微细腔内甲烷湿空气低温重整特性热力学分析

从理论上探讨低温(小于973K)、压力、空碳比及水碳比对重整特性及甲烷转化率的影响,以及各参数的合理取值范围;同时,对甲烷自热重整系统与无氧重整系统进行了性能对比.研究结果表明:微细腔在温度大于633K,反应压力小于0.10MPa,空碳(摩尔)比为2.0以及水碳摩尔比在1.0-2.5之间有利于甲烷自热重整反应的发生;自热重整与无氧重整体系相比,当甲烷质量流量一定时,有氧系统可以在较低的水碳比和较低的温度条件下获得较高的甲烷转化率和氢气产量.     

Experimental Comparison of Methane Pyrolysis in Thermal Plasma

Methane pyrolysis via thermal plasma was investigated experimentally on a 2 kW DC arc plasma setup in argon atmosphere. Two widely applied methane pyrolysis profiles, i.e., pre-mixing methane and argon before fed into plasma torch, and injecting methane into pure argon plasma jet at torch outlet, were compared. Performances of methane pyrolysis regarding to methane conversion, acetylene selectivity, acetylene specific energy requirement (SER), and plasma stability were concluded. Results showed that pre-mixing methane and argon before fed into plasma torch would be efficient in converting methane and acetylene production, with higher conversion of methane and lower SER to acetylene at a given specific energy. Also, methane in arc zone would cause periodic fluctuations of plasma voltage and power, which could be reduced by controlling methane fraction in feed. On the other hand, when methane was injected into argon plasma jet at torch outlet, the energy efficiency in converting methane and producing acetylene would be lower. And the plasma would barely participate in the reaction other than providing heat, but the erosion of electrode was much slower and slighter. It was also validated that the SER of acetylene was limited by the thermal loss of the setup due to size-effect of reactor.     

Experimental studies of the formation and dissociation of methane hydrate in loess

In order to study the nature of gas hydrate in porous media, the formation and dissociation processes of methane hydrate in loess were investigated. Five cooling rates were applied to form methane hydrate. The nucleation times of methane hydrate formation at each cooling rate were measured for comparison. The experimental results show that cooling rate is a significant factor affecting the nucleation of methane hydrate and gas conversion. Under the same initial conditions, the faster the cooling rate, the shorter the nucleation time, and the lower the methane gas conversion. Five dissociating temperatures were applied to conduct the dissociation experiment of methane hydrate formed in loess. The experimental results indicated that the temperature evidently controlled the dissociation of methane hydrate in loess and the higher the dissociating temperature, the faster the dissociating rates of methane hydrate.     

甲烷直接转化研究进展

本文对甲烷直接活化转化制化学品进行了综述,详细介绍了甲烷部分氧化制C1含氧化合物、甲烷氧化偶联制乙烯和乙烷以及甲烷无氧芳构化的最新研究进展.     

正辛烷热裂化和催化裂化生成甲烷反应机理

采用脉冲微反装置,在反应温度为550~650℃,低转化率(小于15%)下,研究了正辛烷在石英砂和ZRP分子筛上的热裂化和催化裂化反应,分析了甲烷的生成机理。结果表明,正辛烷热裂化时,乙烯、丙烯和正丁烯是初始产物,甲烷由4种反应路径生成。当反应温度为600℃时,甲基自由基攻击碳链端部C-H键生成甲烷。中部C-H键脱氢形成的辛基自由基在端部C-C键断裂的活化能较高,仅在高温下生成甲烷。正辛烷在ZRP分子筛上主要发生质子化裂化反应,正构烷烃占有相当比重,甲烷由质子化裂化步骤生成。热裂化与质子化裂化对甲烷贡献的对比可知,当反应温度低于600℃时,甲烷由质子化裂化反应生成;在高温下,热裂化反应决定甲烷选择性。     

