Simultaneous determination of formaldehyde and methanol by flow-injection catalytic spectrophotometry

A flow-injection method is proposed for the simultaneous catalytic determination of formaldehyde and methanol on the basis of the catalytic action of formaldehyde upon the redox reaction between crystal violet and potassium bromate in a phosphoric acid medium and on-line oxidization of methanol into formaldehyde using a lead dioxide solid-phase reactor. The indicator reaction is monitored spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in the absorbance of crystal violet at the maximum absorption wavelength of 610 nm. A technique based on three sampling loops with a single injection valve is developed. The flow-injection system produces a signal of main peak with two shoulders of the same height. The height of the shoulders corresponds to the formaldehyde concentration, and the height difference between the shoulders and the main peak corresponds to the methanol concentration. The detection limit is 0.1 μg/mL for formaldehyde and 1.0 μg/mL for methanol with the sampling rate of 10 samples per hour. The relative standard deviations for 11 replicate determinations of formaldehyde (1.0 μg/mL) and methanol (10 μg/mL) are 1.1 and 2.1%, respectively. The method has been successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of formaldehyde and methanol in some gas samples. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Kinetic study on disproportionations of C1 aldehydes in supercritical water: methanol from formaldehyde and formic acid

The reaction pathways and kinetics of C1 aldehydes, formaldehyde (HCHO) and formic acid (HCOOH=HOCHO), are studied at 400 degrees C in neat condition and in supercritical water over a wide range of water density, 0.1-0.6 g/cm3. Formaldehyde exhibits four reactions: (i) the self-disproportionation of formaldehyde generating methanol and formic acid, (ii) the cross-disproportionation between formaldehyde and formic acid generating methanol and carbon dioxide, (iii) the water-independent self-disproportionation of formaldehyde generating methanol and carbon monoxide, and (iv) the decarbonylation of formaldehyde generating hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The self- and cross-disproportionations overwhelm the water-independent self-disproportionation and the formaldehyde decarbonylation. The rate constants of the self- and cross-disproportionations are determined in the water density range of 0.1-0.6 g/cm3. The rate constant of the cross-disproportionation is 2-3 orders of magnitude larger than that of the self-disproportionation, which indicates that formic acid is a stronger reductant than formaldehyde. Combining the kinetic results with our former computational study on the equilibrium constants of the self- and cross-disproportionations, the reaction mechanisms of these disproportionations are discussed within the framework of transition-state theory. The reaction path for methanol production can be controlled by tuning the water density and reactant concentrations. The methanol yield of approximately 80% is achieved by mixing formaldehyde with formic acid in the ratio of 1:2 at the water density of 0.4 g/cm3.     

A theoretical study of alcohol oxidation by ferrate

The conversion of methanol to formaldehyde mediated by ferrate (FeO(4)2-), monoprotonated ferrate (HFeO4-), and diprotonated ferrate (H2FeO4) is discussed with the hybrid B3LYP density functional theory (DFT) method. Diprotonated ferrate is the best mediator for the activation of the O-H and C-H bonds of methanol via two entrance reaction channels: (1) an addition-elimination mechanism that involves coordination of methanol to diprotonated ferrate; (2) a direct abstraction mechanism that involves H atom abstraction from the O-H or C-H bond of methanol. Within the framework of the polarizable continuum model (PCM), the energetic profiles of these reaction mechanisms in aqueous solution are calculated and investigated. In the addition-elimination mechanism, the O-H and C-H bonds of ligating methanol are cleaved by an oxo or hydroxo ligand, and therefore the way to the formation of formaldehyde is branched into four reaction pathways. The most favorable reaction pathway in the addition-elimination mechanism is initiated by an O-H cleavage via a four-centered transition state that leads to intermediate containing an Fe-O bond, followed by a C-H cleavage via a five-centered transition state to lead to formaldehyde complex. In the direct abstraction mechanism, the oxidation reaction can be initiated by a direct H atom abstraction from either the O-H or C-H bond, and it is branched into three pathways for the formation of formaldehyde. The most favorable reaction pathway in the direct abstraction mechanism is initiated by C-H activation that leads to organometallic intermediate containing an Fe-C bond, followed by a concerted H atom transfer from the OH group of methanol to an oxo ligand of ferrate. The first steps in both mechanisms are all competitive in energy, but due to the significant energetical stability of the organometallic intermediate, the most likely initial reaction in methanol oxidation by ferrate is the direct C-H bond cleavage.     

