Near Ambient Pressure Adsorption of Nickel Carbonyl Contaminated CO on Cu(111) Surface

Formation of volatile nickel carbonyls with CO in catalytic reaction is one of the mechanisms of catalyst deactivation. CO is one of the most popular probe molecules to study the surface properties in model catalysis. Under ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions, the problem of nickel carbonyl impurity almost does not exist in the case that a high purity of CO is used directly. While in the near ambient pressure (NAP) range, nickel carbonyl is easily found on the surface by passing through the Ni containing tubes. Here, the NAP techniques such as NAP-X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and NAP-scanning tunneling microscopy are used to study the adsorption of nickel carbonyl contaminated CO gas on Cu(111) surface in UHV and NAP conditions. By controlling the pressure of contaminated CO, the Ni-Cu bimetallic catalyst can form on Cu(111) surface. Furthermore, we investigate the process of CO adsorption and dissociation on the formed Ni-Cu bi-metal surface, and several high-pressure phases of CO structures are reported. This work contributes to understanding the interaction of nickel carbonyl with Cu(111) at room temperature, and reminds the consideration of CO molecules contaminated by nickel carbonyl especially in the NAP range study.

Preparation and Characterization of Silica Aerogels Derived from Ambient Pressure

Silica aerogels were prepared by sol-gel technique from industrial silicon derivatives （polyethoxydisiloxanes, E40）, followed by silylation and drying under ambient pressure. The specific surface area, pore size distribution and thermal conductivity of the silica aerogels were investigated and the results showed that the diameter of the silica particles is about 6 nm and the average pore size of the silica aerogels is 14.7 nm. The specific surface area of which is about 1000 m^2.g^-1 and the thermal conductivity is about 0.014 wm^-l.K^-1 at room temperature and pressure of 1.01×10^5 Pa. The Si-CH3 groups were also detected on the internal surface of the silica aerogels, which show hydrophobic. Silica aerogels derived by this technique is low cost and have wide applications.

Laser-Induced Graphite Plasma Kinetic Spectroscopy under Different Ambient Pressures

The laser induced plasma dynamics of graphite material are investigated by optical emission spectroscopy. Abla- tion and excitation of the graphite material is performed by using an 1064nm Nd：YAG laser in different ambient pressures. Characteristics of graphite spectra as line intensity variations and signal-to-noise ratio are presented with a main focus on the influence of the ambient pressure on the interaction of laser-induced graphite plasma with an ambient environment. Atomic emission lines are utilized to investigate the dynamical behavior of plasma, such as the excitation temperature and electron density, to describe emission differences under different ambient conditions. The excitation temperature and plasma electron density are the primary factors which contribute to the differences among the atomic carbon emission at different ambient pressures. Reactions between the plasma species and ambient gas, and the total molecular number are the main factors influencing molecular carbon emis- sion. The influence of laser energy on the plasma interaction with environment is also investigated to demonstrate the dynamical behavior of carbon species so that it can be utilized to optimize plasma fluctuations.

The relation between composition in laser absorption region and ambient pressure

In this paper, the compositions in a laser absorption region can be determined from the experiment of laser impulse coupling. When the ambient pressure varies from 9325 to 33325Pa, the compositions are vapour and plasma; while from 35325 to 101325Pa, they are ambient air and plasma. By analysing the relation between the degree of compression and the ambient pressure, the compositions can be determined and the variation of plasma can be explained.

Fabrication of super-elastic graphene aerogels by ambient pressure drying and application to adsorption of oils

Three-dimensional graphene-based aerogels have promising applications in oil adsorption and environmental restoration.However,current research of graphene-based aerogels is often hindered by high preparation cost,poor mechanical properties and low recycling efficiency.Here,superelastic graphene aerogel(SGA)was prepared through one-step freezing and twice hydrothermal reduction followed by drying under ambient pressure.The simple atmospheric drying provides a possibility for large-scale preparation of high performance graphene-based aerogels.The prepared SGA not only has the ability of highly repeatable compression rebound,but also exhibits excellent oil adsorption performance.And the overall performance of SGA is better than most of graphenebased aerogels prepared by freeze drying.After the SGA was cyclically compressed with 70%strain for 300 times,it can return to the original shape and height substantially.SGA retained about 90%of the initial adsorption capacity after 50 cycles of adsorption and compression regeneration for cyclohexane.

