Isomorphous substitution of europium for strontium in the structure of synthetic hydroxovanadate

Polycrystalline strontium-europium hydroxovanadates Sr_10−xEu_x(VO₄)₆(OH)_2−xO_x were synthesized and studied by X-ray powder diffraction, infrared absorption and diffuse-reflectance spectroscopies and also thermogravimetry. The single-phase region of isomorphous substitution of Eu for Sr in hydroxovanadate has been found to lie in the compositional interval 0?x?0.18 at 800 °C. Refinement of X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns by the Rietveld method shows that Eu substitutes for Sr preferentially at the Sr(1) sites of the apatite structure. The substitution results in a more uniform distribution of Sr-O bond lengths in coordination polyhedra both around Sr (1) and Sr (2) sites and also in a slight contraction of the vanadate anion VO₄³⁻. Synthetic Sr hydroxovanadates absorb a considerable amount of water in two forms: capillary condensed and chemically combined. The latter form may be absorbed at temperatures as high as 500 °C.     

Isomorphous substitution of samarium and gadolinium for calcium in hydroxyapatite structure

Isomorphous substitution of samarium and gadolinium for calcium in synthetic hydroxyapatite by the scheme Ca²⁺ + OH⁻ → Ln³⁺ + O²⁻ was studied by X-ray powder diffraction and IR spectroscopy. The homogeneity region of Ca_{10 − x} Ln _x (PO₄)₆(OH)_{2 − x} O _x phases of variable compositions synthesized at 1100°C was found to exist up to x of 1.8 for Sm and 1.4 for Gd. In the heterogeneous region of solid solutions, phases with Ln₃PO₇ and LnPO₄ structures were formed. The structures of some solid solutions were refined by the Rietveld method, which allowed us to establish that the substitution of Ln³⁺ ions for Ca(2) positions is preferred. Changes in the intensities of the absorption bands of stretching and libration vibrations of OH groups are indicative of a partial dehydration of oxyhydroxyapatite. The substitution was shown to decrease Ca(2)-O(OH) and P-O distances and increase Ca(2)-O(1,2,3) distances.     

Substitution of barium for strontium in hydroxovanadate structure

A possibility of substitution of barium for strontium in Sr₁₀(VO₄)₆(OH)₂ is studied by X-ray powder diffraction and IR spectroscopy. According to X-ray powder diffraction data, single-phase solid solutions Sr_{10 ? x} Ba _x (VO₄)₆(OH)₂ are formed with x = 0–2.5 with an increase in the unit cell parameters.     

Isomorphic substitution of boron in ZSM-5 type zeolites using TBP as template

A series of B-ZSM-5 samples has been synthesized using ethyl silicate (ES) ester-40, orthoboric acid and tetrabutylphosphonium (TBP) cation template and characterized by XRD, FT-IR, SEM and chemical analysis. It is observed that boron content in the initial reaction mixture influences the crystallization time and the morphology of the crystals. The migration of boron from framework upon calcination is enhanced as the boron content in the framework is increased. The test reaction of 1-hexene is under the profound influence of temperature on conversion and on the formation of primary products trans-2-hexene (t-2H), cis-2-hexene (c-2H) and 3-hexene. The ratios of the selectivity of c-2H to t-2H and 2-hexene to 3-hexene increased with decreasing temperature and decreasing boron content in the framework. Skeletal isomerization products started forming from 250°C as secondary products and increased with further increase of temperature.     

Gadolinium and neodymium citrates: evidence for weak ferromagnetic exchange between gadolinium(III) cations

A new lanthanide citrate motif of general formula [Ln(Hcit)(H2O)2.H2O]n, where Ln = Gd (1) and Nd (2) and Hcit3- = C(OH)(COO-)(CH2COO-)2, has been synthesized hydrothermally from Ln2O3 and citric acid at 100 degrees C and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, TG-DTA, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and magnetic measurements. The structures can be seen as "ladder chains" along the a axis, with dinuclear Ln2O2 units serving as "steps" and R-COO groups as "uprights", which are connected by H bonds. The magnetic susceptibility between 2 and 300 K and the magnetization at 2 K, as a function of magnetic field between 0 and 5 T, were measured for both compounds. By modeling the magnetic behavior of the Gd compound with a dinuclear Hamiltonian [symbol: see text](S) = gmu(B)(S(A) + S(B))B(o) - J(o)S(A)S(B) (S(A) = S(B) = 7/2), a ferromagnetic exchange interaction J(o) = 0.039 cm(-1) was evaluated between Gd ions situated at d(o) = 4.321 angstroms in dinuclear units bridged by two symmetry-related tridentate carboxylate oxygens. The EPR spectrum of the Gd compound is discussed. The temperature dependence of the susceptibility of the Nd compound is caused by the depopulation of the excited crystal-field levels when the temperature decreases. The magnetic-field dependence of the magnetization of 2 is attributed to the ground-state Kramers' doublet populated at 2 K. The g factor of this ground-state doublet is calculated from the data and compared with values for other compounds reported in the literature.     

