Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite powders by a chitosan–polymer complex solution route: Synthesis and characterization

Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (HAp) powders were successfully synthesized by a simple method using chitosan–polymer complex solution. To obtain HAp nanopowders, the prepared precursor was calcined in air at 400–800 °C for 2 h. The phase composition of the calcined samples was studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique. The XRD results confirmed the formation of HAp phase with a small trace of monotite phase. With increasing calcination temperature, the crystallinity of the HAp increased, showing the hexagonal structure of HAp with the lattice parameter a in a range of 0.94030–0.94308 nm and c of 0.68817–0.68948 nm. The particle sizes of the powder were found to be 55.02–73.36 nm as evaluated by the XRD line broadening method. The chemical composition of the calcined powders was characterized by FTIR spectroscopy. The peaks of the phosphate carbonate and hydroxyl vibration modes were observed in the FTIR spectra for all the calcined powders. TEM investigation revealed that the prepared HAP samples consisted of rod-like nanoparticles having the particle size in the range of 100–300 nm. The corresponding selected-area electron diffraction (SAED) analysis further confirmed the formation of hexagonal structure of HAp.     

Effect of precursor calcination temperature on the microstructure and thermoelectric properties of Ca3Co4O9 ceramics

Ca₃Co₄O₉ (CCO) powder precursors were prepared by the chemical sol–gel route and calcined at various temperatures between 923?K (CCO-923?K) and 1,073?K (CCO-1,073?K). The calcination temperature was found to be a critical factor affecting the microstructure and thermoelectric properties of CCO ceramic bulk samples. The grain size increases with calcination temperature. The nano-crystals with size about 100?nm in the powders calcined at 923?K promote large crystal growth and texture development during sintering. Bulk pellets made from CCO-923?K powder have large crystal grains, uniform grain size distribution, and a high degree of crystal alignment. By contrast, pellets made from CCO powders at higher calcination temperatures have a bimodal distribution of large and small grains and a large amount of randomly oriented grains. Transmission electron microscopy analysis shows that each crystal grain (identified in SEM images) consists of bundles of CCO nano-lamellas. The nano-lamellas within one bundle share the same c-axis orientation and have fiber texture. The electrical resistivity of CCO-923?K is weakly dependent on operating temperature. Compared to the CCO-1,073?K sample, the CCO-923?K sample has the highest power factor, a lower thermal conductivity, and higher electrical conductivity.     

Realization of Low Temperature Densification of Nickelate Ceramics for MLCC Application

We report an improved method for the preparation of highly dense nickelate ceramics at relatively low temperature. It is found that the introduction of appropriate additives during the ball-milling process facilitates the formation of nickelate phase through solid state reaction. Moreover, although high-purity nickelate powders can only be obtained by calcining the mixture of starting materials at temperature higher than 1100 oC. The adoption of powders calcined at 1000 oC, rather than those calcined at higher temperature, is conductive to the low-temperature densification of nickelate ceramics, which is attributed to the small and dispersive particles, and the solid state reaction of the residual starting materials during sintering. Compared with the conventional process, the improved method can reduce the sintering temperature of nickelate ceramics by about 100 oC and decrease the grain size of the obtained ceramics, and therefore makes nickelate meet the fabrication requirements of multi-layer ceramic capacitors(MLCC).     

Preferential oxidation of CO in excess H2 over CeO2/CuO catalyst:Effect of calcination temperature

Different from the classical configuration CuO/CeO2 catalyst,the inverse configuration CeO2 /CuO catalyst (atomic ratio of Ce/Cu=10/100) was prepared by impregnation method.Five calcination temperatures were selected to investigate the interaction between CeO2 and CuO support.It is found that as calcination temperature increased from 500 to 900 C,sintering of CeO2 particles on the support occurred together with the diffusion of a portion of Ce 4+ ions into CuO crystals,forming solid solution.Formation of interface complex Ce-O-Cu was suggested by TPR measurements.The catalyst calcined at 700 C gives the highest activity for preferential oxidation of CO in excess H2 stream.     

