Study on Simultaneous Catalytic Reduction of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitric Oxide on Rare Earth Mixed Compounds

CeO2/γ-Al2O3, La203/γ-Al2O3, CeO2-La203/γ-Al2O3 and CeO2-La2O3, which were prepared by impregnating in certain ratio, were used as the catalysts for the reduction of SO2 and NO by CO. Separate and simultaneous removal of SO2 and NO over LaEO3/γ-Al2O3, CeOE/γ-Al2O3, CeOE-LaEO3/γ-Al2O3 were investigated. The phase characteristics of catalysts were also analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The result shows that the conversions of SO2 and NO are above 98 % over CeOE/γ-Al2O3 and CeOE-LaEO3/γ-Al2O3. After SO2 is added in the NO-CO-N2 system （NO ：SO2 = 1：2 - 1 ： 3）, the conversions of SO2 and NO are both above 98%. Furthermore, it is found that CeO2-La2O3 with various ratios has different activity for the simultaneous reduction of SO2 and NO.

Study on Roasting Decomposition of Mixed Rare Earth Concentrate in CaO-NaCl-CaCl_2

The decomposed process of bastnaesite, monazite and mixed rare earth concentrate in CaO-CaCl-CaCl2 was studied by means of TG-DTA method. The relationship among decomposition ratio, roasting temperature, and CaO-NaCl addition was studied by the quadratic regression orthogonal analysis, and then the regression equation was obtained. Through analysis, the optimum process conditions of mixed rare earth concentrate decomposed by CaO-CaCl-CaCl2 were obtained as follows: roasting temperature: 700℃, CaO addition: 15%, NaCl-CaCl2 addition: 10%, roasting time: 60 min, the decomposition ratio: 91.3%.

DNA Damage Effect of Mixed Rare Earth Changle Crossing Placenta Barrier on Rat Embryo

To assess the potential risk of mixed rare earths Changle for human embryo we used transplacental micronucleus test and single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) technique to detect DNA damage of embryo. The rats were administered respectively 0.3, 2, 5 and 20 mg·kg -1 mixed rare earths Changle every day orally from 6th to 18th day after pregnancy. The results show that the number of cells with micronucleus significantly increases as compared with the control except 0.3 mg·kg -1 group, which appears to be a dose effect relationship. The number of comet star cell greatly increases with increasing contamination dose as compared with the control except 0 3 mg·kg -1 group, and also displays a dose effect relationship. In conclusion, though mixed rare earth Changle is restricted by placenta membrane to enter embryo body, and more than 2 mg·kg -1 mixed rare earth Changle may cross placenta barrier and cause DNA damage of hepatocyte and developing erythrocyte of rat embryo.

Study on Escaping Fluorine Inhibition in Calcining Process of Mixed Rare Earth Concentrate

GC technology was used to study escaping fluorine in calcined process of mixed rare earth concentrate. The mixed rare earth concentrate and it adding assistant of CaO-NaCl-CaCl2 were calcined at 400～750 ℃ for 30～120 min, and then total amount of fluorine, exhausting ratio of fluorine, decomposition ratio and the component were determined. The results showed that adding CaO-NaCl-CaCl2 the decomposition ratio was up to 90% at 700 ℃ in 1 h, and the escaping ratio of fluorine decreased from 29.52% to 0.948%. The average inhabitation ratio was 98.39%. This method supplied basis for low energy and clean decomposition of mixed rare earth concentrate.

Reaction process of monazite and bastnaesite mixed rare earth minerals calcined by CaO-NaCl-CaCl_2

The decomposition reactions of monazite and bastnaesite mixed rare earth minerals calcined by CaO-NaCl-CaCl2 were studied by means of TG-DTA and XRD. The results show that the process of the minerals decomposed by CaO involves two steps. The first step occurs in the temperature range of 425-540 ℃, and the main reactions are bastnaesite decomposition, i.e. REOF reacts with CaO to produce RE2O3 and CaF2, and Ce2O3 is oxidized to CeO2. During this step, CaCO3 is formed at about 500 ℃. The second step takes place in the temperature range of 610-700 ℃, and the reactions are monazite decomposition into RE2O3, Ca5F(PO4)3 and Ca3(PO4)2 by CaO and CaF2. In this process, the decomposition ability is improved because CaO from CaCO3 decomposing has high chemical activity. In calcining process, the new formed Ca5F(PO4)3 restrains fluorine that can escape in form of gaseous compound. The decomposition ratio of the mixed rare earth minerals reaches 90.8% at 700 ℃.

