Study of direct and indirect naphtha recycling to a resid FCC unit for maximum propylene production

To satisfy the increasing propylene demand, direct and indirect naphtha recycling schemes around an existing resid fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit were investigated. To this aim, light cracked naphtha (LCN), heavy cracked naphtha (HCN) and a PolyNaphtha (PN) oligomerisation product were cracked under a wide range of operating conditions over a commercial Y zeolite based equilibrium catalyst. Experimental data were acquired in three different units: a fixed bed bench scale unit, a fixed fluidised bed unit and an adiabatic circulating fluidised bed pilot plant. It was shown that FCC naphthas require high operating severities to crack, and that even then their conversion remains relatively moderate. Hence, direct recycling to the main riser does not seem a viable pathway to increase propylene product. Feeding FCC naphthas to a second reaction zone operating at high severity allows to increase the propylene yield in a significant manner. Increasing conversion, however, not only leads to higher LPG and propylene yields, but also results in very high dry gas yields. An alternative scheme was proposed, in which the olefinic C₄ and C₅ fractions are converted into a naphtha fraction through oligomerisation in a dedicated unit before being recracked in the secondary riser. As the highly olefinic oligomerised effluent mainly consist of dimerised and trimerised butenes and pentenes, this feed is more easily cracked and high conversions can be achieved. This indirect interconversion of butenes and pentenes into propylene therefore effectively allows to convert these butenes and pentenes into propylene, resulting in a significant increase in propylene yield. Each of the three main naphtha recycle options (directly to the main riser, directly to a secondary riser or indirectly via a light olefin oligomerisation unit) have been analysed and compared to a base case. In the evaluation of each of these schemes, all heat balance effects, both on the riser and the regenerator side, have been accounted for. The proposed process scheme with an indirect recycle via an oligomerisation unit enhances the already inherent flexibility of the FCC unit. The naphtha recycle can be turned on or off, the second reaction zone can be used to crack naphtha or to crack resid feed to maximise throughput, while the effluent of the oligomerisation unit can be recycled to the FCC unit for propylene production or hydrogenated and sent to gasoline and kerosene pool.     

Mg-doped LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinel for cathode materials

Lithium-ion batteries are becoming more and more important not only for portable electronic devices, but also in prevision of high power electric vehicles. In such an optic, deep studies regarding all the components of a secondary battery are in development. In this study, high voltage cathode materials have been selected. Crystals with spinel structure have a 3D vacancy pathway suitable for Li-ions transport. The material under study was LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ doped with magnesium replacing the nickel. Various samples were synthesized via three different routes: a solid-state method, a modified sol–gel method and a xerogel method. The structure and morphology of the powders were analyzed with HRTEM and XRD. Electrochemical tests were also performed. A wide range of particle sizes (from micro to nanosize) was the result of the different synthesis routes. Unfortunately pure materials were not always obtained. The electrochemical tests showed improvement of the material's cyclability, by reducing the particle size. The electrochemical tests further confirmed the existence of a Li_1+dMn_2−dO₄ impurity. The results are quite promising, however, further improvement of the purity of the electrode composition are needed.     

提高摩托车用干荷电电池综合性能的研究

通过改进铅膏的配方及极板的独特处理工艺 ,提高了干电荷电摩托车电池的低温高率放电性能、充电接受能力和储存性能 ,完全可以满足国内外摩托车主机厂的各种要求。     

MITI projects on recycling

MITI has actively done R&D on industrial technology for waste and reclamation and so there are many research items from small scale to large scale. However, Ecofactory and researches on recycling of metallic materials are introduced here. Ecofactory was proposed by the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory and is now at the stage of the Leading Research, a new research scheme in AISt. Researches on recycling of metallic materials are being done with subsidy. Those researches should contribute to both the preservatin of the global environment and effective recycling of waste materials.Abbreviations AIST Agency of Industrial Science and Technology - MITI Ministry of International Trade and Industry - NEDO New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization     

Recovery of monomers and fillers from high-temperature-vulcanized silicone rubbers—combined effects of solvent, base and fillers

