pH,Definition and measurement at high temperatures

In this review paper, the NBS scale and its limitations are briefly discussed. The magnitude of liquid junction potentials and some calculated values are presented. The use of a molality scale for hydrogen electrode concentration cells at high temperatures is described, and results from measurements on ionization equilibria are summarized. Use of this scale is also recommended for certain circumstances with cells without liquid junction. As an alternative activity scale, use of the Pitzer ion-interaction treatment for ions is recommended for special cases. Finally, reference data are presented for _±HCl in HCl(aq) to 350°C and (HCl+NaCl)(aq) to 200°C that were derived by use of the Pitzer ion-interaction treatment.Presented at the Second International Symposium on Chemistry in High Temperature Water, Provo, UT, August 1991.     

Oscillation condition for a series piezoelectric sensor. Application to the determination of urease activity in plant seeds

The oscillating conditions for a series piezoelectric quartz crystal (SPQC) are proposed and verified experimentally. The influence of the cell constant and oscillator phase on the oscillational ability of the SPQC was investigated. It is shown that the SPQC possesses excellent oscillational ability in low or high conductivity solutions, but in solution of intermediate conductivity, the oscillational ability decreases with increasing oscillator phase or decreasing cell constant, sometimes resulting in a cease-to-oscillate zone. The SPQC was applied to determine the urease activity in plant seeds with a detection limit of 0.004 U ml⁻¹, based on the change in conductivity.     

Mechanistic aspects of the Wolff-Kishner reaction. V. The cation effect on the reaction of benzophenone hydrazone in butyl carbitol and decyl alcohol

The rate of the Wolff-Kishner reaction of benzophenone hydrazone in butyl carbitol increases as the cation of the alkoxide base is varied in the order K>Na>Li>Mg. The replacement of butyl carbitol by 1-decanol also accelerates the reaction, and an additional increase is caused by the presence of crown ether. On the basis of changes in the activation parameters, it is concluded that the reactivity of the hydrazone anion increases as the contact ion pair becomes more fully solvated and dissociated.     

边界元法在计算地下水稳定水位和流量中的应用

边界元法是一种新的数值计算方法。该法易于处理无限区域的地下水流问题,并且计算流量也较其他方法准确。本文介绍在二维稳定流的情况下如何计算地下水的水头和流量。承压含水层中的稳定流动,水头H满足拉普拉斯方程。利用格林第二公式,可以得到边界积分方程,即边界元的基本公式。可以用数值方法计算这一边界积分。为此,在边界上选取有限个点,称为节点,两节点间的线段称为单元。本文中选用线性单元和线性插值。引进局部坐标系,可以得到表示H和( H/ n)关系的方程。我们可以选一个节点作为固定的基点,其他节点为动点,对于每一选择都可得到一个方程。依次把每一节点作为基点,可得到N个方程,构成一个线性代数方程组。根据边界条件,每一节点中的H或( H/ n)有一个是已知的,解方程组可求出另一个。解出边界上的全部H和( H/ n)以后,可算出内部的水头和流量。对于非均质问题可划分为几个区域来处理。分界线上要满足相容性方程。对于( H/ n)的不连续点,可用“节点多值法”处理。     

Gap exponents for percolation processes with triangle condition

A study is made of the gap exponents for percolation processes with the triangle condition in the subcritical region. It is show that the gaps are given by _t =2 fort=2, 3,. Scaling theory predicts thatP _p (¦C ₀¦S(p))–(p _c –p) andE _p (1/¦C ₀¦; ¦C ₀¦S(p))–(p _c –p)³, whereS(p) is the typical cluster size. It is found that (p _c –p)P _p (|C ₀S(p) ^1–)(p _c –p)^1–2 and (p _c –p)³E _p (1/|C ₀|;|C ₀|S(p) ^1–))(p _c –p)^3–4.     

线性分析法来解热脱附动力学参数

TPD方法是研究表面常规手段之一.对于如何从实验结果获得正确的脱附动力学参数,已有不少工作发表。然而,现有方法均存在一定的适用范围,尤其是重叠谱解叠,仍然没有很好地解决。本文介绍的线性分析法,不仅适用于简单的一级和二级脱附TPD谱的解析,而且也适用于重叠谱解叠,从而为实验上确定动力学级数和复杂谱解叠提供了依据。     

Ab initio calculations of vibronic activity in phosphorescence microwave double resonance spectra of p-dichlorobenzene

The phosphorescence spectrum of p-dichlorobenzene has been calculated using multiconfiguration self-consistent-field wave functions and the quadratic response technique. Attention has been paid to the intensity distribution of the singlet–triplet (³B_1u¹A_g) transition through a number of vibronic subbands. The second order spin–orbit coupling (SOC) contribution to the spin splitting of the ³B_1u (^3*) state is found to be almost negligible, and the calculations therefore provide a good estimate for the zero-field splitting (ZFS) parameters based only on the electron spin–spin coupling expectation values. Nuclear quadrupole resonance constants for the different Cl isotopes are also calculated to accomplish the ZFS assignment. The electric dipole activity of the spin sublevels in the triplet–singlet transitions to the ground-state vibrational levels is estimated by calculations of derivatives using distorted geometries which are shifted from the equilibrium position along different vibrational modes. A vibrational analysis of the phosphorescence spectrum, based on the SOC-induced mixing of the singlet and triplet states calculated along different vibrational modes, provides reasonable agreement with experimental data.Acknowledgment O. R.-P. would like to thank the European MOLPROP network for support. The authors thank Alexander Baev for fruitful discussions. This work was supported by the Swedish Royal Academy of Science (KVA).     