Effect of mixed rare earth and Sr on microstructure and brazability of Al-20Cu-5Si-2Ni filler metal

The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of adding tiny amount of mixed rare earth （ La, Ce） and Sr to Al-20Cu-SSi-2Ni filler metal, by analyzing the microstructure, wettability and mechanical properties of brazed joints. The results show that with the addition of mixed rare earth （La, Ce ） into Al-2OCu-SSi-2Ni alloy, the α-Al solid solution as well as CuAl2 （ Ni） intermetallic compound phase significantly reduced, while more Al-Si eutectic phase and AI-Si-Cu ternary eutectic phase were produced. And as mixed rare earth （La, Ce ） added in, the wettability of Al-2OCu-SSi-2Ni filler metal decreased, while the shear strength of the brazed joints increased. The addition of Minor Sr modificated Al-2OCu-SSi-2Ni filler metal, further reduced the CuAl2 （ Ni ） intermetallic compound phase, which was partially replaced Al-Si-Cu ternary eutectic phase. As a result, the tensile strength as well as the wettability of the filler metal was improved.

Kinetic of Dissolved Phosphorus from Calcination Products of Mixed Rare Earth Minerals

The products of mixed rare earth minerals containing monazite and bastnaesite calcined by CaO-NaCl-CaCl2 contained calcium phosphate and phosphorite. In this paper, HCl-H3cit solution was used to wash the calcination products, and the kinetic character of dissolved phosphorus was studied. The results showed that the reaction rate control changed from chemical reaction control mode to mixed control mode and diffusion control mode with increasing temperature, and the activation energy were 7.36, 27.64 and 61.27 kJ·mol-1, respectively. The change of temperature, the reagent concentration and stirring speed were studied in order to increase the dissolution rate of phosphorus. Phosphorus and rare earth in the calcination products could be separated in this process applicable to the rare earth recovery in phosphorite containing the rare earth.

Barrier Effect of Placenta Membrane of Pregnant Rat on Mixed Rare Earth Changle

To assess the potential health risks of mixed rare earths Changle for human embryo, whether it crosses placenta membrane or placenta barrier should be determined. In order to arrive at the aim placenta tissue was observed after contamination with optical and electron microscope to show distribution and destiny of mixed rare earth Changle in placenta tissue. Meanwhile the amount of rare earths in serum of pregnant rat, amniotic fluid and extract of embryo tissue were measured by using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP MS). The rats were administered to 0 3, 2, 5 and 20 mg·kg -1 mixed rare earths Changle every day, respectively by oral from the 6th to 18th day after pregnancy. The results show that many particles are found in syncytiotrophoblast around capillaries of placental villi in contaminated groups under light microscope, and there are more particles following increased dose. It also was observed that some dense bodies with the envelope in placenta membrane and to difference extent damages the mitochondria crista within syncytiotrophoblast cytoplasm in contaminated groups under transmission electron microscope (TEM). Results of ICP MS assay indicate that the level of Ce increases with contamination dose in the serum of pregnant rats, and the level of total rare earth element remarkably rises in amniotic fluid and serum of pregnant rats for 20 mg·kg -1 group as compared with the control without change for the other groups.

Isolation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Protonated Mixed [Tetrakis (4-pyridyl)porphyrinato] (phthalocyaninato)Rare Earth (Ⅲ)Double-decker Compounds

The treatment of tetrakis (4-pyridyl) porphyrin H2TPyP with a hydrated rare earth (III) acetylacetonate RE(acac)3 · nH2O (RE=Y, Eu, Gd) in 1,2, 4-trichlorobenzene (TCB) pro- duced a monomeric porphyrinato rare earth compound RE (TPyP) acac, which further reacted with dicyanobenzene in amyl alcohol in the presence of 1, 8-diazabicyclo [5. 4. 0] undec-7-ene (DBU), giving HRE(TPyP) (Pc) in a good yield. Upon exposure to air, part of the protonated mixed double-deckers in CHC13 solutions converted slowly to the corresponding neutral complexes RE (TPyP) (Pc). These protonated complexes were characterized by means of UV-V is, IR, NMR, mass spectroscopies. The quaternarization of these protonated mixed double-deckers with methyl iodide produced the salts of tetramethylated cations [HRE(TMPyP) (Pc)]4+.

Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic and Luminescent Properties of Rare Earth Coordination Polymers Constructed from Mixed Dicarboxylates

Three unique metal-organic framework coordination polymers, [Eu_2(bptc)(bdc)_2(H_2O)]_n(1), [Gd_2(bptc)(bdc)_2(H_2O)_4]_n(2) and [Dy_2(bptc)(bdc)_2(H_2O)_4]n(3)(1,2-H_2 BDC = 1,2-benzenedicarboylic acid, H_2 bptc = 4,4?-biphenyldicarboxylic acid) were synthesized by mixing two different multi-carboxylic acids with Ln2 O3(Ln = Eu, Gd and Dy) in hydrothermal condition. The three compounds are all three-dimensional and compounds 2 and 3 contain 4.289 × 6.507 ?~2 rectangularshaped one-dimensional open channels along the a direction. Additionally, the magnetic, luminescent and thermogravimetric properties were studied in detail.

Mixed rare earth metal conversion coatings on 2024 alloy and Al6061/SiC_p metal matrix composites

The processes of mixed rare earth metal (REM) conversion coatings on 2024 alloy and Al6061/SiC p metal matrix composites (MMC) were introduced. The coatings were examined to be honeycomb like feature by scanning electron microscope. X ray diffraction analysis revealed that the coatings are amorphous structure. The results of X ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicated that the mixed REM conversion coatings consist predominantly of Ce and O, the contents of other rare earth elements (such as La, Pr) are relatively low, the coatings are about 2～4 μm thickness with excellent adhesion and wearability. The results of mass loss test showed that the mixed REM conversion coatings produce corrosion resistant surface of 2024 alloy and Al6061/SiC p. [

Electron Donating Property and Catalytic Activity ofPerovskite-type Mixed Oxides (ABO_3) Consisting of Rare Earth and 3d Transition Metals

The catalytic activity of Perovskite-type mixed oxides (LaCoO3, PrCoO3 and SmCoO3) for the reduction of cyclohexanone to cyclohexanol with 2-propanol (Meerwein-PonndorfVerley reduction) has been studied. The data have been correlated with the surface electron donor properties of these mixed oxides

Growth of Mixed Rare Earth Tartrate Crystals (Y_(1-x)Sm_x)_2(C_4H_4O_6)_3·zH_2O from Silica Gels

Experiments performed on the grwth of mixed crystals of rare earth tartrates (Y1-xSmx)2 (C4H4O6)3.zH2O (0≤x≤1) from silica gels at 35~40℃ and 25~30℃ employing single-diffusion technique. are discussed. The crystals maintain spherulitic morphology, irrespective of the value of x, concentration of upper and lower reactants, gel pH, gel age and gel temperature. Formation Of Liesegang rings in this system is a temperature dependent phenomenon. It is shown that with the increase of the value of x the system passes from Liesegangring phenomenon to singlezone phenomenon. Operative mechanism of crystallization in the higher (35~40℃) and lower temperature ranges (25~30℃) is explained. Seeded growth experiments indicate the possibility of increasing the size of the spherulites in the gel medium

Selective leaching of calcium from mechanically activated mixed rare earth concentrate

The loss of rare earths(REs)takes place during the pre-decalcification process of mixed rare earth concentrate.In an effort to reduce such RE loss,a novel idea to improve the leaching selectivity of Ca to REs by applying selective mechanical activation was proposed.First,regarding the key minerals affecting the leaching selectivity of Ca to REs,the differences in the mechanical activation behaviors of CaF_(2) and REFCO_(3) were studied,and we find that the lattice strain of CaF_(2) increases from 0.21%to 0.42%,whereas that of REFCO_(3) increases from 0.31%to 0.40%.Notably,CaF_(2) demonstrates a larger lattice strain than REFCO_(3),indicating greater mechanical activation energy storage and higher leaching activity.Next,the HCl leaching process was studied.A significant leaching selectivity of Ca to REs,from 21.6 to 35.1,is achieved through mechanical activation.The Ca leaching rate reaches 80.7%when the RE loss is 2.3%in the activated sample.This study provides an novel approach for achieving selective extraction of specific components via mechanical activation pretreatment.

