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Notes: Ligand substitution kinetics for the reaction [PtIVMe3(X)(NN)]+NaY=[PtIVMe3(Y)(NN)]+NaX, where NN=bipy or phen, X=MeO-, CH3COO-, or HCOO-, and Y=SCN- or N3-, has been studied in methanol at various temperatures. The kinetic parameters for the reaction are as follows. The reaction of [PtMe3(OMe)(phen)] with NaSCN: k1=36.1±10.0 s-1; ΔH1≠=65.9±14.2 kJ mol-1; ΔS1≠=6±47 J mol-1 K-1; k-2=0.0355±0.0034 s-1; ΔH-2≠=63.8±1.1 kJ mol-1; ΔS-2≠=-58.8±3.6 J mol-1 K-1; and k-1/k2=148±19. The reaction of [PtMe3(OAc)(bipy)] with NaN3: k1=26.2±0.1 s-1; ΔH1≠=60.5±6.6 kJ mol-1; ΔS1≠=-14±22 J mol-1K-1; k-2=0.134±0.081 s-1; ΔH-2≠=74.1±24.3 kJ mol-1; ΔS-2≠=-10±82 J mol-1K-1; and k-1/k2=0.479±0.012. The reaction of [PtMe3(OAc)(bipy)] with NaSCN: k1=26.4±0.3 s-1; ΔH1≠=59.6±6.7 kJ mol-1; ΔS1≠=-17±23 J mol-1K-1; k-2=0.174±0.200 s-1; ΔH-2≠=62.7±10.3 kJ mol-1; ΔS-2≠=-48±35 J mol-1K-1; and k-1/k2=1.01±0.08. The reaction of [PtMe3(OOCH)(bipy)] with NaN3: k1=36.8±0.3 s-1; ΔH1≠=66.4±4.7 kJ mol-1; ΔS1≠=7±16 J mol-1K-1; k-2=0.164±0.076 s-1; ΔH-2≠=47.0±18.1 kJ mol-1; ΔS-2≠=-101±61 J mol-1 K-1; and k-1/k2=5.90±0.18. The reaction of [PtMe3(OOCH)(bipy)] with NaSCN: k1 =33.5±0.2 s-1; ΔH1≠=58.0±0.4 kJ mol-1; ΔS1≠=-20.5±1.6 J mol-1 K-1; k-2=0.222±0.083 s-1; ΔH-2≠=54.9±6.3 kJ mol-1; ΔS-2≠=-73.0±21.3 J mol-1 K-1; and k-1/k2=12.0±0.3. Conditional pseudo-first-order rate constant k0 increased linearly with the concentration of NaY, while it decreased drastically with the concentration of NaX. Some plausible mechanisms were examined, and the following mechanism was proposed. [Note to reader: Please see article pdf to view this scheme.] © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 523-532, 1998

Notes: Laser-flash photolysis of RBr/O3/SF6/He mixtures at 248 nm has been coupled with BrO detection by time-resolved UV absorption spectroscopy to measure BrO product yields from O(1D) reactions with HBr, CF3Br, CH3Br, CF2ClBr, and CF2HBr at 298±3 K. The measured yields are: HBr, 0.20±0.04; CF3Br, 0.49±0.07; CH3Br, 0.44±0.05; CF2ClBr, 0.31±0.06; and CF2HBr, 0.39±0.07 (uncertainties are 2σ and include estimates of both random and systematic errors). The results are discussed in light of other available information or O(1D)+RBr reactions. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 555-563, 1998

Notes: Nine amino acids, aspartic acid, glycine, serine, tyrosine, alanine, glutamic acid, threonine, cystine, phenylalanine, and two peptides, and two peptides, glycine-glycine peptide, glutamic acid-cystine-glycine peptide, give rise to damped oscillations of the Belousov-Zhabotinskii(BZ) type in a batch reactor. Both Mn2+ and Fe(phen)32 are essential for most of those oscillations; and the oscillations in [Mn3+] and [Fe(phen)33+] are also observed. The role of two metallic ions played in the oscillations are analyzed, showing that Mn2+ catalyzes the oxidation of the amino acids or peptides by BrO3- to produce some intermediates which effectively reduce Br2 to Br- catalyzed by Fe(phen)32+. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int. J. Chem Kinet 30: 243-247, 1998.

Notes: The lifetime of the ferryl ion FeO2+, (minutes at pH below 1) is reduced by a factor of 50 at pH above 3. This is rationalized in terms of an acid-base equilibrium between two different hydrolytic forms of this species (Fe(OH)++2 and Fe(OH)+3) with a pKa=2.0. The rate constants for reactions between FeO2+ and selected compounds found in cloud water were measured in acid solutions by stopped-flow technique. For inorganic reactants: kHNO2=1.1×104 M-1 s-1, kNO2-≤105 M-1 s-1, kCl-=1.0×102 M-1 s-1, kHSO3-=2.5×105 M-1 s-1, kSO2=4.5×105 M-1 s-1, and kMn(II)=1.0×104 M-1 s-1 were obtained and for the organic reactants: kHCOOH=160 M-1 s-1, kHCOO-=3×105 M-1, kCH3COOH=3.1 M-1 s-1, kCH2(OH)2=400 M-1 s-1, kCH3COCH3=16 M-1 s-1, kCH3CH20H=2.5×103 M-1 s-1, kC6H5OH=4.0×103 M-1 s-1, and kC6H5COOH=80 M-1 s-1 were obtained. A good correlation between log(k) and the standard one electron reduction potential (E°) indicates that the reactions of inorganic compounds proceed by electron transfer. The reaction mechanisms in case of organic compounds are very similar to the reactions of the OH radical, i.e., H-abstraction, and a fairly good correlation between log(k) and the bond dissociation energy BDE was obtained. Activation parameters were measured for the reaction of FeO2+ with HNO2 (Ea=34.5 kJ/mol); Mn2+ (Ea=21.3 kJ/mol); HCOOH (Ea=22.3 kJ/mol); CH2(OH)2 (Ea=44.5 kJ/mol); and C6H5OH (Ea=28.1 kJ/mol). © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 215-221, 1998.

Notes: A detailed chemical kinetic model has been used to study dimethyl ether (DME) oxidation over a wide range of conditions. Experimental results obtained in a jet-stirred reactor (JSR) at 1 and 10 atm, 0.2≤φ≤2.5, and 800≤T≤1300 K were modeled, in addition to those generated in a shock tube at 13 and 40 bar, φ=1.0 and 650≤T≤1300 K. The JSR results are particularly valuable as they include concentration profiles of reactants, intermediates, and products pertinent to the oxidation of DME. These data test the kinetic model severely, as it must be able to predict the correct distribution and concentrations of intermediate and final products formed in the oxidation process. Additionally, the shock-tube results are very useful, as they were taken at low temperatures and at high pressures, and thus undergo negative temperature dependence (NTC) behavior. This behavior is characteristic of the oxidation of saturated hydrocarbon fuels, (e.g., the primary reference fuels, n-heptane and iso-octane) under similar conditions. The numerical model consists of 78 chemical species and 336 chemical reactions. The thermodynamic properties of unknown species pertaining to DME oxidation were calculated using THERM. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 229-241, 1998.

Notes: Using stationary-point information from a BAC-MP4 potential-energy surface and statistical-dynamical methods, we have calculated the total rate coefficient for the two-channel reaction,\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ CH3+NO\rightarrow HCN+H2O\quad (R1) $\end{document}\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \rightarrow H2CN+OH,\quad (R2) $\end{document}in the temperature range 1000 K≥T≥2500 K. The result obtained,\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ kT=3.0 \times 10-1T3.52exp(-3950/RT) cm3/mole s, $\end{document}is in excellent agreement with recent shock-tube measurements of kT by Braun-Unkhoff, et al. and Hennig and Wagner. Qualitative considerations suggest that the radical channel (R2) is dominant in this temperature range. The analysis and the results are discussed in some detail. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 223-228, 1998.

Notes: The kinetics of the oxidation of aspirin (ASP) by bromamine-T (BAT), N-bromosuccinimide (NBS), and N-bromophthalimide (NBP) has been studied in aqueous perchloric acid at 303 K. The oxidation reaction follows identical kinetics with first-order in [oxidant], fractional-order in [ASP], and inverse fractional-order in [H+]. Under identical experimental conditions the extent of oxidation with different oxidizing agents is in the order: NBS 〉 BAT 〉 NBP. The rate decreased with decreasing dielectric constant of the medium. The variation of ionic strength and the addition of the reaction products and halide ions had no significant effect on the reaction rate. The solvent isotope effect was studied using D2O. Kinetic parameters were evaluated by studying the reaction at different temperatures. The reaction products were identified by GC-MS. The proposed reaction mechanism and the derived rate law are consistent with the observed kinetic data. Formation and decomposition constants for ASP-oxidant complexes have been evaluated. Decarboxylation, bromination, and loss of acetic acid gave 2,4,6-tribromophenol. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 407-414, 1998

Notes: N-cyanomethyl-N-ethyl aniline (CEAN) and N-cyanomethyl-N-ethyl-p-anisidine (CEPA) have been thermolyzed in a stirred-flow reactor, in the range of 510-560 °C, pressures of 7-11 torr and residence times of 0.5-0.9 s, using toluene as carrier gas. N-cyanomethyl-N-ethyl-p-nitroaniline (ECNA) was thermolyzed at 640°C and 13% conversion. Ethylene and HCN formed in 43% yield each as products from all three starting materials. Phenyl methanaldimine and p-anisidyl methanaldimine were also products of CEAN and CEPA, respectively. The consumption of CEAN and CEPA showed first-order kinetics for a three-fold increase of reactant inflow and initial conversions of up to 40 percent. The following Arrhenius equations were obtained from the rate coefficients for the production of ethylene: CEAN: k=1015.10±0.74 exp(-238±11 kJ/mol·RT); CEPA: k=1015.61±0.29 exp(-246±4 kJ/mol·RT). The results are explained by means of radical, nonchain thermolysis mechanisms. The thermochemistry of relevant reaction steps has been estimated from thermochemical parameters calculated by using the semiempirical AM1 method. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 451-456, 1998

Notes: The gas-phase reaction of bornyl acetate (bicyclo[2,2,1]-heptan-2-ol-1,7,7-trimethyl-acetate) with hydroxyl radical has been studied. A relative method was used to determine the rate constant for this reaction, with n-octane as reference compound.Methyl nitrite photolysis experiments were carried out in an environmental smog chamber at atmospheric pressure and (294±2) K. The rate constant determined for bornyl acetate is k=(13.9±2.2)×10-12 cm3 molecule-1 s-1.The experimental rate constant has been compared with the rate constants calculated with the structure-activity relationship (SAR) and with the evolution trend of the acetate rate constants. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 497-502, 1998

