Low temperature adsorption of oxygen on reduced V2O3(0 0 0 1) surfaces

Well ordered V₂O₃(0 0 0 1) films were prepared on Au(1 1 1) and W(1 1 0) substrates. These films are terminated by a layer of vanadyl groups under typical UHV conditions. Reduction by electron bombardment may remove the oxygen atoms of the vanadyl layer, leading to a surface terminated by vanadium atoms. The interaction of oxygen with the reduced V₂O₃(0 0 0 1) surface has been studied in the temperature range from 80 to 610 K. Thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS), infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS), high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and density functional theory (DFT) were used to study the adsorbed oxygen species. Low temperature adsorption of oxygen on reduced V₂O₃(0 0 0 1) occurs both dissociatively and molecularly. At 90 K a negatively charged molecular oxygen species is observed. Upon annealing the adsorbed oxygen species dissociates, re-oxidizing the reduced surface by the formation of vanadyl species. Density functional theory was employed to calculate the structure and the vibrational frequencies of the O₂ species on the surface. Using both cluster and periodic models, the surface species could be identified as η²-peroxo () lying flat on surface, bonded to the surface vanadium atoms. Although the O-O vibrational normal mode involves motions almost parallel to the surface, it can be detected by infrared spectroscopy because it is connected with a change of the dipole moment perpendicular to the surface.     

Inhibitive action of indole-5-carboxylic acid towards corrosion of mild steel in deaerated 0.5 M sulfuric acid solutions

Inhibition of mild steel corrosion in deaerated 0.5 M sulfuric acid solutions containing various concentrations of indole-5-carboxylic acid is studied in the temperature range from 25 to 55 °C using weight-loss, potentiodynamic and spectrophotometric tests. The adsorptive behaviour of inhibitor is also investigated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements. The indole-5-carboxylic acid is found to shift the corrosion potentials towards more noble values. This shift indicates that the addition of inhibitor mainly affects the anodic process, raising the anodic overpotential more than that of the cathodic, i.e. the indole-5-carboxylic acid behaves as mixed-type inhibitor. Because the cathodic Tafel slopes for hydrogen reduction (b_c) are affected, the inhibitor probably affects the hydrogen reduction mechanism. The activation energy values (E_a) indicate that the indole-5-carboxylic acid increases the activation energy of the corrosion reaction. The adsorption behaviour of indole-5-carboxylic acid follows Langmuir's isotherm. Both the low values of and its decrease with temperature suggest physical adsorption. Double layer capacitance-potential curves indicate considerable adsorption of the inhibitor in the potential range (−400 to −800 mV/_SCE).     

The dissociative adsorption of borane on the Ge(1 0 0)-2 × 1 surface: A density functional theory study

By means of cluster models coupled with density functional theory, we have studied the hydroboration of the Ge(1 0 0)-2 × 1 surface with BH₃. It was found that the Ge(1 0 0) surface exhibits rather different surface reactivity toward the dissociative adsorption of BH₃ compared to the C(1 0 0) and Si(1 0 0) surfaces. The strong interaction still exists between the as-formed BH₂ and H adspeices although the dissociative adsorption of BH₃ on the Ge(1 0 0) surface occurs readily, which is in distinct contrast to that on the C(1 0 0) and Si(1 0 0) surfaces. This can be understood by the electrophilic nature of the down Ge atom, which makes it unfavourable to form a GeH bond with the dissociating proton-like hydrogen. Alternatively, it can be attributed to the weak proton affinity of the Ge(1 0 0) surface. Nevertheless, the overall dissociative adsorption of BH₃ on group IV semiconductor surfaces is favourable both thermodynamically and kinetically, suggesting the interesting analogy and similar diversity chemistry of solid surface in the same group.     

Adsorption of Anionic Dyes onto Chitosan-modified Diatomite

The purpose of this work is to study the possibility of anionic dyes Reactive Red M-8B(RR) and Direct Green B(DG) adsorbed on chitosan-modified diatomite. The characteristics of adsorbent, adsorption isotherms and the influence of adsorption time, temperature and pH were researched in this work. The results show that the mo- dified diatomite had a much better adsorption capability than the natural diatomite. The adsorption capacities of chitosan-modified diatomite for RR and DG were 94.46 and 137.0 mg/g, respectively. Both adsorption time and adsorption temperature provided a positive effect on the dye adsorption. Within the experimental pH range, the adsorbance was enhanced at lower pH but reduced sharply at high pH. On the basis of the experimental results and discussion, electrostatic attraction is considered as the main mechanism of this chemisorption.     

石英晶体微天平用于微囊藻毒素在聚合物涂覆的金片表面吸附

合成了具有不同功能化的聚苯乙烯树脂,利用石英晶体微天平对树脂和微囊藻毒素相互吸附作用进行实时监测和研究．研究发现,吸附的pH和表面性质对于吸附量有重要的影响,而温度影响不大,中性pH氨基树脂对微囊藻毒素的吸附效果最好.     

