Water desorption, decomposition

DTA is used in this study to understand the endothermic and exothermic phenomena resulting from desorption, decomposition and combustion of water and surfactant molecules occluded in the framework of samples A and B. Both samples have these common DTA features (Figure 3) an endothermic peak below 100 °C (apparently due to the evaporation of physically adsorbed water), an endothermic peak below 300 °C (attributed to the removal of lattice water and the decomposition of surfactant molecules), and a strong exothermic peak at around 335 °C (attributed to the combustion of surfactant molecules in air). The DTA results distinctly show that the surfactant molecules are occluded in almost identical positions within silica framework of samples A and B. 

Examples of weight loss or weight gain processes are water desorption, structural water release, structural decomposition, carbonate decomposition, gas evolution, sulfur oxidation, fluoride oxidation, rehydration, and other transformations. 

Abstract. After a brief introduction on zeolite constitution, structure and properties, the suitability of thermal analysis in characterizing the zeolite materials and in investigating their potential behavior in different application fields is analyzed. Kinetics and thermodynamics of water desorption, thermal stability, phase transformations, occluded phase decomposition and gas evolution, structure collapse and recrystallization, change in electrical properties, all in relation to thermal treatments, are the specific subjects reviewed. Use of thermal analysis in the evaluation of zeolite content in multicomponent mixtures and in the characterization of zeolite catalysts are the two additional main topics discussed. 

H2O adsorbs strongly on both Au and Ti02. However, the influence of water on the catalyst or reaction is negligible [2]. PO is known to strongly interact with Ti02, and adsorption, desorption, and decomposition of PO are independent on the presence of gold [3]. 

SFE-GC-MS is particularly useful for (semi)volatile analysis of thermo-labile compounds, which degrade at the higher temperatures used for HS-GC-MS. Vreuls et al. [303] have reported in-vial liquid-liquid extraction with subsequent large-volume on-column injection into GC-MS for the determination of organics in water samples. Automated in-vial LLE-GC-MS requires no sample preparation steps such as filtration or solvent evaporation. On-line SPE-GC-MS has been reported [304], Smart et al. [305] used thermal extraction-gas chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry (TE-GC-MS) for direct analysis of TLC spots. Scraped-off material was gradually heated, and the analytes were thermally extracted. This thermal desorption method is milder than laser desorption, and allows analysis without extensive decomposition. 

The introduction of estrogens and progestogens into the environment is a function of the way several factors are combined. The manufactured quantity and the dosage applied (amount, frequency, and duration) combined with the excretion efficiency of the compound and its metabolites, the capability of adsorption and desorption on soil, and the metabolic decomposition in sewage treatment are examples of necessary factors to assess environmental exposure. In general the fate and effect of a substance in the environment is dependent on the distribution into the different natural systems, such as air, water, and solids (soil, particles, sediment, and biota). Information on the physical and chemical properties (Ku, Kd, and Kim vapor pressure) of a compound may help determine whether it is likely to concentrate in the aquatic, terrestrial, or atmospheric... 

The decomposition behavior of formic acid on the close-packed Ru(lOTO) surface parallels the reaction on nickel, except that the autocatalytic process was not observed (lOJ). Water was desorbed at 183 K by apparent second-order kinetics following adsorption of HCOOH at 100 K. Subsequent desorption of Hj, COj, and CO suggested the formation of the surface anhydride. The rate constant for decomposition was 2.6 x 10 sec exp —26.9 kcal/mol// r. ... 

Detenbeck (37) and Detenbeck and Brezonik (38, 39) examined the effect of pH on phosphorus sorption for LRL sediments. Their results suggested that the flux of inorganic P from sediments could be diminished by as much as 90% if the pH of sediments decreased from 6.0 to 4.5. However, there was no observed treatment effect for TP and an apparent increase in SRP summer averages at pH 4.7 (Figure 4). Therefore, chemical sorption-desorption processes probably do not control phosphorus levels in LRL. The direction of response at lower pH implies that the balance between biotic uptake, deposition to sediments, and release from organic detritus by decomposition most likely controls SRP levels in the water column. 

Recently, interesting effects of NO and water on the formation and properties of a-oxygen were discovered. Even small amounts of NO facilitated desorption of Oa from the surface, strongly increasing the rate of catalytic decomposition of N20 to the... 

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