Qualidade nutricional de rações para cães: Influência de Zn na absorção de Cu e na prevenção de doença hepática

As rações comerciais devem ser um alimento balanceado que supra todas as exigências nutricionais nas diferentes fases da vida do animal. Sua formulação deve conter ingredientes de qualidade, em proporções adequadas. É de fundamental importância o conhecimento do valor nutricional das rações, para assegurar que o cão esteja ingerindo diariamente quantidades corretas dos nutrientes. O desbalanço de elementos essenciais e a presença de elementos tóxicos podem causar desequilíbrios nutricionais, doenças e, até mesmo, consequências fatais aos cães. O cobre é um dos vários elementos de importância a ser estudado quanto aos defeitos metabólicos nos cães. O acúmulo de cobre no fígado pode ocasionar lesões progressivas nas organelas dos hepatócitos, resultando em hepatite crônica e cirrose. Diante disso, este trabalho teve como objetivos (I) quantificação dos elementos químicos com função nutricional e com potencial tóxico presentes nas rações para cães adultos e filhotes, (II) avaliação da composição centesimal das rações amostradas, (III) avaliação da variação dos elementos químicos entre as amostras de ração de um mesmo lote de produção (IV), estudo da representatividade de pequenas porções-teste, (V) avaliação da bioacessibilidade de cobre em rações, com experimento in vitro. Os elementos químicos Al, As, Br, Ca, Cl, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, I, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, Ti, U e Zn foram determinados pela análise por ativação neutrônica instrumental (INAA). A composição centesimal foi avaliada de acordo com os métodos recomendados da AOAC. A homogeneidade de distribuição dos elementos químicos nas rações foi avaliada pela análise de amostras grandes (LS-NAA). A bioacessibilidade de cobre nas rações foi estimada por meio da simulação da digestão gastrointestinal in vitro. Foi possível determinar por INAA todos os nutrientes minerais, isto é, Ca, P, K, Na, Cl, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, I e Se, com limites estabelecidos pela Association of American Feed Control Officials. Foram notadas em algumas rações altas concentrações de Al, Sb e U, elementos com grande potencial tóxico. Cerca de 16 % das amostras de ração apresentaram, pelo menos, um parâmetro não conforme quanto à composição centesimal. Os resultados obtidos por LS-NAA e NAA convencional mostraram variação na composição entre os sacos de ração para Br, Ca, Na e Zn, com boa concordância entre ambos os métodos. O emprego da LS-NAA combinada com NAA convencional permitiu observar que pequenas porções-teste (350 mg) de ração são representativas comparadas com aquelas de 1 kg para Br, Ca, K, Na e Zn. Em todas as rações para cães, 50 % do cobre presente estava sob a forma bioacessível

Experimental study of phase equilibria in the Al-Fe-Zn-O system in air

The phase equilibria in the Al-Fe-Zn-O system in the range 1250 °C to 1695 °C in air have been experimentally studied using equilibration and quenching techniques followed by electron probe X-ray microanalysis. The phase diagram of the binary Al2O3-ZnO system and isothermal sections of the Al2O3-“Fe2O3”-ZnO system at 1250 °C, 1400 °C, and 1550 °C have been constructed and reported for the first time. The extents of solid solutions in the corundum (Al,Fe)2O3, hematite (Fe,Al)2O3, Al2O3*Fe2O3 phase (Al,Fe)2O3, spinel (Al,Fe,Zn)O4, and zincite (Al,Zn,Fe)O primary phase fields have been measured. Corundum, hematite, and Al2O3*Fe2O3 phases dissolve less than 1 mol pct zinc oxide. The limiting compositions of Al2O3*Fe2O3 phase measured in this study at 1400 °C are slightly nonstoichiometric, containing more Al2O3 then previously reported. Spinel forms an extensive solid solution in the Al2O3-“Fe2O3”-ZnO system in air with increasing temperature. Zincite was found to dissolve up to 7 mole pct of aluminum in the presence of iron at 1550 °C in air. A meta-stable Al2O3-rich phase of the approximate composition Al8FeZnO14+x was observed at all of the conditions investigated. Aluminum dissolved in the zincite in the presence of iron appears to suppress the transformation from a round to platelike morphology.

Characterisation of soluble components and PAH in PM10 atmospheric particulate matter in Brisbane

