Silica groups

The pH is an important factor that can influence the ionization of the surface silica groups. As a result, C is directly dependent on the pH. Therefore, the relationship of /teof as a function of pH is governed by the behavior of the dissociation of the silanol groups. Different capillary materials result in different profiles of the electroosmotic mobility as a function of the pH (due to differences in Q. Typically a sigmoid curve behavior resembling the titration curve of the surface active groups is observed. ... 

To go one step further in the modelling ofthe silica surface we have performed calculations with the silica groups as ligands of the Ni11 ion. The modelling of the [Nin3c]1+ site requires one anionic and two neutral ligands. We have chosen a... 

Similar dual functionality exists for many of the reverse phase packing materials (Fig. 5). Due to steric hindrance, the silica support is incompletely coated with the octadecyl molecules. The exposed silica groups serve as strong adsorption sites but the effect may be minimized by the addition of an organic acid to the mobile phase (46). 

One of the first steps in modifying the performance of capillary electrophoresis was the deactivation of silica groups of the capillary column by physically coating the capillary wall with methylcellulose (58,59), as well as via silane derivatization (10,44,60). Presently, many other changes have been carried out either to the capillary surface or addition of chemical agents to the separation buffer (see Table II), including manipulation of... 

On exposure to water, an anhydrous oxide can become hydrated by physical adsorption of water molecules without dissociation, dissociative chemisorption of water leading to new hydroxy groups, and finally to the formation of superficial oxyhydroxide or hydroxide, such as for MgO [14]. When silica groups are exposed to water for an extended time, their hydroxylation produces polymeric chains of -Si(0H)2-0-Si(0H)2 0H groups which can link up to form three-dimensional silica gel networks. Around 2 nm thick silica gel layers have been observed on silica surfaces prepared by evaporation of silica on mica which were exposed to humid air [70], Thus, it may be postulated that surface groups are present not only in a two-dimensional oxide-liquid interface, but also in a bulk phase of finite thickness extending from the surface into the interior of the solid [71]. 

The "high-silica" group included the five tests with Naughton, Burns McDonnell, Black Butte, and Kemmerer (B>28), and a fair correlation (R = -0.971) was found for m of the form... 

In filler applications, the silicates group of greatest interest is in the subclass of tektosilicates. Four minerals (quartz, tridymite, cristobalite, and opal) belong to the silica group and three of them (quartz, cristobalite, and opal) are used as fillers or materials for their production. 

Besides the common silica-based SPE particles, polymer-based supports are also available. These have advantages of being stable over a wide pH range, and they do not possess residual silica groups that can interact with, for example, metal ions... 

The most widely used capillary for these types of experiments is the open, uncoated, fused silica tube. The silica groups are ionized at the pH where MEKC experiments are typically performed, allowing the EOF to occur. 

Sulfonated silica/carbon nanocomposites are also known to be an effective catalyst for cellulose hydrolysis [147], with their hybrid structure influencing catalytic activity. Increasing the silicaicarbon ratio enhanced the turnover frequency, suggesting that hydrophilic silica groups fadlitate substrate adsorption. 

The silica groups used in this study belong to surface silica cycles. In a previous work [22], one of our group tested the abihty of several cycles representing the silica surface to reproduce the structure of the Ni site. One of them, the SisOgHg cluster corresponding to a ten-membered ring with two adjacent... 

Mineralogy Silicates consist of silica groups with a cation, such as magnesium, aluminum, etc. Examples of silicate minerals are commonly encoun-... 

Considerable attention has been given to the crystalline minerals of the silica group because of their abundance and widespread occurrence in the earth s crust and its weathering products. Crystalline silica is dealt with in several standard textbooks, and relationships have been establised among the crystal structures, physical properties, and chemical composition. The most recent detailed account of the structure of the silica minerals is that by Frondel [1962], while Eitel [1952, 1964], Deer et al [1963], and Sosman [1965] give, in addition to structure, comprehensive and generous coverage of the physical and chemical properties of these minerals. 

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