Electrorefining of aluminum in urea-imidazole chloride-aluminum chloride ionic liquids

The electrochemical behavior of Al(Ⅲ)in urea-1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride-aluminum chloride(urea-BMIC-AlCl_(3))ionic liquids,and the effect of potential and temperature on the characterization of cathode products,current efficiency and energy consumption of aluminum electrorefining have been investigated.Cyclic voltammetry showed that the electrochemical reduction of Al(Ⅲ)was a one-step three-electron-transfer irreversible reaction,and the electrochemical reaction was controlled by diffusion.The diffusion coefficient of Al(Ⅲ)in urea-BMIC-AlCl_(3)ionic liquids at 313 K was 1.94×10^(−7)cm^(2)/s.The 7075 aluminum alloy was used as an anode for electrorefining,and the cathode products were analyzed by XRD,SEM and EDS.The results from XRD analysis indicated that the main phase of the cathode products was aluminum.The results from SEM and EDS characterization revealed that the cathode product obtained by electrorefining−1.2 V(vs.Al)was dense and uniform,and the mass fraction of aluminum decreased from 99.61%to 99.10%as the experimental temperature increased from 313 K to 333 K.In this work,the optimum experimental conditions were−1.2 V(vs.Al)and 313 K.At this time,the cathode current efficiency was 97.80%,while the energy consumption was 3.72 kW·h/kg.

Construction of a broadband impedance spectrum and synchronous DC voltammetry measurement system for solar cells

The current impedance spectroscopy measurement techniques face difficulties in diagnosing solar cell faults due to issues such as cost,complexity,and accuracy.Therefore,a novel system was developed for precise broadband impedance spectrum measurement of solar cells,which was composed of an oscilloscope,a signal generator,and a sampling resistor.The results demonstrate concurrent accurate measurement of the impedance spectrum(50 Hz-0.1 MHz)and direct current voltametric characteristics.Comparative analysis with Keithley 2450 data yields a global relative error of approximately 6.70%,affirming the accuracy.Among excitation signals(sine,square,triangle,pulse waves),sine wave input yields the most accurate data,with a root mean square error of approximately 13.3016 and a global relative error of approximately 4.25%compared to theoretical data.Elevating reference resistance expands the half circle in the impedance spectrum.Proximity of reference resistance to that of the solar cell enhances the accuracy by mitigating line resistance influence.Measurement error is lower in high-frequency regions due to a higher signal-to-noise ratio.

Electrochemical behavior of Fe(Ⅲ)in Na_(2)SiO_(3)-SiO_(2)-Fe_(2)O_(3)molten salt

The high-temperature requirement for liquid iron smelting via molten oxide electrolysis presents significant challenges.This study investigates the electrochemical reduction of Fe(Ⅲ)in a novel low-temperature electrolyte,Na_(2)SiO_(3)-SiO_(2)-Fe_(2)O_(3),utilizing cyclic voltammetry and square wave voltammetry techniques.The results show that Fe(Ⅲ)reduction occurs in two steps:Fe(Ⅲ)+e^(−)→Fe(Ⅱ),Fe(Ⅱ)+2e^(−)→Fe,and that the redox process of Fe(Ⅲ)/Fe(Ⅱ)at the tungsten electrode is an irreversible reaction controlled by diffusion.The diffusion coefficients of Fe(Ⅲ)in the molten Na_(2)SiO_(3)-SiO_(2)-Fe_(2)O_(3)in the temperature range of 1248–1278 K are between 1.86×10^(−6)cm^(2)/s and 1.58×10^(−4)cm^(2)/s.The diffusion activation energy of Fe(Ⅲ)in the molten salt is 1825.41 kJ/mol.As confirmed by XRD analysis,potentiostatic electrolysis at−0.857 V(vs.O_(2)/O_(complex)^(2-))for 6 h produces metallic iron on the cathode.

Electrochemical behavior of Pb(Ⅱ) in LiCl-KCl-MgCl_2-PbCl_2 melts on Mo electrode

Cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry were used to study the reaction mechanism of Pb（Ⅱ） and the co-deposition of Pb,Mg and Li on molybdenum electrodes in LiCl-KCl-PbCl2-MgCl2 melts.The diffusion coefficient of lead ions in the melts was determined by different electrochemical techniques.The results obtained by cyclic voltammetry and chronopotentiometry indicated that the underpotential deposition of lithium on pre-deposited Pb leads to the formation of a liquid Li-Pb alloy,and the Mg-Li-Pb alloys are formed after the addition of MgCl2.X-ray diffraction confirmed that in the Mg-Li-Pb alloy,PbLi3,Mg2Pb and Li7Pb2 phases exist by galvanostatic electrolysis at 6.21 A/cm2 for 2 h at 873 K and the phases can be controlled by changing the concentration of PbCl2 and MgCl2.

