Property correlations for chlorofluoro carbons and alternatives using structural parameters

Because of their wide ranging applications, the properties of chlorofluoro carbons (CFCs) and their alternatives are studied and correlated in terms of the parameters derived from molecular structures. The properties correlated are of physical, thermodynamic and transport in nature. The input parameters include molar refraction (R _M), molecular connectivity (χ) and van der Waals equation coefficients (a and b), all of which are easily estimated from molecular structures. The correlations developed for the 11 properties studied showed average absolute deviations ranging between 3.5% and 13.7%. The correlation coefficients calculated for the equations developed ranged between 0.9557 and 0.9921.     

Polymer-templated mesoporous carbons synthesized in the presence of nickel nanoparticles, nickel oxide nanoparticles, and nickel nitrate

Mesoporous carbon composites, containing nickel and nickel oxide nanoparticles, were obtained by soft-templating method. Samples were synthesized under acidic conditions using resorcinol and formaldehyde as carbon precursors, poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock co-polymer Lutrol F127 as a soft template and nickel and nickel oxide nanoparticles, and nickel nitrate as metal precursors. In addition, a one set of samples was obtained by impregnation of mesoporous carbons with a nickel nitrate solution followed by further annealing at 400 °C. Wide angle X-ray powder diffraction along with thermogravimetric analysis proved the presence of nickel nanoparticles in the final composites obtained using nickel and nickel oxide nanoparticles, and Ni(NO₃)₂ solution. Whereas, the impregnation of carbons with a nickel nitrate solution followed by annealing at 400 °C resulted in needle-like nickel oxide nanoparticles present inside the composites’ pores. Low-temperature (−196 °C) nitrogen physisorption, X-ray powder diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis confirmed good adsorption and structural properties of the synthesized nickel-carbon composites, in particular, the samples possessed high surface areas (>600 m²/g), large total pore volumes (>0.50 cm³/g), and maxima of pore size distribution functions at circa 7 nm. It was found that the composites were partially graphitized during carbonization process at 850 °C. The samples are stable in an air environment below temperature of 500 °C. All these features make the synthesized nickel-carbon composites attractive materials for adsorption, catalysis, energy storage, and environmental applications.     

Poly(sodium-p-styrenesulfonate) assisted microwave synthesis of ordered mesoporous carbon supported Pd nanoparticles for formic acid electro-oxidation

Pd nanoparticles highly dispersed onto the surface of ordered mesoporous carbons (OMCs) were synthesized successfully by poly(sodium-p-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) assisted microwave synthesis. Here, PSS served as a bifunctional molecule both for solubilizing and dispersing OMCs into aqueous solution and for jointing Pd²⁺ to facilitate the subsequent uniform formation of Pd nanoparticles on their surfaces. The effects of PSS on structural and electrochemical properties of Pd/OMCs were investigated. It was found that the addition of PSS facilitated Pd nanoparticles to disperse on the carbon surface. Electrochemical properties showed that Pd catalysts prepared with addition of PSS displayed better electrochemical activity and stability for formic acid electro-oxidation than those without PSS.     

尿酸在有序介孔碳-壳聚糖修饰电极上的电化学行为及其测定

用硬模板法合成了有序介孔碳(OMC),并以壳聚糖(Chitosan)作为分散剂制备了有序介孔碳-壳聚糖复合膜(OMC-Chitosan)修饰电极.应用该电极研究了尿酸(UA)的电化学行为以及实际样品的分析检测.在0.1 mol/L(pH 6.5)的磷酸盐(PBS)缓冲溶液中,UA在OMC-Chitosan修饰电极上于0.334 V处产生一灵敏的不可逆氧化峰,氧化峰电流(ipa)与UA的浓度在4.0×10-6～2.0×10-4 mol/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,相关系数为0.9997,检出限为2.0×10-6 mol/L.对0.2 mmol/L UA平行测定10次,相对标准偏差为3.8%,表明该电极重现性和稳定性良好.     

碳化多孔有机骨架制备氮掺杂多孔碳及其气体吸附研究

通过简单的一步碳化方法, 以含氮的多孔有机骨架JUC-Z2为碳前驱物制备出氮掺杂多孔碳材料. 与原始JUC-Z2材料相比, 制备的多孔碳材料显示出明显提高的气体吸附量和增强的吸附焓. 其中JUC-Z2-900的CO₂吸附量高达113 cm³·g^-1, H₂吸附量也达到246 cm³·g^-1, 超过了大部分报道的多孔材料. 尤其是JUC-Z2-900的CH₄吸附量在273 K, 1 bar下高达60 cm³·g^-1, 据我们所知, 这一值为目前报道材料的最高值. 除此之外, 样品还显示出选择性吸附CO₂的能力, 273 K下, JUC-Z2-900的CO₂/N₂的选择性高达10, CO₂/H₂的选择性也高达66. 另外, 样品具有很高的热稳定性, 有望应用在碳捕获和清洁能源储存等领域.     

Application of Thermal Analysis to the Study of Some Waste Agricultural Products for the Preparation of Active Carbons

TG, DTG and DTA methods were used for the investigation of some waste agricultural products, such as grape seeds, walnut shells, plum and peach stones, which can serve as raw materials for the production of active carbons. It was demonstrated that thermo analytical methods are appropriate to study the thermal characteristics of the above wastes and the data obtained can be applied to the technological processes of active carbon preparation. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Processing methods,characteristics and adsorption behavior of tire derived carbons: A review

The remarkable increase in the number of vehicles worldwide; and the lack of both technical and economical mechanisms of disposal make waste tires to be a serious source of pollution. One potential recycling process is pyrolysis followed by chemical activation process to produce porous activated carbons.     

The influence of low-temperature oxidation of active carbons by nitric acid on their physicochemical properties

The influence of oxidation by nitric acid on the character of oxygen-containing functional surface groups and porous structure of active carbons is considered. Adsorption properties of the initial and oxidized carbons are studied using adsorption isotherms of vapor of n-hexane and polar substances (water and methanol).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1132–1137, May, 1996.     

a-SiC:H薄膜的中子辐照研究

 用射频（13.56MHz）反应溅射法制备了a-SiC:H 薄膜，并将制得的薄膜采用高能中子（14MeV）进行辐照。采用电阻率、Raman谱及红外光谱对薄膜的结构与特性变化规律进行了表征。分析结果表明：所得a-SiC:H薄膜中存在多余的非晶态碳。随着中子辐照剂量的增加，a-SiC:H薄膜中SP-2C=C键增加，即其中的碳存在类石墨化的趋势。中子辐照后薄膜的电阻率的略微减小现象，可用缺陷对载流子的捕获模型进行解释。