Search

Activated carbon (AC), the KOH-modified activated carbon (KAC) and mesoporous material SBA-15 before and after pore expansion (SBA-15k) were modified using triethylenetetramine (TETA) and tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) as modifiers. The CO2 adsorption capacities of adsorbents were determined by thermogravimetric method. The results show that at 60 °C and the atmosphere of 15% CO2 (volume fraction), with the increasing of amine loading amount, the CO2 adsorption capacities of AC and KAC decreased gradually. While those of SBA-15 and SBA-15k increase at first stage and decrease subsequently. Cyclic CO2 adsorption capacities and mass of the adsorbents show no obvious changes, so the adsorbents have excellent stability.

A composite film consisting of ZnO and Chitosan (CS) is obtained on carbon steel via cathodic electrodeposition. Optimal CS concentration of electrodeposition of ZnO/CS film is determined by the method of polarization curves. It is shown that the ZnO/CS film obtained at the concentration of 0.6 g/L has the best corrosion resistance. The deposit is studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). XRD results indicate that ZnO could be fabricated by electrodeposition in composite film. FT-IR results evidence the existence of CS in composite film. SEM results demonstrate that the quality of film is improved because of the addition of CS. The anticorrosion property can be attributed to that the existence of the CS macromolecules can improve the stability of the composite film. This kind of composite film has an anticorrosion application for metal corrosion protection.

A supramolecular compound, Co(C5H4NCOO)2(H2O)2∙2H2O was hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, UV-vis spectra. Elemental analysis result shows that the mass percent of C is 38.36%; H, 4.32% and N, 7.50%. Infrared spectra show that the main absorption peak is near 3396 cm-1, which is attributed to the O-H stretching vibration absorption. Also there are some absorption peaks at 1599, 1551, 1420, 1384 cm-1, which are attributed to the pyridine vibration absorption. UV spectrum for the compound shows strong absorption peaks at 203 and 259 nm, which are similar to isoniazid. X-ray diffraction data indicate that the compound is monoclinic, P21 / c space group. The cyclic voltammograms indicate that the compound decreases the rate of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and induces the ORR more difficult in aqueous solutions. The electrochemical behavior suggests that the compound possesses the potential application for corrosion in aqueous environment.