Determination of Molecular Self-Diffusion Coefficient Using Multiple Spin-Echo NMR Spectroscopy with Removal of Convection and Background Gradient Artifacts

2001 ◽  
Vol 73 (15) ◽  
pp. 3528-3534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Cong-Gang Li ◽  
Chao-Hui Ye ◽  
Mai-Li Liu
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Spin Echo ◽  
Self Diffusion ◽  
Self Diffusion Coefficient

Self-Diffusion in Molten Lithium Nitrate

1992 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1047-1050 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Herdlicka ◽  
J. Richter ◽  
M. D. Zeidler
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Spin Echo ◽  
The Self ◽  
Lithium Nitrate ◽  
Equimolar Ratio ◽  
Self Diffusion ◽  
Field Gradients ◽  
Molten Lithium ◽  
Self Diffusion Coefficient

AbstractSelf-diffusion coefficients of 7Li+ ions have been measured in molten LiNO3 with several compositions of 6Li+ and 7Li+ over a temperature range from 537 to 615 K. The NMR spin-echo method with pulsed field gradients was applied. It was found that the self-diffusion coefficient depends on the isotopic composition and shows a maximum at equimolar ratio. At temperatures above 600 K this behaviour disappears.

scholarly journals Diffusional Properties of Methanogenic Granular Sludge: 1H NMR Characterization

2003 ◽  
Vol 69 (11) ◽  
pp. 6644-6649 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piet N. L. Lens ◽  
Rakel Gastesi ◽  
Frank Vergeldt ◽  
Adriaan C. van Aelst ◽  
Antonio G. Pisabarro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Diffusion Coefficients ◽  
Metal Sulfide ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Granular Sludge ◽  
Self Diffusion ◽  
Nmr Characterization ◽  
Self Diffusion Coefficient

ABSTRACT The diffusive properties of anaerobic methanogenic and sulfidogenic aggregates present in wastewater treatment bioreactors were studied using diffusion analysis by relaxation time-separated pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and NMR imaging. NMR spectroscopy measurements were performed at 22°C with 10 ml of granular sludge at a magnetic field strength of 0.5 T (20 MHz resonance frequency for protons). Self-diffusion coefficients of H2O in the investigated series of mesophilic aggregates were found to be 51 to 78% lower than the self-diffusion coefficient of free water. Interestingly, self-diffusion coefficients of H2O were independent of the aggregate size for the size fractions investigated. Diffusional transport occurred faster in aggregates growing under nutrient-rich conditions (e.g., the bottom of a reactor) or at high (55°C) temperatures than in aggregates cultivated in nutrient-poor conditions or at low (10°C) temperatures. Exposure of aggregates to 2.5% glutaraldehyde or heat (70 or 90°C for 30 min) modified the diffusional transport up to 20%. In contrast, deactivation of aggregates by HgCl2 did not affect the H2O self-diffusion coefficient in aggregates. Analysis of NMR images of a single aggregate shows that methanogenic aggregates possess a spin-spin relaxation time and self-diffusion coefficient distribution, which are due to both physical (porosity) and chemical (metal sulfide precipitates) factors.

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