Abstract:
A high activity catalyst is obtained by oxidizing and modifying the surface of zinc sulfide by hydrogen peroxide. An oxidation treatment is carried out in basic aqueous solution. The high activity photocatalyst is added to the basic aqueous solution in which hydrogen sulfide is dissolved to recover hydrogen and sulfur under low energy. Thus, the inexpensive high activity photocatalyst having a high catalytic activity and a long duration of life is realized and hydrogen gas is efficiently generated under little energy.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a process for synthesizing nanoparticles. This process involves providing a stable emulsion containing a plurality of droplets suspended in a continuous phase. The droplets, which are encapsulated by an interfacially-active material, contain a first reactant dissolved in a dispersed phase. The process also involves contacting a gas phase containing a second reactant diluted in a carrier gas with the stable emulsion under conditions effective to permit the first reactant and second reactant to react and form nanoparticles. The present invention further relates to nanoparticle-loaded emulsions and their uses in formulations for various purposes.
Abstract:
Low cost broadband infrared windows are fabricated using a near net shape process which greatly reduces the cost of machining and grinding window materials. The fabrication of zinc sulfide (ZnS) IR windows uses ceramic powder processing to avoid the expensive prior art chemical vapor deposition method. Further, the invention involves a means of hardening and strengthening ZnS as part of the powder process, with IR transmission performance comparable to undoped CVD-prepared ZnS. The compositional modification used in the practice of the invention involves the introduction of gallium sulfide (Ga.sub.2 S.sub.3) as a second phase which acts to toughen and harden the ZnS. The process of the present invention achieves a hardening effect without degrading the IR transmission properties also by means of controlling the polycrystalline microstructure grains to a very small size. At the same time, porosity, which strongly degrades IR transmission, is minimized by full densification. The gallium is introduced into the ZnS by a coprecipitation process to both lower the raw material cost and obtain a suitable submicrometer precursor for the subsequent ceramic processing. The Ga-doped ZnS is then densified into an IR window and a second phase, zinc thiogallate (ZnGa.sub.2 S.sub.4), is precipitated out as a hardening phase by heat treatment. Alternatively, Ga metal is evaporated onto densified ZnS and subjected to heat treatment to form the zinc thiogallate phase.
Abstract translation:低成本宽带红外窗口使用近净形状工艺制造,大大降低了加工和研磨窗材料的成本。 硫化锌(ZnS)IR窗口的制造使用陶瓷粉末加工来避免昂贵的现有技术化学气相沉积方法。 此外,本发明涉及一种硬化和强化ZnS作为粉末工艺的一部分的手段,其IR传输性能与未掺杂的CVD制备的ZnS相当。 在本发明的实践中使用的组成变化包括引入作为增韧和硬化ZnS的第二相的硫化镓(Ga 2 S 3)。 本发明的方法也可以通过将多晶微结构晶粒控制到非常小的尺寸来实现硬化效果而不降低IR透射特性。 同时,通过完全致密化将孔隙率大大降低,使透射率大大降低。 通过共沉淀法将镓引入到ZnS中,以降低原材料成本并获得用于随后的陶瓷加工的合适的亚微米前体。 然后将Ga掺杂的ZnS致密化为IR窗口,通过热处理将第二相(硫化镓锌(ZnGa 2 S 4))析出为硬化相。 或者,将Ga金属蒸发到致密化的ZnS上,并进行热处理以形成硫代镓酸锌相。
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing ZnS particles by wet-chemical precipitation from aqueous zinc salt solutions, ZnS being precipitated onto nuclei introduced into the solution. Nuclei of a controlled particle size and particle size distribution are obtained in that the nuclei of the aqueous precipitation solution are added in the form of a water-soluble organosol which contains the nuclei.
Abstract:
A process and an apparatus provide a purified material by employing a rate of condensation of the material which is substantially greater than the rate of solidification of the material. Tellurium and cadmium are effectively purified by the process.
Abstract:
A large polycrystalline body of a 2,6 or 3,5 volatile compound is produced in a graphite crucible under low external pressure by passing a narrow molten zone through a charge of the compound contained in the graphite crucible the interior of which is coated with pyrolytic graphite. By a similar technique, but by use of a hot zone cooler then the molten zone, the polycrystalline body is converted to a monocrystalline body.
Abstract:
A light absorbing matter is irradiated by light ranging from ultraviolet to infrared and absorbed light energy causes the matter to be raised to an excited energy state. The excited state is then locked by maintaining the temperature of the matter at a predetermined value. Light energy thus stored can be released for utilization by changing the value of the temperature from the predetermined value.
Abstract:
In a process of the preparation of alumina from an alumina value containing material wherein a caustic sodium aluminate process liquor is subjected to a treatment to reduce the level of zinc impurity by the addition of ZnS seed in the presence of sulfide ion, the improvement comprising:(I) forming the zinc sulfide seed a by process comprising the steps of:(A) dissolving ZnO in NaOH to produce a caustic Na.sub.2 ZnO.sub.2 solution; and(B) reacting the solution of (A) with Na.sub.2 S to form ZnS, the Na.sub.2 S being present at a level sufficient to provide a concentration of Na.sub.2 S of at least about 0.150 g/l of Na.sub.2 S when the product of this step is added to the process liquor;(II) adding the product of step (B) to the process liquor to precipitate as ZnS, zinc contained as sodium zincate in the process liquor; and(III) filtering the process liquor to yield an NaAlO.sub.2 liquor containing less than 15 mg/l and preferably below about 10 mg/l zinc as ZnO.
Abstract:
Certain impure steams, especially those from geothermal sources, are polluted with hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, carbon dioxide, other gases, and finely divided particulate solid matter in a form resembling dust or smoke. These contaminants reduce the efficiency of the steam as a heat transfer fluid, are detrimental to equipment utilizing steam as an energy source, and result in environmental pollution or expensive requirements for limiting the same. By the invention herein so polluted steam is selectively processed in the gaseous state upstream of said equipment to remove hydrogen sulfide therefrom, with or without removing other pollutants, to reduce environmental pollution from effluents thereof, to recover valuable materials therefrom, and to improve the utility of the steam as an energy source. This is done by contacting a flow of the steam with aqueous liquid reactant media consisting essentially of one or more reactive compounds of certain metals which form solid metal sulfide reaction products and which preferably are electropositive with respect to hydrogen. The valuable materials subsequently may be recovered from said media as useful byproducts. The reactant compounds may be recycled and may be regenerated from the metal sulfide reaction products.
Abstract:
A process for recovery of zinc values contained in thermally activated iron containing copper and zinc sulfides in which said activated sulfides have been subjected to an acid leach in aqueous sulfuric acid to produce a solution of ferrous sulfate and a solids residue containing copper and zinc values. The solids residue containing copper and zinc values is reacted with an acidic copper sulfate solution to precipitate copper values as a simple copper sulfide with concurrent dissolution of iron and zinc values to form a solution of ferrous sulfate containing said dissolved zinc values and said solution of ferrous sulfate is separated from the simple copper sulfides and reacted with H.sub.2 S for precipitation of zinc values therefrom as zinc sulfide. Any nickel and cobalt values present in said activated sulfides is dissolved in said solution of ferrous sulfate and reacted with the H.sub.2 S at elevated temperature for selective precipitaton.