Determination of polymeric aluminum in soil extracted with a modified anion-exchange resin as a solid-phase adsorbent by ICP-AES.

In the present work, a new method was established by applying solid-phase extraction (SPE) to preconcentrate and separate polymeric aluminum (Al) and using ICP-AES to determine the polymeric Al, the total monomeric Al, and the total Al in soil extracts, respectively. A modified resin was prepared with impregnated 8-hydroxyquinoline-5-sulfoxinate (HQS) on the anion-exchange resin. It has good recognition ability for Al fractions, compared to the commonly used cation ion-exchange resin, which has a better ability to adsorb cations and a weak ability to recognize detailed Al species. The optimum conditions for Al fractionation sorption, elution and separation and the interference of foreign ions were studied with the prepared resin by continuous column and batch procedures. Monomeric Al was bound to Pyrocathecol Violet (PCV) at pH 6.2, whereas the polymeric Al species did not react with PCV for at least 15 min. Because a stable complex of Al-PCV was not absorbed on the HQS modified resin, the polymeric Al could be preconcentrated on-line by the HQS-modified resin. The adsorbed polymeric Al was eluted with 3 mL of 3 mol L(-1) of HCl, and then detected by ICP-AES. The method has been applied to directly determine polymeric Al in soil extracts with high selectivity as well as a high preconcentration factor. It gives a limit of detection of 0.6 ng mL(-1) with a relative standard deviation of less than 5.7% (n = 5, 0.24 microg mL(-1) Al).     

水解聚合铝溶液中Al5和Al9的制备及初步表征

以相图理论为指导,采用铝粉、水合氯化铝和水为原料,创造氯化铝不断水解的条件,通过调整反应温度、原料配比及溶液碱化度,经蒸发、结晶制成了铝盐水解聚合产物中的两种中间产物：水合氯化五聚铝AlCl3•4Al(OH)3•7.5H2O和水合氯化九聚铝2AlCl3•7Al(OH)3•18H2O,分别采用粉末XRD物相分析、化学分析和IR对其进行了表征.以化学分析为主要监测手段,对AlCl3•4Al(OH)3•7.5H2O和2AlCl3•7Al(OH)3•18H2O形态过程进行了研究,结果表明,温度对于产物的行成及性能有很大的影响,并且反应随温度的变化基本上是一个可逆的过程,同时,实验表明 75℃为AlCl3•4Al(OH)3•7.5H2O和2AlCl3•7Al(OH)3•18H2O析出的最佳温度,该温度下产物的产率较高且结晶状态良好.     

Homogeneous forced hydrolysis of aluminum through the thermal decomposition of urea

Homogeneous hydrolysis of aluminum by decomposition of urea in solution was achieved because the urea coordinates to the Al3+ in solution, forming [Al(H2O)5 (urea)]3+ and to a lesser extent [Al(H2O)4 (urea)2]3+. Upon hydrolysis more hydrolyzed monomeric species, [Al(H2O)5 (OH)]2+, [Al(H2O)4 (OH)2]+, [Al(H2O)4 (urea)(OH)]2+, and [Al(H2O)3 (urea)(OH)2]+, were formed, followed by trimeric species and the Al13 Keggin complex [AlO4Al12(OH)24(H2O)12]7+. The 27Al NMR spectra indicated the formation of other complexes in addition to the Al13 at the end of the hydrolysis reaction.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the iron(III)-catalyzed autoxidation of sulfur(IV) oxides in aqueous solution. The influence of pH,medium and aging

The influence of pH on the oxygen-dependent step observed during the iron(III)-catalyzed autoxidation of sulfur(IV)-oxides was studied over the pH range 1.5 pH 4. A maximum decomposition rate of the iron(III)-sulfito complexes is observed around pH 2.3. The pH- time profile for the iron(III)-catalyzed autoxidation of sulfur(IV)- oxides exhibited no dependence on the initial [O2] when the reaction is initiated at pH 6.1, but shows an oxygen dependence when the reaction is initiated at pH 2.5. pH-shift experiments clearly demonstrate the reduced catalytic activity of dimeric and polymeric iron(III) hydroxo species. A decrease in the catalytic activity of the iron(III) solutions with time was observed, which depended on the initial pH. This decrease was ascribed to the formation of dimeric and polymeric iron(III) hydroxo species as a result of slow hydrolysis processes during aging. The employed iron(III) salt had no effect on the decrease in the catalytic activity due to aging.     

