Optimisation of the plasma electrolytic oxidation process efficiency on aluminium

Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is a surface treatment technology enabling fabrication of adherent thick (50–150 µm) coatings on light metal alloys with significantly enhanced hardness, wear and corrosion resistance compared with other conventional treatments. The technology has the potential to play a significant role in the transport sector for replacement of steel with light‐weight materials of improved durability. A main limitation of PEO lies in its relatively high cost, associated with high energy consumption and low coating efficiency. The present work explores possible routes to improve the process efficiency. It is shown that a combination of conventional pre‐anodising with sequential PEO treatment reduces specific energy consumption up to five times because of an increase of the coating growth rate, up to 10 µm/min, compared with existing PEO processes. A further approach to improved coating efficiency involves PEO in electrolytes with suspended fine or nanoparticles, which results in the formation of thicker coatings in reduced time as a result of the incorporation of the particles from the electrolyte into the coating. Additionally, melting of the coating material during the micro‐arc discharge process leads to formation of stabilised high‐temperature phases, such as tetragonal and cubic zirconia, which provide significantly improved microhardness of the coating material and give a potential for thermal barrier applications. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Adsorptive stripping voltammetry of some trace elements in biological samples,II: Nickel,arsenic, aluminium and selenium

A study of the adsorptive stripping voltammetry of nickel, aluminium, selenium and arsenic is reported in which 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMTD) has been used as a chelating agent. By a suitable choice of deposition potential, deposition time, reagent reaction time and other operating conditions, the determination of the four elements could be achieved.By the use of benzyltrimethyl ammonium methoxide as a digesting solvent, it was possible to apply the procedure to the direct determination of the four elements in biological samples.     

A new approach for the synthesis of K-free nickel hexacyanoferrate

A Ni, Al hydrotalcite-like compound (Htlc) has been proven an useful host material for an alternative synthesis of a K⁺-free mixed hexacyanoferrate Ni_1.5Fe^III(CN)₆, which is very difficult to obtain in bulk. The first stage of the procedure consists in the intercalation of hexacyanoferrate(III) inside the Htlc structure. The intercalated Htlc has been treated with a NiNO₃ solution. The obtained material has been characterized by XRD, XAS Raman and FT-IR spectroscopy. The voltammetric response of the compound obtained after the complete solubilization of the Htlc host shows a typical fingerprint of nickel hexacyanoferrate material with a very low level of potassium. Elemental analysis confirmed the absence of K⁺ and thus the occurrence of K⁺-free nickel hexacyanoferrate (14% yield).     

Chemical composition and structural changes of porous templates obtained by anodising aluminium in phosphoric acid electrolyte

Ordered anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) films were first prepared by anodising in a phosphoric acid electrolyte and then studied extensively and characterised by field emission gun‐scanning electron microscopy (FEG‐SEM), X‐ray diffraction, Raman and infrared spectroscopy at a macroscopic scale. These analyses showed that the as‐prepared AAO film is in fact amorphous, partially hydrated and that its initial global chemical composition can be described, in agreement with previous works, as: Al₂O₃, 0.186AlPO₄ · 0.005H₂O. Additional analyses (thermogravimetric analysis, differential thermal analysis and FEG‐SEM) showed geometrical changes of the film structure at different scales, explained by various steps of dehydration and allotropic transformations of the resulting crystallised alumina. However, because their structure remains unchanged up to 900 °C, the phosphoric templates appear to be particularly suitable for applications or processes at medium or high temperatures, such as the preparation of carbon nanotubes or oxide rods. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