Notes: Tert-Butyl hydroperoxide and hydrogen peroxide readily react with the radical cation derived from 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS). The reaction is inhibited by ABTS and protons, and can be interpreted in terms of a mechanism comprising a partially reversible electron transferROOH+ABTS•+↔ ROO · + ABTS + H+ (1)followed by the self-reactions of the hydroperoxide derived radicals and reactions between them and another ABTS derived radical. A complete kinetic analysis allows an evaluation of the rate constant for reaction (1). A value of 0.2 M-1 s-1 was obtained for both compounds. The back reaction of process (1) is more relevant when tert-butyl hydroperoxide is employed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 565-570, 1998

Notes: Using a relative rate method, rate constants for the gas-phase reactions of 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol (MBO) with OH radicals, ozone, NO3 radicals, and Cl atoms have been investigated using FTIR. The measured values for MBO at 298±2 K and 740±5 torr total pressure are: kOH=(3.9±1.2)×10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1, kO3=(8.6±2.9)×10-18 cm3 molecule-1 s-1, kNO3=(8.6±2.9)×10-15 cm3 molecule-1 s-1, and kCl=(4.7±1.0)×10-10 cm3 molecule-1 s-1. Atmospheric lifetimes have been estimated with respect to the reactions with OH, O3, NO3, and Cl. The atmospheric relevance of this compound as a precursor for acetone is, also, briefly discussed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 589-594, 1998

Notes: 1,1,1-Trifluoroethane has been decomposed in comparative rate single-pulse shock-tube experiments. The rate expression for elimination at ca. 2.5 bar and in the temperature range of 1050 to 1200 K has been found to be\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \it k\rm (CF_{3}\joinrel{\relbar\!\!\relbar}CH_{3}\relbar\!\!\rightarrow HF+CF_{2}=CH_{2})=7.0\times 10^{14}\ exp(-37260/T)s^{-1} $\end{document}The experimental conditions appear to be such that the unimolecular reaction is at the beginning of the fall-off region and we find that for step sizes down between 500 and 1000 cm-1 the high-pressure rate expression is in the range\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \it k\rm (CF_{3}\joinrel{\relbar\!\!\relbar}CH_{3}\relbar\!\!\rightarrow HF+CF_{2}=CH_{2})=2.0\times 10^{15}\ exp(-38300/T)\ to\ 4\ \times\ 10^{15}\ exp(-39000/T)s^{-1} $\end{document}where the smaller rate parameters refer to the larger step size down. The results are compared with those from an earlier study and the anomalously high A-factor is noted. It is suggested that the existing rate expressions for the fluorinated ethanes may need to be reevaluated. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 621-628, 1998

Notes: The mechanism of the thermal decomposition of smithsonite has been determined from a comparison of the results obtained from isothermal, linear heating rate (TG), and Constant Rate Thermal Analysis (CRTA) experiments. Two important precautions have been taken in this work. Firstly, the chemical composition of the sample has been checked in order to be sure that pure anhydrous zinc carbonate has been used. Secondly, the experimental conditions have been selected in such a way to avoid the influence of heat and mass transfer phenomena on the forward reaction. It has been shown that the mechanism for the thermal decomposition of smithsonite depends upon temperature. Thus, at temperatures lower than 650 K, approximately, an A0.5 kinetic model describes the reaction, whereas, at temperatures roughly higher than 690 K the above reaction obeys a F1 kinetic law. An interpretation of this behavior is given. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 647-655, 1998

Notes: The room temperature rate coefficient for the reaction Br+Br2O→Br2+BrO (3) has been measured using the technique of pulse-laser photolysis with long-path transient absorption detection of the BrO reaction product. A value of k3=(2.0±0.5)×10-10 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 was determined. The photolysis products of Br2O at 308 nm were also examined. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 571-576, 1998

Notes: The products of the gas-phase reaction of the OH radical with 3-methyl-1-butene in the presence of NO have been investigated at room temperature and 740 torr total pressure of air by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection, in situ Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopy, and direct air sampling atmospheric pressure ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The products identified and quantified by GC-FID and in situ FT-IR absorption spectroscopy were HCHO, 2-methylpropanal, acetone, glycolaldehyde, and methacrolein, with formation yields of 0.70±0.06, 0.58±0.08, 0.17±0.02, 0.18±0.03, and 0.033±0.007, respectively. In addition, IR absorption bands due to organic nitrates were observed, consistent with API-MS observations of product ion peaks attributed to the β-hydroxynitrates (CH3)2CHCH(ONO2)CH2OH and/or (CH3)2CHCH(OH)CH2ONO2 formed from the reactions of the corresponding β-hydroxyalkyl peroxy radicals with NO. A formation yield of ca. 0.15 for these nitrates was estimated using IR absorption band intensities for known organic nitrates. These products account for essentially all of the reacted 3-methyl-1-butene. Analysis of the potential reaction pathways involved shows that H-atom abstraction from the allylic C(SINGLEBOND)H bond in 3-methyl-1-butene is a minor pathway which accounts for 5-10% of the overall OH radical reaction. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 577-587, 1998

Notes: In a stirred batch reactor, the Ce(III)- or Mn(II)-catalyzed Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction with mixed organic acid/ketone substrates exhibits oscillatory behavior. The organic acids studied here are: dl-mandelic acid (MDA), dl-4-bromomandelic acid (BMDA), and dl-4-hydroxymandelic acid (HMDA), and the ketones are: acetone (Me2CO), methyl ethyl ketone (MeCOEt), diethyl ketone (Et2CO), acetophenone (MeCOPh), and cyclohexanone ((CH2)5CO). The effects of bromate ion, organic acid, ketone, metal-ion catalyst, and sulfuric acid concentrations on the oscillatory patterns are investigated. Both conventional and stopped-flow methods are applied to study the kinetics of the oxidation reactions of the above organic acids by Ce(IV) or Mn(III) ion. The order of relative reactivities of the oxidation reactions of organic acids in 1 M H2SO4 is Mn(III)(SINGLEBOND)HMDA reaction 〉 Ce(IV)(SINGLEBOND)HMDA reaction 〉 Mn(III)(SINGLEBOND)BMDA, reaction 〉 Mn(III)(SINGLEBOND)MDA reaction 〉 Ce(IV)(SINGLEBOND)BMDA reaction 〉 Ce(IV)(SINGLEBOND)MDA reaction. Spectrophotometric study of the bromination reactions of the above ketones shows that these reactions are zero-order with respect to bromine and first-order with respect to ketone and that ketone enolization is the rate-determining step. The order of relative rates of bromination or enolization reactions of ketones in 1 M H2SO4 is (CH2)5CO≫(MeCOEt, Et2CO, Me2CO)〉MeCOPh. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet:30: 595-604, 1998

Notes: The addition of bromide ions to the component solutions of the Briggs- Rauscher oscillating system produces a variety of phenomena, depending on the sequence of the addition and on the initial bromide concentration. If the addition is made some minutes after the mixing of H2O2 and acidic IO3- and before adding malonic acid and Mn2+ ions, the oscillations last for five or six cycles, then suddenly ceases. If the addition is made immediately after the mixing of H2O2 and acidic IO3- and before adding malonic acid and Mn2+ ions, the oscillations do not start at all. The addition of bromide ions to an actively oscillating BR reaction causes a rapid suppression of the oscillations. Our observations may be accounted for by a mechanism involving the IBr species. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 641-646, 1998

Notes: The authors present a critical analysis of the use of an overall single reaction rate equation instead of the true rate equations corresponding to the decomposition of a substance according to two parallel reactions. Isothermal as well as nonisothermal decomposition are considered. An apparent compensation effect has been evidenced in both cases. It has been assigned to the dependence of the kinetic parameters on temperature (for the isothermal case), conversion, and heating rate (for nonisothermal one). © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 673-681, 1998

Notes: Upper limits of 4×10-20 and 7×10-20 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 were established for the gas-phase reactions of H2O2 with O3 and NO, respectively. These reactions are too slow to explain features observed in the atmospheric vertical profile of H2O2. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 707-709, 1998

Notes: The pulse-radiolysis technique has been employed to produce and study the kinetics of hydrated electrons (eaq-) in a quaternary micro emulsion (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (NaLS)/water/cyclohexane/1-pentanol) system. Two orders of magnitude higher life time (20 μs) of the eaq- has been obtained as compared to that in reverse micelles reported earlier. Several probes including a biomolecule have been used to determine the water pool concentrations and quenching constants (kq). The observed yield and half life (t1/2) of the hydrated electrons vary smoothly as the water droplet sizes are changed. The bimolecular rate constants for the reaction of eaq- with different solutes have been determined. It has been observed that the measured bimolecular rate constants for the reaction of hydrated electrons with different solutes are indicative of the solubilization sites, the water core sizes, and the surrounding environment. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 699-705, 1998

Notes: The rate coefficients for the reactions of hydrogen atoms with n-C3H7Br, s-C3H7Br, n-C4H9Br, and s-C4H9Br were determined in a discharge flow-reactor at 298 K and a pressure of 4 mbar. Molecular-beam sampling and subsequent mass-spectrometric detection with electron-impact ionisation was used for the measurement of the bromo-hydrocarbon concentration. The rate coefficients obtained are (in 1010 cm3 mol-1 s-1): 2.3±1.2 for n-C3H7Br, 2.3±1.2 for s-C3H7Br, 2.4±1.2 for n-C4H9Br, and 2.8±1.4 for s-C4H9Br. The results are compared with predictions from bond-energy bond-order (BEBO) calculations, where a reasonable agreement is found. Furthermore, also by BEBO calculations, the relative importance of bromine abstraction as compared to hydrogen abstraction is estimated. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 721-727, 1998

