Natural organic phase

Furthermore, air-organic solvent partition constants, in particular the air-octanol partition constant, are widely used to evaluate and/or predict the partitioning of organic compounds between air and natural organic phases. Such organic phases are present, for example, in aerosols or soils (Chapters 9 and 11) or as part of biological systems (Chapter 10). 

Why was n-octanol chosen as a surrogate for natural organic phases Why not another solvent such as n-hexane, methylbenzene, trichloromethane, or diethyl-ether Why is the use of any organic solvent as general surrogate of a natural organic phase somewhat questionable ... 

We should note, however, that when we are dealing with natural (organic) phases which may exhibit charged functionalities, this simple approach is no longer applicable. We will come back to this issue in Chapters 9,10, and 11. 

In some processes, development additives such as benzyl alcohol are added to the developer to increase the hydrophilic nature of the organic phase. More frequentiy, higher pX couplers are designed to have additional ionizable sites, such as carboxyl, sulfo, or phenoHc groups, to accomplish the same end (57). 

The oxidation methods described previously are heterogeneous in nature since they involve chemical reactions between substances located partly in an organic phase and partly in an aqueous phase. Such reactions are usually slow, suffer from mixing problems, and often result in inhomogeneous reaction mixtures. On the other hand, using polar, aprotic solvents to achieve homogeneous solutions increases both cost and procedural difficulties. Recently, a technique that is commonly referred to as phase-transfer catalysis has come into prominence. This technique provides a powerful alternative to the usual methods for conducting these kinds of reactions. 

The theory and development of a solvent-extraction scheme for polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is described. The use of y-cyclodextrin (CDx) as an aqueous phase modifier makes this scheme unique since it allows for the extraction of PAHs from ether to the aqueous phase. Generally, the extraction of PAHS into water is not feasible due to the low solubility of these compounds in aqueous media. Water-soluble cyclodextrins, which act as hosts in the formation of inclusion complexes, promote this type of extraction by partitioning PAHs into the aqueous phase through the formation of complexes. The stereoselective nature of CDx inclusion-complex formation enhances the separation of different sized PAH molecules present in a mixture. For example, perylene is extracted into the aqueous phase from an organic phase anthracene-perylene mixture in the presence of CDx modifier. Extraction results for a variety of PAHs are presented, and the potential of this method for separation of more complex mixtures is discussed. 

Liquid membranes consist of an organic phase, which by its hydrophobic nature is relatively impermeable to ions. Originally organic solvents such as decanol were used in conjunction with a porous hydrophobic membrane. These have been replaced by plasticized polyvinyl chloride membranes which behave like liquids yet have improved mechanical properties Other polymers such as silicone, polyurethane and ururshi, a... 

For the supported catalyst it is expected that the ligand does not leach since it is chemically bonded to the carrier. In contrast, the rhodium metal bound to the ligand is subject to leaching due to the reversible nature of the complex formation. The amount will depend on the equilibrium between rhodium dissolved in the organic phase and that bound to the ligand. When an equilibrium concentration of 10 ppb Rh is attained, the yearly loss of Rh for a 100 kton production plant will be about 1 kg Rh per year. Compared to the reactor contents of rhodium (see Table 3.9, 70 kg Rh) this would result in a loss of 1.5% of the inventory per year, which would be acceptable. 

Low-volatility natural organic material such as polysaccharides and higher molecular weight proteins sometimes produced low results. In the Hannaker and Buchanan method [82] these problems are overcome by using a solution-phase oxidant and enclosing the system in a sealed tube. In this way all of the constituents are fully contained and exposed to oxidation and, moreover, oxidation of the organic matter to carbon dioxide is complete for the greater majority of compounds. 

The influence of the counterion on the stability of crown-ether complexes in general was reviewed in detail in one of the preceding sections. There it was shown to be an important parameter. The nature of the counterion in diastereomeric complexes of chiral crown ethers with primary ammonium salts also influences the chiral recognition. First of all it greatly determines whether salt can be extracted into the organic phase where the chiral discrimination takes place. In a series of experiments (Kyba et al., 1978) it was shown that when S,S -6zs(dinaphthyl)-22-crown-6 [284] in chloroform was equilibrated with racemic er-phenylethylammonium salts the type of anion also influences the degree of enantiomeric differentiation (Table 70). The highest... 

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