The Form of Sulfate in Pseudo-Boehmite and Its Effect on Properties of Pseudo-Boehmite

A series of pseudo-boehmite samples with their sulfate radicals(SO2-4) concentration ranging from 0.9% to 3.0% were prepared by the reaction of Na Al O2 solution on Al2(SO4)3 solution. The existing form of sulfate radicals was investigated. Results have shown that sulfates in pseudo-boehmite included two parts, the soluble sulfate radicals and the insoluble sulfate radicals, which accounted for 99% of the total amount of sulfate radicals. XRD, low-temperature N2-adsorption, and TEM were used to characterize the properties of these pseudo-boehmite samples. Results have shown that the relative crystallinity and crystal size of pseudo-boehmite decreased with the increase of sulfate radicals in the support. In the meanwhile, the bound water content in pseudo-boehmite increased. The TEM images of pseudo-boehmite indicated that the pseudoboehmite was prone to become amorphous hydrated alumina. However, the effect of sulfate content on the specific surface area and pore structure of aluminium oxide was insignificant.

Solvothermal synthesis and adsorption performance of layered boehmite using aluminum chloride and high-alumina fly ash

High alumina fly ash(FAHAl)is a kind of bulk solid waste unique to China,whose availability of high-value aluminum and the threat to the environment makes its high-value utilization urgent.In this work,the alumina containing leaching solution obtained from Na_(2)CO_(3) roasting and HCl leaching of FAHAl was used as the mother liquor to prepare layered boehmite in situ.The preparation process with AlCl_(3) as the raw material was also compared.The formation process and mechanism of boehmite,the choice of solvent,along with the adsorption capability of Congo red were analyzed by X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,Brunauer-Emmett-Teller method and adsorption experiments.Results showed that during the preparation of layered boehmite,the precursor Al(OH)_(3) from the reaction of Al^(3+) and OH-is transformed into boehmiteγ-AlOOH.The existence of ethanol is beneficial to regulate and promote the growth of boehmite crystal effectively.When water and ethanol are mixed with a volume ratio of 2:1 and used as the solvent,the maximum specific surface area of the boehmite is obtained at 135.7 m^(2)·g^(-1),and 99.16%of Congo red can be absorbed after 10 min when AlCl3 is used as a raw material.As purified leaching solution is used as the mother liquid,the crystallinity of boehmite decreases slightly when the pH value decreases from 12.5 to 11.When pH is 11,the removal efficiency of Congo red reaches a maximum of 72.25%.This process not only achieves the extraction of aluminum and high-value utilization of FAHAl but also provides a thought to prepare layered boehmite with adsorption properties.

x-PA6/GF/Boehmite纳米复合材料的制备与性能研究

采用熔融共混的方法制备了高流动性聚酰胺6(x-PA6)/玻璃纤维(GF)/勃姆石(Boehmite)纳米复合材料。在GF含量不变(25%,质量分数,下同)的情况下,考查了Boehmite含量对复合材料力学性能、耐热性能、导热性能及微观形态的影响。结果表明,在实验范围内,复合材料的力学性能、耐热性能及导热性能均随着Boehmite含量的增加而提高,当Boehmite含量增至15%时,复合材料的拉伸强度、弯曲强度、热变形温度及热导率分别提高了10.1%、8.1%、10.5%、85.48%;Boehmite的加入能有效促进GF的分散,且自身能均匀地分布于x-PA6基体中。

Precipitation of spherical boehmite from concentrated sodium aluminate solution by adding gibbsite as seed

