Structural and Adsorptive Characteristics of Pyrocarbon/Silica Gel Si-60

Pyrocarbon/silica gel adsorbents (carbosils, CS) with mesoporous Si-60 (Merck, granule size 0.2–0.5 mm) modified by pyrolysis of CH₂Cl₂ at 823 K and reaction time from 0.5 to 6 h and then hydrothermally treated at 473 K for 6 h were studied by means of TEM, adsorption and ¹H NMR methods. Changes in the structural and adsorptive characteristics of hybrid adsorbents before and after hydrothermal treatment, which depend on pyrocarbon content (C _C), were analyzed on the basis of TEM micrographs and p-nitrophenol and nitrogen adsorption isotherms treated using a constrained regularization method. Interfacial water layers in aqueous suspension of CS were investigated by means of ¹H NMR with freezing-out of bulk water at T < 273 K showing nonlinear changes in the Gibbs free energy of interfacial water with increasing C _C because of nonlinear dependence of the structural characteristics of pyrocarbon deposits and CS as a whole on C _C.     

Volume and compressibility changes on mixing aqueous solutions of the amino acid and poly(ethylene glycol)

The volume and compressibility changes on mixing aqueous solutions of the amino acid and poly(ethylene glycol) were measured with a vibration densimeter and a sing-around velocimeter at 298.15 K. For the system of alanine-PEG-H₂O, the additivity rule for the mean apparent molal volume and compressibility at infinite dilution held, and the excess volume and compressibility changes on mixing were obtained. For the system of glycine-PEG-H₂O, the additivity rule for the mean apparent molal compressibility at infinite dilution did not hold. While the mean apparent molal volume and compressibility changes were negative and positive for the systems of another amino acid-PEG-H₂O, respectively, where amino acids were valine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan. These results suggest that glycine and alanine are excluded from the hydration layer around PEG chain and the amino acids with a larger side chain than alanine are bound to the PEG chain due to the hydrophobic interaction. The hydration number per monomer around PEG chain was estimated to be 3.9.     

H2O−D2O solvent isotope effect in the volume behavior of some high-charge high-size electrolytes

The apparent molar volumes V of KCl, BaCl₂, K₂SO₄, LaCl₃, Co(en)₃Cl₃ [Tris(ethylenediamine)cobalt(III) chloride], K₃Co(CN)₆, K₃Fe(CN)₆, K₄Fe(CN)₆, and Ba₃[Co(CN)₆]₂ have been determined at 25°C in both light and heavy water. The V values in D₂O are systematically lower and increase more rapidly with salt concentration than the V in H₂O. The volume of transfer from H₂O to D₂O as well as the partial molar volume at infinite dilution in both solvents have also been calculated. These results together with literature values for other electrolytes were used to estimate both of these quantities for D₂O solutions of individual ions. The predictions of ion hydration models and ion-ion interactions are compared with experimental observations.     

Effects of H/D-isotope substitution and temperature on the volume characteristics of tetra-n-butylammonium bromide dissolved in methanol and its D-isotopomers

Densities of Buⁿ ₄NBr solutions in MeOH, MeOD, and CD₃OH were measured at salt concentrations of up to 1.5 solvomolality units (nearly 2.63·10^–2 mole fraction) at 278.15, 288.15, 298.15, 308.15, and 318.15 K. The limiting partial molar volumes of Buⁿ ₄NBr dissolved in these alcohols were calculated. The isotope effects in the volume characteristics of the stoichiometric mixture of ions, [Buⁿ ₄N⁺ + Br^–], are mainly due to the vibrational changes in the solvent structure upon deuteration of different molecular fragments. Structural transformations in infinitely dilute solution of Buⁿ ₄NBr in methanol are governed by non-specific solvation of the symmetrical Buⁿ ₄N⁺ cation.     

