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The subject is also closely related to fuel-ash corrosion which in most cases is caused by a layer of fused salts such as sulphates and chlorides Attention has been focused on the electrochemistry of this type of corrosion and the relevant thermodynamic data summarised in the form of diagrams . Fluxing and descaling reactions also resemble in some respects reactions occurring during the corrosion of metals in fused salts. A review of some of the more basic concepts underlying corrosion by fused salts (such as acid-base concepts and corrosion diagrams) has appeared. ... 

All of the information obtained in this research area depends upon indirect evidence through the use of nonisotopic carriers or normalized data in the form of ratios. These are subject to error but the trends and insights that have been obtained are very useful to the description of the behavior of plutonium in the environment. Better thermodynamic data in the range of environmental concentrations would be helpful in further quantification of chemical species, as would phenomenalogical descriptions of the behavior of plutonium in reasonably good models of the environment. 

Finally, I do not discuss questions of the measurement, estimation, evaluation, and compilation of the thermodynamic data upon which reaction modeling depends. Nordstrom and Munoz (1994, Chapters 13 and 14) provide a summary and overview of this topic, truly a specialty in its own right. Haas and Fisher (1976), Helgeson et al. (1978), and Johnson et al. (1991) treat aspects of the subject in detail. 

Are the equilibrium constants for the important reactions in the thermodynamic dataset sufficiently accurate The collection of thermodynamic data is subject to error in the experiment, chemical analysis, and interpretation of the experimental results. Error margins, however, are seldom reported and never seem to appear in data compilations. Compiled data, furthermore, have generally been extrapolated from the temperature of measurement to that of interest (e.g., Helgeson, 1969). The stabilities of many aqueous species have been determined only at room temperature, for example, and mineral solubilities many times are measured at high temperatures where reactions approach equilibrium most rapidly. Evaluating the stabilities and sometimes even the stoichiometries of complex species is especially difficult and prone to inaccuracy. 

This chapter is an update to Chapter 8.04 of CHEC-II(1996) <1996CHEC-II(8)95> it covers the literature from 1995 to 2007. More specifically, it contains major informations on the preparation and reactivity of these bicyclic 5-5 systems. Furthermore, a variety of biological activities and important applications in the chemical, medical, and agrochemical field beyond the scope of this chapter. Considering the little information obtained in few areas, coverage of sections dealing with structural, theoretical and thermodynamic data has been kept to a minimum since only imidazo[l,2- ]imidazole and imidazo[l,2- ]pyrazole systems have been the subject of recent studies. The most important structural data have already been summarized in CHEC-II(1996), Chapter 8.04. 

As an introduction to the technical aspects of the conference, the results of some studies conducted by the writer on two relevant subjects are presented below. The first commentary is concerned with the design of sour-water strippers and the effects of thermodynamic data on these designs the second commentary is concerned with the calculation of enthalpies of steam-containing mixtures, essential to the design of coal processing and related plants. 

Some other theoretical aspects of ionic solvation have been reviewed in the last few years. The interested reader is referred to them ionic radii and enthalpies of hydration 20>, a phenomenological approach to cation-solvent interactions mainly based on thermodynamic data 21>, relationship between hydration energies and electrode potentials 22>, dynamic structure of solvation shells 23>. Brief reviews, monographs, and surveys on this subject from a more or less different point of view have also been published 24—28) ... 

In aqueous solution, thorium exists as Th(IV), and no definitive data have been presented for the presence of lower-valent thorium ions in this medium. The standard potential for the Th(IV)/Th(0) couple has not been determined from experimental electrochemical data. The values presented thus far for the standard reduction potential have been calculated from thermodynamic data or estimated from spectroscopic measurements. The standard potential for the four-electron reduction of Th(IV) ions has been estimated as —1.9 V in two separate references 12. The reduction of Th(OH)4 to Th metal was estimated at —2.48 V in the same two publications. Nugent et al. calculated the standard potential for the oxidation ofTh(III) to Th(IV) as +3.7 V versus SHE, while Miles provides a value of +2.4 V [13]. The standard potential measurements from studies in molten-salt media have been the subject of some controversy. The interested reader is encouraged to look at the summary from Martinot [10] and the original references for additional information [14]. 

This points to one of the great weaknesses in our understanding of this subject, namely our lack of knowledge of the thermodynamics of many of these processes. This is difficult to come by because many of these redox steps are not reversible hence we cannot obtain thermodynamic data in the usual way from equilibrium studies and must instead resort to thermochemical measurements of which we need more. 

In addition, the lack of basic thermodynamic data for compounds of interest is a limitation, since in most situations there are no experimental values to which computed results may be compared. The validation procedure to which the methods are subjected, however, includes a large range of compounds for which experimental data is documented. While this is not direct evidence that for specific compounds the results will be representative of experimental results, it is one of the assumptions that has been made in the work on lignin. 