酒石酸掩蔽铝-丁二酮肟重量法测定镍钴铝三元氢氧化物中镍

镍钴铝三元氢氧化物中Ni质量分数为45%~60%、Al为0.5%~1.5%,丁二酮肟沉淀镍的pH条件下,Al3+会水解沉淀而干扰测定。试验对丁二酮肟重量法进行改进,采用酒石酸作为Al的掩蔽剂,从而建立了酒石酸掩蔽铝-丁二酮肟重量法测定镍钴铝三元氢氧化物中Ni含量的方法。试验评价了Al对丁二酮肟重量法测Ni的干扰,并确定了酒石酸的最佳掩蔽用量,测定实际样品801505型镍钴锰三元氢氧化物（Ni0.8Co0.15Al0.05(OH)2）和851005型镍钴锰三元氢氧化物（Ni0.85Co0.1Al0.05(OH)2）的RSD（n=11）分别为0.24%、0.31%,加标回收率分别为100.20%、99.68%,且测定值与ICP-AES基本一致。     

The influence of aluminium and aluminium oxide on the effects of mechanical activation of nickel hydroxocarbonate

The chemical and physical processes occurring during the grinding of nickel hydroxocarbonate and mixtures of nickel hydroxocarbonate with aluminium and aluminium oxide were discussed. For mechanical treatment a planetary ball mill was used. The phase analyses of ground products were carried out using thermogravimetry and X-ray diffraction methods. The amount of Ni₂(OH)₂CO₃ undecomposed and Al₂O₃xH₂O, xNiO, Ni⁰, Ni_xAl_y alloys and remained Al⁰ in the systems strongly depends on the proportion of components and on the duration of grinding in a mill which was used in the study. The comparative results are presented.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

火焰原子吸收光谱法测定电解铝用冰晶石中锂

含锂冰晶石取代锂盐添加到电解质中被广泛应用于电解铝工业,其质量直接影响到电解铝工业的电解效率、吨铝能耗高低和电解铝产品质量优劣。控制冰晶石中锂含量是保证产品质量和应对废旧电解质再生对氟化盐市场冲击的一个重要举措。通过在铂坩埚中加入一定量高氯酸在高温条件下加热冒烟赶氟后再加入盐酸酸化至盐类完全溶解,建立了波长670.80 nm处采用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定铝用冰晶石中锂含量的方法,避免了大量氟基体的干扰,选择一定量的铝钠基体匹配来保证测试灵敏度和准确性;通过加标回收实验得知锂的回收率为102%;锂元素校准曲线线性相关系数≥0.9994;锂的检出限为0.0065μg/mL;不同含量含锂冰晶石的锂标准偏差均小于0.01%,与电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES)法测定结果相一致。方法准确可靠、简单易操作,满足铝电解工业生产分析的需要。     

Adsorptive stripping voltammetry of nickel at a bare glassy carbon electrode

A bare glassy carbon electrode is applied to nickel determination by adsorptive stripping voltammetry in the presence of dimethylglyoxime as a complexing agent. A procedure of nickel determination and electrode regeneration was proposed. The calibration graph for Ni(II) for an accumulation time of 120?s was linear from 2?×?10^?9 to 1?×?10^?7?mol?L^?1. The detection limit was 8.2?×?10^?10?mol?L^?1. The relative standard deviation for a solution containing 2?×?10^?8?mol?L^?1 of Ni(II) was 4.1%. The proposed procedure was applied for Ni(II) determination in certified water reference materials.     

Analysis of electrochemical impedance spectra of anodised pure aluminium foil with various etch tunnel length distributions used for electrolytic capacitors

The present work analyses the electrochemical impedance spectra of anodized pure Al foil with various etch tunnel length distributions, used for electrolytic capacitors. The lengths of the etch tunnels formed on the Al foil specimen were more widely distributed with increasing etching time. The etch tunnel length distributions were quantitatively measured by scanning electron microscopy. All the measured impedance spectra hardly exhibited the ideal capacitive behaviour in the high-frequency region and they deviated more significantly from the ideal capacitive behaviour with increasing etching time. For the numerical calculation of the total impedance of the electrode, the transmission line model was modified to reflect the etch tunnel length distribution, which represents the respective contributions of etch tunnels with different lengths to the total impedance. The total impedance was calculated by the integration of the impedance of one etch tunnel with respect to the etch tunnel length by taking the value of the etch tunnel length distribution determined experimentally. From the coincidence of the impedance spectra calculated numerically with those spectra measured experimentally, it is concluded that the deviation of the impedance spectra from the ideal capacitive behaviour in the high-frequency region originates from the characteristic frequency dispersion that depends upon the etch tunnel length distribution.     

