The electroreduction of alkyl iodides and polyiodides: The kinetic model of EC(C)E and ECE-EC(C)E mechanisms with included transfer coefficient variability

The cyclic voltammetry electroreduction of seven alkyl iodides was investigated in 0.3 M TBAP/DMF on glassy carbon electrode. The influence of carbon chain length and the number of iodine atoms in the molecule was examined. The two-electron reductive cleavage with iodine elimination was numerically resolved into one-electron consecutive steps. The mechanism of the process was discussed applying the mathematical EC(C)E and ECE-EC(C)E kinetic models with included transfer coefficient variability for one stage electroreduction of RI and two stage electroreduction of RI₂, respectively. For electroreduction of diiodomethane the discrimination of elementary alpha parameter between two reduction stages was determined.     

Kinetics of isothermal and nonisothermal crystallization of nylon 1313

The crystallization process of a new polyamide, nylon 1313, from the melt has been thoroughly investigated under isothermal and nonisothermal conditions. During isothermal crystallization, relative crystallinity develops in accordance with the Avrami equation with the exponent n ≈ 2 based on DSC analysis. Under nonisothermal conditions, several different analysis methods were used to elucidate the crystallization process. The Avrami exponent n is greater in the isothermal crystallization process, indicating that the mode of nucleation and the growth of the nonisothermal crystallization for nylon 1313 are more complicated, and that the nucleation mode might include both homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation simultaneously. The calculated activation energy is 214.25 kJ/mol for isothermal crystallization by Arrhenius form and 135.1 kJ/mol for nonisothermal crystallization by Kissinger method, respectively. In addition, the crystallization ability of nylon 1313 was assessed by using the kinetic crystallizability parameters G. Based on this parameter, the crystallizability of many different polymers was compared theoretically. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 104: 1415–1422, 2007     

Heavy Metal Removal and Neutralization of Acid Mine Waste Water ‐ Kinetic Study

The influence of the apatite on the efficiency of neutralization and on heavy metal removal of acid mine waste water has been studied. The analysis of the treated waste water samples with apatite has shown an advanced purification, the concentration of the heavy metals after the treatment of the waste water with apatite being 25 to 1000 times less than the Maximum Concentration Limits admitted by European Norms (NTPA 001/2005). In order to establish the macro‐kinetic mechanism in the neutralization process, the activation energy, Ea, and the kinetic parameters, rate coefficient of reaction, k_r, and k_t were determined from the experimental results obtained in “ceramic ball‐mill” reactor. The obtained values of the activation energy Ea >> 42 kJ mol^?1 (e.g. Ea = 115.50 ± 7.50 kJ mol^?1 for a conversion of sulphuric acid η_H2SO4 = 0.05, Ea = 60.90 ± 9.50 kJ mol^?1 for η ^H2SO4 = 0.10 and Ea = 55.75 ± 10.45 kJ mol^‐1 for η ^H2SO4 = 0.15) suggest that up to a conversion of H2SO4 equal 0.15 the global process is controlled by the transformation process, adsorption followed by reaction, which means surface‐controlled reactions. At a conversion of sulphuric acid η ^H2SO4 > 0.15, the obtained values of activation energy Ea < 42 kJ mol^‐1 (e.g. Ea = 37.55 ± 4.05 kJ mol^‐1 for η ^H2SO4 = 0.2, Ea = 37.54 ± 2.54 kJ mol^‐1 for η ^H2SO4 = 0.3 and Ea = 37.44 ± 2.90 kJ mol^‐1 for η ^H2SO4 = 0.4) indicate diffusion‐controlled processes. This means a combined process model, which involves the transfer in the liquid phase followed by the chemical reaction at the surface of the solid. Kinetic parameters as rate coefficient of reaction, kr with values ranging from (5.02 ± 1.62) 10‐4 to (8.00 ± 1.55) 10‐4 (s^‐1) and transfer coefficient, kt, ranging from (8.40 ± 0.50) 10‐5 to (10.42 ± 0.65) 10‐5 (m s^‐1) were determined.     

