Studies of activated charcoal cloth. II. Influence of boron-containing impregnants on the rate of activation in carbon dioxide gas

The influence of aqueous solutions of boron-containing compounds as impregnants of viscose rayon cloths on the subsequent activation of the derived carbonised materials in CO₂ gas at 850°C has been studied. The presence of Na⁺ (or other alkali metal ions) is essential for the enhancement of the rate of activation above that observed for the untreated cloth or for the cloth initially impregnated with aqueous boric acid solutions. However, in terms of the activation rate generated, borax is more effective as an additive to boric acid solutions than sodium chloride.The results are interpreted in terms of the catalytic abilities of various alkali metal ions in the systems studied and the complexity of the borate species generated at different pH values in the aqueous impregnant solutions employed.     

Deflocculation and Classification of Electric Arc Furnace Dust in Aqueous Solution

Abstract

Electric arc furnace (EAF) flue dust is generated during EAF steelmaking from iron-containing scrap such as recycled automobile bodies. The relatively high level of Zn (20–30 wt%) in EAF dusts provides a potentially valuable resource, even though the zinc is present as oxide phases such as zincite (ZnO) and zinc ferrite (ZnFe₂O₄). In this work, a method to deflocculate and disperse ZnO and ZnFe₂O₄ particles in aqueous suspension of EAF dust is developed and the efficiency of Zn recovery by the classification method was evaluated. Major findings of this study indicate that citric acid, a tetradendate chelating agent, demonstrates the best liberation and dispersion efficiency for EAF dust. Elutriating at 0.01 cm/min fluid velocity we recover 10 wt% of EAF dust (mostly ZnO particles) at a grad of 70 wt% Zn from a well-liberated and dispersed suspension of EAF dust. About 30 wt% of Zn recovery may be achieved using only simple classification.     

相关组分在制造硒硫化镉颜色玻璃中的作用

在制造硒硫化镉颜色玻璃时 ,除了加入玻璃的基本组成 Si O2 和着色剂 Cd S、Se外 ,还必须加入 Zn O、碱金属氧化物、冰晶石、B2 O3和重金属硫化物等次要组分。这些次要组分在制造硒硫化镉颜色玻璃过程中起着重要作用。Zn O对防止着色剂硒和硫的挥发起直接作用 ,是制造硒硫化镉颜色玻璃不可缺少的组分之一。碱金属氧化物、冰晶石、B2 O3主要起助熔作用 ,降低玻璃熔制温度 ,加速玻璃的澄清和均化 ,间接防止着色剂硒和硫的挥发。微量重金属硫化物作为晶核形成剂 ,使 Cd S(Se)微晶固溶体容易成核和长大 ,加速并简化玻璃的显色工艺     

Polarography of some anions in presence of aqueous organic solvent mixtures: Reduction of IO−3 ions in presence of various base electrolytes

The present studies treat with the reduction of IO^?₃ ions different types of base electrolytes at the dropping mercury electrode. All the measurements were done in 0.1 M base electrolytes at 30°C. The effect of various sodium and potassium halides, different cations (alkali and alkaline earth metal chloride), various alkali metal nitrates and some ammonium salts, on the polarographic characteristics of iodate ions, have been studied in details, iR measurements have also been carried out in presence of various oxy-anions and sodium salts of organic acids. In all cases the reduction was found to be diffusion controlled but irreversible. The kinetic parameters have been evaluated by Koutecky's method.     

Recovery of Zinc Ions From the Resulting Solution after Copper Cementation with Metallic Zinc

In this study, recovering of zinc ions in the residual solution occurring after copper cementation by zinc metal was investigated. The zinc ions in the solution were recovered by using sodium bicarbonate as precipitation agent. After the precipitated product was separated from the solution, it was dried at 80°C for 5 h in an oven and was subjected to the calcination process to obtain zinc oxide. The XRD and SEM analyses of the precipitated and calcined products were carried out. It was determined that the precipitated solid was Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆ (hydrozincite) and the calcined product was ZnO.     