Fours sets of PM10 samples were collected in three sites in SEQ from December 2002 to August 2004. Three of these sets of samples were collected by QLD EPA as a part of their regular air monitoring program at Woolloongabba, Rocklea and Eagle Farm. Half of the samples were used in this study for the analysis of water-soluble ions, which are Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, NH4 +, Cl-, NO3 -, SO4 2-, F-, Br-, NO2 -, PO4 -3 and the other half was retained by QLD EPA. The fourth set of samples was collected at Rocklea, specifically for this study. A quarter of the samples obtained from this set of samples were used to analyse water-soluble ions; a quarter of the sample was used to analyse Pb, Cu, Al, Fe, Mn and Zn; and the rests were used to analyse US EPA 16 priority PAHs. The water-soluble ions were extracted ultrasonically with water and the major watersoluble anions as well as NH4 + were analysed using IC. Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+ Pb, Cu, Al, Fe, Mn and Zn were analysed using ICP-AES while PAHs were extracted by acetonitrile and analysed using HPLC. Of the analysed water-soluble ions, Cl-, NO3 -, SO4 2-, Na+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ were high in concentration and determined in all the samples. F-, Br-, NO2 -, PO4 -3 and NH4 + ions were lower in concentration and determined only in some samples. Na+ and Cl- were high in all samples indicating the importance of a marine source. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to examine the temporal variations of the water-soluble ions at the three sites. The results indicated that there was no major difference between the three sites. However, comparing the average concentrations of ions and Cl-/Na+ it was concluded that Woolloongabba had more marine influence than the other sites. Al, Fe and Zn were detected in all samples. Al and Fe were high in all samples indicating the significance of a source of crustal matter. Cu, Mn and Pb were in low concentrations and were determined only in some samples. The lower Pb concentrations observed in the study than in previous studies indicate that the phasing-out of leaded petrol had an appreciable impact on Pb levels in SEQ. This study reports for the first time, simultaneous data on the water-soluble, metal ion and PAH levels of PM10 aerosols in Brisbane, and provides information on the most likely sources of these chemical species. Such information can be used alongside those that already exist to formulate PM10 pollution reduction strategies for SEQ in order to protect the community from the adverse effects of PM pollution.

Controls on trace metals in urban stream sediments : implications for pollution monitoring using sediment chemistry data

Contamination of urban streams is a rising topic worldwide, but the assessment and investigation of stormwater induced contamination is limited by the high amount of water quality data needed to obtain reliable results. In this study, stream bed sediments were studied to determine their contamination degree and their applicability in monitoring aquatic metal contamination in urban areas. The interpretation of sedimentary metal concentrations is, however, not straightforward, since the concentrations commonly show spatial and temporal variations as a response to natural processes. The variations of and controls on metal concentrations were examined at different scales to increase the understanding of the usefulness of sediment metal concentrations in detecting anthropogenic metal contamination patterns. The acid extractable concentrations of Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd were determined from the surface sediments and water of small streams in the Helsinki Metropolitan region, southern Finland. The data consists of two datasets: sediment samples from 53 sites located in the catchment of the Stream Gräsanoja and sediment and water samples from 67 independent catchments scattered around the metropolitan region. Moreover, the sediment samples were analyzed for their physical and chemical composition (e.g. total organic carbon, clay-%, Al, Li, Fe, Mn) and the speciation of metals (in the dataset of the Stream Gräsanoja). The metal concentrations revealed that the stream sediments were moderately contaminated and caused no immediate threat to the biota. However, at some sites the sediments appeared to be polluted with Cu or Zn. The metal concentrations increased with increasing intensity of urbanization, but site specific factors, such as point sources, were responsible for the occurrence of the highest metal concentrations. The sediment analyses revealed, thus a need for more detailed studies on the processes and factors that cause the hot spot metal concentrations. The sediment composition and metal speciation analyses indicated that organic matter is a very strong indirect control on metal concentrations, and it should be accounted for when studying anthropogenic metal contamination patterns. The fine-scale spatial and temporal variations of metal concentrations were low enough to allow meaningful interpretation of substantial metal concentration differences between sites. Furthermore, the metal concentrations in the stream bed sediments were correlated with the urbanization of the catchment better than the total metal concentrations in the water phase. These results suggest that stream sediments show true potential for wider use in detecting the spatial differences in metal contamination of urban streams. Consequently, using the sediment approach regional estimates of the stormwater related metal contamination could be obtained fairly cost-effectively, and the stability and reliability of results would be higher compared to analyses of single water samples. Nevertheless, water samples are essential in analysing the dissolved concentrations of metals, momentary discharges from point sources in particular.

High-strength bulk Al-based bimodal ultrafine eutectic composite with enhanced plasticity

An in situ bulk ultrafine bimodal eutectic Al-Cu-Si composite was synthesized by solidification. This heterostructured composite with microstructural length scale hierarchy in the eutectic microstructure, which combines an ultrafine-scale binary cellular eutectic (alpha-Al + Al2Cu) and a nanometer-sized anomalous ternary eutectic (alpha-Al + Al2Cu + Si), exhibits high fracture strength (1.1 +/- 0.1 GPa) and large compressive plastic strain (11 +/- 2%) at room temperature. The improved compressive plasticity of the bimodal-nanoeutectic composite originates from homogeneous and uniform distribution of inhomogeneous plastic deformation (localized shear bands), together with strong interaction between shear bands in the spatially heterogeneous structure.

