Lu Zhu,Yousen Zhu,Xuanru Ren,Ping Zhang,Jianghao Qiao,Peizhong Feng
MoSi 2 -MoB-ZrO 2 composite powders are one-step synthesized prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS), which are further utilized to prepare the oxidation protective coatings by spark plasma sintering (SPS) method on molybdenum substrate. Microstructure and properties of the coatings were investigated and determined. Oxidation behavior of the coatings at high temperature was also studied. The results showed that the composite coating is dense and crack-free due to the addition of ZrO 2 , which is beneficial for the decrease of mismatch in coefficient of thermal expansion, and no void exists in the diffusion layer owing to the diffusion of Si, which is inhibited by adding MoB. Compared with the pure MoSi2 coating, the high hardness of the composite coating is enhanced by about 20% while the fracture toughness of the composite coating is improved by about 25%, which makes the occurrence of intergranular fracture , crack deflection and crack bridging. After oxidation at 1400 °C for 80 h, MoSi 2 coating failed while xMoSi 2 -MoB-3ZrO 2 (x = 3, 4, 5) composite coating still kept its protective effect. Only a little substrate is consumed during oxidation and improved oxidation resistance is gained by MoSi 2 -MoB-ZrO 2 composite coating. 3MoSi 2 -MoB-3ZrO 2 coating shows the relatively best oxidation resistance due to the formation of crack-free oxide film on the surface of the coating.
To confer cellulose fibers antimicrobial and antioxidant activities, chitosan (CS)/lignosulfonates (LS) multilayers were constructed on fibers surfaces through layer-by-layer deposition technique. The formation of CS/LS multilayers on cellulose fibers surfaces was verified by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and zeta potential measurement. The surface morphologies of CS/LS multilayers on fibers surfaces were observed by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The results showed that characteristic element (i.e. N and S element) content increased with increasing bilayers number, the surface LS content increased linearly as a function of bilayers. Zeta potential of modified fibers was inversed after deposition of each layer. AFM phase images indicated that the cellulose microfibrils on fibers surfaces were gradually covered by granular LS aggregate. The antimicrobial testing results demonstrated that CS/LS multilayers modified fibers with CS in the outermost layer exhibited higher antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli . The antioxidant testing results showed that antioxidant activity of CS/LS multilayers modified fibers was better than that of original fibers under the same oxidation conditions.