Microkinetic model for the pyrolysis of methyl esters: From model compound to industrial biodiesel

A tool for the generation of decomposition schemes of large molecules has been developed. These decomposition schemes contain radicals which can be eliminated from the model equations if both the μ‐hypothesis and the pseudosteady‐state approximation are valid. The reaction rate coefficients and thermodynamic parameters have been calculated by incorporating a comprehensive group additive framework. A microkinetic model for the pyrolysis of methyl esters with a carbon number of up to 19 has been generated using this tool. It is validated by comparing calculated and experimental yields of the pyrolysis of methyl decanoate and novel rapeseed methyl ester pyrolysis data in the temperature range from 800 to 1100 K and methyl ester partial pressure range from 1 × 10^?3 to 1 × 10^?2 MPa. This modeling frame work allows to not only assess the use of methyl ester mixtures as potential feedstock for olefin production but also their effect as blend‐in or trace impurity. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 61: 4309–4322, 2015     

异戊二烯含量对硫黄硫化丁基橡胶硫化特性的影响

本文主要通过无转子硫化仪研究异戊二烯含量对硫黄促进剂体系硫化丁基橡胶硫化特性及硫化动力学的影响。研究表明,在实验范围内,Ghoreishy动力学方程能较好地描述丁基橡胶硫磺硫化的行为。在相同硫化温度下,随着异戊二烯单元含量的增多,焦烧时间、正硫化时间逐渐缩短,交联密度明显增加,高温抗硫化返原性增强。随着硫黄用量的增多,丁基橡胶硫化胶的交联密度随硫黄用量呈线性增加,高异戊二烯含量的丁基橡胶硫黄硫化效率大幅度提高,反应级数增大,硫化活化能Ea明显降低,但异戊二烯含量从5.1mol.%增加到7mol.%时,硫黄硫化效率并未出现明显增加,Ea基本不变。     

基于变活化能模型的T800/环氧树脂预浸料固化反应动力学研究

为了深入了解某新型高温固化T800/环氧树脂预浸料的固化行为,借助差示扫描量热仪(DSC),采用非等温DSC法研究了T800/环氧树脂预浸料的固化反应过程。基于唯象模型,系统研究了该预浸料的固化反应特征温度及固化动力学参数,确定该预浸料中环氧树脂的固化反应动力学模型为自催化模型。采用等转化率法,分析了预浸料中环氧树脂的反应活化能随固化度的变化情况,结果表明在整个固化反应过程中,树脂固化反应活化能变化较大,传统模型法基于全固化过程活化能不变的假设无法准确描述该固化反应。采用变活化能自催化模型,利用粒子群全局优化算法,得到了T800/环氧树脂预浸料的固化动力学方程,结果表明该模型能较好地描述实验现象,可为进一步研究该预浸料的热力学性能及其成型过程中的质量控制提供理论基础。     

Acceleration of kinetic monte carlo simulations of free radical copolymerization: A hybrid approach with scaling

Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) has been widely used in the simulation of polymeric reactions. The power of KMC is highlighted by its ability to keep track of the length and sequence of every radical or polymer chain, while it is computationally more expensive than deterministic kinetic models. This paper introduces an acceleration method that significantly reduces the computational cost of KMC simulations, while keeping the same features as the full kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. Case studies are used to demonstrate the general applicability of this method to free radical copolymerization. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 63: 4013–4021, 2017     

真空法动态制冰的非等温结晶动力学

以氯化钠水溶液为制冰溶液,采用真空法制备得到冰浆。从理论上论证非等温结晶动力学模型Jeziorny法和Mo法用于描述冰浆结晶行为的可行性。通过实验测定不同结晶时间下的冰浆含冰率,并建立了冰浆生成过程的非等温动力学方程。研究结果表明：Jeziorny法和Mo法可很好地描述冰浆的非等温结晶过程;Jeziorny模型指数n的值在0.473~0.525间,表明不同实验条件下的结晶机理基本一致,冰晶呈片状增厚生长;Jeziorny模型中的结晶动力学参数K_c、t_0.25和Mo模型中的冷却速率函数F（T）的变化规律均表明高冷却速率可促进冰浆的形成,同时氯化钠的添加会在一定程度上抑制冰晶生长。     

Zr－Nb系合金耐蚀性能研究

结合核动力堆用燃料包壳对锆合金耐蚀性能的要求，大范围考察了Ｎｂ含量为０．５％，１．０％，２．６％（ｗｔ％）的Ｚｒ—Ｎｂ二元合金及含Ｃｒ、Ｍｏ、Ｓｎ、Ｂｉ、Ｆｅ、Ｃｅ和Ｓｉ的Ｚｒ－１Ｎｂ及多元合金，共１７种成分的Ｚｒ－Ｎｂ系合金在４００℃，１０．３ＭＰａ水蒸汽中的长期腐蚀规律（达１８２天）。在腐蚀转折前，Ｚｒ－Ｎｂ系合金的腐蚀动力学曲线均近似于抛物线规律，而在转折之后存在与线性规律偏离现象。长期腐蚀增重的分析说明：通过合理的多元合金化，即增加或降低Ｎｂ含量，并主加Ｆｅ、Ｂｉ、Ｓｎ和Ｎｉ而辅加少量的Ｃｒ、Ｍｏ、Ｔｅ和Ｓｉ，Ｚｒ－１Ｎｂ合金的耐蚀性大有潜力可挖。