Thermal behavior of nickel–metal hydride battery during charging at a wide range of ambient temperatures

In this study, hydoxyapatite (HA) prepared from calcined bovine bone was studied. Two methods were used for HA sintering: conventional sintering (CS) and microwave sintering (MS). HA was obtained by calcination of bovine bone at 800 °C for 4 h followed by wet ball milling. Afterwards, the powder was compacted under 75 MPa and sintered for 2 h at different temperatures, from 1050 to 1200 °C. It has been found that the bulk density of HA increases by increasing sintering temperature when both CS and MS were used. Nevertheless, at the same temperature and for a shorter time (15 min), the HA sintered by microwave were characterised by a density relatively higher than that of sintered by conventional furnace. For example, at 1100 °C the bulk densities of samples using CS and MS were about 2.49 (for 120 min) and 2.93 (for 15 min) g/cm³, respectively. Furthermore, a near theoretical density (98.6%) was obtained when HA samples were sintered at 1200 °C for 15 min only but using the proposed MS, which was much higher than that (89.7%) of HA samples sintered at the same temperature for longer holding time (120 min). Besides this, the X-ray analyses have shown that heat-treatment, using these two processes, has lead to HA decomposition into tricalcium phosphate and/or tetracalcium phosphate.     

稀土添加剂对超细ZrO2织构、结构的影响

Pure zirconia and zirconia containing Y or Ce were prepared by Supercritical Drying Method (SCD) followed by calcination in air at temperature up to 700℃. It was found that the zirconia containing Y or Ce possessed much higher specific surface area and larger pore volume than that of pure zirconia. The BET surface area of 3.4Y2O3-96.6ZrO2 without calcination and that calcined at 700℃ were 376.2 m2﹒g-1 and 80.0 m2﹒g-1 respectively, while the corresponding values of pure zirconia were 248.0 m2 ﹒g-1 and 47.8 m2﹒g-1 respectively. It was postulated that the better textural properties of zirconia containing Y or Ce were resulted from preventing zirconia particles sintering in the presence of Y or Ce additive. All of these samples made by SCD had a well-developed mesoporous texture.     

(CeO_2-ZrO_2-Al_2O_3)-(La_2O_3-Al_2O_3)复合氧化物负载的Pd密偶催化剂:载体焙烧温度的影响

采用同时共沉淀法制备了(CeO2-ZrO2-Al2O3)-(La2O3-Al2O3)新型复合氧化物(CZA-LA),考察了焙烧温度对CZA-LA负载的Pd密偶催化剂的影响,并采用N2吸附-脱附法和X射线衍射对其进行了表征.结果表明,随着焙烧温度的升高,尽管CZA-LA样品的比表面积降低,但即使在1000°C焙烧5h后,其比表面积仍能保持在122m2/g左右;另外,CZA-LA样品的孔体积降低幅度不大,当在700℃及更高温度下焙烧后基本上保持稳定.以不同温度焙烧5h后的样品为载体,采用等体积浸渍法制备了一系列整体式Pd/CZA-LA密偶催化剂(Pd含量2.0g/L).催化剂对消除模拟汽油车尾气中C3H8活性测试结果表明,各新鲜催化剂的活性相差不大,均具有较低的起燃温度T50和完全转化温度T90.当催化剂经老化处理后,以1000°C焙烧的载体负载的Pd催化剂活性最高,T50和T90分别为310和341℃,ΔT仅为31℃,仅比新鲜催化剂的高7℃.可见,该催化剂表现出优异的催化活性和抗老化性能,可以满足欧Ⅳ及更高标准的用于汽油车尾气净化的密偶催化剂的性能要求.     

Rapid calcination of ferrite Ni0.75Zn0.25Fe2O4 by microwave energy

Ferrites Ni_0.75Zn_0.25Fe₂O₄ were obtained by polymeric precursor method and calcined in a short time with microwave energy to assess the morphological and microstructural characteristics. Samples were calcined at 500, 650, 800, and 950 °C for 30 min in a microwave oven. The resulting powders were characterized by thermal analysis (TG/DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, field-emission gun scanning electron microscope (FEG-SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The XRD results showed the formation of single ferrite phase at temperature of 500 °C for 30 min. The FEG-SEM analysis showed agglomerated particles with formation of non-dense longitudinal plates, with interparticle porosity and agglomerated fine particles. The rapid calcination by microwave energy demonstrated satisfactory results in relatively low temperature of 500 °C for 30 min and appeared to be a promising technique for obtaining nickel–zinc ferrite powders.     

