Aqueous-phase separation

Two aqueous phases separated by a liquid membrane, EM, of nitrobenzene, NB, were layered in a glass tube, which was equipped with Pt counterelectrodes in W1 and W2 and reference electrodes in three phases as in Eq. (1). Reference electrodes set in W1 and W2 were Ag/AgCl electrodes, SSE, and those in LM were two tetraphenylborate ion selective electrodes [26,27], TPhBE, of liquid membrane type. The membrane current, /wi-w2 was applied using two Pt electrodes. The membrane potential, AFwi-wi recorded as the potential of SSE in W2 vs. that in W1. When a constant current of 25 /aA cm was applied from W1 to W2 in the cell given as Eq. (1), the oscillation of membrane potential was observed as shown in curve 1 of Fig. 1. The oscillation of AFwi-wi continued for 40 to 60 min, and finally settled at ca. —0.40 V. 

A major breakthrough in separation of products from catalyst, in particular heat sensitive products, came with the discovery of the NAPS or Non-Aqueous Phase Separation technology. NAPS provides the opportunity to separate less volatile and/or thermally labile products. It is amenable to the separation of both polar [14] and non-polar [15] products, and it offers the opportunity to use a very much wider array of ligands and separation solvents than prior-art phase separation processes. The phase distribution characteristics of the ligand can be tuned for the process. Two immiscible solvents are... 

When the system was cooled down the organic and aqueous phases separated out. The product was recovered by the evaporation of THF. Hydrolysis reactions were followed by FT-IR spectroscopy. 

Downstream extraction. The culmre broth was diluted with ethyl acetate and the aqueous phase separated using a separation funnel. The organic layer was collected and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Removal of the solvent by rotary evaporator gave (5)-7-methyl-2-oxepanone as a light yellow oil (6.5 g, 38 % yield). Chiral-phase GC showed 99 % ee and >97 % purity. EI-MS and NMR confirmed the product. Note the unconverted (R)-2-methyl cyclohexanone evaporated completely under the aeration conditions used during the overnight incubation. 

Organic polymers and resins have also been used for zeolite binding. An early example is the use polyurethane in the formahon of vibration-resistant zeolite porous bodies for refrigerant drying [90]. Organic binders such as cellulose acetate and other cellulose-based polymers have also used to mitigate problems with binder dissolution in aqueous phase separations [91, 92]. Latex has also been used as a water-stable organic binder [93]. More recently, thermoplastic resins, such as polyethylene have also been used as binders for zeolites [94]. 

Based on the 96-well format, OCT-PAMPA was proposed and has proved its ability to determine (indirectly) log Poet [87]. PAM PA is a method, first developed for permeability measurements, where a filter supports an artificial membrane (an organic solvent or phospholipids) [88, 89]. With this method, the apparent permeability coefficient (log P ) of the neutral form of tested compounds is derived from the measurement of the diffusion between two aqueous phases separated by 1-octanol layer (immobilized on a filter). A bilinear correlation was found between log Pa and log Poct> therefore log Poet of unknown compounds can be determined from log Pa using a calibration curve. Depending on the detection method used a range oflog P within —2 to +5 (with UV detection) and within —2 to +8 (with LC-MS detection) was successfully explored. This method requires low compound amounts (300 pi of 0.04 mM test compound) and, as for the previous method, samples can be prepared in DM SO stock solutions. For these experiments, an incubation time of 4h was determined as the best compromise in term of discrimination. The limitation of the technique lies in the lower accuracy values... 

The term aqueous phase separation is often more simply described as oil-in-water microencapsulation. The two encapsulation processes described above are examples of this oil-in-water encapsulation. In this process the core material is the oil and it should be immisible in the continuous phase, namely water. A commercial example of aqueous phase separation would be the microencapsulation of an oily flavor such as sour cream with a gelatin wall. These microcapsules would then be dispersed in a dry cake mix. The mechanism of release would be during the moist baking cycle of the cake, moist-heat causing the capsule walls to first swell and then rupture. 

It can be seen from Figure 11 that, by the appropriate choice of the equilibrium concentration of chloride ion in the aqueous phase, separations between certain pairs of metals can be made, for example between copper(II) and manganese(II) at a chloride concentration of 3.0 M, and between cobalt(II) and nickel(II) at a chloride concentration of 6 to 8 M. Furthermore, the metals can be stripped from the loaded organic phase by being contacted with an appropriate volume of water so that the equilibrium concentration of chloride ion in the strip liquor lies on the lower portion of the extraction curve, where substantial aquation of the extracted chlorometallate occurs... 

For the 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) protection of amino acids, Chinchilla et al.36,37 prepared a similar ROMP-polymer that supports an activated. V-hydroxysuccinimide Fmoc-carbonate (Table VII, entry 31). Various Fmoc-amino acids are prepared in pure form after removal of the polymer reagent by filtration and aqueous phase separation. 

Finally, the penicillin was converted to the sodium salt by shaking the ether solution with sufficient 3% sodium bicarbonate to give a neutral aqueous phase, separating the latter and evaporating it at low pressure and temperature below 20°C. The product was finally dried over phosphorus pentoxide in vacuo to give sodium 6-(0,N-dibenzyloxycarbonyl-p-oxy-dl-a-aminophenylacetamido)-penicillanate (9.2 grams). 

Second, in order to involve the oxidant and reductant in the multielectron reactions of water oxidation and reduction, one has to introduce appropriate catalysts into the aqueous phases separated by the membrane. 

As the reaction progresses, the organic and aqueous phases separate. Salts precipitate during the first 10-20 min of addition. Vigorous stirring is required to sufficiently mix the two phases however, excessive splashing of the reaction mixture must be avoided in order to maximize conversion. 

In which tj) is an abbreviation of KT/e = RT/F With F = fara-day constant, R gas constant and Ci indicate the concentration of the respective ionic species in the aqueous phases separated by the membrane... 

Produced water is the aqueous phase separated from recovered hydrocarbons produced during oil well production, and injection water used to maintain pressure in the reservoir. Over the life of an oil field, the volumes and composition of produced water varies greatly. Produced water discharges are continuous and represent... 

Figure 1.14 Schematic phase prism (a) and interfacial tensions (b) as function of temperature for the system water-oil-non-ionic surfactant. The minimum of the water/oil interfacial tension crab at T is a consequence of the phase behaviour. Increasing the temperature the aqueous phases separates into the phases (a) and (c) at the critical endpoints cepp whereas the phases (b) and (c) merge into a single oil-rich phase at cepa. Thus, the interfacial tensions

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