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Synthesis And Characterization Of Conducting Polymers And Their Composites, L. Toppare Jan 1997

Synthesis And Characterization Of Conducting Polymers And Their Composites, L. Toppare

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Blends of conducting polymers polypyrrole and polyaniline, in the insulating host polymers, polybisphenol A carbonate, polyamide and polyamide have been prepared electrochemically. Composite homogeneity and a possible chemical interaction between the host matrices and the conducting polymers were searched. Several spectroscopic and thermal analyses of free standing films suggest such an interaction.


Polymer Light Emitting Diodes, Frank E. Karasz, Bin Hu, Zhou Yang Jan 1997

Polymer Light Emitting Diodes, Frank E. Karasz, Bin Hu, Zhou Yang

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Polyphenylene vinylene-based conjugated-nonconjugated alternating block copolymers form the active chromophores in a series of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The quantum efficiency and brightness of these devices can be improved by several orders of magnitude by incorporation of appropriate carrier transport layers and by rational choice of electrodes. Further improvements can be gained by blending of the active chromophores with high or low molecular weight species.


Reduction Of Combustion Generated Pollution: Process Modifications And Energy Efficient Power Cycles, Janos M. Beer Jan 1997

Reduction Of Combustion Generated Pollution: Process Modifications And Energy Efficient Power Cycles, Janos M. Beer

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Theoretical bases of combustion process modifications aimed at the reduction of pollutant emission are examined. It is shown, as an example, of how the minimization of emissions of nitrogen oxides leads to a design protocol that translates results of modeling and of bench scale experiments into guidelines for industrial design. The formation and emission of polycyclic aromatic compounds is also considered, because their formation is strongly favored in "low NO_x flames". In power generation the pollutant emission can be reduced effectively by the improvement of the ``heat rate,"i.e., the thermodynamic efficiency of the power cycle. Combined gas turbine-steam cycles which …


Novel Architectures Of Macromolecular Systems, Gerhard Wegner Jan 1997

Novel Architectures Of Macromolecular Systems, Gerhard Wegner

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

An important thrust in modern macromolecular chemistry is to construct complex architectures either directly from monomer units, or to design macromolecules capable of forming a desired superstructure by self-organization. Chain-rigidity is an example of a structural principle leading to self organization depending on the aspect ratio of the molecular objects and their mutual interactions. These molecularly defined objects serve as the building blocks of systems for which ultrathin layers composed of hairy rod macromolecules (HRM) are an example. Depending on architectural details layered architectures of HRM are models for molecular nanocomposites, exhibit interesting optical, electrochemical, dielectric or barrier properties. They …


Analytical Applications Of Organic Conducting Polymer Electrodes, Nada F. Atta, George C. Russell, Z. Wang, N. Akmal, J.F. Rubinson, S.K. Lunsford, E. Karagözler, O. Y. Ataman, H. Zimmer, H.B. (Jr.) Mark, Ahmed Galal Jan 1997

Analytical Applications Of Organic Conducting Polymer Electrodes, Nada F. Atta, George C. Russell, Z. Wang, N. Akmal, J.F. Rubinson, S.K. Lunsford, E. Karagözler, O. Y. Ataman, H. Zimmer, H.B. (Jr.) Mark, Ahmed Galal

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Electrodes modified by he electrodeposition of conducting polymers were used for the detection and quantitative determination of some inorganic, organic, and biological molecules. Monomers used were five membered ring heterocycles or crown ethers and their derivatives. The polymer films were deposited on glassy carbon or platinum substrates. The resulting electrodes were used in the amperometric mode or in the potentiometric mode for flow injection and chromatographic analyses. The results showed that the proposed modified surface catalyzes the oxidation of organic and biological compounds. The detection of electroinactive inorganic anions, such as F^-, Cl^-, Br^-, NO_2^- and NO^-_3 was also possible …


A Computational Study On The Conformational Behaviour Of 1,1,2-Trihydroxyethane In Solution, Safiye Sağ Erdem, Tereza Varnali, Viktorya Avi̇yente Jan 1997

A Computational Study On The Conformational Behaviour Of 1,1,2-Trihydroxyethane In Solution, Safiye Sağ Erdem, Tereza Varnali, Viktorya Avi̇yente

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The conformational space of 1,1,2-trihydroxyethane were investigated with the PM3 method both in gas phase and in solution. Ab initio calculations at 6-31G level were also conformational equilibria in solution were studied and used to explain the behaviour of 2-hydroxycyclohexanone propylene and ethylene ketals.


