Methanol Synthesis with Steel Mill Gases: Performance Investigations in an On-Site Technical Center

An on-site laboratory with direct access to cleaned and conditioned steel mill gases was recently put into operation. The long-term performance and stability of Clariant's MegaMax®800 methanol synthesis catalyst utilizing steel mill gases is currently being investigated. First test results revealed that in order to investigate deactivation mechanisms arising from particular properties of the cleaned steel mill gases, the overlaying effect of thermal deactivation of the catalyst has to be minimized.     

Design and fabrication of thermoelectric waste heat reutilization system—possible industrial application

The current article discussed the detail design and development of an experimental test rig to derive usable energy by utilizing the waste heat energy through a heat exchanger made of Bi₂Te₃ material. The accuracy including the efficiency of the fabricated device is demonstrated further by verifying the associated parameter through a simulation model (commercial finite element package, ANSYS 15.0). To imitate the waste hot air from the industry is achieved via a heat gun and fed to the test rig for the generation of thermoelectric power. The simulation model accuracy has been demonstrated by juxtaposing the associated experimental data and computational readings. Subsequently, the feasibility and optimum range of design parameters are established by comparing the experimental and the simulation data (triggered temperature difference, voltage output, and heat flux) generated at the interface of the thermoelectric power generators. In addition, the coefficient of determination (R²) value has been evaluated statistically and verified with the current experimental results for the demonstration of the relevancy. The statistical study shows the existence of the correlation between the current experimental and the simulation model. Also, the experimental result indicates the possible implementation of the newly developed system for the recovery from the waste heat either the automobile exhaust or any other kind of dissipated heat from the industries.     

GC-MS法测定塑胶跑道面层中的6种有害物质

建立了检测塑胶跑道面层中6种有害物质(环己基异氰酸酯(CHI)、2,4-甲苯二异氰酸酯(2,4-TDI)、2,6-甲苯二异氰酸酯(2,6-TDI)、六亚甲基二异氰酸酯(HDI)、萘-1,5-二异氰酸酯(NDI)和4,4'-二苯基甲烷二异氰酸酯(4,4'-MDI))含量的GC-MS检测方法,分别讨论了定量方式和萃取时间对6种有害物质回收率的影响。将样品剪碎至10~20目(0.85~2.00 mm)的颗粒,用10 mL乙酸乙酯萃取,室温下超声20 min,提取液用DB-17MS石英毛细管色谱柱(30 m×0.25 mm×0.25μm)分离,采用GC-MS法并选择离子检测,内标法定量。结果表明,在0.5~100.0 mg/L(4,4'-MDI在1.0~100.0 mg/L)浓度范围内,线性良好,相关系数均大于0.998,方法检出限范围为2.0~10.0 mg/kg,定量限范围为6.0~20.0 mg/kg;加标平均回收率在80.1%~100.8%之间,相对标准偏差(n=6)小于5.2%。该方法快速、准确,适用于塑胶跑道面层中有害物质的测定。     

净水水处理剂中有害杂质在水中残留物分析与风险评估

与欧盟和美国标准相比,我国硫酸铝和硫酸铵标准缺少对水处理剂中有害杂质镍、锑、硒、银、吡啶、氰化物、六价铬的检测;次氯酸钠缺少对水处理剂中有害杂质汞、铬、镉、铁、镍、锑、硒、银、六价铬的检测。结合某市2019年上半年13个水厂出厂水和原水的检测数据,剔除了5项始终低于检出限的有害杂质指标,以及2项出厂水浓度低于原水浓度的有害杂质指标。建议该市硫酸铝和硫酸铵的检测项目可以在原有国标基础上增加锑、硒;次氯酸钠可以增加汞、锑、硒。     

Oxygen vacancy levels on gadolinia-doped ceria interlayer deposited by atmospheric pressure plasma jet for solid oxide fuel cells

The oxygen vacancy levels as a factor on different gadolinia-doped ceria interlayer (GDCi) films deposited on yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte substrates by an atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) via precursor solution of nitrate salts are investigated. Focusing on the effect of carrier gases, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) are implemented for the materials characterization of the as-deposited GDCi films and sintered-GDCi films at various temperatures. The higher level of oxygen vacancies in GDCi films adhered on 8YSZ electrolyte are evidently analyzed using Ar as the carrier gas during the deposition, of which the interdiffusion resulted in the formation of (GDC + YSZ) solid solution for sintering over 1300?°C degraded the total conductivity. The deposition of GDCi films on 8YSZ by APPJ method using O₂ carrier gas significantly improved the total conductivities of the whole electrolyte layers. Moreover, this study provides the useful insight into the oxygen vacancy levels on GDC films as interlayer (GDCi) to improve the values of open circuit voltage in LSM/GDCi/YSZ/Pt full-cell, as well as offering the efficiency of APPJ as one step deposition process.     

