Enhanced single strand breaks of supercoiled DNA in a matrix of gold nanotubes under X-ray irradiation

This work shows for the first time the potential of cobalt oxide silica (CoO(x)Si) membranes for desalination of brackish (1 wt.% NaCl), seawater (3.5 wt.% NaCl) and brine (7.5-15 wt.% NaCl) concentrations at feed temperatures between 25 and 75 °C. CoO(x)Si xerogels were synthesised via a sol-gel method including TEOS, cobalt nitrate hydrate and peroxide. Initial hydrothermal exposure (<2 days) of xerogels prepared with various pH (3-6) resulted in densification of the xerogel via condensation reactions within the silica matrix, with the xerogel synthesised at pH 5 the most resistant. Subsequent exposure was not found to significantly alter the pore structure of the xerogels, suggesting they were hydrostable and that the pore sizes remained at molecular sieving dimensions. Membranes were then synthesised using identical sol-gel conditions to the xerogel samples and testing showed that elevated feed temperatures resulted in increased water fluxes, whilst increasing the saline feed concentration resulted in decreased water fluxes. The maximum flux observed was 1.8 kg m(-2) h(-1) at 75 °C for a 1 wt.% NaCl feed concentration. The salt rejection was consistently in excess of 99%, independent of either the testing temperature or salt feed concentration.     

Synthesis and structure-related adsorption characteristics of bifunctional polysiloxane xerogels with methyl and 3-mercaptopropyl groups

Polysiloxane xerogels containing 3-mercaptopropyl and methyl groups in the surface layer were synthesized by the sol-gel method with ethanol used as a solvent and fluoride ion used as a catalyst. It is established that an increase in the relative content of methyltriethoxysilane in the initial reaction mixture results in formation of xerogels with a developed porous structure. The tendency for an increase in other characteristics of porous structure, the sorption volume and pore size, is also observed. The analogous effect is found upon increasing relative content of tetraethoxysilane with a constant ratio between two trifunctional silanes. By means of atomic force microscopy, it is shown that the xerogels are composed of aggregated particles with mean sizes of 35–45 nm. These results correlate with the data of scanning electron microscopy. On the basis of the data of IR spectroscopy and ¹³C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy, it is concluded that the surface layers contain not only 3-mercaptopropyl and methyl groups but also silanol groups, a part of the unhydrolyzed alkoxy groups, and water molecules involved in the formation of hydrogen bonds. The results obtained by ²⁹Si CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy testify that, in synthesized xerogels, the structural units of T¹ type [(≡SiO)Si(OR′)₂CH₃ and/or (≡SiO)Si(OR′)₂(CH₂)₃SH, R′ = H, OCH₃ or OC₂H₅] are absent and the structural units of T³ type [(≡SiO)₃SiCH₃ and (≡SiO)₃Si(CH₂)₃SH] dominate compared to the units of T² type [(≡SiO)₂Si(OR′)CH₃ and (≡SiO)₂Si(OR′)(CH₂)₃SH]. These results are an indirect indication of enhanced hydrolytic stability of surface layers in such xerogels.     

High-spin cobalt(II) ions in square planar coordination: structures and magnetism of the oxysulfides Sr2CoO2Cu2S2 and Ba2CoO2Cu2S2 and their solid solution

