Synthesis of Strontium Carbonate by the Induction of Microbiology

Spherical strontium carbonate was synthesized by the induction of microbial bacillus pasteurii at ambient temperature with strontium chloride and urea as the raw materials. The phase composition, particle size and morphology of the product were studied by XRD and SEM. The results indicated that the strontium carbonate synthesized by the induction of microbial bacillus pasteurii was of good dispersion and uniform particle size. The spherical strontium carbonate particles obtained by adding different control agents were constructed by numerous flakes or olive-shaped nano-particles. The products were orthorhombic according to their XRD patterns.     

柠檬酸溶胶凝胶法制备LiCoO2电极材料及其表征

LiCoO₂ precursors of the cathode material for lithium-ion batteries were prepared from lithium hydroxide， basic cobalt carbonate and citric acid by a sol-gel method. The LiCoO₂ samples were obtained by sintering the gel pre-cursors at different temperatures and for different times. The thermal decomposition behavior of the gel precursors was examined by means of thermo-gravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis using a PCT-IA thermal analyzer system. Their structures and morphologies were characterized by powder XRD and SEM techniques. It was found that using citric acid realized that the formation of LiCoO₂ crystal can be clearly differentiated to the nucle-ation and growth processes of the crystals; furthermore， the crystal size can be controlled. Electrochemical tests using the LAND BT1-10 test system showed the electrochemical performance of the material is affected by its in-tegrity and stability.     

无氨湿法制备纳米晶In2O3及表征

Preparation of In₂O₃nano-scale powders by ultrasonic and homogeneous precipitation, using metal In and urea as raw materials, was reported for the first time, while the effects of reaction temperature, the ratio of the materials and the pH etc. on the preparation was dicussed. This method can be operated and industrialized easily with very low cost． The structural properties of precursor and In₂O₃were characterized by TG-DTA, XRD, ESCA and TEM. The results show that In₂O₃produced are very pure, monophase and spherical nano-scale powders with average size of 25 nm.     

Synthesis of TiO2 photocatalysts with abundant surface defects using a TiO2@NaCl precursor

TiO2 nanoparticles have been synthesized by using a TiO2@NaCl core-shell structure as the precursor. The surface defects were well preserved by the NaCl shell, and therefore high oxygen adsorption capacity was observed. After the NaCl shell was removed, the resulting pure TiO2 nanoparticles were of anatase phase and uniform size of around 20?24 nm. The presence of an abundance of surface defects contributes to the high photocatalytic activity of the synthesized materials, and the TiO2 materials obtained from the TiO2@NaCl precursor can be used as efficient photocatalysts for degradation of rhodamine B under UV light irradiation.     

Taguchi Optimization for Combustion Synthesis of Aluminum Oxide Nano-particles

Nano-structured aluminum oxide powders were prepared by a combustion synthesis method utilizing serine as a new fuel. The product was sonicated to obtain nano powders. A Taguchi L-4 statistical design of combustion synthesis was utilized to optimize the production of γ-alumina powder. The product was characterized by XRD, BET, SEM, EDX and LLS. Nano crystalline γ-alumina with crystal sizes between 4.26 and 5.47 nm and α-Al2O3 powders with crystal sizes 24.51 and 28.62 nm were obtained by the combustion synthesis. The specific surface area was measured by a BET method to be 75.21 m2/g. The average particle size after sonication of product, observed by LLS, was 79.32 nm.     

纳米二氧化钛粉末的溶胶-凝胶法合成及晶相转化

Nanosized TiO₂ powder with anatase and rutile structures was synthesized by a sol-gel method using TiCl₄ ethanol solution as a precursor.The grain size of TiO₂ powder was about 63nm after the precursor was calcined at 600℃ for 2 hours .The experimental techniques of XRD,TEM and Particle Distribution were used to characterize the synthesized specimens. Various special effects were investigated for their contribution to crystal structure and the size of TiO₂ powder .The formation of anatase as well as the rutile phase of TiO₂ was indicted from the XRD when the reaction temperature was above 30℃ and when the sol was irradiated by infrared rays .However, an anatase TiO₂ powder formed after the heat treatment of the dried gel in a temperature range from 300℃ to 500℃.Under the vacuum drying and with the calcined time below 3hours ,the anatase phase was gained .As well as with the increase of gelatinizing time, the anatase TiO₂ powder was obtained.     

