Analysis of Corrosion Products Formed on Cu-Ni Alloys Immersed in Sea Water

Abstract

A method was developed for separation and analysis of corrosion products formed on the surface of Cu-Ni alloys immersed in sea water polluted by sulphide ions. This method is based on the selective dissolution of oxidation compounds by suitable solvents dissolving the metal matrix only to a negligeable extent.

The following solvents were used: 1) methanol to dissolve Na⁺, Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺ chlorides and sulphates; 2) glycine to dissolve bivalent metal compounds - Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺ oxides, sulphides, oxysulphates, oxychlorides and oxycarbonates; 3) ammonia solution to dissolve Cu⁺ compounds (i.e. Cu₂O and CuCl); 4) potassium cyanide to dissolve CU⁺ sulphides.

Reasonable agreement between chemical and X-Ray analysis results was observed only for copper compounds, since nickel and iron compounds could not tie observed by X-Ray diffraction. The results of Auger and chemical analyses better agree with each other, yet no Fe compounds could be detected. This is to be attributed to the non-homogeneous corrosion layer which notably contains Fe compounds in the innermost region at a depth where Auger spectroscopy is unable to detect them, whereas their detection is possible by chemical analysis, since it is a bulk analysis.     

Mononuclear manganese and tetranuclear copper compounds and their supramolecular networks constructed from hexafluoroglutaric acid and 2,2′-bipyridine

Mn(2,2′-bpy)₂(HFGA) (1) and [Cu₄(μ₃-OH)₂(μ₂-OH)₂(H₂O)₂(2,2′-bpy)₄]?·?2HFGA?·?4H₂O (2) (H₂HFGA?=?hexafluoroglutaric acid and 2,2′-bpy?=?2,2′-bipyridine) have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray structural analyses. 1 is a monomer with six-coordinate Mn²⁺ from two oxygens of HFGA and four nitrogens of two 2,2′-bpy. Complex 2 is tetranuclear with four Cu²⁺ ions bridged by triple-bridging μ₃-OH and double-bridging μ₂-OH. There are two crystallographically independent Cu²⁺ ions in different five-coordinate environments. Cu1 is coordinated by 2,2′-bpy and three OH ligands. Cu2 is coordinated by 2,2′-bpy, two μ₃-OH ligands, and one water molecule. The mononuclear and tetranuclear molecules as building blocks are connected to construct different 3-D supramolecular architectures via noncovalent interactions. Particularly, the lone pair (lp)–π (F···π) interaction in 1 is observed. A hybrid water-anionic tape by linkage of {[(H₂O)₄(HFGA)]₂ ^4?} _n fragments consisting of water dimers and HFGA anions in 2 is observed.     

N -oxide bridged manganese(II) coordination polymers

A simple method for synthesis of manganese(II) coordination polymers with different benzoate ligands and pyridine N-oxide having general composition [Mn(RC₆H₄CO₂)₂(PyO)] _n is presented (where PyO = pyridine N-oxide and R = H, 1a; R = 4-NO₂, 1b; R = 4-Cl, 1c; R = 4-OH, 1d; R = 2-NO₂, 1e). All these polymers are characterized by X-ray crystallography and other spectroscopic techniques. The coordination polymers have similar structures, but the positions of the manganese atoms differ. For example, 1c is highly symmetric and a mirror plane exists between each manganese site (2/m). In 1d, the manganese centers are related by an inversion center (?1) whereas in 1e the manganese centers are related by C₁ rotation (1). Reaction of manganese(II) acetate tetrahydrate with 4-chlorobenzoic acid and PyO upon crystallization from methanol/pyridine gave crystals of coordination polymer 1c along with aqua-bis-pyridine bis-4-chlorobenzoato manganese(II) (2). The structure of 2 also determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction has a 1-D hydrogen bonded chain structure. Temperature-dependent zero-field cooled and field-cooled magnetization data of 1a–1c measured at 20 Oe and 1000 Oe show field-dependent magnetization spread over a wide temperature range from 5 to 300 K. These coordination polymers show anti-ferromagnetic behavior below 20 K.     

微波消解-FAAS测定飞饿中钙、镁、铁、锌、铜和锰的含量

采用微波消解-FAAS法对一种食用植物飞饿的叶和茎中铁、锌、铜、锰、钙、镁6种微量元素进行分析测定。结果显示飞饿中含有丰富的钙、镁、铁、锌、铜和锰元素。RSD为≤8.1%(n=6),加标回收率为94%—108.5%。     

ICP-AES测定土壤中钡、铬和锰含量的不确定度评定

电感耦合等离子体-原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)测定土壤中钡、铬和锰含量的不确定度主要来源于样品称量、样品消解液定容体积和测定样品消解液中各元素的浓度,对这些分量进行了量化计算。土壤中钡、铬和锰的质量分数可分别表示为218.5±17.1,342.5±40.4,1468.9±47.1mg/kg。影响各元素含量测量不确定度的主要因素是测量样品消解液中各元素的浓度引起的不确定度。     