汉成纪县治考

成纪是见于史籍较早的一个古地名,传说它由伏羲之母华胥怀胎十二年生伏羲而得名。秦安属古成纪的中心地带,西汉王朝在成纪的中心地带设置了成纪县,县治今秦安县城北三十里之"小坑川"。从各类史籍的记载,从实地调查考证和发现的古城址来看,《旧唐书》记载的"成纪,汉县,旧治小坑川"就是今秦安县城北三十里之安伏川。

Electrochemical behavior of galena and jamesonite flotation in high alkaline pulp

In order to effectively separate galena and jamesonite and improve the recovery during the mixing flotation, the interaction mechanisms between the minerals and the collector of diethyl dithiocarbamate （DDTC） were investigated. Single mineral flotation test was organized to research the effect of pulp pH value on the flotation behavior of galena and jamesonite. Electrochemistry property of the interaction of these two minerals with DDTC was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and Tafel tests. Flotation test shows that the recovery of jamesonite in high alkaline pulp is strongly depressed by lime （Ca（OH）2）. The cyclic voltammetry and Tafel tests results show that the interaction between galena and DDTC is an electrochemical process. High pH value has little influence on the interaction between galena and DDTC, while it has great effect on jamesonite due to self-oxidation and specific adsorption of OH^- and CaOH^＋ on jamesonite surface. Non-electroactive hydroxyl compound and low-electroconductive calcium compounds cover the surface of jamesonite, which impedes electron transfer and DDTC adsorption, thus leads to very low floatability of jamesonite.

On-line detection of Cu(II) in bioleaching system by anodic stripping differential pulse voltammetry

On-line Cu （II） ion concentration detection in bioleaching system was achieved by anodic stripping differential pulse voltammetry （ASDPV）. Good linearity between Cu （II） concentration and oxidation peak current was obtained when Cu （II） existed in 0K media in the concentration range of 1μmol/L （64μg/L） to 1 mmol/L （64 mg/L）. Moreover, when 0.2 mol/L KCl was added into this media, the linear detection range could be extended from 1 mmol/L to 100 mmol/L （6.4 g/L）. The reduction of Cu （II） to metallic copper was shown to proceed as two successive single-electron transfer reactions involving an intermediate chemical step where the cuprous ion （Cu＋） was complexed by chloride to form the dichlorocuprous anion （CuCl-）. In addition, interference effect was also investigated when Fe3＋existed in the media, which was the common situation in the copper bioleaching system. The results showed no interference effect once the concentration of Fe3＋was less than 100 mmol/L （5.6 g/L）.

Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Saccharides at MoOx/AuNPs Modified Electrode Towards Analytical Application

The MoOx/AuNPs composite film modified glassy carbon electrode was fabricated by electro-depositing simultaneously gold nanoparticles and molybdenum oxides using cyclic voltammetry. The morphology and topography of the MoOx/AuNPs composite were char-acterized by scan electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy respectively, and the electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose at the MoOx/AuNPs composite film was inves-tigated and analyzed in detail. It was shown that the MoOx/AuNPs composite was of strong electrocatalytic activity towards oxidation of glucose as well as other saccharides, so that an attempt was made for direct voltammetric determination of glucose. Then the positive scan polarization reverse catalytic voltammetry was proposed for the first time. Based on this method, the pure oxidation current was extracted by subtraction of the blank current in the reverse scan. The current sensitivity was enhanced tremendously and the signal to noise ra-tio was improved adequately. The electrocatalytic oxidation of glucose at the MoOx/AuNPs modified electrode was performed in alkaline medium, a wide linear range from 0.01 mmol/L to 4.0 mmol/L of glucose, a higher current sensitivity of 2.35 mA/（mmol/L·cm2）, and a lower limit of detection of 9.01 μmol/L （at signal/noise=3） were achieved. In addition, the electrocatalytic oxidation of other saccharides such as lactose, fructose and sucrose was also evaluated.

