A rapid analytical method for the simultaneous determination of 12 different organotin compounds (OTC): methyl-, butyl-, phenyl- and octyl-tins in natural water samples was developed. It comprises of in situ derivatisation (by using NaBEt4) of OTC in salty or fresh water sample matrix adjusted to pH 6 with Tris-citrate buffer, extraction of ethylated OTC into hexane, separation of OTC in organi...

The reaction between hydrogen peroxide and ferrous EDTA generates an oxidizing intermediate (I1) which is not the hydroxyl radical. It oxidizes ferrocytochrome c and also reacts with hydrogen peroxide (k5 = 3.2 X 10(3) M-1 S-1) to form a second oxidizing transient (I2). I1 is not scavenged by t-butyl alcohol whereas I2 is. I1 is found to be significantly less reactive than the hydroxyl radical ...

The composition of essential oils of Leutea glaucopruinosa (Rech.f.) Akhani & Salimian comb. nov., and Zeravschania (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Salimian & Akhani comb. nov. were analysed by GC-MS. 49 compounds are identified in the former and 33 compounds in the latter, comprising a total of 76 compounds in both species. Both species were originally described under Peucedanum, which are transferred in ...

We present here phase equilibria calculations of polyethylene solutions in different solvents as obtained with two versions of the SAFT equation of state, soft-SAFT and PC-SAFT. The objective of this work is twofold: to check the accuracy of the soft-SAFT equation in providing reliable polymer solutions behavior and to propose a methodology from which systematic studies on polymer solutions can...

Male and female codling moths, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) responded to fruit-baited traps in orchards. Numbers of codling moths trapped with immature uninfested apples (Malus spp.), immature apples infested with larval codling moth, fresh ripe apples, stored ripe apples, or fresh ripe pears (Pyrus spp.) were signiÞcantly greater than in unbaited traps. Greatest numbers of c...

Abstract We present results on very thin NiO films which are able to detect 3 ppm of acetone, toluene and n-butyl acetate in synthetic air operate at 300°C. with 25 50 nm thicknesses were prepared by dc reactive magnetron sputtering alumina substrates previously coated Pt layers as heater interdigitated electrodes. Annealed indexed the (fcc) crystalline structure their calculated grain sizes ra...

The production of nicotinic acid and nicotinamide can be intensified by enzymatic conversion of 3-cyanopyridine. This fermentation process requires an economic and efficient separation method to compete with the synthetic process. In the present study, equilibrium data for the extraction of nicotinic acid using TOA dissolved in different diluents such as toluene and butyl acetate and n-dodecane...

It is well established that the performance of lipase B from Candida antarctica (CALB) as catalyst for esterification reactions may be improved by the use of ultrasound technology or by its immobilization on styrene-divinylbenzene beads (MCI-CALB). The present research evaluated the synthesis of butyl acetate using MCI-CALB under ultrasonic energy, comparing the results against those obtained u...