Determination of interdiffusion coefficients in melts from data on contact fusion

An efficient method of studying diffusion in metallic melts is contact fusion conducted in a nonsteady diffusion regime. The Matano-Boltzmann method, which in principle solves the problem of determining interdiffusion coefficients, is very time-consuming and has a low accuracy. Well-known theoretical methods involve assumptions which are not always justified. Here we propose a method of calculating interdiffusion coefficients, the position of the Matano surface, and the concentration profile from data on the width of the liquid layer obtained by contact fusion for a certain period of time and the compositions of the liquid at the boundary with the crystals. The results for the systems Sn-Bi and Ga-In, obtained by computer calculation using the proposed method, are in agreement with well-known empirical data.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 54–58, October, 1986.     

Spectrophotometric determination of lead in environmental objects with the new highly effective reagent HOCAC

Summary A simple method has been developed for determination of traces of lead with the new organic reagent HOCAC (hexaoxacycloazochrom). The method was used for lead determinations in waters, soils and food after extraction or sorption of the lead followed by direct reagent addition to the acid re-extract or eluate. It is possible to determine Pb down to 2 g in 1 l water after extraction or down to 10 g in 1 l water and down to 500 g in 1 kg potatoes or soil after sorption.     

Selective sorption of protactinium on aminopolystyrene azo derivative chelating resins

The sorption of protactinium on chelating resins, containing arsono groups, or other salt-forming groups on an aminopolystyrene lattice, is discussed. The chelating resins were synthesized by coupling diazotizedp-aminopolystyrene witho-hydroxyphenylarsonic acid, 2-arsonobenzene-(1-azo-2)-1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulphonic acid (Arsenazo I) and some other monoazo derivatives of chromotropic acid. The dependence of sorption of Pa, Zr, Nb and Ta was investigated from hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid solutions under static conditions as a function of the concentration of the acid. The feasibility of separating Pa from Fe, U, Zr, Nb, Th and Po is shown, using a solution 10N in respect to sulphuric acid and 0.3M in respect to oxalic acid and employing a resin obtained by coupling diazotized aminopolystyrene with Arsenazo I.     

Sorption-spectrometric determination of lanthanum in the presence of uranium and thorium with the reagent Arsenazo M on the solid phase of fibrous filled sorbents

The possibility of the determination of La(III) in the presence of U(VI) and Th(IV), a solid phase with the reagent Arsenazo M, was examined. It was demonstrated that the determination of lanthanum with Arsenazo M in 0.05 M HCl in the presence of 3-, 2-, 1-, and 10-fold amounts of U(VI), Th(IV), Zr(IV), and Ti(IV) is possible after sorption on polyacrylonitrile fiber filled an ion exchanger with iminodiacetate groups (PANV-ANKB-50). For sorption under the optimum conditions at pH 5, the detection limit of lanthanum is 0.01 μg/mL. The method for the determination of lanthanum was verified by the added-found method in the analysis of tap water. To decrease the matrix effect, it is recommended to perform sorption in the analysis of water at pH 2.5. In this case, the detection limit of La(III) is 0.02 μg/mL, RSD < 20%. The time of the analysis of 5 or 6 samples is no longer than 20 min.     

Effect of Anions on the Development of Color Reactions of Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury with Dithizone and 4-(2-Pyridylazo)resorcinol on a Fibrous Material Filled with the Anion Exchanger AV-17

The effect of nitrates, chlorides, iodides, sulfates, thiosulfates, thiocyanates, acetates, tartrates, nitrilotriacetates, and ethylenediaminetetraacetates in the sorption of Cd(II), Pb(II), and Hg(II) and their subsequent determination with dithizone and 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR) on the solid phase of a fibrous anion-exchange sorbent filled with AV-17 was studied. The dependences of the analytical signals of complexes adsorbed on the solid phase on the concentration of anions in the solution and on the stability of anionic complexes were revealed. The analytical signals in the sorption and determination of Cd, Pb, and Hg with dithizone and PAR on the solid phase were maximum for iodide and thiosulfate complexes. Conditions of the sorption of Cd(II), Pb(II), and Hg(II) were found for their subsequent total and separate determination with PAR and dithizone.     

Pseudo-diffusion mode of contact melting in the presence of electro-migration

The growth rate of the liquid contact layer may be influenced by an electric current at contact melting. Depending on the direction, the electric current speeds up or slows down the liquid layer growth in comparison with the diffusion regime (no-current mode). It is shown that if the current flowing in the "accelerating" direction is decreased inversely proportional to the square root of time, the time law of the liquid layer growth will be identical to the diffusion mode. The proposed pseudo-diffusion mode is implemented for the bismuth-indium system at 75°C. Results of calculations of the mobility and the effective charge of the melt ions are presented.     

Simulation of ion transport in layered cuprates La<Subscript>2 − <Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Sr<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>CuO<Subscript>4 − <Emphasis Type="Italic">δ</Emphasis></Subscript>

The processes of oxygen diffusion in La_{2 ? x} Sr _x CuO_{4 ? δ} phases have been simulated for the first time by the molecular-dynamics method. Calculations were performed for the temperature range 300–2500 K. The behavior of the radial pair correlation functions, which characterize the degree of order of O1 ions in CuO₂ layers, indicates that O^2? anions form a weakly correlated subsystem within a CuO₂ layer. To quantitatively confirm the conclusions about the predominantly two-dimensional character of ion transport and different mobilities of O1 and O2 particles in the cuprates under study, the pair oxygen diffusion coefficients in the La_{2 ? x} Sr _x CuO_{4 ? δ} lattice were calculated. It is shown that oxygen diffusion occurs through the conventional hopping mechanism mainly in CuO₂ layers; correspondingly, the diffusion coefficient for equatorial ions (O1) exceeds that for apical oxygen anions (O2) by an order of magnitude. The motion of oxygen anions was traced at the microscopic level through analysis of the particle transport trajectories. It has been proven for the first time that diffusion of O1 ions in the ab plane in a nonstoichiometric LaSrCuO_3.61 sample occurs through jumps to the nearest position or along CuO₂ layers; in a more complicated way, it may occur through unoccupied O2 lattice sites.     

Nonlinear transverse-wave interactions in divergent axially symmetric magnetic fields

The dynamics of transverse-wave interactions in intense electron beams in divergent axially symmetric magnetic fields has been investigated by computer simulation. The case of a short magnetic field was analyzed. The conversion of electron-beam transverse waves in the presence of a decelerating electric field was considered.