Redox properties of CeO2 and Pt-Rh/CeO2 studied by TAP method

Redox properties of CeO₂ and Pt-Rh/CeO₂ were studied by temporal analysis of products (TAP) method using alternative pulses of CO and O₂. A portion of pulsed CO was oxidized to CO₂ and a portion of CO was adsorbed on the surface. Pulsing ¹⁸O₂ onto the catalyst which has surface species derived from CO, evolved CO₂ contained no ¹⁸O suggesting that the surface species will be carbonate ions.     

氧化还原引发降解天然橡胶与丙烯酸酯共聚的研究

研究了降解天然橡胶胶乳与丙烯酸甲酯、丙烯酸丁酯的聚合，以过氧化苯甲酰—N，N—三甲基苯胺(BP0—DMA)为氧化还原引发剂，考察了不同反应温度、引发剂配比、乳化剂用量及加料方式对单体转化率和接枝率的影响；用红外光谱对共聚物进行了表征。结果表明，采用乳化还原引发剂可使聚合反应低温快速进行，过量还原剂起阻聚作用，采用复合乳化剂可提高聚合反应速度和乳液稳定性，补加料可提高接技率。     

Graft copolymerization of 2‐acrylamido‐2‐methyl‐1‐propanesulfonic acid onto carboxymethylcellulose (sodium salt) by H2O2/Fe+2 redox pair

The effect of the reaction conditions on the grafting parameters during grafting of 2‐acrylamido‐2‐methyl‐1‐propanesulfonic acid onto sodium carboxymethylcellulose using H₂O₂/Fe⁺² redox pair are studied at 30°C. The grafting ratio, add on, and conversion initially increase with the H₂O₂ concentration in the range of (10.0–15.0) × 10^?2 mol dm^?3. Thereafter, these parameters decrease with the H₂O₂ concentration. The grafting ratio, add on, and conversion increase when increasing the ferrous ion concentration from (0.5 to 4.0) × 10^?2 mol dm^?3 and decrease with a further increase in the concentration. It is observed that the grafting ratio and add on increase with the monomer concentration, whereas the conversion decrease. The hydrogen ions seem to be facilitating the grafting reaction up to a certain concentration and after this concentration seem to be retarding the process. The grafting ratio, add on, and conversion decrease with the sodium carboxymethylcellulose concentration. When increasing the time period from 60 to 90 min, the grafting parameters increase but decrease thereafter. Similarly, when increasing the temperature from 25 to 30°C, the grafting parameters increase and decrease thereafter. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 4819–4825, 2006     

High catalytic activity of PdOx/MnO2 for CO oxidation and importance of oxidation state of Mn

PdO_x/MnO₂ has been examined as a catalyst for CO oxidation using a conventional flow reactor at reaction temperatures between 50 and 150°C. In the reaction conditions of GHSV (gashourlyspacevelocity) of 1.22 × 10⁵/h and CO concentration of 2000 ppm, PdO_x/MnO₂ showed higher catalytic activity compared with PdO_x/Mn₂O₃, which had been previously reported as an effective catalyst due to the cooperative action of Pd and Mn₂O₃ for this reaction. The reason for higher activity of PdO_x/MnO₂ than PdO_x/Mn₂O₃ has been investigated using TPR (temperatureprogrammed reduction) and XPS studies. TPR showed that PdO_x/MnO₂ could be reduced by CO at much lower temperature than PdO_x/Mn₂O₃. During the experiment of reduction and oxidation, XPS showed that the valence of Mn in the PdO_x/MnO₂ was between 4+ and 3+, which is higher than that of Mn in the PdO_x/Mn₂O₃ catalyst of which the valence has been reported to be between 3+ and 2+. It is known that in this catalyst system the support supplies oxygen onto Pd, where the oxidation occurs with adsorbed CO, and the ability of the support to provide oxygen improves the performance of the catalyst. Therefore, it was concluded that the readiness of MnO₂ to be reduced with maintaining a higher oxidation state showed higher CO oxidation activity than Mn₂O₃ as support for PdO_x.     

