Experimental Investigations of the Kinetics of a Catalytic Trapping Reaction in Confined Spaces

1996 ◽  
Vol 464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark S. Feldman ◽  
Anna L. Lin ◽  
Raoul Kopelman

AbstractWe investigate the anomalous kinetics in one dimension of a diffusion limited catalytic trapping reaction, A + T → T, by measuring the oxidation of glucose. The reaction is carried out in a thin capillary tube, and the depletion of oxygen in the vicinity of the reaction front is monitored by the fluorescence of a Ru(II) dye. Theoretical results and simulations have predicted an asymptotic t1/2 dependence for the rate coefficient. We observe a depedence on t0.56, with what appears to be an asymptotic behavior approaching t1/2.

1995 ◽  
Vol 407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raoul Kopelman ◽  
Anna L. Lin

ABSTRACTIt has been well established by theory and simulations that the reaction rates of diffusion-limited reactions can be affected by the spatial dimension in which they occur. The types of reactions A + B → C, A + A → A, and A + C→, C have been shown, theoretically and/or by simulation, to exhibit non-classical reaction kinetics in low and fractal dimensions. We present here experimental results from several 1D and fractal systems.An A+B → C type reaction was experimentally investigated in a long, thin capillary tube in which the reactants, A and B, are initially segregated. This initial segregation of reactants means that the net diffusion is along the length of the capillary only, making the system effectively 1D and allowing some of the properties of the resulting reaction front to be studied. The reaction rate of excitonic fusion, A + A →A, as well as trapping, A + C→ C, reactions were observed via phosphorescence(P) and delayed fluorescence(F) of naphthalene within the channels of Vycor glass, in isotopically mixed naphthalene crystals and in the isolated chains of dilute polymer blends. In these experiments, the non-classical kinetics are measured in terms of the heterogeneity exponent, h, from the equation: Rate ∼ F =; kt-hpn,, which gives the time dependence of the rate coefficient. Classically h =; 0, while h =; 1/2 in 1D, as well as in the fractal dimensions discussed here, for A + A → A as well as A + C →C type reactions.


1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 805-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. R. Christensen ◽  
G. Holm Kristensen ◽  
J. la Cour Jansen

Experimental investigations on the kinetics of wastewater treatment processes in biofilms were performed in a laboratory reactor. Parallel with the kinetic experiments, the influence of the biofilm kinetics on the biofilm structure was studied at macroscopic and microscopic levels. The close interrelationship between biofilm kinetics and structural changes caused by the kinetics is illustrated by several examples. From the study, it is evident that the traditional modelling of wastewater treatment processes in biofilm reactors based on substrate removal kinetics alone will fail in many cases, due to the inevitable changes in the biofilm structure not taken into consideration. Therefore design rules for substrate removal in biofilms used for wastewater treatment must include correlations between the removal kinetics and the structure and development of the biological film.


2021 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 146867832095686
Author(s):  
Mohammad Zakarianezhad ◽  
Sayyed Mostafa Habibi-Khorassani ◽  
Batoul Makiabadi ◽  
Elham Zeydabadi

The reaction kinetics among isoquinoline, dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, and indole (as NH-acid) were investigated using ultraviolet (UV) spectrophotometry. The reaction rate equation was obtained, the dependence of the reaction rate on different reactants was determined, and the overall rate constant ( kov) was calculated. By studying the effects of solvent, temperature, and concentration on the reaction rate, some useful information was obtained. A logical mechanism consistent with the experimental observations was proposed. Also, comprehensive theoretical studies were performed to evaluate the potential energy surfaces of all structures that participated in the reaction mechanism. Finally, the proposed mechanism was confirmed by the obtained results and the probable and logical reaction paths and also a correct product configuration were suggested based on the theoretical results.


2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 553-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Ma

AbstractThis paper is devoted to the investigation of the kinetics of Hadamard-type fractional differential systems (HTFDSs) in two aspects. On one hand, the nonexistence of non-trivial periodic solutions for general HTFDSs, which are considered in some functional spaces, is proved and the corresponding eigenfunction of Hadamard-type fractional differential operator is also discussed. On the other hand, by the generalized Gronwall-type inequality, we estimate the bound of the Lyapunov exponents for HTFDSs. In addition, numerical simulations are addressed to verify the obtained theoretical results.


1997 ◽  
Vol 481 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. Chromik ◽  
W. K. Neils ◽  
E. J. Cotts

ABSTRACTThe kinetics of the formation of Cu3Si in Cu/a-Si diffusion couples have been investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry and x-ray diffraction. Multilayered composites of average stoichiometry Cu3Si were prepared by sputter deposition with individual layer thicknesses varying in different samples between 2 and 100 nm. We observed diffusion limited growth of Cu3 Si upon annealing these diffusion couples below 500 K. Reaction constants were measured for a temperature range of 455 to 495 K for thicknesses of growing Cu3Si between 2.6 and 80 nm. The temperature dependence of the reaction constant, k2, was characterized as k2 = k0 exp(− Ea/kbT) with activation energy, Ea = 1.0 eV/atom and pre-factor, k0 = 1.9×10−3 cm2/s.


1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 577-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abel Moreno ◽  
Manuel Soriano-García

In attempts to obtain protein crystals of a sufficient size for structural studies, lack of knowledge of the physicochemical properties of protein solutions and of their crystal-growth behaviour lead to a bottleneck for drug design as well as for X-ray crystallography. Most formal investigations on crystal-growth phenomena have been focused on equilibrium studies, where the protein is soluble, and on the kinetics of crystal growth, which is related to both nucleation and crystal-growth phenomena. The aim of this work is to measure the crystal-growth rate along a capillary tube used as a growing cell. These experiments were carried out using the gel-acupuncture technique [García-Ruiz et al. (1993). Mater. Res. Bull. 28, 541–546; García-Ruiz & Moreno (1994). Acta Cryst. D50, 484–490; García-Ruiz & Moreno (1997). J. Cryst. Growth, 178, 393–401]. Crystal-growth investigations took place using lysozyme and thaumatin I as standard proteins. The maximum average growth rate obtained in the lower part of the capillary tube was about 35 Å s−1 and the minimum average growing rate in the upper part of the capillary tube was about 8 Å s−1. The crystal-growth rate as a function of the supersaturation was experimentally estimated at a constant height along the capillary tube.


2008 ◽  
Vol 33-37 ◽  
pp. 801-806
Author(s):  
Abdul Rahim Ismail ◽  
Rosli Abu Bakar ◽  
Semin Ali ◽  
Ismail Ali

Study on computational modeling of 4-stroke single cylinder direct injection diesel engine is presented. The engine with known specification is being modeled using one dimension CFD GT-Power software. The operational parameters of the engine such as power, torque, specific fuel consumption and mean effective pressure which are dependent to engine speed are being discussed. The results from the simulation study are compared with the theoretical results to get the true trend of the results.


2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Piercy ◽  
A. M.-J. Castonguay

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