孔结构对铜基甲醇合成催化剂宏观反应速率的影响Ⅰ．未中毒颗粒催化剂

催化剂的宏观反应速率受颗粒内扩散过程的影响，而内扩散过程又取决于催化剂颗粒的孔结构。以铜基甲醇合成催化剂为研究体系，通过改变压片压强和共沉淀条件，制备具有不同孔结构参数（比表面、孔隙率、孔径分布、孔容、颗粒密度、曲折因子）的颗粒催化剂，由反应工程中的扩散－反应方程，按照平行交联孔模型计算有效扩散系数，模拟计算单颗粒催化剂在工业生产条件下的宏观反应速率，从而研究孔结构对未中毒铜基甲醇合成催化剂宏观反应速率的影响。     

孔结构对铜基甲醇合成催化剂宏观反应速率的影响 Ⅰ.未中毒颗…

催化剂的宏观反应速率受颗粒内扩散过程的影响，而内扩散过程又取决于催化剂颗粒的孔结构。以铜基甲醇合成催化剂为研究本系，通过改变压片压强和共沉淀条件，制备具有不同孔结构参数（比表面、孔隙率、孔径分布、孔容、颗粒密度、曲折因子）的颗粒催化剂，由反应工程中的扩散－反应方程，按照平行交联孔模型计算有效扩散系数，模拟计算单颗粒催化剂在工业生产条件下的宏观反应速率，从而研究孔结构对未中毒铜基甲醇合成催化剂宏观反     

石油焦水蒸气气化过程孔隙结构和气化速率的变化

以氮气为吸附质，测定了部分气化石油焦的比表面积、孔容及其随孔径的分布，研究了石油焦的孔隙结构在气化过程中的变化及其对气化反应的影响。结果表明，石油焦的孔主要由微孔组成；水蒸气条件下气化时石油焦的比表面积、孔容随碳转化率增加而不断增大；不同孔隙率和比表面积的石油焦，其气化反应速率曲线变化趋势不同；石油焦的比气化反应速率与孔隙结构有着紧密的关系，比气化反应速率和有效比表面积之间有着较好的线性关系。     

浸渍金属盐二次活化制备中孔沥青基球形活性炭的研究

以煤焦油沥青为原料,水蒸气活化法制备具有一定孔隙结构的预活化沥青基球形活性炭:通过在预活化球形活性炭中浸渍Fe(NO3)3、Co(NO3)2、Ni(NO3)2水蒸气二次活化,制备得到具有不同中孔孔径分布和较高强度的球形活性炭;研究了金属Fe、CO、Ni在二次活化过程中对预活化球形活性炭的孔结构参数和VB12吸附性能的影响,实验结果表明,预活化球形活性炭通过浸渍硝酸盐二次活化能够有效提高中孔孔容和中孔含量,其中浸渍CO(NO3)2二次活化对中孔孔容的增加最为明显,其中孔孔容达0.50cm3/g,占总孔孔容的65%.随着浸溃Co(NO3)2二次活化时间的延长,预活化球形活性炭中孔孔容增加,孔径分布变宽.     

高温下热解温度对煤焦孔隙结构的影响

利用高温沉降炉在1500K～1800K制备京西无烟煤煤焦，使用化学吸附法测定不同热解温度下煤焦比表面积及孔容积与孔径的分布特征，并采用SEM观察煤焦颗粒表面的形态，分析了高温下热解温度对煤焦孔隙结构的影响规律。结果表明，煤焦的比表面积主要由孔径小于10nm的微孔和中孔构成，而其孔容积则主要由孔径为2nm~50nm的中孔构成。高温下煤焦比表面积和孔容积随热解温度的升高，呈现先增大后减小的非单调变化现象，转折温度约为1600K。出现这种变化的主要原因是煤焦在热解温度超过1600K后开始烧结，产生较为光滑致密的表面结构，部分孔隙封闭。     

