Measurement of the effective thermal conductivity of a Mg–MgH2 packed bed with oscillating heating

The magnesium–magnesium hydride–hydrogen-system (Mg–MgH₂–H₂) offers, because of its combined hydrogen and heat storage capacity, the possibility to design hydride heat pumps and heat stores. For such industrial application systems based on cylindrically formed reactors filled with an active magnesium powder, the effective thermal conductivity limits the time in which the metal hydride alloy is charged and discharged with hydrogen. Determination of this transport coefficient is of fundamental importance for the optimum design of magnesium hydride reactors. The complex interrelation of the different transport mechanisms in a metal hydride packed bed and the hitherto undefined rule that the solid effective thermal conductivity behaves as a function of the hydrogen concentration, requires a reliable and simple-to-realize measuring method so as to determine the effective thermal conductivity of a magnesium hydride bed. In the present study, a report is given for the first time on the initiation of a measuring technique with oscillating change of temperature in a non-permeated packed bed of fine-grained material. The measurement of the effective thermal conductivity can ensue by tailoring the problem-specific mathematical result to the experimentally recorded temperature-time function. The effective thermal conductivity of the magnesium hydride bed varies between 2 and 8 W/(m K) in a temperature range of 523–653 K.     

Magnesium‐Catalyzed Hydroboration of Terminal and Internal Alkynes

A magnesium‐catalyzed hydroboration of alkynes providing good yields and selectivities for a wide range of terminal and symmetrical and unsymmetrical internal alkynes has been developed. The compatibility with many functional groups makes this magnesium catalyzed procedure attractive for late stage functionalization. Experimental mechanistic investigations and DFT calculations reveal insights into the reaction mechanism of the magnesium catalyzed protocol.     

Can a ‘magnesium sulfate admixtured l-threonine’ crystal be grown by slow evaporation solution growth method?

Slow evaporation of an aqueous solution containing l-threonine and magnesium sulphate heptahydrate, results in the fractional crystallization of the less soluble l-threonine crystal and not any novel optoelectronic ‘magnesium sulfate admixtured l-threonine’ crystal as reported by Puhal Raj et al. in Optik, 124 (2013) 6887–6891.     

Microstructural evolution of AZ31 magnesium alloy subjected to sliding friction treatment

Microstructural evolution and grain refinement mechanism in AZ31 magnesium alloy subjected to sliding friction treatment were investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy. The process of grain refinement was found to involve the following stages: (I) coarse grains were divided into fine twin plates through mechanical twinning; then the twin plates were transformed to lamellae with the accumulation of residual dislocations at the twin boundaries; (II) the lamellae were separated into subgrains with increasing grain boundary misorientation and evolution of high angle boundaries into random boundaries by continuous dynamic recrystallisation (cDRX); (III) the formation of nanograins. The mechanisms for the final stage, the formation of nanograins, can be classified into three types: (i) cDRX; (ii) discontinuous dynamic recrystallisation (dDRX); (iii) a combined mechanism of prior shear-band and subsequent dDRX. Stored strain energy plays an important role in determining deformation mechanisms during plastic deformation.     

Conductivity as a Sensor for Monitoring Relative Magnesium Corrosion Rates in Real‐time,in Serum‐containing Media under Cell Culture Conditions

Because controlling the corrosion rate of magnesium metal will be crucial to the success of biomedical implants containing pure magnesium or magnesium alloys, many ways have been sought to improve in vitro tests to analyze corrosion rates, and also to identify new methods of preparing or post‐processing magnesium. In this work, for an in vitro assay, we explored the use of a commercially available conductivity sensor to study magnesium corrosion under cell culture conditions that duplicate many physiologically appropriate parameters. With this sensor, we studied the corrosion of two previously untested magnesium single crystal samples that differed in surface treatments that could alter corrosion rates. The results show that the relative conductivity changes in (mS/cm) over the total time of immersion were proportional to the corrosion rates in (mm/y) and also to the total magnesium released, as detected by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‐MS).     

MAGNESIUM HYDROGEN SULFATE POWDER CATALYZED STEREOSELECTIVE CONVERSION OF DIALKYL 2-(IMIDO-N -YL)-3-(TRIPHENYLPHOSPHORANYLIDENE)- BUTANEDIOATES TO ELECTRON-POOR (Z)-N -VINYLIMIDES IN SOLVENT-FREE CONDITIONS

Magnesium hydrogen sulfate powder was found to catalyze stereoselective conversion of dialkyl 2-(imido-N-yl)-3-(triphenylphosphorany-lidene)butanedioates to electron-poor (Z)-N-vinylimides in solvent-free conditions at 95°C 1 h in high conversions. Microwave also was found to catalyze the same reactions in the presence of magnesium hydrogen sulfate powder in solvent-free conditions in 3 min.     

Magnesium oxide nanotubes: synthesis,characterization and application as efficient recyclable catalyst for pyrazolyl 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives

Magnesium oxide nanotubes were prepared by electrospinning technique. The nanocatalysts have been characterized by various sophisticated techniques, including XRD, SEM, and TEM. The activities of these NT catalysts are promoting pyrazolyl 1,4-dihydropyridine syntheses have been extensively investigated. Various advantages associated with these protocols simple workup procedure, short reaction times, high yields and reusability of the catalyst.