Order Of Mg Research Articles

Trace element partitioning in fluvial tufa reveals variable portions of biologically influenced calcite precipitation

The formation of tufa is essentially influenced by biological processes and, in order to infer environmental information from tufa deposits, it has to be determined how the geochemistry of biologically influenced tufa deviates from equilibrium conditions between water and calcite precipitate. We investigated the evolution of the water and tufa geochemistry of consecutive tufa barrages in a small tufa-depositing creek in Southern Germany. High incorporation of divalent cations into tufa is ubiquitous, which is probably promoted by an influence of biofilms in the tufa element partitioning. The distribution coefficients for the incorporation of Mg, Sr and Ba into tufa at the Kaisinger creek D(Mg), D(Sr) and D(Ba) are 0.020–0.031, 0.13–0.18 and 0.26–0.43, respectively. This agrees with previous research suggesting that biofilm influenced tufa will be enriched in divalent cations over equilibrium values in the order of Mg < Sr < Ba. Furthermore, the incorporation of Mg, Sr and Ba into tufa of the Kaisinger creek decreases downstream, which can be attributed to changes of the relative portions of bio-influenced tufa formation with likely higher distribution coefficients and inorganically-driven tufa formation with likely lower distribution coefficients. Additionally, the distribution coefficients of metals in tufa of the Kaisinger creek D(Cd), D(Zn), D(Co) and D(Mn) show values of 11–22, 2.2–12, 0.7–4.9 and 30–57, respectively. These metals are highly enriched in upstream tufa deposits and their contents in tufa strongly decrease downstream. Such highly compatible elements could therefore be used to distinguish easily between different lateral sections in fluvial barrage-dam tufa depositional systems and could serve as a useful geochemical tool in studying ancient barrage-dam tufa depositional systems.

Trace elements in four freshwater fish from a mine-impacted river: spatial distribution, species-specific accumulation, and risk assessment.

The concentrations of 16 elements (Mg, Al, Ca, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Sr, Cd, Ba, and Pb) were determined in four fish species (Carassius auratus, Squaliobarbus curriculus, Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, and Silurus asotus) collected in the Xiang River, a mine-impacted river in Southern China. The mean values of the elements analyzed in fish muscles were in the decreasing order of Mg > Ca > Zn > Fe > Sr > Al > Cu > Mn > Ba > As > Cr > Pb > Ni > V > Co > Cd. The concentrations of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Cu in omnivorous species were found to be significantly higher (p < 0.05) than those in carnivorous species. Negative correlations observed between most element concentrations and fish sizes indicated the younger individuals accumulated more elements than the older ones. Principle component analysis and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis were employed to characterize the effects on element bioaccumulation using the element concentration matrix. The elemental profiles preferred to cluster according to differences in fish species rather than in sampling sites. The potential health risk evaluated through Monte Carlo simulation showed no appreciable adverse impact on human health from exposure to trace elements in fish muscles through consumption.

A tiered approach to assess effects of diclofenac on the brown mussel Perna perna: A contribution to characterize the hazard

Pharmaceutical discharges into the aquatic ecosystem are of environmental concern and sewage treatment plants (STPs) have been pointed out as the major source of these compounds to coastal zones, where oceanic disposal of sewage occurs through submarine outfalls. Diclofenac (DCF) is one of the most frequently detected pharmaceuticals in water, but little is known about the effects on marine organisms. In this study, we employed a tiered approach involving the determination of environmental concentrations of DCF in marine water and the adverse biological effects for fertilization, embryo-larval development and biomarker responses of the mussel Perna perna. Results indicate that effects in fertilization rate and embryo-larval development were found in the order of mg·L−1. However, low concentrations of DCF (ng·L−1) significantly decreased the lysosomal membrane stability and COX activity, as well as triggered DNA damage, oxidative stress and changes in antioxidant defenses. Our results point to an environmental hazard at coastal ecosystems and suggest the need for improvements in the treatment of domestic wastewater aiming to reduce DCF concentrations, as well as regulation on current environmental legislation and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems.

Preferential solvation, ion pairing, and dynamics of concentrated aqueous solutions of divalent metal nitrate salts.

