Secondary structure of periodic precipitation patterns in gelatin

The primary and secondary Liesegang rings in the silver dichromate-gelatin system were studied microscopically and microdensitometrically. The close mutual connection of both structures is evident from these measurements. Examination of the temporal sequence of ring development showed that the formation of fine secondary rings precedes the growth of primary precipitation patterns. The experimental results confirm the view that the formation of both primary and secondary rings has a common basis and pattern.     

The mutual diffusion coefficients of Na2SO4−H2O and MgSO4−H2O at 25°C from Rayleigh interferometry

The volume-fixed mutual diffusion coefficients of Na₂SO₄–H₂O and MgSO₄–H₂O have been measured, from dilute solutions to near saturation, to an accuracy of 0.1–0.2% by free-diffusion Rayleigh interferometry. These results are compared to other available diffusion data for these salts. The diffusion coefficients of Na₂SO₄–H₂O and MgSO₄–H₂O decrease regularly with increasing concentration, while those of many other salts exhibit both a maximum and a minimum as a function of concentration. A few diffusion coefficients have also been measured for KCl–H₂O.Reference to a company or product names does not imply approval or recommendation of the product by the University of California or the U.S. Department of Energy to the exclusion of others that may be suitable.This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by the United States Government. Neither the United States nor the United States Department of Energy, nor any of their employees, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors, or their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; tenure served as a participating guest at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.     

Li ion diffusion in Li4Ti5O12 thin film electrode prepared by PVP sol-gel method

Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ thin films for rechargeable lithium batteries were prepared by a sol-gel method with poly(vinylpyrrolidone). Interfacial properties of lithium insertion into Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ thin film were examined by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and potentiostatic intermittent titration technique (PITT). Redox peaks in CV were very sharp even at a fast scan rate of 50 mV s⁻¹, indicating that Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ thin film had a fast electrochemical response, and that an apparent chemical diffusion coefficient of Li⁺ ion was estimated to be 6.8×10⁻¹¹ cm² s⁻¹ from a dependence of peak current on sweep rates. From EIS, it can be seen that Li⁺ ions become more mobile at 1.55 V vs. Li/Li⁺, corresponding to a two-phase region, and the chemical diffusion coefficients of Li⁺ ion ranged from 10⁻¹⁰ to 10⁻¹² cm² s⁻¹ at various potentials. The chemical diffusion coefficients of Li⁺ ion in Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ were also estimated from PITT. They were in a range of 10⁻¹¹-10⁻¹² cm² s⁻¹.     

Viscosity of aqueous NH4Cl and tracer diffusion coefficients of ions,water and non-electrolytes in aqueous NH4Cl,KI, and MgCl2 at 25°C

Viscosities for aqueous NH₄Cl and tracer diffusion coefficients for²²Na⁺,³⁶Cl^–, HTO, and CH₃OH, acetone and dimethylformamide (all¹⁴C-labelled) in NH₄Cl supporting electrolyte are reported for 25°, together with tracer diffusion coefficients for²²Na⁺,³⁶Cl^–, and¹⁴CH₃OH in 1M KI, and for¹⁴CH₃OH in 1M MgCl₂. The diffusion coefficient of HTO in NH₄Cl solutions is slightly larger, for most of the concentration range investigated (0.05 to 4.5 M), than the value for pure water and is almost unaffected by the supporting electrolyte up to about 4M. Similar behavior is shown by CH₃OH, acetone and dimethylformamide in NH₄Cl solutions. Onsager limiting law behavior is approached by Cl^– at NH₄Cl concentrations in the 0.05–0.1M region but at much lower concentrations by Na⁺.     

Estimation of C2−C5 hydrocarbons in air by pre-concentration on silica gel at dry ice temperature

Summary A short stainless steel column packed with silica gel is cooled to –78°C and atmospheric hydrocarbons are preconcentrated from 3 I of air on it. Desorption to the analytical column is by heating for 10 min to 200°C. Analysis is by GC on OPN-Poracil C at 27°C. The sorption efficiencies were nearly 100% for most of the light hydrocarbons.     