Notes: The relative rate technique has been used to measure the hydroxyl radical (OH) reaction rate constant of +2-butanol (2BU, CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3) and 2-pentanol (2PE, CH3CH2CH2CH(OH)CH3). 2BU and 2PE react with OH yielding bimolecular rate constants of (8.1±2.0)×10-12 cm3molecule-1s-1 and (11.9±3.0)×10-12 cm3molecule-1s-1, respectively, at 297±3 K and 1 atmosphere total pressure. Both 2BU and 2PE OH rate constants reported here are in agreement with previously reported values [1-4]. In order to more clearly define these alcohols' atmospheric reaction mechanisms, an investigation into the OH+alcohol reaction products was also conducted. The OH+2BU reaction products and yields observed were: methyl ethyl ketone (MEK, (60±2)%, CH3CH2C((DOUBLEBOND)O)CH3) and acetaldehyde ((29±4)% HC((DOUBLEBOND)O)CH3). The OH+2PE reaction products and yields observed were: 2-pentanone (2PO, (41±4)%, CH3C((DOUBLEBOND)O)CH2CH2CH3), propionaldehyde ((14±2)% HC((DOUBLEBOND)O)CH2CH3), and acetaldehyde ((40±4)%, HC((DOUBLEBOND)O)CH3). The alcohols' reaction mechanisms are discussed in light of current understanding of oxygenated hydrocarbon atmospheric chemistry. Labeled (18O) 2BU/OH reactions were conducted to investigate 2BU's atmospheric transformation mechanism details. The findings reported here can be related to other structurally similar alcohols and may impact regulatory tools such as ground level ozone-forming potential calculations (incremental reactivity) [5]. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 745-752, 1998

Notes: The reaction of 2-phenoxyquinoxaline (1) with hydroxide ion is accelerated by reactive counter-ion micelles of cetyltrialkylammonium hydroxides (alkyl=Me, Et, n-Pr, and n-Bu), cetylmethylpiperidinium hydroxide, and cetylquinuclidinium hydroxide containing bulky head groups. First-order rate constants for reaction of (1) with OH- increase with increasing bulk of the head group and are associated with an increase in nucleophile reactivity as water is squeezed away from the micelle surface. Micellar effects upon the alkaline hydrolysis of compound (1) were analyzed by using a model that describes micelle-ion interactions in terms of Langmuir isotherms. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 777-783, 1998

Notes: The aminolyses of the title substrates with anilines and benzylamines are investigated in acetonitrile. A clean second-order kinetics is obtained with a first-order rate law in the amine concentration, which is uncomplicated by the fast proton transfer step. The large magnitude of ρZ (ρ1g) as well as ρX (ρnuc) together with relatively large positive ρXZ values is consistent with a stepwise mechanism in which thiophenolate ion expulsion from the intermediate is rate limiting. For the reactions of aryl dithio-2-thiophenates with benzylamines the magnitude of ρX and ρZ values is relatively smaller suggesting that both the addition and expulsion of thiophenolate are partially rate determining. Relatively large secondary kinetic isotope effects, kH/kD≥1.7, with deuterated nucleophiles, support involvement a concurrent proton transfer to the departing thiophenolate ion in the transition state. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 849-857, 1998

Notes: The kinetics of the reaction between BrO3- and sulfite was studied by measuring the concentrations of [Br-] and [H+] both in buffered and in unbuffered solutions. A mechanism was applied for simulation of the experimental observations. Rate constants k1=(0.027±0.004) M-1s-1 and k2=(85±5) M-1s-1 were determined for the following reactions:\halign{\hfill $#$\hfill &\hfill\qquad\qquad #\cr 3\ \rm HSO_{3}\!^{-}+BrO_{3}\!^{-}\longrightarrow 3\ SO_{4}\!^{2-}+Br^{-}+3\ H^{+}& (1)\cr 3\ \rm H_{2}SO_{3}(\hbox{or}\ SO_{2.}\hbox{aq})+BrO_{3}\!^{-}\longrightarrow 3\ SO_{4}\!^{2-}+Br^{-}+6\ H^{+}& (2)\cr }Rate constant k1 was obtained directly from the experimental results on unbuffered reactions, where Reaction (1) was predominant. Rate constant k2 was obtained by computer fitting of [Br-] to the experimental values for buffered reactions, where the rate of Reaction (2) was about four times higher than that of Reaction (1). © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 869-874, 1998

Notes: Br-atom atomic resonance absorption spectrometry (ARAS) has been developed and applied to measure thermal decomposition rate constants for CF3Br (+ Kr)→CF3+Br (+ Kr) over the temperature range, 1222-1624 K. The Br-atom curve-of-growth (145〈λ〈163 nm) was determined using this reaction. For [Br]≤1×1012 molecules cm-3, absorbance, (ABS)=1.410×10-13 [Br], yielding σ=1.419×10-14 cm2. The curve-of-growth was then used to convert (ABS) to Br-atom profiles which were then analyzed to give measured rate constants. These can be expressed in second-order by k1=8.147×10-9 exp(-24488 K/T) cm3 molecule-1 s-1 (±33%, 1222≤T≤1624 K). A unimolecular theoretical approach was used to rationalize the data. Theory indicates that the dissociation rates are closer to second- than to first-order, i.e., the magnitudes are 30-53% of the low-pressure-limit rate constants over 1222-1624 K and 123-757 torr. With the known, E0=ΔH00=70.1 kcal mole-1, the optimized theoretical fit to the ARAS data requires 〈ΔE〉down=550 cm-1. These conclusions are consistent with recently published data and theory from Kiefer and Sathyanarayana. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 859-867, 1998

Notes: The stoichiometry of CO2 production during the ceric oxidation of various organic acids is measured under conditions with organic acid excess. Measurements utilize a photometric methodology. For anaerobic conditions stoichiometries [CO2]produced:[Ce(IV)]reduced of about 0 (malonic acid), 0.5 (e.g., glyoxylic acid), and 1.0 (oxalic acid) are found. Oxalic acid showed an oxygen-induced decrease of CO2 production, while other compounds such as malonic acid increased the amount of produced CO2 or showed no changes (e.g., tartronic acid). In the case of mesoxalic acid the stoichiometry is increased from about 0.5 to 2.0 due to the presence of molecular oxygen. The results are discussed on the basis of simple reaction mechanisms demonstrating that useful information on reaction pathways and intermediates can be extracted from these simple measurements. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 899-902, 1998

Notes: Using a pulse-radiolysis transient UV-VIS absorption system, rate constants for the reactions of F atoms with CH3CHO (1) and CH3CO radicals with O2 (2) and NO (3) at 295 K and 1000 mbar total pressure of SF6 was determined to be k1=(1.4±0.2)×10-10, k2=(4.4±0.7)×10-12, and k3=(2.4±0.7)×10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1. By monitoring the formation of CH3C(O)O2 radicals (λ〉250nm) and NO2 (λ=400.5nm) following radiolysis of SF6/CH3CHO/O2 and SF6/CH3CHO/O2/NO mixtures, respectively, it was deduced that reaction of F atoms with CH3CHO gives (65±9)% CH3CO and (35±9)% HC(O)CH2 radicals. Finally, the data obtained here suggest that decomposition of HC(O)CH2O radicals via C—C bond scission occurs at a rate of 〈4.7×105 s-1. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 913-921, 1998

Notes: Ascorbic acid present in natural products is often analyzed by its reducing effect on 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DCPI). In case of coexistence of Fe(II) in natural samples and if oxalic acid is used for their extraction and stabilization, a significant interference is observed. The reaction of Fe2+ with 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DCPI) in acidic solutions in the presence or absence of oxalate ions was investigated. The reaction was studied with a Stopped-Flow Spectrophotometer (S.F.S) equiped with a data acquisition system, which allows the determination of initial rates and reaction rate constants. Results for the effect of the concentrations of all the reagents of the reaction are presented. During the experimental work all concentrations of the reagents were kept in such levels to make the reaction first-order in respect of DCPI. An interesting finding is, that, although Fe2+ and C2O42- ions do not react separately with DCPI (or react very slowly), they react very rapidly in mixtures and show a strong synergetic effect. The experimental data fit with the mechanism of the formation of intermediates FeC2O4 and [Fe(C2O4)2]2-. The proposed rate law agrees with the above mechanism and the experimental results. The value kc=(1.6±0.2)×105 M-1·s-1 was calculated for the second-order rate constant of the reaction of FeC2O4 and DCPI. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 941-948, 1998

Notes: Heats of formation of BrONO2, BrONO, BrOOH, FOOH, FOOCl, CF3C(O)OOH, HC(O)OOH, CH3C(O)OOH, and [CH3C(O)O]2 are estimated from bond contributions taken from J. Phys. Chem.,100, 10150 (1996). They agree within ±2 kcal/mol with recent experimental or ab initio data. The resulting BDE(O(SINGLEBOND)O)=36 kcal/mol value in diacetyl peroxide requires the concerted assistance of exothermic C(SINGLEBOND)C(O) weakening in the transition state of its decomposition into free radicals. It also implies the existence of a previously unrecognized 12 kcal/mol nonbonded repulsion in acyl anhydrides. The formation of chloryl chlorate with ΔHf(O2ClOClO2)=50 kcal/mol, a marginally stable species toward dissociation into (ClO3+OClO), may account for observations made in the [O(3P+OClO] system at low temperatures. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 41-45, 1998.

Notes: Tartaric acid oxidation by vanadium(V) in sulfuric acid medium was investigated spectrophotometrically at 760 nm and 30°C by appearance of the vanadium(IV), as vanadyl. The reaction rate was determined under pseudo-first-order conditions with an excess of hydroxyacid over the oxidant concentration. The oxidation showed a first-order dependence with respect to vanadium(V) concentration and fractional orders with respect to tartaric acid and sulfuric acid concentrations, with no control and with constant ionic strength. The reaction rate is enhanced by an increase of ionic strength, and slightly reduced by a decrease of the dielectric constant of the medium. The activation parameters were calculated based on the rate constants determined in the 293 to 313 K interval. The proposed oxidation mechanisms and the derived rate laws are consistent with the experimental rate laws. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 55-61, 1998.

Notes: The mechanism of silane thermal decomposition is investigated in a flow reactor. The time dependencies of silane consumption and disilane formation were compared with those parameters of solid product (aerosol particles) such as concentration, total hydrogen content in solid product, and fraction of hydrogen contained in solid product as polyhydride groups (SiH2)n. Silane loss and gaseous product formation were analyzed using a mass spectrometer. The hydrogen content in solid product was analyzed by the methods of IR-spectroscopy and hydrogen evolution. Based on a simple kinetic scheme we qualitatively explained the experimental dependencies of silane conversion and disilane formation, the effective activation energy of the decomposition process, and the amount of polyhydride groups in the solid product on reaction time and initial silane concentration. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 99-110, 1998.

Notes: The formation of 3-azabicyclo[3,3,0]oct-2-ene in the course of the synthesis of N-amino-3-azabicyclo[3,3,0]octane using the Raschig process results from the following two consecutive reactions: chlorine transfer between the monochloramine and the 3-azabicyclo[3,3,0]octane followed by a dehydrohalogenation of the substituted haloamine. The kinetics of the reaction were studied by HPLC and UV as a function of temperature (15 to 44°C), and the concentrations of NaOH (0.1 to 1 M) and the chlorinated derivative (1 to 4×10-3 M). The reaction is bimolecular (k=103×10-6 M-1 s-1; ΔH0#=89 kJ mol-1; and ΔS0#=-33.6 J mol-1 K-1) and has an E2 mechanism. The spectral data of 3-azabicyclo[3,3,0]oct-2-ene were determined. IR, NMR, and ES/MS analysis show dimerization of the water-soluble monomer into a white insoluble dimer. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 129-136, 1998.

