Analytical investigation of the properties and uses of a new hydrophobic molecular sieve

Distribution coefficients and capacities have been determined for many different organic compounds on a new molecular sieve called silicalite, which does not adsorb water but does adsorb small organic molecules with diameters up to 6 A, from both liquid and gaseous streams. The characteristics of silicalite have been examined closely and new applications for it are briefly described.     

New chromogens of the ferroin type-VII Some 3-substituted-1,2,4-triazines, 3,5-disubstituted-1,2,4-triazolines and triazoles, and 2,4- and 2,6-bis triazinyl and triazolinyl substituted pyridines

Chelation and chromogenic properties of 39 new ferroin compounds in reactions with iron(II), copper(I), and cobalt(II) have been investigated spectrophotometrically. The results demonstrate that the chromogenic properties of triazole and triazoline heterocycles are inferior to triazine and pyridine when incorporated into the ferroin chromophore grouping. The triazole and triazoline compounds also undergo hydrolytic decomposition, strongly catalysed by iron(II), making them unsuitable as colorimetric reagents. An outstanding chromogen was found from among the triazine derivatives which is superior in sensitivity to all ferroin-type chromogens previously studied.     

UTILIZATION OF TOOLS FOR SUCCESSFUL. TROUBLESHOOTING OF STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS

A structural failure problem was solved using an integrated and iterative program of testing and analysis. The steps taken in solving the problem were: analytical calculations; operational testing; qualifications of analytical results; problem identification; design of corrective action; and confirmatory testing.     

Spectrophotometric determination of iron in process samples from the chemical cleaning of coal

Iron is removed during the desulphurization and demineralization of coal by a chemical cleaning process utilizing a mixture of molten sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide. When 1,10-phenanthroline is used for spectrophotometric determination of the iron in the various caustic, aqueous and acidic process streams, organic materials leached from the coal by the molten caustic interfere with the colour-forming reaction. Pre-oxidation of the samples with potassium persulphate has proved to be an effective means of removing the interfering organic material before the iron determination.     

Vortex lattice transitions in YNi2B2C

We have performed extensive small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) diffraction studies of the vortex lattice in single crystal YNi₂B₂C for B‖c. High-resolution SANS, combined with a field-oscillation vortex lattice preparation technique, allows us to separate Bragg scattered intensities from two orthogonal domains and accurately determine the unit cell angle, β. The data suggest that upon increasing field there is a finite transition width where both low- and high-field distorted hexagonal vortex lattice phases, mutually rotated by 45°, coexist. The smooth variation of diffracted intensity from each phase through the transition corresponds to a redistribution of populations between the two types of domains.     

Flow phenomena in floppy tubes

Collapsible tubes, which occur all over the body, have unique properties from the point of view of both physics and physiology. A brief review is attempted of first the basic observable properties, followed by simple theory to explain the steady-flow aspects and an overview of the somewhat more complex theories for unsteady flow, in particular the flow-induced oscillations. The experimental evidence from laboratory studies is reviewed with particular emphasis on the dynamical system aspects. A final section looks at the current position and prospects.