Synthesis, vaporization, and thermodynamics of ultrafine Nd2Hf2O7 powders

Ultrafine Nd₂Hf₂O₇ powders with the pyrochlore structure are prepared by self-propagating hightemperature synthesis (in the Pechini version). The elemental and phase composition of the powder are studied. Microstructure is studied by scanning electron microscopy. BET specific surface areas are determined. Thermal behavior is studied by TGA/DSC/DTA up to 1473 K. The sintering kinetics of as-synthesized Nd₂Hf₂O₇ powder at various temperatures is studied. Nd₂Hf₂O₇ vaporization in the range 2400–2600 K is studied by Knudsen effusion/mass spectrometry, and the thermodynamic characteristics of this compound are determined.     

Melting and homogeneous crystallization of a Lennard-Jones system

Melting and homogeneous crystallization in a Lennard-Jones system of 10,976 atoms in a model box with periodic boundary conditions were investigated by the molecular dynamics method in an NVE ensemble. Crystal melting occurs by arbitrary generation and growth of local defects transformed into regions of a disordered phase. These defects gradually span the entire space of the sample, absorbing the residual islands of crystal. Homogeneous crystallization of a liquid starts with generation of crystal nuclei which grow into defective crystals. The resulting crystal varies in structure between different realizations of the model. Face-centered cubic (fcc) structures prevail. A hexagonal close packing (hcp) structure is present on the boundaries of fcc regions and arises from disordering in alternation of atomic planes. Multiple twinning of the fcc structure is observed, and aggregates with fivefold symmetry have been found.     

Threshold photoionization behaviour of (Li2O)Lin clusters produced by a laser vaporization source

We report on the production of small and medium size lithium and lithium oxide clusters by a laser vaporization cluster source. The isotopomeric distribution of natural lithium allowed to identify Li_kO clusters as the most abundant components in the mass spectrum. Photoionization efficiency curves of Li_kO clusters with photon energies from 3.4 to 4.7 eV were measured for 8 ≤ k ≤ 27. Using linear extrapolation of the increase in photoionization efficiency with photon energy, ionization potentials were extracted. With the chemical bond of the O^2- anion to two Li atoms, leaving n = k-2 valence electrons in the (Li₂O)Li_n clusters, clear shell closure effects are present at n = 8 and n = 20.     

Microstructural evolution in a CeO2-Gd2O3 system

Microstructural evolution in a CeO2-Gd2O3 system at atomic and nanoscale levels with increasing Gd concentration has been comprehensively investigated by transmission electron microscopy. When the Gd concentration was increased from 10 to 80 at.%, the phase transformation from ceria with fluorite structure to solid solution with C-type structure was not a sudden change but an evolution in the sequence of clusters, domains, and precipitates with C-type structure in the fluorite-structured matrix. Moreover, the ordering of aggregated Gd cations and oxygen vacancies in these microstructural inhomogeneities developed continuously with increasing Gd concentration. This microstructural evolution can be further described based on the development of defect clusters containing Gd cations and oxygen vacancies.     

Ion exchanged Fe-FER through H2O2-assisted decomplexation of organic salts

Decomplexation of organic ligands through redox titration has been applied to catalyst synthesis, developing an improved preparation method for Fe-ferrierite (Fe-FER), the catalyst showing excellent performance and durability for N2O decomposition under realistic conditions for nitric acid plants.     

ESR studies of heterogeneous radiation processes in a B2O3 + H2O system

The accumulation of radiation-induced defects and of H-atoms on γ-irradiation of a B₂O₃ + H₂O system, at 77K, at different concentrations of water molecules have been investigated by ESR. The radiation-chemical yields of paramagnetic centres and of H-atoms have been determined from appropriate kinetic curves. It has been established that increasing the concentration of water molecules in the system results in a lowering of the yield of paramagnetic centres and an increase in the H-atom concentration. On the basis of the results obtained a mechanism has been suggested for heterogeneous radiation processes in this system at 77 K.     

