Cyanide (CN) is a toxic species that is found predominantly in industrial effluents generated by metallurgical operations. Cyanide's strong affinity for metals makes it favorable as an agent for metal finishing and treatment and as a lixivant for metal leaching, particularly gold. These technologies are environmentally sound but require safeguards to prevent accidental spills from contaminating...

In an effort to bring out efficient thiocyanate-free dyes for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) we have designed, synthesized and characterized four novel cyclometalated ruthenium(II) dyes (M1 to M4) with superior photochemical properties. All dyes contain terpyridyl ligands (TPY) with carboxylic acids as anchoring groups and cyclometalated ligand (TPY-C) with substituents for fine tuning the e...

Thioalkalivibrio thiocyanoxidans strain ARh 2(T) is a sulfur-oxidizing bacterium isolated from haloalkaline soda lakes. It is a motile, Gram-negative member of the Gammaproteobacteria. Remarkable properties include the ability to grow on thiocyanate as the sole energy, sulfur and nitrogen source, and the capability of growth at salinities of up to 4.3 M total Na(+). This draft genome sequence c...

We report the first atomistic simulation study to characterize poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) membranes and examine their capability for post-combustion CO(2) capture. Four PILs based on 1-vinyl-3-butylimidazolium ([VBIM](+)) are examined with four different anions, namely bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([TF(2)N](-)), thiocyanate ([SCN](-)), hexafluorophosphate ([PF(6)](-)) and chloride ([Cl](-))....

The structure of a mixed-valence copper complex with 1,10phenanthroline, [Cu(phen)2]±NC±[Cu (phen)((Se,S)CN)][(Se,S)CN].0.5(C2H5OH), -cyano-1 N:2 C-(seleno,thio)cyanato-2 N-tris(1,10-phenanthroline)-1 4N,N0;2 2N,N0-dicopper(I,II) (seleno,thio)cyanate semiethanolate, has been revised from space group Cc to C2/c. Re®nement in C2/c has shown that, contrary to the Cc results, the (Se,S)CN anions ca...

We describe a procedure for determining thiocyanate in plasma with a Technicon AutoAnalyzer I, modified with a 50-mm tubular flow cell to increase the sensitivity of thiocyanate detection. The procedure is suitable for distinguishing cigarette smokers from non-smokers, the mean for smokers being 151 (SD 43) micromol/L and for non-smokers 62 (SD 19) micromol/L.

Glucosinolates are sulfur-rich, anionic natural products that upon hydrolysis by endogenous thioglucosidases called myrosinases produce several different products (e.g., isothiocyanates, thiocyanates, and nitriles). The hydrolysis products have many different biological activities, e.g., as defense compounds and attractants. For humans these compounds function as cancer-preventing agents, biope...

We compared cotinine, carboxyhemoglobin, and thiocyanate concentrations in blood sampled from 187 cigarette smokers and 181 non-smokers. All three differed significantly between smokers and non-smokers. Cotinine performed best as a test for assessing smoking status, with a sensitivity of 98% as compared with 94% for carboxyhemoglobin and 80% for thiocyanate, all at a specificity of 95%. These d...

A kinetic spectrophotometric method for measuring thiocyanate is described. The proposed method is based on the inhibitory effect of thiocyanate on the oxidation of Methyl Red by bromate in the presence of nitrite, which was monitored at 520 nm. The variables affecting the rate of the reaction were investigated and the optimum conditions were established. Thiocyanate can be measured in the rang...

A simple photometric procedure was developed for the determination of thiocyanate (SCN-) in plasma and saliva without deproteinisation or dialysis. Fe(III) ions form a red coloured complex with SCN- with a maximum absorbance at 460 nm. Mercury(II) nitrate is used to run a sample blank. A manual and an automated version (COBAS BIO) of the method is described. The method is linear up to 5000 mumo...