The preparation and structural investigation of silver(I) thiourea complexes have been the subject of numerous reports.340 In solution, the formation of stable, mononuclear complexes containing up to four thiourea groups has been proposed and the associated thermodynamic data are collected in Table 47. -342... 

At its inception, Emeleus and Sharpe adopted what they described as a broad definition of inorganic chemistry. As they indicated, the subject depends very much for its existence on the application of physical and physicochemical principles to chemical phenomena. One of their aims was the integration of structural, kinetic, and thermodynamic data with descriptive chemistry. All this and more has, I am quite sure, been achieved. Inorganic chemistry has certainly not become any less broad over the intervening years. 

The thermodynamic origins of the enhanced stabilities of macrocyclic ligands over their acyclic counterparts have been the subject of considerable debate since the term macrocyclic effect was first coined.83 Comparison of thermodynamic data for the several metal ion complexes of the [18]crown-6 and its acyclic counterpart are shown in Table 1. Enthalpy contributions to stabilization appear strongest for the K+ complex, while entropic contributions are stronger for the Na+ complex. Undoubtedly, the factors responsible for the thermodynamics will vary according to ion size, charge, solvation effects and structural preference. Hence, a single definable source of the macrocyclic effect is, in these systems at least, probably nonexistent. 

A great deal has been done to obtain quantitative estimates or the relevant thermodynamic data for the various steps in the Fe" " - Fe + - ILiOa system (see N. Uri, loc, ciL) but unfortunately the heat and entropy data for the important radicals OH and HO2 are subject to such uncertainties as to make these data useless except for the grossest possible analysis. 

Thermodynamic data, whether determined through calorimetry or solubility studies, are subject to refinement as more exact values for the components in the reaction scheme, or more complete description of the solution phases, become available. Many of the solubility studies on clays were done before digital-computer chemical equilibrium programs were available. One such program, SOLMNEQ, written by one of the authors ( ) solves the mass-action and mass-balance equations for over 200 species simultaneously. SOLMNEQ was employed in this investigation to convert the chemical analytical data into the activities of appropriate ions, ion pairs, and complexes. 

The reason why chemical reactions take place and the mechanism by which they operate are matters of increasing interest and call for some knowledge of thermodynamics and kinetics. The brief excursions into these subjects are synoptic and intended to provide the reader with no more than he will need in pursuing the main part of the book. Information about the kinetics of inorganic reactions is still sparse, but there is a wealth of thermodynamical data, standard electrode potentials and dissociation constants and the student must acquire facility in using these figures. 

Thermochemical cycles, and in particular the Sulphur-Iodine cycle, have been the subject of renewed intense interest in the last years. The accurate evaluation of their industrial potential is difficult, as it involves many aspects, from scientific questions such as the knowledge of thermodynamic data to safety, acceptability and economic assessments. 

The proper analysis of experimental data requires careful consideration of the numerical techniques used. Real data are subject to experimental error which can have an effect on results derived from the analysis. Often, this analysis involves fitting a curve to experimental data over the whole range or over part of the range in which experimental observations have been made. When thermodynamic data are involved, the relationship between the independent and dependent variable is usually not known. Then, arbitrary functions such as polynomials in the independent variable are often used in the data analysis. This type of data analysis requires consideration of the level of error in both variables, and of the effects of the error on derived results. 

The interactions between solid compounds, such as the rock materials, and the aqueous solution and its components are as important as the interactions within the aqueous solution, because the solid materials in the geosphere control the chemistry of the ground water, and they also contribute to the overall solubilities of key elements. The present review therefore also considers the chemical behaviour of solid compounds containing selenium. A list of selenium containing minerals is presented in Appendix D, but no thermodynamic data are available for the minerals. It is, however, difficult to assess the relative importance of the solid phases for performance assessment purposes, particularly since their interactions with the aqueous phase are in many cases known to be subject to quantitatively unknown kinetic constraints. Furthermore, in some circumstances sorption of aqueous ions at mineral water interfaces may be a more important factor in determining migration of selenium than dissolution and precipitation phenomena. 

No other thermodynamic data have been identified for scandium selenates. The data for ScSeO and Sc SeO )2 in [82WAG/EVA] most likely derive from [67KOL/1VA] and are therefore subject to the same criticism as the original data. 

The availability and accuracy of the thermodynamic data in the code s database. This is seemingly an obvious criterion, but it is difficult to apply. Database evaluation is a specialized task that is beyond the ability or the interest of most users. This subject is discussed further later in this chapter. 

The thermodynamic data selected in this review are provided with uncertainties representing the 95% confidence level. As discussed in Appendix C, there is no unique way to assign imcertainties, and the assignments made in this review are to a large extent based on the subjective choice by the reviewers, supported by their scientific and technical experience in the corresponding area. 

The pressure dependence of thermodynamic data has not been the subject of critical analysis in the present compilation. The reader interested in higher temperatures and pressures, or the pressure dependency of thermodynamic functions for geochemical... 

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