Multinuclear solid-state high-resolution and 13C -{27Al} double-resonance magic-angle spinning NMR studies on aluminum alkoxides

A combination of 27Al magic-angle spinning (MAS)/multiple quantum (MQ)-MAS, 13C-1H CPMAS, and 13C-{27Al} transfer of population in double-resonance (TRAPDOR) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) were used for the structural elucidation of the aluminum alkoxides aluminum ethoxide, aluminum isopropoxide, and aluminum tertiarybutoxide. Aluminum alkoxides exist as oligomers with aluminum in different coordinations. High-resolution 27Al MAS NMR experiments with high-spinning speed distinguished the aluminum atoms in different environments. The 27Al MAS NMR spectrum gave well-resolved powder patterns with different coordinations. Z-filter MQ-MAS was performed to obtain the number and types of aluminum environments in the oligomeric structure. 13C-1H CPMAS chemical shifts resolved the different carbon species (-CH3, =CH2, =CH-, and =C=) in the structures. 13C-{27Al} TRAPDOR experiments were employed to obtain relative Al-C dipolar interactions and to distinguish between terminal and bridging alkoxides in the crystallographic structures. The complete characterization of selected aluminum alkoxides using advanced NMR methods has evidenced the tetrameric structure for aluminum isopropoxide and the dimeric structure for aluminum tertiary-butoxide, as reported in the literature, and proposed a polymeric structure for aluminum ethoxide.     

Study on chemical speciation in aluminum chloride solution by ESI-Q-MS

AlCl(3) solution was analyzed at concentrations from 0.02 to 100 mM using an electrospray ionization quadrupole mass spectrometer (ESI-Q-MS), and the dissolution state of aluminum ions is discussed. Results obtained using ESI-Q-MS were consistent with those obtained using (27)Al nuclear magnetic resonance ((27)Al NMR). Aluminum species existed mainly as positively charged monomeric aluminum hydroxide coordinated with several water molecules in solution. The complexation of chloride ions by aluminum ions differed between the positive and negative ion modes. Chemical reactions that partially modified chemical forms of species through ESI-Q-MS measurement were also observed. In the same aluminum chloride solution, using ESI-TOF-MS and ESI-Q-MS/MS studies, the disagreement of the reports is discussed. It is concluded that ESI-TOF-MS might show also the gas-phase reaction in the mass spectrometer but the dissolution state of aluminum species can be shown by ESI-Q-MS.     

Speciation of prehydrolyzed Al salt coagulants with electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and Al NMR spectroscopy

Based on the speciation results of the most two concerned coagulant component (i.e., monomer and Keggin-Al₁₃), Al species in polymeric Al salt coagulants were fully investigated with the combination of electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and ²⁷Al NMR spectroscopy. Keggin-Al₁₃⁷⁺ could transform into Al₁₃ⁿ⁺ (n = 1-3) by dehydrogen reaction without destroying the Keggin structure in mass spectrometer. There exist differences in the intensity and the observed sequence of the Al₁₃ⁿ⁺ (n = 1-3) species in the mass spectra of polymeric Al coagulants. Several other polymers (i.e., Al₁₉³⁺, Al₂₀³⁺ and Al₁₆ⁿ⁺, n = 1-3) might also be formed by the decomposition and repolymerization of Keggin-Al₁₃⁷⁺. Like monomeric Al salt coagulant, species in polymeric Al coagulants with low basicity were mainly detected as low polymers with mono-charge in mass spectrometry. With the increase of basicity, the dominant species often transform into high polymers with higher charges and fewer categories. The Al₁₃³⁺ species detected in monomeric Al coagulant should have octahedral structure and be formed by self hydrolysis, which is different with the species detected in purified Al₁₃ coagulant. On the whole, the detected species in mass spectrometry could roughly represent their dissolution status in original solutions and could also be used to explain the difference of their coagulation performance in water treatment process.     

