In situ carbon nanotube synthesis by the reduction of NiO/γ-Al_2O_3 catalyst in methane

The synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via chemical vapour deposition of methane on NiO/γ-Al2O3 catalyst has been investigated.The reduction behavior of NiO/γ-Al2O3 by methane was studied using thermogravimetric (TG) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques.It was found that the NiO supported on γ-Al2O3,was reduced to Ni0 in methane atmosphere in the temperature range of 710-770℃.The catalytic activity of NiO/γ-Al2O3 for CNTs synthesis by in situ chemical vapour deposition of methane during the reduction was also investigated.Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to observe the CNTs produced at various reduction temperatures.The results indicated that the reduction temperature exhibits obvious influence on the morphology and the yield of CNTs.CNTs with the diameter of about 20 nm were obtained at reduction temperature of 750℃,and higher reduction temperature (such as 800 and 850℃) led to an increase in CNTs diameter and a decrease in CNTs yield.     

In situ carbon nanotube synthesis by the reduction of NiO/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in methane

The synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via chemical vapour deposition of methane on NiO/γ-Al2O3 catalyst has been investigated. The reduction behavior of NiO/γ-Al2O3 by methane was studied using thermogravimetric (TG) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. It was found that the NiO supported on γ-Al2O3, was reduced to Ni⁰ in methane atmosphere in the temperature range of 710--770 ℃. The catalytic activity of NiO/γ-Al2O3 for CNTs synthesis by in situ chemical vapour deposition of methane during the reduction was also investigated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to observe the CNTs produced at various reduction temperatures. The results indicated that the reduction temperature exhibits obvious influence on the morphology and the yield of CNTs. CNTs with the diameter of about 20 nm were obtained at reduction temperature of 750 ℃, and higher reduction temperature (such as 800 and 850 ℃) led to an increase in CNTs diameter and a decrease in CNTs yield.     

Studies on the Adsorption and Dissociation of Methane and Carbon Dioxide on Nickel Catalysts

The adsorption and dissociation of methane and carbon dioxide for reforming on nickel catalysts were extensively investigated by TPSR, TPD, XPS and pulse reaction methods. These studies showed that the decomposition of methane results in the formation of at least three kinds of surface carbon species on supported nickel catalysts. Carbidic Cα, carbonaceous Cβ and carbidic clusters C-γ surface carbon species formed by the decomposition of methane demonstrated different surface mobility, thermal stability and reactivity. Carbidic Cα is a very active and important intermediate in carbon dioxide reforming with methane, and the carbidic clusters Cγ species might be the precursor of surface carbon deposition. The partially dehydrogenated Cβ species can react with H2 or CO2 to form CH4 or CO. On the other hand, it was proven that CO2 can be weakly adsorbed on supported nickel catalysts, and only one kind of CO2 adsorption state is formed. The interaction mechanism between the species dissociated from CH4     

Growth of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes on Large Scale by Methane Decomposition with Deactivation Inhibitor

The effects of additives containing iron or nickel during chemical vapor deposition(CVD)on the growth of carbon nanotubes(CNTs)by methane decomposition on Mo/MgO catalyst were investigated. Ferrocene and nickel nitrate were introduced as deactivation inhibitors by in-situ evaporation during CVD. The precisely controlled in-situ introduction of these inhibitors increased the surface renewal of catalyst, and therefore prevented the catalyst from deactivation.Using this method,aligned multi-walled CNTs with parallel mesopores can be produced on a large scale.     

Study on the Reaction Mechanism for Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane over supported Nickel Catalyst

The adsorption and dissociation of methane and carbon dioxide for reforming on nickel catalyst were extensively investigated by TPSR and TPD experiments. It showed that the decomposition of methane results in the formation of at least three kinds of surface carbon species on supported nickel catalyst, while CO2 adsorbed on the catalyst weakly and only existed in one kind of adsorption state. Then the mechanism of interaction between the species dissociated from CH4 and CO2 during reforming was proposed.     

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.     

