Accelerated methane storage in clathrate hydrates using surfactantstabilized suspension with graphite nanoparticles

In this study, enhanced kinetics of methane hydrate formation in the sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS) solution with different concentrations of suspended graphite nanoparticles(GNPs) were investigated at 6.1–9.0 MPa and 274.15 K. The GNPs with rough surfaces and excellent thermal conductivity not only provided a considerable number of microsites for hydrate nucleation but also facilitated the fast hydrate heat transfer in the suspension system. At a relatively low pressure of 6.1 MPa, the suspension with 0.4 wt% of GNPs exhibited the minimum induction time of 22 min and maximum methane uptake of 126.1 cm~3·cm~(-3). However, the methane storage performances of the suspensions with higher and lower concentrations of GNPs were not satisfactory. At the applied pressure, the temperature increase arising from the hydrate heat in the suspension system with the optimized concentration(0.4 wt%) of GNPs was more significant than that in the traditional SDS solution. Furthermore,compared with those of the system without GNPs, enhanced hydration rate and storage capacity were achieved in the suspensions with GNPs, and the storage capacities were increased by 3.9%–17.0%. The promotion effect of GNPs on gas hydrate formation at low pressure is much more obvious than that at high pressure.     

泡沫铜强化甲烷水合物生成动力学实验研究

提高水合物生成速率和储气密度对天然气水合物技术应用非常重要。将三种孔密度的泡沫铜（CF）分别浸入十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）溶液中构建水合储气强化体系,在高压静态反应釜中研究泡沫金属对甲烷水合物生成动力学特性。实验结果表明,泡沫铜骨架能为水合物生成提供充足的结晶点,同时可作为水合物生长过程水合热迁移的“高速公路”。甲烷水合物在SDS/CF体系中可快速生成,最大水合储气速率分布在19.24~21.04 mmol·mol^-1·min^-1之间,其中添加15 PPI泡沫铜的SDS溶液储气量最高（139 mmol·mol^-1）,且达到最大储气量90%所用时间最短（10.1 min）。在6.0~8.0 MPa压力下,相比SDS溶液,添加15 PPI泡沫铜的SDS溶液储气量提高了8.8%~35.6%,储气速率提高了4.7%~40.4%;特别在压力为5.0 MPa时,该孔密度SDS/CF体系储气量甚至比SDS溶液增加13倍,储气速率增加16倍。     

低剂量超吸水树脂溶液微滴中甲烷水合物生成动力学

高储气密度水合物的快速生成对气体水合物技术应用至关重要。将水与疏水性气相纳米二氧化硅和低剂量［0.1%~1.0%（质量）］的超吸水树脂在搅拌器中高速混合分散,制备出一种超吸水树脂改性的干水。该改性干水实质上是由高分子聚合物支撑且可自由流动的分散微滴堆。在8.0 MPa和274.2 K条件下,研究该改性微滴中甲烷水合物生成动力学特性。结果表明,松散的聚合物微滴极大地改善了液相连续水比表面积,为气体扩散至微滴表面提供了丰富的通道。水合物在聚合物微滴中快速生成,储气速率可达5.15~8.78 cm³·g^-1·min^-1,储气量高达158.0~175.0 cm³·g^-1。质量分数为0.3%的微滴表现出最快储存速率和最高储气量,且其循环水合储气过程中前6次储气量均超过120 cm³·g^-1。研究结果对水合物储运天然气技术规模化应用有一定的参考价值。     

低剂量超吸水树脂溶液微滴中甲烷水合物生成动力学

高储气密度水合物的快速生成对气体水合物技术应用至关重要。将水与疏水性气相纳米二氧化硅和低剂量［0.1%~1.0%（质量）］的超吸水树脂在搅拌器中高速混合分散,制备出一种超吸水树脂改性的干水。该改性干水实质上是由高分子聚合物支撑且可自由流动的分散微滴堆。在8.0 MPa和274.2 K条件下,研究该改性微滴中甲烷水合物生成动力学特性。结果表明,松散的聚合物微滴极大地改善了液相连续水比表面积,为气体扩散至微滴表面提供了丰富的通道。水合物在聚合物微滴中快速生成,储气速率可达5.15~8.78 cm³·g^-1·min^-1,储气量高达158.0~175.0 cm³·g^-1。质量分数为0.3%的微滴表现出最快储存速率和最高储气量,且其循环水合储气过程中前6次储气量均超过120 cm³·g^-1。研究结果对水合物储运天然气技术规模化应用有一定的参考价值。     

