Xylene isomers are crucial chemical intermediates in great demand worldwide; the almost identical physicochemical properties render their current separation approach energy consuming. In this study, we utilized soft porous coordination polymer (PCP)’s isomer-specific structural transformation, realizing o-xylene (oX) recognition/separation from binary and ternary isomer mixtures. This PCP has a...

the charge transfer (ct) complex formation of benzonitrile as acceptor with the aromatic donors o-, m-, p-xylene and ethylbenzene in ccl4 solutions is investigated by chemical shift measurements relative to an external reference. the equilibrium parameters, q and dad of their weak molecular complexes, as found numerically modified cresswel- allred (c-a) method, is compared with graphically scat...

In this work, an experimental and modeling analysis of the adsorption of four aromatic compounds (i.e., toluene, naphthalene, o-xylene and ethylbenzene) onto a commercial activated carbon is carried out. The aim is to assess the suitability of the adsorption process for the treatment of polluted groundwater, also when a multiple contamination is detected. Batch adsorption tests from simulated p...

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of substrate interactions on the biotransformation rates and mineralization potentials of gasoline monoaromatics and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), compounds that commonly co-exist in groundwater contaminant plumes. A mixed culture was derived from gasoline-contaminated aquifer material using toluene as the enrichment substrate. Tw...

Several new bitopic pyrazole-containing ligands were prepared from the corresponding pyrazoles and tetrahalogen or tetratosyloxy derivatives of o-xylene and neopentane in a superbasic medium (KOH-DMSO).

To investigate the initial chemical events associated with high-temperature gas-phase oxidation of hydrocarbons, we have expanded the ReaxFF reactive force field training set to include additional transition states and chemical reactivity of systems relevant to these reactions and optimized the force field parameters against a quantum mechanics (QM)-based training set. To validate the ReaxFF po...

In the present study, the concentrations of three volatile organic compounds (VOCs), namely, acronym for benzene, toluene, and xylenes (BTX) were assessed because of their role in the tropospheric chemistry. Two representative sites, a roadside and a petrol pump, were chosen for sample collection. VOCs were collected using SKC-activated charcoal tubes and SKC personal sampler and characterized ...

J Jo ou ur rn na al l o of f E En nv vi ir ro on nm me en nt ta al l a an nd d O Oc cc cu up pa at ti io on na al l S Sc ci ie en nc ce e available at www.scopemed.org Abstract This study evaluated the correlation between red and white blood cell parameters and BTEX exposure among a cross-sectional survey involving 105 gasoline workers of 11 stations in Bangkok in 2009. Blood BTEX levels were e...

Preignition and Autoignition Behavior of the Xylene Isomers Robert H. Natelson Nicholas P. Cernansky, Ph.D. and David L. Miller, Ph.D. The relative preignition and autoignition reactivity of the xylene isomers (o-, mand p-xylene, or 1,2-, 1,3-, and 1,4-dimethylbenzene) has been studied. The principal objectives were to determine the relative reactivity among the isomers and the key oxidation br...