Optimization model to support sustainable crop planning for reducing unfairness among farmers

Central European Journal of Operations Research - Agri-food production must increase while food waste needs to be reduced for improving the position of farmers. To do so it is necessary to...     

Determination of activity coefficients in aqueous solutions of trichloroacetic acid from emf measurements at 25°C

Values of the emf for the cell: Na-glass|Na₂Succ(m), Hg₂Succ|Hg, have been measured. These values of E have been used with Hückel's extended Debye and Hückel equation to obtain the mean ionic activity coefficient values for Na₂Succ in aqueous solutions of several concentrations, m. The values of γ_± thus obtained have been adjusted to Pitzer's equation, with b = 1.2 and α = 2.0 to find Pitzer's parameters and then the values for both the osmotic coefficients and the activity of water. Finally, the standard potential of the Hg₂Succ|Hg electrode has been determined and from this value the solubility-product equilibrium constant for mercurous succinate has also been calculated.     

Thermodynamic Study of the NaCl + Na2SO4 + H2O System by Emf Measurements at Four Temperatures

Activity coefficients for sodium chloride in the NaCl + Na₂SO₄ + H₂O ternary system were determined from emf measurements of the cell

Mean distance of closest approach of ions: Lithium salts in aqueous solutions

Numerical values for the mean distance of closest approach of ions, “a”, for lithium salts in aqueous solutions are presented and discussed. These values were obtained from both experimental activity and diffusion coefficients, and estimated by using different theoretical approaches.     

Effect of potassium chloride on diffusion of theophylline at T = 298.15 K

Ternary mutual diffusion coefficients measured by Taylor dispersion method (D₁₁, D₂₂, D₁₂, and D₂₁) are reported for aqueous solutions of KCl + theophylline (THP) at T = 298.15 K at carrier concentrations from (0.000 to 0.010) mol · dm^?3, for each solute. These diffusion coefficients have been measured having in mind a better understanding of the structure of these systems and the thermodynamic behavior of potassium chloride and theophylline in solution. For example, from these data it will be possible to make conclusions about the influence of this electrolyte in diffusion of THP and to estimate some parameters, such as the diffusion coefficient of the aggregate between KCl and THP.     

Activity coefficients for NaCl in ethanol-water mixtures at 25°C

Activity coefficient values for NaCl in ethanol-water mixtures containing 20, 40, 60, 70, 80 and 90 weight % ethanol are calculated from the emf for the galvanic cell $$Na - glass|NaCl(m), H_2 O (100 - Y), EtOH(Y), AgCl|Ag$$ in which the weight % of the corresponding solvent is indicated in parenthesis. The results obtained are analyzed by using different theoretical models. Chemical models which take into account the presence of ion pairs in solutions of high ethanol content are also used. There is good agreement between the results obtained from all the models.     

Activity coefficients in mixed-electrolyte solutions at 25°C: Na-formate + NaCl system

Activity coefficients for NaCl in aqueous mixtures with Na-Formate were determined at 25°C from emf measurements for different total ionic strengths. At each total ionic strength studied, the measurements were carried out at different ratios of the Na-Formate to NaCl ionic strengths. The experimental activity coefficients were fitted using the Harned equation and the treatments of Scatchard et al. and Pitzer et al. Finally, the excess Gibbs energy of these mixtures was also calculated.     

Diffusion coefficients of nickel chloride in aqueous solutions of lactose at T = 298.15 K and T = 310.15 K

Binary mutual diffusion coefficients (interdiffusion coefficients) of nickel chloride in water at T = 298.15 K and T = 310.15 K, and at concentrations between (0.000 and 0.100) mol · dm^?3, using a Taylor dispersion method have been measured. These data are discussed on the basis of the Onsager–Fuoss and Pikal models. The equivalent conductance at infinitesimal concentration of the nickel ion in these solutions at T = 310.15 K has been estimated using these results. Through the same technique, ternary mutual diffusion coefficients (D₁₁, D₂₂, D₁₂, and D₂₁) for aqueous solutions containing NiCl₂ and lactose, at T = 298.15 K and T = 310.15 K, and at different carrier concentrations were also measured. These data permit us to have a better understanding of the structure of these systems and the thermodynamic behaviour of NiCl₂ in different media.     

Ternary mutual diffusion of isoniazid in aqueous sodium chloride,sodium hydroxide,and hydrochloric acid at T = 298.15 K

Ternary mutual diffusion coefficients measured by Taylor dispersion method (D₁₁, D₂₂, D₁₂, and D₂₁) are reported for aqueous solutions containing isoniazid and different electrolytes (NaCl, NaOH, or HCl) at T = 298.15 K at different carrier concentrations. These diffusion coefficients have been measured having in mind a better understanding of the structure of these systems and the thermodynamic behaviour of isoniazid in different media. For example, it is possible to make conclusions about the influence of these electrolytes in diffusion of isoniazid, and to obtain information concerning the number of moles of each component transported per mole of the other component driven by its own concentration gradient.