Complex distribution curves

Combination of the above equilibrium constant values with the ambient Cl concentrations yields the Pt(II) complex distribution curves shown in Figures 1-3. 

The dispersion and stirred tank models of reactor behavior are in essence single parameter models. The literature contains an abundance of more complex multiparameter models. For an introduction to such models, consult the review article by Levenspiel and Bischoff (3) and the texts by these individuals (2, 4). The texts also contain discussions of the means by which residence time distribution curves may be used to diagnose the presence of flow maldistribution and stagnant region effects in operating equipment. 

The nitrogen adsorption isotherms for the onion-like Fe-modified MLV-0.75 materials are of type IV, although their hysteresis loops are of complex types, HI, H2, and H3. The H2-type hysteresis loop indicates the presence of bottle-shaped pores. The pore sizes obtained with the BJH method can be assigned to entry windows of mesopores. For pure MLV-0.75 and Fe-modified MLV-0.75 (x = 1.25), the pore size distributions exhibit two peaks (Fig. Id). The first peak appears at 9.0 and ca. 6 nm for MLV-0.75 and Fe-MLV-0.75, respectively. The shift of the broad peak maximum of the distribution curve... 

Figure 4.7 shows the best fits to the experimental data using Eq. (4.11). Although the data are fit within experimental error, the two-state model is certainly just an approximation. More complex distributions of sites with different quenching constants could fit the data. The success of the two-state model is not surprising given the well-known ability of two exponentials to accurately mimic complex decay curves (see above). Further, r data indicate that a more complex model is needed for a full description. 

Dyrssen and Sill6n [68] pointed ont that distribntion ratios obtained by conventional batchwise techniques are often too scattered to allow the determination of as many parameters as used in Examples 15 and 16. They suggested a simplified graphic treatment of the data, based on the assnmption that there is a constant ratio between successive stability constants, i.e., KJK i = 10 , and that all distribntion cnrves can be normalized so that A log Pn = where N is the number of ligands A in the extracted complex. Thns, the distribution curve log Du vs. log[A ] is described by the two parameters a and b, and the distribution constant of the complex, Tdc- The principle can be nsefnl for estimations when there is insnfficient reliable experimental data. 

SEC became the most widely used method for molar mass and molar mass distribution determination due to its broad applicability, easy sample preparation, and the large amount of information resulting from the full distribution curve. The commercially available SEC systems work automatically with small sample amounts and even at elevated temperatures. In addition, chromatographic systems coupled with spectroscopic methods giving chemical information on the separated fractions gain more and more importance for analysis of complex polymer systems and mixtures. 

Complexes of Th4+ with cupferron (as well as oxime) were investigated by determining the distribution of tracer amount of 234Th between the organic (chloroform or isobutyl methyl ketone) and aqueous phases.118 The distribution curves show the presence of complexes other than the tetra ones, but formation constants for the neutral tetrakis products were calculated on the basis of the two-parameter equation method of Dryssen and Sillen. 

This paper outlines the basic principles and theory of sedimentation field-flow fractionation (FFF) and shows how the method is used for various particle size measurements. For context, we compare sedimentation FFF with other fractionation methods using four criteria to judge effective particle characterization. The application of sedimentation FFF to monodisperse particle samples is then described, followed by a discussion of polydisperse populations and techniques for obtaining particle size distribution curves and particle densities. We then report on preliminary work with complex colloids which have particles of different chemical composition and density. It is shown, with the help of an example, that sedimentation FFF is sufficiently versatile to unscramble complex colloids, which should eventually provide not only particle size distributions, but simultaneous particle density distributions. 

Sedimentation FFF, applied in the above manner, yields highly detailed size distribution curves. It is convenient and accurate. Importantly, sedimentation FFF is a highly flexible technique. It can be adapted to nearly all particle types in virtually any suspending medium. It yields particle density as well as size and size distribution. Our recent work has shown that it can be used to probe both size and density distributions in complex colloids, defined as systems having colloidal particles of variable chemical composition. Complex colloids are important in many biological and environmental studies. 

