重力场和电解质浓度对胶体凝聚体分形结构的影响

运用李航等提出的新方法, 克服了DLVO理论中无法理论计算不同电解质浓度下颗粒的表面电位这一困难, 从而可以直接计算出不同电解质浓度下胶体颗粒间的位能. 同时, 还运用胶体颗粒动能的玻耳兹曼分布原理和蒙特卡罗方法来模拟胶体的运动, 并采用非弹性碰撞理论解决了碰撞后凝聚的有效概率问题. 在改进DDA模型的基础上, 成功地建立了以往的模拟中未能建立的重力场中电解质浓度与碰撞凝聚概率间的联系, 结果发现, (1)重力场作用下的凝聚体分形维数随电解质浓度变化的曲线完全不同于无重力条件下的曲线. 无重力作用下, 凝聚结构体分形维数随电解质浓度的变化比较缓慢, 曲线呈“L”形；而重力作用下的分形维数则呈明显的“S”形曲线. (2) 在重力条件下, 慢凝聚包括两个区域, 对电解质浓度不敏感区域和敏感区域. 在敏感区域存在一个电解质浓度的拐点. (3)无重力条件下,不同大小的胶体颗粒在快凝聚时的分形维数都是在1.86±0.01.当电解质浓度降低,凝聚速率变慢,分形维数增加,最大达到2.01±0.02,但不会形成重力条件下的分形维数接近3的结构体.     

扩散模型和凝聚模型耦合作用下胶体凝聚动力学的Monte Carlo模拟研究

以扩散模型(Ds(γ)=D0×sγ)和凝聚模型(Pij(σ)=P0×(i×j)σ)为基础,对胶体体系随时间的演变、团簇大小分布及其标度关系、团簇的重均大小S(t)的变化规律以及模型对最终分形维数的影响四个角度进行了比较研究,发现扩散指数γ0和凝聚概率指数σ0对胶体的凝聚动力学过程有相似的影响.本文在较宽的γ和σ取值范围内,对胶体的凝聚动力学进行了模拟研究,对慢速凝聚向快速凝聚的转化机理作了定量分析,并进一步分析了在团簇-团簇凝聚(CCA)模型下,得到类似扩散置限凝聚(DLA)模型的凝聚体的物理意义,结果表明:(1)γ0代表了体系中团簇或单粒做"定向运动"而非无规则的布朗运动的情况.这种"定向运动"的推动力可能来自于大团簇产生的强"长程范德华力"、"电场力"等,或来自于体系边界处的外力场的作用.(2)当σ0时,体系成为先快后慢的慢速凝聚,这可能对应大团簇为一排斥中心,即胶体颗粒存在"排斥力场"的现象.(3)证实了团簇的重均大小在凝聚过程的早期按指数规律增长,而后期按幂函数规律增长的实验现象.模拟研究还表明,胶体体系的凝聚动力学过程,在σ0时是一个存在正反馈机制的非线性动力学过程,而在σ0时则体现出负反馈的特征.     

纳米银的电解质效应

向2种不同电性的纳米银溶胶中分别加入KCl、KBr、KI、KNO3、Mg(NO3)2、Al(NO3)3、K2CO3、K2SO4、KOH和HNO3电解质溶液,利用透射电子显微镜、紫外-可见分光光度计等研究电解质对纳米银的显微结构和光谱学性质的影响。结果表明,不同电解质离子在纳米银胶体表面吸附程度以及导致纳米银胶体聚集和生长程度不同,从而对纳米银胶体的分散状态和表面电势产生不同影响。这种影响的结果导致其对相同电性纳米银粒子和不同电性纳米银粒子的显微结构和光谱学性质影响不同。     

