S. A. Bulkin, M. D. Vedenyapina, L. R. Sharifullina, A. A. Laptev
{"title":"Adsorption of 4-Amino-3,5,6-Trichloropyridine-2-Carboxylic Acid on a Microporous Activated Carbon Sample","authors":"S. A. Bulkin, M. D. Vedenyapina, L. R. Sharifullina, A. A. Laptev","doi":"10.1134/S0036024426701037","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0036024426701037","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The adsorption of 4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropyridine-2-carboxylic acid (picloram) on a microporous sample based on a macadamia nut shell carbonized at a temperature of 800°C and activated to a weight loss of 60 wt % was studied. The effective ratio of the adsorbent mass to the volume of the solution to be purified is shown.</p>","PeriodicalId":767,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A","volume":"100 7","pages":"1536 - 1541"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148810942","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}
Razia Shamshad Begum, Donthula Sumalatha, Setti Rajani, Jagadeesh Kumar Ega
{"title":"Studies of Molecular Interactions in Binary Liquid Mixtures (Pyridine with Diethylamine, Dipropylamine, and Dibutylamine) by Employing Thermodynamic Properties at Varying Temperatures","authors":"Razia Shamshad Begum, Donthula Sumalatha, Setti Rajani, Jagadeesh Kumar Ega","doi":"10.1134/S0036024426700871","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0036024426700871","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This work examined the development of new molecular interactions in liquid mixtures of pyridine with dialkylamines (diethylamine, dipropylamine, and dibutylamine). In order to do this, measurements of the density and speed of sound of these liquids and their binary mixtures have been made at atmospheric pressure and temperatures 298.15, 303.15, and 308.15 K. Using observed data, thermodynamic properties such as excess molar volume, apparent molar volume, isentropic compressibility, and excess molar isentropic compressibility were determined. Further, the measured speed of sound was compared to the speed of sound using Jacobson’s free length theory and Schaff’s collision factor theory. Moreover, the Redlich–Kister polynomial is used to verify the computed excess molar volume and excess molar isentropic compressibility. The <span>(V_{{text{m}}}^{{text{E}}})</span> and <span>(k_{{{text{s}}{text{,m}}}}^{{text{E}}}~)</span> for the examined binary liquid systems deviate negatively from the ideal axis. Additionally, the thermophysical parameters data for the systems indicated above were analyzed using the Jouyban–Acree (J–A) model.</p>","PeriodicalId":767,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A","volume":"100 7","pages":"1366 - 1381"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811008","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}
M. A. Bespyatov, D. S. Shevelev, N. A. Khokhlov, T. M. Kuzin, A. A. Nazarova, N. V. Gelfond
{"title":"Low-Temperature Thermodynamic Properties of LiNa5Mo9O30 Single Crystal","authors":"M. A. Bespyatov, D. S. Shevelev, N. A. Khokhlov, T. M. Kuzin, A. A. Nazarova, N. V. Gelfond","doi":"10.1134/S0036024426701098","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0036024426701098","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, a large-size optically homogeneous LiNa<sub>5</sub>Mo<sub>9</sub>O<sub>30</sub> single crystal was grown by the Czochralski method and then described in terms of its impurity content. For the first time, precision data on heat capacity were obtained for a LiNa<sub>5</sub>Mo<sub>9</sub>O<sub>30</sub> single crystal by the adiabatic method in the range of 5.8–330 K. No phase transitions were detected throughout the temperature range under study. These heat capacity data were applied to calculation of the characteristic Debye temperature at 0 K (Θ<sub>D</sub>(0)) and thermodynamic functions (entropy, enthalpy increment, and reduced Gibbs energy) in the range of 0–330 K. The results of these thermodynamic studies indicate that single-crystal LiNa<sub>5</sub>Mo<sub>9</sub>O<sub>30</sub> holds promise as a scintillator material for cryogenic bolometers.