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Besides the irreversible charge loss caused by electrolyte decomposition, several authors claim that the following reactions are also responsible for (additional) irreversible charge losses ... 

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors. The monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) inhibit the intracellular catabolic enzyme monoamine oxidase. There are two types of monoamine oxidase MAO-A and MAO-B, both of which metabolize tyramine and dopamine. In addition, MAO-A preferentially metabolizes norepinephrine, epinephrine, and serotonin, and MAO-B preferentially metabolizes phenylethylamine (an endogenous amphetamine-like substance) and N-methylhistamine (Ernst, 1996). Some MAOIs are selective for A or B and some are nonselective (mixed). In addition, irreversible MAOIs (e.g., phenelzine, tranylcypromine) are more susceptible to the cheese effect than are the reversible agents (e.g., moclobemide). 

The GLE may be generalized to include space and time dependent fiiction and then this coordinate dependence is naturally included. Such a generaUzation has been considered by a number of author T62 8 gjjj recently by Antoniou and Swhwartz who foimd in a munerical simulation of proton transfer that the space dependence of the friction can lead to considerable changes in the magnitude of the rate of reaction. The GLE can also be generalized to include irreversible effects in the form of an additional irreversible time dependence of the random force. ... 

As discussed in the next section, lithiated carbon electrodes are covered with surface films that influence and, in some cases, determine their electrochemical behavior (in terms of stability and reversibility). They are formed during the first intercalation process of the pristine materials, and their formation involves an irreversible consumption of charge that depends on the surface area of the carbons. This irreversible loss of capacity during the first intercalation/deintercalation cycle is common to all carbonaceous materials. However, several hard, disordered carbons exhibit additional irreversibility during the first cycle, in addition to that related to surface reactions with solution species and film formation. This additional irreversibility relates to consumption of lithium at sites of the disordered carbon, from which it cannot be electrochemically removed [346-351],... 

ErevCirrev diagnostics in cyclic voltammetry — Assuming that the product (R) of an electrochemically reversible electron transfer reaction (E step) is involved in additional irreversible chemical reaction (C step), according to the scheme ... 

Two additional irreversible and exothermic side reactions produce by-... 

First of all, the residual water in the pores of B2 G2 is responsible for these effects. The adsorbed water reduces the pore size and their whole volume as well. Additionally, irreversible changes of the microstructure of Bl Gl due to the heat treatment, such as the breakdown of pore walls, the collapse of small pores or the degradation of hydrate phases, have to be associated with the findings [5, 6]. The influence of the contact angle should also be considered, as it is not constant as assumed in the calculations [1,12]. 

The chemistry of Ir complexes resembles that of Rh, and Ir(l) and Tr(III) complexes are common species. However, in contrast to Rh (1), Ir(l) often undergoes oxidative addition irreversibly. Thus, the corresponding Ir(IlI) complexes are more stable and can be isolated in many cases. Much work has been devoted to the oxidative addition to IrX(CO)(PPh3)2 complexes. Another characteristic of Ir is the extensive formation of polyhydrides. 

The electrochemistry of [Th(Por)(OH)2]3 (Por=OEP,TPP) is of particular interest as they contain three redox active metalloporphyrin units (Kadish et al. 1988). The cyclic voltammogram of the OEP complex recorded in THE at -72 C shows three reversible one-electron reduction couples at -1.49, -1.70, and -1.87 V vs. SCE. As the temperature rises to room temperature, the third reduction becomes irreversible, and it has been shown that it involves a one-electron transfer followed by a fast chemical reaction (probably dissociation) and an additional one or more electron reduction (an electrochemical ECE-type mechanism). The UV-Vis spectrum of the electroreduced species [Th(OEP)(OH)2]3 shows absorption bands at 411, 456, and 799 nm, and its ESR spectrum displays a signal at g=2.003, both of which are characteristic of a porphyrin ti radical anion. Further one-electron reduction doubles the molar absorptivities of the absorption bands at 456 and 799 nm, indicating that the second reduction is also based on porphyrin. The TPP analog [Th(TPP)(OH)2]3 also exhibits three reversible one-electron reductions at -1.13, -1.27, and -1.36V at -55 C, which are shifted by 360-510mV relative to the respective processes for [Th(OEP)(OH)2]3 at —72 C. Three additional irreversible reductions at —1.76, -2.00, and —2.10 V are also observed for this complex when the potential is scanned to -2.20 V which may be due to the formation of dianions localized on each of the three porphyrin units. Spectroelectrochemical data also indicate that the initial three reductions occur at porphyrin based orbitals. 

Heterosubstituted endocyglic dienes have also been used. In addition to furans [50-53], alkoxydienes [54, 55], benzopyrroles [56], and dihydropyridines [57] have been employed. It should be noted that addition to furans is readily reversible [53]. This difficulty has been overcome by using a pyrone dienophile [54]. Loss of carbon dioxide from the cycloadduct makes the addition irreversible. 

Even the water adsorption isotherm reveals a good fit to the x plot. The plot in Fig. 63 is for water adsorption at 15°C on a powder that had been previously exposed to water seven times but had been out-gassed at 25°C for an extended period of time between exposures. For each exposure there was some additional irreversible adsorption. This would be the indication that the high energy planes and micropores were being masked for subsequent adsorption cycles. The lit to the linear x plot in Fig. 63 is quite good. 

Here TA9 may be interpreted as the difference in heat transfers executed reversibly and irreversibly under these limited conditions. As already explained, this may happen if an otherwise reversible heat transfer into the system triggers additional irreversible phenomena totally within the system. Equation (1.9.3d) shows directly that the irreversible heat transfer is less positive or more negative than its reversible counterpart, when heat is absorbed or released by the system. 

The thermodynamic relevance of the voltage can be understood by considering Eqs. (13) and (16). The voltage is a measure of the exergetic quality similar to the work of a thermodynamic process. The exergy is defined as the potential of the reversible work of a system related to the ambient state 0 [1]. Thus it is clear that the voltage loss AV due to the electric resistance R is connected with an additional irreversible production of entropy. We get for the voltage loss... 

In addition, irreversible tissue damage was observed at the site treated with the nanoshells and laser-irradiated [25]. The same group also reported a photothermal therapeutic effect on solid tumors in mice when they injected PEG-modified gold... 

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