碳纳米管负载高分散Pt纳米颗粒的制备及表征

近年来,碳纳米管(CNTs)[1]作为新型催化剂载体方面的研究[2～11]受到了广泛关注。由于碳纳米管具有纳米级卷曲的表面,与石墨烯相比其表面π键发生变化,从而导致新的电子结构[12],因此碳纳米管负载的催化剂在涉及电子传输过程的催化过程中具有特别的吸引力。燃料电池电极催化剂就是其中典型的一类[13～15]。已有研究者选用碳纳米管作为载体,将Pt[16～19]、PtRu[20,21]等具有催化活性的贵金属或其合金负载到碳纳米管上,展现出了很好的电催化氧化活性。然而,到目前为止,制备用于燃料电池的具有均匀尺寸和分散性的负载型纳米催化剂仍然是一项…     

Hybrid Nanomaterial Architectures: Combining Layers of Carbon Nanowalls,Nanotubes, and Particles

The paper focuses on the integration in hybrid architectures of plasma produced nanomaterials. The routes for the fabrication of layered structures consisting of carbon nanowalls on carbon nanotubes (CNW/CNT), of carbon nanotubes on carbon nanowalls (CNT/CNW), and nanoparticles on carbon nanowalls (NP/CNW) are presented. The morphology and structure of the hybrid architectures were investigated by electron microscopy techniques. We show that higher substrate temperature promotes the formation of high mass hydrogenated carbon clusters which favors the dominance of CNW growth over that of CNT. On this basis, a procedure of obtaining CNT/CNW architectures by switching the growth regime via substrate temperature is described. The specific limitations or advantages concerning the control or the properties of the obtained architectures are discussed.     

Silica Gels and Gel Glasses Containing Silver and Platinum Metal Particles

Silica gels containing between 0.05 and 20.0 mol% Ag2O and between 0.1 and 1.0 mol% PtO2 have been synthesized using TEOS, C2H5OH, H2O, HNO3, HCl, AgNO3 and PtCl4 as precursors. The gels obtained with Ag2O are colorless, while the gels containing PtO2 are yellow. The gels have been heat treated in the 25–1000°C temperature range. The processes of structural evolution of gels have been studied by means of IR-spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and transmission electron microdiffraction (TEMD). It has been established that the temperature of gel to gel-glass transition decreases when the Ag2O content of the gels increases. The same tendency was established for the gel to gel-glass transition in the SiO2-PtO2 system.Special attention was paid to the formation of silver and platinum metallic particles in amorphous materials. The microstructure of the gels has been observed and the sizes of the metal particles were determined to be from 3 to 25 nm.The crystallization processes in the gels heat treated at 1000–1200°C have been examined and besides the silver and platinum particles -cristobalite was formed.It has been shown that nanocomposite materials containing ultrafine silver and platinum particles in SiO2 amorphous or polycrystalline matrixes can be obtained.     

Maximum Noble‐Metal Efficiency in Catalytic Materials: Atomically Dispersed Surface Platinum

Platinum is the most versatile element in catalysis, but it is rare and its high price limits large‐scale applications, for example in fuel‐cell technology. Still, conventional catalysts use only a small fraction of the Pt content, that is, those atoms located at the catalyst’s surface. To maximize the noble‐metal efficiency, the precious metal should be atomically dispersed and exclusively located within the outermost surface layer of the material. Such atomically dispersed Pt surface species can indeed be prepared with exceptionally high stability. Using DFT calculations we identify a specific structural element, a ceria “nanopocket”, which binds Pt²⁺ so strongly that it withstands sintering and bulk diffusion. On model catalysts we experimentally confirm the theoretically predicted stability, and on real Pt‐CeO₂ nanocomposites showing high Pt efficiency in fuel‐cell catalysis we also identify these anchoring sites.     

