The kinetics and mechanism of the sonolytic degradation of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) have been investigated at an ultrasonic frequency of 205 kHz and power of 200 W L-1. The observed first-order degradation rate constant for the loss of MTBE increased from 4.1 × 10-4 s-1 to 8.5 × 10-4 s-1 as the concentration of MTBE decreased from 1.0 to 0.01 mM. In the presence of O3, the sonolytic rate ...

The aim of this study was to confirm the existence of volatile organic compounds (VOC) specifically released or consumed by the lung cancer cell line A549, which could be used in future screens as biomarkers for the early detection of lung cancer. For comparison, primary human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEpC) and human fibroblasts (hFB) were included. VOCs were detected in the headspace of ce...

Solvent extraction as environmental benign separation technique can be modeled in physical detail by population balance of the droplet size distribution. However, much information on generation and coalescence is necessary for representative results. In this contribution, we present a comparison AI-evaluated experimental simulated data behavior stirred solvent column with an inner diameter 32 m...

A gas sensor was developed by using the chemiluminescence (CL) emission from the oxidation of ethyl ether by oxygen in the air on the surface of borate glass. Theoretical calculation, together with experimental investigation, revealed the main CL reactions: ethyl ether is first oxidized to acetaldehyde and then to acetic acid, during which main luminous intermediates such as CH 3CO (*) are gene...

A series of Ni-based catalysts were prepared using hydrogen reduction of Ni/Al hydrotalcite-like compounds (Ni/Al HTlcs) synthesized by coprecipitation. The physico-chemical properties of Ni/Al hydrotalcite-like compounds and the corresponding Ni-based catalysts were characterized using inductively coupled plasma (ICP), BET surface areas, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTI...

A simple spectrophotometric method is described for the sialic acids which utilizes the reaction with resorcinol and extraction with butyl acetate-n-butanol as a solvent. Normal values for adults, utilizing N-acetylneuraminic acid as a standard, were found to be 60 ± 10.4 mg./100 ml. Values for newborn babies averaged 40.4 ± 5.7. Similar values were found for specimens from 2-month-old infants ...

A review of the fabrication of polysaccharide ion gels with ionic liquids is presented. From various polysaccharides, the corresponding ion gels were fabricated through the dissolution with ionic liquids. As ionic liquids, in the most cases, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride has been used, whereas 1-allyl-3methylimidazolium acetate was specifically used for chitin. The resulting ion gels hav...

The title compound, [Sn(4)(C(4)H(9))(8)(C(15)H(12)NO(3))(2)(CH(3)O)(2)O(2)], is a centrosymmetric dimer and displays a ladder type structural motif. There are four Sn(IV) centres which can be divided into two sorts, viz. two endocyclic and two exocyclic. The endo- and exocyclic Sn(IV) centres are linked by bidentate deprotonated methanol and μ(3)-O atoms. Each exocyclic Sn(IV) centre is also co...

JAN A. HERMAN and ALEX. G. HARRISON. Can. J . Chem. 59,2133 (1981). A series of formate (methyl through butyl) and acetate (methyl through pentyl) esters have been protonated in the gas phase by the Brgnsted acids H3+, N2H+, C02H+, N20H+, and HCO+. Carbonyl oxygen protonation is 87-97 kcal mol-' exothermic for H,+ and 47-57 kcal mol-' exothermic for the weakest acid HCO+, permitting a study of ...

Ethanol extract and fractions obtained from leaves of Solanum lycocarpum were examined in order to determine their phenolic composition, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic potential. High performance liquid chromatography coupled with DAD analysis indicated that the flavonoids apigenin and kaempferol were the main phenolic compounds present in dichloromethane and ethyl...