Mechanically Strain-Induced Modification of Selenium Powders in the Amorphization Process

For the fabrication of particles designed in the nanoscale structure, or the nanostructural modification of particles using mechanical grinding process, selenium powders ground by a planetary ball mill at various rotational speeds have been investigated. Structural analyses, such as particle size distributions, crystallite sizes, lattice strains and nearest neighbour distances were performed using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and dynamical light scattering.By grinding powder particles became spherical composites consisting of nanocrystalline and amorphous phase, and had a distribution with the average size of 2.7 m. Integral intensities of diffraction peaks of annealed crystal selenium decreased with increasing grinding time, and these peaks broadened due to lattice strains and reducing crystallite size during the grinding. The ground powder at 200 rpm did not have the lattice strain and showed amorphization for the present grinding periods. It indicates that the amorphization of Se by grinding accompanies the lattice strain, and the lattice strain arises from a larger energy concerning intermolecular interaction. In this process, the impact energy is spent on thermal and structural changes according to energy accumulation in macroscopic (the particle size distribution) and microscopic (the crystallite size and the lattice strain) range.     

Coalbed methane adsorption and desorption characteristics related to coal particle size

Effects of particle size on CH_4 and CO_2adsorption and desorption characteristics of coals are investigated at 308 K and pressures up to 5.0 MPa.The gas adsorption and desorption isotherms of coals with particle sizes ranging from 250 μm to 840 μm are measured via the volumetric method,and the Langmuir model is used to analyse the experimental results.Coal particle size is found to have an obvious effect on the coal pore structure.With the decrease of coal particle size in the process of grinding,the pore accessibility of the coal,including the specific surface area and pore volume,increases.Hence,coal with smaller particle size has higher specific surface area and higher pore volume.The ability of adsorption was highly related to the pore structure of coal,and coal particle size has a significant influence on coal adsorption/desorption characteristics,including adsorption capacity and desorption hysteresis for CH_4 and CO_2,i.e.,coal with a smaller particle size achieves higher adsorption capacity,while the sample with a larger particle size has lower adsorption capacity.Further,coal with larger particle size is also found to have relatively large desorption hysteresis.In addition,dynamic adsorption performances of the samples are carried out at 298 K and at pressures of 0.1 MPa and 0.5 MPa,respectively,and the results indicate that with the increase of particle size,the difference between CO_2 and CH_4adsorption capacities of the samples decreases.     

The effect of sonication on dioctahedral and trioctahedral micas

This paper reports on the effect of sonication on two mica samples. The materials have been investigated in terms of structure modifications, particle size and morphology, specific surface area and thermogravimetric behaviour. The effect of the mica structure, namely density and distribution of cations over the octahedral sites, on the sonicated products is reported. Sonication produces delamination and reduction of lateral size of the original macroscopic materials yielding nanometric flakes that retain the structure of the material, unlike other procedures previously reported in literature, such as dry grinding, that produces severe structural damage.     

Synthesis of CdS quantum dots by mechanochemical reaction

2 + Na₂S → CdS + 2NaCl induced by mechanical milling resulted in the formation of CdS particles with an average diameter of < 8 nm. The average particle size was controlled within the range of 4 to 8 nm by varying the size of the grinding media. The onset energy of optical absorption showed a blue shift with decreasing particle size. Received: 29 August 1997/Accepted: 25 September 1997     

Finite size effects in ZnO nanoparticles: An electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis

ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by solid coprecipitation method with consecutive high energy ball milling procedure. By reducing the particle size of ZnO to nano dimensions strong nano‐size effects were observed. In order to characterize the ZnO defect structure, EPR has been applied. It was observed that below 50 nm the surface defects play a dominant role in the electronic properties of ZnO. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Particle Size Determination by Impact Measurement in Pneumatically Conveyed Solids

A technique is described for measuring particle size in pneumatically conveyed powders. Particle size is inferred from measurement of the peak compression of a specially designed ultrasonic transducer subject to impact of the particles. The technique is well adapted to measure the coarser fractions of the particle size distribution, which have the largest compressions. Monitoring coarse fractions of powder distributions is essential for control of dry grinding processes such as those used in the cement and coal industries. In the laboratory the impact size monitor (ISM) has demonstrated the ability to discriminate between powders with a difference in peak particle size of 2% at an approximate peak size of 150 microns. The ISM operated successfully in the laboratory at a loading of 0.5 kg/m³ of powder and measured particles down to 50 microns in size. As well as size information the ISM can provide powder distribution across a pneumatic transport pipe.     