The role of MgO in the thermal behavior of MgO–silica fume pastes

The compounds of MgO–silica fume (SF) pastes constitute magnesium silicate hydrate (M–S–H) in a new generation of basic castables. However, Mg(OH)₂ is a common reaction product with the formation of M–S–H. This study aims to reduce the formation of Mg(OH)₂ in MgO–SF pastes. In this study, MgO powders were prepared by calcining magnesite at different temperatures and then mixed with SF and water to prepare MgO–SF pastes. The properties of MgO powders were characterized, and the pH values in the pore solutions of MgO–SF pastes were measured. The MgO–SF pastes cured for 90 days were calcined at 500, 700, 900 and 1200 °C, and the microstructure was characterized afterward. The results showed that both the reactivity of MgO powders and the pH value of the pore solution of MgO–SF pastes were diverse, which essentially depended on the grain sizes and the crystalline degree of MgO. Increasing the calcination temperature of MgO was beneficial to reduce the formation of Mg(OH)₂ or even stop it when using MgO calcined at 1450 °C. Enstatite and forsterite formed for all MgO–SF pastes after calcination. However, the microstructure of MgO–SF paste with MgO calcined at 1450 °C was denser than others. MgO–SF pastes were suitable for the new-generation refractory castables. Notably, using MgO calcined at 1450 °C is more appropriate.     

Thermal Stability of Pt/Al2O3 Catalysts Prepared by Sol-Gel

A series of Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared using a sol-gel method. The influence of several parameters used in the synthesis including: metal content, identity of the metal precursor, and the water/alkoxide ratio on the structural properties of the fresh (dried) and calcined samples were studied. It was found that the BET surface area decreased with an increase in the platinum content. A surface area of 500 m²/g was obtained following calcination at 773 K. The structure of fresh samples as determined by FTIR corresponded to that of a pseudoboehmite structure. Samples prepared using a water/alkoxide ratio (H₂O/ATB) of 9 showed a well-defined, uniform pore size distribution following calcination at 773 K. Metal dispersions comparable to those obtained using impregnation methods were obtained. Aging studies (calcination at 873 K for 24 h) performed on these catalysts, exhibited sintering behavior which were similar to Pt/Al₂O₃ catalysts prepared by other methods. The sample prepared using a H₂O/ATB ratio of 9 had the highest surface area and was more thermally resistant towards metal sintering. A bimodal metal particle size distribution was observed: some particles exhibited sintering while others of similar size showed a greater thermal stability to sintering. The sample having the largest surface area and the highest thermal stability following thermal treatment was a consequence of a more condensed structure and a higher pore roughness obtained after drying the gel. This enabled the formation of an alumina structure which was more amorphous and limited aggregation of platinum particles due to surface diffusion within the pore structure.     

Calcination temperature-dependent morphology of photocatalytic ZnO nanoparticles prepared by an electrochemical–thermal method

ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with tunable morphologies were synthesized by a hybrid electrochemical–thermal method at different calcination temperatures without the use of any surfactant or template. The NPs were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, dynamic light scattering, thermogravimetry–differential thermal analysis, scanning electron microscope and N₂ gas adsorption–desorption studies. The FT-IR spectra of ZnO NPs showed a band at 450 cm^?1, a characteristic of ZnO, which remained fairly unchanged at calcination temperatures even above 300 °C, indicating complete conversion of the precursor to ZnO. The products were thermally stable above 300 °C. The ZnO NPs were present in a hexagonal wurtzite phase and the crystallinity of ZnO increased with an increasing calcination temperature. The ZnO NPs calcined at lower temperature were mesoporous in nature. The surface areas of ZnO NPs calcined at 300 and 400 °C were 51.10 and 40.60 m² g^?1, respectively, which are significantly larger than commercial ZnO nanopowder. Surface diffusion has been found to be the key mechanism of sintering during heating from 300 to 700 °C with the activation energy of sintering as 8.33 kJ mol^?1. The photocatalytic activity of ZnO NPs calcined at different temperatures evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under sunlight showed strong dependence on the surface area of ZnO NPs. The ZnO NPs with high surface area showed enhanced photocatalytic activity.     

用湿化学法制备Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3-La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.15Co0.05O3复合阴极及其性能表征

用湿化学法制备了Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3(SSC)－La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.15Co0.05O3(LSGMC5)中温固体氧化物燃料电池复合阴极材料，其中SSC用甘氨酸－硝酸盐法合成，LSGMC5用柠檬酸盐法合成。XRD结果表明，甘氨酸－硝酸盐法制备的SSC在焙烧温度大于1223K即表现为单一的钙钛矿结构。随焙烧温度的升高，SSC粉末颗粒增大,导致含有高温烧结SSC的电极与电解质界面结合变差。采用多种技术考察了利用不同温度（1173－1373K）预烧的SSC粉末制备的SSC-LSGMC5阴极上进行的氧还原反应。结果表明，SSC-LSGMC5复合电极的性能显著依赖于电极中SSC粉末的预烧温度，当SSC粉末焙烧温度在1223K附近时，具有最小的欧姆电阻以及氧还原反应极化电阻，1A· cm-2电流密度下的极化过电位为0.077 V。     

