Effect of steam on heavy oil catalytic pyrolysis

This paper studied the influence of steam on heavy oil catalytic pyrolysis. Experiments of Chinese Daqing atmospheric residue catalytic pyrolysis on CEP-1 were conducted in a confined fluidized bed reactor, with steam and nitrogen being used as the fluidizing gas, respectively. The effects of steam on the volume of contents of the components in pyrolysis gas, product yields, and carbon dioxide formation were discussed. The results of contrast tests showed that steam not only had the action of the fluidizing gas and the dilution gas, but also participated in steam gasification and water-gas shift reactions. In catalytic pyrolysis processes, steam could maintain the activity of catalysts, accelerate the reactions of carbonium ions, inhibit undesired secondary reactions, and enhance the yields and selectivity of the aimed products. Published in Russian in Neftekhimiya, 2007, Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 99–102. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Mizellare Zweiphasen-Hydroformylierung von ungesättigten Fettstoffen mit wasserlöslichen Rhodiumcarbonyl/tert. Phosphan-Komplexkatalysatorsystemen

Micellar Two Phase-Hydroformylation of Multiple Unsaturated Fatty Substances with Water Soluble Rhodiumdicarbonyl/tert. Phosphine Catalyst Systems Low- and medium-molecular ω-unsaturated carboxylic acid methyl esters inclusive of the ω-decenoic acid ester can be hydrofomylated successfully according to the two phase method in an aqueous-organic medium using the water soluble rhodium carbonyl/tris(sodium-m-sulfonatophenyl)phosphine complex as catalyst system. Highermolecular unsaturated fatty acid esters, e.g. the triple unsaturated linolenic acid methyl ester or fatty oils like linseed oil can be hydroformylated only according to the micellar two phase technique in course of which surfactant micelles cause a solubilisation of the water insoluble unsaturated fatty substances in the aqueous catalyst phase. The different efficiences of the various types of surfactants for the micellar two phase hydroformylation was investigated and interpreted. Best suitable for the micellar two-phase hydroformylation are cationic surfactants. By means of these surfactants linolenic acid methyl ester could be hydroformylated to the triformyl derivative with a selectivity of 55%. The recovery of the catalyst solution free from losses of rhodium succeeded by simple phase separation in a technically satisfying manner.     

Magnetic and mössbauer studies on ductile Fe-Cr-Co permanent magnet alloys

Iron-chromium-cobalt alloys possess attractive magnetic properties combined with good formability and hence are identified as technologically important magnetic materials. Alloys with compositions Fe-28·9 Cr-15·6 Co and Fe-28·4 Cr-20·1Co (weight percent) have been studied. Heat-treatment parameters during thermomagnetic treatment viz temperature, time and external magnetic field were optimized with reference to magnetic properties. The fully treated anisotropic alloys develop remanence=11·5–12·0 kilo Gauss, coercivity=600–650 Oersted and energy product=4–4·5 million Gauss Oersted. Electron microscopic and Mössbauer spectroscopic techniques were used to identify the original and transformed phases. During the various stages of the development of the alloy, the changes in mechanical hardness were correlated with magnetic hardness.     

Untersuchung und Beurteilung von PAK in Speisefetten und -ölen

Investigation and Legal Evaluation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Vegetable Fats and Oils The analysis of 40 native and refined commercially available vegetable fats and oils reveals the influence of the environment and the treatment on the contamination with PAHs. Totally refined oils and fats have no or only a low contamination of PAHs whereas grapeseed oil contains PAHs to a high extent. This fact has to be deduced to the old-fashioned drying process of the pressed grapes. The analytical procedure with HPLC and fluorimetric detection was done after alcaline hydrolysis. The PAHs were extracted using the distribution between DMF, cyclohexane and water. The legal evaluation of high contaminated is discussed in regard of national and international regulations.     

高科技纤维在摩擦制动材料中的应用

本文介绍了一些高科技纤维在聚俣物基摩擦材料中的使用情况，指出在摩擦材料中使用高科技纤维已成为摩擦材料的一个发展趋势，但需要大大提高高科技纤维的性价比和使用纤维混杂技术。     

Flavonoids released by carrot (Daucus carota) seedlings stimulate hyphal development of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the presence of optimal CO2 enrichment

Carbon dioxide has been previously identified as a critical volatile factor that stimulates hyphal growth ofGigaspora margarita, a vesiculararbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, and we determined the optimal concentration at 2.0%. The beneficial effect of CO₂ on fungal development is also visible in the presence of stimulatory (quercetin, myricetin) or inhibitory (naringenin) flavonoids. Sterile root exudates from carrot seedlings stimulate the hyphal development ofG. margarita in the presence of optimal CO₂ enrichment. Three flavonols (quercetin, kaempferol, rutin or quercetin 3-rutinoside) and two flavones (apigenin, luteolin) were identified in carrot root exudates by means of HPLC retention time. Flavonols like quercetin and kaempferol are known to have stimulatory effects on hyphal growth ofG. margarita.     

Influence of metal oxides on the catalytic behavior of Au/Al2O3 for the selective reduction of NOx by hydrocarbons

The reduction of NO by propene in the presence of excess oxygen over mechanical mixtures of Au/Al₂O₃ with a bulk oxide has been investigated. The oxides studied were: Co₃O₄, Mn₂O₃, Cr₂O₃, CuO, Fe₂O₃, NiO, CeO₂, SnO₂, ZnO and V₂O₅. Under lean C₃H₆-SCR conditions, these oxides (with the exception of SnO₂) convert selectively NO to NO₂. When mechanically mixed with Au/Al₂O₃, the Mn₂O₃ and Co₃O₄ oxides and, to a much greater extent, CeO₂ act synergistically with this catalyst greatly enhancing its SCR performance. It was found that their synergistic action is not straightforwardly related to their activity for NO oxidation to NO₂. The exhibited catalytic synergy may be due to the operation of either remote control or a bifunctional mechanism. In the later case, the key intermediate must be a short-lived compound and not the NO₂ molecule in gas-phase.     

Mechanical Properties of Reinforcing Steel and Fatigue Behavior in Corrosive Environment

Corrosion of reinforcing steel has a great impact on the mass reduction and high- and low-cycle fatigue. An experimental study showed that the mass loss, the fatigue limit and the life expectancy were reduced by approximately 1.50-3.00%, 20-40%, and 55-75%, respectively, according to the level of corrosion. Low-cycle strain controlled fatigue testing under ±1% and ±2.5% constant amplitude strain, indicated that the corroded steel bars exhibit gradual reduction in available energy, number of cycles to failure and the load-bearing ability. Formation of pits and notches took place on the corroded steel surface and stress concentration points were developed which are highly localized at imperfections and especially at the rib bases. The fatigue limit was reduced considerably since the existence of ribs and the formation of pits and notches combined with the mass loss led to reduction of the exterior hard layer of martensite and drastic drop in the energy density of the corroded specimens. Antiseismic design that does not take into account the maximum and cumulative plastic deformation demands and the strain history that a structure will suffer under severe ground motion could lead to unpredictable performance.