Influence of the cathodic polarization on the stability of Ti surface in concentrated KOH solutions

The stability of spontaneous thin layers and thin layers formed upon cathodical polarization of Ti in KOH solutions have been studied by potentiostatic and ellipsometric methods. At open circuit potential (OCP) the strongly adherent films, whose thickness depends on the concentration of the KOH solution, were formed. During the cathodic polarization the transformation of these films to weakly adsorbed precipitated layers on the electrode surface was observed. Comparing the theoretically computed curves with the experimental Ψ vs Δ loci measured ellipsometrically, the complex indices of refraction and the thickness of the generated films, from 3.6 to 60 nm in 1 M KOH and from 36 to 105 nm in 5 M KOH (adherent to the electrode surface), were determined. At OCP the rate of film growth increases with increasing the concentration of KOH solution. Cathodic polarizations change the chemical composition and retard the rate of film growth. Based on the ellipsometric and electrochemical data the chemical compositions of the formed films consisted of TiO₂, Ti₂O₃, TiO₂·H₂O, Ti(OH)₃ and TiOOH·nH₂O.     

Michael addition reactions of acetoacetates and malonates with acrylates in water under strongly alkaline conditions

Michael addition reactions of acetoacetates and malonates with acrylates in a 5 M KOH aqueous solution without using any other catalysts are described. When they are either tert-butyl or benzyl esters, the reaction proceeded very rapidly to afford moderate to high yields of the corresponding bis-Michael adducts that are unexpectedly stable under these conditions.     

热处理及与KOH共炭化对深度脱除煤中无机矿物质的促进作用

研究了煤经热处理（炭化）以及煤与ＫＯＨ共炭化对酸洗脱灰的影响。结果表明，煤经炭化再用盐酸洗涤，可以在缓和的条件下大幅度提高酸洗脱灰率；煤与ＫＯＨ共炭化后再酸洗，不仅对煤中的粘土、黄铁矿等无机矿物质有很好的效果，还特别适于脱除在一般情况下都难以除去的石英矿物。     

Regular arrays of triangular‐microstructure formed on silicon (111) surface via ultrafast laser irradiation in KOH solution

The regular micrometer‐scale triangular arrays were formed using ultrafast femtosecond laser irradiation on (111) surface of silicon wafer immersed in KOH solution (0.1 g/ml). At low laser fluence, the resulting surface is covered by triangular pits microstructures, whereas at high laser fluence, the structures are transformed to multilayer‐triangular stacks‐microstructures. The number of triangular stacks layer increased as the laser fluence increased. The formation of triangle microstructure arrays depends on both silicon surface crystallographic orientation and the concentration of KOH solution. Either for lower KOH solution concentration (0.02 g/ml) or other silicon crystallographic orientation, triangle arrays cannot be obtained. We attribute the formation of triangular microstructure arrays to the laser‐assisted chemical etching process. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

超级活性炭的合成及活化反应机理

以石油焦为原料,采用碱熔活化法合成出具有超高比表面的超级活性炭.借助XRD、TG DTA、N2吸附实验等手段,对其结构与性能进行了表征.同时,设计原位TG DTA测试技术、反应快速终止技术,对超级活性炭合成机理进行了考察,提出了两段活化反应机理,即中温径向活化机理和高温横向活化机理.发现K2O、－O－K＋以及－CO－2K＋是径向活化为主的中温活化段的活化剂活性组分,而处于熔融状态的K＋O－、K＋则是横向活化为主的高温活化段的催化活性组分.并发现径向活化是超级活性炭形成发达微孔分布的主要途径,也是控制超级活性炭微孔分布的主要手段.而高温横向活化机理则是导致超级活性炭形成大孔的主要途径.高温横向活化与中温径向活化一起构成石油焦基超级活性炭形成的主要机理.     

Characterization of the carrot defect in 4H-SiC epitaxial layers

Characterization of the epitaxial defect known as the carrot defect was performed in thick 4H-SiC epilayers. A large number of carrot defects have been studied using different experimental techniques such as Nomarski optical microscopy, KOH etching, cathodoluminescence and synchrotron white beam X-ray topography. This has revealed that carrot defects appear in many different shapes and structures in the epilayers. Our results support the previous assignment of the carrot defect as related to a prismatic stacking fault. However, we have observed carrot defects with and without a visible threading dislocation related etch pit in the head region, after KOH etching. Polishing of epilayers in a few μm steps in combination with etching in molten KOH and imaging using Nomarski optical microscope has been used to find the geometry and origin of the carrot defects in different epilayers. The defects were found to originate both at the epi-substrate interface and during the epitaxial growth. Different sources of the carrot defect have been observed at the epi-substrate interface, which result in different structures and surfaces appearance of the defect in the epilayer. Furthermore, termination of the carrot defect inside the epilayer and the influence of substrate surface damage and growth conditions on the density of carrot defects are studied.     

