Review on Cutting Fluids: Formulation, Chemistry and Deformulation.

This comprehensive review offers a chemical analysis of cutting fluids, delving into both their formulation and deformulation processes. The study covers a wide spectrum of cutting fluid formulations, ranging from simple compositions predominantly comprising oils, whether mineral or vegetable, to emulsions. The latter involves the integration of surfactants, encompassing both nonionic and anionic types, along with a diverse array of additives.

Exploring the Efficiency of Algerian Kaolinite Clay in the Adsorption of Cr(III) from Aqueous Solutions: Experimental and Computational Insights.

The current study comprehensively investigates the adsorption behavior of chromium (Cr(III)) in wastewater using Algerian kaolinite clay. The structural and textural properties of the kaolinite clay are extensively characterized through a range of analytical methods, including XRD, FTIR, SEM-EDS, XPS, laser granulometry, N adsorption isotherm, and TGA-DTA. The point of zero charge and zeta potential are also assessed.

Oil and Organic Liquids Incorporation into Fresh Geopolymer Pastes Using Suitable Quaternary Ammonium Surfactants.

The direct incorporation of low viscosity organic liquids (OL) such as dodecane and tributylphosphate (TBP) into fresh geopolymers (GP) is difficult and generally leads to variable amounts of un-incorporated OL remaining outside the hardened geopolymer. Experimentally, it is observed that a regular torque increase during OL incorporation corresponds to a suitable dispersion of the OL in the form of fine micrometric droplets. This can be obtained for TBP and dodecane by adding a small quantity of quaternary ammoniums salts (QAs) such as cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB).

Development of a TiO/Sepiolite Photocatalyst for the Degradation of a Persistent Organic Pollutant in Aqueous Solution.

A clay-based TiO nanocomposite material was synthesized by a facile method, to investigate its structure and photocatalytic efficiency. The supported TiO nanoparticles were generated using a sol-gel method, and subsequently, mixed with a suspension of sepiolite. The material was recovered in powder form (Mc-80) and then calcined to properly arrange the crystal lattice of the TiO particles for use in heterogeneous photocatalysis (Mc-80-500).

Simultaneous Determination of the Chemical (k ) and the Physical (k ) Quenching Rate Constants of Singlet Oxygen in Aqueous Solution by the Chemiluminescence-quenching Method.

This work reports a novel and visual method for the simultaneous determination of the chemical (k ) and the physical (k ) quenching rate constants of singlet oxygen ( O , ∆ ) in aqueous media. It is based on the disruption, by a water-soluble substrate S, of the O chemiluminescence (CL) generated by the H O /Na MoO catalytic system. A mathematical analysis of the CL signal at 1270 nm vs time provides separately the overall (k  + k ) and the chemical (k ) quenching rate constants.

Catastrophic Emulsion Inversion Process of Highly Viscous Isosorbide Biobased Polyester Monitoredin situ by Torque and Light Backscattering.

Highly viscous hydrophobic isosorbide biobased polyester O/W emulsions are prepared through catastrophic phase inversion. The process is followed in situ with two different methods: torque and light backscattering (LBS). Considering high viscosity of the system, only discontinuous conductivity monitoring is performed for comparison.

Synthesis and characterization of polyampholytic aryl-sulfonated chitosans and their in vitro anticoagulant activity.

This work firstly aimed to synthesize mono- and di- sulfonic derivatives of chitosan by reductive amination reaction using respectively 2-formyl benzene sulfonic acid and 2,4 formyl benzene sulfonic acid sodium salts. The influence of the reactants molar ratio (R), aryl - substituted amino groups versus chitosan free amino groups, on the degree of substitution (DS) of both sulfonated chitosans was assessed by H NMR, elemental analysis, coupled conductometry-potentiometry analysis and UV spectrometry and FTIR. The influence of pH on sulfonated chitosans' properties in solution were investigated by solubility and zeta potential (ZP) studies, size exclusion chromatography equipped with MALLS detection (SEC-MALLS) and Taylor dispersion analysis (TDA).

Structure-interfacial properties relationship and quantification of the amphiphilicity of well-defined ionic and non-ionic surfactants using the PIT-slope method.

The Phase Inversion Temperature of a reference C10E4/n-Octane/Water system exhibits a quasi-linear variation versus the mole fraction of a second surfactant S2 added in the mixture. This variation was recently proposed as a classification tool to quantify the Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance (HLB) of commercial surfactants. The feasibility of the so-called PIT-slope method for a wide range of well-defined non-ionic and ionic surfactants is investigated.

Classification of ester oils according to their Equivalent Alkane Carbon Number (EACN) and asymmetry of fish diagrams of C10E4/ester oil/water systems.

The phase behavior of well-defined C10E4/ester oil/water systems versus temperature was investigated. Fifteen ester oils were studied and their Equivalent Alkane Carbon Numbers (EACNs) were determined from the so-called fish-tail temperature T* of the fish diagrams obtained with an equal weight amount of oil and water (f(w)=0.5).

Optimisation of the chemical generation of singlet oxygen (1O2, 1Deltag) from the hydrogen peroxide-lanthanum(III) catalytic system using an improved NIR spectrometer.

A near-IR chemiluminescence spectrometer designed to study chemical sources of singlet oxygen ((1)O(2), (1)Delta(g)), was built by coupling a reactor compartment to a nitrogen-cooled Ge diode through a bundle of optical fibres. This device was used to optimise the generation of (1)O(2) from the hydrogen peroxide-lanthanum(iii) catalytic system. The reaction kinetics were studied with a 2(3)3(3)//12 screening experimental design comprising twelve experiments.

Solid state and solution 43Ca NMR of calcium peroxides involved in the disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide by calcium hydroxide.

In order to get some insight into the mechanism of the disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by calcium hydroxide, 43Ca NMR spectra of enriched samples of calcium peroxides and of their precursors have been studied in both solution and solid state. This study demonstrates that no well-defined peroxidized calcium species are formed in solution, showing that the catalytic role of calcium is likely restricted to the solid state. Most of the calcium compounds that could be involved in the catalytic process have been investigated with solid state NMR.

Reversible binding of oxygen to aromatic compounds.

Many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are able to trap singlet oxygen (1)O(2). Some of the endoperoxides, thus obtained, exhibit the exceptional feature of releasing oxygen, frequently in the excited singlet state, under heating or UV irradiation. In this Account, we provide a short summary of the present knowledge on these endoperoxides: preparation and thermal and photolytic decomposition, with a special emphasis on the structural requirements to favor cycloreversion.

Calcium peroxide diperoxohydrate as a storable chemical generator of singlet oxygen for organic synthesis.

Calcium peroxide diperoxohydrate (CaO(2).2H(2)O(2)) is an environmentally friendly generator of singlet oxygen ((1)O(2), (1)Delta(g)) that can be used in organic synthesis as an alternative to the regular photochemical method. This compound produces (1)O(2) in various solvents and can be easily recovered by filtration for further regeneration.