Effects of Zr/Ti molar ratio in SO42-/ZrO2-TiO2 calcined at different temperatures on its surface properties and glucose reactivity in near-critical methanol

Effects of Zr/Ti molar ratio in SO42-/ZrO2-TiO2 solid acid catalyst calcined at different temperatures on its surface properties and catalytic activity were thoroughly investigated in this paper. The physicochemical characteristics of prepared samples were determined by N2 adsorptiondesorption, XRD, NH3-TPD and XPS techniques, respectively. It was found that the crystallization temperature of the samples increased after the combination of ZrO2 and TiO2; and phase transformations from the anatase to the rutile of TiO2 species and the tetragonal to the monoclinic of ZrO2 species were effectively suppressed at higher temperature. The sample with a Zr/Ti molar ratio of 3/1 calcined at 450℃ showed the highest surface area and the most acid sites among all the tested samples. The acid site densities of samples were relatively closed to each other if they were calcined at the same temperature, however, decreased with the calcination temperature. The result indicates that the sulfur content in samples is a crucial factor to control the acid site density. Calcining the sample at 650℃ and higher temperatures resulted in a significant desorption of sulfate ion on the samples. The synthesized samples were evaluated as a potential catalyst for glucose conversion under the near-critical methanol conditions (200℃/4 MPa). The results suggested that the relatively weaker acid sites of the catalyst were more favorable for the accumulation of methyl glucosides, while the moderate acid sites were responsible for the formation of methyl levulinate. The catalytic activity for methyl levulinate production almost increases linearly with the catalyst acid site density. The catalyst deactivation is due to the loss of sulfate ion and the two catalysts with Zr/Ti molar ratios of 3/1 and 1/3 could effectively alleviate the deactivation caused by sulfate solution in the reaction medium and can be reused after calcination with the reuse rate of over 90% in terms of the methyl levulinate selectivity.     

Effect of Support Calcination Temperature on Ag Structure and Catalytic Activity for CO Oxidation

SiO₂ with different nanostructures, namely hexagonal mesoporous silica(HMS), and three unordered commercial silica, were used as supports to fabricate silver catalysts using an incipient wetness impregnation method. It was found that Ag/HMS catalyst showed a high catalytic activity. Next, the HMS support was calcined at different temperatures before impregnation of AgNO₃. The effect of calcination temperature of HMS support was investigated in terms of structure and catalytic activity of Ag catalysts. The support and catalysts were characterized by N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms, Thermogravimetric-differential thermal analyzer, X-ray diffraction, H₂-temperature program reduction and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that calcination of HMS at an appro- priate temperature(750℃) before catalyst preparation would benefit the formation of highly dispersive small sized Ag particles on the HMS support and markedly enhance the catalytic activity of Ag/HMS catalyst toward CO oxidation.     

Preparation and characterization of Zn(0.9)Mg(0.1)TiO3via electrospinning

Hexagonal Zn(0.9)Mg(0.1)TiO(3) (ZMT) composite fibers were successfully prepared by combining sol-gel with an electrospinning and calcination technique. The crystalline phase and microstructures of Zn(0.9)Mg(0.1)TiO(3) fibers, calcined at various temperatures for 1 h, were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and thermogravimetry differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) techniques. The results showed that the crystalline phase, morphology and grain size of the ZMT fibers were influenced by the calcination temperature and the doped magnesium improved the stability of the ilmenite ZnTiO(3)-based ceramic. Fibrous, linked particles and separated hexagonal particles were obtained after being calcined at 500, 700 and 900 °C, respectively. The single phase Zn(0.9)Mg(0.1)TiO(3) was formed from 700 °C to 900 °C and the possible formation mechanism was proposed. The as-prepared samples exhibited low activities for Methylene blue (MB) photodegradation under visible-light irradiation.     

Synthesis of Thermally Stable MCM-41 at Ambient Temperature

A new process to synthesize thermally stable mesoporous molecular sieves of MCM-41 structure based on delayed neutralization at ambient temperature was investigated. All samples synthesized by this new method have BET surface areas of about 1100m²/g and possess high thermal stability up to 900°C. Higher crystallinity and less lattice constriction after calcination were observed for samples with a longer aging period. Those samples with aging time longer than 10 days exhibited four characteristic XRD peaks of MCM-41 both before and after calcination at 560°C. The N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms of the calcined samples showed larger average pore size and more homogenous pore size distribution. The method was also successfully applied to the synthesis of MCM-41 with different surfactants of hydrocarbon length with 10–18 carbons and proves to be a simple route for obtaining thermally stable MCM-41 at room temperature.     

