Kinetics and mechanism of the production of higher olefins from stearic acid in the presence of an alumina-supported nickel sulfide catalyst

A nickel sulfide catalyst which efficient in the decarbonylation of fatty acids to olefins and dienes has been obtained for the first time by treating alumina-supported nickel sulfate with hydrogen, and its properties have been studied. In its presence, the olefin selectivity of the reaction can exceed 90%. The kinetics of stearic acid deoxygenation to heptadecenes has been investigated, a kinetic model has been constructed, and a mechanism has been proposed for the reaction over this catalyst. Olefin oligomerization is the dominant side reaction. Kinetic evidence for the catalytic inhibition of oligomerization by nickel hydrides formed on the catalyst has been obtained. The compositions of active site–reactant adsorption complexes have been discussed.     

CaO对Pt/C催化硬脂酸脱羧反应性能的影响

以硬脂酸(C₁₇H₃₅COOH)脱羧为探针反应,研究了亚临界水中CaO对Pt/C催化脱羧反应性能的影响.实验表明,CaO可以促进脱羧反应,对十七烷选择性没有影响.CaO/硬脂酸物质的量比为0.5时,在330 ℃反应1 h,硬脂酸转化率由未添加CaO时的46.06%提高到66.99%.硬脂酸催化脱羧的最佳反应温度为350 ℃,高于这一温度时,烷基链上碳碳键断裂的副反应增加,导致十七烷选择性降低.亚临界水中硬脂酸脱羧反应符合一级动力学,建立的动力学方程可以较好地预测不同反应条件下十七烷的产率.根据实验结果推测,氧化钙与硬脂酸反应生成硬脂酸钙,催化剂表面的吸附态羧酸盐增加,从而提高了脱羧反应的速率.     

The influence of the support on activity and selectivity of nickel sulfide catalysts in the decarbonylation of stearic acid to heptadecenes

The influence of the support nature on the performance of nickel sulfide catalyst in the decarbonylation of stearic acid to heptadecenes was investigated. The catalyst supported on silica demonstrated higher activity and selectivity in comparison with the catalyst on γ-Al₂O₃ used as a reference. The reaction schemes over these catalysts are nearly the same; however, the contributions from the side reactions of hydrogenation and oligomerization are reasonably different. Introduction of the products of decarbonylation (CO and water vapor) decreases the stearic acid conversion; and in the case of the catalyst supported on silica, the addition of CO strongly reduces the rate of hydrogenation of heptadecenes. The reasons for the observed differences were discussed. It was suggested that the dispersion of the nickel component as well as the nature of support acidity played a significant role.     

柠檬酸对负载型磷化镍催化剂加氢脱硫性能的影响

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了TiO₂-Al₂O₃复合载体,以柠檬酸(CA)为络合剂采用浸渍法制备了Ni₂P负载的TiO₂-Al₂O₃复合载体催化剂,并用 X 射线衍射(XRD)、N₂吸附比表面积(BET)测定、热重-差热分析(TG-DTA)、程序升温氢还原(H₂-TPR)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)技术对催化剂的结构和性质进行了表征,考察了加入CA对Ni₂P/TiO₂-Al₂O₃催化剂二苯并噻吩(DBT)加氢脱硫(HDS)性能的影响。结果表明,适量的CA可以丰富催化剂的孔道,提高催化剂的比表面积,使催化剂具有更好的孔结构、更高的金属活性组分分散度和更均一的活性组分尺寸。CA的引入可以减弱金属与载体之间的相互作用,显著降低Ni和P前驱体的还原温度,促进Ni-P-O活性相前驱态的生成。在360℃、3.0 MPa、氢油比500(体积比)、液时体积空速2.0 h^-1的条件下,反应4 h时二苯并噻吩转化率达到99.5%。在48 h内二苯并噻吩转化率可稳定在95.0%左右。     

Hydrothermal conversion of cellulose into lactic acid with nickel catalyst

Utilization of biomass has become a major topic of research around the world. One promising aspect of utilization is production of lactic acid from carbohydrate biomass. Our previous study showed that lactic acid can be formed from glucose and cellulose by alkaline hydrothermal reactions, but the yield of lactic acid was low, particular for cellulose. In this study, an efficient method for producing lactic acid from cellulose under hydrothermal conditions with NaOH in the presence of nickel was developed. Experiments were conducted in a batch reactor at 300 °C for 1?C4 min. Results showed that nickel could promote the yield of lactic acid from cellulose. The highest yield of 34.07% was obtained by adding 0.5 mmol nickel using 2.5 M NaOH solution at 300 °C for 1 min.     

Effect of hydrogen sulfide on the activity of nickel catalysts for methanation

The resistance of 14 different nickel catalysts to H₂S poisoning in CO₂ methanation was examined. Experiments were carried out in a quartz reactor of special design, utilizing the methods of temperature difference measurement (DTA) and chromatographic analysis of outlet gases.

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Development kinetics of silver clusters on silver halides

Silver nuclei are produced by pulse radiolysis at the surface of AgCl nanocrystallites in the presence of an electron donor, the methyl viologen, which induces the growth of silver nuclei. The experimental results observed on the increase of the silver atom concentration and on the decay of the donor concentration during this process, which is similar to the photographic development by an electron donor, are compared with the kinetics obtained from numerical simulation. The model assumes that the formation of silver clusters with a supercritical nuclearity is required before the start of an electron transfer reaction from the two reduced forms of the donor methyl viologen to the silver clusters. The reaction is controlled by the access of the donor to the surface sites of the AgCl crystallite. The rate constant values of the successive steps of the mechanism are derived from the adjustment of calculated kinetics to experimental signals under various conditions, using a single set of parameters which are fairly suitable under all conditions studied.     

