Preparation of matched reagents for use with the Scholander gas analyzer

1977 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-166
Author(s):  
R. G. Collins ◽  
V. W. Musasche ◽  
E. T. Howley
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Volume Change ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Vapor Pressures ◽  
Gas Analyzer ◽  
Atmospheric Air ◽  
Fixed Acid

Scholander's method of gas analysis requires that the solutions for CO2 absorber, O2 absorber, and acid-rinse be matched in terms of water vapor tension throughout the analysis. Any difference in vapor pressure between either or both of the absorbing solutions and the indicator drop (composed of acid-rinse) will produce a measurable volume change which cannot be attributed to the presence of absorbable gases. This paper describes a practical and quantitative method for preparing reagents whose vapor pressures are matched. A fixed acid-rinse formulation was used throughout. A CO2 absorber prepared from 1.35 N KOH and an O2 absorber prepared from 0.76 N KOH were both matched in terms of vapor pressure with Scholander's acid-rinse solution. Analysis of atmospheric air provided a check on the accuracy of the technique. The values obtained were O2 20.94%, CO2 0.03%, and N2 (balance) 79.04%.

EFFECT OF WATER VAPOR ON THE FORMATION OF MODIFICATIONS

1965 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 2522-2529 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Kuntze
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
Calcium Sulfate ◽  
Water Vapor Pressure ◽  
Exothermic Peak ◽  
Vapor Pressures ◽  
Ambient Water ◽  
Rate Of Heating ◽  
Calcium Sulfate Hemihydrate

The two recognized forms of calcium sulfate hemihydrate can be identified by the position of a relatively small exothermic peak in their differential thermograms. Hemihydrates prepared at various water vapor pressures up to 760 mm Hg were found to produce this exothermic peak in a position which is characteristic for the β-form. These results indicate that α-hemihydrate cannot be made at atmospheric pressure, as was previously suggested on the basis of heat solution measurements. The typical differential thermogram of α-hemihydrate is only obtained with material made by dehydration in solution or by autoclaving. The effect of ambient water vapor pressure on the position of the three peaks that occur in the differential thermogram of CaSO4•2H2O has also been studied. It was found that the incipient temperature of the second endothermic peak, corresponding to the transition of hemihydrate to soluble anhydrite, is displaced independent of the rate of heating from 145 °C to 187 °C with increasing water vapor pressures up to 760 mm Hg. This indicates that, for each temperature, a threshold water vapor pressure exists, above which soluble anhydrite cannot be formed.

scholarly journals Characterization of hydroxyapatite laser ablation plumes by fast intensified CCD-imaging

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 473-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Serra ◽  
J. Palau ◽  
M. Varela ◽  
J. Esteve ◽  
J.L. Morenza
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Water Vapor Pressure ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Thin Film Deposition ◽  
Film Deposition ◽  
Vapor Pressures ◽  
Ccd Imaging ◽  
193 Nm

ArF excimer laser pulses (193 nm, 20 ns, 150 mJ) have been focused on a hydroxyapatite (HA) target in similar conditions to those normally used for thin film deposition. Fast intensified CCD images of HA laser ablation plumes have been taken in vacuum and under different water vapor pressures ranging from 0.01 mbar to 1 mbar. Images of HA ablation in vacuum have shown a plume freely expanding at a constant velocity of 2.3 × 106 cm/s. HA ablation under a water vapor pressure of 0.01 mbar has revealed an expansion behavior very similar to that of ablation in vacuum. Images taken under a water vapor pressure of 0.1 mbar have shown the formation of a shock structure in the plume. Finally, HA ablation under a water vapor pressure of 1 mbar has revealed the development of some irregularities in the shape of the plume.

