Rapid determination of boron traces in silicate materials

Summary This simple method for the determination of boron takes a total time of 20 min. Samples are mixed with CaF₂ suprapur in the ratio 31 and pyrohydrolized in a Leco induction furnace for 15 min under steam of H₂O. The BF₃ liberated is collected in a NaOH-Na₂CO₃ solution (10 g NaOH +1 g Na₂CO₃ per liter). This solution is filled up to 200 ml with twice distilled water; 2 ml of this solution is mixed with conc. sulphuric acid and carminic acid solution and filled up to 50 ml. The absorption is measured by a Zeiss Elko II photometer with filter S 59. Analyses of four internations reference samples show excellent precision with a relative standard deviation of less than 5% (e.g. for a boron content of 2.1 ppm in granite G-2).

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Schnelle Spurenbestimmung von Bor in silicatischem Material

Zusammenfassung Die Borbestimmung mit dieser schnellen und einfachen Methode benötigt ca. 20 min. Die Proben werden mit CaF₂ Suprapur im Verhältnis 31 vermischt und in einem Leco-Induktionsofen 15 min unter Einleitung von Wasserdampf pyrohydrolysiert. Das entstandene BF₃ wird in einer NaOH-Na₂CO₃-Lösung(10 g NaOH+1 gNa₂CO₃pro Liter) aufgefangen. Diese Lösung wird mit zweifach destilliertem Wasser auf 200 ml aufgefüllt; 2 ml dieser Lösung werden mit konz. Schwefelsäure und Carminsäure-Lösung versetzt und auf 50 ml aufgefüllt, bevor ihre Absorption mit einem Zeiss — Elko II — Photometer mit Filter S 59 gemessen wird. Analysen von 4 internationalen Referenzproben zeigen eine hohe Präzision mit einer relativen Standardabweichung von weniger als 5% (z. B. für einen Gehalt von 2,1 ppm Bor im Granit G-2 des USGS).

     

Influence of dispersing agents and solution conditions on the solubility of crude kaolin

Experiments measuring the solubility of kaolin particles in terms of the concentration of aluminum and silicon ions in supernatant were carried out as a function of the pH of the slurry over a wide range of dosages of different dispersing agents varying from 0.5 to 12 mg/(g solids). The concentrations of the metal ions in supernatant were found to be strongly affected by the type and the dosage of the dispersants and pH of the solution. In this study, the mechanism of the reaction between the dispersing agents and kaolin particles was studied and the dissolution capacities of metal ions (aluminum and silicon) were identified from kaolin particles in the absence and presence of dispersing agents. The three anionic dispersing agents used were sodium polyacrylate (Na-PAA), sodium hexametaphosphate (Na-HMP), and sodium silicate (Na-silicate), based on the industrial application of these agents and their ability to produce a stable dispersion for this purpose.     

Highly syndiospecific polymerization of styrene catalyzed by allyl lanthanide complexes

Allylic complexes of lanthanides bearing a fluorenyl-based ligand are active single-component catalysts for the polymerization of styrene, giving highly syndiotactic polymers (rrrr > 99%) with low to high molecular weight (Mn = 8000-135 000) and narrow polydispersities (Mw/Mn = 1.25-2.1).     

On benzo[b][1,4]diazepinium-olates, -thiolates and -carboxylates as anti-Hückel mesomeric betaines

2,3-Diaminophenol 4, 3,4-diaminophenol 5, 4-methoxy-1,2-diaminobenzene 6, 3,4-diaminobenzenethiol 7, 2,3-diaminobenzoic acid 8, and 3,4-diaminobenzoic acid 9 were reacted with 2,4-pentanedione to yield the corresponding benzo[b][1,4]diazepinium salts, respectively. The hydroxy-benzo[b][1,4]diazepinium salts 17 and 18 do not form mesomeric betaines (MB) on deprotonation. Instead, they are converted into the diimines 24 and 25. By contrast, the 7-mercaptobenzo[b][1,4]diazepinium salt 20 yields the corresponding thiolate on increasing the pH of the solution. This MB, which possesses 4n pi-electrons, does not fit into the classification system of heterocyclic mesomeric betaines accepted today. Deprotonation of the betaine results in the formation of an instable anionic thiolate 31 which oxidizes immediately to the disulfide 32. The carboxy derivatives 21 and 22 readily form cross-conjugated mesomeric betaines. Whereas the diimine 34 proved to be instable, the sodium salt of the diimine 36 was unambiguously characterized. An X-ray single crystal analysis of 22 as its picrate is presented in order to gain additional insights into these 4n pi-electron systems.     

Geometrical freedom for constructing variable size photonic bandgap structures

In order to study the design flexibility of photonic bandgap structures, we investigate different examples of 1D traditional Bragg layers and 2D photonic crystals. We have also considered a simple case of 3D woodpile structures. It turns out that in systems with large gaps, the evanescent waves penetrate into the bulk only distances comparable to one lattice constant. Therefore confinement of light can also be achieved without long range order, which leads to the introduction of novel photonic bandgap designs. Adhering to some constraints, the changes in the photonic bandgap in disordered structures are negligible. The important quantity to characterize the presence or absence of modes is the local photonic density of states, however bandgap phenomena in size and position disordered arrangements can also be verified with plane wave supercell calculations as well as finite difference time domain techniques.     

A novel anthraquinone annelation. A new approach to aklavinones.

1-Hydroxyanthraquinone has been annelated to a tetracyclic ketoester containing the major structural features of 4-deoxyaklavinone. The cyclization of the A-ring involves the first case of an anionic alkylation of an anthraquinone at a position which is not ortho to a phenolic function.     

Instability of a planar liquid layer in an alternating longitudinal magnetic field with non-zero mean

The conducting liquid interface is found to undulate in an alternating magnetic field. It was shown earlier that ifM =B ₀ ²/μηω, B₀, ω, μ andη being the amplitude (complex) of the alternating longitudinal magnetic field imposed at the interface, the angular frequency of the field, the magnetic permeability and the viscosity respectively, and ifM _c was the critical value ofM then the planar layer was stable or unstable according asM < M _c orM > M _c. In this paper we have determined the stability criterion when in addition to the alternating longitudinal field there acts a uniform field in the same direction. After comparing our results with those obtained earlier, in the absence of the uniform field, we find that the additional uniform field has a significant destabilizing effect.