Porous bulk metallic glass fabricated by powder hot pressing

A synthesis method for the production of porous bulk metallic glass (BMG) was introduced. This method utilizes the su- perplastic forming ability of amorphous powder in the supercooled liquid (SCL) state and intenerating salt mixture as a placeholder to produce BMG foam by using a hot die pressing method. Scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and dif- ferential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were employed to characterize the morphologies of foaming structure, the crystallization and the percentage of crystallization of the as-produced porous BMG. The results suggested that the formation of porous structure by su- perplastic forming process is feasible. Good bonding effect was observed between amorphous powder particles. Less than 6.5% of crystalline phases were formed during hot pressing, and less than 5.5% of residual salt was enclosed in the foam. To remove any re- sidual salt particles, salt preforms with three-dimensional network and good connectivity is necessary.

Effect of Thermal Treatment and Acid Leaching Process on Pore Characteristics of Nanometer Porous Glass

Porous glass was prepared by thermally treating sodium borosilicate glass for different time, the effect of thermal treatment on pore size distribution was discussed and the pore size of the prepared porous glass was measured by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and differential thermal analysis （DTA）. The results show that the optimum porous glass with an average diameter of 80 nm can be prepared by thermal treatment at 600℃ for 12 h and then acid treatment for 12 h in 2 mol·L^-1 hydrochloric acid solution.

Optical Characteristics of Porous Glasses Matrix and Its Light-conducted Mechanism

The optical properties of matrix of porous glasses and phase-separated glasses were investigated by visible spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy. The experimental results show that, both the porous glasses and phase-separated glasses have very good light transmission in visible light region that wavelenth is longer than 560nm. The micropores of porous glasses and the boron-rich phase of phase-separated glasses have strong Rayleigh scatter effects on the visible light, the largest scatter occurrs at 360-370nm; the thicker the glasses, the larger the light scattering. Thus, the pore size distribution and the size of heterogeneous micro zone in boron-rich phase of phase-separated glasses can be measured. After coupled into porours glasses, the most intense absorption of hydrated ions of 〔Co(H 2O) 6〕 2+ shifts from 508nm to 515nm. The production of the most intense absorption and the red shift were owed to Jahn-Teller effect of octahedral field formed by six H 2O molecular and perturbation effect resulted by microporous of porous glasses for its physics-chemical circumstance. As a result, the porous glasses are perfect optical function materials in visible region, which can be assembled by chemical method.

The Dynamics of Acid Treatment in the Preparation of Porous Glass

The phase-separation glasses with composition of Na 2O(9.0)B 2O 3(25.0)-SiO 2(66.0)(in mole ratio)were leached with hydrochloric acid,and porous glasses were prepared.The dynamics of the acid treatment was investigated.The effects of treatment time,temperature and acid concentration on the acid treatment process were studied using HCl as treatment solution.The dynamics equation and apparent activation energy obtained in acid treatment process were dw/dt=a/2t and E=57.74 kJ·mol -1,respectively.The constants of the reaction rate at different temperatures were calculated.On the basis of experimental data the mechanism of acid treatment process and the source of swollen stress,which was the main stress during treatment process,were discussed.

FABRICATION OF POROUS GLASS FIBRES AND ITS CHARGING CHARACTERISTICS

Glass fibers, cc diameter of 350 mum to 500 mum, were made of glasses with an initial composition of 66. 55iO(2) - 25B(2)O(2) - 8. 5 Na2O. Being heated at 580 C for 24 hours and leached in HCl solution at 90 C: for 12 hours, the glass fibers were made into porous glass fibers, pore size in the range 25nm to 35nm. The influence of the glass composition cold condition on glass phase separation Is discussed. The transparence of the porous glass fibers before and after being charged with sensitive reagents and the anti-resolve characteristics of sensitized reagent charged were also studied. The results have shown that the transparence of porous glass fibers after being charged with sensitive reagents and the anti-resolve characteristics of sensitive reagents charged in the materials were very well. By combining with special sensitive reagents, the porous glass fibers could be made into a series of fiber optic chemical sensors with different characteristics.

Fabrication of Porous Bulk Metallic Glass

An open-cell porous bulk metallic glass （BMG） with a diameter of at least 6 mm was fabricated by using an U-turn quartz tube and infiltration casting around soluble NaCI placeholders. The pore formation and glassy structure were examined by optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The results show that the pores or cells are connected to each other and the specimen is composed of a mostly glassy phase. This paper provides a suitable method for fabrication of porous BMG and BMG with larger size in diameter.

CONTROL OF POLYMER PARTICLE SIZE USING POROUS GLASS MEMBRANE EMULSIFICATION A REVIEW

Much attention has in recent years been paid to fine applications of polymer particles, e.g., carrier for enzyme, separation media for protein, DNA and cell, and carrier for drug in Drug Delivery System (DDS). Control of polymer particle size is especially important in such fine applications. For instance, when the particles are used as a carrier of anti-cancer agents, the locations of particles containing anti-cancer agents also depend on the size of the particles. In this paper, various techniques of controlling polymer particle size are described, with emphasis on Shirasu Porous Glass (SPG) membrane emulsification, as carried out in our research group.