The precipitation of spherical boehmite was studied by surface energy calculations, measurements of precipitation ratios, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The surface energy calculation results show that the(001) and(112) planes of gibbsite surfaces are remarkably stable because of their low surface energies. In addition, the(010) plane of boehmite grows preferentially during precipitation because of its low surface energy. Thus, we propose a method to precipitate spherical boehmite from a supersaturated sodium aluminate solution by adding gibbsite as seed in a heterogeneous system. In this method, gibbsite acts as the preliminary seed and saturation modifier. The results show that the fine boehmite first nucleates on the(001) and(112) planes of gibbsite and then grows vertically on the(001) and(112) basal planes of gibbsite via self-assembly, thereby forming spherical boehmite. Simultaneously, gibbsite is dissolved into the aluminate solution to maintain the saturation for the precipitation of boehmite. The precipitation ratio fluctuates(forming an M-shaped curve) because of gibbsite dissolution and boehmite precipitation. The mechanism of boehmite precipitation was further discussed on the basis of the differences in surface energy and solubility between gibbsite and boehmite. This study provides an environmentally friendly and economical method to prepare specific boehmite in a heterogeneous system.

Influence of hydrothermal temperature on structure and microstructure of boehmite

Boehmites(Al2O3·xH2O)were hydrothermally prepared from aluminum alkoxide.The effect of temperature on preparation was studied in the range of 100-180℃.The XRD analysis shows that with temperature increasing,the transformation of pseudo-boehmite into well-crystallized boehmite takes place.The micro-morphologies change also from irregular clew to thin cubic platelets.From the mass loss of the samples prepared at different temperatures,the value of x is estimated to vary between 1.06 and 1.67.γ-Al2O3 obtained by subsequent calcination of boehmite at 600℃is also characterized by XRD and its morphology remains unchanged.

YAG∶Ce Phosphors for WLED via Nano-Pesudoboehmite Sol-Gel Route

The sub-micron sized YAG ： Ce phosphors were synthesized via a modified sol-gel method by peptizing nano-pesudoboehmite particulate. It is found that YAG phase from the dried gel powders appears at 1000 ℃ then the pure YAG phase exists at a relatively lower sintering temperature of 1400 ℃. The smaller sizes of phosphors in the ranges of 1 - 3 μm are obtained due to the contribution of seeding effects of nano-sized alumina particles to strengthen each step of the processes. Both the excitation and emission spectra of photoluminescence of the phosphor obtained at 1400 ℃ meet well with the spectroscopic requirements of the WLED phosphors.

Enhancement on Synthesis of Boehmite Through a Precarbonizationassisted Hydrogen Peroxide Route in Highly Alkaline Sodium Aluminate Solutions

Hydrogen peroxide(H2O2)precipitation from sodium aluminate(SA)solution at close-ambient temperature is an efficient method to synthesize boehmite and its derived alumina with high surface area,but the precipitation yield of Al2O3 is usually below 50%in highly alkaline SA solutions.Here the synthesis of boehmite is enhanced through a precarbonization-assisted H2O2 route in highly alkaline SA solutions.It is found that the crystal structure of the precipitation product is evidently influenced by the precipitation conditions.As the precipitation temperature increases from 273 to 325 K,a small amount of gibbsite by-product is formed.As the aging temperature increases from 301 to 333 K,the crystallinity of boehmite decreases and part of the boehmite dissolves due to an increase in the pH value.Based on the above results,a precarbonization-assisted H2O2 route is proposed to obtain pure boehmite with more complete recovery of Al2O3 from highly alkaline SA solutions.The route includes a controllable precarbonization step of SA solutions with a molar ratio of Na2O to Al2O3 higher than 2:1,followed by the H2O2-precipitated step with a molar ratio of H2O2 to Al2O3 less than 7:1.Because of its facile operation conditions,no extraneous impurity,time saving and a possible recycle of the filtrate,the route has great potential to be an alternative method for preparation of boehmite and its derived alumina.

Preparation and Properties of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)/Boehmite Nanocomposite

Colloidal boehmite particles have been included into a polyethylene terephthalate matrix by in situ polymerization. Boehmite nanoparticles were produced by the controlled hydrolysis of aluminium isopropylate. The nanoparticles were characterized using Transmitted Electronic Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD), which revealed the particles of magnitude about 10 nm. The particles have been used without any surface modification. Characterization of the nanocomposite has been carried out using TEM and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). TEM images indicate that the particles have been homogeneously dispersed in the polymer. DSC results show that the presence of boehmite affects the process of crystallization of polyethylene terephthalate.

