In situ synthesis and modification of calcium carbonate nanoparticles via a bobbling method

Modified calcium carbonate (CaCO3) nanoparticles with cubic- and spindle-like configuration were synthesized in situ by the typical bobbling (gas-liquid-solid) method. The modifiers, such as sodium stearate, octadecyl dihydrogen phosphate (ODP) and oleic acid (OA), were used to obtain hydrophobic nanoparticles. The different modification effects of the modifiers were investigated by measuring the active ratio, whiteness and the contact angle. Moreover, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffracti...     

碳酸钙的原位合成及表面改性

利用碳化法, 选用几种常见的改性剂(硬脂酸钠、十八碳醇磷酸酯和油酸)对碳酸钙进行了原位合成及表面改性. 通过活化度、白度、接触角的测定, 对比了其改性效果, 同时通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)等测试手段对产品进行表征. FT-IR结果表明, 改性剂与碳酸钙表面是以化学键合和物理吸附方式相结合. 碳酸钙改性后, 其红外υ3特征吸收峰出现约44 cm-1的蓝移现象. 对反应机理进行了初步探讨. 实验结果表明, 当十八碳醇磷酸酯用量达到2%(以碳酸钙的质量分数计)时, 产品活化度达到99.9%, 白度值达到97.3%, 接触角达到了122.25°, 从而为新型无机填料的制备提供了理论依据和合成手段.     

纸张涂料用纳米CaCO3表面改性的研究

利用铝锆偶联剂对纳米CaCO₃进行表面改性。采用红外光谱(IR)、X射线衍射分析(XRD)、热分析(TG-DTG)对改性前后的纳米CaCO₃进行了表征。通过透射电镜(TEM)、粒度分析、吸油值、比表面积及静滴接触角等实验对纳米CaCO₃的表面改性效果进行评价。红外光谱分析表明，偶联剂以化学键合的方式在纳米CaCO₃的表面形成化学吸附。TEM及粒度分析结果显示，未改性纳米CaCO₃存在严重的团聚现象，而改性后纳米CaCO₃的分散性有很大改善。经表面改性，水滴在纳米CaCO₃粉体压片表面静滴接触角变大，改性纳米CaCO₃同时具有亲水性和亲油性，能够较好地分散在水和有机相中。将改性前后的纳米CaCO₃分别加入到纸张涂料体系中，制得纳米CaCO₃复合纸张涂料。涂料流变实验表明，经铝锆偶联剂表面改性的纳米CaCO₃制得的复合纸张涂料具有较高的动态弹性模量和粘性模量。     

纳米CaCO3的改性、表面结构与流变行为研究

采用铝锆偶联剂和棕榈酸改性纳米CaCO₃ 粉体. 借助 XRD, FTIR, 接触角及流变学等测试方法对纳米CaCO₃ 的表面结构进行表征. XRD 分析表明: 改性纳米 CaCO₃保持原样品完整的体相结构, 为方解石型纳米微晶. FTIR 分析证明: 表面改性剂与纳米 CaCO₃ 表面是以化学键合和物理吸附方式相结合, 粒子表面存在羧基等有机官能团的红外吸收特征. 通过测定苯和水在改性纳米CaCO₃粉末压片上的接触角, 计算了改性纳米 CaCO₃的表面能和极性分量, 并与未改性纳米CaCO₃ 进行比较. 结果表明, 经表面改性, 纳米 CaCO₃ 的表面能和极性分量明显降低, 其在有机溶液中的吸附功增大, 界面张力大大降低; 经棕榈酸改性的纳米 CaCO₃ 表现出较好的亲油疏水性, 而铝锆偶联剂改性的纳米 CaCO₃ 同时具有亲水性和亲油性. 以液体石蜡为溶剂, 研究了表面改性对纳米CaCO₃悬浮液流变行为的影响. 实验发现: 经过表面处理, 纳米 CaCO₃ 粉体悬浮液流变行为发生较大的变化, 稳态剪切黏度大大降低, 表现出较小的动态弹性储能模量和黏性损耗模量, 而损耗因子较大.     

A facile two-step modifying process for preparation of poly(SStNa)-grafted Fe3O4/SiO2 particles

This article reports the synthesis of the poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate)-grafted Fe₃O₄/SiO₂ particles via two steps. The first step involved magnetite nanoparticles (Fe₃O₄) homogeneously incorporated into silica spheres using the modified Stöber method. Second, the modified silica-coated Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were covered with the outer shell of anionic polyelectrolyte by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. The resulted composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive microscopy (EDS), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and vibration sample magnetometer (VSM). The XRD results indicated that the surface modified Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles did not lead to phase change compared with the pure Fe₃O₄. TEM studies revealed nanoparticles remained monodisperse. The detection of sulfur and sodium signals was a convincing evidence that sodium 4-styrenesulfonate was grafted onto the surface of the magnetic silica in XPS analysis. Finally, super-paramagnetic properties of the composite particles, and the ease of modifying the surfaces may make the composites of important use in mild separation, enzyme immobilization, etc.     

