Fabrication and upconversion luminescence properties of Er:SrF2 transparent ceramics compared with Er:CaF2

SrF₂ transparent ceramic is a promising upconversion material due to the low phonon energy. The effect of different sintering temperatures on Er:SrF₂ transparent ceramics was investigated. The suitable sintering temperature for Er:SrF₂ transparent ceramics was 900 °C by hot-pressed sintering in this study. High quality of Er:SrF₂ transparent ceramics with different doping concentrations were obtained. The upconversion luminescence spectra and decay behavior were compared between Er:SrF₂ and Er:CaF₂ transparent ceramics with different Er³⁺ doping concentration. The green emission of 5 at.% Er:SrF₂ ceramic was much stronger than that of 5 at.% Er:CaF₂ ceramic, while the red emission of Er:SrF₂ ceramic was almost the same as that of Er:CaF₂ ceramic. The upconversion luminescence lifetime of Er:SrF₂ transparent ceramics was longer than that of Er:CaF₂.All the results indicated Er:SrF₂ transparent ceramics was a candidate for green fluorescent upconversion materials.     

Spinel CoFe2O4 /carbon nanotube composites as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reaction

In the development of fuel cells, it is the key to large-scale commercialization of fuel cells to rationally design and synthesize efficient and non-noble metals-based bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this paper, spinel CoFe₂O₄/carbon nanotube composites (CoFe₂O₄/CNTs/FA) were synthesized by solvothermal and calcination method. XRD, TEM, XPS and BET characterizations indicate that the addition of complexing agent fumaric acid can improve the crystal growth kinetics and morphology of CoFe₂O₄/CNTs nanohybirds. The as-synthesized CoFe₂O₄/CNTs/FA pyrolyzed at 500 °C have an outstanding bifunctional catalytic activity for ORR and OER with the potential of 1.62V (vs. RHE) at a current density of 10 mA/cm² and half-wave potential E_1/2 = 0.808V (vs. RHE) in alkaline electrolyte, respectively. It is obviously better than unloaded CoFe₂O₄ nanoparticles and commercial CNTs. CoFe₂O₄/CNTs/FA also exhibit better methanol tolerance ability and durability than commercial Pt/C and RuO₂ catalyst. This investigation broadens an idea of simple compounding of spinel with carbon-based materials to improve electrochemical properties.     

Cross-linked polyvinyl amidoxime fiber: a highly selective and recyclable adsorbent of gallium from Bayer liquor

Gallium, a scarce metal produced mainly from Bayer liquor, is widely used in semiconductors. Ion-exchange method is currently considered as the most effective method to recover gallium from Bayer liquor. In this article, fibrous amidoxime adsorbents are introduced to recover gallium from Bayer liquor. In addition, hydrazine cross-linked polyvinyl amidoxime (HPAO) fibers have been prepared. The structure of the as-prepared fibers was ascertained by FTIR, elemental analysis and weight gain rate. The adsorption kinetics, adsorption isotherm and recycling performance were investigated by batch method. Cross-linking duration was studied and it turned out to be an important factor to optimize the adsorption capacity and recycling performance. After 1.5 h cross-linking time, the fiber showed the highest gallium adsorption capacity of 14.83 mg/g in Bayer liquor. After 3 h cross-linking time, the fiber showed the best recycling performance, which retained 82.9% of the initial adsorption ability after four cycles. Adsorption capacity of vanadium was lower than 1 mg/g for all samples. HPAO displayed very fast adsorption kinetics with an equilibrium at 60 min. The EDS results confirmed the low extraction of aluminum and vanadium provided by HPAO fibers. The gallium-loaded fiber could be effectively eluted by acidified thiourea. With proper control of the cross-linking duration by hydrazine, HPAO fiber with high selectivity towards gallium, high adsorption capacity and good recycle performance could be obtained, which is promising for recovering gallium needed for industrial applications.     

自动化立体仓库消防给水设施设计探讨

立体仓库采用智能化出入库管理,集自动入库、智能化储存和自动化出库于一体,物品高度集中,火灾负荷集中的建筑。立体仓库的消防给水设施是其中重要的消防设施之一,本文主要分析立体仓库消防水系统的设计及参数的选择。     

炭黑N660/裂解炭黑并用在轮胎气密层胶中的应用研究

研究炭黑N660/裂解炭黑并用对溴化丁基橡胶(BIIR)气密层胶性能的影响。结果表明:裂解炭黑粒径大于炭黑N660;随着裂解炭黑用量的增大,胶料的门尼粘度提高,t10和t90总体延长,加工安全性能较好,硫化速度较慢;与纯炭黑N660胶料相比,添加裂解炭黑的胶料物理性能总体降低,炭黑N660/裂解炭黑并用比为40/20的胶料综合物理性能较好,成本降低;炭黑N660/裂解炭黑并用胶料的耐热氧老化性能和气密性较好。     

由低浓度钛液制备偏钛酸的水解工艺研究

钛是一种重要的战略资源,在废弃脱硝催化剂中钛含量远远高于我们常用的钛精矿。近年来,各种从废弃催化剂中回收钛新技术的发展,使得人们对钛回收过程水解工艺的研究更加重视。本文以废弃催化剂经过高温钠化焙烧后硫酸酸解得到的低浓度钛液为原料,采用常压自生晶种热水稀释水解工艺制备偏钛酸,通过对自生晶种常压水解工艺中影响钛液水解产品平均粒径的五个关键因素:钛液F值、水解温度、钛液初始浓度、熟化时间、搅拌速度进行正交设计,然后比较各因素的极差,最终得到影响水解产品偏钛酸粒径各因素主次关系如下:水解温度>钛液初始浓度>钛液F值>熟化时间>搅拌速度。然后采用单因素控制变量法,研究了水解温度、钛液初始浓度、钛液F值、熟化时间、搅拌速度对影响钛水解产品偏钛酸粒径的较佳条件。结果表明:在水解温度95℃,钛液初始浓度200 g/L,钛液F值为1.8,熟化时间在50 min,搅拌速度300 r/min时,得到的偏钛酸平均粒径更接近2 μm。     

Room-temperature multiferroic characteristics and unique vortex domain structures of h-Yb1−xInxFeO3 solid solutions

Hexagonal rare-earth ferrites (h-RFeO₃) have attracted much scientific attention due to their room-temperature multiferroicity. However, it is still a hard job to obtain h-RFeO₃ bulk materials because of the meta-stability of such hexagonal phase, and the evaluation of room-temperature ferroelectric and magnetoelectric characteristics in such materials is also a challengeable issue. In the present work, Yb_1−xIn_xFeO₃ ceramics with the stable hexagonal structure were obtained by introducing chemical pressure, where the unique ferroelectric domain structures of sixfold vortex combined with tenfold vortex with a typical size of ~400 nm were determined. Symmetry of the present system evolved from centrosymmetric orthorhombic Pbnm (x = 0–0.4) to non-centrosymmetric hexagonal P6₃cm (x = 0.5 and 0.6) with a ferroelectric polarization up to 3.2 μC/cm², and finally to centrosymmetric hexagonal P6₃/mmc (x = 0.7 and 0.8). The Curie point decreased monotonically from 723 K to a temperature below room temperature with increasing x, and the antiferromagnetic phase transition above room temperature was determined for all compositions. Meanwhile, a large linear magnetoelectric coefficient (α_ME) up to 0.96 mV/cm Oe was obtained at room temperature, and this indicated the great application potential for magnetoelectric devices.