We have investigated the characteristics of preferential solvation of ions, structure of solvation shells, ion pairing, and dynamics of aqueous solutions of divalent alkaline-earth metal nitrate salts at varying concentration by means of molecular dynamics simulations. Hydration shell structures and the extent of preferential solvation of the metal and nitrate ions in the solutions are investigated through calculations of radial distribution functions, tetrahedral ordering, and also spatial distribution functions. The Mg2+ ions are found to form solvent separated ion-pairs while the Ca2+ and Sr2+ ions form contact ion pairs with the nitrate ions. These findings are further corroborated by excess coordination numbers calculated through Kirkwood-Buff G factors for different ion-ion and ion-water pairs. The ion-pairing propensity is found to be in the order of Mg(NO3)2 < Ca(NO3)2 < Sr(NO3)2, and it follows the trend given by experimental activity coefficients. It is found that proper modeling of these solutions requires the inclusion of electronic polarization of the ions which is achieved in the current study through electronic continuum correction force fields. A detailed analysis of the effects of ion-pairs on the structure and dynamics of water around the hydrated ions is done through classification of water into different subspecies based on their locations around the cations or anions only or bridged between them. We have looked at the diffusion coefficients, relaxation of orientational correlation functions, and also the residence times of different subspecies of water to explore the dynamics of water in different structural environments in the solutions. The current results show that the water molecules are incorporated into fairly well-structured hydration shells of the ions, thus decreasing the single-particle diffusivities and increasing the orientational relaxation times of water with an increase in salt concentration. The different structural motifs also lead to the presence of substantial dynamical heterogeneity in these solutions of strongly interacting ions. The current study helps us to understand the molecular details of hydration structure, ion pairing, and dynamics of water in the solvation shells and also of ion diffusion in aqueous solutions of divalent metal nitrate salts.

Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Selected Macro-Invertebrates of Dadin Kowa Dam, Gombe State, Nigeria

Macro-invertebrates may serve as vectors of fish and human exposure to heavy metals and little or no information exist on the heavy metals concentrations in macro-invertebrates of Dadin kowa Dam. Therefore, the need to determine the heavy metals concentration in the most available macro-invertebrates (Anax junius, Pontala flavescences, Lanistes libycus, Nepa cinerea, Dyticus dauricus) of the Dam. All samples were analyzed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (Bulk scientific, model 205). The result indicates that the concentration pattern of heavy metals in all the macro-invertebrates were in the order of Mg>Mn>Co>Cr>Ni>Cu>Cd>Pb. The bio-concentration factors were calculated in order to know the relationship between the concentrations of heavy metals in the macro-invertebrates and their surrounding environment (sediment). The pattern of bio-concentration factors in A. junius, P. flavescences, L. libycus, N. cinerea and D. dauricus were in the order of Co>Mn>Cu>Cr>Mg>Cd>Ni>Pb,Cu>Mn>Co>Cr>Mg>Cd>Ni>Pb,Co>Mg>Mn>Cu>Cr>Cd>Ni>Pb,Cu>Mn>Cr>Mg>Co>Ni>Cd>Pb and Mn>Cu>Cr>Mg>Cd>Pb>Co>Ni respectively. The result suggests that heavy metals uptake by the macro-invertebrates do not exclusively depend on the concentration levels by sediment exposure alone but may largely depends on their feed, feeding habits and biochemical needs of individual macro-invertebrates. The bio-concentration factors estimated here provide a useful tool for predicting fish and human exposure to Heavy metals via macro-invertebrates.

Energy paths of twin-related lattice reorientation in hexagonal metals via ab initio calculations

Employing ab initio calculations, we systematically investigated the energy paths of [101¯2]twin-related lattice reorientation in hexagonal metals Be, Mg, Sc, Ti, Co, Y, Zr, Tc, Ru, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Lu, Hf, Re, and Os. Among the studied systems, lattice reorientation energy increases in the order of Mg, Gd, Tb, Dy, Zr, Tc, Ti, Ho, Y, Co, Er, Sc, Be, Tm, Lu, Hf, Re, Ru and Os. The reorientation process consists of shear and shuffle components. Concerning the significance of shuffle, these hexagonal metals fall into two groups. In the first group, which includes Mg, Co, Ru, Re and Os, regardless of the shear amount, subsequent shuffle is an energy-uphill process, while in the second group, which includes Ti, Tc, Be, Y, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Zr, Er, Sc, Hf, Lu and Tm, shuffle becomes an energy-downhill process if shear component reaches an adequate level (at least 60%). These results qualitatively explain the present observation of lattice reorientation in hexagonal metals, and shed light upon a general understanding on the [101¯2] twinning behavior in the aim of improving materials properties.

