Petrological and Geochemical Constraints on the Evolution of EI-Kahfa Alkaline Ring Complex, South Eastern Desert, Egypt

El-Kahfa complex locates at the intersection of Lat. 24°8′18″ N and Long. 34038′55″ E, South Eastern Desert of Egypt. It comprises an outer ring composed of alkaline syenites, ranging from barrento quartz-bearing syenites, an inner ring which varies in composition from leucocratic to melanocratic syenites, and a central stock formed essentially of alkali gabbros. These alkali gabbros are cut by small bodies of alkaline syenites, which occasionally grade into nepheline syenites. The country rocks are represented mainly by metavolcanics and epidiorites. El-Kahfa syenites lack any primary hydrous mafic silicates indicating that their magma was anhydrous. Major and trace elements geochemistry of EI-Kahfa rocks reflects the crystallization of early plagioclase followed by Fe-Ti oxides. Salic members in the complex are co-magmatic and related to crystal liquid fractionation. The REE （rare earth elements）＇s tetrad is obvious on the primitive mantle normalized pattern of El-Kahfa rocks. The M-type tetrads clearly appear in the more evolved rocks. These tetrad effects are either a feature of magma-fluid system before crystallization or inherited from external fluid during or after the emplacement of the magma. Generally, El-Kahfa rocks parental magma was probably derived from Nb-enriched or at least under-plate mantle source within the continental East-Africa rift zone, where it may be subjected to minor contamination through their fractional crystallization.

Geologic relationships and mineralization of peralkaline/alkaline granite-syenite of the Zargat Na’am ring complex, Southeastern Desert, Egypt

The Zargat Na’am ring complex crops out 90 km NW of Shalatin City in the Southeastern Desert of Egypt. The ring complex forms a prominent ridge standing high above the surrounding mafic-ultramafic hills. It is cut by two sets of joints and faults which strike predominantly NNW-SSE and E-W, and is injected by dikes, porphyritic alkaline syenites, and felsite porphyries. It consists of alkali syenites, alkali quartz syenites, and peralkaline arfvedsonite-bearing granitic and pegmatitic dikes and sills. The complex is characterized locally by extreme enrichments in REEs, wolframite and rare, high field strength metals (HFSM), such as Zr and Nb. The highest concentrations ({1.5} wt% Zr, {0.25} wt% Nb, {0.6} wt% ∑REEs) occur in aegirine-albite aplites that formed around arfvedsonite pegmatites. Quartz-hosted melt inclusions in arfvedsonite granite and pegmatite provide unequivocal evidence that the peralkaline compositions and rare metal enrichments are primary magmatic features. Glass inclusions in quartz crystals also have high concentrations of incompatible trace elements including Nb (750×10+{-6}), Zr (2500×10+{-6}) and REEs (1450×10+{-6}). The REEs, Nb and Zr compositions of the aegirine-albite aplites plot along the same linear enrichment trends as the melt inclusions, and Y/Ho ratios mostly display unfractionated, near-chondritic values. The chemical and textural features of the aegirine-albite aplites are apparently resultant from rapid crystallization after volatile loss from a residual peralkaline granitic melt similar in composition to the melt inclusions.

Forming process chain for manufacturing complex conical-section profiled rings:On a co-design method

The final quality of complex conical-section rings depends on co-design of multiple processes in forming process chain.In this study,for a complex aeroengine casing ring with a large slope and a flange on its end,a co-design method of the forming process chain is put forward towards the objective of precision forming,which not only proposes a standard process route composed of multiple processes of upsetting,punching,rectangular ring rolling,loose tooling forging and profiled ring rolling,but also presents co-design methods of dies and blanks for all the processes.For profiled ring rolling,a design method of preformed blank that makes the blank and the target conical-section ring have the same axial volume distribution is proposed.By the method,the axial metal redistribution during the process can be alleviated greatly thus improving the forming stability and precision of the ring.Based on the geometric features of designed preformed blank,design methods of blanks and dies for loose tolling forging,rectangular ring rolling,punching and upsetting are proposed sequentially.In view of the key roles of loose tooling forging(manufacturing the preformed blank)and profiled ring rolling on the final quality of the conical ring parts,inherited FE simulations for these two processes are performed to verify the proposed design methods and determine appropriate design parameter.It is demonstrated that the proposed design method has significant advantages in improving forming precision.Besides,a suggestive value 1.5 of the rolling ratio for profiled ring rolling(a key design parameter)is given based on comprehensive consideration of multiple indicators such as ring roundness,deformation uniformity and forming load.The corresponding industrial experiments performed illustrate that a high forming precision of the conical-section aeroengine casing ring is achieved.

