The thermal decomposition process of (NH4)3AlF6 was studied by DTA-TGA method and the related thermodynamic data were obtained. The results show that AlF3 is obtained after three-step decomposition reaction of (NH4...The thermal decomposition process of (NH4)3AlF6 was studied by DTA-TGA method and the related thermodynamic data were obtained. The results show that AlF3 is obtained after three-step decomposition reaction of (NH4)3AlF6, and the solid products of the first two decomposition reactions are NH4AlF4 and AlF3(NH4F)0.69, respectively. The three reactions occur at 194.9, 222.5 and 258.4 ℃, respectively. Gibbs free energy changes of pertinent materials at the reaction temperatures were calculated. Enthalpy and entropy changes of the three reactions were analyzed by DSC method. Anhydrous aluminum fluoride was prepared. The XRD analysis and mass loss calculation show that AlF3 with high purity can be obtained by heating (NH4)3AlF6 at 400 ℃ for 3 h.展开更多
The thermal decomposition kinetics of high iron gibbsite ore was investigated under non-isothermal conditions.Popescu method was applied to analyzing the thermal decomposition mechanism.The results show that the most ...The thermal decomposition kinetics of high iron gibbsite ore was investigated under non-isothermal conditions.Popescu method was applied to analyzing the thermal decomposition mechanism.The results show that the most probable thermal decomposition mechanism is the three-dimensional diffusion model of Jander equation,and the mechanism code is D3.The activation energy and pre-exponential factor for thermal decomposition of high iron gibbsite ore calculated by the Popescu method are 75.36 kJ/mol and 1.51×10-5 s-(-1),respectively.The correctness of the obtained mechanism function is validated by the activation energy acquired by the iso-conversional method.Popescu method is a rational and reliable method for the analysis of the thermal decomposition mechanism of high iron gibbsite ore.展开更多
Solar‐driven thermochemical water splitting represents one efficient route to the generation of H2as a clean and renewable fuel.Due to their outstanding catalytic abilities and promising solar fuel production capacit...Solar‐driven thermochemical water splitting represents one efficient route to the generation of H2as a clean and renewable fuel.Due to their outstanding catalytic abilities and promising solar fuel production capacities,perovskite‐type redox catalysts have attracted significant attention in this regard.In the present study,the perovskite series La1‐xCaxMn1‐yAlyO3(x,y=0.2,0.4,0.6,or0.8)was fabricated using a modified Pechini method and comprehensively investigated to determine the applicability of these materials to solar H2production via two‐step thermochemical water splitting.The thermochemical redox behaviors of these perovskites were optimized by doping at either the A(Ca)or B(Al)sites over a broad range of substitution values,from0.2to0.8.Through this doping,a highly efficient perovskite(La0.6Ca0.4Mn0.6Al0.4O3)was developed,which yielded a remarkable H2production rate of429μmol/g during two‐step thermochemical H2O splitting,going between1400and1000°C.Moreover,the performance of the optimized perovskite was found to be eight times higher than that of the benchmark catalyst CeO2under the same experimental conditions.Furthermore,these perovskites also showed impressive catalytic stability during two‐step thermochemical cycling tests.These newly developed La1‐xCaxMn1‐yAlyO3redox catalysts appear to have great potential for future practical applications in thermochemical solar fuel production.展开更多
Experiments on thermal decomposition of nano-sized calcium carbonate were carried out in a thermo-gravimetric analyzer under non-isothermal condition of different heating rates (5 to 20K·min-1). The Coats and Red...Experiments on thermal decomposition of nano-sized calcium carbonate were carried out in a thermo-gravimetric analyzer under non-isothermal condition of different heating rates (5 to 20K·min-1). The Coats and Redfern's equation was used to determine the apparent activation energy and the pre-exponential factors. The mechanism of thermal decomposition was evaluated using the master plots, Coats and Redfern's equation and the kinetic compensation law. It was found that the thermal decomposition property of nano-sized calcium carbonate was different from that of bulk calcite. Nano-sized calcium carbonate began to decompose at 640℃, which was 180℃lower than the reported value for calcite. The experimental results of kinetics were compatible with the mechanism of one-dimensional phase boundary movement. The apparent activation energy of nano-sized calcium carbonate was estimated to be 151kJ·mol-1 while the literature value for normal calcite was approximately 200kJ·mol-1. The order of magnitude of pre-exponential factors was estimated to be 10~9 s-1.展开更多