Revealing the Reaction and Fading Mechanism of FeSe2 Cathodes for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries

Rechargeable Mg batteries (RMBs) are advantageous large-scale energy-storage devices because of the high abundance and high safety, but exploring high-performance cathodes remains the largest difficulty for their development. Compared with oxides and sulfides, selenides show better Mg-storage performance because the weaker interaction with the Mg²⁺ cation favors fast kinetics. Herein, nanorod-like FeSe₂ was synthesized and investigated as a cathode for RMBs. Compared with microspheres and microparticles, nanorods exhibit higher capacity and better rate capability with a smaller particle size. The FeSe₂ nanorods show a high capacity of 191 mAh g⁻¹ at 50 mA g⁻¹ and a good rate performance of 39 mAh g⁻¹ at 1000 mA g⁻¹. Ex situ characterizations demonstrate the Mg²⁺ intercalation mechanism for FeSe₂, and a slight conversion reaction occurs on the surface of the particles. The capacity fading is mainly because of the dissolution of Fe²⁺, which is caused by the reaction between Fe²⁺ and Cl⁻ of the electrolyte during the charge process on the surface of the particles. The surface of FeSe₂ is mainly selenium after long cycling, which may also dissolve in the electrolyte during cycling. The present work develops a new type of Mg²⁺ intercalation cathode for RMBs. More importantly, the fading mechanism revealed herein has considered the specificity of Mg battery electrolyte and would assist a better understanding of selenide cathodes for RMBs.     

Enthalpies of aqueous solution of noble gases at 25°C

The standard enthalpies of solution of rare gases (helium, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon) in water at 25°C have been measured by a high precision steady-state calorimetric method. The aqueous solvation process is energetically favorable at 25°C for the gases studied. Values of the standard free energy, enthalpy, and entropy changes are found to be well correlated with cavity surface areas and the number of water molecules in the first solvation shell. Also, the values of the standard enthalpy and entropy of solution for the rare gases are found to have the same dependence on the number of solvation shell water molecules as inorganic and hydrocarbon gases. These results imply that the dominant source of enthalpy and entropy change resides in the first solvation shell.     

Study of the initial stage of manganese dioxide electrodeposition on a rotating ring-disk electrode

The initial stage of electrodeposition of manganese dioxide has been studied on the platinum disk electrode and on the ring-disk electrode. Two current maxima were observed on the anodic voltammograms. It has been shown that the first rise in the current is associated with the formation of manganese dioxide (MD) nuclei on the electrode surface, and the second with their growth at the border between MnO₂ and bare platinum due to an increase in the perimeter of the nuclei. Electrodeposition on bare platinum proceeds at a higher rate than on the surface of growing MD. This is explained by the difference in the reaction mechanisms on these substrates. The first stage of the process on the growing MD is the chemisorption of Mn(II) ions with the formation of Mn(III) ions, which are then electrochemically oxidized to MD. Chemisorption is the slowest step in the whole process.     

Thermochemistry of interactions of Na+ with benzo-15-crown-5 ether in acetonitrile-water mixtures at 298.15 K

Enthalpies of dissolution of benzo-15-crown-5 ether (B15C5) in mixtures of acetonitrile with water and in solutions of NaI and NaBPh₄ (I=0.05 mol dm^–3) in these mixtures were measured at 298.15 K. From the obtained results and appropriate literature data, the thermodynamic functions of B15C5/Na⁺ complex formation in acetonitrile-water mixtures were determined. The enthalpies of transfer of the complex B15C5/Na⁺ from pure acetonitrile to the examined mixtures were calculated and are discussed.     

Enantioselective catalytic epoxidation of nonfunctionalized prochiral olefins by dissymmetric chiral Schiff base complexes of Mn(III) and Ru(III) metal ions II

A series of new dissymmetric chiral Schiff base complexes has been obtained by a systematic condensation of (1S,2S)(+)-diaminocyclohexane and 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone with salicylaldehyde, 5-chloro-, 5-methoxy-and 5-nitrosalicylaldehyde and by subsequent metallation with manganese and ruthenium. The characterization of the complexes 1–8 was accomplished by physico chemical studies viz. microanalysis, IR-, UV/VIS-, and CD spectral studies, optical rotation, molar conductance measurements and cyclic voltammetry. Enantioselective epoxidation of non functionalised olefins, viz. cis-stilbene, trans-3-nonene and trans-4-octene with iodosyl benzene as oxidant was demonstrated in the presence of catalytic amounts of chiral Mn(III) and Ru(III) dissymmetric Schiff base complexes. Good optical yields of epoxides were obtained for the catalyst 4 with the substrates trans-3-nonene and cis-stilbene.