Subterranean Origin of Accreted Lapilli in Cone-Sheets of the Houshihushan Sub-Volcanic Ring Complex, Shanhaiguan, China

In addition to syenite ring dykes and multiple alkaline granite stocks, the sub-volcanic Houshihushan alkaline ring complex near Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao City, contains cone-sheets of two types： a majority filled with granite porphyry and a minority filled with quartz syenite porphyry. Many cone sheets show evidence of multiple magma intrusion events. Some granite porphyry sheets＇ multiple chilled margins display magmatic roll structures indicating that turbulent magma flowed up the fractures. In one upward-closing cone-sheet K-feldspar phenocrysts floated up through fluid granite porphyry magma and became concentrated at the top providing direct evidence of shallow-level crystal fractionation, confirmed by published rock analyses. Accreted lapilli with K-feldspar crystal cores occur only in the inner parts of a minority of cone-sheets and field relationships indicate that they must have formed beneath the ground surface. Similar lapilli occur in erupted ignimbrites preserved in the collapsed caldera. Voids between lapilli in cone-sheets indicate the presence of volumes of gas below the surface that could have flowed upwards as fast-moving hot gas streams. We propose a mechanism of formation that began with subterranean magmatic rolls with K-feldspar crystal cores that formed on dyke walls, and became detached. Then they were caught up in rising gas streams and erupted at the surface. Thus accreted lapilli formed underground, were erupted along with blobs of fluid glass in escaping gases, and transported over the surface in nuées ardentes, to settle and cool as ignimbrite flows.

The Petrological and Geochemical Evolution of Ediacaran Rare-Metal Bearing A-type Granites from the Jabal Aja Complex, Northern Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia

New fieldwork, mineralogical and geochemical data and interpretations are presented for the rare-metal bearing A-type granites of the Aja intrusive complex(AIC) in the northern segment of the Arabian Shield. This complex is characterized by discontinuous ring-shaped outcrops cut by later faulting. The A-type rocks of the AIC are late Neoproterozoic post-collisional granites, including alkali feldspar granite, alkaline granite and peralkaline granite. They represent the outer zones of the AIC, surrounding a core of older rocks including monzogranite, syenogranite and granophyre granite. The sharp contacts between A-type granites of the outer zone and the different granitic rocks of the inner zone suggest that the AIC was emplaced as different phases over a time interval, following complete crystallization of earlier batches. The A-type granites represent the late intrusive phases of the AIC, which were emplaced during tectonic extension, as shown by the emplacement of dykes synchronous with the granite emplacement and the presence of cataclastic features. The A-type granites consist of K-feldspars, quartz, albite, amphiboles and sodic pyroxene with a wide variety of accessory minerals, including Fe-Ti oxides, zircon, allanite, fluorite, monazite, titanite, apatite, columbite, xenotime and epidote. They are highly evolved(71.3–75.8 wt% SiO2) and display the typical geochemical characteristics of post-collisional, within-plate granites. They are rare-metal granites enriched in total alkalis, Nb, Zr, Y, Ga, Ta, REE with low CaO, MgO, Ba, and Sr. Eu-negative anomalies(Eu/Eu* = 0.17–0.37) of the A-type granites reflect extreme magmatic fractionation and perhaps the effects of late fluid-rock interactions. The chemical characteristics indicate that the A-type granites of the AIC represent products of extreme fractional crystallization involving alkali feldspar, quartz and, to a lesser extent, ferromagnesian minerals. The parent magma was derived from the partial melting of a juvenile crustal protolith with a mantle contribution. Accumulation of residual volatile-rich melt and exsolved fluids in the late stage of the magma evolution produced pegmatite and quartz veins that cut the peripheries of the AIC. Post-magmatic alteration related to the final stages of the evolution of the A-type granitic magma, indicated by alterations of sodic amphibole and sodic pyroxene, hematitization and partial albitization.

