The conformation of a polymer chain in solution is intrinsically coupled to the thermodynamic and structural properties of the solvent. Here we study such solvent effects in a system consisting of a flexible interaction-site n-mer chain immersed in a monomeric solvent. Chain conformation is described with a set of intramolecular site-site probability functions. We derive an exact density expans...

The solvation energy and entropy at infinite dilution consist of a solute-solvent term and a solvent reorganization term representing the contributions of changes in solvent structure upon solute insertion. In the standard, homogeneous treatment of solutions, changes in solvent structure are expressed through derivatives of the homogeneous pair correlation function, which are very difficult to ...

Instead of the chlorofluorocarbon specified as the ozone-depleting substance, a chlorinated organic compound, hydrocarbon, alcohol, etc. are used as an alternative washing solvent, and they are used as a mixed solvent in many cases. Therefore, adsorption operation of binary systems is needed. Furthermore, since azeotropic may happen, in the case of the design of a solvent recovery system and op...

Solvent extraction using organic solvents is an important technology for the purification of wet process phosphoric acid (WPA). In this study, the purification process of WPA, using a new type of solvent extraction system, cyclohexanol diluted in kerosene, was investigated. The equilibrium phase diagram of the system H3PO4 H2Osolvent mixtures at 313.2K was obtained. The effects of extraction ...

In this laboratory exercise we will measure the Equilibrium Constant Kc for the keto-enol tautomerism of two -diketones and two -diketoesters. This will be accomplished by measuring the signal strength of key protons in the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrum of the equilibrium system. The influence of the solvent on the equilibrium position will be examined by considering the measured ...

In time-resolved laser pump, X-ray probe wide-angle X-ray scattering experiments on systems in solution the structural response of the system is accompanied by a solvent response. The solvent response is caused by reorganization of the bulk solvent following the laser pump event, and in order to extract the structural information of the solute, the solvent response has to be treated. Methodolog...