基于碳酸钙-金纳米粒子无机杂化复合物固定硫堇的新方法及其在过氧化氢传感器中的应用

通过静电作用,经碳酸钙-金纳米粒子(CaCO3-AuNPs)无机杂化复合物实现了电活性物质硫堇(Th)在金电极表面的有效固定.AuNPs静电吸附到CaCO3微球表面形成CaCO3-AuNPs无机杂化复合物,该杂化复合物具有微孔结构、大的表面积和好的生物相容性,使得Th的固定量和稳定性大大提高.探讨了Th修饰电极在过氧化...     

Preparation of poly(methyl methacrylate)/CaCO3/SiO2 composite particles via emulsion polymerization

A novel method to prepare organic/inorganic composite particles, i.e. poly(methyl methacrylate)/CaCO₃/SiO₂ three-component composite particles, using emulsion polymerization of methyl methacrylate with sodium lauryl sulfate as a surfactant in an aqueous medium was reported. CaCO₃/SiO₂ two-component inorganic composite particles were obtained firstly by the reaction between Na₂CO₃ and CaCl₂ in porous silica (submicrometer size) aqueous sol and the specific surface area of the particles was measured by the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method. The results show that the BET specific surface area of the CaCO₃/SiO₂ composite particle is much smaller than that of the silica particle, indicating that CaCO₃ particles were adsorbed by porous silica and that two-component inorganic composite particles were formed. Before copolymerization with methyl methacrylate, the inorganic composite particles were coated with a modifying agent through covalent attachment. The chemical structures of the poly(methyl methacrylate)/CaCO₃/SiO₂ composite particles obtained were characterized by Fourier transform IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. The results show that the surface of the modified inorganic particles is grafted by the methyl methacrylate molecules and that the grafting percentage is about 15.2%.     

Influence of surfactants on the morphologies of CaCO3 by carbonation route with compressed CO2

Three surfactants, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and polyoxyethylene-80-sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80), were used to control the growth of CaCO₃ crystals by carbonation route using Ca(OH)₂ and compressed CO₂. The obtained CaCO₃ particles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The effects of surfactants on the morphology of the particles were studied. It was demonstrated that Tween 80 and SDS have obvious effect on the morphology of CaCO₃ particles, while CTAB does not affect morphology considerably. The possible mechanism has been discussed on the basis of the binding of the surfactants to the certain face of the crystals.     

Synthesis and characterization of well-defined poly(methyl methacrylate)/CaCO3/SiO2 three-component composite particles via reverse atom transfer radical polymerization

The attempt to prepare structurally well-defined polymer/inorganic composite particles, i.e., poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/CaCO₃/SiO₂ three-component composite particles, via reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), using 2-2′-azo-bis-isobutyronitrile as initiator and Cu(II) bromide as catalyst was reported. CaCO₃/SiO₂ two-component composite particles were first obtained through sol–gel method, and their morphology and surface element information were determined by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, respectively. The results indicate that the CaCO₃ was encapsulated by the obtained SiO₂. After being modified by silane coupling agent, the CaCO₃/SiO₂ composite particles copolymerized with methyl methacrylate (MMA) under standard reverse ATRP conditions to produce PMMA/CaCO₃/SiO₂ three-component composite particles. In the case concerned, first-order kinetic plots and linear increase of molecular weight (Mn) vs conversion and narrow molecular weight distribution for the graft polymer samples were observed. Furthermore, the gel permeation chromatography results illustrated that both the free PMMA chains from the solvent and the graft PMMA chains from the surface of CaCO₃/SiO₂ two-component composite particles were growing at the same rate. Characterizations of the PMMA-grafted CaCO₃/SiO₂ composite particles were done by Fourier transform infrared and thermogravimetric analysis. The results showed that the surface of the modified inorganic particles was grafted by the MMA and that the grafting percentage was about 8.7%.     

Na5P3O10-Ca(OH)2-CO2-H2O体系纳米CaCO3的成核与生长

通过化学分析、SEM显微分析技术,结合Rosin-Ramiler概率统计理论,从介观层次研究Na5P3O10-Ca(OH)2-CO2-H2O体系纳米CaCO3的合成反应及其成核和生长过程。结果表明,Na5P3O10对Ca(OH)2的碳化反应具有抑制作用。随着[Na5P3O10]的增加,体系中CaCO3的成核速率B^0逐渐增大。在[Na5P3O10]＝0ppm时,CaCO3结晶的生长由长程扩散和凝聚生长控制;[Na5P3O10]=380.4,760.9ppm时,前期受短程扩散和界面反应控制、后期受长程扩散控制。Na5P3O10的存在,抑制了纳米CaCO3的晶体生长。     

