Al2O3-CeO2 supports containing 1-10 wt%Ce were prepared mechanochemically by milling aluminum and/or cerium nitrates with NH4HCO3.Heteropolymolybdate,（NH4）4NiMo6O（24）,was used as the precursor of the Ni and Mo to ...Al2O3-CeO2 supports containing 1-10 wt%Ce were prepared mechanochemically by milling aluminum and/or cerium nitrates with NH4HCO3.Heteropolymolybdate,（NH4）4NiMo6O（24）,was used as the precursor of the Ni and Mo to prepare NiMo6/Al2O3-CeO2 components in catalysts by impregnation method.The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were determined using chemical analysis,X-ray diffraction,temperature-programmed H2 reduction,temperature-programmed NH3 desorption,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）,and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method.The catalyst acidity decreased with increasing Ce concentration in the support.XPS showed that the NiS/MoS ratio decreased two-fold for the Ce-modified alumina support.NiMo6/Al2O3,which had the highest acidity,showed the highest activity in hydrodesulfurization of 1-benzothiophene（normalized per weight of catalyst）.The concentration of surface MoOxSy species（which is equal to the concentration of Mo^（5＋）） gradually decreased to zero for catalysts with Ce concentrations 10 wt%.However,the activities of all the catalysts prepared mechanochemically from Al2O3 and Al2O3-CeO2supports significantly exceeded that of a reference NiMo6/Al2O3 catalyst prepared by impregnation method using the same precursor and with the same composition.展开更多
The non-isothermal kinetics of mechanochemical reduction of Ag2O with graphite was studied by DSC and TGA with a model of fitting Malek approach and a model-free advanced isoconversional method of Vyazovkin. To evalua...The non-isothermal kinetics of mechanochemical reduction of Ag2O with graphite was studied by DSC and TGA with a model of fitting Malek approach and a model-free advanced isoconversional method of Vyazovkin. To evaluate the kinetics parameters, Ag2O–graphite mixture of as-received and milled for 2 and 4 h samples were selected. Based on the results obtained by Vyazovkin method calculation, however, the difference between the maximum and minimum values of activation energy is less than 20%-30%of the average activation energy （（99.38±2.36） kJ/mol） and thermal decomposition of mechanically activated Ag2O for 2 h is a multi-step process. Moreover, the thermal decomposition of mechanically activated Ag2O–graphite powder activated for 4 h is a single-step process （the average activation energy=（93.68±2.26） kJ/mol）. The kinetics modeling shows that the complexity of thermal decomposition of as-received Ag2O–graphite mixture is higher than that of the others. While, the autocatalytic tendency of as-received Ag2O–graphite mixture is lower than that of the others.展开更多
The fabrication of high strength Al 7068？5%TiC （mass fraction） nanocomposite was studied by mechanical alloying and hot pressing routes. Considering densification importance and grain growth effects, hot pressing p...The fabrication of high strength Al 7068？5%TiC （mass fraction） nanocomposite was studied by mechanical alloying and hot pressing routes. Considering densification importance and grain growth effects, hot pressing process conditions for producing bulk nanocomposite were optimized using statistical Taguchi method based on compressive strength achievement. The Taguchi results indicate that 30 min hot pressing under pressure of 500 MPa at 385 °C provides high compressive strength and hardness of 938 MPa and HV 265, respectively. More interestingly, analysis of variance proves that the applied pressure is the most influential factor for hot pressing of the nanocomposite. The contribution percentages of factors in hot pressing terms are as follows： applied pressure （61.3%）, exposed temperature （29.53%） and dwelling hot pressing time （4.49%）.展开更多
The mixture of CaHPO 4·2H 2O and CaCO 3 was ground in an aqueous system under appropriate conditions to investigate the mechanochemical reaction for the synthesis of crystalline hydroxyapatite (HA) powder. Hyd...The mixture of CaHPO 4·2H 2O and CaCO 3 was ground in an aqueous system under appropriate conditions to investigate the mechanochemical reaction for the synthesis of crystalline hydroxyapatite (HA) powder. Hydroxyapatite of high crystallinity powder including trace Ca 10 (PO 4) 6CO 3(OH) and Ca 9HPO 4(PO 4) 6OH can be synthesized by mechanical activation without further thermal treatment at a high temperature. The synthesis reaction during the grinding process was almost completed within 1h. The as-ground powder exhibits a particle distribution of 20-100nm in size with a spherical or rodlike morphology. The composition and degree of crystallinity of the mechanochemical synthesized hydroxyapatite powders were coincident with the cement-type hydroxyapatite.展开更多