含Ce2O3炼钢精炼渣熔化及流动特性的研究

采用真空碳管炉制备得到含Ce2O3三元及四元炼钢精炼渣,分别利用X射线衍射仪、炉渣熔点测定仪和RTW-10型熔体物性仪对渣的物相、熔化温度及粘度进行检测分析.研究表明:Ce在精炼渣中以正三价的形式稳定存在;CaO-Al2O3-Ce2O3三元渣的熔化温度范围为1465～1516℃;CaO-Al2O3-Ce2O3-SiO2四元渣的熔化温度范围为1348～1361℃,1500℃时的粘度值范围为0.289～0.497 Pa·s,其中46%CaO-38%Al2O3-5%Ce2O3-10%SiO2(质量分数)精炼渣具有良好的熔化和流动特性.     

Evaluation of phases in a hydrothermally treated CaO-SiO2-H2O system

The evolution of hydration products with reaction time in a hydrothermally cured CaO-SiO₂-H₂O system, when using quartz of different fineness, was investigated by means of thermal, X-ray diffraction and wet chemical techniques. A combination of second derivative differential thermal-, first derivative thermogravimetric- and the equivalent differential thermal- and thermogravimetric curves provided more critical information about the nature of phases formed than X-ray diffraction alone. Phenomena including overlapping dehydration reactions and interactions of phases during the thermal experiment are discussed and illustrated by examples. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Crystallization of MgFe2O4 from a glass in the system K2O/B2O3/MgO/P2O5/Fe2O3

Spherical magnetic Mg-Fe-O nanoparticles were successfully prepared by the crystallization of glass in the system K₂O/B₂O₃/MgO/P₂O₅/Fe₂O₃. The magnetic glass ceramics were prepared by melting the raw materials using the conventional melt quenching technique followed by a thermal treatment at temperatures in the range 560–700 °C for a time ranging from 2 to 8 h. The studies of the X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy and FTIR spectra confirmed the precipitation of finely dispersed spherical (Mg, Fe) based spinel nanoparticles with a minor quantity of hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) in the glass matrix. The average size of the magnetic nano crystals increases slightly with temperature and time from 9 to 15 nm as determined by the line broadening from the XRD patterns. XRD studies show that annealing the glass samples for long periods of time at temperature ≥604 °C results in an increase of the precipitated hematite concentration, dissolution of the spinel phase and the formation of magnesium di-borate phase (Mg₂B₂O₅). For electron microscopy, the particles were extracted by two methods; (i) replica extraction technique and (ii) dissolution of the glass matrix by diluted acetic acid. An agglomeration of the nano crystals to larger particles (25–35 nm) was observed.     

Thermodynamic characteristics of double salts crystallizing in LiCl-RbCl-H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O system at 298.15 K

The Pitzer ion-interaction model has been used for calculations of thermodynamic characteristics of double salts 3RbCl · LiCl · 2H₂O and RbCl · 2LiCl · 4H₂O in the ternary system LiCl-RbCl-H₂O at 298.15 K. The standard molar Gibbs energy of formation of the two double salts from the corresponding simple salts LiCl · H₂O and RbCl, as well as the standard molar Gibbs energy of formation have been determined.     

Magnetochemical study of solutions of tetraalkylammonium salts in D2O at different temperatures

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Phase behavior and rheological properties of salt-free catanionic TTAOH/DA/H2O system in the presence of hydrophilic and hydrophobic salts

In the cationic and anionic (catanionic) surfactant mixed system, tetradecyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (TTAOH)/decanoic acid (DA)/H(2)O, abundant phase behaviors were obtained in the presence of hydrophilic and hydrophobic salts. The microstructures of typical L(α) phases with the different compositions were characterized by the transmission electron microscope (TEM) images. Aqueous double-phase transition induced by addition of hydrophilic salts was observed when the cationic surfactant was in excess. Salt-induced reversible vesicle phases could be obtained when the anionic surfactant was excess, whereas the vesicle phase at lower salinity behaves highly viscoelastic but is much less viscoelastic with high salinity which was demonstrated by measuring their rheological properties. The L(α) phase with the positive membrane charges can be finally transferred into an L(1) phase with added salts. The ion specificity of hydrophilic and hydrophobic salts is discussed, and the order of cations is summarized, which is significant for the further study of the Hofmeister effects on catanionic surfactant mixed systems.     