Electrocatalytic oxidation of formaldehyde and methanol on Ni(OH)2/Ni electrode

A nickel hydroxide-modified nickel electrode (Ni(OH)₂/Ni) was successfully prepared by the cyclic voltammetry (CV) method and the electrocatalytic properties of the electrode for formaldehyde and methanol oxidation have been investigated respectively. The Ni(OH)₂/Ni electrode exhibits high electrocatalytic activity in the reaction. A new method has been developed for formaldehyde determination at the nickel hydroxide-modified nickel electrode and the experimental parameters were optimized. The oxidation peak current is linearly proportional to the concentration of formaldehyde in the range of 7.0 × 10^?5 to 1.6 × 10^?2 M with a detection limit of 2.0 × 10^?5 M. Recoveries of artificial samples are between 93.3 and 103.5%. The effect of scan rate and methanol concentration on the electrochemical behavior of methanol were investigated respectively.     

Assimilation, dissimilation, and detoxification of formaldehyde, a central metabolic intermediate of methylotrophic metabolism

Methanol is a valuable raw material used in the manufacture of useful chemicals as well as a potential source of energy to replace coal and petroleum. Biotechnological interest in the microbial utilization of methanol has increased because it is an ideal carbon source and can be produced from renewable biomass. Formaldehyde, a cytotoxic compound, is a central metabolic intermediate in methanol metabolism. Therefore, microorganisms utilizing methanol have adopted several metabolic strategies to cope with the toxicity of formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is initially detoxified through trapping by some cofactors, such as glutathione, mycothiol, tetrahydrofolate, and tetrahydromethanopterin, before being oxidized to CO2. Alternatively, free formaldehyde can be trapped by sugar phosphates as the first reaction in the C1 assimilation pathways: the xylulose monophosphate pathway for yeasts and the ribulose monophosphate (RuMP) pathway for bacteria. In yeasts, although formaldehyde generation and consumption takes place in the peroxisome, the cytosolic formaldehyde oxidation pathway also plays a role in formaldehyde detoxification as well as energy formation. The key enzymes of the RuMP pathway are found in a variety of microorganisms including bacteria and archaea. Regulation of the genes encoding these enzymes and their catalytic mechanisms depend on the physiological traits of these organisms during evolution.     

Hydrothermal carbon-carbon bond formation and disproportionations of C1 aldehydes: formaldehyde and formic acid

Hydrothermal reaction pathways and kinetics of C1 (carbon-one) aldehydes, formaldehyde (HCHO) and formic acid (HCOOH = HOCHO), are studied at 225 degrees C without and with hydrochloric acid (HCl) up to 0.6 M (mol dm(-3)). Reactions unveiled are the following: (i) the self-disproportionation forming methanol and formic acid, a redox reaction between two formaldehydes, (ii) the cross-disproportionation forming methanol and carbonic acid, a redox reaction between formaldehyde and formic acid, and (iii) the acid-catalyzed C-C bond formation producing glycolic acid (HOCH2COOH) as a precursor of the simplest amino acid, glycine. Reaction iii is a hydrothermally induced chemical evolution step from C1 aldehydes, formaldehyde and formic acid. Disproportionations i and ii are found to proceed even without base catalysts unlike the classical Cannizzaro reaction. Acid catalyzes the self-disproportionation (i) and the C-C bond formation (iii), but retards the cross-disproportionation (ii). The rate constants of noncatalyzed and acid/base-catalyzed paths for reactions i, ii, and iii are given additively as 2 x 10(-4) + (2 x 10(-3))[H+], 10(-4) + 10(3)[OH-], and (2 x 10(-3))[H+] M(-1) s(-1), respectively; the concentrations of proton [H+] and hydroxide ion [OH-] are expressed in M. The rate constant of the noncatalytic (neutral) cross-disproportionation is 1 order of magnitude larger than that of the self-disproportionation. The reaction pathways are controlled on the basis of the kinetic analysis to make the glycolic acid and methanol productions dominant by tuning the concentrations of formaldehyde, formic acid, and HCl. The conversion to glycolic acid reaches approximately 90% when formaldehyde, HCl, and formic acid are mixed in the ratio of 1:2:17. The conversion of formaldehyde to methanol reaches approximately 80% when formic acid is added in excess to formaldehyde.     

