TiO2/V2O5 catalyst doped with rare earth ions was prepared by sol-gel method. Titanium tetrapropoxide and vanadium pentoxide were used as precursor of the composite catalyst and rare earth ions were used as dopant. The crystal phases, crystalline sizes, microstructure, absorption spectra of doped composite catalyst were studied by XRD, EDS, FT-IR and UV-Vis. Photoactivity of the prepared catalyst under ultraviolet irradiation were evaluated by degradation of methyl orange (MO) in aqueous solution. It is shown that the prepared catalyst is composed of anatase and rutile. The rare earth ions are highly dispersed in composite catalyst. All the doped catalysts appear higher photocatalytic activity than TiO2/V2O5 catalyst and catalyst doped with Ce4+ present the best activity to MO.
Porous anodic oxide films were fabricated galvanostatically on titanium alloy Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al in ammonium tartrate solution with different anodizing time.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM) were used to investigate the morphology evolution of the anodic oxide film.It is shown that above the breakdown voltage,oxygen is generated with the occurrence of drums morphology.These drums grow and extrude,which yields the compression stress.Subsequently,microcracks are generated.With continuous anodizing,porous oxides form at the microcracks.Those oxides grow and connect to each other,finally replace the microcrack morphology.The depth profile of the anodic oxide film formed at 1 800 s was examined by Auger electron spectroscopy(AES).It is found that the film is divided into three layers according to the molar fractions of elements.The outer layer is incorporated by carbon,which may come from electrolyte solution.The thickness of the outer layer is approximately 0.2-0.3 μm.The molar fractions of elements in the intermediate layer are extraordinarily stable,while those in the inner layer vary significantly with sputtering depth.The thicknesses of the intermediate layer and the inner layer are 2 μm and 1.0-1.5 μm,respectively.Moreover,the growth mechanism of porous anodic oxide films in neutral tartrate solution was proposed.
The corrosion behaviors of Al-6Mg-Zr and Al-6Mg-Zr-Sc in the sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) solution in anaerobic environment were studied using electrochemical, microbiological, and surface analysis methods. It was found that the oxide film was more compact owing to the addition of Sc resulting in the open circuit potential shifting by about 100mV positively. On the other hand, it was seen that the pitting sensitivity of Al-6Mg-Zr-Sc alloy in SRB solution decreased and its microbiologically influenced corrosion resistance was improved. Pitting corrosion occurring on the surface of the two alloys under the comprehensive action of the metabolism of SRB was observed by SEM. It was obtained by EDS that the corrosion degree increased with time and corrosion was furthered by deposition of the product.
The corrosion behavior of aluminum alloy 2024-T3 was studied in 3.5% NaCl solution with two fluorescence quinoline compounds named 8-hydroxy-quinoline(8HQ) and 8-hydroxy-quinoline-5-sulfonic acid(HQS). The open circuit potential(OCP) test result indicates that both compounds change the alloy corrosion potential by adsorbing on the electrode surface. Polarization measurements show that 8HQ is a mixed type inhibitor by blocking the active sites of the metal surface, while HQS is a corrosion accelerator by activating the cathodic reaction. Changes of the impedance parameters in the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) are related to the adsorption of 8HQ on the metal surface, which leads to the formation of a protective layer. The impedance diagram in the solution with HQS is similar to the one without additional organic compounds. The morphology and composition of the protective layer were studied by using SEM/EDS. The result confirms the function of the additions that the effect of 8HQ is due to the insoluble aluminum chelate, Al(HQ)3, to prevent adsorption of chloride ion, while the effect of HQS is to break down the oxide film.
A new type Ni-P hollow material with rod-shape is prepared by electroless deposition method and heat treatment based on the shape of Nocadia, a kind of bacteria. The material is characterized and its magnetic, electromagnetic and mechanical properties are measured. It is found that the Ni-P coating transforms from a disordered structure before hollowing to an ordered arrangement of face centered cubic (FCC) Ni after hollowing at 673 K and body centered tetragonal Ni3P occurs. After hollowing no change of the surface morphology has been found. But the cytoplasm disappears and the Ni-P layer becomes more compact. A new type hollow material with shell thickness of 150―200 nm is obtained. The saturation magnetization (Ms), remanent magnetization (Mr) and coercivity (Hc) are enhanced to 20 emu/g, 2.7 emu/g and 117.5 Oe, respectively. The dielectric and magnetic loss are improved to 14 and 0.4, respectively. The hardness and the elastic modulus are raised to 1.80 GPa and 23.79 GPa, respectively. All show great improvement compared with those before hollowing.
LIANG Xin LIU JianHua LI SongMei YU Mei WANG YanQing
