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Analytical Chemistry

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An Analysis Of Dissolved Organic Compounds And Their Contribution To Iron Complexation In The Shallow Leachate Plume Of The West Kl Landfill Kalamazoo, Michigan, Eric Fahle Apr 1991

An Analysis Of Dissolved Organic Compounds And Their Contribution To Iron Complexation In The Shallow Leachate Plume Of The West Kl Landfill Kalamazoo, Michigan, Eric Fahle

Masters Theses

High concentrations of dissolved iron are present in downgradient groundwater samples adjacent to the western border of the West KL Landfill. Analysis by Rudder (1988) of groundwater samples indicates oversaturation of selected iron oxides, iron sulfides and siderite in monitoring wells TW-4 and M3.

Previous research suggests that pyrogallol, gallic acid, tannic acid and similar organic compounds may retard the oxidation of ferrous iron in the shallow leachate plume of the West KL landfill (Rudder, 1988). Present research utilizing solid phase extraction, reverse phase high performance chromatography, Fourier transform IR spectrophotometry, UV/Visible spectrophotometry, and gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy indicate that pyrogallol, …


Kinetics Of The Metal-Exchange Reaction Between Ortho-Phospho-Dl -Serinenickelate(Ii) And Copper(Ii), Jeffrey M. Peterman Apr 1990

Kinetics Of The Metal-Exchange Reaction Between Ortho-Phospho-Dl -Serinenickelate(Ii) And Copper(Ii), Jeffrey M. Peterman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Kinetics Of The Metal-Exchange Reaction Between N-(2-Pyridylmethyl)Iminodiacetatonickel(N) And Copper(Ii), Kassahun W. Beyene Dec 1987

Kinetics Of The Metal-Exchange Reaction Between N-(2-Pyridylmethyl)Iminodiacetatonickel(N) And Copper(Ii), Kassahun W. Beyene

Masters Theses

The reaction between N-(2-pyridylmethyl)iminodiacetatonickel(II) and copper(II) was studied spectrophotometrically between pH 2.30 and 3.30 over a 10-fold variation in copper concentration at an ionic strength of 1.25M, and a temperature of 25.0+0.1oC. The reaction is first order in both NiPyIDA and copper(II). Terms involving proton attack and a copper dependent dissociation of the nickel complex were resolved from the data. Evidence is given for a stepwise unwrapping mechanism PyIDA from the nickel complex, followed by copper attack to give a dinuclear intermediate. A general mechanism is presented which is consistent with the kinetic data.

Comparisons to analogous nickel-aliphatic …


High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination Of Thromboxane B2 In Human Serum As A Methoxime-Panacyl Ester Derivative, Robert H. Pullen Dec 1986

High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination Of Thromboxane B2 In Human Serum As A Methoxime-Panacyl Ester Derivative, Robert H. Pullen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Reactive Counterion Surfactant Catalysis Of Hydroxamic Acid Hydrolysis With Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Mohamed El-Sayed Ayoub Aug 1986

Reactive Counterion Surfactant Catalysis Of Hydroxamic Acid Hydrolysis With Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Mohamed El-Sayed Ayoub

Masters Theses

A micellar effect upon the rate of hydrolysis of hydroxamic acids in aqueous perfluorooctanoic acid has been demonstrated for hydroxamic acids with chain lengths of six , eight, and ten carbons. In this system the counterion, hydrogenion, is a catalyst. Typical rate constant-surfactant concentration profiles for micellar catalysis were obtained. The results for these hydrolyses are consistent with the pseudo-phase model for micellar effects.

