COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2026
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IF 5.4
Zhanli Geng,Wenjie Han,Limin Zhou,Shichun Zhang,Wandong Bai,Binyu Zhao,Yue Shen
Unveiling the dynamic adsorption behavior of collectors at the solid-liquid interfaces of soluble salts is crucial for understanding flotation mechanisms. Here, utilizing in-situ fluid atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging, we directly visualized the dynamic adsorption behavior of octadecylamine hydrochloride (ODH) on KCl surfaces in saturated brine, incorporating dispersion agitation, rapid collector-mineral collision and static adsorption. We observed dynamic ODH particles and flat layers with a reduced modulus on the KCl surface in brine. The scratching experiment confirmed that these structures originated from adsorption rather than precipitation. Force spectroscopy provided a quantitative measurement of their thickness, which was found to be dependent on the ODH concentration. After removing the brine, the KCl surface exhibited small particles, crater-shaped aggregates, and island-shaped monolayers (hemimicelles). The prevalence of these hemimicelles suggests the formation of ordered ODH multilayers in the static liquid environment, while the crater-shaped structure likely stemmed from ruptured ODH-covered nanobubbles. Based on these observations, we propose a novel adsorption mechanism tailored to the rapid collision and static adsorption: initiated by aggregate adsorption, followed by molecular rearrangement and multilayer adsorption. The first direct in-situ visualization of collector adsorption behavior on water-soluble salts confirms the dominant role of colloidal particles and nanobubbles in the adsorption process, establishing a critical link connecting adsorption theory to industrial flotation practice.
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JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
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2025
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IF 3.2
Yuncong Ding,Xinyu Zhang,Xiaorui Xu,Changzu Zhu,Jia Song,Dezhong Wang,Shaoqiang Guo,Wentao Zhou
Investigating electrochemical behavior of lanthanides in molten salt systems is of significant interest for advancing pyroprocessing. This study aims to elucidate the impact of Cs + addition on the electrochemical behavior of CeCl 3 in molten LiCl-KCl eutectic. Several electrochemical methods, including square wave voltammetry (SWV), cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronopotentiometry (CP), open circuit potential (OCP), and linear polarization (LP), were employed to determine the electron transfer number, reversibility, diffusion coefficient, equilibrium potential, and exchange current density. The results show that Cs⁺ has no significant effect on the electron transfer number or the reversibility of the Ce 3+ /Ce reaction. However, the equilibrium potential of Ce 3+ /Ce redox couple shifts negatively with increasing Cs⁺ concentration. Moreover, Cs⁺ led to a reduction of approximately 19.3% in the diffusion coefficient (determined by CP) and an 11.1% decrease in the exchange current density. The relationship between viscosity and diffusion coefficient was further elucidated through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
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ChemistrySelect
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2025
·Vol. 10
·期 8
·e202404358
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IF 2
Yuanpei Lan,Zhou Zou,Shuang Liu,Arun Murali,Baolei Wang,Qingwei Jia,Shirong Wang
Graphical A series of Fe 2 O 3 ─CeO 2 ─C 3 N 4 (Fe–Ce–CN) catalysts were synthesized by a KCl–LiCl molten salt method. The 0.5 wt.% Fe 2 O 3 loaded Fe–Ce–CN which synthesized at 550 °C for 4 h had an excellent photocatalytic activity towards to tetracycline (TC) degradation due to the significantly boosted separation efficiency of photoexcited electron-hole pairs. In this work, Fe 2 O 3 ─CeO 2 ─C 3 N 4 (Fe–Ce–CN) catalysts were synthesized in the KCl–LiCl molten salt system, and their photocatalytic properties towards tetracycline (TC) degradation in wastewater were studied. The obtained 0.5 wt.% Fe–Ce–CN, synthesized at 550 °C for 4 h with 0.5 wt.% Fe 2 O 3 , had the highest photocatalytic degradation efficiency for tetracycline (TC), which achieved degradation ratios of 98.3% and 96.9% for TC solutions at concentrations of 20 mg/L and 80 mg/L, respectively. Characterizations indicated that the 0.5 wt.% Fe–Ce–CN had significantly enhanced photo-excited electron-hole separation efficiency and promoted photocatalytic activity. Additionally, superoxide radicals · O 2 − and electrons ( e − ) were identified as the key reactive species for TC degradation with 0.5 wt.% Fe–Ce–CN, attributing to its band structure. The possible enhancement mechanism was discussed and proposed. The findings in this work provide a new approach to preparing high-performance photocatalysts and offer insights into the Fe–Ce–CN ternary photocatalysts.