Physicochemical investigation of the ternary system KF-H2O2-H2O

Conclusions An investigation of the fusibility in the system KF-H₂O₂-H₂O confirmed the existence of KF · H₂O₂ and demonstrated the formation of a new compound, KF · 2H₂O₂, which exists in the system in the interval from –70 to 20° in the region of high hydrogen peroxide concentrations.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 491–494, March, 1973.     

Phase equilibria in the BaO-Bi2O3-B2O3 system

Phase equilibria in the BaO-Bi₂O₃-B₂O₃ system have been investigated by X-ray powder diffraction analysis and DTA. Quasi-binary sections have been determined, and an isothermal section of the system in the subsolidus region has been constructed. The BaO-Bi₂O₃-B₂O₃ ternary system has been divided into 22 triangles of coexisting phases. It has been found that four bismuth barium borates exist, namely, Ba₃BiB₃O₉, BaBi₂B₄O₁₀, BaBiB₁₁O₁₉, and BaBiBO₄. Ba₃BiB₃O₉ undergoes a phase transition at 850°C and exists up to 885°C, where it decomposes in the solid state. BaBiB₁₁O₁₉ and BaBi₂B₄O₁₀ melt congruently at 807 and 730°C, respectively. BaBiBO₄ melts incongruently at 780°C. X-ray powder diffraction data for the low-temperature polymorph of Ba₃BiB₃O₉ are presented.     

Phase equilibria in the V2O5-Cr2O3 system

The phase equilibria in the total range of component concentrations in the V₂O₅-Cr₂O₃ system up to 1000 °C were studied by means of phase powder diffraction and DTA. Two compounds exist in the system: CrVO₄, melting incongruently at 860±5 °C, and Cr₂V₄O₁₃, which decomposes in the solid state at 640±5 °C to CrVO_4(s) and V₂O_5(s). At 645±5 °C, CrVO₄ and V₂O₅ form a eutectic mixture with the CrVO₄ content not exceeding 2% mol.

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Zusammenfassung Mittels DTA und Pulverdiffraktionsaufnahmen wurde das Phasengleichgewicht des Systems V₂O₅-Cr₂O₃ bis 1000 °C im gesamten Konzentrationsbereich untersucht. Innerhalb des Systemes existieren zwei Verbindungen: CrVO₄ mit einem inkongruentem Schmelzpunkt bei 860±5 °C und Cr₂V₄O₁₃, das sich in festem Zustand bei 640±5 °C in CrVO_4(s) und V₂O_5(s) zersetzt. Bei 645±5 °C bilden CrVO₄ und V₂O₅ ein eutektisches Gemisch mit einem maximalen CrVO₄-Gehalt von 2 mol%.

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DTA V₂₅-Cr₂₃ 1000° . : CrVO₄, 860±5° Cr₂V₄O₁₃, 640±5° CrVO₄ V₂O₅, 645±5° CrVO₄, 2 %.

     

Thermogravimetry of the NiO-Al2O3 system in a hydrogen flow

Thermogravimetry in a hydrogen flow is used to distinguish different forms of NiO-Al₂O₃ bonding at the temperatures of reduction of NiO. The influences of the temperature of preliminary treatment and the component ratio on the shapes of the TG and DTG curves of reduction were represented. By comparison of the results obtained with different weights and with different particle sizes, the influences of diffusion of water vapour in macropores on the characters of TG and DTG curves were studied. Different types of TG and DTG curves of reduction were observed:

1. Curves usual in thermal analysis, whose positions depend on the specimen weight and on the dispersity of the sample.
2. Curves whose position displays almost no change with variations of 1–2 orders the specimen weight.
3. Curves the number of reduction rate peaks in which depend on the experimental conditions.