Application of k0-method in instrumental neutron activation analysis to glass matrix: test study for low power research reactor GHARR-1

In this work k₀-INAA (via IAEAk₀-software) has been applied on glass samples to determine major, minor and trace element concentration. As many as 50 elements were detected and quantified with 3–5 mg of 0.1 % AuAl comparator monitor (0.1 % gold–99.9 %Alumimum wire). The average concentration of SiO₂, Na₂O, CaO, Al₂O₃ and MgO ranged between 76–96 %, 11.15–12.66 %, 5.26–10.71 %, 1.13–2.73 % and 3.51–6.23 % respectively. The relative concentrations of impurity elements; Cr, Fe, Mn and Co determined from the glass samples were used to match the physical appearance (color) of the glass based on general knowledge of colored glass production. The analytical procedure was validated using SRM 610 (glass matrix) and SRM GBW07106 (rock matrix) both as control samples which indicated a relative uncertainty of 15 and 6 % respectively for SRM 610 and SRM GBW07106. The relative sensitivity at which some of the elements were detected in major, minor and trace levels have indicated, that the k₀-method in instrumental neutron activation analysis using low power research reactor is a useful technique in glass analysis and could equally be used for forensic and archeological glass characterization.     

Determination of aluminium in AlCl3 and Al2O3 modified silica catalyst supports

X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) was applied to determine aluminium in AlCl₃- and Al₂O₃-modified silica catalyst supports that were prepared by gas-solid reactions in an atomic layer epitaxy (ALE) process using aluminium chloride or aluminium chloride and water as adsorbates and silica as support. INAA and AAS were used as reference methods to determine the aluminium content of the supports. The calibration of XRF results was done by plotting the Al/Si intensity ratios against the aluminium content as determined by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and verified by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). Correlation factors for the calibration graphs were 0.984 for AlCl₃/SiO₂ and 0.995 for Al₂O₃/ SiO₂ samples in the aluminium content range 0–2.6 g Al per 100 g of sample. Received: 19 October 1998 / Accepted: 14 December 1998     

Determination of aluminium in AlCl3 and Al2O3 modified silica catalyst supports

X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) was applied to determine aluminium in AlCl₃- and Al₂O₃-modified silica catalyst supports that were prepared by gas-solid reactions in an atomic layer epitaxy (ALE) process using aluminium chloride or aluminium chloride and water as adsorbates and silica as support. INAA and AAS were used as reference methods to determine the aluminium content of the supports. The calibration of XRF results was done by plotting the Al/Si intensity ratios against the aluminium content as determined by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and verified by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). Correlation factors for the calibration graphs were 0.984 for AlCl₃/SiO₂ and 0.995 for Al₂O₃/ SiO₂ samples in the aluminium content range 0–2.6 g Al per 100 g of sample. Received: 19 October 1998 / Accepted: 14 December 1998     

Compositional Analysis of Cement Raw Meal by Near-Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy

Abstract

A rapid and accurate method is presented to determine CaCO₃, SiO₂, Fe₂O₃, and Al₂O₃ in cement raw meal using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Multiplicative scatter correction (MSC) was employed to eliminate the scattering signal and partial least squares (PLS) regression was used to build the analysis model. The results demonstrated good performance by this approach for the determination of CaCO₃, SiO₂, Fe₂O₃, and Al₂O₃. NIR spectroscopy exhibits the feasibility to characterize the quality of cement raw meal. Compared with prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF), this method is more efficient and safer.     

不同硅铝比Al-ITQ-13分子筛的甲醇制丙烯反应催化性能

采用晶种法直接合成了硅铝比(SiO_2/Al_2O_3物质的量比)为137、224和309的三种Al-ITQ-13分子筛,并采用粉末X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、N_2吸附-脱附、固体核磁共振(MAS NMR)和NH_3-程序升温脱附(NH_3-TPD)等分析方法对不同硅铝比分子筛进行了表征,并在固定床微型反应评价装置上,考察了硅铝比对甲醇转化制丙烯反应性能的影响。结果表明,不同硅铝比Al-ITQ-13分子筛呈现出相似的织构性质,酸量及酸强度随着硅铝比的升高逐渐下降。硅铝比对甲醇转化反应的产物分布存在较大的影响;随着硅铝比的升高,氢转移反应和芳构化反应活性降低,使得乙烯选择性下降,而丙烯和丁烯的选择性升高。硅铝比由137提高到309,丙烯的选择性(质量分数)由46.04%增加到55.52%,而丙烯/乙烯比由3.39提高到6.57。     