水解聚合铝溶液中Al30形态的研究*

水解聚合铝形态一直是分析、催化、土壤、地球化学、新材料、环境科学和生物毒理学等众多领域研究的前沿和热点。Keggin 结构的Al₃₀ 形态是迄今为止发现的电荷最高的水解铝聚合阳离子,具有独特的分子结构和纳米分子尺寸,它对催化化学、新型功能材料、高效絮凝剂的开发以及铝的水解聚合转化规律研究具有重要意义。本文主要论述了Al₃₀形态的形成、形态分析方法、结构模型以及形成机理等方面的最新研究进展,并对水解聚合铝溶液的研究发展趋势进行了展望。     

Preparation of an aluminum oxo-hydroxide gel in organic medium

A new method has been developed to prepare aluminum oxohydroxide containing spinnable material and gel. Partial hydrolysis of Al(NO₃)₃·9H₂O in 1-propanol at 78°C produces a spinnable, viscous mixture. The role of the propanol in the hydrolysis proved to be to decrease the polarity of the solvent. In this medium the dissociation of nitric acid is driven back and it decomposes to nitrous gases resulting in the increase of pH in the solution. The conditions have been optimized to obtain the highest hydrolysis degree and to avoid precipitation of basic aluminum nitrate. The resulting optimal temperature is 76–80°C, the time needed is at least 15 h in the case of a laboratory scale preparation. Increasing the ratio of propanol: water and the concentration of Al(III) to the maximum value, leads to the decomposition of 54% of the initial amount NO ₃ ^– ion. By careful drying, the decomposition continues to about 70% and a solid foam comes into existence from the viscous mixture. This foam is able to swell in water, the degree of swelling in mass is about 10. The drying of swollen gel was examined. The spinnable mixture most likely contains polymer chains built up by H-bonds, the foam and the gel probably contain platelets.     

Simple generation of cationic aluminum alkyls and alkoxides based on the pendant arm tridentate schiff base

The prepared in situ methyl(chloro)aluminum complex (2) from Me2AlCl and the pendant arm tridentate Schiff base (H-SchNMe2) was used to generate the methylaluminum cationic species [(SchNMe2)AlMe]+ in further reaction with 1 equiv of AlCl3 or NaBPh4 as the chloride abstracting reagents. The exposure of the resulting methylaluminum cationic species to an excess of dry dioxygen at 0 degrees C afforded the alkoxyaluminum cationic species, [(SchNMe2)AlOMe]+ or [(SchNMe2)AlOPh]+. The alkoxylaluminum cations proved to be a very efficient catalyst in the polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone.     

Investigation of dynamic processing on aluminum floc aggregation:Cyclic shearing recovery and effect of sulfate ion

The floc formation and re-aggregation potential and the effects of sulfate on coagulation by AlCl3, polyaluminum chloride (PAC), and Al13 species using a photometric dispersion analyzer (PDA) are in- vestigated. It is found that the recovery level from shearing is the highest for the Al13 species. This is likely a result of increased collision efficiency due to more effective charge neutralization. The ex- perimental results show that sulfate has a significant effect on coagulation and promoting aggregation of hydrolyzed species for the Al13 species. It results in significant improvement of the coagulation effi- ciency through an electrostatic patch effect. The results further indicate that zeta potential of the parti- cle suspension is not the only indicator for the coagulant efficiency when precipitate formation sig- nificantly improves coagulation.     

1,3-戊二烯阳离子聚合过程中环化反应的研究

以ＡｌＣｌ３和（ＣＦ３ＳＯ３）３Ａｌ为引发剂，ＣＨ２Ｃｌ２为溶剂，在２０℃聚合了１，３ 戊二烯（ＰＤ）．对聚合物（ＰＰＤ）的结构分析表明，（ＣＦ３ＳＯ３）３Ａｌ生成的聚合物具有较高的环化度．聚合物的环化过程是通过两种机理，分子内链转移机理和阳离子引发机理，后者可以通过加入ＤｔＢＰ得到抑制．ＡｌＣｌ３引发的聚合反应中环化过程以前一种机理为主，而（ＣＦ３ＳＯ３）３Ａｌ则以后一种机理为主．通过阳离子引发的环化反应主要发生在ＰＰＤ１，２单元侧基双键上     

Preparations of polystyrene/aluminum hydroxide and polystyrene/alumina composite particles in an ionic liquid

Polystyrene (PS)/aluminum hydroxide (Al(OH)(3)) composite particles were successfully prepared by the sol-gel process of aluminum isopropoxide (Al(OPr(i))(3)) in a hydrophilic ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF(4)]) using ammonium hydroxide (NH(4)OH) as a catalyst in the presence of PS seed. Transmission electron microscopy observation of ultrathin cross-sections of the composite particles revealed that the composite particles had a core-shell morphology consisting of a PS core and a Al(OH)(3) shell having high crystallinity. The amount of secondary nucleated Al(OH)(3) could be reduced by dropwise addition of NH(4)OH. Moreover, PS/η-Al(2)O(3) composite particles were successfully prepared by heat treatment of PS/Al(OH)(3) at 300 °C in N(2) atmosphere, which is below the decomposition temperature of PS.     

