Ethylene pyrolysis and oxidation: A kinetic modeling study

Ethylene oxidation and pyrolysis was modeled using a comprehensive kinetic reaction mechanism. This mechanism is an updated version of one developed earlier. It includes the most recent findings concerning the kinetics of the reactions involved in the oxidation of ethylene. The proposed mechanism was tested against ethylene oxidation experimental data (molecular species concentration profiles) obtained in jet stirred reactors (1–10 atm, 880–1253 K), ignition delay times measured in shock tubes (0.2–12 atm, 1058–2200 K) and ethylene pyrolysis data in shock tube (2–6 atm, 1700–2200 K). The general prediction of concentration profiles of minor species formed during ethylene oxidation is improved in the present model by using more accurate kinetic data for several reactions (principally: HO₂ + HO₂ → H₂O₂ + O₂, C₂H₄ + OH → C₂H₃ + H₂O, C₂H₂ + OH → Products, C₂H₃ → C₂H₂ + H).     

Kinetic modeling of propane oxidation and pyrolysis

Propane oxidation in jet-stirred reactor was modeled using a comprehensive kinetic reaction mechanism including the most recent findings concerning the kinetics of the reactions involved in the oxidation of C₁? C₄ hydrocarbons. The present detailed mechanism is able to reproduce experimental species concentration profiles obtained in our high-pressure jet-stirred reactor (900 ? T/K ? 1200; 1 ? P/atm ? 10; 0.15 ? ? ? 4) and in a turbulent flow reactor at 1 atm; ignition delay times measured in shock tube (1200 ? T/K ? 1700; 2 ? P/atm ? 15; 0.125 ? ? ? 2); H-atoms concentrations measured in shock tube during the pyrolysis of propane and burning velocities of freely propagating premixed propane-air laminar flames. The computed results are discussed in terms of pressure and equivalence ratio (?) effects on propane oxidation. The same detailed kinetic reaction mechanism can also be used to model the oxidation of methane, ethylene, ethane, and propene in similar conditions. © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Drying and pyrolysis of wood particles: experiments and simulation

The objective of this study is to develop a flexible and stable numerical method to predict the thermal decomposition of large wood particles due to drying and pyrolysis. At a later stage, this model is applied to each particle of a packed bed and thus, forms the entire packed bed process as a sum of individual particle processes. Therefore, this approach can deal with particles of different sizes, shapes and properties. A general formulation of the conservation equations allows the geometry of a fuel particle to be treated as a plate, cylinder or sphere. The various processes such as heat-up, drying and pyrolysis are described by a set of one-dimensional and transient conservation equations for mass and energy. This allows for simultaneous processes e.g. reactions in time and covers the entire range between transport-limited (shrinking core) and kinetically limited (reacting core) reaction regimes. The particles interact with a gas phase by heat and mass transfer taking into account the Stefan correction due to the gas outflow during conversion. Experiments carried out span a temperature range between T=300 and 900 °C for particle sizes varying between 8 and 17 mm. A comparison between measurements and predictions of drying models yielded satisfactory agreement only for the constant evaporation temperature model and thus, indicating, that the drying process is transport limited by heat transfer for large wood particles. Likewise, predicted results of pyrolysis for the above-mentioned range of temperatures and sizes agreed satisfactorily with measurements.     

Shock-tube and modeling study of chloroethane pyrolysis and oxidation

The high-temperature pyrolysis and oxidation of chloroethane were studied behind reflected shock waves using single-pulse, time-resolved IR absorption (3.39 μm), time-resolved UV absorption (306.7 nm), and time-resolved IR emission (4.24 μm) methods. The studies were performed over the temperature range 900–1650 K at total pressures between 0.8 and 3.2 atm. From a computer simulation study, a 201-reaction mechanism that could explain all of our data was constructed. The reactions at high temperatures were discussed in detail. It was found that, in the chloroethane pyrolysis and oxidation under our experimental conditions, reactions (1)–(7) and (9) and the submechanism of ethylene were important to predict our data. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 40: 320–339, 2008     

Real-time method for the identification and quantification of hydrocarbon pyrolysis products: Part II. Application to transient pyrolysis and validation by numerical simulation

