Comparison of the performance of different hybrid catalysts for direct synthesis of dimethyl ether from synthesis gas

Nine hybrid catalysts have been prepared, characterized and tested in a micro reactor for the direct synthesis of dimethyl ether. The physical mixtures of H-MFI-90 with ICI or KMT catalysts showed better performance.     

Experimental investigation on wetting mechanism for coal dust with different metamorphic degree based on infrared spectrum and 13C-NMR

Respirable coal dust accounts for heart and respiratory diseases of coal miners such as asthma, pneumoconiosis, and black lung disease. What is more, coal dust explosion seriously affects coal mine safety production and coal miners' life safety. Generally, dust suppressants are commonly applied in coal mines. However, current dust suppressants are not working effectively. To develop a better dust suppressant, we attempt to explore the factors affecting the wettability of coal dust under different metamorphic levels from the essence of coal dust wetting mechanism in this paper. Specifically, we use Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to reveal the microstructure of coal from two aspects of functional group and carbon skeleton structure and obtain the micro information of the surface functional group types, quantity, and carbon structure of coal with different degrees of metamorphism, as well as the change rule of functional group of coal sample with coal rank and the law of carbon increase and deoxidization of coal metamorphism. After that, we acquired the structural parameters of coal by the NMR experiments and fitted the quantitative mathematical relationship between the microstructure parameters and wettability of coal through SPSS and ORIGIN software. Finally, this paper constructs an evaluation model for the influencing factors of coal dust wettability, explains the influence degree of different coal dust structure on coal dust wettability, improves the coal dust wettability mechanism, and provides more quantitative research ideas and methods for the control of coal dust.     

Stability of the Front of Filtration Combustion of Bidisperse Fuel Mixture in an Inclined Rotating Gas Generator

To characterize the stability of the filtration combustion (FC) front, a dimensionless coefficient that describes the spatial distortions of the combustion front and is equal to the ratio between the maximum and minimum front width is suggested. It was shown for the example of bidisperse fuel mixtures of hard coal that, with an inclined rotating reactor, the gasification process can be stabilized as compared with the vertical reactor. A stable combustion front was observed at any content of the fine fraction in experiments of gasification of a fuel composed of 5–7- and 3–5-mm fractions. A stable combustion front was observed in experiments with a fine (1–2 mm) fraction up to its content of 60%.     

淀粉接枝共聚丙烯酸-丙烯酰胺煤尘抑尘剂的合成及应用

以淀粉为亲水主链,丙烯酸和丙烯酰胺为接枝单体,利用加聚反应合成了新型煤尘抑尘剂.从保湿、凝聚和固结机理出发,测试了其水溶性、吸水保水能力、黏度,以及对煤尘的渗透性和润湿性、凝聚能力、固结能力,评价了其应用性能.结果表明,所合成的煤尘抑尘剂对煤尘具有长效抑尘作用.     

煤尘表面碳、氧基团随变质增加的演化规律及其对润湿性的影响

为探究煤自身结构差异对润湿性造成的影响,针对煤尘中碳、氧两大主要元素展开研究。通过NMR以及XPS实验分别获得六种不同变质程度煤尘表面碳(氧)基团的分布特征,利用距离分析得到碳(氧)基团的演化规律,发现随变质程度加深,一种基团的增减会伴随着其他基团的变化,是聚类变化的过程。碳基团中的芳烃碳(Ar-C,H)与羧基碳(-COOH)、次甲基碳(CH2)、醚基碳(Ar-O、R-O)演化规律接近,氧基团中的羟基氧(-OH)和醚基氧(C-O-C)的演化规律接近。利用因子分析研究碳、氧基团演化对润湿性的影响,发现芳香基团(Ar-C,H)作为解释碳基团对煤尘润湿性(接触角)影响程度的公因子,贡献95.366%的因素,是碳基团的主要影响因子,羟基(-OH)作为解释氧基团对煤尘润湿性(接触角)影响程度的公因子,贡献94.818%的因素,是氧基团的主要影响因子。     

Levels, risk assessment and sources of PM10 fraction heavy metals in four types dust from a coal-based city