Notes: From a study of the complexation of FeIII with 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-heptanedione in aqueous solution, thermodynamic and kinetic parameters have been obtained. Results obtained for this system and a series of structurally similar iron(III) diketonates at different temperatures, establishes isokinetic behaviors of these kinds of reactions.Analytical correlations obtained may be useful to predict, for analogous ligands in similar experimental conditions, an essential mechanism, that pathways involving reaction of metal-hydrolyzed species with the enol tautomer are faster than pathways involving hexa-aqua species. Additionally, thermodynamic parameters associated with the monochelated complexations may be predicted. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 121-127, 1998.

Notes: Transient absorption spectra of 1-naphthylseleno (1-NaphSe·), and 2-naphthylseleno (2-NaphSe·) radicals, which are generated by laser-flash photolysis of the corresponding diselenides, were observed. The reactions of 1-NaphSe·, and 2-NaphSe· with 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene and α-methylstyrene were investigated by following the decay rates of these seleno radicals. By both steady-state and laser-flash photolysis, it is proved that these seleno radicals add to alkenes in a reversible manner. The reaction rate constants for such reversible addition reactions were determined by conducting the reaction in the presence of O2, which traps selectively the carbon-centered radicals formed by the addition reaction of the seleno radicals to the alkenes. The reactivity of 2-NaphSe· is higher than that of 1-NaphSe·, both of which are less reactive than PhSe·. These reactivities were interpreted with the properties of SOMO calculated by MO method. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 193-200, 1998.

Notes: The kinetics and mechanisms of the reactions of aluminium(III) with pentane-2,4-dione (Hpd), 1,1,1-trifluoro pentane-2,4-dione (Htfpd) and heptane-3,5-dione (Hhptd) have been investigated in aqueous solution at 25°C and ionic strength 0.5 mol dm-3 sodium perchlorate. The kinetic data are consistent with a mechanism in which aluminium(III) reacts with the β-diketones by two pathways, one of which is acid independent while the second exhibits a second-order inverse-acid dependence. The acid-independent pathway is ascribed to a mechanism in which [Al(H2O)6]3+ reacts with the enol tautomers of Hpd, Htfpd, and Hhptd with rate constants of 1.7(±1.3)×10-2, 0.79(±0.21), and 7.5(±1.6)×10-3 dm3 mol-1 s-1, respectively. The inverse acid pathway is consistent with a mechanism in which [Al(H2O)5(OH)]2+ reacts with the enolate ions of Hpd, Htfpd, and Hhptd with rate constants of 4.32(±0.18)×106, 5.84(±0.24)×103, and 1.67(±0.05)×107 dm3 mol-1 s-1, respectively. An alternative formulation involves a pathway in which [Al(H2O)4(OH)2]+ reacts with the protonated enol tautomers of the ligands. This gives rate constants of 2.79(±0.12)×104, 3.86(±0.16)×105, and 8.98(±0.25)×103 dm3 mol-1 s-1 for reaction with Hpd, Htfpd, and Hhptd, respectively. Consideration of the kinetic data reported here together with data from the literature, suggest that [Al(H2O)5(OH)]2+ reacts by an associative or associative-interchange mechanism. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 257-266, 1998.

Notes: The effects of mixed CH3CN(SINGLEBOND)H2O solvents on rates of aminolysis of ionized phenyl salicylate, PS-, reveal a nonlinear decrease in the nucleophilic second-order rate constants, knms, (for aminolysis) with increase in the content of CH3CN until it becomes ∼50%, v/v. The values of knms remain almost unchanged with change in the CH3CN content within 50 to 70 or 80%, v/v. The effects of mixed CH3CN(SINGLEBOND)H2O solvents on pKa of leaving group, phenol, and protonated amine nucleophile have been concluded to be the major source for the observed mixed solvent effects on knms. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 301-307, 1998.

Notes: By surveying the most used methods for evaluating the kinetic parameters from nonisothermal experiments, a new classification scheme of the methods is proposed. For each method the number of principles and theoretical approximations required to derive the equation which grounds it, is considered as a comparison criterion. The methods are, finally, classified into classes of equivalence.As a result of the analysis it is also suggested that the activation energy, as calculated from nonisothermal data, should be given as a range of values instead of a unique value. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 313-327, 1998.

Notes: The thermal decomposition of acetonitrile in the temperature range 1350-1950 K is modeled with a reaction scheme containing 23 species and 43 elementary reactions. Values of {[product]t/[CH3CN]0}/t, which were reported in a previous investigation are computed with this scheme at 50 K intervals and are compared with the values reported in the literature. Except for acrylonitrile and propyl nitrile at the high-temperature end of the study, very good agreement between the calculation and the experiment is obtained. A sensitivity spectrum of the kinetic scheme is shown and a discussion of the overall mechanism is presented. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 341-347, 1998

Notes: The thermal dehydrochlorination CF2ClCH3→CF2(DOUBLEBOND)CH2+HCl has been studied in a static system between 597 and 664 K in the presence of CCl4, C2Cl6, CF2(DOUBLEBOND)CH2, HCl, and CF3CH3. A kinetic radical and molecular reaction model has been developed. In addition to describing earlier results on the acceleration of the pyrolysis by CCl4 and the further acceleration by HCl, this model describes quantitatively up to conversions of 20% (i) the dependence of the catalytic effect of CCl4 at low concentrations, (ii) the stronger catalytic effect of C2Cl6, and (iii) the inhibitory effect of added CF2CH2 and CF3CH3 when CCl4 is used as a catalyst. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 359-366, 1998

Notes: The kinetics of the substitution reactions of Fe(CN)5H2O3- ion with a series of nitrogen and sulfur containing heterocycles were studied in aqueous media. In the presence of excess ligand, varied over a large range of concentrations, second-order rate constants were calculated at μ = 0.100 M NaClO4. Activation parameters for the formation reactions were found, ΔH*ast; and ΔS*, 28 ± 6 kJ/mol and 135±20 J/mol, respectively. The results are interpreted as being consistent with dissociative, SN1 mechanism. The kinetics of formation and dissociation were studied by stopped-flow technique at several temperatures. An investigation of the kinetics of exchange of coordinated heterocycles for 1,3,5-triazine, yielded rate saturation that is typical of a limiting SN1 mechanism. Activation parameters of the limiting first-order specific rate of dissociations were found with ΔH* and ΔS* 53±2 kJ/mol and 105±5 J/mol, respectively. From the specific rates of formation and dissociation reactions the equilibrium constants were calculated. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 415-418, 1998

Notes: Isobutane pyrolysis has been studied at 20-200 torr initial pressures and 773-793 K, in a packed reactor treated with PbO and in a reactor packed with platinum foils. These packings strongly inhibit product formation and this effect is explained by the occurrence of the heterogeneous termination step:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \rm H\cdot\mathrel{\mathop{\relbar\joinrel\longrightarrow}^{walls}} product $\end{document}at the reactor walls. The reaction has been modeled in the temperature and pressure range on the basis of a kinetic scheme which has been proposed for the homogeneous reaction and step (w) with the following values of kw:$$\eqalign{(k_{_{w}})_{_{\rm{PbO}}}&=3.7\ 10^{8}\ \rm{exp} \left[-{9000\over \rm{T}}\right]\rm{S}^{-1}\cr(k_{_{w}})_{_{\rm{Pt}}}&=15000\ \rm{S}^{-1}\ \rm{at\ any\ temperature}\cr}$$for both types of packing. The corresponding sticking coefficients of hydrogen atoms are:$$\eqalign{\gamma _{_{\rm{PbO}}} &=160\ \rm{exp} \left[-{9000\over \rm{T}}\right]\cr\gamma _{_{\rm{Pt}}} &=0.03\cr}$$© 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem. Kinet 30: 439-450,1998

Notes: The kinetics of the oxidation of diazepam (DZ) by Chloramine-B (CAB) has been studied in aqueous hydrochloric acid medium. The oxidation reaction follows the rate law:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \it{-d[\rm{CAB}]\over\it dt_{\ .}}=k\rm{[CAB][DZ]^{0.6}[HCl]^{0.6}} $\end{document}The dependence of the reaction rate on temperature is studied and activation parameters for the rate-determining step are evaluated. The dielectric constant of the medium has a small effect on the rate. Ionic strength and the reaction product benzenesulfonamide have no effect on the reaction rate. The solvent isotope effect is studied. A probable mechanism for the observed kinetic data is proposed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 605-611, 1998

Notes: The kinetics of the reaction between glycolaldehyde (GA) and tetrachloroaurate(III) in acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer has been studied. The reaction is first-order with respect to [AuIII] as well as [GA]. Both H+ and Cl- ions retard the rate of reaction. AuCl4-, AuCl3(OH2), and AuCl3(OH)- are the reactive species of gold(III) with gradually increasing reactivity. A reaction mechanism involving two-electron transfer rate determining steps has been proposed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 613-619, 1998

Notes: This article describes an experimental and modeling study of the oxidation of isobutene. The low-temperature oxidation was studied in a continuous-flow stirred-tank reactor operated at constant temperature (from 833 to 913 K) and pressure (1 atm), with fuel equivalence ratios from 3 to 6 and space times ranging from 1 to 10 s corresponding to isobutene conversion yields from 1 to 50%. The main carbon containing products were analyzed by gas chromatography. The ignition delays of isobutene-oxygen-argon mixtures with fuel equivalence ratios from 1 to 3 were measured behind shock waves. Reflected shock waves permitted to obtain temperatures from 1230 to 1930 K and pressures from 9.5 to 10.5 atm.A mechanism has been proposed to reproduce the profiles obtained for the reactants consumption and the products formation during the slow oxidation and to compute the ignition delays in the shock tube. Simulations were performed using CHEMKIN II. A correct agreement between the simulated values and the experimental data has been obtained in both apparatuses. The main reaction paths have been determined for both series of measurements by a sensitivity and rate of production analysis. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 629-640, 1998

Notes: Isobutane pyrolysis has been studied in the presence of oxygen at about 773 K in unpacked and in PbO-coated packed Pyrex reactors. The reaction is shown to be accelerated by oxygen in reactors of low surface-to-volume ratio and strongly inhibited in packed PbO-coated reactors. These oxygen effects are explained in terms of interaction between two radical chain systems, one of pyrolysis, the other of oxidation. Oxygen introduces additional chain initiations and a degenerate chain branching step due to H2O2 while oxygenated radicals are efficiently removed at the reactor wall. All experimental results have been modeled and many rate constants of elementary steps were evaluated. The collision efficiency of HO2 radicals on a PbO-coated Pyrex surface has been determined in the temperature range of this study. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet: 30: 657-671, 1998

