Selective catalytic reduction of NO by C2H2 over MoO3/HZSM-5

Molybdenum impregnated HZSM-5 zeolite catalysts with MoO₃ loading from 1 to 8 wt.% were studied in detail for the selective catalytic reduction (C₂H₂-SCR) of NO by acetylene. A 83.9% of NO could be removed by the reductant at 350 °C under 1600 ppm of NO, 800 ppm of C₂H₂ and 9.95% of O₂ in He over 2%MoO₃/HZSM-5 catalyst with a specific activity of in NO elimination and the competitiveness factor (c.f.) of 33.6% for the reductant. The NO elimination level and the c.f. value were ca. 3–4 times as high as those using methane or propene as reductant over the catalyst in the same reaction condition. About same reaction rate was estimated in NO oxidation as that in the NO reduction over each xMoO₃/HZSM-5 (x = 0–8%) catalyst, which confirms that NO₂ is a crucial intermediate for the aimed reaction over the catalysts. Appropriate amount of Mo incorporation to HZSM-5 considerably enhanced the title reaction, both by accelerating the intermediate formation and by strengthening the adsorption NO_x on the catalyst surface under the reaction conditions. Rather lower adsorption tendency of acetylene compared with propene on the catalysts explains the catalyst's steady performance in the C₂H₂-SCR of NO and rapid deactivation in the C₃H₆-SCR of NO.     

Chemistry of surface oxygen formed from N2O on ZSM-5 at moderate temperatures

Conversion of CH₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₈, benzene and their binary mixtures over H-NaZSM-5 catalyst in the presence of N₂O was studied. It was found that under experimental conditions methane alkylates benzene to give toluene and xylenes. Acidity of the catalyst had no effect on the reactivity of active oxygen formed from N₂O towards methane and benzene, but affected their secondary transformation. Acidic samples favored the reaction of aromatic ring methylation with methane whereas deep oxidation of CH₄ prevailed on NaHZSM-5. Based on the relative reactivities and ¹³C label distribution in the products of ¹³CH₄+C₆H₆+N₂O feed conversion, the scheme of hydrocarbon transformation was proposed.     

CuO/HZSM-5催化溴甲烷芳构化制备芳烃

采用等体积浸渍法制备了不同负载量（1%~7%）的CuO/HZSM-5催化剂,在固定床反应器中研究了不同反应温度、溴甲烷流量以及CuO负载量对溴甲烷芳构化催化性能的影响。采用SEM、XRD、N₂吸附脱附、TEM、XPS、TG、DSC、NH₃-TPD等技术对反应前后的催化剂进行表征。XRD 结果显示活性组分CuO 在HZSM-5上具有很好的分散性,并且反应后Cu晶型不变。NH₃-TPD 结果显示3%的CuO 负载后,催化剂强酸量增加。在CuO 负载量为3%,温度为360℃,反应空速为240 ml·g^-1·h^-1 条件下得到最高的芳烃收率（22.3%）。XPS 结果显示反应后在催化剂上主要的积炭为石墨碳。催化剂稳定性测试结果表明反应40 h内催化活性没有明显下降。     

