Method Development for the Speciation of Chromium in River and Industrial Wastewater Using GFAAS

A simple, sensitive and inexpensive method for the speciation of Cr(VI) and Cr(III) in river and industrial wastewater was developed, optimized and validated. Samples were collected, filtered and then chromium species were determined in the filtrate. In the filtrate, total Cr was determined directly by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (GFAAS). A portion of the filtered sample was buffered to pH 6.4, extracted with Amberlite LA-2/MIBK and finally Cr(VI) was determined in the organic extract and Cr(III) in the aqueous phase using GFAAS. The method was evaluated by analysis of the certified reference material, CRM 544, and good accuracy was obtained. The limit of detection for Cr(VI) and Cr(tot)/Cr(III) was found to be 0.30 and 0.08 µg L⁻¹, respectively, and a precision expressed as relative standard deviation of better than 11% was achieved for nine replicates. A number of water samples from the Tinishu Akaki River, Ethiopia, and wastewater samples from a chemical plant in Germany, were analysed. In addition to the GFAAS method, Cr(tot) was also determined using ICP-MS (in CRM 544, lyophilized water, and Tinishu Akaki River water samples) and Cr(tot) and Cr(VI) using UV-VIS spectrophotometry (in CRM 544 and industrial wastewater samples). Good agreement between the different methods was found.     

ViscosityB-coefficients,structural entropies and heat capacities,and the effects of ions on the structure of water

The water-structural contributions to the entropies and heat capacities of hydration of over 120 ions and the viscosity B-coefficients of nearly 80 aqueous ions are tabulated and correlated. B-coefficients for many more ions are predicted from this relationship and from their dependence on ionic size and charge. The structural entropies determine a unique scale of water structure making and breaking by the ions.     

Heats of solution of gaseous hydrocarbons in water at 25°C

The heats of solution at 25°C for a number of hydrocarbon gases are reported as measured by a calorimetric method. There is excellent agreement between the standard enthalpy changes of solution measured calorimetrically and those derived from high precision temperature dependent solubility measurements. However the calorimetrically determined standard enthalpies of solution of a number of gases are greatly improved over values obtained from low precision temperature dependent solubility measurements. A method is presented to readily estimate the standard errors in the standard enthalpy change for any process derived from the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constant for the process. Comparison of the standard enthalpies and entropies of solution of hydrocarbon gases in water shows that the standard free energies of solution for all hydrocarbon gases investigated are dominated by unfavorable entropy contributions. A strong linear correlation between the standard entropy of solution and the number of hydrogens in the hydrocarbon molecule is found. This correlation suggests that the hydrocarbon hydrophobic effect is regulated by the number of allowable configurations of a water molecule in contact with each C–H group.     

水/有机两相体系中催化氧化反应的研究进展

论述了水／有机两相体系中催化氧化反应的一些最新进展。由于采用水溶性催化剂，使得水／有机两相体系中的催化反应具有催化剂与产物容易分离的优点。阐述了水溶性催化剂在催化氧化反应中的应用，列举了一些典型的水溶性配体、水溶性催化剂以及催化氧化反应实例。参考文献21篇。     

电极法测定废水中氨氮

介绍了采用电极法测定废水中氨氮时,以吹气法代替蒸馏法对废水水样进行预处理,简化了水样预处理的程序,样品中氨氮的释出率可达90%,加标回收率在60%-98.8%之间。对两种废水样各分析8次,得出其RSD值均小于5%。按3倍标准偏差计算方法的检出限为0.008 mg.L-1。定量测定的最高值为350 mg.L-1。     

以水、甲苯及其混合溶剂超临界萃取煤的研究

在半连续萃取装置上,以水、甲苯及其混合物为溶剂对黄县褐煤进行了非等温超临界萃取,考察了不同溶剂对萃取过程的影响。结果表明,以甲苯为溶剂的萃取率高于以水为溶剂的。以水为溶剂萃取物中的沥青烯和预沥青烯的H/C原子比高于以甲苯为溶剂的,而O/C原子比则低。在水中加入适量甲苯,能够明显改善萃取效果,大幅度提高萃取率。     

Electrocatalytic properties of Au(111)-Pd quasi-single-crystal film electrodes as probed by ATR-SEIRAS

Electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties of thin films Au(111-25 nm), which are quasi-single-crystal electrodes 25 nm thick made of gold with the (111) preferential orientation, and same electrodes modified with a monolayer (ML) of palladium are studied in 0.1 M solutions of HClO₄ and H₂SO₄ employing voltammetric techniques and surface enhanced infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRAS). Spectroscopic experiments demonstrate strong adsorption of electrolyte species (H₂O, OH_ads, anions) on the Pd surface. The weak and reversible adsorption of CO on Au(111-25 nm) does not change the interfacial-water structure. Adsorption of CO on the Pd-modified film results in an irreversibly adsorbed CO adlayer stabilized by co-adsorbed isolated water species. Various electrooxidation mechanisms are discussed. Electrochemical and spectroscopic investigations on the adsorption and electrooxidation of HCOOH on bare and 1 ML Pd-Au(111-25 nm) electrodes reveal that electrooxidation proceeds in both cases via a direct or dehydrogenation pathway. This mechanism involves the formation of formate as intermediate, which is detected by in situ ATR-SEIRAS. The reactivity on Pd-modified surfaces is higher than on bare gold. The specifically adsorbed anions (sulfate/bisulfate) and the oxide formation on the substrate surface lower the reactivity for CO and HCOOH on both surfaces. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2006, Vol. 42, No. 11, pp. 1312–1329. Based on the report delivered at the 8th International Frumkin Symposium “Kinetics of the Electrode Processes,” October 18–22, 2005, Moscow. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

梅州农村饮用水重金属元素监测与分析

对梅州农村饮用水中的重金属元素进行了监测和分析，选择Fe，Mn，Zn，Cu，Ag，Pb，Cd七种元素为检测指标。从实验结果来看，Cu，Ag，Cd含量低，未超标；Fe，Mn，Zn，Pb有超标现象：按其危害程度，Pb，Mn的超标是急需解决的问题。     

Diagnosis of OH Radical by Optical Emission Spectroscopy in Atmospheric Pressure Unsaturated Humid Air Corona Discharge and its Implication to Desulphurization of Flue Gas

OH radical in the corona discharge with pipe–nozzle–plate electrode has been diagnosed by optical emission spectroscopy. Spatial variations of OH radical emission in discharge gap have been measured. Relative intensity of OH radical emission spectroscopy increases with increasing water vapor flux injected into the reactor or intensity of electric field supported. In positive pulsed corona discharge, relative intensity is higher than that in positive DC corona discharge and lower than that in negative DC corona discharge. Strongest intensity of OH radical spectrum appears within the range of 5 mm near the discharge nozzle- electrode. In addition, it is proved that the efficiency of desulphurization from flue gas by pulsed corona discharge plasma processes can be improved when OH radical is produced in the reactor.     

水中2-氨基-3-氰基-4-芳基-7，7-二甲基-5-氧代4H-5，6，7，8-四氢苯并[b]吡喃的洁净合成

在水溶剂中在三乙基苄基氯化铵（TEBA）存在下，取代肉桂腈与5，5-二甲基- 1，3-环已酮反应为2-氨基-3-氰基-4-芳基-7，7-二甲基-5-氧代-4H，5，6，7，8- 四氢苯并[b]吡喃提供了一种快速、方便、高效和洁净的合成方法。