Influence of low ambient pressure on the performance of a high-energy array surface arc plasma actuator

In order to solve the problem of single arc plasma actuator's failure to suppress the boundary layer separation, the effectiveness of the array surface arc plasma actuator to enhance the excitation intensity is verified by experiment. In this study, an electrical parameter measurement system and high-speed schlieren technology were adopted to delve into the electrical, flow field, and excitation characteristics of the high-energy array surface arc plasma actuator under low ambient pressure. The high-energy array surface arc discharge released considerable heat rapidly;as a result, two characteristic structures were generated, i.e., the precursor shock wave and thermal deposition area. The duration increased with the increase in environmental pressure. The lower the pressure, the wider the thermal deposition area's influence range. The precursor shock wave exhibited a higher propagation speed at the initial phase of discharge;it tended to decay over time and finally remained at 340 m/s. The lower the environmental pressure, the higher the speed would be at the initial phase. High-energy array surface arc plasma actuator can be employed to achieve effective high-speed aircraft flow control.

Selective Laser Melting under Variable Ambient Pressure: A Mesoscopic Model and Transport Phenomena

Recent reports on the selective laser melting(SLM)process under a vacuum or low ambient pressure have shown fewer defects and better surface quality of the as-printed products.Although the physical process of SLM in a vacuum has been investigated by high-speed imaging,the underlying mechanisms governing the heat transfer and molten flow are still not well understood.Herein,we first developed a mesoscopic model of SLM under variable ambient pressure based on our recent laser-welding studies.We simulated the transport phenomena of SLM 316L stainless steel powders under atmospheric and 100 Pa ambient pressure.For typical process parameters(laser power:200W;scanning speed:2m∙s^(-1);powder diameter:27 lm),the average surface temperature of the cavity approached 2800 K under atmospheric pressure,while it came close to 2300 K under 100 Pa pressure.More vigorous fluid flow(average speed:4m∙s^(-1))was observed under 100 Pa ambient pressure,because the pressure difference between the evaporation-induced surface pressure and the ambient pressure was relatively larger and drives the flow under lower pressure.It was also shown that there are periodical ripple flows(period:14ls)affecting the surface roughness of the as-printed track.Moreover,the molten flow was shown to be laminar because the Reynolds number is less than 400 and is far below the critical value of turbulence;thus,the viscous dissipation is significant.It was demonstrated that under a vacuum or lower ambient pressure,the ripple flow can be dissipated more easily by the viscous effect because the trajectory length of the ripple is longer;thus,the surface quality of the tracks is improved.To summarize,our model elucidates the physical mechanisms of the interesting transport phenomena that have been observed in independent experimental studies of the SLM process under variable ambient pressure,which could be a powerful tool for optimizing the SLM process in the future.

Spray Characteristics of Air-Assisted Injector Under Different Ambient Pressures

Spray atomization of liquid fuel plays an important role in droplet evaporation,combustible mixture formation and subsequent combustion process.Well-atomized liquid spray contributes to high fuel efficiency and low pollutant emissions.Gasoline direct injection(GDI)has been recognized as one of the most effective ways to improve fuel atomization.As a special direct injection method,the air-assisted direct injection utilizes high-speed flow of high-pressure air at the injector exit to assist liquid fuel injection and promote spray atomization at a low injection pressure.This injection method has excellent application potential and advantages for high performance and lightweight engines.In this study,the hollow cone spray emerging from an air-assisted injector was studied in a constant volume chamber with the ambient pressures ranging from 5 kPa to 300 kPa.External macro characteristics of spray were obtained using high speed backlit imaging.Phase Doppler particle analyzer(PDPA)was utilized to study the microcosmic spray characteristics.The results show that under the flash boiling condition,the spray will generate a strong flash boiling point which causes the cone shape spray to expand both inwards and outwards.The axisymmetric inward expansion would converge together and form a lathy aggregation area below the nozzle and the axisymmetric outward expansion greatly increases the spray width.The sauter mean diameter(SMD)of flash boiling condition can be reduced to 5μm compared to the level close to 10μm in the non-flash boiling condition.

Optimized Synthesis of Carbon Aerogels via Ambient Pressure Drying Process as Electrode for Supercapacitors

Carbon aerogels were synthesized via ambient pressure drying process using resorcinolformaldehyde as precursor and P123 to strengthen their skeletons. CO2 activation technology was implemented to improve surface areas and adjust pore size distribution. The synthesis process was optimized, and the morphology, structure, adsorption properties and electrochemical behavior of different samples were characterized. The CO2-activated samples achieved a high specific capacitance of 129.2 F/g in 6 M KOH electrolytes at the current density of 1 m A/cm^2 within the voltage range of 0-0.8 V. The optimized activation temperature and duration were determined to be 950 ℃ and 4 h, respectively.