The antiferromagnetic structures of the layered oxychalcogenides (Sr(1-x)Ba(x))(2)CoO(2)Cu(2)S(2) (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) have been determined by powder neutron diffraction. In these compounds Co(2+) is coordinated by four oxide ions in a square plane and two sulfide ions at the apexes of an extremely tetragonally elongated octahedron; the polyhedra share oxide vertexes. The magnetic reflections present in the diffraction patterns can in all cases be indexed using a √2a × √2a × c expansion of the nuclear cell, and nearest-neighbor Co(2+) moments couple antiferromagnetically within the CoO(2) planes. The ordered magnetic moment of Co(2+) in Sr(2)CoO(2)Cu(2)S(2) (x = 0) is 3.8(1) μ(B) at 5 K, consistent with high-spin Co(2+) ions carrying three unpaired electrons and with an additional significant unquenched orbital component. Exposure of this compound to moist air is shown to result in copper deficiency and a decrease in the size of the ordered moment to about 2.5 μ(B); there is a strong correlation between the size of the long-range ordered moment and the occupancy of the Cu site. Both the tetragonal elongation of the CoO(4)S(2) polyhedron and the ordered moment in (Sr(1-x)Ba(x))(2)CoO(2)Cu(2)S(2) increase with increasing Ba content, and in Ba(2)CoO(2)Cu(2)S(2), which has Co(2+) in an environment that is close to purely square planar, the ordered moment of 4.5(1) μ(B) at 5 K is over 0.7 μ(B) larger than that in Sr(2)CoO(2)Cu(2)S(2), so the unquenched orbital component in this case is even larger than that observed in octahedral Co(2+) systems such as CoO. The experimental observations of antiferromagnetic ground states and the changes in properties resulting from replacement of Sr by Ba are supported by ab initio calculations on Sr(2)CoO(2)Cu(2)S(2) and Ba(2)CoO(2)Cu(2)S(2). The large orbital moments in these systems apparently result from spin-orbit mixing of the unequally populated d(xz), d(yz), and d(z(2)) orbitals, which are reckoned to be almost degenerate when the CoO(4)S(2) polyhedron reaches its maximum elongation. The magnitudes of the ordered moments in high-spin Co(2+) oxide, oxychalcogenide, and oxyhalide systems are shown to correlate well with the tetragonal elongation of the coordination environment. The large orbital moments lead to an apparently magnetostrictive distortion of the crystal structures below the Nee?l temperature, with the symmetry lowered from tetragonal I4/mmm to orthorhombic Immm and the size of the distortion correlating well with the size of the long-range ordered moment for all compositions and for temperature-dependent data gathered on Ba(2)CoO(2)Cu(2)S(2).     

IR STUDIES OF THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF[Rh_6(CO)_(16) Co_4(CO)_(12)]/SiO_2: EVIDENCE FOR THE FORMATION OF RhCo_3(CO)_(12)/SiO_2

IntroductionThepreparativeapproachofaneffectivebilTldslliccatalystisalwaysasubjectofboortantsignificanceinheterogeneouscatalysis.InourrecentstUdies,wefoundthatthebAnetallitcarbonylclustercoCo3(CO)12favorablygivesthebAnetalliccoCo3clusterontheSiOZsubdueaft…     

Effect of cobalt precursors on the dispersion, reduction, and CO oxidation of CoO(x)/γ-Al2O3 catalysts calcined in N2

The present work tentatively investigated the effect of cobalt precursors (cobalt acetate and cobalt nitrate) on the physicochemical properties of CoO(x)/γ-Al(2)O(3) catalysts calcined in N(2). XRD, Raman, XPS, FTIR, and UV-vis DRS results suggested that CoO/γ-Al(2)O(3) was obtained from cobalt acetate precursors and CoO was dispersed on γ-Al(2)O(3) below its dispersion capacity of 1.50 mmol/(100 m(2) γ-Al(2)O(3)), whereas Co(3)O(4)/γ-Al(2)O(3) was obtained from cobalt nitrate precursors and Co(3)O(4) preferred to agglomerate above the dispersion capacity of 0.15 mmol/(100m(2) γ-Al(2)O(3)). Compared with Co(3)O(4)/γ-Al(2)O(3), CoO/γ-Al(2)O(3) catalysts were difficult to be reduced and easy to desorb oxygen species at low temperatures and presented high activities for CO oxidation as proved by H(2)-TPR, O(2)-TPD, and CO oxidation model reaction results. A surface incorporation model was proposed to explain the dispersion and reduction properties of CoO/γ-Al(2)O(3) catalysts.     

