Preparation and practical application of spinel pigment Co0.46Zn0.55(Ti0.064Cr0.91)2O4

Synthesis of the green spinel pigment Co_0.46Zn_0.55(Ti_0.064Cr_0.91)₂O₄ by a novel two-step method of preparation have been investigated. Inorganic pigments are almost always prepared by a solid state reaction. It is classical ceramic method which used oxides, hydroxides or carbonates as precursors. The reaction is performed at temperature higher than 1300°C and an agent of mineralization is usually present. The presented novel method of preparation decreases the calcining temperature necessary for reaching of bright and clear hue of the pigments prepared. Main attention was focused on the influence of two types of titanium raw materials on the temperature region of the spinel structure formation and on the colour properties of the pigments. The mixture of precursors with TiO₂ gives a one-phase system when calcining at 1100°C but the colour properties are more interesting at 1150°C. Thermal stability of this pigment is limited by temperature 1300°C. This temperature is connected with partial oxidation of Cr(III) to Cr(VI). Thermal analysis provided the first information about the temperature region of the pigment formation and determined the thermal stability of pigment.     

Determination of some trace elements in human tooth enamel

Determination of seven elements (Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Pb, Sr and Zn) in whole enamel and surface layers of extracted non-carious human teeth by FAAS, ETA AAS, ICP-AES and ICP-MS (Pb) is demonstrated. Techniques are described for obtaining whole enamel and its acid dissolution. Fifty microm width enamel layers from outer enamel surface to a 200 microm depth were successively etched in 1 mL of 3 M HClO4 for 3 min dissolution periods. Enamel samples were analyzed for populations under and over 20 years of age and enamel from Bronze Age teeth. Concentrations of microelements in the whole enamel and in the first surface layer (50 microm depth) were compared. With exception of Sr and Mg, all elements show significantly higher concentrations in the first layer than in whole enamel and higher concentration in teeth of individuals over 20 years, which demonstrate the cumulative effect of these elements. The Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn concentrations in four layers of erupted and non-erupted teeth decreased while Mg and Sr concentrations increased toward enamel-dentine junction. The concentrations of most elements were almost constant as they approached the 150 microm layer. This concentration gradient may result from interaction between saliva and teeth and supports the hypothesis that the surface de- and re-mineralization process is effective at most to 150 microm from the enamel surface.     

Radiolysis of aqueous-ethanolic solution of tryptophan

The effect of ethanol on radiation stability of tryptophan during -irradiation of its aqueous solutions was investigated. In comparison with radiation losses of tryptophan irradiated in pure water, the losses in aqueous-ethanolic solutions are considerably higher and they increase with increasing ethanol concentration. Basic radiation products of tryptophan formed on irradiation of its aqueous-ethanolic solutions in consequence of the reaction of tryptophan with acetaldehyde as the main product of radiolysis of ethanol were followed by paper electrophoresis.     

Photostabilizing activity of sterically hindered piperidines—II: Radical trapping ability

The abilities of both 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (I) and its nitroxyl (II) to trap radicals involved in hydrocarbon photo-oxidations have been studied in cumene and 1,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane at 27° using AIBN, hydroperoxide and dialkylperoxide as initiators: the light was either the band 300–400 nm or 366 nm. Under conditions of photolysis of ROOH (degenerate branching), I is oxidized to II. II is capable of trapping R' radicals, the rate constant being ～50 times lower than that for RO^.₂ formation. RO^.₂ radicals react with neither I nor II. Under the condition of degenerate branching, II is capable of intercepting the radical fragments from decomposing hydroperoxide. The rate constant of this process is ～500 times higher than that for hydrogen abstraction by these fragments. A reaction mechanism is suggested: hydrogen bonded associates formed between an N-containing stabilizer and ROOH play a dominant role. The principal intermediates in this mechanism are represented by >NO^., >NOH and >NOR species.     

Voltammetric and X-ray diffraction analysis of the early stages of the thermal crystallization of mixed Cu,Mn oxides

Mixed Cu,Mn, Cu,Mn,Al, Cu,Mg,Mn, and Cu,Mg,Mn,Al oxides were obtained by calcination of amorphous basic carbonate (Cu,Mn oxides) or hydrotalcite-like precursors at 300–800 °C. The product composition was characterized by chemical analysis, XRD, and voltammetry of the microparticles. The XRD amorphous portion was detected indirectly by XRD and directly by voltammetry. Tenorite (CuO) and spinels were the main crystalline components of the oxide mixtures. The presence of Al shifted the onset of the crystallization of XRD-detectable tenorite and spinel to temperatures higher by 100–200 °C, and the presence of Mg shifted tenorite crystallization by 100 °C, but voltammetry was able to detect these phases even in XRD-amorphous or nanocrystalline calcines. Voltammetry is hence suitable for analysis of poorly crystalline oxides that can be used in heterogeneous catalysis.     

