Experimental study on coking, deactivation, and regeneration of binderless 5A zeolite during 1-hexene adsorption

Coking, deactivation, and regeneration of 5A zeolite during 1-hexene adsorption were studied on a fixed-bed adsorber and a themogravimetric analyzer. Adsorption activity measurement, scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, FT-IR analysis, ¹H NMR analysis, and porosity measurement were used to reveal the mechanism of coking and deactivation of 5A zeolite, and evaluate the influences of binder on them. There are distinct increases in both coke content and deactivation degree with increasing the adsorption temperature. Deactivation degrees of zeolite increase as coke contents rise, however, they display smaller increasing rate at higher coke content. The rates of coke formation and deactivation of 5A zeolite are significantly enhanced by the binder mainly due to the fact that the activity sites offered by the amorphous compounds contained in the binder catalyze the formation of coke precursors. As compared to the coke formed in zeolite with binder, the coke in binderless zeolite is more aromatic. The coke which consists of inflammable part and nonflammable part can be oxidatively removed completely while the temperature approaches 787 K. No destruction in 5A zeolite crystal structure was observed in the regenerated binderless sample. The formation of coke during 1-hexene adsorption on zeolite can be explained using the carbonization-cyclization reaction mechanism. Furthermore, the kinetics models for formation and removal of coke were developed.     

The influence of adamantane on the reaction of n -heptane over H-Y, H-β and H-mordenite zeolites

The effect of adamantane (Ad) on the activity and selectivity of acidic zeolites Y, β and mordenite (M) in the isomerization and cracking ofn-heptane (C₇) in He at 443 K was studied.Ad was found to promote the isomerization of C₇. TheAd uptake of the zeolites, and the IR spectra obtained from the zeolite-boundAd were determined. It was found thatAd did not remain completely unconverted under the conditions of the C₇ reaction. The activity of the catalysts in the conversion ofAd increased in the sequence of H-Y<H-β<H-M. Existing data suggest that a fraction of theAd, responsible for the cocatalytic effect, can participate in hydride transfer processes and remain unconverted, while another fraction, depending on catalyst acidity, is converted to dimer and oligomers.     

Cracking of n-hexane on Na, H-mordenite: Coke poisoning

n-Hexane cracking was studied on Na, H-mordenites at 400 °C under atmospheric pressure. It was found that the degree of exchange of Na⁺ for H⁺ affected both the initial and the steady state activity of the mordenite. The deactivation by coke also varied with the degree of proton exchange of the zeolite.

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Isomerization of m-xylene on H-mordenite and H-clinoptilolite catalysts

The catalytic properties of Hungarian natural H-mordenite and H-clinoptilolite were studied. The accompanying substances in the rock were found to be catalytically inactive in the reaction investigated. The active centers of clinoptilolite and mordenite are the OH groups with IR bands at 3610 and 3600 cm^–1, respectively. In the case of activation above 550 °C, active sites are also the Lewis centers formed during dehydroxylation. The initial rate of m-xylene isomerization can be described by a Langmuir type equation. In a single reaction step the shift of the methyl groups occurs only between two neighboring carbon atoms of the benzene ring.

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Frequencies, anharmonicities, and dissociation energies of OH groups in H-mordenite

Harmonic frequencies, anharmonicities and dissociation energies of surface hydroxy groups in H-mordenite have been determined. The application of the Lippincott-Schroeder potential function for similar problems is proposed.

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Effects of alumina phases on CO2 sorption and regeneration properties of potassium-based alumina sorbents

