untersuchung des Reduktionsvorgangs wurden cyclische Voltammogramme unter Verwendung einer HDME durchgeführt. Für den Mechanismus der an der Quecksilbertropfelektrode stattfindenden Reduktion wurden Reaktionsgleichungen ermittelt. Kinetische Parameter und Wellencharakteristika für die Reduktion von As(III) wurden berechnet. Eine Methode zur Bestimmung von As(III) mittels differentieller Pulspolarographie in Bicin-Pufferlòsung beipH 1.14 wird vorgestellt. Die Erfassungsgrenze der Methode liegt bei 6.60×10^–8 M As(III).

     

Designing of Zn (II)-based novel coordination polymer (CP): Synthesis,characterization, and heavy metal removal from water

A new coordination polymer, Zn-(OC-AMAM-CO) CP, has been synthesized from Zn (II) as ionic node and 2,2′-((1,2-phenylenebis [azanediyl])bis (carbonyl))dibenzoic acid, (OC-AMAM-CO), as a new linker, where (OC-AMAM-CO) has been synthesized as an amide product through condensation reaction of phthalic acid and o-phenylenediamine. The amide product (OC-AMAM-CO) and Zn-(OC-AMAM-CO) CP were characterized via FTIR and PXRD analyses, and Zn-(OC-AMAM-CO) CP was further characterized via SEM/EDX and XPS analyses. Moreover, DFT study was performed to shed light on the both structures of (OC-AMAM-CO) and Zn-(OC-AMAM-CO). PXRD analysis revealed the successful syntheses of the new linker (OC-AMAM-CO) and Zn-(OC-AMAM-CO) CP where the new CP is crystalline. DFT study revealed that the 3D topological structure assembled through coordination, π–π stacking, and hydrogen bonding. Zn-(OC-AMAM-CO) CP was applied as an adsorbent for the removal of Cu (II) from water as it has abundant chelating groups that serve as adsorptive coordinating sites. Isotherm study revealed the obedience of Cu (II)/Zn-(OC-AMAM-CO) CP adsorption system to Langmuir modeling with adsorption capacity of about 55 mg/g. A kinetic study showed that the rate of adsorption was a pseudo-first-order type. Further, adsorption process was found to be strongly diffusion dependent.     

A note on kernel methods for multiscale systems with critical transitions

We study the maximum mean discrepancy (MMD) in the context of critical transitions modelled by fast‐slow stochastic dynamical systems. We establish a new link between the dynamical theory of critical transitions with the statistical aspects of the MMD. In particular, we show that a formal approximation of the MMD near fast subsystem bifurcation points can be computed to leading order. This leading order approximation shows that the MMD depends intricately on the fast‐slow systems parameters, which can influence the detection of potential early‐warning signs before critical transitions. However, the MMD turns out to be an excellent binary classifier to detect the change‐point location induced by the critical transition. We cross‐validate our results by numerical simulations for a van der Pol‐type model.     

Spectrochemical analysis of mediaeval glasses by means of inductively coupled plasma and glow discharge sources

For the analysis of mediaeval glass fragments, the inductively coupled plasma (ICP) and the Grimm glow discharge source (GDS) were used.For ICP measurement, the glass samples were digested with a mixture of sulphuric, nitric and hydrofluoric acids. For GDS investigations the glass powder, mixed with Cu or Zn powder was pressed to pellets. The sputtering rate was investigated in the case of standard and glass samples. Analytical curves were found to be linear over a wide concentration range for the investigated elements Fe, Mn, Al, Zn, Cr, Ni, Cu, Sn, Ti, V, Pb and Ag. The limits of detection and relative standard deviations met the requirements for archaeological glass analysis.     

Synthesis of Some Thienotetrahydroquinoline Derivatives

2‐Thioxo‐1,2,5,6,7,8‐hexahydroquinoline‐3‐carbonitrile ( 2 ) was easily S‐alkylated to produce alkyl mercapto derivatives 3a‐g . The latter compounds were cyclized to afford thienotetrahydroquinolines 4a‐g . Several pyrimidothienotetrahydroquinolines 5a‐d , and 6a‐d were obtained from the condensation of compounds 4c‐f with different reagents. o‐Aminocarbohydrazide derivative 11 was reacted with aromatic aldehydes, acetylacetone, nitrous acid and CS₂ to afford compounds 12–15 . Compound 24 was coupled with aryldiazonium chloride to afford arylazo derivatives 25 . Also it condensed with aromatic aldehydes to give arylidene derivatives 26 . The latter compounds were reacted with malononitrile to give pyrano derivative 27 .     

A 768-lane microfabricated system for high-throughput DNA sequencing

A 768-lane DNA sequencing system based on microfluidic plates has been designed as a near-term successor to 96-lane capillary arrays. Electrophoretic separations are implemented for the first time in large-format (25 cm x 50 cm) microdevices, with the objective of proving realistic read length, parallelism, and the scaled sample requirements for long-read de novo sequencing. Two 384-lane plates are alternatively cycled between electrophoresis and regeneration via a robotic pipettor. A total of greater than 172000 bases, 99% accuracy (corresponding to quality score 20) is achieved for each iteration of a 384 lane plate. At current operating conditions, this implies a system throughput exceeding 4 megabases of raw sequence (Phred 20) per day on the new platform. Standard operation is at "1/32x" Sanger chemistry, equal to typical genome center operation on mature capillary array machines, and a 16-fold improvement in scaling relative to previous microfabricated devices. Experiments provide evidence that sample concentration can be further reduced to 1/256x Sanger chemistry in the microdevice. Life-testing indicates a usable life of >150 hours (more than 50 runs) for the 384 lane plates. The combined advances, particularly those in read length and sample requirement, directly address the cost model requirements for adaptation of the new technology as the next step beyond capillary array instruments.