Luminescence of Eu~(2 ) in Strontium Aluminum Oxide System with Long Decay Property

Luminescentmaterialshavinglongdecayperi0dhaveat-IIactedmuchinterestduetotheirpotentialwidespreadaPplicati0ns.Recently,alongdecayluminescentp0wderhavingthecomPositionofSrAl2O4activatedwithEu' wasreportedandregardedasthebestcandidateforpracticalaPPlicationbecauseofitsuniqueadVantages0veritsprecursors.l'2Inthispaper,wereportthesynthesisofthelongdecayluminescentpowderandtheinnuence0fthemolarratioofAlt0sr0ntheethessioncolor.Toproducethelundnescentp0wder,amixtureofSrCO3,Al2O3,Eu2O3andsomesol…     

Non-solvated aluminum hydride. Crystallization from diethyl ether-benzene solutions

Crystallization of non-solvated aluminum hydride from a diethyl ether-benzene mixed solvent was studied. The desolvation of AlH₃·(Et₂O)_x etherate in solution and the crystallization of α-AlH₃ during polythermal heating of the solution occur only in the presence of ≥10 wt.% LiAlH₄. The process is multistage, and the crystallization begins with the formation of the AlH₃·0.25Et₂O solvate, which recrystallizes in the solid phase into γ-AlH₃ and then α-AlH₃. Four crystalline modifications of aluminum hydride were characterized by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1259–1265, July, 2007.     

新型酰腙类荧光探针的合成及其对Al(Ⅲ)的传感性质

合成了两个酰腙类荧光探针1和2,在DMSO-H_2O(7∶3,体积比)体系中,两者分别在478 nm和460 nm处对Al~(3+)具有较好的荧光选择识别作用。Job's法、核磁滴定、质谱分析表明,探针1和2与Al~(3+)的配位比均为1∶2,且对Al~(3+)的检出限分别为9.58×10~(-8) mol/L和6.52×10~(-8) mol/L。同时提出了探针1和2对Al~(3+)的荧光传感机理。实际应用研究表明,探针1和2可用于河水和自来水中一定浓度范围内Al~(3+)的检测。     

Simultaneous Determination of Aluminum and Iron in High Salt Content Matrices by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry. Application to Dialysis Fluids

A new analytical procedure for the simultaneous determination of aluminum(III) and iron(II) in two kinds of dialysis fluids (peritoneal and hemodialysis fluids) by differential pulse adsorptive stripping voltammetry (DPAdSV) is described. The voltammetric measurements were performed using, as working electrode, a stationary mercury electrode, and a platinum electrode and a Ag|AgCl|KCl_(sat.) electrode as auxiliary and reference electrodes, respectively, employing acetate buffer solutions at different pH as supporting electrolyte. As complexing agents, Solochrome Violet RS, Palatine Chrome Black 6BN, Chromazurol S and Eriochrome Black T were employed. For both elements, the accuracy, expressed as relative recovery R%, was very satisfactory being in the range 94–105%, the precision as repeatability, expressed as relative standard deviation s_r%, was lower than 6%, while the limits of detection were of the order of a few units of μg/L. The analytical voltammetric procedure has been validated by comparison with spectroscopic (graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy, GFAAS) measurements.     

Effect of Solution Chemistry on Preparation of Boehmite by Hydrothermal Assisted Sol-Gel Processing of Aluminum Alkoxides

Various aluminum alkoxide precursors have been used for the preparation of boehmite by hydrothermal assisted sol-gel processing. The coordination status of aluminum in solution for all precursors employed for the preparation of boehmite phase was determined by ²⁷Al NMR and correlation between coordination status of aluminum atoms of precursors and development of boehmite phase has been investigated. Hydrothermal assisted hydrolysis of aluminum alkoxides where the aluminum atoms are four or five coordinated in solution resulted in the formation of boehmite. In contrast, hydrothermal hydrolysis of aluminum alkoxides where the aluminum atoms are six coordinated resulted in the formation of amorphous gel. Development of boehmite phase by hydrothermal hydrolysis of aluminum alkoxides at various temperatures was pursued by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.     

