Bismuth(V) Oxide and Silver Bismuthate as Oxidizing Agents for Gas-Chromatographic Elemental Microanalysis

Bismuth(V) oxide, silver bismuthate, and a mixture of bismuth(V) oxide with fine silver powder were studied as oxidizing additives in gas-chromatographic elemental microanalysis of readily combustible organic substances and coal.     

Kinetics of α-olefin metathesis on binary and ternary catalytic systems based on MoCl<Subscript>5</Subscript>/SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>: Determination of the number of active centers and the mechanisms of their formation,deactivation, and reactivation

The kinetics of α-olefin metathesis in the presence of binary (MoCl₅/SiO₂-Me₄Sn) and ternary catalytic systems (MoCl₅/SiO₂-Me₄Sn-ECl₄, E = Si or Ge) was studied. It was found that reactivation in the course of metathesis occurred on the addition of a third component (silicon tetrachloride or germanium tetrachloride in combination with tetramethyltin) to a partially deactivated catalyst. The number of active centers was determined (5–6% of the amount of Mo), and the mechanisms of formation, deactivation, and reactivation were proposed for the binary and ternary catalytic systems. The roles of the individual components of the catalytic systems were revealed.     

Development and Optimization of the Procedure of Gas-Chromatographic Elemental Analysis of High-Carbon Solid Fossil Fuels

A procedure was developed for gas-chromatographic elemental analysis of coals. The conditions of exhaustive oxidation of weighed microportions of the coals were optimized. The procedure of calculating the results of analysis was modified with the aim to improve its reproducibility.