In addition the Arrhenius activation energies were determined for the reaction of octanohydroxamic acid at surfactant concentrations above and below the critical micelle concentration of the surfactant. The activation energy is lower for reaction in the …


A Microprocessor Controlled Pulsed Hollow Cathode Lamp For An Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, James B. Schilling Aug 1983

A Microprocessor Controlled Pulsed Hollow Cathode Lamp For An Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, James B. Schilling

Masters Theses

A Jarrell-Ash Atomic Absorption/Flame Emission 82-360 Spectrometer was interfaced to a Heathkit ETA-3400 microprocessor. The microprocessor is used to pulse the hollow cathode lamp from a "steady" current to a "peak " current during the opening of the chopper. The current from the photomultiplier-tube is converted to a proportional voltage which is supplied to a sample-and-hold circuit. A successive approximation routine is used to convert the voltage to a representative digital value. Digital values are obtained for the "blank" and "sample" and are used to calculate percent absorption values. The system can also be used to obtain emission values.

The …


A Column For The High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Of Some Potentially Hazardous Metal Ions, Stephen R. Friebe Apr 1980

A Column For The High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Of Some Potentially Hazardous Metal Ions, Stephen R. Friebe

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Analysis Of Mixtures Of Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide And Chlorite, Ying-Chien Chu Dec 1979

Analysis Of Mixtures Of Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide And Chlorite, Ying-Chien Chu

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Photon Counting System For The Determination Of Creatine Phosphokinase, Steven E. Dueball Apr 1979

Photon Counting System For The Determination Of Creatine Phosphokinase, Steven E. Dueball

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Analysis Of N-Methylscopolamine Bromide By High Speed Ion Pair Partition Chromatography, John L. Nappier Aug 1978

The Analysis Of N-Methylscopolamine Bromide By High Speed Ion Pair Partition Chromatography, John L. Nappier

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Response Of The Micro-Adsorption Detector To Inorganic Anions, Maria E. Munera Aug 1978

The Response Of The Micro-Adsorption Detector To Inorganic Anions, Maria E. Munera

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Spectroscopic Studies Of The Hydrogen-Chlorine Flame, Gonzalo Pizarro Aug 1975

Spectroscopic Studies Of The Hydrogen-Chlorine Flame, Gonzalo Pizarro

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Kinetics Of The Formation Of Nickel(Ii) Complexes With N,N’-Dibenzylethylenediamine And N,N’-Bis(2-Picolyl)Ethylenediamine, Zahid Amjad Aug 1972

Kinetics Of The Formation Of Nickel(Ii) Complexes With N,N’-Dibenzylethylenediamine And N,N’-Bis(2-Picolyl)Ethylenediamine, Zahid Amjad

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Response Of The Micro-Adsorption Detector To Inorganic Cations, David P. Mckay Aug 1971

The Response Of The Micro-Adsorption Detector To Inorganic Cations, David P. Mckay

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Design, Construction, And Application Of A Multibeam Fiber Optics Photometric Titrator, Marlin George Bensinger Aug 1970

The Design, Construction, And Application Of A Multibeam Fiber Optics Photometric Titrator, Marlin George Bensinger

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Stepwise Nature Of The Unwrapping And Transfer Of Ethylenediaminediacetate From Nickel(Ii) To Copper(Ii), Robert Swann Apr 1970

The Stepwise Nature Of The Unwrapping And Transfer Of Ethylenediaminediacetate From Nickel(Ii) To Copper(Ii), Robert Swann

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Fluorescence Studies Of Cobalt (Iii) Complexes, Arnold T. Weibel Mar 1968

Fluorescence Studies Of Cobalt (Iii) Complexes, Arnold T. Weibel

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Evaluation Of Certain Serum Iron Analyses By Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, James Allan Boersma Dec 1967

The Evaluation Of Certain Serum Iron Analyses By Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, James Allan Boersma

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


An Indirect Spectrophotometric Method For Expansion Of The Optimum Concentration Range, Henry David Mitchell Dec 1967

An Indirect Spectrophotometric Method For Expansion Of The Optimum Concentration Range, Henry David Mitchell

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Metal Complexes Of 1-Substituted-3-Hidroxyueeas, James C. Dabrowiak Apr 1967

Metal Complexes Of 1-Substituted-3-Hidroxyueeas, James C. Dabrowiak

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.