Hexanuclear ring cobalt complex for photochemical CO_(2) to CO conversion

Photosynthesis in nature has been deemed as the most significant biochemical reaction,which maintains a relatively stable content of O_(2) and CO_(2) in the atmosphere.Herein,for a deeper comprehension of natural photosynthesis,an artificial photosynthesis model reaction of photochemical CO_(2) to CO conversion(CO_(2)+2 H^(+)+2e^(-)→CO+H_(2)O)catalyzed by a homogeneous hexanuclear ring cobalt complex{K_(2)[CoO_(3)PCH_(2)N(CH_(2)CO_(2))_(2)]}_(6)(Co6 complex)is developed.Using the[Ru(bpy)_(3)]^(2+)as a photosensitizer and TEOA as a sacrificial electron donor,an optimal turnover frequency of 503.3 h^(‒1) and an apparent quantum efficiency of 0.81%are obtained.The good photocatalytic CO_(2) reduction performance is attributed to the efficient electron transfer between Co6 complex and[Ru(bpy)_(3)]^(2+),which boosts the photogenerated carriers separation of the photosensitizer.It is confirmed by the j‐V curves,light‐assisted UV‐vis curves,steady‐state photoluminescence spectra and real‐time laser flash photolysis experiments.In addition,the proposed catalytic mechanism for CO_(2) reduction reaction catalyzed by the Co6 complex is explored by the potassium thiocyanate poison experiment,Pourbaix diagram and density functional theory calculations.

Calcium chloride doped zinc-cobalt metal-cyanide complex:Unexpected highly activity towards ring-opening polymerization of propylene oxide

Highly active calcium chloride（CaCl2） doped Zn-Co^Ⅲdouble metal-cyanide（Ca-DMC） catalysts were firstly reported.Ca-DMCs presented a very higher polymer yield（54 kg polymer/g catalyst） at relative low temperature（80-115℃） toward ringopening polymerization（ROP） of propylene oxide（PO） than did DMC catalysts without modification.

RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF TRIMETHYLENE CARBONATE CATALYZED BY NOVEL SINGLE COMPONENT RARE EARTH CALIXARENE COMPLEXES

In this paper,ring-opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate(TMC)with rare earth(Nd,Y,La)ρ-tert- butylcalix[n]arene(n=4,6,and 8)complexes as catalysts has been studied.Poly(trimethylene carbonate)(PTMC)with M_v of 21,400 was produced by bulk polymerization under the conditions as follows:[TMC]_0/[Nd](molar ratio)=1000,80℃, 8 h.Mechanism study reveals that the polymerization proceeds via a coordination mechanism.

In situ generated,tetrahydrosalen stabilized yttrium borohydride complex:Efficient initiator for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

In this paper, we report the preparation of a new tertrahydrosalen-stabilized yttrium complex which was employed as an initiator-precursor for the polymerization of ε-caprolactone （ε-CL） in the presence of NaBH4 to give interesting hydroxytelechelic poly（ε-caprolactone） （PCL）. The effect of [monomer]/[initiator] （[CL]/[I]）, temperature and time on the polymerization was investigated. It was found that under the condition： [CL]/[I] = 1200, 55℃, toluene： 0.5 mL, ε-CL： 0.5 mL, PCL with Mw = 32,600 and PDI = 1.47 was obtained.

