ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY STUDY OF CORROSION INHIBITION OF MODIFIED LIGNOSULPHONATE FOR CARBON STEEL

The corrosion inhibition for carbon steel in circulating cooling water by modified lignosulphonate has been investigated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy technique. Results show that the inhibition efficiency of modified lignosulphonate GCL2 is a great improvement on that of lignosulphonate. The maximum inhibition efficiency of GCL2 reaches 99.21% at the concentration of 400mg·L^-1 at 303K. The corrosion inhibition of GCL2 is attributed to forming adsorption film on the metal surface for the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in GCL2 solution shows more than one time-constant.Moreover,results also indicate that it is more efficient in stirring solution than in still solution for GCL2 because the constant of adsorption in stirring solution is much larger than that in still solution. The adsorption of inhibitor GCL2 follows Langmuir＇s adsorption isotherm.

Synthesis and Ionic Conduction of Cation-deficient Apatite La9.33-2x/3MxSi6O26 Doped with Mg, Ca, Sr

Apatite-type lanthanum silicate with special conduction mechanism via interstitial oxygen has attracted considerable interest in recent years. In this work, pure powder of La9.33 2x/3MxSi6O26 （M=Mg, Ca, Sr） is prepared by the sol-gel method with sintering at 1000℃. The powder is characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron micrograph （SEM）. The apatite can be obtained at relatively low temperature as compared to the conventional solid-state reaction method. The measurements of conductivity of a series of doped samples La9.33-2x/3MxSi6O26 （M=Ca, Mg, Sr） indicate that the type of dopant and the amount have a significant effect on the conductivity. The greatest decrease in conductivity is observed for Mg doping, following the Ca and the Sr doped apatites. The effect is ultimately attributed to the amount of oxygen interstitials, which is affected by the crystal lattice distortion arising from cation vacancies.

Adsorptive Thermodynamic Properties and Kinetics of trans-1,2-Cyclohexandiol onto AB-8 Resin

AB-8 resin was used as an adsorbent for the removal of trans-1,2-cyclohexandiol(CHD) from aqueous solutions.Batch experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of contact time and temperature on sorption efficiency.The adsorptive thermodynamic properties and kinetics of CHD from water onto AB-8 resin were studied.The Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were employed to discuss the adsorption behavior.Thermodynamic parameters such as G,H and S were calculated.The results indicate that the equilibrium data are perfectly represented by Langmuir isotherm model.Thermodynamic study reveals that it is an exothermic process in nature and mainly physical adsorption enhanced by chemisorption with a decrease of entropy process.The kinetics of CHD adsorption is well described by the pseudo second-order model.The adsorbed CHD can be eluted from AB-8 resin by 5% ethanol aqueous solution with 100% elution percentage.

Preparation and Characterization of Single-Phase Perovskite La_(0.6)Sr_(0.4)Co_(0.8)Fe_(0.2)O_(3-δ)

Single-phase perovskite La0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ has been successfully prepared by using citrate-EDTA complexation method at relatively low calcination temperature. The structure and thermal decomposition process of the complex precursor have been investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry-thermal gravimetric analysis （DSC/TGA）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic （FT-IR） measurements. The precursor decomposed completely and started to form perovskite-type oxide above 420 ℃ according to the differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） and thermal gravimetric analysis （TGA） results. Single-phase perovskite La0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ obtained has been confirmed from the XRD pattern, and no peak of SrCO3 was found by XRD of the oxides synthesized at a relatively low temperature of 800℃. The reducibility of La0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ was also characterized by the temperature programmed reduction （TPR） technique. Disk shaped dense La0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ membrane was prepared by the isostatical pressing method. The oxygen flux rate of dense La0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ membrane was （2.8-18）× 10^-8 mol/（cm^2.s） in the temperature range of 800-1000 ℃.

INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN WATER AND MODIFIED SILICA GEL BY IGC AND TPD

In this work, the thermodynamic parameters for the adsorption of water vapor on untreated silica gel and silica gel treated with hygroscopic salts and silane coupling agent were determined by lnverse Gas Chromatography （IGC） in the infinite dilution region. The desorption activation energies of the water vapor on virgin and modified silica gels were estimated by using the Temperature Programmed Desorption （TPD） technique. The interactions between the water and the virgin and modified silica gels were discussed. Results showed that the thermodynamic parameters and desorption activation energy of water vapour on the silica gels increase with decreasing pore size and increasing the surface hydrophilic properties. The desorption activation energy of virgin and modified silica gels was found to increase with increasing the thermodynamic parameters. The larger the adsorption parameters and the desorption activation energy were, the interactions between water and virgin and modified silica gels were.

Pt Complexes with High Molecular Weight Polyvinylmethyldimethylsiloxane Ligands Supported on Diatomite for Liquid-phase Hydrosilylation of 3, 3, 3-Trifluoropropene with Methyldichlorosilane

Pt complexes with high molecular weight polyvinylmethyldimethylsiloxane （HMPVMS） ligands supported on diatomite as a catalyst for the hydrosilylation of 3, 3, 3-trifluoropropene and methyldichlorosilane. Results show that this catalyst displays good thermal stability, high activity and excellent recyclability, and it can be readily fabricated by a simple process.

Measurement and Correlation for Solubility of Diosgenin in Some Mixed Solvents

The solubility data of diosgenin in mixed systems of ethanol ＋ 1-propanol （1 ： 1）, ethanol ＋ 1-butanol （1 ： 1）, ethanol ＋ isobutyl alcohol （1 ： 1）, methanol ＋ isobutyl alcohol （1 ： 1）, methanol ＋ isobutyl alcohol （1 ： 4）, ethanol ＋ 1-pentanol （1 ： 1） and carbon tetrachloride were measured over the temperature range from 289.15 K to 334.15 K by a laser monitoring observation technique at atmospheric pressure, with all mixtures mixed by volume ratio. The Apelblat equation, the ideal solution model, and the 2h equation are used to correlate the solubility data. The results show that the three models agree well with the experimental data, providing essential support for industrial design and further theoretical study.

Control Effect of Different Microbial Agents on Tobacco Bacterial Wilt

[ Objectives] The paper was to study effects of different microbial agents on occurrence of tobacco bacterial wilt. [ Methods I Antagonistic strains against Ralstonia solanacearum were screened from in situ soil, and prepared into four different combinations. The number of soil microorganisms and incidence of bacterial wilt of four combinations were observed. [ Results] The incidence rate of bacterial wilt treated by microbial agent OR-1 was significantly lower than that in control, and the control efficacy against bacterial wilt reached 67%. [ Conclusions] Application of microbial agent OR-1 could effectively reduce the incidence rate and disease index of bacterial wilt, thus improving the quality of tobacco.

Investigation of Cathode Catalysts for Intermediate-temperature H2S-Air Fuel Cells

Abstract Cathode catalysts comprising composite NiO, NiO-Pt, or LiNiO2 have been developed for electro- chemical oxidation of hydrogen sulfide in intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells （ITSOFCs）. All catalysts exhibited good electrical conductivity and catalytic activity at operating temperature. Composite NiO catalysts were found to be more active and have lower over potential and higller current density than pure Pt although the electrical conductivity of NiO itself is lower than that of Pt. This problem has been overcome by either admixing as high as 10% （by mass）Ag powder into NiO_ cathode layer or using composite NiO c atalysts such as NiO-Pt and LiNiO2 catalysts. Composite catalysts like NiO with Ag, electrolyte and starch admixed, NiO-Pt, which was prepared from a mixture of NiO and Pt powders, by admixing electrolyte and starch, and LiNiO2, which is derived from the reaction of LiOH-H2O and NiO with electrolyte and starch admix_ed have been shown to be feasible and effective in an intermediate-temperature H2S-air fuel cell. A fuel cell using Li2SO4-based proton-conducting membrane as electrolyte, metal sulfides as anode catalysts, and composite NiO as cathode catalysts produced a maximum current density about 300mA·cm^-2 and maximum power density over 80 mW-cm-2 at 680℃.

