Pool component approximation

The pool chemical approximation (also called the pool component approximation) is applicable when the concentration of a reactant species is much higher than those of the other species, and therefore the concentration change of this species is considered to be negligible throughout the simulation period. For example, a second-order reaction step A -r B C can be converted to first-order, if concentration b of reactant B is almost constant dimng the simulations. In this way, the product = ft of concentration ft and rate coefficient k is practically constant therefore, the second-order expression can be converted to a first-order one Ac At = kab = k a.hitAAs special case, the pool chemical approximation is called... 

In the sorption experiments of Icopini et al. (2004), the measured isotopic contrast between Fe(II)aq and the goethite starting material was -0.8%o after Fe(II) had sorbed to the surface over 24 hours in this case, the isotopic fractionation between sorbed Fe(II) and Fe(II)aq is not the 0.8%o measured difference, but is approximately +2.1%o based on an inferred 8 Fe value for the sorbed component as calculated from Fe mass balance (Fig. 4), as was noted in that study. Measured differences in Fe isotope compositions between ferric oxide/hydroxide and Fe(II)aq during dissimilatory Fe(III) reduction and photosynthetic Fe(II) oxidation have been proposed to reflect fractionation between soluble Fe(II) and Fe(III) species, where the soluble Fe(III) component is postulated to be bound to the cell and is not directly measured (Beard et al. 2003a Croal et al. 2004). In the case of dissimilatory Fe(III) reduction, assuming a static model simply for purposes of illustration, if 50% of the Fe in a pool that is open to... 

Equation (21) is an excellent approximation to Equation (20) for moderate to high kj/kj ratios ( 10 and higher) for processes that occur by first-order kinetics. It is important to note, however, that a specific rate law does not appear anywhere in Equations (20) and (21), and they are equally valid for any reaction process where Xpejm) is small. Equation (21) illustrates that oxidation of Fe(II)a, to Fe(III)a, produces a markedly different isotopic mass balance than that associated with DIR. In cases where the product of DIR is Fe(II)aq, the concentration of this component is continually increasing, changing the relative mass balance among the exchangeable pools of Fe over time. 

Clearly, Eq. (268) can be approximated by a Poole-Frenkel-type function with a coefficient a > atheor. The exact value of a varies from sample to sample dependent on the type and extent of disorder—through the disorder-dependent component (Ij, Following an example of electron injection from A1 into Alq3 id = 150 nm) (see Fig. 82b), the experimental a values can be calculated from the slopes of the PF-type plots. As predicted by (204) and (265), they should be temperature... 

Figure 2. Analysis of courtship pheromones by SDS-PAGE gels. The courtship pheromone extracts from a terrestrial salamander R jordani) contain approximately 20 stained protein bands. Protein concentrations were standardized on gels, so band thickness and intensity reflect actual differences. Courtship gland extracts prepared in different years showed a high level of consistency among years, indicating their non-volatility and stability in response to temperature fluctuations (repetitive freezing and thawing). Top arrow indicates isoforms of the protein component Pj-22 bottom arrow indicates isoforms of protein component Pj-10. Lane 1 = protein standards, lane 2 = extract from 1994, lane 3 = extract from 1995, lane 4 = pooled extract from 1992—1995.

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