Polymer Embedded Nanocrystalline Titania: A New Generation Sorbent for the Separation of 77As from Ge for Biomedical Applications

The present work demonstrates the utility of polymer embedded nanocrystalline titania (TiP) as a new, accessible and viable solid sorbent for the chromatographic separation of high specific activity ⁷⁷As from neutron irradiated natural GeO₂. Experimental parameters such as distribution ratios (K _d), equilibrium sorption capacity, breakthrough capacity and separation yields were determined. A two-step ion-exchange procedure was developed to avail ⁷⁷As, from irradiated Ge in alkaline medium. The first step involved removal of the bulk Ge from ⁷⁷As by selective sorption of Ge ions on a TiP column at pH 13. Subsequently, the effluent solution containing ⁷⁷As was further purified and concentrated by sorption on a small TiP column at pH 10. ⁷⁷As could be eluted from the second column in 2?C3?mL of 0.1?M NaOH solution with >80% radiochemical yield. The ⁷⁷As obtained by this method was found to have insignificantly small level of radiocontaminants.     

Systems Ln-Fe-O (Ln=Eu, Gd): thermodynamic properties of ternary oxides using solid-state electrochemical cells

The standard molar Gibbs energies of formation of LnFeO₃(s) and Ln₃Fe₅O₁₂(s) where Ln=Eu and Gd have been determined using solid-state electrochemical technique employing different solid electrolytes. The reversible e.m.f.s of the following solid-state electrochemical cells have been measured in the temperature range from 1050 to 1255 K.Cell (I): (−)Pt / {LnFeO₃(s)+Ln₂O₃(s)+Fe(s)} // YDT/CSZ // {Fe(s)+Fe_0.95O(s)} / Pt(+);Cell (II): (−)Pt/{Fe(s)+Fe_0.95O(s)}//CSZ//{LnFeO₃(s)+Ln₃Fe₅O₁₂(s)+Fe₃O₄(s)}/Pt(+);Cell (III): (−)Pt/{LnFeO₃(s)+Ln₃Fe₅O₁₂(s)+Fe₃O₄(s)}//YSZ//{Ni(s)+NiO(s)}/Pt(+);andCell(IV):(−)Pt/{Fe(s)+Fe_0.95O(s)}//YDT/CSZ//{LnFeO₃(s)+Ln₃Fe₅O₁₂(s)+Fe₃O₄(s)}/Pt(+).The oxygen chemical potentials corresponding to the three-phase equilibria involving the ternary oxides have been computed from the e.m.f. data. The standard Gibbs energies of formation of solid EuFeO₃, Eu₃Fe₅O₁₂, GdFeO₃ and Gd₃Fe₅O₁₂ calculated by the least-squares regression analysis of the data obtained in the present study are given byΔ_fG°_m(EuFeO₃, s) /kJ mol⁻¹ (± 3.2)=−1265.5+0.2687(T/K)   (1050 ? T/K ? 1570),Δ_fG°_m(Eu₃Fe₅O₁₂, s)/kJ mol⁻¹ (± 3.5)=−4626.2+1.0474(T/K)   (1050 ? T/K ? 1255),Δ_fG°_m(GdFeO₃, s) /kJ mol⁻¹ (± 3.2)=−1342.5+0.2539(T/K)   (1050 ? T/K ? 1570),andΔ_fG°_m(Gd₃Fe₅O₁₂, s)/kJ·mol⁻¹ (± 3.5)=−4856.0+1.0021(T/K)   (1050 ? T/K ? 1255).The uncertainty estimates for Δ_fG°_m include the standard deviation in the e.m.f. and uncertainty in the data taken from the literature. Based on the thermodynamic information, oxygen potential diagrams for the systems Eu-Fe-O and Gd-Fe-O and chemical potential diagrams for the system Gd-Fe-O were computed at 1250 K.     

