molybdate sulfuric acid (msa) has been prepared and used as catalyst for the biginelli synthesis of some quinazolinones/thiones under solvent-free conditions. the catalyst loading is low and it shows recyclability. this method has advantages such as avoidance of the organic solvents, high yield of pure products, short reaction times and operational simplicity.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are widely dispersed in the environment. Occupational exposure to PCBs takes place, e.g., in manufacture and repair of capacitors and transformers. A special type of exposure of workers to PCBs may occur in connection with accidents where capacitors or transformers containing PCBs products are damaged, as in the case of a fire or electric arcing. The quantitatio...

Dilute oxalic acid pretreatment was applied to maple wood to improve compatibility with downstream operations, and its performance in pretreatment and subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis was compared to results for hydrothermal and dilute hydrochloric and sulfuric acid pretreatments. The highest total xylose yield of ∼84% of the theoretical maximum was for both 0.5% oxalic and sulfuric acid pretrea...

While it is well established that organics compose a large fraction of the atmospheric aerosol mass, the mechanisms through which organics are incorporated into atmospheric aerosols are not well understood. Acid-catalyzed reactions of compounds with carbonyl groups have recently been suggested as important pathways for transfer of volatile organics into acidic aerosols. In the present study, we...

Infrared extinction spectra in the 3-5-microm and 7-13-microm atmospheric window regions have been obtained for smokes of petroleum oil, sulfuric acid, and phosphoric acid of varying droplet concentration and for water fogs. Spectra were also obtained at 0.36-2.35microm for petroleum oil and sulfuric acid smokes. Experimental results were compared, for sulfuric acid and water aerosols, to calcu...

The chemical composition and aluminum speciation of sludge incineration residue (SIR) were determined. Cementation of aluminum from sulfuric acid solution using SIR was studied. The results showed that acid-soluble inorganic aluminum was the predominant component in the sludge, and the total leached aluminum increased from 62.2% to 92.9% after incineration. Sulfuric acid dosage and reaction tim...

a green and convenient method for the synthesis of 14-aryl-14h-dibenzo[a,i]xanthene-8,13-diones and spiro[dibenzo[a,i]-xanthene-14,3'-indoline]-2',8,13-triones in the presence of a catalytic amount of cellulose sulfuric acid (csa) as an efficient biopolymer-based catalyst under solvent-free conditions at 100 °c is described. the condensation reactions of β-naphtol, 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dion...

ABSTRACT Supplying sewerage systems in cities and factories has a high cost, both for design, execution, maintenance. Reinforced concrete exposed to the aggressive acids produced by wastewater microorganisms receives costly coatings avoid corrosion impairment of structural functions. Thus, this systematic review had two main goals: (1) identify supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) that im...

Sulfate esters have recently been identified in the secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formed in the photooxidation of biogenic hydrocarbons both in laboratory and under ambient atmospheric conditions. In the present study, the kinetics feasibility of direct reactions between alcohols and sulfuric acid to form sulfate esters in aerosol particles is explored. Nuclear magnetic resonance methods were...

a novel and safe method for nitration of phenols, anilines and other aromatic compounds has beenfound to be feasible with alumina sulfuric acid (asa) as catalyst and mg (no3)2.6h2o as nitrating agent inneat water as solvent. the use of water makes this method compatible with the green chemistry approach