Introduction of Marinelli effective solid angles for correcting the calibration of NaI(Tl) field gamma-ray spectrometry in TL/OSL dating

A study is made of the corrections that are needed in the evaluation of the annual radiation dose, for use in TL/OSL-dating, via NaI(Tl) field gamma-ray spectrometry (monitoring of K, Th and U), calibrated via voluminous blocks that are simulating the Auger hole measuring conditions. Two cases are considered: the Heidelberg granite calibration block, which was found to be quasi-infinite, and the Oxford concrete calibration blocks, for which effective concentrations of elements are reported so as to account for their non-infiniteness. The calculations, via the software package ANGLE, are based on the concept of effective solid angles for Marinelli geometries.     

Characterization of high-technology materials by emanation thermal analysis

The principles of the emanation thermal analysis, based on the measurement of inert gas release from solids, are given. Results of the computer modelling of inert gas release curves during heating of porous and dispersed samples are demonstrated.Examples of the characterization of high-tech ceramic materials and raw materials for their preparation by means of emanation thermal analysis are given, such as the evaluation of reactivity and sinterability of ceramics powders, quality testing of intermediate and final products of advanced technology materials (such as thoria, urania, ferrites, superconducting oxide ceramics, etc.).

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Zusammenfassung Es werden Grundlagen für die Emanationsthermoanalyse /ETA/ auf der Basis der Messung der Inertgasfreisetzung bei Feststoffen gegeben. Ergebnisse von computermodellierten Inertgasfreisetzungskurven bei Erhitzen von porösen und dispersen Proben werden angeführt.Weiterhin werden Beispiele für die mittels ETA durchgeführte Charakterisierung von Spitzentechnologiekeramikmaterialien und den Rohstoffen zu deren Herstellung gegeben: Auswertung von Reaktivität und Sinterbarkeit von Keramikpulver, Qualitätskontrolle der Zwischen- und Endprodukte aus modernen Rohstoffen /wie z. B. Thorerde, Uranerde, Ferrit, supraleitende Oxidkeramiken usw./.

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Comparative testing of the flammability of upholstery textiles

Flash ignition temperatures of upholstery textiles were measured with a modified derivatograph, and the TG, DTG, DTA and T curves were also recorded. The results obtained with the newly-developed system were compared with those of the ASTM D 1929 test procedure and with the simultaneously recorded thermal analysis curves.

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Zusammenfassung Der Flammpunkt von Upholstery-Textilien wurde mittels eines modifizierten Derivatographen gemessen. TG-, DTG-, DTA- und T-Kurven wurden registriert. Die mit diesem neuentwickelten System erhaltenen Ergebnisse wurden mit den nach dem ASTM D 1929 Testverfahren erhaltenen und mit den simultan registrierten thermoanalytischen Kurven verglichen.

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Paper presented at the World Conference on Thermal Analysis, Madeira (Portugal), 1986.     

Investigation of surface phenomena on solid catalysts by thermogravimetry

Thermogravimetry was applied to the investigation of the phenomena of adsorption, chemisorption, desorption and surface reactions on solid catalysts. The measurements were carried out with 13 NaX and NaY type zeolites and with silica gels treated with sodium hydroxide, in the presence of cumene and methanol. On the basis of the quantitative results it is possible to give an interpretation of surface phenomena and to establish the existence of various active centres on the surface of the catalysts.

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Zusammenfassung Adsorptions-, Chemisorptions- und Desorptionserscheinungen, sowie Oberflächenreaktionen an festen Katalysatoren wurden thermogravimetrisch untersucht. Die Messungen wurden an Zeoliten der Typen 13 NaX und NaY und an mit Natriumhydroxid behandelten Silikagelen in Gegenwart von Cumol und Methanol durchgeführt. Aufgrund der quantitativen Ergebnisse war es möglich, die Oberflächenerscheinungen zu deuten und das Vorhandensein von verschiedenen aktiven Zentren an der Katalysatoroberfläche nachzuweisen.

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Résumé On a appliqué la méthode thermogravimétrique à l'étude des phénomènes d'adsorption, de chemisorption et de désorption ainsi qu'aux réactions de surface sur des catalyseurs solides. Les mesures ont été effectuées sur zéolites de type 13 NaX et NaY et sur des silicagels traités par la soude en présence de cumène et de méthanol. Des résultats quantitatifs permettent de donner une interprétation des phénomènes de surface et d'établir l'existence de divers centres actifs à la surface des catalyseurs.

