Embedding of Al nanoparticle in Al2O3 matrix by electron beam

Embedding structures of a metal nanoparticle in an oxide matrix were first achieved by electron beam irradiation. In the system of Al/α-Al₂O₃. Al nanoparticles derived from θ-Al₂O₃ migrated and embedded in α-Al₂O₃ matrix having epitaxy relation, {1 1 2̄ 0}α-Al₂O₃//{2 0 0} Al. The driving force of the embedding is momentum transfer from electrons or ions to Al atoms of nanoparticles in the pole piece of transmission electron microscopy.     

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.     

H2S对NiW/Al2O3和CoMo/Al2O3上二苯并噻吩和4,6-二甲基二苯并噻吩加氢脱硫反应的影响

 考察了H2S对NiW/Al2O3和CoMo/Al2O3上二苯并噻吩(DBT)和4,6-二甲基二苯并噻吩(DMDBT)加氢脱硫反应的影响. 结果表明,H2S同时抑制DBT和DMDBT两种硫化物的加氢脱硫反应,并且对DBT的抑制作用更为明显. 对于NiW/Al2O3和CoMo/Al2O3两种催化剂,H2S抑制了DBT和DMDBT的直接脱硫路径活性; 对于CoMo/Al2O3催化剂上DBT转化中的加氢反应也有抑制作用,但促进了DMDBT转化中加氢反应的进行. NiW/Al2O3催化剂更易受H2S的影响.     

CeO2纳米层对多层载体x-CeO2/3DOM Al2O3负载纳米Au催化剂催化柴油炭烟燃烧活性的影响

与汽油车相比,柴油车具有CO2排放低、寿命长和经济性好等优点,所以近年来受到广泛关注并被大量使用.但是,柴油车在使用过程中会产生大量炭烟颗粒物(PM),对大气环境和人类健康造成很大威胁.因此,开展这方面的基础研究具有重要的科学意义及环境保护意义.催化柴油炭烟燃烧反应是一个气-固-固多相深度氧化反应,由于PM的粒径远大于传统催化剂,导致PM不能进入催化剂孔道内部,造成催化剂活性比表面积利用率较低.设计并制备大孔径的三维有序大孔结构(3DOM)的催化剂,能够减小反应扩散阻力,增加催化剂与炭烟颗粒物的有效接触,加快反应进行.另外,可以通过在3DOM氧化物表面担载其它活性组分,提高催化剂的氧化还原性能,进而提高其活性.CeO2有很好的储放氧性能,在柴油车尾气净化催化剂中较为常见,但是单一的CeO2热稳定性较差,高温下容易烧结,使得比表面积减小,并且失去储氧能力,造成催化剂失活.文献中较常见的解决办法是在CeO2中掺杂其它阳离子,如Zr4+,Pr3+,Al3+,La3+及Y3+等离子,以提高CeO2的抗高温烧结能力.此外,研究报道的催化剂对催化柴油炭烟颗粒物燃烧的峰值温度已经远低于炭烟颗粒物的自燃温度,但是对颗粒物的起燃温度仍普遍较高.我们前期研究结果表明,担载纳米Au颗粒催化剂能够显著降低炭烟燃烧的起燃温度.本文采用胶体晶体模板法制备了3DOM Al2O3载体,利用微孔膜-氨沉淀法担载不同量的活性组分CeO2,制备出一种负载型x-CeO2/3DOM Al2O3催化剂,它既可减少稀土元素用量,降低成本,又因为Al2O3的机械强度较高,还能保证催化剂的机械强度足够好.为了进一步降低催化剂催化炭烟燃烧的起燃温度,利用还原沉积法在多层载体x-CeO2/3DOM Al2O3上负载纳米Au催化剂,制备出不同厚度的CeO2纳米层负载Au催化剂(Au/x-CeO2/3DOM Al2O3).利用X射线衍射、扫描电镜、透射电镜、H2程序升温还原和O2程序升温脱附等方法研究了催化剂的结构及物化性质与催化剂活性之间的关系,提出了消除PM反应的可能机理.结果表明,Al3+离子能够部分进入到CeO2中,形成Al-Ce固溶体.由于Al离子半径小于Ce离子,Al3+掺杂后能引起CeO2晶格发生畸变,产生大量缺陷,形成大量氧空位,促进晶格氧的移动,从而使催化剂具有更大的储放氧能力.在Au/x-CeO2/3DOM Al2O3催化剂中,CeO2担载量过高时,氧化铈纳米层较厚,活性组分容易烧结,不利于催化剂活性提高;而CeO2担载量过低,则CeO2纳米层较稀薄,催化剂的氧化还原性能受限,催化剂活性也不高.因此,CeO2的担载量应适当.此外,Au和CeO2之间的强相互作用能够增加Au纳米颗粒表面活性氧物种的数量,从而促进柴油炭烟燃烧反应.活性测试结果表明,担载纳米Au颗粒后,催化剂催化柴油炭烟燃烧的起燃温度均明显降低,在所制备的系列催化剂中Au/20％CeO2/3DOM Al2O3催化剂展示了最高的催化活性,T10,T50和T90分别为267,372和426 oC.     