The effect of mischmetal addition on the structure and mechanical properties of a cast Al-7Si-0.3Mg alloy containing excess iron (up to 0.6 Pct)

The effect of Fe content (0.2 to 0.6 pct) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a cast Al-7Si-0.3Mg (LM 25/356) alloy has been investigated. Further, 1 pct mischmetal (MM) additions (a mixture of rare-earth (RE) elements) were made to these alloys, and their mechanical properties at room and at elevated temperatures (up to 200 degreesC) were evaluated. A structure-property correlation on this alloy was attempted using optical microstructure analysis, fractographs, X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive analysis of X-rays (EDX), and quantitative metallography by image analysis. An increase in Fe content increased the volume percentage of Fe-bearing intermetallic compounds (beta and pi phases), contributing to the lower yield strength (YS), ultimate tensile strength (UTS), percentage elongation, and higher hardness. An addition of 1 pct MM to the alloys containing 0.2 and 0.6 pct Fe was found to refine the microstructure; modify the eutectic silicon and La, Ce, and Nd present in the MM; form different intermetallic compounds with Al, Si, Fe, and Mg; and improve the mechanical properties of the alloys both at room and elevated temperatures.

Fretting wear study of Cu-10 wt% TiB2 and Cu-10 wt% TiB2-10 wt% Pb composites

In developing materials with better tribological properties, it is always conceived that the addition of softer phase would result in better frictional behavior. In order to address this issue, we report here the results of fretting wear study on Cu-10 wt% TiB2 and Cu-10 wt% TiB2-10 wt% Pb composites, sintered using spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique. It was found out that the addition of softer phase i.e. 10 wt % Pb to Cu-10 wt% TiB2 composites has not resulted in the lowering of the coefficient of friction (COF). The combination of steady state COF (0.6) and wear rate (10(-3) mm(3)/N-m) was measured and such properties are even better than that obtained with TiB2 coatings reported in the literature. For Cu-10 wt% TiB2 sintered at different temperature, a lower wear resistance with increase in hardness is being measured. An attempt has been made to correlate the observed wear behavior with the surface and subsurface deformation. The formation of a wear-resistant delaminated tribolayer consisting of TiB2 particles and ultrafine oxide debris (Cu, Fe, Ti)(x)O-y was the reason assigned for the observed low wear rate of these composites. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Microstructure-hardness-fretting wear resistance correlation in ultrafine grained Cu-TiB2-Pb composites

The retention of the desired combination of mechanical/tribological properties in ultrafine grained materials presents important challenges in the field of bulk metallic composites. In order to address this aspect, the present work demonstrates how one can achieve a good combination of hardness and wear resistance in Cu-Pb-TiB2 composites, consolidated by spark plasma sintering at low temperatures ( < 500 degrees C). Transmission electron microscope (TEM) studies reveal ultrafine grains of Cu (100-400 nm) with coarser TiB2 particles (1-2 mu m) along with fine scale Pb dispersoid at triple junctions or at the grain boundaries of Cu. Importantly, a high hardness of around 2.2 GPa and relative density of close to 90% relative density (rho(theo)) have been achieved for Cu-15 wt% TiB2-10 wt% Pb composite. Such property theo, combination has never been reported for any Cu-based nanocomposite, by conventional processing route. In reference to the tribological performance, fretting wear tests were conducted on the sintered nanocomposites and a good combination of steady state COF (0.6-0.7) and wear rate (10-4 mm(3)/N m) were measured. An inverse relationship between wear rate and hardness was recorded and this commensurates well with Archard's relationship of abrasive wear. The formation of a wear-resistant delaminated tribolayer consisting of TiB2 particles and ultrafine oxide debris, (Cu, Fe, Ti)(x)O-y as confirmed from subsurface imaging using focused ion beam microscopy has been identified as the key factors for the low wear rate of these composites. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Quantificação e avaliação da biodisponibilidade de metais em sedimentos na Baía da Ribeira RJ

A toxicidade dos metais em ambientes aquáticos está relacionada à sua biodisponibilidade e esta, por sua vez, pode ser influenciada por diversos fatores. As características do sedimento fazem dele um importante compartimento para avaliação do nível de contaminação no ambiente aquático. A presente pesquisa teve por objetivo quantificar e avaliar a biodisponibilidade de metais em sedimentos da baía da Ribeira. Nessa região, encontram-se os bairros mais populosos de Angra dos Reis RJ. Essa baía está localizada na parte nordeste da baía da Ilha Grande, que consiste de um espaço pesqueiro, turístico e de importante valor econômico e industrial. Foram coletados 12 sedimentos na baía da Ribeira e determinados os teores dos metais Al, Cu, Cd , Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb e Zn, através da extração com água régia (protocolo BCR-701), e o potencial de toxicidade dos metais Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb e Zn pelo método de extração dos sulfetos voláteis em meio ácido e quantificação dos metais extraídos simultaneamente (em inglês Acid Volatile Sulfide and Simultaneously Extracted Metal, AVS/SEM). Também foram efetuadas medidas de pH, potencial redox (Eh), carbono orgânico, fósforo total e granulometria. Através desses dados, foi possível estudar correlações entre essas variáveis. As concentrações de cada metal são similares nas diferentes localizações dos sedimentos e não apresentam significativas diferenças com relação a estudos reportados para a área, com exceção do Pb que apresentou a mais alta concentração já reportada. Os valores de SEM/AVS (entre 0,02 e 0,2) menores que 1, indicam que há quantidade de sulfetos suficiente para o aprisionamento dos metais investigados. As correlações obtidas através da Análise dos Componentes Principais demonstram relação direta entre as concentrações da maioria dos metais extraídos por água-régia (Ni, Fe, Cr, Cu, Zn); entre os metais Mn, Pb, Al e o fósforo total; entre os teores de matéria orgânica, carbono orgânico total, fósforo total com as frações finas de silte e argila com o Eh. Os resultados sugerem que a região não sofre influência significativa de fontes antrópicas em relação a metais e que, segundo o AVS/SEM, esses se encontram pouco disponíveis para o ambiente e, portanto, apresentam baixo potencial tóxico

