Synthesis of lanthanum–strontium manganites by oxalate-precursor co-precipitation methods in solution and in reverse micellar microemulsion

Nanostructured lanthanum–strontium manganites were synthesized using two different co-precipitation approaches, one in bulk solution, and the other in reverse micelles of CTAB/1-hexanol/water microemulsion. In both cases, precursor cations were precipitated by using oxalic acid. The properties of the materials synthesized by using these two methods were compared in order to reveal potential advantages of the microemulsion-assisted approach. The influence of the annealing conditions on the properties of synthesized manganites was investigated by using X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetric analysis and magnetic measurements.     

在溴化钾粉末中掺入大量α-炭化硅压片的异常红外透射光谱研究

在光谱学实践中,通常由于带测样品颗粒在本征吸收峰附近产生可观的附加散射消光,致使表观吸收峰偏离实际位置,从而得到不的光谱,这就是我们常要采取措施尽量避免的克里斯坦森（Christiansen）效,这一就是在制作压片（例如溴化钾）时,待测样品含量要少（少于2％）。在一次实验中,当在KBr粉末中掺入大量（而非正常要求的少许）的α-SiC微粉后,得到了一个在1052.33cm^-1处有一个尖峰的中红外透射谱。我们发现,这个新现象非常有趣,它与克里斯坦森效应表面上相反,但都可用Lorentz色散模型给予精确地解释。于是称它为反克里斯坦森效应,在该效应出现的频率处两种材料的折射率相等,且吸收系数都非常小。这个新现象也非常有意义,它可用来制造新型的带通滤波器以及准确测定某些材料的折射率等。     

Reverse micelle synthesis of perovskite oxide nanoparticles

La_0.6Sr_0.4Co_xFe_1−xO_3−δ (LSCF), La_0.6Sr_0.4Cu_0.2Fe_0.8O_3−δ, Ba_0.5Sr_0.4Co_0.8Fe_0.2O_3−δ and LaFeO_3−δ nanoparticles were synthesized by a reverse micelle procedure. Controlling the size of the micelles through the water:oil phase ratio enabled synthesis of phase pure perovskite particles with average sizes from 14 nm to 50 nm. Small amounts of an impurity phase, likely cobalt oxide, were detected in the XRD spectrum of high cobalt content samples of LSCF (x = 0.8). La_0.6Sr_0.4Co_0.2Fe_0.8O_3−δ nanoparticles were utilized to coat the surface of a dense thin-film La_0.6Sr_0.4Co_0.2Fe_0.8O_3−δ solid oxide fuel cell cathode. The polarization resistance of the nanoparticle coated electrode, measured at open circuit in air at 973 K, was 20% lower than an equivalent un-coated electrode.     

Synthesis of silver nanoparticle in imidazolium and pyrolidium based ionic liquid reverse micelles: A step forward in nanostructure inorganic material in room temperature ionic liquid field

Two silver salts, silver tetrafluoroborate and silver trifluoromethanesulfonate were dissolved in two different room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs), 1-Butyl-3 methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF₄]) and 1-Butyl-1 methyl pyrrolidinium trifluoromethanesulfonate ([Bmpy][Tfms]). Triton x-100 (TX-100) surfactant and cyclohexane as nonpolar medium are used to dissolve these RTILs to create reverse micellar system. Pure reverse micellar system is characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurement. These pure RTIL reverse micellar systems are used to prepare stable silver nanoparticle solution without using any other auxiliary solvent in the whole process.     

二阶关联成像系统宽光谱吸收膜研制

为满足关联成像系统抑制背景的需求,选用Al、Cr和SiO_2作为镀膜材料,依据薄膜吸收理论,结合膜系设计软件设计了宽光谱吸收膜,并采用真空沉积技术获得了该薄膜样品.通过真空阶梯式退火,减小了膜层内应力,解决了薄膜牢固度问题;采用交互式分析对测试结果逆向反演,通过优化工艺参量,使膜系中敏感薄层厚度得以精准控制,并减小了膜厚控制误差.制备的吸收膜在400~1 100nm波段平均吸收率达到99.1%,满足系统使用要求.     

