Synthesis and characterization of Co (III) salen complex immobilized on cobalt ferrite‐silica nanoparticle and their application in the synthesis of spirooxindoles

The preparation, characterization and catalytic application of Co (III) salen complex loaded on cobalt ferrite‐silica nanoparticle [CoFe₂O₄@SiO₂@ Co (III) salen complex] are described. Co (III) salen complex loaded on ferrite cobalt‐silica nanoparticles is characterized by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy‐dispersive X‐ray, vibrating‐sample magnetometer and Fourier transform‐infrared analyses. The thermal stability of the material is also determined by thermal gravimetric analysis. An average crystallite size is determined from the full‐width at half‐maximum of the strongest reflection by using Scherrer's approximation by powder X‐ray diffractometry. The efficiency of CoFe₂O₄@SiO₂@Co (III) salen complex is investigated in the synthesis of spirooxindoles of malononitrile, various isatins with 1,3‐dicarbonyles. The nanocatalyst demonstrated excellent catalytic activity that gave the corresponding coupling products in good to excellent yields. Moreover, the recoverability and reusability of CoFe₂O₄@SiO₂@Co (III) salen complex is investigated where nanocatalyst could be recovered and reused at least five times without any appreciable decrease in activity and selectivity, which confirmed its high efficiency and high stability under the reaction conditions and during recycling stages.     

Kinetics of manganese ferrite generation from aqueous solution of MnO2 and FeSO4·7H2O through copreotitation and ageing

The authors present a kinetic investigation of the generation of manganese ferrite by the ageing of some coprecipitates in contact with the residual solution.     

Studies on the magnetism of cobalt ferrite nanocrystals synthesized by hydrothermal method

Fe-Co/CoFe₂O₄ nanocomposite and CoFe₂O₄ nanopowders were prepared by the hydrothermal method. The structure of magnetic powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction diffractometer (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermal gravity analysis (TGA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS), and Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) techniques, while magnetic properties were determined by using a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) at room temperature. The effects of hydrothermal reaction conditions on magnetic properties were also discussed in details. The values of saturation magnetization (M_s) and coercive fore (H_c) for Fe-Co/CoFe₂O₄ nanocomposite are 113 emu/g and 1.4 kOe, respectively. Furthermore, CoFe₂O₄ ferrite with a single-domain critical size of 70 nm was fabricated by controlling the hydrothermal reaction conditions carefully, which presents high coercive force (ca. 4.6 kOe) and high squareness ratio (ca. 0.65). One interesting thing is M_s value of CoFe₂O₄ ferrite with a diameter of 40 nm is 86 emu/g which is comparable to that of the bulk counterpart.     

Chemical equilibria involved in the oxygen-releasing step of manganese ferrite water-splitting thermochemical cycle

Sodium ferrimanganite carbonatation reaction was investigated at different temperatures/carbon dioxide partial pressures to evaluate the feasibility of the thermochemical water-splitting cycle based on the MnFe₂O₄/Na₂CO₃/Na(Mn_1/3Fe_2/3)O₂ system.After thermal treatments in selected experimental conditions, the obtained powder samples were investigated by using the X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique and Rietveld analysis.Two different lamellar Na_1−xMn_1/3Fe_2/3O_2−δ phases were observed together with the expected MnFe₂O₄/Na₂CO₃ mixture. Different equilibrium regions among sodium-depleted lamellar phases, manganese ferrite and sodium carbonate were found as a function of the different reaction conditions. A hypothesis concerning the regeneration mechanism of the initial compounds is proposed. Chemical equilibrium between stoichiometric and sub-stoichiometric forms of sodium ferrimanganite and sodium carbonate formation/dissociation appears to be essential factors governing the oxygen-releasing step of the manganese ferrite thermochemical cycle.     

CoFe2O4/CuO活化过氧乙酸高效降解磺胺甲恶唑(英文)

利用化学沉淀法和溶胶凝胶法,通过两步法成功制备出含有尖晶石钴铁氧体和氧化铜的复合催化剂CoFe₂O₄/CuO,通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和X射线衍射(XRD)对制备出的CoFe₂O₄/CuO进行表征,探究不同高级氧化体系对磺胺甲恶唑(SMX)去除能力,考察过氧乙酸(PAA)浓度、催化剂投加量、水体中常见干扰物质(Cl^-,HCO-3,SO₄^2-,HA)和不同自由基捕获剂对SMX去除的影响。分析结果表明CoFe₂O₄/CuO同时具有CoFe₂O₄与CuO的特征,对比单独CoFe₂O₄与CuO,CoFe₂O₄/CuO对PAA展现出极高的活化性能,在最佳反应条件下(催化剂投加量=20mg·L^-1,c(PAA)=200μ...     

Cobalt ferrite for direct cracking of methane to produce hydrogen and carbon nanostructure: Effect of temperature and methane flow rate

Cobalt ferrite (CoFe₂O₄) was used as a catalyst for direct methane cracking. The reaction was accomplished in a fixed bed reactor at normal atmospheric pressure, while gas flow rate (20–50 mL/min) and reaction temperature (800–900 °C) were varied. The fresh CoFe₂O₄ morphology is sponge-like particle with inverse spinel structure as revealed from SEM and XRD results. The methane conversions and hydrogen formation rate were increased with reaction temperature, while catalyst stability and induction period decreased. Increases of gas flow rate > 20 mL/min led to a decrease the overall catalytic activity of CoFe₂O₄ for methane cracking. The XRD results of spent catalysts revealed that CoFe alloy was the active phase of methane cracking. TGA analysis showed that the largest amount of deposited carbon was 70.46 % at (20 mL/min, 900 °C), where it was 34.40 % at (50 mL/min, 800 °C). The deposited carbon has the shape of spherical carbon nanostructures and/or nano sprouts as observed with SEM. Raman data confirmed the graphitization type of the deposited carbon.     