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
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2023
·Vol. 170
·期 10
·106506
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IF 3.9
Yanli Wang,Rongfa Sun,Lingxu Yang,Huijun Liu,Chaoliu Zeng
In this paper, the electrochemical behavior of Zr(IV) and Y(III) in NaCl-KCl-K2ZrF6-YCl3 molten salts is studied by cyclic voltammetry, linear sweep voltammetry, and chronopotentiometry methods, which will provide a theoretical foundation for the preparation of Zr-Y alloy coating by molten salt electrodeposition method. Results show that the reduction of Zr(IV) on molybdenum electrode is a three-step charge-transfer process, while the reduction of Y(III) is a single-step diffusion-controlled three-electron quasi-reversible process at −0.30 V vs Pt. In addition, the diffusion coefficient of Y(III) in the melt at 750 °C is calculated as 2.15 × 10−5 cm2·s−1. The reduction of Zr(IV) and Y(III) on molybdenum electrode in NaCl-KCl-K2ZrF6-YCl3 molten salts has also been studied by cyclic voltammetry method. Results indicate that the Zr-Y alloy coating can be obtained on molybdenum electrode by galvanostatic electrolysis at −1.50 V vs Pt for 30 min.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
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2021
·Vol. 45
·期 6
·8577-8592
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Wei Han,Wei Wang,Yongqiang Zhang,Yijie Wang,Mei Li,Yang Sun
Summary To recover Pr from molten chlorides, the electrode reactions of Pr 3+ on Sn-coated W and liquid Sn electrodes were studied by a group of electrochemical techniques. CV and SWV results exhibited that the electrochemical signals pertaining to the formation of Pr-Sn alloy compounds and solid solution appeared at less negative potentials than that of Pr 3+ on W electrode. The thermodynamic data of Pr-Sn alloy compounds and the kinetic parameters for PrSn 3 /Pr 3+ pair were determined employing OCP, LP, and Tafel methods, separately. The measured diffusion coefficient ( D ) of Pr in liquid Sn metal was 9.40 × 10 −6 cm 2 s −1 . Furthermore, the electrochemical recovering Pr from molten salt was performed using liquid Sn as a working electrode, and the formed Pr-Sn samples characterized by XRD and SEM-EDS were composed of Sn and PrSn 3 phases.
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JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 2.485
Yi-Chuan Liu,Ya-Lan Liu,Yuan Zhao,Zhe Liu,Tong Zhou,Qing Zou,Xian Zeng,Yu-Ke Zhong,Mei Li,Zhong-xuan Sun,Wei-Qun Shi
For UO 2 -based spent fuel , it is usually electrochemically reduced and then refined in molten salt with respect to the so-called pyrochemical reprocessing approach. In this work, we report a new method with the assistance of NH 4 Cl to directly achieve convenient separation of UO 2 over La 2 O 3 in Ar atmosphere which does not require an electrochemical process . According to the results from both powder and pellet samples, the separation is achieved by dissolving La 2 O 3 into the LiCl–KCl molten salt with NH 4 Cl, whilst UO 2 cannot be dissolved and remains in solid form. It was found that the dissolution kinetics of La 2 O 3 in the powder sample was fast and its removal efficiency in the mixture of La 2 O 3 and UO 2 was high, but a specific amount of UO 2 was also dissolved, which lead to a low recovery efficiency of UO 2 . In contrast, when the pellet samples after sintering at 1473 K were used, the recovery efficiency of UO 2 can be increased. Nevertheless, the dissolution kinetics of La 2 O 3 was correspondingly reduced, and more NH 4 Cl was required to complete the dissolution reaction . By improving and optimizing the experimental conditions, the UO 2 recovery efficiency of 92.0% can be achieved, while the removal efficiency of La 2 O 3 was 94.4%. More importantly, this novel separation method may be also useful for the separation of UO 2 over mixed lanthanide oxides.