Effect of Binder on the Structure and Properties of Silicon Powder-supported TiO_2 Photocatalysis Material

Recoverable TiO2 photocatalysis material supported by silicon powder was prepared with sol-gel method, afterwards the silica gol and sodium silicate were used as molding binder respectively to investigate their effects （including binder type and binder addition quantity） on the crystal structure and catalysis properties of photocatalyst. In this work, the catalysis activity was defined as the degradation rate of methyl orange solution upon ultraviolet lamp irradiation, and the specific areas were determined with nitrogen desorption method. TiO2 crystal form was measured with X-ray powder diffraction and their micro-morphology was observed with SEM. Experimental results indicate that these two binders do not affect the crystal form transformation of TiO2, but silica gol can increase the specific surface area of TiO2 photocatalyst obviously and the addition of sodium silicate can decrease it. In all, silica gol is a better candidate than sodium silicate for higher catalysis property. In conclusion, 6% silica gol is the optimal addition concentration. Under this condition, the ratio of anatase to rutile TiO2 is 64：36, the specific area is 29.67 m^2/g, and as expected, the degradation rate of methyl orange could be as high as 90% after irradiation for 5 days.     

用于甲烷水蒸气重整的镍基催化剂的失活和再生

The deactivation of nickel catalysts used in Arak and Razi petrochemical complexes followed by catalyst regeneration was evalu-ated. The characterization of the different structures was made by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDS),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),and carbon & sulfur analyzer. The Ni particle size was estimated from XRD patterns and TEM graphs. The agglomeration of nickel particle and the poison by sulfur components were recognized as the main reasons in deactivation of Arak and Razi catalysts,respectively. The activity of the used catalysts before and after regeneration was measured on methane steam reforming at a CH4:H2O ratio of 1:3 at 850 oC. The regeneration processes for Arak and Razi samples were performed with CO2 as an oxidative atmosphere and steam as a regenerating agent,respectively. The results show that,(1) no residual sulfur components were on the regenerated Razi catalyst surface without changing the structure of the catalyst and the regenerated catalyst has gained 80% of its catalytic activity,and that(2) the nickel particle size of regenerated Arak specimen decreased remarkably as measured by Debye-Scherrer equation from XRD patterns. TEM images were in agreement with the XRD results and indicated a decrease in nickel particle size of regenerated catalyst. Additionally,in both regenerated catalysts all the coke on the surface of the support was eliminated after regeneration.     

Synthesis, Characterization and Conductivity of α-Keggin-type Nanoparticles, Co(en)3PMo12O40·8H2O with Optical Activity

Polyoxometallates Co(en)3PMo12O40·8H2O( ,-)[abbreviated as PMo12-Co( ,-)], nanoparticles were synthesized by the chemical precipitation reaction at room temperature for the first time. They were characterized by means of elemental analyses, IR spectrometry and X-ray diffraction. The images of scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and the results of calculation by using the Scherrer equation for the line widths of the XRD patterns were used to estimate the average particle size of the powder products, which was 40 nm. The results show that the nanoparticle size was affected by starting materials′ concentrations. The particles had a small size and a narrow distribution, when the concentrations of H3PMo12O40·24H2O and Co(en)3I3·H2O were around 1.7×10-4 and 1.0×10-3 mol/L, respectively. When the concentration was increased, there was no significant increase in the particle size, but more polydisperse Co(en)3(PMo12O40)( , -) were obtained. In poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG) with an average molecular weight(MW) of 600 g/mol and containing LiClO4[n(O)/n(Li)=100∶1] as the supporting electrolyte, the conductivity of the composite system increases upon the addition of PMo12-Co( or -) nanoparticles, which was measured by the a.c. impedance technique. The interactions among PEG, LiClO4, PMo12, and Co can be used to explain that the PMo12-Co( or -) nanoparticles could promote the conductivity of the PEG-LiClO4-PMo12-Co system.     

Preparation of quercetin imprinted core-shell organosilicate microspheres using surface imprinting technique

In this work,the quercetin imprinted core-shell microspheres were prepared using silica surface imprinting technique.A simple sol-gel procedure was used for the synthesis of the imprinted materials with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as functional monomer and tetraethyl orthosilicate as crosslinker.The SEM images indicated that the MIPs shell was successfully grafted onto the silica surface.The characteristics of the molecularly imprinted polymers such as capacity,selectivity and absorption dynamic were investigated by rebinding experiments.The results showed that the prepared MIPs had good imprinting effect and adsorption amount of quercetin.