Highly selective oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethene over layered complex metal chloride oxide catalysts

Complex metal chloride oxides consisting of bismuth, alkali, alkaline earth, chlorine, and oxygen, were synthesized, characterized structurally, and tested as catalysts for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethene with molecular oxygen. The catalysts were prepared by high-temperature solid-state reaction of appropriate mixtures of bismuth chloride oxide, bismuth oxide, alkali chloride, and alkaline earth chloride. We found that the catalysts containing strontium as the alkaline earth constituent and potassium as the alkali constituent were highly active and selective for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane. SrBi₃O₄Cl₃, which is a fundamental phase of the catalysts, was characterized by single and double chlorine sheets in its layer structure. The catalyst having the composition of KSr₂Bi₃O₄Cl₆ showed an extremely high ethene selectivity, more than 90%, even under high oxygen partial pressure conditions and at high molar ratios of oxygen to ethane, and gave 70% yield of ethene at 640°C under an optimized feed gas composition. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Investigation of zinc(II) adsorption on Cladophora crispata in a two‐staged reactor

In this study, the adsorption of zinc(II) ions on Cladophora crispata, a green alga, was studied with respect to initial pH, temperature, initial metal ion and biomass concentration in order to determine the optimum adsorption conditions. Optimum initial pH values for zinc(II) ions were found to be 5.0 at optimum temperature, 25 °C. The initial adsorption rates increased with increasing initial zinc(II) ion concentration up to 100 mgdm⁻³. The Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms were developed at various initial pH and temperature values. Then, the adsorption of zinc(II) ions to C crispata was investigated in a two‐staged mixed batch reactor. The residual metal ion concentrations (C_eq) at equilibrium at each stage for a given quantity of dried algae (X_o)/volume of solution containing heavy metal ion (V_o) ratio were calculated by using Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm constants. It was observed that the experimental biosorption equilibrium data for zinc(II) ions are in good agreement with those calculated using both Freundlich and Langmuir models. The adsorbed zinc(II) ion concentration increased with increasing X_o/V_o ratios while the adsorbed metal quantities per unit mass of dried algae decreased. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

Neuere Erkenntnisse und Anwendungen bei der elektrischen Abscheidung von Stäuben und Nebeltröpfchen

New insights and applications in the electrostatic precipitation of dusts and mists. The introduction deals with the basic design, the mode of operation, and the fields of application of dry and wet type electrostatic precipitators. A few important parameters which influence the migration velocity are discussed. Contrary to what the classical theory states, greater passage widths lead to higher migration velocities of the particles and thus to a higher specific efficiency. The methods for conditioning flue gases of power stations are considered, as are the experimental results obtained in an industrial-scale SO₃ conditioning plant. A new field of application is seen in the steel industry through the use of a dry type electrostatic precipitator of special design. New plastic precipitator developments for the chemical industry are discussed, and the articles closes with an account of the efforts invested in developing hot gas precipitators for higher temperatures and pressures in connection with the introduction of new power station concepts.     

The effect of alkali promoters in oxidative coupling of methane with Mn-oxide catalysts

The catalytic oxidalive coupling of metnane to ethylene and ethane with manganese oxide catalysts promoted with alkali metal and alkali metallic-chloride has been studied at atmospheric pressure in a fixed bed flow reactor. The main studies of reaction were carried out over maganese oxide catalysts promoted with sodium chloride and the structure and surface morphology of these catalysts was characterized by an X-ray diffraction and a scanning electron microscope. The powdered MnO₂ was changed into Mn₂O₃, and MnO₂ containing alkali metallic-chlorides was not changed to new ternary oxides but changed into Mn₃O₄ and/or Mn₂O₃ at higher calcination temperature(above 780°C). The optimum content of NaCl promoted was 10–20wt%, an in over 10wt%, the conversion and the selectivity were kept constant. The main factor on deactivation of catalysts was the loss of thepromoter(NaCl). The addition of alkali metal salts to manganese oxide catalyst has enhanced C₂(C₂H₄ + C₂H₆) selectivity due to neutralizing acid sites more than the electronic factor. It was confirmed that chlorine in alkali metallicchloride has enhanced the formation of C₂H₄, resulting in a good C₂-yield (up to 25.7%).     