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POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
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2020
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IF 4.032
Ali Reza Kamali,Jigang Yang
The effective disposal and/or utilization of polyethylene terephthalate ((C 10 H 8 O 4 ) n , PET) waste plastics are currently global problems that need to be addressed urgently. The current research examines the molten salt-based thermal treatment of PET waste, as a new approach to tackle this challenge. The effect of various molten salts, comprising KCl, MgCl 2 , ZnCl 2 , NaCl , KF and NaF on the structural and morphological evolution of PET upon heating in air to 1300 °C is investigated. PET is transformed into carbon materials with different characteristics, including graphene-like nanosheets and porous nanostructures , with different electrical conductivity values, depending on the type of salt employed. The melting and evaporation points, as well as the cation size of the salt, are found to have a significant influence on the morphology and the crystallization level of the carbon products, based on which the characteristics of PET-derived carbons are regulated. Accordingly, the crystallinity and graphitization degree of the carbon materials obtained in NaF, KF and NaCl are found to be considerably greater than those obtained in ZnCl 2 , MgCl 2 and KCl. The possible mechanism involved in the conversion of PET into carbon nanostructures in the molten salt environment is discussed. The results obtained provide insights into molten salt conversion of PET into carbon materials with different properties for various applications.
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FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
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2020
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IF 4.972
Jia-Nan Yan,Bin Nie,Xin-Yu Jiang,Jia-Run Han,Yi-Nan Du,Hai-Tao Wu
The complex coacervation between scallop Patinopecten yessoensis male gonad hydrolysates (SMGHs) and κ -carrageenan ( κ -C) as influenced by ionic strength (NaCl and KCl) were monitored by using turbidimetric analysis at pH 1–12. The optical density of SMGHs/ κ -C complexes initially increased at lower ionic strength (0–0.5 M) whereas decreased at higher ionic strength (0.5–1.5 M) as a result of the salt-enhanced and salt-reduced effect, respectively. Both of pH c and pH φ1 exhibited ionic strength-dependent behavior that firstly shifted to acidic pH followed by an increase as salt increasing. Moreover, salt addition strongly promoted the gelation of SMGHs/ κ -C which was mainly driven by electrostatic forces, as reflected by increasing storage modulus G' from 3621 to 6559 Pa, 2681–25631 Pa at 0.1 Hz and decreasing T 23 relaxation time from 349.10 to 296.89 ms, 241.07–186.89 ms by 0–0.5 M NaCl/KCl, respectively. Furthermore, the rheological and relaxation time T 2 data were well associated with microscopy images that SMGHs/ κ -C gels with NaCl/KCl showed a denser network with more flocculation formation and larger pore sizes with thicker network wall, especially in KCl group, which indeed supported the gel elasticity. Taken together, this study could provide theoretical and methodological basis for new functional hydrogel products with modified gel strength and microstructure by understanding the complex coacervation in gel system.
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TRANSACTIONS OF NONFERROUS METALS SOCIETY OF CHINA
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2024
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Jia ZHAO,Yi-hang YAN,Hao ZHANG,Hua-yang GAO,Ye ZHANG,Gui-min LU
ABSTRACT The electrochemical behavior of MgCl 2 and the co-deposition mechanisms of Mg and Sr in the SrCl 2 −KCl eutectic system were evaluated using various electrochemical techniques, including cyclic voltammetry (CV), square wave voltammetry (SWV), and open-circuit potential (OCP) analysis. It was observed the Mg(II) reduction on the tungsten electrode in SrCl 2 −KCl melt occurred in a single-step process involving the transfer of two electrons, exhibiting a quasi-reversible mode. The electrochemical co-deposition of Mg and Sr in the SrCl 2 −KCl−MgCl 2 melt involved the formation of two types of Mg−Sr intermetallic compounds. The evolution in the co-deposition mechanism of the nucleation type with changing overpotential was explored through chronoamperometry (CA). It is shown that the nucleation pattern on the electrode surface was depended on the substrate materials and the electrode reaction products. Early-stage nucleation was attributed to Mg(II) reduction under all overpotential conditions. With the co-deposition of Mg and Sr, Mg(II) was reduced to form the Mg nucleus on the electrode surface, followed by underpotential deposition of Sr(II) on the Mg surface accompanied by Mg deposition simultaneously. Additionally, increasing MgCl 2 concentration in the SrCl 2 −KCl melt resulted in a higher current density during the Mg−Sr co-deposition process.
