Speciation of borate in aqueous solutions studied experimentally by potentiometry and Raman spectroscopy and computationally by DFT calculations
Huanhuan Liu, Qian Liu, Youshi Lan, Di Wang, Lifeng Zhang, Xian Tang, Suliang Yang, Luo Zhifu, Guoxin Tian
Abstract
The presence of borate ions was confirmed experimentally and computationally, and B 3 O 3 (OH) 5 2− existing in aqueous solutions was clearly solidified and its Raman vibrational band at 612 cm −1 was identified and reported for the first time.
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ChemistryRaman spectroscopyAqueous solutionBoronIonGenetic algorithmAnalytical Chemistry (journal)SpectroscopyInorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryEnvironmental chemistryOrganic chemistryOpticsEvolutionary biologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsBiologyChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationRadioactive element chemistry and processingCrystal Structures and Properties