</p>","PeriodicalId":767,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A","volume":"100 8","pages":"1593 - 1601"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811055","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":"Plasmonic Au/TiO2 Nanocatalyst for Selective CO2-to-CO Conversion at Low Temperature","authors":"Debadutta Patra","doi":"10.1134/S0036024426601783","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0036024426601783","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Plasmonic Au/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanostructures were designed, synthesized by NaBH<sub>4</sub> chemical reduction followed by calcination at 350°C, and evaluated for the photocatalytic selective reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> to CO under visible-light illumination at sub-100°C conditions. Comprehensive structural and optical characterization (XRD, FESEM, TEM, UV–Vis, FTIR, PL) confirmed the formation of well-dispersed face-centered cubic Au nanoparticles (8.2 ± 1.4 nm) on anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> (P25, 45 ± 6 nm) with a distinct localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) band at 535 nm. Under standardized reaction conditions (50 mg catalyst, CO<sub>2</sub> : H<sub>2</sub> = 1 : 1 (v/v), total pressure ~1 atm, total flow 40 mL min<sup>–1</sup>, 300 W Xe lamp with λ ≥ 420 nm cut-off filter, irradiance ~100 mW cm<sup>–2</sup>, <i>T</i> = 80 ± 2°C), the catalyst achieved a CO<sub>2</sub> conversion of 2.05 ± 0.10% at 60 min, a CO selectivity of 94.5 ± 1.2%, a CO production rate of 75 ± 3 µmol g<sup>–1</sup> h<sup>–1</sup>, a turnover frequency (TOF) of 4.0 × 10<sup>‒4</sup> s<sup>–1</sup> per mole of surface Au, and an apparent quantum yield of 0.38 ± 0.04% at 550 nm. Control experiments—dark reaction (<1 µmol g<sup>–1</sup> CO after 60 min), bare TiO<sub>2</sub> under light (~3 µmol g<sup>–1</sup> CO after 60 min), and no-H<sub>2</sub> run (~2 µmol g<sup>–1</sup> CO after 60 min)—collectively demonstrate that visible light, Au LSPR, and H<sub>2</sub> are all required. Photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy shows significant quenching of the TiO<sub>2</sub> emission upon Au loading, consistent with plasmon-induced hot-electron injection from Au into the TiO<sub>2</sub> conduction band. The catalyst retained ~89% of its initial activity after five consecutive cycles. The performance benchmarking against published Au/TiO<sub>2</sub> and related CO<sub>2</sub>-to-CO photocatalysts demonstrates the competitive low-temperature operation of the present system.</p>","PeriodicalId":767,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A","volume":"100 8","pages":"1721 - 1733"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811070","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}
T. Rajendra Prasad, K. Rama Krishna, K. V. Sharma, Pankaj Pathak
{"title":"Bio-Glycerol and Water Mixture Based SiO2 Nanofluids—A Potential Heat Transfer Fluid for Thermal and Biomass Conversion Systems","authors":"T. Rajendra Prasad, K. Rama Krishna, K. V. Sharma, Pankaj Pathak","doi":"10.1134/S0036024426701220","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0036024426701220","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Saving energy in energy conversion devices is one of the main requirements in the current global energy situation. One potential answer to this issue could be the miniaturization of energy conversion machinery. To achieve this, the equipment’s fluids utilized for energy transfer may have their heat transfer rates increased. To improve the thermal fluid’s heat transmission rates, the researchers presented a variety of alternatives. The fluid’s thermal characteristics can be altered by scattering solid nano-additives to increase thermal conductivity. Such fluids are termed as “nanofluids.” Because of their poor dispersal steadiness, nanofluids are challenging to use in practical applications. The current work presents the idyllic bio-glycerol and water (GW) mixture ratio discovery as base fluid to perk up the steadiness of the nanofluid. A range of silica (SiO<sub>2</sub>) nanofluids concentrations are created and stabilized using physical and chemical processes. The thermal conductivity (<i>k</i>) of SiO<sub>2</sub> nanofluids was examined, and the outcomes were presented. According to the study’s findings, SiO<sub>2</sub> nanofluids that were prepared were a viable energy transfer fluid for applications including biomass conversion and thermal energy conversion.</p>","PeriodicalId":767,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A","volume":"100 8","pages":"1734 - 1741"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811080","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}
O. N. Krutova, P. D. Krutov, M. I. Bazanov, V. V. Chernikov, E. E. Kiptikova, E. A. Kasatkin