银表面甲醇氧化反应机理的ab initio计算研究 1: 银表面静态吸附物种的几何构型和吸附性质

本文用原子簇模型(CM)的从头计算方法, 计算了银表面甲醇氧化反应中的静态吸附物种的优化几何构型及吸附性质。计算表明在清洁银表面甲醇、甲醛只存在物理吸附; 当表面存在吸附氧原子时, 甲醇可在银表面形成两种分子态吸附;甲醛与表面羟基OH(a)或氢原子H(a)共存时在银表面能够形成化学吸附, 且CH2O(a)极易与O(a)反应生成深度氧化中间体η^2-甲二氧基; 中间产物甲氧基在无氧的银表面能够形成稳定吸附, 在富氧银表面极易进一步氧化脱氢生成产物甲醛。通过计算与实验结果的对照, 我们对反应机理作了初步讨论。     

Preparation of cationic latices comprising hollow thermostable particles

A method is described for the preparation of cationic latices comprising submicron hollow particles for a possible application as a thermally stable polymeric pigment in coatings or pigmented compositions on the basis of thermosetting polymers cured at temperatures up to 170–190 °C. The method is based on the deposition of melamine–formaldehyde resin in the form of cationic colloid onto anionic hollow particles resulting in the recharging of anionic hollow particles and the formation of an outer melamine shell, which provides thermal stability of the hollow particles at curing and application of pigmented coatings and compositions. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 2225–2234, 2004     

Mo-Ce/SiO2催化剂上甲醇氧化制甲醛的催化剂的有效因子及甲醇的压力分布

在Mo-Ce/SiO₂催化剂上甲醇氧化制甲醛的动力学方程可表达为甲醇及甲醛吸附的Redox机理方程,当催化剂颗粒直径增大到3mm时,内扩散强烈地影响反应速度。催化剂有效因子η可用一般速度方程的近似方法进行解释。催化剂孔内甲醇的压力分布可用下式求得:(这里有图片19900813-843-1.GIF)     

Fe-Mo/KZSM-5上甲醇氧化为甲醛的研究

采用浸渍法制备了ＦｅＭｏ／ＨＺＳＭ５和ＦｅＭｏ／ＫＺＳＭ５分子筛催化剂,利用ＮＨ３ＴＰＤ和Ｏ２ＴＰＤ对催化剂的表面酸性和吸附Ｏ２物种进行了表征,考察了温度、Ｍｏ／Ｆｅ摩尔比、空气／甲醇摩尔比及ＷＨＳＶ对催化性能的影响．实验结果表明,在ＦｅＭｏ／ＫＺＳＭ５催化剂上,适宜的反应条件下,甲醇转化率接近１００％,甲醛选择性达到９０６％．同时还进行了９６ｈ的催化剂的稳定性实验     

甲醇脱氢制无水甲醛的高活性Ag-SiO_2-Al_2o_3催化剂

采用溶胶－凝胶法制备了甲醇直接脱氢制无水甲醛的新型高活性催化剂Ag- SiO_2-Al_2O_3，并考虑了银负载量、焙烧温度及反应温度等对催化剂活性的影响 。XRD结果表明，反应前观察不到银的晶相峰，反应后出现Ag(111)，Ag(200)，Ag (220)，Ag(311)及Ag(222)的特征银晶相峰，SEM结果与XRD吻合得很好。该种特异 结构的催化剂具有对甲醇直接脱氢制甲醛的优异性能，其甲醇转化率达到95.0%， 甲醛得率也高达81.2%，超过己有的文献报道。     

