Water complexes, potential actions

Electrochemical tests This group includes the various electrochemical tests that have been proposed and used over the last fifty or so years. These tests include a number of techniques ranging from the measurement of potential-time curves, electrical resistance and capacitance to the more complex a.c. impedance methods. The various methods have been reviewed by Walter . As the complexity of the technique increases, i.e. in the above order, the data that are produced will provide more types of information for the metal-paint system. Thus, the impedance techniques can provide information on the water uptake, barrier action, damaged area and delamination of the coating as well as the corrosion rate and corroded area of the metal. However, it must be emphasised that the more comprehensive the technique the greater the difficulties that will arise in interpretation and in reproducibility. In fact, there is a school of thought that holds that d.c. methods are as reliable as a.c. methods. 

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The potential lasing action of rare earth diketonates has been studied [203]. The complexes Ln( 1,3-diketone) tend to add on one or more ligands such as water. Dehydration of the hydrated complexes leads to decomposition or formation of polymeric... 

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