Characterization of electron donor sites on Al2O3 surface

Formation of radical anions after adsorption of 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNB) on electron donor sites of fully oxidized Al(2)O(3) samples with different phase compositions is studied by EPR. It is shown that the maximum concentration of the radical anions does not substantially depend on the choice of solvent and reaction temperature, and can be used to measure the total concentration of the donor sites. The donor sites are observed in almost the same concentration about 5 × 10(16) m(-2) on all alumina polymorphs except for α-Al(2)O(3). The formation rate of the TNB radical anions and the activation energy of this process are found to depend on the donor properties of the solvent. The EPR in situ experiments showed that a substantial amount of the adsorbate forming a liquid phase is required for generation of the radical anions. These results prove that the sites measured by the formation of the TNB radical anions are not genuine electron donor sites capable of direct electron transfer to the adsorbed TNB molecules. A model of the observed paramagnetic species based on the obtained experimental data and the results of quantum chemical simulations is suggested. According to this model, a TNB radical anion substitutes a hydroxyl group forming a neutral ion pair with a surface aluminum cation. The suggested mechanism for the formation of such ion pairs involves the migration of simple radicals and does not require long-distance charge separation. It is supposed that the donor site where the process is initiated includes a negatively charged surface hydroxyl group.     

Elastomeric nanoparticle composites covalently bound to Al2O3/GaAs surfaces

This article reports the modification of Al2O3/GaAs surfaces with multifunctional soft materials. Siloxane elastomers were covalently bound to dopamine-modified Al2O3/GaAs semiconductor surfaces using MPt (M = Fe, Ni) nanoparticles. The sizes of the monodisperse FePt and NiPt nanoparticles were less than 5 nm. The surfaces of the nanoparticles as well as the Al2O3/GaAs substrates were modified with allyl-functionalized dopamine that utilized a dihydroxy group as a strong ligand. The immobilization of the elastomers was performed via a hydrosilation reaction of the allyl-functionalized dopamines with the siloxane backbones. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) experiments confirmed the covalent bonding of the siloxane elastomers to the oxide layer on the semiconductor surface. Fourier transform-infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (FT-IRRAS) measurements revealed that the allyl functional groups are bonded to the siloxane backbones. The FT-IRRAS data also showed that the density of the allyl groups on the surface was lower than that of the siloxane backbones. The mechanical properties of the surface-bound nanocomposites were tested using nanoindentation experiments. The nanoindentation data showed that the soft matrix composed of the elastomeric coating on the surfaces behaves differently from the inner, hard Al2O3/GaAs substrate.     

ESR study of electron interaction in a Tc/Al2O3 system

An investigation was made into the nature of paramagnetic centers in a Tc/Al₂O₃ system under varying conditions as to heat treatment and technetium content, and in O₂ and CO adsorption environments. It was found that in the case of reduction at 573 K Tc²⁺ ions and, conceivably, other ionic forms developed and stabilized on the carrier surface. After reduction at 973 K two types of electron center appeared, whose concentration increased as reduction was prolonged. Signals were observed in the low fields (3–20 mT) of the ESR spectra having g₁ 13.5 and g₂>30, which could be assigned to free charge carriers in a cluster of metal atoms or ions. Adsorption of O₂ at 300 K caused O ₂ ^– ion radicals to form on the surface of the reduced Tc/Al₂O₃ samples, both electron centers and technetium ions constituting the electron donors. In the case of CO adsorption paramagnetic (CO) ₂ ^– particles appeared on the Tc/Al₂O₃ samples after prolonged exposure. On reaction with O₂ two types of O ₂ ^– ion-radical with differing thermal stability were formed.Institute of Physical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1972–1978, September, 1992.     