催化发光法同时测定空气中的甲醛、苯和二氧化硫

基于甲醛、苯和二氧化硫在纳米Ti3CeY2O11上的催化发光有交叉敏感现象,在3个波长处分别确定甲醛、苯和二氧化硫浓度与催化发光信号强度的响应关系,再依据发光信号强度的叠加性特征即可获取甲醛、苯和二氧化硫的准确浓度,据此建立了同时测定空气中甲醛、苯和二氧化硫的新方法.3个分析波长分别为420、535和680 nm,敏感材料表面温度为280℃,载气流速为130 mL/min.本方法对甲醛、苯和二氧化硫的检出限(3σ)分别为0.04、0.05和0.10 mg/m3,线性范围分别为0.08~75.60 mg/m3、0.10~101.40 mg/m3和0.30~115.00 mg/m3, 回收率分别为96.4%~103.7%、97.8%~102.5%和97.2%~103.3%.常见共存物,如乙醛、甲苯、硫化氢、氨、甲醇、乙醇和二氧化碳等不干扰测定.连续200 h通浓度均为50 mg/m3的甲醛、苯和二氧化硫混合气体,发光强度的相对偏差≤2%,表明此纳米级复合氧化物对甲醛、苯和二氧化硫的敏感性的寿命长.本方法充分利用了交叉敏感现象,可以实现空气中甲醛、苯和二氧化硫的在线分析.     

Sequential spectrophotometric determination of methanol and iron in vinegar by a flow injection-pervaporation method

An easily automatable sequential flow-injection-pervaporation method is proposed for the photometric determination of methanol and iron in vinegar. The method is based on separation of the methanol from the sample matrix by pervaporation followed by its oxidation to formaldehyde with permanganate, decolouration of the latter with S(2)O(5)(2-), and subsequent reaction of formaldehyde with p-rosaniline to yield a violet reaction product with maximum absorption at 567 nm. Iron is determined by an existing method based on reaction with thiocyanate in acidic medium and monitoring at 508 nm. After optimisation by either the univariate or multivariate approaches, as required, the linear range was established for methanol (4-1000 mg L(-1)) and iron (0.18-20 mg L(-1)). The proposed method was then compared with reference methods for methanol and iron in terms of repeatability (2.452 mg L(-1) and 0.245 mg L(-1), respectively), reproducibility (4.435 mg L(-1) and 0.356 mg L(-1), respectively), detection limit (LOD=82 and 0.234 mg L(-1), respectively), and traceability. The throughput was nine samples per hour.     

The analysis of combustion products : The estimation of traces of methanol in the presence of formaldehyde

In the analysis of combustion products, the estimation of traces of methanol can be rendered difficult by the presence of excess formaldehyde. A method is described for separating the formaldehyde from methanol by treating the solution with sodium bisulphite, and then carrying out a Chromatographie separation on filter paper. Ether carries the methanol to the end of the strip, leaving behind formaldehyde and hydrogen peroxide. The paper is cut into pieces, which are separately extracted with water, and the solution oxidised. The formaldehyde so formed ib estimated in the usual way with chromotropic acid.     

The Kinetics Behavior of the Reduction of Formaldehyde Catalyzed by Alcohol Dehydrogenase (ADH) and Partial Uncompetitive Substrate Inhibition by NADH

Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) catalyzes the final step in the biosynthesis of methanol from CO₂. Here, we report the steady-state kinetics for ADH, using a homogeneous enzyme preparation with formaldehyde as the substrate and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) as the cofactor. When changing NADH concentrations with the fixed concentrations of HCHO (more or less than NADH), kinetic studies revealed a particular zigzag phenomenon for the first time. Increasing formaldehyde concentration can weaken substrate inhibition and improve catalytic efficiency. The kinetic mechanism of ADH was analyzed using the secondary fitting method. The double reciprocal plots (1/v～1/[HCHO] and 1/[NADH]) strongly demonstrated that the substrate inhibition by NADH was uncompetitive versus formaldehyde and partial. In the direction of formaldehyde reduction, ADH has an ordered kinetic mechanism with formaldehyde adding to enzyme first and product methanol released last. The second reactant NADH can combine with the enzyme–methanol complex and then methanol dissociates from it at a slower rate than from enzyme–methanol. The reaction velocity depends on the relative rates of the alternative pathways. The addition of NADH also accelerates the releasing of methanol. As a result, substrate inhibition and activation occurred intermittently, and the zigzag double reciprocal plot (1/v～1/[NADH]) was obtained.     

