A sensitive determination of dopamine in the presence of ascorbic acid using a nafion-coated clinoptilolite-modified carbon paste electrode

A selective dopamine determination using a nafion-coated clinoptilolite-modified carbon paste electrode in the presence of ascorbic acid was studied. Both cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) were used for measurements of dopamine. To improve the selectivity of the clinoptilolite-modified carbon paste electrode in presence of a high concentration of ascorbic acid, the electrode surface was coated with nafion membrane. Experimental parameters affecting the determination of dopamine, including the clinoptilolite ratio, nafion membrane thickness, preconcentration time, preconcentration solution pH, stripping solution pH and interferences are discussed. The developed sensor has a wide linear range, a low detection limit, and good stability and reproducibility. The sensor offers a good alternative to existing analytical methods for dopamine, permits a relatively short analysis time, and is simple, selective and inexpensive.     

Biphasic epoxidation of 1-octene with H2O2 catalyzed by amphiphilic fluorinated Ti-loaded zirconia

A series of amphiphilic fluorinated zirconia containing titanium was prepared by titanium impregnation followed by fluorination and alkylsilylation of zirconium oxide. Physical properties of the resulting samples were characterized by XRD analysis, UV-vis spectroscopy, BET surface area analysis and EDAX analysis. The effects of fluorine and alkylsilane groups on the samples were studied by the epoxidation of 1-octene with aqueous hydrogen peroxide. The epoxidation of alkenes is one of the most important methods of functionalizing simple hydrocarbons. The amphiphilic fluorinated catalysts were more active and more efficient than the conventional titania-silica and zirconia-silica mixed oxides in linear alkene epoxidation; enhanced by the presence of alkylsilane and fluorine groups in the catalysts. Modification with alkylsilane successfully induces the hydrophobic behavior of zirconia which is hydrophilic in nature; whereas fluorine was chosen for its electron-withdrawing effect which further activates the titanium active sites.     

Pyrene Substituted Phthalonitrile Derivative As a Fluorescent Sensor For Detection of Fe3+ Ions in Solutions

Journal of Fluorescence - In this current study, the novel bis[4,5-(pyrene-2-yl)-3,6-(hexyloxy)] phthalonitrile (SPN) fluorophore has been successfully synthesized. Structural characterization of...     

Transesterification with Hydrated Aluminum Chloride: A Convenient Method for the Transesterification of Long Chain Alcohols and Acid Sensitive Carboxylic Acids

Transesterification in the presence of aluminum chloride with long chain alcohols provides good yields of esters from the 2-ethylhexyl esters of 4-dimethylaminobenzoic and 4-methoxycinnamic acids.     

The Inhomogeneous Invariance Quantum Group of?Particle Algebras with Continuous Parameters

We construct the inhomogeneous quantum groups with continuous parameters which leave the boson and fermion algebras of field theory invariant.     

Influence of nozzle area ratio on the gas-particle flow for single-hose dry ice blasting nozzle

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In this paper, a numerical study was performed to examine the effect of divergent nozzle length of single-hose dry ice blasting on the development of...     

Reactive kinetics of carbon dioxide loaded aqueous blend of 2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol and piperazine using a pressure drop method

In this study, a new pressure drop method has been used to investigate the kinetics of carbon dioxide reaction with aqueous blend of 2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol (AEPD) with piperazine (PZ). The blending of a small amount of PZ with AEPD has a significant effect on the observed rate constant, k_obs. It was observed that k_obs values of the blend increased more than twice than the summation of k_obs values of individual alkanolamines. The reaction kinetics in this study were modeled by assuming a termolecular mechanism. The addition of 0.1 mol/L of PZ to 1 mol/L AEPD exhibited an observed rate constant, k_obs of 8824.1 s⁻¹, which is comparable to other alkanolamine mixtures. Hence, PZ/AEPD mixtures can be potentially used for rapid carbon dioxide capture.     

ITO electrode modified with Pt nanodendrites-decorated ZnO nanorods for enzymatic glucose sensor

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - This work demonstrated the property enhancement of Pt nanodendrite (PtNDs)-decorated ZnO nanorods (ZnONRs) modified indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode for an...