Isopropyl alcohol

About: Isopropyl alcohol is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3064 publications have been published within this topic receiving 27354 citations. The topic is also known as: Rubbing Alcohol & Propan-2-ol.

Detection of four alcohol homologue gases by ZnO gas sensor in dynamic interval temperature modulation mode

Abstract: Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensors have poor selectivity, especially in volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Dynamic measurement method of gas sensors can bring a potential to resolve this problem. However, it is also a challenge to distinguish homologue gases with the same functional group. In this paper, four alcohol homologue gases were detected by a ZnO gas sensor. The period of triangular wave is changed to explore the optimal temperature range in dynamic interval temperature modulation mode for detecting ethyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol and n-butyl alcohol. The experimental results show that only when the low temperature is lower than 180 °C and the high temperature is higher than 460 °C, the unsaturation phenomenon can be solved, so as to realize the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the four alcohol homologue gases. Under this experimental condition, the concentration gradient measurement of 100–400 ppm is carried out. After the optimization with the decision tree classification algorithm, the recognition accuracy of the four alcohol homologue gases is 97.62%.

The “one-pot” synthesis of 4-methyl-2-pentanone (methyl isobutyl ketone) from acetone over PdCu catalysts prepared from layered double hydroxides

Abstract: Supported PdCu catalysts prepared from layered double hydroxides (LDHs) as precursors were evaluated in the gas phase reaction of acetone with hydrogen to methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK). Two series of catalysts containing ca. 0.2 wt.% Pd and various amounts of Cu (Cu/Pd molar ratio of ca. 0.25, 0.5 and 1) were elaborated according to different methods. One series of precursors was obtained by impregnation of calcined Mg(Al)O mixed oxide with heterobinuclear PdxCu1−x acetylacetonates. A second series of precursors was synthesized by coprecipitation of Mg/Pd/Cu/Al LDHs. After calcination, both series were reduced at 473 K. The extends of basic, acid and metal functions were evaluated through microcalorimetric adsorption of CO2, TPD of NH3 and TPR of H2. It was found that the multifunctional transformation of acetone to MIBK was rate determined by the basic function. However, the way by which the catalysts were prepared, impregnation or coprecipitation, controls the extend of hydrogenated by-products, isopropyl alcohol and 4-methyl-2-pentanol. The extensive dilution by migrating MgAlOx species onto the metallic particles makes the coprecipitated catalysts highly selective by decreasing selectively the rate of CO bond hydrogenation.

Metabolism of Acetone to Isopropyl Alcohol in Rats and Humans

Abstract: Isopropyl alcohol and acetone have been detected in autopsy blood samples of individuals not previously exposed to these compounds. Since some of these individuals had a history of diabetes mellitus, it has been suggested that in these cases, reduction of acetone to isopropyl alcohol might be a metabolic pathway for its production. This hypothesis was investigated in a study of normal and diabetic rats. Acute administration of acetone resulted in measureable levels of isopropyl alcohol in blood. Metabolism of acetone to isopropyl alcohol was different in normal and diabetic animals. Blood levels of isopropanol reached a maximum at the second highest dose in normal rats, but there was a two-phase response in diabetic rats. In a second series of experiments, acetone was administered on alternate days for a week. In spite of this chronie administration (and persistence of high blood acetone), there was no enhancement of acetone metabolism to isopropyl alcohol. These experiments indicate that high levels of blood acetone could result in transformation to isopropyl alcohol.

Detection of four alcohol homologue gases by ZnO gas sensor in dynamic interval temperature modulation mode

Abstract: Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensors have poor selectivity, especially in volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Dynamic measurement method of gas sensors can bring a potential to resolve this problem. However, it is also a challenge to distinguish homologue gases with the same functional group. In this paper, four alcohol homologue gases were detected by a ZnO gas sensor. The period of triangular wave is changed to explore the optimal temperature range in dynamic interval temperature modulation mode for detecting ethyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol and n-butyl alcohol. The experimental results show that only when the low temperature is lower than 180 °C and the high temperature is higher than 460 °C, the unsaturation phenomenon can be solved, so as to realize the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the four alcohol homologue gases. Under this experimental condition, the concentration gradient measurement of 100–400 ppm is carried out. After the optimization with the decision tree classification algorithm, the recognition accuracy of the four alcohol homologue gases is 97.62%.