CF4在Al2O3基金属氧化物上的分解反应

考察了在无水条件下γ-Al2O3基金属氧化物M-Al2O3(M=Mg、La、Ba、Ce、Ni、P)与CF4反应转化为金属氟化物的反应. 结果表明, 在所筛选的金属氧化物中, γ-Al2O3的初活性较高, 但由于CF4分解时产生的强放热效应使未反应的γ-Al2O3发生了α相变, 致使CF4转化率急剧下降, 反应温度越高, γ-Al2O3的α相变越快, 活性下降就越快. CF4在MgO-Al2O3上分解时, Mg物种比Al优先氟化生成了MgF2, Mg物种的氟化反应及其产生的强放热效应使MgAl2O4结构发生了解体. 在Al2O3表面负载助剂P、Ni,提高了其热稳定性, 抑制了CF4高温分解时未反应的Al2O3发生α相变, 使更多的γ-Al2O3参与了CF4分解反应.     

Formation of single-walled aluminosilicate nanotubes from molecular precursors and curved nanoscale intermediates

We report the identification and elucidation of the mechanistic role of molecular precursors and nanoscale (1-3 nm) intermediates with intrinsic curvature in the formation of single-walled aluminosilicate nanotubes. We characterize the structural and compositional evolution of molecular and nanoscale species over a length scale of 0.1-100 nm by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((27)Al liquid-state, (27)Al and (29)Si solid-state MAS), and dynamic light scattering. Together with structural optimization of key experimentally identified species by solvated density functional theory calculations, this study reveals the existence of intermediates with bonding environments, as well as intrinsic curvature, similar to the structure of the final nanotube product. We show that "proto-nanotube-like" intermediates with inherent curvature form in aqueous synthesis solutions immediately after initial hydrolysis of reactants, disappear from the solution upon heating to 95 °C due to condensation accompanied by an abrupt pH decrease, and finally form ordered single-walled aluminosilicate nanotubes. Detailed quantitative analysis of NMR and ESI-MS spectra from the relevant aluminosilicate, aluminate, and silicate solutions reveals the presence of a variety of monomeric and polymeric aluminate and aluminosilicate species (Al(1)Si(x)-Al(13)Si(x)), such as Keggin ions [AlO(4)Al(12)(OH)(24)(H(2)O)(12)](7+) and polynuclear species with a six-membered Al oxide ring unit. Our study also directly reveals the complexation of aluminate and aluminosilicate species with perchlorate species that most likely inhibit the formation of larger condensates or nontubular structures. Integration of all of our results leads to the construction of the first molecular-level mechanism of single-walled metal oxide nanotube formation, incorporating the role of monomeric and polymeric aluminosilicate species as well as larger nanoparticles.     

THE POLYMERIZATION OF EPICHLOROHYDRIN WITH Nd(i-oPr)_3-Al(i-Bu)_3 SYSTEM

Epichlorohydrin (ECH) was polymerized with a rare earth catalytic system: Nd (i-OPr)_3-Al (i-Bu)_3. The effects of Al/Nd molar ratio, solvents, the polymerization time and temperature,the aging time and temperature of the catalyst preparation were studied. The results showed thatat a low Al/Nd molar ratio (4) of the Nd(i-OPr)_3-Al(i-Bu)_3 system ECH polymerized at a lowtemperature (248K) with a high conversion. The average molecular weight ofpolyepichlorohydrin (PECH) ranged from 1×10~5 to 3×10~5.     