电解质对Mg-Al HTlc溶胶聚集动力学行为的影响

采用动态光散射法研究了电解质对Mg-Al类水滑石(HTlc)溶胶聚集动力学行为的影响,发现随惰性电解质(NaCl,NaNO3)浓度的增大,Mg-Al HTlc溶胶经历稳定、慢速聚集和快速聚集三个区域,而特性吸附电解质(NaOH)在所研究的浓度范围(0～4mmol/L)内未观察到快速聚集.NaCl和NaNO3的临界聚沉浓度分别为127和180mmol/L,慢速聚集区稳定比与NaCl,NaNO3和NaOH浓度间的关系式分别为：logW=10.18-4.4410gC,logW=11.98-4.7910gC,losW=1.92-0.7410gC.NaOH诱导体系聚集的能力大大高于NaCl和NaNO3.     

FTIR-ATR原位观测Mg(NO3)2气溶胶的潮解和风化过程

利用FTIR-ATR(傅里叶变换红外-衰减全反射)原位光谱技术在分子水平上研究了ZnSe基底上Mg(NO3)2气溶胶颗粒的潮解和风化过程.根据FTIR-ATR光谱的演变可知,Mg(NO3)2气溶胶在潮解过程中经历了复杂的相变:相对湿度(relative humidity,RH)接近3%时,Mg(NO3)2气溶胶颗粒为无定型水合物;稍微升高相对湿度,无定型颗粒转化为Mg(NO3)2·nH2O(n≤5)晶体,并且在其表面逐渐形成热力学稳定的Mg(NO3)2·6H2O晶体;相对湿度达到Mg(NO3)2·6H2O的饱和点(53%RH)时,Mg(NO3)2·6H2O开始溶解,同时,内核Mg(NO3)2·nH2O(n≤5)晶体在其表面持续转化为Mg(NO3)2·6H2O晶体,导致固态气溶胶颗粒全部潮解时的相对湿度延迟到76%.风化过程中,Mg(NO3)2液滴随相对湿度的降低逐渐失水进入过饱和区域;相对湿度降至5%以下时,形成无定形颗粒.在过饱和Mg(NO3)2液滴的FFIR-ATR光谱中,NO-3对称伸缩振动(v1-NO3-)的吸收强度明显增加,是溶剂共享离子对,甚至接触离子对持续形成的结果.     

298.16K下K+,Mg2+//Cl-,NO-3-H2O体系液固相平衡

采用等温溶解平衡法研究298.16K时四元体系K+,Mg2+//Cl-,NO-3-H2O的液固相平衡关系,测定了溶解度数据,并绘制出平衡相图.研究表明,在298.16K时,该体系相图有5个单盐结晶区、6条单变量溶解度曲线和3个零变量点.5个单盐结晶区分别对应于KNO3、KCl、Mg(NO3)2·6H2O、MgCl2O和复盐KCI·MgCl2·6H2O,其中KNO3的结晶区最大,MgCl2·6H2O的结晶区最小.     