污染物甲醛为电子给体Pt/TiO2光催化制氢

研究了甲醛为电子给体在Pt/TiO2上光催化生成氢的反应。甲醛经光催化降解产生CO2和甲酸，甲酸可进一步被氧化；甲醛的光催化降解与放氢同时发生，催化剂的最佳Pt负载量为0．5％，甲醛浓度对反应的影响，表观上符合Langmuir-Hinshelwood关系式；碱性条件有利于该反应；在甲醛浓度较低时，甲醇的存在能部分地提高放氢速率，并讨论了可能的反应机理。     

Effect of preparation conditions on the composition,structure, and properties of iron–molybdenum catalyst

X-ray phase analysis, synchronous thermal analysis, and IR spectroscopy were used to study the process in which an iron-molybdenum catalyst for partial oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde is prepared. The influence exerted by the pH of the medium on the composition, structure, and properties of the oxide Fe–Mo catalyst was examined. It was found that the amount of the active component in a sample obtained at pH 2 is the largest, and the sample exhibits the best activity in the reaction of methanol oxidation to formaldehyde. The possibility was examined of the occurrence of side reactions in which carbon monoxide is converted. It was found that the conversion occurs only on samples obtained at pH > 2.     

温和条件下丙酸甲酯和甲醇一步合成甲基丙烯酸甲酯

近年来,由于煤化工行业产能过剩,煤基气相法一步合成甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)工艺引起了研究者们的兴趣,但反应温度高、产物收率和选择性低、催化剂易积碳失活以及甲醛易挥发和聚合一度成为该研究领域的瓶颈问题.本文通过构建温和、高效的钴配合物催化借氢阻断体系,解决了甲醇脱氢生成甲醛、丙酸甲酯与甲醛羟醛缩合生成MMA以及氧气阻断M...     

高效液相色谱直接测定甲醛衍生物反应条件的研究

研究了直接用于液相色谱测定甲醛与2,4-二硝基苯肼的反应条件,使反应在弱酸性和50％的乙腈条件下进行,反应产物甲醛衍生物不需要有机溶剂萃取,可直接用于液相色谱分析,避免了萃取过程的损失。该反应条件与传统的在强酸性条件下的反应进行比较。本实验所研究的反应条件用于液相色谱测定甲醛具有操作方便、准确和应用范围广等特点。在样品中添加5．14,10．28和51．4mg/kg,回收率分别为108％、93．1％和86．2％相对标准偏差(n=10)分别为1．13％、1．34％和1．29％。     

Modification of a Pt surface by spontaneous Sn deposition for electrocatalytic applications. 2. Oxidation of CO,formaldehyde, formic acid,and methanol

The electrocatalytic activity of a spontaneously tin-modified Pt catalyst, fabricated through a simple dip-coating method under open-circuit conditions and characterized using surface analysis methods, was studied in electrooxidation reactions of a preadsorbed CO monolayer and continuous oxidation of methanol, formic acid, and formaldehyde in the potentiodynamic and potentiostatic modes. The catalytic activity of the tin-modified Pt surface is compared with that of a polycrystalline Pt electrode. Spontaneously Sn-modified Pt catalyst shows a superior activity toward adsorbed CO oxidation and thus can be promising for PEFC applications. The methanol oxidation rate is not enhanced on the Sn-modified Pt surface, compared to the Pt electrode. Formic acid oxidation is enhanced in the low potential region on the Sn-modified surface, compared to the Pt electrode. The formaldehyde oxidation rate is dramatically increased by modifying tin species at the most negative potentials, where anodic formaldehyde oxidation is completely suppressed on the pure Pt electrode. The results are discussed in terms of poisoning CO intermediate formation resulting from dehydrogenation of organic molecules on Pt sites, and oxidation of poisoning adsorbed CO species via the surface reaction with OH adsorbed on neighboring Sn sites.