表面活性剂吸附对促进甲烷水合物生成效果的影响

基于表面活性剂固-液界面吸附理论,在无搅拌条件下研究了十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS（、脂肪醇聚乙烯醚硫酸钠（AES（、脂肪醇聚乙烯醚（AEO（3种表面活性剂在不锈钢反应釜中对甲烷水合物生成的促进效果。结果表明：水合物的生成形态与表面活性剂吸附金属表面形态有良好的对应关系;SDS与AES在金属表面的吸附作用可使水合物成核速率提高,成核位置增多。由于AEO不能在金属壁面发生吸附,导致对水合物生成促进效果降低,在浓度为300 mg·L^-1的SDS、AES和AEO溶液中,水合物储气密度及平均储气速率分别为131.4、128.3、12.3（体积比（和5.8、7.6、0.07 mmol·min^-1;逐步提高SDS溶液浓度（80~1200 mg·L^-1（和AES溶液浓度（60~1350 mg·L^-1（,水合物储气密度首先增大然后减小,储气速率线性增大。因此,合理选择表面活性剂种类及浓度,可显著促进水合物生成。     

SDS对甲烷水合物生成动力学和微观结构的影响

表面活性剂是促进水合物生成的有效手段之一。在高压反应釜中研究了十二烷基硫酸钠（SDS）对水合物生成过程的动力学影响,利用XRD和拉曼光谱探究了SDS存在条件下水合物的微观结构。宏观结果表明SDS缩短了诱导时间,加快了水合物生长速率。微观结果表明SDS没有影响sI型水合物的晶型结构,晶面间距与理想sI型水合物及纯水甲烷对比误差在千分之几。水合物中甲烷在大笼小笼中的拉曼位移分别为2904和2915 cm^-1,SDS没有改变大笼小笼结构。大笼绝对占有率（q_L）接近饱和时,SDS可以进一步提高小笼绝对占有率（q_S）,从微观角度证明了SDS可以减少水合数,提高储气率。     

Exploring the methods on improving CH4 delivery performance to surpass the Advanced Research Project Ageney-Energy target

CH_4 storage associated with adsorbed natural gas(ANG) technology is an issue attracting great concern.Following the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy(ARPA-E) targeted deliverable capacity of 315 cm~3·cm~(-3)(STP), hundreds of thousands of materials have been experimentally or theoretically evaluated,while the best results still show a 35% gap from the target. Moreover, recent theoretical research reveals that the target is beyond the possibility that real materials can be designed. To get rid of the awkward situation, we make attempts on investigating the CH_4 delivery performance under other operation conditions. Methods of raising the discharge temperature(to infinite high) or elevating the storage pressure(to 25 MPa) have been proved to show limited effectiveness. In this work, it is found that the ARPA-E target can be achieved by using a decreasing storage temperature strategy. By taking 280 Co RE(computation-ready, experimental) COFs(covalent organic frameworks) as ANG materials, when reduce the storage temperature to 190.6 K, the highest deliverable capacity can reach 392 cm~3·cm~(-3)(STP), and16.1% Co RE COFs can surpass the target. The target is also achievable when storage at 220 K. Structure performance relationships study shows strong correlation between deliverable capacity and void fraction. Hence, 120 hypothetical COFs are generated to ascertain the optimum void fraction. In addition,the performance of 2 D-COFs can be greatly enhanced by increasing the interlayer spacings, e.g. CH_4 deliverable capacity(storage at 190.6 K) of ATFG-COF can be improved from 239 to 411 cm~3·cm~(-3)(STP) when interlayer spacing is enlarged to 1.65 nm.     