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CALPHAD-COMPUTER COUPLING OF PHASE DIAGRAMS AND THERMOCHEMISTRY
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2016
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Zhangyang Kang,Maogang He,Guangxuan Lu,Ying Zhang
Differential scanning calorimetry analysis of the various compositions in the (LiCl+CsCl) and (LiCl+KCl+CsCl) systems have been performed, and the composition of 55.5:19.5:25 mol% and 263 °C were considered as a eutectic point in the (LiCl+KCl+CsCl) ternary system . A careful evaluation and optimization of our measured phase diagram data and all the other available experimental data for the (LiCl+CsCl) and (LiCl+KCl+CsCl) systems were performed to obtain optimized model parameters for all solid and liquid phases . A thermodynamic data set has been formed and may be used to calculate phase equilibrium and all thermodynamic properties in the (LiCl+KCl+CsCl) ternary system . A density model based on the Modified Quasichemical Model has been employed to evaluate all available density data of the (LiCl+KCl), (KCl+CsCl), (LiCl+CsCl) and (LiCl+KCl+CsCl) melts, and optimized parameters for the density model generated a useful database that can be used to complete a prediction for the density of all liquid phases .
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2017
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Zeng Chen,Shengjun Li,Wei Li,Yumin Wang,Chunli Diao,Xiyang Jia,Qingqing Pei,Sihan Wang,Dawei Zhang,Weifeng Zhang
The preparation of suitable SiC fiber (SiC f )/Al precursors is crucial for the fabrication of SiC f -strengthened Al alloys . In this work, a SiC f /Al precursor was prepared by pulse current deposition in a molten LiCl–KCl–AlCl 3 melt. The electrochemical deposition of Al 3+ was separately investigated on the Mo wire, Cu wire, SiC f , and Cu-coated SiC f electrodes. The intermediate Cu layer can eliminate the Li generated by the underpotential deposition on the carbon layer outside SiC f . In addition, open circuit chronopotentiometry was performed to confirm the reduction processes of Al 3+ on the Cu wire and Cu-coated SiC f , and the results indicate that Al 3+ exhibits similar reduction processes on the two electrodes. The deposited Al layer possibly formed Al–Cu alloys with the intermediate Cu layer on SiC f , which was beneficial to the connection between the Al layer and SiC f substrate. Scanning electron microscopy was employed to investigate the morphology and microstructure of the prepared SiC f /Al fiber. After the pulse current was optimized, a compact and even layer of Al was deposited on SiC f .
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金属基复合材料
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电化学
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冶金工程
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2026
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Chao Ma,Li Feng,Junpeng Cui,Zhipeng Hu,Qianqian Chu,Shipeng Xu,Weiqian Chen,Bo Chen,Putsiata Artur,Luoyi Zhang
To improve the service reliability of components used during spent nuclear fuel electrorefining, La 2 Zr 2 O 7 (LZO) protective coatings were prepared on SS 316L by atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) followed by vacuum annealing. The effects of annealing temperature and holding time on the phase structure, apparent porosity, and surface wettability of the LZO coatings were systematically investigated. The optimized coating was then exposed to KCl-LiCl molten salt at 600 °C for up to 640 h to evaluate its corrosion behavior and degradation mechanism. Annealing at 1200 °C for 2 h reduced apparent porosity from 18.96% to 8.21% and suppressed spreading of the salt-containing test solution. Within the initial 80 h, the as-sprayed and annealed coatings gained 1.3 and 0.6 mg·cm -2 , respectively, with apparent mass-change rates of 0.015 and 0.0075 mg·cm -2 ·h -1 . Both coatings shifted from mass gain to mass loss during 80-160 h, and the apparent mass-change rate of LZO-C640 reached -0.0525 mg·cm -2 ·h -1 . During 160-320 h, the apparent rates became positive as connected defects enabled deeper salt penetration and local interaction with the NiCrAlY bond coating. Preferential degradation of Al- and Cr-rich regions exposed and redistributed Ni-bearing material. NiO and NiCr 2 O 4 were subsequently detected at 320 h as secondary products. LaOCl was also detected at 320 h, whereas LiAlO 2 appeared after extended exposure. Throughout the final stage of 320-640 h, LZO-C640 maintained a low positive rate of 0.0075 mg·cm -2 ·h -1 . In contrast, the cumulative mass-change of H/LZO-C640 increased from -0.6 to -0.3 mg·cm -2 as its apparent rate approached zero. After 640 h, the annealed coating retained its overall skeleton, whereas the as-sprayed coating underwent top-layer disintegration. These results indicate that vacuum annealing did not completely prevent degradation, but limited molten-salt ingress and improved the long-term corrosion resistance of LZO coating.
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