预处理条件对La_2O_3上过氧物种光诱导生成的影响

采用原位显微Raman光谱技术详细考察了焙烧温度和焙烧时间对La(OH)3分解制备的La2O3结构以及过氧物种光诱导生成性能的影响,结果表明,经700℃焙烧所得La2O3样品较经800℃以上长时间焙烧的样品更有利于过氧物种的生成.对La(OH)3热分解过程的原位XRD测试结果表明,焙烧温度需达到近700℃才可使La(OH)3完全转化为La2O3.在700℃焙烧的样品上,除了六方相的La2O3外,还可检出介稳态的立方相La2O3.经800℃以上长时间(≥5 h)焙烧后,介稳态的立方相La2O3将转化为稳定的六方相La2O3物种.在相同的实验条件下,立方相的稀土倍半氧化物较六方相更有利于过氧物种的光诱导生成,其原因可能源于前者含更多氧空位,因而更有利于对分子氧的吸附和活化.     

Surface Area Study of High Area Cobalt Aluminate Particles Prepared by the Sol-Gel Method

Cobalt aluminate particles were prepared by the sol-gel method, starting from aluminum sec-butoxide and cobalt salts with a Co:Al ratio of 1:3. Samples with the same composition were also prepared by the citrate-gel method from cobalt and aluminum nitrates and citric acid. The particles were calcined to temperatures between 400 and 1000°C, for the formation of the mixed oxide having spinel structure. The surface properties of the different samples (BET surface area and pore size distribution) were measured. The highest BET surface area obtained (about 339 m²/g) corresponds to a sample prepared by cobalt acetate and aluminum sec-butoxide, calcined at 400°C. The surface area of the sample is reduced progressively as the sample is calcined to higher temperatures (to about 65 m²/g at 1000°C). Narrow pore size distributions were observed with average pore radius ranging from 17–20 Å, for samples heated to 400°C, to about 55–65 Å, for samples heated to 1000°C. The different surface areas and porosities obtained for particles prepared by different methods, different precursors or calcination temperatures, are discussed.     

稀土Ce掺杂对ZnO结构和光催化性能的影响

采用共沉淀-焙烧法合成了一系列不同含量的稀土Ce掺杂的ZnO光催化剂. 利用傅里叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱、粉末X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、紫外-可见(UV-Vis)光谱、光致发光(PL)谱等技术对所制备的光催化剂进行了系列表征. 以酸性橙II脱色降解为模型反应, 考察了掺杂不同含量的铈及不同焙烧温度对ZnO的物理结构和光催化脱色性能的影响. 结果表明: 掺入质量分数(w)为2%的铈可以明显改善氧化锌表面状态, 有利于产生更多的表面羟基; 同时可以抑制光生电子与光生空穴(e^-/h⁺)的复合, 显著提高光催化脱色活性和光催化稳定性; 焙烧温度对光催化剂的晶体结构、表面性能和光催化活性产生较大影响, 500 °C的焙烧处理使样品的结晶度较高, 同时催化剂颗粒粒径较细, 表面具有丰富的羟基. 但过高的焙烧温度(600-800 °C)将导致催化剂的物理结构发生恶化, 降低光催化性能.     

Modified hydrotalcites application as precursors for (Na,K)Mg/Al spinel-type compounds formation

In this work, a synthesis route of (Na,K)Mg/Al spinel-type compounds, which combines hydrothermal synthesis at low temperatures (<200 °C) and solid-state sintering (>800 °C) methods, is presented. It was examined that NaOH and KOH additives induce the reaction between initial Mg and Al components and the formation of hydrotalcite during hydrothermal treatment. It should be noted that after 1 h of calcination of synthetic precursors at 850 °C spinel-type compounds are formed only in the samples with alkali addition. Meanwhile in the pure system only traces of the mentioned compounds are observed at 900 °C. Moreover, the increase in solid-state sintering temperature and duration lead to the higher-crystallinity (Na,K)MgAl₂O₄ spinel-type compounds. It should be noted that textural properties of formed (Na,K)Mg/Al spinel-type compounds depend on the chemical composition of precursors. The synthetic and calcined products are characterised by XRD, STA, FT-IR analyses and BET method.