Synthesis of monolithic carbon aerogels with high mechanical strength via ambient pressure drying without solvent exchange

A simple,fast and cost-effective method for monolithic carbon aerogels(CAs) preparation was proposed through sol-gel polycondensation of resorcinol with fo rmaldehyde in a basic aqueous solution followed by ambient pressure drying without solvent exchange,and carbonization.The microstructure and network strength of CAs were tailored by adju sting the catalyst concentration([resorcinol]/[sodium carbonate] in the range of 300-2000),water content([deionized water]/[resorcinol] equals to 17 and 24,respectively),and gelation temperature(Tgel in the range of 30-90℃).Resultantly,the CAs with a wide range of density(0.30-1.13 g/cm3),high specific surface area(465-616 m2/g),high compressive strength(6.5-147.4 MPa)and low thermal conductivity(0.065-0.120 W·m-1 K-1) were obtained in this work.Moreover,the largesized CAs(100×100×20 mm3) can also be prepared by this method since the formed robust skeleton network can resist shrinkage/collapse of pore structure and prevent cracking during drying.The improved mechanical strength and monolithic forming abilities could be mainly attributed to the uniform arrangement of carbon particles and pores,fine particle size,abundant network structure and enhanced particle neck.

Numerical study of ambient pressure for laser-induced bubble near a rigid boundary

The dynamics of the laser-induced bubble at different ambient pressures was numerically studied by Finite Volume Method (FVM). The velocity of the bubble wall, the liquid jet velocity at collapse, and the pressure of the water hammer while the liquid jet impacting onto the boundary are found to increase nonlinearly with increasing ambient pressure. The collapse time and the formation time of the liquid jet are found to decrease nonlinearly with increasing ambient pressure. The ratios of the jet formation time to the collapse time, and the displacement of the bubble center to the maximal radius while the jet formation stay invariant when ambient pressure changes. These ratios are independent of ambient pressure.

Effect of sodium bicarbonate solution on methyltrimethoxysilane-derived silica aerogels dried at ambient pressure

Here we present an economical ambient pressure drying method of preparing monolithic silica aerogels from methyltrimethoxysilane precursor while using sodium bicarbonate solution as the exchanging solvent.We prepared silica aerogels with a density and a specific surface area of 0.053 g·cm^(-3) and 423 m^(2)·g^(-1) respectively.The average pore diameter of silica aerogels is 23 nm as the pore specific volume is 1.11 cm^(3)·g^(-1),Further,the contact angle between water droplet and the surface of silica aerogels in specific condition can be as high as 166°,which indicates a super-hydrophobic surface of aerogels.

Scalable Ambient Pressure Synthesis of Covalent Organic Frameworks and Their Colorimetric Nanocomposites through Dynamic Imine Exchange Reactions

A novel scale-up ambient pressure synthetic strategy for the preparation of imine-based covalent organic frameworks（COFs） was proposed through dynamic imine exchange reaction mechanism. The obtained COFs exhibited good crystallinity and much higher porosity comparable to their solvothermally synthesized counterparts. Moreover, under ambient pressure, the COF nanofibers could readily grow on the surface of polyimide films, and the resulted nanocomposite film showed an interesting colorimetric acid-responsive behavior.

Growth of large-area atomically thin MoS2 film via ambient pressure chemical vapor deposition

Atomically thin MoS2 films have attracted significant attention due to excellent electrical and optical properties.The development of device applications demands the production of large-area thin film which is still an obstacle.In this work we developed a facile method to directly grow large-area MoS2 thin film on Si O2 substrate via ambient pressure chemical vapor deposition method. The characterizations by spectroscopy and electron microscopy reveal that the as-grown MoS2 film is mainly bilayer and trilayer with high quality. Back-gate field-effect transistor based on such MoS2 thin film shows carrier mobility up to 3.4 cm2V-1s-1 and on/off ratio of 105. The large-area atomically thin MoS2 prepared in this work has the potential for wide optoelectronic and photonic device applications.