Re-investigation of the thermal decomposition of Co(CO)4SiCl3 adsorbed on silica

Evidence is provided that thermal decomposition of Co(CO)(4)SiCl(3) adsorbed on silica in a hydrogen atmosphere results in the formation of metallic cobalt nanoparticles covered with a Co(2)SiO(4)/CoO shell instead of cobalt silicide nanoparticles, as had been reported previously.     

Porous xerogels with a bifunctional surface layer of the composition ≡Si(CH<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>SH/≡Si(CH<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>H<Subscript>3</Subscript>

The sol-gel method with ethanol as a solvent and fluoride ion as a catalyst was used to prepare polysiloxane xerogels containing both 3-mercaptopropyl and n-propyl groups in the surface layer. An increase in the relative amount of n-propyltriethoxysilane in the initial reaction solution was found to result in the formation of xerogels with developed porous structures, which was accompanied by an increase in the specific surface area from 370 to 550 m²/g; simultaneously, other porous structure parameters such as sorption volume and pore size exhibited a tendency to increase. Atomic-force microscopy was used to show that the xerogels synthesized comprised aggregates of mean size 30 nm. An analysis of the IR and ¹³C cross-polarization magic angle spinning NMR data led us to conclude that the surface layer of bifunctional xerogels contained not only 3-mercaptopropyl and n-propyl groups but also silanol groups, part of nonhydrolyzed alkoxy groups, and H-bonded water molecules. The ²⁹Si cross-polarization magic angle spinning NMR spectra revealed the presence of structural units of the compositions T¹ [(≡SiO)Si(OR’)₂(CH₂CH₂CH₃) and/or (≡SiO)Si(OR’)₂(CH₂)₃SH, R’ = H, OCH₃, or OC₂H₅], T² [(≡SiO)₂Si(OR’)(CH₂CH₂CH₃) and (≡SiO)₂Si(OR’)(CH₂)₃SH], and T³ [(≡SiO)₃SiCH₂CH₂CH₃ and (≡SiO)₃Si(CH₂)₃SH] in the xerogels synthesized.     

In situ surface oxidation study of a planar Co/SiO2/Si(100) model catalyst with nanosized cobalt crystallites under model Fischer-Tropsch synthesis conditions

The oxidation of nanosized metallic cobalt to cobalt oxide during Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) has long been postulated as a major deactivation mechanism. In this study a planar Co/SiO(2)/Si(100) model catalyst with well-defined cobalt crystallites, close to the threshold value reported for oxidation in the literature (4-10 nm), was prepared by the spin coating method. The planar Co/SiO(2)/Si(100) model catalyst was characterized with atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Rutherford backscattering. The surface oxidation behavior of the nanosized metallic cobalt crystallites of 4-5 nm was studied using in situ near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure under model FTS conditions, i.e., H(2)/H(2)O = 1, P(Total) = 0.4 mbar, and 150-450 degrees C. No surface oxidation of metallic cobalt was observed under these model FTS conditions over a wide temperature range, i.e., 150-400 degrees C.     

Scanning photoemission spectromicroscopic study of 4-nm ultrathin SiO(3.4) protrusions probe-induced on the native SiO(2) layer

Atomic force microscopy probe-induced large-area ultrathin SiO(x) (x ≡ O/Si content ratio and x > 2) protrusions only a few nanometers high on a SiO(2) layer were characterized by scanning photoemission microscopy (SPEM) and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS). SPEM images of the large-area ultrathin SiO(x) protrusions directly showed the surface chemical distribution and chemical state specifications. The peak intensity ratios of the XPS spectra of the large-area ultrathin SiO(x) protrusions provided the elemental quantification of the Si 2p core levels and Si oxidation states (such as the Si(4+), Si(3+), Si(2+), and Si(1+) species). The O/Si content ratio (x) was evidently determined by the height of the large-area ultrathin SiO(x) protrusions.     

