Influence of the Degree of Dehydroxylation of Kaolinite on the Properties of Aluminosilicate Glasses

The degree of dehydroxylation of kaolinite, D_TG and D_IR, respectively, is characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The relation between DTG and DIR based on the infrared absorptions at 3600–3700, 915, 810, and 540 cm⁻¹ is established. Three regions can clearly be distinguished: the dehydroxylation region (D_TG<0.9), the metakaolinite region (0.9<D_TG<1) and the ‘spinel’ region(D_TG=1). The effect of the degree of dehydroxylation of kaolinite on the amount of reactive material is measured by the reaction enthalpy, ΔH, of the low-temperature reaction of the dehydroxylated kaolinite with a potassium silicate solution using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). |ΔH| increases almost linearly with DTG in the dehydroxylation region. In the metakaolinite region, ΔH and thus the amount of reactive material, becomes constant. |ΔH| is sharply decreasing when metakaolinite transforms into other phases in the ‘spinel’ region. No significant differences in the reactivity of the dehydroxylates is detected with DSC. According to FTIR, the use of partially dehydroxylated kaolinite is not influencing the molecular structure of the low-temperature synthesized aluminosilicates, but residual kaolinite is retrieved as an additive. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

原子吸收法测定血清中的无机磷和钙

本文叙述了用原子吸收法测定同一个少量血清样品中的无机磷和钙。血清用高氨酸沉淀蛋白后,加过量钼酸铵。在pH0.4～1.6范围内,用乙酸丁酯萃取生成的微量磷钼酸,与过量的钼酸铵分离。水相测钙,有机相用稀氨水反萃后测钼,间接分析磷。     

Sm2O3掺杂CeO2纳米粉体的烧结动力学

对Sm2O3掺杂CeO2纳米粉体的烧结性能进行了研究, 得出等速烧结过程中试样的线收缩率、密度、气孔率随烧结温度的变化规律, 它们随烧结温度的变化均呈"S"型曲线关系, 利用非线性回归了等速烧结过程动力学方程. 结果表明, Sm2O3掺杂CeO2纳米粉体的烧结过程分为3个阶段, 当烧结温度低于1000 ℃时, 线收缩率与密度变化较小, 处于烧结的初期; 在1000～1400 ℃时, 随着烧结温度的升高, 线收缩率与体积密度急剧增大, 材料开始烧结并致密化; 当烧结温度高于1400 ℃时, 线收缩率与体积密度趋于一恒定值, 材料已经致密化. 由归一化速率方程可知, 在T=1225 ℃时, 材料的烧结致密化速率最大.     

Nickel Complexes in C‒P Bond Formation

This review is a comprehensive account of reactions with the participation of nickel complexes that result in the formation of carbon–phosphorus (C‒P) bonds. The catalytic and non-catalytic reactions with the participation of nickel complexes as the catalysts and the reagents are described. The various classes of starting compounds and the products formed are discussed individually. The several putative mechanisms of the nickel catalysed reactions are also included, thereby providing insights into both the synthetic and the mechanistic aspects of this phosphorus chemistry.     

Study of flame-retardant finishing of cellulose fibres: Organic–inorganic hybrid versus conventional organophosphonate

The aim of this study was to introduce a non-formaldehyde inorganic–organic hybrid sol–gel flame-retardant precursor (SiOP) containing phosphorous, nitrogen, and silicon and to compare its functional properties with those of the conventional formaldehyde-containing organic flame-retardant agent, organophosphonate (OP). SiOP was used at concentrations of 2%, 4%, and 8%, and OP was used at a concentration of 200 g/dm³. Both agents were applied to 100% cotton (CO) woven fabric by the pad-dry-cure method under the appropriate conditions. The presence of the SiOP and OP coatings on the CO fabric was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The results of the vertical tests of flammability and the thermogravimetric analyses showed that the presence of the SiOP coating changed the thermal degradation pathway of the CO fabric and resulted in an increase in the thermo-oxidative stability of the cellulose fibres. The thermo-oxidative stability was enhanced by the addition of higher amount of dry solids. At comparable dry solids contents, OP preserved significantly greater flame retardancy and thermo-oxidative stability than did SiOP. These results indicated that the SiOP precursor could not act as an effective alternative to the OP agent in the flame-retardant protection of CO fabric.     

Synthesis and Properties of Oval‐Shaped Iron Oxide/Ethylene Glycol Mesostructured Nanosheets

We have demonstrated a new and facile bottom‐up protocol for the effective synthesis of oval‐shaped iron oxide/ethylene glycol (FeO_x/EG) mesostructured nanosheets. Deprotonated ethylene glycol molecules are intercalated into iron oxide layers to form an interlayer distance of 10.6 Å. These materials display some peculiar magnetic properties, such as the low Morin temperature T_M and ferromagnetism below this T_M value. CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles can be loaded onto these mesostructured nanosheets to produce nanocomposites that combine both magnetic and fluorescence functions. In addition, iron oxide/propanediol (or butanediol) mesostructured materials with increased interlayer distances can also be synthesized. The developed synthetic strategy may be extended toward the creation of other ultrathin mesostructured nanosheets.