Lead electrodeposition from alkaline solutions containing xylitol

The electrodeposition of lead in alkaline solutions containing xylitol （1, 2, 3, 4, 5-pentahydroxypentane） was studied. The lead electrodeposition and the chemical stability of xylitol in alkaline solutions were investigated by cyclic voltammetry. Apparent activation energy, apparent transfer coefficient and exchange current density were obtained by linear sweep voltammetry. Initial stages of lead electrocrystallization were determined by chronoamperometry. Voltammograms of a AISI 316 stainless steel electrode in xylitol solution exhibit no current in the potential range of-1.3 V to 0.75 V （vs Hg/HgO）, implying that xylitol is stable to oxidation and reduction. The apparent activation energy, apparent transfer coefficient and exchange current density were calculated to be 35.15 kJ/mol, 1.56 and 9.65x10^-5 A/m^2. Analysis of the chronoamperometric responses implies three-dimensional growth of nuclei, with the type of nucleation depending on overpotential.

Determination of trace amount of antimony (Ⅲ) by adsorption voltammetry on carbon paste electrode

A sensitive method is described for the determination of trace antimony based on the antimony-bromopyrogallol red (BPR) adsorption at a carbon paste electrode (CPE). Three steps were involved in the overall analysis: preconcentration,reduction and stripping. Optimal conditions were found to be an electrode containing 25% paraffin oil and 75% high purity graphite powder as working electrode;a 0.10 mol/L HCl solution containing 40 μmol/L BPR as accumulation medium;a 0.20 mol/L HCl solution as reduction and stripping electrolyte;accumulation time,150 s;reduction potential and time,-0.50 V,60 s;scan range from -0.50 to 0.20 V. Interferences by other ions were studied as well. The detection limit was found to be 0.5 nmol/L for 150 s preconcentration. The linear range was from 1.0 nmol/L to 0.50 μmol/L. Application of the proposed method to the determination of antimony in water and human hair samples gave good results.

Direct Synthesis of High Purity Silicon Wires by Electrorefining in Molten KF-NaF Eutectic

The electrochemical synthesis silicon wires by electrorefining metallurgical grade silicon in thermally dried and pre-electrolyzed molten KF-NaF eutectic were studied at temperatures 800-900 ℃ using cyclic voltammetry and ac impedance. One oxidation peak at -0.14 V could be attributed to the reaction of Si to Si4＋. A cathodic peak occurred at -0.56 V in the cyclic voltammogram and one response semicircle in the ac impedance spectrum was observed, supporting a one-step electrochemical reduction process of Si4＋-→Si. The electrochemical reaction of silicon was controlled by the diffusion process. The purity of electrorefined silicon wires was up to 99.999% by ICP-MS analysis.

Electrodeposition of Sb(Ⅲ) in alkaline solutions containing xylitol

The electrodeposition of antimony in alkaline solutions containing xylitol was investigated using cyclic voltammetry,linear sweep voltammetry and chronoamperometry.The antimony electrodeposition and the chemical stability of xylitol in alkaline solutions were studied by cyclic voltammetric technique.Apparent activation energy,apparent transfer coefficient and exchange current density were obtained by linear sweep voltammetric technique.Initial stages of antimony electrocrystallization were determined by chronoamperometry.Xylitol in alkaline solutions exhibits high chemical stability and there is no redox in solutions when the potential ranges from-1.20 V to ＋0.60 V（vs Hg/HgO）.There is no other redox reaction but hydrolysis occurring on stainless steel in the potential range of-1.75 V to 1.25 V（vs Hg/HgO） while the xylitol decomposition maybe take place on antimony electrode when potential is more negative than-1.70 V（vs Hg/HgO）.Cyclic voltammograms with different scan rates indicate that the antimony electrodeposition process is an electrocrystallization which is a completely irreversible electrode process.The apparent activation energy,apparent transfer coefficient and exchange current density were calculated to be 46.33 kJ/mol,0.64 and 4.40×10-6 A/m2,respectively.The analyses of the chronoamperometric responses support the view of a three-dimensional growth under progressive nucleation.The average diffusion coefficient of antimony was calculated to be 1.53×10-6 cm2/s.

成纪城古址及其周围环境考

相传成纪为伏羲氏出生之地，两汉置成纪县。成纪城遗址位于甘肃省静宁县治平乡东南9公里处的刘河村．唐开元二十二年（734）因地震移到秦安县显亲川，宋时移治所到天水市，明朝废成纪。对于成纪城的位置，因文献记载不同，历来争议较大。笔者从文献资料、古城遗址及周围墓葬和地理环境三方面来证实汉朝至唐朝的成纪县治所在今静宁县。

Growth and crystallization behaviors of anodic oxide films on sputter-deposited titanium at very low potentials

Growth and crystallization of titanium anodized films were studied by performing the anodization of the sputter-deposited titanium samples under cyclic voltammetry （CV） mode at very low potentials. The surface features, crystalline behaviors and chemical compositions of the formed anodic oxide layers were detected by AFM, SE and XPS. It was found that the structure of the titanium anodized films is crystalline, even though the maximum oxidation potential （（Pmax） is very low （as low as 1000 mY）. Both enlarging the applied voltage and reducing the potential scanning rate are beneficial for the growth and crystallization of titanium oxide films. It was thought that the internal compressive stress, other than the local joule heating accepted for many researchers, is the main force of stimulating the crystallization of anodic titanium oxide films at very low potentials.