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Reverberation Mapping Project: Composite Lags at z ≤ 1

Abstract We present composite broad-line region (BLR) reverberation mapping lag measurements for Hα, Hβ, He ii λ4686, and Mg ii for a sample of 144, z ≲ 1 quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Reverberation Mapping (SDSS-RM) project. Using only the 32-epoch spectroscopic light curves in the first six-month season of SDSS-RM observations, we compile correlation function measurements for individual objects and then coadd them to allow the measurement of the average lags for our sample at mean redshifts of 0.4 (for Hα) and ∼0.65 (for the other lines). At similar quasar luminosities and redshifts, the sample-averaged lag decreases in the order of Mg ii, Hα, Hβ, and He ii. This decrease in lags is accompanied by an increase in the mean line width of the four lines, and is roughly consistent with the virialized motion for BLR gas in photoionization equilibrium. These are among the first RM measurements of stratified BLR structure at z &gt; 0.3. Dividing our sample by luminosity, Hα shows clear evidence of increasing lags with luminosity, consistent with the expectation from the measured BLR size–luminosity relation based on Hβ. The other three lines do not show a clear luminosity trend in their average lags due to the limited dynamic range of luminosity probed and the poor average correlation signals in the divided samples, a situation that will be improved with the incorporation of additional photometric and spectroscopic data from SDSS-RM. We discuss the utility and caveats of composite lag measurements for large statistical quasar samples with reverberation mapping data.

Magnetic properties and magnetodielectric effect in Y-type hexaferrite Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn2-xMgxFe11AlO22

The effect of Mg substitution on structural, magnetic, and dielectric properties of Y-type hexaferrite Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn2-xMgxFe11AlO22 (x = 0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.6, 2.0) prepared by the solid state reaction method was investigated. The X-ray diffraction patterns are analyzed by Rietveld refinement method and the hexagonal structure with R3−m was confirmed. The magnetic transition temperatures associated with the longitudinal conical to proper screw phase transition (T1) and proper screw to ferrimagnetic phase transition (T2) can be modulated by varying Mg content. For x ≤ 1.2 samples, the transition temperature T2 monotonically increases with increasing Mg substitution, suggesting the possibility that the helical spin order of Mg substituted Y-type hexaferrites is sustained up to higher temperatures than that of undoped samples. The saturation magnetization at room temperature increases to a maximum with Mg content x = 1.2 and then decreases with x. The variations of magnetic properties can be attributed to the difference in the preferential site for Zn and Mg and different distribution of Fe3+ ions over tetrahedral and octahedral sites. The results of magnetic field dependence of dielectric constant, i.e., magnetodielectric effect, at various temperatures imply that the doped samples show magnetically induced ferroelectricity up to 250 K. The intrinsic magnetodielectric effect is observed in all the samples. It is worthy to note that the magnetodielectric effect measured below 200 K increases with increasing Mg content, which is probably attributed to the variation of magnetic structures. The Mg-doped hexaferrites Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn2-xMgxFe11AlO22 may be potential candidates for application in magnetoelectric devices.

Atmospheric‐pressure nonthermal plasma synthesis of ammonia over ruthenium catalysts

Atmospheric‐pressure nonthermal plasma was used to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen over ruthenium catalysts. Formation of NH3 in a N2‐H2 mixture altered the plasma characteristics due to the low ionization potential of NH3 (10.15 eV). The optimum gas ratio was found at N2:H2 = 4:1 by volume (i.e., N2‐rich conditions). When plasma was operated at a temperature below 250 °C, the NH3 concentration increased linearly with increasing specific input energy (SIE). For the Ru(2)‐Mg(5)/γ‐Al2O3 catalyst at 250 °C, pulse energization was four times more efficient than the AC energization case. The presence of RuO2 was found to be beneficial for the NH3 synthesis via plasma‐catalysis. The addition of a small amount of O2 was found to be effective for the in situ regeneration of the deactivated catalyst. The effect of metal promoters was in the order of Mg &gt; K &gt; Cs &gt; no promoter.

