Study on the Formation of Crystalline Rare Earth Carbonates from Rare Earth Ore Leaching Liquors

The crystalline precipitate of rare earth carbonates has been produced by the ammonium bicar- bonate precipitation method in the recovery of RE from the ammonium sulfate leaching liquor of the weath- ered leach-deposited rare earth ore.Various influencing factors such as time,temperature and reagent con- centration have been studied.And chemical analysis,XRD,SEM,IR spectrography,TGA and DTA have been used to analyze and examine the crystalline RE carbonates.Good results were obtained.

The crystal chemistry and the compressibility of silicate-carbonate minerals:Spurrite,galuskinite and tilleyite

Spurrite Ca5（SiO4）2（CO3）,galuskinite Ca7（SiO4）3（CO3） and tilleyite Ca5（Si2O7）（CO3）2are three representative minerals formed in high-temperature skarns in the silicate-carbonate system.Their crystal chemistry and compressibility have been investigated using first-principles theoretical simulation.These minerals are structurally described as the combination of interwoven layers constituted by Ca polyhedra and Si polyhedra,with the[CO3]triangles being 'separators' to depolymerize the Si-Ca aggregations.With the effect of pressure,the Si polyhedra and the[CO3]groups present rigid behaviors whereas the Ca-0 bonds undergo considerable compression.Several pressure-induced abnormities in the lattice parameter variations have been identified,revealing the existence of subtle changes in the compression process.Isothermal equations of state parameters are obtained:K0= 71.1（1） GPa,V0= 1003.31（4） A3and K0′ = 5.4（1）for spurrite;K0= 75.0（1） GPa.V0= 1360.30（7） A3,K0’ = 5.4（1） for galuskinite,and K0= 69.7（3） GPa,V0= 1168.90（2） A3and K0’ = 4.0（1） for tilleyite.These compounds have similar K0values to calcite CaCO3but are much more compressible than larnite β-Ca2SiO4.Generally for these minerals,the bulk modulus exhibits a negative correlation with the[CO3]proportion.The structural and compressional properties of silicate-carbonate minerals compared with silicates and carbonates are expected to be a guide for further investigations on Si polyhedra and[CO3]coexistent phases.

Effect of carbon additions on the microstructure of a single crystal Ni-based superalloy AM3

The microstructure of experimental nickel-base single crystal superalloys with different levels of carbon has been studied. The results indicated that with increasing carbon addition, the liquidus temperature decreased obviously and the as-cast microstructures exhibited a decrease in the amount of γ/γ′ eutectic structure and an increase in the volume fraction of carbides. The carbides formed in these alloys were most script-type MC carbides which appeared continuous dendritic networks in the interdendritic region. The segregation behavior of element W was influenced by the carbon addition.

Determination of Crystallization Kinetics and Size Distribution Parameters of Agglomerated Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles during the Carbonation of a Suspension of Lime

The reaction studied in this work is the synthesis of nanometric size calcium carbonate by carbonation of a suspension of lime, which represents the most common industrial route. The carbonation was proceeded in a pilot batch reactor. This article presents a method for the determination of nucleation and crystal growth rates of calcium carbonate by following two macroscopic parameters: the mass production rate by precipitation and the specific surface area. The results give a constant nucleation rate around 4 × 1015m-3 ·s-1 and a decreasing crystal growth rate between 0.2 and 2 × 10-10 m·s-1. It also provides the main characteristics of the monoparticle size distributions (i.e. the mean particle sizes and in situ coefficient of variation) in the agglomerates, which cannot be obtained by other known methods. For the carbonation carried out in this work, the mean mass particle size at the end of the reaction is about 300 nm and the coefficient of variation of 0.28 indicates a narrow particle size distribution of the monoparticles.

Thermal properties of single-walled carbon nanotube crystal

In this work, the thermal properties of a single-walled carbon nanotube （SWCNT） crystal are studied. The thermal conductivity of the SWCNT crystal is found to have a linear dependence on temperature in the temperature range from 1.9 K to 100.0 K. In addition, a peak （658 W/mK） is found at a temperature of about 100.0 K. The thermal conductivity decreases gradually to a value of 480 W/mK and keeps almost a constant in the temperature range from 100.0 K to 300.0 K. Meanwhile, the specific heat shows an obvious linear relationship with temperature in the temperature range from 1.9 K to 300.0 K. We discuss the possible mechanisms for these unique thermal properties of the single-walled carbon nanotube crystal.

