Effective formation of fullerenes by pyrolysis of decacyclene

The pyrolysis of polyconjugated hydrocarbons containing five-membered rings such as decacyclene and acenaphthylene under argon atmosphere was carried out. The vaporized source molecules were heat-treated above 700–1000°C to yield a black soot product, which was subsequently extracted with chloroform to give a black amorphous solid. Formation of C₆₀, as the main product was confirmed by mass spectroscopy. These results indicated a new preparation process of C₆₀ from hydrocarbons, which differs from the conventional method of vaporization of carbon. The formation mechanism of fullernes by the pyrolysis of polyaromatics is discussed.     

Syngas Production from Lignite Coal Using K2CO3 Catalytic Steam Gasification with Controlled Heating Rate in Pyrolysis Step

Gasification uses steam increases H2 content in the syngas. Kinetics of gasification process can be improved by using K₂CO₃ catalyst. Controlled heating rate in pyrolysis step determines the pore size of charcoal that affects yield gas and H₂ and CO content in the syngas. In previous research, pyrolisis step was performed without considering heating rate in pyrolysis step. This experiment was performed by catalytic steam gasification using lignite char from pyrolysis with controlled heating rate intended to produce maximum yield of syngas with mole ratio of H₂/CO ≈ 2. Slow heating rate (3 °C/min) until 850 °C in the pyrolysis step has resulted in largest surface area of char. This study was performed by feeding Indonesian lignite char particles and K₂CO₃ catalyst into a fixed bed reactor with variation of steam/char mole ratio (2.2; 2.9; 4.0) and gasification temperature (750 °C, 825 °C, and 900 °C). Highest ratio of H₂/CO (1.682) was obtained at 750 °C and steam/char ratio 2.2. Largest gas yield obtained from this study was 0.504 mol/g of char at 900 °C and steam/char ratio 2.9. Optimum condition for syngas production was at 750 °C and steam/char mole ratio 2.2 with gas yield 0.353 mol/g of char and H₂/CO ratio 1.682.     

Amin-Borane als Precursoren für Borcarbidnitrid

Amine-Boranes as Precursors for Boron Carbonitride Amine-Boranes have been investigated with respect to their thermal decomposition in the temperature range from rom temperature to 1050°C. The phase transformation of the pyrolytic residue derived from BH₃ · C₅H₅N subsequently heat-treated at temperatures up to 2200°C was studied. The progress of the pyrolysis has been detected by thermal analysis (TGA) and mass spectroscopy. Chemical analysis and ESCA measurements show that the pyrolytic products are single-phase boron carbonitride (B_xC_yN_z) which can be described as a boron and nitrogen containing pyrolytic carbon. This is also supported by means of analytical electron microscopy. Hot pressing of the pyridine-borane-derived B_xC_yN_z at 1800°C and a pressure of 190 MPa yields whiskerlike crystals whose d-values are in accordance with that of BN and/or graphite.     

Pyrolysis of Hailar lignite in an autogenerated steam agent

An in situ pyrolysis process of high moisture content lignite in an autogenerated steam agent was proposed. The aim is to utilize steam autogenerated from lignite moisture as a reactant to produce fuel gas and additional hydrogen. Thermogravimetric analysis revealed that mass loss and maximum mass loss rate increased with the rise of heating rates. The in situ pyrolysis process was performed in a screw kiln reactor to investigate the effects of moisture content and reactor temperature on product yields, gas compositions, and pyrolysis performance. The results demonstrated that inherent moisture in lignite had a significant influence on the product yield. The pyrolysis of L _R (raw lignite with a moisture content of 36.9 %, wet basis) at 900 °C exhibited higher dry yield of 33.67 mL g^?1 and H₂ content of 50.3 vol% than those from the pyrolysis of the predried lignite. It was also shown that increasing reaction temperature led to a rising dry gas yield and H₂ yield. The pyrolysis of L _R showed the maximum dry yield of 33.7 mL g^?1 and H₂ content of 53.2 vol% at 1,000 °C. The LHV of fuel gas ranged from 18.45 to 14.38 MJ Nm^?3 when the reactor temperature increased from 600 to 1,000 °C.     