Experimental Study of Plasma Under-liquid Electrolysis in Hydrogen Generation

The application and characteristics of relatively big volume plasma produced with cathodic glow discharges taking place across a gaseous envelope over the cathode which was dipped into electrolyte in hydrogen generation were studied. A critical investigation of the influence of methanol concentration and voltage across the circuit on the composition and power consumption per cubic meter of cathode liberating gas was carried out. The course of plasma under-liquid electrolysis has the typical characteristics of glow discharge electrolysis. The cathode liberating gas was in substantial excess of the Faraday law value. When the voltage across the circuit was equal to 550 V,the volume of cathodic gas with sodium carbonate solution was equal to 16.97 times the Faraday law value. The study showed that methanol molecules are more active than water molecules. The methanol molecules were decomposed at the plasma-catholyte interface by the radicals coming out the plasma mantle. Energy consumption per cubic meter of cathodic gases (WV) decreased while methanol concentration of the electrolytes increased. When methanol concentration equaled 5% (-),WV was 10.381×103 kJ/m3,less than the corresponding theoretic value of conventional water electrolysis method. The cathodic liberating gas was a mixture of hydrogen,carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide with over 95% hydrogen,if methanol concentration was more than 15% (-). The present research work revealed an innovative application of glow discharge and a new highly efficient hydrogen generation method,which depleted less resource and energy than normal electrolysis and is environmentally friendly.

Polyphenylene sulfide based anion exchange fiber:Synthesis,characterization and adsorption of Cr(VI)

A fibrous strong base anion exchanger （QAPPS） was prepared for the first time via chloromethylation and quaternary amination reaction of polyphenylene sulfide fiber （PPS）, and its physical-chemical structure and adsorption behavior for Cr（VI） were characterized by FT- IR, Energy Dispersive Spectrometry, TG-DTG, elemental analysis and batch adsorptive technique, respectively. The novel fibrous adsorbent could effectively adsorb Cr（VI） over the pH range 1-12, the maximum adsorption capacity was 166.39 mg/g at pH 3.5, and the adsorption behavior could be described well by Langmuir isotherm equation model. The adsorption kinetics was studied using pseudo first-order and pseudo second-order models, and the 4/2 and equilibrium adsorption time were 5 and 20 min respectively when initial Cr（VI） concentration was 100 mg/L. The saturated fibers could be regenerated rapidly by a mixed solution of 0.5 mol/L NaOH and 0.5 mol/L NaCl, and the adsorption capacity was well maintained after six adsorption-desorption cycles.

Preparation and characterization of polyphenylene sulfide-based chelating fibers

A series of novel chelating fibers containing sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen heteroatoms were prepared via the functionalization of chloromethylated polyphenylene sulfide （CMPPS）. The structures, micromorpholo- gy and physicochemical properties of these fibrous adsorptive materials were characterized by FT-IR, elementary analysis, TG and SEM-EDS. The results show that chelating fibers had high functional group contents （3.94 mmol/g for thiourea, 3.85 mmol/g for mercapto, 5.00 mmol/g for methylamine and 6.07 mmol/g for ethylenediamine, respectively）. Owing to the unique matrix of polyphenylene sulfide fiber, these fibrous adsorbents possess excellent thermostability. This synthetic method proved a simple and efficient way for the preparation of chelating fibers.

Synthesis of TiO_(2) nano-particles and their photocatalytic activity for formaldehyde and methyl orange degradation

TiO2 nano-particles were synthesized by sol-gel technique and characterized by X-ray diffractometer(XRD)and transmission electron microscope(TEM).Their photo-catalytic activities for formaldehyde(FA)and methyl orange(MO)degradation were tested using degradation rate(η)as an evaluation index.Based on the orthogonal test results,the optimal condition for TiO_(2) preparation was obtained.Results showed that particle sizes were in the range of 10–40 nm,and that prepared TiO_(2) had better photocatalytic activity than P25.A simplified model was developed to evaluate the apparent quantum efficiency(Φapp)of this photocatalytic reaction system.