水对镍系催化丁二烯聚合的影响

比较了正辛醇-三氟化硼乙醚络合物（n－C8H17OH─B）预混和稀三氟、化硼乙醚络合物（B）单加两种体系的丁二烯聚合中微量水的作用规律，测定了这些体系的动力学参数。研究发理,水加在丁二烯中比直接加在溶剂油中好；二种聚合体系都存在含水量的临界值范围，H2O与三异丁基铝的摩尔比约在0.3～2．3之间，在此范围内调节含水量．体系较稳定：丁二烯中有水时，稀B单加比陈化液和B组分同时加入体系中，前者聚合速度较快。     

Synergetic promotion of Ba, Cs and Cl to silver supported catalyst for butadiene epoxidation

Summary Ag/-Al₂O₃ catalysts promoted by Ba, Cs and Cl were prepared and evaluated for butadiene epoxidation. The results indicated that Cs could enhance butadiene conversion, Cl was favorable for improving the selectivity to vinyloxirane (VO), and Ba probably plays an important role for catalyst stability during the long time on stream operation.     

Automated immunoassay with a silver sulfide ion-selective electrode

Antibody levels in the μg ml^-1 range are selectively and rapidly determined in an automated flow system which employs an Ag₂S membrane electrode sensor in conjunction with immobilized immunoabsorbent. Experiments with anti-benzoate antibody in the presence of excess γ-globulin or whole serum demonstrate the operating characteristics of the system in terms of selectivity, precision and dynamic response.     

The kinetics of enantioselective hydrogenation of methyl acetoacetate using a modified Raney nickel catalyst

The kinetics of enantioselective hydrogenation of methyl acetoacetate using Raney nickel modified by (2R,3R)-(+)-tartaric acid were studied, thereby focusing on the effects of the reaction conditions on the enantioselectivity. Reactions were carried out in a liquid phase under atmospheric and increased hydrogen pressure. The reaction course was described by the exponential kinetics model and by Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics assuming the existence of two types of active sites on the catalyst surface, selective and non-selective. Using Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics, the acquired parameters were used for discussion of the effects of the reaction conditions on the enantioselectivity and the mechanism of the enantioselective hydrogenation.     

Rearrangement of Langmuir-Blodgett stearic acid films and band assignments in deuterated stearic acid monolayers

Band assignments in the C-D stretching region of straight chain hydrocarbon species are derived from the spectra of stearic acid monolayers on gold. The fatty acid molecules reorient with respect to the metal surface as the films age. Correlating the changes in the IR spectra of both the undeuterated and deuterated acids allows one to identify the vibrational modes of the latter based on the accepted assignments of the former. The CD₂ asymmetric and symmetric stretches are observed at 2194 and 2086 cm^–1, respectively. Bands at 2212 and 2221 cm^–1 are attributed to asymmetric in-plane and out-of-plane CD₃ stretches. Assignments of several other features in this region are given while one band remains unassigned.     

Potentiometric determination of sulfonamides with a silver sulfide electrode

The silver sulfide membrane electrode shows well-defined responses to several pharmaceutically important sulfonamides over the concentration range 10^-1–10^-4 M. Both direct and titrimetric determinations of sulfonamides are described and applied to pharmaceutical dosage forms.     

Cold crystallization kinetics of slag from the joint smelting of oxidized nickel and sulfide copper ores

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The cold crystallization kinetics of the glass-crystal composition (90.3 vol% of glass) made of slag from the joint smelting of oxidized nickel and...     

Impedance measurements for pressed-pellet electrode membranes based on silver iodide and silver iodide/silver sulfide with solution contacts

Impedance characteristics of pressed pelletm membranes based on silver iodide, mixed $\text{AgI}\text{Ag}{}^2\text{S}$ with molar ratios of 10:1, 1:1 and 1:10, and silver sulfide are investigated by using solution contacts and a computer-controlled automatic measuring system. As membrane bulk impedances were commensurable with those of contacting solutions, special regression methods were necessary for evaluation. Typical resistivities were, in the order indicated above, as follows: 14, 2, 0.3, 0.1 and 0.1 kΩ cm, respectively. Thus, mixing of silver sulfide into the silver iodide matrix decreases dramatically the membrane resistance. These measured bulk membrane resistances are not affected by changes in composition and concentration of bathing solutions, and even the low-frequencies parts of impedance plots were not influenced by different stirring conditions, even in presence of corroding solutions such as thiosulfate or cyanide. Sorption also had no manifest effect on the impedance characteristics, but increasing pressure during membrane preparation or heat treatment significantly increased membrane resistances.     

Adsorption of isopropanol on a nickel catalyst

The adsorption isotherms of isopropanol on a Ni catalyst (15 wt % on SiO₂) in the temperature range of 273–303 K are determined. An increase in the isosteric heat of adsorption and entropy of adsorption after treating the catalyst with high frequency plasma in hydrogen and adding 1.5 wt % of Ce is detected, with treatment involving glow discharge plasma in Ar and O₂ having virtually no impact on these values. At a low degree of surface filling, the adsorption isotherms are described by the equation of induced adsorption. It is concluded that adsorbed isopropanol molecules are present in two forms: positively and negatively charged.     

Vapour-growth of Sn on stearic acid molecular layers

Tin metal was vacuum deposited at room temperature on to Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films with surfaces of either hydrophilic head groups or hydrophobic tail groups. Different growth modes on different surfaces of the LB films were observed with an atomic force microscope. Fine Sn particles deposited on the hydrophobic surface were uniform in size and similar in shape, but on the hydrophilic surface large Sn particles were observed. Chemical interactions between organic functional groups and deposited metal seems critical for the manner of crystal growth. The possibility of control over the crystallization of metals using two-dimensionally assembled organic molecules is demonstrated.