Application of Fe2O3/Al2O3 Composite Particles as Oxygen Carrier of Chemical Looping Combustion

Chemical looping combustion (CLC) of carbonaceous compounds has been proposed, in the past decade, as an efficient method for CO2 capture without cost of extra energy penalties. The technique involves the use of a metal oxide as an oxygen carrier that transfers oxygen from combustion air to fuels. The combustion is carried out in a two-step process: in the fuel reactor, the fuel is oxidized by a metal oxide, and in the air reactor, the reduced metal is oxidized back to the original phase. The use of iron oxide as an oxygen carrier has been investigated in this article. Particles composed of 80 wt% Fe2O3, together with Al2O3 as binder, have been prepared by impregnation methods. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis reveals that Fe2O3 does not interact with the Al2O3 binder after multi-cycles. The reactivity of the oxygen carrier particles has been studied in twenty-cycle reduction-oxidation tests in a thermal gravimetrical analysis (TGA) reactor. The components in the outlet gas have been analyzed. It has been observed that about 85% of CH4 converted to CO2 and H2O during most of the reduction periods. The oxygen carrier has kept quite a high reactivity in the twenty-cycle reactions. In the first twenty reaction cycles, the reaction rates became slightly higher with the number of cyclic reactions increasing, which was confirmed by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) test results. The SEM analysis revealed that the pore size inside the particle had been enlarged by the thermal stress during the reaction, which was favorable for diffusion of the gaseous reactants into the particles. The experimental results suggested that the Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carrier was a promising candidate for a CLC system.     

A New Method for Preparing Ti-Si Mixed Oxides

Ti-Si mixed oxides with different TiO2 content were prepared by sol-gel one step hydrolysis, using TiCl4 as the precursor. The samples were characterized by BET, FT-IR and XRD. The results indicated that titanium is in fourfold coordination with oxygen in the SiO4^4- in mixed oxides, form the bond of Ti-O-Si, and the low titania materials are mixed on an atomic scale.The phase of anatase appeared when TiO2 content is up to 80%. The mixed oxides had high specific surface areas up to 681.5 m^2/g. 10TiSi is a better support than SiO2 in the reaction of CO oxidation.     

Comparison of purification processes of natural gas obtained from three different regions in the world

Natural gases obtained from different regions in the world as Scholen-Germany, Saudi Arabia and Iran were purified with a package code and the obtained results were compared in this study. For purification process, both natural gases flowing in a vertical pipe and monoethanolamine (MEA) flowing as a film from the internal surface of a pipe were examined together. Both fluids were flown in a vertical and laminar regime. Binary diffusion coefficients, Schmidt numbers (Sc) and dynamical viscosities were calculated individually for three types of natural gases. It is demonstrated that the chemical absorption method by MEA process is the most appropriate method at high Damko¨hler (Da) numbers particularly for natural gases containing high concentrations of CO2 and H2S.     

Electrochemical reduction of CO_2 in solid oxide electrolysis cells

The effort on electrochemical reduction of CO_2 to useful chemicals using the renewable energy to drive the process is growing fast recently. In this review, we introduce the recent progresses on the electrochemical reduction of CO_2 in solid oxide electrolysis cells(SOECs). At high temperature, only CO is produced with high current densities and Faradic efficiency while the reactor is complicated and a better sealing technique is urgently needed. The typical electrolytes such as zirconia-based oxides, ceria-based oxides and lanthanum gallates-based oxides, anodes and cathodes are introduced in this review, and the cathode materials, such as conventional metal–ceramics(cermets), mixed ionic and electronic conductors(MIECs) are discussed in detail. In the future, to gain more value-added products, the electrolyte, cathode and anode materials should be developed to allow SOECs to be operated at temperature range of 573–873 K. At those temperatures, SOECs may combine the advantages of the low temperature system and the high temperature system to produce various products with high current densities.     

Comparative study on the reaction of methane over a ZnO bed in the absence and presence of CO2

The reaction of zinc oxide with methane in the absence and presence of CO2 were theoretically and experimentally investigated using HSC Chemistry 5.1 software and a fixed bed reactor, respectively. In the absence of CO2 at 1193 K, the reduction of ZnO was accompanied with methane cracking, and metallic zinc, CO, and H2 were the main reaction products. This system could be utilized for the co-production of metallic zinc and synthesis gas, in which ZnO was a donor of oxygen. In the presence of CO2, ZnO plays as a catalyst in the CO2 reforming of methane and produces syngas with the average H2/CO ratio of 0.88 at 1193 K, which was close to the total reaction theoretic value of 1. It was also found that higher temperature favored high CH4 and CO2 conversions. XRD technique was used to characterize the ZnO species. The result showed that there were no differences in the peak profiles of the XRD patterns of the ZnO powder obtained before and after passing the CH4/CO2 mixed gases for 6 h at 1193 K. It is suggested that ZnO functions as a catalyst according to the redox cycle and metallic zinc plays the role of intermediate product in this process.     

