Synthesis of Mg_5(CO_3)_4(OH)_2·4H_2O with Flower-like Micro-structure and Its Catalytic Activity for Transesterification of Dimethyl Carbonate with Phenol

A novel flower-like hydrated magnesium carbonate hydroxide, Mg5 （CO3 ）4 （OH）2·4H2O, with micro-structure composed of individual thin nano-sheets was synthesized using a facile solution route without the use of template or organic surfactant. Reaction time has an important effect on the final morphology of the product. The micro-structure and morphology of Mg5 （CO3）4 （OH）2·4H2O were characterized by means of X-ray diffractometry （XRD）, fieldemission scanning electron microscopy（FE-SEM）. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller（BET） surface areas of the samples were also measured. The probable formation mechanism of flower-like micro-structure was discussed. It was found that Mg5 （CO3）4（ OH）2·4H2O with flower-like micro-structure was a novel and efficient catalyst for the synthesis of diphenyl carbonate （DPC） by transesterification of dimethyl carbonate （DMC） with phenol.

One-pot Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate in the Presence of a Two-component Catalyst

The one-pot synthesis of dimethyl carbonate（DMC） with co-production of propy-lene carbonate（PC） and propylene glycol（PG） from propylene oxide（ PO）, carbon dioxide and methanol as the starting materials was investigated. The catalyst adopted here was a mixture of tetrabutyl ammonium bromide and sodium methoxide. It was found that un- der the reaction conditions of t = 150 ℃, p =3-4 MPa and 2 h, the PO conversion could reach 100%, the DMC, PC and the PG selectivities were 49. 7%, 42. 7% and 49. 8%, respectively, and the selectivity of by-products was below 10%.

A Solvothermal Route to Cu_2O Nanocubes and Cu Nanoparticles

Cu2O nanocubes and Cu nanoparticles were prepared by reducing Cu（ Ⅱ ） salt with ethanol as the reducing agent and solvent in the presence of multidentate ligand poly（vinylpyrrolidone） （PVP） under different conditions. The morphologies and the crystalline structures of the products were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM）, selected-area electron diffraction（ SAED）, and powder X-ray diffraction（XRD）. In particular, the influences of the solvothennal reaction temperature and alkalinity on the products were investigated. A lower temperature and a lower alkali concentration favor the formation of the Cu2O phase, whereas a higher temperature and a higher alkali concentration generally lead to the formation of the Cu phase.

Synthesis and characterization of a novel high thermally stable energy compound:1-(1-Adamantylamino)-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene

1-（1-Adamantylamino）-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene （1） as a potential energy material has been synthesized in excellent yield and characterized by FT-IR, 1H NMR and single crystallographic methods, and is thermally stable, decomposed in the range of 215- 72℃.

Investigation on the active phase of CoMo catalyst for selective HDS by low temperature in situ FT-IR

有不同金属装载的 CoMo/Al2O3 催化剂被低温度作为看起来是由产生为 unpromoted 特定、支持的信号的一个强大的方法的探查分子用公司在 situ 英尺红外学习瞬间地点。结果表明催化剂表面上的 CoMoS 阶段的增加改进 HDS 活动和选择。CoMoS 和 MoS2 的活跃地点数字的比率与 HDS 选择线性地相关，它为开发工业选择 HDS 催化剂提供一个有效工具。

Hierarchically Structured Monolithic ZSM-5 through Macroporous Silica Gel Zeolitization

The hierarchically structured ZSM-5 monolith was prepared through transforming the skeletons of the macroporous silica gel into ZSM-5 by the steam-assisted conversion method. The morphology and monolithic shapes of macroporous silica gel were well preserved. The hierarchically structured ZSM-5 monolith exhibited the hierarchical porosity, with mesopores and macropores existing inside the macroporous silica gel, and micropores formed by the ZSM-5. The products have been characterized properly by using the XRD, SEM and N2 adsorption–desorption methods.

Erythrocyte-Like Mg(OH)_2 Microspheres Self-Assembled by Nanocrystallites

The erythrocyte-like magnesium hydroxide microspheres were synthesized in large scale through a simple solution phase route. The structures and morphologies of the products were analyzed by the X-ray diffractometer （XRD）, scanning electron microscope （SEM）, transmission electron microscope （TEM） and high-resolution transmission electron microscope （HRTEM）. The possible growth mechanism of the nanos-tructure was discussed briefly and the potential application was proposed.

Study of oxidic and sulfded selective hydrodesulfurization catalysts for gasoline using Raman spectroscopy

A series of CoMo/Al2O3 catalysts for selective hydrodesulfurization （HDS） of gasoline were studied with Raman spectroscopy, a powerful method that creates specific signals for the states and the distributions of oxidic precursors and sulfided active phases. The higher the Mo and Co, the lower the tetrahedrally coordinated molybdate, and the higher the polymolybdate. But the amount of polymolybdate decreased when CoMoO4 appeared. Cobalt-promoted polymolybdate was the precursor, and its relative content correlated well with the HDS selectivity. For sulfided catalysts, adding the cobalt-promoter led to local distortion-disorder of the MoS2 structure and the formation of a CoMoS phase. This method can provide important information for designing new industrial selective-HDS catalvsts.