Notes: Potential-energy surfaces for various channels of the HNO+NO2 reaction have been studied at the G2M(RCC,MP2) level. The calculations show that direct hydrogen abstraction leading to the NO+cis-HONO products should be the most significant reaction mechanism. Based on TST calculations of the rate constant, this channel is predicted to have an activation energy of 6-7 kcal/mol and an A factor of ca. 10-11 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 at ambient temperature. Direct H-abstraction giving NO+trans-HONO has a high barrier on PES and the formation of trans-HONO would rather occur by the addition/1,3-H shift mechanism via the HN(O)NO2 intermediate or by the secondary isomerization of cis-HONO. The formation of NO+HNO2 can take place by direct hydrogen transfer with the barrier of ca. 3 kcal/mol higher than that for the NO+cis-HONO channel. The formation of HNO2 by oxygen abstraction is predicted to be the least significant reaction channel. The rate constant calculated in the temperature range 300-5000 K for the lowest energy path producing NO+cis-HONO gave rise to\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ k_{a}=7.34\cdot 10^{-20}\ \rm{T}^{2.64}\ \rm{exp}(-2034/T)\ \rm{cm}^{3}\ \rm{molecule}^{-1}\ \rm{s}^{-1}. $\end{document}© 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 729-736, 1998

Notes: An extension to the rotating-sector method, which is usually applied to determine propagation and termination rate constants, is presented. The analytical treatment developed accounts for the simultaneous presence of a thermal initiation and of a first-order termination process. The applicability of the rotating-sector method is thus extended to situations where the rate in dark is higher than 5% of the rate in the presence of light, and more accurate estimates of the rate constants are obtained than before for any values of the “dark” rate. A previously published experiment on the application of the rotating-sector method to the autoxidation of styrene was reanalyzed. The estimates obtained for the propagation and the termination rate constants were 11% and 19% higher than the previous estimates, respectively. Finally, the improved rotating-sector method was also applied to the experimental determination of propagation (kp) and termination rate constants (2×kt) for both 1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (PLPC) and 1,2-dilinoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DLPC) liposomes. The following results were obtained at 37°C: for PLPC kp =16.6 M-1s-1, and 2×kt=1.27×105 M-1s-1; for DLPC kp(intermolecular)=(13.3-13.9) M-1s-1, kp(intramolecular)=(4.7-5.4) s-1, and 2×kt=(0.99-1.05)×105 M-1s-1. The separation of the intermolecular and intramolecular propagation rate constants for DLPC was made possible both by a special adaptation of the rotating-sector equations to substrates with two oxidizable moieties, and by the experimental determination of the ratio between partially oxidized DLPC molecules (only one acyl is oxidized) and fully oxidized DLPC molecules (both acyls are oxidized). © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 753-767, 1998

Notes: A comprehensive detailed chemical kinetic mechanism for methanol oxidation has been developed and validated against multiple experimental data sets. The data are from static-reactor, flow-reactor, shock-tube, and laminar-flame experiments, and cover conditions of temperature from 633-2050 K, pressure from 0.26-20 atm, and equivalence ratio from 0.05-2.6. Methanol oxidation is found to be highly sensitive to the kinetics of the hydroperoxyl radical through a chain-branching reaction sequence involving hydrogen peroxide at low temperatures, and a chain-terminating path at high temperatures. The sensitivity persists at unusually high temperatures due to the fast reaction of CH2OH+O2=CH2O+HO2 compared to CH2OH+M=CH2O+H+M. The branching ratio of CH3OH+OH=CH2OH/CH3O+H2O was found to be a more important parameter under the higher temperature conditions, due to the rate-controlling nature of the branching reaction of the H-atom formed through CH3O thermal decomposition. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 805-830, 1998

Notes: Collisional deactivation of I(2P1/2) by the title compounds was investigated through the use of the time-resolved atomic absorption of excited iodine atoms at 206.2 nm. Rate constants for atomic spin-orbit relaxation by CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, CHCl3, CCl3F, and CCl4 are 3.1±0.3×10-13, 1.28±0.08×10-13, 5.7±0.3×10-14, 3.9±0.4×10-15, and 2.3±0.3×10-15cm3 molecule-1 s-1, respectively, at room temperature (298 K).The higher efficiency observed for relaxation by CH3Cl, CH2Cl2, and CHCl3 reveals a contribution in the deactivation process of the first overtone corresponding to the C(SINGLEBOND)H stretching of the deactivating molecule (which lies close to 7603 cm-1) as well as the number of the contributing modes and certain molecular properties such as the dipole moment. It is believed that, for these molecules, a quasi-resonant (E-v,r,t) energy transfer mechanism operates. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 799-803, 1998

Notes: The time-resolved total emission of SO2 (B1B1→X1A1) at 354.9 nm were monitored following the direct excitation by a 266 nm laser pulse. A three-level model was proposed to deal with SO2 (X1A1, A1A2, B1B1) system. From a kinetic treatment of these measurements, the coupling coefficient, ξ, and the relaxation time, τ, relating to the high vibronic levels of A1A2 and B1B1 states were first obtained. It is found that ξ and τ values keep basically constant, reflecting the characteristics of the studied system. In addition, the quenching rate constants of SO2 (A1A2, B1B1) by some alkane and chloromethane molecules were measured at room temperature. The formation cross sections of complexes of SO2 (A1A2, B1B1) and quenchers were calculated by means of a collision complex model. It is shown that the dependence of the formation cross section of complex on the number of C(SINGLEBOND)H or C(SINGLEBOND)Cl bonds is generally in agreement with that of the measured quenching cross section. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 831-837, 1998

Notes: Some relative rate experiments have been carried out at room temperature and at atmospheric pressure. This concerns the OH-oxidation of some oxygenated volatile organic compounds including methanol (k1), ethanol (k2), MTBE (k3), ethyl acetate (k4), n-propyl acetate (k5), isopropyl acetate (k6), n-butyl acetate (k7), isobutyl acetate (k8), and t-butyl acetate (k9). The experiments were performed in a Teflon-film bag smog chamber. The rate constants obtained are (in cm3 molecule-1 s-1): k1=(0.90±0.08)×10-12; k2=(3.88±0.11)×10-12; k3=(2.98±0.06)×10-12; k4=(1.73±0.20)×10-12; k5=(3.56±0.15)×10-12; k6=(3.97±0.18)×10-12; k7=(5.78±0.15)×10-12; k8=(6.77±0.30)×10-12; and k9=(0.56±0.11)×10-12. The agreement between the obtained rate constants and some previously published data has allowed for most of the studied compounds to point out a coherent group of values and to suggest recommended values. Atmospheric implications are also discussed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 839-847, 1998

Notes: The rate constant of the title reaction is determined during thermal decomposition of di-n-pentyl peroxide C5H11O(—)OC5H11 in oxygen over the temperature range 463-523 K. The pyrolysis of di-n-pentyl peroxide in O2/N2 mixtures is studied at atmospheric pressure in passivated quartz vessels. The reaction products are sampled through a micro-probe, collected on a liquid-nitrogen trap and solubilized in liquid acetonitrile. Analysis of the main compound, peroxide C5H10O3, was carried out by GC/MS, GC/MS/MS [electron impact EI and NH3 chemical ionization CI conditions]. After micro-preparative GC separation of this peroxide, the structure of two cyclic isomers (3S*,6S*)3α-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,2-dioxane and (3R*,6S*)3α-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,2-dioxane was determined from 1H NMR spectra. The hydroperoxy-pentanal OHC(—)(CH2)2(—)CH(OOH)(—)CH3 is formed in the gas phase and is in equilibrium with these two cyclic epimers, which are predominant in the liquid phase at room temperature. This peroxide is produced by successive reactions of the n-pentoxy radical: a first one generates the CH3C·H(CH2)3OH radical which reacts with O2 to form CH3CH(OO·)(CH2)3OH; this hydroxyperoxy radical isomerizes and forms the hydroperoxy HOC·H(CH2)2CH(OOH)CH3 radical. This last species leads to the pentanal-hydroperoxide (also called oxo-hydroperoxide, or carbonyl-hydroperoxide, or hydroperoxypentanal), by the reaction HOC·H(CH2)2CH(OOH)CH3+O2→O(=)CH(CH2)2CH(OOH)CH3+HO2.The isomerization rate constant HOCH2CH2CH2CH(OO·)CH3→HOC·HCH2CH2CH(OOH)CH3 (k3) has been determined by comparison to the competing well-known reaction RO2+NO→RO+NO2 (k7). By adding small amounts of NO (0-1.6×1015 molecules cm-3) to the di-n-pentyl peroxide/O2/N2 mixtures, the pentanal-hydroperoxide concentration was decreased, due to the consumption of RO2 radicals by reaction (7). The pentanal-hydroperoxide concentration was measured vs. NO concentration at ten temperatures (463-523 K). The isomerization rate constant involving the H atoms of the CH2(—)OH group was deduced:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ k_{3}\rm =(6.4\pm 0.6)\times 10^{10}\hbox{exp}\{-(16,900\pm 700)\hbox{cal mol}^{-1}/RT\}s^{-1} $\end{document}or per H atom:\documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ k_{3\rm (H)}\rm =(3.2\pm 0.3)\times 10^{10}\hbox{exp}\{-(16,900\pm 700)\hbox{cal mol}^{-1}/RT\}s^{-1} $\end{document}The comparison of this rate constant to thermokinetics estimations leads to the conclusion that the strain energy barrier of a seven-member ring transition state is low and near that of a six-member ring. Intramolecular hydroperoxy isomerization reactions produce carbonyl-hydroperoxides which (through atmospheric decomposition) increase concentration of radicals and consequently increase atmospheric pollution, especially tropospheric ozone, during summer anticyclonic periods. Therefore, hydrocarbons used in summer should contain only short chains (〈C4) hydrocarbons or totally branched hydrocarbons, for which isomerization reactions are unlikely. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 875-887, 1998