Functionalizing and patterning of the silicon surface can be realized simultaneously by the chemomechanical method. The oxide-coated crystalline silicon （100） surface is scratched with a diamond tool in the presence...Functionalizing and patterning of the silicon surface can be realized simultaneously by the chemomechanical method. The oxide-coated crystalline silicon （100） surface is scratched with a diamond tool in the presence of aryldiazonium salt （C6H5N2BF4）. Scratching activates the silicon surface by removing the passivation oxide layer to expose fresh Si atoms. The sur- face morphologies before and after chemomechanical reaction are characterized with atomic force microscopy. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy confirms the presence of C6H5 and provides evidence for the formation of self-assembled monolayer （SAM） on silicon surface via Si-C covalent bonds by scratching the silicon in the presence of C6H5N2BF4. C6H5 groups further bond with surface Si atoms via Si-C covalent bonds as confirmed from infrared spectroscopy results. We propose that chemomechanical reaction, which occurred during scratching the silicon surface, produce C6H5 groups from aryldiazonium salt. The relevant adhesion of SAM is measured. It is found that SAM can reduce the adhesion of silicon. The monolayer can be used as anti-adhesion monolayer for micro/nanoelectromechanical systems components under different environments and operating conditions.展开更多
The MgNi26 alloy was prepared by three different methods of gravity casting (GC), mechanical alloying (MA) and rapid solidification (RS). All samples were electrochemically hydrided in a 6 mol/L KOH solution at 80 ...The MgNi26 alloy was prepared by three different methods of gravity casting (GC), mechanical alloying (MA) and rapid solidification (RS). All samples were electrochemically hydrided in a 6 mol/L KOH solution at 80 °C for 240 min. The structures and phase compositions of the alloys were studied using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry and X-ray diffraction. A temperature-programmed desorption technique was used to measure the absorbed hydrogen and study the dehydriding process. The content of hydrogen absorbed by the MgNi26-MA (approximately 1.3%, mass fraction) was 30 times higher than that of the MgNi26-GC. The MgNi26-RS sample absorbed only 0.1% of hydrogen. The lowest temperature for hydrogen evolution was exhibited by the MgNi26-MA. Compared with pure commercial MgH2, the decomposition temperature was reduced by more than 200 °C. The favourable phase and structural composition of the MgNi26-MA sample were the reasons for the best hydriding and dehydriding properties.展开更多
The labor market requires, increasingly, an updated and more professional preparation, mainly due to the rapid pace of scientific technical advancement means in the industry. From this point, it is important to encour...The labor market requires, increasingly, an updated and more professional preparation, mainly due to the rapid pace of scientific technical advancement means in the industry. From this point, it is important to encourage the development of the basic techniques of control systems, electronics and communication in order to produce knowledge in the mechatronic field and so apply them to industry. Considering the relevance of this subject, the students of Federal University of Para-Campus Tucumi through the Research Group of Electrical and Mechanical Systems apply their knowledge in multidisciplinary engineering fields in order to generate knowledge from creative techniques using low cost materials, together with the encouragement of social and environmental responsibility which is very important nowadays. At the same time, targeting the needs of the labor market, this work aims to foster in students the skills and requirements through team projects and innovative methods. Therefore, this paper presents a mechanical manipulator, where their operating characteristics are based on industrial robots in the literature, powered by DC （direct current） motors and fully developed from reusable materials. By adding a developed control from the Arduino, prototyping platform with an electronic strategic offers through the internet the long-distance control convenience.展开更多