Effect of carbon on microstructure and mechanical properties of DD99 single crystal superalloy

The effects of carbon on the microstructure and mechanical properties of DD99 single crystal superalloy were investigated. The results show that stress rupture life of DD99 alloy possesses peak value at carbon content of 0.03%(mass fraction). As carbon addition is greater than 0.03%, the stress-rupture life decreases with the increase of carbon content. The tensile strength and yield strength of DD99 alloy reach peak value at 0.08% carbon and 760℃. On the contrary, the tensile strength and yield strength have minimal values at 0.08% carbon and 900℃. The tensile ductility of DD99 alloy basically decreases with the increase of carbon content at 760℃or 900℃. The amount of carbides greatly increases with the addition of carbon content. Dislocation moving is retarded by carbides so that dislocation networks are apt to form, which has an important role on the mechanical properties in DD99 single crystal superalloy.

A New Route to the Synthesis of Barium Carbonate Crystals by the Induction of Bacillus Pasteurii

As one of the soil microorganisms, bacillus pasteurii exhibits good urease-produ-cing ability. A novel method is used to prepare BaCO3 crystals by the induction of bacillus pasteurii. The crystals have been characterized by XRD, SEM and FT-IR. X-ray diffraction analysis quantified that the BaCO3 crystals obtained belong to the orthorhombic crystal system. Examination by scanning electron microscopy identified that the BaCO3 crystals have different morphologies under different preparation conditions. FT-IR indicated that surfactant EDTA had great effect on the morphology of BaCO3 crystals. Different morphology crystals had uniform distribution and integral shape. The forming mechanism and influence of EDTA on the morphology of BaCO3 crystals have been discussed.

Kinetics of Glass Transition and Crystallization in Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Mg-Cu-Gd Bulk Metallic Glass

Mg65Cu25Gd10 bulk metallic glass and its carbon nanotube reinforced composite were prepared. Differential scanning calorimeter （DSC） was used to investigate the kinetics of glass transition and crystallization processes. The influence of CNTs addition to the glass matrix on the glass transition and crystallization kinetics was studied. It is shown that the kinetic effect on glass transition and crystallization are preserved for both the monothetic glass and its glass composite. Adding CNTs in to the glass matrix reduces the influence of the heating rate on the crystallization process. In addition, the CNTs increase the energetic barrier for the glass transition. This results in the decrease of GFA. The mechanism of the GFA decrease was also discussed.

Influence of Carbon Nanofiber Addition on Mechanical Properties and Crystallization Behavior of Polypropylene

Carbon nanofiber （CNF）-reinforced polypropylene （CNF/PP） composites with different CNF contents were prepared by melt mixing, and the mechanical properties and crystallization behavior of the CNF/PP composites obtained were investigated. It was found that the tensile modulus of the composites was increased with the addition of CNFs, but their elongation at break and fracture strain energy were decreased, while the tensile strength of the composites was firstly increased and then decreased due to the agglomeration of CNFs at higher loading. Nonisothermal crystallization analysis showed that the CNFs played a role as nucleating agent in PP matrix, which led to increment in the crystallization rate and the degree of crystallinity of PP. Moreover, X-ray diffraction studies showed that the CNFs incorporated in the PP matrix favored the growth of （040）-oriented PP crystals. With the increase in the CNF content, the nucleating and orientation roles of the CNFs were obviously enhanced.

Formation Process of Crystalline Ammonium Yttrium Carbonate Double Salt

The research was mainly based on the formation condition of crystalline ammoniu yttrium carbonate and the variation characteristics of PH value during the crystallization in which NH4HCO3 was used to precipitate yttrium ion. It is found that the crystallization process is always associated with the descent of pH. The pH of solution is controlled by the crystallization reaction of ammonium yttrium carbonate and the hydrolysis of NH4HCO3. Based on the pH variation, it can be judged whether the crystallization reaction occurs or not and the speed and the degree of crystallinity can be deterolfned. The precipitates were characterized by X- ray powder diffraction and differential thermal -thermogravimetric analysis. The results show that the crystallization is the process of NH4Y(CO3)2 formation and it is effected by feed ratio and feed method.

Isothermal Crystallization Behavior of Poly (ethylene terephthalate)/Carbon Black Masterbatch

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)/carbon black (CB) masterbatch was prepared by melt blending using a separate feeding technique and its homogeneous dispersion morphology was confirmed by transmission electron microscope (TEM). The Avrami and Hoffman-Lauritzen secondary nucleation theories were employed to analyze the effect of high CB content on crystallization kinetics of PET, providing theoretical support for the development of masterbatch with high content of functional components. The Avrami exponents,average values of n,for PET and PET/CB masterbatch are both greater than 3, which indicates three-dimensional growth of crystals. In addition,no significant evidence for regime transition of PET is found applying Hoffman-Lauritzen secondary nucleation theory,though such observations have been reported previously in the literature. Furthermore,appropriate U* value for PET is determined to be 12 800 J/mol. For PET/CB masterbatch,a transition from regime I to regime II around 225℃ is observed with appropriate U* value (12 800 J/mol) . This phenomenon is consistent with a transition point in plot of G versus Tc . The fold surface free energy σe (100. 3 mJ/m 2) of PET is much greater than that of PET/CB masterbatch (48. 3 mJ/m 2) ,which indicates heterogeneous nucleation effect of CB particles.

