Eco-friendly dehydrogenation of dimethylamine-borane catalyzed by core-shell-looking tri-metallic RuNiPd nanoclusters loaded on white-flowering horse-chestnut seed

Generally, white-flowering horse-chestnut seed (WFHC) found in roadsides, parks and gardens, which spills around and causes environmental pollution, is defined as waste-bio material. This study is quite remarkable as it gives WFHC a new field of usage and literally prioritizes the environment. Here, waste-bio WFHC was tested as supporter for tri-metallic RuNiPd nanoclusters in the eco-friendly dehydrogenation of dimethylamine-borane (DMAB). Core-shell-looking tri-metallic RuNiPd@WFHC, with 264.09 ± 45.55 nm particle size, were in-situ synthesized throughout dehydrogenation of DMAB at 35.0 ± 0.1 °C. The WFHC and tri-metallic Ru_2.00Ni_1.86Pd_1.00@WFHC NCs were characterized by advanced analysis and their surface morphologies were studied in detail using adsorption models. The N₂ adsorption-desorption and logarithmic-Freundlich plots indicated that surface morphologies have heterogeneous multi-layer and typical Type-III isotherm with mesoporous surfaces. Also, detailed kinetic studies were actualized on the dehydrogenation of DMAB catalyzed by tri-metallic Ru_2.00Ni_1.86Pd_1.00@WFHC NCs with 158 h^?1 TOF value.     

Techno-economic-environmental evaluation of a combined tri and dry reforming of methane for methanol synthesis with a high efficiency CO2 utilization

Production of methanol, as a green energy, from syngas is coming into focus. However, natural gas based methanol plants, which are used steam reforming of methane for syngas production, have a high CO₂ emission resulting in the global warming. In this study, a novel process for methanol synthesis is proposed to reduce CO₂ emission. In this regard, natural gas and flue gas are fed to a parallel-series system with tri and dry reforming of methane for syngas production with the optimized stoichiometric number. Then, the produced syngas is converted to methanol in a reactor. Finally, the produced methanol is purified by two distillation towers. The proposed method is compared to a referenced method in the view of technological, economic and environmental metrics. The techno-economic-environmental analysis of the processes reveals that not only the proposed method, as compared to the referenced one, increases CO₂ conversion from 20.93% to 99.22%, but also it is more economical and environmentally friendly. In addition, the global warming potential of the proposed method is almost 60% lower than that for the referenced method due to the lower CO₂ emission. Therefore, the proposed method can save above MUS$ 8 a year by CO₂ capture.     

Effect of nitrogen on deflagration characteristics of hydrogen / methane mixture

In order to study the influence of nitrogen on the deflagration characteristics of premixed hydrogen/methane, the explosion parameters of premixed hydrogen/methane within various volume ratios and different dilution ratios were studied by using a spherical flame method at room temperature and pressure. The results are as follows: The addition of nitrogen makes the upper limit of explosion of hydrogen/methane premixed gas drop, and the lower limit rises. For explosion hazard (F-number), hydrogen/methane premixed fuel with a hydrogen addition ratio of 10% has the lowest risk, and nitrogen has a greater impact on the dangerous degree of hydrogen and methane premixed gas whose hydrogen addition ratio does not exceed 30%. In terms of flame structure, the spherical flame was affected by buoyancy instability as the percentage of nitrogen dilution increased, but the buoyancy instability gradually decreased as the percentage of hydrogen addition increased. The addition of diluent gas reduces the spreading speed of the stretching flame and reduces the stretching rate in the initial stage of flame development. The laminar flame propagation velocity calculated by the experiment in this paper is consistent with the laminar flow velocity of the hydrogen/methane premixed gas calculated by GRI Mech 3.0. Considering the explosion parameters such as flammability limit, laminar combustion rate and deflagration index, when hydrogen is added to 70%, it is the turning point of hydrogen/methane premixed fuel.     

沁水盆地赵庄矿3号煤层地面煤层气抽采低产原因分析

在对沁水盆地赵庄矿煤层气开发地质、煤层气生产井资料深入研究的基础上，分析、总结了区内煤层气直井低产原因，并据此提出了区内地面抽采后续开发方向。研究认为:3号煤层气含量偏低、含气饱和度低、临储比低，致使排采阶段气含量可降幅度低，是其低产的宏观表征；3号煤储层不匹配孔级，较差连通性，即微、小孔为主，中孔次之，大孔不发育，微裂隙连通性差，致使扩散缓慢、影响储层改造和抽采效果，是其低产的微观表征；3号煤层远高于顶底板塑性及相近的水平应力，进一步造成改造缝长受限，泄流面积不足。因此，建议区内后续地面抽采方式应以增大泄流面积开发方式为主。     

Genetic background of methane emission by Dutch Holstein Friesian cows measured with infrared sensors in automatic milking systems

International environmental agreements have led to the need to reduce methane emission by dairy cows. Reduction could be achieved through selective breeding. The aim of this study was to quantify the genetic variation of methane emission by Dutch Holstein Friesian cows measured using infrared sensors installed in automatic milking systems (AMS). Measurements of CH₄ and CO₂ on 1,508 Dutch Holstein Friesian cows located on 11 commercial dairy farms were available. Phenotypes per AMS visit were the mean of CH₄, mean of CO₂, mean of CH₄ divided by mean of CO₂, and their log₁₀-transformations. The repeatabilities of the log₁₀-transformated methane phenotypes were 0.27 for CH₄, 0.31 for CO₂, and 0.14 for the ratio. The log₁₀-transformated heritabilities of these phenotypes were 0.11 for CH₄, 0.12 for CO₂, and 0.03 for the ratio. These results indicate that measurements taken using infrared sensors in AMS are repeatable and heritable and, thus, could be used for selection for lower CH₄ emission. Furthermore, it is important to account for farm, AMS, day of measurement, time of day, and lactation stage when estimating genetic parameters for methane phenotypes. Selection based on log₁₀-transformated CH₄ instead of the ratio would be expected to give a greater reduction of CH₄ emission by dairy cows.     