Synthesis of the Major Oxepane Segment of Zoapatanol

A linear synthesis of the major oxepane fragment of zoapatanol, showing the induction of uterine contractions, and cervical dilation and uterine bleeding (by the concentrated zoapatle tea) in early human pregnancy, isolated from the leaves of Mexican zoapatle plant Montanoa tomentosa, is described from known intermediate involving Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, bis‐epoxide opening reaction with Corey? Chaykovsky reagent, ring‐closing metathesis reaction, and Horner? Wadsworth? Emmons olefination reaction as key steps.     

Extraction of zirconium(IV) from HCl solutions by mixtures of Aliquat-336 and Alamine-336 with TBP

Synergism has been observed in the extraction of zirconium(IV) by mixtures of Aliquat 336 or Alamine 336 with a neutral donor TBP from aq. HCl solutions. Although the extractant dependency for Zr(IV) is found to be nearly second power with respect to TBP alone, monosolvate is found to be formed for extraction by its mixture with Aliquat 336 or Almine 336. Quantitative extraction is observed with mixtures at a lower acidity than that with individual extractants. The species formed is tentatively assigned to be Q₂ZrCl₆. TBP, where for Aliquat 336 and for Alamine 336.     

Reduced Graphene Oxide–Ag3PO4 Heterostructure: A Direct Z‐Scheme Photocatalyst for Augmented Photoreactivity and Stability

A visible light driven, direct Z‐scheme reduced graphene oxide–Ag₃PO₄ (RGO–Ag₃PO₄) heterostructure was synthesized by means of a simple one‐pot photoreduction route by varying the amount of RGO under visible light illumination. The reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and growth of Ag₃PO₄ took place simultaneously. The effect of the amount of RGO on the textural properties and photocatalytic activity of the heterostructure was investigated under visible light illumination. Furthermore, total organic carbon (TOC) analysis confirmed 97.1 % mineralization of organic dyes over RGO–Ag₃PO₄ in just five minutes under visible‐light illumination. The use of different quenchers in the photomineralization suggested the presence of hydroxyl radicals ( ^. OH), superoxide radicals ( ^. O₂^?), and holes (h⁺), which play a significant role in the mineralization of organic dyes. In addition to that, clean hydrogen fuel generation was also observed with excellent reusability. The 4 RGO–Ag₃PO₄ heterostructure has a high H₂ evolution rate of 3690 μmol h^?1 g^?1, which is 6.15 times higher than that of RGO.     

Thermodynamics of the silver—silver thiocyanate electrode in urea—water mixtures

E.m.f. measurements on cells of the type Ag(s), AgCNS(s), KCNS(c)//KCl(c), AgCl(s), Ag(s) in four different composition of urea—water mixtures at seven different temperatures from 5 to 35°C have been made to determine the standard potentials of the silver—silver thiocyanate electrode in these media. These values have been used to evaluate the transfer thermodynamic quantities accompanying the transfer of 1 g ion of CNS^? ion from the standard state in water to the standard state in urea—water mixtures.     

Separation of Clinical Grade 188Re from 188W Using Polymer Embedded Nanocrystalline Titania

Currently, ¹⁸⁸Re is obtained from ¹⁸⁸W/¹⁸⁸Re chromatographic generator containing alumina which has a limited capacity (~80 mg Wg^?1) for ¹⁸⁸W. This results in high bolus volumes of ¹⁸⁸Re, which often needs to be concentrated before radiolabeling. We have demonstrated the feasibility of using polymer embedded nano crystalline titania (TiP), a novel high capacity sorbent material (~300 mg Wg^?1), for developing a ¹⁸⁸W/¹⁸⁸Re chromatographic generator. A TiP based chromatographic ¹⁸⁸W/¹⁸⁸Re generator was developed in which ¹⁸⁸Re could be eluted with 0.9% saline solution. About 90% of the ¹⁸⁸Re could be recovered in the first 4–5 mL of total activity with more than 80% yield. The purity of ¹⁸⁸Re is adequate for clinical applications.     