Effect of cooling rate on methane hydrate formation in media

In order to study gas hydrate in media, formation of methane hydrate in three different media including loess, fine and coarse sands were studied. Five cooling rates were applied to form the methane hydrate. The nucleation time of the formation of methane hydrate with each cooling rate were measured for comparison. The experimental results show that the cooling rate is a significant factor affecting nucleation of methane hydrate and gas conversion. Under the same initial conditions, the faster the cooling rate, the shorter the nucleation time and the lower the methane gas conversion rate. The media also affect the formation process of methane hydrate within it. In loess, the gas conversion rate is lowest; in coarse sand, the gas conversion rate is the greatest; and in fine sand, it is in between. According to the study, it is found that the smaller the particle size of the media, the harder the methane hydrate forms within it.     

A study of pore blockage in silicalite zeolite using free energy perturbation calculations

Binary systems consisting of large coadsorbed molecules (n-hexane, cyclohexane, and benzene) with smaller penetrant molecules (methane) were simulated to investigate the mechanisms of pore blockage in the zeolite silicalite. Benzene and cyclohexane trap the methane molecules in the zeolite channels on the time scales of molecular dynamics simulations. Minimum energy paths for methane diffusion past the blocking molecules were determined, and free energy perturbation calculations were carried out along the paths to get the rate constants of methane hopping past coadsorbed benzene and cyclohexane molecules, which adsorb in the channel intersections. Three principal diffusion pathways were found in both the methane/benzene and methane/cyclohexane systems. Minima which were connected by low-energy pathways were grouped together into macrostates. Using the calculated hopping rates between macrostates, kinetic Monte Carlo was then used to obtain the diffusivity of methane with a coadsorbate benzene loading such that all channel intersections are filled by benzene - conditions where molecular dynamics simulations fail. Passage of methane across cyclohexane molecules involved pushing the cyclohexane molecules into the channels from their preferred channel intersection positions.     

Preservation phenomena of methane hydrate in pore spaces

Dissociation processes of methane hydrate synthesized with glass beads were investigated using powder X-ray diffraction and calorimetry. Methane hydrate formed with coarse glass beads dissociated quickly at 150-200 K; in this temperature range methane hydrate dissociates at atmospheric pressure. In contrast, methane hydrate formed with glass beads less than a few microns in size showed very high stability up to just below the melting point of ice, even though this temperature is well outside the zone of thermodynamic stability of the hydrate. The rate-determining steps for methane hydrate dissociation within pores are also discussed. The experimental results suggest that methane hydrate existing naturally within the pores of fine particles such as mud at low temperatures would be significantly more stable than expected thermodynamically.     

Computer simulations of adsorption and diffusion for binary mixtures of methane and hydrogen in titanosilicates

Equilibrium molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of equimolar mixtures of hydrogen and methane were performed in three different titanosilicates: naturally occurring zorite and two synthetic titanosilicates, ETS-4 and ETS-10. In addition, single-component MD simulations and adsorption isotherms generated using grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations were performed to support the mixture simulations. The goal of this study was to determine the best membrane material to carry out hydrogen/methane separations. ETS-10 has a three-dimensional pore network. ETS-4 and zorite have two-dimensional pore networks. The simulations carried out in this study show that the increased porosity of ETS-10 results in self-diffusion coefficients for both hydrogen and methane that are higher in ETS-10 than in either ETS-4 or zorite. Methane only showed appreciable displacement in ETS-10. The ability of the methane molecules to move in all three directions in ETS-10 was demonstrated by the high degree of isotropy shown in the values of the x, y, and z components of the self-diffusion coefficient for methane in ETS-10. From our simulations we conclude that ETS-10 would be better suited for fast industrial separations of hydrogen and methane. However, the separation would not result in a pure hydrogen stream. In contrast, ETS-4 and zorite would act as true molecular sieves for separations of hydrogen and methane, as the methane would not move through membranes made of these materials. This was indicated by the near-zero self-diffusion coefficient of methane in ETS-4 and zorite.     

