Dissipating the Langevin equation in the presence of an external stochastic potential

In the Langevin formalism, the delicate balance maintained between the fluctuations in the system and their corresponding dissipation may be upset by the presence of a secondary, space-dependent stochastic force, particularly in the low-friction regime. In prior work, the latter was dissipated self-consistently through an additional uniform (mean-field) friction [T. Shepherd and R. Hernandez, J. Chem. Phys. 115, 2430 (2001).] An alternative approach to ensure that equipartition is satisfied relies on the use of a space-dependent friction while ignoring nonlocal correlations. The approach is evaluated with respect to its ability to maintain constant temperature for two simple one-dimensional, stochastic potentials of mean force wherein the friction can be evaluated explicitly when there is no memory in the barriers. The use of a space-dependent friction is capable of providing qualitatively similar results to those obtained previously, but in extreme cases deviations from equipartition may be observed due to the neglect of the memory effects present in the stochastic potentials.     

XPS studies of Cu-Cr catalyst deactivation in catalytic heat generators

Changes in the valence state of transition metal cations on the CuCr₂O₄/–Al₂O₃ catalyst under its deactivation in catalytic heat generators have been studied by the XPS method. Partial reduction of the catalyst active component has been revealed. It has been established that a freshly prepared catalyst contains Cr(VI) that is most likely responsible for its high initial activity.

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HZSM-5在线提质生物油及催化剂失活机理分析

对不同使用时间的HZSM-5分子筛在线催化提质制取的生物油进行理化特性和成分分析,从生物油品质角度对HZSM-5的催化性能进行评价;并采用TG、BET、XRD、SEM和TEM等方法对失活的HZSM-5催化剂进行表征分析,探讨了HZSM-5催化提质生物油的失活机理,并进行再生研究。研究表明,HZSM-5分子筛可转化生物油中的酸类、醛类和酮类等"非期望"有机物,生成较多"期望"有机物,如酚类和芳烃类物质,降低生物油的氧含量及酸性,提高生物油的热值;HZSM-5使用80 min后,生物油品质明显变差,催化剂活性明显降低;失活催化剂上沉积的焦炭主要呈纤维状,同时,还存在少量石墨状焦炭,焦炭总量达14.12%,且使用过程中催化剂的比表面积和孔容均下降,晶粒的团聚现象加剧,结晶度下降;在催化提质过程中,在孔道内生成的石墨状焦炭及在表面形成的纤维状焦炭大量覆盖活性位点,使得催化剂失活。经550℃再生后,催化剂可恢复催化性能。     

Decomposition of dimethyl sulfide in the presence of Al2O3, and catalyst deactivation

The catalytic decomposition of dimethyl sulfide has been studied over the temperature range of 400–500 °C. The main reaction products are methylmercaptane, H₂S and methane. Catalyst deactivation is due to its coking during the reaction. The possibility of oxidative catalyst regeneration at 550 °C has been shown.

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焦油催化裂化催化剂积炭失活的实验研究

对白云石、石灰石作用下生物质热解焦油催化裂化过程中的积炭失活问题进行了研究，考察了较长反应时间内催化剂积炭量和焦油转化率的变化情况。最长运行时间32 h，所得积炭质量分数为3%～15%，焦油转化率下降到70％左右。对不同来源焦油的生焦性、催化裂化反应条件等对积炭形成的影响作了考察，并从动力学角度对催化活性与积炭量之间的关系进行了分析，得到了单层积炭和多层积炭阶段线性和指数形式的关联式。     

Ultrasound assisted alkaline hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in presence of phase transfer catalyst

Alkaline hydrolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) flakes from waste packaged drinking water bottles was carried out with and without influence of ultrasound waves rated 20 kHz frequency and 190 W power. Alkali used for hydrolysis was 10% NaOH (w/w). Tetrabutyl ammonium iodide (TBAI) was used as phase transfer catalyst (PTC) to enhance rate of hydrolysis. The experiment yields terephthalic acid (TA) and ethylene glycol as products of hydrolysis. Minimum time required for ultrasound assisted (UA) reaction and without ultrasound assistance (WUA) reaction to complete was investigated and compared. PTC: PET ratio = 0.03:1 w/w, temperature (90 °C) and NaOH concentration (10% w/w) were kept constant. All reactions were carried out at atmospheric pressure. For UA reaction, time required for 100% conversion of PET was found to be 45 min. For WUA reaction, the time required for 100% conversion of PET was found to be more than 65 min. Yield of TA was found to be >99% on the basis of moles of repeating units of PET fed. Melting point of product was found nearly equal to standard TA. Product TA was confirmed by comparing Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra of product with that of standard TA. Ratio of PTC to PET was fine-tuned for UA reaction keeping reaction time constant at 45 min.     

Discrimination between catalyst deactivation mechanisms by kinetic measurements in open systems

Two competitive mechanisms of catalyst deactivation caused by either the starting substance or the reaction product are considered. The problem of the possible discrimination between these mechanisms according to kinetic measurements in open systems can be solved by a numerical experiment on a computer.