We report an electrochemically assisted mechanically controllable break junction （EC-MCBJ） approach to investigating single molecule conductance. Electrode pairs connected with a gold nanobridge were fabricated by e...We report an electrochemically assisted mechanically controllable break junction （EC-MCBJ） approach to investigating single molecule conductance. Electrode pairs connected with a gold nanobridge were fabricated by electrochemical deposition and then mounted on a homebuilt MCBJ platform. A large number of Au- molecule-Au junctions were produced sequentially by repeated breaking and reconnecting of the gold nanobridge. In order to measure their single molecule conductance, statistical conductance histograms were generated for benzene-l,4-dithiol （BDT） and 4,4＇-bipyridine （BPY）. The values extracted from these histograms were found to be in the same range as values previously reported in the literature. Our method is distinct from the ones used to acquire these previously reported literature values, however, in that it is faster, simpler, more cost-effective, and changing the electrode material is more convenient.展开更多
基金Czech Science Foundation(Project P106/11/0902) for financial support
文摘Al2O3-CeO2 supports containing 1-10 wt%Ce were prepared mechanochemically by milling aluminum and/or cerium nitrates with NH4HCO3.Heteropolymolybdate,（NH4）4NiMo6O（24）,was used as the precursor of the Ni and Mo to prepare NiMo6/Al2O3-CeO2 components in catalysts by impregnation method.The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were determined using chemical analysis,X-ray diffraction,temperature-programmed H2 reduction,temperature-programmed NH3 desorption,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）,and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method.The catalyst acidity decreased with increasing Ce concentration in the support.XPS showed that the NiS/MoS ratio decreased two-fold for the Ce-modified alumina support.NiMo6/Al2O3,which had the highest acidity,showed the highest activity in hydrodesulfurization of 1-benzothiophene（normalized per weight of catalyst）.The concentration of surface MoOxSy species（which is equal to the concentration of Mo^（5＋）） gradually decreased to zero for catalysts with Ce concentrations 10 wt%.However,the activities of all the catalysts prepared mechanochemically from Al2O3 and Al2O3-CeO2supports significantly exceeded that of a reference NiMo6/Al2O3 catalyst prepared by impregnation method using the same precursor and with the same composition.
文摘The non-isothermal kinetics of mechanochemical reduction of Ag2O with graphite was studied by DSC and TGA with a model of fitting Malek approach and a model-free advanced isoconversional method of Vyazovkin. To evaluate the kinetics parameters, Ag2O–graphite mixture of as-received and milled for 2 and 4 h samples were selected. Based on the results obtained by Vyazovkin method calculation, however, the difference between the maximum and minimum values of activation energy is less than 20%-30%of the average activation energy （（99.38±2.36） kJ/mol） and thermal decomposition of mechanically activated Ag2O for 2 h is a multi-step process. Moreover, the thermal decomposition of mechanically activated Ag2O–graphite powder activated for 4 h is a single-step process （the average activation energy=（93.68±2.26） kJ/mol）. The kinetics modeling shows that the complexity of thermal decomposition of as-received Ag2O–graphite mixture is higher than that of the others. While, the autocatalytic tendency of as-received Ag2O–graphite mixture is lower than that of the others.
文摘The fabrication of high strength Al 7068？5%TiC （mass fraction） nanocomposite was studied by mechanical alloying and hot pressing routes. Considering densification importance and grain growth effects, hot pressing process conditions for producing bulk nanocomposite were optimized using statistical Taguchi method based on compressive strength achievement. The Taguchi results indicate that 30 min hot pressing under pressure of 500 MPa at 385 °C provides high compressive strength and hardness of 938 MPa and HV 265, respectively. More interestingly, analysis of variance proves that the applied pressure is the most influential factor for hot pressing of the nanocomposite. The contribution percentages of factors in hot pressing terms are as follows： applied pressure （61.3%）, exposed temperature （29.53%） and dwelling hot pressing time （4.49%）.
文摘The mixture of CaHPO 4·2H 2O and CaCO 3 was ground in an aqueous system under appropriate conditions to investigate the mechanochemical reaction for the synthesis of crystalline hydroxyapatite (HA) powder. Hydroxyapatite of high crystallinity powder including trace Ca 10 (PO 4) 6CO 3(OH) and Ca 9HPO 4(PO 4) 6OH can be synthesized by mechanical activation without further thermal treatment at a high temperature. The synthesis reaction during the grinding process was almost completed within 1h. The as-ground powder exhibits a particle distribution of 20-100nm in size with a spherical or rodlike morphology. The composition and degree of crystallinity of the mechanochemical synthesized hydroxyapatite powders were coincident with the cement-type hydroxyapatite.
