Lanthanum trilactate: Vibrational spectroscopic study − infrared/Raman spectroscopy

In this study lanthanum trilactate was prepared by neutralization reaction of lactic acid and lanthanum oxide, purified and identified by X-ray powder diffraction. Infrared spectra (Mid-IR region 4000–650 cm⁻¹) and Raman spectra (Stokes region 4000–100 cm⁻¹) of the high quality crystalline samples have been recorded and presented for the first time. For comparison DFT calculations were performed using Gaussian 09 D.01 and agreement between predicted and measured spectral data has been achieved. Acquired information can be utilized for substance identification for example in various industrial applications or in biological systems.     

KBr-RE(La,Sm)Br3-13%HBr-H2O四元体系25℃时的相平衡研究

Meyer在研究K。REBr。（RE一La,Sin）的结构及热力学性能时,引用文献的方法合成了2：1型化合物见s．其具体反应机理尚未明确表示．根据文觎',合成2：1型化合物CSZLUCI。分两步：第一步是LtJ;03与CSCI在氢氯酸介质中反应,生成2：1型含结晶水的中间体CS入llCI;·H20;第二步是中间体在HCI气氛下的高温脱水反应．反应如下：HC＊＊;HCI;＊ISOOC4CSCI＋l。LI,O。、ZCS,LSCI。·H,O、ZCS,LllCI。－H人）由上述反应过程可见,中间体的形成实际上应是LLICI。与CSCI在HCI介质中反应的生成物．那么,Meye…     

Tetrakis(pentafluoroethyl)gallate, [Ga(C2F5)4]−, Ionic Liquids

We synthesized new imidazolium-based tunable aryl alkyl ionic liquids (TAAILs) with the weakly coordinating tetrakis(pentafluoroethyl)gallate anion, [Ga(C₂F₅)₄]⁻. Phenyl and phenyl derivatives (2-Me, 4-OMe, 2,4-F) were combined with varying alkyl chain lengths at the imidazolium core leading to TAAILs, which were investigated with regard to their viscosity, conductivity, and electrochemical window and compared to EMIM and BMIM standard cations. Remarkable low viscosities of 29 cP at 25 °C for [BMIM][Ga(C₂F₅)₄] were achieved. However, the EMIM and BMIM gallates show electrochemical instability, releasing pentafluoroethane at a voltage of 1.5 V. The 2-Me-substituted gallate-TAAILs slowly decompose over several weeks, whereas all other gallate-TAAILs showed no decomposition at all. With electrochemical windows of up to 5.15 V and low viscosities in a range of 66–162 cP, the gallate-TAAILs are promising candidates as electrolytes in electrochemical applications.     

Nickel-cermet anode for fuel cells with the LSGM electrolyte

The effect of some technological parameters (firing temperature, thickness of an interphase layer made of solid electrolyte Ce_0.82Gd_0.18O_1.91 (GDC), the GDC electrolyte amount in nickel-cermet) on the electrochemical and electric properties of a nickel-cermet (Ni-GDC) anode intended for fuel cells with the La_0.88Sr_0.12Ga_0.82Mg_0.18O_2.85 (LSGM) electrolyte is studied. The polarization resistance of such an electrode is shown to hardly depend on the thickness of the interphase layer (4.5–23.5 μm) and the GDC electrolyte amount in nickel-cermet and to increase with the anode firing temperature. It is established that the contact resistance is concentrated in cells with the developed nickel-cermet electrode at the GDC/LSGM interface. At a temperature of 700°C the developed anodes may ensure a current density of 1 A cm^?2 at an overvoltage of less than 100 mV when using both moist hydrogen and a methane-oxygen mixture as the fuel.     