Thermal characteristics of bitumen pyrolysis

The pyrolysis behavior of bitumen was investigated using a thermogravimetric analyzer–mass spectrometer system (TG–MS) and a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) as well as a pyrolysis-gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer system (Py-GC/MS). TG results showed that there were three stages of weight loss during pyrolysis—less than 110, 110–380, and 380–600 °C. Using distributed activation energy model, the average activation energy of the thermal decomposition of bitumen was calculated at 79 kJ mol⁻¹. The evolved gas from the pyrolysis showed that organic species, such as alkane and alkene fragments had a peak maximum temperature of 130 and 480 °C, respectively. Benzene, toluene, and styrene released at 100 and 420 °C. Most of the inorganic compounds, such as H₂, H₂S, COS, and SO₂, released at about 380 °C while the CO₂ had the maximum temperature peaks at 400 and 540 °C, respectively. FTIR spectra were taken of the residues of the different stages, and the results showed that the C–H bond intensity decreased dramatically at 380 °C. Py-GC/MS confirmed the composition of the evolved gas. The DSC revealed the endothermic nature of the bitumen pyrolysis.     

Fullerenes from kerogen by laser ablation fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

Raw oil shale, kerogen (demineralized shale) and carbonaceous residues from kerogen pyrolysis in the range 350–700°C (at 50°C intervals) were studied by laser ablation Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry using the fundamental frequency of Nd: YAG laser (1064 nm). Normally, pyrolysis of the raw materials produces oil and the resulting residues have decreased hydrogen to carbon ratios and exhibit relative increases in aromatic carbons. Raw shale and kerogen give positive-ion spectra with mainly protonated species of m/z 100–400. Laser ablation positive-ion mass spectra of the pyrolysis products of the kerogen show the presence of C₆₀, C₇₀ and other fullerene ions with a distribution of higher mass fullerene ions up to m/z 4000. Using high laser powers (100–3000 MW cm^?2), the residue from pyrolysis at 350°C initially did not produce any fullerene ions (apart from traces of C₆₀ and C₇₀), but after continued ablation a cavity was formed in the target and a wide distribution of fullerene ions was obtained with subsequent laser pulses. Residues obtained from the pyrolysis of kerogen at 400–500°C produced fullerene ions at both low (4–200 kW cm^?2) and high laser powers. The 550°C pyrolysis residue gave only small amounts of C₆₀ and C₇₀ positive ions at low laser power whereas residues from the pyrolysis of kerogen above 550°C did not give fullerene ions over a wide range of laser powers. It is proposed from the above results that the changes in the aromatic nature of the kerogen residues with increasing pyrolysis temperature are directly related to the ease of fullerene formation. This is possibly due to the formation of large polycyclic aromatic systems at pyrolysis temperatures above 400°C, formed in the residues. It should be noted that the shale samples (raw or pyrolysed) did not generate fullerene ions under any of the conditions employed in these experiments.     

Stepwise pyrolysis of macerals

Kerogen separates which consist predominantly of single maceral types at maturity levels lower than 0.7% vitrinite reflectance (R ₀) were pyrolysed in a single step and stepwise between 50 and 600°C. The total hydrocarbon yield and the yield of hydrocarbon gases (C₁−C₄) were determined along with the detailed composition of the gaseous fraction (C₁−C₄ alkanes and alkenes) and the C₅₊-fraction. The distribution of hydrocarbons, particularly in the C₁−C₃ range and the alkene/alkane ratio are useful as specific indicators for the various maceral types. The residue was analysed by reflected white light and fluorescence microscopy. The different types of reactive macerals i.e. algae, altered algae, particulate liptinites, amorphous liptinites and amorphous humic matter are transformed into particular types of inertinite. The reconstruction of the original maceral composition from its residue after katagenesis in a natural assemblage seems however difficult, due to the small amount of residue of the reactive macerals and the presence of original inertinite. Qualitative and quantitative data derived from these pyrolysis experiments may be useful on a comparative basis for the prediction of hydrocarbon generation by these maceral groups during katagenesis. Dedicated to Professor Lisa Heller-Kallai on the occasion of her 65^th birthday     