基金We thank Prof. Yang Gan of Harbin Institute of Technology, and Prof. Fu-long Yuan of Heilongjiang University for the help in the experiments. This work was supported by the Center for Precision Engineering of Harbin Institute of Technology, the Youth the Colleges and Universities in Heilongjiang Province in 2010 （No.1155G54）, the Training Fund Project of Jiamusi University （No.RC2009-037）, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.51105174）.
文摘Functionalizing and patterning of the silicon surface can be realized simultaneously by the chemomechanical method. The oxide-coated crystalline silicon （100） surface is scratched with a diamond tool in the presence of aryldiazonium salt （C6H5N2BF4）. Scratching activates the silicon surface by removing the passivation oxide layer to expose fresh Si atoms. The sur- face morphologies before and after chemomechanical reaction are characterized with atomic force microscopy. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectroscopy confirms the presence of C6H5 and provides evidence for the formation of self-assembled monolayer （SAM） on silicon surface via Si-C covalent bonds by scratching the silicon in the presence of C6H5N2BF4. C6H5 groups further bond with surface Si atoms via Si-C covalent bonds as confirmed from infrared spectroscopy results. We propose that chemomechanical reaction, which occurred during scratching the silicon surface, produce C6H5 groups from aryldiazonium salt. The relevant adhesion of SAM is measured. It is found that SAM can reduce the adhesion of silicon. The monolayer can be used as anti-adhesion monolayer for micro/nanoelectromechanical systems components under different environments and operating conditions.
基金the Czech Science Foundation (project No. P108/12/G043) for the financial support of this research
文摘The MgNi26 alloy was prepared by three different methods of gravity casting (GC), mechanical alloying (MA) and rapid solidification (RS). All samples were electrochemically hydrided in a 6 mol/L KOH solution at 80 °C for 240 min. The structures and phase compositions of the alloys were studied using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry and X-ray diffraction. A temperature-programmed desorption technique was used to measure the absorbed hydrogen and study the dehydriding process. The content of hydrogen absorbed by the MgNi26-MA (approximately 1.3%, mass fraction) was 30 times higher than that of the MgNi26-GC. The MgNi26-RS sample absorbed only 0.1% of hydrogen. The lowest temperature for hydrogen evolution was exhibited by the MgNi26-MA. Compared with pure commercial MgH2, the decomposition temperature was reduced by more than 200 °C. The favourable phase and structural composition of the MgNi26-MA sample were the reasons for the best hydriding and dehydriding properties.
文摘The labor market requires, increasingly, an updated and more professional preparation, mainly due to the rapid pace of scientific technical advancement means in the industry. From this point, it is important to encourage the development of the basic techniques of control systems, electronics and communication in order to produce knowledge in the mechatronic field and so apply them to industry. Considering the relevance of this subject, the students of Federal University of Para-Campus Tucumi through the Research Group of Electrical and Mechanical Systems apply their knowledge in multidisciplinary engineering fields in order to generate knowledge from creative techniques using low cost materials, together with the encouragement of social and environmental responsibility which is very important nowadays. At the same time, targeting the needs of the labor market, this work aims to foster in students the skills and requirements through team projects and innovative methods. Therefore, this paper presents a mechanical manipulator, where their operating characteristics are based on industrial robots in the literature, powered by DC （direct current） motors and fully developed from reusable materials. By adding a developed control from the Arduino, prototyping platform with an electronic strategic offers through the internet the long-distance control convenience.
文摘We report an electrochemically assisted mechanically controllable break junction （EC-MCBJ） approach to investigating single molecule conductance. Electrode pairs connected with a gold nanobridge were fabricated by electrochemical deposition and then mounted on a homebuilt MCBJ platform. A large number of Au- molecule-Au junctions were produced sequentially by repeated breaking and reconnecting of the gold nanobridge. In order to measure their single molecule conductance, statistical conductance histograms were generated for benzene-l,4-dithiol （BDT） and 4,4＇-bipyridine （BPY）. The values extracted from these histograms were found to be in the same range as values previously reported in the literature. Our method is distinct from the ones used to acquire these previously reported literature values, however, in that it is faster, simpler, more cost-effective, and changing the electrode material is more convenient.