Surface modification of highly dispersed rubber fillers and pigments by titanate proadhesive and hydrophobic compounds

A method of modifying silicate and carbonate fillers with titanate coupling agents and proadhesive agents was worked out. The modification aimed at hydrophobization of filler surface by introduction to the surface of functional groups with chemical affinity to polymers. Optimum amounts of modifying substances and appropriate conditions for performing the modification process were established. The obtained fillers showed a high degree of hydrophobicity.The modified fillers were applied in rubber mixtures based on butadienestyrene or natural rubber, in polyurethanes, in PVC, and as pigments in oil dyes of high corossive resistance.     

Sunlight-activated AlFeO3/TiO2 photocatalyst

A nanocomposite photocatalyst composed of AlFeO₃ and TiO₂ is prepared, and characterized through X-ray diffraction. Application of the nanocomposite for the photodegradations of eosin dye and methyl orange gives an improved photoactivity compared with TiO₂-only nanomaterials. The optimal concentration of AlFeO₃ in the composite is about 1.0 wt% under UV excitation, and 9.0 wt% under sunlight excitation for the improved photoactivity. Furthermore, this nanocomposite is more active for eosin photodegradation if natural sunlight rather than UV is used. This may be due to the reason that adding AlFeO₃ nanoparticles into TiO₂ matrix can promote the separation of photogener-ated charge carriers, and extend the photoresponse of TiO₂ toward visible region, which results in an increase in the solar energy utilization efficiency.     

Phase transformations during electrochemical incorporation of lithium in intermetallic compounds of aluminum

Comparative study of the regularities of the reaction and specific features of phase formation during electrochemical incorporation of lithium from propylene carbonate solutions in intermetallic aluminum-based compounds (CuAl₂, Mg₂Al₃, and NiAl) and pure metals (Al, Cu, Mg, and Ni) was performed. The initial stage of the process was shown to be dissolution of lithium in the solid phase limited by diffusion for all studied substrates. Trace amounts of lithium-containing by-products, were detected in NiAl, Ni, and Cu samples. The subsequent change in the limiting stage is related to the beginning of formation of a new phase: metallic lithium (on Mg₂Al₃, NiAl, Mg, Ni, and Cu) or LiAl (on Al and CuAl₂ cathodes). In the latter case, the solid-phase substitution occurs, which is formally described by the equation: CuAl₂+2Li⁺+2e→2LiAl+Cu. Thus, the specific features of phase formation on the CuAl₂ electrode correspond to the highest (among three intermetallides studied) concentration of Al atoms in the crystal lattice of the compound. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8. pp. 1525–1530, August, 1998.     

Ultra‐wideline 27Al NMR Investigation of Three‐ and Five‐Coordinate Aluminum Environments

Ultra‐wideline ²⁷Al NMR experiments are conducted on coordination compounds with ²⁷Al nuclei possessing immense quadrupolar interactions that result from exceptionally nonspherical coordination environments. NMR spectra are acquired using a methodology involving frequency‐stepped, piecewise acquisition of NMR spectra with Hahn‐echo or quadrupolar Carr–Purcell Meiboom–Gill (QCPMG) pulse sequences, which is applicable to any half‐integer quadrupolar nucleus with extremely broad NMR powder patterns. Despite the large breadth of these central transition powder patterns, ranging from 250 to 700 kHz, the total experimental times are an order of magnitude less than previously reported experiments on analogous complexes with smaller quadrupolar interactions. The complexes examined feature three‐ or five‐coordinate aluminum sites: trismesitylaluminum (AlMes₃), tris(bis(trimethylsilyl)amino)aluminum (Al(NTMS₂)₃), bis[dimethyl tetrahydrofurfuryloxide aluminum] ([Me₂‐Al(μ‐OTHF)]₂), and bis[diethyl tetrahydrofurfuryloxide aluminum] ([Et₂‐Al(μ‐OTHF)]₂). We report some of the largest ²⁷Al quadrupolar coupling constants measured to date, with values of C_Q(²⁷Al) of 48.2(1), 36.3(1), 19.9(1), and 19.6(2) MHz for AlMes₃ , Al(NTMS₂)₃ , [Me₂‐Al(μ‐OTHF)]₂ , and [Et₂‐Al(μ‐OTHF)]₂ , respectively. X‐ray crystallographic data and theoretical (Hartree–Fock and DFT) calculations of ²⁷Al electric field gradient (EFG) tensors are utilized to examine the relationships between the quadrupolar interactions and molecular structure; in particular, the origin of the immense quadrupolar interaction in the three‐coordinate species is studied via analyses of molecular orbitals.