Damping behavior of Mg–Zn–Al casting alloys

Damping capacities exhibited a decreasing tendency in the order of Mg–8%Zn–2%Al, Mg–6%Zn–4%Al and Mg–9%Al–1%Zn alloys both in the strain-amplitude independent and dependent regions. This is ascribed to the increased values of (Zn+Al) atomic concentration in α-(Mg) matrix and the amount of precipitates, respectively.

Leaching and mass transfer characteristics of elements from ion-adsorption type rare earth ore

The differences in the leaching and mass transfer characteristics of ion-adsorption type rare earth ore between rare earth and non-rare earth impurities were investigated. It is determined that the leaching kinetics of rare earths (REs), Mg and Ca could be described by the shrinking-core model. The leaching rate is controlled by inner diffusion and is in the order of Mg > Ca > RE. The apparent activation energy is 8.48, 6.79 and 6.32 kJ·mol−1, respectively. In leaching system of Al, the leaching efficiency decreases with the increase in temperature because of hydrolysis reactions. The leaching efficiency of aluminum increases firstly and then decreases with the passage of time when the temperature is higher than 35 °C. Besides, there is a good consistency in leaching characteristics and mass transfer, and the order of the time-to-peak is Mg < Ca < RE < Al. Therefore, rare earth and non-rare earth may be partly separated by expanding the separation coefficient. The research could provide a theoretic basis for the separation of rare earth and non-rare earth impurities. Furthermore, compound leaching with magnesium salt and calcium salt is innovatively proposed to solve the problem of calcium and magnesium nutrient loss in the soil as well as eliminate ammonia-nitrogen emissions from the source.

A comparative corrosion behavior of Mg, AZ31 and AZ91 alloys in 3.5% NaCl solution

Abstract The corrosion behavior of Mg, AZ31 and AZ91 has been evaluated in 3.5% NaCl solution using weight loss, electrochemical polarization and impedance measurements. Corrosion rate derived from the weight losses demonstrated the occurrence of steeply fast corrosion reaction on AZ91 alloy after three hours of immersion, indicating the start of galvanic corrosion. An increase of corrosion rate with immersion time was also observed for AZ31 but with lesser extent than AZ91 alloy. Whereas Mg metals showed a decrease of corrosion rate with immersion time, suggesting the formation of a protective layer on their surfaces. In contrast, the corrosion current density (I corr ) derived from the Tafel plots, exhibited their corrosion resistances in order of Mg > AZ91 > AZ31. Electrochemical charge transfer resistance (R ct ) and double layer capacitance measured by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), are well in accordance with the measured I corr. EIS measurements with time and microstructural examination of the corroded and uncorroded samples are helpful in elucidation of results measured by electrochemical polarization.

Composition-dependent structural and electronic properties of Mg(95-x)Zn(x)Ca5 metallic glasses: an ab initio molecular dynamics study.

Recent progress in the synthesis of Mg-based metallic glasses (MGs) has allowed them to be considered as potential candidates for biodegradable and bioabsorbable implant materials. In this work, we use the Mg-Zn-Ca system as a representative to investigate the effect of composition on the atomic-level structure and local chemical environment in Mg-based MGs from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. The results suggest that the short-range order of Mg(95-x)Zn(x)Ca5 (x = 21, 25, 29, and 33) MGs is characterized by Zn-centered icosahedral and icosahedral-like clusters, which show an increasing number and a rising tendency to interpenetrate each other with the enrichment of Zn constituents. A considerable degree of charge transfer between Zn and the surrounding Mg/Ca atoms is observed through electronic structure and bonding character analysis. At Zn-rich compositions, a percolated Zn-Zn network extended throughout the entire sample is formed, upon which the accumulated charges around Zn atoms are associated into a continuous conductivity path. Such results may shed light on the improved corrosion resistance of the Zn-rich Mg-Zn-Ca MGs.