利用盐酸法钛白废液制备铁黄颜料研究

氧化铁黄又称羟基铁,简称铁黄,化学式为α-FeOOH,具有良好的耐光性、耐大气性和耐碱性。较其他黄色颜料的遮盖力高,着色力也强。广泛地用于橡胶制品、油漆、塑料、油墨、药片糖衣等的着色,也是人造大理石、水磨石地面、铺路砖、墙面粉饰等的着色剂[1]。四川省自贡市金红石厂以3     

Studies on the preparation of active oxygen-deficient copper ferrite and its application for hydrogen production through thermal chemical water splitting

Hydrogen generation through thermal chemical water splitting technology has recently received in- creasingly international interest in the nuclear hydrogen production field. Besides the main known sulfur-iodine (S-I) cycle developed by the General Atomics Company and the UT3 cycle (iron, calcium, and bromine) developed at the University of Tokyo, the thermal cycle based on metal oxide two-step water splitting methods is also receiving research and development attention worldwide. In this work, copper ferrite was prepared by the co-precipitation method and oxygen-deficient copper ferrite was synthesized through first and second calcination steps for the application of hydrogen production by a two-step water splitting process. The crystal structure, properties, chemical composition and δ were investigated in detail by utilizing X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA), atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS), ultraviolet spectrophotometry (UV), gas chro- matography (GC), and so on. The experimental two-step thermal chemical cycle reactor for hydrogen generation was designed and developed in this lab. The hydrogen generation process of water splitting through CuFe2O4-δ and the cycle performance of copper ferrite regeneration were firstly studied and discussed.     

La掺杂 BiFeO3对苯酚光催化降解性能的影响

苯酚是一种稳定、毒性大且难降解的有机物,对人类和生态环境产生很大威胁,因此急需研发出能有效移除工业废水中苯酚污染物的方法.其中,绿色、高效的光催化氧化技术得到研究人员青睐.在半导体光催化剂中, BiFeO3具有带隙窄(2.2–2.5 eV)、化学稳定性好及成本低等优点,被看作是最有潜力的光催化剂.但是, BiFeO3存在光生电子空穴对复合率高,制备过程中易形成杂质相的缺点,使得其光催化活性很差,限制了 BiFeO3在光催化领域的应用.异种离子的引入能产生杂质能级或裁剪半导体带隙,同时促进光生载流子分离,故可考虑采用离子掺杂改性 BiFeO3的手段来抑制杂质相生成,提高载流子分离,从而提高 BiFeO3的光催化性能.本文以柠檬酸为络合剂,通过一步溶胶凝胶法合成了系列样品 Bi1-xLaxFeO3(摩尔分数x =0,0.10,0.15,0.20).通过 X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、能谱(EDS)、透射电镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外可见漫反射(UV-Vis DRS)及荧光光谱(PL)等手段对不同样品的物相、形貌、表面价态和光学性能进行了表征.并通过活性物种捕获实验和羟基自由基(?OH)产生实验分析了 Bi0.85La0.15FeO3样品在苯酚降解过程中的主要活性物种和降解机理.相对于单相 BiFeO3, La改性 BiFeO3催化剂的光降解苯酚性能均有提高,其中 La最佳掺杂量为0.15.在模拟太阳光下照射180 min后, Bi0.85La0.15FeO3的光催化活性达到96%,同时 COD去除率达到81.53%,并表现出好的循环使用活性和稳定性.研究发现,该光催化过程中主要的活性物种为?OH. XRD, SEM, TEM和 EDS结果表明, La元素掺杂进 BiFeO3结构中,且各元素分布均匀,同时,适量 La元素掺杂能有效抑制杂质相 Bi25FeO40的形成,而且 La掺杂 BiFeO3样品的颗粒尺寸略有减小,有利于电子空穴转移. XPS显示, La改性 BiFeO3样品的表面有氧空位形成,将有利于有机物的吸附和降解;另外,羟基氧和吸附氧含量增大,有利于活性氧物种形成. UV-Vis DRS和 PL测试证明, La改性后的样品对可见光的响应增强,样品带隙变窄,产生杂质能级,抑制了光生载流子复合,有利于产生更多载流子来促进活性物种形成,从而提高光催化活性.氧物种捕获实验说明,在 Bi0.85La0.15FeO3参与的苯酚降解过程中的主要活性物种是?OH,同时?OH的产生实验也证明了在光照下?OH在 Bi0.85La0.15FeO3光催化剂表面持续产生,并提出了光催化降解机理.     

Dielectric and electro-optical studies of a nickel-ferrite-nanoparticle- doped ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture

Effect of magnetic nanoparticles (nickel ferrite) doping on the dielectric and electro-optical properties of a ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture has been studied. In a doped ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture, dispersion of a small amount (0.25 wt.%) of nickel ferrite nanoparticles decreases the polarization and improves the response time compared to an undoped mixture. The significant changes in the polarization and response time are explained on the basis of dipole–dipole interaction and anchoring phenomena. Dielectric permittivity also increases with increasing the temperature of the SmC* phase and shows a reduction in dielectric loss in a doped sample. A Goldstone mode is clearly observed at ～200 and ～500 Hz in an undoped and a doped sample, respectively.