Sugunan, S; Suja, H; Sanjay, G; Joseph, L K; Nampoori, V P N; Radhakrishnan, P(Taylor & Francis, April 1, 2009)
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Thermal diffusivity (TD) measurements were performed on some industrially
important dyes – auramine O (AO), malachite green and methylene blue (MB) –
adsorbed K-10 montmorillonites using photoacoustic method. The TD value for
the dye-adsorbed clay mineral was observed to change with a variation in dye
concentration. The contribution of the dye towards TD was also determined. The
repeatedly adsorbed samples with MB and AO exhibited a lower TD than the
single-adsorbed samples. TD values of sintered MB samples were also obtained
experimentally. These sintered samples exhibit a higher TD, although they show
a trend similar to that of non-sintered pellets. A variation in dye concentration
and sintering temperature can be used for tuning the TD value of the clay mineral
to the desired level
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Philosophical Magazine
Vol. 89, No. 10, 1 April 2009, 895–905
Sugunan, S; Nampoori, V P N; Radhakrishnan, P; Sanjay, G; Suja, H; Lyjo, Joseph K(Elsevier, June 28, 2008)
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Thermal diffusivity (TD) measurement on commercial K-10 and KSF montmorillonites was carried out by
photoacoustic technique. The TD of the montmorillonites after methylene blue adsorption changed with the
dye concentration. The repeatedly adsorbed samples showed a lesser TD than the single adsorbed samples.
After methylene blue adsorption the acid leached K-10 samples showed well defined changes in TD when
compared to the ordered KSF samples
Sugunan, S; Ramankutty, C G(American Chemical Society, 1995)
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The enthalpies of formation of charge-transfer complexes of benzene, chlorobenzene, and 1,3-dichlorobenzene
as donors with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane as acceptor were determined. The thermochemical
data show an increased stability of charge-transfer complexes of donors with permanent dipole moment.
The results confirm the importance of electrostatic forces in bonding and stabilizing weak complexes.
The approximate formation constants of the complexes are also reported.
Sugunan, S(Indian Journal of Chemistry, September , 1984)
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The Setschenow parameters of solubility in salt solutions and the
thermodynamic parameters (25·C) of transfer from aqueous
solution to aqueous salt solutions for 2-nitrobenzoic acid and 3-nitrobenzoic
acid have been reported. The data have been
rationalized on the basis of the localized hydrolysis model and the
structure breaking action of ions of the electrolytes.
Sugunan, S; Thomas, B(American Chemical Society, 1995)
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The Setschenow parameter and thermodynamic parameters of transfer of 2- and 4-aminobenzoic acids
from water to salt solutions have been reported. The results are discussed in terms of the structure- breaking
effects of the ions of the salts, the localized hydrolysis model, and the internal pressure theory.
Sugunan, S; Benny, Thomas(Indian Journal of Chemistry, July , 1993)
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The Setschenow parameter and thermodynamic parameters of transfer of a number of monosubstituted
benzoic acids from water to different salt solutions have been reported. The data have been rationalized by
considering the structure breaking effects of the ions of the salts, the localised hydrolysis model, the internal
pressure theory and Symons' theory of water structure.
The present work describes the immobilization of α-amylase over well ordered mesoporous molecular sieve SBA-15 with different pore diameters synthesized by post synthesis treatment (PST) hydrothermally after reaction at 40°C. The materials were characterized by N 2 adsorption–desorption studies, small angle X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy. Since α-amylase obtained from Bacillus subtilis has dimensions of 35 × 40 × 70 Å it is expected that the protein have access to the pore of SBA-15 (PST-120°C) with diameter 74 Å. The pore dimension is appropriate to prevent considerable leaching. The rate of adsorption of the enzyme on silica of various pore sizes revealed the influence of morphology, pore diameter, pore volume and pH.
Vanadia/ceria catalysts (2–10 wt% of V2O5) were prepared by wet impregnation of ammonium metavanadate in oxalic acid solution. Structural characterization was done with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET surface area measurements, FT-IR spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic spectral analysis (51V MASNMR). XRD and 51V MASNMR results show highly dispersed vanadia species at lower loadings and the formation of CeVO4 phase at higher V2O5 loading. The catalytic activity of catalysts was conducted in liquid phase oxidation of ethylbenzene with H2O2 as oxidant. The oxidation activity is increased with loading up to 8 wt% V2O5 and then decreased with further increase in V2O5 content to 10 wt%. Different vanadia species evidenced by various techniques were found to be selective towards ethylbenzene oxidation. The CeVO4 formation associated with increased concentration of vanadia on ceria results the production of acetophenone along with 2-hydroxyacetophenone.
Manju, Kurian; Sugunan, S(Elsevier, January , 2006)
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Wet peroxide oxidation (WPO) of phenol is an effective means for the production of diphenols, which are of great industrial importance. An added advantage of this method is the removal of phenol from wastewater effluents. Hydroxylation of phenol occurs efficiently over mixed iron aluminium pillared montmorillonites. An initial induction period is noticed in all cases. A thorough study on the reaction variables suggests free radical mechanism for the reaction.