THE LOW PRESSURE DEHYDRATION OF MAGNESIUM SULPHATE HEPTAHYDRATE AND COBALTOUS CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE

1956 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 591-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Ford ◽  
G. B. Frost
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Magnesium Sulphate ◽  
Copper Sulphate ◽  
Water Vapor Pressure ◽  
Adsorbed Water ◽  
Vapor Pressures ◽  
Cobaltous Chloride ◽  
Chloride Hexahydrate ◽  
Initial Drop

Rates of dehydration under vacuum, and at a series of controlled water vapor pressures, have been carried out for powdered samples of magnesium sulphate heptahydrate and of cobaltous chloride hexahydrate. It has been found for the magnesium salt that as the pressures are increased, the rate at first drops rapidly, this decrease being followed by a period of acceleration which is followed in turn by a decline. The curves are similar to those previously reported for copper sulphate pentahydrate, but the changes occur over a much wider range of water vapor pressures. In the dehydration of cobaltous chloride hexahydrate the initial drop in rate with increase in water vapor pressure is not observed. The results are interpreted in terms of the crystallization of intermediate products in the presence of adsorbed water.

scholarly journals Petroleum Spray Oil Effects on Net Gas Exchange of Grapefruit Leaves at Various Vapor Pressures

HortScience ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.P. Syvertsen ◽  
M. Salyani
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Stomatal Conductance ◽  
Gas Exchange ◽  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Citrus Paradisi ◽  
Vapor Pressures ◽  
Vapor Pressure Difference ◽  
Oil Mixtures ◽  
Oil Emulsions ◽  
Petroleum Spray Oil

The effects of three highly refined petroleum spray oils and of ambient vapor pressure on net CO2 assimilation (A) and stomatal conductance of water vapor (gs) of single grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf.) leaves were investigated. Overall, gs of various-aged leaves was decreased by a large leaf-to-air vapor pressure difference (VPD). In the first experiment, oils with midpoint distillation temperatures (50% DT) of 224, 235, and 247C were applied with a hand atomizer at concentrations of 0, 1%, and 4% oil emulsions in water and 100% oil, all with 0.82% surfactant (by volume). There was a tendency for oils of the two higher DT to decrease net gas exchange during a subsequent 12 days, but significant differences could not be attributed to oil DT. Both A and gs were reduced by the two higher concentrations of oil mixtures. In the second experiment, a commercial airblast sprayer was used to apply the 224C oil at 4% or the 235C oil at 2% and 4% mixtures plus surfactant under field conditions. There were no significant effects of oil treatments on net gas exchange of leaves either measured under moderate VPD outdoors 1 day after spraying or under low VPD in the laboratory 2 days after spraying. No visible phytotoxic symptoms were observed in either experiment.

THE EFFECT OF WATER VAPOR UPON THE DEHYDRATION OF CaSO4•2H2O

1964 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 792-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. McAdie
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Water Vapor Pressure ◽  
Vapor Pressures ◽  
Heat Of Solution ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Exponential Factor ◽  
Fixed Composition ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Partial Water

Kinetics of the two-stage dehydration of CaSO4•2H2O have been examined under controlled water vapor pressures up to one atmosphere. For both stages water vapor initially accelerated the rate of dehydration and subsequently retarded it. Separate, temperature-dependent water vapor pressures were noted above which each stage could be suppressed.The hemihydrate was clearly defined either as a change in the rate of weight loss during dehydration or, at higher water vapor pressures, as a fixed composition. The heat of solution of the hemihydrate increased linearly with the partial water vapor pressure present during its formation, but was independent of the formation temperature over the range studied. Activation energy and pre-exponential factor for the dihydrate → hemihydrate process also increased linearly with water vapor pressure. Hemihydrates produced at the extremes of water vapor pressure corresponded to the α- and β-modifications, as defined thermodynamically, and the production of a hemihydrate series with properties varying linearly from one extreme to the other is discussed.

scholarly journals Determination of Water Vapor in a Small Air Sample by a Nondispersive Infrared Gas Analyzer

HortScience ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.C. Lin ◽  
G.S. Block ◽  
M.E. Saltveit
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Sweet Pepper ◽  
Peak Height ◽  
Gas Analyzer ◽  
Plastic Films ◽  
Standard Curve ◽  
Chart Recorder ◽  
Air Sample ◽  
Highly Correlated