PVC based polyvinyl alcohol zinc oxide composite membrane: Synthesis and electrochemical characterization for heavy metal ions

The polyvinyl chloride (PVC) based polyvinyl alcohol zinc oxide composite membrane was successfully prepared by solution casting technique. Membrane properties were studied in terms of water uptake, porosity, thickness, ion-exchange capacity and swelling. The physico-chemical characterization of the material was studied using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies. The important application of this composite ion-exchange membrane is in environmental separation of heavy metal ions transport. The increasing order of transport number of cation as HgCl₂ < PbCl₂ < CdCl₂.     

Selective dissolution of brass in salt water

The selective dissolution of brass was studied using potentiodynamic polarization, coloumetric analysis and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Using coloumetric analysis, the partial currents i _Zn and i _Cu were measured under various potentials and chloride concentrations. Chloride ions promote the dissolution of Zn and Cu and hence increase the rate of dissolution of the alloy. At active potentials, zinc dissolves preferentially leaving the alloy surface enriched in copper. Under this condition, the polarization resistance of the interface and its double layer capacity increase with the time and extent of dissolution of the alloy. As the chloride concentration increases and/or the potential shifts in the noble direction, the rate of copper dissolution increases so that simultaneous dissolution of both components is observed. This increase in the rate of copper dissolution is enhanced by the higher stability of the copper chloride complex (CuCl₂ ^–) compared to zinc chloride (ZnCl₂).     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ION EXCHANGE PROPERTIES OF A SPHERICALLY GRANULATED SODIUM ALUMINOPHOSPHATESILICATE

ABSTRACT

Spherically granulated sodium aluminosilicophosphate (APS) of the empirical formula Na₄Al₄PS₁₈O_46.5 18H₂O was synthesized by a gel method. The APS was characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, TGA and ²⁷AI, ²⁸Si and ³¹P MAS NMR spectroscopy methods. Ion exchange of alkali, alkaline earth and some other divalent metal cations by APS was studied in batch conditions. It was found that the APS has a cation exchange capacity of 2.5 meq/g and exhibits rapid kinetics of ion exchange. The ion exchange isotherms of alkali, alkaline earth and some other divalent cations were determined and the corrected selectivity coefficients as a function of metal loading were analyzed. It was found that APS exhibits a high affinity for cesium ion, a moderate affinity for some heavy metal cations (Pb²⁺, Zn⁺) and a low affinity for alkali and alkaline earth metal ions. A testing of the APS in complex solutions suggests that it could be a promising exchanger for treatment of some specific nuclear waste and contaminated environmental and biological liquors from radioactive cesium and toxic heavy metal ions.     

Recovery of Lithium from Seawater Using a New Type of Ion-Sieve Adsorbent Based on MgMn2O4

Abstract

A new type of ion-sieve manganese oxide, HMnO(Mg), was prepared by an acid treatment of MgMn₂O₄. The HMnO(Mg) showed a remarkably high selectivity for lithium ions among alkali metal and alkaline earth metal ions. The selectivity sequences were Na ? K ? Li for alkali metal ions and Mg ≤ Ca ≤ Sr ≤ Ba for alkaline earth metal ions at pH 8. The HMnO(Mg) showed a high selectivity for lithium ions in seawater. The lithium uptake increased with increasing solution pH and adsorption temperature. The maximum lithium uptake from native seawater reached 8.5 mg/g, corresponding to a lithium content of 1.8% in the form of Li₂O. The adsorbed lithium could easily be eluted with a dilute acid solution. The adsorptive capacity for lithium ions gradually decreased through repeated adsorption/elution cycles. The HMnO(Mg) after 4 cycles showed a lithium adsorptivity which was about 60% of the initial value.     