Al2O3/K2O-containing non-stoichiometric lithium disilicate-based glasses

The crystallisation kinetics of experimental glasses in 3 different systems: (A) Li₂O–SiO₂, (B) Li₂O–Al₂O₃–SiO₂ and (C) Li₂O–K₂O–Al₂O₃–SiO₂ were studied under non-isothermal conditions. The DTA results revealed a stronger tendency to crystallisation of binary compositions in comparison to the ternary and quaternary compositions comprising Al₂O₃ and K₂O which present the lower crystallisation, i.e. the crystallisation propensity follows the trend A > B > C. The devitrification process in the Li₂O–SiO₂ and Li₂O–Al₂O₃–SiO₂ systems began earlier and the rate was higher in comparison to that of glasses in the quaternary Li₂O–K₂O–Al₂O₃–SiO₂ system. Thus, addition of Al₂O₃ and K₂O to glasses of Li₂O–SiO₂ system was demonstrated to promote glass stability against crystallisation. However, the activation energy for crystallisation was shown to depend also on the SiO₂/Li₂O ratio with the binary system showing a decreasing trend with increasing SiO₂/Li₂O ratio, while the opposite tendency was being observed for compositions with added Al₂O₃ and K₂O.     

Highly Selective Aldol Condensation Using Amine-functionalized SiO2-Al2O3 Mixed-oxide under Solvent-free Condition

A series of amine catalysts supported on mesoporous molecular sieves SiO₂/Al₂O₃ with trimethoxysilylpropylamine [(CH₃O)₃Si(CH₂)₃NH₂] loading varying from 3 mmol to 6 mmol were synthesized by impregnation method. The aldol condensation of various aromatic aldehydes and 1‐heptanal was used to test the acid‐base cooperativity of amine‐functionalized SiO₂/Al₂O₃. The effects of solvent, reaction temperature, benzaldehyde to 1‐heptanal molar ratio, different supports (SiO₂, Al₂O₃ and SiO₂‐Al₂O₃), catalyst amount and recyclability of the catalyst were investigated. Sample containing 5 mmol amine loaded showed highest benzaldehyde conversion (100%) and selectivity (97%) for jasminaldehyde.     

The effect of mechanochemical activation on the reactivity in the MgO–Al2O3–SiO2 system

Samples of the MgO–Al₂O₃–SiO₂ ternary system, constituted by 28.5 mol% ofMgO, 28.5 mol% of Al₂O₃ and 43mol%of SiO₂, were activated in a roll mill and calcined at different temperatures. The influence of the grinding time, the used SiO₂ precursor and activation medium, furthermore the mass ratio between the powdered sample and zirconia cylinders was investigated on the reactivity of the MgO–Al₂O₃–SiO₂ ternary system. FTIR spectra and the X-ray powder diffraction patterns indicates the formation of Mg(OH)₂ at 393 K, of forsterite (MgSi₂O₅) and enstatite (MgSiO₃) at 1223 K and of spinel (MgAl₂O₄) between 1223 and 1523 K in some samples. The presence of cordierite (Mg₂Al₂Si₅O₁₈) was observed at 1523 K, a reaction pathway concerning its formation was proposed.     

Using Taguchi Robust Design Method to Develop an Optimized Synthesis Procedure for Nanocrystals of ZSM‐5 Zeolite

The effects of TPAOH/SiO₂, H₂O/SiO₂, SiO₂/Na₂O and SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratios in the initial synthetic mixture on the crystallization of nanoparticles of ZSM‐5 zeolite under atmospheric pressure were studied. A Taguchi orthogonal experimental design with three levels of the above‐mentioned parameters was used to optimize the experiment parameters by the analysis of variances (ANOVA). Applying the Taguchi method significantly reduced the time and cost for optimization. The obtained products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction and FT‐IR spectroscopy. As a result of the Taguchi analysis TPAOH/SiO₂ followed by SiO₂/Al₂O₃ was the most influencing parameters for the synthesis of nanosized ZSM‐5 crystals.     