Notes: The kinetics of the title reactions have been studied using the discharge-flow mass spectrometic method at 296 K and 1 torr of helium. The rate constant obtained for the forward reaction Br+IBr→I+Br2 (1), using three different experimental approaches (kinetics of Br consumption in excess of IBr, IBr consumption in excess of Br, and I formation), is: k1=(2.7±0.4)×10-11 cm3 molecule-1s-1. The rate constant of the reverse reaction: I+Br2→Br+IBr (-1) has been obtained from the Br2 consumption rate (with an excess of I atoms) and the IBr formation rate: k-1=(1.65±0.2)×10-13 cm3molecule-1s-1. The equilibrium constant for the reactions (1,-1), resulting from these direct determinations of k1 and k-1 and, also, from the measurements of the equilibrium concentrations of Br, IBr, I, and Br2, is: K1=k1/k-1=161.2±19.7. These data have been used to determine the enthalpy of reaction (1), ΔH298°=-(3.6±0.1) kcal mol-1 and the heat of formation of the IBr molecule, ΔHf,298°(IBr)=(9.8±0.1) kcal mol-1. © 1998 John Wiley & sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 933-940, 1998

Notes: Detailed modeling of the oxidation of n-octane and n-decane in the gas phase was performed by using mechanisms written by means of a software recently developed in our laboratory. This computer-aided design of mechanisms permits the automatic generation of detailed oxidation and combustion kinetic models in the case of paraffins and isoparaffins [1]. For n-octane, the predictions of the model were compared with experimental results obtained by Dryer and Brezinsky by means of a turbulent plug flow reactor (1080 K, 1 atm) [2]. The experimental study of Balès-Guéret et al., performed in a perfectly stirred reactor (922-1033 K, 1 atm) [3], was used as a basis of comparison for the modeling of the oxidation of n-decane. Considering that no fitting of any kinetic parameter was done, the agreement between the computed and the experimental values is satisfactory both for conversions and for the distribution of the products formed. This modeling has required improvement in the generation of the secondary reactions of alkenes, which are the main primary products obtained during the oxidation of these two alkanes in the range of temperature studied and for which reaction paths are detailed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 30: 949-959, 1998

Notes: The NpT + test-particle method for the calculation of vapor-liquid equilibria by molecular simulations is extended to ternary mixtures. It is applied to the system methane + ethane + carbon dioxide, for which all binary molecular interaction models are available from previous work. Methane is described as one-center Lennard-Jones fluid, ethane as two-center Lennard-Jones fluid, and carbon dioxide as two-center Lennard-Jones plus point quadrupole fluid. The unlike interactions are treated in the same way as the binary mixtures, using two parameters for each binary interaction. No ternary parameters are introduced. Vapor-liquid phase equilibria are calculated for the ternary mixture at the following temperature-pressure pairs: 233.15 K - 2 MPa; 250.5 K - 2 MPa; and 250.5 K - 3.04 MPa. Comparison of the simulation data with experimental and equation-of-state results shows excellent agreement. Bubble and dew densities are also reported.

Notes: An efficient and economical low-pressure liquid chromatography process has been developed for paclitaxel recovery and purification directly from plant-tissue culture (PTC) broth. PTC broth is first diluted with ethanol to ensure padlitaxel dissolution and then passed through a column packed with a high-capacity polystyrene divinyl-benzene sorbent. A step increase in ethanol concentration in the mobile phase (ethanol:water) is used to concentrate and compress the taxane bands to as high as 29-fold of influent concentrations (about 1 mg/L). A recycle technique is then used to separate the concentrated paclitaxel band from other taxane bands, achieving 95% purity with more than 90% recovery and 99% purity with more than 80% recovery. In this process, the same low-pressure columns are used to capture, concentrate and purify paclitaxel. Theoretical predictions agree closely with the stepwise elution and recycle chromatography data. After validation, simulations are used to explore various design and operating alternatives. Analysis of the alternatives shows that the process cost can be further reduced by using higher feed concentration, larger loading volume, smaller particle size, and optimal gradient and recycle strategies.

Notes: An experimental investigation was conducted to determine the boiling heat-transfer characteristics in a thermosyphon condenser-reboiler of air-separation plants. The test section was a plate-fin heat exchanger of practical size of 0.106 m width and 2.56 m length. The testing fluid was nitrogen. Experiments were carried out within a range of pressure from 150 to 300 kPa, submergence from 1.95 to 2.80 m, and heat flux up to 11 kW/m2 under constant wall-temperature condition. The liquid superheat at the onset of boiling was rather significant. The boiling heat-transfer coefficients obtained agreed well with Chen's correlation modified by Colburn's J factor within a mean deviation of 9.3%.

Notes: Batchwise fluidized-bed calcination and sulfation of a limestone were done to investigate particle comminution phenomena and their relation with parallel occurrence of reactions. Operating conditions of the bed were those typical of atmospheric bubbling fluidized-bed combustors. A general framework of comminution phenomena is outlined, which includes different types of fragmentations as well as attrition by abrasion. Comminution processes were characterized by following the modifications of bed sorbent particle-size distribution and the elutriation rates of fines throughout conversion. Mutual interactions between comminution processes and the progress of chemical reactions are assessed.

Notes: Vacuum membrane distillation is a membrane-based separation process considered here to remove volatile organic compounds from aqueous streams. Microporous hydrophobic membranes are used to separate the aqueous stream from a gas phase kept under vacuum. The evaporation of the liquid stream takes place on one side of the membrane, and mass transfer occurs through the vapor phase inside the membrane. The role of operative conditions on the process performance is widely investigated in the case of dilute binary aqueous mixtures containing acetone, ethanol, isopropanol, ethylacetate, methylacetate, or methylterbutyl ether. Temperature, composition, flow rate of the liquid feed, and pressure downstream the membrane are the main operative variables. Among these, the vacuum-side pressure is the major design factor since it greatly affects the separation efficiency. A mathematical model description of the process is developed, and the results are compared with the experiments. The model is finally used to predict the best operative conditions in which the process can work for the case of benzene removal from waste waters.

Notes: The optimal control structure has been introduced as a design tool to measure the control-law nonlinearity of a given process design. In this context, control-law nonlinearity is the optimal degree of nonlinear compensation in the controller, a system property distinct from open-loop nonlinearity and determined by a performance objective and the region of operation as well as the nature of the open-loop system. This approach is extended to the analysis of multivariable systems with output feedback through the application of an extended Kalman filter. Coherence estimation is used as a practical method to measure continuous, open-loop multivariable system nonlinearity. The CSTR with van de Vusse kinetics, a system that features output feedback and a controllaw nonlinearity that changes with operating points, is analyzed. The optimal control structure approach with coherence estimation correctly indicates changes in the controllaw linearity between different operating points and changes as the regions of operation change around a particular operating point.

Notes: Rate parameters and gradient correlations of proteins are very important to engineering investigations of gradient-elution chromatography. Before carrying out computer simulations for gradient process, these rate parameters and gradient correlations must be determined from experimental data. This work presents a systematic method for estimating and determining these parameters and correlations using experimental data and computer-simulation results based on isocratic runs. The values determined were then employed in gradient-elution studies by putting them into the rate model to perform computer simulations. Experimental runs under gradient conditions using the parameters and correlations just referred to were carried out in a DEAE Sepharose CL-6B ion-exchange chromatography. Comparisons between the experimental data and the simulation results show good agreement.

Notes: A sol-gel granulation process was developed to prepare porous nanostructured γ-alumina granules as supports for catalysts and adsorbents. The process, which starts with an aqueous sol of gelatinous boehmite, involves droplet formation, gelation in paraffin oil, conditioning in ammonia solution, and drying and calcination in air under controlled conditions. The γ-Al2O3 granules prepared are 1-3 mm-dia. spherical particles with large surface area (380 m2/g) and pore volume (0.5 cm3/g), uniform pore-size distribution (20-60 Å), and controllable average pore size (35 Å). These sol-gelderived granules have excellent mechanical properties with crush strength (〉100 N per granule) and attrition resistance (〈0.01 wt. %/h), much better than the commercial alumina and zeolite granules. Supported CuO sorbents were prepared on these granules for SO2 removal applications. The alumina-supported CuO sorbents contain higher loading of well-dispersed CuO and better sulfation properties than similar sorbents reported in the literature.

Notes: The molecular thermodynamic model studied is based on the two-state mechanism of inactivation, in which only native folded and polymorphous unfolded protein forms are present at equilibrium. The influence of solvent on protein stability is described in terms of perturbation of the protein distribution between the two conformational states. An expression derived for the chemical potential of the protein accounts for conformational changes, ideal mixing effects, and interaction of the protein with the surrounding medium.Thermal unfolding of lysozyme was then studied in the absence or presence of hydroxylic compounds. Ultraviolet difference spectroscopy was used to monitor the conformational changes induced by heating and to determine the melting temperature of the protein. The additives investigated are ethanol, glycols, and natural osmolytes. Media containing ethanol and glycols destabilized lysozyme, whereas sugars increased the conformational stability of the protein. For all of the systems examined the melting temperature was linearly related to the surface tension of the mixed solvent, supporting the ability of the model to describe the influence of the solvent and composition on lysozyme unfolding. Model predictions agreed fairly well with published differential scanning calorimetric data. The influence of hydroxylic additives on protein's conformational stability does not extend to any special property of these components, but to their ability to perturb the surface tension of water. This model can be used to interpret and correlate thermal unfolding data and to solve the problem of protein stabilization.

Notes: The phenomenon of colloidally induced fines migration is a challenge of both scientific and industrial importance. Its occurrence impacts permeability reduction and alteration of flow pathways in porous media, particulate contaminant migration in groundwater flow, and filtration. The release of smectitic fines is a threshold type of process resulting from discontinuous jumps, called microquakes in the interlayer spacing. There is a critical salt concentration at which these microquakes occur and produce fines migration in the porous media. The changes in the microstructure with decreasing salt concentration were analyzed using X-ray diffraction. The transition between crystalline and osmotic swelling regime is also shown to depend on the type of cation. A mathematical model developed using colloidal principles predicts the swelling behavior of smectites in aqueous solutions. The model can predict the transition of swelling from crystalline to osmotic regimes and explain the effect of different cations on the transition.

Notes: The unsteady heat-transfer processes from oblate or prolate spheroids, at the limit of very small Peclet numbers is examined. A perturbation technique for the temperature and the geometry of the particle is used to obtain the rates of heat and mass transfer, first in the Laplace and then in the time domain. A solution to the problem is obtained, including the ∊2 contribution (∊ is the eccentricity). The solution reveals the existence of several history terms, which are analogous to the history terms of the creeping flow equation of motion. One of these terms is solely due to the eccentricity of the spheroid. This is an indication that the shape of the particle is a factor of the existence and from of history terms. In addition, an exact expression for the steady-state heat transfer from a spheroid is obtained using a convenient transformation of the heat-transfer integral.