The concentrations of V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg and Pb in PM₁₀ fraction of four types of dust in a coal-based city, Fushun were detected by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy. Results showed that most of the average concentrations for 11 metals in dust were higher than Chinese soil background values, especially for Cu, Zn, Hg, Cd and Pb with higher pollution index values. The re-suspended dust from residential and school building surfaces showed middle and high level of pollution by geoaccumulation index assessment which should raise attention as their potential health risk to local residenter and students. Six hotspots were found from spatial distribution analysis, locating at the northeast corner, central area close to mines, southwest area adjacent to an expressway, northeast area close to power plants, the city center and the industrial district reflecting the influence of agricultural activities, mining activities, vehicle emission, coal combustion and industrial activities. Correlation and principal component analysis showed accordant results indicating that vehicle emission, industrial activities, coal combustion and crustal materials were the main sources for heavy metals in PM₁₀ fraction of fugitive dust in Fushun.     

成都市近地表大气尘元素地球化学分区研究

将成都市近地表大气尘通过多元统计的方法进行功能分区,可分为商业和居民生活区、三环路环带区域、东郊工业区、黄田坝和琉璃场工业区4个区域。源解析结果显示,商业和居民生活区的主要污染源是交通扬尘和城市生活垃圾尘;三环路环带区域近地表大气尘尘源是土壤风沙、燃煤、燃油和冶金;东郊的主要尘源是冶金和燃煤;黄田坝和琉璃场工业区近地表大气尘的主要排放源是冶金尘、污水和土壤。     

Direct Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes from Only CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> by a Hybrid Reactor of Dielectric Barrier Discharge and Solid Oxide Electrolyser Cell

Synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from only carbon dioxide was performed using hybrid reactor of dielectric barrier discharge and solid oxide electrolyser cell (SOEC). The removal of oxygen by SOEC from the plasma region suppresses the regeneration of CO₂ from CO and complete CO₂ conversion was achieved by the hybrid reactor. Co–Mo catalyst supported on a quartz substrate was inserted into the hybrid reactor and aligned CNTs were able to be synthesized on the substrate using only CO₂ as a carbon source.     

Heterogeneous reactions of sulfur dioxide on dust

In urban atmospheric environment, SO2 is the prin- cipal sulfur-containing anthropogenic pollutant, with concentrations reaching into hundreds of parts per bil- lion[1]. Atmospheric SO2 can be adsorbed and oxidized to sulfate on the surface of particles and subsequently involved in the formation of secondary inorganic aerosol in the atmosphere[2―4]. Sulfate particles are known to affect climate by scattering solar radiation, resulting in a net cooling effect, as well as acting as cloud conde…     

废塑料-煤共处理液化的研究进展

煤和废塑料共处理液化是一种新的煤直接液化技术,它的主要特点是利用废塑料作为主要的氢来源,本文介绍了目前已取得的一些主要进展,并指出了下一步工作的方向。     

石油焦高温气化反应性

常压，1 200 ℃～1 500 ℃，在自制管式反应器中，以二氧化碳为气化介质，研究了石油焦以及石油焦与后布连煤焦掺混后形成的混合焦的气化反应性，借助于XRD分析了高温处理后石油焦与煤焦在碳结构有序化方面的区别。研究结果表明，当碳转化率高于0.7，气化超过1 300 ℃，石油焦的反应速率出现急骤下降，气化温度越高，相应石油焦速率下降越快。混合焦气化反应性既不同于纯石油焦也不同于纯煤焦。随石油焦掺入比变化而改变的拐点主要源于石油焦与煤焦的反应性之间差异。较高转化率下出现的拐点，主要源于石油焦本身随气化温度提高导致气化速率下降。XRD测定显示，高温处理后石油焦中碳有序化程度要明显高于煤焦。高气化温度下石油焦碳结构发生明显有序化是导致其反应活性急剧下降的重要原因。     

Study of the Kinetics of the Combustion Reaction on Shuangya Mountain Coal Dust by TG

The combustion behavior of Shuangya Mountain (SYM) coal dust has been investigated by means of TG in this paper. The reaction fraction can be obtained from isothermal TG data. The regressions of g(), an integral function of vs. t for different reaction mechanisms were performed. The mechanism of nucleation and nuclei growth is determined as the controlling step of the coal dust combustion reaction by the correlation coefficient of the regression, and the kinetic equation of the SYM coal dust combustion reaction has been established.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Chlorobiphenyl (PCB) composition of extracts of subsurface soil, superficial dust and air from a contaminated landfill

