Electrochemical and surface characterization of mild steel with corrosion resistant zirconia network fabricated by aqueous sol-gel technique

Zirconia (ZrO₂) coating was developed on mild steel surface through an aqueous sol-gel route followed by heat treatment. The coating quality was optimized by varying dipping time, curing time, and drying temperature. ZrO₂ coating was competent to prevent a substantial corrosion loss in 0.5 ​M–2 ​M hydrochloric acid with more than 90% efficiency. The morphology of coated surface has revealed the formation of a fine ZrO₂ network on the metal surface at optimum conditions. This network is found to be effective to control steel deterioration in hydrochloric acid and the same appeared to be either cracked or irregular for less efficient formulations.     

UIO-66热解ZrO2负载CoMoS对4-甲基酚的加氢脱氧性能

以金属有机骨架材料UIO-66热解制备了具有片层簇状结构ZrO₂.UIO-66热解条件影响CoMo S/ZrO₂的晶相、表面原子含量、形貌以及比表面积（可达117.7 m²/g）.随着热解温度升高,ZrO₂晶相呈现由四方相向单斜相的转化,表面Mo含量呈现先减小后增加的趋势,片层结构逐渐变短,而簇状结构则逐渐由蓬松变得致密,比表面积逐渐减小.热解温度为600℃时出现催化剂片层结构的坍塌聚集以及晶相的破坏.当UIO-66热解温度为500℃、热解时间为4 h时,CoMoS/ZrO₂明显出现单斜相,表面Mo原子含量较高,片层结构较均一,此催化剂在4-甲基酚加氢脱氧中显示出较高的活性和对甲苯的选择性,4-甲基酚转化率达100%,甲苯的选择性达82%.     

Backscatter factor and absorption ratio of fibrous zirconia media in the visible

Fibrous thermal insulations are widely used to conserve energy in ambient to high temperature applications including buildings, solar collectors, heat exchangers, furnaces and thermal protection systems of reusable launch vehicles. It has long been recognised that zirconia has the lowest thermal conductivity of commercial refractories. The thermal conductivity of a zirconia fibrous medium is strongly dependent of its bulk density; high bulk densities of zirconia fibers provide the most effective insulation at high temperatures. Lee's theory for radiative transfer through fibrous media is used in this paper. The two-flux model is applied to determine the backward and forward parameters of a medium of zirconia fibers oriented in parallel planes. Theoretical calculations of the backscatter factor and absorption ratio of this medium are carried out in the visible spectrum for different size parameters of the fibers and for three different temperatures. Our results show that the backscatter factor of zirconia fibrous insulations is maximum, and therefore the heat transfer by the fibrous medium is the lowest, for a size parameter of 0.45 for all the temperatures studied. We also observed that the backscatter factor decreases with increasing temperature.     

Facile Fabrication of Zirconia Modified Screen‐Printed Carbon Electrodes for Electrochemical Sensing of Phosphate

We report here a facile method to immobilize zirconia nanoparticles on a disposable screen‐printed carbon electrode (designated as ZrO₂‐SPCE) for phosphate sensor application. Simply by ultrasonicating a bare SPCE in a ZrO₂ slurry, ZrO₂ nanoparticles can be immobilized effectively on the electrode surface as verified by surface characterization evidences. Using ferricyanide as a redox probe, an increase in the charge transfer resistance (R_ct) of ferricyanide upon adsorption of phosphate on ZrO₂ is used for the determination of phosphate. This ZrO₂‐SPCE phosphate sensor shows a wide linear range up to 1 mM and a detection limit of 1.69 µM (S/N=3). Practical applicability of the ZrO₂‐SPCE is demonstrated by detecting phosphate content in human blood samples.     

Modification effect of spherical zirconia with SiCl4 as a support of methylaluminoxane for heterogeneous single-site catalyst

Unmodified and SiCl₄-modified spherical zirconia-supported methylaluminoxane were used as cocatalyst for propylene polymerization as well as ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization in combined with Me₂Si(η³-C₁₃H₈)(η¹-N^tBu)TiMe₂ (1) at 0 °C. The modification with SiCl₄ improved the catalytic activity. The improvement was clearer in ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization than in propylene polymerization. The number average molecular weight (M_n) of polypropylenes increased linearly against the polymerization time regardless the cocatalyst used to give polymers with narrow molecular weight distribution (M_w/M_n < 1.32), indicating the living nature of the catalytic systems. Thus, propagation rate constant (k_p) and the number of active centers (C^*) were evaluated from M_n and the number of polymer-chains. When the zirconia was modified with SiCl₄, the k_p value decreased and the C^* increased. The latter effect was more significant to enhance the catalytic activity.     

Diffuse scattering. X-rays vs. neutrons

Fundamental and experimental differences between X-ray and neutron scattering methods are outlined and the advantages of either radiation for the study of disorder in crystals are described. Special emphasis is laid on their complementarity, e.g. to identify the atomic species involved in the disorder or to decide between the elastic or inelastic nature of the diffuse scattering (static or dynamic disorder). This is illustrated by three examples: LiNbO₃ (dynamic nature of chain-like disorder), doped Zr0₂ (identification of cationic and anionic disorder components) and decagonal quasicrystals (distinction between quasi-isoelectronic elements).     

The Stabilization of Metal Oxide Nanocrystals by the Addition of Alumina

A problem in the study of nanoparticles is that they will tend to grow at moderate temperatures. For example, most oxides (e.g. SnO₂, ZrO₂, MgO) will show significant grain growth at 400°C. This severely limits experimental studies that require measurements over an extensive temperature range. In this contribution we demonstrate that the incorporation of A1₂O₃, can significantly restrict grain growth in MgO and ZrO₂ even at high temperatures.     

纳米Ru-Mn/ZrO2催化剂上苯选择加氢制环己烯

采用共沉淀法制备了一系列不同Mn含量的纳米Ru-Mn催化剂,考察了纳米ZrO₂作分散剂时它们催化苯选择加氢制环己烯的反应性能,并采用X射线衍射、透射电镜、N₂物理吸附、X射线荧光、原子吸收光谱和俄歇电子能谱等手段对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,Ru-Mn催化剂上Mn以Mn₃O₄存在于Ru的表面上.在加氢过程中,Mn₃O₄可以与浆液中ZnSO₄发生化学反应生成一种难溶性的(Zn(OH)₂)₃(ZnSO₄)(H₂O)₃盐.该盐易化学吸附在Ru催化剂表面上,从而在提高Ru催化剂上环己烯选择性起关键作用.当催化剂中Mn含量为5.4%时,环己烯收率为61.3%,同时具有良好的稳定性和重复使用性能.     

制备方法对Al2O3掺杂Pt/WO3-ZrO2催化剂上正庚烷异构化反应的影响

采用恒pH法和非恒pH法制备了Al₂O₃掺杂的Pt/WO₃/ZrO₂催化剂,并用N₂吸附-脱附、X射线衍射、紫外-可见漫反射、CO化学吸附、X射线光电子能谱、²⁷Al魔角旋转核磁共振和吡啶吸附红外等技术对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,相比于非恒pH法制备的催化剂,恒pH法制备的催化剂具有较高的比表面积和Pt分散度,在H₂气氛中产生更多的B酸位,从而表现出更高的催化正庚烷临氢异构化反应活性; 在200℃和质量空速0.9h^-1的反应条件下,正庚烷转化率达70.0%,明显高于非恒pH法制备的催化剂(43.5%).