scholarly journals Aspects of solid state 13C CPMAS NMR spectroscopy in coals from the Balkan peninsula

2003 ◽  
Vol 68 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 599-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Georgakopoulos

The cross-polarized magic-angle-spinning NMR (CPMAS-NMR) technique was used in this work to assess the carbon distribution in coals of different rank (peat, lignite, xylite, sub-bituminous coal) from important deposits in Greece and Bulgaria. The technique is assumed to be only semiquantitative due to a number of interferences, such as spinning side bands (SSB) in the spectra, paramagnetic species in the samples, and low or remote protonation of aromatic carbons. The Bulgarian sub-bituminous coal shows the greatest amounts of aromatic structures. The lignite sample from the Drama basin Northern Greece, is relatively unaltered and largely unlettered, and shows the greatest amounts of aliphatic groups. The 13C-NMR spectra of Pliocene lignites from endemic areas in Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia, taken from published papers, show significantly more intense resonance's for methoxyl phenolic, and polysaccharide moieties compared to the Drama lignite NMR spectrum. Xylite reveals high contents of carbohydrates.

2002 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Pellicioli ◽  
S. K. Mowdood ◽  
F. Negroni ◽  
D. D. Parker ◽  
J. L. Koenig

Abstract This paper discusses the structural changes that occur during the accelerated sulfur vulcanization of styrene-butadiene rubbers (SBR) through characterization of the network sulfide structures influenced by the curing agent concentration, the polymer microstructure, and the nature of the filler. Magic angle spinning (MAS) 13C FT - NMR spectroscopy was used to investigate the chemical crosslink properties of unfilled vulcanized SBR in addition to carbon black and silica filled polybutadiene rubber (BR), SBR, and 1:1 BR / SBR blends. New resonances in the 13C NMR spectrum are assigned to the various sulfide crosslink structures in SBR. Structural changes during vulcanization are also discussed.


2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuilan Li ◽  
Shuqing Gao ◽  
Qiang Gao ◽  
Lichun Wang ◽  
Jinjing Zhang

Humic substances are the major components of soil organic matter. Among the three humic substance components (humic acid, fulvic acid, and humin), humin is the most insoluble in aqueous solution at any pH value and, in turn, the least understood. Humin has poor solubility mainly because it is tightly bonded to inorganic soil colloids. By breaking the linkage between humin and inorganic soil colloids using inorganic or organic solvents, bulk humin can be partially soluble in alkali, enabling a better understanding of the structure and properties of humin. However, the structural relationship between bulk humin and its alkaline-soluble (AS) and alkaline-insoluble (AIS) fractions is still unknown. In this study, we isolated bulk humin from two soils of Northeast China by exhaustive extraction (25 to 28 times) with 0.1 mol L-1 NaOH + 0.1 mol L-1 Na4P2O7, followed by the traditional treatment with 10 % HF-HCl. The isolated bulk humin was then fractionated into AS-humin and AIS-humin by exhaustive extraction (12 to 15 times) with 0.1 mol L-1 NaOH. Elemental analysis and solid-state 13C cross-polarization magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (13C CPMAS NMR) spectroscopy were used to characterize and compare the chemical structures of bulk humin and its corresponding fractions. The results showed that, regardless of soil types, bulk humin was the most aliphatic and most hydrophobic, AS-humin was the least aliphatic, and AIS-humin was the least alkylated among the three humic components. The results showed that bulk humin and its corresponding AS-humin and AIS-humin fractions are structurally differed from one another, implying that the functions of these humic components in the soil environment differed.


Soil Research ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 539 ◽  
Author(s):  
JO Skjemstad ◽  
RL Frost ◽  
PF Barron

Solution 13C Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance (FTNMR) spectra of six humic acids extracted from a range of soil types and a solid state, cross polarization/magic angle spinning (CP/ MAS) 13C NMR spectrum of a lignin are reported. Quantifying specific regions of the spectra reveals the presence of alkyl, carbohydrate, aromatic and carboxyl carbons. Alkyl carbon is in general the major contributor to these spectra, averaging 38% of the total carbon. Long-chain units comprise a significant proportion of this group, although highly branched systems are also in evidence in two samples. Carbohydrate carbon is a major contributor in two samples, representing 27% and 28% of the total carbon nuclei measured. Aromatic carbon content shows the greatest variability, ranging from 10 to 45%. Humic acids from soils developed under rainforest show the lowest aromaticity, and it is suggested that aromatic structures are not integral building blocks of terrestrial humic acids. Little evidence was found for the presence of hydroxy- and methoxy-substituted aromatic carbons even in humic acids high in aromaticity.


