Enhancement of adhesion between copper and vinyl ester in glass fiber–vinyl ester composites

The paper describes surface treatment methods to improve adhesion between copper and vinyl ester in glass fiber–vinyl ester composites. Surface treatment methods were developed for commercially available copper that was optimized for epoxies and adhesion performance was compared based on 90° peel strength measurements. Four surface treatments for copper were tested: (i) co-cured Epon/vinyl ester; (ii) fully cured Epon; (iii) epoxy film adhesive; and (iv) γ-MPS silane along with two baseline systems: copper/vinyl ester and copper/epoxy. Measured average peel strengths for the surface treatments were 21%, 101%, 110% and 91% of the baseline copper/vinyl ester system, respectively. Compared to the copper/epoxy system, fully cured Epon, epoxy film adhesive and the silane treatment generated comparable adhesion between copper and vinyl ester. For all samples tested, mixed cohesive/adhesive failure modes were observed. Overall, the surface treatment with the silane coupling agent is the most appropriate method for obtaining comparable and uniform performance compared to copper/glass fiber/epoxy system (FR4 materials).     

Application of Halpin–Tsai equation to microfibril reinforced polypropylene/poly(ethylene terephthalate) composites

While the main goal of the first part of this study was to check the applicability of the Tsai–Hill equation to a polymer-polymer microfibril reinforced composite (MFC), in which the reinforcing elements represented microfibrils with a diameter around 1–3 μm and aspect ratio of about 100, in the present paper a similar goal involves the Halpin–Tsai equation. In addition, using compatibilised blends an attempt is made to shed light on the mechanism of the microfibril formation during drawing of isotropic polymer blends. For this purpose, injection moulded dog-bone test samples of blends of polypropylene/poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PP/PET) (60/40 wt%) have been prepared starting from highly drawn bristles, also from blends containing 0–9 wt% compatibiliser (ethylene-glycidyl methacrylate). The MFC structure of the test sample is established by X-ray and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyses. The tensile data are compared with those predicted according to the Halpin–Tsai equation. It is shown that the predicted values are slightly higher than the measured ones and this finding is explained by the presence of a compatibiliser resulting in much lower aspect ratios of the microfibrils. The suggested mechanism of the microfibril formation is based on the coalescence of the individual elongated spheres during drawing. The SEM observations also show that the compatibilised blends contain much shorter microfibrils because the compatibiliser prevents the coalescence process.     

The Cubic-Two-State Equation of State: Cross-associating mixtures and Monte Carlo study of self-associating prototypes

A new equation of state for associating fluids has recently been presented by Medeiros and Tellez-Arredondo, the Cubic-Two-State Equation of State (CTS EoS) [Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 47 (2008) 5723]. This equation arises from the coupling of the Soave–Redlich–Kwong EoS (SRK) with an association term from a two-state association model. The CTS EoS is polynomial in volume and it is able to describe vapor pressures and molar volume of associating fluids such as water, alcohol and phenol, among others. The equation is also able to describe the liquid–vapor equilibria of their mixtures with alkanes. In this paper, the physical and thermodynamic foundations of the CTS EoS are further investigated. In order to verify its applicability for cross-associating systems, the equation was employed in the prediction of phase equilibria behavior of binary alcohol–alcohol and water–alcohol mixtures. Very good agreement between predictions and experimental phase equilibria data was obtained with very simple combining rules and only one adjustable binary parameter. No additional parameters were necessary to describe ternary systems. With the purpose of checking the model's hypothesis and limitations, the two-state association term was coupled with the hard sphere Carnahan–Starling EoS, forming the CS-TS equation and the association characteristic parameters were determined theoretically for prototype association fluids. Monte Carlo NPT simulations of such fluids were performed and the results were compared with the equation's predictions. The CS-TS was able to describe qualitatively the pvT$pvT$ behavior of the prototype; nevertheless, it is not as accurate as those predictions obtained from the combination CS with Wertheim's association term. It seems that, when adjusting parameters of the CTS EoS to real substances, the discrepancies between the predicted and the real association contribution are dissipated among other adjustable parameters, specially on the dispersive term of the SRK equation. Finally, it is shown that CTS EoS isotherms can only have one or three real bigger roots than the co-volume for positive pressures, similar to cubic equations of state, and then it has the desirable form to describe vapor–liquid phase equilibria of associating compounds mixtures.     

The origin of the decline in the photocatalytic activity of TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> in the decomposition of NO: TPD spectra of the adsorbed NO species

In order to investigate the cause of the decline in the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ in the decomposition of NO in a flow reaction system, detailed TPD measurements of the photocatalysts were carried out after the photoreactions. It was found that the TPD peak assigned to the adsorbed NO species observed at around 524 K is directly associated with a decline in the photocatalytic activity. The TPD spectrum of the adsorbed NO species consisted of three different types of species. The -adsorbed species of NO, formed under UV irradiation on the active surface sites, was found to cause a remarkable decline in the photocatalytic activity of TiO₂. It was also found that this decline could be recovered to its original activity by heat treatment with Ar and/or O₂ at around 573 K.     