改性Y沸石的孔结构与催化性能

测定了不同方法改性的Y沸石样品的N_2吸附和脱附等温线, 并计算了样品的微孔、大孔和二次孔的孔容和表面积, 以及样品的二次孔分布, 证实改性方法对样品的孔结构有显著的影响。同时, 还考察了不同尺码探针分子在改性Y沸石样品上的酸催化反应活性, 将所得数据与样品的酸量、酸强度和二次孔容相关联, 取得了满意的结果。说明对大尺码反应分子, 改性过程中生成的大孔径二次孔, 对提高沸石催化剂的反应活性是有利的。     

煤焦在燃烧过程中孔隙结构变化的模拟

煤焦在燃烧过程中的物理特性，如比表面积和孔径分布会发生连续变化，直接测量煤焦在燃烧过程中的孔隙结构变化很困难，但可以通过合适的数学模型来观察，二维的圆柱孔模型已大量用来对煤焦气化与燃烧过程中表面积和孔隙结构的变化进行模拟，这个模型把孔隙分成两大部分－－大孔与小孔，因为小孔构成比表面的绝大部分，所以在反应过程中比表面积的变化可以由单一小孔模型来拟合，本文采用了用Ｔｓｅｎｇ和Ｅｄｇａｒ提出的孔模型对几     

大孔树脂孔结构的测定

介绍了大孔树脂比表面积,孔容,平均孔径及孔径分布等孔结构参数的测定方法,对各参数的不同测定方法进行了分析,比较。通过作者的工作,对大孔树脂的孔结构测定及测定中需要注意的问题进行了讨论,对各种方法的特点进行了总结。     

分子筛对葡萄糖淀粉酶的吸附性能研究

测定了黑曲霉葡萄糖淀粉酶(E.C.3.2.1.3)在三种改性的、具有中孔和大孔的分子筛上的吸附等温线并将吸附量和吸附等温线的形状与分子筛的等电点、孔容、孔径及酸性相关联。讨论了孔结构和不同酶吸附量对分子筛固定化葡萄糖淀粉酶活力的影响。发现葡萄糖淀粉酶在再造孔分子筛上的单层饱和吸附量与再造孔的方法密切有关,三种不同再造孔方法制得的分子筛具有不同的骨架Si/Al比、不同的孔分布和比表面积。不同的Si/Al比导致不同的酸性质和等电点。酶吸附量与载体的表面酸性、等电点以及吸附时溶液的pH有关。分子筛对酶的吸附以静电作用为主。其次,当中孔孔径和孔容越大时,单层饱和吸附量亦越大。随着分子筛对葡萄糖淀粉酶的吸附量增加,固定化酶的活力增大,但固定化酶的比活力随吸附量的增加、中孔孔容和孔径的减小而下降。     

聚丙烯中空纤维膜的微孔结构的控制

通过熔纺／冷拉伸法制备了微孔聚丙烯中空纤维膜。研究了工艺条件对微孔聚丙烯中空纤维膜的微孔结构与性能的影响。结果表明：随着纺丝温度的下降或熔体拉伸比的提高，最大可几孔径及孔隙率增大；熔纺中冷却风速提高，最大可几孔径及孔隙率较大；温度低于110℃时，热处理对最大可几孔径及孔隙率的影响较小，在120－130℃时，随着热处理温度的增加，最大孔径及孔隙率有明显增加的趋势；随着初纺中空纤维拉伸倍数的增加，孔隙率先增加而后下降。     

Storage of hydrogen at 303 K in graphite slitlike pores from grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation

Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations were used for the modeling of the hydrogen adsorption in idealized graphite slitlike pores. In all simulations, quantum effects were included through the Feynman and Hibbs second-order effective potential. The simulated surface excess isotherms of hydrogen were used for the determination of the total hydrogen storage, density of hydrogen in graphite slitlike pores, distribution of pore sizes and volumes, enthalpy of adsorption per mole, total surface area, total pore volume, and average pore size of pitch-based activated carbon fibers. Combining experimental results with simulations reveals that the density of hydrogen in graphite slitlike pores at 303 K does not exceed 0.014 g/cm(3), that is, 21% of the liquid-hydrogen density at the triple point. The optimal pore size for the storage of hydrogen at 303 K in the considered pore geometry depends on the pressure of storage. For lower storage pressures, p < 30MPa, the optimal pore width is equal to a 2.2 collision diameter of hydrogen (i.e., 0.65 nm), whereas, for p congruent with 50MPa, the pore width is equal to an approximately 7.2 collision diameter of hydrogen (i.e., 2.13 nm). For the wider pores, that is, the pore width exceeds a 7.2 collision diameter of hydrogen, the surface excess of hydrogen adsorption is constant. The importance of quantum effects is recognized in narrow graphite slitlike pores in the whole range of the hydrogen pressure as well as in wider ones at high pressures of bulk hydrogen. The enthalpies of adsorption per mole for the considered carbonaceous materials are practically constant with hydrogen loading and vary within the narrow range q(st) congruent with 7.28-7.85 kJ/mol. Our systematic study of hydrogen adsorption at 303 K in graphite slitlike pores gives deep insight into the timely problem of hydrogen storage as the most promising source of clean energy. The calculated maximum storage of hydrogen is equal to approximately 1.4 wt %, which is far from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) target (i.e., 6.5 wt %), thus concluding that the total storage amount of hydrogen obtained at 303 K in graphite slitlike pores of carbon fibers is not sufficient yet.     

Morphological changes of ethylene/vinyl acetate-based controlled delivery systems during release of water-soluble solutes

Thin slabs of theophylline and monomer albumin release systems were prepared by dispersing 212-300 μm and 300-25 μm particles respectively, of these bioactive agents in a methylene chloride solution of ethylene/vinyl acetate (EVAc) copolymer (40 wt% vinyl acetate), and evaporating the solvent at low temperatures according to the Langer—Folkman technique. Compositions containing 21.41 wt%, 31.04 wt% and 40.0 wt% albumin, and 19.32 wt% theophylline were prepared. Solute release experiments were performed in deionized water at 37 ± 0.1°C under perfect-sink conditions. The concentration of released solute was determined by measuring the absorbance of the UV spectra at 276 nm for albumin and 272 nm for theophylline. Both solutes could be released for long periods of time at controlled rates. The main mechanism of release was established to be solute dissolution and diffusion through the generated, waterfilled pore structure. Photomicrographs present the main features of this pore network. Mercury porosimetry was used to determine the pore volume and size of pores for freezedried slabs before, during and after the dissolution/diffusion/release process. Considerable pore collapse was observed and pore diameters of 8-650 μm were detected. In addition to solution diffusion through large pores, diffusion might occur through small constrictions between large pores or through a pore network of much smaller pores created in the matrix.     

Effects of confinement on the molar enthalpy of argon adsorption in graphitic cylindrical pores: a grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulation study

Using a grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation, we study argon adsorption in graphitic cylindrical pores to investigate the differences between the isosteric heat and the integral molar enthalpy under subcritical and supercritical conditions and compare these results against those for a flat graphite surface to investigate the role of confinement on the enthalpy change of adsorption. The isosteric heat curve is finite under subcritical conditions, but for supercritical adsorption, it becomes infinite at the pressure where the excess concentration versus pressure is maximum. This can be circumvented using the integral molar enthalpy, which is a better variable to describe the energy change for supercritical adsorption. Finally, the effects of pore geometry (radius and length) on argon adsorption under subcritical and supercritical conditions are discussed.     