Thermodynamic and Equilibrium Composition Analysis of Using Iron Oxide as an Oxygen Carrier in Nonflame Combustion Technology

1. Introduction The utilization of fossil fuels causes serious neg- ative impacts on the environment and human life. There are many pollutants such as SOx, NOx and CO2 emission produced from the combustion of coal, oil and natural gas. It has been known for more than 100 years that CO2 is a greenhouse gas and that the release of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion may affect the climate of the earth. In the last years the concern over the aspects of an increased release of greenhouse gases has…     

Adsorption and Vibration of O Atoms on Fe Low-index and Fe （211） High-index Surfaces

IntroductionThe interaction of oxygen with iron in lowcoverageregimes is considered to be an important step in the for-mation of oxides in corrosion science and in Fisher-Tro-psch process for the synthesis of ammonia over the het-erogeneous catalysts[1]. …     

Influence of Pretreatment on the Interaction of Oxygen with Silver and the Catalytic Activity of Ag／SiO2 Catalysts for CO Selective Oxidation in H2

The interactions of oxygen with pre~reduced silver catalysts as well as their catalytic propertiesfor CO selective oxidation in H2 after oxygen pre-treatment are studied in this paper. It is found that the pretreatment exerts a strong influence on the activity and selectivity of the silver catalyst. A drop in activity and selectivity is observed after treating a pre-reduced catalyst with oxygen at low temperatures,whereas a converse result is obtained after an oxidizing treatment at high temperatures (T≥350℃). O2-TPD results show that surface oxygen species adsorbs on silver surface after the oxygen treatment at low temperatures. However, penetration of oxygen into the silver is enhanced by a high temperature treatment, meanwhile the surface oxygen species disappear. No other silver species except metallic silver are observed on all the catalysts by XRD, and the size of silver particle is not changed after the treatment with oxygen at low temperatures. The surface oxygen species formed by oxygen treatment can also be removed by hydrogen reduction. The strongly-adsorbed surface oxygen species prohibit the adsorption and diffusion of oxygen species in reaction gas on the surface of silver catalyst, causing the decrease in CO oxidation activity, in other words, it is important to obtain a clean silver surface for increasing the catalyst activity in CO removal from H2-rich feed gas. The differences in activity and selectivity due to the oxygen pretreatment at different temperatures axe discussed in terms of the changes in the surface/subsurface oxygen species of the silver particles.     

Modeling phase equilibria of semiclathrate hydrates of CH_4,CO_2 and N_2 in aqueous solution of tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide

Semiclathrate hydrates of tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide(TBAB) offer potential solution for gas storage,transportation,separation of flue gases and CO2 sequestration.Models for phase equilibria for these systems have not yet been developed in open literatures and thus require urgent attention.In this work,the first attempt has been made to model phase equilibria of semiclathrate hydrates of CH4,CO2 and N2 in aqueous solution of TBAB.A thermodynamic model for gas hydrate system as proposed by Chen and Guo has been extended for semiclathrate hydrates of gases in aqueous solution of TBAB.A correlation for the activity of water relating to the system temperature,concentration of TBAB in the system and the nature of guest gas molecule has been proposed.The model results have been validated against available experimental data on phase equilibria of semiclathrate hydrate systems of aqueous TBAB with different gases as guest molecule.The extended Chen and Guo's model is found to be suitable to explain the promotion effect of TBAB for the studied gaseous system such as,methane,carbon dioxide and nitrogen as a guest molecule.Additionally,a correlation for the increase in equilibrium formation temperature(hydrate promotion temperature,ΔTp) of semiclathrate hydrate system with respect to pure gas hydrate system has been developed and applied to semiclathrate hydrate of TBAB with several gases as guest molecules.The developed correlation is found to predict the promotion effect satisfactorily for the system studied.     

Dual-Bed Catalytic System for Direct Conversion of Methane to Liquid Hydrocarbons

A dual-bed catalytic system is proposed for the direct conversion of methane to liquid hydrocarbons. In this system, methane is converted in the first stage to oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) products by selective catalytic oxidation with oxygen over La-supported MgO catalyst. The second bed, comprising of the HZSM-5 zeolite catalyst, is used for the oligomerization of OCM light hydrocarbon products to liquid hydrocarbons. The effects of temperature (650-800℃), methane to oxygen ratio (4 10), and SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of the HZSM-5 zeolite catalyst on the process are studied. At higher reaction temperatures, there is considerable dealumination of HZSM-5, and thus its catalytic performance is reduced. The acidity of HZSM-5 in the second bed is responsible for the oligomerization reaction that leads to the formation of liquid hydrocarbons. The activities of the oligomerization sites were unequivocally affected by the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio. The relation between the acidity and the activity of HZSM-5 is studied by means of TPD-NH:j techniques. The rise in oxygen concentration is not beneficial for the C5 selectivity, where the combustion reaction of intermediate hydrocarbon products that leads to the formation of carbon oxide (CO CO2) products is more dominant than the oligomerization reaction. The dual-bed catalytie system is highly potential for directly converting methane to liquid fuels.     