An efficient far-red emission Sr2InSbO6:Mn4+, M (M = Li+, Na+, and K+) phosphors for plant cultivation LEDs

High-efficiency and far-red light phosphors based on Mn⁴⁺-doped inorganic luminescence materials are beneficial to plant cultivation. However, Mn⁴⁺-doped oxide phosphors have a common problem of low quantum efficiency. Alkali metal ion codoping can effectively improve the luminescence properties of Mn⁴⁺-activated oxide phosphors. Herein, a series of Sr₂InSbO₆:Mn⁴⁺, M (SISO:Mn⁴⁺, M) (M = Li⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺) far-red-emitting phosphors codoped alkali metal ions were first synthesized. Density functional theory calculation indicated that SISO is a kind of indirect bandgap material with a bandgap of ∼1.60 eV. The SISO:Mn⁴⁺ samples showed a far-red light at 698 nm upon 365 nm, which perfectly matched the absorption spectrum of the far-red-phytochrome (Pfr) of plants. The doping concentration of the SISO:Mn⁴⁺ samples was optimized to be 0.006 mol. The concentration quenching mechanism was defined as dipole–dipole interaction by combining the Dexter theory and the Inokuti–Hirayama model. Optimizing the sintering temperature and codoped with alkali metal ions (Li⁺, Na⁺, and K⁺) could improve the luminescent intensity of SISO:Mn⁴⁺. The optimum sintering temperature was 1300°C. The internal quantum efficiencies of SISO:0.006Mn⁴⁺ and SISO:0.006Mn⁴⁺, 0.006Li⁺ phosphors are 22.67% and 60.56%, respectively. SISO:Mn⁴⁺, Li⁺ phosphors-based plant growth light-emitting diodes (LEDs) demonstrate excellent optical stability and long lifetime. Thus, these phosphors are promising candidates for plant cultivation LEDs.     

Coordination polymers of 3,3′-benzidine dicarboxylic acid

Polymeric metal complexes of 3,3′-benzidine dicarboxylic acid with bivalent metal ions such as copper, nickel, cobalt, zinc and manganese have been synthesized and their properties, composition, IR-absorption spectra and magnetic susceptibilities were investigated. The coloured, powderly solids were obtained by refluxing the metal acetate and the ligand in the appropriate ratio for about half an hour and dried at 110°C. The compounds are stable and insoluble in common solvents. The analytical data indicate the general formula, [ML]_n for Cu(II), Mn(II) and [M₄L₅]_n for Ni(II), Co(II) and Zn(II). The mode of coordination of the ligand with metal ions has been elucidated by comparing IR spectra of the ligand and the complexes. A polymeric structure is proposed for the complexes.     

The separation of europium from a middle rare earth concentrate by combined chemical reduction,precipitation and solvent-extraction methods

The chemical reduction of pure europium(III) chloride solutions was investigated using reagents comprising reactive metals (Zn and Mg), metal amalgams (Zn-Hg, Na-Hg and Eu-Hg), metal hydride (NaBH₄) and nitrogenous reductants (N₂H₄ and NH₂OH). Using 100% excess of reducing agent and of ammonium sulphate, efficient precipitation of europium(II) sulphate was obtained with the metal amalgams (99·7–99·9%) and with zinc metal (99·8%), whereas only partial precipitation was obtained with magnesium metal (69%), and no precipitation was observed with the other reagents. Application of the method to synthetic rare earth chloride solutions containing europium 7·5, neodymium 5, samarium 35 and gadolinium 20 g dm⁻³ gave efficient precipitation of europium(II) sulphate with zinc and europium amalgams, but no selective precipitation with sodium amalgam. Reduction of an authentic middle rare earth chloride solution with zinc amalgam gave 97·5% recovery of europium(II) sulphate containing (as a percentage of the total rare earths) europium 92, samarium 3·5, neodymium 2, cerium 1, praseodymium 0·6 and gadolinium 0·5%. Conversion of the europium(II) sulphate to europium(II) chloride, followed by re-precipitation of the sulphate increased the europium content only to 96·5%, whereas replacement of the re-precipitation by solvent extraction of the trivalent rare earth impurities into solutions of commercial organophosphorus or carboxylic acids in xylene increased the europium content to > 99·98%. The zinc ions introduced into the middle rare earth mother liquor during the reduction procedure can be removed by solvent extraction into a commercial phosphine oxide (Cyanex 925), without loss of rare earth values.     