含有BaMoO4纳米粒子的反胶束溶液与罗丹明B的相互作用

在三种带有不同电荷的表面活性剂构建的反胶束体系中(AOT/异辛烷、Oπ-10/环已烷、CTAB/正已醇)合成了BaMoO₄的纳米粒子, 采用透射电镜(TEM)观察其粒子呈球形, 粒径在17～46 nm范围内, 分布均匀; 使用染料罗丹明B作为探针, 采用紫外-可见光谱(UV-vis)和荧光光谱研究反胶束水池中罗丹明B与BaMoO₄纳米粒子的相互作用; 由于反胶束水池的空间和极性的限定, 染料的光谱特征与其在纯水中发生很大变化, 不同的反胶束体系中, 由于染料分子所处的微观环境不同, 导致其光谱特征也有较大区别.     

The effects of silica gel (carrier) on the activity (hydrogen yield) of photocatalytic decomposition of water over [pol-Ti(OBu)4 + CH3OH]-complex

A significant effect of pore size has been found on the yield of photolysis of water to hydrogen, ozone (oxidising product) and methane (decomposing product of catalyst or solvent) using [pol-Ti(OBu)₄ + CH₃OH]-complex/SiO₂. The pore structure of silica gel has been found to provide good conditions for forming this type of catalyst.     

Comparative study of the synthesis of CoFe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> and NiFe<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> in silica through the polymerized complex route of the sol–gel method

In this work the synthesis of CoFe₂O₄-SiO₂ and NiFe₂O₄-SiO₂ nanocomposites was studied via the sol–gel method, using the polymerized complex route. The polymerized precursors obtained by the reaction of citric acid, ethylene glycol, tetraethylorthosilicate, ferric nitrate, and cobalt nitrate or nickel chloride were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. NMR and IR spectra of the precursors, without and with metallic ions, show the formation of polymeric chains with ester and ether groups and complexes of metal-polymeric precursor. The nanocomposites were obtained by the thermal decomposition of the organic fraction and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). XRD patterns show the formation of CoFe₂O₄ and NiFe₂O₄ in an amorphous silica matrix above 400 °C in both cases. When the calcination temperature was 800 °C the particle size of the crystalline phases, calculated using the Scherrer equation, reached ∼35 nm for the two oxides. VSM plots show the ferrimagnetic behavior that is expected for this type of magnetic material; the magnetization at 12.5 KOe of the CoFe₂O₄-SiO₂ and NiFe₂O₄-SiO₂ compounds was 29.5 and 17.4 emu/g, respectively, for samples treated at 800 °C.     

Adsorption of asphaltene from crude oil by applying polythiophene coating on Fe3O4 nanoparticles

The objective of the present study was to investigate the potential use of applying polythiophene coating on magnetic Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles for the enhancement of asphaltene adsorption. Two stages of experimental were conducted. In the first stage, the ability of coated nanoparticles for asphaltene adsorption in synthetic asphaltene-toluene solution was evaluated. The effects of parameters such as nanoparticles concentration, initial concentration of asphaltene, and temperature were studied. In the second stage, the performance of the coated nanoparticles for the adsorption of asphaltene from crude oil was investigated under atmospheric pressure and a pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) apparatus was utilized for simulated reservoir conditions. Fe₃O₄ and Fe₃O₄-PT MNPs were synthesized using an effective co-precipitation method. The results of the first-stage tests indicated that the maximum adsorption capacity values for Fe₃O₄ and Fe₃O₄-PT MNPs were 0.79 and 1.09?mg?m^?2, respectively. The optimum value of nanoparticles concentration was approximately determined as 10?g?L^?1. According to the adsorption isotherms and kinetics, the Langmuir and pseudo-second-order Lagergren models were consistent with the experimental data, respectively. The average adsorption efficiencies for Fe₃O₄-PT and Fe₃O₄ MNPs were 78.98 and 65.94%, respectively. The results of the performed experiments on crude oil showed that Fe₃O₄-PT MNPs could adsorb asphaltenes from crude oil in a similar trend as synthetic asphaltene-toluene solution.     