ICP-AES法测定炉渣中三氧化二铝含量

炉渣是钢铁冶炼和精炼过程中的重要产物之一,主要成分有CaO、FeO、MnO、MgO等碱性氧化物,SiO2、P2O5、Fe2O3等酸性氧化物和Al2O3两性氧化物,其中还有少量的硫化物.目前,炉渣的主要分析方法可采用化学法、原子吸收光谱法、X射线荧光光谱法和电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法等[1].但由于炉渣中基体成分较为复杂,需分析的元素较多,常规化学法通常采用EDTA容量法[2]、沉淀分离-EDTA容量法和CyDTA容量法等[3],它存在试样前处理相对烦琐,速度慢并且测试结果精密度不高的缺点;原子吸收光谱法测定高浓度的铝元素时,存在其它干扰元素不易去除的缺点;而X射线荧光光谱法在粉末压片时需取用较多的试样;本方法采用ICP-AES法,称样量仅为0.1 g,经湿法消解溶样后,定容于100 mL容量瓶中,即可上机测定,分析时间短,准确度和精密度高(所测结果参加了CNAL T0144炉渣中三氧化二铝检测能力验证比对实验,并顺利通过能力验证).     

Products of the addition of water molecules to Al3O3- clusters: structure, bonding, and electron binding energies in Al3O4H2-, Al3O5H4-, Al3O4H2, and Al3O5H4

Two stable products of reactions of water molecules with the Al3O3- cluster, Al3O4H2- and Al3O5H4-, are studied with electronic structure calculations. There are several minima with similar energies for both anions and the corresponding molecules. Dissociative absorption of a water molecule to produce an anionic cluster with hydroxide ions is thermodynamically favored over the formation of Al3O3-(H2O)n complexes. Vertical electron detachment energies of Al3O4H2- and Al3O5H4- calculated with ab initio electron propagator methods provide a quantitative interpretation of recent anion photoelectron spectra. Contrasts and similarities in these spectra may be explained in terms of the Dyson orbitals associated with each transition energy.     

颗粒模板法制备大孔Al2O3材料

采用颗粒模板法制备了大孔氧化铝(Al2O3)材料. 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)结果显示, 大孔Al2O3结构中的大孔呈“囊泡状”且孔道的贯通性较差. Zeta电位测量表明, 共沉积条件下聚苯乙烯(PS)和Al2O3两种胶体颗粒带有相反的电荷, 在静电引力作用下先发生了吸附, 再沉积在一起. 吸附在PS微球表面的Al2O3纳米颗粒形成的吸附层是导致大孔呈“囊泡状”和孔道不贯通的主要原因. 采用聚二烯丙基二甲基氯化铵(PD)溶液对PS胶体微球带电性质进行了改性, PS微球的Zeta电位由−44.36 mV变成了+37.41 mV, 进而消除了沉积过程中二元颗粒间的吸附现象. 扫描电子显微镜显示, 大孔样品中“囊泡状”大孔消失, 同时孔道贯通性得到改善.     

Corrosion behaviour of SiC and Al2O3 reinforced Al 7075 hybrid aluminium matrix composites by weight loss and electrochemical methods

The corrosion study of Al 7075 hybrid metal matrix composites reinforced with equal weight percents (2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10) of silicon carbide and aluminium oxide is investigated in the present work by weight loss and electrochemical methods. In this study, composite specimens prepared by the squeeze casting technique were analyzed at room temperature to estimate the rate of corrosion in a 3.5% NaCl solution for various intervals using the weight loss method. As a consequence, a hybrid Al7075 composite reinforced with 10% SiC and 10% Al₂O₃ had a lower corrosion rate of 0.9997 mmpy than pure Al7075, which had a maximum corrosion rate of 3.4481 mmpy. The corrosion rate of hybrid composites is determined by the tafel polarization method and the electrochemical impedance spectroscopic method. These experiments showed that the corrosion rate of the hybrid metal matrix composite Al7075 + 10% SiC +10% Al₂O₃ was 0.630 mmpy less than that of the monolithic 7075 alloy. The corrosion morphology behaviour of the Al 7075 and their hybrid composite samples is observed by SEM. The SEM micrographs implied that SiC and Al₂O₃ reinforcements with the matrix alloy produced good interfacial and intermetallic bonding and hence decreased the corrosion rate.     