Modeling of pore formation in phase inversion processes: analysis of pore formation mechanism

The phase inversion process is the most important preparation process of porous polymer membranes. Recently, a numerical model based on first principles to predict pore structures has been proposed (Hopp-Hirschler and Nieken in J Membr Sci 564:820–831, 2018). This model enables a detailed investigation of the mechanism of pore formation in porous polymer membranes. This follow-up presents investigations of the mechanism of nucleation of pores during the phase inversion process in 1D. Pores originate due to accumulation of over-saturated mixtures inside a diffuse interface between homogeneous and demixed polymer solutions behind the precipitation front. This is caused by an expansion of the width of the diffuse interface and time-dependent concentration profiles which finally lead to a change of sign of total diffusive mass flux inside of the diffuse interface. As a result, oscillating compositions behind the precipitation front lead to formation of pores. It is concluded that large surface tension leads to initially small pore sizes. In the second part, a detailed discussion of directional diffusion behind the precipitation front is presented in 2D, which is responsible for different pore structures, e.g., finger or sponge pores. Depending on the dominant direction of diffusion finger pores, lamella structures or sponge pores are formed. This picture can straightforwardly be extended to 3D structures.

     

Characterization of pore structure in a nanoporous low-dielectric-constant thin film by neutron porosimetry and X-ray porosimetry

A small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) porosimetry technique is presented for characterization of pore structure in nanoporous thin films. The technique is applied to characterize a spin-on organosilicate low dielectric constant (low-k) material with a random pore structure. Porosimetry experiments are conducted using a "contrast match" solvent (a mixture of toluene-d8 and toluene-h8) having the same neutron scattering length density as that of the nanoporous film matrix. The film is exposed to contrast match toluene vapor in a carrier gas (air), and pores fill with liquid by capillary condensation. The partial pressure of the solvent vapor is increased stepwise from 0 (pure air) to P0 (saturated solvent vapor) and then decreased stepwise to 0 (pure air). As the solvent partial pressure increases, pores fill with liquid solvent progressively from smallest to largest. SANS measurements quantify the average size of the empty pores (those not filled with contrast match solvent). Analogous porosimetry experiments using specular X-ray reflectivity (SXR) quantify the volume fraction of solvent adsorbed at each step. Combining SXR and SANS data yields information about the pore size distribution and illustrates the size dependence of the filling process. For comparison, the pore size distribution is also calculated by application of the classical Kelvin equation to the SXR data.     

Effects of drying and pressing on the pore structure in the cellulose fibre wall studied by 1H and 2H NMR relaxation

A 1H and 2H NMR relaxation method was used to investigate the influence of drying and pressing on the pore size and pore size distribution in the cellulose fibre wall. The investigation was made in the moisture interval in which cellulose fibres normally shrink, i.e. from a moisture ratio of about 1.5 g water/g fibre to dry fibres. When the moisture content of a fibre sample was decreased by drying or pressing, the pores decreased in size and the pore size distribution became narrower. It was found that there were only small differences at a given moisture content between the pore size distributions of samples prepared by drying and by pressing. The results also indicate that the pore shrinkage in cellulose fibres during pressing or drying is a process in which the cell wall pores of a wet cellulose fibre successively shrink as the moisture content decreases. It was observed that, at low moisture contents, pressing and drying resulted in different 1H NMR spin-lattice relaxation profiles. This is discussed in terms of morphology differences in the fibre matrix. The mobility of the protons in the solid phase influences the liquid 1H NMR spin-lattice relaxation in heterogeneous systems through magnetization transfer. We have also studied the effects of hornification in recycled pulps     

Challenges and strategies in the preparation of large‐volume polymer‐based monolithic chromatography adsorbents

To date, the number of published reports on the large‐volume preparation of polymer‐based monolithic chromatography adsorbents is still lacking and is of great importance. Many critical factors need to be considered when manufacturing a large‐volume polymer‐based monolith for chromatographic applications. Structural integrity, validity, and repeatability are thought to be the key factors determining the usability of a large‐volume monolith in a separation process. In this review, we focus on problems and solutions pertaining to heat dissipation, pore size distribution, “wall channel” effect, and mechanical strength in monolith preparation. A template‐based method comprising sacrificial and nonsacrificial techniques is possibly the method of choice due to its precise control over the porous structure. However, additional expensive steps are usually required for the template removal. Other strategies in monolith preparation are also discussed.     

