Efficient usage of highly dispersed Pt on carbon nanotubes for electrode catalysts of polymer electrolyte fuel cells

A Pt-deposited carbon nanotube (CNT) shows higher performance than a commercial Pt-deposited carbon black (CB) with reducing 60% Pt load per electrode area in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) below 500 mA/cm². K₂PtCl₄ and H₂PtCl₆·6(H₂O) are used for the Pt deposition onto multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs), which are produced by the catalytic decomposition of hydrocarbons. The electric power densities produced using the Pt/CNT electrodes are greater than that of the Pt/CB by a factor of two to four on the basis of the Pt load per power. CNTs are thus found to be a good support of Pt particles for PEFC electrodes. TEM images show 2–4-nm Pt nanoparticles dispersed on the CNT surfaces. These high performances are considered to be due to the efficient formation of the triple-phase boundaries of gas–electrode–electrolyte. The mechanisms of Pt deposition are discussed for these Pt-deposited CNTs.     

银型抗菌沸石的合成

沸石类抗菌材料是一种无机多功能材料，具有耐酸，耐碱，过滤除污，吸附除臭以及长效广泛的杀菌和抑菌效果，主要介绍液相，固相离子交换法将具有抗菌性能的银离子与沸石合成为抗菌沸石，用正交法确定两种方法的较佳条件，并进行比较，用红外光谱对沸石原样与抗菌沸石进行比较分析，同时对合成的抗菌沸石进行了抗菌性能测试。     

不饱和酸结构对不饱和聚酯树脂固化行为的影响

通过IR分析了用顺酐和反酸与聚酯合成不饱和聚酯树脂的反应机理,讨论了二种树脂体系固化放热曲线不同的原因。     

尼龙6生产中注带处单体烟的回收

分析比较了尼龙 6生产中注带处单体烟的几种回收方法。利用萃取水与注带的单体烟在吸收塔内逆向传质吸收而将单体予以截留的工艺 ,对单体的吸收效果最好。单体的实际回收率可达 98%以上。讨论了影响吸收效率的主要因素及在吸收塔顶加装除沫器的设计     

少烟HTPB/AP/RDX/Al推进剂比冲效率分析

对少烟HTPB／AP／RDX／A1推进剂能量性能进行了理论计算，通过BSFφ165和φ315试验发动机试验，考察了试验发动机类型，工作压力对经冲效率的影响，而且与高铅含量HTPB／AP／RDX／A1推进剂的比冲效率进行了比较，结果表明，铅含量对推进剂的比冲效率有显著的影响，低铝配方的比冲效率比高铝配方的比冲效率相对要高些；对于推进剂组分确定的配方，合适选择发动机的工作压力，可以不同程度地提高比冲效率，对于同一类型推进剂配方，通过计算理论比冲，结合比冲效率水平，可以对实际比冲进行有效的预估。     

Comparison Between a Pt–Rh/Ba/Al2O3 and a Newly Formulated NOX-Trap Catalysts Under Alternate Lean–Rich Flows

In situ FT-IR spectroscopy coupled with mass spectrometry have been used to study the mechanism of nitrates formation and reduction over a common Pt–Rh/Ba/Al₂O₃ NO _x storage catalyst, compared with a different alumina-based compound.The experimental device used consists of a transmission reactor cell (having a very small dead volume) dedicated to the evolution of surface species, and of a mass spectrometer combined with a FT-IR micro-cell for gas analysis, allowing time resolved analysis in stationary and transient conditions.At the first time the nitration properties of the catalysts under a lean flow have been studied in the appropriate temperature window (473–673 K). The dynamics of nitrates formation has been pointed out, as well as the different coordination sites on the compounds surface. Then the catalysts have been alternatively exposed to rich and lean flows very close to the real exhaust composition. This has allowed the identification of reduction pathway, active sites, intermediate species and by-products for NO _X -trap reaction. In particular, we have differentiated the role of the support and of the noble metal in the mechanism, as well as of isocyanate adspecies and ammonia among the detected species. The very high NO _X storage properties and the selectivity (near 100%) in nitrogen of the newly designed catalyst have been pointed out.     