Incorporation of cesium ion from CsNO3 into NH4Zr2(PO4)3 studied by TG-IR spectroscopy and powder XRD

The incorporation mechanism of Cs⁺ ions from CsNO₃ into NH₄Zr₂(PO₄)₃ was studied on a mixture of CsNO₃ and NH₄Zr₂(PO₄)₃ by powder X-ray diffraction analysis and by monitoring off-gases released from the mixture upon heating with a thermogravimetry analyzer connected to an infrared spectrometer. With increasing temperature, the decomposition of CsNO₃ first started, followed by the conversion of NH₄Zr₂(PO₄)₃ to HZr₂(PO₄)₃ with the release of NH₃. At around 500°C, the Cs Zr₂(PO₄)₃ phase started to appear as a result of the H⁺/Cs⁺ ion exchange. No Cs⁺ ion loss was observed at thermal treatment temperatures of 900°C and lower.     

Influence of Operating Conditions on BaSO4 Crystal Size and Morphology in a Continuous Couette Precipitator

Precipitation of a sparingly soluble salt in the annular gap of a continuous Couette reactor with two unpremixed feeds has been experimentally investigated. Barium chloride and sodium sulphate in stoichiometric ratio are fed at different flow rate in the lower part of the reactor; different feeding modes have been considered. The dependence of precipitation yield, mean crystal size and particle size distribution on rotation speed, axial flow rate and initial supersaturation ratio has been studied. Depending on the operating conditions crystals with different morphologies have been obtained, varying from dentritic tabular crystals to complex pyramidal ones and from single crystals to aggregates. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

The mutual diffusion coefficients of NaCl−H2O and CaCl2−H2O at 25°C from Rayleigh interferometry

The volume-fixed mutual diffusion coefficients of NaCl–H₂O and CaCl₂–H₂O have been measured to an accuracy of 0.1–0.2%, from dilute solutions to high concentrations, by free diffusion Rayleigh interferometry. These diffusion coefficients are compared to other diffusion data for these salts, obtained from Guoy interferometry and the conductometric method. Discrepancies between data in the literature are resolved using the present results. Some diffusion coefficients have also been measured for KCl–H₂O and NH₄Cl–H₂O.Work performed in part under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory under contract number W-7405-ENG-48.Reference to a company or product name does not imply approval or recommendation of the product by the University of California or the U.S. Department of Energy to the exclusion of others that may be suitable.This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by the United States Government. Neither the United States nor the United States Department of Energy, nor any of their employees, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors, or their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; tenure served as a participating guest at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.     

尖晶石Li4Ti5O12中锂离子的化学扩散系数的研究

A relatively simple galvanostatic method was used for the evaluation on the average chemical diffusion coefficient of lithium-ion in spinel Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ prepared by solid-state reaction technique. The diffusion coefficient of lithium-ion was estimated to be 2.8×10^-13 cm²·s^-1 and 1.3×10^-13 cm²·s^-1 for charge and discharge， respectively.     

A comparison of quantitative theoretical results of the bonding in Ni(CO)4 and Ni(N2)4

Using non-empirical calculations the details of bonding in Ni(CO)₄ and in the analogous Ni(N₂)₄ are investigated.For Ni(CO)₄ some previous results are confirmed. In the calculation on Ni(N₂)₄ the close resemblance with Ni(CO)₄ is quite remarkable. The main difference is contained in the fact that carbon has a lower -electron density than nitrogen and that therefore the *-orbital in CO is lower in energy and geometrically more favourable for back donation.From the calculations we find a difference in metal-ligand bond energy between the carbonyl complex and the dinitrogen complex of approximately 18 kcal/mol.     

Raman spectroscopic investigation of aqueous FeSO4 in neutral and acidic solutions from 25‡C to 303‡C: inner- and outer-sphere complexes