Tailoring the porous hierarchy and the tetrahedral aluminum content by using carboxylate ligands: hierarchically structured macro-mesoporous aluminosilicates from a single molecular source

A novel yet facile synthesis pathway has been developed for the design of hierarchically structured macro-mesoporous aluminosilicates with high aluminum content at tetrahedral sites using a single molecular bifunctional alkoxide (sec-BuO)(2)-Al-O-Si(OEt)(3) precursor. The use of carboxylate ligands and a highly alkaline media slow down the polymerization rate of the aluminum alkoxide functionality, thus permitting the preservation of the intrinsic Al-O-Si linkage. The hierarchically structured porous aluminosilicate materials present an unprecedented low Si/Al ratio close to 1. Heat treatment applied to the synthesized material seems to favor the incorporation of aluminum into tetrahedral position (intraframework aluminum species). The macro-mesoporosity was spontaneously generated, without the use of any external templating agent, by the hydrodynamic flow of the solvents released during the rapid hydrolysis and condensation processes of this double alkoxide. This method results in materials with an open array of interconnected macrochannels. The synthesized aluminosilicate materials with tailorable macro-mesoporous hierarchy and very high Al content at tetrahedral position hold huge promise in various applications as catalysts, catalysts supports, or adsorbents.     

Convenient synthesis of aluminum and gallium phosphonate cages

The reactions of AlCl 3.6H 2O and GaCl 3 with 2-pyridylphosphonic acid (2PypoH 2) and 4-pyridylphosphonic acid (4PypoH 2) afford cyclic aluminum and gallium phosphonate structures of [(2PypoH) 4Al 4(OH 2) 12]Cl 8.6H 2O ( 1), [(4PypoH) 4Al 4(OH 2) 12]Cl 8.11H 2O ( 2), [(2PypoH) 4Al 4(OH 2) 12](NO 3) 8.7H 2O ( 3), [(2PypoH) 2(2Pypo) 4Ga 8Cl 12(OH 2) 4(thf) 2](GaCl 4) 2..8thf ( 4), and [(2PypoH) 2(2Pypo) 4Ga 8Cl 12(OH 2) 4(thf) 2](NO 3) 2.9thf ( 5). Structures 1- 3 feature four aluminum atoms bridged by oxygen atoms from the phosphonate moiety and show structural resemblance to the secondary building units found in zeolites and aluminum phosphates. The gallium complexes, 4 and 5, have eight gallium atoms bridged by phosphonate moieties with two GaCl 4 (-) counterions present in 4 and nitrate ions in 5. The cage structures 1- 3 are interlinked by strong hydrogen bonds, forming polymeric chains that, for aluminum, are thermally robust. Exchange of the phosphonic acid for the more flexible 4PyCH 2PO 3H 2 afforded a coordination polymer with a 1:1 Ga:P ratio, {[(4PyCH 2PO 3H)Ga(OH 2) 3](NO 3) 2.0.5H 2O} x ( 6). Complexes 1- 6 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, NMR, and mass spectrometry and studied by TGA.     

Study of composition and structure of aluminum phosphate binder

In this article, theoretical analysis and different testing techniques were used to study the reaction pathways and synthesized products of phosphoric acid and aluminum hydroxide at different Al/P molar ratios. The results show that: (a) When the molar ratio of phosphoric acid/aluminum hydroxide is 1:3, the reaction will produce stoichiometric aluminum dihydrogen phosphate (Al(H₂PO₄)₃); (b) when Al(OH)₃ is excessive, an intermediate, monohydroxy aluminum dihydrogen phospate (HO-Al-(H₂PO₄)₂), will appear, which is unstable and will continue to react according to two reaction pathways, one is intramolecular dehydration to form phosphoric acid hydrogen-dihydrogen aluminum diphosphate (H₂PO₄)Al(HPO₄); the other is intermolecular dehydration cross-linking to form a polymeric macromolecular aluminum phosphate H-((HPO₄)(H₂PO₄)Al-O-HPO₄-Al(H₂PO₄)-O)- _nH. The ratio of the two pathways is affected by the excess of Al(OH)₃. When the excess of Al(OH)₃ continues to increase, the ratio of the second reaction path begins to increase and the viscosity of the product gradually increases. Adhesion experiments show that the aluminum dihydrogen phosphate has the best bonding performance benefiting from its lower viscosity.     

聚合氯化铝的制备及在微污染水处理中的应用

用酸溶法制备聚合氯化铝,对合成产品进行红外光谱分析,并应用于微污染原水的处理。处理微污染原水结果表明:当投加量为40.0 mg/L,pH值为6.0～9.0时,剩余浊度达到1.0NTU以下,总有机碳(Total Or-ganic Carbon,TOC)去除率达到41.2%。对比试验结果表明自制的聚合氯化铝的除浊效果优于一些常见工业聚合氯化铝。