Synthesis of C2H4 by partial oxidation of CH4 over LiCl/NiO

Alkali halide added transition metal oxides produced ethylene selectively in oxidative coupling of methane. The role of alkali halides has been investigated for LiCl-added NiO (LiCl/NiO). In the absence of LiCl the reaction over NiO produced only carbon oxides (CO₂ + CO). However, addition of LiCl drastically improved the yield of C₂ compounds (C₂H₆ + C₂H₄). One of the roles of LiCl is to inhibit the catalytic activity of the host NiO for deep oxidation of CH₄. The reaction catalyzed by the LiCl/NiO proceeds stepwise from CH₄ to C₂H₄ through C₂H₆ (2CH₄ → C₂H₆ → C₂H₄). The study on the oxidation of C₂H₆ over the LiCl/NiO showed that the oxidative dehydrogenation of C₂H₆ to C₂H₄ occurs very selectively, which is the main reason why partial oxidation of CH₄ over LiCl/NiO gives C₂H₄ quite selectively. The other role of LiCl is to prevent the host oxide (NiO) from being reduced by CH₄. The catalyst model under working conditions was suggested to be the NiO covered with molten LiCl. XPS studies suggested that the catalytically active species on the LiCl/NiO is a surface compound oxide which has higher valent nickel cations (Ni^(2+δ)+ or Ni³⁺). The catalyst was deactivated at the temperatures>973 K due to vaporization of LiCl and consumption of chlorine during reaction. The kinetic and CH₄---CD₄ exchange studies suggested that the rate-determining step of the reaction is the abstraction of H from the vibrationally excited methane by the molecular oxygen adsorbed on the surface compound oxide.     

KINETIC STUDY OF SYNTHESIZING UNSYMMETRIC ACETALS UNDER PHASE TRANSFER CONDITIONS

An effective method was proposed to determine the two organic-phase rate constants of the primary and secondary reactions which have differences in rates. The goal was achieved by employing the reaction of two mixed l-alcohols and dibromomethane in an alkaline solution of KOH/chlorobenzene two-phase medium under phase transfer catalysis. A new product of unsymmetric acetal was obtained in this work. The intermediate ROCH₂Br (a-haloalkyl ether) was not detected during or after the reaction when using high reactive alcohols. This result indicated that ROCH2Br was more reactive than the organic reactant CH₂Br₂. This high reactive a-haloalkyl ether implied that the rate constants of secondary reactions are larger than those of the primary reactions. The resistance of mass transfer of the catalyst ((C₄H₉)₄NBr, QBr) and the active catalyst, ((C₄H₉ )₄NOR, QOR R: c₄h₉and C₈h₁₇) transferring from the aqueous phase to the organic-phase and vice versa were found to be negligible. The organic-phase reaction is a rate-determining step of the phase transfer catalytic reaction, A measured constant concentration of tetrabutylammonium alkoxide (QOR) during the reaction leads to the application of pseudo-first order rate law. The reaction rate constant of ROCh₂Br acts 10⁴ larger than that of CH₂Br₂.     

全氟三乙胺热解机理的实验与理论研究

氟胺类物质是最有希望作为哈龙替代品的含氮化合物之一,全氟三乙胺作为典型的氟胺类物质具有良好的灭火效果。为研究全氟三乙胺热解机理,在管式加热炉内对全氟三乙胺进行热分解,通过GC-MS分析全氟三乙胺在不同温度条件下的热解产物,并用Gaussian软件对其热解反应路径进行理论计算。结果表明：保持停留时间为10 s,全氟三乙胺的初始热解温度为600℃,750℃完全热解,热解产物有C₄F₉N、C₃F₇N、C₂F₆和C₃F₈,热解温度较低时C₄F₉N体积分数最大,热解温度较高时C₃F₇N体积分数最大。在全氟三乙胺热解反应路径计算中,全氟三乙胺分子中的C—C键断裂后存在1条反应路径,可生成实验产物中的C₃F₈;全氟三乙胺分子的C—N键断裂后存在3条反应路径,可生成实验产物中的C₃F₇N、 C₄F₉N和C₂F₆。全氟三乙胺热解后产生的CF₃自由基可与H、OH自由基发生反应,从而产生灭火作用。此外,其热解产物C₄F₉N和C₃F₇N具有CN双键,更容易与燃烧活泼自由基·OH、·H发生化学作用,对研究全氟三乙胺的灭火机理具有十分重要的意义。     

