Investigation of dense slurry suspensions with coaxial mixers: Influences of design variables through tomography and mathematical modelling

The coaxial mixers enhance the suspension of concentrated slurries in an agitated reactor. In this research work, the complex slurry suspension and dissemination behavior in a coaxial slurry mixing system (comprised of a close clearance anchor rotating with a low speed and an inner axial impeller rotating with a high speed) was analyzed employing ERT (electrical resistance tomography, a non-intrusive flow visualization technique), and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The numerical models were validated by comparing the axial solid concentration profiles generated using the ERT data and the CFD simulation results. The influences of various important parameters such as the diameter of the inner axial impeller, the inner impeller type, and the inner impeller spacing on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the slurry suspensions in a coaxial mixing vessel were thoroughly analyzed. The radial and axial velocity profiles of solid particles were generated using the validated mathematical models. The assessment of energy loss due to the solid–solid collisions, the particle–fluid frictions, and the particle–vessel wall collisions was conducted. The evaluation of optimum inner impeller clearance and inner impeller diameter is essential to attain a high degree of solids suspension and dissemination in a coaxial slurry mixing system.     

硅铝比对完全液相法制备的一步法二甲醚合成催化剂反应性能的影响

采用完全液相法制备了不同Si/Al摩尔比的浆状一步法二甲醚合成催化荆,在搅拌式反应釜中对其催化性能进行了评价.通过XRD,NH3-TPD-MS,H2-TPR和XPS等方法表征了催化剂的体相结构和表面性质.结果表明,完全液相法制备的CuZnSiAl催化剂在反应前其活性组分Cu主要以低价态存在,Cu晶粒大小是影响其活性的主...     

Chemical analysis of size-tailored magnetic colloids using slurry nebulization in ICP-OES

In this work, inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy was utilized to directly determine the chemical composition of magnetic fluids constituted of size-sorted ferrite nanoparticles in aqueous solution. Nickel and cobalt nanoferrites were chemically synthesized following a bottom-up route and dispersed under various pH conditions. Size and structural characteristics of nanograins were investigated by X-ray diffraction using a synchrotron source. Chemical analysis was then carried out by directly introducing diluted magnetic fluid samples (slurries) into the spectrometer. To achieve reliable measurements, sample conditions and apparatus parameters were carefully investigated. Slurry stability must be optimized in order to obtain reproducible and accurate analysis. The instrument must also be calibrated to minimize the difference between the signal produced by slurries and that of aqueous ordinary solutions. Furthermore, slurry sample introduction offers many advantages over conventional sample digestion, including reduced sample pretreatment time, less possibility of contamination and the use of direct calibration with aqueous solutions.     

悬浮液雾化进样感耦等离子体基本参数研究Ⅰ.等离子体激发温度测定

研究了悬浮液雾化进样感耦等离子体原子发射光谱基本参数——等离子体激发温度。实验用“线为温标线，并采用多谱线法测量溶液雾化进样和0．05％二氧化钛悬浮液雾化进样等离子体激发温度。测定结果显示这两种雾化进样方式的等离子体激发温度接近，为5000-6000K。随感耦等离子体原子发射光谱仪器功率的提高，悬浮液雾化进样等离子体激发温度也相应增大，但增大幅度较小。悬浮液雾化进样等离子体发射光谱分析，若单纯改变仪器功率对于颗粒在等离子体中的原子化效率没有显著的变化，因此对于分析结果没有显著的改善作用。     

Effects of particle size and concentration on bubble coalescence and froth formation in a slurry bubble column

A new approach for simulating the formation of a froth layer in a slurry bubble column is proposed. Froth is considered a separate phase, comprised of a mixture of gas, liquid, and solid. The simulation was carried out using commercial flow simulation software (FIRE v2014) for particle sizes of 60–150 μm at solid concentrations of 0–40 vol%, and superficial gas velocities of 0.02–0.034 m/s in a slurry bubble column with a hydraulic diameter of 0.2 m and height of 1.2 m. Modelling calculations were conducted using a Eulerian–Eulerian multiphase approach with k–ε turbulence. The population balance equations for bubble breakup, bubble coalescence rate, and the interfacial exchange of mass and momentum were included in the computational fluid dynamics code by writing subroutines in Fortran to track the number density of different bubble sizes. Flow structure, radial gas holdup, and Sauter mean bubble diameter distributions at different column heights were predicted in the pulp zone, while froth volume fraction and density were predicted in the froth zone. The model was validated using available experimental data, and the predicted and experimental results showed reasonable agreement. To demonstrate the effect of increasing solid concentration on the coalescence rate, a solid-effect multiplier in the coalescence efficiency equation was used. The solid-effect multiplier decreased with increasing slurry concentration, causing an increase in bubble coalescence efficiency. A slight decrease in the coalescence efficiency was also observed owing to increasing particle size, which led to a decrease in Sauter mean bubble diameter. The froth volume fraction increased with solid concentration. These results provide an improved understanding of the dynamics of slurry bubble reactors in the presence of hydrophilic particles.     