The effect of imposed flux on biofouling in reverse osmosis: Role of concentration polarisation and biofilm enhanced osmotic pressure phenomena

This paper describes a systematic study of biofouling in reverse osmosis process using model bacteria of Pseudomonas fluorescens and employing a sodium chloride tracer response technique for fouling characterization. It was found that the growth of biofilm at constant flux following initial bacteria colonization of the membrane surface increased with imposed flux. The rationale was that biofilm growth was nutrient dependent, where the nutrient availability at the membrane wall was controlled by the magnitude of concentration polarization, which is driven by flux. The salt tracer response showed that the biofouling comprised a hydraulic resistance and induced an enhanced osmotic pressure phenomenon; known as the biofilm enhanced osmotic pressure (BEOP) effect [M. Herzberg, M. Elimelech, Biofouling of reverse osmosis membranes: role of biofilm-enhanced osmotic pressure, Journal of Membrane Science 295 (2007) 11–20], due to hindered back diffusion of solutes through the tortuous path of the heterogeneous structure of the biofilm. For the conditions studied, the contribution of BEOP to transmembrane pressure increase was greater than the hydraulic resistance.     

Preparation,structure characteristics and separation properties of thin-film composite polyamide-urethane seawater reverse osmosis membrane

A novel thin-film composite (TFC) seawater reverse osmosis membrane was developed by the interfacial polymerization of 5-chloroformyloxyisophthaloyl chloride (CFIC) and metaphenylenediamine (MPD) on the polysulphone supporting membrane. The performance of the TFC membrane was optimized by studying the preparation parameters, which included the reaction time, pH of the aqueous-MPD solution, monomer CFIC concentration, additive isopropyl alcohol content in aqueous solution, curing temperature and time. The reverse osmosis performance of the resulting membrane was evaluated through permeation experiment with synthetic seawater, and the structure of the novel membrane was characterized by using SEM, AFM and XPS. Furthermore, the separation properties of the TFC membrane were tested by examining the reverse osmosis performances of various conditions, the boron rejection performance and the long-term stability. The results show that the desired TFC seawater reverse osmosis membrane has a typical salt rejection of 99.4% and a flux of about 35 L/m² h for a feed aqueous solution containing 3.5 wt.% NaCl at 5.5 MPa, and an attractive boron rejection of more than 92% at natural pH of 7–8; that the novel seawater reverse osmosis membrane appears to comprise a thicker, smoother and less cross-linking film structure. Additionally, the TFC membrane exhibits good long-term stability.     

Growth kinetics for AgI nanoparticles in AOT reverse micelles: effect of molecular length of hydrocarbon solvents

The growth kinetics for AgI nanoparticles formed in the solutions of water/AOT reverse micelles in n-hexane, n-octane, n-decane, and n-dodecane were investigated. In small micelles, the rate of nanoparticles growth was found to be independent of the type of solvent, while in large micelles the growth rate grew with increasing length of solvent molecules. The effect was explained by a different amount of free water in the micelle pools of the same size.     

Synthesis and decoloration capacity of well-defined and PMMA-grafted palygorskite nanocomposites

Structurally well-defined PMMA-grafted palygorskite nanoparticles were prepared by modifying the surface of palygorskite nanoparticles with initiators for reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (reverse ATRP) and by using these initiator-modified nanoparticles as macroinitiators. Reverse ATRP from palygorskite nanoparticles was then performed to attach well-defined polymer on to an inorganic core. It has been found that the dispersibility of palygorskite particles in organic solvents is significantly improved by grafting polymers onto the surface of palygorskite particles. The polymer-grafted palygorskite nanoparticles possess excellent decoloration capacity in organic solvents.