Abstract:
A process and apparatus for synthesizing a nanopowder is presented. In particular, a process for the synthesis of nanopowders of various materials such as metals, alloys, ceramics and composites by induction plasma technology, using organometallic compounds, chlorides, bromides, fluorides, iodides, nitrites, nitrates, oxalates and carbonates as precursors is disclosed. The process comprises feeding a reactant material into a plasma torch in which is generated a plasma flow having a temperature sufficiently high to yield a superheated vapor of the material; transporting said vapor by means of the plasma flow into a quenching zone; injecting a cold quench gas into the plasma flow in the quenching zone to form a renewable gaseous cold front; and forming a nanopowder at the interface between the renewable gaseous cold front and the plasma flow.
Abstract:
Process for preparing granules of oxidic or nonoxidic metal compounds, characterized in that a dispersion which comprises water, oxidic or nonoxidic metal compounds and at least one dispersant is spray-dried,—where the proportion of oxidic or nonoxidic metal compounds is 40 to 70% by weight and the sum of the proportions of water and the particles is at least 70% by weight and—the particles have a BET surface area of 20 to 150 m2/g and a median of the particle size of less than 100 nm,—where the dispersant is present in the dispersion with a proportion of 0.25 to 10% by weight based on the oxidic or nonoxidic metal compounds and—where the spray-drying is performed by atomization with air in the cocurrent principle or fountain principle, and an air inlet temperature of 170 to 300° C. and an air outlet temperature of 90 to 130° C. are selected.
Abstract:
The present invention describes a composition and a method for producing mesoporous silica materials with a chiral organization. In the method, a polymerizable inorganic monomer is reacted in the presence of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) to give a material of inorganic solid with cellulose nanocrystallites embedded in a chiral nematic organization. The NCC can be removed to give a stable porous structure that retains the chiral organization of the NCC template. The new materials may be obtained as iridescent free-standing films with high surface area. Through control of the reaction conditions, the color of the films can be varied across the entire visible spectrum. These are the first materials to combine mesoporosity with long-range chiral ordering that leads to photonic properties. Examples of possible applications of the materials are: lightweight reinforcement materials, low k dielectric materials, tunable reflective filters, adsorbents, stationary phases for chromatography of chiral or achiral substances, supports for catalysts (e.g., for asymmetric synthetic transformations), and as a template to generate other new porous materials (e.g., porous carbon or porous metals), preferably with chiral nematic structures.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a hydrogen production method from water by using germanium oxide, more precisely a hydrogen and oxygen production method from water by thermochemical cycles using germanium oxide. The method of the present invention facilitates the production of hydrogen by multi-step thermochemical cycle using germanium oxide, so that it is characterized by that the thermochemical cycle is low temperature reaction and only water is consumed and other materials are not consumed but circulated.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a plane-parallel structure (a platelet-shaped body, or flake), comprising at least one dielectric layer consisting of oxides of one or more metal selected from groups 3 to 15 of the periodic table, which method comprises subjecting one or more precursors of one or more desired metal oxides and an acidic catalyst to microwave radiation to form a metal oxide layer on a substrate; and separating the resulting metal oxide layer from the substrate.
Abstract:
Water-free metal oxide colloids or metal oxide polymers of the formula [M(O)X3X4]n (1) in an aprotic, organic solvent or solvent mixture, wherein M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr or Hf; and X3 and X4 are independently O1/2, H, alkoxy (—OR), wherein R represents an organo radical having 1-20 C-atoms, alkyl having 1-20 C atoms or aryl having 6-C atoms, wherein the alkyl- or aryl radicals an include one or several other halogen substituents, selected from the group of F, Cl, Br or I; and n is from 10-1.000.000.
Abstract:
Provided is a method of forming an oxide-based nano-structured material including growing a nano-structured material using a nano-nucleus having the same composition as the desired oxide-based nano-structured material. A solution is coated on a substrate, the solution including: an organic precursor containing M which is a transition metal or a semi metal; and an organic solvent in which the organic precursor is dissolved. A nano-nucleus having a composition of MxOy is formed on the substrate by annealing the substrate. A nano-structured material having a composition of MxOy is formed by growing the nano-nucleus while supplying a reaction precursor containing M into the nano-nucleus, and the nano-structured material is annealed.
Abstract translation:提供一种形成氧化物基纳米结构材料的方法,包括使用具有与所需氧化物基纳米结构材料相同组成的纳米核生长纳米结构材料。 将溶液涂布在基材上,该溶液包括:含有M的有机前体,其为过渡金属或半金属; 和溶解有机前体的有机溶剂。 通过对衬底退火,在衬底上形成具有M x O y组成的纳米核。 具有M x O y组成的纳米结构材料通过在将含有M的反应前体供应到纳米核中的同时生长纳米核而形成,并且纳米结构材料被退火。
Abstract:
The invention provides a process for recovering germanium as germanium oxide from a germaniferous metallic zinc which involves distilling the germaniferous metallic zinc under non-oxidizing conditions, recovering the distillation residue which contains the germanium, leaching the recovered distillation residue with chlorine water to convert the germanium into germanium tetrachloride, hydrolyzing the germanium tetrachloride into germanium oxide, and recovering the germanium oxide. Optionally, the germanium oxide may be reduced to metallic germanium, if desired.
Abstract:
This present disclosure is directed to a method of extracting germanium from a solid material, comprising: (a) grinding a solid material comprising germanium to generate a mixture of particulate solids; and (b) leaching the mixture with a leaching solution; wherein the leaching solution comprises water and a lixiviant; and wherein the lixiviant comprises at least an organic acid.