常温常压下β沸石改性吸附剂脱除噻吩类硫的研究

在合成不同硅铝比Naβ沸石的基础上,采用固相离子交换方法制备了Cu(I)、Ag(I)离子改性的β沸石系列吸附剂。样品的结晶度和BET比表面积有所降低,XRD表征结果表明,所制备的样品保持了结构的完整性,随着硅铝比的增加,Naβ样品的BET比表面积增加。Cu(I)、Ag(I)离子的引入使样品的红外骨架振动峰向低波数移动,与相同硅铝比的Naβ沸石相比,吸附剂的BET比表面积有所降低。对模型油的静态吸附结果表明,硅铝摩尔比为25时Cu(I)β吸附性能最好,模型油中硫的质量分数降到10×10－6以下,脱除率达到95％,Ag(I)β次之,脱除率达到87％。常温常压下固定床动态吸附穿透实验得到Cu(I)β、Ag(I)β的穿透硫容分别为0.144mmol/g和0.132mmol/g。     

Metallisation of gel surfaces under ambient conditions

A room temperature method to coat a non-conducting gel phase with a metal is described, which uses galvanic displacement. Electrolytes are dissolved in the gel phase to allow metal deposition from an immiscible liquid electrolyte solution. Conformal deposition was achieved by imprinting the gel, followed by galvanic displacement of gold.     

Photopromoted carbonylation of bromobenzene under ambient conditions

The photopromoted carbonylation of bromobenzene with carbon monoxide catalyzed by inexpensive commercially available cobalt salts[Co(OAc)_2,CoCl_2]was carried out under ambient conditions.The results revealed that methyl benzoate was produced in the presence of basic additives(CH_3ONa,NaOAc or(n-C_4H_9)_3N).The catalytic activity of Co(OAc)_2was higher than that of CoCl_2.Furthermore,the activity of the carbonylation was greatly improved by addition of acetophenone,e.g.both the yield and selectivity of t...     

Characteristics of sulfur removal by silver-titania adsorbents at ambient conditions

Sulfur capacity of SiO₂, TiO₂ and γ-Al₂O₃ structures was investigated. Thermal treatment of TiO₂ and γ-Al₂O₃ in air increased their respective sulfur capacity by 67 and 43%. Sulfur capacity was associated with surface acidity and the improvement attributed to the formation of bronsted acid sites. Addition of 4wt% transition metals further enhanced the sulfur capacity of TiO₂ with Ag indicating the highest increase. Comparison of sulfur capacity of Ag/TiO₂ with other adsorbents was made using JP5 fuel with sulfur concentration of 1172 ppmw. Ag/TiO₂ adsorbent demonstrated a saturation sulfur capacity of 8.20 mg/g. A significant loss in sulfur capacity was observed between real and model fuel compositions. Various factors resulting in this loss was investigated such as the effect of additives, competitive adsorption and the structure of sulfur heterocycles.     

Mechanistic aspects of magnetic MgAlNi barium-ferrite nanocomposites enhanced adsorptive removal of an anionic dye from aqueous phase

The mechanistic aspects of improved aqueous removal of methyl orange (MO) dyes using high performance novel magnetic MgAlNi barium-ferrite (MgAlNi-BaFe) ternary double layer hydroxide (LDH) nanocomposites is reported in this study. Detailed surface characterization coupled with kinetic, equilibrium, thermodynamics and regeneration studies were undertaken under different operational conditions of temperature (298–318 K), initial concentration (20–100 mg/L), pH (2–6). The kinetic results show that MO sorption was mainly, associated with pseudo-second order and intra-particular diffusion process. The MO adsorption onto the MgAlNi-BaFe nanocomposites suggests a multi-layered sorption process that is endothermic and spontaneous in nature. The MO adsorption mechanism insight taken in cognizance of FTIR, XRD, pKa, zeta potential, the adsorbates surface functional groups and the adsorbate-adsorbent surface charges interactions suggest involvement of hydrogen bonding and n-π interactions, predominantly via physisorption process (ΔG° = −7.406 to −5.69 kJ/mol). The excellent adsorptive performance of the MgAlNi-BaFe adsorbents for removal of MO from water compared with other magnetic LDH nanocomposites was further elucidated via the MgAlNi-BaFe nanomaterials high rates of regeneration and superior performances for three successive desorption-adsorption cycles. This study demonstrates the high potentials of employing MgAlNi-BaFe nanomaterials for removal of dyes from water and wastewater.     