Volatile Profiling of Magnolia champaca Accessions by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Coupled with Chemometrics

Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. ex Pierre of family Magnoliaceae, is a perennial tree with aromatic, ethnobotanical, and medicinal uses. The M. champaca leaf is reported to have a myriad of therapeutic activities, however, there are limited reports available on the chemical composition of the leaf essential oil of M. champaca. The present study explored the variation in the yield and chemical composition of leaf essential oil isolated from 52 accessions of M. champaca. Through hydrodistillation, essential oil yield was obtained, varied in the range of 0.06 ± 0.003% and 0.31 ± 0.015% (v/w) on a fresh weight basis. GC-MS analysis identified a total of 65 phytoconstituents accounting for 90.23 to 98.90% of the total oil. Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (52.83 to 65.63%) constituted the major fraction followed by sesquiterpene alcohols (14.71 to 22.45%). The essential oils were found to be rich in β-elemene (6.64 to 38.80%), γ-muurolene (4.63 to 22.50%), and β-caryophyllene (1.10 to 20.74%). Chemometrics analyses such as PCA, PLS-DA, sPLS-DA, and cluster analyses such as hierarchical clustering, i.e., dendrogram and partitional clustering, i.e., K-means classified the essential oils of M. champaca populations into three different chemotypes: chemotype I (β-elemene), chemotype II (γ-muurolene) and chemotype III (β-caryophyllene). The chemical polymorphism analyzed in the studied populations would facilitate the selection of chemotypes with specific compounds. The chemotypes identified in the M. champaca populations could be developed as promising bio-resources for conservation and pharmaceutical application and further improvement of the taxa.     

Investigation of Structural,Optical and Antibacterial Activity of ZnS Nanoparticles

Zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanoparticles have been successfully prepared by sol–gel precipitation method. The successful formation of cubic structure is ensured by XRD analysis and Debye Scherrer’s equation is used to determine the crystallite size which was found to be 36 nm for ZnS sample annealed at 200 °C. Surface morphology was studied using HRSEM as well as HRTEM and lattice parameters of the samples were obtained from SAED pattern which was found to have close resemblance to values attained from XRD pattern. Further elemental mapping of ZnS nanoparticles is confirmed by EDX studies. Further Kubelka Munk function was employed to estimate the band gap value which was seen lying within 3.58 to 3.64 eV. Further the antibacterial activity of ZnS is investigated and it is found to be an antibacterial agent of Escherichia coli and staphylococcus aurous, further it can be employed as an antimicrobial agent for prohibiting implant linked infections.

     

Effect of solvent on reactions of coordination complexes. Part 12: Kinetics and mechanism of chloride substitution reactions ofcis-(chloro)(2-aminoethanol)bis(ethylenediamine) cobalt(III) andcis-(chloro)(1-aminopropan-2-ol)-bis(ethylenediamine) cobalt(III) ions in acidic and basic ethylene glycol-water media

Summary The loss of chloride ion from the title complexes resulted in the predominant formation of the chelated amino-alcohol productscis-[Co(en)₂(NH₂CH₂CH(X)O/H)]^2+/3+ (X=H or Me). The kinetics of chloride release were investigated in aqueous ethylene glycol (EG) media (0 to 80% by wt of EG) at 40°–65°C in acidic media and at 20°–35°C in basic media. The rate constants decreased linearly with increasing mol fraction of the cosolvent. The plots of log kversus D _s ^–1 (S_s=bulk dielectric constant, k=first order or second order rate constants) were essentially linear with negative slopes for the reactions in an acidic medium, and tended to be curved for the base catalysed reactions. The activation enthalpies and entropiesversus X_EG (X_EG=mol fraction of EG) plots indicated extrema which might be associated with the effects of the solvent structural changes on these thermodynamic parameters. The observed solvent isotope effect at 50°C, [HClO₄]=0.010 mol dm^–3 for Cl^– release was lower than the value for the aquation ofcis-[Co(en)₂(alkylamine)Cl]²⁺ complexes reported in the literature. This is consistent with the lack of direct solvent molecule participation in the actual act of substitution at the cobalt(III) centre, as expected for a true intramolecular reaction.Part-11: A. C. Dash and J. Pradhan,Ind. J. Chem.,29A, 167 (1990).