Effects of CO2 content on the activity and stability of nickel catalyst supported on mesoporous nanocrystalline zirconia

The effects of carbon dioxide content on the catalytic performance and coke formation of nickel catalyst supported on mesoporous nanocrystalline zirconia with high surface area and pure tetragonal crystalline phase were investigated in methane reforming with carbon dioxide. The samples were characterized by XRD, BET, TPR, TPO, TPH, TEM, and SEM techniques. The catalyst prepared showed high surface area and a mesoporous structure with a narrow pore size distribution. The obtained results revealed that the increase in CO2 content increased the methane conversion and stability of the catalyst and significantly reduced the coke deposition. The TPH analysis showed that several species of carbon with different reactivities toward hydrogenation were deposited on the spent catalysts employed under different CO2 contents.     

Studies on the Adsorption and Dissociation of Methane and Carbon Dioxide on Nickel

The adsorption and dissociation of methane and carbon dioxide for reforming on nickel catalysts were extensively investigated by TPSR, TPD, XPS and pulse reaction methods. These studies showed that the decomposition of methane results in the formation of at least three kinds of surface carbon species on supported nickel catalysts. Carbidic Cα, carbonaceous Cβ and carbidic clusters Cγ surface carbon species formed by the decomposition of methane demonstrated different surface mobility, thermal stability and reactivity. Carbidic Cα is a very active and important intermediate in carbon dioxide reforming with methane, and the carbidic clusters Cγ species might be the precursor of surface carbon deposition. The partially dehydrogenated Cβ species can react with H2 or CO2 to form CH4 or CO. On the other hand, it was proven that CO2 can be weakly adsorbed on supported nickel catalysts, and only one kind of CO2 adsorption state is formed. The interaction mechanism between the species dissociated from CH4 and CO2 during reforming was then hypothesized.     

多壁碳纳米管包裹Fe3C单晶纳米线的初步研究

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes were fabricated by chemical vapor deposition with acetylene as carbon source and titanate modified palygorskite as catalyst at high temperature. A part of as-grown nanotubes was partially filled with foreign material in the shape of nanowire by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations. The en-capsulated nanowires was single crystalline iron carbide upon selected area electron diffraction(SAED)patterns and X-ray energy dispersive spectrum (EDS) results. Thermal gravimetric analyses (TGA) on the as-grown samples indicated that the yield of carbon nanotubes was largest at 750℃ and the content of amorphous carbon decreased with increasing temperature. Furthermore， the growth mechanism was discussed on the experimental results in the paper.     

Effect of CeO2 addition on Ni/Al2O3 catalysts for methanation of carbon dioxide with hydrogen

The Ni-CeO2/Al2O3 catalysts with a nickel content of 15 wt% prepared via impregnating boehmite were found to be highly active and stable for methanation of carbon dioxide with hydrogen at a H2/CO2 molar ratio of 4.The effects of CeO2 content and reaction temperature on the performance of the Ni-CeO2/Al2O3 catalysts were studied in detail.The results showed that the catalytic performance was strongly dependent on the CeO2 content in Ni-CeO2/Al2O3 catalysts and that the catalysts with 2 wt%CeO2 had the highest catalytic activity among the tested ones at 350℃.The XRD and H2-TPR characterizations revealed that the addition of CeO2 decreased the reduction temperature by altering the interaction between Ni and Al2O3,and improved the reducibility of the catalyst.Preliminary stability test of 120 h on stream over the Ni-2CeO2/Al2O3 catalyst at 350℃ revealed that the catalyst was much better than the unpromoted one.     