Electrochemical behavior and cyclic fading mechanism of LiNi_(0.5) Mn_(0.5) O_2 electrode in LiNO_3 electrolyte

Electrochemical behavior of layered LiNi0.5Mn0.5O2 in LiNO3 aqueous solution and its cyclic fading mechanism in electrolytes with different pH values were investigated. CV results show that LiNi0.5Mn0.5O2 has good electrochemical reversible behaviors in 5 mol/L LiNO3 solution. Meanwhile, the electrode in 5 mol/L LiNO3 with pH value of 12 demonstrates the best electrochemical stability. Based on the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS）, X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM） results, it is proposed that suppressed charge-transfer resistance is the major reason, which is probably ascribed to the more stable electrode surface and less structure change.

Electrochemical behavior of Li incorporation in Al in LiTFSI/KTf molten salt electrolyte

The electrochemical behavior of lithium incorporated in aluminum electrode in LiTFSI/KTf （lithium bis （trifluoromethylsulfonyl） amide/CF3SO3K） molten salt electrolyte was studied by a variety of electrochemical techniques including cyclic voltammetry, chronopotentiometry and chronoamperometry. The reduction reaction is found involving a nucleation process on the aluminum electrode. The results of chronopotentiometry indicate that the process of lithium incorporation in aluminum is smooth and uniform. The galvanostatic cycle experiments show that the coulombic efficiency is very low in the first cycle, which is mainly due to the ＂retention capacity＂ of Li-Al alloys. This characteristic is testified by the results of XRD and SEM. The results of chronoamperometry indicate that the incorporation of lithium into aluminum for the formation of a-phase Li-Al alloy is limited by its diffusion rate, with a measured diffusion coefficient of 1.8× 10^-10 cm2/s.

Interaction between Mitomycin C and DNA at Paraffined Graphite Electrode

Aim To investigate the electrochemical behaviors of Mitomycin C （MC） and its interaction with calf thymus DNA （ctDNA）. Methods The cyclic vohammetry （CV） was carried out at a paraffined graphite electrode. Results MC showed a well-defined oxidation-reduction peak. As a result of reaction with ctDNA, the peak current of MC decreased apparently. According to corresponding electrochemical equations, the diffusion coefficient of both free and MC-DNA complex have been determined, and the heterogeneous rate constants were also obtained simultaneously. Conclusion The solid paraffined graphite electrode could be used to estimate parameters of the interaction between DNA and MC, and provide the convenient and sensitive analysis.

Effects of MK-801 and Schizandrol A on DA/DOPAC Measured by Voltammetry in Ischemic Rat Striatum

The time course of changes in the levels of extracellular DA/DOPAC in rat striatum during brain ischemia and reperfusion was measured by the method ofin vivo differential normal pulse voltammetry(DNPV).Acute cerebral ischemia of rats was pro- duced by four—vessel occlusion.The effects of(+)MK-801 and schizandrol A on the change of DA/DOPAC were investigated.The results showed that the DA/DOPAC peak in- creased markedly during 6 min of ischemia and,after reperfusion,the peak height decreased gradually.Both(+)-MK-801 and schizandrol A significantly inhibited the DA release after ischemia jn the striatum.

Nonlinear Current-Voltage Characteristics and Electroluminescence of cBN Crystal

The current-voltage（I-V） characteristics of cBN crystal sandwiched between two metallic electrodes are measured and found to be nonlinear. Over 20 samples are measured at room temperature with various electrodes, and the resulting curves are all similar in shape. When a voltage of about 560V is applied to the cBN crystal, the emitted light is visible to the naked eye in a dark room. We explain these phenomena by the space charge limited current and the electronic transition between the X and Г valleys of the conduction band.

长岭村“干部值了班,啥事不犯难”

江西上犹县紫阳乡长岭村委会，贯彻村委会组织法，建立和实行了村委会干部轮流值班制度，为村民群众当家理事，较好地扭转了村委会的瘫痪状态，有力地促进了村委会建设，推动了各项工作发展。