Well-aligned hexagonal ZnO nanotubes (NTs) arrays were synthesized on pretreated indium tin oxide (ITO) substrates by a simple hydrothermal method. The morphology and structure of the products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). A new method of substrate pretreatment was introduced to prepare ZnO coated films. The size of ZnO seeds and the formation rate of ZnO NTs were investigated. Further, the mechanism of the preparation of ZnO NTs was discussed. The photoluminescence (PL) spectrum measurement shows fairly internal defects existing in ZnO nanotubes.
Well-aligned TiO2 nanorod arrays (TNAs) were prepared on pretreated quartz substrates via hydrothermal method.The effect of the different preparation conditions on the growth morphologies of TNAs was systematically investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM).The photocatalytic properties were tested by photodegradation of a methyl blue solution.It is demonstrated that the hydrothermal reaction conditions,such as precursor concentration,hydrothermal reaction temperature,and hydrothermal reaction times,can greatly affect the growth of TNAs.Controlling the preparation process,TNAs with 2 μm in length and 140-170 nm in diameter and well-aligned orientation have been successfully prepared.The photocatalytic experiment results indicate that TNAs have much better photocatalytic activity than TiO2 nanoparticles.
Extraction and separation of nickel and cobalt from saprolite laterite ore were studied by using a method of microwave-assisted hydrothermal leaching and chemical deposition. The effects of leaching temperature and time on the extraction efficiencies of Ni2+ and Co2+ were investigated in detail under microwave conditions. It is shown that the extraction efficiencies of Ni2+ and Co2+ from the ore pre-roasted at 300 C for 5 h were 89.19% and 61.89% when the leaching temperature and time were about 70 C and 60 min, respectively. For the separation process of Ni and Co, the separation of main chemical components was performed by adjusting the pH values of sulfuric leaching solutions using a NaOH solution based on the different pH values of precipitation for metal hydroxides. The final separation efficiencies of Ni and Co were 77.29% and 65.87%, respectively. Furthermore, the separation efficiencies of Fe of 95.36% and Mg of 92.2% were also achieved at the same time.
Yan ZhaoJian-ming GaoYi YueBen PengZai-qing QueMin GuoMei Zhang