ZrCdOx/SAPO-18双功能催化剂催化CO2加氢合成低碳烯烃性能

采用并流共沉淀法制备了不同Zr/Cd原子比（n_Zr/n_Cd）的ZrCdO_x金属氧化物，并与水热法制备的不同硅铝比（n_SiO2/n_{Al2O3）的片状SAPO-18分子筛物理混合制得ZrCdOx/SAPO-18双功能催化剂，研究了其催化CO2加氢直接合成低碳烯烃性能。采用透射电子显微镜（TEM）、X射线衍射（XRD）、N2吸附-脱附、CO2程序升温脱附（CO2-TPD）、NH3程序升温脱附（NH3-TPD）和X射线光电子能谱（XPS）对催化剂进行了分析。与单一ZrO2相比，引入CdO使得ZrCdOx比表面积下降，当nZr/nCd=8时制备的Zr8Cd1氧化物呈现出无定形小颗粒状，Zr与Cd之间较强的协同作用使得ZrCdOx氧化物产生了更多的氧空位，有利于CO2的吸附活化。通过对Zr8Cd1金属氧化物与SAPO-18（硅铝比0.1）的质量比、工艺反应温度、压力和空速对催化性能影响的考察，获得了最佳反应条件。研究还发现，当SAPO-18的硅铝比从0.1降为0.01时，Brø；nsted酸含量降低，产物中烯烃/烷烃物质的量之比从18.6提高至37.2，但副产物CO含量迅速增加，低碳烯烃时空收率明显下降。}     

SiO2和Al2O3负载的Ni基催化剂在甲烷干重整中的催化性能差异

CH₄与CO₂干重整反应对于环境保护和天然气资源的合理利用具有重要意义。SiO₂和Al₂O₃是适用于甲烷干重整反应的两种典型的催化剂载体。为了阐明这两种载体对催化剂性能的影响,本研究采用等体积浸渍法制备了Ni/Al₂O₃和Ni/SiO₂催化剂,并利用BET、TEM、H₂-TPR、XRD、TG和Raman等技术对还原和反应后的催化剂进行了表征。结果表明,由于载体的性质不同,Ni基催化剂在甲烷干重整中的催化性能也不同。Ni/SiO₂催化剂的初始活性较高,但由于其金属-载体相互作用较弱,催化稳定性较差,在800℃下反应15h其催化活性急剧下降;较弱的金属-载体相互作用使得Ni/SiO₂催化剂上的Ni颗粒较大,有利于积炭前驱物种的生成,导致催化剂快速失活。而对于Ni/Al₂O₃催化剂,金属-载体相互作用较强,Ni颗粒较小,但由于Ni与Al₂O₃生成了NiAl_xO_y物种,有效活性位减少,其催化活性相对较低,但催化稳定性较好,干重整反应进行50h其活性保持稳定;Ni与Al₂O₃之间较强的相互作用有利于形成小且稳定的Ni粒子,能减少积炭,因而具有优异的催化稳定性。     

Nonoxidative methane conversion into aromatic hydrocarbons on tungsten-containing pentasils

The effects of the tungsten concentration and of the method of tungsten introduction into ZSM-5 pentails with different SiO₂/Al₂O₃ molar ratios on the acidity and the activity of the resulting catalysis in nonoxidative methane conversion into aromatic hydrocarbons are considered. The catalysts obtained from the SiO₂/Al₂O₃ = 40 pentasil and a nanosized tungsten powder are the most active and the most stable. The maximum methane conversion and the highest yield of aromatic hydrocarbons are achieved on the zeolite containing 8.0 wt % tungsten nanopowder.     