Distribution of Platinum Particles in the Bimodal Micropore System of Activated Carbon

Platinum (Pt)/activated‐carbon catalysts were prepared and characterized by pore‐size distribution (PSD), propane‐sorption dynamics, and activity of cyclohexane dehydrogenation to benzene. The batch‐type frequency‐response (FR) spectroscopic technique was applied to determine the mass‐transport rate of propane sorption. Two parallel sorption processes of different time constants were distinguished, suggesting that adsorption proceeds in smaller and larger micropores that are not interconnected. Increasing Pt loading affected the propane mobility, but increased the dehydrogenation activity only up to ca. 1 wt‐% of Pt content. It was concluded that clusters of metallic Pt‐atoms are located preferentially at the narrowest pores. Blocking these micropores, the Pt reduces the carbon surface available for sorption; also, a significant fraction of the metal becomes inaccessible for the reactant.     

Noble Metal Decoration and Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes in Carboxymethyl Cellulose

A facile microwave method (MW) is described that accomplishes alignment and decoration of noble metals on carbon nanotubes (CNT) wrapped with carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). Carbon nanotubes such as single‐ and multi‐walled, and Buckminsterfullerene (C‐60) are well dispersed using the sodium salt of CMC under sonication. Addition of respective noble metal salts then generates noble metal‐decorated CNT composites at room temperature. However, aligned nanocomposites of CNTs could only be generated by exposing the above nanocomposites to MW irradiation. The CNT composites are characterized using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X‐ray analysis, X‐ray mapping, transmission electron microscopy, and UV‐visible spectroscopy. The general preparative procedure is versatile and provides a simple route to manufacturing useful metal‐coated CNT nanocomposites.

     

Exoelectron Emission of a Carbon Nanomaterial

The exoemission properties of a Taunite carbon nanomaterial consisting of nanosized multiwalled nanotubes and nanofibers were investigated by thermally stimulated exoelectron emission (TSEE). The TSEE spectra of the carbon nanomaterial differed from the spectra of pressed graphite. It was assumed that defect—adsorbate complexes were emission-active centers on the surface of the nanomaterial     

Electrochemical Precipitation of Dispersed Ni-Ag Powders in Ammonia Electrolytes

The electrochemical precipitation of a dispersed Ni-Ag powder from aqueous systems [Ni(NH₃)₆]²⁺-[Ag(NH₃)₂]⁺-(NH₄)₂SO₄−NH₃ ⋂ H₂O was studied.__________Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 78, No. 4, 2005, pp. 563–565.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Kuntyi, Olenych.     

Glassy Carbon Electrodes Modified with Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Dispersed in Polylysine

We report the analytical performance of glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) modified with a dispersion of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in polylysine (Plys) (GCE/MWCNT‐Plys). The resulting electrodes show an excellent electrocatalytic activity towards different bioanalytes like ascorbic acid, uric acid and hydrogen peroxide, with important decrease in their oxidation overvoltages. The dispersion of 1.0 mg/mL MWCNT in 1.0 mg/mL polylysine is highly stable, since after 2 weeks the sensitivity for hydrogen peroxide at GCE modified with this dispersion remained in a 90% of the original value. The MWCNT‐Plys layer immobilized on glassy carbon electrodes has been also used as a platform to build supramolecular architectures by self‐assembling of polyelectrolytes based on the polycationic nature of the polylysine used to disperse the nanotubes. The self‐assembling of glucose oxidase has allowed us to obtain a supramolecular multistructure for glucose biosensing. The influence of glucose oxidase concentration and adsorption time as well as the effect of using polylysine or MWCNT‐Plys as polycationic layers for further adsorption of GOx is also evaluated.     

Deposition of Dispersed Particles in Isotropic Turbulent Flow

Particle deposition in turbulent flow depends on diffusional migrations and gravitational forces. However, the rate of this process occurs differently in vertical and horizontal flows. Therefore, some new expressions were suggested for these two types of flow in this article. Moreover, impact of the coalescence and break‐up phenomena on deposition was investigated. Suggested equations were compared with the experimental data taken from the literature and a good agreement was recorded.     