The Effect of Mg Adding Order on the Liquid Structure and Solidified Microstructure of the Al-Si-Mg-P Alloy: An Experiment and ab Initio Study

In this paper, the relationship between the liquid structure and the corresponding solidified microstructure of an Al-Si-Mg-P alloy was studied. Experimental results show that Mg can reduce the phosphorous-modification effect if it was added after adding Al-P alloy. However, when it is added before adding Al-P alloy, Mg has no effect on the phosphorous-modification. It is considered that the difference in liquid structure induced by changing the adding order of Mg should be responsible for the above phenomenon, and was investigated by ab initio molecular dynamics simulation (AIMD). It was believed that the high-active Mg atoms could bond P atoms to form P-Mg clusters and then reduce the modification effect of AlP, when pure Mg was added into the prepared Al-Si-P melt. When the pure Mg was added into Al-Si melt before adding Al-P alloy, the Mg atoms would be first occupied by Si atoms to form Mg-Si clusters, and thus lose the ability to eliminate P-Al clusters which dissolve into melt later, leading to a good phosphorous-modification effect.

First-principles investigation of the influence of M (Mg, Ca and Ba) cations on Ba2M(B3O6)2 crystal Raman spectra

Ba2M(B3O6)2 (M = Mg, Ca and Ba) are potential stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) crystals. Their Raman spectral peak positions that determine the SRS laser wavelengths are influenced by the M cations. When M is replaced in the order of Mg, Ca and Ba, all internally vibrational peaks red-shift except the peak below 600 cm−1. First-principles method was used to interpret the M cation effect. The calculated results show that the B–O bond populations decrease with the increase of the alkali-earth cation (Ba and M) populations in the order of Ba2Mg(B3O6)2, Ba2Ca(B3O6)2 and Ba2Ba(B3O6)2 (α-BBO, high-temperature phase BaB2O4 crystal), which weakens the B–O bonds and red-shifts the peaks arising from the internal modes. On the basis of the results, four important Raman vibrational peaks were discussed. The abnormal blue-shift of the peak located below 600 cm−1 is attributed to the Davydov splitting that originates from the interaction between two adjacent B3O6 rings. The splitting energies (Δ) of the Ba2Mg(B3O6)2, Ba2Ca(B3O6)2 and α-BBO crystals are 50 cm−1, 38 cm−1 and 25 cm−1, respectively.

Growth, Nutrient Uptake, and Use Efficiency in Dry Bean in Tropical Upland Soil

Dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., cv. ‘BRS Requinte’) is an important legume crop and nutrient availability is one of the most yields limiting factors for bean production in tropical upland soils. A greenhouse experiment was conducted in Brazilian Oxisol to study growth, nutrient uptake, and use efficiency of macro- and micronutrients during growth cycle of bean plant. Plants were harvested at 15, 30, 45, 60, 73, and 99 days after sowing for determination of growth parameters and uptake of nutrients. Root dry weight, shoot dry weight and leaf trifoliate increased significantly (P< 0.01) in a quadratic fashion with the advancement of plant age. However, root-shoot ratio decreased significantly with increasing plant age. Concentrations of nitrogen (N), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and zinc (Zn) decreased with the advancement of plant age. However, concentrations of phosphorus (P), potassium (K), copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn) increased significantly with the advancement of plant age. Accumulation of macro- and micronutrients significantly increased with the increasing plant age. Accumulation of N, P, K and Cu was higher in the grain compared with root and shoot, indicating relatively higher importance of these nutrients in improving grain yield of dry bean. Nitrogen, P and Cu use efficiency was higher for shoot weight compared to grain weight. For grain production, nutrient use efficiency was in the order of Mg > Ca > P > K > N for macronutrients and Cu > Zn = Mn for micronutrients.

Elemental uptake and distribution of nutrients in avocado mesocarp and the impact of soil quality

The distribution of 14 elements (both essential and non-essential) in the Hass and Fuerte cultivars of avocados grown at six different sites in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, was investigated. Soils from the different sites were concurrently analysed for elemental concentration (both total and exchangeable), pH, organic matter and cation exchange capacity. In both varieties of the fruit, concentrations of the elements Cd, Co, Cr, Pb and Se were extremely low with the other elements being in decreasing order of Mg > Ca > Fe > Al > Zn > Mn > Cu > Ni > As. Nutritionally, avocados were found to be a good dietary source of the micronutrients Cu and Mn. In soil, Pb concentrations indicated enrichment (positive geoaccumuluation indices) but this did not influence uptake of the metal by the plant. Statistical analysis was done to evaluate the impact of soil quality parameters on the nutrient composition of the fruits. This analysis indicated the prevalence of complex metal interactions at the soil-plant interface that influenced their uptake by the plant. However, the plant invariably controlled metal uptake according to metabolic needs as evidenced by their accumulation and exclusion.