Crystal structure of neodymium and gadolinium dihydroxy-nitrate,Ln(OH)2NO3

The crystal structures of Nd(OH)₂NO₃ and Gd(OH)₂NO₃ have been determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. Crystallization occurs in monoclinic space group P2₁ (No. 4) with a = 6.420(1), b = 3.838(1), c = 7.746(2) Å, and β = 98.18(2)° for Nd(OH)₂NO₃ and a = 6.340(2), b = 3.715(1), c = 7.728(2) Å, and β = 96.95(2)° for Gd(OH)₂NO₃. The structures were refined to residual indices of 0.025 and 0.048, respectively, using 372 and 360 unique reflections. The lanthanoid metal atoms are nine-coordinated, having a tricapped trigonal prismatic geometry. The nitrate counter ion acts as a bidentate ligand, while the two hydroxide oxygen atoms link symmetry-related lanthanoid atoms, forming two-dimensional layers.     

Regularities of oxygen and water thermal desorption from barium cerate doped by neodymium,samarium, and gadolinium

Processes of thermal desorption of oxygen molecules and water from BaCe_1–x M _x O_3–δ, where M= Nd, Sm, and Gd, presintered in air at the temperature of 650°C are studied. It is found that oxygen is desorbed only from neodymium–doped barium cerate and is almost not evolved from barium cerate doped by samarium and gadolinium. The amount of desorbed oxygen features a square dependence on cationic doping by neodymium. At similar degrees of cationic doping, the amount of water desorbed from neodymium–doped barium cerate is always lower than that from the cerate doped by samarium and gadolinium. The obtained experimental data on thermal desorption and analysis of literature data served as a basis for the conclusion as to the mixed valency of neodymium Nd(III)–Nd(IV) in BaCe_1–x Nd _x O_3–δ. In this case, at similar doping degrees x, the hydration degree of BaCe_1–x Nd _x O_3–δ is lower and the oxygen index is higher than in BaCe1_–x (Sm,Gd) _x O_3–δ. The differences become more pronounced at high degrees of cationic doping and must decrease at an increase in temperature.     

Effect of gadolinium substitution on the linear thermal expansion of barium sodium niobate

Ba₂NaNb₅O₁₅ (BSN) exhibits a large thermal contraction in its c-axis between 350° and 750°C. This behaviour contributes to a serious cracking problem during its crystal growth. The substitutions of Gd for Ba and/or Na in BSN can be made with either anion or cation compensation. The former, namely, type A, compositions were found to eliminate the thermal contraction behaviors, and had small variations in their linear thermal expansion coefficients, α, between 50° and 650°C. With good ferroelectric and dielectric properties, they showed potentials to replace the BSN crystal in electro-optic devices.     

Isomorphous substitutions of rare earth elements for calcium in synthetic hydroxyapatites

Polycrystalline hydroxyapatites Ca(10-x)REE(x)(PO(4))(6)(OH)(2-x)O(x) were synthesized and studied by X-ray powder diffraction, infrared absorption, diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy, and thermogravimetry. The solubility limits x(max) of rare earth elements (REE) in Ca hydroxyapatites decreases with an increasing REE atomic number from x(max) = 2.00 for La, Pr, and Nd to x(max) = 0.20 for Yb at 1100 °C. Refinements of X-ray diffraction patterns by the Rietveld method show that REE atoms substitute for Ca preferentially at the Ca(2) sites of the apatite structure. The substitution decreases the Ca(2)-O(4) atomic distances in the calcium coordination polyhedra and increases the Ca(2)-O(1,2,3) distances. This observation shows that interatomic distances depend not only on radii of the ions involved in the substitution but also on their charges.     

A theoretical and experimental study of lead substitution in calcium hydroxyapatite

Characterization of lead substitution for calcium in hydroxyapatite (CaHA) is carried out, using experimental techniques and Density Functional theoretical (DFT) analyses. Theoretical modeling is used to obtain information of the Pb chemical environment for occupancy at either Ca(I) or Ca(II) sites of CaHA. Effects of the larger ionic radius of Pb(+2) compared to Ca(+2) are apparent in embedded cluster calculations of local chemical bonding properties. DFT periodic planewave pseudopotential studies are used to provide first-principles predictions of local structural relaxation and site preference for Pb(x)Ca(10-x)HA over the composition range x< or = 6. General characteristics of the polycrystalline material are verified by X-ray diffraction and FTIR analysis, showing the presence of a single phase of CaHA structure. A short range structure around lead is proposed in order to interpret the Pb L-edge EXAFS spectrum of the solid solution Ca(6.6)Pb(3.4)HA. In this concentration we observe that lead mainly occupies Ca(II) sites; the EXAFS fit slightly favors Pb clustering, while theory indicates the importance of Pb-Pb avoidance on site (II).     

