A study of mica structure and strength properties of polymer materials based on it

The mica microstructure is studied, and its shape and particle sizes are found as dependent on coating technology. Using epoxy and organosilicon polymers, several lots of materials with different contents of mica are prepared and mechanical tests are performed. The optimal amounts of mica wherein the initial strength characteristics are preserved are found. The thicknesses of epoxy and organosilicon polymer wherein high optical decorative properties of mica are preserved are determined.     

On topological and geometrical distance matrices

Differences between topological and geometrical distance matrices are examined. Some examples of geometrical distances when graphs are embedded in spaces of different dimensions are given. Relations of topological distance matrices to other graph matrices are shown. The topological distance matrices are defined in the Hilbert space and their elements are distances through the graph lattices.     

Densities,speeds of sound,excess volumes and viscosities of binary mixtures of mtbe with tetralin and decalin at 303.15 k

Measurements of densities, speeds of sound, excess volumes and viscosities of binary mixture of methyl tert-butyl ether with tetralin and decalin are reported at 303.15?K over the entire range of composition. Excess volumes are measured using batch dilatometer technique. Sound speeds are obtained using ultrasonic interferometer. Densities are computed from excess volume data. Isentropic compressibilities are derived from density and sound speed data. Speeds of sound are evaluated on the basis of Jacobson's free length theory and Schaff's collision factor theory. The predicted values are in good agreement with the experimental results. The viscosity data are analysed on the basis of corresponding states approach. Excess volumes and deviation in isentropic compressibilities are negative and deviation in viscosities are positive over the entire composition range. The experimental results are discussed in terms of possible molecular interactions between unlike molecules.     

Fluorescence imaging and point measurements of tissue: applications to the demarcation of malignant tumors and atherosclerotic lesions from normal tissue

The possibilities of using laser-induced fluorescence for tissue diagnostics are discussed. The tissue types investigated are malignant tumors and atherosclerotic lesions. Studies with natural autofluorescence as well as with fluorescent tumor markers are included in this paper. Fluorescence emission and decay data are presented for some tissue chromophores contributing to tissue autofluorescence. Optical spectroscopic characteristics of fluorescent malignant tumor markers are analyzed and instrumental designs for clinical applications are discussed. Images recorded with a multicolor fluorescence imaging system developed in Lund are presented.     

Review of Analytical Methods for Atmospheric Oxidants Measurements

Abstract

Instrumental and manual methods currently available for the measurement of atmospheric oxidants are surveyed. Techniques used in the United States are emphasized and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Commercial systems are evaluated in terms of general operating principles rather than of specific instruments. The ability of these techniques to meet the measurement requirements defined by U.S. Federal air quality oxidant criteria are discussed. Alternative chemical techniques that may have some advantages over the neutral, buffered KI procedure are discussed. Also some attractive, alternative instrumental procedures that are ozone-specific are presented. These systems are based on chemiluminescence and ultraviolet absorption photometry. Electrochemical and colorimetric methods for total oxidant measurements are compared. Finally, some data are presented on relationships of ozone and total oxidants.     

若干含多硫基的配合物的合成方法及结构特征

本文综述了近年来我们合成的十二种多硫基的配合物，这些配合物含有Ｓ＾２－２，Ｓ＾２－４，Ｓ＾２－５，Ｓ＾２－６，Ｓ＾２－７等多硫革配体，总结了这些配合物中的金属配位构型，比较了各种多硫基的Ｓ－Ｓ键长及有关键角，归纳了配合物外光谱，并阐述了其中几个配合物与ＮＨ２ＮＨ２的反应性能。     

Spot-test detection of aryl hydrazines, hydrazones, osazones, oximes and aromatic amines

Arylhydrazines are detected by oxidation with N-bromosuccinimide and coupling with resorcinol to form azo-dyes which are intensely coloured in alkaline media. Hydrazones and osazones are hydrolysed to form the arylhydrazines, which are then tested for 4-Nitro- and 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazines are tested for by forming their hydrazone with salicylaldehyde and adding alkali to produce a violet colour. The hydroxylamine formed by the hydrolysis of oximes is oxidized by iodine monochloride in the presence of sulphanilic acid; coupling with 8-hydroxyquinoline forms a dye that is red in alkali. Intense colours are immediately produced when primary, secondary and tertiary aromatic amines are mixed with diacetoxyiodobenzene. All the tests are sensitive and appear to be specific.     

Surfactant Enhanced Non-Classical Extraction

Surfactant enhanced non-classical extractions are presented and discussed. They include micellar enhanced ultrafiltration and cloud point extraction. The ideas of the processes are given and the main features are presented. They are compared to the classical solvent extraction. The fundamental of micellar solutions and their solubilisation abilities are also discussed.     

The Application of NMR Spectroscopy and Chemometrics in Authentication of Spices

Spices and herbs are among the most commonly adulterated food types. This is because spices are widely used to process food. Spices not only enhance the flavor and taste of food, but they are also sources of numerous bioactive compounds that are significantly beneficial for health. The healing effects of spices are connected with their antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and carminative properties. However, regular consumption of adulterated spices may cause fatal damage to our system because adulterants in most cases are unhealthy. For that reason, the appropriate analytical methods are necessary for quality assurance and to ensure the authenticity of spices. Spectroscopic methods are gaining interest as they are fast, require little or no sample preparation, and provide rich structural information. This review provides an overview of the application of NMR spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis to determine the quality and adulteration of spices.     