Peracetic Acid Synthesis by Acetaldehyde Liquid Phase Oxidation in Trickle Bed Reactor

In this paper,shorter residence time（a few minutes）with high yield in the trickle bed process for per- acetic acid synthesis by acetaldehyde liquid phase oxidation can be realized on the selected packing material SA-5118.For acetaldehyde in acetone with ferric ion as catalyst,the optimized process conditions were presented. The main factors influencing the yield,selectivity and conversion are residence time,temperature and acetaldehyde concentration,respectively.The temperature range checked is from 30 to 65℃.High yield of 81.53%with high se- lectivity of 91.84%can be obtained at higher temperature of 55℃when the residence time is 5.5min and the acet- aldehyde concentration is 9.85%（by mass）.And there is a critical acetaldehyde concentration point（Cccp）between 18%and 19.5%（by mass）.At temperature less than 55℃,the highest yield to peracetic acid at each temperature level increases with temperature when the acetaldehyde concentration is below Cccp and decreases with temperature when the acetaldehyde concentration is above Cccp.

Insights into the efficient charge separation over Nb_(2)O_(5)/2D-C_(3)N_(4) heterostructure for exceptional visible-light driven H_(2) evolution

Two-dimensional carbon nitride(2 D-C_(3) N_(4))nanosheets are promising materials in photocatalytic water splitting,but still suffer from easy agglomeration and fast photogene rated electron-hole pairs recombination.To tackle this issue,herein,a hierarchical Nb_(2) O_(5)/2 D-C_(3) N_(4) heterostructure is precisely constructed and the built-in electric field between Nb_(2)O_(5) and 2 D-C_(3) N_(4) can provide the driving force to separate/transfer the charge carriers efficiently.Moreover,the strongly Lewis acidic Nb_(2)O_(5) can adsorb TEOA molecules on its surface at locally high concentrations to facilitate the oxidation reaction kinetics under irradiation,resulting in efficient photogene rated electrons-holes separation and exceptional photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.As expected,the champion Nb_(2)O_(5)/2 D-C_(3)N_(4) heterostructure achieves an exceptional H2 evolution rate of 31.6 mmol g^(-1) h^(-1),which is 213.6 times and 4.3 times higher than that of pristine Nb_(2)O_(5) and2 D-C_(3)N_(4),respectively.Moreover,the champion heterostructure possesses a high apparent quantum efficiency(AQE)of 45.08%atλ=405 nm and superior cycling stability.Furthermore,a possible photocatalytic mechanism of the energy band alignment at the hetero-interface is proposed based on the systematical characterizations accompanied by density functional theory(DFT)calculations.This work paves the way for the precise construction of a high-quality heterostructured photocatalyst with efficient charge separation to boost hydrogen production.

Effect of textural property of coconut shell-based activated carbon on desorption activation energy of benzothiophene

In this work,the effect of the textural property of activated carbons on desorption activation energy and adsorption capacity for benzothiophene(BT)was investigated.BET surface areas and the textural parameters of three kinds of the activated carbons,namely SY-6,SY-13 and SY-19,were measured with an ASAP 2010 instrument.The desorption activation energies of BT on the activated carbons were determined by temperature-programmed desorption(TPD).Static adsorption experiments were carried out to determine the isotherms of BT on the activated carbons.The influence of the textural property of the activated carbons on desorption activation energy and the adsorption capacity for BT was discussed.Results showed that the BET surface areas of the activated carbons,SY-6,SY-13 and SY-19 were 1106,1070 and 689 m2·g^(-1),respectively,and their average pore diameters were 1.96,2.58 and 2.16 nm,respectively.The TPD results indicated that the desorption activation energy of BT on the activated carbons,SY-6,SY-19 and SY-13 were 58.84,53.02 and 42.57 KJ/mol,respectively.The isotherms showed that the amount of BT adsorbed on the activated carbons followed the order of SY-6>SY-19>SY-13.The smaller the average pore diameter of the activated carbon,the stronger its adsorption for BT and the higher the activation energy required for BT desorption on its surface.The Freundlich adsorption isotherm model can be properly used to formulate the adsorption behavior of BT on the activated carbons.

