Buffered solution oxidation

If the gas to be measured contains sulfur dioxide, it has to be scrubbed from the gas before oxidation of the reduced compounds can occur. The gas is scrubbed using an SO2 scrubber. This may contain citrate buffer solution (potassium citrate or sodium citrate). The collection efficiency of the sulfur diox ide may be as high as 99%. 

Although the Tollens reaction is a useful test for reducing sugars, it doesn t give good yields of aldonic acid products because the alkaline conditions cause decomposition of the carbohydrate. For preparative purposes, a buffered solution of aqueous Br2 is a better oxidant. The reaction is specific for aldoses ketoses are not oxidized by aqueous Br2. 

Pipette 25 mL of the solution containing magnesium, manganese and zinc ions (each approx. 0.02M), into a 250 mL conical flask and dilute to 100 mL with de-ionised water. Add 0.25 g hydroxylammonium chloride [this is to prevent oxidation of Mn(II) ions], followed by 10 mL of the buffer solution and 30-40 mg of the indicator/potassium nitrate mixture. Warm to 40 °C and titrate (preferably stirring magnetically) with the standard EDTA solution to a pure blue colour. 

Solubility and stability of coelenterazine. Coelenterazine is very poorly soluble in neutral aqueous buffer solutions, and the solutions are unstable in air. It can be easily dissolved in water in the presence of alkali, but the resulting solution is extremely unstable under aerobic conditions. Coelenterazine is soluble in methanol, and the solution is relatively stable. The stability is enhanced by the addition of a trace of HCl. A methanolic solution of coelenterazine can be stored for several days at — 20°C, and a methanolic solution containing 1-2 mM HCl can be stored for several months at — 70°C under aerobic conditions without significant oxidation. In many other organic solvents, coelenterazine is less stable, and spontaneously auto-oxidized at significant rates. In dimethylformamide and DMSO, it is rapidly decomposed accompanied by the emission of chemiluminescence. e-Coelenterazines are generally less stable than coelenterazines. 

The poor solubility of coelenterazine in neutral aqueous buffer solutions often hampers the use of this compound in biological applications. The simplest way to make an aqueous solution is the dilution of a methanolic 3 mM coelenterazine with a large volume of a desired aqueous buffer solution. If the use of alcoholic solvents is not permitted, dissolve coelenterazine in a small amount of water with the help of a trace amount of 1 M NaOH or NH4OH, and then immediately dilute this solution with a desired aqueous buffer solution. However, because of the rapid oxidation of coelenterazine in alkaline solutions, it is recommended that the procedure be carried out under argon gas and as quickly as possible. 

Iodine was determined by an iodometric titration adapted from White and Secor.(3) Instead of the normal Carius combustion, iodide was separated from the samples either by slurrying in 6M NaOH, or by stirring the sample with liquid sodium-potassium (NaK) alloy, followed by dissolving excess NaK in ethanol. Precipitated plutonium hydroxides were filtered. Iodine was determined in the filtrate by bromine oxidation to iodate in an acetate buffer solution, destruction of the excess bromine with formic acid, acidifying with SO, addition of excess KI solution, and titrating the liberated iodine with standard sodium thiosulfate. The precision of the iodine determination is estimated to be about 5% of the measured value, principally due to incomplete extraction of iodine from the sample. 

Chiappe and co-workers reported chloroperoxide (CPO)-catalyzed oxidation in hydrophilic ILs as co-solvents (Fig. 21). The authors investigated the hydrophilic ILs on the activity of CPO and found that CPO showed a higher tolerance toward IL than organic solvent good activity was obtained when the reaction was carried out in a mixed solvent of [mmim][Me2P04] and buffer (pH 5.0) (1 1) rather than buffer solution. 

These data demonstrate that both GSH and GSSG have profound effects on Na/K ATPase activity and may act in concert to modify enzyme activity during oxidant stress. However, it should be recognized that the steric conformation of an isolated enzyme preparation in a chemically buffered solution may be considerably different to the native enzyme located in a dynamic lipid bilayer. For this reason, these investigations have been extended to include a variety of preparations in which the Na/K pump is in its native environment. 