Metal telluride clusters composed of niobocene carbonyl, telluride, and cobalt carbonyl units: syntheses, structures, and reactivity

Abstract: The reaction of [Cp#2NbTe2H] (1#; Cp# = Cp* (C5Me5) or Cp(x) (C5Me4Et)) with two equivalents of [Co2(CO)8] gives a series of cobalt carbonyl telluride clusters that contain different types of niobocene carbonyl fragments. At 0 degrees C, [Cp#2NbTe2CO3(CO)7] (2#) and [Co4Te2(CO)10] (3) are formed which disappear at higher temperatures: in boiling toluene a mixture of [cat2][Co9Te6(CO)8] (5#) (cat= [Cp#2Nb(CO)2]+) and [cat2][Co11Te7(CO)10] (6#) is formed along with [cat][Co(CO)4] (4#). Complexes 6# transform into [cat][Co11Te7(CO)10] (7#) upon interaction with HPF6 or wet SiO2. The molecular structures of 2(Cp(x)), 4(Cp(x)), 5(Cp*), 6(Cp*) and 7(Cp*) have been determined by X-ray crystallography. The structure of the neutral 2(Cp(x)) consists of a [Co3(CO)6Te2] bipyramid which is connected to a [(C5Me4Et)2Nb(CO)] fragment through a mu4-Te bridge. The ionic structures of 4(Cp(x)), 5(Cp*), 6(Cp*) and 7(Cp*) each contain one (4, 7) or two (5, 6) [Cp#2Nb(CO)2]+ cations. Apart from 4, the anionic counterparts each contain an interstitial Co atom and are hexacapped cubic cluster anions [Co9Te6(CO)8]2- (5) or heptacapped pentagonal prismatic cluster anions [Co11Te7(CO)10]n- (n=2: [6]2- , n=1: [7]-), respectively. Electrochemical studies established a reversible electron transfer between the anionic clusters [Co11,Te7(CO)10]- and [Co11Te7(CO)10]2in 6# and 7# and provided evidence for the existence of species containing [Co11Te7(CO),0] and [Co11Te7(CO)0]3-. The electronic structures of the new clusters and their relative stabilities are examined by means of DFT calculations.     

Interaction of O2, CO and CO2 with Co films

Metastable impact electron spectroscopy (MIES), ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS(HeI)) and x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were applied to study the interaction of O₂, CO and CO₂ with Co films at room temperature. The films were produced on Si(100) surfaces under the in situ control of MIES, UPS and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). For O₂, dissociative adsorption takes place initially and then incorporation of oxygen starts at exposures of ～5 L. Comparison of the MIES and UPS spectra with those published for CoO shows that near‐stoichiometric CoO films can be obtained by co‐deposition of Co and O₂. The CO is adsorbed molecularly up to a maximum coverage of ～0.6 monolayer, with the C‐end pointing towards the surface. The CO₂ adsorption is dissociative, resulting in the formation of Co–CO bonds at the surface. The resulting oxygen atoms are mostly incorporated into the Co layer. For all studied molecules the interaction with Co is similar to that with Ni. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A method for the estimation of pore anisotropy in porous solids

