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Textural properties of synthetic nano-calcite produced by hydrothermal carbonation of calcium hydroxide
The hydrothermal carbonation of calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) at high pressure
of CO2 (initial PCO2 1/4 55 bar) and moderate to high temperature (30 and 90
1C) was used to synthesize fine particles of calcite. This method allows a high
carbonation efficiency (about 95% of Ca(OH)2-CaCO3 conversion), a significant
production rate (48 kg/m3 h) and high purity of product (about 96%). However,
the various initial physicochemical conditions have a strong influence on the
crystal size and surface area of the synthesized calcite crystals. The present
study is focused on the estimation of the textural properties of synthesized
calcite (morphology, specific surface area, average particle size, particle
size distribution and particle size evolution with reaction time), using
Rietveld refinements of X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller
(BET) measurements, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission
electron microscope (TEM) observations. This study demonstrate that the
pressure, the temperature and the dissolved quantity of CO2 have a significant
effect on the average particle size, specific surface area, initial rate of
precipitation, and on the morphology of calcium carbonate crystals. In
contrast, these PTx conditions used herein have an insignificant effect on the
carbonation efficiency of Ca(OH)2. Finally, the results presented here
demonstrate that nano-calcite crystals with high specific surface area (SBET
1/4 6-10m2/g) can be produced, with a high potential for industrial
applications such as adsorbents and/or filler in papermaking industry
Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Three New Quaternary Compounds in the system Cu-Mn-III-Se3 (III = Al, Ga, In)
Statistical Mechanics and the Physics of the Many-Particle Model Systems
The development of methods of quantum statistical mechanics is considered in
light of their applications to quantum solid-state theory. We discuss
fundamental problems of the physics of magnetic materials and the methods of
the quantum theory of magnetism, including the method of two-time temperature
Green's functions, which is widely used in various physical problems of
many-particle systems with interaction. Quantum cooperative effects and
quasiparticle dynamics in the basic microscopic models of quantum theory of
magnetism: the Heisenberg model, the Hubbard model, the Anderson Model, and the
spin-fermion model are considered in the framework of novel
self-consistent-field approximation. We present a comparative analysis of these
models; in particular, we compare their applicability for description of
complex magnetic materials. The concepts of broken symmetry, quantum
protectorate, and quasiaverages are analyzed in the context of quantum theory
of magnetism and theory of superconductivity. The notion of broken symmetry is
presented within the nonequilibrium statistical operator approach developed by
D.N. Zubarev. In the framework of the latter approach we discuss the derivation
of kinetic equations for a system in a thermal bath. Finally, the results of
investigation of the dynamic behavior of a particle in an environment, taking
into account dissipative effects, are presented.Comment: 77 pages, 1 figure, Refs.37
Structural Characterization of Two New Quaternary Chalcogenides: CuCo2InTe4 and CuNi2InTe4
Microstructural and mechanical effects of Liquid Hot Isostatic Pressing on AA356 samples. i.
Comparative tensile tests and microscopic images are reported of AA356 samples subjected to solubilization, quenching in water and T6 aging (as cast), and on samples of the same alloy subjected in addition, at the end of the solubilization period, to Liquid Hot Isostatic Pressing (LHIP). LHIPing is a recent technical variant of conventional HIP-ing, where the pressure is transferred to the metallic components through molten salts rather than through a gas.Different solubilization times (1 ÷ 8 hours) at the temperature of 520 °C have been explored. The results confirm that, provided that the solubilization time exceeds 3 hours, LHIP-ing improves strongly the elongation to fracture and sensibly improves the ultimate tensile strength, UTS, practically without affecting yield.In order to assess criteria for optimizing the casting process, the mechanisms of HIP-ingand their roles in the densification and the improvement of the ductility of the alloy are qualitatively analyzed for the specific heat treatments and LHIP parameters adopted in the present study