Surface characterization of macroporous glycidyl methacrylate based copolymers by inverse gas chromatography

Two samples of macroporous crosslinked poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate), PGME, with different porosity parameters were synthesized by suspension copolymerization and modified by ring-opening reaction of the pendant epoxy groups with ethylene diamine, EDA. Inverse gas chromatography at infinite dilution was used for the determination of adsorption properties of PGME, and copolymer modified with ethylene diamine, PGME-en. Thermodynamic parameters of adsorption, dispersive components of the surface free energies, and the acid/base constants for the copolymer samples were calculated. The calculated dispersive surface energy values, , for PGME and PGME-en are comparable with the literature data for nonconductive polymers.     

Thermodynamics of complexation of lanthanides and some of transition metal ions by 5,5-dimethyl-cyclohexane-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-hydrazono-1,3-dione (DCPHD) and its derivatives

Summary Equilibrium betweenDCPHD,DC-4-Cl-PHD, andDC-4-Me-PHD and protons, transition, and lanthanide ions have been investigated at 30 °C by means of potentiometric titration in 75% (v/v) methanol-water mixture containing 0.10M KNO₃ as a constant ionic medium. Thermodynamic parameters (G, H and S) referring to the formation of species HL ^–,L ^––,ML ^+n–2 andML ₂ ^+n–4 (L ^–– denotes the ligand anion) have been determined in solutions. The solvent effects on the thermodynamic parameters of the complex formation are discussed in terms of differences in the donor ability of methanol and water solvents. The plots of thermodynamic parameters versus ionic potential (Z ²/r) of the lanthanide elements is not linear as expected from ionic theory. The obtained curve can be resolved in an initial group (the lighter lanthanides), an intermediate group (Sm-Dy), and a final group (the heavier ones, Tb-Lu). This behavior was explained in terms of differences in the dehydration of lighter lanthanide(III) from that of heavier ones.

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Thermodynamik der Komplexierung von Lanthaniden und einigen Übergangsmetall-Ionen mit 5,5-Dimethylcyclohexyl-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-hydrazono-1,3-dion (DCPHD) und seinen Derivaten

Zusammenfassung Die Gleichgewichte zwischenDCPHD,DC-4-Cl-PHD undDC-4-Me-PHD mit Protonen, Übergangsmetall- und Lanthaniden-Ionen wurden bei 30 °C mittels potentiometrischer Titration in 75% (v/v) Methanol-Wasser mit einem Gehalt an 0.10M KNO₃ als konstantem ionischem Medium untersucht. Die thermodynamischen Parameter G, H und S zur Bildung der Spezies HL ^–,L ^––,ML ^+n–2 undML ₂ ^+n–4 (L ^–– steht für das Ligandenanion) wurden in Lösung bestimmt. Die Lösungsmitteleffekte auf diese Komplexbildungsparameter werden auf Basis der Differenz im Donorvermögen von Methanol und Wasser als Solventien diskutiert. Die Diagramme der thermodynamischen Parameter gegen die ionischen Potentiale (Z ²/r) der Lanthaniden sind, wie nach der Ionentheorie zu erwarten, nicht linear. Die erhaltene Kurve läßt eine Anfangsgruppe (die leichteren Lanthaniden), eine mittlere Gruppe (Sm-Dy) und eine Endgruppe (die schwereren Lanthaniden. Tb-Lu) erkennen. Dieses Verhalten kann aus dem Unterschied im Dehydratationsverhalten erklärt werden.

     

The ion product of H2O,dissociation constants of H2CO3 and pitzer parameters in the system Na+/H+/OH−/HCO 3 − /CO 3 2- /ClO 4 − /H2O at 25°C

The ion product of water and the dissociation constants of carbonic acid have been determined in 0.1, 1.0, 3.0, and 5.0M NaClO₄ at 25°C. The ion product of water K _w ^' has been evaluated by emf measurements with a combined glass electrode in NaClO₄ solutions containing 0.001–0.1M HCLO₄ or NaOH. The product K _H ^' K _l ^' K ₂ ^' of the Henry constant for CO₂ and the dissociation constants for H₂CO₃ have been determined by titration of carbonate solutions equilibrated with pCO₂ =10^–3.52 atm, and K ₂ ^' has been evaluated by potentiometric titration and by measuring the H⁺ concentration at fixed HCO ₃ ^– and CO ₃ ^2- concentrations. The ion interaction (Pitzer) equations are applied to describe the constants K _w ^' , K ₂ ^' and K _H ^' H ₁ ^' K ₂ ^' as a function of the NaClO₄ concentration. The experimental data are used to evaluate the mixing parameters _{i/ClO 4} and _{i/ClO 4} ^-/Na⁺ fori = OH ^-,HCO ₃ ^- andCO ₃ ^2-