Samples of 3 matrices (air, superficial dust and subsurface soil) from an aged PCB-containing landfill were extracted and the extracts refined for bioassay. Acetone: hexane extraction was modestly selected for non-planar compounds. Coplanar PCBs and PCDFs were enriched about 2-fold in the subsequent benzene:methylene chloride extracts of the soil. Extract refinement with Florisil slurry and alumina column chromatography did not appreciably change the composition of the extracts. CB 28 (2,4,4′-triCB) dominated in all extracts. The congener composition of soil and air were surprisingly similar, being enriched in tri- and tetraCBs while dust retained higher proportions of congeners with 4 and 5 chlorines. It is postulated that anaerobic dechlorination in the moist subsurface soil depleted the higher chlorinated congeners; more volatile congeners escaped into the atmosphere while moderately chlorinated congeners were trapped in the superficial dust and debris. The refined extracts represent distinct compositions of environmental PCB mixtures suitable for bioassay.     

加压下氢气对煤焦水蒸气气化反应的影响

在加压固定床微分反应器上对霍林河褐煤焦(HLH)、神木烟煤焦(SM)和晋城无烟煤焦(JC)与水蒸气/氢气混合气的加压气化反应特性进行了研究。结果表明,氢气对煤焦水蒸气气化反应具有明显的抑制作用,其抑制作用大小分别随氢气分压、总压和煤阶的提高而增强,而随反应温度升高而减弱;有氢气存在和无氢气存在时煤焦水蒸气气化反应过程都能用相同的动力学模型描述,有氢气存在时煤焦水蒸气气化的最终碳转化率低于纯水蒸气气化的最终碳转化率;氢气对煤焦水蒸气气化反应的抑制机理与氢气的分压范围有关,当氢气分压很低时,氢气的抑制作用主要是由于氢气离解生成的氢原子占据煤焦表面活性位所致,而当氢气分压很高时,氢气的抑制作用主要是由于氧交换反应的逆反应加强所致。     

镍基焦油裂解催化剂再生特性及粉尘作用机理研究

在常压固定床反应器中,考察1.0%NiO/0.1%MgO-Al2O3催化剂的稳定性和原位再生性能,并在进料中引入粉尘以模拟真实的煤与生物质热解气化的含尘环境。结果表明,随着反应温度的升高,催化剂的活性提高,寿命缩短。该催化剂在循环再生实验中表现出良好的耐久性,再生温度为800℃时水热失活现象显著,优选的再生温度为600~700℃,再生时间20 min。随着再生剂中水蒸气比例的增加,催化剂的比表面积和孔结构逐渐发生变化。EPMA和XRD表征结果表明,引入粉尘后并未改变催化剂的组成,引入MgO后会形成(Mg0.4Al0.6)Al1.8O4晶相。SiO2具有促进积炭产生的作用,MgO则对积炭的产生具有一定的阻滞作用。适当降低空速可减弱SiO2等惰性粉尘对催化剂活性的负面作用。     

Comparison of effects of sodium carboxymethylcellulose and superabsorbent polymer on coal dust wettability by surfactants

The interactions of sodium carboxymethylcellulose (SCMC) and a superabsorbent polymer (SA) with aqueous solutions of active surfactants such as sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) and alkyl polyglycoside were investigated in terms of surface tension, sink time, and foam liquid fraction. An SA is a more suitable surfactant than SCMC for wetting coal dust, and SDBS and an SA additive in an SA:SDBS weight ratio of 1:4 is the best coal dust suppressant.     

Release and enrichment of 44 elements during coal pyrolysis of Yima coal, China

The coal samples were collected from Yima coal district, China. The pyrolysis experiments were carried out in a simulated bed quartz reactor with a heating rate of 20 °C/min. The 44 elements in raw coal and chars were determined by inductively coupled-plasma mass spectrometry instrument (ICP-MS). The release and enrichment behavior of 44 trace elements during coal pyrolysis of Yima coal was studied.