Sensitive voltammetric determination of gallium in aluminium materials using renewable mercury film silver based electrode

Simple cyclic renewable silver amalgam film electrode (Hg(Ag)FE), applied for the determination of gallium(III) using differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DP ASV), is presented. The effects of various factors such as: preconcentration potential and time, pulse height, step potential and supporting electrolyte composition are optimised. The calibration graph is linear from 5?nM (0.35?µg?L^?1) to 80?nM (5.6?µg?L^?1) for a preconcentration time of 60?s, with correlation coefficient of 0.995. For a Hg(Ag)FE with a surface area of 9.9?mm² the detection limit for a preconcentration time of 120?s is as low as 0.1?µg?L^?1. The repeatability of the method at a concentration level of the analyte as low as 3.5?µg?L^?1, expressed as RSD is 3.2% (n?=?5). The proposed method was successfully applied by studying the synthetic samples and simultaneously recovery of Ga(III) from spiked aluminium samples.     

A new one pot and solvent-free synthesis of nickel porphyrin complex

Abstract

A new one pot and solvent-free synthesis of nickel porphyrin complex is described. This is prepared by condensing pyrrole, benzaldehyde, nickel (II) chloride, and 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0] undec-7-ene as a base. This new method allows higher yields, reduced reaction times, ease of handling, and follows principles of green chemistry. The same complex is also prepared by an alternative route, i.e. first, the porphyrin is prepared and then the insertion of metal ion.     

一种新的自相关拓扑指数及其互补指数应用于不饱和链烃物理性质的QSPR研究

依据系统命名法的编号原则及不饱和链烃的结构特证,建立了原子的染色序数(ti),并在邻矩阵基础上由ti构建原子染色序数自相关指数(mR)及互补指数mR′,其中0R1、R、互补指数0R′1、R′,C原子个数(N)与炔烃的沸点、烯烃的热力学性质(标准生成焓、标准熵、标准熵和标准生成自由能)有良好的相关性,相关系数分别为0.999 2,0.999 4,0.999 4和0.994 1.该模型用于预测不饱和链烃的物理性质,计算简便,结果准确.     

Investigation of thermal transformations in aluminium hydroxides subjected to mechanical treatment

The influence of the mechanical activation of hydrargillite Al(OH)₃ on the mechanism of its' thermal dehydration and crystallization in response to treatment with steam was studied. The effects of grinding on the texture, structure and thermal behavior were examined by means of XRD, DTA, TG, DSC, IR spectroscopy and SEM. The mechanical activation of hydrargillite leads to formation of the amorphous state, and also results in a change in the thermal dehydration mechanism in the dynamic mode in the air, with a decrease in the H value of dehydration. The transition of hydrargillite into corundum on treatment with steam is facilitated after mechanical activation. The activated state of hydrargillite was found to be unstable and its reactivity decreases as time elapses.     

A tracer investigation of chromic acid anodizing of aluminium

A tungsten tracer introduced into a sputtering‐deposited aluminium substrate was employed to investigate pore development in anodic films formed at 3 mA cm^?2 in 0.25 M chromic acid electrolyte at 313 K. The anodized specimens were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), with compositions of films determined by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS). The anodic films were found to be similar in thickness to that of the aluminium layer consumed during anodizing and revealed the feathered pore morphology that is a characteristic of the electrolyte. The anodizing efficiency was ～45–48%, with tungsten tracer species, in addition to aluminium species, being lost to the electrolyte at the pore base. These findings, together with the relatively uniform distribution of tungsten species within the film, are consistent with field‐assisted dissolution of the alumina playing a major role in the development of pores. The films contrast with those formed in phosphoric and sulphuric acid electrolytes, for which feathering of pores is absent, the tracer distribution is inverted and the film thickness exceeds that of the consumed metal, features indicative of the influence of material flow in pore development. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

