The electrodeposition of nickel-silicon carbide coatings on a copper electrode was done by mixing SiC particles in the nickel electrodeposition solution.The influence of surfactants and silicon carbide particle size o...The electrodeposition of nickel-silicon carbide coatings on a copper electrode was done by mixing SiC particles in the nickel electrodeposition solution.The influence of surfactants and silicon carbide particle size on uniformity and quantity of silicon carbide particles in nickel-silicon carbide composite coatings was investigated.It was found that particle size affects the nucleation overpotential,with 40 nm silicon carbide nanoparticles more effective in promoting nickel nucleation than 500 nm particles due to an increase in active nucleation sites.In terms of surfactants,anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS)produced better dispersion of 40 nm silicon carbide particles than cationic surfactant cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide(CTAB),but little difference was found between the two when 500 nm silicon carbide particles were used.Thus,although the suspension of silicon carbide particles can be improved and their co-deposition can be promoted with a cationic surfactant CTAB,it is less effective than an anionic surfactant SDS in terms of surface finish.展开更多
The adsorption of sulfate in aqueous solutions onto organo-nano-clay prepared by natural zeolite and cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB） was studied.Parameters such as adsorbent dosage,contact ...The adsorption of sulfate in aqueous solutions onto organo-nano-clay prepared by natural zeolite and cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB） was studied.Parameters such as adsorbent dosage,contact time and temperature were investigated using batch adsorption studies.The results show that the uptake of sulfate increases with the increase of contact time and temperature,and decreases with the increase of dosage.The Freundlich isotherm model is fit to explain the sulfate adsorption onto organo-nano-clay.The maximum adsorption capacity is found to be 38.02 mg/g at 40 ℃.The kinetic data fit well the pseudo-second-order and Elovich models with a R2 more than 0.98.It is suggested that chemisorption is the rate-controlling step for adsorption of sulfate onto organo-nano-clay,meanwhile both intraparticle diffusion and boundary layer diffusion also contribute as well.Ion-exchange between sulfate anions and bromide ions and complexation between sulfate anions and CTAB cations are responsible for the mechanism of sulfate adsorption.Keywords：organo-nano-clay; cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB）; modification; sulfate; adsorption展开更多
基金Project(20180550242)supported by the Liaoning Science and Technology Plan,China。
文摘The electrodeposition of nickel-silicon carbide coatings on a copper electrode was done by mixing SiC particles in the nickel electrodeposition solution.The influence of surfactants and silicon carbide particle size on uniformity and quantity of silicon carbide particles in nickel-silicon carbide composite coatings was investigated.It was found that particle size affects the nucleation overpotential,with 40 nm silicon carbide nanoparticles more effective in promoting nickel nucleation than 500 nm particles due to an increase in active nucleation sites.In terms of surfactants,anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS)produced better dispersion of 40 nm silicon carbide particles than cationic surfactant cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide(CTAB),but little difference was found between the two when 500 nm silicon carbide particles were used.Thus,although the suspension of silicon carbide particles can be improved and their co-deposition can be promoted with a cationic surfactant CTAB,it is less effective than an anionic surfactant SDS in terms of surface finish.
基金Project(51178159)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(CXZZ12_0236)supported by the Postgraduate Technological Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province Education Department,China
文摘The adsorption of sulfate in aqueous solutions onto organo-nano-clay prepared by natural zeolite and cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB） was studied.Parameters such as adsorbent dosage,contact time and temperature were investigated using batch adsorption studies.The results show that the uptake of sulfate increases with the increase of contact time and temperature,and decreases with the increase of dosage.The Freundlich isotherm model is fit to explain the sulfate adsorption onto organo-nano-clay.The maximum adsorption capacity is found to be 38.02 mg/g at 40 ℃.The kinetic data fit well the pseudo-second-order and Elovich models with a R2 more than 0.98.It is suggested that chemisorption is the rate-controlling step for adsorption of sulfate onto organo-nano-clay,meanwhile both intraparticle diffusion and boundary layer diffusion also contribute as well.Ion-exchange between sulfate anions and bromide ions and complexation between sulfate anions and CTAB cations are responsible for the mechanism of sulfate adsorption.Keywords：organo-nano-clay; cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB）; modification; sulfate; adsorption