FTIR Spectroscopic Study of Crystallization of Uniaxial Drawn Syndiotactic Polystyrene/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite Films

The crystallization of uniaxial hot drawn syndiotactic polystyrene/multi-walled carbon nanotube （sPS/MWCNT） nanocomposite films was studied by FTIR spectroscopy. The effects of MWCNT content, draw ratio and drawing temperature on the sPS crystallinity were investigated. The sPS/MWCMT nanocomposite films show reduced crystallinities with the increase of MWCNT content. In addition, with the increase of draw ratio, both the pure sPS and the sPS/MWCNT nanocomposite drawn films exhibit increased crystallinity. The effect of drawing temperature on the sPS crystallization is complex. In a temperature range of 100―135 °C, the crystallinity decreases with drawing temperature, whereas it increases at 140 °C for both pure sPS and its nanocomposite films.

Rapid synthesis of CNTs@MIL-101(Cr) using multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) as crystal growth accelerator

In this work,hybrid material CNTs@MIL-101(Cr) was synthesized in 2 h using multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) as the crystal growth accelerator with hydrothermal method.The characteristic differences between the crystals of CNTs@MIL-101(Cr) and MIL-101 were investigated by N_2 adsorption–desorption isotherms,X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscope(SEM) and thermogravimetric analyzer(TGA).The results showed that MWCNTs embedding in the hybrid material provide more mesoporous volumes than that of MIL-101.Moreover,the fast synthesized crystals of CNTs@MIL-101(Cr) still preserve the octahedral shape like MIL-101 and have a larger size ranging from 1.5 to 2.0 μm which were approximately three times larger than that of MIL-101.In the proposed mechanism,the roles of MWCNTs played in the crystallization were discussed where MWCNTs can be seen as coaxial cylindrical tubes composed of multi-layer graphenes and the place where nucleation and crystal growth processes occur at the tubes' out surface.Then,a crystal seeding layer bonding with the MWCNTs may be easily formed which accelerates the growth rate of MIL-101 crystals.Thus,larger crystals of CNTs@MIL-101(Cr) were formed due to the faster crystal growth rate of MIL-101.

EFFECT OF TRACE ELEMENTS WITH ZERO SELF－INTERACTIONCOEFFICIENT ON CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATUREOF IRON CARBON ALLOYS

The effect of trace elements with zero self-interaction coefficient on crystallization temperature of iron carbon alloys was studied and the mathematic equation was developed based on thermodynamics in the present researeh. With the equation developed in this paper, the effects of nitrogen on crystallization temperature of Fe-3.45C-2.15Si0. 16Mn and Fe-3.45C-2. 15Si-0. 80Mn alloys were discussed.

Effects of Copper-Zinc Alloy Doped with Rare Earth Elements on Crystal of Calcium Carbonate

A copper-zinc alloy doped with rare earth elements was prepared and the mechanism was demonstrated in a simulating boiler and circulating cooling water with rigidity 1 mmol·L-1. The polar curve and scale inhibiting ability of the alloy was tested by a corrosion measurement system and a scale inhibition evaluation system, respectively. Scale samples were characterized with SEM and XRD. It is found that the transfer of cations could be promoted by doping with proper rare earth elements, and the corrosion potentials descend by 25～126 mV. The results indicated that the copper-zinc alloy doped with rare earth elements has higher scale inhibiting ability of CaCO3. The growth of calcite was affected by zinc ions dissolved because of primary battery reaction, and the transition of calcium carbonate from aragonite to calcite was hampered resulting in the proportion of aragonite to calcite is changed from 1.7∶1 to 2.7∶1.

C–C formation mediated by photoinduced electrons from crystallized carbon nitride nanobelts under visible light irradiation

Crystal structure and crystallinity of carbon nitride support, size and dispersity of active-metal nanoparticles(NPs), and surface engineering of composites have great roles in generation and separation of photogenerated charge carries and photocatalyzed organic reactions for the conversion of solar energy into chemical energy. Herein, we deposited well-dispersed Pd NPs with small size on crystallized carbon nitride(CN–C) to construct a Schottky-type Pd/CN–C hybrid for photocatalyzed Ullmann C–C homocoupling of aryl halides under visible light irradiation at room temperature. Compared to Pd NPs supported g-C_3N_4(Pd/g-C_3N_4), Pd/CN–C exhibits excellent visible light photocatalytic activity for Ullmann C–C coupling of aryl halides due to high crystallinity of CN–C support, high dispersion and smaller size of Pd NPs, and the interfacial heterojunction of Pd/CN–C. Upon visible light irradiation, more photogenerated electrons from CN–C flow across the Schottky junction to metallic Pd and trigger the Ullmann C–C coupling of aryl halides. The photogenerated holes on CN–C surface are captured by a protic solvent(such as EtOH). In the presence of base K_2CO_3, the solvent undergoes dissociation, dehydrogenation, and finally can be oxidized by captured photogenerated holes. Moreover, Pd/CN–C has general applicability for various substrates and shows excellent stability and reusability for more than nine cycles.

