{"title":"Understanding How Chemistry Teachers Transform Stoichiometry Concepts at Secondary Level in Lesotho","authors":"Mamohato Makhechane, Makomosela Qhobela","doi":"10.17159/0379-4350/2019/V72A9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/0379-4350/2019/V72A9","url":null,"abstract":"This qualitative study sought to investigate how secondary level chemistry teachers transform and represent subject matter knowledge (SMK). The study drew its theoretical framework from the notion of Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) that foregrounds the teachers’ ability to transform and represent SMK for students to understand the content presented. Seven qualified chemistry teachers participated in this study which used questionnaires, follow-up interviews, and lesson observations to collect data. The teachers were observed teaching the topic of stoichiometry to grade 11 students. Data analysis started with a coding system that resulted in themes of meanings suggested by teachers. The results show that chemistry teachers participating in the study were aware of different teaching strategies but their choice of those strategies was not informed by an attempt to transform the concepts. It is argued that teachers’ failure to transform concepts will have a negative impact on students’ understanding of these concepts.","PeriodicalId":49495,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Chemistry-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67463290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental, Statistical Modelling and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Concept of Sapium ellipticum Leaf Extract as Corrosion Inhibitor for Carbon Steel in Acid Environment","authors":"C. S. Okafor, V. Anadebe, O. Onukwuli","doi":"10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a22","url":null,"abstract":"The inhibitive performance of Sapium ellipticum leaf extract as green corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in varying concentrations in hydrochloric acid has been investigated. To determine the adsorption strength and phenomenon of inhibition, density functional theory was adopted to model the molecular structure of the extract. Also to evaluate the inhibition efficiency weight loss, electrochemical method and statistical modelling was employed. Optimum inhibition efficiency of 89 % was achieved from electrochemical study at conditions of 1.5 g LSE concentration, temperature of 303 K and 1 M HCl, respectively. The electrochemical study signifies that the phenomenon of inhibition is under mixed control and the inhibition process is in accordance with Langmuir isotherm. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) of the corrosion particles and surface examination (SEM) confirms the existence of the protective film on the metal surface through the adsorption of extract species.","PeriodicalId":49495,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Chemistry-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67463402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Calcination of Precipitated Calcium Carbonate with Surfactant-assisted Agglomeration -A Non-isothermal Topochemical Approach","authors":"D. Dasgupta, T. Wiltowski","doi":"10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a15","url":null,"abstract":"It has been shown that precipitated calcium carbonate prepared by surfactant-assisted agglomeration (PCC-SAA) provided higher capacity for the carbon dioxide capture during calcination carbonation cycling as compared to commercially available calcium carbonate. It was also shown previously that the capacity was maintained over multiple cycles while commercially available calcium carbonate significantly lost its capacity. In order to understand the differences in the calcination behaviour of the PCC-SAA sample as compared to the commercially available laboratory-grade calcium carbonate (AC) sample, a nonisothermal topochemical approach was adopted to delineate the various controlling mechanisms for calcination of CaCO3. Activation energies were calculated using iso-conversional methods such as Friedman’s method, the KSA method, and the FWO method. In addition, the mechanism was identified at different heating rates by applying the Malek’s method and evaluated in some cases using the JMA kinetics. Finally, four mechanisms were used to calculate the pre-exponential (frequency factor). Some key differences such as the initiation temperature, and mechanisms were found between the two samples. Generally, it was found that the differences in the two samples were primarily due to the structural causes. It was observed that the initiation temperature for CaCO3 decomposition, activation energies and mechanisms were a function of the heating rates. D2 or D4 was identified as the controlling mechanisms at lower temperatures for the PCC-SAA sample in contrast to JMA (n > 1) kinetics for the higher heating rates. For the AC sample, 3D diffusion process appears to control the calcination of the AC sample.","PeriodicalId":49495,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Chemistry-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67463049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Concentration of Total Mercury in Convenience Fish Products and Cooked Fish","authors":"N. Panichev, S. Panicheva","doi":"10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a19","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49495,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Chemistry-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie","volume":"362 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67463106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ketlyn Wolfart Borth, Rayane Ferreira, D. Galante, F. Anaissi, Marcia Gabriela Pianaro Valenga