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Effect of mass transfer limitations on catalyst performance during reduction and carburization of iron based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts

Existence of intraparticle mass transfer limitations under typical Fischer-Tropsch synthesis has been reported previously,but there is no suitable study on the existence of intraparticle diffusion limitations under pretreatment steps (reduction and activation) and their effect on catalytic performance for iron based catalysts.In this study,Fe-Cu-La-SiO2 catalysts were prepared by co-precipitation method.To investigate the intraparticle mass transfer limitation under reduction,activation and reaction steps,and its effect on catalytic performance,catalyst pellets with different sizes of 6,3,1 and 0.5 mm have been prepared.All catalysts were calcined,pretreated and tested under similar conditions.The catalysts were activated in hydrogen (5%H2in N2) at 450℃ for 3 h and exposed to syngas (H2/CO=1) at 270℃ and atmospheric pressure for 40 h.Afterwards,FTS reaction tests were performed for approximately 120 h to reach steady state conditions at 290℃,17 bar and a feed flow (syngas H2/CO=1) rate of 3 L/h (STP).Using small pellets resulted in higher CO conversion,FT reaction rate and C5+ productivity as compared with larger pellets.The small pellets reached steady state conditions just 20 h after starting the reaction.Whereas for larger pellets,CO conversion,FT reaction rate and C5+ productivity increased gradually,and reached steady state and maximum values after 120 h of operation.The results illustrate that mass transfer limitations exist not only for FTS reaction but also for the reduction and carburization steps which lead to various phase formation through catalyst activation.Also the results indicate that some effects of mass transfer limitations in activation step,can be compensated in the reaction step.The results can be used for better design of iron based catalyst to improve the process economy.     

Epoxidation of cycloolefins with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of heteropoly acids combined with phase transfer catalyst

Oxidation of cycloolefins (cyclohexene, cyclooctene, and cyclododecene) with a 30% solution of hydrogen peroxide at 65 °C in the presence of heteropoly acids (HPA) H₃PW_12–x Mo _x O₄₀ (x = 0—12), which are precursors of active peroxo complexes, and phase transfer catalysts Q⁺Cl^–, where Q⁺ is the quaternary ammonium cation containing C₄—C₁₈ alkyl groups or [C₅H₅NC₁₆H₃₃]⁺, was studied. The catalytic activity decreases in the HPA series: H₃PW₁₂O₄₀ > H₃PW₉Mo₃O₄₀ > H₃PW₆Mo₆O₄₀ > H₃PW₃Mo₉O₄₀ > H₃PMo₁₂O₄₀. The state of the H₃PW₁₂O₄₀—I₂I₂ system was studied using UV, IR, and ³¹P NMR spectroscopies with variation of the [H₂O₂] : [HPA] ratio from 2 to 200 during cyclohexene epoxidation. Despite different catalytic precursors, the reaction proceeds through the same peroxo complex.     

SCR脱硝催化剂失活及其原因研究

以运行后的蜂窝型SCR（Selective catalytic reduction）催化剂和新鲜催化剂为研究对象。应用红外光谱、氮气吸脱附、X射线衍射、电镜扫描等手段对新鲜催化剂及运行后催化剂进行表征。结果表明,运行后催化剂表面官能团发生了变化,比表面积严重降低,载体（TiO₂）产生了型变,并且催化剂表面微粒出现了团聚现象。对运行后催化剂活性降低的原因进行了研究,结果表明,脱硝催化剂在运行过程中遭遇了突发性高温(如t> 650℃),导致活性出现劣化。此外,催化剂表面沉积物中水溶性离子及砷、磷等物质也对催化活性产生了影响。     

Kinetic study of propane dehydrogenation and catalyst deactivation over Pt-Sn/Al2O3 catalyst

The kinetics of propane dehydrogenation and catalyst deactivation over Pt-Sn/Al₂O₃ catalyst were studied. Performance test runs were carried out in a fixed-bed integral reactor. Using a power-law rate expression for the surface reaction kinetics and independent law for deactivation kinetics, the experimental data were analyzed both by integral and a novel differential method of analysis and the results were compared. To avoid fluctuation of time-derivatives of conversion required for differential analysis, the conversion-time data were first fitted with appropriate functions. While the time-zero and rate constant of reaction were largely insensitive to the function employed, the rate constant of deactivation was much more sensitive to the function form. The advantage of the proposed differential method, however, is that the integration of the rate expression is not necessary which otherwise could be complicated or impossible. It was also found that the reaction is not limited by external and internal mass transfer limitations, implying that the employed kinetics could be considered as intrinsic ones.     

Fused silica capillary deactivation with D4 in the presence of oxygen

A new, simple procedure to deactivate fused silica capillaries without hydrothermal treatment is proposed. Based on high temperature reactions of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D₄) in the presence of oxygen, this procedure results, upon coating with dimethylsilicone (SE-30), in columns which give almost symmetric peaks for as little as 150 pg of critical compounds, such as decylamine, thereby demonstrating very high inertness. A mechanism of the deactivation procedure, which, in contrast to previously developed procedures, is based on thermal reactions under aerobic conditions, is proposed.     