Materiais tipo hidrotalcita contendo Cu como precursores de catalisadores para a redução de NO pelo CO

Dentre os óxidos de nitrogênio, o N2O é um gás do efeito estufa altamente nocivo. Devido ao potencial contaminante que este possui, torna-se importante a implementação de processos capazes de reduzir a sua emissão, bem como a dos NOx. Tradicionalmente, têm-se empregado catalisadores baseados em metais nobres, porém estes apresentam como principal desvantagem o elevado custo. Desse modo, sempre houve o interesse pelo uso de outros tipos de catalisadores e metais neste sistema de reação. Nesse contexto, na presente dissertação procurou-se sintetizar precursores de catalisadores tipo hidrotalcita Cu-AlCO3 e avaliar o seu desempenho na reação de redução do NO pelo CO, visando melhorar a atividade e a seletividade a N2. Foram estudados diversos parâmetros de síntese e diferentes composições. Os parâmetros mais influentes na síntese foram a relação molar H2O/(Al+Cu) e a temperatura de secagem do sólido, cujos melhores valores foram 434 e 25C, respectivamente. Testaram-se dois sólidos, o primeiro composto pela fase hidrotalcita quase pura e o segundo com uma clara mistura entre fases hidrotalcita e malaquita. As análises térmica e química revelaram presença da fase malaquita em ambos os materiais com porcentagens de 14 e 40%, respectivamente. Os resultados de difração de raios X indicaram a presença da fase CuO para os catalisadores provenientes da calcinação dos materiais tipo hidrotalcita, porém a espectroscopia Raman evidenciou a presença de Cu2O no catalisador proveniente do material com maior mistura de fases. Os ciclos redox mostraram uma melhora na redutibilidade dos catalisadores após um ciclo de oxidação-redução. Além disso, foi estudado o impacto do envelhecimento térmico a 900C por 12 h no desempenho dos catalisadores. Pelos resultados de teste catalítico os melhores desempenhos foram alcançados pelos catalisadores envelhecidos, contudo o catalisador proveniente do precursor mais puro apresentou-se melhor tanto novo como envelhecido em termos de menor rendimento de N2O. Uma comparação com catalisadores à base de metal nobre mostrou um bom desempenho dos catalisadores à base de cobre, com a vantagem destes apresentarem menor emissão de N2O em temperaturas menores

The zonation of soft-bottom sediments in Gorgan Bay (Caspian Sea) using macrobenthos as indicator of ecological health

In this study, in order to assess the ecological health status and zoning of soft bottom of Gorgan Bay, the spatial and temporal distribution of macrofauna and their relationship with environmental stress were investigated. Sediment samples were collected using a Van Veen grab at 22 sampling points, seasonally during 2012-2013. The averages (±SD) of the percentages of sand, silt, clay and TOM (Total Organic Matter) in the sediment samples were determined (44.4± 15, 53.4 ± 14, and 2.2 ±2.2 and 7.2% ± 1.6, respectively). Our results showed that mean (range) of Al, As, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn in the sediment samples were 1.2 % (0.4-2.1), 4.8 (2.5- 10.3) ppm, 10.5 (4.4-16.9) ppm, 1 (0.4 – 1.6) % , 13.6 (6.2-21.5) ppm, 9.1 (4.7-12.9) ppm and 23.9 (3.1-39.4) ppm, respectively. In spring, both Al and Ni were higher than the guideline level. In the event that arsenic was exceeds the guidelines in summer. In this study, 14 species of macrofauna from 12 families were identified. Polychaeta with 3 species was the most dominant group in terms of abundance. The four most abundant taxa making up 85% of all specimens (Streblospio gynobranchiata, Tubificidae, Hediste versicolor and Abra segmentum). The western area were characterized by the higher species diversity (H', 1.94). So Gorgan Bay presents transitional macrobenthic assemblages that are spatially distributed along substrate gradients .The mean of Shannon index, BENTIX, BO2A, AMBI and M-AMBI in the bay was 1.3, 2.2, 0.4, 3.2 and 0.65 respectively. According to the results of these indices, ecological status of the western part of the bay assessed better than the other parts. According to the results of the nmMDS (non-metric Multidimensional Scaling), PCA (Principal Components Analysis), the map of distribution of heavy metals and the map of the ecological status , it seems Gorgan Bay is divided into two separate zones (the eastern and the western parts).M-AMBI finaly introduced reliable index for assessing the ecological status of the Bay.