新型水溶性配体-负载金属氢甲酰化催化剂:TPPTS-Rh/SiO2

考察了几种硅胶负载贵金属催化剂和HRhCO(TPP)3催化剂的1-己烯氢甲酰化反应,对Rh/SiO2、 HRhCO(TPPTS)3/SiO2 和TPPTS-Rh/SiO2上的1-己烯氢甲酰化结果进行了比较.结果表明, TPPTS-Rh/SiO2催化剂的醛的选择性和醛的正异比n/b接近HRhCO(TPPTS)3/SiO2 的相应的催化性能,而远高于Rh/SiO2的相应的催化性能, 7.0 MPa高压下TPPTS-Rh/SiO2催化剂的活性大幅度增加,达到0.0692 S-1.实验排除了其他可能,认为是含有孤对电子的TPPTS 和Rh/SiO2中高度分散的Rh粒子产生了化学键的作用,形成了具有匀相性能的支撑水膜多相催化剂: TPPTS-Rh/SiO2.     

Sol-Gel Synthesis and Characterisation of TiO2-Anatase Powders Containing Nanometric Platinum Particles Employed as Catalysts for 4-Nitrophenol Photodegradation

A set of TiO₂ and Pt-TiO₂ polycrystalline samples were prepared by sol-gel method hydrolysing a modified alkoxide titanium precursors under acidic conditions. The Pt-TiO₂ samples gave an homogeneous nanometric metal dispersion after drying heat treatment forming platinum particles in the range 2–4 nm. All the samples have been characterised using several techniques, namely thermogravimetric analysis, gas-chromatography, mass spectrometry, thermogravimetric analysis combined with mass spectrometry or with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, X-ray diffraction coupled with a Rietveld refinement procedure, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and determination of specific surface area. Moreover, the samples have been employed as catalysts for 4-nitrophenol photodegradation in aqueous suspension used as a probe reaction. Characterisation results indicate that the thermal and chemical treatments of the catalysts influenced the photocatalytic activity. In the Pt-TiO₂ samples both Pt(0) and Pt(II) species are present in the catalyst particles and the most abundant phase is anatase for all of the samples. Doping with Pt beneficially influences the photo-oxidant properties of TiO₂ while the presence of organic residual species on the surface, deriving from the preparation procedure of the catalyst particles interferes negatively in the kinetics of the photocatalytic process.     

Correlation of the Dielectric Properties of Dispersed Particles with the Electrorheological Effect

The dc field rheological properties and frequency dependent dielectric properties of a set of electrorheological (ER) fluids composed of oxidized polyacrylonitrile or aluminosilicate materials dispersed in silicone oil were examined in this paper. Our experimental investigations show that there is a complicated relationship between the dielectric properties of dispersed particles and the ER effect. The dielectric loss of dispersed particles, which has not attracted much attention in previous work, was found to play a considerable role in ER response. The large dielectric loss tangent, experimentally around 0.10 at 1000 Hz, is found to be needed for a strong ER effect. A good ER solid material should first have large dielectric loss, and then the higher the dielectric constant, the stronger the ER effect. The large dielectric loss would facilitate the turning of dispersed particles, and the high dielectric constant would maintain the fibrillation structure stable and strong. Two processes, the particle turning process and the particle polarization process, are thought to be involved in ER activity. Our findings, in connection with the Wagner model, can better explain why the strongest ER effect occurs at particle conductivity of 10⁻⁷S/m; why the shear stress of some ER fluids decreases with frequency while with others the shear stress increases with frequency; and why trace water can enhance the ER effect considerably, which would help in understanding the mechanism of the ER effect. Too large a dielectric loss is thought to be unfavorable for the ER effect, and its suitable range is worth further study. The results also present a method of designing high performance ER fluids, which would significantly promote development of electrorheology and its application in industrial areas.     

