Solid material

Basically, when analysing the band structures, the equivalent observations apply to typical solid state compounds like thallium halides and lead chalcogenides. In studies on the origin of distortion in a-PbO, it was found that the classical theory of hybridization of the lead 6s and 6p orbitals is incorrect and that the lone pair is the result of the lead-oxygen interaction [44]. It was also noted 

Thallous halides offer a unique possibility of studying the stereochemistry of the (chemically) inert electron pair, since their structures and their pressure and temperature-dependent phase transitions have been well established. Thallium (1) fluoride under ambient conditions, adopts an orthorhombic structure in the space group Pbcm which can be regarded as a distorted rocksalt structure (Fig. 2.4). In contrast to TIF, the thallium halides with heavier halogens, TlCl, TlBr and Til, adopt the highly symmetric cubic CsCl structure type under ambient conditions [46]. Both TlCl and TlBr, at lower temperatures, undergo phase transitions to the NaCl type of structure [47]. 

While the structure of TIF is strongly influenced by the lone pair under ambient pressure, the thallous compounds of higher halogens are not. This can be quite well explained by theoretical calculations at the DFT-LMTO-ASA level [48]. 

Structure are adopted. Similar observations are made in the case of group 14 

In summary, one can state that s-p-hybridization on the heavier main group metals is not responsible for the stereochemical activity of a lone pair. Instead, the general conclusion can be drawn that anti-bonding metal ns-ligand np interactions lead to structural distortions in order to minimize these unfavorable interactions. 

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Fluidized-bed catalytic reactors. In fluidized-bed reactors, solid material in the form of fine particles is held in suspension by the upward flow of the reacting fluid. The effect of the rapid motion of the particles is good heat transfer and temperature uniformity. This prevents the formation of the hot spots that can occur with fixed-bed reactors. 

Other designs of kilns use static shells rather than rotating shells and rely on mechanical rakes to move solid material through the reactor. 

There are, however, technological means available to burn incompletely desulfurized fuels at the same time minimizing SO2 emissions. In the auto-desulfurizing AUDE boiler developed by IFF, the effluent is treated in place by an absorbent based on lime and limestone calcium sulfate is obtained. This system enables a gas desulfurization of 80% it requires nevertheless a relatively large amount of solid material, on the order of 200 kg per ton of fuel. 

Solids materials that are insoluble in hydrocarbon or water can be entrained in the crude. These are called bottom sediments and comprise fine particles of sand, drilling mud, rock such as feldspar and gypsum, metals in the form of minerals or in their free state such as iron, copper, lead, nickel, and vanadium. The latter can come from pipeline erosion, storage tanks, valves and piping systems, etc. whatever comes in contact with the crude oil. 

The reflection tomograms (e) show, as expected, solid material in the Plexiglas specimen. A feed head from the casting process is seen clearly in the AZSi-alloy. The diameter of the feed head is about 6 mm in accordance with Fig. 3. 

V. T. Binh, Ed., Surface Mobilities on Solid Materials, Plenum, New York, 1983. 

Luth H 1995 Surfaces and Interfaces of Solid Materials 3rd edn (Beriin Springer)... 

Ultramicrotomy is sometimes also used to produce thin samples of solid materials, such as metals [13] which are, however, preferentially prepared by chemical- or ion-etching (see [1]) and focused ion beam (FIB) teclmiques [14]. 

Argon A S 1993 Inelastic deformation and fracture of glassy solids Materials Science and Technology vol 6 (Weinheim VCH) pp 462- 508... 

Due to the particle size, a colloidal crystal is much weaker than a nonnal solid material—the elastic moduli are... 

When a model is based on a picture of an interconnected network of pores of finite size, the question arises whether it may be assumed that the composition of the gas in the pores can be represented adequately by a smooth function of position in the medium. This is always true in the dusty gas model, where the solid material is regarded as dispersed on a molecular scale in the gas, but Is by no means necessarily so when the pores are pictured more realistically, and may be long compared with gaseous mean free paths. To see this, consider a reactive catalyst pellet with Long non-branching pores. The composition at a point within a given pore is... 

