Carbon nanotube (CNT) and graphene oxide (GO) as common nanostructures were modified with silver sulfide (AgS) using chemical vapor deposition. The raw and modified materials were tested for the removal of Dibenzothiophene (DBT) from a model fuel in batch mode adsorption experiments. The maximum adsorption capacities of DBT were 52.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-cresol (DBPC), dibenzyl disulfide (DBDS), and 1,2,3-benzotriazole (BTA) are additives that may be found concomitantly in the oil matrix of power transformer. DBPC and DBDS act as antioxidants while, BTA is a corrosion inhibitor that protects copper conductors inside the transformer unit from corrosion. A powerful analytical method is, therefore, required to determine these additives at trace levels in the transformer oil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSequential injection analysis (SIA) technique with a miniaturized fibre optic spectrophotometry was exploited to optimize and validate a new method for the assay of verapamil in pharmaceutical formulations. The reduction of acidified permanganate by verapamil was spectrophotometrically detected at 546 nm. The 2(3) full-factorial design was adopted for screening the effect of conditions controlling the proposed method, and accordingly for the purpose of optimization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA simple and rapid differential electrolytic potentiometric titration method for the determination of ciprofloxacin was developed. The work is based on the fast complexation reaction between iron(III) and ciprofloxacin in a ratio of 1:3, respectively, in sulfuric acid media of 0.09 mol dm(-3).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFor the first time, promethazine hydrochloride chemiluminescence emission was monitored. The paper describes a new, specific and highly sensitive flow injection (FI) method for the determination of promethazine hydrochloride using both a peristaltic and a syringe pump. The method was based on the chemiluminescence emission intensity produced as a result of its oxidation reaction with permanganate in sulfuric acid medium.
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