Inorganic Ions
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Quantification of Heavy Metals and Other Inorganic Contaminants on the Productivity of Microalgae
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2015
Integration of microalgal cultivation with industrial flue gas will ultimately introduce heavy metals and other inorganic compounds into the growth media. This study presents a procedure used to determine the end fate and impact of heavy metals and inorganic contaminants on the growth of Nannochloropsis salina grown in photobioreactors.
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An Assay for the Quantification of Inorganic Polyphosphate in Bacteria
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2025
Source: Pokhrel, A., et al. Assaying for Inorganic Polyphosphate in Bacteria. J. Vis. Exp. (2019).This video demonstrates a colorimetric assay to measure inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) in bacterial samples. The procedure involves enzymatically converting polyP into free phosphate, which then reacts with molybdate and ascorbic acid to produce a blue-colored complex. By comparing the absorbance of this complex to a standard curve of known phosphate concentrations, the polyP content in bacterial...
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Fabrication of Fully Solution Processed Inorganic Nanocrystal Photovoltaic Devices
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2016
This protocol describes the synthesis and solution deposition of inorganic nanocrystals layer by layer to produce thin film electronics on non-conductive surfaces. Solvent-stabilized inks can produce complete photovoltaic devices on glass substrates via spin and spray coating following post-deposition ligand exchange and sintering.
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Determination of Inorganic Arsenic in a Wide Range of Food Matrices using Hydride Generation - Atomic Absorption Spectrometry.
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2017
The usefulness of an analytical method to determine inorganic arsenic in a wide range of food matrices is demonstrated. The method consists of selective extraction of inorganic arsenic into chloroform with a final determination by hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry.
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Gravimetry: Inorganic And Organic Precipitating Agents
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2024
In gravimetry, the precipitant is chosen carefully to obtain a pure solid that can be easily filtered. Common inorganic precipitants can be used to determine several cations and anions. In some cases, the formation of the same precipitate can be used to determine the cation and the anion. For example, the reaction of barium and chromate ions to give barium chromate is used to determine both barium and chromate. However, precipitates such as hydroxides, oxalates, and metal ammonium phosphates...
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Charge determines the strength of electrostatic attraction between ions and affects how strongly water molecules surround them, a process called hydration. These interactions influence whether ions remain dispersed, associate with other species, or participate in reactions. As a result, charge helps control solution behavior, including solubility, electrical conductivity, and the stability of dissolved chemical systems.
Hydration describes the surrounding of an ion by water molecules and helps explain how ions behave in aqueous solutions. Its effects contribute to differences in solubility and influence interactions between dissolved species. Considering hydration is therefore important when interpreting solution composition, predicting whether substances remain dissolved, and understanding the conditions under which aqueous reactions occur.
Inorganic ions can take part in acid–base equilibria, which describe competing proton-related forms, and redox equilibria, which describe changes associated with electron transfer. These processes depend on the chemical environment and the species present in solution. Studying the resulting equilibria helps explain reaction behavior and supports control of aqueous chemical systems.
Identification and separation rely on differences in how ions behave under selected solution conditions. Precipitation can remove species from solution as an insoluble phase, while complex formation can alter an ion's chemical behavior and help distinguish it from others. These approaches support analysis of composition and provide ways to isolate or characterize substances in mixtures.
Examining inorganic ions reveals which species are present, how they interact, and whether reaction conditions favor dissolved, precipitated, or complexed forms. It also helps interpret changes in acidity, electron-transfer behavior, solubility, and conductivity. Such information allows chemists to analyze aqueous reactions and regulate processes that depend on solution equilibria.
Their chemical behavior supports several fields, including mineral chemistry, environmental monitoring, electrochemistry, and industrial materials design. In environmental work, ion analysis can help characterize chemical conditions, while electrochemical studies depend on ionic behavior in conducting systems. Their roles in precipitation and complex formation also help guide the design and control of industrial materials and processes.