Phenol retention

The osmotic properties of the membranes were tested at room temperature and a pressure difference of 50 bar. Phenol retention and product flux were measured. 

In Fig, 1 the phenol retention of membranes cross-linked in saturated solutions of dicarhoxylic acids is represented as a function of the number of carbon atoms of the dicaurboxylic acid. The solubility of the dicarhoxylic acids in water... 

The behavior of membranes cross-linked by veurious ketones was investigated in the same way. These membranes possess exceptionally good mechcuiical properties. Moderate values for flux cuid phenol retention were found (see table III). Since the object only was to ccm are different cross-linking reagents, no further attempt was made to improve the flux and the retention. 

In the paper industry, PEO is widely used as a retention aid and pitch control agent in the newsprint industry (118—135). Typically, a phenol formaldehyde-type resin is added to the substrate before the addition of PEO. The chemical that is added before PEO has been referred to as an enhancer. Recent pubHcations on designing enhancers that work with PEO have resulted in expanding the use of PEO in flocculation of several substrates (128,129). 

The alkyd resins are of value because of their comparatively low cost, durability, flexibility, gloss retention and reasonable heat resistance. Alkyd resins modified with rosin, phenolic resin, epoxy resins and monomers such as styrene are of current commercial importance. 

The properties of the polyurethane moulding compositions are also very similar to nylon 66. The greatest difference in properties is in water absorption, the 6,4-polyurethane absorbing only about of that of nylon 66 under comparable conditions. This results in better dimensional stability and a good retention of electrical insulation properties in conditions of high humidity. Resistance to sulphuric acid is somewhat bettter than with nylon 66 but both types of polymer are dissolved by phenols and formic acid. 

Recently, the old alkaline phenol method has been revived, and is being widely used in clinical laboratories, without protein preclpltatlon(27). In this procedure, the serum is added to an alkaline phenol reagent, and the ammonia generated from urea is determined either after the action of urease or after strong alkaline treatment of the serum. The objection to this procedure is first, that all urease is rich in ammonia, and second, the color produced with alkaline phenol is not specific for ammonia. It will react with other compounds, especially for those that liberate ammonia. By this procedure one obtains a useful number from the point of view of determining whether the patient has nitrogen retention, but a value which is somewhere between a urea and an N.P.N. determination. 

This technique is based on the same separation mechanisms as found in liquid chromatography (LC). In LC, the solubility and the functional group interaction of sample, sorbent, and solvent are optimized to effect separation. In SPE, these interactions are optimized to effect retention or elution. Polar stationary phases, such as silica gel, Florisil and alumina, retain compounds with polar functional group (e.g., phenols, humic acids, and amines). A nonpolar organic solvent (e.g. hexane, dichloromethane) is used to remove nonpolar inferences where the target analyte is a polar compound. Conversely, the same nonpolar solvent may be used to elute a nonpolar analyte, leaving polar inferences adsorbed on the column. 

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