Cyclic thermal shock resistance for MgAlON–MgO composites obtained with additions of spent MgO–C brick: Microstructure characteristics,thermal shock parameter and thermal shock mechanism

Thermal shock parameters (R, R''', R'''' and R_st) of MgAlON–MgO composites obtained with additions of spent MgO–C brick were calculated using measured mechanical properties and thermal expansion coefficient, determining their resistance to fracture initiation and crack propagation. The cyclic thermal shock experiments of MgAlON–MgO composites performed from 1398 K to ambient temperature indicate that as number of thermal shock cycle increases, retained strength ratio of MgAlON and MgAlON–4.2 wt%MgO sharply decrease and then keep constant, while that of MgAlON–10.5 wt%MgO and MgAlON–15.7 wt%MgO slowly decrease. The reason for the difference is that MgAlON and MgAlON–4.2 wt%MgO show low value of R''' and R'''', and high value of R and R_st. Moreover, precipitation of impurity containing Fe may play a positive role in improvement of thermal shock resistance of MgAlON–MgO composites. MgAlON?4.2 wt%MgO has the maximum retained strength (55 MPa) even after 5 thermal shock cycles, which is expected to be used in the metallurgical industry.     

Reaction behavior of quartz in gibbsite-boehmite bauxite in Bayer digestion and its effect on caustic consumption and alumina recovery

A high content of quartz is usually present in Australian gibbsite-boehmite bauxite. The reaction between quartz and sodium aluminate solution at high temperatures in the Bayer process can lead to loss of alumina and sodium oxide. Therefore, to improve alumina recovery, the reaction of quartz needs to be avoided. The digestion behavior of Australian gibbsite-boehmite bauxite and pure quartz in the Bayer process at 230–250 °C was systematically studied in this paper. The mineral composition and morphology of the reaction products were characterized and the kinetics of the quartz dissolution process was studied in detail. It was shown that boehmite in gibbsite-boehmite bauxite can be completely digested at high temperature (250 °C) with a short digestion time (5 min). A short digestion time results in a low reaction rate of quartz in bauxite, and is ideal for alumina recovery at high temperatures. The quartz reaction rate rapidly increases with longer digestion times. The apparent activation energy of the dissolution of quartz in bauxite in the caustic solution is 151.9 kJ mol^?1, and the rate-controlling step of this reaction process is the interfacial chemical reaction. By controlling the particle size of bauxite, the digestion temperature, and the digestion time, the reaction rate of quartz in bauxite can be inhibited, which is beneficial for improving alumina recovery and reducing caustic consumption. Therefore, based on the above theoretical research, a process for digesting gibbsite-boehmite bauxite is proposed using high digestion temperature (250 °C), short digestion time (5 min) and large mineral size. An economic benefit of about US$101.9 million for a refinery with the annual output of 2 million tons of alumina can be created by the proposed process.     

Impact of gas formation on the transfer of Ti and O from TiO2-bearing basic-fluoride fluxes to submerged arc welded metals: A thermodynamic approach

Gas-slag-metal equilibrium calculations are performed to investigate the transfer of Ti and O to submerged arc welded metals with increasing TiO₂ addition in basic-fluoride fluxes. The results indicate that activities of TiO₂ and Ti₂O₃ considering slag-metal reactions alone do not account for Ti transfer behaviors since TiF₃ gas tends to form and reduce Ti-oxide activities. Thermodynamic simulation indicates that consideration of gases is essential to improve the prediction accuracy of Ti and O concentrations.     

Gas-assisted exfoliation of boron nitride nanosheets enhancing adsorption performance

A gas exfoliation strategy for controllable preparation of boron nitride (BN) nanosheets with few-layered structure were reported. The green exfoliation process provides the BN nanosheets remarkable increment of adsorption capacities to organic contaminants, which is ascribed to better exposure of active sites originating from the larger surface area and thinner layer. Moreover, the prepared BN also exhibits outstanding recyclability.     

树脂吸附铜锌离子的数值模拟

镀金原料氰化亚金钾的生产过程含氰废液中锌（Ⅱ）离子和铜离子（Ⅱ）浓度较高，为探究树脂吸附铜、锌离子的规律，运用Aspen Adsorption数值模拟软件对Φ10 mm×200 mm的树脂固定床吸附过程进行数值模拟，采用一阶迎风差分法作为偏微分方程的离散方法，研究不同条件下的吸附穿透曲线和吸附负荷分布曲线.结果表明:增加进料流量和进料浓度均可提高吸附效率，传质系数（K_S）大于临界值时，吸附穿透曲线不再受其影响，K_S（Zn2+）=4.3×10-3s-1, K_S（Cu2+）=1.00×10-2s-1.      

Preparation of fully dense and magnetically controllable CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-Na2O-Fe3O4 glass ceramics by hot pressing

Fully dense and magnetically controllable glass ceramics was successfully synthesized by method of hot pressing using CaO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂-Na₂O glass powder and Fe₃O₄ powder as raw materials. The influences of sintering temperature and time, content and particle size of Fe₃O₄, as well as particle size of glass powder on the densification and magnetic properties of samples were investigated. It was found that the saturation magnetization gradually increased with increasing magnetite content. In addition, the samples containing smaller size magnetite particles had a higher coercivity. However, for samples using smaller size glass powder, magnetite particles could partially dissolve into the glass matrix, which led to the decrease of saturation magnetization and the increase of coercivity. It was also concluded that the precipitation of crystalline phase from smaller size glass powder caused the decrease of degree of densification, and after decreasing the sintering temperature, the degree of densification of product was enhanced.     