Surface diffusion in reversed-phase liquid chromatography using silica gels bonded with C1 and C18 ligands of different densities

Surface diffusion in reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) using silica gels bonded with C₁ and C₁₈ alkyl ligands of different densities was studied from the viewpoints of two extrathermodynamic relationships, i.e., enthalpy-entropy compensation (EEC) and linear free energy relationship (LFER). First, according to the four methods proposed by Krug et al., the values of surface diffusion coefficient (D_s) were analyzed to confirm that an actual EEC resulting from substantial physico-chemical effects takes place for surface diffusion. Then, it was also demonstrated that a LFER is observed between surface diffusion and the retention equilibrium. The establishment of EEC and LFER suggests a mechanistic similarity of molecular migration by surface diffusion, irrespective of the alkyl chain length and the densities of C₁ and C₁₈ ligands. Finally, a thermodynamic model for the LFER based on the real EEC was used to estimate D_s values under various RPLC conditions. The D_s values can be estimated with a mean square deviation of about 25–30%. The agreement between the D_s values estimated and those experimentally measured suggests that the total mass flux by surface diffusion consists of the two contributions due to C₁ and C₁₈ ligands and that the contribution of each ligand is proportional to the ligand density.     

Probing in vitro digestion at oil–water interfaces

Interfacial layers have been widely applied to study the formation and stability of emulsion-based systems. However, the application of isolated interfaces to address digestibility of emulsions is often limited because of the complexity of experimental methods and results. This review summarizes the latest developments in analytical methods and literature data on effects of digestion on interfacial layers. Particular emphasis is given to understand the changes on interfacial magnitudes during oral, gastric, and duodenal digestion, either applied separately or sequentially. Limitations of interfacial aspects and key factors that influence emulsion microstructure in bulk and lipid digestion are identified. Understanding the behavior of interfacial layers upon gastrointestinal digestion promotes an accurate tracking of the physiological fate of emulsions.     

Selective method for the preparation of 5-chloropentan-2-one

A selective method for the preparation of 5-chloropentan-2-one by interaction of 1-methylcyclobutanol with Ca(OCl)₂ followed by decomposition of the hypochlorite thus obtained in the presence of Fe^II salt is proposed. The selectivity of the ketone formation from the alcohol is 98%, while the conversion of the alcohol is 35–40%.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 774–776, April, 1995.     

The physicochemical surface characteristics of Brevibacterium linens

The physicochemical surface characteristics and interfacial behavior of two strains of Brevibacterium linens (BL-MGE and BL-9174), that may enhance cheese flavor, were assessed. Cell surface hydrophobicity was determined by measuring the contact angle of a variety of polar and non-polar wetting agents on lawns of the bacterial cells. The contact angles obtained were used to calculate the cell surface free energy components γ^LW, γ^AB, γ⁺ and γ⁻. The Lifshitz van der Waals component and the Lewis acid-base component were approximately 35 mJ m⁻² and 22 mJ m⁻², respectively, for both strains. Under conditions of physiological pH and low ionic strength, neither strain exhibited affinity for an octyl ligand in hydrophobic interaction chromatography. This occurred despite a favorable free energy of interfacial interaction which was attributable almost entirely to favorable acid-base interactions between cells and octyl-sepharose. The nature of surface functional groups was evaluated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Excluding H, the mean percentage of atomic fraction for C, O, N and P for BL-MGE was 57.7, 37.8, 3.9 and 0.6%, respectively and 61.0, 31.8, 7.0 and 0.2%, respectively for BL-9174.     

流体熵相关性质的Monte Carlo模拟新方法

提出了用于计算实际体系熵相关性质的Monte Carlo多级取样分子模拟方法. 应用这一方法, 对硬球流体的化学势及Helmholtz自由能进行了估算, 得到了满意的结果. 计算化学势时, 不存在通常试验粒子方法所遇到的高密度问题. 该方法特别适合规律性的系统研究, 较之普通模拟方法要有效得多. 模拟得到的硬球体系无限稀释组份的超额化学势与对比直径的关系, 在相变区域为一条双凹曲线; 无论是在相变区还是在单相区, Carnahan-Starling公式对这一关系的描述均有较大偏差.     

非缔合二元有机液体混合物过剩热容的测定与计算

溶液的过剩热容是热力学的重要函数，对其测定与研究具有理论与实际意义．过剩热容不仅可检验溶液中分子间的相互作用，并可利用其计算混合物的热容．本文报告了用微量热仪对环乙烷一本等七个二元物系全浓度范围内在29815K、常压下过剩热容CEp进行的测定工作，上述体系是由具有