Tutte and Jones polynomials of links,polyominoes and graphical recombination patterns

In order to facilitate recognition of polymer graphs and patterns obtained by graphical recombination, we analyze polynomial invariants, graphs and knots associated to polyominoes, polyiamonds, and polyhexes.     

Investigation of changes in catalyst for conversion by means of steam during use in an industrial reactor

A study was made of the changes in the active component of a commercial catalyst for methane reforming by means of steam, as a function of its duration of use and of its position in an industrial reactor. The samples for examination were taken after 3, 8, 9 and 20 months of catalyst use, and from seven different levels in the reformer tube, ranging from the top to the bottom.DTA, TG, IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and surface area determination were used to follow the catalyst changes.

---

Zusammenfassung Veränderungen der aktiven Komponente eines kommerziellen Katalysators zur Methanreformierung mittels Wasserdampf wurden in Abhängigkeit von der Betriebsdauer und der Lage im industriellen Reaktor untersucht. Proben für die Untersuchung wurden nach 3-, 8-, 9- und 20-monatiger Betriebsdauer aus 7 verschiedenen Höhen vom Boden bis zum Kopf des Reformer-Rohres entnommen. Veränderungen des Katalysators wurden mittels DTA, TG, IR-Spektroskopie, Röntgendiffraktometrie und Oberflächenmessungen verfolgt.

---

, - , @2 . 3, 8, 9 20 -, -. , , , , , .

     

Ammonium nitrate changes during thermal analysis

A study was made of the difference occurring in ammonium nitrate during investigation by DTA and by DSC. The results show that the DTA of ammonium nitrate (p.a.) is accompanied by the crystal transformation IV III II I and melting. During DSC investigation of the same ammonium nitrate samples, the salt undergoes the transformations IV III and IV II in parallel; then follow the crystal transformations III II I and melting. The investigation conditions and the history of the samples do not essentially influence the crystal transformations during thermal analysis.

---

Zusammenfassung Bei DTA und DSC von Ammoniumnitrat zu beobachtende Unterschiede wurden untersucht. Bei der DTA von p.a. Ammoniumnitrat verlaufen die Kristallumwandlungen IV III II I sowie der Schmelzvorgang. Während der DSC der gleichen Ammoniumnitratproben verlaufen die Übergänge IV III und IV II parallel, worauf die Kristallumwandlungen III II I und der Schmelzvorgang folgen. Die experimentellen Bedingungen und die Vorgeschichte der Proben hat keinen wesentlichen Einfluß auf die während der thermischen Analyse verlaufenden Kristallumwandlungen.

---

. ( ..) IV III II I . , IV III IV II - , III II ar I . .

     

UV-densitometric method for the determination of estrogens and androgens in pharmaceutical preparations

Summary UV Densitometric Method for the Determination of Estrogens and Androgens in Pharmaceutical Preparations A convenient method for the determination of estradiol benzoate/testosterone propionate and of ethynylestradiol/methyltestosterone mixtures from ampoules and lingualets, is described. The procedure is simple since the method involves direct reading from the thin-layer plate, avoiding thus the elution of the spot.After TL Chromatographie separation of active substances, densitometric measurements were performed with a HPTL scanner at 254 nm, whereby good and precise results were obtained. The standard deviation was found to range from 0.022 to 0.183, whereas the relative standard deviation ranged from 0.93 to 2.7%.The results obtained show that the method is applicable to routine analysis.     

Photolysis of Steroidal 20-Aryl-Substituted 11-Nitrites

The two structurally similar 20-phenyl- and 20-(4-methoxyphenyl)-11-(nitrosooxy)pregnan-20-ol derivatives 4 and 7 behave differently under photolytic conditions, the former nitrous acid ester affording, as a main product, the benzo-fused hexacyclic compound 9 , and the latter the 21 -nitro derivative 12. Mechanistic aspects of these transformations are discussed.     

Influence of the reduction of iodate ion by hydrogen peroxide on the model of the Bray-Liebhafsky reaction

The reduction of iodate ion by hydrogen peroxide, originally postulated by Liebhafsky, is considered as a possible step in the kinetic model proposed by Kolar-Ani and G. Schmitz for the overall Bray-Liebhafsky oscillatory process.     

The Bray-Liebhafsky reaction. Influence of some polymers based on poly (4-vinylpyridine)

Behavior of the Bray-Liebhafsky oscillatory reaction in the presence of acid-base polymers with and without ferric ions is analyzed. The influence of hydrogen ions on the overall reaction is shown.     

Reactivity of 5,10:8,14-Disecosteroids: An unusual rearrangement of cyclodecene-1,4-dione systems to five-membered-ring spiro-γ-lactones

Upon heating in AcOH, the stereoisomeric (Z)- and (R)-6,9-dioxocyclodex-3-enyl derivatives, 5 and 6 , respectively, obtained by HgO/I₂ oxidation of 5-hydroxy-8-oxo-8,14-seco-5α-androstane-3β,17β-diyl diacetate ( 3 ), undergo an unusual intramolecular rearrangement to give the corresponding unsaturated (5R,9R)- and (5R,9S)-spiro-lactones 7 and 8 , respectively. Hydroxylation of the C?C bond in 7 and 8 , and subsequent glycol cleavage of the resulting diols 9 and 10 afforded the epimeric spiro-lactones (5R,9S)- 11 and (5R,9R)- 14 , respectively, and in both cases, the ring-D-containing fragments 12 and 13 .     

Copolymerization and Copolymers of 2,4,5-Tribromostyrene with Methyl Acrylate and Methyl Methacrylate

Abstract

2,4,5-Tribromostyrene (TBSt) was copolymerized with methyl acrylate (MA) or methyl methacrylate (MMA) in a toluene solution using 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile as free radical initiator. The copolymerization reactivity ratios were found to be for the system TBSt / MA r₁= 7.4 ± 1.2 (TBSt) and r₂= 0.1 ± 1.4 (MA) and for the system TBSt / MMA r₁ = 1.8 ± 0.2 (TBSt) and r₂ = 0.1 ± 0.2 (MMA). The e and Q values were also calculated. The initial rate of copolymerization, as well as molecular weight of the obtained copolymers for both system linearly increase as the content of TBSt in the monomer mixture increases. Similar behavior has also been established for the course of the copolymerization reactions to high conversions. The resulting copolymers rapidly decompose at temperatures 20–800°C above the decomposition of corresponding (metha)crylate hompolymers. However, the glass transition temperature increases markedly with increasing TBS content.     

THE ADSORPTION OF AN ANIONIC SURFACTANT AT THE OIL WATER INTERFACE DURING EMULSION HOMOGENIZATION

Adsorption of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (NaDBS) on the surfaces of dispersed oil globules during homogenization of paraffin oil in water emulsions has been studied. NaDBS concentration was changed over a wide interval comprising critical micelle concentration. For the emulsions homogenized for different time intervals the total quantity and the percentage of NaDBS adsorbed, the amount and number of NaDBS molecules adsorbed per unit inter-facial area, as well as the specific surface area of dispersed phase and the area per emulsifier molecule have been determined.

The amount adsorbed and density of the emulsifier layer, I.e., the area per NaDBS molecule adsorbed on the oil globule surfaces, depend not only on Initial NaDBS concentration but also, on the homogenization time and the homogenization action. This makes a difference between the adsorption behaviour under the conditions of emulsion formation and its subsequent homogenization, and the adsorption behaviour of the emulsifier at a plane quiescent Interface.