A range of potassium-based alumina sorbents were fabricated by impregnation of alumina with K₂CO₃ to examine the effects of the structural and textural properties of alumina on the CO₂ sorption and regeneration properties. Alumina materials, which were used as supports, were prepared by calcining alumina at various temperatures (300, 600, 950, and 1,200 °C). The CO₂ sorption and regeneration properties of these sorbents were examined during multiple tests in a fixed-bed reactor in the presence of 1 vol% CO₂ and 9 vol% H₂O. The regeneration capacities of the potassium-based alumina sorbents increased with increasing calcination temperature of alumina. The formation of KHCO₃ increased with increasing calcination temperature during CO₂ sorption, whereas the formation of KAl(CO₃)(OH)₂, which is an inactive material, decreased. These results is due to the fact that the structure of alumina by the calcination temperature is related directly to the formation of the by-product [KAl(CO₃)(OH)₂]. The structure of alumina plays an important role in enhancing the regeneration capacity of the potassium-based alumina sorbent. Based on these results, a new potassium-based sorbent using δ-Al₂O₃ as a support was developed for post-combustion CO₂ capture. This sorbent maintained a high CO₂ capture capacity of 88 mg CO₂/g sorbent after two cycles. In particular, it showed a faster sorption rate than the other potassium-based alumina sorbents examined.     

Toluene disproportionation and coking on zeolites Y modified with Lewis-connected InO acid sites

The effect of introduction of Lewis acid sites on the reactions of toluene transformation and catalysts coking has been studied over parent (Si/Al = 2.5) and dealuminated (Si/Al = 3.7) Y zeolites modified with Lewis connected InO⁺ cationic acid sites. The catalysts with prevalent amount of Brönsted acid sites (less than 40% of protons exchanged by InO⁺) possess the typical for the proton directed reaction of methyl transfer upon toluene disproportionation long period of activation, the longer the higher the concentration of bridging protons. In contrast, at predominant Lewis sites concentration, the activation period disappear, an enhanced initial activity is observed, followed by deactivation on the expense of a rapid process of accumulation of strongly held reaction products and intermediates. Their further condensation leads to catalysts aging, the faster the higher the concentration of electron acceptor Lewis acid sites. A relation has been found between the initially accelerated processes of alkyl transfer and the reinforced formation of carbonaceous deposits over the In-modified catalysts.     

Effect of carbon nanotubes dispersed in binder on properties of epoxy nanocomposite

Effect of quality parameters of starting raw materials, native carbon nanotubes (degree of defectiveness, thermal stability, morphology) on the properties of carboxylated and amidated nanotubes produced from these raw materials and on the homogeneity of a dispersion of amidated nanotubes in an epoxy oligomer was studied. The physicomechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites produced from these dispersions were examined. It was found experimentally that an increase in the defectiveness of native nanotubes leads to a rise in the size of numerous aggregates in dispersions composed of an epoxy resin and amidated carbon nanotubes and, as a result, to deterioration of the physicomechanical characteristics of epoxy nanocomposites based on these dispersions.     

Physicochemical and pyrolysis properties of SARA fractions separated from asphalt binder

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - To further understand thermal properties of asphalt binder, four fractions, namely saturates, aromatics, resins and asphaltenes (SARA), were first...     

Variational nature, integration, and properties of Newton reaction path

The distinguished coordinate path and the reduced gradient following path or its equivalent formulation, the Newton trajectory, are analyzed and unified using the theory of calculus of variations. It is shown that their minimum character is related to the fact that the curve is located in a valley region. In this case, we say that the Newton trajectory is a reaction path with the category of minimum energy path. In addition to these findings a Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg algorithm to integrate these curves is also proposed.     

Anion-radical formation in the adsorption of thiophene and its derivatives on H-mordenite

For the first time it has been established that the adsorption of thiophene and its derivatives on H-mordenite provides individual ESR signals with an hyperfine structure. A comparison of the experimental ESR spectra with the calculated magnetic resonance parameters permits to suggest that during the adsorption on HM anion-radicals of thiophene and its derivatives are formed.