氟添加方式对NiMo催化剂在浆态床上加氢脱硫性能的影响

以F为助剂,采用完全液相法制备了氟改性的NiMo/TiO₂-Al₂O₃浆状催化剂,考察了氟的添加方式对催化剂在浆态床上4, 6-二甲基二苯并噻吩(4, 6-DMDBT)加氢脱硫性能的影响.采用X射线衍射(XRD)谱、氢气程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)、N₂吸脱附实验(BET)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、高分辨率透射电镜(HRTEM)对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,在不添加浓硝酸的情况下,在活性组分加入之前引入氟能显著提高催化剂的比表面积和孔径,促进反应过程中金属镍在催化剂表面的分散,更大程度地减弱催化剂中活性金属与载体间的相互作用,有效提高Mo的硫化度及MoS₂的堆积层数,从而生成了较多的II类Ni-Mo-S活性相,促进芳香环的加氢和C-S键的氢解,对4, 6-DMDBT有较高的加氢脱硫活性.     

锆对低温液相合成甲醇Cu-Cr催化剂性能的影响

Cu-Cr and Cu-Cr-Zr catalysts for the low temperature methanol synthesis slurry phase, with the surface area of 77.9 and 113.2 m2/g respectively, were prepared by the co precipitation approach. The activity and selectivity of these catalysts were evaluated in a stainless steel autoclave at 5.5 MPa and at different temperatures of 383 and 423 K separately. It was found that the activity of Cu-Cr-Zr catalyst was obviously higher than that of Cu-Cr catalyst, whereas the methanol selectivity of Cu-Cr-Zr catalyst was a little lower. The concentration of sodium compounds in the solution after reaction was also measured. The results showed that the concentration of sodium formate after reaction is much lower than that before reaction, which is quite different from the observations from the Cu-Cr catalyst previously. This implies that the conversion of sodium methoxide to sodium formate has been completely suppressed in the presence of zirconia in Cu-Cr-Zr catalyst. This finding is more beneficial to improve the performance of Cu-Cr catalyst and to increase the life of catalyst system as well.     

Photoinduced Polymerization for Entrapping of Octadecylsilane Microsphere for Capillary Liquid Chromatography

A short length of a sol‐gel monolith was initially prepared as the temporary frit in a 100 μm inner diameter fused‐silica capillary by an in situ photopolymerization. The packed 4 μm octadecylsilane particles were then immobilized within the identical sol‐gel solution through the same photopolymerization process. The prepared fritless capillary column was examined for the chromatographic performance by the self‐developed capillary liquid chromatography system. Baseline separation of the model analytes was achieved including thiourea, benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene with the lowest theoretical plate height about 66 μm for the retained component. A scanning electron micrograph was used to characterize the temporary frit and entrapped microspheres. The inorganic polymer matrix in the microsphere‐packed column functioned to link microspheres at specific sphere‐sphere and sphere‐capillary contact points. Furthermore, the stability and porosity of the fritless column were systematically investigated by a simple flow method.     

Comparison of different types of outlet frits in slurry‐packed capillary columns

Fused‐silica capillary columns for high‐performance liquid chromatography with 320 and 250 μm inner diameter were prepared by slurry packing with 5 and 3 μm Nucleosil C₁₈ stationary phase. Different types of mechanical and monolithic outlet frits were used and their influence on the resulting column performance was evaluated. Columns with quartz wool exhibited symmetrical peaks and low theoretical plate height, and the preparation time was short. The performance of monolithic frits varied based on type of monolith, length of the frit, and silanization procedure. The best frit performed similarly to the quartz wool ones, but the preparation took several hours. Their main advantage lies in the possibility of on‐column detection, because the detection window can be burnt immediately behind the frit.     

表面活性剂对完全液相法制Cu-Zn-Al浆状催化剂结构和性能的影响

采用完全液相法制备了Cu-Zn-Al双功能浆状催化剂, 利用不同类型表面活性剂对其进行了修饰和改性. 通过N2气吸附、XRD和XPS等方法考察了表面活性剂类型对催化剂织构、物相以及表面性质的影响, 采用浆态床反应装置对其合成气一步法制备二甲醚的催化活性进行了评价, 讨论了催化剂结构与性能的关系. 结果表明, 表面活性剂主要是通过与活性金属的作用调节催化剂的表面性质、孔结构、相结构以及晶粒大小, 进而影响催化剂的催化活性; 非离子表面活性剂总体上对催化剂的性能有促进作用, 阳离子表面活性剂和阴离子表面活性剂对催化剂性能存在不利影响; 表面活性剂与活性金属作用的强弱是影响性能的关键.