Effect of LaFeO3 Decoration and Ozone Treatment on Thermal Stability of Au/Al2O3 for CO Oxidation

The 1.1%Au/LaFeO_x/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared by the iso-volume impregnation method and activated with H₂ or O₃. The catalytic performance for CO oxidation at room temperature was investigated by accelerated deactivation tests in 1.0% CO reactant stream at 550 °C. The introduction of La and Fe enhanced the thermal stability of Au/Al₂O₃ with a decrease in initial activity, probably due to the formation of LaFeO₃ perovskite on the Al₂O₃ surface. The 1.1%Au/2%LaFeO₃/Al₂O₃ catalyst activated by H₂ can transform 65% CO into CO₂ at room temperature after pretreatment in 1.0% CO reactant stream at 550 °C for 2 h, whereas 1.1%Au/Al₂O₃ activated by H₂ totally loses its activity. O₃ activation can always make 1.1%Au/LaFeO₃/Al₂O₃ more active than that of H₂ activation during the pretreatment process in 1.0% CO. After pretreatment for 10 h, 1.1%Au/2%LaFeO₃/Al₂O₃ activated by O₃ still shows 40% conversion of 1.0% CO at room temperature, whereas those activated by H₂ become inactive completely. The better thermal stability of the catalysts activated by O₃ may be due to that O₃ activation leads to the formation of partially oxidized state of Au in Au/FLA-O₃, which may reinforce the interaction between the metal and support.     

Organic‐Free,ZnO‐Assisted Synthesis of Zeolite FAU with Tunable SiO2/Al2O3 Molar Ratio

Zeolite FAU with tunable SiO₂/Al₂O₃ molar ratio has been successfully synthesized in the absence of organic structure‐directing agents (OSDA). Specifically, the addition of zinc species contributes to the feasible and effective adjustment of the framework SiO₂/Al₂O₃ molar ratio between about 4 and 6 depending on the amount of zinc species added in the batch composition. In contrast, a typical OSDA such as tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAOH) has a limited effect on the SiO₂/Al₂O₃ molar ratio of the zeolite. The role of zinc species is essential for the crystallization of zeolite FAU with a higher SiO₂/Al₂O₃ molar ratio under the particular synthesis conditions. It is speculated that zinc species may suppress the incorporation of aluminum into the aluminosilicate framework, which is due to the Coulombic repulsive interaction. A higher SiO₂/Al₂O₃ molar ratio is also found to be accompanied by a lower CO₂ adsorption heat for CO₂/CH₄ separation.     

Glycerol catalytic cyclocondensation with ethanediamine to pyrazinyl compounds over the modified SiO2‐Al2O3

The Fe, Zn, and Mn‐modified SiO₂‐Al₂O₃ catalysts for the glycerol vapor‐phase cyclocondensation with ethanediamine (ED) to 2‐pyrazinemethanol (2‐PMol) and 2‐methylpyrazine (2‐MP) in a fixed‐bed system were prepared by coprecipitation and characterized by N₂ adsorption–desorption, X‐ray powder diffraction, and NH₃ temperature‐programmed desorption (NH₃‐TPD) in the present work. The results showed that the Mn‐modified SiO₂‐Al₂O₃ catalyst with a SiO₂/Al₂O₃ molar ratio 15.84 and 6% Mn gave the highest catalytic activity for formation of 2‐PMol (53.1%) and 2‐MP (42.9%). Mn species could cause the modulation of the acidic species of catalysts, improving the glycerol cyclocondensation with ED to 2‐PMol, and also acted as the catalytic centers for the hydrodehydration of 2‐PMol to 2‐MP. However, too many strong acidic sites could lead to ED self‐cyclocondensation to form a by‐product pyrazine. The optimum temperature was tested to be 380°C for the cyclocondensation over a 6%Mn‐SiO₂‐Al₂O₃ catalyst. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 23:377–382, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com . DOI 10.1002/hc.21026     

Untersuchungen an Nickeloxid-Mischkatalysatoren. XVI. Reduktionsverhalten amorpher NiO?Al2O3/SiO2-Katalysatoren