Porous mullite ceramics with enhanced compressive strength from fly ash-based ceramic microspheres: Facile synthesis,structure, and performance

Porous mullite ceramics are widely used in heat insulation owing to their high temperature and corrosion resistant properties. Reducing the thermal conductivity by increasing porosity, while ensuring a high compressive strength, is vital for the synthesis of high-strength and lightweight porous mullite ceramics. In this study, ceramic microspheres are initially prepared from pre-treated high-alumina fly ash by spray drying, and then used to successfully prepare porous mullite ceramics with enhanced compressive strength via a simple direct stacking and sintering approach. The influence of sintering temperature and time on the microstructure and properties of porous mullite ceramics was evaluated, and the corresponding formation mechanism was elucidated. Results show that the porous mullite ceramics, calcined at 1550 °C for 3 h, possess a porosity of 47%, compressive strength of 31.4 MPa, and thermal conductivity of 0.775 W/(m?K) (at 25 °C), similar to mullite ceramics prepared from pure raw materials. The uniform pore size distribution and sintered neck between the microspheres contribute to the high compressive strength of mullite ceramics, while maintaining high porosity.     

超低碳钢精炼过程中Fe-Al-Ti-O类复合氧化物夹杂的演变与控制

超低碳钢是一种重要的汽车用钢材料, 钢中通常添加钛元素, 使其形成析出物, 提高钢材的深冲性.然而钛元素作为一种脱氧能力较强的元素, 进入钢液中通常首先形成氧化物.为了减少含钛氧化物夹杂的生成, 基于"转炉-RH-连铸"的超低碳钢生产流程, 对RH精炼过程进行系统取样, 分析了铝脱氧剂加入后及合金化元素钛加入后的氧、氮气体含量变化及夹杂物特征变化, 并使用FactSage热力学计算软件对Fe-Al-Ti-O夹杂物稳定相图进行计算.研究结果显示, 含钛类氧化物夹杂通常以Al₂O₃类夹杂物作为形核质点, 对其形成包裹状夹杂物.若避免含Ti夹杂物的生成, 当钢中Ti质量分数为0.1%时, 钢中溶解Al质量分数应在0.01%以上.对含钛氧化物的生成及长大流程进行研究, 通过对Al₂O₃夹杂物及Ti₂O₃夹杂物粗化率的计算及附着功的比较可知, Ti₂O₃夹杂物在1600℃时的熟化生长速率较Al₂O₃较大且Ti₂O₃夹杂物与Al₂O₃夹杂物相比不容易相互碰撞融合并从钢液中去除.若提高精炼过程中的氧化物夹杂物去除率, 应严格控制含钛氧化物类夹杂物的生成.      

CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-CaF2系精炼渣对钢绞线用 SWRH82B钢中D类夹杂物的控制研究

通过钢渣平衡实验研究，分析了精炼渣成分对82B钢液T.O和点状不变形夹杂物成分的影响；通过Fact-Sage热力学计算，得出硅锰脱氧82B钢中MgO·Al₂O₃尖晶石夹杂的生成条件.结果表明:降低精炼渣碱度、提高Al₂O₃含量均利于钢水全氧含量的降低；随着Al₂O₃含量的提高，复合氧化物夹杂的熔点升高.当熔渣碱度为0.93、Al₂O₃含量为5.1%时，夹杂物熔点最低；熔渣碱度为1.14、Al₂O₃含量为25.6%时，高Al₂O₃活度的熔渣导致MgO·Al₂O₃尖晶石夹杂生成；熔渣碱度为1.97、Al₂O₃含量为25.9%时，由于碱度升高，钢中无MgO·Al₂O₃尖晶石类夹杂物生成；熔渣碱度为0.93、Al₂O₃含量为5.1%时，由于Al₂O₃含量降低，钢中无MgO·Al₂O₃尖晶石类夹杂物生成，且夹杂物熔点较低.      

磁场环境下铝电解熔融铝液成分激光诱导击穿光谱原位测量分析

铝电解车间具有高温、强磁、多粉尘等环境特点,当前生产过程中熔融原铝的成分检测主要是人工取样然后离线分析,化验过程及结果具有较大的滞后性,故将激光诱导击穿光谱(LIBS)技术应用于铝电解车间铝液成分原位、实时测量具有重要意义。实验采用Nd:YAG脉冲激光器,多通道光纤光谱仪和电感耦合器件(CCD)探测器组成的激光诱导击穿光谱测量系统对电流为400kA电解槽中熔融铝液的主要成分铁、硅进行了探测,对原铝中部分元素的特征谱线进行了归属分析。考察了激光能量在磁场环境下的衰减变化及谱线梯度变迁规律,结果表明,距离电解槽边缘约2m处激光能量衰减达最大。分析了磁场对测试系统的影响,并建立了定标曲线,铁和硅两种元素按照内标法建立的定标曲线拟合度分别为93.50%和97.10%,采用该模型进行了测试实验,并用国标GB/T 7999—2015中光电直读发射光谱(OES)测试的相关指标验证测试结果的重复性与允许差。实验证明,LIBS技术在电解铝行业在线检测方面具有较好的应用前景,但是测试的稳定性与重复性也是面临的一个重要问题。