乙醇汽油燃料特性对直喷增压乘用车性能影响研究

使用纯汽油与4种乙醇体积分数为10%的乙醇汽油,在一辆缸内汽油直喷乘用车上研究不同燃料对整车性能的影响。试验结果表明:在新欧洲驾驶循环下,燃用乙醇汽油会增加汽车运行时的百公里油耗,但燃用乙醇汽油汽车的当量油耗则可以低于纯汽油汽车的油耗,说明燃用乙醇汽油燃料的汽车可以实现更高的热效率、更低的碳排放、更低的颗粒物排放和更良好的加速性能。5种燃料中,随芳烃含量升高,汽车油耗、颗粒数、NO_x排放整体会呈现上升趋势。综合性能来看,通过燃料优化可以使乙醇汽油高效清洁地应用于整车,但在低车速、冷起动工况下因发动机运转温度较低,其CO排放比纯汽油要高,HC排放比纯汽油低。     

Performance evaluation of a solarized gas turbine system integrated to a high temperature electrolyzer for hydrogen production

In this paper, the performance of a solar gas turbine (SGT) system integrated to a high temperature electrolyzer (HTE) to generate hybrid electrical power and hydrogen fuel is analyzed. The idea behind this design is to mitigate the losses in the electrical power transmission and use the enthalpy of exhaust gases released from the gas turbine (GT) to make steam for the HTE. In this context, a GT system is coupled with a solar tower including heliostat solar field and central receiver to generate electrical power. To make steam for the HTE, a flameless boiler is integrated to the SGT system applying the SGT extremely high temperature exhaust gases as the oxidizer. The results indicate that by increasing the solar receiver outlet temperature from 800 K to 1300 K, the solar share increases from 22.1% to 42.38% and the overall fuel consumption of the plant reduces from 7 kg/s to 2.7 kg/s. Furthermore, flameless mode is achievable in the boiler while the turbine inlet temperature (TIT) is maintained at the temperatures higher than 1314 K. Using constant amounts of the SGT electrical power, the HTE voltage decreases by enhancing the HTE steam temperature which result in the augmentation of the overall hydrogen production. To increase the HTE steam temperature from 950 K to 1350 K, the rate of fuel consumption in the flameless boiler increases from 0.1 m/s to 0.8 m/s; however, since the HTE hydrogen production increases from 4.24 mol/s to 16 mol/s it can be interpreted that the higher steam temperatures would be affordable. The presented hybrid system in this paper can be employed to perform more thermochemical analyses to achieve insightful understanding of the hybrid electrical power-hydrogen production systems.     

ICP-AES测定银内胆水杯中有害元素迁移量

建立了一种基于电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)测定银内胆水杯中6种有害元素(砷、镉、铬、镍、铅和锑)迁移量的方法。结果表明，待测元素在标准曲线浓度范围内均呈良好线性关系，加标回收率86.1%~103.3%，相对标准偏差(RSD)均小于5%。在酸性迁移条件下，部分样品可检出一定量的锑元素迁移量，锑迁移量为0.00868~0.0304 mg/dm²。可为银餐具安全评价提供技术支持。     

Amine-based solvent for CO2 absorption and its impact on carbon steel corrosion: A perspective review

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is one of the commonly emitted gaseous by-products in industrial processes. While CO₂ gas is the main cause to greenhouse effect, various CO₂ capture technologies have been proposed and implemented to sequester the CO₂ before the waste gases being released into the atmosphere. One of the mature technologies for CO₂ absorption is by using amine-based solvents. In this regard, different single amine solvents or blended amine solvents have been proven for their capability to remove CO₂. However, the dissolution and reaction of CO₂ gas with the amine solvents turn the solution corrosive. Such phenomenon is undesired as it posts corrosion problem to the absorption column, which normally built of carbon steel material. Henceforth, understanding the behaviour of different amine-based solvents in absorbing CO₂ and its subsequent impact on carbon steel corrosion is very significant. In this review article, we will outline some of the more commonly used solvents and their respective advantages and disadvantages, motivating further investigation into the corrosion tendency. Meanwhile, existing gaps in this research area are discussed for future investigation.