A portable, nondispersive infrared (NDIR) gas analyzer was modified to measure the concentration of CO2 and water vapor in small gas samples. A 2-mL gas sample was taken from a series of sealed flasks partially filled with a saturated solution of chemicals known to produce various levels of relative humidity (RH). The modified NDIR instrument quantified water vapor content by its absorption at 2.59 μm. Peak height was displayed on a strip chart recorder and a standard curve constructed. At a specific temperature, the vapor pressure (VP) and vapor pressure difference (VPD) were calculated for sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L., cv. Mazurka) fruit packed in trays that were covered with plastic films having several levels of perforations. Water loss from the fruit was highly correlated with VPD inside the packages. The modified NDIR instrument has an advantage over other instruments used to measure RH because it can rapidly and simultaneously determine the concentration of water vapor and CO2 in a single injection of a small gas sample.

Hydration Chamber for Jeolco 200 Kv Microscope

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 542-543
Author(s):  
V. R. Matricardi ◽  
G. G. Hausner ◽  
D. F. Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Water Vapor ◽  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Pressure Gradient ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
List Type ◽  
Type Number ◽  
Equilibrium Vapor Pressure

In order to observe room temperature hydrated specimens in an electron microscope, the following conditions should be satisfied: The specimen should be surrounded by water vapor as close as possible to the equilibrium vapor pressure corresponding to the temperature of the specimen.The specimen grid should be inserted, focused and photo graphed in the shortest possible time in order to minimize dehydration.The full area of the specimen grid should be visible in order to minimize the number of changes of specimen required.There should be no pressure gradient across the grid so that specimens can be straddled across holes.Leakage of water vapor to the column should be minimized.

scholarly journals Silicon Oxide Etching Process of NF3 and F3NO Plasmas with a Residual Gas Analyzer

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3026
Author(s):  
Woo-Jae Kim ◽  
In-Young Bang ◽  
Ji-Hwan Kim ◽  
Yeon-Soo Park ◽  
Hee-Tae Kwon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Silicon Oxide ◽  
Gas Analysis ◽  
Gas Analyzer ◽  
Dc Offset ◽  
Cleaning Performance ◽  
Oxide Etching ◽  
Residual Gas ◽  
Etch Rates ◽  
Very High

The use of NF3 is significantly increasing every year. However, NF3 is a greenhouse gas with a very high global warming potential. Therefore, the development of a material to replace NF3 is required. F3NO is considered a potential replacement to NF3. In this study, the characteristics and cleaning performance of the F3NO plasma to replace the greenhouse gas NF3 were examined. Etching of SiO2 thin films was performed, the DC offset of the plasma of both gases (i.e., NF3 and F3NO) was analyzed, and a residual gas analysis was performed. Based on the analysis results, the characteristics of the F3NO plasma were studied, and the SiO2 etch rates of the NF3 and F3NO plasmas were compared. The results show that the etch rates of the two gases have a difference of 95% on average, and therefore, the cleaning performance of the F3NO plasma was demonstrated, and the potential benefit of replacing NF3 with F3NO was confirmed.

Volatility of Antioxidants and Antiozonants. 1. Pure Compounds in Absence of Rubber

1964 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 210-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. B. Spacht ◽  
W. S. Hollingshead ◽  
H. L. Bullard ◽  
D. C. Wills
Keyword(s):  
Vapor Pressure ◽  
Aromatic Amine ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Surface Effects ◽  
Vapor Pressures ◽  
Pure Compounds ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Amine Compounds

Abstract Comparable volatility data are presented for three phenolic and five aromatic amine compounds. Vapor pressure curves for the materials are given along with the vapor pressure equations derived from these curves. The equations are used to calculate temperatures at which the eight compounds would have equal vapor pressure. Vapor pressures of each material are calculated at specified temperatures. Data are given for several methods of determining actual losses of antioxidants at several different temperatures and at several different airflows. Surface effects are also studied. In general, all methods give the same relative rating of the eight materials, but quantitative data vary considerably with the method used.

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