Fabrication and performance of PEN SOFCs with proton-conducting electrolyte

A positive-electrolyte-negative(PEN)assembly solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC)with a thin electrolyte film for intermediate temperature operation was fabricated.Instead of the traditional screen-printing method,both anode and cathode catalysts were pressed simultaneously and formed with the fabrication of nano-composite electrolyte by press method.This design offered some advantageous configura-tions that diminished ohmic resistance between electrolyte and electrodes.It also increased the proton-conducting rate and improved the performance of SOFCs due to the reduction of membrane thickness and good contact between electrolyte and electrodes.The fabricated PEN cell generated electricity between 600℃ and 680℃ using H2S as fuel feed and air as oxidant.Maximum power densities 40 mW·cm^(-2) and 130 mW·cm^(-2) for the PEN configuration with a Mo-Ni-S-based composite anode,nano-composite electrolyte(Li_(2)SO_(4)+Al_(2)O_(3))film and a NiO-based composite cathode were achieved at 600℃ and 680℃,respectively.

A DFT study of Ti_(3)C_(2)O_(2)MXenes quantum dots supported on single layer graphene:Electronic structure an hydrogen evolution performance

Heterojunction structure has been extensively employed for the design of novel catalysts.In the present study,density functional theory was utilized to investigate the electronic structure and hydrogen evolution performance of Ti_(3)C_(2)O_(2)MXene quantum dots/graphene(QDs/G)heterostructure.Results show that a slight distortion can be observed in graphene after hybriding with QDs,due to which the electronic structure of QDs have been changed.Associated with such QDs-graphene interaction,the catalytic activity of Ti_(3)C_(2)O_(2)QDs has been optimized,leading to excellent HER catalytic performance.

Theoretical investigation of CoTa_(2)0_(6)/graphene heterojunctions for oxygen evolution reaction

Water electrolysis is to split water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity as the driving force.To obtain low-cost hydrogen in a large scale,it is critical to develop electrocatalysts based on earth abundant elements with a high efficiency.This computational work started with Cobalt on CoTh_(2)C)_(6)surface as the active site,CoTa_(2)O_(6)/Graphene heterojunctions have been explored as potential oxygen evolution reaction(OER)catalysts through density functional theory(DFT).We demonstrated that the electron transfer(_(6))from CoTa_(2)C)_(6)to graphene substrate can be utilized to boost the reactivity of Co-site,leading to an OER overpotential as low as 0.30 V when N-doped graphene is employed.Our findings offer novel design of heterojunctions as high performance OER catalysts.

BiVO_(4)/TiO_(2) heterojunction with rich oxygen vacancies for enhanced electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction

The large-scale production of ammonia mainly depends on the Haber-Bosch process,which will lead to the problems of high energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission.Electrochemical nitrogen fixation is considered to be an environmental friendly and sustainable process,but its efficiency largely depends on the activity and stability of the catalyst.Therefore,it is imperative to develop high-efficient electrocatalysts in the field of nitrogen reduction reaction(NRR).In this paper,we developed a BiVO_(4)/TiO_(2) nanotube(BiVO_(4)/TNT)heterojunction composite with rich oxygen vacancies as an electrocatalytic NRR catalyst.The heterojunction interface and oxygen vacancy of BiVO_(4)/TNT can be the active site of N2 dynamic activation and proton transition.The synergistic effect of TiO_(2) and BiVO_(4) shortens the proton transport path and reduces the over potential of chemical reaction.BiVO_(4)/TNT has high ammonia yield of 8.54µg·h^(−1)·cm^(−2) and high Faraday efficiency of 7.70%in−0.8 V vs.RHE in 0.1 M Na_(2)SO_(4) solution.