Impacts of moving wall and heat-generating element on heat transfer and entropy generation of Al2O3/H2O nanofluid

Development of various electronic devices demands to create effective cooling complexes. The present paper deals with computational analysis of mixed convection cooling of heat-conducting and heat-generating element located inside an alumina–water nanofluid enclosure with upper moving wall. Usage of upper moving wall, nanofluid and cooling vertical walls allows to create the effective cooling process. Analysis has been performed numerically using the Oberbeck–Boussinesq equations. The effects of nanoparticles concentration, heat source location and upper wall velocity on flow structures, heat exchange and entropy generation have been investigated. It has been ascertained that effective cooling of the heated element occurs for high Reynolds number and central position of the heat-generating element.

     

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.     

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.     

添加金属对MoO3/Al2O3 碳化过程的影响

The investigation on MoO3 / Al2O3 sample or its modifiers with nickel,copper or potassium was performed using temperature programmed surface reaction（TPSR）technique and measurements of BET surface area. The results indicate that addition of nickel promotes the methane reduction,further the carburization,of MoO3,and addition of nickel also promotes the activation of methane over the surface of oxycarbide or carbide due to the increase of active sites per unit area and intrinsic activity of catalytic centers. This is favorable to the conversion of methane. The addition of copper promotes the methane reduction,further the carburization,of MoO3 to some extent,while the introduction of copper also accelerates the sintering of catalyst to a degree. Thus copper doped carbide catalyst exhibits its exceptionally catalytic performance. However,potassium prevents the MoO3 from reduction with methane,which is unfavorable to the carburization. Potassium also restrains methane from being activated over the surface of oxycarbide or carbide. MoO3 / Al2O3 doped with potassium is of lower specific area,which originates from its boosting sintering of catalyst. This caauses the inferior methane conversion over potassium doped carbide catalyst.     

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.     

Al2O3掺杂对CeO2基固体电解质性能的影响

利用四探针电阻测量法、 SEM等手段研究了CeO2基固体电解质材料中掺杂Al2O3后的性能变化. 实验发现, 加入的Al2O3分布在晶界处, 将会导致裂纹偏转, 可以显著增加CeO2基材料的强度, 最大弯曲强度对应的Al2O3添加剂量为3 mol%. 另外, 掺杂Al2O3后由于热膨胀系数的差异, 在CeO2中引入压缩性应力, 可以抑制裂纹的进一步扩展. 加入Al2O3还具有显著的促进烧结作用, 但使电导率降低.     

Studies on the system Al2O3-V2O5-MoO3

Studies on the three-component system Al₂O₃-V₂O₅-MoO₃ have shown the existence of a new compound with molecular formula AlVMoO₇. The synthesis conditions and X-ray characteristics of this compound and its melting temperature, 690±10°C, are reported.

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Zusammenfassung Einleitende Untersuchungen am Dreikomponentensystem Al₂O₃-V₂ O₅-MoO₃ zeigten die Existenz einer neuen, noch nicht publizierten Verbindung der Formel AlVMoO₇. Die Synthese der Verbindung sowie ihre röntgenographischen Eigenschaften wurden beschrieben. Ihr Schmelzpunkt beträgt 690±10°C.

