The use of hydrochloric acid in separating95Zr−95Nb activity from uranium fission products on silica gel

Dissolution of a neutron-irradiated uranium target in a medium of 6N HCl containing a few drops of very dilute HNO₃ yielded a matrix solution which on running on a silica gel column allowed the complete adsorption of the⁹⁵Zr−⁹⁵Nb activity formed in the fission process. The⁹⁵Zr−⁹⁵Nb activity is cleanly and totally eluted with 0.5% oxalic acid solution. None of the uranium or the activity of the other fission products was found to be adsorbed on the column.     

Stability-indicating methods for determination of pyritinol dihydrochloride in the presence of its precursor and degradation product by derivative spectrophotometry

A first-derivative spectrophotometric (1D) method and a derivative-ratio zero-crossing spectrophotometric (1DD) method were used to determine pyritinol dihydrochloride (I) in the presence of its precursor (II) and its degradation product (III) with 0.1N hydrochloric acid as a solvent. Linear relationships were obtained in the ranges of 6-22 microg/mL for the (1D) method and 6-20 microg/mL for the (1DD) method. By applying the proposed methods, it was possible to determine pyritinol dihydrochloride in its pure powdered form with an accuracy of 100.36 +/- 1.497% (n = 9) for the (1D) method and an accuracy of 99.92 +/- 1.172% (n = 8) for the (1DD) method. Laboratory-prepared mixtures containing different ratios of (I), (II), and (III) were analyzed, and the proposed methods were valid for concentrations of < or = 10% (II) and < or = 50% (III). The proposed methods were validated and found to be suitable as stability-indicating assay methods for pyritinol in pharmaceutical formulations.     

Mixed ligand complexes of diaquo (2,2′-bipyridine)palladium(II) with cyclobutane-1,1-dicarboxylic acid and DNA constituents

Complex formation equilibria involving [Pd(bpy)(H₂O)₂]²⁺ (bpy = 2,2-bipyridine) and the cyclobutanedicarboxylate ligand (cbdca), ethylenediamine and DNA have been investigated. Mixed ligand complexes of [Pd(bpy)(cbdca)] with inosine, inosine-5-monophosphate (5-IMP), uracil, uridine and adenine have been studied. The results show ring opening of the cbdca and monodentate chelation of the DNA components. Stoichiometries and stability constants for the complexes were determined at 25 °C and at constant 0.1 M ionic strength (adjusted using NaNO₃). The coordination sites were found to be pH-dependent. The [Pd(bpy)Cl₂], [Pd(bpy)(cbdca)] and [Pd(bpy)(inosine)](NO₃) complexes were isolated.     

Thermodynamics of Ion-Association of NaClO4 in Aqueous-Methanol and Aqueous-Glycerol Using Conductance Measurements

The conductance of NaClO₄ at (25–45)°C in methanol-H₂O, and glycerol-H₂O mixtures in a concentration range up to 10^?2 M has been measured. The association constant, K_A, values have been determined, where the conductometric data were analysed by a M S X computer using the Fuoss-Aprano method. The K_A values for NaClO₄ in methanol-H₂O are higher than in glycerel-H₂O mixtures, Also K_A values increase as the proportional of methanol or glycerol increases in mixture. The thermodynamic parameters ΔH°, ΔG°, and ΔS° were also calculated. It is obvious that the entire process of the ionic association in those systems are endothermic ones. The Walden products, Λ_oη were calculated for all systems investigated.     

Determination of Sumatriptan and Zolmitriptan in Presence of Their Corresponding Degradation Products by HPTLC Methods

Accurate, sensitive, and precise high performance thin layer chromatographic (HPTLC) methods were developed and validated for the determination of sumatriptan and zolmitriptan in presence of their degradation products. Sumatriptan was separated from its degradation products and analyzed on TLC silica gel 60 F₂₅₄ plates using chloroform–ethyl acetate–methanol–ammonia (4:3:3:0.1, v/v) as a developing system followed by densitometric measurement of the bands at 228 nm. Zolmitriptan was determined using chloroform–ethyl acetate–methanol–ammonia (3:3:3:1, v/v) as a developing system followed by densitometric measurement at 222 nm. The methods were validated over a range of 0.5–4 μg/spot for sumatriptan and 0.5–3 μg/spot for zolmitriptan. The proposed methods were successfully applied for the determination of the studied drugs in bulk powder and in their pharmaceutical formulations.     

Spectrophotometric Studies of Entrapped Thymol Phtalein pH Indicator into Sol‐Gel Matrix

This research involves the behavior of thymol phtalein pH indicator entrapped into the sol‐gel derived inorganic matrix. The method is based on the physical entrapment of the reagent molecules in the sol‐gel matrix. The immobilized thymol phthalein pH indicator shows behavior similar to its solution counterpart. The UV/vis spectra indicate that the thymol phthalein retains its structure during the sol‐gel reactions in terms of response to pH. Thymol phthalein can be regarded as uniformly distributed in the sol‐gel matrix. This observation has been confirmed using polarized microscopy. This research shows that thymol phtalein can be immobilized in sol‐gel glasses and used as a solid pH sensor.     

Synthesis and characterization of CdS nanoparticles prepared by precipitation in the presence of span 20 as surfactant

Cadmium sulfide nanoparticles with average size of ≈16 nm have been synthesized using chemical precipitation reaction of CdCl₂ and Na₂S in the presence of nonionic surfactant stabilized reverse emulsions. Sorbian monolaurate (Span 20) is used for the stabilization of emulsions. The influence of Span 20 on controlling the size and properties of CdS nanoparticles were studied. The obtained CdS nanoparticles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Energy-dispersive x-ray (EDX), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The optical properties of CdS nanoparticles are investigated systematically by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. The blue shift in the absorption region and increase in the bandgap to the larger value (2.77 eV) are attributed to the nanosize of the obtained particles.     

Effect of temperature on the extraction of octahedral and tetrahedral cobalt(II) by 8-hydroxyquinoline and/or dibenzo-18-crown-6 or dibenzylamine

The extraction behavior of octahedral and tetrahedral cobalt(II) complexes from aqueous nitrate medium was studied in the system 8-hydroxyquinoline (HOX) and dibenzo-18-crown-6 (Db 18C6) or dibenzylamine (DBA) in chloroform at different temperatures to evaluate the thermodynamic functions as well as the equilibrium constants of each reaction. The stoichiometry of the extracted organic phase species were established to be Co(OX)₂·Db18C6 for the octahedral cobalt and Co(OX)₂·DBA for the tetrahedral cobalt.     

Solitary wave solution of the generalized Hirota–Satsuma coupled KdV system

In this research, we find the exact traveling wave solutions involving parameters of the generalized Hirota–Satsuma couple KdV system according to the modified simple equation method with the aid of Maple 16. When these parameters are taken special values, the solitary wave solutions are derived from the exact traveling wave solutions. It is shown that the modified simple equation method provides an effective and a more powerful mathematical tool for solving nonlinear evolution equations in mathematical physics. Comparison between our results and the well-known results will be presented.