Optimization of Conditions of Isotachophoretic Separation and Determination of New Class of Pentacoordinated Silanes

Determination of Mercury Content in Surface Waters Using an Environmentally Non-Toxic Terminating Electrolyte

The paper presents results of the research on the dynamics of changes in the concentration of mercury in surface waters. The importance of mercury as an environmental pollutant results from specific properties of this metal, many sources of contamination, volatility, mobility, stability and high toxicity of its specific chemical forms. Samples of surface water collected from three rivers: the Bug, the Liwiec and the Muchawka were analysed. The Muchawka River flows into the Liwiec River, which in turn is a tributary of the Bug River. The technique of isotachophoresis was employed, using a solution of a biodegradable and environmentally non-toxic derivative of electrostatically stabilised silanates as the terminating electrolyte. The highest average mercury concentration of 0.89 μg/dm³ was determined in water samples collected from the Bug River in January, whereas the lowest concentration of 0.42 μg/dm³ was recorded in water collected from the Muchawka River in September.

The challenge of separating and determining biologically active electrostatically stabilized silanates using the high-performance liquid chromatography technique

We present the results of research on the optimal conditions for the separation and determination of newly obtained hypercoordinated compounds, which belong to the group of electrostatically stabilized silanates. The research involved five stationary and four mobile phases. The best selectivity was obtained using the graphite phase and the mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile/water (80/20). The maximum selectivity of the determined electrostatically stabilized silanates was 1.13 and 1.06 for (1), (2), (3); 1.10 and 1.15 for (4), (5), (6); and 1.12 and 1.15 for (7), (8), (9). The octadecyl phase (which is recommended as standard) did not yield satisfactory results.

Analytics and Application of Biologically Active Pentacoordinate Electrostatically Stabilized Silanates

The objective of this study was to synthesize information on the analytics, using two separation techniques, and the application of electrostatically stabilized silanate derivatives. They are biologically active, water-soluble, hydrolytically stable and biodegradable. Some of these compounds are used as plant growth regulators, while others, with higher molecular mass and lower electrophoretic mobility, are used in the form of terminating electrolytes in isotachophoresis, which is regarded as one of the green chemistry techniques. Two compounds were successfully used in the form of terminating electrolyte solutions, i.e. 4,4'-bis{1-(perhydroazepiniomethyl)[spirobi(1-sila-2,5-dioxacyclopentane-3-on)]at}, and 4,4'-bis{1-[(N,N-dimethyl)aminiomethyl]spirobi(1-sila-2,5-dioxacyclopentane-3-on)at} to isolate organic ionic substances with high molecular mass, e.g. derivatives of quinoline, stilbene and electrostatically stabilized silanates (ES-silanates). Establishing the best conditions for the analysis of these derivatives extends the possibilities of conducting research on their biological activity and miscellaneous applications. Furthermore, the terminating electrolytes used in the form of solutions of electrostatically stabilized silanates allow the analysis of both cationic and anionic forms.