Water solubility determination methods

Water solubility determined by the generator column method by van Haelst et al. [244]. n-Octanol/water partition coefficients determined by Van Haelst et al. using the slow stirring method [245]. 

SUMMA canisters are stainless-steel spheres that have a passivated stainless-steel interior that is inert to VOCs and allow for long-term storage of air. The canisters come in a variety of sizes the most common size is 6 L, and they have a needle valve that allows for sampling and removal of air. SUMMA canisters that are coated internally with fused silica have become available. USEPA methods TO-14A and TO-15 describe the determination of VOCs in air using the SUMMA canisters. TO-15 is a new version of the canister method and has an expanded target hst with a total of 97 VOCs that include some of the more polar and water-soluble VOCs. Method TO-15 establishes method performance criteria for acceptance of data that allows for the nse of alternate bnt equivalent sampling equipment. TO-15 inclusively uses GCMS and has enhanced quality assurance provisions. 

Description of Method. The water-soluble vitamins Bi (thiamine hydrochloride), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacinamide), and Be (pyridoxine hydrochloride) may be determined by CZE using a pH 9 sodium tetraborate/sodlum dIhydrogen phosphate buffer or by MEKC using the same buffer with the addition of sodium dodecyl-sulfate. Detection Is by UV absorption at 200 nm. An Internal standard of o-ethoxybenzamide Is used to standardize the method. 

Other New Methods. Because the values obtained are dependent on the conditions of measurement, standard test procedures are under review by ISO for determination of cold-water solubiUty of water-soluble dyes (38) determination of the solubiUty and solution stabiUty of water-soluble dyes (39) and determination of the electrolyte stabiUty of reactive dyes (40). 

Ascorbic acid commonly known as vitamin C, is one of the most important water soluble vitamins. Ascorbic acid is involved in many biological processes and it is an essential compound in the human diet [1]. The determination of ascorbic acid has gained increase significance in pharmaceutic, clinical, and food applications. So far, different methods have been developed for determination of ascorbic acid [2, 3]. 

The method of extraction of Ru(III) from thiocyanate solutions by water soluble extractants in the presence of ammonium sulfate as salting out agent followed by photometric determination of it in extract has been elaborated. 

Method of Rh(III) - Ru(III) separation and isolation them from rai e and nonferrous metals based on formation of different charged complexes with varied stability has been proposed. Possibility of sepai ation of Ru(III), Rh(III), Pd(II), Pt(II) by water-soluble extractants from concentrated thiocyanate solutions has been displayed. Accelerated procedures of extraction-photometric determination of Rh(III), Ru(III) in solutions and waste products, which ai e chai acterized by high selectivity, availability, usage of non-toxic extractants have been worked out. 

A simple, reliable, and fast method of determining the pH of a solution and of monitoring a titration is with a pH meter, which uses a special electrode to measure H 0+ concentration. An automatic titrator monitors the pH of the analyte solution continuously. It detects the stoichiometric point by responding to the characteristic rapid change in pH (Fig. 11.9). Another common technique is to use an indicator to detect the stoichiometric point. An acid-base indicator is a water-soluble organic dye with a color that depends on the pH. The sudden change in pH... 

The compound Cr(OH), is very insoluble in water therefore, electrochemical methods must be used to determine its fCsp. Given that the reduction of Cr(OH)3(s) to Cr(s) and hydroxide ions has a standard potential of —1.34 V, calculate the solubility product for Cr(OH)3. 

Various methods have been used to determine the redox potentials (Table XI). Very commonly, EPR-monitored chemical redox titration is performed, which can be used to measure the redox potential not only in isolated complexes but also in membrane preparations. In general, there is good agreement between redox potentials determined in membranes, isolated complexes, or isolated Rieske proteins or fragments the only exception is the water-soluble Rieske fragment from spinach bef complex where differences of more than 50 mV have been observed by the same group but using different methods (31). 

The use of direct electrochemical methods (cyclic voltammetry Pig. 17) has enabled us to measure the thermodynamic parameters of isolated water-soluble fragments of the Rieske proteins of various bci complexes (Table XII)). (55, 92). The values determined for the standard reaction entropy, AS°, for both the mitochondrial and the bacterial Rieske fragments are similar to values obtained for water-soluble cytochromes they are more negative than values measured for other electron transfer proteins (93). Large negative values of AS° have been correlated with a less exposed metal site (93). However, this is opposite to what is observed in Rieske proteins, since the cluster appears to be less exposed in Rieske-type ferredoxins that show less negative values of AS° (see Section V,B). 

This paper concerns the main properties of water soluble pectins in sol and gel states. First of all, the methods of purification and characterization are discussed. The method of steric exclusion chromatography equipped with different detectors is demonstrated as the most useful to determine the macromolecular characteristics of these polymers the role of aggregation is pointed out. 

The purified tetraethyl pyrophosphate is a colorless, odorless, water-soluble, hygroscopic liquid (24, 4 )- It possesses a very high acute toxicity (28), exceeding that of parathion, and is rapidly absorbed through the skin. There is no spray-residue problem, however, for tetraethyl pyrophosphate hydrolyzes even in the absence of alkali to nontoxic diethyl phosphoric acid. Hall and Jacobson (24) and Toy (47) have measured its rate of hydrolysis, which is a first-order reaction. Its half-life at 25° C. is 6.8 hours and at 38° C. is 3.3 hours. Coates (10) determined the over-all velocity constant at 25° C. k = 160 [OH-] + 1.6 X 10 3 min.-1 Toy (47) has described an elegant method for preparing this ester as well as other tetraalkyl pyrophosphates, based upon the controlled hydrolysis of 2 moles of dialkyl chlorophosphate ... 

Samples were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC). Water solubility was determined by equilibration of analytical grade material with water at constant temperature. Equilibrium was approached from both under and super saturation conditions and samples were analyzed by GC. Vapor pressures were determined by the Knudsen effusion method. 

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