scholarly journals Experiments and Thermodynamic Modeling of Chukanovite (Fe2(OH)2CO3) to High Ionic Strengths

MRS Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (13) ◽  
pp. 747-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungtae Kim ◽  
Justin Dean ◽  
Jandi Knox ◽  
Leslie Kirkes ◽  
Je-Hun Jang
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
High Ionic Strength ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Decreasing Ph

ABSTRACTWhile conducting siderite (FeCO3) solubility experiments in NaCl-Na2CO3 brines, evidence for a second phase was detected. Experiments, in which synthesized siderite was reacted with high ionic strength (0.18 – 7.5 m) solutions at room temperature and high pH (>10), were conducted in a glovebox. As the aging time of siderite-bearing experiments increased, the pH of the solution decreased, signaling formation of a hydroxyl-bearing phase. Decreasing pH values are interpreted to indicate that a hydroxyl-bearing phase, such as chukanovite, is the reaction controlling solid in the solid assemblage. Chukanovite was tentatively identified by XRD analysis. We set out, therefore, to determine the thermodynamic stability of chukanovite under the experimental conditions. Aqueous thermodynamic model parameters were determined with experimentally analyzed Fe(II) solubility data, and subsequently yielded a proposed formation free energy of chukanovite (-1149.8 kJ/mol).

The Reactivity of CaTi4(PO4)6 with Alumina and Y-TZP Ceramics

2007 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 787-790
Author(s):  
Sabina Beranič Klopčič ◽  
Irena Pribošič ◽  
Tomaž Kosmač ◽  
Ute Ploska ◽  
Georg Berger
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Reaction Products ◽  
Stabilized Zirconia ◽  
Monoclinic Zro2 ◽  
Commercial Alumina ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Edx Analyses

The reactivity of CaTi4(PO4)6 (CTP) with alumina and yttria-stabilized zirconia (Y-TZP) ceramics was studied. CTP powder was synthesized and composites with commercial alumina or zirconia matrices containing 10 wt% of CTP were prepared. They were sintered at different temperatures and characterized using XRD, SEM, and EDX analyses. The results showed that the alumina/CTP and Y-TZP/CTP composites start to react below 1000 °C. In the alumina/CTP composite the first reaction product, detected at 970 °C, was AlPO4. At temperatures above 1280 °C TiO2 and CaTiO3 were also formed and no CTP peaks could be detected using XRD analysis. The composite sintered at 1500 °C consisted of Al2O3 matrix, AlPO4, TiO2, CaTiO3 and Al2TiO5. The reaction products formed in the Y-TZP/CTP composite at 970 °C were TiO2 and Ca2Zr7O16. At higher sintering temperatures, 1280 °C and above, CTP was no longer present, Ca2Zr7O16 decomposed, forming CaO2 and ZrO2, and Y2O3 was consumed to form YPO4. Consequently, upon cooling to room temperature the matrix phase transformed to monoclinic ZrO2. Based on these results it can be concluded that CTP is not a suitable bioactive second phase for the fabrication of CTP composites with alumina or zirconia matrices.

Analysis of conditions for the preparation of BSA/MMT composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinghai Lv ◽  
Xiaolu Su ◽  
Fuli Ren ◽  
Hong-qiang Kan ◽  
Ying Kong
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Acetate Buffer ◽  
Acetate Buffer Solution ◽  
Buffer Solution ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Fixation Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Adsorption Quantity ◽  
Better Than

AbstractThis study describes a new method for protein fixation that has high, stable, and good repeatable fixation effect without deactivating protein. This method involves intercalating bovine serum albumin (BSA) into montmorillonite (MMT) under different experimental conditions, i.e., the concentration of coupling agent KH570, pH values, ionic strength, and the impact of buffers. The study showed the interaction of buffer systems with pH values had the most significant influence on adsorption quantity. The existence of the buffer increased the adsorption quantity and helped with slow protein releasing, while the phosphate buffer worked better than acetate buffer. More BSA was adsorbed on KH570 treated than untreated MMT, and among the treated samples the most protein released was on MMT treated with KH570 in 100% ethanol and in the acetate buffer solution. Adsorption quantity of the BSA initially increased and then decreased with the increase of the ionic strength. The research on the preparation of MMT/BSA materials provides further information on the study of protein composites.