Aufschlu?verfahren zur Analyse der Alkylphenolkomponente in Alkylphenolpolyglykol?thern

Zusammenfassung Um die Polyglykolkette in oxalkylierten Alkylphenolen abzuspalten, werden diese in schmelzendem Kaliumhydroxid aufgeschlossen. Der Aufschluß entfernt die Polyglykolkette quantitativ, ohne die Alkylkette der Alkylphenole zu verändern. Die Alkylphenole werden isoliert und können nun mit den üblichen chromatographischen Methoden aufgetrennt werden. Ihre Strukturen lassen sich mit Hilfe von IR-, UV- und NMR-Spektren aufklären. Die Diskussion über die Spektren von Umsetzungsprodukten aus Butylphenol und Äthylenoxid sowie Propylenoxid belegt die Notwendigkeit einer solchen Abbaumethode.Herrn Prof. Dr. Werner Schultheis zum 70. Geburtstag gewidmet.     

One‐stage Template‐free KOH Activation for Mesopore‐enriched Carbons and Their Application in CO2 Capture

Activated carbons with a high mesoporous structure were prepared by a one‐stage KOH activation process without the assistance of templates and further used as adsorbents for CO₂ capture. The physical and chemical properties as well as the pore structures of the resulting mesoporous carbons were characterized by N₂ adsorption isotherms, scanning electron microscopy (SEM ), X‐ray diffraction (XRD ), Raman spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR ) spectroscopy. The activated carbon showed greater specific surface area and mesopore volume as the activation temperature was increased up to 600°C, showing a uniform pore structure, great surface area (up to ~815 m²/g), and high mesopore ratio (~55%). The activated sample exhibited competitive CO₂ adsorption capacities at 1 atm pressure, reaching 2.29 and 3.4 mmol/g at 25 and 0°C, respectively. This study highlights the potential of well‐designed mesoporous carbon as an adsorbent for CO₂ removal and widespread gas adsorption applications.     

Adsorption and structural properties of soft-templated mesoporous carbons obtained by carbonization at different temperatures and KOH activation

Two series of phenolic resin-based mesoporous carbons were prepared by soft-templating strategy, which involves the formation of thermosetting carbon precursor by polymerization of phloroglucinol and formaldehyde in hydrophilic mesodomains of a thermally decomposable triblock copolymer used as a soft-template. It was shown that the volumes of mesopores and micropores in the resulting carbons can be tuned by varying carbonization temperature of phenolic resins in the range from 400 to 1000 °C followed by the post-synthesis KOH activation at 700 °C. The highly microporous carbons were obtained by KOH activation of phenolic resins pyrolyzed at lower temperature (∼500 °C), while high temperature KOH activation (∼800 °C) afforded microporous carbons with preserved mesoporosity.     

氮掺杂高比表面多孔碳的一步化学活化法制备及其超电容性能

以聚氨酯发泡剂为碳源和氮源,以氢氧化钾为活化剂,采用一步化学活化法制备了具有高比表面积的氮掺杂活性炭。采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、N_2吸附-脱附、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、光电子能谱(XPS)对碳材料的微观形貌、组成、比表面积和孔道结构进行了表征。结果表明,在700℃活化的碳材料FC700具有最高的比表面积(2 740 m~2·g~(-1))和最大的孔容(1.27 cm~3·g~(-1)),这归因于KOH与泡沫的充分相互作用。在以6.0 mol·L~(-1)KOH为电解液的三电极体系中,当电流密度为0.5 A·g~(-1)时,其比电容达到了452 F·g~(-1)。在组装的对称超级电容器中,其比电容达到了344 F·g~(-1),功率密度为247 W·kg~(-1)时对应的能量密度为11.9 Wh·kg~(-1)。在10 000次循环后电容保持率为98.03%,表现出优异的稳定性。FC700的优异电化学性能可能归因于高的比表面积,大的孔体积和氮原子的掺杂。