Critical Study of the Determination of Europium by Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Europium may be determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with good sensitivity when using procoated furnaces. The maximum allowable ashing temperature is 1600 °C and the optimal atomization temperature is 2600 °C. Similar results were obtained using two different atomizers and detection systems. At the wavelength used for the determination of europium, the background continuum emitted by the furnace is very strong. Care should be taken to eliminate scattering species from the windows of the furnace housing.     

Biodistribution and toxicity assessment of radiolabeled and DMSA coated ferrite nanoparticles in mice

DMSA-coated Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were synthesized by wet-chemical method. The chemical interaction between Fe₃O₄ and DMSA were investigated by FTIR. They were directly radiolabeled with ^99mTc radioisotope (Fe₃O₄@DMSA–^99mTc) at room temperature in the presence of stannous solution as a reducing agent. Magnetic and structure properties of Fe₃O₄@DMSA–^99mTc nanoparticles were investigated by AGFM, TEM, and XRD. Biodistribution and toxicity assessment of Fe₃O₄@DMSA–^99mTc were studied in mice by intravenous and intraperitoneally injections, respectively. Blood, kidney, and liver factors were measured 4 days post injection and at the mean-while tissue sections were prepared from their kidney and liver. The results indicate that, the Fe₃O₄@DMSA–^99mTc nanoparticles were passed through the membrane of different cells but do not create any disorder in the kidney and liver function even in high doses such as 300 mg/kg.     

Contribution to electrical discharge electron beam system for flue gas cleaning method

Many authors have investigated simultaneous reduction of SO₂ and NO_x from flue gas stack emission by electron beam-induced plasma process. Because of high costs, this technology has been applied in only a few countries (Japan, China and Poland) until now. Small countries, consumers of cheap combustibles, produce a great deal of atmospheric pollutants SO₂ and NO_x, For this reason there is a great interest in the implementation of cheaper technologies with a similar impact as electron beam processing. This paper presents a series of experimental data for SO₂ and NO_x removal by electron beams, electric discharge and ozone in different processing variants of flue gas.     

Synthesis of oxoindolin-3-ylidene-1,3-dithioles

An efficient and one-pot synthesis of 2-(2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene)-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dicarboxylates by a three-component condensation reaction of isatins, carbon disulfide and dialkyl acetylendicarboxylates in the presence of Bu₃P is reported. Reaction of carbon disulfide and dialkyl acetylene dicarboxylates with acenaphthylene-1,2-dione, ninhydrine and pyrimidine-tetraone resulted in the formation of 2-(2-oxoacenaphthylen-1(2H)-ylidene)-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dicarboxylates, 2-(1,3-dioxo-1H-inden-2(3H)-ylidene)-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dicarboxylates and 2-(2,4,6-trioxotetrahydropyrimidin-5(6H)-ylidene)-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dicarboxylates, respectively, in the same conditions.     

Characterization by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and 2D IR correlation spectroscopy of PAMAM dendrimer

FT-IR and 2D correlation spectroscopy were employed to study the microstructural changes occurring during phase transitions of a liquid crystal poly(amidoamine) codendrimer (PAMAM (L1)16(L2)16) generation 3, functionalized on the terminal groups by one-chain promesogenic calamitic units (4-(4'-decyloxybenzoyloxy)salicylaldehyde (L1)) and two-chain promesogenic calamitic units (4-(3',4'-didecyloxybenzoyloxy)salicylaldehyde (L2)). Spectral modifications associated with molecular conformation rearrangements allowing for molecular shape change on going from a liquid-crystalline organization to another were found. The transition temperatures were calculated, and they are in good agreement with the DSC data. Spectral analysis gives evidence of the LC phase transitions and to an additional transition associated with the existence of conformers. Various types of hydrogen bonding have been established.     

Heat transfer enhancement by application of nano-powder

In this investigation, laminar flow heat transfer enhancement in circular tube utilizing different nanofluids including Al₂O₃ (20 nm), CuO (50 nm), and Cu (25 nm) nanoparticles in water was studied. Constant wall temperature was used as thermal boundary condition. The results indicate enhancement of heat transfer with increasing nanoparticle concentrations, but an optimum concentration for each nanofluid suspension can be found. Based on the experimental results, metallic nanoparticles show better enhancement of heat transfer coefficient in comparison with oxide particles. The promotions of heat transfer due to utilizing nanoparticles are higher than the theoretical correlation prediction.     

Compositional Studies of Ancient Copper from Romanian Territories

Ancient copper objects from Romanian territories have been analyzed by neutron activation analysis. A series of elements is determined: Au, Ag, As, Co, Cr, Fe, Hg, Ni, Zn, Sb, Sc, Se, Sn. Using mathematical dendograms some classifications and correlation have been established.     

Study of current drain during electrochemical etching of polycarbonate detectors

Polycarbonate (PC) detector is one of the common detectors for neutron and radon gas detection. Using this detector it is possible to measure the dose in mSv, by counting tracks/cm² on an etched surface. In this paper, a special procedure has been suggested to determine the dose based on current drain during the etching process. In these experiments the effects of voltage, frequency, effective etched area, PC detector's thickness, etched area (one side or two sides), etching solution temperature and dose absorbed by the PC foil have been studied.The results obtained show the current drain variation for a voltage of 200–1600 V, a frequency of 2–10 kHz, effective area with a diameter of 2–12 cm, PC thickness of 125–250–375– and a temperature of etching solution of 25–.Lexan PC foils were exposed to doses of of neutrons. The unexposed foils were considered as the background (BG) foils. Most of the experiments were performed at a voltage of 800 V, a frequency of 2 and 8 kHz, foil thickness of , diameter of effective etched area of foils of 2, 6 and 12 cm, temperatures of 25 and and the etching process from 0 up to overload stage. Overload stage occurs when the foil becomes so thin due to growth of the tracks that it leads to sparking between phase and null that makes a hole in the foil.Current drain curves versus the function of the etching time are absolutely different for various doses from zero (BG) to 10 rad (BG up to ). This is true especially for the time interval from 3 h of etching up to overload stage. In this way, it is possible to obtain a calibration of PC detector net current drain based on its absorbed dose.In this experiment, the number and diameter of tracks and their relation with drain current and PC foil residual thickness at overload stage have been studied.The same experiment has been performed for various concentrations of radon gas (Bq/m3) as well.     

Microwave-Assisted Preparation of 2-Substituted Benzothiazoles

Abstract

2-Substituted benzothiazoles ( 3a–h ) were prepared from the condensation reaction of 2-aminothiophenol 1 with aldehydes 2 in the presence of P-Ts-OH and graphite on the surface of solid mineral supports without using any oxidizing agent under microwave irradiation.