Chemical conversion of cellulose as treated in supercritical methanol

The chemical conversion of cellulose as treated in supercritical methanol was studied using a batch-type reaction vessel at temperatures from 220 to 450°C and pressures from 14 to 72MPa. Supercritical methanol treatment at 350°C and 43MPa for 7min was sufficient to convert microcrystalline cellulose (avicel) to the methanol-soluble. To study the kinetics of the decomposition of cellulose, the decomposition rate constants were obtained, and rapid increase was observed at about 270°C which was about 30°C higher than the critical temperature of methanol. The main products from cellulose decomposition were methylated cellotriose, methylated cellobiose, methyl - and -D-glucosides, levoglucosan and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Monomeric compounds such as methyl - and -D-glucosides were stable in supercritical methanol, allowing high yields of monomeric products by supercritical methanol treatment. Based on these results, a pathway of cellulose decomposition treated in supercritical methanol was proposed. These findings suggest that the supercritical methanol treatment of various cellulosic materials may be suitable to obtain useful chemicals and liquid fuels without using fossil resources.     

The study of model systems subjected to sub- and supercritical water hydrolysis for the production of fermentable sugars

Bioenergy obtained from lignocellulosic biomass is considered the most efficient way to achieve sustainable development in the future. However, there still are challenges in the cellulose conversion to hexoses, which could be used as raw material for the bioenergy production. Sub- and supercritical water hydrolysis have been researched as emergent technologies to obtain simple sugars from lignocellulosic biomass; however, the reaction pathways and kinetics of the hydrolysis of cellulose into oligomers and monomers, and their degradation under sub- and supercritical conditions, are not completely understood yet. Thus, this review provides an overview of the state-of-the-art on hydrolysis with sub- and supercritical water of model systems, cellulose and starch, in the context of elucidating the reaction pathways and kinetic behavior of the biomass hydrolysis to produce suitable fermentation substrates for the production of second generation bioethanol and other biofuels.     

CaO对褐煤在超临界水中制取富氢气体的影响

以褐煤在超临界水中制取富氢气体为目的,利用小型高压间歇反应装置,在Ca/C 摩尔比为0～0.60、温度450℃～680℃、压力23MPa～38MPa和停留1min～30min下,考察了小龙潭褐煤的反应特性。研究表明,CaO不仅可以固定气相中的CO2,提高H2的体积分数,而且可以提高碳转化率和气体产率。600℃、28MPa,Ca/C摩尔比为0.42时,气相产物中的CO2趋于完全固定,H2产率比无添加剂时提高2.5倍,H2体积分数为48％,其余为CH4和烃类气体。升高反应温度使CaO的催化作用更为显著, 碳转化率和气体产率（H2、CH4、烃类气体）随着反应温度的升高而逐渐增加,液相收率减少。增大反应压力可以促使煤转化率和气体产率升高,停留时间对反应的影响相对较小。以900℃热解焦为反应原料进行了气化实验,结果表明,在600℃和650℃反应5min后,碳转化率分别为8.6％和12.5％,CaO对气化反应和甲烷化反应起不同程度的催化作用。     

CO在超临界水中的转化以及碱性钾盐的影响

构建了CO高压溶解的进气系统,在连续式反应系统中对超临界水条件下CO的转化规律进行了研究;针对生物质超临界水气化中钾盐的多样性,选择KHCO₃、K₂CO₃和KOH等三种钾盐成分,研究了它们在不同工艺条件（450-600℃、23-29 MPa、停留时间3-6 s）下对超临界水中水煤气转化过程的影响。结果表明,在无催化条件下,提高反应温度、延长停留时间均提高了CO的转化率,而压力对其影响在低压下（23-25 MPa）比较大,高压下（25-29 MPa）比较小,水煤气转化的反应动力学方程为k=10^3.75×exp（-0.66×10⁵/RT）（s^-1）。碱性钾盐均能显著提高CO转化率,其催化促进程度从大到小依次为：KHCO₃>K₂CO₃>KOH。添加碱性钾盐时,提高反应温度、延长停留时间均提高CO转化率,而压力的影响比较复杂。碱性盐对水煤气转化反应的催化是通过草酸盐（HC₂O₄^-）和甲酸盐（HCOO^-）作为中间产物进行的。     

