The Preparation and Characterization of Highly Dispersed PdO over Alumina for Low‐temperature Combustion of Methane

PdO/Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared by glow discharge plasma treatment followed by thermal calcination show a much higher dispersion and a better catalytic activity for methane combustion at relatively low temperatures. The dispersion of palladium active species by such plasma prepared catalysts is 29.7%, 5.4 times higher than that of conventional catalysts. XPS analysis indicates that a surface enrichment of Pd active species (PdO) has been achieved after plasma treatment. The surface atomic composition of PdO of plasma prepared catalysts reaches 10.5%. XRD characterization also confirms a wellcrystallized PdO phase present on the plasma prepared catalyst. The lightoff temperature of the plasma prepared catalyst is 370°C, 50°C lower than that obtained from the conventional catalyst.     

Changes in molecular ordering associated with alkali treatment and vacuum drying of cellulose

Carbon-13 NMR methods were used to monitor changes in the proportions of crystalline and non-crystalline cellulose, and the exposure of chains on crystallite surfaces, in samples of alkali-treated kraft pulp and regenerated cellulose. A large increase in the amount of disorderd cellulose, as a result of conversion to cellulose II, is the major effect of alkali treatment with kraft pulp. Removal of small crystallites is the major effect with regenerated cellulose. Samples were examined never-dried, or were vacuum-dried prior to remoistening for characterization. Changes in molecular ordering consistent with pore collapse and coalescence of crystallite surfaces accompanied the removal of water.     

无机纳米粒子/丁苯胶乳复合技术的研究

研究了无机纳米粒子／丁苯胶乳的复合材料，用脂肪酸对纳米粒子进行了表面改性，使之均匀分散在丁苯胶乳中，用红外、吸油性，润湿试验等方法对改性纳米微粒进行了表征，纸张涂布和老化试验证明，纳米碳酸钙和纳米氧化锌具有优良的隔热效果，纳米氧化锌还有很好的防紫外老化功能，对以纳米TiO2为核，包覆苯丙共聚物的乳液矣合也作了初步研究。     

洋葱状富勒烯的提纯研究

以石墨粉为碳源, Al为催化剂, 采用真空热处理法制备了平均粒径为15～35 nm的洋葱状富勒烯(OLFs).并用CS₂分离和空气氧化法对得到的OLFs初产品进行了提纯处理.高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、热重分析(TGA)对提纯前后样品的分析表明, CS₂分离处理可有效去除初产品中裸露的金属催化剂微粒,然后在空气中610 ℃焙烧200 min,可基本去除无定型碳,并大量去除了石墨状碎片等碳杂质, OLFs的纯度在50％(体积分数)以上.     

电极法测定废水中氨氮

介绍了采用电极法测定废水中氨氮时,以吹气法代替蒸馏法对废水水样进行预处理,简化了水样预处理的程序,样品中氨氮的释出率可达90%,加标回收率在60%-98.8%之间。对两种废水样各分析8次,得出其RSD值均小于5%。按3倍标准偏差计算方法的检出限为0.008 mg.L-1。定量测定的最高值为350 mg.L-1。     

笼形聚氨肟树脂的研究：碱处理对吸附性能的影响

研究碱处理的笼形聚氨肟树脂（ＢＣＡＯ）对二价金属离子的吸附行为。吸附结果若生成２：１配的，得Ｍｇ＾２＋，Ｃａ＾２＋，Ｂａ＾２＋，Ｍｎ＾２＋，Ｃｏ＾２＋，Ｎｉ＾２＋，Ｚｎ＾２＋，Ｃｄ＾２＋，Ｐｂ＾２＋，Ｃｕ＾２＋离子的吸附效率分别是２７．１、２９．２、３０．４、２９．０、２７．１、３０．８、４５．０、３９．８、６０．３、６２．１％，Ｈｇ＾２＋离子的吸附效率高达１０５％，表明在吸附过程中同时生成２：１     