柠檬酸对负载型磷化镍催化剂加氢脱硫性能的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了TiO₂-Al₂O₃复合载体,以柠檬酸(CA)为络合剂采用浸渍法制备了Ni₂P负载的TiO₂-Al₂O₃复合载体催化剂,并用 X 射线衍射(XRD)、N₂吸附比表面积(BET)测定、热重-差热分析(TG-DTA)、程序升温氢还原(H₂-TPR)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)技术对催化剂的结构和性质进行了表征,考察了加入CA对Ni₂P/TiO₂-Al₂O₃催化剂二苯并噻吩(DBT)加氢脱硫(HDS)性能的影响。结果表明,适量的CA可以丰富催化剂的孔道,提高催化剂的比表面积,使催化剂具有更好的孔结构、更高的金属活性组分分散度和更均一的活性组分尺寸。CA的引入可以减弱金属与载体之间的相互作用,显著降低Ni和P前驱体的还原温度,促进Ni-P-O活性相前驱态的生成。在360℃、3.0 MPa、氢油比500(体积比)、液时体积空速2.0 h^-1的条件下,反应4 h时二苯并噻吩转化率达到99.5%。在48 h内二苯并噻吩转化率可稳定在95.0%左右。     

Monitoring of sources of clinical exposure to nickel

Due to the widespread uses of Ni and Ni alloys, patients undergoing medical treatments can experience inadvertent exposure to the metal, present as a contaminant in fluids for intravenous administration or released from surgical implants and other medical devices. Because of the risk of acute allergic reactions in Ni-sensitive subjects, sources of metal exposure within medical care and its concentrations in biological fluids of potentially exposed patients should be periodically monitored, using reliable analytical procedures, which include strict measures of contamination control. The results of a recent survey on the concentrations of Ni and other potentially toxic metals in human albumin solutions are reported.     

新型镍离子亲和色谱介质的制备及其性能考察

以氯甲基化聚苯乙烯交联微球(氯球)为载体基质、N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)为溶剂、N,N-二异丙基乙胺(DIEA)催化,将合成的Lys(Boc)-OEt、氯乙酸乙酯连接到微球上。经水解使羧基裸露,与Ni²⁺螯合,制得新型镍离子亲和色谱介质。将其应用于His-Lys-Tyr三肽及Phe-His-Thr三肽纯化研究。以不含组氨酸的六肽作为杂质模型,用所制备的镍离子亲和介质进行分离。结果表明,所制备的镍离子亲和介质对两个含组氨酸的三肽具有很好的亲和作用,并实现了与不含组氨酸六肽的分离。     

A mechanism for the addition of ethylene to nickel bis‐dithiolene

Density functional theory calculations predict a new lower energy route for the formation of the desired interligand addition product from the reaction between ethylene and nickel bis(dithiolene). The new route involves the initial binding of ethylene along the nickel–sulfur bond. The barrier heights for adding ethylene along this bond for the neutral and anionic nickel complexes are compared to each other as well as to a previously published previous mechanism. Selected structural parameters of the studied species have been analyzed to highlight the structural change on specific reactions. It was found that the ethylene/nickel bis‐dithiolene reaction occurs preferably via the nickel–sulfur bond of the neutral species, forming a complex which then rearranges to a desired interligand adduct via a low barrier. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

A new approach to prostanoids

A new asymmetric approach to 11-deoxyprostanoids is presented.     

A new catalytic approach to germasiloxanes

A new ruthenium(0) complex catalyzed coupling reaction of silanols with vinylgermanes leading to SiO-Ge bond formation with the evolution of ethylene is described. Under optimum conditions the catalytic O-germylation of silanols gives exclusively germasiloxanes.