The depolymerization of high-temperature-vulcanized (HTV) silicone rubbers containing filler silica and alumina into cyclosiloxane monomers and spontaneous recovery of fillers were studied. First, HTV silicone rubber was treated with different types of solvents in the presence of KOH to find that a triad mixture of diethylamine, methanol and hexane was appropriate not only to dissolve the silicone rubber to a suspension but also to separate fillers completely by filtration. The filtrate was distilled to remove solvent first and then give pure cyclosiloxane monomers in 76–84% yields. Second, the rubbers were treated with other types of triad mixture of solvents and bases, e.g. tetramethylammonium hydroxide, hexane and diethylamine. After filtration, residue was again treated with the amine and hexane to recover clean fillers in 83–93% yields. Cyclosiloxane monomers were also obtained from the combined filtrates in 67–78% yields.     

Proton and hydrogen formation by cyclohexyl benzene during overcharge of Li-ion batteries

This study provides experimental evidence for proton and hydrogen formation caused by the anodic electropolymerization of cyclohexyl benzene (CHB), which is a popular electrolyte additive for overcharge protection of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). It is found that considerable H₂ evolution is observed in overcharged LiCoO₂/graphite cells, especially when CHB is included as an electrolyte additive. In order to confirm the proton generation during the CHB oxidation, Pt/Pt-rotating ring disc electrode (RRDE) measurements are performed in 1 M Li(C₂F₅SO₂)₂N ethylene carbonate/ethyl methyl carbonate (1/2, v/v) solutions with and without CHB. The cathodic ring current is intimately correlated to the anodic disc current, and the cathodic reaction at the ring is determined to be the reduction of the proton. The proton generation efficiency during the CHB oxidation is as high as 90%. Proton liberation is also observed during the anodic decomposition of the electrolyte solvents, although it occurs in a much less stoichiometric way compared with that during the CHB oxidation.     

EMD与KOH溶液的相互影响

利用滴定分析、热失重分析以及XRD方法研究了EMD和KOH溶液混合后的变化。结果表明:碱与MnO2可以相互作用并导致体系温度的升高,碱浓度的下降,EMD中形成Mn3O4以及MnO2中结合水的损失。相互作用的结果与所加KOH溶液的浓度、EMD中的水含量、二者用量的比例关系以及体系的温度有关。     

通信用VRLA蓄电池可靠性指标及计算探讨

在说明通信局（站）电源系统对VRLA蓄电池组可靠性要求的基础上，阐述了为了达到电信设备的电压、电流需求，通过串联或串并联构成电池组的单体VRLA蓄电池应达到的可靠性指标。在确定单体VRLA蓄电池应达到的可靠性指标。在确定单体VRLA蓄电池可靠性参数时，可通过现场使用调查或加速寿命试验的办法来求得。在单体VRLA蓄电池可靠性指标过低的情况下，可通过多种冗余连接方式来提高电池组的可靠性。     

接入网蓄电池的维护以及对整流器的要求

该针对阀控密封铅酸蓄电池的特性和使用环境，较全面的论述了接入网点蓄电池的选型要求与维护方式。     

用AIR-C2H2原子吸收光谱法测定镉镍电池正极浸渍液中钴含量

本文主要简述与运用AIR-C2H2原子吸收光谱法进行镉镍电池正极浸渍液中钴含量的测定，介绍了钴最佳测定条件及呈良好线性范围的浓度。同时对样品消化处理条件，在测定中样品的干扰因素进行了综合考虑，该方法具有很好的灵敏度，很好的重复性，干扰小，同时具有方法步骤简单，操作容易掌握等特点，对样品钴含量的测定，其相对标准偏差均小于1.0%（n=6），标准加入回收率均在97.0%～102.0%(n=5）范围内，结果表明，运用AIR-C2H2原子吸收光谱法测定镉镍电池正极浸渍液中钴含量的分析，达到了实验室分析质量控制的要求，完全适用于镉镍电池正极浸渍液中钴含量的控制分析和样品系统分析。