A real-time quantification infra red method has been developed with a gas cell to determine the composition of hydrocarbon pyrolysis products. The aim is to chemically characterise the fuel decomposition in case of regenerative cooling. The method can be extended to a large variety of applications. A transient analysis of the method behaviour is conducted to estimate its capacity to be applied to unsteady conditions (one measure per second), which can be encountered in cooling activity and unsteady processes. A numerical tool called RESPIRE (French acronym for Supersonic Combustion Ramjet Cooling with Endothermic Fuel, Transient Reactor Programming) is used to help in understanding the complex phenomena involved in such a chemical reactor. The validation of transient behaviour with respect to the computations shows negligible time delay (lower than few seconds with gasification rate higher than 60 wt.%) due to residence time in the experimental setup. The quantification accuracy is confirmed to be around 2 mol%. The agreement obtained on gas cell measurements is found to be correct over 10-20 wt.% of gasification rate and very satisfactory over 60 wt.% but this depends on the species. An extension of the method has been developed with a dedicated online cell to be specifically applied to supercritical and multiphase flows. The quantification of the gas phase in the pyrolysis mixture in case of biphasic flow is proposed and validated with an uncertainty around 3 wt.%. The coke formation is monitored as a function of time and its quantification is even tested with 50% of uncertainty after a numerical calibration with respect to simulation.     

Experimental and modeling study of methyl cyclohexane pyrolysis and oxidation

Although the combustion chemistry of aliphatic hydrocarbons has been extensively documented, the oxidation of cyclic hydrocarbons has been studied to a much lesser extent. To provide a deeper understanding of the combustion chemistry of naphthenes, the oxidation of methylcyclohexane was studied in a series of high-temperature shock tube experiments. Ignition delay times for a series of mixtures, of varying methylcyclohexane/oxygen equivalence ratios (phi=0.5, 1.0, 2.0), were measured over reflected shock temperatures of 1200-2100 K and reflected shock pressures of 1.0, 2.0, and 4.0 atm. A detailed chemical kinetic mechanism has been assembled to simulate the shock tube results and flow reactor experiments, with good agreement observed.     

热解压力和升温速率对焦结构和氧化反应性的影响

以锡盟褐煤（L）、西山烟煤（B）和玉米秸秆（C）为原料考察了热解压力和升温速率对焦结构及氧化反应性的影响。利用两段式加压固定床反应器,在终温900℃,升温速率5℃/min和200℃/min以及压力0.1-2.0 MPa的热解条件下分别得到了慢速热解焦（SC）和快速热解焦（FC）,对焦进行了比表面积、表面形貌和芳香度表征,并且采用等温热重法对焦的氧化反应性进行了分析。结果表明,热解压力和升温速率影响挥发分的停留时间和释放速率,进而影响焦的产率和性质。三种原料的热解行为不同,热解压力和升温速率对焦的产率及焦结构和反应性的影响表现出不同的特点。三种原料快速热解焦产率都低于慢速热解焦产率,且焦产率都随着压力的升高而略微上升。L-FC和B-FC的比表面积分别大于L-SC和B-SC的比表面积。C-FC的比表面积却小于C-SC的比表面积。FC的表面要比SC的表面更为粗糙。B-FC的芳香度小于B-SC的芳香度,但是在加压热解条件下L-SC和C-SC的芳香度反而分别比L-FC和C-FC的低。高压慢速热解的焦氧化反应性较差。玉米秸秆焦的氧化反应性与矿物质的催化密切相关。热解过程中升温速率和压力会影响玉米秸秆焦中矿物质的含量和分布,这也是玉米秸秆焦的氧化反应性明显高于煤焦的氧化反应性的主要原因。     

Quantum chemical investigation of formation of polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans from oxidation and pyrolysis of 2-chlorophenol

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been used to obtain thermochemical parameters for formation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF) from the oxidation of 2-chlorophenol. Formation mechanisms of PCDD through radical-radical coupling have been investigated in detail. The sequence of 2-chlorophenoxy radical coupling has been studied. The formation of chlorinated bis keto dimers which results from cross coupling of 2-chlorophenoxy at the ortho carbon bearing hydrogen (a known direct route for PCDF formation) passes through a tight transition structure whose barrier is 9.4 kcal/mol (0 K). Three routes for the formation of the most abundant PCDD/PCDF species (viz., 4,6-dichlorodibenzofuran, 4,6-DCDF, and 1-monochlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 1-MCDD) in oxidation and pyrolysis of 2-chlorophenol are discussed. In the case of 4,6-DCDF, formation through H or HO + keto-keto <==> H2 or H2O + keto-keto* <==> H2 or H2O + enol-keto* <==> H2 or H2O + 4,6-DCDF + HO is shown to be the preferred route. The other two routes proceed via closed shell processes (keto-keto <==> enol-keto <==> enol-enol <==> H2O + 4,6-DCDF) and (keto-keto <==> enol-keto <==> (H-,OH-) 4,6-DCDF <==> H2O + 4,6-DCDF). Results indicate that 1-MCDD should be the favored product in 2-chlorophenol pyrolysis in agreement with experimental findings. According to our results, tautomerization (inter-ring hydrogen transfer) and intra-annular displacement of HCl would not be competitive with paths deriving from H abstraction from the phenolic oxygen and the benzene ring followed by displacement of Cl in the formation of dibenzo-p-dioxin (DD) and 1-MCDD. The results presented here will assist in construction of detailed kinetic models to account for the formation of PCDD/PCDF from chlorophenols.     