Recent Progress in Direct Partial Oxidation of Methane to Methanol

The direct conversion of methane to methanol has attracted a great deal of attention for nearly a century since it was first found possible in 1902, and it is still a challenging task. This review article describes recent advancements in the direct partial oxidation of methane to methanol. The history of direct oxidation of methane and the difficulties encountered in the partial oxidation of methane to methanol are briefly summarized. Recently reported developments in gas-phase homogeneous oxidation, heterogeneous catalytic oxidation and liquid phase homogeneous catalytic oxidation of methane axe reviewed.     

Free energies of carbon dioxide sequestration and methane recovery in clathrate hydrates

Classical molecular dynamics simulations are used to compare the stability of methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and mixed CO(2)N(2) structure I (sI) clathrates under deep ocean seafloor temperature and pressure conditions (275 K and 30 MPa) which were considered suitable for CO(2) sequestration. Substitution of methane guests in both the small and large sI cages by CO(2) and N(2) fluids are considered separately to determine the separate contributions to the overall free energy of substitution. The structure I clathrate with methane in small cages and carbon dioxide in large cages is determined to be the most stable. Substitutions of methane in the small cages with CO(2) and N(2) have positive free energies. Substitution of methane with CO(2) in the large cages has a large negative free energy and substitution of the methane in the large cages with N(2) has a small positive free energy. The calculations show that under conditions where storage is being considered, carbon dioxide spontaneously replaces methane from sI clathrates, causing the release of methane. This process must be considered if there are methane clathrates present where CO(2) sequestration is to be attempted. The calculations also indicate that N(2) does not directly compete with CO(2) during methane substitution or clathrate formation and therefore can be used as a carrier gas or may be present as an impurity. Simulations further reveal that the replacement of methane with CO(2) in structure II (sII) cages also has a negative free energy. In cases where sII CO(2) clathrates are formed, only single occupancy of the large cages will be observed.     

贵金属及其掺杂团簇与甲烷反应研究进展

贵金属在甲烷活化与转化中呈现出优良的反应性。研究气态条件下贵金属物种与甲烷的反应,可以从分子水平上揭示凝聚相贵金属催化体系的活性位点与基元反应机理,为理性设计和改进催化剂提供理论基础。本文综述了贵金属原子、离子、团簇、氢化物、卤化物、氧化物、甲基配合物以及掺杂团簇活化、转化甲烷取得的新进展,并针对不同贵金属体系的甲烷活化机理展开讨论。     

煤层气治理与利用技术研究开发进展

煤层气作为一种非常规天然气,既是宝贵的清洁能源,其主要成分甲烷同时也是一种主要的温室气体;煤层气的直接排放不仅加剧了大气温室效应和环境污染,同时也是能源资源的极大浪费.近年来,煤层气的治理和利用受到了广泛关注,有关技术研究和开发取得了很大进展.本文对近年来煤层气的治理和利用技术研发进展进行了总结和评估,侧重于介绍煤层气分离系统中关键的中、高浓度煤层气催化燃烧脱氧技术以及乏风瓦斯逆向流催化燃烧减排及余热利用技术.最后对煤层气综合利用技术进行了展望.     

太阳能甲烷重整反应中的催化活性吸收体

太阳能甲烷重整反应可实现太阳能的高温蓄存和天然气资源的优化利用而备受关注,催化活性吸收体是进行太阳能吸收利用和甲烷催化重整的关键而成为太阳能甲烷重整反应研究的热点。本文在简述催化活性吸收体构成的基础上,结合重整反应器/接收器的发展,具体介绍了以多孔氧化铝和碳化硅陶瓷、泡沫金属及管状阵列陶瓷(“porcupine”)为基体的催化活性吸收体及其在太阳能甲烷重整反应中的应用,进而根据国内外的研究基础,分析探讨了今后的研究重点和发展方向。     

Experimental and modeling study on decomposition kinetics of methane hydrates in different media