Bioethanol from cellulose with supercritical water treatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis

The water-soluble portion and precipitates obtained by supercritical (SC) water treatment of microcrystalline cellulose (Avicel) were enzymatically hydrolyzed. Glucose could be produced easily from both substrates, compared with the Avicel. Therefore, SC water treatment was found to be effective for enhancing the productivity of glucose from cellulose by the enzymatic hydrolysis. It is also found that alkaline treatment or wood charcoal treatment reduced inhibitory effects by various decomposed compounds of cellulose on the enzymatic hydrolysis to achieve higher glucose yields. Furthermore, glucose obtained by SC water treatment followed by the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose could be converted to ethanol by fermentation without any inhibition.     

煤焦油及其组分在超临界水中的反应特性研究

采用间歇超临界水（supercritical water, SCW）反应器,考察了三种煤焦油及其组分在SCW中的反应性。实验结果表明,沥青质裂解活性高的煤焦油在SCW中反应,轻质产物多,轻质化效果好。沥青质是轻质化反应的主要组分,它发生两极分化反应生成轻油和残焦。与常压N2热解相比,SCW可以促进沥青质转化为轻油并抑制缩合成焦的反应。由沥青质组分反应产物推断,煤焦油沥青质的芳香核主要是由1~4环的芳香族化合物构成。轻油组分在SCW中较为稳定,不足10%的轻油转化为沥青质和残焦。残焦组分在SCW中不发生反应。基于各组分的反应,探讨了煤焦油组分在SCW中的反应路径。     

超临界水中煤焦油沥青轻质化的实验研究

采用间歇超临界水（supercritical water, SCW）反应器,考察了反应温度（400℃~480℃）、停留时间(1 min~80 min)和反应压力（25 MPa~40 MPa）对煤焦油沥青轻质化的影响。与常压N2热解相比,煤焦油沥青在SCW中反应后产物中的轻油质量分数高,残焦质量分数低,表明SCW可以促进煤焦油沥青的轻质化反应进行并抑制缩合反应。沥青质是煤焦油沥青在SCW中发生反应的主要组分。在440 ℃和34 MPa时反应20 min,产物中轻油的质量分数可达原料的两倍,说明煤焦油沥青在SCW中可以发生明显轻质化反应。与温度相比,压力和停留时间的影响相对较小。     

超临界水中聚乙烯油化的研究

采用125mL间歇式高压釜反应器，在超临界水条件下考察了反应温度、反应时间、水/聚乙烯比和水填充率对聚乙烯降解油化的影响。实验结果表明,聚乙烯在超临界水中迅速降解，油收率可达90%以上；随温度从450℃提高到480℃，油收率从91.4％下降到61.7％，气体收率从1.9％提高到27.7％；在450 ℃反应时间从1 min延长到30 min时，油收率略有下降，油品中C7-11组分所占比例增大一倍。水/聚乙烯比和水填充率的增加在一定程度上对聚乙烯的降解起抑制作用。     

A comparative study on chemical conversion of cellulose between the batch-type and flow-type systems in supercritical water