SYNTHESIS OF STYRENIC TONER PARTICLES BY SPG EMULSIFICATION TECHNIQUE

This research studied the initiator efficiency for producing polymeric particles of poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate)copolymers by a Shirasu porous glass membrane(SPG)emulsification technique followed by suspension copolymerization.BPO,ADVN,and AIBN were used as initiators and we found that BPO is the most suitable initiator.Copolymers for various feed ratios of styrene/methyl methacrylate were thus synthesized by benzoyl peroxide,and their copolymer particle size,molecular weight distribution and pat-ride size distribution were characterized.Then n-BMA or 2-EHMA was added as the third monomer to decrease the terpolymer glass transition temperature.This article describes the preparation technique,recipes and polymerization conditions for producing both copolymer and terpolymer particles,particle size changes,the corresponding particle morphologies and glass transition temperatures.

Liquid Phase Hydrogenation of Benzalacet0phen0ne:Effect of Solvent,Catalyst Support,Catalytic M etal and Reaction Conditions

Innovative catalysts based on a "porous glass" support material were developed and investigated for the reduction of benzalace-tophenone. The easy preparation conditions and possibility to use different metals (e.g. Pd, Pt, Rh) for impregnation gave a broad variety of these catalysts. Hydrogenation experiments with these supported catalysts were carried out under different hydrogen pressures and temperatures. Porous glass catalysts with Pd as the active component gave chemoselective hydrogenation of benzalacetophenone, while Pt- and Rh-catalysts tended to further reduce the carbonyl group, especially at elevated hydrogen pressures and temperatures. Kinetic analysis of the reactions revealed these had zero order kinetics, which was independent of the type of porous glass support and solvent used.

STUDY ON PREPARATION OF UNIFORM POLYSTYRENE HOLLOW PARTICLES

Uniform polystyrene hollow particles were prepared successfully by employing SPG (Shirasu porous glass) emulsification technique. The oil phase composed of monomer [styrene (St) and N,N’-dimethylamino ethylmethacrylate (DMAEMA)], hexadecane (HD) and initiator was permeated through the uniform pores of SPG membrane into the aqueous phase (containing stabilizer, emulsifier and water-soluble inhibitor ) by a gas pressure to form uniform droplets. The droplets were then polymerized at 70℃. It was found that the hollow particles were obtained by adding a small amount of DMAEMA into the oil phase and by using NaNo2 as the water-soluble inhibitor, while only one-hole particles were obtained without adding DMAEMA, or when using diaminophenylene (DAP) or hydroquinone (HQ) as the inhibitor. The formation mechanism was discussed by the view of interfacial tensions between polymer and aqueous phase, HD and aqueous phase, and HD and polymer. Further more, it was found that hollow particles can be obtained even when DMAEMA content in the oil phase was very low, by increasing HD to high value.

Effect of interface carbonization on dielectric properties of potassium nitrate nanocomposite based on porous glasses

Dielectric properties and structure of pure and carbon-modified nanocomposites on the base of porous glasses with an average pore diameter of 6 nm(PG6)with embedded KNO3 have been studied at the temperature diapason of 300-430 K and at fre-quencies of 0.1-3×10^(6) Hz on cooling.X-ray diffraction studies of these samples have shown,that in modified and unmodified composites there is a mixture of the low-temperature paraelectric phase(α-phase)and the ferroelectricγ-phase.In modified composites,a decrease in permittivity and conductivity is observed.Dielectric response has been analyzed in the framework of modern theoretical models.Two relaxation processes have been identified and their origin has been determined.It has been found that the main contribution to the dielectric response of nanocomposite material PG6+KNO3 is provided by charge polarization on interfaces,which can be governed by modifying the inner pore surfaces.DC-conductivity of both composites has been estimated and the activation energies have been determined.Activation energy change observed in a vicinity of 360 K is attributed to the phase transformation and the appearance of KNO3α-phase.

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND PHASE TRANSITIONS IN KDP-AND ADP-POROUS GLASS NANOCOMPOSITES

The results of dielectric and dilatometric measurements of ADP and KDP-porous glass composites are presented.We stated on dilatometric studies that in ADP-porous glass nanocomposites the phase transition temperature decreases with decreasing of average size of pores.The negative jump of volume at phase transition region in ADP-porous glasses is observed.It was found that for KDP embedded into porous glasses nonmonotonous dependence of phase transition temperature on pores sizes occurs.The conductivity of ADP/KDP composites is significantly higher than in bulk crystals.The obtained values of activation energies are typical for proton movement.

Synthesis and Applications of Porous Glass

Porous materials have received significant attention for catalyst,electrochemical energy storage,sensing and compound capture.Large surface area and connected inner channel make porous materials outstanding in the applications of catalyst,batteries and biomedicine.Glass is a traditional material and has the advantages of high stability and other physical properties.By combining the advantages of porous materials and glass,porous glass has been researched widely and applied to many leading-edge fields,such as batteries and sensors.This review presents common methods for synthesizing porous glass,including phase separation process(PSP),direct leaching process(DLP)of acid,sintering and so on.Three main steps for fabrication of each process are concluded.The recent applications are support,capturer and matter transport,and they are highlighted in this review.Future directions for preparing these materials are also discussed.