1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1934-1938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas R. Ketchum ◽  
Allison L. DeGraffenreid ◽  
Philipp M. Niedenzu ◽  
Sheldon G. Shore

Ammonia-monochloroborane, NH3BH2Cl, has been synthesized from the reaction of ammonia-borane with HCl in Et2O. Decomposition of the solid under NH3 to 600 °C produced amorphous BN in 97% yield. The 11B magic angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum of the amorphous BN is indicative of boron in the same environment as in hexagonal BN. Subsequent pyrolysis of the amorphous BN to 1000 °C produced turbostratic BN. Pyrolysis of NH3BH2Cl under vacuum to 1100 °C led to the formation of turbostratic BN as confirmed by x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Gas evolution during this pyrolysis confirmed that the precursor loses H2 and HCl.


2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 811-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Roscoe ◽  
P. Buurman ◽  
B. van Lagen ◽  
E. Velthorst

We hypothesised that, during occlusion inside granular aggregates of oxide-rich soils, the light fraction organic matter would undergo a strong process of decomposition, either due to the slow process of aggregate formation and stabilisation or due to digestion in the macro- and meso-fauna guts. This process would favour the accumulation of recalcitrant materials inside aggregates. The aim of this study was to compare the dynamics and the chemical composition of free and occluded light fraction organic matter in a natural cerrado vegetation (woodland savannah) and a nearby pasture (Brachiaria spp.) to elucidate the transformations during occlusion of light fraction in aggregates of a clayey Oxisol. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of the 13C, with Cross Polarisation and Magic Angle Spinning (13C-CPMAS-NMR), and 13C/12C isotopic ratio were combined to study organic matter composition and changes in carbon dynamics, respectively. The occluded light fraction had a slower turnover than the free light fraction and the heavy fraction. Organic matter in the occluded fraction also showed a higher degree of decomposition. The results confirm that processes of soil organic matter occlusion in the typical "very fine strong granular" structure of the studied oxide-rich soil led to an intense transformation, selectively preserving stable organic matter. The small amount of organic material stored as occluded light faction, as well as its stability, suggests that this is not an important or manageable sink for sequestration of atmospheric CO2.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zili Ma ◽  
Richard Dronskowski ◽  
Adam Slabon ◽  
Aleksander Jaworski

<sup>14</sup>N magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectra of diamagnetic LaTiO<sub>2</sub>N perovskite oxynitride and its paramag-<br>netic counterpart CeTiO<sub>2</sub>N are presented. The latter, to the<br>best of our knowledge, constitutes the first high-resolution <sup>14</sup>N MAS NMR spectrum collected from paramagnetic solid material. Induced paramagnetic <sup>14</sup>N NMR shift due to unpaired 4<i>f</i> -electrons in CeTiO<sub>2</sub>N is non-existent, which is remarkable given the severe paramagnetic effects on surface proton species revealed by <sup>1</sup>H NMR, and direct Ce−N contacts in the structure. <i>Ab initio</i> molecular orbital calculations predict substantial Ce→<sup>14</sup>N contact shift interaction under these circumstances, therefore, cannot explain the unprecedented <sup>14</sup>N NMR spectrum of CeTiO<sub>2</sub>N.


1990 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. P. M. van der Velden ◽  
J. Kelm

Abstract A new quantitative expression has been derived in order to estimate the styrene-butadiene ratio from the 13C-NMR olefinic resonances. With the help of this expression, the cis-1,4, trans-1,4, vinyl-1,2, butadiene and styrene ratios could be determined. From the aliphatic region, subsequently, the ethylene and propylene contents could be determined and finally the SBR/EPDM blend ratio. From the 13C-solid-state-NMR spectrum, no evidence could be obtained for homo- or co-vulcanization. The 13C-NMR spectra of the blends are simply a co-addition of the 13C-NMR solution spectra of SBR and EPDM rubbers. No evidence has been found for cis-1,4/trans-1,4 ratio changes for SBR (in comparison to the starting material).


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zili Ma ◽  
Richard Dronskowski ◽  
Adam Slabon ◽  
Aleksander Jaworski

<sup>14</sup>N magic-angle spinning (MAS) NMR spectra of diamagnetic LaTiO<sub>2</sub>N perovskite oxynitride and its paramag-<br>netic counterpart CeTiO<sub>2</sub>N are presented. The latter, to the<br>best of our knowledge, constitutes the first high-resolution <sup>14</sup>N MAS NMR spectrum collected from paramagnetic solid material. Induced paramagnetic <sup>14</sup>N NMR shift due to unpaired 4<i>f</i> -electrons in CeTiO<sub>2</sub>N is non-existent, which is remarkable given the severe paramagnetic effects on surface proton species revealed by <sup>1</sup>H NMR, and direct Ce−N contacts in the structure. <i>Ab initio</i> molecular orbital calculations predict substantial Ce→<sup>14</sup>N contact shift interaction under these circumstances, therefore, cannot explain the unprecedented <sup>14</sup>N NMR spectrum of CeTiO<sub>2</sub>N.


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