Rare Earth Polymer Complex Catalyst for Ring Opening Polymerization of Epichlorohydrin

novel complex composed of chitosan(CS) and neodymium(Nd ) was preparedand the ring opening polymerization of epichlorohydrin(ECH) with a new catalyticsystem comprising this new rare earth polymer complex(CS . Nd) has been suc-cessfully carried out for the first time. It has been found that the new catalytic sys-tem composed of CS . Nd-AI (i-Bui,-methyl benzoxylate( Ⅲ) is an excellent cata-lyst for the polymerization of epichlorohydrin which shows a catalytic activity 60times higher tlian that of conventional rare earth catalyst. Under the following re-action conditions : Nd - 1 ×10￣(-6) mo1/g monomer, A1/Nd= 60 molar ratio , Ⅲ/A1=-0. 6 molar ratio, the monomer conversion and PECH molecular weight are as highas 92.9% and 28. 2 × 10￣5 respectively and the polymer prepared has a low crys-tallinity. The kinetics investigation revealed that the polymerization has a short in-duction period of several minutes and the rate of polymerization is of first orderwith respect to the monomer concentration and the catalyst concentration. The acti-vation energy of the polymerization reaction was found to be 25. 5 kJ/mol which islower than that of conimon rare earth catalvst.

Studies of the Intramolecular Aromatic-ring Stacking Interactions in the Ternary Platinum(Ⅱ) Complexes

The stability constants of some ternary mixed-ligand complexes, Pt(Phen)(CA)+, where Phen=1,10-phenanthroline and CA- =carboxylate, were determined by means of potentiometric pH titration in aqueous solutions(I=0.1 mol/L, KNO 3; 25 ℃), and the stability of them was compared with that of the corresponding binary complexes. It was revealed that the ternary complexes containing phenylalkane carboxylates ligands(PCA-) are much more stable than those formed with formate and acetate. The results indicate that there exist the intramolecular aromatic-ring interactions between the phenanthroline ring of Phen and the phenyl moiety of ligand PCA- in the ternary mixed-ligand Pt(Phen)(PCA)- complexes. The extent of the stacking interactions, which depends on the number of methylene groups between the phenyl moieties and the coordinated phenylalkane carboxylate groups, was calculated. The best-fitted stack was obtained for the complexes with 2-phenylacetate and 3-phenylpropionate as the ligands.

Tetrahydrosalen backboned gadolinium complex as initiator for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

Tetrahydrosalen ligand was employed in the synthesis of gadolinium complex. The ligand was deprotoned by LiBu, and the afforded lithium salt was reacted with anhydrous GdCl3 to produce the gadolinium complex through salt metathesis. This complex was successfully used to initiate the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone. The initiation conditions in different temperature, monomer-to-initiator ratio and time were investigated. Under the condition： [ε-caprolactone]：[catalyst] = 600, 56 ℃, toluene： 2 ml, poly（ε-caprolactone） （PCL） with Mw = 11,2782 and PDI = 1.96 was achieved.

Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of a Two-core Ruthenium Carbene Complex: a Unique Catalyst for Ring Closing Metathesis Reaction

The reaction of a ruthenium carbide complex RuCl2（C：）（PCy3）2 with [H（Et2O）x]＋[BF4]- at a molar ratio of 1：2 produced a two-core ruthenium carbene complex, {[RuCl（=CHPCy3）（PCy3）]2（μ-Cl）3}＋·[BF4]-, in the form of a yellow-green crystalline solid in a yield of 94%. This two-core ruthenium complex is a selective catalyst for ring closing metathesis of unsubstituted terminal dienes. More importantly, no isomerized byproduct was observed for N-substrates when the two-core ruthenium complex was used as the catalyst at an elevated temperature（137 °C）, indicating that the complex is a chemo-selective catalyst for ring closing metathesis reactions.

Lanthanum heterocyclic Schiff-base complex initiated ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

Lanthanum complex supported by the heterocyclic Schiff-base ligand of N-(2-pyridyl)-3,5-di-tert-butyl-salicylaldimine was prepared and employed for the ring-opening polymerization(ROP)ofε-caprolactone(ε-CL).The polymers obtained with this initiator showed a unimodal molecular weight distribution implied that only one active species was present.Mechanism study revealed that the polymerization proceeds via acyl-oxygen bond cleavage.

