Simultaneous IR/TG study of calcium carbonate in two aged cement pastes

Two aged cement pastes (7 years) were studied for H₂O and CO₂ evolution, the combined amounts of which were measured by TG and identified by thermo-IR analysis. This indicated the presence of three forms of carbonates, which decomposed at different temperatures. The displacement with time of the evaporation of sorbed water to higher temperatures (500–700°C, TG, MS) shows the possibility of its incorporation into carbonate hydrates and/or hydroxy hydrates, postulated previously. The decomposition of all the hydration products needed a thermal energy increasing with ageing (increased temperature measured by TG). The carbonation process proceeded for 7 years in the weaker paste, whereas it terminated before 5 years in the stronger one. The CSH water content did not change with ageing, whereas that of portlandite was lowered, which though did not account for the increase in carbonate content (TG). Possibly some Ca²⁺ from the CSH gel was involved in this process. In the stronger paste the growth with time of organic matter was found (IR, TG/DTG).     

饱和锌的粘土矿物吸附半胱氨酸的机理

用红外光谱、X射线衍射（XRD）和热分析研究了饱和过渡金属锌的粘土矿物吸附半胱氨酸的机理；XRD结果显示吸附了半胱氨酸后的粘土矿物的d(001)方向的距离明显增大，说明被吸附的半胱氨酸进入了粘土的层状结构之中；饱和了锌的粘土矿物吸附半胱氨酸有两种方式，其一为弱相互作用，另一种强相互作用；后一种方式吸附的半胱氨酸与粘土的过渡金属之间形成了配合结构，结合力比较强，在热作用下，它们一直到395℃左右才分解；强相互作用吸附的半胱氨酸主要是以去质子的两性离子和阴离子形式存在于粘土矿物上，与过渡金属形成螯合的六元环结构。     

Characterization of carbon nanotubes and analytical methods for their determination in environmental and biological samples: A review

In the present paper, a critical overview of the most commonly used techniques for the characterization and the determination of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is given on the basis of 170 references (2000–2014). The analytical techniques used for CNT characterization (including microscopic and diffraction, spectroscopic, thermal and separation techniques) are classified, described, and illustrated with applied examples. Furthermore, the performance of sampling procedures as well as the available methods for the determination of CNTs in real biological and environmental samples are reviewed and discussed according to their analytical characteristics. In addition, future trends and perspectives in this field of work are critically presented.