全氟三乙胺热解机理的实验与理论研究

氟胺类物质是最有希望作为哈龙替代品的含氮化合物之一,全氟三乙胺作为典型的氟胺类物质具有良好的灭火效果。为研究全氟三乙胺热解机理,在管式加热炉内对全氟三乙胺进行热分解,通过GC-MS分析全氟三乙胺在不同温度条件下的热解产物,并用Gaussian软件对其热解反应路径进行理论计算。结果表明：保持停留时间为10 s,全氟三乙胺的初始热解温度为600℃,750℃完全热解,热解产物有C₄F₉N、C₃F₇N、C₂F₆和C₃F₈,热解温度较低时C₄F₉N体积分数最大,热解温度较高时C₃F₇N体积分数最大。在全氟三乙胺热解反应路径计算中,全氟三乙胺分子中的C—C键断裂后存在1条反应路径,可生成实验产物中的C₃F₈;全氟三乙胺分子的C—N键断裂后存在3条反应路径,可生成实验产物中的C₃F₇N、 C₄F₉N和C₂F₆。全氟三乙胺热解后产生的CF₃自由基可与H、OH自由基发生反应,从而产生灭火作用。此外,其热解产物C₄F₉N和C₃F₇N具有CN双键,更容易与燃烧活泼自由基·OH、·H发生化学作用,对研究全氟三乙胺的灭火机理具有十分重要的意义。     

CH4/C2H6/C3H8在MOF-505@5GO上吸附相平衡和选择性

应用溶剂热法合成了不同氧化石墨烯（GO）负载量的MOF-505@GO复合材料,分别采用全自动表面积吸附仪、P-XRD、SEM和Raman对材料进行了性能表征,测定了CH₄、C₂H₆和C₃H₈在MOF-505@GO上的吸附等温线,并进行Langmuir-Freundlich方程拟合,依据IAST理论模型计算了C₂H₆/CH₄和C₃H₈/CH₄二元混合气在MOF-505@5GO上的吸附选择性。研究结果表明,随着GO负载量增大,MOF-505@GO复合材料的孔容及BET比表面积先增大后减小,当GO负载量为5%（质量）时,复合材料MOF-505@5GO的孔容及BET比表面积达到最大,当GO负载量进一步增大至8%（质量）和10%（质量）时,复合材料的孔容及BET比表面积逐渐降低。在0.1 MPa和298 K条件下,MOF-505@5GO对CH₄、C₂H₆和C₃H₈的吸附容量分别为0.88、4.81和5.17 mmol·g^-1,相比MOF-505分别提高了14.9%、30.7%和13.1%。MOF-505@5GO对C₂H₆/CH₄和C₃H₈/CH₄的吸附选择性分别为40.1和3056.1,其对C₂H₆/CH₄和C₃H₈/CH₄具有极高的吸附选择性。     

Silicone/non-silicone grafted blend composite membranes for air/vapor separation

Four types of new silicon-based graft blended polymers were developed and drawn to thin film composite membranes on high flux microporous polyetherimide support. The membranes and a 1 μm PDMS membrane as a standard were tested for the flux of the gases N₂, O₂, Ar, CH₄, CO₂, CH₃Cl, C₂H₅Cl, C₂H₆, and n-C₄H₁₀ and the vapors methanol (MeOH), t-butyl methyl ether (MTBE), 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane (Cl₃Eth), 1, 1, 2-trichlorofluoroethane (Cl₃F₃Eth), and n-hexane (n-C₆H₁₄). Methanol/argon mixtures were used to check the validity of the calculated selectivities. The results show higher performance for the newly developed membranes.     

Phase transitions in R2 SnCl6-type crystals (R = NH3 C2H3, NH3C2H5 and N(CH3)4)

The thermal dilatation in (NH₃ ·CH₃) SnCl₆, (NH₃ · C₂H₅) SnCl₆ and [N(CH₃)] SnCl₆ was measured, and as the results it has turned out that (NH₃ ⁶·C₂H₅) SnCl₆ and [N(CH₃)₄]₂ SnCl₆ undergo the first order transitions at 128 K and 158 K, respectively. The low temperature phases of (NH · C₂H₅) SnCl₆ and [N(CH₃)₄]₂ SnC1₆ are found to be monoclinic and tetragonal, respectively, No phase transition was observed in (NH₃ ·CH₃)₂ SnCl₆ down to 77 K.     