反相高效液相色谱中溶质保留过程的热力学研究 Ⅱ. 焓变及其分量, 吸附及解吸附焓变

依据液相色谱中溶质计量置换保留模型, 从理论上分别推导出了在反相高效液相色谱(RP-HPLC)中lgI(与1mol溶质对固定相的亲合势有关的常数)和Z(对应于1mol溶质被固定相吸附时释放出置换剂的摩尔数)对绝对温度导数的线性关系式。发现非极性与极性小分子溶质的lgI和Z均具有热力学衡常数的特征。如在前报[1]报告的吉布斯自由能变一样, 也推导出了可将溶质保留过程中的总吸附焓变△H(Pa)分成两个独立的分量, 吸附焓变△(1,a)和解吸附焓变△H(Z,D)的表达式。可同时对在流动相中不同置换剂浓度条件下的△H(Pa)和△(Z,D)进行估算,并与实验值进行了比较, 偏差小于±10%。并用△H(1,a)和△H(Z,D)值对溶质在RP-HPLC的保留过程中热变化进行了解释。     

C64H6的结构和光谱的理论研究

本文用INDO系列方法研究了C64H6的结构与光谱, 表明C64H6有C2v和Cs两种稳定构型, 其中C2v构型能量较低, 讨论其加成及环加成产物对称性的规律并与13C NMR谱的实验结果相结合。计算了两种构型的电子光谱, 对电子跃迁进行了理论指认,并讨论了C64H6谱带红移的原因, 理论计算结果与实验事实基本吻合。     

一氯甲烷同步辐射光电离研究: 离子生成焓与键能的测定

本文报道超音速射流冷却条件下, 用同步辐射光研究CH3Cl光电离及其解离电离的动力学, 测得CH3Cl的电离能(IP)为11.28±0.01eV。通过测定CH3Cl光解离电离碎片的出现势(AP), 并结合有关已确认的热力学数据, 获得了它们的标准生成焓、离子型分子中的键能、中性分子或自由基中的键能及母体离子的解离能等热力学数据。对CH3Cl分子VUV光解离电离通道进行了分析。     

加成产物HC60[CH2C(CH3)=CH2]的电子结构和UV谱

用INDO方法研究C60与2-甲基烯丙基氯化镁的加成产物HC60[CH2C(CH3)=CH2]的两种异构体的结构和UV谱, 表明1,2-加成产物具有Cs对称性, 1,4-加成产物具有C1对称性, 且前者比后者总能量低, 因而更易于形成。产物中2-甲基烯丙基与C60之间靠极性共价键连接, 并发生前者向后者的电子转移。以此优化构型为基础, 计算两种产物异构体的UV谱, 与实验值一致。同时对电子跃迁进行理论指认, 讨论了产物UV谱带红移的原因。     

四种含苯并咪唑基双核Cu(Ⅰ)配合物的合成、表征和氧合性能

本文合成了四种具苯并咪唑基配体:邻-二[N,N'-二(2'-苯并咪唑甲基]氨基]-反式-环己烷(OCTB)及其三种系列物,分别与[Cu^Ⅰ(CH~3CN)~4]ClO~4]反应制得了相应的双核Cu(Ⅰ)配合物1-4。经元素分析、红外光谱和核磁共振等表明自由配体及其相应配合物均符合组成。紫外-可见光谱表明配合物1-4具有氧合性能, 它们的无色DMF溶液吸氧后呈绿色,在可见区700nm附近出现宽吸收峰, 用抗环血酸还原成无色, 如此可循环3-4次。用气体吸收测量方法算得配合物1-4于DMF中氧合反应平衡常数, △H°和△S°。研究表明, 配体苯并咪唑N上空间位阻大不利于氧合; 斥电性取代基可增加配位原子的电负性, 使中心原子Cu(Ⅰ)上电子密度增加, 有利于氧合。在不同溶剂中氧合速度大小为: DMF＞DMSO＞Py。     

硝酸酯化合物生成热的分子轨道研究

用MINDO/3, MNDO和AM1三种SCF-MO方法, 在全优化分子几何构型的基础上, 系统地计算研究了32个硝酸酯化合物的生成热, 与实验值相比, MNDO计算结果偏大很多; MINDO/3计算值与凝聚相实验值符合较好, 由于克服了MNDO法过高地估算原子之间Van der Waals核排斥能的缺点, AM1法给出了较满意的结果: 与七个气态实验值之间存在良好的线性关系(相关系数为0.992), 其间的平均绝对差值和平均差值分别只有10.28和-1.01kJ/mol。