Amine-functionalized boehmite nanoparticle-supported molybdenum and vanadium complexes:Efficient catalysts for epoxidation of alkenes

Boehmite nanoparticles with a high surface area and a high degree of surface hydroxyl groups were covalently functionalized by 3‐（trimethoxysilyl）‐propylamine to support vanadium‐oxo‐sulfate and molybdenum hexacarbonyl complexes. These supported catalysts were then characterized by Fou‐rier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, powder X‐ray diffraction, thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis, X‐ray‐photoelectron spectroscopy, elemental analysis, inductively coupled plasma, and transmission electron microscopy techniques. The catalysts were subsequently used for the epoxidation of cis‐cyclooctene, and the experimental procedures were optimized. The progress of the reactions was investigated by gas‐liquid chromatography. Recycling experiments revealed that these nanocatalysts could be repeatedly used several times for a nearly complete epoxidation of cis‐cyclooctene. The optimized experimental conditions were also used successfully for the epoxida‐tion of some other substituted alkenes.

Solvothermal Synthesis of Boehmite and γ-Alumina Nanorods

Boehmite nanorods were synthesized by a solvothermal method using AICl3·6H2O in mixed solvents of water and aniline. The solvothermal time, heating temperature and the concentration of aniline have effects on the morphology of boehmite. γ-alumina nanorods were prepared by a simple thermal transformation of boehmite nanorods. A rational mechanism based on the oriented attachment is proposed for the formation of boehmite nanorods. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction （XRD） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. Photoluminescence （PL） spectrum of the boehmite nanorods was also investigated.

Preparation and Phase Transformation Behavior of Boehmite via Heat Treatment in Water Vapor

Boehmite was prepared under heat treatment in water vapour, and the phase transformation of gibbsite heat-treated at various temperatures was investigated. The sample was characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry and differential thermalanalysis (TG-DTA), fourier transform infrared (FTIR),and BET surface area.Effect of temperature on preparation was studied in the range of 155°–195°.With the increase in temperature, transformation of gibbsite into crystalline boehmites took place as indicated by the X-ray diffraction (XRD). The shape of the grains in the prepared sample was cube-like morphology.In water vapour gibbsite transform into boehmite by a dissolution - precipitation mechanism.

Adjustment on gibbsite and boehmite co-precipitation from supersaturated sodium aluminate solutions

Gibbsite is the usual precipitation product from alumina refineries with either Bayer or sintering process.However,the advantage of boehmite precipitation over gibbsite precipitation is the significant energy saving in the subsequent calcination step.The current investigation takes a pragmatic approach to measure precipitation ratios,determine product phase,morphology and particle size distribution,and assess the impacts and adjustment capability of main parameters such as seed,temperature,ethanol medium,and supersaturation on the precipitation kinetics and alumina hydrate type during co-precipitation process.The results clarify that gibbsite and boehmite both can be precipitated from supersaturated sodium aluminate solutions simultaneously,and the competitive formation between Al(OH)3 and γ-AlOOH determines the main precipitate phases from pregnant liquor.Boehmite seeds,high temperature and ethanol addition can promote the boehmite precipitation and improve the mass fraction of boehmite in products.Co-precipitation changes the multimodal distribution of seeds to a normal and well distribution of products,and the particle size is more than several times that of seeds.