In this work a method for the estimation of pore anisotropy, b, in porous solids is suggested. The methodology is based on the pore size distribution and the surface area distribution, both calculated from trivial N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. The materials used for testing the method were six MCM-Alx solids in which the ordered pore structure (for x = 0) was gradually destroyed by the introduction of Al atoms (x = 5, 10, 15, 20, 50) into the solids. Additionally, four silicas having random porosity were examined, in which the surface of the parent material SiO2 (pure silica) was gradually functionalized with organosilicate groups of various lengths (triple bond Si-H, triple bond Si-CH2OH, triple bond Si-(CH2)3OH) in order to block a variable amount of pores. As pore anisotropy, the ratio bi = Li/Di is defined where Li and Di are the length and the diameter of each group of pores i filled at a particular partial pressure (Pi/P0). The ratio of the surface area Si over the pore volume Vi, at each particular pressure (Pi/P0), is then expressed as Si3/Vi2 = 16 pi Nibi = 16 pi lambdai, where Nibi is the number of pores having anisotropy bi which are filled at each pressure (Pi/P0) and lambdai is the total anisotropy of all the pores Ni belonging to the group i of pores. Then plot of lambdai vs (Pi/P0) provides a clear picture of the variation of the total pore anisotropy lambdai as the partial pressure (Pi/P0) increases. For the functionalized silicas there appears a continuous drop of lambdai as partial pressure (Pi/P0) increases, a fact indicating that both Ni) and bi are continuously diminished. In contrast, for the MCM-Alx materials a sudden kink of lambdai appears at the partial pressure where the well-defined mesopores are filled up, a fact indicating that at this point Ni and/or bi is large. The kink disappears as the ordered porosity is destroyed by increasing the x doping in MCM-Alx. The pore anisotropy bi of each group i of pores is then estimated using the expression (Si3/Vi2) = 8 pi NiriSi and plotting log(lambdai) vs log ri. From those plots, the values of si can be found and therefore the values of bi = 0.5riSi are next defined. In the MCM-Alx materials the maximum pore anisotropy b is very high (bi approximately 250) for x = 0. Then as mesoporosity is destroyed by increasing x, the maximum b values drop gradually to b approximately 11 (x = 5), b approximately 8 (x = 10), and b approximately 3 (x = 15). For x = 20 and x = 50, the maximum b obtains values equal to unity. The same phenomena, although less profound, are also observed for the functionalized silicas, where the anisotropy b is altered by the process of functionalization and from bi approximately 0.5 for the nonfunctionalized or bi approximately 0.9 for the solid functionalized with Si-H groups drops to b = 0.3 and b = 0.2 for the solid functionalized with triple bond Si-(CH2)OH and triple bond Si-(CH2)3OH, respectively. A correlation factor F is suggested in cases where the pore model departs from the cylindrical geometry.     

Influence of Sol-Gel Synthesis Parameters on the Microstructure of Particulate Silica Xerogels

The influence of key sol-gel synthesis parameters on the pore structure of microporous silica xerogels was investigated. The silica xerogels were prepared using an acid-catalyzed aqueous sol-gel process, with tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as the silicon-containing precursor. At high H2O : TEOS ratios, sols synthesized at pH 2–3 yielded minimum values of mean micropore diameter and micropore volume. Analysis of the resulting Type I nitrogen adsorption isotherms and the equilibrium adsorption of N(C4F9)3 indicated micropore diameters for these xerogels of less than approximately 10 Å.Xerogel micropore volumes corresponding to sols prepared at pH 3 and an H2O : TEOS ratio of r = 83 were consistent with nearly close packing of silica spheres in the xerogel. Xerogel microstructure was only weakly dependent upon H2O : TEOS ratio during sol synthesis for r > 10. Xerogel micropore volume increased rapidly with sol aging time during an initial induction period of particle formation. However, the xerogel microstructure changed only slowly with time after this initial period, suggesting potential processing advantages for the particulate sol-gel route to porous silica materials.Surface adsorption properties of the silica xerogels were investigated at ambient temperature using N2, SF6, and CO2. CO2 adsorbed most strongly, SF6 also showed measurable adsorption, and N2 adsorption was nearly zero. These results were consistent with the surface transport of CO2, and to a lesser extent SF6, observed in gas permeation studies performed through thin membrane films cast from similarly prepared silica sols.     

Reaction pathways for ethanol on model Co/ZnO(0001) catalysts

The pathways for the reaction of ethanol on model catalysts consisting of Co and CoO films and particles supported on single crystal ZnO(0001) surfaces were studied using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD). On supported metallic Co films and particles ethanol was found to primarily undergo decarbonylation forming CO, H(2), and adsorbed methyl groups. In contrast, supported CoO particles were found to be largely unreactive toward ethanol. High selectivity to the dehydrogenation product, acetaldehyde, was only observed when the supported Co was partially oxidized and contained both Co(0) and Co(2+). Since acetaldehyde is thought to be a critical intermediate during steam reforming of ethanol (SRE) to produce H(2) and CO(2), the results of this study suggest that partially oxidized Co species provide the active sites for this reaction. This result is consistent with studies of high surface area Co/ZnO catalysts which also suggest that both Co(0) and Co(2+) species are present under typical SRE reaction conditions.     

