N t e The composition and mode of attachment of Cu(II) complexes t the g-Al2O3–water interface in suspensions containing a simple mino acid (glutamate) were characterized with EXAFS and TIR spectroscopies. The spectroscopic results indicate that two ypes of Cu(II)–glutamate–alumina interactions are primarily reponsible for Cu(II) and glutamate uptake between pH 4 and 9. In cidic suspensions of ...

Effects of surface passivation and particle-substrate interfacial reaction on the size dependent 2p3/2-level shift of nanosolid Cu have been numerically analyzed, leading to information about the reactivity of Cu nanosolid with different substrates, such as graphite, polymer and alumina. It has been found that Ar+ bombardment promotes the Cu-polymer reaction and N+ passivation strengthens the s...

The study reported herein indicated the stabilization mechanisms at work when copper-laden sludge is thermally treated with gamma-alumina and kaolinite precursors, and evaluated the prolonged leachability of their product phases. Four copper-containing phases - copper oxide (CuO), cuprous oxide (Cu(2)O), copper aluminate spinel (CuAl(2)O(4)), and cuprous aluminate delafossite (CuAlO(2)) - were ...

The conductance of atomic scale filaments with three and seven Cu atoms in a-alumina are calculated using ab initio density functional theory. We find that the filament with 3 Cu atoms is sufficient to increase the conductance of 1.3 nm thick alumina film by more than 10 times in linear response. As the applied voltage increases, the current quickly saturates and differential resistance becomes...

In this work the structure and chemistry of intergranular films at metal–ceramic interfaces was investigated via detailed microstructural characterization of model metal–Al2O3 nanocomposites. We report here experimental results indicating the formation and stability of equilibrium nanometer-thick films at metal–ceramic interfaces. Thin 1 nm interface films were observed for two different metal–...

A simple donor-acceptor linked dyad, 9-mesityl-10-methylacridinium ion (Acr(+)-Mes) was incorporated into nanosized mesoporous silica-alumina to form a composite, which in acetonitrile is highly dispersed. In this medium, upon visible light irradiation, the formation of an extremely long-lived electron-transfer state (Acr(•)-Mes(•+)) was confirmed by EPR and laser flash photolysis spectroscopic...

This study examined the effect of alumina air-abrasion with different pressure on bonding between an acrylic resin and casting alloys. Disk specimens (8 and 10 mm in diameter) were cast from a silver-palladium-copper-gold (Ag-Pd-Cu-Au, Castwell M.C.12) alloy and a titanium-aluminum-niobium alloy (Ti-6Al-7Nb, T-Alloy Tough). The disks were air-abraded with alumina particles (50-70 microm) under ...

In the present work, a microchannel reactor for autothermal reforming of methanol using a synthesized catalyst porous alumina support-CuO/ZnO mixed with ZrO₂ sol washcoat has been developed and its fine structure and inner surface characterized. Experimentally, CuO/ZnO and alumina support with ZrO₂ sol washcoat catalyst (catalyst slurries) nanoparticles is the catalytically active component of ...

A combined method of laser ablation (LA) and ICP-MS has gained much attention as a direct analytical method for solid samples. The determination of some elements, however, is seriously disturbed by isobaric interferences, mainly caused by argon and ambient air constituents. The use of low-pressure helium-ICP is a promising solution of the problem. A 1:1 mixture of alumina powder and glycerol wa...