Molten salts-modified MgO-based adsorbents for intermediate-temperature CO_2 capture: A review

Carbon dioxide(CO2) capture using magnesium oxide(MgO)-based adsorbents at intermediate temperatures has been regarded as a very prospective technology for their relatively high adsorption capacity,low cost, and wide availability. During the past few years, great effort has been devoted to the fabrication of molten salts-modified MgO-based adsorbents. The extraordinary progress achieved by coating with molten salts greatly promotes the CO_2 capture capacity of MgO-based adsorbents. Therefore, we feel it necessary to deliver a timely review on this type of CO_2 capturing materials, which will benefit the researchers working in both academic and industrial areas. In this work, we classified the molten saltsmodified MgO adsorbents into four categories:(1) homogenous molten salt-modified MgO adsorbents,(2) molten salt-modified double salts-based MgO adsorbents,(3) mixed molten salts-modified MgO adsorbents, and(4) molten salts-modified MgO-based mixed oxides adsorbents. This contribution critically reviews the recent developments in the synthetic method, adsorption capacity, reaction kinetics, promotion mechanism, operational conditions and regenerability of the molten salts-modified MgO CO_2 adsorbents. The challenges and prospects in this promising field of molten salts-modified MgO CO_2 adsorbents in real applications are also briefly mentioned.     

Enhanced electrodeposition and separation of metallic Cr from soluble K_2CrO_4 on a liquid Zn cathode

Carbon contamination and the formation of low-valence oxides limit the preparation of refractory metals by molten salt electrolysis.In this paper,a liquid Zn cathode is adopted for the electrochemical reduction of soluble K_2Cr O_4to metallic Cr in Ca Cl_2-KCl molten salt.It is found that Cr O_4~(2-)can be directly electrochemically reduced to Cr via a six-electron-transfer step and low-valence Cr oxides is hardly produced.The reduction rate is obviously increased from 16.7 mg_(Cr)h~(-1)cm~(-2)on the solid Mo cathode to58.7 mg_(Cr)h~(-1)cm~(-2)on liquid Zn cathode.The electrodeposited Cr is distributed in liquid Zn cathode.Carbon contamination is effectively avoided due to the negligible solubility of carbon in the liquid Zn cathode.Furthermore,Cr can be effectively separated and enriched to the bottom of liquid Zn under supergravity field,realizing the efficient acquisition of metallic Cr and recycling of liquid Zn.The method herein provides a promising route for the preparation of refractory metals with high-purity by molten salt electrolysis.     

污泥型煤技术处理污泥的基础研究Ⅱ. 等温燃烧过程中NOx、SO2释放规律的考察

利用固定床管式炉反应器进行几种污泥以及不同型煤的等温燃烧实验 ,研究了NOx、SO2 等污染物的释放规律 ,发现污泥单独燃烧时污染物释放浓度高 ,造成严重环境污染 ;而添加固硫剂的不同污泥型煤的等温燃烧时 ,NOx、SO2 的释放浓度低得多 ,可以能源化、洁净化处理大量污泥。     

鲍鱼多糖Hal-A的热分析研究

采用热重、热重-红外谱联用及差示扫描量热法，对鲍鱼多糖进行热分析研究 ，结果表明鲍鱼多糖在空气和氮气氛中，230 ～ 340 ℃之间发生剧烈的分解反应 。氮气氛中，是吸热的分解过程；而空气氛中，是放热氧化反应，并且在453 ℃左 右，有另一个急剧的氧化裂解过程。与淀粉、肝素、甲壳素和半乳糖的热分析比较 ，含有硫酸酯的鲍鱼多糖和肝素热稳定性较低，含氨基的甲壳素最高，这反映出不 同基团对多糖热稳定性的影响。     

五元体系Li~+,K~+//CO_3~(2-),SO_4~(2-),B_4O_7~(2-) -H_2O在288 K时的介稳相平衡研究

采用等温蒸发法研究了五元体系Li~+,K~+//CO_3~(2-),SO_4~(2-),B_4O_7~(2-) -H_2O在288 K时的介稳相平衡关系,测定了该五元体系在288 K条件下的介稳平衡的溶解度和溶液密度,根据实验数据绘制了相应的介稳平衡相图和水图,相平衡研究结果表明该五元体系介稳相平衡中有复盐K_2SO_4·Li_2SO_4生成,其介稳相图(Li_2CO_3饱和)有4个共饱和点,9条单变量曲线,6个Li_2CO_3饱和的结晶区分别为LiBO_2·8H_2O,K_28_4O_7·4H_2O,K_2CO_3·3/2H_2O,K_2SO_4,Li_2SO_4·H_2O和复盐K_2SO_4·Li_2SO_4.     