C2H6/C3H8影响CH4爆炸极限参数及动力学特性研究

为研究C₂H₆/C₃H₈对甲烷爆炸极限参数及动力学特性的影响,采用标准的可燃气体爆炸极限测定装置测定了不同配比的C₂H₆/C₃H₈混合气体对甲烷爆炸极限的影响规律,同时得出了氮气惰化条件下甲烷爆炸临界参数的变化规律。此外,利用Chemkin软件模拟了C₂H₆/C₃H₈混合气体对甲烷爆炸过程中中间产物浓度的影响情况,并进行了敏感性分析。结果表明,C₂H₆/C₃H₈的存在降低了甲烷的爆炸上下限,增大了甲烷的爆炸危险度;在氮气惰化过程中甲烷的爆炸上限下降,爆炸下限上升,最终爆炸上下限重合,重合点处甲烷浓度和氮气临界浓度均随C₂H₆/C₃H₈的添加而逐渐减小;此外,C₂H₆/C₃H₈混合气体使甲烷爆炸过程中CO和·H的生成量逐渐增大,而CO₂、·O和·OH的生成量则有下降趋势,通过对爆炸过程中甲烷体积的敏感性分析,发现C₂H₆/C₃H₈的存在在某种程度上促进了甲烷爆炸。对比不同配比的C₂H₆/C₃H₈混合气体,发现C₃H₈含量越高,其对甲烷爆炸过程中相关参数的影响越大,这可为工矿企业的安全生产提供一定的理论依据。     

焙烧温度对HZSM-5分子筛催化1-丁烯齐聚性能的影响

考察焙烧温度对HZSM-5分子筛催化剂结构及1-丁烯齐聚性能的影响,采用XRD、SEM和NH3-TPD对催化剂进行表征。结果表明,升高焙烧温度,对HZSM-5分子筛催化剂的晶相和晶粒尺寸没有影响,催化剂中弱酸与强酸的酸强度和酸量均随焙烧温度的升高逐渐减弱。在催化剂晶粒尺寸一定条件下,催化剂酸性对催化剂的齐聚性能有较大影响,焙烧温度500℃时,C5+收率和C10+选择性最佳。     

纤维素与多氢原料共热解的协同效应

为探究典型生物质原料纤维素与多氢原料聚乙烯共热解过程中官能团的相互作用及协同效应，本文利用傅里叶变换红外光谱仪、热裂解-气相色谱/质谱联用仪、热重-质谱及流化床对纤维素及其与聚乙烯混合共同热解实验产物进行分析。傅里叶变换红外光谱实验表明，纤维素红外谱图的主要基团为CH₃、CH、CH₂，多氢原料的加入均会提升碳氢基团的相对含量。热重-质谱实验表明纤维素的实验主要产物为C₃H₈，聚乙烯的加入会提升C₂H₄的离子流强度。热裂解-气相色谱/质谱联用实验表明，纤维素的热解产物以左旋葡聚糖为主，聚乙烯的加入使得纤维素中烃类的含量得到较大幅度的提升，HZSM-5的催化使得芳烃类产物的相对含量得到提升。流化床热解验证实验的总体趋势与PY-GC/MS实验一致，在纤维素与聚乙烯共热解的基础上再加入HZSM-5催化，可以得到最佳的实验效果。     

Comparison between methane and propylene as reducing agents in the SCR of NO over Pd supported on tungstated zirconia

