Journal Article

·2008 OPEN ACCESS

Structural disorder in the Ce0.5Zr0.5O2catalyst: a possible factor of the high catalytic activity

Takahiro Wakita , Matsatomo Yashima YTU

Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography

Abstract

The thin films of miscible Polybutylene adipate)/Polyvinyl chloride (PBA/PVC) 6/4 blend under uniaxial drawing behavior was studied by wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and grazing incidence wide angle X-ray scattering (GIWAXS). We study crystals orientation of polymorphic PBA crystals through different draw ratios. The polymorphic phase transition of PBA only depends on temperature and it does not change under strain. The c-axis parallels to the stretching direction at low drawing ratios on both PBA crystals of alpha-and beta-crystals. In contrast, the b-axis of the PBA alpha-crystal was oriented parallel to the stretching direction and the a-axis of the PBA beta-crystal was oriented parallel to the stretching direction at high drawing ratios. Figure 1 Models of PBA/PVC blend under drawing crystallization: (a) PBA alpha-crystal and (b) PBA beta-crystal .

Keywords

Catalysis Materials science Crystallography Chemistry Organic chemistry

Subject Areas

Catalytic Processes in Materials Science ·Materials Chemistry ·Physical Sciences
Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions ·Catalysis ·Physical Sciences
Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies ·Mechanical Engineering ·Physical Sciences