Surface and subsurface products of the interaction of O2 with Ag under catalytic conditions

Polycrystalline Ag treated with O₂ at pressures up to 1 bar and at temperatures up to 920 K was examined by TDS. It was found that the peak commonly observed at 595±25 K and assigned to adsorbed atomic oxygen (O_a) is shifted to higher desorption temperatures with rising dosing temperatures. Since saturation of the uptake was not possible either, this peak was identified as dissolved atomic oxygen (O_d). The existence of a maximum for the O₂ uptake after exposure at 820 K was found. Hence, under conditions of formaldehyde synthesis ( 920 K) the ability of the catalyst to dissolve oxygen is near its maximum.     

Activation of a Au/TiO2 Catalyst by Loading a Large Amount of Fe–Oxide: Oxidation of CO Enhanced by H2 and H2O

Catalytic activity of a 1 wt% Au/TiO₂ catalyst is markedly improved by loading a large amount of FeO_x, on which the oxidation of CO in excess H₂ is selectively promoted at temperature lower than 60 °C. Oxidation of CO with O₂ on the FeO_x/Au/TiO₂ catalyst is markedly enhanced by H₂, and H₂O moisture also enhances the oxidation of CO but its effect is not so large as the promotion by H₂. We deduced that activation of Au/TiO₂ catalyst by loading FeO_x is not caused by the size effect of Au particles but a new reaction path via hydroxyl carbonyl intermediate is responsible for the superior activity of the FeO_x/Au/TiO₂ catalyst.     

Evolution with heat treatment of crystallinity in carbons

The variation with heat treatment of the dimensions L_a and L_c of the graphite-like crystallites of graphitizable and non-graphitizable carbons is studied. The increases of L_a and L_c with heat treatment temperature (HTT) owing to three processes (crystallite growth in-plane, coalescence of crystallites along the c-axis and coalescence of crystallites along the a-axis) are functionally separated. The evolution with HTT of the number of crystallites (N_cr), the mean volume of the crystallites (v_cr) and the total volume occupied by the crystallites (V_cr) are determined in terms of the changes of L_a, L_c and d₀₀₂. Since among other characteristics the crystallites form the electrical and thermal conducting phase of the carbon, N_cr, v_cr and V_cr are important parameters in many physical properties of these materials. The developed expressions were applied to a non-graphitizable and to a graphitizable carbon.     

基于3DMax技术的胡杨茎生长模拟

植物生长模拟研究,是利用计算机技术以可视化的形式描述植物的生长状态。本研究在综合国内外相关研究成果的基础上,以南疆胡杨茎为研究对象,通过对胡杨茎的生长因子及结构形态的研究,提出一种基于三维结构的胡杨茎生长模型,并运用3DMax技术建模,实现胡杨茎的生长形态的可视化。本研究能促进人们对胡杨生长过程的理解和感知,为分析胡杨结构功能关系、调控生长模式等提供重要参考。     

Simulation of the nitrogen balance in the soil and a winter wheat crop

A simulation model for winter wheat growth, crop nitrogen dynamics and soil nitrogen supply was tested against experimental data. When simulations of dry matter production agreed with measurements, nitrogen uptake was simulated accurately. The total amount of soil mineral nitrogen as well as the distribution of mineral nitrogen over the various soil layers were generally simulated well, except for experiments in which fertilizer was applied late in spring. In these experiments, applied nitrogen disappeared because it could not be accounted for by the model. Some explanations for this disappearance are briefly discussed.     

1993年中国化学工业

１９９３年化工系统完成总产值１７９６．３亿元，比上年增长７．３％。全年完成固定资产投资２３０多亿元，比上年增长１９％。全年进出口总额达１８７亿美元，比上年增长１６．１％。但化学工业发展速度低于全国工业的增长速度。     

On the catalytic C-H activation of some silicon dioxide overlayers on thin metal film systems — An observation on the isokinetic effect

Kinetic data on the exchange reaction betwee hexane and deuterium have recently been reported by Maier and coworkers [1]. The reaction was catalysed by a series of platinum or rhodium systems, some of which had the property that the upper surface was shielded by a silica overlayer. The data are reinterpreted to indicate an isokinetic temperature of 580 K. This observation indicates that all the catalysts behave in a similar manner, which means that the exchange reaction does not require a free metal surface.     

Slow stable crack growth in high density polyethylenes

The phenomenon of slow stable crack growth in polyethylene is investigated using notched specimens subject to constant load and the concepts of fracture mechanics. The effect of specimen geometry and dimension, the loading and the mode of loading on the applied stress intensity factor versus crack speed ($\text{K}{}_{\mathrm{c}}\text{-}\text{a}\text{?}$) curves has been studied to demonstrate that K_c is the controlling stress parameter for crack growth under suitable conditions. $\text{K}{}_{\mathrm{c}}\text{-}\text{a}\text{?}$ curves are obtained for a high density polyethylene homopolymer in distilled water and in a diluted detergent solution at four different temperatures. Results are also obtained for a much tougher medium density polyethylene copolymer whenever possible. Several mechanisms can be identified from the form of the $\text{K}{}_{\mathrm{c}}\text{-}\text{a}\text{?}$ curves. Two, in particular, have been observed but not explained before: (i) crack growth with a time dependence of 0.25, and (ii) the high $\text{K}{}_{\mathrm{c}}\text{-}\text{a}\text{?}$ slopes for crack growth in a tough copolymer. With the help of scanning electron microscopic studies of the fracture surfaces, (i) is postulated to be due to diffusion controlled void growth process and (ii) is considered to be the result of crack tip blunting effects. From the temperature dependence of crack growth, the activation energy of the diffusion controlled crack growth process is found to coincide with that of the x-relaxation process in polyethylene implying that diffusion controlled crack growth may be related to the motion of main chains in the polymer.     

Mechanism for the reduction of NOx on Rh/sulfated titanias

Titanias of different surface areas have been sulfated and used as supports of Rh oxide for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides. Only the sulfation of TiO₂ of large surface areas gives strong Br?nsted acid sites, retaining pyridine up to 773 K. Low surface area anatase is unable to retain sulfates. The catalytic activities measured at 523 K, increase with the number of acid sites, and then reach a plateau, showing the intervention of acidity in the SCR. This is true only for Rh but not for Pt. The investigation of the elemental steps on Rh/sulfated TiO₂ by in situ diffuse reflectance spectroscopy permits to clarify a few points: the oxidation of propene, presumably to acetaldehyde, occurs by the reaction with nitrates adsorbed on the support. The further oxidation of this intermediate by NO₂ yields an isocyanate, which can be hydrolysed to ammonia.