Application of cesium hydroxide monohydrate for ring opening polymerization of monosubstituted oxiranes: characterization of synthesized polyether-diols

Cesium hydroxide monohydrate (CsOH·H2O) activated by cation complexing agents, i.e., 18C6 or C222 was applied as initiator of monosubstituted oxiranes polymerization. Propylene oxide (PO), 1,2-butylene oxide (BO), styrene oxide (SO) and some glycidyl ethers were used as monomers. All processes were carried out in tetrahydrofuran solution at room temperature. Such polymers, as PPO-diols, PBO-diols and PSO-diols, are unimodal and have molar masses Mn = 2000–5100. Their dispersities are rather high (Mw/Mn = 1.17–1.33). Moreover, PPO-diols and PSO-diols are not contaminated by monools with unsaturated starting groups. Poly(glycidyl ether)s are, in general, polymodal. For example, poly(isopropyl glycidyl ether)-diols are bi- or trimodal, whereas poly(allyl glycidyl ether)-diols possess two or even six fractions. Molar masses of main fraction are 4200–6400, and the second fraction is much lower, namely 600–2600. Dispersities of some fractions are very low (Mw/Mn = 1.01–1.07). Polymodality of polymers obtained was discussed in terms of the formation of two or more species propagating with different rate constants. Graphic abstract

Recovery of Rubidium and Cesium Resources from Brine of Desalination through t-BAMBP Extraction

50 billion cubic meters of brine every year creates ecological hazards to the environment. In order to reuse brine efficiently, rubidium and cesium were recovered in this experiment. On the other hand, the main impurities which were needed to be eliminated in brine were lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. In the procedure, seawater was distilled and evaporated first to turn into simulated brine. Perchloric acid was then added into simulated brine to precipitate potassium perchlorate which could reduce the influence of potassium in the extraction procedure. After that, t-BAMBP and ammonia were separately used as extractant and stripping agent in the extraction and stripping procedures to get rubidium hydroxide solutions and cesium hydroxide solutions. Subsequently, they reacted with ammonium carbonate to get rubidium carbonate and cesium carbonate. In a nutshell, this study shows the optimal parameters of pH value to precipitate potassium perchlorate. Besides, pH value in the system, the concentration of t-BAMBP and ammonia, organic phase/aqueous phase ratio (O/A ratio), reaction time, and reaction temperature in solvent extraction step were investigated to get high purities of rubidium carbonate and cesium carbonate.

Study of Fission Product Behavior in Containment Vessel Using Modified ART Mod 2: Update of Cesium and Iodine Compound Models

From the Fukushima accident, Thailand has studied fission product behavior in containment vessel using ART Mod 2 code. Cesium iodide (CsI), cesium hydroxide (CsOH) and iodine (I2) behaviors are studied using modified ART Mod 2 code. However, there are other compounds which are not included in the codes especially cesium and iodine compounds such as from Phébus FPT3 experiment including cesium molybdate (Cs2MoO4), cesium telluride (Cs2Te), methyl iodide (CH3I) and iodine pentoxide (I2O5). The paper objective is to add the four compounds in the codes in order to enlarge the coverage of the code in evaluation fission product behavior in the containment vessel. Physical parameters and models of the four compounds are updated in the codes. It is found that deposition phenomena of Cs2MoO4, Cs2Te CH3I and I2O5 are close to the experiment in case of no chemical reaction.

Preparation, structure, and electrochemistry of porphyrinato titanium (IV) benzenedithiolates with a trithiole ring, a dithiin ring, and two 2-cyanoethylthio groups

The reaction of tetra([Formula: see text]-tolyl)porphyrinato titanium (IV) oxide (2) with 4,7-diethyl-5,6-dimercaptobenzo[1,2,3] trithiole (3a) produced the corresponding titanium (IV) complex, tetra([Formula: see text]-tolyl)porphyrinato titanium (IV) trithiolobenzenedithiolate (4a), fused with a trithiole ring. Related compounds 4b and 4c were prepared by a similar reaction of 2 with 5,8-diethyl-6,7-dimercaptobenzo[1,4]dithiin (3b) and 3,6-diethyl-4,5-dimercapto-1,2-bis(2-cyanoethylthio)benzene (3c). The structure of 4b was determined by X-ray crystallography. Compound 4c was further treated with cesium hydroxide to produce the corresponding dithiolate anion 4c2S, which was deposited on the gold electrode. The electrochemical property of the gold electrode was determined by cyclic voltammetry. The structure of simplified model compound 4b[Formula: see text] was optimized using the DFT method with the Gaussian 09 program. The optimized structure was utilized to calculate the NMR chemical shifts, the HOMO and LUMO energy levels, and the electronic transition in the absorption spectrum.