Relationship Between Soil Boron Adsorption Kinetics and Rape Plant Boron Response

The boron adsorption kinetic experiment in soil by means of a flow displacement technique showed that the kinetic data could be described with some mathematic equations. The average values of the correlation coefficient for zero-order, first-order, parabolic diffusion, Elovich, power function and exponential equations were 0.957, 0.982, 0.981, 0.984, 0.981 and 0.902, respectively. The correlation between adsorbed boron or its other expression form and time were the highest for first-order, parabolic diffusion, Elovich, and power function equations, the second for the zeroorder equation, and the lowest for the exponential equation. The parabolic diffusion equation fitted well the experimental results, with the least standard error among the six kinetic equations, showing that the movement of boron from soil solution to soil colloid surface may be controlled by boron diffusion speed. The boron content of rape seedling obtained from soil cultivation was correlated with the rate constants of the kinetic equations. The constants of first-order, parabolic diffusion,and exponential equations were significantly correlated with the boron content of the crop of NPK treatment at a 95% probability level, with correlation coefficients being 0.686, 0.691 and 0.641, respectively. In the case of zero-order equation, it was significant at 99% probability level (r =0.736). These results showed that the absorption kinetic constants of soil boron were closely related with the rape plant response to boron.

Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of high-boron steel with different ratios of boron and carbon

Boron and carbon contents are the main factors influencing the properties of high-boron steel.In this study,experimental samples with different boron-to-carbon ratios(%B/%C)were prepared.The microstructures of the different samples were observed,and their hardness,bending strength,and impact toughness were investigated.Results show that the main microstructures in the investigated high-boron steel samples are the eutectic Fe_(2)B structure with a fishbone shape and the ternary peritectic Fe_(3)(C,B)structure with a chrysanthemum shape.When the boron content is 2.5wt.%and the carbon content is 0.43wt.%(i.e.,%B/%C=5.82),the overall mechanical properties of the alloy are the best.The alloy's hardness,bending strength and impact toughness reach their maximums,which are 67.3 HRC,1,267.36 MPa and 6.19 J·cm^(-2),respectively.The optimized alloy is compared with conventional materials exhibiting excellent wear resistance(namely,high-manganese steel and high-chromium cast iron)through two-body and three-body abrasion tests.The wear resistance of this high-boron steelinvestigated in this work is found to be superior to those of the more common materials.

Influence of Boron Content in Iron Oxide on Performance of Mn-Zn Ferrites

The ferrites of PC30 （Mn-Zn ferrites） were prepared by using a dry processing route. The effect of Mn-Zn ferrites doped with H3BO3 was investigated on the basis of microstructure analysis. The results of the samples doped with H3BO3 less than 5 × 10^-5 showed that the doping had no significant effect on power loss, initial permeability, fine grain microstructure, and density of Mn-Zn ferrites. With the further increase in H3BO3 doping （up to 1 × 10 ^-4 ）, the microstructure of Mn-Zn ferrites is in the critical state between fine grain and ＂sandwich＂, and the initial permeability and density of Mn-Zn ferrites begin falling quickly; the increased H3BO3 doping also results in deteriorated power loss properties. Thus, the control of the boron content in iron oxide is of utmost importance for the quality of Mn-Zn ferrites in producing process.

Synthesis and Characterization of Carborane Bisphenol Resol Phenolic Resins with Ultrahigh Char Yield

Two carborane-containing resol phenolic resins（P1 and P2） with high boron content were synthesized via the reaction of carborane bisphenols（1 and 2） with formaldehyde in the presence of alkaline. HRMS results indicate that P1 is mainly composed of hydroxymethylated o-carborane bisphenols, the Mw of which was restrained around 500 due to the strong steric hindrance of o-carborane bisphenol. In contrast, the molecular weight of P2 was well regulated under various reaction conditions. The obtained resins were characterized with spectroscopic techniques including FTIR, 1H-NMR, ^13C-NMR, and 11B-NMR, which gave satisfactory results. TGA studies show that P2 shows char yield of 88.9% and 92.9% at 900 ℃ under nitrogen and air respectively. The imported carborane cage endows phenolic resin with ultrahigh char yield. Particularly, the char yield of the obtained carborane-containing phenolic resin under air is higher than that under nitrogen. FTIR and XRD confirm that the carborane cage could react with oxygen to form B2O3 at elevated temperatures, which postpones the thermal decomposition of phenolic resin and accounts for the high char yield.