{"title":"Structural and Morphological Behaviour and Study of the Colorimetric and Reflective Properties of Commercial Inorganic Pigments","authors":"Ketlyn Wolfart Borth, Rayane Ferreira, D. Galante, F. Anaissi, Marcia Gabriela Pianaro Valenga","doi":"10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a28","url":null,"abstract":"Characterization of colourful materials must include reflective, spectroscopic and colorimetric properties. Therefore, powder commercial pigments (Xadrez) were investigated to identify their structure, morphology, composition and real colour, in order to use them as patterns to new materials. Results from X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and electronic spectroscopy indicated the compounds that give colour to the pigments brown, red, yellow and black as, generally, iron oxides, in the phases hematite (á-Fe2O3), goethite (á-FeOOH) and magnesium ferrite (MgFe2O4), in different proportions. Meanwhile, blue and green pigments contained copper phthalocyanine and other compounds responsible for their colour. Commercial pigments presented different degrees of solar reflectance: the highest value was 44.7 % to white pigment and the lowest 2.2 % to black pigment. Colorimetric data made it possible to calculate the real colour of the pigments, using the free software of ColorMine library, and, then, to assess the colour of new synthetic pigments.","PeriodicalId":49495,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Chemistry-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67463116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mononuclear Schiff Base Complexes Derived from 5-Azophenylsalicylaldehyde with Co(II), Ni(II) Ions: Synthesis, Characterization, Electrochemical Study and Antibacterial Properties","authors":"L. Kafi‐Ahmadi, A. P. Marjani","doi":"10.17159/0379-4350/2019/V72A13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/0379-4350/2019/V72A13","url":null,"abstract":"In the present research, 1,2-di[N-2-phenylthio-5-azophenylsalicylidene]ethane (H2L ), 1,3-di[N-2-phenylthio-5-azophenylsalicylidene]propane(H2L ) and 1,4-di[N-2-phenylthio-5-azophenylsalicylidene]butane (H2L ) were synthesized. ML, ML and ML complexes were prepared through the reaction of H2L , H2L 2 and H2L 3 with Ni(II) and Co(II) acetate salts. The prepared ligands and their complexes were characterized with FT-IR, H-NMR, elemental analysis, conductivity and magnetic measurements, ESI-mass, UV-Vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. The complexes had monomeric structure according to the mass spectral data. All of the complexes had a six-coordinated octahedral geometry. The electrochemical behavior of the ligands, Ni(II) and Co(II) complexes was investigated by CV in DMF under argon atmosphere. The results show that the coordination of Ni(II) causes the ligands to be deactivated. The voltammogram of Co(II) complexes shows that the reduction of CoL is harder than CoL and CoL is inactive. Their antibacterial activity was investigated and the complexes exhibited better antibacterial activity than the free ligands against selective bacteria.","PeriodicalId":49495,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Chemistry-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67463011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Control of Electric Dipole Moment using Deformation induced by Functionalization of (5, 0) Zigzag Carbon Nanotubes as Gigahertz Oscillators","authors":"S. Rastani, H. Mostaanzadeh","doi":"10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a29","url":null,"abstract":"Electric dipole moment (EDM) required for the relative motion of carbon nanotube (CNT) walls in nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) such as actuators and oscillators is studied by functionalization. Pristine (5, 0) zigzag carbon nanotube with little inherent electric dipole moment (ì) were deformed by adding three –OH functional groups to its end rims. The properties of eight yielded isomers are studied. The Gibbs free energy calculations demonstrate that the eight structures are more stable than pristine CNT. The induced deformation resulted in charge imbalances which developed large electric dipole moments for each case. The values of dipole moments produced for all cases are calculated. The bandgap energy, conductivity, density of state (DOS) and IR spectra of these structures are also computed and analyzed. The study revealed that the location of the –OH positioning (site selectivity) which gives rise to different degrees of deformation has a significant impact on all of the above parameters, especially the magnitude and direction of the electric dipole moment. The functionalization produced large ì of about 6.9 D for 60 carbon atoms nanotube which is higher than in the previous study. Applying an external electric field to the isomers causes the CNTs with large dipole moments to either get attracted or repelled and hence physical movement or oscillation of the nanotube occurs. The frequency of this oscillation is in gigahertz scale.","PeriodicalId":49495,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Chemistry-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67463130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hamoon Sami Amlashi, Ameneh Porgham Daryasari, M. Soleimani