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Effects of substituents on aryl groups during the reaction of triarylphosphine radical cation and oxygen

In a previous report (S. Yasui, S. Tojo and T. Majima, J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 1276), we presented the results from the laser flash photolysis (LFP) and product analysis of the 9,10-dicyanoanthracene (DCA)-photosensitized oxidation of triarylphosphine (Ar(3)P) in acetonitrile under air, which showed that the photoreaction results in the oxidation of Ar(3)P to give the corresponding phosphine oxide (Ar(3)P=O) in a nearly quantitative yield, and that the reaction is initiated by the electron transfer (ET) from Ar(3)P to DCA in the singlet excited state ((1)DCA*), producing the triarylphosphine radical cation Ar(3)P (+). This radical cation decays through radical coupling with O(2) to afford the peroxy radical cation Ar(3)P(+)-O-O*, which we proposed to be the intermediate leading to the product Ar(3)P=O. We now examined this photoreaction in more detail using ten kinds of Ar(3)P with various electronic and steric characteristics. The decay rate of Ar(3)P*(+) measured by the LFP was only slightly affected by the substituents on the aryl groups of Ar(3)P. During the photolysis of trimesitylphosphine (Mes(3)P), the peroxy radical cation intermediate (Mes(3)P(+)-O-O*) had a lifetime long enough to be spectrophotometrically detected. The quantum yields of Ar(3)P=O increased with either electron-withdrawing or -releasing substituents on the aryl groups, suggesting that a radical center is developed on the phosphorus atom during the step when the quantum yield is determined. In addition, the o-methyl substituents in Ar(3)P decreased the quantum yield. These results clearly indicated that Ar(3)P(+)-O-O* undergoes radical attack upon the parent phosphine Ar(3)P that eventually produces the final product, Ar(3)P=O.     

Thermodynamical properties of reaction intermediates during apoplastocyanin folding in time domain

Two intermediates observed for the folding process of apoplastocyanin (apoPC) were investigated by using a photoinduced triggering system combined with the transient grating and transient lens methods. The thermodynamic quantities, enthalpy, heat capacity, partial volume, and thermal expansion volume changes during the protein folding reaction were measured in time domain for the first time. An interesting observation is the positive enthalpy changes during the folding process. This positive enthalpy change must be compensated by positive entropy changes, which could be originated from the dehydration effect of hydrophobic residues and/or the translational entropy gain of bulk water molecules. Observed negative heat capacity change was explained by the dehydration effect of hydrophilic residues and/or motional confinement of amino acid side chains and water molecules in apoPC. The signs of the volume change and thermal expansion volume were different for two processes and these changes were interpreted in terms of the different relative contributions of the hydration and the dehydration of the hydrophilic residues. These results indicated two-step hydrophobic collapses in the early stage of the apoPC folding, but the nature of the dynamics was different.     

Effect of binder on the properties of iron oxide sorbent for hot gas desulfurization

The most difficult problem in hot gas desulfurization in Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) is the pulverization of sulfur removal sorbents. Appropriate binders for hot gas sulfur removal sorbents can solve the pulverization problem. In this paper, six sorbents with binders of different argillaceous minerals were prepared by mechanical mixing method. Desulfurization behavior for hot gas desulfurization sorbents was investigated in a fixed-bed reactor. Result showed that sorbent NTKW2 with binder of clay had a better sulfidation performance. NTKW2 had a more stable performance than other sorbents in the continuous sulfidation-regeneration cycles. Sulfur capacity of sorbent remained the same in each cycle. The desulfurization efficiency and mechanical strength of NTKW2 were the best among the tested sorbents. The behavior of NTKW2 at different temperatures showed different performances, and the best reaction temperature was 550 ℃. Higher heat stability, sulfur capacity and desulfurization efficiency were found on NTKW2 in six continuous sulfidation-regeneration cycles.     

Novelty, preparation, characterization and enhancement of magnetic properties of Mn nanoferrites using safety binder (egg white)

Nanocrystalline MnFe₂O₄ ferrite was prepared by using autocombustion technique (flash). The microstructure and magnetic properties are studied. The results of XRD and TEM clarified that, this ferrite is nanosized with particle size (39 nm). Magnetic measurements showed a ferromagnetic behavior with T_C = 613 K, the saturation magnetization M_s = 13.71 emu/g, remanent magnetization M_r = 0.1694 emu/g and, coercivity H_c = 25.6 Oe. Natural material, egg white used as an aqueous medium to extend prepare nanoparticles better than other chemical interesting materials.