Electrical Behaviors of Bi2WTi3O12 Ceramics

2011 ◽  
Vol 492 ◽  
pp. 238-241
Author(s):  
Chong Qing Huang ◽  
M. Chen ◽  
X.A. Mei ◽  
Y.H. Sun ◽  
J. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Activation ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Arrhenius Law ◽  
Conventional Solid State Reaction ◽  
Metallic Behavior ◽  
Nonlinear Properties ◽  
Low Field ◽  
Increasing Temperature

Bi2WTi3O12 ceramics are fabricated by conventional solid-state reaction process. XRD analysis reveals that Bi2WO6 is the main phase and Bi4Ti3O12 is the second phase. With increasing temperature the sample first appears metallic behavior, then strong electrical fluctuations above 100°C, and finally exhibits stable nonlinear properties characterized by semiconductivity above 300°C at low field (E ≤ 100V/mm). The Arrhenius law for electrical conductivity by thermal activation is not suitable to explain the anomalous results. Based on the phase transition of tungsten trioxide from room temperature to about 300°C, the electrical properties of Bi2WTi3O12 ceramics can be explained.

scholarly journals RIBOSOME-MEMBRANE INTERACTION

1973 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 206-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Adelman ◽  
David D. Sabatini ◽  
Günter Blobel
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ribosomal Subunit ◽  
High Ionic Strength ◽  
Ribosomal Subunits ◽  
Insoluble Material ◽  
Polyuridylic Acid ◽  
Nascent Chain ◽  
Membrane Bound ◽  
Polypeptide Chains

In a medium of high ionic strength, rat liver rough microsomes can be nondestructively disassembled into ribosomes and stripped membranes if nascent polypeptides are discharged from the bound ribosomes by reaction with puromycin. At 750 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 50 mM Tris·HCl, pH 7 5, up to 85% of all bound ribosomes are released from the membranes after incubation at room temperature with 1 mM puromycin. The ribosomes are released as subunits which are active in peptide synthesis if programmed with polyuridylic acid. The ribosome-denuded, or stripped, rough microsomes (RM) can be recovered as intact, essentially unaltered membranous vesicles Judging from the incorporation of [3H]puromycin into hot acid-insoluble material and from the release of [3H]leucine-labeled nascent polypeptide chains from bound ribosomes, puromycin coupling occurs almost as well at low (25–100 mM) as at high (500–1000 mM) KCl concentrations. Since puromycin-dependent ribosome release only occurs at high ionic strength, it appears that ribosomes are bound to membranes via two types of interactions: a direct one between the membrane and the large ribosomal subunit (labile at high KCl concentration) and an indirect one in which the nascent chain anchors the ribosome to the membrane (puromycin labile). The nascent chains of ribosomes specifically released by puromycin remain tightly associated with the stripped membranes. Some membrane-bound ribosomes (up to 40%) can be nondestructively released in high ionic strength media without puromycin; these appear to consist of a mixture of inactive ribosomes and ribosomes containing relatively short nascent chains. A fraction (∼15%) of the bound ribosomes can only be released from membranes by exposure of RM to ionic conditions which cause extensive unfolding of ribosomal subunits, the nature and significance of these ribosomes is not clear.

Natural clay from Cuba for environmental remediation

Clay Minerals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Martín ◽  
L. Valdés ◽  
F. Mérida ◽  
L. C. de Ménorval ◽  
M. Velázquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Industrial Effluents ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Natural Clay ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Natural Clays ◽  
Adsorptive Properties

ABSTRACTThe use of natural clays for the removal of dyes from wastewater, an important part of environmental remediation, is desirable due, not least, to their low cost. Palygorskite (PAL), a rigid-structure clay, is a good candidate for use in the elimination of industrial effluents, based on its exceptional adsorptive properties. Recently, a new palygorskite deposit has been discovered in Cuba and its use in the adsorption of dyes has not yet been explored in detail. In the present study, the use of unmodified natural Cuban palygorskite as a host for dyes was evaluated. Congo red (CR) and methylene blue (MB) were the anionic and cationic dyes tested, respectively, because of their wide use and toxicity to the environment. Several physical-chemical parameters were studied in order to establish the best experimental conditions under which to achieve the greatest dye load per gram of clay. Natural mixtures with different percentages of montmorillonite were also tested to evaluate their effect on the adsorption of the dyes. The results indicated that at pH values of ~7–9 and an initial dye concentration of 0.1 mg mL–1, the process was efficient. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis proved the surface adsorption of both dyes on the clays. The main interactions involved in the clay-dye system were electrostatic forces and H-bonds. Adsorption of CR seemed to be controlled fundamentally by the palygorskite phase. Such results support the use of this natural clay as an efficient host for the removal of MB and CR from wastewater.