Studies on Nickel Oxide Mixed Catalysts. XVI. Reduction Behaviour of Amorphous NiO? Al₂O₃/SiO₂ Catalysts The reduction behaviour of NiO? Al₂O₃/SiO₂ catalysts prepared by precipitationdeposition is influenced by the phase composition (amorphous nickel layersilicates and nickel alumino layersilicates, nickel spinels, nickel oxide) and the differences of the composition between surface and bulk. TPR measurements, determinations of the reduction degree, and the nickel particle sizes by static magnetic measurements showed that the reducibility of the NiO? Al₂O₃/SiO₂ catalysts is enhanced and the nickel dispersity is decreased at low Al₂O₃ contents. The decrease of the reducibility at Al₂O₃ contents >5 mole% is caused by the formation of nickel spinels and the decrease of the Ni^II ion surface concentration.     

Densification mechanisms of alumina,aluminosilicates and aluminoborosilicates gels,glasses and ceramics

The thermal evolution of gels, glasses and ceramics of various more or less refractory compositions (Al₂O₃, 3Al₂O₃2SiO₂, 7Al₂O₃3SiO₂, Al₂O₃2SiO₂, Al₂O₃2SiO₂0.7B₂O₃, Al₂O₃2SiO₂2B₂O₃, Al₂O₃2SiO₂6B₂ O₃) have been studied by dilatometry, DTA, and helium density measurements. Comparison is made for materials prepared by rapid (powder) or by very slow gelation (optically clear monoliths). The influence of atmosphere sintering (air, H₂, vacuum) is reported. Densification and kinetic laws are discussed.Also at LASIR, CNRS, 2 rue Henry Dunant, 94320 Thiais, France.     

Crystallization in the SiO2-Al2O3 System from Amorphous Powders

The crystallization of amorphous chemically homogeneous powders in the SiO₂.Al₂O₃ system has been studied by differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction. Up to 1300°C only one exotherm has been observed. Only mullite crystallizes for compositions ≤69 mol% Al₂O₃ and spinel for those ≤80%. The crystallizations into mullite and spinel are sharp and exothermic, with an enthalpy of 250–300 J/g. The chemical composition of the crystallized mullite regularly increases from 68 to 76 mol% Al₂O₃ with increasing bulk composition from 60 to 75 mol% Al₂O₃.     

Development and applications of an on-line thermal neutron prompt-gamma element analysis system

This paper introduces the principles, instrumentation, implementation, and industrial applications of an on-line thermal neutron prompt-gamma element analysis system (using a²⁵²Cf neutron source, Am–Be neutron source, or neutron generator). The energy resolution of the system at the H prompt-gamma full-energy photopeak (2.22325 MeV) is 3.6 keV. The concentration measurement error of Al₂O₃, FeO₃, CaO, and SiO₂ is ±0.3%, ±0.1%, ±0.4%, and ±0.4%, respectively. The system has been tested on-site at both the Shandong and the Zhengzhou Aluminium Works. Our preliminary on-site measurements confirm that the stability, reliability, measurement range, and accuracy of the system can meet the requirements of the aluminium production process. Facilitation of this measurement at aluminium plants is expected to reduce plant costs by over 3 million dollars annually through reduced energy consumption, more rapid qualification of pulps being mixed during the production process, and in reduced labor costs.Other participants of Shandong and Zhenghou Aluminium Works are: Wang Aili, Zengshen, Dei Jianguo and Lu Jinnan, Wang Deyu, Jin Hequan.     

One pot synthesis using supported reagents system KSCN/SiO2-RNH3OAc/Al2O3: synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles and N-allylthioureas

A simple and efficient method has been developed for the synthesis of 2-aminothiazoles and N-allylthioureas from commercially available materials in one pot by using a supported reagents system, KSCN/SiO₂-RNH₃OAc/Al₂O₃, in which α-halo ketone reacts first KSCN/SiO₂ and the product, α-thiocyanatoketone, reacts with RNH₃OAc/Al₂O₃ to give the final product, 2-aminothiazoles, in good yield and allyl bromide reacts with KSCN/SiO₂ and the product, allyl isothiocyanate, reacts with RNH₃OAc/Al₂O₃ to give N-allylthiourea.