Untersuchung der kinetik von azokupplungs-reaktionen mittels direkter injektions-enthalpiemetrie

The present paper deals with the application of direct injection enthalpimetry (DIE) in the study of the kinetics of azo coupling reactions. On the example of the coupling of diazotized aniline-4-sulphonic acid with 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulphonic acid, it was verified that the rate constants determined using DIE are comparable with those determined using spectrophotometry. Advantages result from the application of DIE in the study of the kinetics of azo coupling reactions.     

Enantioseparation of selected N-tert.-butyloxycarbonyl amino acids in high-performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis with a teicoplanin chiral selector

Enantioseparation of N-tert.-butyloxycarbonyl amino acids (N-t-Boc-Aas) with teicoplanin chiral selector was performed in two different separation systems: A teicoplanin-based chiral stationary phase (CSP-TE) was used in reversed-phase HPLC, and the same chiral selector (CS) was added into a background electrolyte (BGE) in HPCE. The enantioselective interaction with the same CSP/CS can be influenced by several factors, such as mobile phase/background electrolyte composition: the buffer concentration, pH, the CS concentration, the presence of organic modifiers. In addition, the charge of the chiral selector related to the charge of the analyte and to EOF are important variables in CE. The effect of these parameters on enantioselectivity and enantioseparation of selected N-t-Boc-Aas was studied. The presence of a sufficient concentration (1% solution) of a triethylamine acetate buffer in the mobile phase was shown to be essential for enantioseparation of these blocked amino acids in HPLC. A certain concentration of teicoplanin aggregates (along with teicoplanin molecules) in the BGE is required to obtain enantioseparation of N-t-Boc-Aas in HPCE.     

Free electron model in cluster structure theory. Electronic structures of [Mo6S8(CN)6]6?, [Mo6Se8(CN)6]6?, [Re6S8(CN)6]4?, and Rh6(CO)16 clusters

The results of quantum chemical calculations of the electronic structure and geometry of octahedral clusters [Mo₆S₈(CN)₆]⁶⁻, [Mo₆Se₈(CN)₆]⁶⁻, [Re₆S₈(CN)₆]⁴⁻, and Rh₆(CO)₁₆ by the ab initio SCF (RHF) and DFT (B3LYP) methods with various basis sets are presented. The electronic states of the clusters under study in ideal spherically symmetric potential were classified in the orbital quantum number l (1s, 1p, 1d, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i), l = 0–6. In real crystal field with O_h symmetry these states are split. The calculated new electronic states were matched to the irreducible representations of the point symmetry group O_h. The polarizabilities of the compounds considered are 55–65 ų. A new model for the electronic structure of octahedral clusters containing M₆ groups was proposed. The model is based on the idea of free electrons moving in spherically symmetric potential field. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2617–2624, December, 2005.     

The properties and behavior of supermolecular formations in aging aqueous poly (vinyl alcohol) solutions

The structure of supermolecular formations and the interparticle interaction in aqueous poly(vinyl alcohol) solutions aging at different concentrations were investigated. Integral light scattering was used to determine the single particle scattering functionP(K), the structure functionS(K), and hence the radial distribution functiong(r). Nonrandom arrangement of the supermolecular formations in solutions under study is much less intensive than that of particles in polymer latices.     

Bestimmung von C-Methylgruppen in organischen Sauerstoffverbindungen durch Oxydation mit Chromsäure unter optimalen Bedingungen. I

Zusammenfassung Eine Reihe sauerstoffhaltiger Modellsubstanzen, die Methylgruppen am primären, sekundären oder doppelt gebundenen Kohlenstoffatom enthalten, wurden mit einem Gemisch von 2 T. 5-n Chromsäure und 1 T. konz. Schwefelsäure 45 Minuten bei 130° C oxydiert. Die entstandene Essigsäure wurde mit Wasserdampf abdestilliert und alkalimetrisch titriert. Die angeführten Reaktionsbedingungen können als optimal angesehen werden, da sie die größte oxydative Wirkung haben, bei der jedoch Essigsäure nicht weiter oxydiert wird. Der Abbau des Kohlenstoffskeletts verläuft schneller und vollständiger als bei der Methode vonKuhn undRoth. Die Essigsäureausbeute lag zwischen 0,70 und 0,95 Mol Essigsäure je C-Methylgruppe und wurde in Abhängigkeit von der Struktur der untersuchten Stoffe diskutiert.

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Determination of C-methyl groups in organic oxygen compounds through oxidation with chromic acid under optimal conditions

Summary A number of oxygen-containing model substances, which contained methyl groups on primary, secondary or doubly bound carbon atoms, were oxidized with a mixture of 2 parts of 5N chromic acid and 1 part of conc. sulfuric acid for 45 minutes ar 130° C. The resulting acetic acid was distilled off with steam and titrated alkametrically. The cited reaction conditions may be regarded as optimal, because they exert the greatest oxidative action, which however the acetic acid is not further oxidized. The degradation of the carbon skeleton proceeds faster and more completely than in the method ofKuhn andRoth. The yield of acetic acid lay between 0.70 and 0.95 mol acetic acid per C-methyl group and was discussed with respect to the structure of the investigated material.

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In dieser Mitteilung ist der erste Teil der Dissertationsarbeit von Frau Dipl.-Ing.B. Voláková inbegriffen.