Carbon on copper

The raw material for the synthesis was methane. Powder of Nickel carbonyl (NC) or powder of nano-diamond (ND) was the catalyst. Attempts to synthesize pyro-carbon on copper powder were not successful. Powder with the composition 70%PC, 30%NC, and also the set of powders with various ratios of PC and ND were tested. Anodes made of the powder 70PC30NC showed satisfactory cycle behavior and had specific capacity 180 mAh/(g of powder) (260 mA-h/(g 0f carbon)) (Fig. 3a). The anodes made of powder xPCyND, irrespective of the components ratio, had specific capacity... 

The electrochemical properties of the prepared materials were evaluated using coin-t e cells. The positive electrode consisted of 80 wt% oxide powder, 10 wt% carbon, and 10 wt% poljwinylidene difluoride (PVDF) binder on aluminum foil. The negative electrode was either metallic lithium or carbon on copper foil. The electroljde was 1 M LiPFe in a 1 1 mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC)/diethyl carbonate (DEC). The coin cells were galvanostatically cycled at 2.8 4.3 V. The a.c. impedance of the cointype cells was measured in the frequency range of lOmHz-lOOKHz using an impedance analyzer (BAS-ZAHNERIM6). 

Whereas ATR spectroscopy is most commonly applied in obtaining infrared absorption spectra of opaque materials, reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) is usually used to obtain the absorption spectrum of a thin layer of material adsorbed on an opaque metal surface. An example would be carbon monoxide adsorbed on copper. The metal surface may be either in the form of a film or, of greaf imporfance in fhe sfudy of cafalysfs, one of fhe parficular crysfal faces of fhe mefal. 

In these processes, a carbon monoxide containing gas is fed to an adsorber bed containing copper, typically dispersed on a high surface area support such as alumina or carbon. The copper is present predominately as Cu", which selectively adsorbs carbon monoxide. The remainder of the gas stream passes through the adsorbent bed. The carbon monoxide is then removed from the adsorbent by lowering the pressure. Figure 6 shows a typical process for a CO-PSA process. Process conditions are typically adsorption pressures of 0.68—204 MPa (6.8—20.4 atm) and temperatures of 313—373 K. Regeneration occurs at reduced pressure or by vacuum. 

Palladium and platinum (5—10 wt % on activated carbon) can be used with a variety of solvents as can copper carbonate on siHca and 60 wt % nickel on kieselguhr. The same is tme of nonsupported catalysts copper chromite, rhenium (VII) sulfide, rhenium (VI) oxide, and any of the Raney catalysts, copper, iron, or nickel. 

Below silt accumulations on copper, brass, and cupronickel heat exchangers, a layer of bluish-white copper carbonate often forms (Figs. 4.14 and 4.15). 

Calcium carbonate has normal pH and inverse temperature solubilities. Hence, such deposits readily form as pH and water temperature rise. Copper carbonate can form beneath deposit accumulations, producing a friable bluish-white corrosion product (Fig. 4.17). Beneath the carbonate, sparkling, ruby-red cuprous oxide crystals will often be found on copper alloys (Fig. 4.18). The cuprous oxide is friable, as these crystals are small and do not readily cling to one another or other surfaces (Fig. 4.19). If chloride concentrations are high, a white copper chloride corrosion product may be present beneath the cuprous oxide layer. However, experience shows that copper chloride accumulation is usually slight relative to other corrosion product masses in most natural waters. 

Virtually all metallurgies can be attacked by corrosive bacteria. Cases of titanium corrosion are, however, rare. Copper alloys are not immune to bacterial attack however, corrosion morphologies on copper alloys are not well defined. Tubercles on carbon steel and common cast irons sometimes contain sulfate-reducing and acid-producing bacteria. Potentially corrosive anaerobic bacteria are often present beneath... 

Figure 7.25 Smooth, wavelike contour in a region of general metal loss on copper due to carbonic acid. The groove patterns indicate channeling of corrosive fluids by flow. (Light is coming from the reader s right.)...

Corrosion of industrial alloys in alkaline waters is not as common or as severe as attack associated with acidic conditions. Caustic solutions produce little corrosion on steel, stainless steel, cast iron, nickel, and nickel alloys under most cooling water conditions. Ammonia produces wastage and cracking mainly on copper and copper alloys. Most other alloys are not attacked at cooling water temperatures. This is at least in part explained by inherent alloy corrosion behavior and the interaction of specific ions on the metal surface. Further, many dissolved minerals have normal pH solubility and thus deposit at faster rates when pH increases. Precipitated minerals such as phosphates, carbonates, and silicates, for example, tend to reduce corrosion on many alloys. 

The samples were examined before and after catalysis by SEM (Phihps XL 20) and HREM by both a JEOL 200 CX operating at 200 kV and a JEOL 4000 EX operating at 400 kV. The specimens for TEM were either directly glued on copper grids or dispersed in acetone by ultrasound, then dropped on the holey carbon grids. 

Patina a green coating of corrosion products of copper (basic sulphate, carbonate and chloride) which forms on copper or copper alloys after prolonged atmospheric exposure. 

Schlatter et al. found that their data with copper chromite agrees better with 0.7 order for CO concentrations (53). For crystals of nickel oxide and chromium oxide, Yu Yao and Kummer have found that the kinetics depend on CO or hydrocarbon around 0.55 order and depend on oxygen around 0.45 order (79). Hertl and Farrauto found evidence that CO adsorbs on copper as a carbonyl group, and adsorbs on chromium oxide as a unidentate carbonate. They found that the kinetics depends on CO to the first order, and depends on oxygen to the zero order (80). 

Figure 22. Practical 2000-A anode. Features include 108 channels and/or grooves, YBD carbon impregnated with epoxy, electrolytic nickel plate on carbon, electrolytic copper plate on nickel, copper wool packing, and central copper conductor. The anode is 20 cm in diameter and 120 cm long. (Reproduced with permission from paper 933 presented at the May 1997 meeting of The Electrochemical Society in Montreal.)...

Of great interest and importance are studies on carbon dioxide reduction on copper electrodes, performed primarily by Japanese scientists. Under certain conditions, formation of methane and ethylene with high faradaic yields (up to 90%) was observed. The efficiency and selectivity of this reaction depends very much on the purity and the state of the surface of the copper electrode. For this reason, many of the published results are contradictory. 

The most important information about the nanoparticles is the size, shape, and their distributions which crucially influence physical and chemical properties of nanoparticles. TEM is a powerful tool for the characterization of nanoparticles. TEM specimen is easily prepared by placing a drop of the solution of nanoparticles onto a carbon-coated copper microgrid, followed by natural evaporation of the solvent. Even with low magnification TEM one can distinguish the difference in contrast derived from the atomic weight and the lattice direction. Furthermore, selective area electron diffraction can provide information on the crystal structure of nanoparticles. 

Copper is a metallic element brass is an alloy or mixture of the metallic elements copper and zinc. The surfaces of copper and brass items tarnish with prolonged exposure to air, particularly in moist environments with high carbon dioxide (CO2) or sulfur dioxide (SO2) concentrations (see color Fig. 5.2.1). The compounds that form on the surface, ranging in color from black to blue to dark green, dissolve readily in acidic solutions. Vinegar contains acetic acid, ketchup contains tomatoes rich in ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), and onions contain malic acid and citric acid. All of these foods provide variable amounts of acid to dissolve the tarnish on copper surfaces. 

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