Chadwick A V and J Corish 1997. Defects and Matter Transport in Solid Materials. In NATO ASI Series C 498 (New Trends in Materials Chemistry), pp. 285-318. 

When only a small quantity of solid material has to be filtered from a liquid, the small conical funnel C, usually known as a Hirsch funnel, is used in order to collect and drain the material on a very small filter-paper (see p. 68). 

If the organic compound which is being steam-distilled is freely soluble in water, an aqueous solution will ultimately collect in the receiver F, and the compound must then be isolated by ether extraction, etc. Alternatively, a water-insoluble compound, if liquid, will form a separate layer in F, or if solid, will probably ciystallise in the aqueous distillate. When steam-distilling a solid product, it is sometimes found that the distilled material crystallises in E, and may tend to choke up the condenser, in such cases, the water should be run out of the condenser for a few minutes until the solid material has melted and been carried by the steam down into the receiver. 

Carry out this preparation precisely as described for the a-compound, but instead of zinc chloride add 2 5 g. of anhydrous powdered sodium acetate (preparation, p. 116) to the acetic anhydride. When this mixture has been heated on the water-bath for 5 minutes, and the greater part of the acetate has dissolved, add the 5 g. of powdered glucose. After heating for I hour, pour into cold water as before. The viscous oil crystallises more readily than that obtained in the preparation of the a-compound. Filter the solid material at the pump, breaking up any lumps as before, wash thoroughly with water and drain. (Yield of crude product, io o-io 5 g.). Recrystallise from rectified spirit until the pure -pentacetylglucose is obtained as colourless crystals, m.p- 130-131° again two recrystallisations are usually sufficient for this purpose. 

To prepare the hydrochloride, add about i g. of aminoazobenzene to 200 ml. of dilute hydrochloric acid and boil until nearly all the solid material has dissolved. Filter hot and allow to cool slowly. Aminoazobenzene hydrochloride separates as beautiful steel-blue crystals filter and dry. If a small quantity of the powdered hydrochloride is moistened with water and a few drops of ammonia added, the blue hydrochloride is converted back to the yellowish-brown base. 

Mix I ml. of benzaldehyde and i ml. of aniline in a small evaporating-basin, place the latter on a boiling water-bath and stir the mixture gently with a glass rod. Globules of water soon appear on the oily layer. After about 20 minutes place the basin in ice-water, and stir the contents well, whereupon solidification should rapidly occur. (If the material does not solidify, replace the basin on the boiling water-bath for a further 10 minutes.) Break up the solid material in the basin, transfer to a conical flask, and recrystallise from rectified spirit. The benzylidene-aniline is obtained as colourless crystals, m.p, 52° yield, o-8 g. 

Mix 6 2 ml. (6 4 g.) of pure ethyl acetoacetate and 5 ml. of pure phenylhydrazine in an evaporating-basin of about 75 ml. capacity, add 0 5 ml. of acetic acid and then heat the mixture on a briskly boiling water-bath (preferably in a fume-cupboard) for I hour, occasionally stirring the mixture with a short glass rod. Then allow the heavy yellow syrup to cool somewhat, add 30-40 ml. of ether, and stir the mixture vigorously the syrup may now dissolve and the solution shortly afterwards deposit the crystalline pyrazolone, or at lower temperatures the syrup may solidify directly. Note. If the laboratory has been inoculated by previous preparations, the syrup may solidify whilst still on the water-bath in this case the solid product when cold must be chipped out of the basin, and ground in a mortar with the ether.) Now filter the product at the pump, and wash the solid material thoroughly with ether. Recrystallise the product from a small quantity of a mixture of equal volumes of water and ethanol. The methyl-phenyl-pyrazolone is obtained... 

Potassium Hydroxide, Alcoholic. Boil under reflux a mixture of 10 g. of powdered KOH and 100 ml. of rectified spirit for 30 minutes. Cool and if solid material remains, decant through a filter of glass-wool. 

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