Morphology-controlled nonaqueous synthesis of anisotropic lanthanum hydroxide nanoparticles

The preparation of lanthanum hydroxide and manganese oxide nanoparticles is presented, based on a nonaqueous sol-gel process involving the reaction of La(OiPr)₃ and KMnO₄ with organic solvents such as benzyl alcohol, 2-butanone and a 1:1 vol. mixture thereof. The lanthanum manganese oxide system is highly complex and surprising results with respect to product composition and morphology were obtained. In dependence of the reaction parameters, the La(OH)₃ nanoparticles undergo a shape transformation from short nanorods with an average aspect ratio of 2.1 to micron-sized nanofibers (average aspect ratio is more than 59.5). Although not directly involved, KMnO₄ plays a crucial role in determining the particle morphology of La(OH)₃. The reason lies in the fact that KMnO₄ is able to oxidize the benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid, which presumably induces the anisotropic particle growth in [0 0 1] direction upon preferential coordination to the ±(1 0 0), ±(0 1 0) and ±(−110) crystal facets. By adjusting the molar La(OiPr)₃-to-KMnO₄ ratio as well as by using the appropriate solvent mixture it is possible to tailor the morphology, phase purity and microstructure of the La(OH)₃ nanoparticles. Postsynthetic thermal treatment of the sample containing La(OH)₃ nanofibers and β-MnOOH nanoparticles at the temperature of 800 °C for 8 h yielded polyhedral LaMnO₃ and worm-like La₂O₃ nanoparticles as final products.     

ZnSO4和La2O3作共修饰剂单金属Ru催化剂上苯选择加氢制环己烯

用沉淀法制备了单金属纳米Ru（0）催化剂,考察了ZnSO₄和La₂O₃作共修饰剂对该催化剂催化苯选择加氢制环己烯性能的影响,并用X射线衍射（XRD）、X射线荧光（XRF）光谱、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、俄歇电子能谱（AES）、透射电镜（TEM）和N₂物理吸附等手段对加氢前后催化剂进行了表征. 结果表明,在ZnSO₄存在下,随着添加碱性La₂O₃量的增加,ZnSO₄水解生成的（Zn（OH）₂）₃（ZnSO₄）（H₂O）_x（x=1,3）盐量增加,催化剂活性单调降低,环己烯选择性单调升高. 当La₂O₃/Ru 物质的量比为0.075 时,Ru催化剂上苯转化率为77.6%,环己烯选择性和收率分别为75.2%和58.4%. 且该催化体系具有良好的重复使用性能. 传质计算结果表明,苯、环己烯和氢气的液-固扩散限制和孔内扩散限制都可忽略. 因此,高环己烯选择性和收率的获得不能简单归结为物理效应,而与催化剂的结构和催化体系密切相关. 根据实验结果,我们推测在化学吸附有（Zn（OH）₂）₃（ZnSO₄）（H₂O）_x（x=1,3）盐的Ru（0）催化剂有两种活化苯的活性位：Ru⁰和Zn²⁺. 因为Zn²⁺将部分电子转移给了Ru,Zn²⁺活化苯的能力比Ru⁰弱. 同时由于Ru和Zn²⁺的原子半径接近,Zn²⁺可以覆盖一部分Ru⁰活性位,导致解离H₂的Ru⁰活性位减少. 这导致了Zn²⁺上活化的苯只能加氢生成环己烯和Ru（0）催化剂活性的降低. 本文利用双活性位模型来解释Ru基催化剂上的苯加氢反应,并用Hückel分子轨道理论说明了该模型的合理性.     

Energetics of magnesium, strontium, and barium doped lanthanum gallate perovskites

LaGaO₃ perovskites doped with Sr or Ba at the La site and Mg at the Ga site were prepared by solid-state reaction or sol-gel method and characterized. Enthalpies of formation from constituent oxides at 298 K were determined by high-temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry. Energetic trends are discussed in terms of defect chemistry. As oxygen deficiency increases, formation enthalpies define three trends, LaGa_1−yMg_yO_3−δ (LGM), La_1−xSr_xGa_1−yMg_yO_3−δ (LSGM), and La_1−xBa_xGa_1−yMg_yO_3−δ (LBGM). They become less exothermic with increasing doping, suggesting a dominant destabilization effect from oxygen vacancies. The endothermic enthalpy of vacancy formation is 275±37, 166±18 and 138±12 kJ/mol of V_O^·· for LGM, LBGM and LSGM, respectively. Tolerance factor and ion size mismatch also affect enthalpies. In terms of energetics, Sr is the best dopant for the La site and Mg for the Ga site, supporting earlier studies, including oxygen ion conductivity and computer modeling.