scholarly journals Water of Increased Content of Molecular Oxygen

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarosław Chwastowski ◽  
Wojciech Ciesielski ◽  
Karen Khachatryan ◽  
Henryk Kołoczek ◽  
Damian Kulawik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Oxygen ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Single Donor ◽  
Reflectance Ftir ◽  
Glow Plasma

Deionized and tap water were saturated with molecular oxygen either prior to (WST), or after (WTS), treatment with low-temperature, low-pressure glow plasma of low frequency (LPGP) for 0, 5, 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min. Physical and physicochemical properties of the resulting liquids were characterized, involving pH, conductivity, density, dissolved molecular oxygen, active oxygen content, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS), Fourier transformation infrared-attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR), electronic spin resonance (ESR), and Raman spectroscopies. Tap WST treated with LPGP for 30 min contained the highest level of dissolved molecular oxygen, compared to original non-treated tap water (23 and 15 mg/L, respectively). Essential differences in all investigated properties of LPGP treated tap and deionized WST, compared to those for corresponding WTS, pointed to the indispensable role of dissolved oxygen molecules in building water macrostructure. In the case of tap WST, formation of niches and/or caverns hosting anions (HCO3−, SO4=) was accompanied by cations less enveloped by hydroxyl groups of water. The WST water contained niches of larger size, hosting molecules of oxygen interacting with the environment in various manners. In WTS there was a priority for single donor, single hydrogen bonded water, and free water in building the macrostructure. Such macrostructures host molecular oxygen which, depending on the LPGP treatment time, took either a singlet of triplet state.

scholarly journals Structure and Physicochemical Properties of Water Treated under Methane with Low-Temperature Glow Plasma of Low Frequency

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Ciesielska ◽  
Wojciech Ciesielski ◽  
Karen Khachatryan ◽  
Henryk Koloczek ◽  
Damian Kulawik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Aqueous Solubility ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
Reflectance Ftir ◽  
Glow Plasma

Our former studies delivered a strong evidence that water indirectly treated with low-temperature, low-pressure glow plasma of low frequency (GP) changed its structure depending on the atmosphere in which such treatment was performed (air, ammonia, and nitrogen) and on the time of the treatment (0 to 120 min). In every case, water of different physicochemical characteristics and interesting biological functions was produced. Therefore, the relevant studies were extended to treating deionized water with GP under methane. The resulting samples were characterized by means of ultraviolet/visible (UV/VIS), Fourier transformation infrared-attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR), electron spin resonance (ESR) and Raman spectroscopies, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry, pH, conductivity, and refractive index. The generated samples of water had entirely different physicochemical properties from those recorded for water treated with GP in the air and under both ammonia and nitrogen. The treatment of water with GP under methane did not produce clathrates hosting methane molecules. Thermogravimetry delivered an evidence that the treatment with GP increased the aqueous solubility of methane. That solubility non-linearly changed against the treatment time.

scholarly journals Structure and Physicochemical Properties of Water Treated under Carbon Dioxide with Low-Temperature Low-Pressure Glow Plasma of Low Frequency

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Ciesielska ◽  
Wojciech Ciesielski ◽  
Karen Khachatryan ◽  
Henryk Koloczek ◽  
Damian Kulawik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Thermal Effects ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Treated Water ◽  
Single Donor ◽  
Glow Plasma ◽  
Water Saturated

Treatment of water saturated with CO2 with low-temperature, low-pressure glow plasma of low-frequency (GP) produced a series of liquids. Their temperature and intensity of thermal effects non-linearly depended on the treatment time. However, the Raman spectra patterns of the treated water pointed to a specific structure of the water treated for 30 min. The spectra of control, non-treated water saturated with CO2, and such water treated for 15, 60, 90, and 120 min showed that their macrostructure was built mainly by a single donor, and single hydrogen bonded arrangements accompanied, to a certain extent, with free water molecules. The macrostructure of the water treated for 30 min consisted chiefly of tetrahedral and deformed tetrahedral structural units. That water contained long-living free radicals of discussed structure, stabilized in such macrostructure.

scholarly journals Cultivation of Cress Involving Water Treated Under Different Atmospheres with Low-Temperature, Low-Pressure Glow Plasma of Low Frequency

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 2152
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Ciesielska ◽  
Wojciech Ciesielski ◽  
Damian Kulawik ◽  
Zdzisław Oszczęda ◽  
Piotr Tomasik
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Total Chlorophyll ◽  
Total Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Glow Plasma ◽  
Water Saturated

