Analysis of silica fume produced by zircon desilication

Novel chemical methods have been developed to allow for the determination of the components of silica fume produced by zircon desilication. Hitherto, no methods have been described for the analysis of this material. The amorphous silica is first removed by treatment with sodium hydroxide. The residue from the hydroxide treatment may then be subjected to a suite of reagents to determine the zircon, the total zirconia, the monoclinic zirconia and the tetragonal zirconia content of the fume. The zircon content of the fume is determined by treatment of the hydroxide residue with concentrated hydrofluoric acid (HF). The total zirconia content of the fume is determined by digestion of the hydroxide residue with fuming sulphuric acid (oleum), while the relative amounts of monoclinic and tetragonal zirconia may be found by treatment of the hydroxide residue with 10%w/v HF, which attacks the less stable tetragonal phase. Both X-ray diffraction and particle size analysis were used to validate the steps in the analytical procedure. An explanation of the presence of tetragonal zirconia in the fume is proposed. A greater understanding of the composition of the fume led to the installation of a separator in the company's production line to remove the zircon. Australian Fused Materials (AFM) now produces a vastly superior grade of fume marketed under the code SF-98.     

整体式Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xMn2xO2催化剂低温催化燃烧饮食油烟

 采用固定床反应器评价了整体式催化剂 Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xMn2xO2 去除饮食油烟的催化性能. 制备了一系列不同 Mn 含量的 Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xMn2xO2 储氧材料, 并考察了其作为载体对 Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xMn2xO2 催化剂活性的影响. 应用 X 射线衍射 (XRD)、N2 物理吸附和 H2 程序升温还原 (H2-TPR) 等手段对催化剂进行了表征. XRD 结果表明, 贵金属 Pt 很好地分散在载体 γ-Al2O3 和 Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xMn2xO2 上. N2 物理吸附和 H2-TPR 研究结果与催化剂活性测试能很好吻合. 催化剂的活性顺序为 x = 0.10 > x = 0.15 > x = 0.05 > x = 0 > x = 0.20, Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.4Zr0.4Mn0.2O2 催化剂活性最好, 油烟完全转化温度仅为 495 K.     

Formation of Pyrogenic Silica: Spectroscopic and Quantum Chemical Insight

This article describes the genesis of amorphous silica under high-heat conditions from SiO₂ molecules through protoparticles, primary particles, and aggregates to agglomerates using vibrational spectra and quantum chemical simulations data. The impact of small molecules (water, HCl, CO₂) is also discussed. The article also explains the nature of the pyrogenic silica amorphism.     

Pt/γ-Al2O3/CexZr1-xO2催化剂低温催化燃烧去除饮食油烟

以CexZr1-xO2固溶体做载体, 制备了系列Pt/γ-Al2O3/CexZr1-xO2催化剂(x=1, 0.75, 0.5, 0.25, 0). 应用Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET)比表面积分析、X射线衍射(XRD)和H2程序升温还原(H2-TPR)等手段对催化剂进行相关表征, 并系统研究了催化剂在饮食油烟催化燃烧中的催化活性. BET结果表明催化剂的比表面积随Ce/Zr摩尔比的减小而减小. XRD结果表明贵金属Pt很好地分散在氧化铝和CexZr1-xO2固溶体上. H2-TPR结果发现催化剂Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2的还原峰面积最大且氧离子的流动性最好. 催化活性研究结果表明Pt负载在CexZr1-xO2固溶体上有利于油烟的催化燃烧, 降低了反应温度. 随着CexZr1-xO2固溶体中Ce/Zr摩尔比的变化, 催化剂的活性顺序为Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2>Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.25Zr0.75O2>Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.75Zr0.25O2>Pt/γ-Al2O3/CeO2>Pt/γ-Al2O3/ZrO2.     