Fe3O4/壳聚糖季铵盐磁共振造影剂的制备及肝造影性能

采用季铵盐化壳聚糖(HTCC)对Fe₃O₄进行表面改性, 成功制备在模拟生理环境中悬浮稳定的超顺磁性Fe₃O₄/HTCC复合纳米粒。通过动态光散射、透射电镜、振动样品磁强计、磁共振等手段对材料的性能进行表征, 并考察了其细胞相容性及磁共振造影性能。结果表明: 该方法所制备的超顺磁性复合纳米粒粒径均一, 模拟生理环境中具有良好的分散稳定性;体外实验表明该磁性纳米粒具有良好的细胞相容性;大鼠体内肝脏磁共振造影实验表明Fe₃O₄/HTCC纳米粒注入后, 大鼠肝实质信号强度明显下降, 因此Fe₃O₄/HTCC纳米粒有望作为潜在的阴性造影剂应用于肝磁共振造影检测。     

Fe3O4/壳聚糖季铵盐磁共振造影剂的制备及肝造影性能

采用季铵盐化壳聚糖(HTCC)对Fe₃O₄进行表面改性,成功制备在模拟生理环境中悬浮稳定的超顺磁性Fe₃O₄/HTCC复合纳米粒。通过动态光散射、透射电镜、振动样品磁强计、磁共振等手段对材料的性能进行表征,并考察了其细胞相容性及磁共振造影性能。结果表明:该方法所制备的超顺磁性复合纳米粒粒径均一,模拟生理环境中具有良好的分散稳定性;体外实验表明该磁性纳米粒具有良好的细胞相容性;大鼠体内肝脏磁共振造影实验表明Fe₃O₄/HTCC纳米粒注入后,大鼠肝实质信号强度明显下降,因此Fe₃O₄/HTCC纳米粒有望作为潜在的阴性造影剂应用于肝磁共振造影检测。     

Effect of Al2O3 nanoparticles on the steel-glass/epoxy composite joint bonded by a two-component structural acrylic adhesive

This paper reports a study on the effect of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles on the adhesion strength of steel-glass/epoxy composite joints bonded by a two-component structural acrylic adhesive. The addition of Al₂O₃ nanoparticles to the two-component acrylic adhesive led to a remarkable enhancement in the shear and tensile strength of the composite joints. The shear and tensile strength of the adhesive joints increased by addition of Al₂O₃ up to 1.5 wt%, which decreased by further addition of the nanofiller. Introduction of the nanoparticles caused a reduction in the peel strength of the joints. DSC analysis revealed that the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the adhesives rose by increasing the nanofiller content. The advancing water contact angle was decreased for adhesives containing nanoparticles. SEM micrographs indicated good dispersions of the Al₂O₃ nanoparticles within the acrylic matrix in the specimens with up to 1.5 wt% Al₂O₃ and revealed that addition of nanoparticles altered the fracture morphology from smooth to rough fracture surfaces.     

Hydration of C3a in the presence of CaCO3

The hydration of C₃A with and without CaCO₃ was studied. The techniques used were X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, differential thermogravimetry and calorimetry.In the presence of CaCO₃, the hydration of C₃A is accelerated. The hexagonal hydrates are formed first. They react with CaCO₃ to form calcium carboaluminate hydrate. This reaction blocks formation of the cubic hydrate. The latter appears when CaCO₃ is completely consumed.     

Degree of hydration in cement paste and C<Subscript>3</Subscript>A-sodium carbonate-water systems

This research provides a fundamental understanding of the early stage hydration of Portland cement paste, tricalcium aluminate (C₃A) paste at water to cement ratio of 0.5 and C₃A suspension at water to cement ratio of 5.0 modified by 2 or 4 mass% of sodium carbonate. A high conversion of unreacted clinker minerals to gel-like hydration products in the cement-Na₂CO₃ pastes takes place rapidly between 1^st to 24^th h. Contrary the Ca(OH)₂ formation within the same time interval is retarded in the excess of CO₃²⁻ ions due to intensive rise and growth of CaCO₃ crystals in hydrated cement. Later, the conversion of clinker minerals to the hydrate phase is reduced and higher contents of calcite and vaterite relative to that of Ca(OH)₂ in comparison with those found in the Portland cement paste are observed. As a consequence a decrease in strength and an increase in porosity between hardened Portland cement paste without sodium carbonate and those modified by Na₂CO₃ are observed. C₃A hydrates very quickly with sodium carbonate between 1^st and 24^th h forming hydration products rich in bound water and characterized also by complex salts of (x)C₃A·(y)CO₂·(zH₂O type, whereas C₃A-H₂O system offers C₃AH₆ as the main hydration product. Higher content of the formed calcium aluminate hydrates in C₃A-Na₂CO₃-H₂O system also contributes to early strength increase of Portland cement paste.     