The significance of defect chemistry for the rate of gas–solid reactions: three examples

Three examples are revisited in which the reaction rate could be reliably correlated with point defect chemistry highlighting the role of point defects as acid–base active centers. In the case of dehydrohalogenation of tertiary butyl chloride, AgCl becomes increasingly active as heterogeneous catalyst, if AgCl is homogeneously or heterogeneously doped. By such a procedure the silver vacancy concentration is adequately increased. The oxygen incorporation into SrTiO₃ offers an example in which the surface mechanism in terms of adsorbed species, oxygen vacancies and electronic centers has been elucidated. Appropriate surface coatings give rise to significant catalytic effects. Increasing iron (acceptor) doping not only changes the point defect chemistry but also the nature of the rate determining step. Lastly, the electrocatalytic function of Sr-doped LaMnO₃ is considered as regards oxygen reduction reaction and O²⁻ incorporation into Y-doped ZrO₂ in the context of solid oxide fuel cells. Again the defect chemistry is of prime importance for the reaction rate.     

Graft copolymerization of styrene onto casein initiated by potassium diperiodatonickelate (IV) in alkaline medium

A novel redox system, potassium diperiodatonickelate (Ni(IV))‐casein is used to initiate graft copolymerization of Styrene onto casein under different conditions in aqueous alkaline solution. Graft copolymers with both high grafting efficiency (>98%) and percentage of grafting(>300%) are obtained, which indicated that (Ni(IV))‐casein redox pair is an efficient initiator for this grafting. The effects of reaction parameters, such as monomer‐to‐casein weight ratio, initiator concentration, pH, time, and temperature, are investigated. A tentative initiation mechanism is proposed. The structures and properties of the graft copolymer are characterized by Fourier transform infrared Spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction diagrams, and Scanning Electron Microscope. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 4247–4251, 2006     

Ni(Ⅳ)引发丙烯酸甲酯与三元尼龙接枝共聚反应的研究

以二过碘酸合镍(Ⅳ)钾〔Ni(Ⅳ)〕为氧化剂,共聚尼龙上的弱的还原基团(酰胺基)为还原剂,组成氧化还原引发体系,于碱性介质中直接在共聚尼龙分子骨架上产生接枝点,引发丙烯酸甲酯(MA)的接枝共聚合反应,获得了较高的接枝效率(可达90%以上)。探讨了引发剂浓度、单体浓度、反应温度对接枝参数的影响,结果表明:当c〔Ni(Ⅳ)〕=8×10-4mol/L,c(MA)=1 5mol/L,θ=35℃时,接枝效率和接枝百分比可达到最高值。用红外光谱、X射线衍射、扫描电镜对接枝共聚物进行了表征,提出了建立在镍(Ⅳ)还原为镍(Ⅱ)的过程为两步单电子转移的基础之上的引发机理。将所得接枝共聚物用作尼龙/聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯体系的增容剂,通过扫描电镜分析表明:该共混体系的相容性得到一定程度的改善。     

Raman spectroscopy studies of concentrated vanadium redox battery positive electrolytes

Spectroscopic changes in highly concentrated vanadium(V)-sulfate solutions to be used in the vanadium redox battery are consistent with the presence of more than one V(V)-sulfate species. The results of Raman spectroscopy indicate that the major species in highly acidic conditions are VO₂SO₄ ^–, VO₂(SO₄)₂ ^3–, VO₂(HSO₄)₂ ^–, VO₃ ^–, V(V) dimers with V₂O₃ ⁴⁺ and V₂O₄ ²⁺ central units. The nature and amount of these species depends upon the V(V) and total sulfate concentrations as well as on S to V and H⁺ to V ratios in the positive half-cell electrolyte. V(V) forms V₂O₃ ⁴⁺, VO₂(SO₄)₂ ^3– and their copolymer species at higher total sulfate concentrations, which tends to stabilize the vanadium (V) positive electrolyte in the vanadium redox battery. The V(V) and V(IV) species show the least interaction with each other. Ageing of concentrated V(V) solutions at elevated temperature (50 °C) produces decomposition of species causing formation of V₂O₅ precipitates with a decrease in the amount of vanadium polymer.     

高能量密度水溶性有机液流电池的开发策略

水溶性有机液流电池自2014年出现后发展迅猛,特别是近些年来有机电活性物质的降解和二聚导致的容量衰减问题得到初步解决后,该类液流电池有望作为大规模储能系统的候选者。然而能量密度较低的问题限制了其商业化的进程。对此,主要从增大溶解度、提高电化学窗口和电子的得失数这3个方面详细介绍了5种提高水溶性有机液流电池能量密度的方法——分子结构剪裁、“interaction-mediating”策略的应用、采用聚合物电活性物质、“氧化还原靶向”原理和电极表面的改性,同时对进一步提高水溶性有机液流电池能量密度的策略进行了简要展望。