Notes: Electrophoresis of a solute through a column in which its transport is governed by the convection - diffusion equation is described. Approximate solutions to the convection - diffusion equation in the limit of small diffusion are developed using perturbation methods. The diffusion coefficient and velocity are assumed to be functions of space and time such that both undergo a sudden change from one constant value to another within a thin transition zone that itself translates with a constant velocity. Two cases are considered: (1) the thickness ∊f of the transition zone is negligible compared to the diffusional length scale, so the zone may be treated as a singular boundary across which the diffusion constant and velocity suffer discontinuous changes; (2) the transition zone is considerably wider than the diffusional length scale, so the diffusion coefficient and velocity, although sharply varying, are smooth functions of position and time. A systematic perturbation expansion of the concentration distribution is presented for case 1 in terms of the small parameter ∊ = 1/Pe. A lowest order approximation is given for case 2. A suitably configured system analyzed here can lead to progressive accumulation, or focusing, of the transported solute. The degree of focusing in case 1 scales with ∊-1, whereas in case 2 it scales with (∊f∊)-1/2, and thus increases much more weakly with increasing Pe. A separation based on this concept requires development of materials and devices that allow dynamic tuning of the mass-transport properties of a medium. This would make it possible to achieve progressive focusing and separation of solutes, such as proteins and DNA fragments, in electrophoretic media with an unprecedented degree of control.

Notes: For an adequate model of the processes of compressible cake filtration and mechanical expression, permeability and compressibility data are required. Experimental and modeling results of the creep behavior of palm-oil filter cakes at constant and time-dependent pressures are presented. Creep curves of palm-oil filter cakes at constant pressures cannot be modeled with linear viscoelastic models. Modeling with a modified form of the empirical equation of Nutting gives satisfactory results. This modification does not lead to unrealistic values of the porosity at extreme conditions, contrary to the original form of the equation of Nutting. Creep curves at time-dependent pressures were modeled with two nonlinear viscoelastic models, which describe the time-dependent creep behavior as a function of the pressure history and creep curves at constant pressures. Modeling with the strain-hardening model provides the best porosity predictions.

Notes: Centrifugal partition chromatography (CPC) is a relatively new preparative chromatographic technique. To understand, predict, and optimize CPC separations a model is needed, describing the effluent concentration profile as a function of the phenomena that determine the separation efficiency (mass transfer, mixing, and partitioning). The model presented in this article describes experimental effluent concentration profiles accurately. Partition coefficients, Stanton numbers, and Péclet numbers were obtained by comparing model simulations to experimental pulse-response data. The fitted partition coefficients agree well with those obtained from shake-flask experiments. Mass-transfer limitation is the major reason for peak broadening. The inverse mass-transfer coefficient is a linear function of the partition coefficient. The model will be a valuable tool in determining the influence of mass transfer as a function of various experimental conditions.

Notes: In this article we present a method for the on-line identification and modeling of full profile disturbance models for sheet forming processes. A particular principal components analysis technique called the Karhunen-Loève expansion is used to adaptively identify the significant features of the profile. In addition, we show how the temporal modes of the reconstructed profile can be modeled using low-order linear autoregressive (AR) processes. By simulation examples, the effect of the order of the AR model is studied, as well as the window size of the data used in the on-line application of the KL expansion, the effect of data weighting, the importance of the correct selection of the number of modes, and the frequency of updating the parameters of the AR models. Identified disturbance models can be easily incorporated into model-predictive control algorithms.

Notes: Experimental breakthrough results of methane, ethane and propane in activated carbon and silica gel obtained over a wide range of gas compositions, bed pressures, interstitial velocities, and column temperatures were analyzed using a dynamic, nonisothermal, nontrace column breakthrough model. A linear driving force (LDF) approximation is used for particle uptake, and the Langmuir-Freundlich isotherm represents adsorption equilibrium. The LDF mass-transfer-rate coefficient (and, hence, effective particle diffusivity) and column-wall heat-transfer coefficient were determined. The results show that hydrocarbon transport in the activated carbon particles used is essentially by Knudsen and surface flow, while for the silica gel used the transport is primarily by Knudsen flow. For activated carbon, the experimentally derived LDF coefficients for all three sorbates are well correlated using an average effective diffusivity value. With regard to heat transfer, the column-wall Nusselt number is approximately constant for the range of Reynolds numbers considered. Simulations of multicomponent breakthrough in the activated-carbon bed based on independently measured single-component kinetic parameters and the extended Langmuir-Freundlich isotherm agree very well with experimental results. The computational efficiency gained by adopting the simpler extended Langmuir isotherm model is also investigated.

Notes: One of the remaining challenges in application of heterogeneous photocatalysis for treatment of air streams containing dilute VOCs is to design a cost-effective photocatalytic reactor that simultaneously allows efficient contact of the contaminated air and solid catalyst while uniformly irradiating the solid catalyst with light. A pseudohomogeneous model was developed to study effects of system parameters on process performance for a gas-solid lamp-in-tube annular-photocatalytic-oxidation (PCO) reactor in which the annular space is filled with photocatalyst-coated packing. In this model the flow field is assumed to be uniform and radial diffusion negligible. Homogeneous reactions are neglected. Heterogeneous reaction rates follow Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Houghen-Watson kinetics with rate parameters extracted from independent experiments. A 1:D “two-flux” incidence submodel is used to account for the radial UV light distribution throughout the reactor annular space. This submodel requires knowledge of the UV lamp radiant emittance, the optical characterstics of the catalytic thin-film coating, and the UV irradiance at the outer wall of the reactor and contains only a single adjustable parameter - the mean free path between photon-catalyst interactions. The model was validated with experimental performance measurements for destruction of acetone and isopropyl alcohol in a bench-scale photoreactor. The validated model can be used to predict the optimum catalyst film thickness for given reactor dimensions, packing shape and size, and VOC abatement problem.

Notes: Results from steady and unsteady, two-dimensional simulations of tertiary current distributions at and below the limiting current density are presented. The simulations are based on dilute-solution theory, with coupling of the concentrations of the ionic species through the electrical field. The electrical field is calculated from the electroneutrality constraint. Results confirm and extend previous theoretical predictions of the electricalmigration enhancement of the limiting current. To demonstrate the potential utility of general current-distribution solvers, measured temporal variations of the rate of copper deposition in the presence of an oscillating shear flow are measured and simulated. Experiments agree well with simulations.

Notes: Transvascular and interstitial fluid movements are involved in many important biological processes such as convective macromolecular transport and contribute to the mechanical behavior of tissue. Although intimately coupled, there is a tendency in the literature to regard these two fluid-transport mechanisms separately; if the interaction is considered, the description is usually confined to the local level (e.g., transvascular or interstitial perivascular). A general framework presented here combines transvascular and interstitial fluid movement with the mechanics of soft tissue and integrates macro-and microscopic views of the phenomena. On the macroscopic level, interstitial fluid transport is described by adapting the field equations of the poroelastic theory using average field variables defined on a scale of several blood vessel diameters (∼ 1 mm), while transvascular transport is described by a generalized Starling's law. As an example, the model equations have been specialized for a spherical solid tumor and an analytical solution is presented for the transient redistribution of interstitial fluid following a rapid change in vascular pressure or flow. The model describes the overall average profiles of the interstitial fluid pressure and velocity, as well as the dilatation, displacement and stress of the solid matrix. Moreover, on a smaller length scale the model can describe the local fluid movement (perivascular) using the average field variables as boundary conditions. The basic theory provides new insight into understanding the fluid transport in biological tissues and a valuable tool for determining relevant fluid-transport parameters. Implications for improving drug delivery to solid tumors are also discussed.

Notes: Numerous experimental investigations on the vertical transport of dense gas-solid suspensions indicate that particles tend to segregate toward the tube wall. Although models based on the kinetic theory analogy can predict such patterns for perfectly elastic particle-particle collisions, the predictive ability of these models breaks down for inelastic collisions. In the present effort, a mathematical model is developed that incorporates two mechanisms that give rise to the lateral segregation of solids: interactions associated with individual particles based on a kinetic theory treatment and interactions associated with collections of particles based on an analogy with single-phase turbulent flows. Although these two mechanisms have been treated independently by previous workers, their combined contributions to the overall flow behavior have not been thoroughly investigated. The effect of such a treatment on the sensitivity of the model predictions to the inelasticity of particle-particle collisions is explored. A key element in eliminating the undue sensitivity appears to be a consideration of the effects associated with the collective motion of particles on the kinetic theory expressions. The resulting model can predict the expected segregation patterns for systems characterized by inelastic collisions, as well as many of the other salient features of vertical gas-solid flows.

Notes: Mathematical models developed describe the unfolding of polymeric crystals in the presence of a solvent followed by their subsequent disentanglement. A thermodynamic model considering the free energy changes during crystal unfolding was proposed to obtain an expression for the unfolding rate. A simplified version of this expression, assuming uniform crystal size, was incorporated into a continuum model to predict the dissolution kinetics of a semicrystalline polymer slab. The model yielded predictions of the crystalline and solvent volume fractions as a function of position within the slab, in addition to changes in the fraction of polymer dissolved as well as the degree of crystallinity of the polymer as a function of time. The degree of crystallinity of the polymer decreased with time and the plot of the fraction of the polymer dissolved as a function of time exhibited Case II behavior. The model predictions agreed will with experimental results obtained during dissolution of semicrystalline poly(vinyl alcohol) in water.

Notes: Resonant power absorption is an important phenomenon during microwave heating. The resonances that occur when plane electromagnetic waves are incident on infinitely long cylinders and slabs are investigated as a function of sample dimensions. For cylinders two kinds of incident waves are studied: TMz when the electric field is oriented along the axis of the cylinder and TEz when the magnetic field is oriented along the axis. At a resonant condition the overage power absorbed by the sample is a local maximum. Due to attenuation within the sample the resonances decrease in intensity as the sample size increases. Using the dielectric properties of water, resonances are found to be a function of the ratio of the sample dimension to the wavelength of radiation, λs, in the sample. For slabs of thickness L and integer values of n, resonances occurred at L/λs = 0.5n; for cylinders of diameter D, resonances occurred at D/λs = 0.5n - 0.257. The generality of these relations to predict resonances in other food samples are shown using existing dielectric data. Resonances in cylinders for both polarizations occurred at similar radii. However, the radius at which the first resonance occurred for the TMz case was absent in the TEz case.