Fixed-bed study for adsorptive removal of furfural by activated carbon

In our previous study [A.K. Sahu, V.C. Srivastava, I.D. Mall, D.H. Latye, Sep. Sci. Technol. 43 (5) (2008) 1239], commercial grade activated carbon (ACC) was used for adsorptive removal of furfural from aqueous solution using batch studies. In the present study, continuous fixed-bed adsorption was carried out in ACC packed bed for the removal of furfural from aqueous solution. The effects of important factors namely bed height (Z = 15–60 cm), influent concentration of furfural (C_o = 50–200 mg/l), the flow rate (Q = 0.02–0.04 l/min) and column diameter (D = 2–4 cm) were studied. Capacity of the bed to adsorb furfural was found to increase with an increase in the value of Z, C_o and D; and with decrease in the value of Q. Adams–Bohart, Bed-Depth Service-Time, Thomas, Yoon–Nelson, Clark and Wolborska models were applied to the experimental data for the prediction of the breakthrough point, and to determine the characteristic parameters of the column. Error analysis showed that the Yoon–Nelson model best described the experimental breakthrough curve, while Wolborska model showed good prediction of breakthrough curve for the relative concentration region up to 0.5.     

八面体四氧化三铁亚微米晶负载铂催化剂用于室温催化氧化甲醛（英文）

空气中低浓度甲醛的治理和消除一直备受关注.在较低的反应温度下将甲醛转化为CO_2和H_2O的催化氧化法具有能耗低、效率高和环境友好等优点,被认为是一种最具应用发展前景的甲醛消除技术.在各种催化剂体系中,一些铁基氧化物(Fe_2O_3,FFe_3O_4或ferrihydrite)负载的Pt催化剂表现出较为优异的催化性能,能够在室温下实现甲醛的完全氧化.越来越多的研究表明,载体材料的结构及形貌是影响贵金属催化剂性能的主要因素.因此,深入研究Pt物种在不同类型铁基氧化物表面的分散情况及界面间相互作用,对理解催化剂活性中心的性质,设计制备性能更加优异的负载型贵金属催化剂具有重要科学意义.本文采用共沉淀法一步合成出八面体Fe_3O_4亚微米晶负载Pt催化剂(Pt/Fe_3O_4),考察了不同热处理温度对催化剂催化甲醛氧化反应性能的影响.结果表明,在80°C下热处理的催化剂(Pt/Fe_3O_4-80)具有很高的催化活性,在室温下甲醛的转化率可接近100%.随着催化剂热处理温度的升高,催化剂活性有所降低.此外,Pt/Fe_3O_4催化剂还表现出良好的稳定性,经长时间存放或连续运行后催化剂的活性基本保持不变.此外,在一定湿度范围内(RH=30%–80%),水的存在能够显著提高Pt/Fe_3O_4催化剂的甲醛催化氧化性能.采用各种表征技术对Pt/Fe_3O_4的结构、形貌、价态及氧化还原性等物理化学性质进行了研究.结果表明:采用该合成方法能够得到粒径较为均一、具有尖晶石结构和八面体形貌的Fe_3O_4亚微米晶,尺寸较小的Pt纳米粒子(平均2.5 nm)均匀分布在八面体Fe_3O_4晶体的表面,且Fe_3O_4载体表面还存在一定量的羟基物种.随着热处理温度的升高,催化剂表面的Pt物种和Fe物种的价态均发生明显变化.结果证实,Pt纳米粒子与Fe_3O_4载体间的相互作用力会随着热处理温度的升高而发生明显变化.对于性能较为优异的Pt/Fe_3O_4-80催化剂,Pt纳米粒子与Fe_3O_4载体之间存在着强度适宜的相互作用,能够产生相对较多的Pt-O-Fe Ox和Pt-OH-Fe Ox界面活性位,从而使其能够在较低的反应温度下表现出较强的活化分子氧的能力.此外,反应体系中引入的水分子能够与氧分子在界面活性位上共同活化,形成表面活性-OH物种,从而有效促进催化剂反应性能的提升.     