Microcrystalline cellulose (avicel) was treated in supercritical waterusing batch-type and flow-type systems. The flow-type system made it possibletoshorten the heating, treating and cooling times, compared with the batch-typesystem. As a result, the flow-type system was able to liquefy avicel withoutproducing any supercritical water-insoluble residue. Although hydrolyzedproducts such as glucose and fructose, and pyrolyzed products such aslevoglucosan, 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, erythrose, methylglyoxal,glycolaldehydeand dihydroxyacetone were found in common from the water-soluble portiontreatedby both systems, the flow-type system gave a water-soluble portion with morehydrolyzed and less pyrolyzed products, together with water-solubleoligosaccharides consisting of cellobiose to cellododecaose and theirdecomposedproducts at their reducing end of glucose, such as[–glucopyranosyl]_1–11 –levoglucosan,[–glucopyranosyl]_1–11 –erythrose and[–glucopyranosyl]_1–11 –glycolaldehyde. Inaddition, the precipitates of polysaccharides were recovered after 12h setting of the water-soluble portion. These results indicatedthat the flow-type system can hydrolyze cellulose with minimizing pyrolyzedproducts. On the other hand, the batch-type system resulted in a higher yieldof the pyrolyzed products due to the longer treatment, but a higher yield ofglucose due possibly to the higher pressure and concomitantly higher ionicproduct of water. Based on these lines of evidence, the process to increase theyield of the sugar is discussed under supercritical water treatment.     

纤维素在超临界水中的反应

纤维素是一种非常有价值的可再生资源,通过其反应可以获得多种有用的物质。对纤维素在超临界水中的反应进行了综述。在没有催化剂的情况下,纤维素在超临界水中水解生成葡萄糖、果糖、低聚物等;对纤维素水解的设备、产物分布以及纤维素水解反应机理进行了阐述。采用Ni,Pt,Ru,KOH等作催化剂,纤维素在超临界水中发生气化反应,生成的气体产物主要为H2,CO2和CH4;介绍了纤维素及其主要水解产物葡萄糖的制氢反应过程。对纤维素超临界水反应技术的发展前景进行了展望.     

超临界水中煤与聚苯乙烯的共液化研究

在间歇式高压反应装置中,研究了兖州烟煤与塑料聚苯乙烯(PS)在超临界水中的共液化,考察了水/物料比(质量比10～30)、反应温度(360℃～430℃)和塑料添加量(10%～40%)对煤液化转化率及产物收率的影响.结果表明,随着水/物料比的增加,煤液化转化率先升高,之后变化不大;油气产率则呈上升的趋势.反应温度高于420...     

连续式超临界水反应器中褐煤制氢过程影响因素的研究

建立了煤处理量为1kg/h的连续式超临界水反应装置并实现稳定运行,考察了反应温度（500℃～650℃）、反应压力(20MPa～30MPa)、水煤浆浓度(20%~50％)以及KOH添加量对小龙潭褐煤在超临界水中连续化制氢的影响。实验结果表明,反应进行20min后连续装置达到稳定运行状态。反应温度和KOH添加量是影响超临界水中褐煤制氢的关键因素。随着反应温度从500℃提高到650℃,氢气的体积分数与产率分别由11%和25mL/g增加到29%和110mL/g。添加0.5%KOH可明显提高碳气化率以及氢气的产率,但随着KOH加入量进一步增加,氢气产率增加的幅度减小。随着压力增加,甲烷产率有升高的趋势,氢气产率变化不大,提高水煤浆的浓度,碳气化率降低。     

化学法催化纤维素高效水解成糖

利用化学法实施纤维素高效水解成糖是将可再生非粮生物质转化为能源与材料的关键支撑技术,对维系未来资源与环境的可持续发展具有重要意义。近年来,随着纤维素水解研究的不断深入,研究重点已从探索水解可行性发展到构建高效（即高转化率、高选择性、高转化速度）水解成糖技术。本文通过系统综述纤维素高效水解成糖的原理与方法,围绕纤维素结晶结构转变与水解成糖效率间的关系,详细探讨了各类技术方法在实施高效水解成糖方面的优势与不足。最后,结合最新的研究进展,为未来成功实现纤维素的高效水解成糖提供思路与建议。     

聚乙烯塑料在连续超临界水反应器中的油化研究

在连续超临界水（SCW）反应器中考察了反应温度、停留时间和反应压力对聚乙烯（PE）降解油化的影响。实验结果表明,在120s、25MPa下,从500℃提高到550℃,液体收率呈现先升后降的趋势,在530℃达到最大值（79%）;在520℃、25MPa下,随停留时间的延长,PE裂解程度加深,产物轻质化程度提高,导致液体收率降低,停留240s时,气体收率达到43%;反应压力对产物收率的影响较小,气、液产物中烯/烷比随反应压力的增加而增大。     