     

耐硫甲烷化中H2S浓度对MoO3/Al2O3和CoO-MoO3/Al2O3催化剂的影响

在0 到12 mL·L^-1 (体积分数φ=0.00%-1.20%) 范围内考察了不同H₂S 浓度对25% (质量分数, w)MoO₃/Al₂O₃和5% (w) CoO-25%MoO₃/Al₂O₃催化剂甲烷化性能的影响. 结果表明, 5%CoO-25%MoO₃/Al₂O₃的甲烷化活性随H₂S浓度的增加单调上升, 而25%MoO₃/Al₂O₃对H₂S浓度并不敏感. 对比这两种催化剂发现, 只有在H₂S浓度高于0.40% (φ) 时, 在25%MoO₃/Al₂O₃中添加Co助剂才会有促进作用; H₂S浓度低于0.40% (φ)时, Co助剂会抑制25%MoO₃/Al₂O₃催化剂的甲烷化活性. 分别对反应前后的催化剂表征发现, H₂S浓度的改变不会对两种催化剂的物理结构产生明显的影响, 而是通过影响催化剂表面的金属硫化物活性位来影响催化剂的甲烷化性能. 耐硫甲烷化反应体系中较高的硫含量下Co助剂才表现出对25%MoO₃/Al₂O₃催化剂的促进作用. 该研究明确了在MoO₃/Al₂O₃催化剂中添加Co助剂的硫化氢浓度范围, 为工业上选择合适的催化剂提供了依据.     

In situ ATR-IR study of prochiral 2-methyl-2-pentenoic acid adsorption on Al2O3 and Pd/Al2O3

Adsorption and desorption of trans-2-methyl-2-pentenoic acid (MPeA) in dichloromethane (CH(2)Cl(2)) were investigated by using in situ attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy. A liquid flow-through spectroscopic cell allowed for high quality spectra to be obtained from deposited thin films of Al(2)O(3) and 1 wt% Pd/γ-Al(2)O(3) on a ZnSe internal reflection element. The MPeA molecules adsorb on both Al(2)O(3) and Pd surfaces molecularly and dissociatively under the concentration range examined (2-16 mM). In the case of molecular adsorption, both monomer (ν(C=O) ~ 1720 cm(-1)) and dimer (ν(C=O) ~ 1685 cm(-1)) species are observed to adsorb, with the relative amount of monomer to dimer dependent on the surface and the liquid phase acid concentration. In the case of dissociative adsorption, the acid adsorbs predominantly in a bridged bidentate configuration, as adjudged by the ca. 150-220 cm(-1) separation between asymmetric and symmetric vibrational bands. All of these species are found to be strongly adsorbed on both Al(2)O(3) and 1 wt% Pd/γ-Al(2)O(3) surfaces, even under pure solvent flow after adsorption.     

Propane oxidation with chemically bound oxygen on Pt/TiO2/Al2O3 and Pt/CeO2/Al2O3 catalysts

Possible mechanisms are suggested for propane oxidation on Pt/TiO₂/Al₂O₃ and Pt/CeO₂/Al₂O₃ catalysts in the cyclic reactant supply mode. As compared to the steady-state process, the process conducted as catalyst oxidation-reduction cycles results in a very different product composition: it is more selective toward partial oxidation products and yields much smaller amounts of complete oxidation products. It is established by isothermal and temperature-programmed oxygen desorption that, under the reaction conditions examined, the oxygen desorbed from the catalyst surface into the gas phase makes a negligible contribution to propane oxidation. It is proved by XPS that propane oxidation is due to the chemically bound oxygen of the catalyst. The hypothetical mechanism of the process includes propane activation on Pt followed by the transfer of the activated species to the oxygen-storing component (TiO₂ or CeO₂), where the intermediates are oxidized by chemically bound oxygen.     