Flash Pyrolysis of Lakhara Lignite Utilizing Effective Radical Transfer

Flash pyrolysis of raw and tetralin treated coal samples were carried out in nitrogen atmosphere. Two representative coal samples from Lakhra coalmines labeled Lakhra‐3 (L3) and Lakhra‐6B (L6B) were pyrolyzed in their raw state and after treatment with tetralin. Initial experiments were carried out at 700 °C with 2 milligrams of 80 mesh size samples. The main hydrocarbon products detected from both samples were methane, ethylene, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX). The ratio of the total hydrocarbon yield from L3 and L6B raw samples is 1:1.49, respectively, while the relative yield of aliphatic C₁‐C₅ straight chain products to BTX are 7.65:5.49. Theses differences in product yields clearly indicate the compositional variation between the two samples. The total hydrocarbon yield (C₁‐C₅ +BTX) of tetralin swollen L3 coal and L6B coal was larger than the raw coal at all temperatures, and larger by 50.6% and 32.6%, respectively, at 700 °C. The treatment of coal samples has a more pronounced effect on BTX yield than C₁‐C₅ aliphatic hydrocarbons. BTX yield of tetralin treated L3 coals at 700 °C was 3.5 times higher while for L6B coal the BTX yield was 2.1 times higher than the raw samples. These significant increases in hydrocarbons yields can be explain in terms of the suppression of the cross‐linking reactions of coal fragments due to the penetration of tetralin in to the micropores of coal, as well as the effective H radicals transfer from tetralin to coal fragments during pyrolysis.     

Pyrolysis and TG Analysis of Shivee Ovoo Coal from Mongolia

The coal sample of the Shivee Ovoo deposits has been non-isothermally pyrolysed in a thermogravimetric analyser to determine the influence of temperature, heating rate and purge gas employed on the thermal degradation of the sample. The heating rates investigated in the TG were 10–50 K min^–1 to final temperature of 1000°C. N₂or CO₂ were employed as well as type of purge gas on the process of thermal degradation of the coal sample. The coal was also investigated in a fixed bed reactor to determine the influence of temperature and heating rate of the pyrolysis on the yield of products and composition of the gases evolved. The main gases produced were H₂, CH₄, C₂H₂, C₂H₄, C₂H₆, C₃H₆ and C₃H₈ and also minor concentrations of other gases. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

含氧/蒸汽气氛中煤高温分解产物分布及反应性

在流化床反应器中考察了含氧/水蒸气气氛中煤在850 ℃下的热解特性,包括产物分布特性及生成的半焦与焦油的反应性,研究了温度、过量空气比(Equivalence ratio: ER)和水蒸气/煤比(S/C, 质量比)的影响。结果表明,随热解温度、ER和S/C质量比的增加,气体产率增加,而半焦和焦油产率减少。O₂的加入使CO₂、CO含量明显增加,H₂含量降低。O₂和水蒸气的加入使半焦的比表面积显著增加,半焦气化活性增强,但半焦在900 ℃和 ER 为0.22的条件下出现轻微石墨化,降低了其气化活性。同时,反应气氛中含有O₂和水蒸气对焦油的性质有显著影响,与单纯的N₂气氛相比,O₂和水蒸气的存在使热解焦油中单环芳烃、酮类、酚类、脂肪烃都明显减少,这对于焦油的进一步裂解及重整更加有利。     

扎赉特旗油砂在氮气气氛下的热解制油研究

油砂是一种含有沥青或其他重质石油的沉积岩，主要用于提取油砂沥青，以生产合成原油。中国拥有相当数量的油砂资源，目前还未开采，仅处于初步研究阶段。加拿大在20世纪初期就展开了油砂的开采及制油研究工作，并于20世纪70年代由加拿大合成油公司实现了工业化生产。油砂生产的沥青和合成油已占其石油总产量的1／4以上。     

