Chromium oxides, structure

Veliah S, Xiang K H, Pandey R, Redo J M and Newsam J M 1998 Density functional study of chromium oxide dusters structure, bonding, vibrations, and stability Phys. Rev. B 102 1126... 

Since the paper by Pilling and Bedworth in 1923 much has been written about the mechanism and laws of growth of oxides on metals. These studies have greatly assisted the understanding of high-temperature oxidation, and the mathematical rate laws deduced in some cases make possible useful quantitative predictions. With alloy steels the oxide scales have a complex structure chromium steels owe much of their oxidation resistance to the presence of chromium oxide in the inner scale layer. Other elements can act in the same way, but it is their chromium content which in the main establishes the oxidation resistance of most heat-resisting steels. 

Thus zeolite ZSM-5 can be grown (ref. 15) onto a stainless steel metal gauze as shown in Figure 6. Presumably the zeolite crystals are chemically bonded to the (chromium-) oxide surface layer of the gauze. After template removal by calcination and ion exchange with Cu(II) a structured catalyst is obtained with excellent performance (ref. 15) in DeNOx reactions using ammonia as the reductant. 

The corrosion of stainless steel in 0.1 mol-1 NaCl solutions at open circuit potential was studied in detail by Bruesch et al. [106] using XPS in combination with a controlled sample transfer system [38]. It was verified by XPS analysis that the passivating film contains chromium oxide. The position and the height of the Cr concentration maximum depends critically on the bulk chromium content of the steel. Significant variations in the electrode passivation properties were observed at a Cr concentration of 12%, while the film behaviour was found to be rather independent of the other components like Mo, Ni, Cu. From the fact that the film structures and... 

Witt, D. R., Reactivity and Mechanism with Chromium Oxide Polymerization Catalysts, Chap. 13 in Reactivity, Mechanism, and Structure in Polymer Chemistry, A. D. Jenkins and A. Ledwith, eds., Wiley, New York, 1974. 

Most of the pillared structures are thermally stable up to about 500°C, and keep the specific surface area as large as 300-500 m /g. The bismuth [11] and the chromium oxides pillared clays collapse on heating to 300°C, the pillars being removed out of the interlayer spaces, although the chromium oxide with a larger basal spacing of 21 A is more thermally stable in a nitrogen atmosphere [10]. 

Chromium(III) oxide crystallizes in the rhombohedral structure of the corundum type space group D3d-R3c, Q 5.2 g/cm3. Because of its high hardness (ca. 9 on the Mohs scale) the abrasive properties of the pigment must be taken into account in certain applications [3.44], It melts at 2435 °C but starts to evaporate at 2000 °C. Depending on the manufacturing conditions, the particle sizes of chromium oxide pigments are in the range 0.1-3 pm with mean values of 0.3-0.6 pm. Most of the particles are isometric. Coarser chromium oxides are produced for special applications, e.g., for applications in the refractory area. 

The high hardness of chromium oxide resulting from its crystal structure is exploited in polishing agents for metals and in brake linings. Addition of a small amount of chromium oxide to magnetic materials of audio and video tapes imparts a self-cleaning effect to the sound heads. 

The general cation distribution in the spinel structure of the iron oxide-chromium oxide catalyst (denoted Cr-Fe304 subsequently) is shown below ... 

In all the low pressure PE processes the polymer is formed through coordination polymerisation. Three basic catalyst types are used chromium oxide, Ziegler-Natta and single-site catalysts. The catalyst type together with the process defines the basic structure and properties of the polyethylene produced. Apart from the MWD and comonomer distribution that a certain catalyst produces in polymerisation in one reactor, two or more cascaded reactors with different polymerisation conditions increase the freedom to tailor... 

Low temperature controlled hydrolysis of the -Cr02Cl surface groups is used for the synthesis of chromium oxide layers on the silica surface. The mechanisms of the chemical conversions have been studied in great detail and it has been found that grafted chromium oxide associates (clusters) are formed, based on the condensation of chromic acid molecules with the surface silanol groups.38,39,40 Figure 11.4 shows the monodentate and bidentate grafted structures. 

We begin with the structure of a noble metal catalyst, where the emphasis is placed on the preparation of rhodium on aluminum oxide and the nature of the metal support interaction. Next, we focus on a promoted surface in a review of potassium on noble metals. This section illustrates how single crystal techniques have been applied to investigate to what extent promoters perturb the surface of a catalyst. The third study deals with the sulfidic cobalt-molybdenum catalysts used in hydrotreating reactions. Here, we are concerned with the composition and structure of the catalytically active surface, and how it evolves as a result of the preparation. In the final study we discuss the structure of chromium oxide catalysts in the polymerization of ethylene, along with the polymer product that builds up on the surface of the catalyst. 

Leonard and Goode used the hydrogenation of hydroxyimino diesters of the structure I over Copper-Chromium oxide at 250°C and 36 MPa H2 for the synthesis of 1-azabicyclo compounds of the structure II (Scheme 8.8).76 By this method pyrrolizid-ine (Ila), octahydropyrrocoline (lid), quinolizidine (lib), l-azabicyclo[5.3.0]decane (lie), l-azabicyclo[5.4.0]undecane (Ilf) (eq. 8.38), and l-azabicyclo[5.5.0]dodecane (lie) were prepared in 50-60% yields. However, attempts to prepare bicyclic amines... 

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