微生物胞外聚合物对重金属镉的解毒作用及红外光谱分析

为探索微生物胞外物在微生物对重金属的抗性和去除过程中的作用,比较分析了对重金属镉具有不同抗性和去除率的菌株SCSE425-7和SCSE709-6胞外物的产生情况和菌株的红外光谱谱图。结果表明,在含镉条件培养时,菌株SCSE425-7表现了较高的镉抗性,分泌了相对较多的可溶性胞外多糖;而菌株SCSE709-6镉抗性较SCSE425-7低,但镉的生物去除性能较好,分泌了更多不可溶胞外聚合物。这说明,在重金属毒性胁迫下,微生物分泌的可溶性胞外多糖可能有助于提高微生物对重金属的抗性,而不可溶性胞外聚合物有助于重金属的微生物吸附。菌株红外光谱分析结果表明不可溶胞外聚合物上的酰胺基和羧基是其吸附镉离子的主要官能团。     

In situ Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Groundwater by Permeable Reactive Barrier with Hydrothermal Palygorskite as Medium

The permeable reactive barrier(PRB) has proven to be a cost-effective technique to remediate the petroleum contaminated groundwater at a northeast field site in China. In this study, the geology, hydrogeology and contamination characterization of the field site were investigated and the natural hydrothermal palygorskite was chosen as a reactive medium. Furthermore, the adsorption of the total petroleum hydrocarbons(TPH) in the groundwater onto hydrothermal palygorskite and the adsorption kinetics were investigated. The results indicate that the removal rates of TPH, benzene, naphthalene and phenantharene could all reach up to 90% by hydrothermal palygorskite with a diameter of 0.25―2.00 mm that had been thermally pretreated at 140 ℃. The adsorption of TPH onto hydrothermal palygorskite after pretreatment followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic model and a Langmuir adsorption isotherm, suggesting that the theoretic adsorption capacity of hydrothermal palygorskite for adsorbate could be 4.2 g/g. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM), infrared spectroscopy(IR), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy(XRF) were carried out to analyze the adsorption mechanism. The results reveal that hydrothermal palygorskite is a fibrous silicate mineral enriched in Mg and Al with large surface area and porosity. The dense cluster acicular and fibrous crystal of hydrothermal palygorskite, and its effect polar group ―OH played an important role in the physical and chemical adsorption processes of it for contaminants. This study has demonstrated hydrothermal palygorskite is a reliable reactive medium for in situ remediation of petroleum contaminated groundwater at field sites.     

聚丙烯酸对自然水体生物膜吸附镉的影响

选择聚丙烯酸(PAA)为水中溶解态高分子天然有机质的代表, 研究了PAA对自然水体生物膜吸附重金属Cd的影响, 包括不同浓度的PAA对吸附的影响, PAA对特定pH下吸附等温线的影响以及不同pH下按不同顺序添加PAA时对吸附的影响. 研究结果表明, PAA的存在一般会降低生物膜对Cd的吸附, 其影响程度与PAA的浓度、 溶液pH、 吸附顺序及生物膜厚度等有关. PAA与Cd的浓度比越高, 其对吸附的影响越显著. 吸附溶液pH越高, PAA的影响越显著. 吸附顺序对吸附的影响在pH较低时不明显, 当pH较高时, 先加PAA后加Cd及两者同时吸附时对吸附的降低作用接近且较大, 先加Cd后加PAA时对吸附的降低作用相对较小. 生物膜较薄时PAA的影响更显著. PAA对生物膜吸附Cd的影响主要由PAA与生物膜之间对Cd的竞争以及三元表面配合物的生成与吸附2种因素共同决定. 高pH会促进PAA与Cd的配合而不利于带负电的配合物在生物膜上的吸附.     

碳纳米管和碳纳米管-四氢呋喃水合物的储氢特性

研究了单壁碳纳米管(SWNTs)干法储氢和碳纳米管(SWNTs)-四氢呋喃(THF)水合物法储氢的过程. 结果表明, 实验所用的SWNTs在16.5 MPa压力下, 温度为0.5 ℃时, 氢气的吸附存储量为0.75%(质量分数), 经浓酸处理后, 氢气的存储量可以达到1.15%, SWNTs-THF水合物法储氢量为0.37%, 与碳纳米管干法储氢相比, 储氢量有所降低.     

β-环糊精功能化聚丙烯腈纳米纤维的制备及对亚甲基蓝的吸附性能β-环糊精功能化聚丙烯腈纳米纤维的制备及对亚甲基蓝的吸附性能

以N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)为溶剂, 利用静电纺丝法制备了聚丙烯腈(PAN)/β-环糊精(β-CD)纳米纤维. 通过场发射扫描电镜、红外光谱和粉末XRD对纳米纤维进行了表征, 并检测了纺丝溶液的电导率和黏度. 结果表明, β-CD的添加量可以改善纳米纤维的形貌, 固定在纤维上的β-CD保留了空腔结构, 为其在纳米纤维中发挥超分子特性提供了可能. 通过紫外-可见光谱法研究了PAN/β-CD纤维对亚甲基蓝(MB)溶液的吸附性能. 结果表明, 纳米纤维中的β-CD显著提高了PAN/β-CD纤维对MB的吸附能力, 使其在吸附分离、电化学传感器及药物控制释放等领域具有潜在的应用价值.