白蜡虫马氏管胞内结晶的研究

报道了白蜡虫马氏管胞内细胞质的绝大部分为两种矿质(尿酸结晶)所占据。一种为不 规则状结晶,占结晶总量的70%,大小不一,含有尿酸及Si、P、Cl、Fe、Cu、Zn和S等矿质元素。另一种为年轮状结晶,占结晶总量的30%,其体积较大,含尿酸及Cl、Ca、Al和Cu等矿质元素,起于线粒 体。结晶颗粒不排入管腔。因胞内存在大量结晶致使白蜡马氏管形 成以贮存排泄为主,溶质-水偶连排泄方式为辅的特有排泄方式。

催化消除NO_x复合氧化物催化剂的研究

氮的氧化物(NOx)是大气中的一种重要的污染物，是酸雨的主要来源，目前氮氧化物的无毒处理已经是国际环保研究中最关键的课题之一。本论文选择了两种复合氧化物：一种是钙钛石结构的含Cu的层状复合氧化物；另一种是以水滑石为前体经焙烧后得的复合氧化物为催化剂对它们的物化性质和对催化消除NOx的活性进行了系统的研究，得到了一些有意义的结果。第一部分：钙钛石型结构的含Cu层状复合氧化物钙钛石复合氧化物由于具有独特的物理化学性质，长期以来一直受到固态物理、固体化学和催化领域的科技工作者的重视。尤其近年来对它们在催化消除NOx反应中的活性的研究引起了催化工作者的极大兴趣，这是由于，一方面，钙钛石类复合氧化物对处理NOx的反应活性比较高，有希望取代贵金属催化剂；另一方面，探讨复合氧化物的固态物理、化学性质与处理NOx反应催化性能的关系，有利于揭示处理NOx反应的催化作用本质，为寻找高效实用的催化剂提供理论依据。本论文系统研究了三个系列含Cu钙钛石型复合氧化物的固态物理化学性质和对NO-CO反应的催化性能，并讨论了二者的关系。主要的工作和结论如下：1) 以La_2CuO_4为模型化合物研究了制备方法对它的性质的影响：用四种制备方法：柠檬酸络合爆炸法，聚乙二醇凝胶法，聚丙烯酰胺凝胶法，DTPA络合法合成了La_2CuO_4。比较了四种方法的特点，和制备方法对La_2Cu0_4的结构的影响，并对所得La_2CuO_4在NO-CO反应中的催化活性的影响进行了研究。结果发现聚乙二醇凝胶法和DTPA络合法有利于形成好的晶形，而聚乙二醇凝胶法和聚丙烯酰胺凝胶法对NO-CO反应有较好的活性，这是由于由不同制备方法得到的样品中的缺陷的种类和含量不I司所致。2) La_(1-x)Ba_xCuO_(3-λ)系列中Ba含量对它的性质的影响：用柠檬酸络合法合成了LaBa_2Cu_3O_(7-λ)，LaBaCu_2O_(5-λ)，La_2BaCu_3O_(7-λ) La_4BaCu_5O_(13-λ)及YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-λ)五种钙钛石结构的复合氧化物。XRD分析表明此系列样品均为层状ABO_3结构（分别为二，三，五层）。用XPS和O_2-TPD对样品中的氧种进行了研究，结果显示样品中存在着两种活性氧种：α氧种和β氧种。在O_2-TPD中低温脱附的是α氧种，它可归属于化学吸附氧与样品中的氧空位的浓度有关。β氧种的脱附温度较高，它归属于晶格氧。利用H_2-TPR和化学分析的手段对样品中的金属离子和活性氧的稳定性进行了表征。结果显示大量的氧空位和Cu~(3+)存在于样品中，并且它们的浓度受Ba离子浓度的影响。此系列样品对CO还原NO的活性研究表明：它们的活性远远高于结构类似的Ln_2CuO_4和Ln_2NiO_4等复合氧化物，在低于300 ℃时N0转化率已接近100％．分析结果表明Cu~(3+)和氧空位对活性起很重要的作用。Ba离子的作用是：一方面使含Cu的ABO_3结构稳定；另一方面使样品更容易吸附NO。3) La_4BaCu_5O_(13-λ)中Mn或C0逐步取代Cu对样品性质的影响合成了两系列分别由Mn或Co逐步取代Cu的样品，XRD分析表明它们仍旧是钙钛石结构。通过XPS，O_2-TPD和化学分析方法对样品中的活性氧种进行了表征，结果表明，当Mn逐步取代Cu离子时，晶格氧增加，而吸附氧开始变化较小，当Mn含量大于Cu含量时，吸附氧迅速减少。在Co取代样品的O_(1s)的XPS谱中，氧种变化较Mn取代的小，这表明Co离子对样品中的氧空位含量的影响较Mn离子的小。氧化还原性能的研究表明当Cu离子被Mn或Co离子部分取代后，Cu离子变得更容易被还原，这表明Cu-M(Mn或CO)之间发生了协同作用，使Cu离子更活泼。当Mn或Co部分取代Cu离子之后，样品对CO还原NO反应的催化活性明显提高，当取代含量达到一定程度时（即X ≥ 3），催化活性迅速降低，这表明Cu离子在反应中起着很重要的作用，经过分析我们认为反应机理如下：Cu~(3+)-O~=-Cu~(3+) + CO → Cu~(2+)-□-Cu~(2+)+CO_2 Cu~(2+)-□-Cu~(2+) → Cu~(3+)-□-Cu~(2+) Cu~(3+)-□-Cu~(2+) + NO~-Cu~(3+)-NO-Cu~(2+) 2Cu~(3+)-NO-Cu~(2+) → 2Cu~(3+)-O~=-Cu~(3+) + N_2 式中□是氧空位，Cu~(3+)-□ 是F心。