共聚聚酰亚胺膜材料的合成及其气体渗透性能研究

以2,2′-双(3,4-二羧基苯基)六氟丙烷二酐(6FDA)作为二酐单体,1,3-苯二胺(mPDA)和2,6-二氨基甲苯(2,6-DAT)为二胺单体,采用溶液共缩聚方法合成了一系列新型共聚聚酰亚胺(6FDA-2,6-DAT/mPDA),该类聚合物均能溶于DMF、DMAc、NMP等极性非质子溶剂中,具有较好的成膜性.测试了H2、N2、O2、CH4、CO25种气体在6FDA-2,6-DAT/mPDA共聚聚酰亚胺致密膜中的渗透性能.结果显示,该系列共聚物具有优异的分离性能.在35℃,0.2 MPa下,H2/N2、O2/N2、CO2/CH4的分离性能均接近或突破Robeson上限.     

TG–FTIR analysis of oxidation kinetics of some solid fuels under oxy-fuel conditions

A possible technology that can contribute reduction of carbon dioxide emission is oxy-fuel combustion of fossil fuels enabling to increase CO₂ concentration in the exhaust gas by carrying out the combustion process with oxygen and replacing air nitrogen with recycling combustion products to obtain a capture-ready CO₂ stream. The laboratory studies and pilot-scale experiments discussed during the last years have indicated that oxy-fuel combustion is a favorable option in retrofitting conventional coal firing. Estonian oil shale (OS) with its specific properties has never been studied as a fuel in oxy-fuel combustion, so, the aim of the present research was to compare thermo-oxidation of OS and some coal samples under air and oxy-fuel combustion conditions by means of thermal analysis methods. Experiments were carried out in Ar/O₂ and CO₂/O₂ atmospheres with two oil shale and two coal samples under dynamic heating conditions. FTIR analysis was applied to characterize evolved gases and emission dynamics. Kinetic parameters of oxidation were calculated using a model-free kinetic analysis approach based on differential iso-conversional methods. Comparison of the oxidation characteristics of the samples was given in both atmospheres and it was shown that the oxidation process proceeds under oxy-fuel conditions by all studied fuels with lower activation energies, however, it can last longer as the same temperatures are compared.     

CuO-TiO2-ZrO2/HZSM-5催化CO2加氢制二甲醚

采用共沉淀法制备了一系列CuO含量不同（质量分数:50%-80%）的CuO-TiO₂-ZrO₂复合氧化物,并利用X射线衍射（XRD）、氮吸附（BET）、程序升温还原（H₂-TPR）、程序升温脱附（H₂/CO₂-TPD）和氧化亚氮（N₂O）反应吸附等多种方法对其进行了表征.以所制备的CuO-TiO₂-ZrO₂为甲醇合成活性组分与HZSM-5分子筛进行机械混合制成双功能催化剂CuO-TiO₂-ZrO₂/HZSM-5,在微型固定床流动反应器中,于250℃、3.0 MPa、H₂/CO₂（体积比2.8）以及空速1500 mL·g^-1·h^-1的条件下,对其催化CO₂加氢直接合成二甲醚（DME）的性能进行了评价.结果表明:随着CuO-TiO₂-ZrO₂中CuO含量的增加,CO₂的转化率先逐渐增大,至70%时达到最大,之后反而降低.DME的选择性随着催化剂中CuO含量的增加而增加,至≥70%时基本不变,故当CuO含量为70%时,DME的收率达到最大值（13.2%）.催化剂上合成含氧化合物（甲醇和DME）的活性与催化剂中金属铜的比表面积之间有较好的对应关系.     

粉煤灰与几种酸固相反应特性的表面分析

用扫描电镜．能量色散谱研究了粉煤灰与酸的固相反应过程中表面形貌和化学组成变化特性。室温下粉煤灰分别与HCI、HNO3、H2SO4、HCIO4固相反应后，表面产生直径20—200nm的结晶颗粒或晶柱。反应生成的水溶物结晶体的扫描电镜图像分别呈手指状、龟背形、蛛蛛状、蝙蝠态，分别为氯化铝铁混晶、硝酸铝铁混晶、硫酸铝铁混晶和高氯酸铝铁混晶。粉煤灰是硅、铝、铁等元素的氧化物聚集体，铁铝等氧化物主要分布在颗粒表面，氧化硅主要分布在颗粒内层。用少量酸进行固相反应这些氧化物聚集体可相互剥离，用H2SO4处理粉煤灰优先将铁铝氧化物转化成可溶性硫酸盐。