Submicron γ-LiAlO_2 Powder Synthesized from Boehmite

The present study reports a simple,effective and energy-efficient method to prepare γ-LiAlO2 powder as a matrix in a molten carbonate fuel cell(MCFC).In our experiments,aqueous solution based sol-gel technique was used to synthesize γ-LiAlO2.Highly dispersed AlOOH·nH2O and LiOH·H2O aqueous solutions were mixed to form a colloid mixture,which was calcined to synthesize γ-LiAlO2.Thermogravimetric analysis(TGA),X-ray dif-fraction(XRD),and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) were used to study the composition and morphology of the intermediate and final products.The analysis results showed that an intermediate product Li2Al4CO3(OH)12 was produced after the colloid mixture was dried at 80 ℃,and highly purified γ-LiAlO2 powder with fine particle size was resulted from the subsequent calcinations.A single MCFC was assembled with a matrix of the γ-LiAlO2 pow-der.The testing results showed that the matrix performed well in preventing gas leakage.

A new approach for pseudo hyperbolic partial differential equations with nonLocal conditions using Laplace Adomian decomposition method

This paper provides a nonlinear pseudo-hyperbolic partial differential equation with non-local conditions.Despite the importance of this problem,the exact solution to this problem is rare in the literature.Therefore,the Laplace-Adomian Decomposition Method(LADM)is used to provide a new approach to solving this problem.Additionally,we give a comparison between the exact and approximate solutions at various points with absolute error.The obtained result showed that the proposed method is effective and accurate for this problem and can be used for many other evolution of nonlinear equations in mathematical physics.

基于高斯滤波的双目相机三维目标检测Pseudo-LiDAR改进算法研究

Pseudo-LiDAR算法作为双目相机三维目标检测的通用算法之一,因其低成本的立体视觉方案及出色的适应性被广泛应用于在自动驾驶、机器人等领域。但该算法在预测物体边缘会产生过多畸变点从而导致目标与背景之间过渡区域估计误差大;且深度估计网络采用四分支结构,计算量大影响运行速度。对以上问题,将Pseudo-LiDAR算法中的Spatial Pyramid Pooling(SPP)四分支结构优化为单分支结构,提高运行速度;创新性构造高斯置信度滤波模块,滤除过渡区域误差大的数据;引入PointVoxel-RCNN(PV-RCNN)作为Pseudo-LiDAR算法中的三维目标检测网络,提升检测精度。在KITTI数据集上的实验结果表明,相较于原算法,在简单、中等和困难等级下的车辆目标三维检测平均精度分别提升了22.36%、26.48%和28.55%。

Pseudo channel:time embedding for motor imagery decoding

Motor imagery(MI)based electroencephalogram(EEG)represents a frontier in enabling direct neural control of external devices and advancing neural rehabilitation.This study introduces a novel time embedding technique,termed traveling-wave based time embedding,utilized as a pseudo channel to enhance the decoding accuracy of MI-EEG signals across various neural network architectures.Unlike traditional neural network methods that fail to account for the temporal dynamics in MI-EEG in individual difference,our approach captures time-related changes for different participants based on a priori knowledge.Through extensive experimentation with multiple participants,we demonstrate that this method not only improves classification accuracy but also exhibits greater adaptability to individual differences compared to position encoding used in Transformer architecture.Significantly,our results reveal that traveling-wave based time embedding crucially enhances decoding accuracy,particularly for participants typically considered“EEG-illiteracy”.As a novel direction in EEG research,the traveling-wave based time embedding not only offers fresh insights for neural network decoding strategies but also expands new avenues for research into attention mechanisms in neuroscience and a deeper understanding of EEG signals.

