Search results for "Thermal decomposition"
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New complexes of nickel and nickel/cobalt with tetrahydrofuran-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid, THF(COOH)4. Crystal structures of Ni[THF(COOH)2(COOH)2](…
1993
Abstract The reaction of NiCl2·6H2O with tetrahydrofuran-2,3,4,5-tetracarboxylic acid, THF(COOH)4, partially deprotonated by Na2CO3 (1 : 1 metal/ligand molar ratio), yielded Ni[THF(COOH)2(COO)2](H2O)3 (1). The molecular structure of 1 was determined by X-ray diffraction on the monocrystal. The structure consists of a mononuclear neutral unit with the nickel atom coordinated by a [THF(COOH)2(COO)2]2− ligand, which acts as a tridentate ligand, and three water molecules. Direct interaction of NiCl2·6H2O and CoCl2·6H2O (1 : 1 molar ratio) with THF(COOH)4 previously deprotonated by Na2CO3 (1 : 1 metal/ligand molar ratio) gave, by slow evaporation of the solution obtained, green crystals of the n…
Thermal kinetics for the energy valorisation of polylactide/sisal biocomposites
2018
[EN] The thermal stability and decomposition kinetics of PLA/sisal biocomposites was discussed to evaluate the suitability of their use in energy recovery processes such as pyrolysis and combustion. The influence of the addition of sisal up to 30%wt, the presence of coupling agent, and the atmosphere of operation, i.e. inert or oxidative was discussed by means of multi-rate linear non-isothermal thermogravimetric experiments. All biocomposites showed a mean high heating value of 15 MJ/kg indicating their suitability for energy recovery processes. The thermal requirements of PLA/sisal decomposition were assessed in terms of onset decomposition temperature and apparent activation energy. A mi…
Thermal Decomposition and Combustion of Microwave Pre-Treated Biomass Pellets
2021
The objective of the study was to investigate a more effective use of commercially available biomass pellets (wheat straw, wood, peat) using microwave pretreatment to improve heat production. Pellets were pretreated using the originally designed microwave torrefaction device. The effects of microwave (mw) pretreatment were quantified, providing measurements of the weight loss and elemental composition of pellets and estimating the effect of mw pretreatment on their porosity, surface area and calorific values at pretreatment temperatures of T = 448–553 K. Obtained results show that the highest structural variations and elemental composition during mw pretreatment were obtained for wheat stra…
Large scale synthesis of nanostructured zirconia-based compounds from freeze-dried precursors
2013
Nanocrystalline zirconia powders have been obtained at the multigram scale by thermal decomposition of precursors resulting from the freeze-drying of aqueous acetic solutions. This technique has equally made possible to synthesize a variety of nanostructured yttria or scandia doped zirconia compositions. SEM images, as well as the analysis of the XRD patterns, show the nanoparticulated character of those solids obtained at low temperature, with typical particle size in the 10–15 nm range when prepared at 673 K. The presence of the monoclinic, the tetragonal or both phases depends on the temperature of the thermal treatment, the doping concentration and the nature of the dopant. In addition,…
Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Heating Rate on Growth of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
2017
Thermal decomposition is a promising route for the synthesis of highly monodisperse magnetite nanoparticles. However, the apparent simplicity of the synthesis is counterbalanced by the complex interplay of the reagents with the reaction variables that determine the final particle size and dispersity. Here, we present a combined experimental and theoretical study on the influence of the heating rate on crystal growth, size, and monodispersity of iron oxide nanoparticles. We synthesized monodisperse nanoparticles with sizes varying from 6.3 to 27 nm simply by controlling the heating rate of the reaction. The nanoparticles show size-dependent superparamagnetic behavior. Using numerical calcula…
Synthesis of graphene oxide-intercalated α-hydroxides by metathesis and their decomposition to graphene/metal oxide composites
2010
Graphene oxide-intercalated alpha-metal hydroxides were prepared using layers from the delaminated colloidal dispersions of cetyltrimethylammonium-intercalated graphene oxide and dodecylsulfate-intercalated alpha-hydroxide of nickel/cobalt as precursors. The reaction of the two dispersions leads to de-intercalation of the interlayer ions from both the layered solids and the intercalation of the negatively charged graphene oxide sheets between the positively charged layers of the alpha-hydroxide. Thermal decomposition of the intercalated solids yields graphene/nanocrystalline metal oxide composites. Electron microscopy analysis of the composites indicates that the nanoparticles are intercala…
Effect of antisite defects on the magnetic properties of ZnFe2 O4
2013
Magnetic zinc ferrite (ZnFe2O4) nanopowders were synthesized using the sol–gel autocombustion method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements demonstrated that thermal decomposition of the 1-mm-thick xerogel layers in air formed monophasic spinel ferrite nanopowders with a particle size less than 30 nm. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that the obtained reaction product contained antisite defects, with zinc ions occurring at the octahedral sites of the spinel structure. The concentration of antisite defects or inversion degree decreased when the relatively low annealing temperature was increased from 150 to 500 °C. Overall, the obtained ZnFe2…
Submicrometer CaCuO2 and Ca2CuO3 particles from bimetallic formate precursors
1992
Abstract CaCuO2 and Ca2CuO3 are readily obtained by thermal decomposition of two new calcium and copper formates, CaCu(HCOO)4 and Ca2Cu(HCOO)6. These chemical-precursor based syntheses, while overcoming problems related to the stoichiometry of the final products, involve very short diffusion path lengths. This, in turn, results in soft treatments yielding pure phases constituted by submicrometer (≈0.4 μm) homogeneous particles.
NMR-investigation of the mechanism of silver mercaptide thermolysis in amorphous polystyrene
2007
Polymer-embedded silver clusters have been prepared by thermal decomposition of silver dodecylmercaptide previously dissolved in amorphous polystyrene. The morphology and structure of silver clusters have been determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and large angle X-ray diffractometry (XRD), respectively. The mechanism involved in the thermolysis reaction was elucidated by different NMR techniques. The thermolysis produced thiol-derivatized silver clusters (i.e., silver clusters coated with a self-organized thiol monolayer, Agx(SC12H25)y) and had the effect of increasing the branching degree of polystyrene due to enhanced cross-linking.
Pd2Mo3N: a new molybdenum bimetallic interstitial nitride
2001
The molybdenum bimetallic nitride Pd2Mo3N has been synthesized by ammonolysis of the stoichiometric mixture of low sized pure oxide crystallites (2PdO/3MoO3) as resulting from low temperature thermal decomposition of precursor powders obtained by freeze-drying of aqueous solutions of the appropriate metal salts. This compound has been characterized by elemental analysis, energy dispersive analysis of X-rays, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (field emision) and thermogravimetry under oxygen atmosphere. Pd2Mo3N crystallizes in the cubic space group P4132 (no. 213) (Pd2Mo3N, a = 6.81770(3) A, Z = 4), and presents the unusual filled β-manganese structure. It is stable under oxyge…