Twin screw granulation – review of current progress

Twin screw granulation (TSG) is a new process of interest to the pharmaceutical community that can continuously wet granulate powders, doing so at lower liquid concentrations and with better product consistency than found by a high shear batch mixer. A considerable body of research has evolved over the short time since this process was introduced but generally with little comparison of results. A certain degree of confidence has been developed through these studies related to how process variables and many attributes of machinery configuration will affect granulation but some major challenges still lay ahead related to scalability, variations in the processing regimes related to degree of channel fill and the impact of wetting and granulation of complex powder formulations. This review examines the current literature for wet granulation processes studied in twin screw extrusion machinery, summarizing the influences of operational and system parameters affecting granule properties as well as strives to provide some practical observations to newly interested users of the technique.     

优化作业方式提高始极片质量

针对某厂铜电解种板工序存在的始极片质量波动较大的问题,从种板系统体积控制和添加剂匹配的角度出发,分析各种因素对始极片质量的影响,做出了相应的改进措施,使种板系统运行更加稳定,始极片质量得到进一步提升。     

Study of fragmentation in cBN powders under ultra-high pressure

Studying the fragmentation law and refinement of cubic boron nitride powder under ultra-high pressure is crucial to producing a high-strength, high-density polycrystalline cubic boron nitride. In this paper, brown and black cBN crystalline powders with different micron sizes were selected as initial raw materials for an ultra-high-pressure simulation experiment. Single and mixed particles were extruded under 80MPa low pressure and 5.5GPa ultra-high pressure at ambient temperature for 1 min. The crushing behavior and particle size distribution of cBN powders with different particle sizes and ratios were investigated using a laser particle size analyzer and scanning electron microscopy. Results revealed no particle breakage or deformation at low pressure, and the compaction density was low. However, under ultra-high pressure, the cBN particles showed cracks, plastic deformation, and fragmentation, resulting in crushed fine particles filling in the voids of coarse particles, which led to a higher pressing density. Small-sized or mixed cBN particles with high density ratios were not easily crushed; the coarser the particle size, the more severe the ultra-high-pressure extrusion and crushing. The pressing density also declined, and brown cBN crystal particles with higher impact toughness demonstrated a lower particle breakage rate. The ultra-high-pressure crushing law should be considered and appropriate binders should be selected to improve the sintering performance of PcBN materials; ultra-high-pressure crushing of cBN powder contributes to cBN-cBN and cBN-M-cBN bonds under high temperatures and ultra-high pressure.     

三元层状固体润滑Ti3SiC2复合材料的制备与摩擦学研究进展

Ti_3SiC_2作为一种新型的陶瓷材料,兼具金属和陶瓷的双重性能,同时也由于具有良好的导电导热性、低密度、机械可加工性、优异的抗热震性能、高熔点、高热稳定性、耐高温氧化、耐腐蚀性能,近年来受到了越来越多研究者的关注。首先介绍了Ti_3SiC_2内部晶体学结构,指出其与二元碳化物Ti C有着紧密的晶体学关系,接着详细叙述了各种Ti_3SiC_2制备工艺及其复合材料的研究现状,阐述了化学气相沉积(CVD)、磁控溅射(MS)、脉冲激光沉积(PLD)、自蔓延高温合成(SHS)、热等静压(HIP)、热压烧结(HP)、火花等离子烧结(SPS)等技术在制备Ti_3SiC_2及其复合材料方面的优点和不足。随后重点分析了温度、滑动速度、载荷、添加组分含量、对偶材料种类和润滑环境等因素对Ti_3SiC_2及其复合材料摩擦学性能的影响。最后总结了在Ti_3SiC_2及其复合材料研究中存在的一些问题,并指出进一步提高摩擦磨损性能,添加多元增强相,改进现有技术以及采取新型制备工艺,是未来发展的重要方向。     

细化变质处理对铸造A356铝合金组织性能及共晶硅生长机制的影响

研究了采用新型Al-5Ti-1B-1RE中间合金和Al-10Sr中间合金对A356铝合金进行单一或复合细化变质处理后的组织、力学性能和共晶硅生长机制的影响。结果表明：单一细化变质处理中Al-5Ti-1B-1RE中间合金对A356铝合金中α-Al相有明显的细化作用,合金的强度和维氏硬度显著提高；Al-10Sr 中间合金对共晶硅有强的变质作用,合金的伸长率明显提高；而经复合细化变质处理后α-Al相形状和尺寸变得更均匀细小,晶界更清晰,共晶硅相几乎都转变成更弥散、更细小的纤维状,片层状共晶硅也几乎完全消失,共晶硅长度由铸态40-60 μm降低到1-2 μm之间,达到完全变质效果,其力学性能显著高于铸态、单一细化变质剂处理的A356铝合金。未细化变质的A356铝合金中的共晶Si的生长方式为典型的小平面台阶生长,复合细化变质处理的共晶硅以孪晶凹槽机制生长为主,小平面生长特征逐渐减弱直至消失。     