Chemical Speciation of Mg, K, Ca and Na in Soils

The chemical speciation of metal (Mg, K, Ca and Na) in agricultural and non-agricultural soils was investigated in upstream of the Pearl River, China. The result showed that the four metals speciation distributions of the agricultural soils were similar to those of the non-agricultural soils. Mg were dominated by the residual fraction, the order of Mg in each fraction was residual fraction &gt; weak acid soluble fraction reducible fraction &gt; oxidizable fraction. The distribution patterns of Na and K were similar, in most of the samples, the orders of Na and K in each fraction were residual fraction &gt; weak acid soluble fraction &gt; oxidizable fraction &gt; reducible fraction. The order of Ca in each fraction was weak acid soluble fraction &gt; reducible fraction &gt; oxidizable fraction residual fraction. The bioavailability of Ca in the area was very high in both agricultural and non-agricultural soils.

A synchrotron jet from a post-asymptotic giant branch star

Abstract The evolution of low- and intermediate-initial-mass stars beyond the asymptotic giant branch (AGB) remains poorly understood. High-velocity outflows launched shortly after the AGB phase are thought to be the primary shaping mechanism of bipolar and multipolar planetary nebulae. However, little is known about the launching and driving mechanism for these jets, whose momentum and energy often far exceed the energy that can be provided by radiation pressure alone. Here, we report on the direct evidence of a magnetically collimated jet shaping the bipolar morphology of the circumstellar envelope of a post-AGB star. We present radio continuum observations of the post-AGB star IRAS 15445−5449 (OH 326.5−0.4) which has water masers tracing a fast bipolar outflow. Our observations confirm the earlier observed steep negative spectral index of the spectral energy distribution (SED) above ∼3 GHz, and resolve, for the first time, the emission to originate from a radio jet, proving the existence of such jets around a post-AGB star. The SED is consistent with a synchrotron jet embedded in a sheath of thermal electrons. We find a close correspondence between the extent and direction of the synchrotron jet and the bipolar shape of the object observed at other wavelengths, suggesting that the jet is responsible for the source morphology. The jet is collimated by a magnetic field of the order of mG at almost 7000 au from the central star. We recover observations from the Australia Telescope Compact Array archive that indicate that the emission measure of the thermal component has increased by a factor of 3 between 1998 and 2005 after which it has remained constant. The short time-scale evolution of the radio emission suggests a short lifetime for the jet. The observations of a synchrotron jet from a post-AGB star with characteristics similar to those from protostars and young stellar objects, for instance, suggest that magnetic launching and collimation is a common feature of astrophysical jets.

Synthesis of 3-Methylindole from Glycerol Cyclization with Aniline over CuCr/Al2O3Catalysts Modified by Alkali Earth Oxides

In the present work, CuCr catalysts supported on γ-Al2O3 are prepared and modified with alkali earth elements by impregnation, characterized by N2 adsorption–desorption, XRD, H2-TPR (temperature-programmed reduction by H2), CO2-TPD and NH3-TPD (temperature-programmed desorption of NH3 or CO2), and applied in the synthesis of 3-methylindole (3-MI) with a N-heterocycle from glycerol and aniline in the fixed-bed reactor. The results show that the introduction of alkali earth elements into the CuCr/Al2O3 catalyst can improve the yield of target 3-MI in the order of Mg < Ca < Sr < Ba. CuCr-Ba/Al2O3 gives rise to a high 3-MI yield of 39.09% and 65.17% in N2 as a carrier gas and 20%H2–N2 mixture gas, respectively. According to catalysts characterization and catalytic tests, the reaction pathway of glycerol cyclization with aniline is proposed, the formation of 3-MI and 3H-indol-3-yl methanol is hypothesized to be through the aniline cyclization with 2,3-hydroxypropanal from glycerol dehydrogenation over Cu0 centers and basic sites. The acidic sites mainly play a role on activating aniline, which interacts with glycerol to form 3-MI or quinoline through cyclization and dehydration.