Liquid absorption principle

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is routinely applied to small carbohydrate molecules. NMR spectroscopy is based on the principle that radiofrequencies are absorbed by hydrogen and carbon atoms ( H and 13C) spinning in one of two directions (spin quantum number +1 /2) in a magnetic field. In liquids, absorption is recorded as sharp peaks. The frequency displacement (chemical shift) is a function of the H and 1SC surroundings. +A is proportional to the number of photons absorbed between these two quantum states, correlating well with anomeric and... 

See also Atomic Absorption Spectrometry Interferences and Background Correction. Laser-Based Techniques. Liquid Chromatography Principles Instrumentation. Mass Spectrometry Overview. Pesticides. Phosphorus. Sulfur. 

Electrical capacitance techniques were also used to monitor the anisotropic liquid absorption in multidirections in a nonwoven fabric plane. The principle of the method is based on the fact that the dielectric constant of water is about 15—40 times higher than that of normal fibres and fabrics, and therefore, the capacitance of the transducers in a measuring system wdl be very sensitive to the amount of liquid absorbed by a fabric. The computer-integrated capacitance system is able to provide both dynamic (real-time) and multidirectional measurements of the wicking rate in terms of the volume of liquid absorbed. 

Enderby, J.E. (1983). Neutron-scattering and the structure of liquids. Con-temp. Phys. 24 561-575 Crozier, E.D., Rehr, J.J., Ingalls, R. (1988). X-Ray Absorption Principles, Applications, Techniques of EXAFS, SEXAFS, and XANES, edited by Koningsberger, D.C., Prins, R.,Wiley, New York Kusalik, P.G., Svishchev, I.M. (1994). The spatial structure of liquid water. Science 265 1219-1221. 

A necessary prerequisite to understanding the subject of absorption with chemical reaction is the development of a thorough understanding of the principles involved in physical absorption, as discussed earlier in this section and in Section 5. There are a number of excellent references the subject, such as the book by Danckwerts Gas-Liquid Reactions, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1970) and Astarita et al. Gas Treating with Chemical Solvents, Wiley, New York, 1983). 

Certain highly porous solid materials selectively adsorb certain molecules. Examples are silica gel for separation of aromatics from other hydrocarbons, and activated charcoal for removing liquid components from gases. Adsorption is analogous to absorption, but the principles are different. Layers of adsorbed material, only a few molecules thick, are formed on the extensive interior area of the adsorbent - possibly as large as 50,000 sq. ft./lb of material. 

Vaporization and diffusion of flammable or toxic liquids or gases is a primary consideration with distillation, evaporation, extraction, and absorption operations. The basic principle of safety for tliese unit operations is contaimnent of the materials witliin the system. These operations should be conducted outdoors whenever possible. In tliis way, any accidental release of flammable or... 

In the classical set-up of bulk liquid membranes, the membrane phase is a well-mixed bulk phase instead of an immobilized phase within a pore or film. The principle comprises enantioselective extraction from the feed phase to the carrier phase, and subsequently the carrier releases the enantiomer into the receiving phase. As formation and dissociation of the chiral complex occur at different locations, suitable conditions for absorption and desorption can be established. In order to allow for effective mass transport between the different liquid phases involved, hollow fiber... 

Raising the temperature of liquid water raises its vapor pressure. This is in accord with Le Chatelier s Principle since heat is absorbed as the liquid vaporizes. This absorption of heat, which accompanies the change to the new equilibrium conditions, partially counteracts the temperature rise which caused the change. 

Although the absorption of a gas in a gas-liquid disperser is governed by basic mass-transfer phenomena, our knowledge of bubble dynamics and of the fluid dynamic conditions in the vessel are insufficient to permit the calculation of mass-transfer rates from first principles. One approach that is sometimes fruitful under conditions where our knowledge is insufficient to completely define the system is that of dimensional analysis. 