Figure 17.19 A membianeless ethanol/02 enz3fme fuel cell. Alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase catalyze a stepwise oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde and then to acetate, passing electrons to the anode via the mediator NAD+/NADH. At the carhon cathode, electrons are passed via the [Ru(2,2 -bipyridyl)3] and biUverdin/bilimbin couples to bilirubin oxidase, which catalyzes O2 reduction to H2O. (a) Schematic representation of the reactions occruring. (b) Power/cmrent response for the ceU operating in buffered solution at pH 7.15, containing 1 mM ethanol and 1 mM NAD. Panel (b) reprinted from Topcagic and Minteer [2006]. Copyright Elsevier, 2006.

The use of water-soluble reagents and catalysts allows reactions to be performed in aqueous buffered solutions. PEG-supported triarylphos-phine has been used in a Wittig reaction under mildly basic aqueous conditions (Eq. 8.115). The PEG-supported phosphine oxide byproduct can be easily recovered and reduced by alane to regenerate the starting reagent for reuse.312 The aqueous Wittig reaction has also been used in... 

It is difficult in practice to use ec reduction as a method of detection in hplc. Oxygen is very easily reduced, and if it is present in the mobile phase it will create a background current thousands of times larger than the current due to the solutes. To prevent this, oxygen would have to be very carefully removed. This can be done, but it certainly is not easy in practice. So most of the ec applications are oxidations. Another important consideration with ec detectors is that the mobile phase used must have fairly high conductance, so they are used with aqueous-organic mixtures containing added salts, or with buffer solutions. 

Grossman and Millet (1961) found that the free Fe-oxide concentration in noncalcareous soils was unchanged after contact with this buffer for nine weeks. Other researchers have shown that acetic acid at a concentration of 2.5% and pH 2.5 led to a partial attack of Fe and Mn oxides (Nissenbaum, 1972 Mclaren and Crawford, 1973 Tessier et al., 1979). Tessier et al. (1979) also indicated that this buffer solution at pH 5.0 was minimal in the attack of silicate minerals and sulfide. 

Figure 2.82 (a) Reflectivity of Cu-on-Si electrode at various potentials in borate buffer solution (pH 8.4). A.B.C and D correspond to potentials indicated in the cyclic voltammogram of Figure 2.81(b). Solid lines represent calculated curves while symbols correspond to experimental data, Open circles, A, -0,12 V open squares, B, -0.80V both y-axes are reflectivity x 10". Filled circles, C, 0.40 V, reflectivity x 10" 3 open diamonds, D, —0.80 V, reflectivity x 10 s. (b) Schematic of multi-layer mode) for Cu-on-Si electrode (not to scale). The oxide film is represented as Cu20. From Melendres et ai (1991). 

In the 02-saturated buffer solution, an increase in reduction peak was observed, accompanied by a decrease in the oxidation peak current, which demonstrates that GOD in the film nicely catalyzes the oxygen reduction. When glucose is added to the 02-saturated buffer solution, the reduction peak current decreases with the increase of the glucose concentration. (3-(D)-glucose is the substrate of GOD and it will react with the enzyme and decrease the concentration of the oxidized form of GOD on the electrode surface ... 

Certain solubility factors are to be considered in work with periodate at different pH values. Above pH 5, disodium paraperiodate (Na2HJ06) tends to crystallize from aqueous solutions.246 Below pH 5, the sodium salt of periodic acid is more soluble, whereas above pH 5, the potassium salt is best employed. Phosphate-buffer solutions cause erroneous results,23 69a 60 61 and should be avoided in oxidations of carbohydrates. 

Leucovorin, since it is totally reduced, is polarographically inert in a pH 9 buffered solution.63 After acid treatment, three polarographic waves are generated, corresponding to an anodic oxidation of a tet-rahydro compound and two cathodic reductions of unreduced pteridines presumably at least one of these three is a dihydro species. Polarography is useful as a technique in structural elucidation, but analytical data would be difficult to obtain from an acid-treated solution containing several species, each with its own polarographic behavior. 

The electrode gave a steady-state current when the electrode potential was maintained at +0.35 V vs. Ag/AgCl in 0.1 M phosphate buffer. Addition of ethanol to the buffer solution resulted in an increase in the anodic current, which was attributed to the oxidation of membrane-bound NADH. A steady response was obtained within 40 sec. The increase in the anodic current was linearly correlated with the concentration of ethanol. 

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