Improved Hydrogen Storage Kinetics of Nanocrystalline and Amorphous Mg-Nd-Ni-Cubased Mg_2Ni-type Alloys by Adding Nd

In order to improve the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the M2Nitype alloy, the elements Cu and Nd were added in the alloy. The nanocrystalline and amorphous Mg2Ni-type alloys with the composition of（Mg24Ni10Cu2）100-xNdx（x = 0, 5, 10, 15, 20） were prepared by melt spinning technology. The effects of Nd content on the structures and hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys were investigated. The characterization by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM） reveals that all the as-cast alloys hold multiphase structures, containing Mg2Ni-type major phase as well as some secondary phases Mg6Ni, Nd5Mg41, and Nd Ni, whose amounts clearly grow with increasing Nd content. Furthermore, the as-spun Nd-free alloy displays an entire nanocrystalline structure, whereas the as-spun Nd-added alloys hold a mixed structure of nanocrystalline and amorphous structure and the amorphization degree of the alloys visibly increases with the rising of the Nd content, suggesting that the addition of Nd facilitates the glass forming in the Mg2Ni-type alloy. The measurement of the hydrogen storage kinetics indicates that the addition of Nd significantly improves the gaseous and electrochemical hydrogen storage kinetics of the alloys. The addition of Nd enhances the diffusion ability of hydrogen atoms in the alloy, but it impairs the charge-transfer reaction on the surface of the alloy electrode, which makes the high rate discharge ability（HRD） of the alloy electrode fi rst mount up and then go down with the growing of Nd content.

Effect of hydrogen addition on compression deformation behaviour of Ti-0.3Mo-0.8Ni alloy argon-arc welded joints

The effect of hydrogen addition on compression deformation behaviour of Ti-0.3Mo-0.8Ni alloy argon-arc welded joint has been investigated.Evolution mechanism of hydrogen-induced flow stress was discussed in detail.The results show that with increasing hydrogen content,the stretching and bending extent of fully lamellar microstructures including ot lamellas and acicular hydride continued to increase,the morphology of dynamic recrystallization(DRX)grains tended to change from approximately equiaxed to large lamellar shape,and the quantity of DRX grains and recrystallization degree of grains increased obviously.A large number of dislocations concentrated in the vicinity of the hydride.Steady stress was decreased continuously with increasing hydrogen content,while peak stress of the hydrogenated 0.12 wt.% H weld zone was decreased to the minimum value and then increased slowly.A slight decrease in flow stress of the hydrogenated 0.05 wt.% H weld zone was caused by limited increase in the volume fraction of softer βphase.Hydrogen-induced DRX of a phase and improved dislocation movement by strong interaction between the hydride and dislocation directly resulted in a sharp drop in flow stress of the hydrogenated 0.12 and 0.21 wt.% H weld zone.Solute hydrogen also finitely contributed to a sharp drop in flow stress of the hydrogenated 0.12 and 0.21 wt.% H weld zone by promoted local softening,which induced continuous DRX and more movable dislocations to participate in slipping or climbing.The reinforcement effect and plastic deformation of the hydride and solution strengthening of P phase induced by solute hydrogen finally led to the increase in flow stress of the hydrogenated 0.21 wt.% H weld zone in its true strain range from 0 to 0.36.

Tensile deformation behavior of coarse-grained Ti-55 titanium alloy with different hydrogen additions

The effect of hydrogen addition on the deformation behavior of coarse-grained Ti-55 alloys(~20μm)was studied by uniaxial tension tests at high temperature.The elongation of hydrogenated Ti-55 titanium alloy firstly increases and then decreases with hydrogen content increasing at 8750 C.The highest elongation of 243.8%is obtained in the hydrogenated alloy with 0.1 wt%H,and the peak stress reaches a minimum value of 29.0 MPa in the hydrogenated alloy with 0.3 wt%H.Compared with that of the unhydrogenated alloy,the elongation of the hydrogenated alloy with 0.1 wt%H increases by 41.3%and its peak stress decreases by 40.6%at 875℃.Hydrogen addition can promote the transformation of β phase and the dislocation movement.Appropriate hydrogen content can evidently improve the deformation properties of coarse-grained Ti-55 titanium alloy.

Advanced oxidation of bromide-containing drinking water: A balance between bromate and trihalomethane formation control

Addition of H2O2 has been employed to repress bromate formation during ozonation of bromide-containing source water. However, the addition of H2O2 will change the oxidation pathways of organic compounds due to the generation of abundant hydroxyl radicals, which could affect the removal efficacy of trihalomethane precursors via the combination of ozone and biological activated carbon （O3-BAC）. In this study, we evaluated the effects of H2O2 addition on bromate formation and trihalomethane formation potential （THMFP） reduction during treatment of bromide-containing （97.6-129.1 μg/L） source water by the O3-BAC process. At an ozone dose of 4.2 mg/L, an H2O2/O3 （g/g） ratio of over 1.0 was required to maintain the bromate concentration below 10.0 μg/L, while a much lower H2O2/O3 ratio was sufficient for a lower ozone dose. An H2O2/O3 （g/g） ratio below 0.3 should be avoided since the bromate concentration will increase with increasing H2O2 dose below this ratio. However, the addition of H2O2 at an ozone dose of 3.2 mg/L and an H2O2/O3 ratio of 1.0 resulted in a 43% decrease in THMFP removal when compared with the O3-BAC process. The optimum H2O2/O3 （g/g） ratio for balancing bromate and trihalomethane control was about 0.7-1.0. Fractionation of organic materials showed that the addition of H2O2 decreased the removal efficacy of the hydrophilic matter fraction of DOC by ozonation and increased the reactivity of the hydrophobic fractions during formation of trihalomethane, which may be the two main reasons responsible for the decrease in THMFP reduction efficacy. Overall, this study clearly demonstrated that it is necessary to balance bromate reduction and THMFP control when adopting an H2O2 addition strategy.