Comparative instrumental investigations of some bile acids

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In this work, solifenacin succinate (SOLS), flavoxate HCl (FLXHC) and tolterodine tartrate (TOLT) drugs were investigated using thermal analysis (TA)...     

Kinetic studies of the crystallization process of glass-ceramics based on basalt

The crystallization kinetic of the basalt glass ceramic of the oxide composition, (%): SiO₂ − 50.82; Al₂O₃ − 12.05; Fe₂O₃ − 9.28; CaO − 15.48; MgO − 11.08; Na₂O+K₂O − 1.14; TiO₂ − 0.15, with addition of 10% TiO₂ as nucleating agent has been studied using thermal analysis under non-isothermal conditions. In this order, the non-isothermal DTA curves were obtained at different heating rates between 4 and 20°C min⁻¹ in the temperature range of 25–1000°C using a Derivatograph-C (MOM, Hungary). The kinetic parameters of the crystallization process were calculated on the basis of Ozawa-Flynn-Wall, Friedman, Budrugeac-Segal and non-parametric kinetic methods.     

Preparation,physicochemical characterization and biological activity evaluation of some inclusion complexes containing artesunate

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The use of cyclodextrins as carrier molecules is currently highly researched since they can improve not only the apparent water solubility and...     

Synthesis and characterization of hydroxyapatite obtained from different organic precursors by sol–gel method

The synthesis of four types of hydroxyapatite synthesized from calcium chloride and four different organic phosphites is presented. The method of synthesis chosen is the sol–gel route, which has a number of advantages compared to other methods, like the intimate contact between reactants and the milder synthesis conditions. The samples were thermally treated, the TG/DTG/DTA curves being obtained at four heating rates, namely: 7, 10, 12 and 15 °C min⁻¹. The samples were characterized before and after the thermal treatment using FT-IR analysis. The FT-IR spectra certified that the formed compounds represent hydroxyapatite. Based on the information from the TG curves and IR spectra interpretation, a reaction mechanism was proposed.     

Influence of the specific surface area on crystallization process kinetics of some silica gels

The influence of the specific surface area on the crystallization processes of two silica gels with different specific surface areas has been investigated in non-isothermal conditions using DTA technique. The activation energies of the crystallization processes were calculated using four isoconversional methods: Ozawa-Flynn-Wall, Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose, Starink and Tang. It has been established that, the decrease of the surface area from S=252.62 m² g⁻¹, in the case of sample GS2, to S=2.52 m² g⁻¹, in the case of sample GS1, has determined a slight increase of the activation energy of the crystallization process of the gels. Regardless of the isoconversional method used, the activation energy (E _α) decreases monotonously with the crystallized fraction (α), which confirms the complex mechanism of gels crystallization. It has been proved that the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami model cannot be applied for the crystallization processes of the studied silica gels.     

Support Effect in the Thermal Decomposition of Some Catalyst Precursors

The thermal decompositions of ammonium metavanadate, molybdic acid and ammonium phosphomolybdate supported on carborundum or silica were subjected to non-isothermal kinetic study. The compensation effect is discussed in connection with the quantitative estimation of the support effect. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.