Tailoring of nanoscale porosity in carbide-derived carbons for hydrogen storage

The poor performance of hydrogen storage materials continues to hinder development of fuel cell-powered automobiles. Nanoscale carbons, in particular (activated carbon, exfoliated graphite, fullerenes, nanotubes, nanofibers, and nanohorns), have not fulfilled their initial promise. Here we show that carbon materials can be rationally designed for H2 storage. Carbide-derived carbons (CDC), a largely unknown class of porous carbons, are produced by high-temperature chlorination of carbides. Metals and metalloids are removed as chlorides, leaving behind a collapsed noncrystalline carbon with up to 80% open pore volume. The detailed nature of the porosity-average size and size distribution, shape, and total specific surface area (SSA)-can be tuned with high sensitivity by selection of precursor carbide (composition, lattice type) and chlorination temperature. The optimum temperature is bounded from below by thermodynamics and kinetics of chlorination reactions and from above by graphitization, which decreases SSA and introduces H2-sorbing surfaces with binding energies too low to be useful. Intuitively, pores of different size and shape should not contribute equally to hydrogen storage. By correlating pore properties with 77 K H2 isotherms from a wide variety of CDCs, we experimentally confirm that gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity normalized to total pore volume is optimized in materials with primarily micropores ( approximately 1 nm) rather than mesopores. Thus, in agreement with theoretical predictions, a narrow size distribution of small pores is desirable for storing hydrogen, while large pores merely degrade the volumetric storage capacity.     

Fabrication of large‐sized silica monolith exceeding 1000 mL with high structural homogeneity

Reproducible fabrication of the hierarchically porous monolithic silica in a large volume exceeding 1000 mL has been established. By the hydrothermal enlargement of the fully accessible small pores to exceed 50 nm in diameter, the capillary force emerged on solvent evaporation was dramatically reduced, which allowed the preparation of crack‐free monoliths with evaporative solvent removal under an ambient pressure. The local temperature inhomogeneity within a reaction vessel in a large volume was precisely controlled to cancel the heat evolved by the hydrolysis reaction of tetramethoxysilane and that consumed to melt ice cubes dispersed in the solution, resulting in large monolithic silica pieces with improved structural homogeneity. Homogeneity of the pore structure was confirmed, both on macro‐ and mesoscales, using SEM, mercury intrusion, and nitrogen adsorption/desorption measurements. Furthermore, the deviations in chromatographic performance were examined by evaluating multiple smaller monolithic columns prepared from the monolithic silica pieces cut from different parts of a large monolith. All the daughter columns thus prepared exhibited comparable performances to each other to prove the overall homogeneity of the mother monolith. Preliminary results on high‐speed separation of peptides and proteins by the octadecylsilylated silica monolith of the above production have also been demonstrated.     

Experimental analysis of the reaction layer structure in a gas diffusion electrode

The micro-structure of the reaction layer and the performance of a PTFE-bonded gas diffusion electrode having different PTFE contents have been studied experimentally using electrochemical techniques and a mercury pore sizer. A more practical image of the structure has resulted in comparison with any of the models postulated previously. Maximum performance was obtained at 30% PTFE content for oxygen reduction with ca. 75% utilization of platinum clusters, where an activation process is controlling the performance. The reaction layer consists of two distinctive pore distributions with a boundary of ca. 0.1 μm. The smaller pore (primary pore) was assigned to the space in-between the primary particles in their agglomerate and the larger one (secondary pore) to that in-between the agglomerates. Platinum clusters of ca. 80% were located in the primary pores and most of the PTFE was in the secondary pores. On the basis of the experimental results, a schematic micro-structure for the reaction layer is proposed. It was possible to determine the degree of occupation of each pore by the electrolyte or gas from the experimental results. It was revealed that the primary pore works as a reaction volume while the secondary pore works as main gas channels, e.g. 80% of the former is occupied by electrolyte and 30% of the latter contains gas at the composition of maximum performance. Increased gas channels and high utilization of platinum clusters are essential for a high-performance gas diffusion electrode. They were achieved by dispersing efficiently both the catalysed carbon black and the PTFE.