J-mixing Effect of the Crystal-field on the Spectroscopic Characteristics of Rare-earth Doped Laser Crystals

By using the re-derived formulae for both line-strength of electricdipole transition and simple J-mixing coefficients within the 4f shell in a rare-earthion, the spectroscopic properties of the luminescent material Eu3+ =Y2O3 and laser crystals Tb3+:=YAlO3 and Nd3+:YVO4, are investigated in detail. On the basis of three fitting Ω parameters and the effective reduced matrix elements, the spectral linestrengths, spontaneous emission probabilities, fluorescent branching ratios and lifetimeare calculated. The better agreement between theoretical results and experimental dataindicates the importance of J-mixing in the spectroscopic study of laser crystals.

Synthesis and luminescent properties of Ce^(3+) doped LuAG nano-sized powders by mixed solvo-thermal method

Polycrystalline LuAG:Ce3+(cerium3+-doped lutetium aluminum garnet) powders were prepared by mixed solvo-thermal method.Fourier-transform IR spectroscopy(FTIR) and X-ray diffraction(XRD) measurements showed that the precursors were ethanol derivatives AlO(OH) crystal with hydroxyl and carbonate group.XRD results showed that phase of Lu2O3 disappeared with the precursors were annealed at 400 °C,cubic phase LuAG:Ce3+ appeared but only one diffraction peaks of LuAP(LuAlO3) at calcination temperature to 700 °C,a...

A rationale for the development of thermally stable nanostructured CeO_2-ZrO_2-containing mixed oxides

CeO2-ZeO2 solid solutions are extensively used as oxygen storage promoters in the current automotive three-way catalysts. High thermal stability of the textural properties is one of the most important requirements for practical application since temperatures up to 1273 K are easily experienced by these materials under real working conditions. In the present paper, we investigated how hydrothermal treatments applied to cakes of doped and undoped ZrO2-rich CeO2-ZrO2 precursors might improve the thermal stability of the final CeO2-ZrO2 solid solution. A rationale was developed that allowed to correlate the morphology of the hydrothermaUy treated cake with the thermal stability at 1273 K of the final product, which did not depend on the composition of the mixed oxides.

Effect of Manganese Doping on Oxygen Storage Capacity of Ceria-Zirconia Mixed Oxides

CeO2-ZrO2-MnOx mixed oxide series were prepared by sol-gel method. CO pulse and CO-O2 cycle measurements were carried out to examine the oxygen storage complete capacity （OSCC） and dynamic oxygen storage capacity （OSC） of the samples. The doping method brought about strong interactions between manganese oxide and ceria, both in the bulk and on the surface. Only a small part of Mn cations are incorporated into the ceria lattice to form solid solutions and the remaining are left on the surface as finely dispersed Mn3O4. The OSC behaviors of the materials are influenced by the doping amount of Mn and the solubility of Mn in the CeO2 lattice. The OSC is more easily affected by available contents of oxygen storage components when the measurement frequency is low. Comparatively, the concentration of lattice defects, which affects the mobility of bulk oxygen, is the determining factor under high frequency.

Catalytic performance for methane combustion of supported Mn-Ce mixed oxides

A series of supported Mn-Ce mixed oxide catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method and used for the oxidation of methane. The catalysts were characterized by N2 adsorption （BET）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, laser Raman spectrum （LRS）, and temperature programmed reduction （TPR） techniques. The XRD and LRS results confirmed the high dispersion of active components or formation of solid solution between manganese and cerium oxides in the bulk and on the surface of mixed oxide catalysts. The reducibility was remarkably promoted by the stronger synergistic interaction between the two oxides from H2-TPR measurements. As expected, all the experimental mixed oxide catalysts showed excellent activity for methane combustion at low temperature. Especially, for the catalyst with Mn-Ce ratio 3：7, methane conversion reached 92% at a temperature as low as 470 ℃.

Research on toughening mechanisms of alumina matrix ceramic composite materials improved by rare earth additive

Mixed rare earth elements were incorporated into alumina ceramic materials. Hot-pressing was used to fabricate alumina matrix composites in nitrogen atmosphere protection. Microstructures and mechanical properties of the composites were tested. It was indicated that the bending strength and fracture toughness of alumina matrix ceramic composites sintered at 1550 ℃ and 28 MPa for 30 min were improved evidently. Besides mixed rare earth elements acting as a toughening phase, AlTiC master alloys were also added in as sintering assistants, which could prompt the formation of transient liquid phase, and thus nitrides of rare earth elements were produced. All of the above were beneficial for improving the mechanical properties of alumina matrix ceramic composites.