无溶剂微波法辅助氧化铝催化傅氏酰基化反应

利用简单安全、快速有效的吲哚C3傅氏酰基化反应,开展本科生绿色有机化学实验教学。这一绿色合成方法采用无溶剂微波法取代常规加热、有机溶剂法;柱色谱级Al2O3代替传统的AlCl3催化剂。Al2O3不仅环境友好、价格便宜和易再生,而且具有高效的催化活性。通过这一实验,学生能亲身实践绿色有机合成,同时进一步巩固了芳香亲电取代反应及杂环化学的理论知识。     

Ablation of Al2O3f/Al2O3 composites under an oxyacetylene torch flame

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology - Continuous alumina fibers reinforced alumina matrix composites (Al2O3f/Al2O3 composites) were successfully synthesized via sol–gel procedure...     

Laser-induced luminescence of model Fe/Al2O3 and Cr/Al2O3 catalysts

The laser-induced luminescence of Cr³⁺ impurity ions in model Fe/Al₂O₃ and Cr/Al₂O₃ catalysts with different calcination temperatures was studied. It was found that an additional luminescence band at 770 nm appeared in the luminescence spectra of low-temperature samples as a result of the interaction of octahedrally coordinated Cr³⁺ ions with Fe³⁺ impurity ions. In the θ-Al₂O₃ phase with a concentration of Cr³⁺ ions higher than 0.1 wt %, the interaction of the Cr³⁺-Cr³⁺ ion pairs in the immediate surroundings resulted in the appearance of N _θ lines due to the splitting of R _θ lines. The differences of these lines from the N _α lines of α-Al₂O₃ were related to the individuality of the crystal lattice of the θ phase and the coordination of Cr³⁺ impurity ions in the immediate surroundings, which is different from that in the α phase. Based on the laser-induced luminescence spectroscopic data, it was found that regions with a local Cr³⁺ concentration higher than the average Cr³⁺ concentration in the bulk of a catalyst by one order of magnitude were formed in the α-Al₂O₃-Fe₂O₃ system with the bulk Fe and Cr concentrations of 2.5 and 0.04 wt %, respectively, which was calcined at 1220°C, as a result of the diffusion of chromium and iron ions.     

Accurate theoretical IR and Raman spectrum of Al2O2 and Al2O3 molecules

The accurate harmonic vibration frequencies together with the infrared (IR) and Raman intensities of the most stable conformers of Al₂O₂ and Al₂O₃ molecules have been calculated by the density functional theory (DFT) method with B3LYP exchange–correlation potential and using a set of the augmented correlated consistent basis sets up to quintuple order. The anharmonic vibration frequencies of the non-linear Al₂O₂ molecule have also been calculated. The obtained equilibrium geometrical parameters, harmonic and anharmonic vibration frequencies along with the IR and Raman intensities good converge to their limits with increasing the size of the used basis set. A comparison of the calculated harmonic and anharmonic vibrational frequencies with the available experimental ones points out that the small differences between the calculated harmonic and experimental frequencies can be further substantially reduced when calculations of the anharmonic vibrational frequencies will be available for all types of molecular geometries.     

富氧条件下Ag/Al2O3-Cu/Al2O3组合催化剂催化乙醇选择性还原NOx

 在富氧条件下,以乙醇为还原剂,考察了不同金属负载量的Ag/Al2O3和Cu/Al2O3催化剂选择性还原NOx的活性. 结果表明,4%Ag/Al2O3和10%Cu/Al2O3分别为各自体系中的最佳催化剂. 4%Ag/Al2O3具有很高的选择性催化还原NOx的活性,但同时会产生一定量的副产物CO. 10%Cu/Al2O3选择性催化还原NOx的活性不高,但却具有很好的消除CO的活性. 将4%Ag/Al2O3和10%Cu/Al2O3以不同方式组合,其评价结果表明,4%Ag/Al2O3-10%Cu/Al2O3组合催化剂具有与单纯4%Ag/Al2O3相似的NOx脱除活性,同时能够完全消除反应过程中产生的CO,并且能大大降低尾气中乙醇和乙醛的浓度.     