高含水油包水乳液的水合物储气性能研究

油包水乳液是近年来新兴的一种水合强化材料,具有良好的水合储气潜力,但是为了保证乳液的稳定性,通常所用的油包水乳液含水量不超过50%。然而水合物的储气量与水含量密切相关,因此高含水的油包水乳液更具有应用前景。对含水量超过50%的油包水乳液进行了水合物的储甲烷研究,考察了乳化剂用量、初始压力及搅拌速率对储气性能的影响,最后考察了乳液的循环储气能力。结果表明：含水量超过55%后,含水量的增加会造成乳液液滴的增大,储气量的降低。乳液含水量为55%,复合乳化剂Span80 / Tween80（m_Tween80∶m_Span80=0.783∶1）用量5%（质量）（以水量为基准）的乳液最适合水合储气;初始压力的增加有利于水合储气性能的提高,但压力过高会造成水合物壳的快速形成,从而降低整体储气能力;适宜的搅拌速率有利于水合物的生成,过快或过慢都会引起水合速率的下降。本实验中最佳的乳液水合储气条件为：温度274.15 K、反应釜中气水体积比10∶1、甲烷初始压力6 MPa、搅拌速率700 r/min,在此条件下,储气量可达141.42 L 气/L 水。在此条件下进行循环储气实验证明该乳液具有良好的循环利用性,四次循环中储气量均在130 L 气/L 水以上。研究结果可为天然气储运以及含烃混合气分离提供技术参考。     

Protein-derived nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon for efficient adsorptive removal of heavy metals

A nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon has been synthesized employing egg white as a sustainable protein-rich precursor. According to CHNS elemental analysis, N, S and O heteroatoms accounted for mass fractions of 3.66%, 2.28% and 19.29% respectively, and the types of surface functionalities were further characterized by FT-IR and XPS measurements. Although the carbon possessed a smaller surface area (815 m²·g^-1) compared to a commercial activated carbon (1100 m²·g^-1), its adsorption capacity towards Co²⁺ reached 320.3 mg·g^-1, which was over 8 times higher compared to the limited 34.0 mg·g^-1 over the activate carbon. Furthermore, the carbon was found to be an efficient adsorbent towards a series of metal ions including VO²⁺, Cr³⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Cd²⁺. Combined with its environmental merits, the protein derived carbon may be a promising candidate for heavy metal pollution control.     

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON GAS HYDRATE FORMATION IN PRESENCE OF ADDITIVE COMPONENTS

Additives were used to increase gas hydrate formation rate and storage capacity. Experimental tests of methane hydrate formation were carried out in surfactant water solutions in a high-pressure cell. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and alkyl polysaccharide glycoside (APG) were used to increase hydrate formation. The effect of SDS on hydrate formation is more pronounced compared APG. Cyclopentane (CP) also improves hydrate formation rates while it cannot increase methane gas storage capacity.     

Synthesis of silica powder with high pore volume by skeleton reinforcement

In this paper, a method composed of gelation of basic skeleton (first step) and skeleton reinforcement process (second step) was introduced to synthesize silica powder with high pore volume through the reaction between water glass and sulfuric acid. No organic solvents were involved in the entire preparation process and the final product was collected by spray drying. The effect of concentration of base solution, gelation point pH value and skeleton reinforcement time on the BET specific surface area and pore volume of the prepared silica powder were investigated intensively. The results show that, a basic skeleton with good dispersibility and high porosity was obtained when the concentration of base solution was 0.1 mol·L^-1 and the gelation pH value reached 6.5. Then the basic skeleton grew into a more uniform porous structure after 30 min skeleton reinforcement. Under these optimum conditions, silica powder prepared by skeleton reinforcement method had a BET specific surface area of 358.0 m²·g^-1, and its pore volume reached 2.18 cm³·g^-1, which was much higher than that of prepared by skeleton-free method (1.62 cm³·g^-1) and by direct gelation method (0.31 cm³·g^-1).     

Synthesis of micro/meso porous carbon for ultrahigh hydrogen adsorption using cross-linked polyaspartic acid

In addition to the specific surface area, surface topography and characteristics such as the pore size, pore size distribution, and micro/mesopores ratio are factors that determine the performance of porous carbons (PCs) in the fields of energy, catalysis, and adsorption. Based on the mechanism of weight loss of polyaspartic acid at high temperatures, this study provided a new method for adjusting the surface morphology of PCs by changing the cross-linking ratio of the precursor, where cross-linked polyaspartic acid was used as precursor without additional activating agents. N₂ adsorption analysis indicated that the specific surface area of the obtained PCs was as high as 1458 m²·g^–1, of which 1200 m²·g^–1 was the contribution of the microporous area and the highest pore volume was 1.13 cm³·g^–1, of which the micropore volume was 0.636 cm³·g^–1. The thermogravimetric analysis results of the precursor, and also the scanning electron microscopy and Brunauer–Emmet–Teller analysis results of the carbonization product confirmed that the prepared PCs presented multilevel pore structure, and the diameters of most pores were 0.78 and 3.97 nm; moreover, the pore size distribution was relatively uniform. This conferred the PCs the ultrahigh hydrogen adsorption capacity of up to 4.52 wt-% at 77 K and 1.13 bar, in addition to their great energy storage and catalytic potential.     