泥炭在超临界水中热解的研究

以氧化钙做为催化剂和CO2化学固定剂,详细考察了Ca/C摩尔比、反应温度﹑停留时间、压力等条件对泥炭在超临界水中转化的影响。在723K,Ca/C摩尔比为0.46时,CO2被完全固定,在气相产物中只有氢气、甲烷和低碳烃,碳转化率由未添加CaO时的68.73％提高到85.36％。CaO能够促进泥炭的裂解,并对烃类的重整反应和水煤气变换反应起到催化作用。液相产物的收率在723K达到极大值,在36.5MPa,液相产物的收率是热解条件下的3倍,随着停留时间的延长,液相产物中的极性组分发生分解。     

热预处理影响褐煤热解行为研究

采用固定床反应器研究了不同气氛热预处理对内蒙胜利褐煤结构的改变,及其对后续热解行为的影响。结果表明,与原煤相比,热预处理后煤中羟基含量和芳香氢与脂肪氢的比减少,脂肪氢的相对含量增加。与未经处理的煤热解相比,N2、N2+O2、CO2气氛下热预处理后热解水收率下降,热解气收率增加,热解气中CO2含量增高,导致高位热值下降。过热水蒸气热预处理后,焦油质量收率提高3～4个百分点。热解焦油组成的变化与预处理气氛、温度密切相关,过热水蒸气200℃下预处理使得焦油中轻质组分的含量(沸点低于360℃的馏分)比原煤焦油提高了约27个百分点;水蒸气和模拟烟气混合气氛下在200℃及250℃预处理后,其热解焦油中轻油和酚油含量分别提高约60和42个百分点。     

Influence of the conditions of hydrogenation treatment of black oil on the yield and properties of the products obtained

The conversion of black oil in hydrogen (hydroconversion) and nitrogen (pyrolysis) media was studied. The influence of the hydrogen pressure and temperature of the hydrotreating of black oil on the yield and properties of the resulting liquid hydrocarbons was examined. Hydrogen actively participates in the conversion of kerogen (major organic component of black oil), which leads to an increase in the conversion of the organic matter, to an increase in the yield of liquid hydrocarbon products, and to improvement of their quality, compared to pyrolysis. The highest conversion of organic carbon (91.7%) and the maximal yield of liquid hydrocarbons (30.7 wt %) were reached in a hydrogen medium at a pressure of 10.0 MPa and a temperature of 400°C.     

Controlled growth of ZnO nanorod templates and TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanotube arrays by using porous TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> film as mask

Silver nanoparticles well dispersed in a spherical Poly(vinylpyrollidone)(PVP) matrix were simply prepared by spray pyrolysis of aqueous solutions of AgNO₃ and PVP without any reducing agent. Highly monodisperse silver particles were obtained above the initial mass ratio of PVP/AgNO₃ ∼ 1 and in a certain narrow temperature range. Below the critical mass ratio the silver particles grew to larger ones polydispersely. As the ratio increased above it, they became smaller maintaining their monodispersity. The use of PVP considerably decreased the reduction temperature of the silver nitrate from 450 °C to 250 °C under the same pyrolysis conditions, due to its reducing nature. As the pyrolysis temperature increased above the decomposition temperature of PVP, the silver particles in the matrix grew to merge to a single particle while their crystallite size did not increase as much. The spherical assemblies of the silver nanoparticles were hardly disengaged even after severe washing off the matrix materials. The mechanism of the nanoparticle growth was also discussed.     

Conducting carbon-nitrogen pyropolymers derived from cyanogen

Electropolymerization of cyanogen in acetonitrile containing an electrolyte yields a poly(cyanogen). Its structure involves an open-structured dimer derived from the heterocyclic anion C₇N₇? mixed with a sequence of nitrile-substituted, conjugated carbon–nitrogen bonds. Although this polymer is an insulating solid, pyrolysis in vacuo to 700°C leads to highly conducting carbon–nitrogen pyropolymers via crosslinking and nitrogen elimination. The 700° pyropolymer has a carbon–nitrogen ratio of 5:1, a room temperature conductivity of 1 Ω^?1 cm^?1, and an activation energy for conduction of ～0.03 eV.     

