- Title
- The kinetics and associated reactions of ruthenium(VIII)
- Creator
- Van Aswegen, Werner
- Subject
- Ruthenium
- Subject
- Ruthenium compounds
- Subject
- Alcohols
- Date Issued
- 2009
- Date
- 2009
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSc
- Identifier
- vital:10392
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1130
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008611
- Identifier
- Ruthenium
- Identifier
- Ruthenium compounds
- Identifier
- Alcohols
- Description
- This study investigated the reduction reaction of ruthenium tetroxide by various aliphatic alcohols in acidic medium. UV-Vis spectroscopy still plays an essential role in the analysis and study of volatile ruthenium tetroxide and was used in this study to collect kinetic data. This data was analyzed using graphical and computational methods, such as Mauser diagrams and kinetic simulation software. From the results obtained it is proposed that the reaction occurs by the following two-step reaction model: Ru(VIII) k1 Ru(VI) Ru(VI) k2 k-2 Ru(III) Molar extinction coefficients and conditional rate constants were calculated using kinetic simulating software and a hydride transfer mechanism was proposed. The temperature dependence of this reduction reaction was also investigated and thermodynamic parameters calculated. Ruthenium concentrations were determined using a method employing UV-Vis spectroscopy. The method proved to be a reliable, sensitive and simple technique.
- Format
- xiii, 117 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Science
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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