受碾区域内颗粒轴向流动特性的离散元模拟

为探讨受碾状态颗粒的稳定流动, 在碾辊轴与筛筒组成的受碾区域内, 建立了轴向运动的颗粒流离散元物理模型. 研究结果表明: 受碾区域内各颗粒沿轴向运动能力的差异造成了颗粒流密度不均匀; 颗粒与筛筒间的静摩擦系数影响颗粒轴向流动的形态、速率及集散程度, 受碾区域内单层颗粒的轴向均方偏差与流动时间的平方正相关, 属于“super”扩散; 整体分析受碾区域发现, 颗粒的轴向平均速度沿轴向坐标逐渐增大, 而颗粒的三轴合成平均速度沿轴向坐标逐渐降低; 受碾区域内各轴向位置处颗粒运动的剧烈程度不同, 沿轴向坐标颗粒的波动速度平方呈现先增大后降低而后又增大的趋势; 单颗粒的碰撞总能量损失能谱也表明了颗粒运动程度不同, 即轴向流动时在受碾区域的前半段碰撞剧烈, 能量损失多, 在后半段碰撞程度弱, 能量损失较少. 通过对受碾区域内颗粒流动的数值模拟分析, 明晰了颗粒在受碾条件下稳定流动特性, 有益于碾磨工业对产品品质控制及设备参数优化的研究.     

Effects of grinding-induced grain boundary and interfaces on electrical transportation and structure phase transition in ZnSe under high pressure

Interface and scale effects are the two most important factors which strongly affect the structure and the properties of nano-/micro-crystals under pressure.We conduct an experiment under high pressure in situ alternating current impedance to elucidate the effects of interface on the structure and electrical transport behavior of two Zn Se samples with different sizes obtained by physical grinding.The results show that(i) two different-sized Zn Se samples undergo the same phase transitions from zinc blend to cinnabar-type phase and then to rock salt phase;(ii) the structural transition pressure of the859-nm Zn Se sample is higher than that of the sample of 478 nm,which indicates the strong scale effect.The pressure induced boundary resistance change is obtained by fitting the impedance spectrum,which shows that the boundary conduction dominates the electrical transport behavior of Zn Se in the whole experimental pressure range.By comparing the impedance spectra of two different-sized Zn Se samples at high pressure,we find that the resistance of the 478-nm Zn Se sample is lower than that of the 859-nm sample,which illustrates that the sample with smaller particle size has more defects which are due to physical grinding.     

Enhancement of magnetic anisotropy in mechanically attrited Cr2O3 nanoparticles

Cr₂O₃ nanoparticles of sizes from 24 to 12 nm were synthesized by mechanical grinding. Magnetic hysteresis loops were observed in the temperature range 5-300 K. Zero-field magnetization measurements showed two peaks, at low temperature in the range 36-52 K and at high temperature in the range 255-290 K. They were found to shift to higher temperatures as the particle size was reduced. This was ascribed due to the enhancement of the effective anisotropy constant with a decrease in particle size. The exchange bias was found to increase as the particle size became smaller. This is believed to arise due to an increase in uncompensated spins as a result of large surface area created.     

Characterisation of Grinding‐Relevant Particle Properties by Inverting a Population Balance Model

An approach for the quantitative characterisation of feed materials in impact grinding is presented. With the help of dimensional reasoning and a fracture mechanic model two material parameters can be derived which describe the breakage probability quantitatively. The influence of stress intensity (impact energy), stress number, initial particle size and material are separated clearly. The two derived material parameters can be determined by single particle impact experiments with narrow size fractions of the feed material. A single mastercurve for the selection function of five different polymers, limestone and glass describes the breakage behaviour for two decades of initial particle size. The procedure using narrow feed size fractions can be simplified by using feed material with a broad particle size distribution. Then the appropriate population balance has to be inverted in order to determine the particle properties. Both, the population balance and the inversion are presented and validated with experimental results.     

Optical particle sizers for on-line applications in industrial plants

We present three optical particle sizers properly conceived for different on-line applications in industrial plants. The first one is a diffraction-based particle sizer utilising an innovative optical scheme that allows the instrument to operate at very low particle concentration regimes (i.e. at extinction values as small as 10⁻⁵) in the size range 0.9–90 μm. The second one is based on the same principle of operation, but has been designed with a different optical configuration that makes it suitable for the characterisation of high concentration particle laden flows (like for e.g. pulverised coal downstream of the grinding mills) in the size range 3–300 μm. The third instrument is based on a multi-wavelength extinction technique and provides measurements over long optical paths (up to 10 m) in the 0.1–3 μm size range.     

