Hydrogen adsorption on Pt-decorated closed-end armchair (3,3), (4,4) and (5,5) single-walled carbon nanotubes

ABSTRACT

Structures of small lengths of capped (3,3), (4,4) and (5,5) single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and their structures decorated by Pt atom and Pt_n clusters (n = 2–4) were obtained using density functional theory calculations. Binding abilities of Pt atom and Pt_n clusters on the outer surface of SWCNTs at various adsorption sites were explored. Adsorptions of H₂ onto Pt atom of the Pt-decorated (3,3), (4,4) and (5,5) SWCNTs were studied and their adsorption energies are reported. The thermodynamic properties and equilibrium constants for H₂ adsorptions on the Pt₄-decorated (3,3), (4,4) and (5,5) SWCNTs were obtained. The adsorption of H₂ on the Pt atom of the Pt₄/(3,3) SWCNT was found to be the most preferred reaction of which enthalpy and free energy changes at room temperature are ?46.61 and ?23.99 kcal/mol, respectively.     

Specific heat of liquid hexane up to 500 MPa and from 243 to 473 k from the heat of compression

Abstract

The expansivity of n-hexane was measured through the heat of compression up to 500 MPa in the 243–473 K temperature range. Details about the experiment are given. From the fit to our data, the pressure variation of the specific heat C_p, in the same pressure-temperature domain, is computed; good agreement is obtained with available high pressure data.     

How to count strong adsorption sites by gas chromatography?

Summary A simple gas chromatographic method is presented for the determination of the quantity of the strongest adsorption sites on an adsorbent's surface. The method consists of the blockage of the sites with quasi-irreversibly adsorbed, known amount of a strongly interacting compound and subsequent measuring of the retention of a hydrocarbon during the presence of the blocking compound in the column. Heterogeneity of chromatographic grade silicas is investigated with this method.     

Silica surface controversies,strong adsorption sites,their blockage and removal. Part II

Summary In this second part of the review heterogeneity of the silica surface is described and evidence is presented for the existence of a low population of strong adsorption sites. Methods of detection and determination of these strongly interacting sites are discussed. The last part of the review is devoted to the suppression of unwanted adsorption activity. Methods of blockage and special methods for the preparation of HPLC packings are described.     

ADSORPTION OF DYES ON ACTIVATED CARBON FIBERS

1.INTRODUCTIONDyewastewaterisakindofseriouspollutionsource.InthetraditionaltreatmentmethodsfordyewastewatergenerallytherearefourapproachesincludingelectricchargeneutraliZationofgelparticles,complexation(chelatation),redoxreaction,andbiochemicalcoagulationII~31.Recently,dyewastewaterhasbecomemoreconcentrated,moredifficulttodegradedbiochemically,andmorepoisonous,whichbringsaboutagreatchallengeforwatertreatment.AlthoughtheCOD(chemicaloxygendemand)mayfitthequalitystandardofwastewaterdischar…     

Surface enhanced Raman scattering studies of acetophenone on colloidal silver particles

Intense Raman scattering by acetophenone molecules adsorbed on colloidal silver particles is reported. Greater enhancement is observed for the ring breathing and ring stretching vibrations. The orientation determination analysis shows that the adsorption of acetophenone molecule is neither through its co-ordinating site nor through itsπ-orbital system and there is no strong chemical interaction. However significant intensity enhancement for several vibrations suggests that the contribution is from classical electromagnetic field on the rough surface.     

Surface energies of hematite faces and heats of oxygen adsorption: calculations by modified semiempirical interacting bonds method

Modified semiempirical Interacting Bonds Method in the slab approximation with due regard for relaxation after free surface formation was used to calculate surface energies and heats of oxygen adsorption for various faces of hematite. The results obtained explained faceting of some faces after high-temperature annealing and formed bases for analysis of the structure sensitivity of CO oxidation reaction catalyzed by oxides with corundum-type structures.     

Palladium island growth on Ni(111) Stochastic classical trajectory — ghost atom calculations

We generalize previous stochastic classical trajectory-ghost atom calculations for describing palladium deposition onto the Ni(111) surface between 0.1 and 0.5 monolayers. The growth evolves through two-dimensional islands. The islands are formed following the downward funneling mechanism. Surface temperature does not affect the island growth.     

Quasistationary Sedimentation with Adsorption

Models for the sedimentation of particles suspended in solution are proposed that take into account mass transfer between the liquid fraction of the solution and the particles. The structure and velocity of the concentration wave describing the upward extension of the zone with a high concentration of the solid phase are studied using a kinematic model with the Froude number as a small parameter. It is established that the concentration-wave velocity becomes lower if the sorption parameter is set equal to zero, i. e., if the sorption properties of the suspended particles are ignored.__________Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 66–77, July–August, 2005.