浆态床合成二甲醚复合催化剂失活原因探索

在反应温度260 ℃、压力5.0 MPa的条件下,对浆态床反应器中二甲醚合成复合催化剂的失活规律进行了研究.结果表明,Cu基催化剂失活较快是导致浆态床二甲醚合成催化剂不稳定的主要原因.通过分析Cu基催化剂在浆态床反应器和固定床反应器中的活性变化规律,发现在浆态床反应器中不能及时导出反应体系的H2O对催化剂的毒副作用导致了浆态床Cu基催化剂快速失活.对失活催化剂进行的TPR、XRD和SEM-EDS表征结果可以看出,Cu粒子的长大和积炭是Cu基催化剂失活的重要原因,与已有文献报道不同的是并未发现明显的Cu元素流失.     

Dissociation rates of urea in the presence of NiOOH catalyst: a DFT analysis

Single molecule reactions have been studied between nickel oxyhydroxide, urea, and the hydroxide ion to understand the process of urea dissociation into ammonia, isocyanic acid, cyanate ion, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen. In the absence of hydroxide ions, nickel oxyhydroxide will catalyze urea to form ammonia and isocyanic acid with the rate-limiting step being the formation of ammonia with a rate constant of 1.5 × 10?? s?1. In the presence of hydroxide, the evolution of ammonia was also the rate-limiting step with a rate constant of 1.4 × 10?2? s?1. In addition, desorption of the cyanate ion presented an energy barrier of 6190 kJ mol?1 suggesting that the cyanate ion cannot be separated from NiOOH unless further reactions occurred. Finally, elementary dissociation reactions with hydroxide ions deprotonating urea to produce nitrogen and carbon dioxide were analyzed. These elementary reactions were investigated along three paths differing in the order that protons were removed and the nitrogen atoms were rotated. The rate-limiting step was found to be the removal of carbon dioxide with a rate constant of 4.3 × 10??? s?1. Therefore, the catalyst could be deactivated by the surface blockage caused by carbon dioxide adsorption.     

Polyampholyte solutions in the presence of salts: A stochastic dynamics study

The properties of solutions of regular hydrophobic polyampholytes in the presence of a low-molecular-mass salts were studied by means of stochastic dynamics. The temperature dependence of the chain size at different concentrations of the supporting electrolyte was considered. As the temperature increases, the growth of the polyampholyte chain in size becomes faster in the system that contains the supporting electrolyte; however, a contraction of the chains takes place in the presence of the salt relative to the salt-free solution at high temperatures.     

Partial hydrogenation of toluene over a ruthenium catalyst — A model treatment of a deactivation process

Hydrogenation of toluene to methylcyclohexene and methylcyclohexane was performed over a commercial 5% Ru/act. charcoal catalyst. The reaction was strongly affected by deactivation of the catalyst. The complete reaction model was examined together with a number of its simplified versions regarding their ability to fit experimental data. On the basis of the regression analysis results it was shown that methylcyclohexene could be thought as the main source of the strongly and irreversibly adsorbed surface deposits responsible for activity decrease of the catalyst. Direct transformation of toluene to methylcyclohexane was found to be insignificant. On the other hand substantial role of disproportionation of methylcyclohexene was proved.     

Study of palladium catalyst deactivation in synthesis of 4,10-diformyl-2,6,8,12-tetraacetyl-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane

Polycyclic nitramine hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (HNIW, CL-20) is synthesized via hydrodebenzylation of a precursor over palladium-based catalyst. In the present work, we studied the influence of the synthesis method of the palladium-based catalyst on the catalyst behavior during the hydrodebenzylation reaction of 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexabenzyl-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazatetracyclo[5.5.0.0^3,11.0^5,9] dodecane.     

Studies on accelerated deactivation of ruthenium-promoted alumina-supported alkalized cobalt Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst

Accelerated deactivation of ruthenium-promoted alumina-supported alkalized cobalt (K-Ru-Co/γ-Al 2 O 3 ) Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis catalyst along the catalytic bed over 120 h of time-on-stream (TOS) was investigated. Catalytic bed was divided into three parts and structural changes of the spent catalysts collected from each catalytic bed after FT synthesis were studied using different techniques. Rapid deactivation was observed during the reaction due to high reaction temperature and low feed flow rates. The physico-chemical properties of the catalyst charged in the Bed #1 of the reactor did not change significantly. Interaction of cobalt with alumina and the formation of CoAl 2 O 4 increased along the catalytic bed. Reducibility percentage decreased by 4.5%, 7.5% and 12.9% for the catalysts in the Beds #1, #2 and #3, respectively. Dispersion decreased by 8.8%, 14.4% and 26.6% for the catalysts in the Beds #1, #2 and #3, respectively. Particle diameter increased by 0.6%, 2.4% and 10.4% for the catalysts in the Beds #1, #2 and #3, respectively, suggesting higher rate of sintering at the last catalytic bed. The amount of coke at the last catalytic bed was significantly higher than those of Beds #1 and #2.