Transformation of graphite structure under mechanical grinding

Using x-ray diffractometry and computer simulation, the process of graphite structure transformation under mechanical grinding is investigated. It is established that all of main structural parameters vary over grinding time and are interrelated. The major parameter, whose variation affects the changes of the other, is the average size of the regions of coherent scattering along the crystallographic axis a, L_a. Reduction in the grain size is the main change under mechanical grinding, the change in the lattice parameters being its consequence. __________ Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 8, pp. 29–34, August, 2006.     

煤燃烧中飞灰的光学特性和辐射传热

利用快速Ｆｏｕｒｉｅｒ红外光谱仪，对三种具有与锅炉煤粉飞灰组成相似的合成灰（即纯氧化物的混合物）的辐射特性进行了测量（ＫＢｒ压片方法）；同时，利用对不同细度粒子所测得的吸数指数，计算了其间充满了弥散灰粒子的平行平板间的辐射传热。结果表明：用透射光谱来确定吸收指数的传统方法，对颗粒的细度十分敏感，往往会造成不可接受的误差；另外，发现合成灰的吸数指数较之所对应的熔渣要高得多，这对美国Ｓｔａｎｆｏｒｄ大学试图用熔渣的光学参数来代替飞灰参数的想法提出了质疑。     

Titanium dioxide synthesized using titanium chloride: size effect study using Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence

Titanium dioxide nanocrystals were prepared by the wet chemical method and characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman scattering (RS) and photoluminescence techniques. The XRD pattern shows the formation of single phase anatase structure of average sizes ∼7 nm (sample A) and ∼15 nm (sample B) for two samples. Additionally, TEM and RS were used to confirm the anatase crystal structure for both samples. The PL spectra show that the intensity of the sample A is more than that of sample B, which has been attributed to defect(s) and particle size variation. A modified phonon confinement model incorporating particle size distribution function and averaged dispersion curves for two most dispersive phonon branch (Γ‐X direction) have been used to interpret the size effect in Raman spectra. The obtained Raman peak shift and full width at half‐maximum agree well with the experimental data. Our observations suggest that the phonon confinement effects are responsible for a significant shift and broadening for the Raman peaks. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of the dispersity of the components of explosive materials on the detonation velocity and sensitivity to mechanical action

Based on published data and the results obtained at the Institute of Chemical Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an analysis of the effect of the particle size of explosive base and additives and of the sample structure on the mechanical sensitivity and detonation velocity of various explosive materials was performed.     

Investigation of tip sonication effects on structural quality of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) for superior solvent dispersion

The exceptional properties of graphene and its structural uniqueness can improve the performance of nanocomposites if it can attain the uniform dispersion. Tip sonication assisted graphene solvent dispersion has been emerged as an efficient approach but it can cause significant degradation of graphene structure. This study aimed to evaluate the parametric influence of tip sonication on the characteristics of sp² carbon structure in graphene nanoplatelets by varying the sonication time and respective energy at three different amplitudes (60%, 80% and 100%). The study is essential to identify appropriate parameters so as to achieve high-quality and defect-free graphene with a highly desirable aspect ratio after solvent dispersion for composite reinforcement. Quantitative approach via Raman spectroscopy is used to find the defect ratio and lateral size of graphene evolved under the effect of tip sonication parameters. Results imply that the defect ratio is steady and increases continually with GNPs, along with the transformation to the nano-crystalline stage I up to 60 min sonication at all amplitudes. Exfoliation was clearly observed at all amplitudes together with sheet re-stacking due to considerable size reduction of sheets with large quantity. Finally, considerable GNPs fragmentation occurred during sonication with increased amplitude and time as confirmed by the reduction of sp² domain (La) and flake size. This also validates the formation of edge-type defect in graphene. Convincingly, lower amplitude and time (up to 60 min) produce better results for a low defect content and larger particle size as quantified by Raman analysis.     