Chemometric data analysis of pollutants in wastewater—a case study

In this study, chemometric techniques such as cluster analysis (CA), discriminant analysis (DA), principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares (PLS) were used to analyse the wastewater dataset to identify the factors which affect the composition of sewage of domestic origin, spatial and temporal variations, similarity/dissimilarity among the wastewater characteristics of cis- and trans-drains and discriminating variables. Samples collected from 24 wastewater drains in Lucknow city and from three sites on Gomti river in the month of January/February, May, August and November during the period of 5 years (1994-1999) were characterized for 32 parameters. The multivariate techniques successfully described the similarities/dissimilarities among the sewage drains on the basis of their wastewater characteristics and sources signifying the effect of routine domestic/commercial activities in respective drainage areas. Spatial and seasonal variations in wastewater composition were also determined successfully. CA generated six groups of drains on the basis of similar wastewater characteristic. PCA provided information on seasonal influence and compositional differences in sewage generated by domestic and industrial waste dominated drains and showed that drains influenced by mixed industrial effluents have high organic pollution load. DA rendered six variables (TDS, alkalinity, F, TKN, Cd and Cr) discriminating between cis- and trans-drains. PLS-DA showed dominance of Cd, Cr, NO₃, PO₄ and F in cis-drains wastewater. The results suggest that biological-process based STPs could treat wastewater both from the cis- as well as trans-drains, however, prior removal of toxic metals will be required from the cis-drains sewage. Further, seasonal variations in wastewater composition and pollution load could be the guiding factor for determining the STPs design parameters. The information generated would be useful in selection of process type and in designing of the proposed sewage treatment plants (STPs) for safe disposal of wastewater.     

Influence of drawing and heat treatment on surface free energies of polyethylene terephthalate fibers

The surface free energies of polyethylene terepthalate fibers with different draw ratios were experimentally determined by contact angle measurements inn-alkane/water systems. The dispersive component of the surface free energy increased with increasing draw ratio, whereas the nondispersive one remained almost constant. After heat treatment, the dispersive surface free energy increased, but was reduced above 140°C. The nondispersive component increased by heat treatment at 190°C. The increases in the density and birefringence of the fibres due to the drawing and heat treatment suggested that the increase in the dispersive surface free energy was caused by the increase in the atomic density at the fiber surface due to drawing and heat treatment. ESCA results indicated that the increment in the nondispersive surface free energy due to heat treatment was caused by the addition of functional groups to the fiber surface due to heat treatment.     

A review of heat treatment on polyacrylonitrile fiber

Developing carbon fiber from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) based fiber is generally subjected to three processes namely stabilization, carbonization, and graphitization under controlled conditions. The PAN fiber is first stretched and simultaneously oxidized in a temperature range of 200-300 °C. This treatment converts thermoplastic PAN to a non-plastic cyclic or a ladder compound. After oxidation, the fibers are carbonized at about 1000 °C in inert atmosphere which is usually nitrogen. Then, in order to improve the ordering and orientation of the crystallites in the direction of the fiber axis, the fiber must be heated at about 1500-3000 °C until the polymer contains 92-100%. High temperature process generally leads to higher modulus fibers which expel impurities in the chain as volatile by-products. During heating treatment, the fiber shrinks in diameter, builds the structure into a large structure and upgrades the strength by removing the initial nitrogen content of PAN precursor and the timing of nitrogen. With better-controlled condition, the strength of the fiber can achieve up to 400 GPa after this pyrolysis process.     

Chemical modification of polymer surfaces: a review

The main approaches that have been taken to chemically modify polymer surfaces are introduced and reviewed. These are wet chemical oxidation, plasma treatment, classical organic chemistry, and attachment of polymer chains. The extent to which each of these approaches can produce the specific modifications desired is discussed, and any unwanted effects that commonly occur are cited. Finally, the need for using several methods of surface analysis in concert to obtain adequate surface characterization is described.