Asymmetric hydrogenation of chiral vinyloxazaborolidines under ambient conditions

Novel homochiral vinyloxazaborolidines have been synthesized and subsequently hydrogenated using palladium on carbon under ambient conditions to produce, after oxidation of the boronate group, enantiomerically enriched secondary alcohols (up to 20% ee). Herein, the first example of asymmetric hydrogenation utilizing oxazaborolidines as chiral auxiliaries is reported.     

Titanium substrate based micro-PEMFC operating under ambient conditions

A novel design and fabrication technique of micro-PEMFC based on titanium substrate is described. The titanium substrate was fabricated with microflow channels using microfabrication techniques, followed by surface treating and coating with a microporous layer (MPL). It served as a combined functional component as gas diffusion layer, current collector and flow plate. A catalyst coated membrane (CCM), fabricated by directly coating catalyst layer onto Nafion 112 membrane, was integrated with the titanium substrates to assemble the micro-PEMFC. The titanium substrate based micro-PEMFC showed some unique characteristics and acceptable performance while operating under ambient conditions.     

P-type nitrogen-doped ZnO nanoparticles stable under ambient conditions

Zinc oxide is considered as a very promising material for optoelectronics. However, to date, the difficulty in producing stable p-type ZnO is a bottleneck, which hinders the advent of ZnO-based devices. In that context, nitrogen-doped zinc oxide receives much attention. However, numerous reviews report the controversial character of p-type conductivity in N-doped ZnO, and recent theoretical contributions explain that N-doping alone cannot lead to p-typeness in Zn-rich ZnO. We report here that the ammonolysis at low temperature of ZnO(2) yields pure wurtzite-type N-doped ZnO nanoparticles with an extraordinarily large amount of Zn vacancies (up to 20%). Electrochemical and transient spectroscopy studies demonstrate that these Zn-poor nanoparticles exhibit a p-type conductivity that is stable over more than 2 years under ambient conditions.     

Ultrasound-promoted synthesis of nitriles from aldoximes under ambient conditions

Copper(II) acetate proves to be an active catalyst for ultrasound-promoted conversion of aldoximes into nitriles. This dehydration reaction was carried out in acetonitrile under ambient conditions to provide nitriles with moderate tolerance toward water, which allows one-pot synthesis of a nitrile from an aldehyde with minimal purification.     

Mechanistic model of disproportionation of nitrogen monoxide on CaHY-type zeolite

Infrared spectra produced by adsorbing, by evacuating and by readsorbing NO on CaHY-type zeolite were examined. The absorption peaks were identified by comparing the spectra produced by adsorbing and by evacuating N₂O and NO₂. Based upon the experimental evidence, an eight-step mechanism was proposed for the behavior of NO on CaHY-type zeolite. A mechanistic model of the disproportionation reaction of NO was deduced from the variation of the spectra with time.     

"Non-evaporating" microdroplets on self-assembled monolayer surfaces under ambient conditions

A unique "non-evaporation" phenomenon, i.e., the unusually slow evaporation process of sessile microdroplets on self-assembled monolayer (SAM) surfaces, is reported. It has been observed that only droplets containing a certain proportion of a volatile and a less-volatile component undergo non-evaporation, which is characterized by hours-long existence of the droplets maintaining constant contact angle, contact area, and volume. We propose that for alcohol-water binary mixtures on SAM surfaces, the highly orientated and closely packed hydrophobic 1-decanethiol molecules induce a concentration gradient of alcohol in water, with a higher concentration of alcohol near the SAM surface. Initial evaporation of the alcohol (more volatile) increased the contact angle until the establishment of a new composition, which contains a strong hydrogen-bonding network among the water molecules in the presence of the alcohol alkyl chains. There is a lessened tendency for the alcohol to evaporate in the presence of a concentration gradient due to such interactions, which results in the observed "non-evaporating" phenomenon. This type of unusual evaporating profile was not observed on conventional substrates, such as polycarbonate sheets and microscope glass slides modified with alkyltrichlorosilanes.     

Activation of olefins with low-valent gallium compounds under ambient conditions

The reactions of Ar'GaGaAr' (Ar' = C(6)H(3)-2,6-(C(6)H(3)-2,6-(i)Pr(2))(2)) with alkenes revealed the addition of two olefins per Ar'GaGaAr' under ambient conditions for ethylene, propene, 1-hexene and styrene but no reactions with more hindered or cyclic olefins.     