Influence of cation on the pyrolysis and oxidation of alginates

There is a growing interest in the production of chemicals and novel carbonaceous materials from marine biomass such as macroalgae (seaweed). The pyrolysis of macroalgae can produce a range of chemicals and chars with various properties. A large proportion of macroalgae is carbohydrate of which the alginates are dominant. The alginates are largely present bound with a cation, which can include calcium, sodium, magnesium or potassium. The thermal behavior of alginic acid, sodium alginate and calcium alginate have been investigated using batch pyrolysis experiments and thermal analysis including TGA-FTIR and Py-GC-MS to evaluate the influence of the cation. The change in cation from Na⁺ to Ca²⁺ significantly influences the pyrolysis behavior and in the case of Na alginate leads to significant swelling of the char, not observed for the Ca alginate or alginic acid. The Na alginate decomposes at a lower temperature than the Ca alginate and produces a different range of volatile components. The char from the Na alginate has been characterised by gas sorption for BET surface area analysis and there is evidence for mesoporosity. SEM analysis indicates significant differences in surface morphology for the Na alginate compared to Ca alginate. The cation appears to exert a significant influence on the pyrolysis and oxidative behavior of alginates. Py-GC-MS indicates that the cation also influences the devolatilisation products produced by pyrolysis. The volatile components from the Ca alginate resemble more closely the components from alginic acid whereas the volatile components from Na alginate include a range of cyclopentenone derivatives. It is proposed that the Na⁺ catalyses decomposition whereas the Ca²⁺ does not.     

Zn／HZSM－5分子筛上乙烯、乙烷芳构化的协同作用机理

运用ＮＨ＿３－ＴＰＤ、ＩＲ－ＯＨ、Ｐｙ－ＩＲ、ＣＯ－ＩＲ及ＸＰＳ等手段对Ｚｎ／ＨＺＳＭ－５及其浸碱催化剂的酸组分和金属组分构成的Ｌ酸性质进行了表征，考察了催化剂对乙烯、乙烷的芳构化作用．发现Ｚｎ／ＨＺＳＭ－５中形成了Ｚｎ￣（２＋）－Ｌ强酸中心，使分子筛的Ｂ酸中心减少．浸碱也可使分子筛的Ｂ酸减少，芳构化反应的活性和选择性均与Ｚｎ／ＨＺＳＭ－５的双中心Ｚｎ￣（２＋）－Ｌ酸和Ｂ酸的相互匹配密切相关，Ｂ酸和Ｌ酸存在最适合匹配，因此Ｚｎ／ＨＺＳＭ－５在乙烯、乙烷芳构化反应中存在最佳锌含量．     

N-Vinyl- and C-vinylpyrroles from azafulvenium methides. flash vacuum pyrolysis route to 5-Oxo-5H-pyrrolizines and 1-azabenzo[f]azulenes

1-Azafulvenium methides, generated from pyrrolo[1,2-c]thiazole-2,2-dioxides' thermal extrusion of sulfur dioxide, led to the synthesis of functionalized pyrroles. The intramolecular trapping of these transient 8pi 1,7-dipoles in pericyclic reactions, namely sigmatropic [1,8]H shifts and 1,7-electrocyclization, allowed the synthesis of N-vinylpyrroles and C-vinylpyrroles which, under flash vacuum pyrolysis conditions, are converted into 5-oxo-5H-pyrrolizines or 4-oxo-1,4-dihydro-1-aza-benzo[f]azulenes, respectively. These heterocycles can also be obtained directly from FVP of pyrrolo[1,2-c]thiazole 2,2-dioxides. The synthesis and X-ray structure of a new 6-oxocyclopenta[b]pyrrole derivative is also reported.     

基于Fe负载的HZSM-5催化热解制备生物油实验研究

通过离子交换法制备含2%Fe(质量分数)的HZSM-5催化剂,采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、激光粒度分析仪以及比表面积及孔径分析仪对催化剂进行表征,并在550℃下进行木屑的催化热解实验。对无催化剂和不同比例催化剂条件下得到的生物油进行GC-MS分析,结果表明,在Fe负载的HZSM-5作用下,生物油产率明显升高(最大增幅7%),轻质组分产率明显升高,重质组分产率略微升高。同时,轻质组分中的酮类、呋喃等含氧化合物含量降低,酚类、酸含量升高;重质组分中的酮类、呋喃类等含氧化合物含量明显降低,酚类、萘类含量明显增多。Fe负载的HZSM-5催化剂对木屑的热解反应有较好的催化效果,加强了对热解初始蒸汽的择形修饰,从而抑制了生物质三组分木质素初始热解产物中的醌类等容易一次或二次结焦物质的生成,孔道结构对蒸汽的二次反应被抑制,产物向较小分子的轻质产物上富集。     