Carbonaceous species of TSP in urban and rural sites around coal-fired power stations in northwestern Greece

Total suspended particles from urban and rural locations around an industrial complex with four coal-fired power stations were collected for a period of 6 months (January-June 2001). Mass concentrations of TSP and carbonaceous species (TC, EC, OC and BC) were determined for seven sampling sites of the studied area. The contribution of TC mass to the total particle mass was similar for all sites with an average value of 12.36±1.27%. The fraction of elemental carbon (EC) was estimated between 32 and 46% of the total carbon (TC). The relationship between organic and elemental carbon showed the primary origin of organic carbon (direct emissions). The OC/BC ratio values were also considered in order to get information about the enrichment of aerosols in organic carbon. Four conditional categories out of the sampling site ‘collection were additionally extracted (“urban”, “rural”, “far” and “close” location to the power stations) and considered with respect to the values of the ratios OC/BC and OC/EC and the multiple correlation coefficients R² for the concentrations of OC, BC and EC. It has been found that in some cases the correlation coefficients rather than the ratios could inform on the type of site.     

THEORETICAL COMPARISON OF THE BONDING OF CHALCOCARBONYL LIGANDS

Abstract

Fenske-Hall molecular orbital calculations on the complexes CpFe(CO)₂(CX)⁺ (X = O, S, Se, and Te) have been used to quantify the nature of bonding between the CX ligands and the metal atom. In addition, conclusions have been reached about the reactivity of the complexes under both nucleophilic and electrophilic attack. The previously established trend of increasing metal—ligand bond strength as X changes from O to S to Se is demonstrated by our molecular orbital calculations, and found to extend to Te. The mechanism for nucleophilic attack, variously explained in the past by either charge control or orbital control, is quantitatively ascribed to orbital control only. The nature of electrophilic attack on these complexes is also found to begin with orbital control.     

多孔炭材料的研究进展及前景

近年来多孔炭材料在国内外的研究和开发应用都十分活跃。本文从制备原料的扩展, 形态特征的增多, 纳米空间的控制, 功能特性的改进, 微细组织的察, 应用途径的开拓等不同方面综述了多孔炭材料的研究和应用开发的新进展。     

Spiro-Carbon: A Metallic Carbon Allotrope Predicted from First Principles Calculations

A structurally stable microporous metallic carbon allotrope, poly(spiro[2.2]penta-1,4-diyne) or, for short, spiro-carbon, with I4₁/amd (D_4h) symmetry is predicted by first-principles calculations using density functional theory (DFT). The calculations of electronic, vibrational, and structural properties show that spiro-carbon has lower relative energy than other elusive carbon allotropes such as T-Carbon and 1-diamondyne (Y-Carbon). Its structure can be pictured as a set of trans-cisoid-polyacetylene chains tangled and interconnected together by sp³ carbon atoms. Calculations reveal a metallic electronic structure arising from an “intrinsic doping” of trans-cisoid-polyacetylene chains with sp³ carbon atoms. Possible synthetic routes and various simulated spectra (XRD, NMR, and IR absorption) are provided in order to guide future efforts to synthesize this novel material.     

新型碳材料作为直接醇类燃料电池催化剂载体的评述

 电催化反应过程涉及固、液、气传输以及电子和质子传导, 为确保反应的顺利进行和提高催化剂中贵金属的利用率及延长催化剂的寿命, 理想的电催化剂载体必须同时具备高比表面积、导电性好、合适的孔结构、耐腐蚀以及合适的表面基团等. 为此, 碳载体的改性工作受到关注, 常用的方法是通过酸、碱、氧化和高分子等手段改变载体的结构和表面性质, 以期接近理想电催化剂载体的要求; 同时在开发新型碳载体方面做了更大量的工作. 本文简要评述了商品炭载体如碳黑 Vulcan XC-72R 以及其它的乙炔黑、黑珍珠-2000、Printex XE-2 和 Ketjen Black EC 等碳材料在直接醇燃料电池中的应用, 但对纳米碳纤维、碳纳米管、有序多孔碳、中间相碳小球、碳纳米角、碳纳米卷和碳气凝胶等新型碳载体则进行了较全面的评述. 与商品碳载体相比, 新型碳载体在一定程度上都表现出比 XC-72R 更优的性能, 这主要是因为新型碳材料具有特殊的结构、更高的结晶性能 (导电性) 和更好的传质能力.     