Monolayer dispersion of NiO in NiO/Al2O3 catalysts probed by positronium atom

NiO/Al(2)O(3) catalysts with different NiO loadings were prepared by impregnation method. The monolayer dispersion capacity of NiO is determined to be about 9 wt.% through XRD quantitative phase analysis. Positron lifetime spectra measured for NiO/Al(2)O(3) catalysts comprise two long and two short lifetime components, where the long lifetimes τ(3) and τ(4) correspond to ortho-positronium (o-Ps) annihilation in microvoids and large pores, respectively. With increasing loading of NiO from 0 to 9 wt.%, τ(4) drops drastically from 88 to 38 ns. However, when the NiO loading is higher than 9 wt.%, τ(4) shows a slower decrease. Variation of λ(4) (1/τ(4)) as a function of the NiO content can be well fitted by two straight lines with different slopes. The relative intensity of τ(4) also shows a fast decrease followed by a slow decrease for the NiO content lower and higher than 9 wt.%, respectively. The coincidence Doppler broadening measurements reveal a continuous increase of S parameter with increasing NiO loading up to 9 wt.% and then a decrease afterwards. This is due to the variation in intensity of the narrow component contributed by the annihilation of para-positronium (p-Ps). Our results show that the annihilation behavior of positronium is very sensitive to the dispersion state of NiO on the surface of γ-Al(2)O(3). When the NiO loading is lower than monolayer dispersion capacity, spin conversion of positronium induced by NiO is the dominant effect, which causes decrease of the longest lifetime and its intensity but increase of the narrow component intensity. After the NiO loading is higher than monolayer dispersion capacity, the spin conversion effect becomes weaker and inhibition of positronium formation by NiO is strengthened, which results in decrease of both the long lifetime intensity and the narrow component intensity. The reaction rate constant is determined to be (1.50 ± 0.04) × 10(10) g mol(-1) s(-1) and (3.43 ± 0.20) × 10(9) g mol(-1) s(-1) for NiO content below and above monolayer dispersion capacity, respectively.     

CeO2对CuO／Al2O3分散状态及催化性能的影响

用色谱－液反流动法技术,考察了ＣｕＯ催化剂对ＣＯ的性及添加ＣｅＯ２对催化活性的影响,并运用ＸＲＤ,ＴＰＲ和ＸＰＳ技术,研究了催化剂的物相结构和还原牧场 生。实验结果表明,ＣｅＯ２的添加增加了ＣｕＯ的分散性,使ＣｕＯ的特征衍射峰消失,从而改善了催化剂的氧化活性。     

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。     

CeO2和Pd在Ni/γ-Al2O3催化剂中的助剂作用

采用脉冲微反技术研究了添加n型半导体氧化物CeO2及贵金属Pd对Ni/γ-Al2O3催化剂上CH4积炭/CO2消炭反应性能的影响,并运用BET、TPR、CO2-TPSR及氢吸附等技术对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,n型半导体氧化物CeO2的添加可以降低Ni/γ-Al2O3催化剂上CH4裂解积炭活性,提高CO2消炭活性,添加少量贵金属Pd可以进一步改变载体Al2O3、助剂CeO2和活性组分Ni之间的相互作用,从而改善Ni/γ-Al2O3催化剂的抗积炭性能.通过Ni-Ce-Pd/γ-Al2O3催化剂上CH4积炭/CO2消炭模型对上述作用机制作出了新的解释.     

具有良好热稳定性的Al2O3改性Fe2O3基金催化剂

通过共沉淀法和沉积-沉淀法制备出了具有良好热稳定性的Al2O3改性Fe2O3基金催化剂, 并通过透射电镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、N2吸附-脱附及热重和差示扫描量热(TG-DSC)分析等表征手段对催化剂的结构与表面形貌进行了研究分析. TEM测试结果表明: 500 ℃焙烧后, 未掺杂Al2O3的催化剂中金颗粒粒径分布较宽, 平均粒径约为7.0 nm, 载体颗粒尺寸在50-100 nm范围内; 而掺杂Al2O3的催化剂中金颗粒粒径分布变窄, 平均粒径约为5.0 nm, 且载体颗粒大小也明显小于未掺杂Al2O3的催化剂, 保持在30-50 nm的范围内. N2吸附-脱附测试结果表明, Al2O3的掺杂有利于保持催化剂的介孔结构和比表面积, 从而提高了载体的热稳定性. XRD和TG-DSC测试结果表明, Al2O3的掺杂可以有效地抑制Fe2O3的结晶, 进而抑制了高温焙烧过程中金颗粒的长大. 选用CO低温氧化反应对催化剂的活性进行了评价, 即使在500 ℃高温下焙烧12 h, 掺杂了Al2O3的催化剂仍然可在26.7 ℃将CO完全转化, 而未掺杂Al2O3的催化剂CO最低完全转化温度(T100)高达61.6 ℃. Al2O3的掺杂显著提高了催化剂的热稳定性能.