Mo和Ni改性的HZSM-5催化剂对煤热解焦油的改质

考察了Mo和Ni改性的HZSM-5催化剂对煤热解焦油的改质性能,分析了催化改质前后焦油中轻质芳烃分布的变化规律。结果表明,经HZSM-5催化剂褐煤(XM)热解轻质芳烃总量的增加率为220%,这与煤热解产物在HZSM-5催化剂中发生烯烃和烷烃的芳构化以及酚羟基脱除等作用有关。负载活性金属Mo和Ni后,可以有效促进轻质芳烃的生成;Ni对焦油中带脂肪侧链化合物具有更强的裂解作用,而Mo则有利于带侧链化合物如甲苯和二甲苯的形成。焦煤(FX)热解过程中轻质芳烃的释放量分别是XM煤和年轻烟煤(PS)的2.2和2.4倍。经催化改质后,XM煤产物中轻质芳烃产率明显大于PS煤,并接近FX煤;这主要是因为XM煤结构中含有较多的含氧官能团和脂肪结构,在HZSM-5作用下可催化形成轻质芳烃。     

Production of Ethylene from Ethane Fraction by a Method Alternative to Steam Cracking

Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry - The concept of a new technology for obtaining ethylene from ethane was developed and implemented. In this technology, the process is performed in two separate...     

抚顺油页岩干酪根热解反应性分子动力学-量子力学模拟

采用MS（Materials Studio 2017）软件中Forcite模块,对自主构建的抚顺油页岩干酪根二维结构模型进行能量最小化分子动力学模拟,通过能量最优化过程得到干酪根初始优化结构。在此基础上进行分子动力学退火模拟,获得全局能量最优化构型,即油页岩干酪根分子三维结构模型。基于密度泛函理论的量子力学模拟方法,计算分析干酪根三维结构模型的动力学、键能、键级、电荷密度等参数,分析化学活性位点,探讨了干酪根热解微观化学演化机理,进而预测了反应性。     

Shock‐tube and modeling study of acetaldehyde pyrolysis and oxidation

Pyrolysis and oxidation of acetaldehyde were studied behind reflected shock waves in the temperature range 1000–1700 K at total pressures between 1.2 and 2.8 atm. The study was carried out using the following methods, (1) time‐resolved IR‐laser absorption at 3.39 μm for acetaldehyde decay and CH‐compound formation rates, (2) time‐resolved UV absorption at 200 nm for CH₂CO and C₂H₄ product formation rates, (3) time‐resolved UV absorption at 216 nm for CH₃ formation rates, (4) time‐resolved UV absorption at 306.7 nm for OH radical formation rate, (5) time‐resolved IR emission at 4.24 μm for the CO₂ formation rate, (6) time‐resolved IR emission at 4.68 μm for the CO and CH₂CO formation rate, and (7) a single‐pulse technique for product yields. From a computer‐simulation study, a 178‐reaction mechanism that could satisfactorily model all of our data was constructed using new reactions, CH₃CHO (+M) → CH₄ + CO (+M), CH₃CHO (+M) → CH₂CO + H₂(+M), H + CH₃CHO → CH₂CHO + H₂, CH₃ + CH₃CHO → CH₂CHO + CH₄, O₂ + CH₃CHO → CH₂CHO + HO₂, O + CH₃CHO → CH₂CHO + OH, OH + CH₃CHO → CH₂CHO + H₂O, HO₂ + CH₃CHO → CH₂CHO + H₂O₂, having assumed or evaluated rate constants. The submechanisms of methane, ethylene, ethane, formaldehyde, and ketene were found to play an important role in acetaldehyde oxidation. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 40: 73–102, 2008     

Green and mild oxidation: from acetate anion to oxalate anion

Abstract

A novel reaction system for the preparation of oxalate anion from cupric acetate and 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline under green and mild reaction conditions is reported herein, namely, the methyl group from the acetate anion has been oxidized into a carboxyl group by air in the presence of Cu^II ion and 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline at 0 to 30?°C. In the reaction, the Cu^II complex was formed with 1,10-phenanthrolin-2-ol and oxalate as ligands, in which 1,10-phenanthrolin-2-ol comes from the hydrolysis of 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline and oxalate from the oxidation of acetate. The reaction system functions similarly to those of fungi.

The reaction system reported herein can oxidize methyl group into oxalate anion undergreen and mild reaction condition.