Influence of Ionic Strength and pH-value on the Silicon Dioxide Polishing Behaviour of Slurries Based on Pure Silica Suspensions

2010 ◽  
Vol 1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Kuenzelmann ◽  
Kathrin Estel ◽  
Johann W Bartha ◽  
Erwin-Peter Meyer ◽  
Herbert Barthel
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Fumed Silica ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Acidic Ph ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Pure Silica ◽  
Silica Sols ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
Silica Suspensions

AbstractIn this study, the effect of the addition of electrolytes in a given ionic strength to various high-purity silica suspensions was investigated by measurement of the removal rates (RR's) in CMP processes on oxide layers under the same experimental conditions. As so-called slurries the following suspensions were used: i) silica sols produced by the Stöber process, ii) conventional silica sols based on alkali silicate as well as iii) suspensions of fumed silica, with the same SiO2 concentration in each suspension. Ionic strength of the added electrolyte was adjusted to e.g. 0.065 mol/l, with the electrolytes being HCl, NH4Cl, KOH, or binary mixtures of these substances.These investigations revealed significant differences of the polishing behaviour between the different types of silica dispersions as slurries. While for the Stöber sols investigated, the RR's are highest in the acidic range and almost negligible in the alkaline pH range, fumed silica suspensions show an entirely different behaviour: RR is very low for acidic pH-values, and increases with the alkalinity of the slurry. In contrast to these observations, the RR's of slurries based on conventional silica sols are highest around the neutral point, and show a decrease for both more alkaline and acidic pH-values. In comparison to the other two types of material, these suspensions have a high amount of electrolyte background, originating from their manufacturing process.A model is developed to explain these results in a comprehensive manner. It involves effects of the electrolyte type and the ionic strengths as well as influences of the particle size.

scholarly journals Parallel Potentiometric and Capacitive Response in a Water-Gate Thin Film Transistor Biosensor at High Ionic Strength

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (16) ◽  
pp. 5618
Author(s):  
Hadi AlQahtani ◽  
Abdullah Alswieleh ◽  
Ibrahim Al-Khurayyif ◽  
Saad AlGarni ◽  
Martin Grell
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Thin Film Transistor ◽  
High Ionic Strength ◽  
Spike Protein ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Response Characteristics ◽  
Potentiometric Response ◽  
Water Gate ◽  
Output Characteristics

We show that an SnO2-based water-gate thin film transistor (WGTFT) biosensor responds to a waterborne analyte, the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, by a parallel potentiometric and capacitive mechanism. We draw our conclusion from an analysis of transistor output characteristics, which avoids the known ambiguities of the common analysis based on transfer characteristics. Our findings contrast with reports on organic WGTFT biosensors claiming a purely capacitive response due to screening effects in high ionic strength electrolytes, but are consistent with prior work that clearly shows a potentiometric response even in strong electrolytes. We provide a detailed critique of prior WGTFT analysis and screening reasoning. Empirically, both potentiometric and capacitive responses can be modelled quantitatively by a Langmuir‒Freundlich (LF) law, which is mathematically equivalent to the Hill equation that is frequently used for biosensor response characteristics. However, potentiometric and capacitive model parameters disagree. Instead, the potentiometric response follows the Nikolsky-Eisenman law, treating the analyte ‘RBD spike protein’ as an ion carrying two elementary charges. These insights are uniquely possible thanks to the parallel presence of two response mechanisms, as well as their reliable delineation, as presented here.

scholarly journals STUDIES ON THROMBIN-INDUCED PLATELET AGGLUTINATION

1961 ◽  
Vol 114 (6) ◽  
pp. 905-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Shermer ◽  
Reginald G. Mason ◽  
Robert H. Wagner ◽  
Kenneth M. Brinkhous
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Human Platelets ◽  
High Ionic Strength ◽  
Clotting Time ◽  
Cadmium Ions ◽  
Ph Values ◽  
Human Thrombin ◽  
High Concentrations