{"title":"Thermochemical Study of Acid–Base Interaction Reactions in an Aqueous Guanine Solution","authors":"O. N. Krutova, P. D. Krutov, M. I. Bazanov, V. V. Chernikov, E. E. Kiptikova, E. A. Kasatkin","doi":"10.1134/S0036024426700822","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0036024426700822","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The thermal effects of the interaction of a guanine solution with HNO<sub>3</sub> solutions are measured calorimetrically at a temperature of 298.15 K and an ionic strengths of 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 M (KNO<sub>3</sub>). The thermal dissociation effects are calculated using the universal HEAT program. Standard thermodynamic characteristics of the stepwise dissociation of guanine are determined.</p>","PeriodicalId":767,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A","volume":"100 7","pages":"1325 - 1328"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148810899","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":"Densities and Viscosities of Binary Mixtures of Cyclohexene Oxide with 1-Butanol, 1-Pentanol, 1-Hexanol, and 1-Heptanol from 298.15 to 313.15 K","authors":"Xiaoru Pan, Xiangyan Kong, Dan Li","doi":"10.1134/S003602442670086X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S003602442670086X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this experiment, the viscosities and densities of binary systems consisting of cyclohexene oxide with 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol, 1-heptanol were measured at different temperatures ranging from 298.15 to 313.15 K. Based on these data, excess molar volumes and viscosity deviations were calculated. The excess properties were correlated using the Redlich–Kister equation.</p>","PeriodicalId":767,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A","volume":"100 7","pages":"1360 - 1365"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148810945","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":"Mechanochemical Synthesis of Sodium Acetylsalicylate Hemihydrate 2 : 1 and Kinetic Study of Its Formation","authors":"E. A. Losev, E. V. Boldyreva","doi":"10.1134/S0036024426701116","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0036024426701116","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The mechanochemical reaction of the formation of sodium acetylsalicylate hydrates was studied depending on the time of mechanical treatment, stoichiometry of the mixture of the initial reagents aspirin and sodium bicarbonate, and the amount of a added liquid phase.</p>","PeriodicalId":767,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A","volume":"100 8","pages":"1614 - 1617"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148810946","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":"First Passage Time for a Particle Diffusing in Porous Nanostructure","authors":"A. O. Erkimbaev, V. Yu. Zitserman","doi":"10.1134/S0036024426700950","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0036024426700950","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new approach to problems on the first passage time in the nanopores is proposed; it uses the analogy between the diffusing particle migration and the flow of direct current in the circuit. The approach is applicable to the calculation of diffusion in systems in the form of pores connected by narrow channels. Their specifics allows one to abandon the multidimensional diffusion equation in favor of algebraic procedures typical for calculating a DC circuit. The result is the average lifetime of a diffusing particle determined as an explicit function of the geometrical parameters and diffusion coefficients. The approach generalizes previous results on diffusion passage in a pore to systems of arbitrary scale and topology.</p>","PeriodicalId":767,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A","volume":"100 7","pages":"1445 - 1451"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148810957","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}
A. A. Maksimkin, T. L. Kulova, A. M. Skundin, O. S. Trushin, I. S. Fattahov, L. A. Mazaletskiy
{"title":"Electrochemical Insertion of Lithium into Silicon Electrodes Prepared by Electron-Beam Deposition","authors":"A. A. Maksimkin, T. L. Kulova, A. M. Skundin, O. S. Trushin, I. S. Fattahov, L. A. Mazaletskiy","doi":"10.1134/S0036024426701323","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0036024426701323","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Thin-film silicon electrodes with varying surface morphology were prepared by electron-beam deposition. The structural stability of silicon during its interaction with lithium under prolonged galvanostatic cycling was studied by electrochemical methods. It was found that a change in the surface morphology of electrodes leads to an increase in the average discharge capacity without significantly affecting the dynamics and nature of degradation during lithium intercalation/extraction.</p>","PeriodicalId":767,"journal":{"name":"Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A","volume":"100 8","pages":"1838 - 1845"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148811045","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}