Raman spectra of aqueous FeSO₄ and (NH₄)₂SO₄ solutions have been recorded over broad concentration and temperature ranges. Whereas the v₁-SO ₄ ^2- band profile is symmetrical in noncomplexing (NH₄)₂SO₄ solutions, in FeSO₄ solutions a shoulder appears on the high-frequency side, which increases in intensity with increasing concentration and temperature. The molar scattering coefficient of the v_1-SO ₄ ^2- band is the same for all forms of sulfate in (NH₄)₂SO₄ and FeSO₄ solutions and is independent of temperature up to 150‡C, the highest temperature studied. The high-frequency shoulder is attributed to the formation of a contact ion pair, Fe²⁺OSO^3/2-, as is the splitting of the v_3-SO ₄ ^2- antisymmetric stretching mode which is observed in the FeSO₄ solution. The bending modes v_2-SO ₄ ^2- and v_4-SO ₄ ^2- , normally forbidden in the isotropic spectrum, show a gain in intensity with increasing ion-pair formation. A polarized band has been assigned to the Fe²⁺-O ligand vibration. No higher associates or anionic complexes are required to interpret the spectroscopic data. No evidence of contact ion pairing between Fe²⁺ and HSO4 ₄ ^- could be detected at temperatures up to 303‡C in 1 molal solutions of FeSO₄ with an excess of 2 molal H₂SO₄.     

LiFePO4在饱和LiNO3溶液中的锂化行为

锂离子电池是目前应用最广泛的二次电池,均利用有机电解液。然而,有机体系锂离子电池存在易燃、易爆的安全隐患,限制了其使用范围。水溶液锂离子电池作为一类新型的二次电池[1￣10],使用水溶液电解液代替有机电解液,消除了因有机电解液与电极材料反应形成枝晶可能造成的燃烧、爆炸等安全隐患,使其在低电压电池如铅酸电池、碱锰电池等领域的应用有很大的竞争潜力[10]。目前,大量研究集中在选择合适的电极材料来组装水溶液锂离子电池,文献报道的水溶液锂离子电池正极材料主要有LiMnO4[1￣9]、LiNi1-xCoO2[10],但是LiMnO4在循环约20次后容…     

M5(PO4)3F (M=Ca, Sr, Ba)中Sm3+的电荷迁移态及Sm3+和Eu3+的电荷迁移能量关系

采用高温固相反应合成了M_5-2xSm_xNa_x(PO₄)₃F(M=Ca,Sr,Ba)荧光体,研究了其在真空紫外-可见光范围的发光特性。发现在Ca₅(PO₄)₃F中Sm³⁺的电荷迁移带约在191 nm,在Sr₅(PO₄)₃F中约在199 nm,而在Ba₅(PO₄)₃F中约在204 nm,随着被取代碱土离子半径的增大电荷迁移能量逐渐减小。比较了M₅(PO₄)₃F (M=Ca,Sr,Ba)中Sm³⁺和Eu³⁺电荷迁移能量的关系。     

PVT properties of concentrated aqueous electrolytes. II. Compressibilities and apparent molar compressibilities of aqueous NaCl,Na2SO4, MgCl2, and MgSO4 from dilute solution to saturation and from 0 to 50°C

The relative sound velocities (U-U°) of aqueous NaCl, Na₂SO₄, MgCl₂, and MgSO₄ solutions were measured from 0.05m to saturation and from 0 to 45°C. The sound speeds were combined with our earlier work and fitted to a function of molality and temperature to standard deviations within 0.3 m-sec^–1. The adiabatic compressibilities, _s, were determined from the sound speeds and used to calculate adiabatic apparent molar compressibilities, K_,s, isothermal compressibilities, , and apparent molar compressibilities, K, were determined from the adiabatic values using literature data for expansibilities and heat capacities. The values of K have been extrapolated to infinite dilution using an extended limiting law. The resulting K⁰ at various temperatures are in reasonable agreement with literature values. The results of this study have been combined with our earlier results to derive a secant bulk modulus equation of state for NaCl, Na₂SO₄, MgCl₂, and MgSO₄ solutions valid from 0 to 50°C and 0 to 1000 bar.     

Vibrational frequencies and force constants of N2O4 in complexes with molecules of different solvents determined by Raman spectra andAb initio calculation

The Raman spectra of N₂O₄ solutions in organic solvents have been recorded. The frequencies ofv ₁,v ₂, andv ₃ bands of N₂O₄ increase with increasing solvent electron-donor properties. Especially large changes ofv ₃ N-N stretching band have been observed (254.5 cm^–1 in n-hexane, 276.5 cm^–1 in 1,4-dioxane). The ab initio calculations have shown that the interaction between N₂O₄ and electron-donor molecules causes an increase of N-N and N-O stretching and O-N-O bending force constants of N₂O₄ in agreement with the results of Raman study.