A one-stage macroscopic test for platelet agglutination was used to study the effect of thrombin and thrombin-cation mixtures on washed platelets. Conclusions regarding platelet agglutination are as follows: (a) Canine, bovine, or human thrombin alone does not cause agglutination of canine or human platelets. (b) Thrombin with calcium or magnesium causes rapid platelet agglutination. Both calcium and magnesium are active at physiologic concentrations. Divalent manganese or cadmium ions can be substituted for calcium or magnesium. (c) The agglutination reaction is affected but little by the species of origin of thrombin or platelets, or by variations in ionic strength or pH over a broad range. (d) Temperature at which the reaction is carried out is critical; optimal temperature for the test is 28°C. (e) Agglutination is inhibited by high ionic strength, by pH values outside the range 6.4–8.6, and by temperatures outside the range 25–28°C. High concentrations of calcium have a specific inhibitory effect. (f) Platelet agglutination time is as sensitive an index of thrombin concentration as is the fibrinogen clotting time. A comparison is made between divalent cations which influence platelet agglutination induced by thrombin, TAg', and TAg. A similar comparison is made of cations influencing the action of thrombin on the "substrates," fibrinogen, TAMe, and platelets.

Importance of Protease Inhibition in Studies on Purified Factor VIII (Antihaemophilic Factor)

1976 ◽  
Vol 35 (01) ◽  
pp. 186-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugen A. Beck ◽  
Peter Bachmann ◽  
Peter Barbier ◽  
Miha Furlan
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Factor Viii ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
High Ionic Strength ◽  
Procoagulant Activity ◽  
Carrier Protein ◽  
Protease Inhibition ◽  
Functional Sites ◽  
Molecular Weight Peak ◽  
Von Willebrand

SummaryAccording to some authors factor VIII procoagulant activity may be dissociable from carrier protein (MW~ 2 × 106) by agarose gel filtration, e.g. at high ionic strength. We were able to reproduce this phenomenon. However, addition of protease inhibitor (Trasylol) prevented the appearance of low molecular weight peak of factor VIII procoagulant activity both at high ionic strength and elevated temperature (37°C). We conclude from our results that procoagulant activity and carrier protein (von Willebrand factor, factor VIII antigen) are closely associated functional sites of native factor VIII macro molecule. Consequently, proteolytic degradation should be avoided in functional and structural studies on factor VIII and especially in preparing factor VIII concentrate for therapeutic use.

THE RELATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF THYROXINE, TRIIODOTHYRONINE AND 3,3′,5′-(REVERSE)-TRIIODOTHYRONINE IN VARIOUS FRACTIONS OF THYROGLOBULIN

1978 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Laurberg
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Sucrose Gradient ◽  
Deae Cellulose ◽  
High Ionic Strength ◽  
Relative Distribution ◽  
Thyroid Extract ◽  
Reverse Triiodothyronine ◽  
Thyroid Secretion ◽  
Stable Iodine

ABSTRACT Thyroglobulin fractions rich and poor in new thyroglobulin were separated by means of DEAE-cellulose chromatography of dog thyroid extracts and by zonal ultracentrifugation in a sucrose gradient of guinea pig thyroid extract incubated at low temperature. The distribution of thyroxine, triiodothyronine and 3,3′,5′-(reverse)-triiodothyronine in hydrolysates of the different fractions was estimated by radioimmunoassays. Following DEAE-cellulose chromatography there was a small but statistically significant increase in the T4/T3 ratio in thyroglobulin fractions eluted at high ionic strength - that is fractions relatively rich in stable iodine but poor in fresh thyroglobulin. There were no differences in the T4/rT3 ratios between the different fractions. The ratios between iodothyronines were almost identical in the various thyroglobulin fractions following zonal ultracentrifugation in a sucrose gradient of cold treated guinea pig thyroid extract. These findings lend no support to the possibility that a relatively high content of triiodothyronines in freshly synthesized thyroglobulin modulates the thyroid secretion towards a preferential secretion of triiodothyronine and 3,3′,5′-(reverse)-triiodothyronine at the expense of the secretion of thyroxine.

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