稀土石膏常压酸化法制备硫酸钙晶须的研究

以含稀土的石膏为原料运用常压酸化法合成硫酸钙晶须,探讨了不同工艺条件对生成的硫酸钙晶须形貌的影响,同时还考察了晶型助长剂的种类和晶型助长剂的含量对硫酸钙晶须生长的影响,利用SEM和XRD分别对硫酸钙晶须的表面形貌、物相特征做了表征分析。实验得到制备硫酸钙晶须的最佳的反应条件：稀土石膏质量浓度为0.22 g/mL、反应时间为25 min、盐酸浓度为2.8 mol/L、反应温度为70 ℃、陈化时间为4 h,在此条件下合成的硫酸钙晶须平均长度为61 μm,平均长径比为30.5;通过对比实验选出了CuCl₂作为促进硫酸钙晶须生长的助长剂,在添加5%（质量分数）的CuCl₂的情况下可使硫酸钙晶须长径比从30.5增至41,长度从61 μm增至81 μm。     

CVD金刚石表面增透膜的研究进展

CVD金刚石膜因特有的物理化学性质，具有发展成为新一代光学材料的前景。但由于CVD金刚石膜自身局限性导致其理论透过率不到71%，在金刚石膜表面镀制增透膜，通过改变增透膜组成成分、显微组织和晶体结构，可有效地改善CVD金刚石膜自身理论透过率的问题。首先，介绍了CVD金刚石表面镀制单层增透膜增透原理，并总结了物理和化学气相沉积技术制备增透膜的优缺点。然后，重点综述了近年来CVD金刚石表面氮化物、金属氧化物和稀土金属氧化物等增透膜材料的研究进展，详细分析了增透膜制备参数、热处理工艺、衬底表面改性和掺杂工艺对增透膜整体组织和性能影响的规律。其中优化增透膜沉积温度、氧分压和热处理等工艺参数，是通过改变增透膜微观组织形貌以及晶体结构来提高其光学透过性能，而改变衬底表面结构能够通过改变增透膜与基体之间的成键方式来提升界面结合能力，而稀土元素掺杂方式是通过改变增透膜化学组成成分来改善增透膜的光学透过性能，并指出掺杂元素成型机理和影响机制。最后，展望了未来CVD金刚石表面增透膜的发展方向。     

高温度梯度定向凝固单相Mg2Sn合金的制备及其热电性能

高温度梯度(180K/cm)定向凝固方法可制备单相Mg_2Sn晶体,通过凝固理论对平-胞转换临界速率进行了计算,并预测了单相Mg_2Sn晶体的生长距离,与试验结果相吻合。此方法获得的Mg_2Sn晶体由于去除了第二相Sn的影响,可以获得更好的热电性能,在测试温度区间300～700K内,未掺杂条件下最大Seebeck系数和电导率值分别可达-261μV·K~(-1)和525?-1·m~(-1),通过Bi掺杂来对电导率进行优化后,功率因子最高可达2.29 mW·(m·K~2)~(-1)。单相Mg_2Sn晶体的热导率也得到大幅降低,500 K时,最小值为4.3 W·(m·K)~(-1),Bi掺杂量为1.5%(原子分数)时,热电优值ZT最高可达到0.21。这一方法可以为制备高性能的Mg_2B~(IV)体系三元固溶体合金提供参考。     

Modifying Crystallinity,Morphology, and Photophysical Properties of Carbon Nitride by Using Crystals as Reactants

Here we show a general method to improve the crystallinity of carbon nitride nanosheets by using melamine crystals as reactants for the high temperature synthesis. Additionally, the crystals were calcined in a sealed ampoule, which provides a pressurized environment, yielding crystalline carbon nitride nanosheets that display altered morphology and photophysical properties compared to the reference materials. Electronic microscopy, optical and photoelectrochemical measurements prove the modifications of parameters such like band structure, charge recombination or inter-layer distance. The new growth strategy presented here opens many opportunities for the design of crystalline materials with tailored properties for different applications.