Notes: A spontaneous, steady capillary flow is produced for a liquid index in a circular tube that is partially coated with a surface modifier to create a discontinuous wetting condition between upstream and downstream portions of the tube. As a means of demonstrating that the flow configuration may prove useful as a diagnostic tool in studies concerning capillarity and the physics associated with the moving contact line, average steady velocities are predicted and compared against a large experimental data set that includes the effects of tube dimensions and fluid properties. To access a wider range of tube diameters (0.516-9.88 mm), experiments are performed employing “U-tubes” tested in the low-gravity environment of a drop tower, in addition to straight capillary tubes tested horizontally in a laboratory. The sensitivity of the steady capillary flow to surface cleanliness is dramatic.

Notes: Two-dimensional time-dependent calculations for a molecular model of finite extensibility in the journal-bearing geometry are presented. The flow is considered to be incompressible and isothermal. The momentum conservation equation is integrated using a time-marching procedure in which local ensembles of dumbbells act as stress calculators. The calculations are based on the Calculation of non-Newtonian flows: finite elements and stochastic simulation technique (CONNFFESSIT) and combine deterministic (finite elements) and stochastic techniques to advance the velocity and stress fields in time. The ability of CONNFFESSIT to treat models for which no closed-form constitutive equation can be derived is illustrated by performing calculations using FENE dumbbells. Significant differences in the stress field between the true FENE and the linearized FENE-P are found, especially during the inception period. Steady-state kinematics are, however, identical within error bars for both FENE and FENE-P and for the Newtonian fluid. The essential algorithm of 2-D CONNFFESSIT is detailed, as well as experience gathered from its parallel and vector versions.

Notes: This article deals with prediction of turbulent flows in ducts of noncircular cross sections and, in particular, assessment of the performance in such flows of two very different models of turbulence. One model is of the two-equation, eddy-viscosity type, which is used in conjunction with a non-linear stress-strain relationship. The other is a complete Reynolds-stress transport closure that involves the solution of a differential transport equation for each of the six components of the Reynolds-stress tensor. The flows considered are characterized by the presence of secondary motions that are largely driven by the turbulence anisotropy and whose prediction remains a severe challenge to turbulence closures. Data from several experiments involving such flows are used here to assess the overall performance of the two models. It is found that the two models yield very similar results that are also of adequate engineering accuracy - an outcome that argues in favor of the use of the nonlinear two-equation model in practical computations.

Notes: Simple first-order closure models for covariances of concentration fluctuations, for use in modeling turbulent flow reactors, were tested by direct numerical simulations. Concentration covariances and other statistical functions were evaluated for a series parallel reaction scheme in decaying, homogeneous turbulent flow. The simulations involve solving the unsteady Navier-Stokes and mass conservation equations by a pseudo-spectral method in a 643 wavenumber domain, with initially segregated reactants, for an initial turbulence Reynolds number of 29.9. Simulation results show that covariances of concentration fluctuations normalized with respect to mean concentration values are almost constant and that the time dependence of concentration covariances can be estimated if the mean concentrations are known at any one time after the initial time. Predictions of the first-order closure models of Bourne and Toor, Brodkey and Lewalle, Li and Toor, and Dutta and Tarbell were compared to simulation results. While none of these closures are satisfactory for all the conditions tested, the Brodkey-Lewalle closure agrees best with the simulations.

Notes: The hydrodynamics of two-dimensional bubble columns operated in various flow regimes are studied using particle image velocimetry. Both averaged velocity profiles and Reynolds stress profiles are obtained and discussed in relation to large-scale structures present in the flow. The normal stresses, dominated by large-scale structures, are an order of magnitude higher than the shear stress. It is found that the contribution from the bubbles to the shear to the normal stresses is negligible. A time series of the flow field is studied, demonstrating that the flow could be split into a low-frequency contribution due to the vortical structures and a high-frequency fluctuating part. The latter gives rise to flat normal stress profiles, and the former is responsible for the original form of the normal stress profiles. The shear stress in the smaller columns investigated can be related to the averaged vertical velocity profile according to a Boussinesq approximation. Data on the eddy viscosity are presented.

Notes: A novel, physically based kernel for population balance modeling of granule growth by coalescence is presented. This kernel is size-independent in that all collisions with an effective average granule size less than a critical value are successful. Simulations based on this kernel show that a variety of contradictory experimental observations can be modeled. In the limiting case of viscoelastic collisions, the kernel can be related to the governing group of the Stokes number (Ennis et al., 1991), representing the ratio of granule collisional kinetic energy to viscous dissipation brought about by the binder. In more general cases, material properties that control deformability, such as interparticle friction, binder viscosity, and liquid content, strongly affect this critical size. The kernel clearly demonstrates the three regimes of drum granulation originally proposed by Kapur and Fuerstenau in 1964 and compares favorably with the two-stage sequential kernel developed by Adetayo et al. in 1995 for the drum granulation of fertilizers.

Notes: A simulated moving bed (SMB) was operated for the separation of mixtures of 2-phenyl ethanol and 3-phenyl-1-propanol on columns packed with Zorbax C18 bonded silica, using a 60:40 (v/v) solution of methanol and water as the mobile phase. Series of four or eight columns were used. The experiments were carried out with low concentration mixtures, that is, under linear conditions. Band profiles of both compounds eluted from one of the columns during successive periods after steady state had been reached were recorded, as were the concentration histories at the extract and raffinate ports. These experimental results are compared to those predicted by two models: the linear ideal and the linear equilibrium-dispersive models of chromatography, applied to the SMB separator. These two models give excellent agreement between the experimental profiles and those calculated with the model. As expected, the profiles predicted by the ideal and the equilibrium-dispersive models differ only by the lack of dispersion in the profiles given by the former. The latter model is demonstrated to be a solid, reliable tool for further studies of the SMB design and optimization.

Notes: Data from a range of filtration experiments on dilute suspensions are used to determine the parameters that describe the physics of suspension flow during compaction. The range of solids volume fractions used is 0.00001 〈 φ 〈0.1; ζ-potentials vary between 0 and 50 mV. Relevant physical data are extracted from an analysis of the initial stages of experiments at variousφ and ζ. Theoretical considerations on suspension flow are presented to argue that the physical character of the flow at relatively dense, strongly interacting conditions is significantly different from that of dilute systems. The latter are dominated by fluctuations in the particle velocity near the septum to give gas-type diffusive behavior, while in the former the particles are more or less localized. This observation has implications for the diffusion coefficient, which is predicted to be quadratic in the filtration pressure for very dilute suspensions and which is roughly independent of pressure for mixtures containing strongly interacting particles. Experiments are described and analyzed, and these reinforce the main theoretical insights.

Notes: The application of electric fields can be a very effective means of removing deposits from membrane surfaces. Such a means of process improvement has usually been applied to cross-flow filtration, allowing efficient operation at low cross-flow velocities. In the limiting case of dead-end filtration (zero crossflow) it is possible to use electric-field pulses to release the filter cake for collection. Experimental data are presented for the dead-end ultrafiltration of silica colloids and the protein bovine serum albumin and for the dead-end microfiltration of titania dispersions taking as variables the magnitude of the applied field, the pulse interval, the pulse duration, and the feed conditions (pH, ionic strength, concentration). The data identify the conditions when pulsed electric fields can be used as an efficient means of releasing filter cakes for collection. A force balance model is developed to predict the filtration rate at the end of the release process, taking into account electrophoretic, electroosmotic, and hydrodynamic forces. The model shows excellent agreement with the experimental data for ultrafiltration and reasonable agreement with the experimental data for microfiltration. The use of pulsed electric fields to release filter cakes in dead-end membrane processes is a promising technique that is most likely to find application in the clarification of process feeds containing low dispersed solutes.

Notes: The multivessel batch column consists of a reboiler, several column sections, intermediate vessels and a condenser vessel. This configuration provides a generalization of previously proposed batch-distillation schemes, including the inverted column and the middle-vessel column. The total reflux operation of the multivessel batch-distillation column was presented recently, and the main contribution of this article is to propose a simple feedback control strategy for its operation. We propose to adjust the vessel holdups indirectly by manipulating the reflux flow out of each vessel to control the temperature at some location in the column section below. The feasibility of this strategy is demonstrated by simulations.

Notes: The quasi-lognormal distribution (Q-LND) approximation was used to predict breakthrough curves in fixed-bed adsorbers for a linear adsorption system with axial dispersion, external film diffusion resistance, and intraparticle diffusion resistance for slab-, cylindrical-, and spherical-particle geometries. The exact solution and parabolic profile approximation were also obtained for different particle geometries. Numerical results show that the Q-LND approximation is a simple and handy solution. It predicts breakthrough curves with an accuracy comparable to the parabolic-profile approximation over a wide range of parameters; compared with the latter, it only takes less than one hundredth the computation time and does not have a convergence problem in numerical calculations. A criterion for the applicability of the Q-LND approximation is suggested. The effect of particle geometries on the breakthrough curves is discussed. A criterion is also provided for the Q-LND approximation to explore the conditions where one should consider this effect on breakthrough curves.

Notes: Efficient algorithms were developed for estimating model parameters from measured data, even in the presence of gross errors. In addition to point estimates of parameters, however, assessments of uncertainty are needed. Linear approximations provide standard errors, but they can be misleading when applied to models that are substantially nonlinear. To overcome this difficulty, profiling methods were developed for the case in which the regressor variables are error free. These methods provide accurate nonlinear confidence regions, but become expensive for a large number of parameters. These profiling methods are modified to error-in-variable-measurement models with many incidental parameters. Laplace's method is used to integrate out the incidental parameters associated with the measurement errors, and then profiling methods are applied to obtain approximate confidence contours for the parameters. This approach is computationally efficient, requires few function evaluations, and can be applied to large-scale problems. It is useful when certain measurement errors (such as input variables) are relatively small, but not so small that they can be ignored.

Notes: A systematic approach for the synthesis of flexible and controllable plants is presented. It provides a new quantitative measure of the flexibility and controllability of a design and allows the designer to systematically evaluate different process structures and/or control systems. An integrated approach based on the dynamic mixed-integer nonlinear-programming problem is introduced that consists of two stages in each iteration of the algorithm. In this way, the effect of disturbances on the process design and operation, as well as its ideal performance, under a variety of control schemes can be estimated. The method is illustrated using a mini-integrated plant as a case study.

Notes: An application of a linear-programming based model-predictive control strategy to the paper-machine cross-direction (CD) control problem is presented. The objective of CD control is to maintain flat profiles of variables of interest by minimizing worst-case deviations from setpoints (defects). These control problems can have as many as 200 actuatiors (inputs) and 400 sensor measurements (outputs). This large size coupled with the stringent real-time requiremnt of computing a control move in a few seconds poses a very challenging control problem. The LP-based strategy is particularly well suited for solving such classes of control problems. This strategy has demonstrated its ability to solve large-scale control problems (over 100 inputs and 100 outputs) in real time and exhibits robustness to model uncertainty.