Gasification of hydrolysis lignin with CO2 in the presence of Fe and Co compounds

The effect of the nature of the metal (Fe and Co) deposited on the surface of hydrolysis lignin, as well as the metal content (1, 3, 5 and 7 wt%), on the process of dry catalytic lignin reforming has been studied. The use of the catalyst led to a twofold increase in the conversion of carbon dioxide at temperatures of 500–800 °C, while both metals showed similar activity. The maximum specific catalytic effect is achieved when supporting 7 wt% of active metals.     

Applying diamond like carbon layer on carbon/carbon composites and its effect on the deposition of hydroxyapatite coating

The biomedical application of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites is limited by lacking bioactivity and releasing carbon debris. Hydroxyapatite (HA) coating has been used to improve the bioactivity of C/C composites, but it cannot reduce the release of carbon debris effectively because of poor wear resistance property. In this work, a wear‐resistant layer of diamond like carbon (DLC) is applied on C/C composites, followed by an ultrasound‐assisted electrochemical deposition to prepare HA coatings. The microstructure, morphology and chemical composition of the DLC layer and the HA coating are characterised by scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectrum. The bonding strength between the HA coating and the DLC layer modified C/C composites is examined by a tensile test. The results show that the DLC layer has a spherical morphology and provides a uniform surface for the deposition of the HA coating. The HA coating shows flaky morphology with a compact structure. The tensile strength of the HA coating on the DLC layer modified C/C composites is 6.24 ± 0.40 MPa, which is significantly higher than that of HA coating on unmodified C/C composites(3.04 ± 0.20 MPa). Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

炭材料对铀的吸附

铀既是核燃料的主要成分又是乏燃料后处理的关键核素。将铀从乏燃料后处理流程中的高放射性料液或者其他含铀废水中分离出来既可以将此宝贵的核燃料回收使用,又有利于降低乏燃料处理后期的处置费用,以及减少铀对环境的污染。而从海水、盐湖水、尾矿废水等贫铀水体中提取铀则可能是解决将来铀资源匮乏的主要方法。炭质材料具有较大的比表面积、较高的孔隙率,耐高温,抗辐射,对各种酸碱环境有很高稳定性,而且本身无毒,环境友好,有望作为吸附剂或固相萃取材料用于从水体中吸附分离铀。本文介绍了活性炭、介孔炭、碳纳米管等材料对铀的吸附研究进展。表面功能化可以提高炭材料对铀酰离子的吸附容量与选择性,对炭材料功能化的方法主要有表面氧化、浸渍、负载和接枝等手段。由于化学稳定性高,采用化学方法在炭材料表面接枝功能分子是具有应用前景的研究方向。采用碳纤维作电极,电吸附铀的方法可以大量地从水溶液中将铀吸附到电极表面,再通过电脱附回收铀,具有工业化应用前景。     

多色荧光碳点的制备新进展

碳点(碳量子点)是在紫外-可见光吸收区域具有有效吸收的、可多色发光的新型碳纳米材料,在生物医学、环境能源和催化领域有着重要的研究应用前景。但是,在过去的10年中,无论是自上而下还是自下而上的方法,所制备碳点的发光大部分集中在蓝光-橙光范围。最近,随着制备方法的改进,有多种方法制备出了红光或近红外发光的碳点。本文简述了近3年来各类代表性的制备碳点的方法,并主要介绍了红光或近红外发光碳点的制备新进展。     

诺贝尔奖宠儿——碳元素的前世今生

碳元素历史悠久,与现代人类社会联系紧密,对人类未来意义重大,多次斩获诺贝尔奖。在揭开碳元素的发现史之后,介绍了活性炭、碳纤维、玻璃碳等无定形碳以及热解炭等过渡碳的重要作用。此外,晶形碳的经典同素异形体--C60富勒烯、碳纳米管、石墨烯的独特结构造就了其在纳米材料领域的非凡用途;新型同素异形体的合成、发现与应用更是碳元素研究领域的热点。