SIMULATION STUDIES OF THE REMOVAL OF WATER FROM ETHANOL BY A CATALYTIC DISTILLATION PROCESS

A new approach based on catalytic distillation (CD) technology was proposed to remove water from ethanol. Isobutylene was introduced to react with water in the CD column. The commercial software simulation tool Aspen Plus was used to investigate the effects of key design factors such as operating pressure and temperature, reactant ratios, reflux and distillate to feed ratios, number of separation and reaction stages, and feed and reaction zone location. It was found that the CD technology offers potential advantages of reduced energy consumption and reduced capital cost over traditional approaches for the removal of water from ethanol.     

丙烯酸2-乙基己酯与醋酸乙烯酯共聚合成高吸油性树脂的研究

以丙烯酸2－乙基己酯与醋酸乙烯酯为单体，采用悬浮聚合法，以单体自交联制得高吸油性树脂。对影响其吸油性能的多种因素，如单体配比、引发剂、油水相比的用量等，进行了系统的研究，得到的高吸油性树脂吸苯最高达16．1g/g，吸甲苯为14．8g/g，吸环己烷为13．3g/g，吸煤油为12．5g/g，可用于河面、海洋浮油的回收及工厂废水处理等领域.     

Predictors of outcome in LAAM, buprenorphine, and methadone treatment for opioid dependence.

This study examined (1) predictors of treatment outcome for opioid-dependent participants in a single-site controlled trial comparing methadone, buprenorphine, and LAAM treatments and (2) the extent to which various subpopulations of patients may have more successful outcomes with each medication. The relationships between patient demographics, drug use history, and psychological status and outcome measures of treatment retention, opiate use, and cocaine use were assessed. We believe this study to be the first to demonstrate that predictors of treatment success appear to be largely similar in LAAM, buprenorphine, and methadone treatment for opioid dependence. We did not find any factors that would strongly guide selection of one medication over others. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

An attempt to compare the performance of bioscrubbers and biotrickling filters for degradation of ethyl acetate in gas streams

This study presents a comparison of the efficiency of a bioscrubber and a biotrickling filter (BTF) for the removal of ethyl acetate (EA) vapour from a waste gas stream, under the same operating conditions. The maximum EA elimination capacity achieved in the bioscrubber was 550 g m^?3 h^?1 with removal efficiency higher than 96%. For higher EA loadings the bioscrubber was oxygen limited, which caused incomplete EA biodegradation. When pure oxygen was fed to the bioscrubber at a rate of 0.02 L min^?1, the bioscrubber recovered and could treat higher EA loadings without any oxygen limitation. The BTF achieved EA elimination capacity of 600 g m^?3 h^?1 with removal efficiency higher than 97% and the dissolved oxygen concentration remained substantially higher than in the bioscrubber. However, severe channelling and blockage of the spray nozzle occurred due to the excessive biomass growth. Overall, the bioscrubber system was easier to operate and control than the BTF, while an enhancement of the oxygen mass transfer in the bioscrubber could potentially increase its performance by up to three times. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

Mechanical and microstructure studies on the modification of CA film by blending with PS

DriedMusa paradiciaca (banana) stem and veins of the leaves, which were hitherto discarded as a waste, were collected and used as starting material for the preparation of cellulose and cellulose acetate. This cellulose acetate was mixed with polystyrene to form blend of cellulose acetate-polystyrene in order to provide enhanced stability and extended utility to the end products. The films of these composites or their individual partners were made separately and studied for their mechanical properties, chemical modification and morphological changes. We report here that banana stem is good source of cellulose and that cellulose completely undergoes modification upon esterification.     

反应精馏法制备高纯度醋酸甲酯

在中试反应精馏塔中以浓硫酸为催化剂进行了醋酸与甲醇反应制备醋酸甲酯的试验。反应精馏塔的精馏段为填料,反应段为立体催化精馏塔板,采用连续操作,考察了回流比、甲醇进料位置、停留时间、催化剂用量对反应精馏的影响。试验结果表明,当回流比为1.2、甲醇进料位置为第11～15块塔板、停留时间为2.2～2.5h、催化剂与醋酸的质量比为1.07∶100时,塔顶醋酸甲酯的质量分数达到99.50%以上,醋酸的转化率达到99.85%以上。     

磷铝杂原子固体酸催化剂催化合成乙酸异丙酯

以丙烯和乙酸为原料 ,自制的磷铝杂原子固体酸作催化剂催化合成了乙酸异丙酯 ,考察了反应温度、反应压力、反应空速 (LHSV)及催化剂用量对酯化反应的影响 ,同时考察了固体酸催化剂的重复使用性。确定了最佳合成条件 :反应压力 1 5MPa,反应温度 1 60℃ ,反应空速2 0h-1,催化剂用量 2 0g。在此条件下 ,酯化率可达 91 5 % ,乙酸异丙酯选择性达 99 0 % ,且催化剂的重复使用性良好。     

铌酸对酯化反应催化性能的研究

研究了新型固体酸催化剂铌酸对乙醇及异戊醇与乙酸酯化反应的催化性能、研究表明热处理温度对水洗法制备的铌酸催化剂的催化活性有显著影响,在350℃处理时活性达到极大值.与HZSM-5相比,铌酸催化剂不仅在乙醇和乙酸的气相酯化反应中表现出良好的催比性能,而且在异戊醇和乙醇的液相酯化反应中亦表现出较好的催化活性和稳定性.     

Production of biodiesel from waste fryer grease using mixed methanol/ethanol system

Transesterification of waste fryer grease (WFG) containing 5–6 wt.% free fatty acid (FFA) was carried out with methanol, ethanol, and mixtures of methanol/ethanol maintaining the oil to alcohol molar ratio of 1:6, and initially with KOH as a catalyst. Mixtures of methanol and ethanol were used for transesterification in order to use the better solvent property of ethanol and rapid equilibrium using methanol. Formation of soap by reaction of FFA present in WFG with KOH instigated difficulty in the separation of glycerol from biodiesel ester. To untangle this problem, two-stage (acid and alkali catalyzed) method was used for biodiesel synthesis. More than 90% ester was obtained when two-stage method was used compared to ∼ 50% ester in single stage alkaline catalyst. In the case of mixed alcohol, a relatively smaller amount of ethyl esters was formed along with methyl esters. Acid value, viscosity, and cetane number of all the esters prepared from WFG were within the range of the ASTM standard. Esters obtained from WFG showed good performance as a lubricity additive.     

醋酸甲酯在Cs_(1.5)PW/SiO_2催化剂上的水解反应

通过改变阳离子的种类与配比,制备了一系列SiO2负载的磷钨酸盐催化剂,考察了制备方法对催化剂性能的影响,采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、X射线衍射、X射线荧光光谱、环境扫描电子显微镜等方法对催化剂进行了表征,并考察了该系列催化剂对醋酸甲酯水解反应的活性。实验结果表明,Cs1.5PW/SiO2催化剂的活性最好,当Cs1.5PW负载量(质量分数)为30%时,Cs1.5PW的Keggin结构保持完好,没有硅钨酸阴离子形成,Cs1.5PW在SiO2载体上高度分散;在反应温度55℃、反应时间2h的条件下,醋酸甲酯的转化率为35.79%,约为均相磷钨酸催化剂的1.3倍。该催化剂重复使用4次后,醋酸甲酯的转化率稳定在25%;80℃下反应2h,与NKC-9磺酸树脂催化剂相比,醋酸甲酯的转化率提高了5.17%。