Some Strategies for the Refinement of Disordered Structures with the SHELXL-97 Refinement Program

1 INTRODUCTION finement stage. The person performing the crysta- llographic manipulations works on numerical data The high degree of order in the arrangement of that are quite different from the diffraction images atoms in a crystal is a fundamental characteristic of on a computer terminal, and most often does not even the crystalline state, an ideal crystal being envisaged see the images. to be constructed of regularly-stacked unit cells, each The refinement program, SHELXL-97[1], has …     

Electrostatic correlations in polyelectrolyte solutions

The major attribute of polyelectrolyte solutions is that all chains are strongly correlated both electrostatically and topologically. Even in very dilute solutions such that the chains are not interpenetrating, the chains are still strongly correlated. These correlations are manifest in the measured scattering intensity when such solutions are subjected to light, X-ray, and neutron radiation. The behavior of scattering intensity from polyelectrolyte solutions is qualitatively different from that of solutions of uncharged polymers. Using the technique introduced by Sir Sam Edwards, and extending the earlier work by the author on the thermodynamics of polyelectrolyte solutions, extrapolation formulas are derived for the scattering intensity from polyelectrolyte solutions. The emergence of the polyelectrolyte peak and its concentration dependence are derived. The derived theory shows that there are five regimes. Published experimental data from many laboratories are also collected into a master figure and a comparison between the present theory and experiments is presented.     

Review of chemical methods for the determination of penicillin

The published methods for the analysis of penicillin are classified according to whether they are intended a) to differentiate between types of penicillin, or b) to determine the total penicillins present in a given sample.The limitations of many of these methods are indicated, and those which are attractive for possible routine application are discussed in detail.     

Recent Advances in Solid Acid-Base Catalysis and Future Problems

Recent advances in acid-base catalysis are summarized. Several examples of solid acid, base, and acid-base bifunctional catalysis which have brought significant progress of the field or are considered to give strong impacts to industrial application are presented. Selected commercialized processes developed by using solid acid-base catalysts are demonstrated, their significance being discussed. The future problems in this field are speculated and important fundamental research subjects are pointed out.     

Cyclization in reversible and irreversible step-growth polymerizations

Several aspects of cyclization reactions in step-growth polymerizations are considered. The Jacobson–Stockmayer ring-chain equilibrium theory provides the basis for understanding these systems, but there are circumstances where some modifications to the theory are needed. In particular, for ring expansion polymerizations, i.e. those for which there is never a significant fraction of open chains, the statistics are a bit different from those appropriate for ring-chain equilibrium. Also, if the reactions are irreversible the occurrence of rings is significantly different from the reversible case. Rings are more prevalent in irreversible reactions. The implications of these observations for the processing of polymers are briefly considered.     

Multielement determination of the composition of sulfide ores using X-ray fluorescence analysis

The potentials of the multielement X-ray fluorescence analysis of sulfide ores from one sample are studied. Using cluster analysis, sulfide ores are divided into four groups; within each group, the ores are similar in chemical composition and matrix effects. Calibration equations are obtained for each group. The performance characteristics of the determination results are evaluated.     

Prompt nuclear analysis

An overview of prompt nuclear analysis is presented in which the main areas of current interest are described. The various approaches used for measuring concentration profile are illustrated. Some microprobe techniques are referred to, and applications of prompt gamma-ray spectrometry from neutron and charged particle induced reactions are discussed. Topics currently receiving attention are mentioned.     

Inorganic electrides

Inorganic electrides are a novel kind of ionic compounds in which the anions are electrons confined in a complex array of cavities or channels and the cations are nanoscale arrays of alkali metal ions that provide charge balance. In electrides the donated electron behaves like a low-density correlated electron gas, whereby the dimensionality of the electron gas and its electronic and magnetic properties are determined by the topology of the cavities in the host matrix. Unlike traditional electrides, in which alkali cations are encapsulated within an organic cage, inorganic electrides are thermally stable. The current inorganic electrides based on alkali metal loaded zeolites can be designed as useful reduced-dimensionality materials. Inorganic electrides are powerful reducing agents, and they are able to reduce small aromatic molecules to the radical anions within the channels of the zeolite.     

Diffusion of water vapour in polymethyl methacrylate

Certain aspects of the concentration dependence of the diffusion coefficient and on the mechanism of sorption of water vapour in PMMA are investigated. Early time integral sorption kinetics follow the Fickian pattern of initial linearity. Diffusion coefficients deduced from the slopes of these lines are independent of concentration and satisfactorily agree with those obtained from late-time analysis; however, desorption values are higher throughout the whole range of activities than the corresponding absorption ones. On the contrary, typical “non-Fickian” features are discerned in differential absorption kinetics on membranes of different thickness. These anomalies are attributed to rate-determining relaxation processes concurrent with diffusion, whereas other sorption models are incompatible with the general behaviour of this system. General trends of the equilibrium and kinetic data are compared with those of other polymer—water systems and the observed differences are interpreted in terms of the molecular relaxation model.     

Using gold nanoparticles in spectrophotometry

Published data on the use of gold nanoparticles in spectrophotometry are summarized. Data on methods for preparing gold nanoparticles and their optical properties are presented. The main approaches on which spectrophotometic methods of substance determination using gold nanoparticles are based are discussed. Examples of determining of metal ions, anions, and organic compounds are presented.