Direct Measurement of Ammonia in Ambient Air

Abstract

A model is proposed which addresses the factors involved in the axial light attenuation of a coated waveguide (collector/sensor) whose polymer coating has been sensitized to ammonia. The experimental results appear to corroborate the model predictions of high sensitivity (ppb) and independence of sample flow on the collector/sensor. Concentration and relative humidity both determine the slopes of the transmission curves, the latter factor of which can be reduced to a second order effect by controlling the relative humidity in the sample holder.     

Mutual solubilities of selected solvents and 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate

1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([HYDEMIM][BF₄]) ionic liquid was characterised by infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, ultraviolet-visible spectra and thermogravimetric analysis. Mutual mass fraction solubilities of the 12 selected solvents (ethanol, 1-propanol, 1-butanol, benzene, toluene, o-xylene, m-xylene, p-xylene, ethylbenzene, dichloromethane, chloroform and carbon tetrachloride) and [HYDEMIM][BF₄] in the temperature range from 283.16 to 353.61?K were measured using a cloud-point method. Measured solubility value S was correlated as a function of temperature by a second-order polynomial.     

Litcrosomal Nadph Oxidase and Hybrid Electrodes

Abstract

The NADPH oxidizing activity of rat liver microsomes was investigated and found to be mainly due to the cytochrome P-450 system. The XADPH oxidase was utilized for the development of several organelle electrodes. Gelatin membrane immobilized microsomes were combined with an O₂ membrane sensor for bioelectrochemical measurement of NADPH. The dependence of the current on substrate concentration was linear up to 1 mmol·1^?1 To assemble hybrid electrodes for determination of glucose-6-phoaphate, ATP and isocitrate pure enzymes were coimmobilized with the microsomal fraction.     

毛细管柱气相色谱法测定角膜接触镜护理液中薄荷脑

角膜接触镜护理液样品以乙酸乙酯超声提取,提取液经离心后供气相色谱测定。采用DB-Wax毛细管柱(30m×0.32mm,0.5μm)分离样品,氢火焰离子化检测器检测,内标法定量。薄荷脑线性范围为3.74～187.2mg.L-1,方法的检出限(3S/N)为0.15mg.L-1。方法用于护理液中薄荷脑的测定,回收率在98.3%～99.3%之间;相对标准偏差(n=6)在0.72%～1.95%之间。     

Interpreting the difference between conventional and bi-directional plate-height measurements in liquid chromatography

An experimental and theoretical study was conducted of the column characterization technique in which plate heights determined using the conventional pulse-response method are compared with those determined using a bi-directional method where an eluite sample is introduced into one end of a chromatographic column and elution occurs at the same end after the flow direction is reversed inside the column. Experiments are presented for a micropellicular HPLC column before and after its performance has been degraded by repeated sample injections, for a low-pressure column containing nonporous glass particles, and for an HPLC column containing particles with 300 Å pores. The results obtained are interpreted in terms of several different theories which apply in various Fourier number ranges. It was shown that the transcolumn contribution to convective dispersion in a chromatographic column is largely responsible for the difference observed between conventional and bi-directional plate-height measurements and that a collocation method can be employed to develop a useful analytical expression for this contribution.     

Uncertainty of measurement for summed masses: application to controlled substances

Because sentences for drug possession depend on the mass of the seized drug, testing laboratories must often determine the summed mass of numerous items submitted under a single case. One common practice for this purpose is to continue analyzing and weighing samples until a legal threshold is passed, at which point it is important to inform the court whether the summed mass is significantly above the threshold, or only marginally so. This paper develops a means for estimating the uncertainty of the summed mass for the common situation where the readability, d, of the balance dominates the uncertainty. It is seen that for all sample sizes the uncertainty, UM, is given by the remarkable simple expression UM = (d/2) × [N + SQRT(3N)] + N × CCE, where N is the number of items and CCE is the absolute value of the calibration check error. In most instances, this can be further simplified to UM = N × d.     

Uncertainty of the Thermal Conductivity Measurement Using the Transient Hot Wire Method

This work deals with uncertainty analysis of the thermal conductivity measurement using the transient hot wire method. The characterization is made from a sample of low-density, polyethylene BRALEN SA 200-22. The utilized experimental data are obtained from the test measurements performed on the air at room temperature. The sources of measurement errors are analyzed and the uncertainty of the measured value of the thermal conductivity is evaluated. The analysis shows that in the present case the uncertainty of the thermal conductivity measurement is about ±3.3% for 68% confidence level.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Deux methodes photothermiques a l'etude d'une preparation de contact d'un melange binaire de cristaux liquides

The photopyroelectric (PPE) method is proposed as a sensitive technique to study a binary mixture of liquid crystals in a contact preparation. The photothermal signal is generated while scanning the contact preparation. The crystal-smectic A, smectic A-nematic, and nematic-isotropic interphase boundaries are detected. The displacement of these boundaries due to the variation of the temperature is monitored. The study of these displacements allows us to draw the complete temperature-concentration phase diagram of a binary mixtures. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

粘度法研究高分子溶液行为的实验改进(Ⅱ)

高分子在粘度计毛细管管壁上的吸附不仅会导致毛细管有效管径减小,而且可以导致毛细管界面性质发生显著改变,具体表现为测定高分子溶液流过时间t之前和之后纯溶剂的流过时间t0和t0′与高分子溶液流过时间t对浓度作图外推到浓度为零时的值t0^*并不一致。不同温度时聚乙烯吡咯烷酮（PVP）水溶液粘度测定结果表明,当吸附讷发子显著改变了毛细管界面性质时,需要将高分子溶液粘度测定方法由t/t0′改为t/t0^*。经过改进的粘度测定方法不仅更加普适合理,而且更加简单有效。     

Corrosion prevention of mild steel in acidic medium by 2-Pyrrolidin-1-yl-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid: Theoretical and experimental approach

The inhibition efficiency of 2-Pyrrolidin-1-yl-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylic acid (PTCA) against mild steel (MS) corrosion was investigated in acidic solution by using quantum chemical calculations based on Density Functional Theory (DFT) method and electrochemical measurements. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), potentiodynamic, potential zero charge (pzc) analysis and electrochemical noise (EN) measurements at various concentrations (from 0.1 to 10 mM) and immersion times were utilized in experimental part. The surface analysis was achieved scanning electron microscope (SEM) and contact angle measurements in the absence and presence of 10 mM PTCA. According to DFT results, PTCA exhibited 3.737 eV band gap and 8.130 Debye dipole moment which were a signal of potentially convenient corrosion inhibitor properties. PTCA has a remarkable corrosion inhibition capability to mild steel, which inhibited both anodic and cathodic corrosion rates, relying on it's physically adsorption on the metal solution interface and protection ability was increased with increasing PTCA concentration. The obtained adsorption equilibrium constant was 11.11 × 10³ M^-1 and calculated standard free energy of adsorption was ?33.03 kJ mol^?1. The determined activation energy values were 55.58 kJ mol^?1 and 96.86 kJ mol^?1 in 0.5 M HCl in the absence and presence of 10 mM PTCA, respectively. PTCA demonstrated a strong inhibition efficiency of 98.3%, after 168 h immersion, according to the EIS results. As a consequently, we recommend that PTCA is a convenient inhibitor in 0.1 M HCl for mild steel protection against corrosion.