RF sputter deposition of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) films as masking materials for silicon micromachining

Polymers have been studied extensively because of their wonderful array of properties. Their properties can be tailored by many means and can be made useful in many ways. Polymers can be crosslinked or branched and can provide different properties, such as conduction and passivation. This study dealt with the RF sputter deposition of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) films with the aim of using them as masking materials during the fabrication of various micromachined structures. The films were deposited on silicon substrates at different plasma powers (100, 150, and 200 W) for a constant deposition time (60 min). To test the masking properties, the deposited films were immersed in a 20 wt % aqueous KOH solution at 80°C for 60 min. The films showed lower contact angles and interfacial tension, and this indicated good adhesion of the films to the silicon substrates. Good adhesion is an essential quality of masking materials during micromachining. The structural properties of the as‐deposited and etched films were studied with Fourier transform infrared and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. These indicated that the bonding groups and binding energies of C? F and C? CF matched the reported values well. Furthermore, the presence of C? F and C? CF bonds, even after the etching of silicon substrates in highly alkaline KOH solutions for 60 min, showed that the PTFE films remained unchanged in the etchant and, therefore, could function as good masking materials during the fabrication of micromachined structures. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 1183–1192, 2004     

Infrared studies of the interaction of carbon monoxide and dinitrogen with ferrisilicate MFI-type zeolites

Fourier transform IR spectroscopy of CO and N₂, adsorbed at liquid nitrogen temperature, was used to characterize an MFI-type H-FeZSM-5 ferrisilicate which was synthesized with a Si/Fe ratio of 50. Thermal treatment of this material at 773 and 973 K was performed in order to follow formation of extraframework species. On samples fired at 773 K Brønsted acid sites were present which gave an O-H stretching band at 3630 cm^–1. These hydroxyl groups formed adducts with both probe molecules, which were monitored by the corresponding bathochromic shift, . Corresponding values for adsorbed CO and N₂ were = –270 and = – 100, respectively. Increasing the firing temperature up to 973 K led to complete removal of iron from the zeolite framework, and consequent disappearance of Brønsted acidity. In this process, extraframework iron oxide species were formed which were also characterized by IR spectroscopy of the adsorbed probe molecules. Both CO and N₂ gave Lewis-type adducts with coordinatively unsaturated Fe³⁺ ions present in the extraframework material. A comparison is made with results of a previous study on the H-GaZSM-5 isomorph.     

二苯并噻吩合成方法的改进

对文献报道的由联苯和硫在AlCl3催化下反应合成二苯并噻吩(DBT方法中的提纯过程作了改进，大大简化了提纯步骤，使制备DBT的时间缩短了一半，产率为63．4％，经提纯后的成品含量达99．7％，其纯度、外观、晶相均优于进口试剂，但成本远低于进口试剂。产品用FT-IR、LRS、XRD和^1H NMR表征结果与文献报道完全相符合。     

Isotopic Oxygen Exchange and EPR Studies of Superoxide Species on the SrF2/La2O3 Catalyst

By using the in situ IR spectroscopy, the superoxide species (O₂⁻), characterized by the O–O stretching peak at 1130 cm⁻¹, was detected on the SrF₂/La₂O₃ catalyst at temperatures up to 973 K. The introduction of ¹⁸O₂ isotope caused the 1130 cm⁻¹ peak to shift to lower wavenumbers (1095 and 1064 cm⁻¹), consistent with the assignment of the spectra to the superoxide species. A good correlation between the rate of the disappearance of the O₂⁻ species and that of the formation of C₂H₄ was observed, suggesting that O₂⁻ was the active oxygen species responsible for the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) on the SrF₂/La₂O₃ catalyst. This conclusion was reinforced by the EPR experiments (g_xx = 2.0001, g_yy = 2.0045, g_zz = 2.0685), showing that O₂⁻ was the only paramagnetic oxygen species detectable on the O₂-preadsorbed SrF₂/La₂O₃ catalyst. These results suggest that superoxide O₂⁻ can be a stable active oxygen species, whose role in the OCM reaction cannot be overlooked.