In a packed column, operating at approximately atmospheric pressure and 295 K, a 10% ammonia-air mixture is scrubbed with water and the concentration of ammonia is reduced to 0.1%. If the whole of the resistance to mass transfer may be regarded as lying within a thin laminar film on the gas side of the gas-liquid interface, derive from first principles an expression for the rate of absorption at any position in the column. At some intermediate point where the ammonia concentration in the gas phase has been reduced to 5%. the partial pressure of ammonia in equilibrium with the aqueous solution is 660 N/nr and the transfer rate is ]0 3 kmol/m2s. What is the thickness of the hypothetical gas film if the diffusivity of ammonia in air is 0.24 cm2/s ... 

If the resolving capacity of the instruments is ideal then vibrational-rotational absorption and Raman spectra make it possible in principle to divide and study separately vibrational and orientational relaxation of molecules in gases and liquids. First one transforms the observed spectrum of infrared absorption FIR and that of Raman scattering FR into spectral functions... 

The method involves the irradiation of a sample with polychromatic X-rays (synchrotron radiation) which inter alia promote electrons from the innermost Is level of the sulfur atom to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals. In the present case these are the S-S antibonding ct -MOs. The intensity of the absorption lines resulting from these electronic excitations are proportional to the number of such bonds in the molecule. Therefore, the spectra of sulfur compounds show significant differences in the positions and/or the relative intensities of the absorption lines [215, 220, 221]. In principle, solid, liquid and gaseous samples can be measured. 

Principles and Characteristics Plasma source techniques are more widely used in connection with liquid chromatography than atomic absorption spectrometry (see Section 7.3.3). ICP is a natural complement to liquid chromatography, and HPLC-ICP procedures... 

Thermal Energy Storage can be realized by utilizing reversible chemical reactions. The number of possible reactions for this application from first principle is huge, however only very few are suitable concerning a usable reaction temperature. The process of adsorption on solid materials or absorption on liquids is the most investigated one. Figure 227 shows the process schematically. 

Double-resonance spectroscopy involves the use of two different sources of radiation. In the context of EPR, these usually are a microwave and a radiowave or (less common) a microwave and another microwave. The two combinations were originally called ENDOR (electron nuclear double resonance) and ELDOR (electron electron double resonance), but the development of many variations on this theme has led to a wide spectrum of derived techniques and associated acronyms, such as ESEEM (electron spin echo envelope modulation), which is a pulsed variant of ENDOR, or DEER (double electron electron spin resonance), which is a pulsed variant of ELDOR. The basic principle involves the saturation (partially or wholly) of an EPR absorption and the subsequent transfer of spin energy to a different absorption by means of the second radiation, leading to the detection of the difference signal. The requirement of saturability implies operation at close to liquid helium, or even lower, temperatures, which, combined with long experimentation times, produces a... 

Certain features of light emission processes have been alluded to in Sect. 4.4.1. Fluorescence is light emission between states of the same multiplicity, whereas phosphorescence refers to emission between states of different multiplicities. The Franck-Condon principle governs the emission processes, as it does the absorption process. Vibrational overlap determines the relative intensities of different subbands. In the upper electronic state, one expects a quick relaxation and, therefore, a thermal population distribution, in the liquid phase and in gases at not too low a pressure. Because of the combination of the Franck-Condon principle and fast vibrational relaxation, the emission spectrum is always red-shifted. Therefore, oscillator strengths obtained from absorption are not too useful in determining the emission intensity. The theoretical radiative lifetime in terms of the Einstein coefficient, r = A-1, or (EA,)-1 if several lower states are involved,... 

The selection of detection techniques capable of providing detection improvements has been a principal issue of research. A wide range of methods applied to meet detection limitations in CE have been taken mainly from liquid chromatographic techniques with only minor modifications, including ultraviolet (UV) absorption, fluorescence, mass spectrometry, conductivity, and electrochemistry principles. 

The mechanism of transfer of solute from one phase to the second is one of molecular and eddy diffusion and the concepts of phase equilibrium, interfacial area, and surface renewal are all similar in principle to those met in distillation and absorption, even though, in liquid-liquid extraction, dispersion is effected by mechanical means including pumping and agitation, except in standard packed columns. 

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