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Chemical resistance and thermostability of nano-heterogenic coatings with fluorine surface active additives (FSAA) are approximately 5%-10% higher than for unmodified ones. At the same time, addition of about 3 mass% of metal oxides in epoxy-rubber nanostructured compositions significantly decreases their permeability and increases their chemical resistance in water and water solutions of acids, salts, and alkalis (Figure 6.3) [8],... 

A quite different use of a thiocyanate salt is the conversion of an epoxide (oxirane) to an episulfide (thiirane) this normally heterogeneous reaction is markedly accelerated by the use of silica gel coated with, or finely ground with, potassium thiocyanate, rather than with the thiocyanate salt alone.17... 

The behavior of carbonates will be used to illustrate heterogeneous processes, with emphasis upon the formation of inorganic surface coatings and solid solutions. This is a vital topic in the study of solid-solution interactions since it is coatings rather than bulk phases which are sensed by liquid solutions. Homogeneous reactions will be studied in terms of the competition of coulombic ion pairs with true complexes for anions. An extended form of the phase rule will be used. 

In gas-solid chromatography (GSC) the stationary phase is a solid adsorbent, such as silica or alumina. The associated virtues associated therewith, namely, cheapness and longevity, are insufficiently appreciated. The disadvantages, surface heterogeneity and irreproducibility, may be overcome by surface modification or coating with small amounts of liquid to reduce heterogeneity and improve reproducibility 4,15). Porous polymers, for example polystyrene and divinyl benzene, are also available. Molecular sieves, discussed in Chapter 17, are used mainly to separate permanent gases. 

Mechanical Stabilization. Four methods may be considered for stabilizing heterogeneous fuels mechanically. The use of the metals in the form of sols is not practical because the powders, when subdivided to the required degree, are expensive and hazardous to handle. If they are allowed to become coated with the metal oxide, to eliminate their pyrophoricity, their metal content is reduced to an unacceptable level. Another approach involves the use of a liquid whose density equals that of the solid phase. Such an approach is also impractical because there are few liquid materials that have appropriate densities, and those that do are inappropriate as fuel components for chemical or thermodynamic reasons. Furthermore, the density equivalence is lost at reduced and elevated temperatures, causing settling or floating of the solid phase. 

We have shown how the band structure of photoexcited semiconductor particles makes them effective oxidation catalysts. Because of the heterogeneous nature of the photoactivation, selective chemistry can ensue from preferential adsorption, from directed reactivity between adsorbed reactive intermediates, and from the restriction of ECE processes to one electron routes. The extension of these experiments to catalyze chemical reductions and to address heterogeneous redox reactions of biologically important molecules should be straightforward. In fact, the use of surface-modified powders coated with chiral polymers has recently been reputed to cause asymmetric induction at prochiral redox centers. As more semiconductor powders become routinely available, the importance of these photocatalysts to organic chemistry is bound to increase. 

Heterogeneous immunoassay has also been conducted with the antibody immobilized on beads. For instance, mouse IgG (50-100 ng/mL) was detected by ELISA in a glass chip. First, mouse IgG (antigen) was captured by magnetic beads coated with sheep anti-mouse antibody (1.02 x 107 beads/mL). Then the secondary antibody, which was rat anti-mouse conjugated with alkaline phosphatase (0.7 pg/mL), was delivered. Thereafter the substrate, PAPP, was added. It was enzymatically converted to p-aminophenol (PAP), which was electrochem-ically detected by the on-chip interdigital microelectrodes [1016]. 

Heterogeneous immunoassay has also been conducted without the use of an enzyme label. For instance, electrochemical immunoassay of mouse IgG (antigen) was carried out in glass chip. The chip contained magnetic beads coated with the sheep anti-mouse antibody. After flowing in the secondary antibody (rat antimouse conjugated with PAPP), electrochemical oxidative detection of PAP was achieved (i.e., PAP was oxidized to p-quinoneimine) [1016]. 

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