四台矿均压硐室的优化与研究

四台矿属于近距离容易自燃煤层开采,综采工作面采用均压通风系统。在进风顺槽中布置的本巷均压硐室,风机吸风口距离均压风门近,吸风风流经过带式输送机,往往会造成均压风门漏风严重,均压硐室周围温度较高、煤尘较大。据此四台矿优化均压硐室布置方式,采用独立均压硐室代替先前的本巷均压硐室。对优化前后的数据进行研究分析,得出独立均压硐室的应用在减少风门漏风量,降低温度,抑制煤尘方面均有很大改善,实践证明了采用独立均压硐室的可行性及优点。     

甲烷/丙烷在氧化铁表面还原NO的红外原位研究*

利用漫反射红外傅里叶变换光谱仪(DRIFTS)对甲烷/丙烷在氧化铁表面还原NO的反应进行了原位研究,分析了不同气体在氧化铁表面的吸附特点以及在有O_2条件下甲烷/丙烷还原NO的中间产物生成特性。结果表明,氧化铁对NO有着较好的吸附能力,NO能够以不同桥式硝酸盐与硝基的形式吸附于氧化铁表面。这些吸附物种热稳定性各不相同,并且可能会被氧化铁中的晶格氧氧化产生新的吸附物种,对进一步与还原剂发生选择性催化反应有着重要的作用。甲烷与丙烷在氧化铁表面还原NO的微观反应机理通过一系列路径完成。还原剂吸附于氧化铁表面,与由NO吸附形成的含氮吸附物种相互反应,形成一系列碳氢中间产物,通过进一步反应还原NO;在氧气存在的情况下,O_2会参与碳氢还原剂与含氮吸附物种的竞争反应,并形成R—COO-、CH3COO-等更多活性中间物种,这些活性中间物种通过与NO不断的反应最终还原NO为N2。     

Hydrogen production by steam methane reforming in a membrane reactor equipped with a Pd composite membrane deposited on a porous stainless steel

With the aim of producing hydrogen at low cost and with a high conversion efficiency, steam methane reforming (SMR) was carried out under moderate operating conditions in a Pd-based composite membrane reactor packed with a commercial Ru/Al₂O₃ catalyst. A Pd-based composite membrane with a thickness of 4–5 μm was prepared on a tubular stainless steel support (diameter of 12.7 mm, length of 450 mm) using electroless plating (ELP). The Pd-based composite membrane had a hydrogen permeance of 2.4 × 10^?3 mol m^?1 s^?1 Pa^?0.5 and an H₂/N₂ selectivity of 618 at a temperature of 823 K and a pressure difference of 10.1 kPa. The SMR test was conducted at 823 K with a steam-to-carbon ratio of 3.0 and gas hourly space velocity of 1000 h^?1; increasing the pressure difference resulted in enhanced methane conversion, which reached 82% at a pressure difference of 912 kPa. To propose a guideline for membrane design, a process simulation was conducted for conversion enhancement as a function of pressure difference using Aspen HYSYS^®. A stability test for SMR was conducted for ～120 h; the methane conversion, hydrogen production rate, and gas composition were monitored. During the SMR test, the carbon monoxide concentration in the total reformed stream was <1%, indicating that a series of water gas shift reactors was not needed in our membrane reactor system.     

致密气和煤层气联合开发选区量化评价新方法

现有的致密气和煤层气联合开发选区评价方法存在着方法通用性不强、储量与储层物性等参数不能反映两气联采产量差异等问题。为此,以建立致密气和煤层气两气联采通用量化评价指标体系为目的,定义了两气联采有利区综合评价系数,以两气联采产量为评价目标,采用正交设计结合数值模拟手段,确定影响联采产量的关键参数及其对产量的影响程度,建立了两气联采开发选区量化评价新方法,并将新方法应用于鄂尔多斯盆地东缘KNW矿区的两气联采开发选区评价实践中。结果表明:(1)新方法建立和确定了两气地质赋存模式、关键评价参数及正交试验方案设计、评价参数对产量的影响程度、两气联采有利区综合评价系数等;(2)采用优选出的12个关键参数对KNW矿区两气联采开发选区的量化评价结果显示,该矿区南部、北部KNW-37井区为单采煤层气有利区,矿区内的KNW-10、KNW-33、KNW-9井区为单采致密气有利区,矿区中部和西南部为两气联采有利区。结论认为,所提出的致密气和煤层气联合开发选区量化评价新方法具有通用性,对两气联采开发选区具有参考意义。     

纳米碳材料催化乙苯脱氢制苯乙烯的研究进展

乙苯脱氢制苯乙烯是工业上十分重要的反应。以纳米碳材料为催化剂，催化乙苯脱氢制苯乙烯是纳米碳材料领域近年来的研究热点之一。相比于传统的金属氧化物催化剂，纳米碳材料既可以在较低温度下高活性地催化乙苯氧化脱氢，也可以高选择性地催化乙苯直接脱氢，且反应过程中无需通入水蒸气，极大地提高了能源利用效率，具有较大的发展潜力。综述了近年来纳米碳材料催化乙苯脱氢制苯乙烯的研究进展，主要包括纳米碳材料的结构和表面化学性质、纳米碳催化剂的研究进展、催化乙苯脱氢反应机理等方面，同时总结了该领域存在的挑战并对前景进行了展望。