Chloride‐promoted leaching of chalcopyrite concentrate by biologically‐produced ferric sulfate

The effects of chloride ions on chalcopyrite leaching by biologically‐produced ferric sulfate solution and on the iron‐oxidizing culture were determined. Chloride ions significantly increased chalcopyrite leaching by ferric sulfate at 67 °C and 87 °C, but slowed down the leaching at 50 °C. At 90 °C, chloride at 5 g dm^?3 (0.25 g Cl^? g^?1 concentrate) increased the copper yield from 60 to 100% in approximately 2 weeks. Further increase in Cl^? concentration did not affect the leaching. Addition of chloride increased both leaching yields and iron precipitation, which shows that the passivation was not due to iron precipitation. A decreased Ag‐potential of 60 mV against an Ag/AgCl reference electrode in the presence of Cl^? indicates the accumulation of partially oxidized forms of dissolved sulfur compounds such as thiosulfate and polythionate instead of elemental sulfur and, thus, a decrease in sulfur passivation. A chloride concentration of 5 g dm^?3 did not affect the iron oxidation rate of the iron‐oxidizing culture dominated by Leptospirillum ferriphilum. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

The Nucleation of Aerosols in Flue Gases with a High Content of Alkali - A Laboratory Study

The formation of particles during cooling of a synthetic flue gas with vapors of sodium and potassium species is studied in a laboratory tubular reactor with laminar flow. It is shown to agree well with a theoretical model for the process. The kinetics of homogeneous nucleation of the pure chloride vapors is described by the classical nucleation theory, adapted to include the participation of stable dimer as well as monomer vapor molecules. The Tolman equation is used to describe the curvature-dependence of the surface tension of small nuclei. The values of the Tolman parameter for NaCl and KCl are determined from the measurements. The homogeneous nucleation of the pure chlorides is suppressed by even relatively small concentrations of foreign seed particles and is therefore unlikely to contribute to the creation of new particles in real flue gases. The addition of SO₂ to the chloride vapor feed, in the presence of oxygen and water vapor, increases the number concentration of effluent particles significantly and affects their composition to include sulphate in addition to chloride. The sulphate content is independent of the peak temperatures of the flue gas but increases with increasing content of oxygen and SO₂. The study proves that the alkali sulphates are formed by the sulphation of vapor phase rather than solid, alkali chloride. The sulphate vapors are formed in high supersaturation and show a pronounced tendency towards homogeneous nucleation, which is identified as the likely source of the submicron particles formed in alkali rich flue gases.     

Effect of cations and anions on properties of zinc oxide particles synthesized in supercritical water

Hydrothermal synthesis of zinc oxide fine particles from zinc salt (Zn(CH₃COO)₂, ZnSO₄, Zn(NO₃)₂) and alkali metal hydroxide (LiOH, KOH) aqueous solution was carried out with a Ti alloy batch reactor in supercritical water. Particle size synthesized in LiOH solution was relatively smaller than that in KOH. Emission spectra of the particle produced from ZnSO₄ and LiOH aqueous solution shows the highest intensity among these systems. Hydrothermal synthesis of zinc oxide fine particles from Zn(NO₃)₂ and LiOH solution was also carried out with a flow-through apparatus for continuous production and rapid heating of the starting solution to supercritical states. Nanoparticles having an average particle diameter of 16 nm was produced at 659 K and 30 MPa.     

Electrochemical Recovery of Lithium Ions in the Aqueous Phase

Abstract

The electrochemical insertion of lithium ions into a Pt/λ-MnO₂ electrode was investigated in various metal chloride solutions. The Li⁺ insertion occurred effectively in LiCl solutions with higher concentration than 10 mmol/dm³, but it could hardly occur in a 0.1 mmol/dm³ LiCl solution. Alkaline earth metal ions showed a stronger inhibition effect against the Li⁺ insertion into the Pt/λ-MnO₂ electrode than alkali metal ions. However, since only Li⁺ ions were taken up from a mixed solution of lithium and alkaline earth metal chlorides, a high selectivity of the electrode for lithium ions was shown.

It was possible to recover lithium ions from geothermal water by this electrochemical method using the Pt/λ-MnO₂ electrode; the lithium uptake was 11 mg/g-MnO₂.