敏感环境下地下水池基坑围护施工技术

杨树浦水厂深度处理改造工程具有地质条件复杂、场地工况敏感、施工组织及环境保护要求高等特点。结合周边建筑物密集,且离运营中的文保工业建筑最近距离仅为15 m的特点,从支撑选型、回填及降水、土方开挖等方面介绍了敏感环境下地下水池处理改造基坑围护施工技术,有效地保障了重大工程的高效、安全实施,为今后类似环境下地下结构建造涉及到的基坑施工提供了借鉴和参考。

RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OFε-CAPROLACTONE USING LANTHANIDE TRIS(N-PHENYL-3,5-DI-T-BUTYLSALICYLALDIMINATO)S AS SINGLE COMPONENT CATALYST

Ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone has been carried out by using rare earth Schiff base complexes： lanthanide tris（N-phenyl-3,5-di-t-butylsalicylaldiminato）s [Ln（OPBS）3] as single component catalyst for the first time. The influences of different rare earth elements, monomer and catalyst concentration as well as reaction time on the polymerization were investigated. Mechanism studies showed that monomer inserts into the active site with the acyl-oxygen bond scission rather than the break of alkyl-oxygen bond.

（Salen）Ti（Ⅳ）-Catalyzed Asymmetric Ring-opening of meso Epoxides Using Dithiophosphorus Acid as the Nucleophile

The asymmetric ring-opening of epoxides with dithiophosphorus acids catalyzed by a （salen）Ti（Ⅳ） complex formed in situ from the reaction of Ti（OPr-i）4 and the chiral Schiff base derived from （1R,2R）-（＋）-diaminocyclohexane was realized. The resulting products were obtained with low to good enantioselectivity （up to 73% ee）.

Syntheses, Crystal Structures and NMR of Two Molybdenum Complexes with 2,3-Dihydroxynaphthalene

Two complexes [H3N（CH2）2NH2]2[MoO2（C10H8O2）2] （1） and （C7H10N2）2- [MoO2（C10H8O2）2] （2） were obtained at nearly the same reaction condition and characterized by IR, 1H and 13C NMR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Both of the complexes possess complex anion [MoO2（C10H8O2）2]2- which shows a pseudo-octahedrally coordinated fashion. In complex 1, ethyldiamine presents just as a cation. However, in complex 2, ethyldiamine combines with the acetyl acetone as a byproduct which is confirmed by NMR.

Synthesis and Structure of a Manganese(Ⅱ) Complex: [Mn_2·(dinitrobenzoic acid)_4·(1,10-phen)_2]_n

The title compound, [Mn2·（dinitrobenzoic acid）4·（1,10-phen）2]n, has a linear chain structure containing binuclear [Mn2·（dinitrobenzoic acid）4（1,10-phen）2] repeat units. It crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group Pi with a = 7.9261（8）, b = 12.1329（15）, c = 14.847（2）A, α = 103.845（5）, β = 101.424（5）, γ = 92.618（4）°, Mr= 657.37, V = 1352.3（2）A^3, Z = 2, De= 1.614 g/cm^3, F（000） = 666,μ = 0.567 mm^-1, the final R = 0.0407 and wR = 0.1015 for 4081 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The Mn atom is six-coordinated by two N and four O atoms, forming a slightly distorted octahedral geometry. All Mn-O and Mn-N bond distances range from 2.093（2） to 2.310（2）A. Two adjacent octahdral units are bridged together by two pairs of bi-monodentate carboxyl groups of different dinitrobenzoic acids to form an eight-membered ring with chair-typed configuration, thus generating a one-dimensional chain along the a axis.

RESEARCH ON HOT FORMING PROCESS OF A RETAINING RING OF HIGH-NITROGEN STEEL

Mn18Cr18N, the high-nitrogen steel, is the 2nd generation material for manufacturing the retaining ring of firepower generators. In this paper, the hot deformation behavior of the material was investigated by thermo-mechanical modeling tests. And the flow stress curves of the steel were obtained for various combinations of the temperature and strain rate. Based on the results of the tests, the complex forming process of a retaining ring including punching, expanding and extrusion with an enclosure was put forward and simulated by means of numerical simulation method. The results indicate that the process is a novel and force-saved practical technology for manufacturing heavy retaining rings.