Electric Power Sources Based on the Seebeck Effect of Manganese Sulfides with Rare Earth Substitution

The thermoelectric properties of compounds with variable valence Mn1-ХReХS (0 ≤ X ≤ 0.2) in the temperature range of (80 – 1100) K are studied. The maxima on the temperature dependences of the Seebeck coefficient (thermal EMF) for all substitution concentrations and the change of the sign of the Seebeck coefficient from positive to negative with an increase in the substitution concentration in Mn1-XYbXS are determined. A model of impurity donor 4f-states is proposed and a satisfactory agreement with the data on the thermal EMF is obtained.

Metal-Organic Frameworks With Variable Valence Metal-Photoactive Components: Emerging Platform for Volatile Organic Compounds Photocatalytic Degradation

With their outstanding diversities in both structures and performances, newly emerging metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) materials are considered to be the most promising artificial catalysts to meet multiple challenges in the fields of energy and environment. Especially in absorption and conversion of solar energy, a variety of MOFs can be readily designed to cover and harvest the sun irradiation of ultraviolet (UV), visible and near-infrared region through tuning both organic linkers and metal nodes to create optimal photocatalytic efficiency. Nowadays, a variety of MOFs were successfully synthesized as powerful photocatalysts for important redox reactions such as water-splitting, CO2 reduction and aqueous environmental pollutants detoxification. MOFs applications in indoor-air VOCs pollutants cleaning, however, are less concerned partially because of limited diffusion of both gaseous pollutant molecules and photo-induced active species in very porous MOFs structures. In this mini-review, we focus on the major breakthroughs of MOFs as photocatalysts for the effective removal of indoor-air VOCs such as aldehydes, aromatics and short-chain alcohols. According to their nature of photoactive centers, herein MOFs photocatalysts are divided into two categories to comment, that is, MOFs with variable valence metal nodes as direct photoactive centers and MOFs with non-variable valence metal nodes but after combining other photoactive variable valence metal centers as excellent concentrated and concerted electron-transfer materials. The mechanisms and current challenges of the photocatalytic degradation of indoor-air VOC pollutants by these MOFs will be discussed as deeply as possible.

The influence of metals of variable valence on the oxidative modification of albumin amino acid residues

BACKGROUND: The constancy of the protein composition of the body is one of the most important conditions for normal vital activity. Deviations in the content of the main bioelements, in particular, mixed valence metals, caused by environmental factors, improper nutrition and other factors, lead to various disorders. One of the properties of metals of mixed valence is the abil-ity to cause metal-catalyzed oxidation of proteins in joint action with active forms of oxygen. It seems interesting to study the oxidative modification of the amino acid residues of albumin and the change in its properties. AIM: To study the effect of reactive oxygen intermediates generated by the Fenton reaction in the presence of Fe2+ and Cu2+ on the oxidative modification of amino acid residues of bovine serum albumin. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was carried out on bovine serum albumin (BSA), which was incubated for 2 hours in a mixture of Fenton's reagents – FeSO4 + H2O2 and in a mixture of СuSO4 + H2O2. The quantitative protein content in the samples was determined with the bromcresol green reagent (Albumin-Olvex). The content of carbonyl derivatives of proteins was estimated by the method of R.L. Levine modified by E.E. Dubinina. The content of thiol groups in albumin samples from the control and experimental groups was determined by the Ellman method with DTNB (under non-denaturing conditions. RESULTS: The presented results demonstrate that under the action of Cu2+ ions, the formation of carbonyl derivatives of aliphatic amino acids of albumin is less than in the presence of Fe2+, which can be explained by the different degrees of albumin affinity to metals of variable valence. The rate of mobility of oxidatively modified albumin in polyacrylamide gel decreases, which is explained by protein aggregation due to bityrosine cross-links. CONCLUSION: Variable valence metals affect the modification of albumin. The change in the functional properties of the protein is of physiological significance, including the case of extracellular mobilization of iron and copper.

Processing of propane-butane fraction on zeolite-containing catalysts

Abstarct. Processing of propane-butane and propane-propylene fractions in light hydrocarbons on the zeolite catalysts modified by zinc, manganese, cobalt, lanthanum was studied. It was shown that the degree of conversion on the Zn-La-Co-ZSM-AI2O3 catalyst increases from 40.2 to 99.0% as the temperature increasesfrom450to600 °C. The maximum yield of aromatic hydrocarbons was 31.4%. As the temperature increases from 450 to 600С, the cracking of hydrocarbons intensifies resulting in the formation of methane and ethane. New generation catalysts based on zeolites have the prospect of being used in technologies for processing various types of hydrocarbon raw materials. The activity of catalysts in the processing of light hydrocarbons depends on the structure and state of the active centers. The physicochemical characteristics of the developed catalysts have been studied. One of the possible ways to control the catalytic properties is to introduce a variable valence catalyst as modifiers into the composition.

GRANITOID MASSIVES OF THE TRANSITION ZONE OF OXIDATION-REDUCTION CONDITIONS (SIKHOTE-ALIN OROGENIC BELT)

Redox conditions for the formation of igneous rocks determine the valence of variable valence elements. The ore mineral composition and amount, the magnetic fraction weight and the magnetic susceptibility of the rock and the composition of the dark-colored minerals depend on the ratio of Fe3+ and Fe2+. It is for the first time for more than 50 years of the redox conditions study that the he authors obtained detailed data on granitoid massifs located in the zone of redox conditions transition.

Purification of acrylamide from polymerization inhibitors in the manufacture of high quality flocculants based on polyacrylamide

Polyacrylamide and its copolymers are widely used as flocculating agents for the separation of industrial suspensions. The formation of high molecular weight polymers depends on the content of various impurities present in the monomer. The article presents the scientific and practical information on the production of acrylamide by sulfuric acid method of hydration of nitrile acrylic acid in the form of an aqueous solution of different concentrations and a more modern heterogeneously catalytic method of hydration of acrylonitrile using as catalysts with variable valence. Ways to get different impurities in the stages of production of acrylamide with the purpose of applying appropriate methods for its purification. Laboratory studies of the purification of an aqueous solution of acrylamide from iron ions were carried out as an element of inhibition of the premature polymerization process.

Normal Electrochemical Deposition NiFe

Due to heating of the electrolyte is an excluded abnormal codeposition alloy components and reduced variation of process parameters to achieve optimal magnetic properties Ni81Fe19 films of magnetic field concentrators. Proposed chloride electrolyte pH adjusted with hydrochloric acid, which provides congruent electrochemical deposition of permalloy at heating and stirring. Magnetic properties of permalloy films are very sensitive to the variation of component relationships of 4.26. Control of accuracy of preparation of chloride electrolyte for electrochemical deposition of NiFe conducted using spectrophotometry. It is shown that the selection process of cooking the electrolyte for electrodeposition of Ni81Fe19 alloy and temperature allow to get normal, congruent electrochemical deposition of permalloy films. It has been established that the anomalous character of permalloy deposition associated with the main feature of iron ions-the existence of variable Valence iron with two or three values in the charge of ions during the hydrolysis of iron salts.