微拟球藻热解及其催化热解制备生物油研究

在氮气气氛下对微拟球藻直接热解及其在H-ZSM-5上的催化热解实验进行了研究。在573K～773K考察了热解温度对热解油产物分布的影响。与木质纤维素生物质的热解相比,微拟球藻的热解不仅温度更低,而且油的收率更高。催化剂H-ZSM-5在热解中起到了脱极性官能团和芳构化的作用,使得热解油中的芳香族化合物含量增多,极性化合物含量减少。与木质纤维素生物质相比,微拟球藻热解获得的油热值更高,适合进一步加工为燃油。     

Effect of particle size on pyrolysis characteristics of Elbistan lignite

In this study, the relationship between particle size and pyrolysis characteristics of Elbistan lignite was examined by using the thermogravimetric (TG/DTG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) techniques. Lignite samples were separated into different size fractions. Experiments were conducted at non-isothermal conditions with a heating rate of 10°C min⁻¹ under nitrogen atmosphere up to 900°C. Pyrolysis regions, maximum pyrolysis rates and characteristic peak temperatures were determined from TG/DTG curves. Thermogravimetric data were analyzed by a reaction rate model assuming first-order kinetics. Apparent activation energy (E) and Arrhenius constant (A _r) of pyrolysis reaction of each particle size fraction were evaluated by applying Arrhenius kinetic model. The apparent activation energies in the essential pyrolysis region were calculated as 27.36 and 28.81 kJ mol⁻¹ for the largest (−2360+2000 μm) and finest (−38 μm) particle sizes, respectively.     

Coal pyrolysis in a fluidized bed reactor simulating the process conditions of coal topping in CFB boiler

Simulating the conditions of pyrolytic topping in a fluidized bed reactor integrated into a CFB boiler, the study was devoted to the reaction fundamentals of coal pyrolysis in terms of the production characteristics of pyrolysis oil in fluidized bed reactors, including pyrolysis oil yield, required reaction time and the chemical species presented in the pyrolysis oil. The results demonstrated that the maximal pyrolysis oil yield occurred on conditions of 873 K, with a reaction time of 3 min and in a reaction atmosphere gas simulating the composition of pyrolysis gas. Adding H₂ and CO₂ into the reaction atmosphere decreased the pyrolysis oil yield, while the oil yield increased with increasing the CO and CH₄ contents in the atmosphere. TG-FTIR analysis was conducted to reveal the effects of reaction atmosphere on the chemical species present in the pyrolysis oil. The results clarified that the pyrolysis oil yield reached its maximum when the simulated pyrolysis gas was the reaction atmosphere, but there were slightly fewer volatile matters in the pyrolysis oil than the oil generated in the N₂ atmosphere. All of these results are expected not only to reveal the composition characteristics of the pyrolysis oil from different conditions of the coal topping process but also to optimize the pyrolysis conditions in terms of maximizing the light pyrolysis oil yield and quality.     

Sustainable Diesel from Pyrolysis of Unsaturated Fatty Acid Basic Soaps: The Effect of Temperature on Yield and Product Composition

The production of sustainable diesel without hydrogen addition remains a challenge for low-cost fuel production. In this work, the pyrolysis of unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) basic soaps was studied for the production sustainable diesel (bio-hydrocarbons). UFAs were obtained from palm fatty acids distillate (PFAD), which was purified by the fractional crystallization method. Metal hydroxides were used to make basic soap composed of a Ca, Mg, and Zn mixture with particular composition. The pyrolysis reactions were carried out in a batch reactor at atmospheric pressure and various temperatures from 375 to 475 °C. The liquid products were obtained with the best yield (58.35%) at 425 °C and yield of diesel fraction 53.4%. The fatty acids were not detected in the pyrolysis liquid product. The gas product consisted of carbon dioxide and methane. The liquid products were a mixture of hydrocarbon with carbon chains in the range of C₇ and C₂₀ containing n-alkane, alkene, and iso-alkane.