General Character Of Electrochaemically Adsorbed Cobalt On Smooth Platinum In Solutions Of Various Ph, Gülcemal Yildiz, Sadiq Kuluyev, Figen Kadirgan Jan 1997

General Character Of Electrochaemically Adsorbed Cobalt On Smooth Platinum In Solutions Of Various Ph, Gülcemal Yildiz, Sadiq Kuluyev, Figen Kadirgan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The adsorption of cobalt adatoms on to a smooth platinum electrode at different potentials was studied by voltammetric methods. The amount of cobalt coverage was determined from the hydrogen region of the platinum electrode. The number of electrons per adatom species was calculated. The experiments were carried out in the pH interval between 0-3 in H_{2}SO_{4}-containing solutions.


Synthesis And Characterization Of Complexes Of Co(Ii), Ni(Ii), Cd(Ii), Hg(Ii) And Pd(Ii) With Some N-Phenyl-N^{1}-2-[4-Phenyl-(Substituted) Thiazolyl]- Thioureas, B. Narayana, M. R. Gajendragad Jan 1997

Synthesis And Characterization Of Complexes Of Co(Ii), Ni(Ii), Cd(Ii), Hg(Ii) And Pd(Ii) With Some N-Phenyl-N^{1}-2-[4-Phenyl-(Substituted) Thiazolyl]- Thioureas, B. Narayana, M. R. Gajendragad

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The Synthesis and characterization of the complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Pd(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) with N-phenyl-N^{1}-2(-4-phenylthiazoly)thiourea (PPT) and N-phenyl-N^{1}-2-(4-methylphenylthiazolyl)-thiourea (PMPT) and Co(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) complexes of N-phenyl-N^{1}-2-(4-p- chlorophenylthiazolyl) thiourea (PCPT) are included in this paper. Based on analytical results, electronic and infrared spectral data and magnetic susceptibility measurements, plausible structures have been proposed.


Topological Constraints On Hmo Hetereoatom Parameters, Lemi Türker Jan 1997

Topological Constraints On Hmo Hetereoatom Parameters, Lemi Türker

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Within the Hückel molecular orbital framework, the effect of topological factors on the selection of heteroatom parameters for heteroconjugated systems is discussed.


Examination Of Historical Textiles With Dyestuff Analyses By Tlc And Derivative Spectrophotometry, Recep Karadağ, Emre Dölen Jan 1997

Examination Of Historical Textiles With Dyestuff Analyses By Tlc And Derivative Spectrophotometry, Recep Karadağ, Emre Dölen

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A group of historical textiles in the Topkapi Museum, i.e., silk brocades classified as 16th century pieces by art historians, were investigated by TLC and spectrophometric analyses of their dyestuffs for the purpose of dating these pieces. The dyestuffs contained intextile fibers were extracted with acid solutions of varying strength, and the acid extracts were analyzed by both TLC and spectrophotometry, either directly or after an organic solvent extraction step. The first derivative spectra proved to provide more information than the main spectra. In order to eliminate possible interferences in spectrophotometry arising from impurities in the fibers, e.g., compounds containing …


Ion Chromatographic Analysis Of Water-Soluble Anions In The Atmosphere In Amman, Jordan, Qasem M. Jaradat, Kamal A. Monami, Anwar G. Jiries Jan 1997

Ion Chromatographic Analysis Of Water-Soluble Anions In The Atmosphere In Amman, Jordan, Qasem M. Jaradat, Kamal A. Monami, Anwar G. Jiries

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In the summer of 1995, samples of airborne particles were collected in the Amman area of Jordan. Ion chromatography (IC) was used for the determination of anions in these samples. Four anions were identified and quantified in the atmosphere of Amman. The concentration ranges of F^-, CL^-, NO_3^- and SO_4^= were 0.04 - 3.3, 2.25 - 15.7, 1.96 - 8.39 and 16.88 - 41.33 \mug/m^3, respectively. The study shows that Cl^-, NO_3^-, and SO_4^= are the major anions of air particulate, and the concentration of SO_4^= exceeds that of some other cities worldwide. The total suspended particles (TSP) value was …