掺杂部分Mn或Co后，催化活性的提高可以归属于Cu-M之间发生的协同作用使Cu离子更活泼，表征结果表明Cu-Co之间的协同作用较Cu-Mn之间的弱（这可能是由于Co，Cu之间化学性质相似），但掺杂Co的样品的活性较掺杂Mn的要高，同时我们在反应中发现，Co含量较高的样品中反应产物中N_2O比掺杂Mn的样品高出许多，因此我们认为Co离子对反应中反应中间产物N_2O的生成比Mn离子要活性。第二部分以水滑石化合物为前体的复合氧化物水滑石类化合物属于一种阴离子粘土，由带正电荷的金属氧化物／氢氧化物和层间阴离子及水分子组成。以水滑石为母体经焙烧制得的氧化物催化剂用于氧化反应的实例尚不多，且大多用于液相催化反应。最近有文献报道含Co，Cu，Ni水滑石经焙烧后对N_2O分解有很好的活性，但还没有关于此类化合物应用于NO还原和分解的文献报道。我们首次将以水滑石为母体经焙烧制得的尖晶石催化剂用于催化消除NO_x的反应中，考察和表征了变更过渡金属离子时Co-M-Al系列和Mg-M-Al系列催化剂在CO还原NO，NO吸附和NO分解反应中的活性。1) 以Mg-M-Al水滑石为前体的催化剂用共沉淀法合成了一系列Mg-M-Al水滑石（M = Cr，Fe，Mn，Co，Ni，Cu；Mg/M/A1 = 3/1/1）。XRD表征表明所有化合物均为典型的水滑石化合物。通过TG-DTA考察了焙烧对样品的结构和组成的影响。450 ℃焙烧后所有样品的XRD图中仅能发现MgO相，表明过渡金属氧化物均匀地分散在MgO-Al_2O_3中，换句话说，所得样品焙烧后是过渡金属氧化物负载在MgO-Al_2O_3载体上。H_2-TPR研究进一步证实过渡金属氧化物在载体上得到了稳定。此系列样品对C0还原N0反应活性的测定表明Mg-Al-Cu样品表现出远远高于其它样品的活性，而Mg-Al和Mg-Ni-Al在550 ℃以下对反应几乎没有活性，其它样品表现出一定的活性。2) 以Co-M-Al水滑石为前体的催化剂体系经共沉淀法合成了Co-M-Al水滑石（M = 过渡金属），经焙烧后发现样品中有尖晶石相出现。比表面研究表明，在500-700 ℃之间比表面变化较小大约在80m~2/g左右，在更高温度焙烧后比表面迅速下降。此系列样品对NO的吸附性能研究表明Co-Al，C0-Ni-Al，Co-Cr-Al，Co-Fe-Al表现出较高的吸附性能，尤其是Co-Ni-Al在100 ℃对NO表现出100％的吸附；其它样品对NO的吸附较低。用过渡金属离子中d轨道电子在吸附前后的晶体场稳定化能的变化可以很好地解释此系列样品对NO的吸附性能。对NO分解的活性测定表明Co-Ni-A1，Co-Cr-A1和Co-Al表现出了较好的活性，其中Co-Ni-Al的活性最高。其它样品在600 ℃以下几乎没有活性。分析结果表明样品对NO分解有活性的催化剂必须具备两个条件：1：对NO有较好的吸附性能；2: NO分解后产生的氧可以容易的脱附。除Co-Al外，所有样品对CO还原NO表现出很高的活性：在150 ℃即有较高的NO转化率，在180 ℃NO转化率即可达到100％。催化剂的氧化还原性能在反应中起着很重要的作用，H_2-TPR研究发现掺杂其它过渡金属后Co离子的还原温度明显降低，表明Co离子得到了活化。3) 以Co-Cu-Al水滑石为前体的样品用共沉淀法合成了一系列Co/Cu/Al含量不同的水滑石化合物，包括Co/Cu/Al分别为7/1/1，3/1/1及1/1/1和仅含Co或Cu的Co/Al = 3/1，Cu/Al = 3/1等一系列样品。XRD结果表明除Cu-Al外其它样品经焙烧后均出现了尖晶石相。Cu-Al样品经焙烧后出现了CuO相表明样品为CuO负载于Al_2O_3上。NO和CO的TPD研究表明三组份样品对NO和CO的吸附明显高于二组份样品，而且含CO量高的样品对NO和CO的吸附能力更好，表明Co起较强的作用。在三组份样品的NO-TPD脱出物中发现有N_2O和N_2，表明NO在样品表面的吸附为活化吸附。对CO还原NO反应活性的研究表明，三组份样品的活性远远高于二组份样品，且含Co量高的样品活性较高，表明在此系列样品中Co离子起决定性作用，而Cu离子起助催化作用。通过对反应中各组份含量的变化分析，我们认为反应机理如下：CO + O-Cat → CO_2 + □-Cat NO + □-Cat → NO-Cat 2(NO-Cat) → N_2O + O-Cat + □-Cat N_2O + □-Cat → N_2O-Cat N_2_O-Cat → N_2 + O-Cat 2(N_2O-Cat) → N_2 + 2(O-Cat) O-Cat是样品中的晶格氧，在Co-Al中加入其它过渡金属离子使样品中的晶格氧得到活化，因此，催化活性得到提高。用以水滑石为前体，共沉淀法和固相反应法等三种制备方法合成了一系列Co-Cu-Al催化剂，发现以水滑石为前体的样品不论是对NO，CO的吸附性能还是对NO-CO反应的催化活性都远远高于其它方法制备的样品，这可能是由于水滑石可以起到一个模版作用，使Cu, Co离子分散的更均匀，以及使催化剂表面的含氧基团丰富。