Pt/γ-Al2O3/CexZr1-xO2催化剂低温催化燃烧去除饮食油烟

以CexZr1-xO2固溶体做载体,制备了系列Pt/γ-Al2O3/CexZr1-xO2催化剂(x=1,0.75,0.5,0.25,0).应用Brunauer-Emmet-Teller(BET)比表面积分析、X射线衍射(XRD)和H2程序升温还原(H2-TPR)等手段对催化剂进行相关表征,并系统研究了催化剂在饮食油烟催化燃烧中的催化活性.BET结果表叫催化剂的比表面积随Ce/Zr摩尔比的减小而减小.XRD结果表明贵金属Pt很好地分散在氧化铝和CexZr1-xO2固溶体上.H2-TPR结果发现催化剂Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2的还原峰面积最大且氧离子的流动性最好.催化活性研究结果表明Pt负载在CexZr1-xO2固溶体上有利于油烟的催化燃烧,降低了反应温度.随着CexZr1-xO2固溶体中Ce/Zr摩尔比的变化,催化剂的活性顺序为Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2＞Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.25Zr0.75O2＞Pt/γ-Al2O3/Ce0.75Zr0.25O2＞Pt/γ-Al2O3/CeO2＞Pt/γ-Al2O3/ZrO2.     

低温等离子体与MnO_x/γ-Al_2O_3协同催化降解正己醛

研究了在低温等离子体和催化剂共同作用下低浓度正己醛的降解反应.结果表明,等离子体与γ-Al2O3之间产生了很好的催化协同作用,在低放电功率(2.8W)和低温(80℃)下,干燥空气气氛中,γ-Al2O3对0.12%正己醛的去除率为87.1%;当γ-Al2O3负载7.5%MnOx后,正己醛去除率达到96.5%,其效果与Pt/γ-Al2O3相当.7.5%MnOx/γ-Al2O3在实验条件下连续使用50h,其催化活性未见下降.     

Physico-chemical and Thermal Characteristics of Lime-silica Fume Pastes

Five lime-silica fume pastes were investigated using initial CaO/SiO₂ molar ratios of 0.80, 1.0, 1.30, 1.70 and 2.0. The kinetics and mechanism of hydration interaction between lime and silica fume were studied on the basis of the phase composition and the physical state of the formed hydration products. The developed strength could be related to the lime content of the lime-silica mixture and the formed hydrates. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Comparison of different sampling heads applied for investigation of welding fume

Welding fume samples were collected in two Hungarian welding plants, where different types of steels were welded with metal active gas (MAG) welding. Welding fumes were sampled with “fixed point” and personal sampling techniques applying different sampling heads: Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) sampler and conical inhalable sampler (CIS) for the inhalable aerosol fraction and the Higgins-Dewell (HD) cyclone for the respirable fraction. When sampled, the welding fume samples were digested with the mixture of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide in a closed vessel microwave digestion system. The Cr, Mn, Ni and Co contents of the solutions were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Iron was analysed only by the ICP-AES method. Metal concentrations of the workplace air were calculated for the three samplers, and the results were compared to each other. The differences of the metal concentrations determined by the different inhalable sampling heads, which were paired during the sampling, proved not to be significant. Therefore, the IOM and CIS heads can be equally used for the sampling of welding fume. Finally, the distributions of metals were determined between the inhalable and respirable fractions. Metal concentrations in the respirable aerosol fraction were 57-98% of the concentrations in the inhalable fraction. These high rates of metals in the respirable aerosol call the attention to the increased health risk of the welding fume.     

硅灰粉尘添加量对莫来石-堇青石复相材料晶相结构与性能影响

采用XRD和SEM法确定莫来石-堇青石复相材料的晶相结构及其含量。探讨不同含量硅灰粉尘对复相材料的晶相结构与性能的影响。实验结果表明:复相材料中存在α-堇青石、β-堇青石、μ-堇青石和莫来石四种晶相。堇青石含量随着硅灰粉尘结合剂含量的增加而增加。莫来石含量随着结剂含量的增加而减少。根据结构上的分析结果,确定2#为最隹的配方,其堇青石和莫来石含量分别为66.0%和33.7%,抗折强度为27.69Mpa,1次和10次热震抗折强度保持率分别为63.36%和33.7%,体积密度为2.69 g/cm3.     

Sintering of silica fume in furnace atmospheres with controlled water vapour partial pressure

Sintering process of compacted silica fume samples with respect to various water vapour partial pressures (p _total=101 kPa) within the furnace atmosphere has been characterized by means of dilatometry and bulk density measurements. Dilatometric study shows the strong dependence of sintering process on the water vapour partial pressure. Water vapour intensifies the process and affects relative densities of the final product, as well.The work was supported by Grant No. 930 of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Slovak Republic.