Regulating ambient pressure approach to graphitic carbon nitride towards dispersive layers and rich pyridinic nitrogen

An ambient pressure-induced calcination process was proposed to prepare g-C3 N4 with different structures.The porcelain boat with designed porosity is used to control the ambient pressure to change the diffusion behavior of the reaction molecules,thereby controlling the layer structure and rich pyridinic N content of g-C3 N4,thus renders superior lithium storage performance.

Novel-structured Mo-Cu-Fe-O composite for catalytic air oxidation of dye-containing wastewater under ambient temperature and pressure

A novel‐structured Mo‐Cu‐Fe‐O composite was successfully prepared by co‐precipitation and impregnation method.The properties of the as‐prepared samples were determined using X‐ray diffraction,temperature‐programmed reduction by H2,cyclic voltammetry,and temperature‐programmed desorption by O2.The results showed that Mo6+diffused into the Cu‐Fe‐O crystal lattice and then formed a new crystalline phase of CuMoO4.The Mo‐Cu‐Fe‐O catalyst had redox properties,and its surface contained active sites for oxygen adsorption.In addition,the catalytic activity of the Mo‐Cu‐Fe‐O composite was evaluated by the degradation of Cationic Red GTL,Crystal Violet,and Acid Red in catalytic wet air oxidation(CWAO)at ambient temperature and pressure.The Mo‐Cu‐Fe‐O catalyst showed excellent activity at basic conditions for the degradation of Cationic Red GTL.High removal efficiencies of91.5%and92.8%were achieved for Cationic Red GTL and Crystal Violet,respectively,in wastewater,and the efficiency remained high after seven cycles.However,almost no degradation of Acid Red occurred in the CWAO process.Furthermore,hydroxyl radicals were formed in the CWAO process,which induced the decomposition of the two cationic dyes in wastewater,and the toxicity of their effluents was decreased after degradation.The results indicate that the Mo‐Cu‐Fe‐O composite shows excellent catalytic activity for the treatment of wastewater contaminated with cationic dyes.

PRESSURE COMPENSATION METHOD OF UNDERWATER HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT BEING UNDER ATMOSPHERIC CIRCUMSTANCE AND PRESSURE COMPENSATED VALVE

Based on the analysis of the-state-of-the-art of pressure compensation of underwater hydraulic systems （UHSs）, a new method of pressure compensation of UHSs, whose hydraulic power unit is in the atmospheric circumstance, is proposed. And a pilot-operated relief valve with pressure compensation is realized. The pressure compensation precision is guaranteed by direct detection. Its dynamic performance and stability are improved by a dynamic feedback. Theoretical study, simulation and experiment show that the pilot-operated relief valve with pressure compensation has a fine property of tracking underwater ambient pressure and meet the requirement of underwater ambient pressure compensation.

Surface Breakdown of Printed Circuit Board under Magnetic Field with Reduced Pressure

Epoxy resin laminate onto which a pair of copper foil was printed was employed as test samples.The samples were placed in an artificial atmospheric chamber, which was vacuumed by a rotary pump from 100 kPa to 5 kPa.The magnetic field was produced by permanent magnets that were assembled to make E×B drift away from, into and parallel to the sample surface, respectively.Magnetic flux density was adjusted at 120 mT, 180 mT and 240 mT respectively.By applying a negative bias voltage between the electrodes, the ...

Preparation and Properties of PMMA Modified Silica Aerogels from Diatomite

Diatomite was used as raw material to prepare sodium silicate with a modulus of 3.1 by alkali dissolution method and the resulted sodium silicate solution was employed as a precursor. Methyl methaerylate monomers were introduced in wet gels through solution-immersion, and upon heating at 70 ℃, the mesoporous surfaces throughout the skeletal framework were coated with the polymer layer. PMMA modified silica aerogels were successfully synthesized via ambient pressure drying. The properties were investigated by FT- IR, NMR, TGA, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, FESEM and nano-indentation, etc. Results indicate that with the increasing of PMMA incorporated into silica aerogels, the bulk density and the BET surface area increase, the porosity decreases. Through the observation of FESEM, it is found that the interconnecting pores and the big pores add, the pore size distribution expands from 5-17 to 28-150 urn. By comparison, the PMMA modified silica aerogels achieve a 52-fold increase in hardness and a 10-fold increase in modulus.

The Use of Microwave Irradiation for the Rapid Organic Synthesis

Introduction With the development of scientific technology, people continuously search for new methods which can accelerate reactions. Nowadays as a new technology, microwave irradiation has gained much practical importance in chemical reactions. Microwave irradiation has been applied successfully to the areas, such as inorganic synthesis, the prepara-