The reactions of tellurium tetrahalides with triphenylphosphine under ambient conditions

The reactions of tellurium tetrahalides and triphenylphosphine in tetrahydrofuran have been carried out under ambient conditions and afford [(Ph(3)PO)(2)H](2)[Te(2)X(10)] [X = Cl (1), Br (2)] and [(Ph(3)PO)(3)(OH(3)])(2)[TeI(6)] (4). The X-ray structures of 1 and 2 show that they are isostructural and contain discrete [Te(2)X(10)](2-) anions exhibiting octahedral coordination around both tellurium atoms with one shared edge and [Ph(3)POH...OPPh(3)](+) cations that show strong hydrogen bonds (the O...O distances are 2.399 and 2.404 A for 1 and 2, respectively). The compound 4 is built up with discrete octahedral hexaiodotellurate anions and [(Ph(3)PO)(3)(OH(3))](+) cations. The reaction of TeBr(4) and PPh(3) also results in the formation of formally zwitterionic Ph(3)PO(CH(2))(4)TeBr(4) (3). This reaction involves an unprecedented THF ring opening in which the oxygen atom becomes bonded to the phosphorus atom of triphenylphosphine and the carbon atom at the other end of the five-atomic chain becomes bonded to the tellurium atom of TeBr(4). The ring opening of the solvent THF is also taking place in the reaction involving tellurium tetraiodide, as indicated by the formation of C(4)H(8)TeI(2) (5). The reaction may initially lead to Ph(3)PI(2) that reacts with THF yielding Ph(3)PO and ICH(2)(CH(2))(2)CH(2)I. The latter species reacts with elemental tellurium producing 5. Depending on the conditions upon crystallization, two polymorphs of C(4)H(8)TeI(2) (5a and 5b) are observed. While the molecular structures of the two forms are virtually identical, their packing and intermolecular contacts are different. Two further minor products (6a and 6b) were isolated in the reaction of TeI(4) and PPh(3): Both are formally 1:1 adducts of 5 and TeI(4), but they differ considerably in their structures. 6a can be formulated as [C(4)H(8)TeI(+)](2)[Te(2)I(10)(2-)] and 6b as [C(4)H(8)TeI(+)](2)(TeI(3)(+))(2)(I(-))(4). The latter compound exhibits framework similar to that of the tetramers in gamma- and delta-TeI(4).     

Photopromoted carbonylation of 1-bromo-6-chlorohexane under ambient conditions

Photopromoted carbonylation of 1-bromo-6-chlorohexane with CO catalyzed by CuBr2 and CdI2 has been carried out under ambient conditions. The results indicate that the carbonylation proceeds with the major product of chloroester ClCH2（CH2）5COOCH3 under catalysis of CuBr2. Furthermore, the activity of the carbonylation can be improved by addition of basic additives （NaOAc, Na3PO4 or （n-C4H9）3N）. Among these additives, （n-C4H9）3N is the most efficient in terms of the yield of ClCH2（CH2）5COOCH3. However, the methoxycarbonyl substituting chlorine product of BrCH2（CH2）5COOCH3 is not obtained in the presence of CdI2. This is quite different from the carbonylation of monochloroalkane.     

Copper-catalyzed direct sulfoximination of azoles and polyfluoroarenes under ambient conditions

The direct dehydrogenative C-N coupling of azoles or polyfluoroarenes with N-H sulfoximines proceeds effectively in the presence of a copper catalyst at room temperature under air to afford the corresponding N-arylsulfoximines in good to high yields.     

Recyclable Fenton-like catalyst based on zeolite Y supported ultrafine,highly-dispersed Fe2O3 nanoparticles for removal of organics under mild conditions

The active Fenton-like catalyst, obtained by highly dispersed Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles in size of 5 nm on the surface of zeolite Y, shows the excellent degradation efficiency to phenol higher than 90% under the mild conditions of room temperature and neutral solution, and the catalyst can be easily recovered with stable catalytic activity for 8 cycles.     

Study of benzene sorption in H-ZSM-5 zeolite under catalytic conditions

The equilibrium of the sorption of benzene in an H-ZSM-5 zeolite has been investigated in the temperature range of 100-400°С and at partial pressures 0.11÷0.57 аtm. The data on the sorption under these conditions could be fitted with the Langmuir isotherms taking into account a linear decrease in heats of sorption with the increase in the sorbate loading. The equilibrium constants and heat of the sorption have been determined. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.