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The authors express their gratitude to Prof. S. Malinowski for help and discussion and to Mr. W. Dziklinski for his technical help.     

Preparation and properties of borosilicates with a zeolite structure

The dependence of the state of boron atoms on the preparation conditions of borosilicates and the effect of this state on their catalytic properties in methanol conversion have been studied.

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Study of the evolution of a MoO3+Bi2MoO6 mixture in air and in the conditions of mild propene oxidation

MoO₃ can react with the gamma phase of bismuth molybdate (Bi₂MoO₆) in the conditions of propene oxidation to form the alpha phase (Bi₂Mo₃O₁₂) resulting in a more selective catalyst for propene oxidation to acrolein. Intimate contact between MoO₃ and the gamma phase is an important factor favoring the formation of the alpha phase.

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Structure and reactivity of vanadium(V) complexes formed in the reaction between vanadyl acetylacetonate and alkyl hydroperoxides. To the mechanism of selective epoxidation of olefins

Vanadium(V) complexes formed in the reaction between vanadyl acetylacetonate and alkylhydroperoxides are characterized according to their¹H and⁵¹V NMR spectra and the reactivity of these complexes towards cyclohexene is studied.

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Microcalorimetric investigation of the recrystallization behaviour of polycrystalline copper deformed at room-temperature

The recrystallization of 5 N copper samples which had been deformed at roomtemperature by torsion to an average shear of by rolling to 65% r.c.s. was investigated by means of a commercial heatflow calorimeter.During recrystallization, which was also studied by hardness tests and optical microscopy, a stored energy release of the order of 0.145 cal/g was observed. Some problems inherent in the use of microsamples are discussed. By kinetic analysis, based on variation of the linear heating rate, a value of 21.9 kcal mole^–1 was determined for the apparent activation energy of the recrystallization process in torsion samples.

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Zusammenfassung Die Rekristallisation von 5 N Kupferproben, die bei Raumtemperatur durch Torsion bzw. durch Walzen (65%) verformt worden waren, wurde mit einem kommerziellen Wärmeströmungskalorimeter untersucht. Bei der Rekristallisation, die ebenfalls mit Härtemessungen und Gefügeuntersuchungen verfolgt wurde, wird eine Energiefreigabe von etwa 0.145 cal/g beobachtet. Einige bei der Verwendung von Microproben auftretende Probleme werden diskutiert. Eine Analyse der Kinetik, die auf der Variation der linearen Aufheizgeschwindigkeit basiert, ergab für die scheinbare Aktivierungsenergie des Rekristallisationprozesses in Torsionsproben einen Wert von 21.9 Kcal Mol^–1.

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Résumé On a étudié à l'aide d'un calorimètre à flux de chaleur commercial la recristallisation d'échantillons de cuivre 5 N, préalablement déformés à température ambiante par torsion ou par laminage (65%).Lors de la recristallisation, également suivie par mesures de dureté et examens de structure, on observe un dégagement d'énergie d'environ 0,145 cal/g. Les problèmes qui surgissent lors de l'utilisation de prélèvements micro sont discutés. L'énergie d'activation apparente du processus de recristallisation après l'écrouissage par torsion s'élève à 21.9 kcal mol^–1.

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Errors in the determination of activation energies of solid-state reactions by the Piloyan method,as a function of the reaction mechanism

The errors in the activation energies of solid-state reactions determined with the Piloyan method are more larger than those previously assumed in the literature. On the other hand, the errors in the kinetic parameters are strongly dependent on the kinetic law obeyed by the reaction. A theoretical explanation of this behaviour is given.

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Zusammenfassung Die Fehler der nach der Piloyan-Methode bestimmten Aktivierungsenergien von Festkörperreaktionen sind grö\er als bisher in der Literatur angenommen und stark abhÄngig von der Reaktionsordnung. Eine theoretische ErklÄrung dieses Verhaltens wird gegeben.

