Characterization of microporous-mesoporous MCM-41 silicates prepared in the presence of octyltrimethylammonium bromide

MCM-41 silicates prepared in the presence of octyltrimethylammonium bromide either by a conventional method or by post-synthesis hydrothermal treatment were characterized by nitrogen adsorption in a wide range of relative pressure from 10^-6 to 1. Hydrothermally restructured samples were found to have lower BET surface areas, lower external surface areas and thicker silica walls than the non-treated sample. More importantly, in addition to their characteristic mesopores (ca. 3 nm), they were shown to have considerable amounts of micropores. The relative amount of micropores and mesopores was shown to be dependent on the treatment conditions. Thus, it is demonstrated that the postsynthesis hydrothermal restructuring is a convenient synthesis route to MCM-41 silicates with bimodal pore size distribution involving controllable amounts of microporosity. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Nanoluminograph — A New Generation of Measuring Instruments

A nanoluminescent device, or nanoluminograph, has been developed, created, and patented. By means of the device, unique information about the physicochemical properties of surface and near-surface layers of solids and ultrathin coatings of thickness less than 0.4 μm may be obtained. There is also the hope of decreasing the thickness of the subject layer with further development of the detecting component of the device. __________ Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 8, pp. 28–31, August, 2005.     

Consideration on Effective Diffusivity of Strontium in Granite

Abstract

Diffusive behavior of strontium and certain kinds of divalent cations in Inada granite were studied by a through-diffusion method. In order to examine the effect of sorption onto overall diffusive behavior, two kinds of solutions were used: 0.1M KCl solution and deionized water. The effective diffusion coefficient (D_e ) and rock capacity factor (a) were (2.0–3.6) xl0–¹³ m²/s and less than 0.022 in 0.1M KCl solution and (0.32–1.7) x 10 ^?13m²/s and 1.5–2.4 in deionized water respectively. The D_e , and α in deionized water were much larger than those in 0.1M KCl solution. These results are well explained by taking into account the diffusion of sorbed ion or the surface diffusion. In support of this mechanism, most D_e , values of Sr reported for various rocks are found proportional to the sorptivity ( _ρR_d )-In the case that the sorptivity is low, D_e of Sr depends on porosity like that of nonsorbed iodide. The effective diffusion coefficient of Sr in rocks was well explained by taking into account pore and surface diffusion and was expressed as D_e=2.1 xl0^?10 _? ^1.3+3.5xl0″^?12 _ρR_d . The effective diffusion coefficient of divalent cations in the granite was found proportional to their diffusion coefficients in bulk solution.     

Martensitic stabilization and defects induced by deformation in TiNi shape memory alloys

Martensitic stabilization caused by deformation in a TiNi shape memory alloy was studied.Special attention was paid to the deformed microstructures to identify the cause of martensitic stabilization.Martensitic stabilization was demonstrated by differential scanning calorimetry for the tensioned TiNi shape memory alloy.Transmission electron microscopy revealed that antiphase boundaries were formed because of the fourfold dissociation of[110]B19'super lattice dislocations and were preserved after reverse transformation due to the lattice correspondence.Martensitic stabilization was attributed to dislocations induced by deformation,which reduced the ordering degree of the microstructure,spoiled the reverse path from martensite to parent phase compared with thermoelastic transformation,and imposed resistance on phase transformation through the stress field.     

饱水石灰岩骨架和流体弹性参数的估算

本文利用Niu等提出的基于临界孔隙度模型的组分弹性参数数值计算方法,把测试岩石样品的孔隙度、整体密度、纵波速度和横波速度作为数值计算的输入数据,运用双线性数值计算方法反演求出临界点、流体和骨架的12个弹性参数。具体做法是:基于临界孔隙度模型,给出三组线性关系,即密度—孔隙度,整体剪切模量—孔隙度,整体纵波模量—孔隙度,上述每组线性关系分别以孔隙度作为自变量和因变量得到两个线性方程,再把两个方程计算的结果进行加权平均得到相关的弹性参数估算值,并结合饱水石灰岩样品数据实现了弹性参数估算。数值计算结果表明,由数值计算得到的弹性参数与测试弹性参数的均值和方差相差甚微,特别是密度数据的偏差均值更小,说明文中的数值计算结果是可靠的。     

轧辊修磨表面质量缺陷分析及对策

介绍六辊轧机工作辊、中间辊修磨缺陷的规律特征,通过实际工艺分析以及经验的积累判断表面质量问题产生的原因,并提出解决表面质量问题和检测方法的可行性方案。     

Defect Analysis of Barrier Height Inhomogeneity in Titanium 4H-SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes

Over 350 4H-SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) of varying size are characterized using current–voltage (I–V) measurements, with some also measured as a function of temperature. Devices display either a characteristic single-barrier height or atypical dual-barrier heights. Device yields are shown to decrease as device area increases. Molten KOH etching is used to highlight defects for analysis by optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The I–V characteristics are compared against the defect density. A positive correlation between effective barrier height and effective electrically active area of the SBDs is found. No correlation is found between threading dislocations and ideality factor or barrier height.     

Catalytic study for methanol aromatization over hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite synthesized by kaolin

Hierarchical and conventional ZSM-5 zeolites were synthesized through steam-assisted crystallization approach using acid-treatment kaolin clay as the silica and aluminium sources. The samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, NH₃-TPD, N₂-physisorption and TG techniques. The results showed that hierarchical ZSM-5 had rich mesopores and bigger specific surface. In conversion of methanol to aromatics, hierarchical and conventional ZSM-5 zeolites showed higher selectivity for aromatics compared with commercial ZSM-5. Under the conditions of 450 °C, 0.15 MPa, the synthesized hierarchical ZSM-5 showed longest lifetime of 380 h, which was 2 and 6 times than those of conventional and commercial ZSM-5, respectively.