ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYCRYSTALLINE COPPER DURING THE ADSORPTION OF CO ABSTRACT

The electrochemical properties of electrode copper in carbon monoxide-saturated phosphate buffered solution were investigated. The electrochemistry of copper surface was sufficiently changed after the supporting electrolyte solution was saturated with CO. The hydrogen evolution region was depressed and shifted cathodically due to the adsorption process of CO on the copper surface in a linear or terminally bonded manner, Cu-CO . The oxidation and the reduction peaks of copper were significantly changed with two couple of redox peaks. This is due to the subsequent formation and the corresponding reduction of copper(I) and the copper carbon monoxides species. Further changed in electrochemical properties occurred when the electrode surface was polarized at high cathodic potential (-1.4 V) for a period of time (15 min). The hydrogen evolution region was further depressed due to the adsorption of CO process in multiple bonding sites as adsorbed bridge bonded CO, Cu-CO B L that occurred predominantly.

Colloidal stability and aggregation of lignocellulosic materials in aqueous suspension: A review

Aqueous dispersions of lignocellulosic materials are used in such fields as papermaking, pharmaceuticals, and preparation of cellulose-based composites. The present review article considers published literature dealing with the ability of cellulosic particle dispersions (fiber, fines, nanorods, etc.) to either remain well dispersed or to agglomerate in response to changes in the composition of the supporting electrolyte solution. In many respects, the colloidal stability and coagulation of lignocellulosics can be understood in terms of well-known concepts, including effects due to osmotic pressure arising from overlapping electrostatic double layers at the charged surfaces. Details of the morphology and surface properties of lignocellulosic materials give rise to a variety of colloidal behaviors that make them unique. Adjustments in aqueous conditions, including the pH, salt ions (type and valence), polymers (charged or uncharged), and surfactants can be used to control the dispersion stability of cellulose, lignin, or wood-extractive materials to serve a variety of applications.

Cyclic Voltammetry of Auranofin

The oxidative behavior of Auranofin, 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-1-thio-β -D-glucopyranosato- S(triethylphosphine)gold(I), was investigated by using cyclic voltammetry (CV) in 0.1 M Bu4NPF6/CH2Cl2 and 0.1 M Bu4NPF4/CH2Cl2 solutions using Pt working and auxiliary electrodes and a Ag/AgCI reference. CV studies at scan rates from 50-2,000 mV/s and Auranofin concentrations between 1 and 4 mM, show two irreversible oxidation processes occurring at +1.1 V and +1.6 V vs. Ag/AgCl. Ph3PAu (p-thiocresolate) was also investigated as a reference for comparison of the oxidation processes in Auranofin to that of other phosphine gold thiolate complexes previously reported. The electrochemical response appears to be sensitive to adsorption at the electrode as well as to the nature of the supporting electrolyte solution. Repeated cycling shows a build up of products at the electrode.

Adsorption and Oxidation of Thiosulfate on a Platinum Electrode in Acid Solution

The adsorption of thiosulfate on a platinum electrode was measured at the open circuit potential. A monolayer of the adsorption products covers the electrode at lower thiosulfate concentrations. The charge used up during the reduction of the monolayer roughly corresponds to 0.5 electron per surface site (e.p.s.), the charge used up during the oxidation of the monolayer after reduction corresponds approximately to 4 e.p.s. Multiple adsorbed layers, which are presumably constituted mainly by adsorbed sulfur, build up at higher thiosulfate concentrations. The amount of the adsorbed substance increases with increasing thiosulfate concentration and time of adsorption. Desorption from the surface coated by multiple layers can take place in supporting electrolyte solution. The build-up of multiple adsorbed sulfur layers also takes place during adsorption from solutions of colloidal sulfur.

The reaction between monosilicic acid and aluminium hydroxide. I. Kinetics of adsorption of silicic acid by aluminium hydroxide

Studies of the reaction between monosilicic acid and crystalline aluminium hydroxide showed that a number of layers of silicic acid could be formed on the surface of the hydroxide. Silicate is considered to be adsorbed as silicic acid rather than as silicate ions. The first layer was produced by rapid reaction of silicic acid with the surface of aluminium hydroxide. The isotherm for this initial reaction was not affected by varying the temperature from 10 to 35�C or by increasing the ionic strength of the supporting electrolyte solution. Adsorption of silicic acid resulted in increased KOH uptake by (or H2SO4 displacement from) the solid phase, which corresponded to a decrease in pH of the suspension. Subsequent layer formation was slower; the rate increased both with increasing temperature and with the ionic strength of the supporting electrolyte solution. Study of the kinetics of the reaction showed that these layers could have formed by polymerization of silicic acid on the hydroxide surface. The activation energy for the reaction increased with increasing surface coverage from 15 to 24 kcal/mole for the second layer and was about 24 kcal/mole for the third layer.