Devitrification behaviour of CaO−MgO(Y2O3)−SiO2 glasses

In this paper a thermoanalytical study of the kinetic parameters and mechanism of the devitrification process of CaO·SiO₂, 1.6CaO·0.4MgO·2SiO₂ and 1.4CaO·(0.6/3)Y₂O₃·2SiO₂ is reported. The experimental results suggest that, in the studied glasses, a surface nucleation process is operative; however, in finely powdered samples, that soften and efficiently sinter before devitrifying, surface nuclei behave as bulk nuclei. In this case lamellar crystalline structures are obtained.     

溶胶处理对硅灰石表面性质的影响

本工作用锡和锌两种溶胶对硅灰石进行表面处理。用酸碱测定、X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、粒度分析、比表面测定和扫描电子显微分析(SEM)等方法研究了溶胶处理对硅灰石表面化学性质和物理性质的影响情况。结果表明经过溶胶处理,锡或锌是以氧化物的形式包覆在硅灰石的表面,使得硅灰石的表面组成、形貌和酸碱性都发生了变化。     

天然及合成的硅灰石的高压研究

 研究了天然硅灰石（CaSiO₃）的压致相变，并采用高温高压方法直接合成了硅灰石。结果表明：天然硅灰石经高压（4.6~5.0 GPa）高温（1 200~1 250 ℃）处理后转变为深玫瑰色半透明立方晶体，而采用高温（1 050~1 100 ℃）高压（3.8~4.3 GPa）直接合成的硅灰石也具有同样结构及形貌。SEM分析表明：天然硅灰石SiO₂及CaO的含量分别为50.8%和48.1%，而人工合成的产物SiO₂及CaO含量分别为51.35%和48.15%。     

Selective recognition of sesamol using molecularly imprinted polymers containing magnetic wollastonite

The magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers (MMIPs) have been synthesized using piperonal molecules as dummy template and magnetic wollastonite composites as support. The resulting composites were applied to selective recognition of sesamol from aqueous solution. MMIPs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). MMIPs were demonstrated with an imprinted polymer film (90-100 nm) and exhibited magnetic property (M(s) =8.60 emu/g) and thermal stability. The effective average diameter of the Fe(3) O(4) nanoparticles was about 10 nm and the thickness of magnetic film was about 160 nm. Batch mode adsorption studies were carried out to investigate the specific adsorption equilibrium, kinetics and selective recognition. The Langmuir isotherm model was fitted to the equilibrium data better than the Freundlich model, and the kinetic properties were well described by the pseudo-second-order equation. The value of E(a) in this study was 5.35 kJ/mol for MMIPs. In addition, the selective recognition experiments demonstrated that MMIPs have specific recognition ability toward sesamol.     

Efficiency of wollastonite and ammonium polyphosphate combinations on flame retardancy of polystyrene

The thermal and fire properties of polystyrene (PS) flame retarded by a system composed of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and wollastonite (W) were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis, pyrolysis‐combustion flow calorimeter, pyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry, cone calorimetry and epiradiator. The combustion residues were observed by scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy and analyzed by X‐ray diffraction. The combination of both additives enables increasing the thermal stability of PS while increasing simultaneously the high temperature residue. The peak of HRR was also significantly reduced while time to ignition varied depending on the composition. It was shown that the degradation pathway of PS was affected by the presence of the additives implying a reduction of the effective heat of combustion. In the condensed phase, APP decomposition promotes char formation and favors the reactivity between phosphorus and silicate. A layer composed of char, W and a mixture of calcium and silicon phosphate is formed at the sample surface during combustion. This layer is cohesive enough to limit the release of combustible gases to the gas phase. Moreover, the thermally stable protective layer reaches high temperature enabling the re‐irradiation of a part of the incident heat flux. The flame retardancy of PS is thus enhanced. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.