旋流雾室-气动雾化-氢化物发生-ICP-AES同时测定氢化物元素及非氢化物元素

电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法具有灵敏度高，测定精度好，线性范围宽以及多元素同时测定等优点，目前在分析领域已经得到较为普遍的应用。本文对ICP-AES研究中较为活跃的领域—进样系统方面的最新工作（氢化物发生技术，电热蒸发进样技术和样品直接插入等离子体进样技术）进行了比较详细的综述。为了较好地满足氢化物元素和非氢化物元素同时测定的要求，本文提出了一种新型的旋流雾室—气动雾化—氢化物发生系统。该系统以同心雾化器将样品溶液雾化，沿切线方向引入旋流雾室，筛分出的大雾滴同泵入系统中的KBH_4溶浓反应生成气态氢化物，与经筛分后的较细的雾滴—同进入等离子体中，因而可进行氢化物元素和非氢化物元素的同时测定。砷，铋，锑，硒，锡，碲和锗的检出限分别为：4.6，0.4，7.8，2.1，1.8，1.5和15ng/mL。比用双筒雾室气动雾化非氢化物发生方法得到的检出限好20～30倍，非氢化物元素的检出限也有一定程度的改善。同文献中已见报导的三种同时测定方法相比，该系统具有如下特点：结构简单，操作方便；信号平稳，因溶液溅射造成雾化器堵塞的可能性很小，而且不会向等离子体中引入大量盐份而造成信号漂移和背景强度增加；冲洗及信号平衡较为迅速，样品需要量较小；该系统在实际情况需要时，不经任何拆卸，只需以蒸馏水代替KBH_4溶液泵入系统冲洗干净，便可轻易地转化为普通的旋流雾室，因而使用的灵活性较大。但是由于样品的进样量受同心雾化器的提升率限制，所以对氢化物元素的检测灵敏度的继续提高有一定影响。我们用这种旋流雾室—气动雾化—氢化物发生装置研究了等离子体射频正向功率，载气流量，观测高度，样品溶浓介质酸度，硼氢化钾溶液浓度对待测元素信号强度，线背比和检出限的影响，研究了样品溶液中氢化物元素的浓度对其光谱通道信号强度及谱线净强度的相对标准偏差（测量精度）的影响。我们还对一些较为严重的共存干扰元素对氢化物生成过程中的化学干扰进行了研究，并从近十种络合剂中选出以草酸（0.5%）—硫脲（0.5%）的混合络合体系，较好地消除了Al，Co，Cr，Cu，Fe和Ni的化学干扰。我们利用该旋流雾室—气动雾化—氢化物发生系统对河流沉积物81-101标准参考物质进行分析。结果与标准值比较接近。