The preparation of polysiloxane xerogels containing amide derivatives of phosphonic and thiophosphonic acids in the surface layer

Xerogels containing residues of amide derivatives of phosphonic and thiophosphonic acids, ≡Si(CH₂)₃NHP(S, O)(OC₂H₅)₂ (functional group concentration of 1.3–2.2 mmol/g) have been prepared by a sol-gel method. It has been shown that xerogels having a developed porous structure (with specific surface areas of 240–485 m²/g, pore volumes of 0.20–0.50 cm³/g, and pore diameters of 3.6–6.5 nm) are formed at tetraethoxysilane-to-trifunctional silane ratios of 4: 1 (and above) and 6: 1 (and above) for the derivatives of phosphonic and thiophosphonic acids, respectively. The IR and ¹³C CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy data have demonstrated that the surface layer of the xerogels contains not only (thio)phosphonic acid residues, but also silanol groups and water molecules participating in hydrogen bonding. The ²⁹Si CP/MAS NMR spectroscopy data have indicated that structural groups are, for the most part, contained in structural units T³ [(≡SiO)₃Si(CH₂)₃NHP(O, S)(OC₂H₅)₂] and T² [(≡SiO)₂Si(OR)[(CH₂)₃NHP(O, S)(OC₂H₅)₂] (R = H or C₂H₅).     

On the origin of the metallic and anisotropic magnetic properties of NaxCoO2 (x approximately equal to 0.75)

Nonstoichiometric Na(x)CoO2 (0.5 < x < 1) consists of CoO2 layers made up of edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra and exhibits strongly anisotropic magnetic susceptibilities as well as metallic properties. A modified Curie-Weiss law was proposed for systems containing anisotropic magnetic ions to analyze the magnetic susceptibilities of Na(x)CoO2 (x approximately 0.75), and implications of this analysis were explored. Our study shows that the low-spin Co4+ (S = 1/2) ions of Na(x)CoO2 generated by the Na vacancies cause the anisotropic magnetic properties of Na(x)CoO2 and suggests that the six nearest-neighbor Co3+ ions of each Co4+ ion adopt the intermediate-spin electron configuration, thereby behaving magnetically like low-spin Co4+ ions. The Weiss temperature of Na(x)CoO2 is more negative along the direction of the lower g factor (i.e., theta|| < theta(perpendicular) < 0 and g|| < g(perpendicular)). The occurrence of intermediate-spin Co3+ ions surrounding each Co4+ ion accounts for the apparently puzzling magnetic properties of Na(x)CoO2 (x approximately 0.75), i.e., the large negative Weiss temperature, the three-dimensional antiferromagnetic ordering below approximately 22 K, and the metallic properties. The picture of the magnetic structure derived from neutron scattering studies below approximately 22 K is in apparent conflict with that deduced from magnetic susceptibility measurements between approximately 50 and 300 K. These conflicting pictures are resolved by noting that the spin exchange between Co3+ ions is more strongly antiferromagnetic than that between Co4+ and Co3+ ions.     

Structural and thermochemical chemisorption of CO2 on Li(4+x)(Si(1-x)Al(x))O4 and Li(4-x)(Si(1-x)V(x))O4 solid solutions

Different Li(4)SiO(4) solid solutions containing aluminum (Li(4+x)(Si(1-x)Al(x))O(4)) or vanadium (Li(4-x)(Si(1-x)V(x))O(4)) were prepared by solid state reactions. Samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and solid state nuclear magnetic resonance. Then, samples were tested as CO(2) captors. Characterization results show that both, aluminum and vanadium ions, occupy silicon sites into the Li(4)SiO(4) lattice. Thus, the dissolution of aluminum is compensated by Li(1+) interstitials, while the dissolution of vanadium leads to lithium vacancies formation. Finally, the CO(2) capture evaluation shows that the aluminum presence into the Li(4)SiO(4) structure highly improves the CO(2) chemisorption, and on the contrary, vanadium addition inhibits it. The differences observed between the CO(2) chemisorption processes are mainly correlated to the different lithium secondary phases produced in each case and their corresponding diffusion properties.     

