Effect of surfactants and liquid hydrocarbons on gas hydrate formation rate and storage capacity

Hydrate formation rate plays an important role in making hydrates for the storage and transport of natural gas. Micellar surfactant solutions were found to increase gas hydrate formation rate and storage capacity. With the presence of surfactant, hydrate could form quickly in a quiescent system and the energy costs of hydrate formation reduced. Surfactants (an anionic surfactant, a non‐ionic surfactant and their mixtures) and liquid hydrocarbons (cyclopentane and methylcyclohexane) were used to improve hydrate formation. The experiments of hydrate formation were carried out in the pressure range 3.69–6.82 MPa and the temperature range 274.05–277.55 K. The experimental pressures were kept constant during hydrate formation in each experimental run. The effect of anionic surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)) on natural gas storage in hydrates is more pronounced compared to a non‐ionic surfactant (dodecyl polysaccharide glycoside (DPG)). The induction time of hydrate formation was reduced with the presence of cyclopentane (CP). Cyclopentane and methylcyclohexane (MCH) could increase hydrate formation rate, but reduced hydrate storage capacity The higher methylcyclohexane concentration, the lower the hydrate storage capacity. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Alternative hydrocarbon solvents for cottonseed extraction

Hexane has been used for decades to extract edible oil from cottonseed. However, due to increased regulations affecting hexane because of the 1990 Clean Air Act and potential health risks, the oil-extraction industry urgently needs alternative hydrocarbon solvents to replace hexane. Five solvents,n-heptane, isohexane, neohexane, cyclohexane, and cylopentane, were compared with commercial hexane using a benchscale extractor. The extractions were done with a solvent to cottonseed flake ratio of 5.5 to 1 (w/w) and a miscella recycle flow rate of 36 mL/min/sq cm (9 gal/min/sq ft) at a temperature of 10 to 45°C below the boiling point of the solvent. After a 10-min single-stage extraction, commercial hexane removed 100% of the oil from the flakes at 55°C; heptane extracted 100% at 75°C and 95.9% at 55°C; isohexane extracted 93.1% at 45°C; while cyclopentane, cyclohexane, and neohexane removed 93.3, 89.4, and 89.6% at 35, 55, and 35°C, respectively. Each solvent removed gossypol from cottonseed flakes at a different rate, with cyclopentane being most and neohexane least effective. Based on the bench-scale extraction results and the availability of these candidate solvents, heptane and isohexane are the alternative hydrocarbon solvents most likely to replace hexane. Presented in part at the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1994.     

Performance of fluid and solid lubricants in spacecraft applications

Results of a series of lubricant screening and performance tests are described that provide criteria for the selection of proper Lubrication for precision spacecraft mechanisms, such as reaction wheels, gyroscopes, solar array drives, and gimbals. An eccentric, thrust—bearing apparatus was used for rapid screening and relative ranking of lubricants, and results are compared to life test data for a series of oils. Synthetic hydrocarbon oils and greases are recommended for the first three types of mechanism, while newly developed, high density, oriented, MoS₂, films are recommended for gimbals.     

高性能SSBR的制备及性能研究

采用阴离子聚合方法,分别以环己烷和环戊烷为溶剂,以十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)及四氢呋喃(THF)为复合结构调节剂,以n-BuLi为引发剂,SnCl4为偶联剂,合成了性能优异的SSBR。考察了不同溶剂对聚合过程的影响、复合结构调节剂用量对SSBR结构及偶联效率的影响,采用T型关联度分析法对门尼粘度的影响因素进行了研究。并采用国标方法对SSBR的物理机械性能进行了测定。结果表明,环戊烷可用于合成SSBR,且对SSBR性能影响不大;当复合结构调节剂SDBS/THF与正丁基锂的摩尔比为4∶0.7∶1时,SSBR的无规化程度较好;当SDBS与THF的用量较小时,偶联效率可达51.3%;对SSBR门尼粘度影响较大的因素为丁苯共聚物的组成(共聚物单体配比)、聚合物分子量及聚合物分子量分布。     

冰箱聚氨酯环戊烷高压发泡模塑生产成套设备的安全要点

介绍了以环戊烷为发泡剂的冰箱高压发泡模塑生产成套设备的安全设计原则和具体实施内容,重点介绍了环戊烷/多元醇预混系统、聚氨酯环戊烷高压发泡机和聚氨酯冰箱发泡模塑生产线的安全要点。     

Reactions of cyclopentane on HY Zeolite

The reaction of cyclopentane has been studied on HY zeolite at 500°C. Initial reaction processes included ring cleavage to acyclic C₅ species, and cracking to produce fragments in the range C₁ - C₄. Hydrogen transfer accompanied those processes, so that paraffins as well as olefins were observed as initial products. Cyclopentene was formed as an unstable initial product by the dehydrogenation of the feed, although molecular hydrogen was not found as a primary product. Other dehydrogenated species initially formed included coke and aromatics in the range C₆ - C₁₀.     

TBAB和CP双添加剂水合物法分离烟气中的CO2

在四正丁基溴化铵（TBAB）和环戊烷（CP）双添加剂体系下进行了一级水合物法分离烟气中CO2的研究。对比了纯体系和双添加剂体系对水合物生成过程及分离效果的影响。获得了合适的操作条件（温度276.15 K,压力2.0～3.3 MPa）、初始液气比（0.78）、添加剂浓度（CP体积分数为0.6%）。在合适条件下,双添加剂体系相比纯TBAB体系水合过程的载气量达至1.5～2.0倍,剩余气相中CO2摩尔分数由17%降至7%,去除率由40%～50%上升到60%～70%。实验表明,双添加剂体系在水合物法CO2分离技术的分离效果及节能方面存在潜力,为工业化水合物法净化烟气提供了参考和标准。     

水合物蓄冷技术研究

分析了水合物蓄冷技术的条件和优势,在此基础上实验研究了水合物蓄冷相变过程。实验结果表明,水合物相变蓄冷过程中存在过冷度的问题,而且水合物相变放热过程中相变体系存在温度升高的现象。最后指出了水合物蓄冷技术存在的问题以及水合物蓄冷技术的研究方向。     

4min快速脱模环戊烷型组合聚醚

开发了一种以聚醚多元醇、泡沫稳定剂、叔胺催化剂、环戊烷、水等原料配置的组合聚醚,可用于4 min快速脱模冰箱组合料的生产.讨论了聚醚多元醇、催化剂、泡沫稳定剂、环戊烷等对快速脱模的影响.结果表明,该组合聚醚贮存稳定性好,制得的的泡沫性能优良,能满足4 min快速脱模冰箱组合料的生产.     

Coke deposition on supported palladium catalysts

Palladium/silica catalysts of varying dispersities were submitted to the coking reaction with cyclopentane at 500°C. Temperature programmed oxidation curves reveal the presence of two peaks for carbon deposition on the metallic function: the first one near 250°C would correspond to coke deposited on palladium atoms of high coordination and the second one near 400°C would involve palladium atoms of low coordination.