Reaction of dithiocarbamates with malononitrile dimer; simple synthesis of new 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiols

Dithiacarbamates reacted with malononitrile dimer to give 1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiols. The structures of the obtained products were proven by IR, mass, and NMR spectra and elemental analyses. The reaction mechanism is also discussed.     

Study of hot forging behavior of as-cast Mg–3Al–1Zn–2Ca alloy towards optimization of its hot workability

Mg–3Al–1Zn–2Ca (AZX312) alloy has been forged in the temperature range of 350–500 °C and at speeds in the range of 0.01–10 mm s⁻¹ to produce a rib-web shape with a view to validate the processing map and study the microstructural development. The process was simulated through finite-element method to estimate the local and average strain rate ranges in the forging envelope. The processing map exhibited two domains in the following ranges: (1) 350–450 °C/0.0003–0.05 s⁻¹ and (2) 450–500 °C/0.03–0.7 s⁻¹ and these represent dynamic recrystallization (DRX) and intercrystalline cracking, respectively. The optimal workability condition according to the processing map is 425–450 °C/0.001–0.01 s⁻¹. A wide flow instability regime occurred at higher strain rates diagonally across the map, which caused flow localization that should be avoided in forming this alloy. The experimental load–stroke curves correlated well with the simulated ones and the observed microstructural features in the forged components matched with the ones predicted by the processing map.     

Green chemistry: microwave-assisted facile synthesis of 6-imino-1,3,4-thiadiazenes from reaction of thiocarbohydrazones with malononitrile dimer

The reactions of thiocarbohydrazones with malononitrile dimer under microwave irradiation are reported. These reactions give 6-imino-1,3,4-thiadiazines in good yields. The structures of products were elucidated by MS, IR and NMR spectra together with elemental analyses. The reaction mechanism was discussed.     

Key factors affecting nickel recovery during the segregation of laterite ores

The segregation process as applied to nickel laterite ores involves the formation of gaseous nickel and iron chlorides which are subsequently reduced to form ferronickel on the surface of a solid carbon reductant. A fundamental study of the process has been carried out using limonite, nontronite and garnierite ores. The study highlighted the significant impacts that ore mineralogy and carbon addition have on the amount of nickel which is segregated rather than retained within the ore due to in situ reduction. These important aspects affecting nickel recovery and the success of the process are discussed in this paper.     

Evaluation of Porous Structure of Cement Pastes Made with Residual Rice Husk Ash

In several countries, the residual RHA （rice husk ash） has been produced in rice processing industries or in thermoelectric plants that use rice husk to generate heat and/or electrical energy, usually without burning process control. This causes a reduction in the amorphous silica content of residual RHA, which distinguishes them from the RHA produced according to controlled burning process, which is totally amorphous and considered a highly reactive pozzolan. In this paper, the hydration products and the porous structure of binders paste were studied by replacing, in weight of 5%, 10% and 20% of Portland cement OPC （ordinary Portland cement）, by residual RHAs named A and B, which have high and low content of amorphous silica, respectively, using microstructure evaluation techniques as XRD （X-ray diffraction）, TG （thermogravimetric） tests and MIP （mercury intrusion porosimetry）. A reducing the size of the pores of the pastes was observed according to the increase of content replacement of RHA A and RHA B.     

Effects of hydrogen addition on the high temperature deformation behavior of TC21 titanium alloy

The true stress-strain curves of TC21 titanium alloy charged with up to 0.7 wt.% hydrogen were obtained by the isothermal hot compression tests which were carried out on an Instron 5500 machine at 1023 to 1223 K and 0.001 to 0.1 s⁻¹. The dependence of the steady state flow stress on hydrogen content was determined. The results showed that with the increase of hydrogen content flow stress decreased at lower hydrogen content and then increased at higher hydrogen content. Suitable hydrogen addition can significantly decrease the flow stress and improve the hot workability of TC21 titanium alloy. The flow stress behaviors and the dependence of hydrogen content on flow stress were clarified by microstructural observation. The optimum hydrogen content at different deformation temperature was determined.     

Effects of preparation method on cyclic stability and CO2 absorption capacity of synthetic CaO-MgO absorbent for sorption-enhanced hydrogen production

A novel and economical method for preparing CaO-based high-temperature CO₂ absorbents for sorption-enhanced hydrogen production is introduced. CaO-MgO absorbents prepared by the co-precipitation method show excellent cyclic stability but poor absorption capacity (∼8-14 g CO₂/100 g absorbent). An additional hydration process provided spacious CO₂ pathways resulting in a significant increase of the absorption capacity (∼17.4-47.8 g CO₂/100 g absorbent) with excellent cyclic stability. As the MgO content increased, the absorption ratio of the absorbent and the degree of CaO conversion also increased. In addition, XRD analysis revealed that the hydration process followed by calcination at 900 °C led to the formation of a partial solid solution in the CaO-MgO absorbent containing 25 wt% MgO.     

Effects of hydrogen addition on laminar flame speeds of methane,ethane and propane: Experimental and numerical analysis

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of hydrogen addition on the laminar flame speeds of methane, ethane and propane. In this work, a flat flame method was used to measure the laminar flame speed in a counter-flow configuration combined with particle image velocimetry (PIV) system. The results indicate that with the increase of hydrogen amount, the laminar flame speeds of methane, ethane and propane increase linearly approximately. In addition, as hydrogen is increased, the flame speed of methane has the maximum increasing amplitude among them, which indicates that methane is more sensitive to hydrogen addition in flame speed than the other two fuels.Simulation analysis finds that the reaction R1: H + O₂ ? OH + O can promote the flame speeds of these three kinds of gaseous fuel obviously, and with the increase of hydrogen amount, the promoting effect is more obviously. Therefore, the main reason why hydrogen addition could increase flame speed is that the increase of H radical prompts reaction R1 to proceed in the forward direction. Comparing the flames of methane, ethane and propane mixed with hydrogen, it was found that the promotion of reaction R1 to the methane/hydrogen mixtures flame speed is strongest, and its free radicals concentration in flame increase more obviously. Therefore, hydrogen addition has a greater effect on the flame speed of methane than on that of ethane and propane.     

CO2 reforming of methane over Ni/ZnAl2O4 catalysts: Influence of Ce addition on activity and stability

The catalytic performance of Ni supported on Ce-promoted ZnAl₂O₄ was evaluated in methane dry reforming. The effect of different nominal loadings of cerium (3, 5 and 7 wt%) in the activity, product yield and stability was studied. Ce presented a promote effect in catalytic activity, product yield and especially in stability. However the catalytic performance was considerably influenced by the amount of cerium. SEM images presented smaller particles and TPR profiles revealed stronger active phase/support interaction by Ce addition which led to increasing methane conversion and decreasing coke deposition. Although high amount of Ce was not in favor of its promoting effect due to aggregation of CeO₂ on the catalyst surface. Among the catalysts investigated, the optimal catalytic activity and stability was achieved over the sample with 5 wt% of cerium.     

2-溴-3,3,3-三氟丙烯的制备

以3,3,3-三氟丙烯和溴为原料,经加成反应合成了中间产物1,2-二溴-3,3,3-三氟丙烷,随后在氢氧化钠水溶液中进行消除反应制备了目标产物2-溴-3,3,3-三氟丙烯,通过试验得到了较佳的反应条件。