熔盐电解法制备Al-Li合金的应用基础研究及其工艺初探

Al-Li合金是近年发展起来的新型航空材料，具有低密度、高强度的特点。目前世界上正就如何进一步提高其断裂韧性，使Al-Li合金尽早走出实验室，获得实际用进行广泛，深入的研究。熔盐电解法就是在这种情况下发展起来的。虽然此法现在尚处于研究的初级阶段，但已以其能够在较简单的设备上制备低Na高纯Al-Li合金的特点受到广泛的重视，是一种很有前途的发展方向。针对我国的技术、设备现状，在参考国外研究结果的基础上，采用熔盐电解法制备Al-Li母合金 → 应用合金的制备方法是可以尽快赶上世界发步伐的有效途径。因此，本文作为整个熔盐电解制备Al-Li合金系统研究的一部分，针对目前在此领域中很多应用基础问题，诸如：作为新的电解体系正在探索中的LiCl-KCl-LiF三元相图，Li在液体Al阴极中的扩散系数，利用熔盐电解法制备低Na高纯Al-Li合金的热力学基础及如何克服LiCl强烈的吸水性给电解工艺带来的种种不便等均未得到系统研究的现状，设计完成了一系列有关熔盐电化学和热力学实验，填补了本领域的一些研究空白，并为进一步系统研究工艺条件提供了重要的参考数据。1．用NH_4Cl氯化Li_2CO_3的研究 根据热力学从理论上论证了在200 ℃左右下述氯化反应：Li_2CO_3 + 2NN_4Cl = 2LiCl + 2NH_3~↑ + H_2O~↑ + CO_2~↑可以进行完全。利用DSC方法测定反应产物LiCl的纯度，并用离子色谱法分析反应产物中CO_3~=的含量，结果均证明：在Li_2CO_3:NH_4Cl = 1:4 (mol)时，Li_2CO_3可以定量转化为LiCl，剩余的NH_4Cl完全分解。根据热重分析结果推测NH_4Cl氯化Li_2CO_3的反应历程为：Li_2CO_3 + 2NH_4Cl = 2LiCl + 2NH_3~↑ + H_2O~↑ + CO_2~↑ NH_4Cl = HCl~↑ + NH_3~↑ 而并非是想像中的：NH_4Cl = HCl~↑ + NH_3~↑ 2HCl + Li_2CO_3 = 2LiCl + H2O~↑ + CO_2~↑利用X－射线衍射方法分析产物，结果亦说明氯化可以成功。将1:4（mol）= Li_2CO_3:NH_4Cl混合样品在差热分析反应炉中直接加热测定反应产物LiCl的溶点，并与纯LiCl样品熔点的测定结果相比较，二者完全一致。以上结果说明：不仅可用此氯化反应产物代替LiCl应用于熔盐电解制备Al-Li合金中，而且还可将其应用于LiCl体系的相图测定中。因Li_2CO_3，NH_4Cl均不吸水，极易处理，因此以上研究结果无论对于Al-Li合金的工艺研究还是其他有关LiCl体系的基础研究都是很有价值的。2．直接氯化法制备LiCl-KCl-LiF三元相图的研究。LiCl-KCl-LiF三元相图是研究此体系电解机制的重要基础。为将以上直接氯化法应用于差热分析中制作此三元体系相图，首先用直接氯化法测定了三个已知二元LiCl体系相图：LiCl－KCl；LiCl-LiF；LiCl-NaCl。与文献结果吻合很好。说明将此法应用于差热分析中制作LiCl体系相图结果是可靠的。在LiCl-KCl-LiF三元相图的测定中共做出七个垂直截面，在各截面上读出等温条件下的相界点投影到浓度三角形中，得到等温投影图。结果说明LiCl-KCl-LiF是固态完全不互溶的三元共晶体系，共有三个液－固两相区；三个液－固－固三相区；一个液－固－固－固四相区，（三元共晶平面）和一个固－固－固三相区。四相点温度为348 ℃，其组成在三相平衡线的交点处，在实验上测出近似等于：41.4KCl + 57.3LiCl + 1.3LiF (mol)。3．氯化物体系中Li~+, Na~+析出电位的比较及其去极化作用的研究。在正常电化序中，Li~+应先于Na~+析出。但在以Al作阴极电解LiCl体系时，则由于Li~+在Al上有较强的去极化作用而提前析出。这是熔盐电解法可以制备低Na，高纯Al-Li合金的基础。本文在理论上对此问题进行了较深入的研究。具体内容包括（1）。测定Li~+, Na~+在二元氯化物体系中的析出电位。通过在Al阴极，Mo阴极上二离子析出电位的比较，确认了Li~+在Al阴极上产生很强的去极化作用是能利用电解法制备低Na高纯Al-Li合金的根本原因。并为在工艺研究中选择合适的电流密度提供了参考依据。（2）．根据热力学理论推导出合金化反应产生的自由焓变化与去极化作用的关系：ΔG_x + ΔG_m = -nFΔE。揭示了产生去极化作用的原因。并根据ΔG_x（偏摩尔过剩自由焓）与合金结构的关系提出可以利用二元合金相图推测极化类型及极化大小。并根据动力学原理对温度对极化的影响提出了自己的看法。（3）．求出合金化反应的热效应，认为在一定条件下亦可利用此值作为判断去极化作用大小的标准。（4）．测定Li~+, Na~+在Al-Cu, -Al-RE合金上的析出电位。结果表明Cu，RE的存在均可加强Li~+在阴极上的去极化作用，进一步加大了Li~+, Na~+析出电位之间的差别，有利于制备更纯的Al-Li 使金。为直接生产Al-Cu-Li, Al-RE-Li三元母合金奠定了基础。（5）测定Li~+在不同组成配比的LiCl-KCl熔体中，在Al阴极上的析出电位，并求出LiCl的离子平均活度系数γ＝0.71 (T = 740 ℃), 熔体对理想状态产生负偏离。4．利用阳极计时电位法测定T＝720 ℃时Li在液体Al中的扩散系数D_(Li/Al) = 4.94 * 10~(-5)cm~2·s~(-1)，与利用Stocks-Einstan公式计算出的理论值D_(Li/Al) = 4.85 * 10~(-5)cm~2·s~(-1)吻合较好。5．在上述理论研究的基础之上进行了工艺初探，所得初步结论有：（1）．加入LiF可以提高电效。（2）．采用电流密度为1 A/cm~2时，不加搅拌亦可制备出成份均匀，含Li量为10％（w.f）的Al-Li合金。（3）．根据实验结果提出 Li在熔体中的熔解可能是影响电流效果的主要原因。