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Chemical degradation products of lignin and humic substances part I Synthesis, structure verification and gas chromatographic separation of chlorinat…

1993

Abstract Chlorinated vanillins (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehydes) and syringaldehydes (3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxy-benzaldehydes) were synthesized and their purities and structures were examined by quartz capillary gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The detailed procedures for the synthesis, gas chromatographic separation and mass spectroscopic features are presented.

1984

Provided a polymer is soluble, i. e., molecularly dispersed in another polymer irrespective of the molecular weight of the components, the solution is exothermic. By increasing the temperature two effects, both unfavourable to mixing become larger: (i) the excess entropy of mixing caused by contact interaction and (ii) the total effect from the difference of the free volumes of the pure components. So, an upper miscibility gap occurs. The thermodynamic properties of the mixture cannot be derived from the properties of the pure components. They can be described by the corresponding states theory of Prigogine, Flory, and Patterson with suitable values for the contact energy and contact entrop…

Zur Ökologie Abwasserbelasteter Altrheine

1977

The backwaters of the Upper Rhine can be divided into two types, namely the Sondernheim type and the Leimersheim type. The first one obtains its water mainly from small tributaries of the Rhine, the latter one by the Rhine itself. Both of them are polluted to nearly the same extent by organic matter. In the Sondernheim type biological decomposition starts intensively. It leads to mass-production of a few animal species in the upper, to less production of a large number of animal species in the lower part of its flow. In the Leimersheim type neither biological decomposition, nor mass-production nor a high species-diversity are to be observed. The possible causes of this difference are under …

The thermal decomposition, IR spectrum and crystal structure of ammonium manganese(II) tris(hydrogenselenite), NH4Mn(HSeO3)3

1985

Abstract The compound NH 4 Mn(HSeO 3 ) 3 has been prepared and its IR spectrum and thermal behaviour have been investigated. It crystallizes in the monoc

Stopped-Flow and DFT Studies of Proton Transfer and Isomerization of 5-Amino-3-imino-1,2,6,7-tetracyano-3H-pyrrolizine and Its Related Base 2-(5-Amin…

2001

International audience; A complete kinetic study of pH-dependent isomerization of 5-amino-3-imino-1,2,6,7-tetracyano-3H-pyrrolizine (HL) and 2-(5-amino-3,4-dicyano-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)-1,1,2-tricyanoethanide (L‘-) in the pH range from −0.5 to +13 in aqueous solution, which spans over 7 orders of magnitude for the pseudo-first-order rates (log k from −4.8 to +2.5), has revealed for the first time the existence of the corresponding conjugate species L- and HL‘. The study has allowed the determination of the acid dissociation constants of HL (pKa) and HL‘ (pKa‘), as well as all of the individual forward and reverse isomerization rates of the acidic (HL/HL‘) and basic (L-/L‘-) forms. Although L…

Polymeric alloys: Model materials for the understanding of the statistical thermodynamics of mixtures

1997

Polymeric materials find industrial applications that are comparable to those of metals and ceramics.1 In addition to the great variability via the synthesis of various monomers and the choice of the degree of polymerization (N), alloying of polymers finds increasing attention for combining favorable materials properties.1,2 But polymeric (binary) alloys (A,B) of flexible polymers with chain lengths NA, NB are also most interesting for testing theoretical concepts: changing NA, NB one controls the entropy of mixing, keeping intermolecular forces invariant. Variation of these control parameters thus allows stringent tests of the theories on miscibility, unmixing etc. Furthermore, the large s…

The chemistry of death--Adipocere degradation in modern graveyards.

2015

The formation of adipocere slows further decomposition and preserves corpses for decades or even centuries. This resistance to degradation is a serious problem, especially with regard to the reuse of graves after regular resting times. We present results from an exhumation series in modern graveyards where coffins from water-saturated earth graves contained adipocere embedded in black humic material after resting times of about 30 years. Based on the assumption that this humic material resulted from in situ degradation of adipocere, its presence contradicts the commonly held opinion that adipocere decomposition only occurs under aerobic conditions. To test our hypothesis, we collected black…

In situ gel forming graft copolymers of a polyaspartamide and polylactic acid: Preparation and characterization

2008

Abstract In situ gel forming systems have been prepared by linking polylactic acid (PLA) to a water soluble and polyfunctional polymer, such as α,β-poly( N -2-hydroxyethyl)- d , l -aspartamide (PHEA). Three graft copolymers PHEA–PLA with a different derivatization degree in PLA, have been synthesized and characterized. PHEA–PLA graft copolymer with the highest amount in PLA has been used to prepare solutions in organic solvents able to give rise to gel-like matrices when injected into phosphate buffered saline solution. The chemical degradation of these gels has been evaluated and in vitro tests have been performed to evaluate the cell compatibility of the hydrolysis products. The possibili…

Dynamics of phase separation and critical phenomena in polymer mixtures

1987

The phenomenological mean-field theory for statics and dynamics of polymer mixtures is described, generalizing the approaches of Flory-Huggins, Cahn-Hilliard and de Gennes. Predictions are made for critical behavior, spinodal decomposition and homogeneous nucleation. The validity of the mean-field approximations is discussed with Ginzburg criteria. The results of the theory are compared to computer simulations and recent experiments.

Simulating Copolymeric Nanoparticle Assembly in the Co-solvent Method: How Mixing Rates Control Final Particle Sizes and Morphologies

2018

Abstract The self-assembly of copolymeric vesicles and micelles in micromixers is studied by External Potential Dynamics (EPD) simulations – a dynamic density functional approach that explicitly accounts for the polymer architecture both at the level of thermodynamics and dynamics. Specifically, we focus on the co-solvent method, where nanoparticle precipitation is triggered by mixing a poor co-solvent into a homogeneous copolymer solution in a micromixer. Experimentally, it has been reported that the flow rate in the micromixers influences the size of the resulting particles as well as their morphology: At small flow rates, vesicles dominate; with increasing flow rate, more and more micell…