{"title":"Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Solid Phase Extraction followed by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography as an Efficient and Sensitive Technique for Determination of Meropenem in Human Plasma and Urine","authors":"Hamoon Sami Amlashi, Ameneh Porgham Daryasari, M. Soleimani","doi":"10.17159/0379-4350/2019/V72A5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/0379-4350/2019/V72A5","url":null,"abstract":"A new and selective sorbent for molecularly imprinted polymer solid-phase extraction (MIP-SPE) was prepared to extract meropenem from plasma and urine samples. The extracted analyte was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with photodiode array detection. Methacrylic acid (MAA) as functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as cross-linker, azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as an initiator and meropenem as a template molecule were used for the MIP preparation. Imprinted meropenem molecule was removed from the polymeric structure using acetonitrile in water (1:9, v/v), as the eluent solvent. Under the optimized conditions, the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were 35 and 120 μg L, respectively. The developed MIP-SPE method demonstrates that it could be applied for the determination of meropenem in plasma and urine samples.","PeriodicalId":49495,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Chemistry-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67463238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The South African Journal of Chemistry 1918-2018: A Celebration","authors":"T. A. Ford, H. Kruger, P. Loyson","doi":"10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a26","url":null,"abstract":"In celebration of the centenary of the first publication of the South African Journal of Chemistry, the history of the Journal is traced, with reference to the personalities involved in its development and its relationship with the South African Chemical Institute. The impact of online publishing on the format of the Journal and the ways in which the handling of submitted manuscripts have changed over time are discussed. Some statistics are presented illustrating the changing topicality of the various chemistry disciplines over time, as well as the expansion of the potential pool of authors arising from the internationalization of the scientific publishing field. Reference is also made to the quantitative measures by which the integrity and international acceptance of the Journal are judged.","PeriodicalId":49495,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Chemistry-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67463508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachida Rahmani, Ahmed Djafri, A. Chouaih, A. Djafri, F. Hamzaoui, A. Krallafa
{"title":"Molecular Structure, FT-IR, NMR (13C/1H), UV-Vis Spectroscopy and DFT Calculations on (2Z, 5Z)-3-N(4-Methoxy phenyl)-2-N'(4-methoxy phenyl imino)-5-((E)-3-(2-nitrophenyl)allylidene) thiazolidin-4-one","authors":"Rachida Rahmani, Ahmed Djafri, A. Chouaih, A. Djafri, F. Hamzaoui, A. Krallafa","doi":"10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/0379-4350/2019/v72a23","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, some molecular properties of (2Z, 5Z)-3-N(4-methoxy phenyl)-2-N’(4-methoxy phenyl imino)-5-((E)-3-(2-nitrophenyl) allylidene) thiazolidin-4-one (MNTZ) are evaluated using a combination of spectroscopic characterization (FT-IR, H and C NMR chemical shifts) and theoretical calculations. Molecular geometry, vibrational wavenumbers, gauge-independent atomic orbital (GIAO), H and C chemical shift values and NBO analysis are investigated using B3LYP and PBE functionals with the 6-31G(d,p) basis set in the ground state. The calculated geometrical parameters and vibrational spectra are compared to available experimental data and each vibrational frequency is assigned on the basis of potential energy distribution (PED). The electronic transitions are calculated using time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT). The energy band gap between the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energies are obtained by computing the frontier molecular orbitals using the B3LYP/6-31G(d,p) and PBE/6-31G(d,p) levels along with the global reactivity descriptors. Mulliken atomic charges and molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) are simulated using both functionals to find more reactive sites for electrophilic and nucleophilic attack. Finally, the thermodynamic functions (heat capacity, entropy, and enthalpy) from spectroscopic data are obtained and discussed in the range of 100–1000 K.","PeriodicalId":49495,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal of Chemistry-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chemie","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67463477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}