The decomposition kinetic behaviors of methane hydrates formed in 5 cm3 porous wet activated carbon were studied experimentally in a closed system in the temperature range of 275.8-264.4 K. The decomposition rates of methane hydrates formed from 5 cm3 of pure free water and an aqueous solution of 650 g x m(-3) sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were also measured for comparison. The decomposition rates of methane hydrates in seven different cases were compared. The results showed that the methane hydrates dissociate more rapidly in porous activated carbon than in free systems. A mathematical model was developed for describing the decomposition kinetic behavior of methane hydrates below ice point based on an ice-shielding mechanism in which a porous ice layer was assumed to be formed during the decomposition of hydrate, and the diffusion of methane molecules through it was assumed to be one of the control steps. The parameters of the model were determined by correlating the decomposition rate data, and the activation energies were further determined with respect to three different media. The model was found to well describe the decomposition kinetic behavior of methane hydrate in different media.     

制备条件对介孔Ni-CaO-ZrO2在甲烷三重整反应中催化性能的影响

在不同条件下采用并流共沉淀法制备了Ni-CaO-ZrO₂催化剂,并将其用于CH₄的三重整反应过程。以CH₄的转化率和催化剂稳定性为指标,研究了催化剂制备过程中各工艺参数对其催化性能的影响。结果表明,催化剂的最佳制备条件为:焙烧温度973 K、前驱体沉淀pH=10~12、回流时间24 h。在该条件下得到的催化剂具有适宜的比表面积和Ni-ZrO₂相互作用,在常压、973 K的反应条件下CH₄的转化率能够达到70%,具有较高的催化活性和稳定性。     

Acidity Modification of ZSM-5 for Methane Conversion in Co-feeding Method with MTA Reaction

Acidity plays a vital role in methane conversion by co-feeding method, which is one of the best strategies to improve the utilization and gentle the reaction conditions of methane. In this work, Zn, Ni, Mo, La, Ga, Fe and Co-impregnated ZSM-5 zeolites have been prepared with the same substitutions to variate the acidities and tested in co-aromatization of methanol with methane. It is demonstrated that the new medium-strong acid sites formed by metal and strong acid sites are the key role to activate methane in co-reaction. Zn-modified ZSM-5 catalyst is preferred to exhibit the best methane conversion of 12%, whose aromatic selectivity increases from 27.2% to 52.2% compared with that of HZSM-5. Besides, the addition of methane further improves the production of high-valued aromatics compared with methanol to aromatics (MTA) reaction.     

低浓度甲烷流向变换催化燃烧的研究

甲烷在煤矿工业中被称作为瓦斯，在富含甲烷的矿井中甲烷的体积分数为0．1％～1．0％，在煤矿开采过程中甲烷的体积分数达到5％～15％就会造成瓦斯爆炸。如果能够将煤矿中的甲烷抽取出来利用，不但可以减少矿难事故的发生，而且能够提供更多可利用的清洁能源。因此，如何将此低品位的资源转化为可利用的能源，具有重要的研究价值。另外，甲烷的温室效应是CO2的21倍。因此，将伴随某些工业生产以及石油开采过程产生的低浓度甲烷直接排放到大气中，势必会造成严重后果。     

Advances in the Partial Oxidation of Methane to Synthesis Gas

The conversion and utilization of natural gas is of significant meaning to the national economy,even to the everyday life of people. However, it has not become a popular industrial process as expected due to the technical obstacles. In the past decades, much investigation into the conversion of methane,predominant component of natural gas, has been carried out. Among the possible routes of methane conversion, the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas is considered as an effective and economically feasible one. In this article, a brief review of recent studies on the mechanism of the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas together with catalyst development is wherein presented.     

Advances in the Partial Oxidation of Methane to Synthesis Gas

The conversion and utilization of natural gas is of significant meaning to the national economy,even to the everyday life of people. However, it has not become a popular industrial process as expected due to the technical obstacles. In the past decades, much investigation into the conversion of methane,predominant component of natural gas, has been carried out. Among the possible routes of methane conversion, the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas is considered as an effective and economically feasible one. In this article, a brief review of recent studies on the mechanism of the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas together with catalyst development is wherein presented.