A Quantum-Chemical Investigation On 3-(4h-1,2,4-Triazol-4-Yl)-1h-1,2,4-Triazole, Rıza Abbasoğlu, Necdet Saltek, A. Aykut İki̇zler Jan 1997

A Quantum-Chemical Investigation On 3-(4h-1,2,4-Triazol-4-Yl)-1h-1,2,4-Triazole, Rıza Abbasoğlu, Necdet Saltek, A. Aykut İki̇zler

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The molecular conformations and electronic properties of the 3-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole molecule containing various reaction centers were investigated by the semiempirical methods MNDO, AM1 and PM3. The most stable conformation of the molecule was determined to be the planar conformation. The total energies, heats of formation, dipole moments, rotational barriers, geometric parameters, ionization potentials, full atomic charges, energies of frontier molecular orbitals (E_{HOMO} and E_{LUMO}) and their electron densities were calculated and discussed. In order to determine the protonation sites of the 3,4'-bitriazole system, the molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) of the molecule has also been calculated. The conformations and electronic properties of …


Carbonic Anhydrase From Nicotiana Tabacum Leaves, Nazan Demi̇r, Yaşar Demi̇r Jan 1997

Carbonic Anhydrase From Nicotiana Tabacum Leaves, Nazan Demi̇r, Yaşar Demi̇r

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, carbonic anhydrase (CA: carbonate hydrolyase; E.C.4.2.1.1) was purified from adult {\it Nicotiana tabacum} leaves and studied biochemically. The enzyme was purified twice times by using (NH$_4)_2SO_4 precipation and DEAE-cellulose column chromatography, and its activity was determined for two different substrates (CO_2 and p-nitrophenyl acetate). The enzyme obtained from the ion exchange column was purified 40.7 fold and the purity was controlled by 3\%-10\% discontinuous SDS-PAGE. The pH of the purified enzyme varied between 6.0 and 7.2, the optimum being 6.9. V_{max} and K_m values were calculated with p-nitrophenyl acetate (0.1524 mM, 0.5446 mM, respectively) as substrate. The …


Kinetics Of Autoxidative Polymerization Of Sunflowerseed Oil, Hüseyin Topallar, Yüksel Bayrak, Mehmet İşcan Jan 1997

Kinetics Of Autoxidative Polymerization Of Sunflowerseed Oil, Hüseyin Topallar, Yüksel Bayrak, Mehmet İşcan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The rates of polymerization of unhydrogenated and hydrogenated sunflowerseed oils were measured under atmospheric conditions in the various containers (glass, PET and metal). Polymerization rates showed a strong dependence on the degree of unsaturation and the light transmittance of the containers. The average molecular weights of polymerized oils were determined by viscosity measurements.The relationship between viscosity and average molecular weight was determined. It is seen that unhydrogenated sunflowerseed oil has a higher polymerization rate than hydrogenated oil samples in a glass container and they has higher viscosity values.


Electron Spin Resonance Studies On Cobalt Carbonic Anhydrase-Substrate Complexes, Çigdem Nuhoğlu, Nazan Demi̇r, Barbaros Nalbantoğlu, Ö. İrfan Küfrevi̇oğlu, Y. Kemal Yoğurtçu, Hasan Özdemi̇r, Enise Ayyildiz Jan 1997

Electron Spin Resonance Studies On Cobalt Carbonic Anhydrase-Substrate Complexes, Çigdem Nuhoğlu, Nazan Demi̇r, Barbaros Nalbantoğlu, Ö. İrfan Küfrevi̇oğlu, Y. Kemal Yoğurtçu, Hasan Özdemi̇r, Enise Ayyildiz

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The native zinc atom of bovine erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase purified by affinity choromatography was removed by dialysis against pyridine 2,6-dicarboxylic acid. Cobalt carbonic anhydrase was prepared from the zinc-free apoenzyme. The binding conditions of CO_2 and p-nitrophenylacetate to cobalt carbonic anhydrase were investigated by electron spin resonance at different pH levels.