Watering cress with tap water treated for 30 min with low-temperature, low-pressure glow plasma of low frequency (LPGP) in the air (LPGPA), saturated with either nitrogen (LPGPN), CO2 (LPGPC) or methane (LPGPM), promoted the yield of crops. Their efficiency increased in the order LPGPA < LPGPN < LPGPM < LPGPC. The kind of water prior and after the treatment specifically influenced the fat and protein content in the watered cress and had no effect on the carbohydrate content. Watering cress with water saturated with N2 and CO2 slightly increased the total chlorophyll content, whereas watering with water saturated with CH4 significantly decreased it. Watering with plasma-treated water always resulted in an increase in the total chlorophyll content and subtly influenced the content of carotenoids and ascorbic acid. Watering cress with water saturated with particular gases influenced the bioaccumulation of cations and anions.

scholarly journals Structure and Physicochemical Properties of Water Treated under Nitrogen with Low-Temperature Glow Plasma

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarosław Chwastowski ◽  
Katarzyna Ciesielska ◽  
Wojciech Ciesielski ◽  
Karen Khachatryan ◽  
Henryk Kołoczek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Mass Density ◽  
Esr Spectra ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Anaerobic Microorganisms ◽  
Glow Plasma ◽  
Excited Nitrogen ◽  
Water Saturated ◽  
Entropy Criterion

Water treated with low-temperature, low-pressure glow plasma (GP) in contact with air stimulates various microorganisms, the growth of various plants and provides healthy breeding of various animals. In this paper, we present water treated with GP under oxygen-free nitrogen. It is potentially suitable for breeding anaerobic microorganisms, and increasing the crops of plants utilizing atmospheric nitrogen. Deionized water saturated with oxygen-free nitrogen was treated for 5 to 90 min with low-temperature glow plasma (GP). That operation produced nitrogen in various exited states depending on the treatment time. These excited nitrogen molecules built aqueous clathrates around them. The number and structure of those clathrates depended on the time of the treatment with GP. In terms of mass, density, pH, conductivity, surface tension, Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-VIS), Fourier Transformation Infrared (FTIR), Raman and Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) spectra as well as Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), the macrostructure of water saturated with nitrogen treated with GP strongly depended on the treatment time. Based on the entropy criterion, the macrostructure formed on 30 and 5 min treatment was the most and least organized, respectively.

scholarly journals Reaction of Lavandula angustifolia Mill. to Water Treated with Low-Temperature, Low-Pressure Glow Plasma of Low Frequency

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Ciesielska ◽  
Wojciech Ciesielski ◽  
Tomasz Girek ◽  
Henryk Kołoczek ◽  
Zdzisław Oszczęda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Specific Effect ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Lavandula Angustifolia ◽  
Glow Plasma

Lavandula angustifolia was watered with either deionized tap water treated with low-temperature, low-pressure glow plasma of low frequency in the air (LPGPA), under oxygen-free nitrogen (LPGPN), methane (LPGPM), carbon dioxide (LPGPC) or molecular oxygen (LPGPO). The crop yields were slightly dependent on the type of water used for watering. Notably, only plants watered with LPGPN showed a slightly higher crop yield. The plants also contained a higher level of protein and bioaccumulated magnesium. The type of water had a considerable and specific effect on the yield of isolated essential oils and their composition. The yield of essential oil decreased in the following order LPGPA = LPGPN (0.4 g/100 g dry mass) > LPGPC = LPGPO (0.3 g/100 g dry mass) > LPGPM = non-treated water (0.2 g/100 g dry mass). The composition of the isolated essential oils varied depending on the type of water used for watering, which influences their role as a fragrant component of cosmetics, and in herbal therapy and aromatherapy.

scholarly journals Structure and some physicochemical and functional properties of water treated under ammonia with low-temperature low-pressure glow plasma of low frequency

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1195-1206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Ciesielska ◽  
Wojciech Ciesielski ◽  
Henryk Kołoczek ◽  
Damian Kulawik ◽  
Joanna Kończyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Water Hardness ◽  
Hard Water ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Scale Removal ◽  
Mineralized Water ◽  
Calcium Magnesium ◽  
Glow Plasma

AbstractDeionized, tap and two kinds of commercially available mineralized water, after supplementation with ammonia, were treated with low-pressure, low-temperature glow plasma (GP) of low frequency. Treating hard water with ammonia provided the removal of permanent and temporary water hardness already at room temperature. On such treatment, mineralized water supplemented with ammonia was partly demineralized. Precipitated rhombohedral deposit from hard water did not turn into scale even when maintained in suspension for 3 days at around 90°C. In such manner, the use of other chemicals for prevention from the scale formation and/or for the scale removal is entirely dispensable. The rate and yield of precipitation depended on the concentration of admixed ammonia and the GP treatment time. Ammonia served as a ligand of calcium, magnesium and ferric central atoms of corresponding salts constituting the hardness. Moreover, ammonia constituting the atmosphere of the treatment was arrested inside aqueous clathrates. So, stabilized ammonia solutions could potentially be utilized as an environmental-friendly nitrogen fertilizer. The precipitate could also be utilized for the same purpose.