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Mechanism of catalysis and factors responsible for oxide catalyst activity in deep oxidation reactions

A general scheme for the deep oxidation mechanism on oxide catalysts including stepwise and concerted mechanisms as well as their mutual transformations is suggested. The principal factor responsible for the activity in the concerted mechanism region is the rate of oxygen binding. For the stepwise mechanism the main factor is the rate of catalyst interaction with oxidizable reactant.

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Violation of steady state process in CO hydrogenation to alcohols

Studies of the effect of iron supported on the surface of a K₂CO₃-doped zinc-chromium catalyst or entrapped from synthesis gas, have revealed violation of the steady state process in alcohol synthesis. Periodic oscillations in temperature and concentrations of reactants and reaction products are observed.

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Arsido iron carbonyl clusters

Summary The XAsFe₄(CO)₁₄ (X = Cl, Br) clusters have been prepared and characterised and a new synthesis under mild conditions has been found for As₂Fe₃(CO)₉. The latter complex has at least two isomeric structures in solution.A preliminary account of this work was given in a lecture.The terms pnicogen and pnictide have been introduced as group names for the group Va family of elements analogous to the use of chalcogen and chalcogenid as group names for the group VIa elements.     

Hydrogen adsorption on chromia-supported iridium catalyst

Effect of thermal pretreatment of chromia-supported iridium catalyst on hydrogen adsorption was studied. It was found that the hydrogen uptake by Ir/Cr₂O₃ was highly dependent on the reduction temperature. The catalyst proved to be resistant to sintering in oxygen atmosphere at temperatures up to 700 °C and it showed symptoms of redispersion even at 650 °C.

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Kinetic equation of heterogeneous catalytic isotope exchange

A kinetic equation is derived for the bimolecular isotope exchange reaction between AX _n ^* and BX _m ^o , all atoms of element X in each molecule being equivalent. The equation can be generalized for homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic isotope exchange.

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Effect of traces of water vapor on the rate of ammonia decomposition on polycrystalline platinum

The influence of small (lower than 0.02) molar fractions of water on the rate of ammonia decomposition on platinum wires was studied for ammonia pressures varying between 6.7 and 93.3 kPa and temperatures between 800 and 1700 K. The presence of water strongly inhibited the rate of reaction in all experiments.

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Cracking of cumene on vanadium doped silica-alumina

The influence of small admixtures of vanadium on the activity of a silica-alumina catalyst in cumene cracking has been investigated. A correlation has been established between the catalytic and acidic properties of the vanadium doped catalyst.

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Reaction routes for hydrogenation of acetylene-ethylene mixtures using a double labelling method

Hydrogenation of C₂H₂:C₂H₄ mixtures using a double labelling method has been studied. Both in the presence and absence of ethylene the rate of acetylene hydrogenation on its partial pressure proceeds through a maximum and the rate is higher when ethylene is added. Using¹⁴C–C₂H₂ it was demonstrated that at low acetylene partial pressures the main route of acetylene hydrogenation was the formation of ethane and C₄ hydrocarbons. Using¹⁴C–C₂H₄ it was also shown that at certain acetylene partial pressures the formation of ethane from ethylene completely ceased. Different surface species are suggested and a reaction mechanism is proposed.

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Calculation of the energy spectrum of surface oxygen on CuO by the interacting bonds method

Using the interacting bonds model a calculation has been made for the energy spectrum of oxygen on the CuO surface. Dissociative adsorption of oxygen can be realized in one and two-center forms with 9.2 and 60.4 kcal/mol, respectively. Intermediate values of the adsorption heats are attributed to oxygen adsorption on induced and biographic defects. The theoretically calculated energy spectrum of adsorbed oxygen is in reasonable agreement with that obtained experimentally from the dependence of isosteric heats of oxygen adsorption on the surface coverage.

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Catalytic activity of high-silicon TsVK and Y type zeolites

Conversion of paraffins on TsVK and Y zeolites follow a similar mechanism yielding the same intermediates. Low selectivity of Y zeolites with respect to aromatic hydrocarbons is attributed to the strong adsorption of these hydrocarbons on zeolites. It is assumed that the centers of strong adsorption are Al³⁺ ions in cationic positions in zeolite.

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Bromide ion oxidation of various Pt surfaces

At variance with the absence of an orientation effect in the hydrogen evolution reaction, aclear difference in the electrocatalytic effect of various parts of the surface on bromide ion oxidation is observed.

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