Isothermal decomposition process of chemically transforming indium tin oxide(ITO) powders into indium(III) hydroxide powders was investigated. Two types of powders were analyzed, i.e., non-activated and mechanical...Isothermal decomposition process of chemically transforming indium tin oxide(ITO) powders into indium(III) hydroxide powders was investigated. Two types of powders were analyzed, i.e., non-activated and mechanically activated. It has been found that in the case of activated sample, shorter induction periods appear, which permits growth of smaller crystals, while in the case of non-activated sample, long induction periods appear, characterized by the growth of larger crystals. DAEM approach has shown that decomposition processes of non-activated and mechanically activated samples can be described by contracting volume model with a linear combination of two different density distribution functions of apparent activation energies(Ea), and with first-order model, with a single symmetrical density distribution function of Ea, respectively. It was established that specific characteristics of particles not only affect the mechanism of decomposition processes, but also have the significant impact on thermodynamic properties.展开更多
A complete mechanism of methane pyrolysis is proposed for chemical vapor infiltration of pyrocarbon with different textures, which contains a detailed homogeneous mechanism for gas reactions and a lumped heterogeneous...A complete mechanism of methane pyrolysis is proposed for chemical vapor infiltration of pyrocarbon with different textures, which contains a detailed homogeneous mechanism for gas reactions and a lumped heterogeneous mechanism for pyrocarbon deposition. This model is easily applied to simulate gas compositions and pyrocarbon deposition in a vertical hot-wall flow reactor in the temperature range of 1,323–1,398 K without any adjusting parameters and presents better results than previous mechanisms. Results have shown that the consumption of methane and the production of hydrogen are well enhanced due to pyrocarbon deposition. Pyrocarbon deposition prevents the continuously increasing of acetylene composition and leads to the reduction in the mole fraction of benzene at long residence times in the gas phase. The carbon growth with active sites on the surface is the controlling mechanism of pyrocarbon deposition. C1 species is the precursor of pyrocarbon deposition at 1,323 K,and the primary source over the whole temperature range. As temperature increases, gas phase becomes more mature and depositions from acetylene, benzene and polyaromatic hydrocarbons become more prevalent. A general pyrocarbon formation mechanism is derived with the specific precursors and illustrates that the maturation of gas compositions is beneficial to forming planar structures with hexagonal rings or pentagon-heptagon pairs, namely, high textured pyrocarbon. The results are in well agreement with experiments.展开更多
基金Project(51004034)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(N090302009)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China
文摘The thermal decomposition process of (NH4)3AlF6 was studied by DTA-TGA method and the related thermodynamic data were obtained. The results show that AlF3 is obtained after three-step decomposition reaction of (NH4)3AlF6, and the solid products of the first two decomposition reactions are NH4AlF4 and AlF3(NH4F)0.69, respectively. The three reactions occur at 194.9, 222.5 and 258.4 ℃, respectively. Gibbs free energy changes of pertinent materials at the reaction temperatures were calculated. Enthalpy and entropy changes of the three reactions were analyzed by DSC method. Anhydrous aluminum fluoride was prepared. The XRD analysis and mass loss calculation show that AlF3 with high purity can be obtained by heating (NH4)3AlF6 at 400 ℃ for 3 h.
基金Project(51374058)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The thermal decomposition kinetics of high iron gibbsite ore was investigated under non-isothermal conditions.Popescu method was applied to analyzing the thermal decomposition mechanism.The results show that the most probable thermal decomposition mechanism is the three-dimensional diffusion model of Jander equation,and the mechanism code is D3.The activation energy and pre-exponential factor for thermal decomposition of high iron gibbsite ore calculated by the Popescu method are 75.36 kJ/mol and 1.51×10-5 s-(-1),respectively.The correctness of the obtained mechanism function is validated by the activation energy acquired by the iso-conversional method.Popescu method is a rational and reliable method for the analysis of the thermal decomposition mechanism of high iron gibbsite ore.