Carbon Film Coating Used in CdZnTe Crystal Growth

A simple method of carbon film coating used in CdZnTe crystal growth was developed. The optimum parameters were selected. Breakdown of carbon film was commonly seen if Cd reservoir was not used in the crystal growth. The carbon film was in good condition when the vapor pressure of Cd was kept around 0.1 MPa during crystal growth.

Determination of Paclitaxel Solubility in Carbon Dioxide Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance

一杆石英水晶微量天秤(QCM ) 被用来在 011 MPa 并且在 35 的温度的压力范围决定 paclitaxel 碳二氧化物系统的阶段平衡 ? 吗？？

Relationship between Primary Crystal Temperature and Carbon Equivalent in Cast Iron

CE （=%C＋（1/3）x（%Si）） does not suit experiment results in many cases. In this work, the effect of alloy elements on primary crystal temperature was measured and the relationship between primary crystal temperature （Tc） and carbon equivalent （CEL） was investigated. The results show that Tc （Celsius degree） = 1650-110 × （%C） -25 × （%Si）＋3 × （%Mn） -35 × （%P） -71 × （%5）-2 × （%Ni） -7 × （%Cr）; CEL=%C ＋ 0.23×（%Si）-0.03× （%Mn）＋0.32×（%P）＋0.64×（%S） ＋0.02×（%Ni）＋0.06×（%Cr）. That is, in hypo eutectic composition, carbon equivalent should be calculated with CEL=%C＋ 0.23×（%Si）, not with CE=%C＋（1/3） x（%Si）.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Magnetic Property of Disodium Biscarbonato cobaltate(Ⅱ) Tetrahydrate, Na_2Co(CO_3)_2·4H_2O

The title compound, Na 2Co(CO 3) 2·4H 2O, was synthesized by dropwise addition of 1.0 mL of 1 mol/L Co(CH 3COO) 2 to 50 mL of aqueous solution containing 7.0 g(66.0 mmol) of Na 2CO 3 and 2.5 g(29.8 mmol) of NaHCO 3 under stirring. A rose colored rhombohedral crystal grew by the slow evaporation of the solution of the title compoud at room temperature. The crystal structure was established on the basis of the single crystal X ray diffraction data. Na 2Co(CO 3) 2·4H 2O crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a =0.856 6(1) nm, b =0.714 6(1) nm, c = 1 438 7(2) nm, β =97.59(1)° , V =0.873 0(2) nm 3 , D x=2.260 g/cm 3, F (000)=596, M r=296 99, μ (Mo K α)=21.06 cm -1 , Z =4 and the final R(F) =0.032 and wR(F 2) =0.068 on the basis of 947 reflections ( F 2 ≥ 2σ(F 0 2)). The crystal consists of H 2O molecules, Na + ions and 2D 2 ∞[Co(CO 3) 2] 2- layers extending parallel to (001). H 2O molecules and Na + cations are located between the 2D layers. Each Co atom is tetrahedrally coordinated by four O atoms from four CO 2- 3 groups with d (Co\_O)=0.206 5(2) nm, 0.207 6(2) nm and the angle of O\_Co\_O is in the range of 97.7(1)°—128.5(1)°. The CO 2- 3 group bridging two Co atoms via two O atoms deviates from D 3h symmetry with d (C\_O)=0.127 2(3)\_0.129 9(3) nm and the angle of O\_C\_O is in the range of 119.5(2)°\_123.4(2)°. Each Na atom, with two close Na neighbours at 0.338 4(2) nm and 0 346 7(2) nm, respectively, is octahedrally coordinated by six O atoms from four H 2O molecules and two carbonate groups belonging to two layers with d (Na\_O)=0.232 7(2)\_0.241 1(2) nm. Of two crystallographically different H 2O molecules, one forms hydrogen bonds to two CO 3 2- groups of one 2D layer, and the other to those from two different 2D layers. Na 2Co(CO 3) 2·4H 2O is antiferromagnetic below 16 K, and between 30\_300 K its magnetic behaviour obeys Curie Weiss law χ m(cm 3·mol -1 )=2.625/( T -12.1) with μ eff =4.5 B.M. at 298 K.