用CuO/A12O3/堇青石催化剂选择性催化还原脱硝的实验和动力学研究

The CuO/γ-Al2O3/cordierite catalyst, after being sulfated by sulfur dioxide (SO2) at 673 K, exhibits high activities for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of nitrogen oxide (NO) with ammonia (NH3) at 573-723 K. The intrinsic kinetics of SCR of NO with NH3 over CuO/γ-Al2O3/cordierite catalyst has been measured in a fixed-bed reactor in the absence of internal and external diffusions. The experimental results show that the reaction rate can be quantified by a first-order expression with activation energy of 94.01 kJ•mol1 and the corresponding pre-exponential factor of 3.39×108 cm3•g1•s1 when NH3 is excessive. However, when NH3 is not enough, an Eley-Rideal kinetic model based on experimental data is derived with Ea of 105.79 kJ•mol1, the corresponding A of 2.94×109 cm3•g1•s1, heat of adsorption ΔHads of 87.90 kJ•mol1 and the corresponding Aads of 9.24 cm3•mol1. The intrinsic kinetic model obtained was incorporated in a 3D mathematical model of monolithic reactor, and the agreement of the prediction with experimental data indicates that the present kinetic model is adequate for the reactor design and engineering scale-up.     

Graphene oxide membranes supported on the ceramic hollow fibre for efficient H2 recovery

The special channels and intrinsic defects within GO laminates make it a very potential candidate for gas separation in recent years. Herein, the gas separation performance of GO membranes prepared on the surface of ceramicα-Al_2O_3 hollow fibre was investigated systematically. The microstructures of ceramic hollow fibre supported GO membranes were optimized by adjusting operation conditions. And, the GO membrane fabricated at 30 min exhibited great promising H_2 recovery ability from H_2/CO_2 mixture. At room temperature, the H_2 permeance was over 1.00 × 10~(-7)mol·m~(-2)·s~(-1)·Pa~(-1)for both single gas and binary mixture. The corresponding ideal selectivity and mixture separation factor reached around 15 and 10, respectively. In addition, humility, operation temperature, H_2 concentration in the feed and the reproducibility were also studied in this work.     

Helium extraction from natural gas using DD3R zeolite membranes

Helium(He) is commercially produced from natural gas by low-temperature condensation. The process is energy extensive because of the extremely low He concentration(<0.3%) and the operation at cryogenic temperature. Herein we demonstrated DD3R zeolite membrane was efficient to extract He from natural gas at atmosphere temperature. The membrane performance was evaluated in terms of temperature,pressure and molar fractions. The overall membrane performance was dominated by the diffusivity select...     

Electrospun porous carbon nanofibers derived from bio-based phenolic resins as free-standing electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors

Phenolic resins were employed to prepare electrospun porous carbon nanofibers with a high specific surface area as free-standing electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors. However, the sustainable development of conventional phenolic resin has been challenged by petroleum-based phenol and formaldehyde. Lignin with abundant phenolic hydroxyl groups is the main non-petroleum resource that can provide renewable aromatic compounds. Hence, lignin, phenol, and furfural were used to synthesize bio-based phenolic resins, and the activated carbon nanofibers were obtained by electrospinning and one-step carbonization activation. Fourier transform infrared and differential scanning calorimetry were used to characterize the structural and thermal properties. The results reveal that the apparent activation energy of the curing reaction is 89.21 kJ·mol^–1 and the reaction order is 0.78. The activated carbon nanofibers show a uniform diameter, specific surface area up to 1100 m²·g^–1, and total pore volume of 0.62 cm³·g^–1. The electrode demonstrates a specific capacitance of 238 F·g^–1 (0.1 A·g^–1) and good rate capability. The symmetric supercapacitor yields a high energy density of 26.39 W·h·kg^–1 at 100 W·kg^–1 and an excellent capacitance retention of 98% after 10000 cycles. These results confirm that the activated carbon nanofiber from bio-based phenolic resins can be applied as electrode material for high-performance supercapacitors.     