WO3改性CeO2-TiO2催化剂的低温NH3-NO/NO2 SCR活性和机理研究

在铈钛基NH3-SCR催化材料中,改性元素对催化材料的酸性位和氧化还原性能的影响较大.本文采用过量浸渍法分别制备了CeO2-TiO2(CeTi)和CeO2/WO3-TiO2(CeWTi)催化剂,研究了CeWTi催化材料结构、酸性位及氧化还原性能对NH3-NO/NO2 SCR反应性能的影响.结果发现,CeTi和CeWTi样品均有较优异的NH3-NO/NO2 SCR催化性能,后者略高.WO3的加入增加了催化材料的表面酸性,对其氧化还原性能影响不大.通过对反应中间物种NH4NO3的研究,发现NH4NO3的分解主要与氧化还原性能相关,而NO还原NH4NO3的反应需要氧化还原能力和酸性位共同作用,即在氧化还原性能差异不大的条件下,酸性对该反应起到重要作用.而该反应也是NH3-NO/NO2 SCR的限速步骤,这是CeWTi催化材料活性高于CeTi催化材料的原因.同时,为了获得NH3-NO/NO2 SCR反应的高活性,NO2:NO比例宜为1:1.然而现实情况中,预氧化催化材料的氧化活性、NOx浓度、温度等变量使得准确控制NO2的比例较难,因此,深入了解NO2浓度对NH3–NO/NO2 SCR反应的影响至关重要.本文探讨NO2:NO的比例、O2浓度等对NH3-NO/NO2 SCR反应性能的影响;并研究了不同NO2含量条件下NH3-NO/NO2 SCR反应网络.通过分析CeWTi材料上NH3-NO/NO2 SCR反应网络可知,当NO与NO2比例为1:1时,NH3-SCR催化活性最高,并以快速SCR形式进行;当NO与NO2比例为1:1消耗完全之后,剩余的NO或NO2各自独立以标准或慢速SCR进行,不影响其本来的反应活性.催化材料的标准SCR、快速SCR和慢速SCR均取决于材料表面酸度和氧化还原性能,但快速SCR和慢速SCR对材料这两方面性能的要求相对较低.同时O2并不参与快速和慢速SCR,而NO2可以取代O2作为SCR反应中主要的氧化剂,氧化Ce4+为Ce3+,甚至比O2和NO再氧化活性位的能力更强,保持催化材料的高催化活性.低温条件时,慢速SCR和快速SCR反应均在材料表面生成硝酸铵中间物种,但由于慢速SCR气氛中缺乏NO将硝酸铵还原,进而引发快速SCR反应,因此材料表面快速SCR的NOx转化率要高于慢速SCR反应;高温条件下,由于硝酸铵容易热分解,导致硝酸铵的抑制效应不太明显.NH4NO3分解是NO2含量升高后N2O的形成的主要途径.     

三氟乙酸溶液中尼龙6链凝聚缠结的NMR弛豫研究

采用1D和2DNMR技术,归属了三氟乙酸(TFA)溶液中尼龙6链上的主要¹HNMR共振信号.不同温度下测定的自旋-自旋弛豫时间(t2)提供了大分子主链间凝聚缠结及TFA溶液中尼龙6链随温度变化的动力学信息.结果表明,尼龙6主链上亚甲基基团有不同程度的凝聚缠结,距离CO和NH基团越远,凝聚缠结越明显.与CO和NH基团相连的亚甲基基团的缠结不很明显,主要是因为尼龙6链间氢键的存在.升高温度,热运动加快,这些凝聚缠结逐渐减弱.NH质子的t2H值几乎不随温度变化,TFA质子的t2H值随温度升高而快速下降,表明尼龙6链间氢键随温度升高而破坏,TFA质子又与因温度升高而从尼龙6中释放出来的自由NH和CO基团形成新的氢键.     

添加盐对磺酸基聚电解质分子内及分子间荧光非辐射能量转移的影响

合成了带萘、芘单标记、双标记的2-丙烯酰胺基-2-甲基丙磺酸(AMPS)与N,N-二甲基丙烯酰胺共聚强聚电解质,测定了在NaCl和CaCl₂水溶液中的分子内与分子间荧光非辐射能量转移(NRET).由于添加盐的屏蔽作用,分子内与分子间的NRET都随盐浓度升高而加强,而且钙离子的作用比钠离子显著.为了比较不同试样的NRET,定义归一化NRET效率E_n为盐溶液中的NRET与纯水中的NRET之比.随试样电荷密度F_AMPS上升,分子内E_n减小而分子间E_n增大.尽管聚电解质的浓度低于接触浓度c^*,但因溶液中发生了反离子凝聚,凝聚的反离子会引起大分子间的聚集.     