Long‐life lithium batteries enabled by a pseudo‐oversaturated electrolyte

The specific energy of Li metal batteries(LMBs)can be improved by using high‐voltage cathode materials;however,achieving long‐term stable cycling performance in the corresponding system is particularly challenging for the liquid electrolyte.Herein,a novel pseudo‐oversaturated electrolyte(POSE)is prepared by introducing 1,1,2,2‐tetrafluoroethyl‐2,2,3,3‐tetrafluoropropyl ether(TTE)to adjust the coordination structure between diglyme(G2)and lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide(LiTFSI).Surprisingly,although TTE shows little solubility to LiTFSI,the molar ratio between LiTFSI and G2 in the POSE can be increased to 1:1,which is much higher than that of the saturation state,1:2.8.Simulation and experimental results prove that TTE promotes closer contact of the G2 molecular with Li^(+)in the POSE.Moreover,it also participates in the formation of electrolyte/electrode interphases.The electrolyte shows outstanding compatibility with both the Li metal anode and typical high‐voltage cathodes.Li||Li symmetric cells show a long life of more than 2000 h at 1 mA cm^(−2),1 mAh cm^(−2).In the meantime,Li||LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2)(NCM811)cell with the POSE shows a high reversible capacity of 134.8 mAh g^(−1 )after 900 cycles at 4.5 V,1 C rate.The concept of POSE can provide new insight into the Li^(+)solvation structure and in the design of advanced electrolytes for LMBs.

Hydrothermal synthesis of boehmites with various particle sizes and transition to α-Al_2O_3 powders by calcination

Boehmite powders with various particle sizes have been prepared by hydrothermal method and the α-Al2O3 powders yielded after subsequent calcination have been studied. Dispersive crystalline boehmite powders of 30-100 nm, 0.4-0.6μm and 1μm in size were obtained respectively by changing the hydrothermal precursors and the pH value of hydrothermal slurry. Calcination of boehmite powders of 30-100 nm at 1250℃ for 1h resulted in the formation of single-phase α-Al2O3 , and the products consisted of vermicular particles. The boehmite powders of 0.4-0.6μm were also fully converted to α-Al2O3 at 1250℃, and the products consisted of plate-like particles with the same size of 0.4-0.6μm. The boehmite powders of 1μm calcined at 1350℃ for 2h were still composed of a little proportions of transition aluminas besides α-Al2O3, and the particles sintered severely. The reaction processes for the formation of crystalline boehmites under hydrothermal conditions and α-Al2O3 powders during calcination have been discussed.

Laboratory Implementation of Direct Torque Controller based Speed Loop Pseudo Derivative Feedforward Controller for PMSM Drive

This paper,evaluate the effectiveness of a proposed speed loop pseudo derivative feedforward(PDFF)controller-based direct torque controller(DTC)for a PMSM drive against the performance of existing PI speed controller-based DTC and hysteresis current controller(HCC).The proposed PDFF-based speed regulator effectively reduces oscillation and overshoot associated with rotor angular speed,electromagnetic torque,and stator current.Two case studies,one using forward-to-reverse motoring operation and the other involving reverse-to-forward braking operation,has been validated to show the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.The proposed controller's superior performance is demonstrated through experimental verification utilizing an FPGA controller for a 1.5 kW PMSM drive laboratory prototype.

Influence of Nanoparticle Shapes of Boehmite Alumina on the Thermal Performance of a Straight Microchannel Printed Circuit Heat Exchanger

The efficiency and irreversibility defined based on the second law of thermodynamics provide a new path for heat exchangers design and make performance analysis more straightforward and elegant.The second law of thermodynamics is applied in a Straight Microchannel Printed Circuit heat exchanger to determine the thermal performance of different shapes of Boehmite Alumina compared to Al2O3 aluminum oxide.The various forms of non-spherical Boehmite Alumina are characterized dynamically and thermodynamically through dynamic viscosity and thermal conductivity,using empirical coefficients.The non-spherical shape includes platelet,cylindrical,blades,and bricks forms.Graphical results are presented for thermal efficiency,thermal irreversibility,heat transfer rate,and nanofluid exit temperature.The non-spherical shapes of Boehmite Alumina show different thermal characteristics concerning the spherical shape when there are variations in fluid flow rates and the nanoparticles fraction.Furthermore,it was theoretically demonstrated that non-spherical particles have higher heat transfer rates than spherical particles,emphasizing platelets and cylindrical shapes for the low volume fraction of nanoparticles and bricks and blades for high volume fraction.