基金supported by the Australian Research Council(FT120100913)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51372248,51432009)~~
文摘Solar‐driven thermochemical water splitting represents one efficient route to the generation of H2as a clean and renewable fuel.Due to their outstanding catalytic abilities and promising solar fuel production capacities,perovskite‐type redox catalysts have attracted significant attention in this regard.In the present study,the perovskite series La1‐xCaxMn1‐yAlyO3(x,y=0.2,0.4,0.6,or0.8)was fabricated using a modified Pechini method and comprehensively investigated to determine the applicability of these materials to solar H2production via two‐step thermochemical water splitting.The thermochemical redox behaviors of these perovskites were optimized by doping at either the A(Ca)or B(Al)sites over a broad range of substitution values,from0.2to0.8.Through this doping,a highly efficient perovskite(La0.6Ca0.4Mn0.6Al0.4O3)was developed,which yielded a remarkable H2production rate of429μmol/g during two‐step thermochemical H2O splitting,going between1400and1000°C.Moreover,the performance of the optimized perovskite was found to be eight times higher than that of the benchmark catalyst CeO2under the same experimental conditions.Furthermore,these perovskites also showed impressive catalytic stability during two‐step thermochemical cycling tests.These newly developed La1‐xCaxMn1‐yAlyO3redox catalysts appear to have great potential for future practical applications in thermochemical solar fuel production.
基金Supported by the Key Research of Science & Technology of Education(No.0202)and the Fundamental Research Plan of HuoYingdong(No.81063).
文摘Experiments on thermal decomposition of nano-sized calcium carbonate were carried out in a thermo-gravimetric analyzer under non-isothermal condition of different heating rates (5 to 20K·min-1). The Coats and Redfern's equation was used to determine the apparent activation energy and the pre-exponential factors. The mechanism of thermal decomposition was evaluated using the master plots, Coats and Redfern's equation and the kinetic compensation law. It was found that the thermal decomposition property of nano-sized calcium carbonate was different from that of bulk calcite. Nano-sized calcium carbonate began to decompose at 640℃, which was 180℃lower than the reported value for calcite. The experimental results of kinetics were compatible with the mechanism of one-dimensional phase boundary movement. The apparent activation energy of nano-sized calcium carbonate was estimated to be 151kJ·mol-1 while the literature value for normal calcite was approximately 200kJ·mol-1. The order of magnitude of pre-exponential factors was estimated to be 10~9 s-1.
基金partially supported by the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of Serbia under the Project 172015
文摘Isothermal decomposition process of chemically transforming indium tin oxide(ITO) powders into indium(III) hydroxide powders was investigated. Two types of powders were analyzed, i.e., non-activated and mechanically activated. It has been found that in the case of activated sample, shorter induction periods appear, which permits growth of smaller crystals, while in the case of non-activated sample, long induction periods appear, characterized by the growth of larger crystals. DAEM approach has shown that decomposition processes of non-activated and mechanically activated samples can be described by contracting volume model with a linear combination of two different density distribution functions of apparent activation energies(Ea), and with first-order model, with a single symmetrical density distribution function of Ea, respectively. It was established that specific characteristics of particles not only affect the mechanism of decomposition processes, but also have the significant impact on thermodynamic properties.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51521061 and 51472203)the "111" Project (B08040)the Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing (NWPU),China (142-TZ-2016)
文摘A complete mechanism of methane pyrolysis is proposed for chemical vapor infiltration of pyrocarbon with different textures, which contains a detailed homogeneous mechanism for gas reactions and a lumped heterogeneous mechanism for pyrocarbon deposition. This model is easily applied to simulate gas compositions and pyrocarbon deposition in a vertical hot-wall flow reactor in the temperature range of 1,323–1,398 K without any adjusting parameters and presents better results than previous mechanisms. Results have shown that the consumption of methane and the production of hydrogen are well enhanced due to pyrocarbon deposition. Pyrocarbon deposition prevents the continuously increasing of acetylene composition and leads to the reduction in the mole fraction of benzene at long residence times in the gas phase. The carbon growth with active sites on the surface is the controlling mechanism of pyrocarbon deposition. C1 species is the precursor of pyrocarbon deposition at 1,323 K,and the primary source over the whole temperature range. As temperature increases, gas phase becomes more mature and depositions from acetylene, benzene and polyaromatic hydrocarbons become more prevalent. A general pyrocarbon formation mechanism is derived with the specific precursors and illustrates that the maturation of gas compositions is beneficial to forming planar structures with hexagonal rings or pentagon-heptagon pairs, namely, high textured pyrocarbon. The results are in well agreement with experiments.