原位凝聚法制备聚电解质微胶囊——模板中掺杂聚电解质量对微胶囊结构与性能的影响

通过在CaCO3制备过程中加入不同浓度聚苯乙烯磺酸钠(PSS)的方法来控制掺杂进CaCO3粒子中的PSS含量,得到了PSS掺杂量为4%～11%,尺寸均匀的CaCO3球形微粒.在微粒表面仅吸附一层聚烯丙基胺盐酸盐(PAH)后,用乙二胺四乙酸二钠(EDTA)使碳酸钙溶解;释放出的PSS与PAH原位凝聚制备得到了分散良好且完整的聚电解质复合物微胶囊.在所研究的范围内,模板微粒中PSS的含量对微胶囊的形态结构和性能没有明显影响.与传统的层层组装微胶囊相比,聚电解质复合物微胶囊有较好的热稳定性,但在高盐浓度下尺寸收缩程度较大.由于和层层组装微胶囊相比缺乏结合紧密的有序结构,原位凝聚法制备的微胶囊囊壁的截留分子量较大.     

Formation and structure of pachyman aggregates in dimethyl sulfoxide containing water

The aggregation of pachyman, β-(1 → 3)-D -glucan (M_w = 1.68 × 10⁵) from the Poria cocos mycelia, was investigated using static and dynamic laser light scattering (LLS) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) containing about 15% water, which leads to large aggregates. Both the time dependence of hydrodynamic radius and the angle dependence of the scattering intensity were used to calculate the fractal dimension (d_f) of the aggregates. The aggregation rate and average size of aggregates increase dramatically with increasing the polymer concentration from 1.7 × 10⁻⁴ g/mL to 8.6 × 10⁻⁴ g/mL, and with the decrease of the solvent quality, that is, water content from 13 to 15%. In the cases, the fractal dimensions change from 1.94 to 2.43 and from 1.92 to 2.54, respectively, suggesting that transforms of aggregation processes: a slow process called reaction-limited cluster aggregation (RLCA) to a fast process called diffusion-limited cluster aggregation (DLCA) in different polymer concentrations and water content. The fractal dimensions above 2 of the fast aggregation is larger than the 1.75 predicted for the ideal DLCA model, suggesting that the aggregation involves a restructuring process through the interchain hydrogen bonding interaction. There are no aggregates of pachyman in DMSO without water, but aggregates formed in the DMSO containing 15% water at 25°C as a compact structure. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 37: 3201–3207, 1999     

The effect of the salt concentration and counterion valence on the aggregation of latex particles at the air/water interface

An experimental study on colloidal aggregation in two dimensions is presented. This study shows that a high amount of electrolyte concentration is necessary to screen the particle interactions and to induce the aggregation process. Our results indicate that the stability of the colloidal particles, with a diameter of 735 nm, increases when they are trapped at the air-water interface. The reason for this stability is the existence of long-range repulsive interactions between the external parts of the particles that are propagated at the air phase. The subphase electrolyte concentration that separates the slow aggregation rate region from the fast aggregation rate region, the critical coagulation concentration (C.C.C.), has been determined for counterions with a different valence. Two regimes can be distinguished: at low salt concentration the aggregation process becomes slower and the aggregation is reaction limited. At high ionic strength the repulsive interactions between the immersed part of the particles are very weak and the aggregation rate tends to grow. However, because of the aerial repulsive interactions, pure diffusion-limited cluster aggregation is never found.     

Further insights into the universality of colloidal aggregation

Dynamic light scattering (DLS) performed at various scattering wave vectors provides detailed information about the aggregation kinetics and the cluster mass distribution (CMD) in colloidal dispersions. Detailed modeling of the aggregation kinetics with population balance equations requires a quantitative connection between the CMD and measurable quantities such as the angle dependent hydrodynamic radii obtained by DLS. For this purpose we evaluate and compare various models for the structure factor of fractal aggregates. Additionally, we introduce a simple scattering model that accounts for the contribution of internal cluster dynamics of fractal clusters to the first cumulant of the dynamic structure factor. We show that this contribution allows to quantitatively describe previously measured experimental data on the scattering wave vector dependence of the hydrodynamic radius in diffusion limited cluster-cluster aggregation (DLCA), which was shown to exhibit some kind of universality behavior (master curve). Using the same scattering model, we analyze a similar set of experimental data but in reaction limited cluster-cluster aggregation (RLCA). We find that in this case the crossover from RLCA to DLCA and gravitational settling both have a significant influence on the CMD and consequently on the scattering wave vector dependent DLS data. Only when accounting for both these effects they temporarily compensate each other and a satisfactory representation of the aggregation master curve is possible for the RLCA data at longer times. Indeed, we find that either crossover from RLCA to DLCA or gravitational settling, when present individually, causes the loss of a master curve for aggregation.     