Apocarbonic Anhydrase-Enzymatic Determination Of Zinc In Fruit Juices, Ayşe Karagölge, Nazan Demi̇r, Yaşar Demi̇r, İrfan Küfrevi̇oğlu Jan 1997

Apocarbonic Anhydrase-Enzymatic Determination Of Zinc In Fruit Juices, Ayşe Karagölge, Nazan Demi̇r, Yaşar Demi̇r, İrfan Küfrevi̇oğlu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, a new enzymatic method for determining trace amount of zinc was employed on ten different fruit juices. The basis of the enzymatic method is that apocarbonic anhydrase regains its activity in proportion to the Zn^{2+} existing in a solution. Thus, the more activated the enzyme is in the medium, the higher the Zn^{2+} concentration in the solution will be. For this purpose, bovine carbonic anhydrase was purified from erythrocyte hemolisate by affinity chromatography. The Zn^{2+} bound to the enzyme was removed by of the purified enzyme against the solution of pyridine-2-6-dicarboxylic acid. Thus 100\% purified enzyme was …


Determination Of Ponceau 4r And Tartrazine In Various Food Samples By Derivative Spectrophotometric Methods, Sedat Sayar, Yüksel Özdemi̇r Jan 1997

Determination Of Ponceau 4r And Tartrazine In Various Food Samples By Derivative Spectrophotometric Methods, Sedat Sayar, Yüksel Özdemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Derivative spectrophotometric methods were originally developed for determining Ponceau 4R and Tartrazine in order to resolve their binary mixtures. The method permits the simultaneous determinations of these food colorants in various food samples. Recovery by derivative methods was nearly 100 \%.


Effect Of Various Additives On The Hydration Of Perlite-Gypsum Plaster And Perlite-Portland Cement Pastes, Emin Erdem Jan 1997

Effect Of Various Additives On The Hydration Of Perlite-Gypsum Plaster And Perlite-Portland Cement Pastes, Emin Erdem

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Perlite is a volcanic glass which forms a light-weight cellular aggregate when ground and heated to about 1000\ci. It is used in the production of light-weight masonry blocks and concrete in the building industry as well as in insulation, fire protection, agriculture and pharmacology. In this study, the effects of admixtures such as lime, sodium citrate and various superplasticizers on the hydration of perlite-gypsum plaster, perlite-white Portland cement and perlite-blended Portland cement mixtures were investigated by measurement of flexural and compressive strengths and by DTA-TG. It was found that the addition of lime caused pozzolanic reactions and, consequently, increased strength …


^1h Nmr, Infrared And Mass Spectrometry Of Di- And Tri-Organotin Derivatives Of 1-Nitroso-2-Naphthol, Saqib Ali, Muhammad Mazhar, Moazzam Hussain Bhatti, Sohail Mahmood, Abida Kalsoom Jan 1997

^1h Nmr, Infrared And Mass Spectrometry Of Di- And Tri-Organotin Derivatives Of 1-Nitroso-2-Naphthol, Saqib Ali, Muhammad Mazhar, Moazzam Hussain Bhatti, Sohail Mahmood, Abida Kalsoom

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The di- and tri-organotin derivatives R\2SnL\2 and R\3SnL where R = CH\3, n--C\4H\9, C\6H\5, C\6H_{11} and C\6H\5CH\2 and L = 1-nitroso-2-naphthoxy were synthesized. These derivatives were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared, ^1H NMR and mass spectrometry.


Catalytically Active Intermediates In Photochemical Metathesis, Çetin Bozkurt, Yavuz İmamoğlu Jan 1997

Catalytically Active Intermediates In Photochemical Metathesis, Çetin Bozkurt, Yavuz İmamoğlu

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The nature of the active species in photocatalytic metathesis reaction was investigated. The formation of Wittig-type addition products with benzaldehyde indicates that catalytically active carbene is the product of olefin and tungsten hexacarbonyl under reaction conditions.


