Oxyreactive thermal analysis

The paper presents the applicability of Oxyreactive Thermal Analysis (OTA) for the investigation of different kinds of carbon matter. For comparative reasons and more precise interpretation, along with OTA some physico-chemical properties of analyzed materials were used as the methods commonly applied for the investigations. The carbon materials of both natural (anthracites, graphite and diamonds) and synthetic origin (active carbon, glass carbon, expanded graphite, soot and synthetic diamonds) were investigated. It was stated that there is close relationship between structure parameters and physico-chemical properties and the thermal reactivity within the investigated groups of carbon matters. The results show that OTA can be accepted as a good investigative way for such materials. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Catalytic conversions of chloroolefins over iron oxide nanoparticles 2. Isomerization of dichlorobutenes over iron oxide nanoparticles stabilized on the surface of ultradispersed poly(tetrafluoroethylene)

Nanosized iron oxides stabilized on the surface of ultradispersed poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (UPTFE) granules were synthesized by the thermal destruction of iron formate in boiling bed of UPTFE on the surface of heated mineral oil. The particle size of nanoparticles (∼6 nm) containing 5, 10, and 16 wt.% Fe depends weakly on the temperature of synthesis and iron to polymer ratio. The metal state is determined by the synthesis conditions. The nanoparticles synthesized at 280 °C consist mainly of the Fe₃O₄ and Fe₂O₃ phases. The samples obtained at 320 °C also contain iron(II) oxide. The catalytic properties of the obtained samples were tested in dichlorobutene isomerization. Unlike isomerization on the iron oxide nanoparticles supported on silica gel, reaction over the UPTFE supports proceeds without an induction period. The sample with 10 wt.% Fe containing magnetically ordered γ-Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles possesses the highest catalytic activity. Fast electron exchange between the iron ions in different oxidation states and high defectiveness of the nanoparticles contribute, most likely, to the catalytic activity. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1383–1390, June, 2005.     

炸药爆炸法合成的纳米金刚石粉

综合介绍了用炸药爆炸法合成的金刚石粉的制备方法、性质和结构特点, 以及一些可能的应用途径。着重指出, 这种金刚石粉是由纳米尺寸的颗粒组成的一种金刚石新品种。     

Spectral analysis of the structure of ultradispersed diamonds

The structure of ultradispersed diamonds (UDD) is studied by spectral methods. The presence of diamond crystal phase in the UDD is found based on x-ray analysis and Raman spectra. The Raman spectra also show sp²-and sp³-hybridized carbon. Analysis of IR absorption spectra suggests that the composition of functional groups present in the particles changes during the treatment. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 75, No. 4, pp. 524–528, July–August, 2008.     

Nano-polycrystalline diamond anvils: key devices for XAS at extreme conditions: their use,scientific impact,present status and future needs

ABSTRACT

Nano-polycrystalline diamonds (NPDs) have become fundamental tools for cutting-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) studies at high P/T conditions that opened up new research directions by overcoming previous limitations. Indeed, NPDs yield a continuous and weak X-ray background signal which enables the collection of high-quality XAS data of materials compressed in diamond anvil cells. This is a critical advantage over the classically used single-crystal diamonds that generate strong parasitic signals (glitches) which render the analysis of XAS data in many cases impossible. In this contribution we give an overview of the impact and the scientific opportunities that NPDs opened up for extreme condition XAS spectroscopy at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility and discuss future needs.     

湖南扬子地台砂矿金刚石的红外、拉曼特征及指示意义

产于湖南沅水地区的十颗砂矿金刚石的红外光谱和拉曼光谱的研究结果表明：湖南砂矿金刚石多为I_aAB型,且往往表现为A型氮相对富集;金刚石中的氮含量介于38.30～840.67 μg·g-1之间,且不同金刚石晶体中氮含量差别极大;金刚石在地幔中的存储时间介于0.043～3.315 Ga之间,不同的样品在地幔中的存储时间相差较大,且最长存储时间(3.315 Ga)要大于湘鄂黔桂毗邻区最老岩体的年龄(3.285 Ga);湖南砂矿金刚石在其形成过程中经历过较为显著的环境变化,且菱形十二面体金刚石晶体的形成深度大于八面体金刚石晶体。     

湖南砂矿金刚石中石墨包裹体拉曼光谱原位测定：形成条件及成因指示

石墨是天然金刚石中最常见的包裹体之一,按其形成顺序可分为原生、同生、次生,原生/同生与次生石墨包裹体的存在指示了金刚石形成的环境及形成后可能经历的变化。对湖南沅水流域产出的13粒宝石级-半宝石级砂矿金刚石中的原生/同生石墨包裹体及次生石墨包裹体进行显微激光拉曼光谱的原位测试。测试显示,湖南沅水流域金刚石中原生/同生石墨包裹体与次生石墨包裹体的G带与D带拉曼位移均存在漂移,其中原生/同生石墨包裹体G带的漂移范围为1 591～1 600 cm-1,次生石墨的漂移范围为1 575～1 588 cm-1,显示其形成压力较低,结晶压力变化范围大。原生/同生石墨漂移程度估算出该区域压力范围为4.01～5.88 GPa,估算结果与利用橄榄石包裹体拉曼位移估算的源区压力范围基本一致。该区域内金刚石中原生/同生石墨包裹体的D带拉曼位移在1 350～1 368 cm-1之间,D带与G带的强度比(I_D/I_G值)值位于0.36～0.82之间,具有较低有序度结构/结晶程度与橄榄岩型金刚石的高结晶度石墨明显不同指示该区域部分砂矿来源的金刚石的形成深度较浅,成因与榴辉岩关系更为密切,形成过程极可能曾位于石墨-金刚石稳定域附近。研究结果表明,金刚石石墨包裹体拉曼位移的漂移程度可成为探索金刚石原生源区形成环境的有效方法之一。