Effect of a weak magnetic field on hematite sol in stationary and flowing systems

The effect of a weak magnetic field on the aggregation state and electrophoretic mobility of hematite sol was studied in flowing (dynamic) systems as a function of time and electrolyte concentration (0–60 mmol/dm³ KCl) and compared with the effect of the field in stationary (static) systems and flow in the absence of the field. During the entire treatment period, the pH remained almost constant (4.06–4.24). Conductance varied with KCl concentration, but except for minor fluctuations appeared to be unaffected by any form of treatment. While aggregation of hematite was observed during dynamic magnetic treatment (change in turbidity, scattered light intensity, and photon correlation spectroscopy), little effect on aggregation state was observed for the static systems or for the flowing systems in the absence of the field. Mobility also increased during the first 30 min of static and dynamic magnetic treatment. After longer treatment periods (90–120 min), the mobility decreased, but in almost all cases remained larger than in the case of untreated systems. Changes in both mobility and particle aggregation state also showed a significant dependence on electrolyte concentration. These effects are discussed in terms of a magnetohydrodynamic interaction between the magnetic field and the charged colloidal particles, which results only when the particles are made to pass rapidly through the field.     

Monitoring coalescence behavior of soft colloidal particles in water by small-angle light scattering

The fractal dimension (D _f) of the clusters formed during the aggregation of colloidal systems reflects correctly the coalescence extent among the particles (Gauer et al., Macromolecules 42:9103, 2009). In this work, we propose to use the fast small-angle light scattering (SALS) technique to determine the D _f value during the aggregation. It is found that in the diffusion-limited aggregation regime, the D _f value can be correctly determined from both the power law regime of the average structure factor of the clusters and the scaling of the zero angle intensity versus the average radius of gyration. The obtained D _f value is equal to that estimated from the technique proposed in the above work, based on dynamic light scattering (DLS). In the reaction-limited aggregation (RLCA) regime, due to contamination of small clusters and primary particles, the power law regime of the average structure factor cannot be properly defined for the D _f estimation. However, the scaling of the zero angle intensity versus the average radius of gyration is still well defined, thus allowing one to estimate the D _f value, i.e., the coalescence extent. Therefore, when the DLS-based technique cannot be applied in the RLCA regime, one can apply the SALS technique to monitor the coalescence extent. Applicability and reliability of the technique have been assessed by applying it to an acrylate copolymer colloid.     

Dynamic scaling properties of TeO2-based gels

Homogeneous, transparent, and mechanically rigid gels have been successfully synthesized in the tellurium isopropoxide-isopropanol-citric acid and water system. The sol to gel transition and the gels microstructure have been studied by using small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments. For any value of the two key synthesis parameters, which are the citric acid ratio and the alkoxide concentration, very small Te-rich elementary particles, about 1-1.5 nm in radius, form immediately when the water is added, leading to colloidal sols. During gelation, these elementary particles stick progressively together to build up fractal aggregates by a pure hierarchical aggregation process which has been identified as a reaction-limited cluster aggregation (RLCA) mechanism. The SAXS curve analysis, based on scaling concepts, shows that the gelling network exhibits a time and length scale invariant structure factor characterized by self-similarity. This self-similarity is also displayed for a wide range of chemical compositions and the gel microstructures only differ in their fractal aggregate size according to the tellurium isopropoxide concentration as well as the citric acid ratio.     