The Synthesis Of Some Novel Chromans, M. Yalçinkaya, O. Bi̇lgi̇ç, S. Bi̇lgi̇ç Jan 1997

The Synthesis Of Some Novel Chromans, M. Yalçinkaya, O. Bi̇lgi̇ç, S. Bi̇lgi̇ç

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The inverse-electron demanded Diels-Alder reaction of 1-N,N-dimethylaminomethyl-2-naphthol (1) with substituted styrenes were investigated. With 2-, 3-, 4-methylstyrenes, 2-(2'-,3'- and 4'-methylphenyl)-benzo-5,6-chromans (5, 6 and 7) were obtained in 12, 18 and 53 \% yields respectively. With 2-, 3- and 4-chlorostyrenes, 2-(2'-, 3'- and 4'-chlorophenyl)-benzo-5,6-chromans (8,9 and 10) were obtained in 8, 20 and 33 \% yields respectively. With 4-vinyl-pyridine, 2-($4'-pyridyl)-benzo-5,6-chroman (11) was obtained in 48\% yield. In all pyrolysis no quinone-methide dimer (4) was encountered.


Dielectric Studies Of Various Olefin/So2 Copolmers, B. Baysal, Candan Erbi̇l, Paul L. Morganelli, W. H. Stockmayer Jan 1997

Dielectric Studies Of Various Olefin/So2 Copolmers, B. Baysal, Candan Erbi̇l, Paul L. Morganelli, W. H. Stockmayer

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Dielectric constant and loss have been measured at low and high frequencies for several poly(1-olefin sulfones) as well as for the polysulfones of allybenzene and allyl cyclopentane. The low-frequency dispersion in allylbenzene due to helical sequences is weaker in benzene than in dioxane, and in both solvents is much lower than for the 1-olefin polymers. Solvent effects on the high frequency process are also reported, but yield no simple uniform picture.


Thermal Stabilities Of Hydroxyalkyl Terminated Polydimethylsiloxane Oligomers, İskender Yi̇lgor, Emel Yi̇lgor Jan 1997

Thermal Stabilities Of Hydroxyalkyl Terminated Polydimethylsiloxane Oligomers, İskender Yi̇lgor, Emel Yi̇lgor

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The thermal stabilities of \alpha,\omega-hydroxypropyl, \alpha,\omega-hydroxybutyl \alpha,\omega-2-hydroxypentyl and \alpha,\omega-hydroxyhexyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane oligomers were investigated. Hydroxypropyl and hydroxybutyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane oligomers showed degradation upon heating through the loss of functional end groups, as determined by FTIR spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography. \alpha,\omega-Hydroxyhexyl and \alpha,\omega-2-hydroxypentyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane oligomers were stable under similar conditions. The instability of the end groups is due to the backbiting of the terminal silicon in the PDMS by the primary hydroxyl oxygen, leading to the formation of 5-and 6-membered stable, heterocylic compounds. Loss of end groups also resulted in a dramatic increase in the molecular weights of the …


Some Remarks On Solid State Polymerization, George Adler Jan 1997

Some Remarks On Solid State Polymerization, George Adler

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

No abstract provided.


Network Characterization Of Energetic Poly(Glycidyl-Azide), Mehmet S. Eroğlu, Olgun Güven Jan 1997

Network Characterization Of Energetic Poly(Glycidyl-Azide), Mehmet S. Eroğlu, Olgun Güven

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Energetic poly(glycidyl azide) (PGA) elastomers with different crosslink densities were prepared by varying the NCO/OH reactive-groups ratio from 0.8 to 1.0. In the preparation of the elastomers, PGA chains were end-liked with a mixture of hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI) and trimethylol propane (TMP) at a fixed TMP/PGA mole ratio. The number average molar mass between junction points of the network chains \overline{{\rm M}}_c was calculated using data obtained from swelling and uniaxial tensile tests and the results were compared. For the mechanical characterization of the networks, Mooney-Rivlin plots were prepared and the values of the constants 2C_1 and 2C_2 of PGA …


Synthesis Of The New Cation Exchange Resins Having Poly (Styrene-Caprolactone) Units, S. Savaşkan Yilmaz, Hulisi Özbayrak, Baki Hazer Jan 1997

Synthesis Of The New Cation Exchange Resins Having Poly (Styrene-Caprolactone) Units, S. Savaşkan Yilmaz, Hulisi Özbayrak, Baki Hazer

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The crosslinked polystyrene-polycaprolactone , PS-PCL-, block copolymers were prepared by the copolymerization of styrene and poly(caprolacton dimethylmethacrylate) (PCL-DM). The molecular weights of polycaprolactone, PCL, PCL-DM were 1250 and 2000. The swelling in H_2O or CHCl_3 of the sulfonated and unsulfonated block copolymers were determined under comparable conditions and investigated. The capacities of the obtained ion exchange resins were 1.31 and 1.10 meq/g.