Sol-gel synthesis and study of neodymium substitution effects in Co-Al-Nd-O system with possible applications as novel inorganic pigments

In the present work, the formation of cobalt aluminium spinel (CoAl₂O₄) as well as novel cobalt neodymium-aluminates with nominal compositions of CoAl_1.75Nd_0.25O₄, CoAl_1.5Nd_0.5O₄ and CoA_lNdO₄ by an aqueous sol-gel process and the sinterability of the products are investigated. The metal ions, generated by dissolving starting materials of metals in the diluted acetic acid were complexed by 1,2-ethanediol to obtain the precursors for the mixed metal ceramics. The phase purity of the synthesized compounds was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction analysis and infrared spectroscopy. The microstructural evolution and morphological features of the products were studied by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, which together with the optical characterization of these new compounds showed that the sol-gel-derived materials could be successfully used as effective cobalt-based ceramic pigments.      

A thermogravimetric study of praseodymium(III), neodymium,samarium, gadolinium and holmium acetates,benzoates and abietates

The thermal decompositions of the acetates of Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd and Ho have been investigated using thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis, together with infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The thermal decompositions of the acetates of the rare earth elements exhibit several stages, depending upon both the number of crystal water molecules in the acetates and the rare earth element behaviour. Experiments with the benzoates and abietates of Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd and Ho indicate some correlations in the thermal decompositions of carboxylates of the rare earth elements.

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Zusammenfassung Die thermische Zersetzung der Acetate von Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd und Ho wurde durch Thermogravimetrie und Differentialthermoanalyse in Verbindung mit der Infrarotspektroskopie und Röntgendiffraktionsmethode untersucht. Die thermische Zersetzung der Acetate der seltenen Erden verläuft in mehreren Stufen, welche sowohl von der Zahl der Kristallwassermoleküle in den Acetaten als auch von dem Verhalten der seltenen Erden abhängen. Experimente mit den Benzoaten und Abietaten von Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd und Ho zeigen gewisse Abhängigkeiten von der thermischen Zersetzung der Carboxylate der seltenen Erden.

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Résumé La décomposition thermique des acétates de Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd et Ho a été étudiée par thermogravimétrie et analyse thermique différentielle ainsi que par spectroscopie infrarouge et diffraction des rayons X. La décomposition thermique des acétates de terres rares se produit en plusieurs étapes qui dépendent à la fois du nombre de molécules d'eau de cristallisation de l'acétate et du comportement de l'élément des terres rares considéré. Des expériences effectuées avec les benzoates et abiétates de Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd et Ho montrent que la décomposition thermique des carboxylates dépend des éléments de terres rares considérés.

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A novel process for preparation of hybrid nanosized neodymium oxybromide and neodymium oxide

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - A novel process to prepare hybrid nanosized neodymium oxybromide and neodymium oxide from neodymium(III) nitrate hexahydrate has been developed. The...     

Successive substitution titration of calcium and magnesium with EGTA using thallium oxide electrode for indication

Summary It is demonstrated that magnesium can be titrated with EGTA in the presence of CaEDTA complex. On the basis of this substitution reaction, calcium and magnesium are successively titrated with EGTA, if an appropriate amount of CaEDTA is added after having reached the end point for calcium. Both end points are indicated amperometrically using a thallium oxide anode. The method has been tested for analysis of tap and mineral water. Larger amounts of manganese(II) render the calcium result too high. Moreover, the indication of both end points is affected by the electrode position of an inactive MnO₂-layer onto the Tl₂O₃-layer. Reducing agents destroy the Tl₂O₃-layer. These interferences can be overcome by addition of an appropriate amount of manganate(VII) to the sample.

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Sukzessive Substitutionstitration von Calcium und Magnesium mit ÄGTA, indiziert mit der Thalliumoxidelektrode

Zusammenfassung Magnesium kann mit ÄGTA in Gegenwart des CaÄDTA-Komplexes titriert werden. Auf der Grundlage dieser Substitutionstitration können Calcium und Magnesium nacheinander mit ÄGTA titriert werden, wenn nach dem Endpunkt für Calcium eine ausreichende Menge CaÄDTA zugesetzt wird. Beide Endpunkte werden amperometrisch mit Hilfe einer Thalliumoxidelektrode angezeigt. Die Methode wurde an Leitungswasser und Mineralwasser geprüft. Größere Mengen Mangan(II) bewirken zu hohe Calciumwerte. Darüber hinaus wird die Indikation beider Endpunkte dadurch beeinträchtigt, daß sich eine inaktive MnO₂-Schicht auf der Tl₂O₃-Schicht elektrolytisch abscheidet. Reduzierende Stoffe zerstören die Tl₂O₃-Schicht. Diese Störungen können durch Zugabe von Permanganat vermieden werden.

     

Sorption of phosphates on macroporous synthetic calcium silicates

The sorption of phosphate ions on macroporous synthetic calcium silicates has been studied and it has been evaluated whether the latter are suitable to serve as sorbents of geochemical barriers preventing phosphorus losses from agricultural soils.