纳米银粒子对[Ru(bpy)_3]~(2+)光谱学性质的影响及电解质效应

研究了[Ru(bpy)3]2+溶液中引入纳米银粒子的光谱学性质变化规律以及[Ru(bpy)3]2+与纳米银粒子所构成的溶液体系([Ru(bpy)3]2+-Ag)的电解质效应.研究结果表明,[Ru(bpy)3]2+吸附在纳米银粒子表面使纳米银粒子相互桥连形成规则的类链状网络聚集体.纳米银粒子造成[Ru(bpy)3]2+溶液荧光猝灭,且大尺寸的纳米银粒子引起的荧光猝灭程度较大.在[Ru(bpy)3]2+-Ag体系中引入电解质造成纳米银粒子不同程度的聚集和生长.电解质对纳米银聚集影响为:CaCl2MgCl2Ca(NO3)2KClKNO3.随着[Ru(bpy)3]2+-Ag体系中引入电解质含量的增加,溶液的荧光强度先降低而后又逐渐增强,直至达到定值,表明一定量的电解质可产生荧光猝灭释放效应.电解质对荧光强度影响顺序为:Ca(NO3)2CaCl2MgCl2KClKNO3.采用透射电子显微镜、紫外-可见吸收分光光度计和荧光分光光度计等手段从分子间相互作用和能量传输等方面初步探讨了纳米银粒子对表面吸附[Ru(bpy)3]2+溶液光谱学性质的影响机制以及电解质效应.     

低活化比制备天然气吸附剂： 活化助剂提高吸附剂性能

以石油焦为原料、KOH为主活化剂,在低活化比m_KOH∶m_C＝2∶1下制备吸附剂,考察了活化助剂KNO₃、NaNO₃、Mg(NO₃)₂、Ni(NO₃)₂和HJ对吸附剂储气性能的影响,对活化助剂提高吸附剂性能的机理进行了分析。结果表明,活化物料中加入适量助剂KNO₃、Mg(NO₃)₂、Ni(NO₃)₂或HJ能显著提高吸附剂性能,HJ与Mg(NO₃)₂、Ni(NO₃)₂协同活化的效果最好。其中,Mg(NO₃)₂、HJ加入量均为10 %（助剂与石油焦质量分数）下制备的吸附剂样品在25℃、3.5MPa下对甲烷质量吸附量达0.143,有效体积释放量达117.1,性能超过活化比m_KOH∶m_C=3∶1、无助剂下制备的吸附剂。     

Computer Simulation of Bridging Flocculation Processes: The Role of Colloid to Polymer Concentration Ratio on Aggregation Kinetics

The flocculation of colloidal particles by adsorbing polymers is one of the central issues of colloid science and a very important topic in many industrial, biological, and environmental processes. We report a computer simulation study of a 2- and 3-dimensional model for bridging flocculation betweenlarge linear polymer chains and comparatively small colloidal particles,where the structure and growth kinetics of cluster formation are investigated. This model was developed within the framework of the cluster–cluster aggregation model using mass and fractal dimension dependent diffusion constants, where bridging flocculation is seen as a case of heterocoagulation in which, in addition, macromolecule configurations and lengths play an important role. The simulation of aggregate structure and formation kinetics obtained at different (i) relative particle concentrations, (ii) polymer chain conformations, and (iii) sticking probabilities are described from a qualitatively and quantitative point of view. The results suggest that the formation of large aggregates is a slow process, controlled by the reactivity of the clusters, even when the reaction between microcolloids and macrochains is very fast. Aggregation kinetics are strongly dependent on the particle/chain concentration ratio and on the configurational properties of the chains. It is shown that the scaling laws which are valid for homocoagulation processes are also applicable to the kinetics of bridging flocculation. The corresponding scaling exponents have been calculated.