A novel amperometric immunosensor based on Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> magnetic nanoparticles/chitosan composite film for determination of ferritin

A novel amperometric immunosensor was developed by immobilizing ferritin antibody (FeAb) on the surface of Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles/chitosan composite film modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE). This material combined the advantages of inorganic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles with the organic polymer chitosan. The stepwise assembly procedure of the immunosensor was characterized by means of differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and ac impedance. The K₃Fe(CN)₆/K₄Fe(CN)₆ was used as a marker to probe the interface and to determinate ferritin. The factors that could influence the performance of the resulting immunosensor were studied in detail. After the immunosensor was incubated with ferritin for 32 min at 35 °C, the DPV current decreased linearly with the logarithm of ferritin concentration in the range from 20 to 500 ng mL⁻¹ with a correlation coefficient of 0.995 and a detection limit of 7.0 ng mL⁻¹. This immunosensor was used to analyze ferritin in human serum samples. The analytical results showed that the developed immunoassay was comparable with the radioimmunoassay (RIA), and the studied immunosensor exhibited good accuracy, high sensitivity, and long-term stability for 3 weeks, which implies a promising alternative approach for detecting ferritin in clinical diagnosis.     

Fabrication of a novel Li<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>MoO<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">y</Emphasis></Subscript> film modified electrode and its application as an electrochemical sensor of iodate

A novel organic gel film modified electrode was simply and conveniently fabricated by casting Li_xMoO_y and polypropylene carbonate (PPC) onto the surface of a gold electrode. The cyclic voltammetry and amperometry studies demonstrated that the Li_xMoO_y film modified electrode has a high stability and a good electrocatalytic activity for the reduction of iodate. In amperometry, a good linear relationship between the steady current and the concentration of iodate was obtained in the range from 3×10^–7 to 1×10^–4 mol L^–1 with a correlation coefficient of 0.9997 and a detection limit of 1×10^–7 mol L^–1.     

共沸蒸馏法制备表面化学改性氢氧化镁纳米颗粒

首次将表面改性剂如硬脂酸、硬脂酸锌或稀土偶联剂加入到传统的共沸蒸馏体系中,使Mg(OH)2纳米颗粒的表面改性和干燥过程同时完成。 通过 XRD、TEM、FT-IR、TG和CAM（接触角测试）等技术手段对样品的结构、形貌和性质进行了表征。 结果表明,表面改性剂不但能够和Mg(OH)2纳米颗粒的表面的OH-离子发生化学反应形成表面修饰层, 减少硬团聚现象,而且还使纳米颗粒表面由亲水性变为疏水性。 另外,对共沸蒸馏法制备表面改性纳米颗粒的机理进行了讨论,为纳米颗粒表面改性提供了一种新思路。     

Kinetics of the decomposition of calcium carbonate in the presence of Bi2O3

Former studies concerning the formation of the compounds in the pseudobinary systems of Bi₂O₃-MO type (M =Ca, Sr, Ca+Sr) have shown that the reaction which occurs with the highest rate is that between Bi₂O₃ and CaO. In the present work CaCO₃ was used as CaO source. We carried out an investigation of the thermal decomposition of CaCO₃ in the presence of Bi₂O₃ in comparison with the decomposition of pure CaCO₃.The presence of Bi₂O₃ exerts a complex influence on the CaCO₃ decomposition acting on the nucleation as well as on the diffusion of CO₂. The decomposition of the samples with low Bi₂O₃ content follows the mechanism of a contracting sphere. A change from surface nucleation to bulk nucleation is recorded for higher amounts of Bi₂O₃.     

Fabrication and characterization of TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>–SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> composite nanoparticles and polyurethane/(TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>–SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>) nanocomposite films

TiO₂–SiO₂ composite nanoparticles were prepared by a sol–gel process. To obtain the assembly of TiO₂–SiO₂ composite nanoparticles, different molar ratios of Ti/Si were investigated. Polyurethane (PU)/(TiO₂–SiO₂) hybrid films were synthesized using the “grafting from” technique by incorporation of modified TiO₂–SiO₂ composite nanoparticles building blocks into PU matrix. Firstly, 3-aminopropyltriethysilane was employed to encapsulate TiO₂–SiO₂ composite nanoparticles’ surface. Secondly, the PU shell was tethered to the TiO₂–SiO₂ core surface via surface functionalized reaction. The particle size of TiO₂–SiO₂ composite sol was performed on dynamic light scattering, and the microstructure was characterized by X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared. Thermogravimetric analysis and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) employed to study the hybrid films. The average particle size of the TiO₂–SiO₂ composite particles is about 38 nm when the molar ratio of Ti/Si reaches to1:1. The TEM image indicates that TiO₂–SiO₂ composite nanoparticles are well dispersed in the PU matrix.