Fig. 1 shows the distribution curves for cis-(NH3)2Ptn at 4 mM chloride-ion concentration representative of that in the cell nucleus. Fig. 2 shows the analogous plot for the trans-isomer. For both isomers the three dominant species at pH 7.4 are the chloro-hydroxo, dihydroxo, and reactive hy-droxo-aqua complexes. 

Recent work has drawn attention to the complexity of capillary condensation in pore networks and has indicated that a pore size distribution curve derived from the desorption branch of the loop is likely to be unreliable if pore blocking effects occur. It is significant that a very steep desorption branch is usually found if the lower closure point of the loop is located at the limiting p/p° (sec Section 11.2.1.5.C). In particular,... 

It is evident from the above considerations that the use of the physisorption method for the determination of mesopore size distribution is subject to a number of uncertainties arising from the assumptions made and the complexities of most real pore structures. It should be recognized that derived pore size distribution curves may often give a misleading picture of the pore structure. On the other hand, there are certain features of physisorption isotherms (and hence of the derived pore distribution curves) which are highly characteristic of particular types of pore structures and are therefore especially useful in the study of industrial adsorbents and catalysts. Physisorption is one of the few nondestructive methods available for investigating meso-porosity, and it is to be hoped that future work will lead to refinements in the application of the method -especially through the study of model pore systems and the application of modem computer techniques. 

Bikerman [46] has proposed a more complex relation for the rate of bubble disappearance in which the probability for bubble bursting is expressed by the normal distribution curve with most probable time r... 

Four ion masses attributable to lithium chloride species were observable (2,) in the photolonlzatlon mass spectrum Li" ", LiCl, Li2Cl " and Li3Cl2 < The relative abundance of these ions was 9.2 27 100 5.4 at 1161.1 A. No measurable intensities of Li2Cl2" and 113013 were recorded. The ion yield curves of these species are plotted in Figures 10—13 on semi-logarithmic coordinates in order to "deboltzmannize" the results. At the temperature of these experiments (ca. 1000°K) several vibrational levels of the monomer, and a more complex distribution of excited levels of dimer and trimer, are populated. Ionization... 

Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy. Theoretical considerations of the light absorption spectra of /3-carotene (189) and related polyenes have been presented.A method has been devised for describing the shapes of the absorption spectra of polyenes such as -carotene and retinyl acetate as lognormal distribution curves.A new absorption band is seen in the spectrum of jS-carotene acting as electron donor in charge-transfer complexes.The triplet-triplet... 

A similar series of complex investigations was performed on diethyltin(IV) complexes of A -D-gluconylamino acid ligands. The potentiometric equilibrium measurements led to the concentration distribution curves in Fig. 3. 

Thus, three steps — solution, restricted flow, and localized precipitation — are necessary, and 2ilthough brines are common in the crust, the delicate timing of events and the chemistry needed to form lead and zinc ores coincide very rarely. Similarly complex and therefore infrequent events lead to the formation of deposits of the other scarce metals. Just how the secondary concentration processes modify the distribution curve of geochem-ically scarce metals is not known with certainty, but the end result is, I suggest, the bimodal distribution depicted in Fig. 10.2. 

The species distribution curves for these complexes are also shown in Fig. 4.48 along with the plots for citric acid depression of calcite and wolframite flotation. It can be seen that the depression of calcite by citric acid is higher than that of wolframite. 

Figure 2 shows a similar plot but in the presence of only 4 mM Cl , as might occur within a cell. The distribution curves vary more than at the higher chloride concentration. At low pH the dichloro and aquo-chloro complexes appear in comparable amounts and account for most of the Pt(II). In neutral solutions the chloro-hydroxo complex becomes dominant and accounts for about 38% of the Pt(II), while the aquo-hydroxo complex accounts for about 24%. At pH 7.3 the dihydroxo complex becomes increasingly predominant. 

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