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。     

Uncatalyzed partial oxidation of p-xylene in sub- and supercritical water

In sub- and supercritical water, partial oxidation of p-xylene was performed in a batch reactor without a catalyst at 240-500^oC, 220-300 bar. The loaded amount of hydrogen peroxide was set to 0-100% of the theoretically required oxygen amount. Conversion of p-xylene was reached over 99% within 15-20 min. In sub- and supercritical water, we propose two parallel pathways and major products that consist of p-tolualdehyde, p-toluic acid, terephthalic acid, toluene and benzaldehyde. Yields of major products in subcritical conditions were higher than in a supercritical conditions.     

A detailed chemical kinetic model for the supercritical water oxidation of methylamine: The importance of imine formation

A detailed chemical kinetic model has been developed for supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) of methylamine, CH₃NH₂, providing insight into the intermediates and final products formed in this process as well as the dominant reaction pathways. The model was adapted from previous mechanisms, with a revision of the peroxyl radical chemistry to include imine formation, which has recently been identified as the dominant gas-phase pathway in amine oxidation. The developed model can reproduce previous experimental data on methylamine consumption and major product formation to reasonable accuracy, although with deficiencies in describing the induction time. Our simulations indicate that oxidation of the ^•CH₂NH₂ radical to methanimine, CH₂NH, is the major channel in methylamine SCWO, with subsequent hydrolysis of CH₂NH providing the experimentally observed reaction products ammonia and formaldehyde. Integral-averaged reaction rates were used to identify major reaction pathways, and a first-order sensitivity analysis indicated that the concentration of CH₃NH₂ is most sensitive to OH radical kinetics. Overall, this work clarifies the importance of imine chemistry in the oxidation of nitrogen-containing compounds and indicates that they are necessary to model these compounds in SCWO processes.     

超临界水中甲酸降解过程实验研究

在550℃~650℃,24 MPa~30 MPa,反应停留16 s~46 s的条件下,对初始浓度0.05 mol/L~0.70 mol/L的甲酸溶液在超临界水中的降解过程进行实验研究。结果表明,甲酸降解的气体产物为H2、CO2和CO,其中H2、CO2为主要产物。高温有利于甲酸降解和H2生成。温度较高(600℃)时,压力变化对甲酸降解无明显影响。在一定范围内延长反应时间可提高气体产物中H2的体积分数和碳气化率。甲酸初始浓度对甲酸降解机理有重要影响,浓度较低(0.1 mol/L)时,甲酸降解主要包含脱羧反应和脱羰反应两条反应路径,其中脱羧反应为主反应路径;浓度较高时则有许多副反应发生。碱性添加剂不利于甲酸降解生成H2。     

Naphthalene oxidation in supercritical water

Characteristic features of naphthalene oxidation and the kinetics of naphthalene pyrolysis in supercritical water (SCW) were studied using a batch reactor under isobaric conditions at a pressure of 30 MPa, in the temperature range from 660 °C to 750 °C, and for different levels of oxygen supply, varying from 0 to 2.5 moles of O₂ per mole of naphthalene. The pyrolysis produces benzene, toluene, methane, hydrogen, soot, and carbon oxides. The rate constant for naphthalene pyrolysis in SCW was found to be k = 10^12.3±0.2exp(–E/T) s^–1 where E = 35400±500 K. For T > 660 °C, water participates in the chemical reactions of naphthalene conversion, particularly, in the formation of carbon oxides. The conversion of naphthalene in pure SCW is accompanied by heat evolution. Molecular oxygen oxidizes a part of naphthalene completely, i.e., to CO₂ and H₂O, this reaction being so prompt that in some cases, self-heating of the mixture and thermal explosion in the reactor were observed.