New Synthetic Approach For The Synthesis Of Liquid Crystalline Block And Graft Copolymers, Yeşim Hepuzer, İ. Ersin Serhatli, Yusuf Yağci Jan 1997

New Synthetic Approach For The Synthesis Of Liquid Crystalline Block And Graft Copolymers, Yeşim Hepuzer, İ. Ersin Serhatli, Yusuf Yağci

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Liquid crystalline block and graft copolymers were synthesized according to the macroinitiator and macroinimer concept. For this purpose, side chain block copolymers (polytetrahydrofuran-b-polymethylmethacrylate) having liquid crystalline 4,4'- cyanobiphenyl blocks were prepared and characterized. Unlike the liquid-crystalline homopolymer with mesogenic units in the side chain, all block and graft copolymers showed a smectic A mesophase. The transition temperatures are hardly affected by the composition and molecular weight of the blolck copolymers.


Calculation Of Spreading Pressure Of Water On Cellulosic Films From Contact Angle Data, H. Yıldırım Erbi̇l Jan 1997

Calculation Of Spreading Pressure Of Water On Cellulosic Films From Contact Angle Data, H. Yıldırım Erbi̇l

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The correlations between the surface properties of the modified cellulose papers with their toner compatibility were investigated. The surface tension components of the cellulosic films, their interfacial tension with the liquid drops and the work of adhesion components were calculated using van Oss-Good's One-Liquid contact angle approach. The electron donor (or Lewis base) \gamma^- components of the cellulosic films were found to represent the main interactions with the the electron acceptor (acidic) \gamma^+ components of the contacting liquids. Allyl ketene dimer (AKD) grafting of the cellulose affected the surface properties; the higher the substitution of the hydroxyl group, the smaller …


Crystal Structure Effect In Radiation-Induced Solid-State Polymerization Of Acrylamide, Ali Usanmaz Jan 1997

Crystal Structure Effect In Radiation-Induced Solid-State Polymerization Of Acrylamide, Ali Usanmaz

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Crystal structure of arcylamide at -150^{\circ}C was studied to understand the role of the crystal structure on the reaction mechanism of radiation-induced polymerization in the solid-state. Acrylamide crystallizes in the monoclinic unit cell with the unit cell parameters as ; a=828.0(2) pm, b=578.0(4) pm, c=974.9(2) pm, \beta=119.62(4)^0, space group =P 2_1/c, Z=4 molecules/unit cell, d_x = 1.165 g/cm^3. From the results of the structural data a polymerization mechanism in the solid-state is suggested. The radiation damage in single crystal of acrylamide was also investigated in detail. The result showed the formation of the amorphous polymer, that phase separated from the …


Possible Roles Of Transition Metals In Cloudwater Relative To The Solar Short-Wave Radiation Absorption Anomaly, Xudong Huang, S. Sinan Keski̇n, Francis Pink, İlhan Ölmez Jan 1997

Possible Roles Of Transition Metals In Cloudwater Relative To The Solar Short-Wave Radiation Absorption Anomaly, Xudong Huang, S. Sinan Keski̇n, Francis Pink, İlhan Ölmez

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Measurements of the absorption of solar short-wave radiation by clouds exceed those predicted by theoretical calculations. In order to understand the roles of minor and trace species in this absorption anomaly, cloudwater samples were collected from individual precipitating clouds and analyzed for trace metals and anionic species. Two generalized approaches were used to assess the direct impact of the absorption of solar short-wave radiation by transition metals and/or their anionic complexes. Additionally, it was suggested that iron and manganese may act as catalyts in the formation of sulfate aerosols which efficiently scatter solar radiation.