Round-the-clock water harvesting from dry air using a metal-organic framework

Harvesting water from the atmosphere is an important process to solve the extreme lack of water resources in arid regions. Adsorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) takes advantage of solar thermal energy to harvest water from air. This technique is particularly suitable for arid regions characterized by low humidity and an abundance of sunshine. Nonetheless, under low humidity conditions, AWH is highly dependent on water-adsorbing materials exhibiting excellent performance. In this work, a metal–organic framework (MOF), namely [Zn₂(bpy)(btec)(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O, also denoted as MWH-1, was investigated for application in water harvesting under low humidity conditions (<20%). Notably, MWH-1 displayed outstanding water and thermal stability. At temperatures of 293–333 K and low pressure, activated MWH-1a exhibited competitive water uptake (relative humidity (RH) = 5%, uptake>200 cm³·cm^-3; RH = 10%, uptake>250 cm³·cm^-3). This ensured effective water harvesting at high temperatures during the day. In situ powder X-ray diffraction and Fourier-transform infrared analyses confirmed the sensitive water adsorption process of MWH-1a. The X-ray single-crystal study further demonstrated that single-crystal structures could be completely restored following water harvesting. MWH-1 showed good structural stability and enabled water harvesting under low humidity and high temperature conditions. Thus, it has the potential for application in round-the-clock water harvesting in extremely arid regions.     

Direct measurement of formation and dissociation rate and storage capacity of dry water methane hydrates

Dry water (DW) has been recently demonstrated to be an effective medium for methane storage in a hydrated form. Here, a series of experiments have been carried out on dry water methane hydrates (DW-MH) to investigate their formation and dissociation rates, storage capacity and structural characteristics. The result shows that the storage capacity of MH increases at least 10% by using DW relative to using surfactants like sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) solution. Also, it is found that controls on pressure-temperature (P-T) condition have influences on the induction and reaction time of DW-MH formation, i. e. the induction and reaction time are much shorter when the reaction cell is cooled to ~ 3 °C first. On the basis of Raman spectra, the hydration number is calculated as 5.934 ± 0.06 at different positions of the DW-MH, which suggests that the sample is very homogeneous. The dissociation process of the DW-MH sample exhibits a rapid release of methane gas at the first stage of dissociation. Although hydrate dissociation is prevented by the effect of self preservation, most methane gas has released from the hydrate, however, before the self preservation occur.     

A型分子筛对甲烷水合物生成的影响

The porous medium has an important effect on hydrate formation. In this paper, the formation process and the gas storage capacity of the methane hydrate were investigated with A-type zeolite and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) existing in the system. The results show that A-type zeolite can influence methane hydrate formation. At the temperature of 273.5 K and pressure of 8.3 MPa, the distilled water with A-type zeolite can form methane hydrate with gaseous methane in 12 hours. The formation process of the system with A-type zeolite was quite steady and the amount of A-type zeolite can influence the gas storage capacity significantly. The adding of A-type zeolite with 0.067 g&#8226;(g water)－1 into 2×10－3 g&#8226;g－1 SDS-water solution can increase the gas storage capacity, and the maxi-mum increase rate was 31%. Simultaneously the promotion effect on hydrate formation of 3A-type zeolite is much more obvious than that of 5A-type zeolite when the water adding amounts are 0.033 g&#8226;g－1 and 0.067 g&#8226;g－1 at the experimental conditions.     

Modification and sequential treatment of EU-1 zeolite in mild alkali and alkaline-acid conditions

EU-1 zeolites were sequentially treated with low-concentration sodium carbonate(Na_2CO_3) and hydrochloric acid(HCl) solutions.The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),N_2 adsorption/desorption,temperature programmed desorption of NH_3(NH_3-TPD),solid state~(27)A1 nuclear magnetic resonance(~(27)A1 NMR),and the catalytic performances of the treated samples were tested in the xylene isomerization reaction.The results showed that the external surface area and mesoporous volume of the sample sequentially treated with 0.05 mol·L~(-1) Na_2CO_3 and 0.1 mol·L~(-1) HCl solutions reached73.9 m~2·g~(-1) and 0.162 cm~3·g~(-1),respectively.The catalytic performances of EU-1 zeolites were significantly improved,that the activity of the probe reaction increased from 23.03%to 23.61%and the selectivity increased from85.09%to 87.14%compared with those of parent sample.Furthermore,it was found that only amorphous silica and alumina species was dissolved during the post-treatment process,but the framework structure and the acidic properties of EU-1 zeolite remained intact.