Defect-induced enhancement of absorption coefficient and electroabsorption properties in GaN/AlGaN centered defect quantum box (CDQB) nanocrystal

In this paper, effect of an introduced cubic defect on electrical and optical properties of cubic quantum dot is studied. Self-consistent solution of the Schrödinger-Poisson equations for evaluation of the proposed complex quantum dot is used. Optical properties (absorption and electroabsorption properties associated with intersublevel transition) of the proposed structure are also investigated using density matrix method. Effects of defect size on energy levels, carrier density, matrix element and optical linear absorption coefficient of centered defect quantum box (CDQB) are examined. It is shown that with increasing the defect size a considerable enhancement in magnitude of the absorption coefficient and also red-shift in resonance frequency are achievable. We show that the CDQB has higher absorption peak (at least 80 times) and tunable absorption spectra, due to increase of the matrix element and modified energy sublevels, compared quantum box structure without defect. Also, it is shown that the defect enhances electroabsorption properties (modulation bandwidth and the maximum variation of absorption peak with external field) of the quantum box structure.     

Particle Shapes Produced by Comminution in the Szego Mill

The shapes of particles produced by comminution in the Szego Mill, a planetary ringroller mill, in different coal grinding operations show that particle shape is dependent on the type of operation, and help explain the breakage mechanisms. Dry grinding produces particles with a low aspect ratio due to interparticle attrition; significant briquetting of fine particles may occur. In slurry grinding flaky particles are produced which are selected for breakage at rates lower than those for granular particles. Similar observations have been made with other materials. Coal-oil-water grinding is accompanied by the formation of coal-oil agglomerates. Their breakage produces uniform particles with a low aspect ratio due to interparticle attrition within the agglomerates.     

基于XRD与SEM研究风淬渣微粉用于重金属污染土壤的修复机理

钢渣是冶金工业中产生的主要固体废弃物,其产量约为每年粗钢产量的15%~20%。由于技术的局限,导致我国钢渣利用率较低,仅为年钢渣产量的10%,同时加之管理制度的不健全,导致钢渣大量露天堆放,对土地资源、地下水源,以及空气质量形成严重影响。面对上述问题,利用钢渣开发一种价格低廉的固化药剂用于重金属污染土壤的修复,既是冶金固体废弃物可持续发展的重要途径之一,也是大幅降低重金属污染土壤修复成本的重要途径之一。该研究创新性是用风淬渣微粉作为固化药剂对含有Cd,Cu,Pb,Ni和Zn的重金属污染土壤进行修复。研究了风淬渣粉磨时间、风淬渣微粉掺量和养护时间对修复重金属污染土壤效果的影响。利用激光粒度分析仪测试风淬渣微粉的粒度分布、比表面积与孔隙度吸附仪测试风淬渣微粉的孔结构、扫描电子显微镜测试风淬渣微粉-重金属污染土壤混合物的微观形貌、X-射线衍射仪测试风淬渣微粉的矿物成分,分析风淬渣微粉修复重金属污染土壤的机理。结果表明,风淬渣的性质安全,对生态环境不存在污染,可以用于修复重金属污染土壤的固化技术。当风淬渣粉磨时间为100 min、风淬渣微粉掺量为20%、养护时间为14 d时,风淬渣微粉对重金属污染土壤中Cu,Cd,Ni,Zn和Pb的固化效果均达到91%以上。随着风淬渣粉磨时间的延长,风淬渣微粉的粒径尺寸减小、粒度分布趋向均匀。风淬渣的多孔结构破坏、比表面积提高,有利于提高风淬渣微粉对重金属污染土壤的修复效果。随着风淬渣微粉掺量的增加,风淬渣微粉形成的水化凝胶（C-S-H）数量增加,有利于提高风淬渣微粉包裹重金属污染土壤的效果,以达到固化重金属污染土壤中Cd,Cu,Pb,Ni和Zn的目的。风淬渣微粉对固化重金属污染土壤中Cu,Cd,Ni,Zn和Pb具有选择性,在不同养护时间下,重金属分别以Cd₂SiO₄,Cu(OH)₂·2H₂O,PbCO₃,3Ni(OH)₂·2H₂O,Ni₂SiO₄,Zn(OH)₂和Zn₂SiO₄形式存在。     

Local structural order in nanostructured hematite

Nanostructured α-Fe₂O₃ powders were prepared by high-energy ball milling. The milling process spans grinding times from 30 min to 24 h. The as-milled samples were characterized by means of ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectrometry, Rietveld analysis of X-ray diffraction data and particle size analysis. The obtained results evidence the presence of disordered hematite characterized by a hyperfine field distribution with a well-behaved dependence on the mean crystallite size for which the mean hyperfine field decreases asymptotically as the grain size decreases. A new relationship is proposed in order to describe such behavior. Finally the presence of superparamagnetic grains, the occurrence of a partial topotactic phase transformation into a spinel phase and tool induced contamination are also presented and discussed.