Preparation and Characterization of FeCo-Al2O3 and Al2O3 Aerogels

Nanocrystalline γ-Al₂O₃ and FeCo-Al₂O₃ nanocomposites containing FeCo alloy nanoparticles well dispersed in the nanocrystalline γ-Al₂O₃ matrix were successfully obtained by the sol-gel method using aluminum tri-sec-butoxide and iron and cobalt nitrates as precursors. The gels were submitted to high temperature supercritical drying which allowed to obtain aerogels with high surface areas and pore volumes.     

阴极等离子体电解法制备氧化铝纳米颗粒

以金属铝为阴极材料,以3mol·L-1浓度的NH4NO3水溶液为电解液,采用非对称电极阴极等离子体电解方法制备出氧化铝纳米颗粒.采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线能量色散谱(EDX)、X射线衍射(XRD)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对颗粒的形貌和结构进行了表征.结果表明颗粒以立方相Al2O3为主.还对放电过程的电流变化和发光现象进行了研究.结合实验结果提出了这种颗粒的生长机制.     

非均匀成核法表面包覆氧化铝的尖晶石LiMn2O4研究

采用高温固相法合成尖晶石LiMn2O4,以非均匀成核方式对其进行包覆氧化铝的表面处理.通过XRD、SEM、粒度分析等技术对表面处理前后的LiMn2O4进行表征,分析了表面处理前后LiMn2O4物理特性的变化,并结合电化学性能测试,研究了表面处理工艺对LiMn2O4电化学容量与循环性能的影响.未经表面处理的LiMn2O4在1 C倍率下初期放电容量为86.5 mA•h•g－1,50次循环充放电后容量衰减26.3％.表面包覆0.5％、1％(w)氧化铝的LiMn2O4在1 C倍率下的初期放电容量分别为96.0、80.1 mA•h•g－1,经过50次循环后,容量分别降低7.0％、5.6％.实验结果表明,表面处理后的LiMn2O4循环性能显著提高,而且随着氧化物含量的增加,循环性能增强,但放电容量降低.     

Effects of wavy wall and Y-shaped fins on solidification of PCM with dispersion of Al2O3 nanoparticle

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In current modeling, solidification process within a three-dimensional triplex tube was numerically studied. In two sides, the cold water flow is used...     

Solid-state reactions in Y2O3:3Al2O3:4B2O3 system studied by FTIR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction

In the Y₂O₃:3Al₂O₃:4B₂O₃ system infrared absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction have been used to study the solid-state reactions in the 600–1300°C temperature range. The expected YAl₃(BO₃)₄ formation (whose optimum temperature is at about 1150°C) was proceeded and accompanied by the appearance of YBO₃ and Al₄B₂O₉ intermediate phases. At higher temperatures the Al₁₈B₄O₃₃ phase was also identified with both methods. Based on these results, some chemical reactions were suggested.     

Pt/Al2O3和Pt-Cu/Al2O3催化CCl4氢化脱氯反应

制备了Al2O3负载Pt单金属催化剂和负载Pt-Cu双金属催化剂,比较了二者不同还原温度对其催化CCl4氢化脱氯反应性能的影响。 单金属Pt催化剂上主要生成CHCl3,而双金属Pt-Cu催化剂上产物随催化剂制备时的还原温度不同而异,当催化剂经400 ℃用H2还原后产物主要为CHCl3,而当催化剂经800 ℃用H2还原后产物主要为CCl2CCl2。 由于CCl4氢化反应是强放热反应,催化剂表面局部过热使得在反应中生成的C2等产物聚合结焦,覆盖了催化剂的活性中心,导致催化剂失活。 因此,通过加入甲醇作为稀释剂以带走部分反应热可提高催化剂的稳定性。 同时也降低了CHCl3的选择性,提高了CCl2CCl2的选择性。