It is now well known that when Pd is supported on acidic supports, it becomes highly selective for the reduction of NO by methane in the presence of excess oxygen. It is also known that this promoting effect not only occurs with acidic zeolite supports, but also with acidic zirconia supports, such as sulfated zirconia (SZ) and tungstated zirconias (WZ). However, this promoting effect has not been investigated for the SCR with other hydrocarbons as reducing agents. In this contribution, we have investigated the behavior of a series of Pd/WZ catalysts and compared them using methane and propylene as reducing agents. The results show some important differences when the reducing agent is changed. For example, while with CH₄ the addition of W to the catalyst results in an increase in both NO and hydrocarbon conversion, with C₃H₆ it results in a decrease in activity. At the same time, while the presence of NO accelerates the activation of CH₄, it inhibits the activation of C₃H₆, moving its light-off to higher temperatures. Finally, an important difference between CH₄ and C₃H₆ as reducing agents is regarding the selectivity towards N₂ as opposed to N₂O. Using CH₄ resulted in much lower production of N₂O than using C₃H₆, over the entire temperature range investigated.     

Zeolite synthesis in the presence of flexible diquaternary alkylammonium ions (C2H5)3N(CH2)nN(C2H5)3 with n=3–10 as structure-directing agents

The use of flexible diquaternary alkylammonium ions (C₂H₅)₃N⁺(CH₂)_nN⁺(C₂H₅)₃ (Et₆-diquat-n with n=3–10) as structure-directing agents for zeolite synthesis in the presence of alkali metal cation is described. Among the organic structure-directing agents studied here, a considerable diversity in the phase selectivity was observed only for the Et₆-diquat-5 ion: this cation can produce five different zeolite structures (i.e., P1, SSZ-16, SUZ-4, ZSM-57, and mordenite), depending on the oxide composition of synthesis mixtures. Analysis of the variable-temperature ¹H CRAMPS NMR spectra obtained from the Et₆-diquat-5 molecules in these five zeolites reveals that the host–guest interactions occurring within the respective materials maintain in a manner different from one another even at 160 °C at which the zeolite hosts crystallize.     

A pillared-layer metal-organic framework for efficient separation of C3H8/C2H6/CH4 in natural gas

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have great potentials as adsorbents for natural gas purification. However, the trade-off between selectivity and adsorption capacity remains a challenge. Herein, we report a pillared-layer metal-organic framework Ni(HBTC)(bipy) for efficiently separating the C₃H₈/C₂H₆/CH₄ mixture. The experimental results show that the adsorption capacity of C₃H₈ and C₂H₆ on Ni(HBTC)(bipy) are as high as 6.18 and 5.85 mmol·g^-1, while only 0.93 mmol·g^-1 for CH₄ at 298 K and 100 kPa. Especially, the adsorption capacity of C₃H₈ at 5 kPa can reach an unprecedented 4.52 mmol·g^-1 and for C₂H₆ it is 1.48 mmol·g^-1 at 10 kPa. The ideal adsorbed solution theory predicted C₃H₈/CH₄ selectivity is as high as 1857.0, superior to most of the reported materials. Breakthrough experiment results indicated that material could completely separate the C₃H₈/C₂H₆/CH₄ mixture. Therefore, Ni(HBTC)(bipy) is a promising material for separation of natural gas.     

Nitric oxide reduction by ethylene over Pt-ZSM-5 under lean conditions: steady-state activity

Steady-state activity of Pt-ZSM-5 catalysts has been investigated experimentally for the NO + C₂H₄ + O₂ reaction under highly oxidizing conditions, typical of lean-burn gasoline engine exhaust. Effects of temperature, space velocity, feed concentration, Pt loading and water vapor on the catalytic activity have been examined using a packed-bed laboratory reactor. The catalytic activity of Pt-ZSM-5 is discussed in comparison with that of Cu-ZSM-5 and Pt/Al₂O₃. Results show that Pt-ZSM-5 catalysts are much more active than Cu-ZSM-5 catalysts for lean-NO_x reduction at low temperatures, while the kinetic behavior of Pt/Al₂O₃ is very similar to that of Pt-ZSM-5. Conversion of both NO and C₂H₄ during the NO + C₂H₄ + O₂ reaction over Pt-ZSM-5 around the reaction lightoff temperature is strongly inhibited by the presence of NO. The NO/C₂H₄ ratio in the feedstream is an important factor determining the NO reduction activity of the catalyst, and there exists an optimum value of this ratio for a maximum conversion of NO. Based on the steady-state NO conversion data, a correlation between the reactor performance and the feed concentration has been developed, and the feasibility of Pt-based catalysts for lean-NO_x reduction is discussed in terms of their activity, selectivity and durability.     

Selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxide by hydrocarbons over mordenite-type zeolite catalysts

The reduction of NO by hydrocarbons such as C₂H₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₆, and C₃H₈ has been investigated over mordenite-type zeolite catalysts including HM, CuHM, NZA (natural zeolite), and CuNZA prepared by an ion-exchange method in a continuous flow fixed-bed reactor. NO conversion over CuNZA catalyst reaches about 94% with 2000 ppm of C₃H₆ at 500°C. As reductants, alkenes seem to exhibit a higher performance for NO conversion than alkanes regardless of the catalysts. No deterioration of the catalytic activity due to carbonaceous deposits for CuNZA was observed above 400°C even after 30 h of on-stream time, but SO₂ in the feed gas stream causes a severe poisoning of the CuNZA catalyst. The effect of H₂O on NO conversion was significant regardless of the catalysts and the reductants employed in this study. However, CuNZA catalyst shows a unique water tolerance with C₃H₆. The reaction path of NO to N₂ is the most important factor for high performance of this catalytic system. NO is directly reduced by a reaction intermediate, C_n′H_m′(O) formed from hydrocarbon and O₂, N₂O is another reaction intermediate which can be easily removed by C_n′H_m′(O).     

A LUMPED KINETIC MODEL FOR DEHYDRATION OF ETHANOL TO HYDROCARBONS OVER HZSM-5

A kinetic model for the conversion of ethanol to hydrocarbons over HZSM-5 catalyst has been developed. The model is based on data from ethanol dehydration experiments conducted in a fixed-bed integral reactor at atmospheric pressure and temperatures of 150°C to 360°C, and is the first which integrates the major reaction pathways of both dehydration and higher hydrocarbon formation over ZSM-5 zeolite. In the model C₃-C₆ olefins, C₃-C₅ paraffins, and C₆⁺ hydrocarbons are treated as lumped species, while ethanol, diethyl ether, ethylene, and ethane are treated individually. Nonlinear parameter estimation using quasilinearization and least squares as the objective function has been implemented to estimate rate constants, adsorption equilibrium constants, and activation energies. The Langmuir-Hinshelwood rate expressions successfully correlated the experimental data.     

CO, H2 or C3H8 assisted catalytic combustion of methane over supported LaMnO3 monoliths

The effect of the addition of a second fuel such as CO, C₃H₈ or H₂ on the catalytic combustion of methane was investigated over ceramic monoliths coated with LaMnO₃/La-γAl₂O₃ catalyst. Results of autothermal ignition of different binary fuel mixtures characterised by the same overall heating value show that the presence of a more reactive compound reduces the minimum pre-heating temperature necessary to burn methane. The effect is more pronounced for the addition of CO and very similar for C₃H₈ and H₂. Order of reactivity of the different fuels established in isothermal activity measurements was: CO>H₂≥C₃H₈>CH₄. Under autothermal conditions, nearly complete methane conversion is obtained with catalyst temperatures around 800 °C mainly through heterogeneous reactions, with about 60–70 ppm of unburned CH₄ when pure methane or CO/CH₄ mixtures are used. For H₂/CH₄ and C₃H₈/CH₄ mixtures, emissions of unburned methane are lower, probably due to the proceeding of CH₄ homogeneous oxidation promoted by H and OH radicals generated by propane and hydrogen pyrolysis at such relatively high temperatures.

Finally, a steady state multiplicity is found by decreasing the pre-heating temperature from the ignited state. This occurrence can be successfully employed to pilot the catalytic ignition of methane at temperatures close to compressor discharge or easily achieved in regenerative burners.