According to the transformation behaviors, chemical features and thermal features under different pyrolysis temperatures, the 44 elements can be categorized to 4 groups: light elements (Li and Be), nonmetal elements (Se, As, B, etc.), heavy metal elements (including 24 elements, Cu, V, Co, etc.) and rear earth elements (REE) (14 elements). The results showed that (1) the higher pyrolysis temperatures, the higher release ratio and release ratio of REE are very low; (2) the enrichment ratios of the elements in chars increase by the sequence of nonmetal elements < light elements < heavy metal elements < REE. The nonmetal elements, light elements and a few heavy metal elements will be emitted out from coal during coal pyrolysis and they will pollute environment.     

Comparison of the decomposition characteristics of aromatic VOCs using an electron beam hybrid system

We applied a hybrid technique to assess the decomposition characteristics of ethylbenzene and toluene that annexed the catalyst technique with existing electron beam (EB) technology. The removal efficiency of ethylbenzene in the EB–catalyst hybrid turned out to be 30% greater than that of EB-only treatment. We concluded that ethylbenzene was decomposed more easily than toluene by EB irradiation. We compared the independent effects of the EB–catalyst hybrid and catalyst-only methods, and observed that the efficiency of the EB–catalyst hybrid demonstrated approximately 6% improvement for decomposing toluene and 20% improvement for decomposing ethylbenzene. The G-values for ethylbenzene increased with initial concentration and reactor type: for example, the G-values by reactor type at 2800 ppmC were 7.5–10.9 (EB-only) and 12.9–25.7 (EB–catalyst hybrid). We also observed a significant decrease in by-products as well as in the removal efficiencies associated with the EB–catalyst hybrid technique.     

Synergetic effects in the co-pyrolysis of samca coal and a model aliphatic compound studied by analytical pyrolysis

Pyrolysis is claimed as an alternative method to improve the quality of the products obtained from materials of a hydrocarbon nature such as coal and residues from petroleum distillation. Appearance of synergy in the production of light olefins and aromatic compounds during the co-pyrolysis of coal and petroleum residues has been previously stated. The aliphatic fraction of the petroleum residue (PR) previously studied, might play an important role in the occurrence of the synergy in coal/PR co-pyrolysis reactions. For that reason, different mixtures of Samca coal and a model aliphatic compound (C₅₀), have been co-pyrolysed at 900 °C and atmospheric pressure in a Pyroprobe 1000 CDS. Three different weight ratios coal/PR (70:30, 50:50, 40:60) were studied. Important synergetic effects were observed for the production of light olefins, specially ethylene, after the co-pyrolysis of the three mixtures, but the most intense effects appeared for the 50:50 one. Synergy in the evolution of small aromatic compounds was also observed when 70:30 mixtures were pyrolysed, but the synergy for these compounds disappeared when the ratio of pentacontane in the mixture was increased. These effects are similar to those observed when mixtures of Samca coal and PR were co-pyrolysed in the same experimental conditions, and so that, it can be concluded that the aliphatic fraction of PR is the one that leads the mechanism of the co-pyrolysis process.     

Chlorobiphenyl (PCB) composition of extracts of subsurface soil, superficial dust and air from a contaminated landfill

Samples of 3 matrices (air, superficial dust and subsurface soil) from an aged PCB-containing landfill were extracted and the extracts refined for bioassay. Acetone:hexane extraction was modestly selected for non-planar compounds. Coplanar PCBs and PCDFs were enriched about 2-fold in the subsequent benzene:methylene chloride extracts of the soil. Extract refinement with Florisil slurry and alumina column chromatography did not appreciably change the composition of the extracts. CB 28 (2,4,4′-triCB) dominated in all extracts. The congener composition of soil and air were surprisingly similar, being enriched in tri- and tetraCBs while dust retained higher proportions of congeners with 4 and 5 chlorines. It is postulated that anaerobic dechlorination in the moist subsurface soil depleted the higher chlorinated congeners; more volatile congeners escaped into the atmosphere while moderately chlorinated congeners were trapped in the superficial dust and debris. The refined extracts represent distinct compositions of environmental PCB mixtures suitable for bioassay. Received: 21 November 1995 / Revised: 9 April 1996 / Accepted: 14 April 1996