Application of Polyaniline Incorporated Carbon Particles Coated Platinum Electrode in Coulometric Titration to Determination of Polyisoprene Alcohol

The feasibility of using electrodes modified with polyaniline incorporated carbon particles films for im-proving the precision of coulometric titration is demonstrated. The problem of large deviation produced dur-ing determining polyisoprene by coulometric titration with direct titration technique (double Pt electrodes indi-cating electrode) has been solved. In the titration process, polyisoprene alcohol, an electro-inactive species, is adsorbed on the surface of the bare Pt electrode, which inhibits the electrode reaction of Br- and Br2. Therefore, when the titration reaches the end-point, the detected current will slowly change with time, which can make the repeatability of end-point poor, The atomic force microscopic images show the morpholo-gy of the electrode surface of adsorbing polyisoprene alcohol. The application of the chemically modified elec-trode instead of the bare Pt electrode to indicating the end-point has been investigated. The results show that the Pt electrode coated with polyaniline incorporated carbon particles films is an excellent indicator electrode. This electrode has advantages that the indicating signals are sharp and repeatable at end-point. The precisionand the accuracy of the determination of polvisoprene alcohol are satisfactory.     

Puffing Up Energetic Metal–Organic Frameworks to Large Carbon Networks with Hierarchical Porosity and Atomically Dispersed Metal Sites

Large carbon networks featuring hierarchical pores and atomically dispersed metal sites (ADMSs) are ideal materials for energy storage and conversion due to the spatially continuous conductive networks and highly active ADMSs. However, it is a challenge to synthesize such ADMS‐decorated carbon networks. Here, an innovative fusion‐foaming methodology is presented in which energetic metal–organic framework (EMOF) nanoparticles are puffed up to submillimeter‐scaled ADMS‐decorated carbon networks via a one‐step pyrolysis. Their extraordinary catalytic performance towards oxygen reduction reaction verifies the practicability of this synthetic approach. Moreover, this approach can be readily applicable to a wide range of unexplored EMOFs, expanding scopes for future materials design.     

Sedimentation of Dispersed Particles and Evolution of Their Distribution Function

As a result of the sedimentation of dispersed particles in channels and ducts, distribution function with respect to the particle sizes changes. Particle sedimentation is affected by the gravitational forces and the diffusional migrations to channel walls. In this article, particle sedimentation in vertical and horizontal channels is investigated depending on Pe and Re_d numbers. Futhermore, new expressions for the calculation of sedimentation velocity depending on the diffusional migrations in turbulent flow were developed. Finally, a distribution function resulting from the particle sedimentaton was suggested. The suggested mathematical expressions were compared with the experimental results given in the literature and a very good aggrement was found.     

Structural Transformations of a Carbon Nanomaterial under High-Energy Laser Irradiation

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - Pulsed-laser irradiation of a globular turbostratic carbon material under diverse conditions was carried. A TEM examination revealed formation of...     

Epoxy Coatings with Low Surface Energy from Powdered Compounds Modified with Finely Dispersed Polytetrafluoroethylene Particles

Highly hydrophobic epoxy coatings with the surface energy as low as 14.5 mJ m^–2 and contact angles with water of 120°–150° were prepared from powdered compounds modified with less than 2 wt % finely dispersed polytetrafluoroethylene particles by dry mixing. As shown by scanning electron microscopy, EDX microanalysis, and atomic-force microscopy, the film formation at 180°С and formation of a polymer network matrix are accompanied by predominant migration of polytetrafluoroethylene particles to the air/coating interface, leading to gradient distribution of fluorine across the film and significant enrichment of the coating surface with fluorine. By varying the polytetrafluoroethylene content, it is possible to obtain hydrophobic coatings with satisfactory physicomechanical properties, smooth or rough surface, including micrometric and nanometric roughness, and different surface energy.     

Pyrolysis of Polymer Complexes Leading to Air-Stable Ultrafine Metal Particles Uniformly Dispersedin a Carbon Matrix

New types of air-stable metal-carbon composites which contain ultrafine metal particles (Fe, Co, Ni, Pd, Pt, Rh, Cu, etc.) uniformly dispersed in a carbon matrix were obtained by pyrolysis of a variety of soluble organometallic polymers, macromolecular-metal complexes, and blends of coal pitch with metal complexes at 400-1400°C in N₂. Some of their unique physical properties and functions are noted.