scholarly journals Enhancement of Antioxidant and Hydrophobic Properties of Alginate via Aromatic Derivatization: Preparation, Characterization, and Evaluation

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2575
Author(s):  
Smaher M. Elbayomi ◽  
Haili Wang ◽  
Tamer M. Tamer ◽  
Yezi You
Keyword(s):  
Radical Scavenging Activity ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Gravimetric Analysis ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Benzoyl Group ◽  
Antioxidant Evaluation ◽  
Thermo Stability

The preparation of bioactive polymeric molecules requires the attention of scientists as it has a potential function in biomedical applications. In the current study, functional substitution of alginate with a benzoyl group was prepared via coupling its hydroxyl group with benzoyl chloride. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicated the characteristic peaks of aromatic C=C in alginate derivative at 1431 cm−1. HNMR analysis demonstrated the aromatic protons at 7.5 ppm assigned to benzoyl groups attached to alginate hydroxyl groups. Wetting analysis showed a decrease in hydrophilicity in the new alginate derivative. Differential scanning calorimetry and thermal gravimetric analysis showed that the designed aromatic alginate derivative demonstrated higher thermo-stability than alginates. The aromatic alginate derivative displayed high anti-inflammatory properties compared to alginate. Finally, the in vitro antioxidant evaluation of the aromatic alginate derivative showed a significant increase in free radical scavenging activity compared to neat alginate against DPPH (2,2-diphenyll-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS free radicals. The obtained results proposed that the new alginate derivative could be employed for gene and drug delivery applications.

Understanding water structure from Raman spectra of isotopic substitution H2O/D2O up to 573 K

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (32) ◽  
pp. 21540-21547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingcheng Hu ◽  
Haiwen Zhao ◽  
Shunli Ouyang
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Raman Spectra ◽  
Water Structure ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Isotopic Substitution ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Single Donor ◽  
Hydrogen Bonded

The OH/OD stretch band features on Raman spectra of isotopic substitution H2O/D2O at temperatures up to 573 K are correlated with a multi-structure model that water has five dominant hydrogen bonding configurations: tetrahedral, deformed tetrahedral, single donor, single hydrogen bonded water and free water.

scholarly journals DSC reveals variation in enthalpy associated with free water molecules in water-ethanol solution exposed to x-rays and magnetic field

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 07-07
Author(s):  
Nirmal Chandra Sukul ◽  
Tandra Sarkar ◽  
Atheni Konar ◽  
Md. Amir Sohel ◽  
Asmita Sengupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Aqueous Ethanol ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Ethanol Solution ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Standard Medium ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Homeopathic Drugs

Aqueous ethanol is the standard medium for all drugs used in homeopathy. X-ray and Magnetispoli ambo are 2 homeopathic drugs prepared by exposure of aqueous ethanol to x-rays and static magnetic field, respectively.Mother tinctures (MT)weresuccessively diluted with solvent 1:100 and succussed in several steps to prepare centesimal potencies 8 cH, 14 cH and 32 cH. The solvent was processed in the same way. Although identical in chemical composition (0.03 molar ethanol) and water content (96%) these preparations like the Mother tinctures and three potencies of X-ray and Magnetispoli amboexhibit different therapeutic pathological effects. Potency 8cH of each preparation was diluted with water to reach concentrations 4%, 20%, 40% and 80% ethanol. The aim of the study was to establish whether these potencies exhibited variation in free water molecules. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) of MT and potencies exhibited almost similar freezing and melting points, but they remarkably differed in freezing and melting enthalpy and free water molecules. The various dilutions of potency 8cH exhibited variation in enthalpies and free water molecules, being this variation independent of the amount of water added. We conclude that exposure of aqueous ethanol to x-rays and magnetic field, with subsequent dilution and agitation induces changes in the solvent involving free water molecules. All X-ray and Magnetispoli ambo potencies were analyzed by means of Raman spectroscopy for free water molecules. The results were compared to the ones of DSC, being more or less similar.

scholarly journals Swelling properties of chitosan hydrogels

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R Rohindra ◽  
Ashveen V Nand ◽  
Jagjit R Khurma
Keyword(s):  
Differential Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Free Water ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Swelling Behaviour ◽  
Swelling Properties ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Chitosan Hydrogels

Chitosan hydrogels were prepared by crosslinking chitosan with glutaraldehyde. The swelling behaviour of the crosslinked and uncross-linked hydrogels was measured by swelling the gels in media of different pH and at different temperatures. The swelling behavior was observed to be dependent on pH, temperature and the degree of crosslinking. The gel films were characterized by Fourier transform Infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The glass transition temperature (Tg) and the amount of free water in the hydrogels decreased with increasing crosslinking in the hydrogels.

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