反应条件对固相合成负载羰基铑原子簇催化剂及其性能的影响

本文报告了由金属盐直接固相合成负载铑络合物或原子簇催化剂的新方法及IR谱表征。CO容易使表面吸附有水分子的RhCl_3/SiO_2还原并生成表面羰基物Rh~+-(CO)_2/SiO_2;CO、CO/H_2和CO/2H_2等不同还原气对表面络合物的生成没有影响。采用H_2还原只能得到金属Rh催化剂。水是重要影响因素,如果RhCl_3/SiO_2先抽空脱水,再用含水的CO还原,就会使Rh~+(CO)_2/SiO_2转化为Rh_6(CO)_(16)/SiO_2。此外,还考察了负载原子簇的CO加氢和热分解反应性能。采用CO还原RhCl_3/SiO_2制备的催化剂同负载原子簇催化剂的反应行为非常相近,而且比传统催化剂具有更高的反应活性。     

Highly hydrothermally stable microporous silica membranes for hydrogen separation

Fluorocarbon-modified silica membranes were deposited on gamma-Al2O3/alpha-Al2O3 supports by the sol-gel technique for hydrogen separation. The hydrophobic property, pore structure, gas transport and separation performance, and hydrothermal stability of the modified membranes were investigated. It is observed that the water contact angle increases from 27.2+/-1.5 degrees for the pure silica membranes to 115.0+/-1.2 degrees for the modified ones with a (trifluoropropyl)triethoxysilane (TFPTES)/tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) molar ratio of 0.6. The modified membranes preserve a microporous structure with a micropore volume of 0.14 cm3/g and a pore size of approximately 0.5 nm. A single gas permeation of H2 and CO2 through the modified membranes presents small positive apparent thermal activation energies, indicating a dominant microporous membrane transport. At 200 degrees C, a single H2 permeance of 3.1x10(-6) mol m(-2) s(-1) Pa(-1) and a H2/CO2 permselectivity of 15.2 were obtained after proper correction for the support resistance and the contribution from the defects. In the gas mixture measurement, the H2 permeance and the H2/CO2 separation factor almost remain constant at 200 degrees C with a water vapor pressure of 1.2x10(4) Pa for at least 220 h, indicating that the modified membranes are hydrothermally stable, benefiting from the integrity of the microporous structure due to the fluorocarbon modification.     

SMAI法制备的Co/SiO2催化剂及La3+促进Co/SiO2催化剂的比较

实验证明,钴基催化剂是非常有效的F-T合成催化剂. 由于钴基催化剂对形成长链烷烃具有高活性和高选择性,故它尤其适用于天然气间接转换为液态燃料和蜡的过程[1～5]. F-T合成用钴基催化剂由四个主要成分组成: 主金属(Co)、第二过渡金属、氧化物助剂(碱金属、稀土金属或过渡金属氧化物)及大比表面积氧化物载体(氧化硅或氧化铝)[5]. La对钴基催化剂的促进效果因其被加入到催化剂前体中的方式和顺序以及载体的性质和金属钴的状态等参数的变化而有所不同. 为了评价La对Co/SiO2催化CO加氢作用的促进效果,本文对溶剂化金属原子浸渍法(SMAI)制备的Co/SiO2和Co/La-SiO2进行了对比研究. 在保持某些参数(如载体的性质和金属钴的价态等)不变的情况下,评价了La的助催化效果,取得了一些有益的结果.