Kinetic Separation of Oxygen and Argon Using Molecular Sieve Carbon

A pressure-swing adsorption (PSA) simulation study was performed for the separation of a mixture of 95% O₂ and 5% Ar using a molecular sieve carbon (MSC) as the adsorbent. Two PSA cycles have been outlined to maximize the recovery of either argon or oxygen as a high purity product. The effect of cycle parameters such as cocurrent depressurization pressure, purge/feed ratio, pressure ratio and adsorption pressure on the separation of O₂/Ar has been studied. It was found that it is feasible to obtain an argon product of purity in excess of 80% with reasonably high recovery using one of the cycles. The other cycle is capable of producing high purity oxygen (>99%) at high recovery (>50%) with reasonably high product throughputs. The PSA process can be conducted at room temperature and hence has an advantage over conventional processes like cryogenic distillation and cryogenic adsorption.     

Development of an integrated sieve-crucible assembly for sequential operation of liquid salt separation and vacuum distillation

The solid cathode processing is necessary to separate salt from the cathode product for the preparation of a uranium ingot with a high purity in the pyroprocess. The capacity of a salt distiller should be sufficiently large to reach the throughput of uranium electro-refining process. In this study, an assembly composing a liquid separation sieve and a distillation crucible was developed for the sequential operation of a liquid salt separation and a vacuum distillation in the same tower. The feasibility of the sequential salt separation was examined by the rotation test of the sieve-crucible assembly and sequential operation of a liquid salt separation and a vacuum distillation. The adhered salt in the uranium deposits was removed successfully. The salt content in the deposits was below 0.1 wt% after the sequential operation of the liquid salt separation—salt distillation. From the results of this study, it could be concluded that efficient salt separation can be realized by the sequential operation of liquid salt separation and vacuum distillation in one distillation tower since the operation procedures are simplified and no extra operation of cooling and reheating is necessary.     

An improvement study on the closed chamber distillation system for recovery of renewable salts from salt wastes containing radioactive rare earth compounds

In this paper, an improvement study on the closed chamber distillation system for recovery of renewable salts from salt wastes containing radioactive rare earth compounds was performed to determine optimum operating conditions. It was very important to maintain the pressure in the distillation chamber below 10 Torr for a high efficiency (salt recovery >99 %) of the salt distillation. This required increasing the salt vaporization and condensation rates in the distillation system. It was confirmed that vaporization and condensation rates could be improved controlling the given temperature of top of the condensation chamber. In the distillation tests of the salt wastes containing rare earth compounds, the operation time at a given temperature was greatly reduced changing the given temperature of top of the condensation chamber from 780 to 700 °C.     

分子蒸馏分离天然维生素E

天然维生素E(d1．2,5,7,8．[四甲基-2-(4,8,12．三甲基)十三烷基]色满醇-6-醋酸酯)工业上是从油脂真空脱臭的馏出物中提取。溶剂萃取法工艺简单,但难以找到特效的溶剂且纯度及产品收率均较低;化学处理法产品中有机物残留,限制了产品的应用;超临界萃取技术操作条件比较温和,分离容易,但一次性投资大。本文尝试对由酯化法制成的脂肪酸甲酯维生素E混合物,采用分子蒸馏技术进行分级分子蒸馏,以期获得高纯度的脂肪酸甲酯和纯度达50％以上的天然维生素E,为工业化生产提供参考。     

Novel simulated moving-bed adsorber for the fractionation of gas mixtures

The separation of propylene-propane mixture is an energy intensive operation commercially practiced using cryogenic distillation. The separation by pressure swing adsorption has been studied as an alternative. A fixed-bed pressure swing adsorption yields the heavy component as a pure product. The product recovery and the productivity are not high. In a moving-bed process, because of the counter-current solid-gas contact, the separation achieved is similar to that of the fractionation by distillation. Although the moving-bed operation offers the upper limit for the performance of a cyclic adsorptive process, due to mechanical complexities in the handling of solids the 'simulated' moving-bed is preferred. By moving the inlet and outlet ports of streams located along the length of the bed, a moving-bed process can be realized in a fixed bed. We describe here a 'moving-port' system which permits injection or withdrawal of the fluid along the axial direction in a fixed bed. A fixed bed embedded with the moving-port systems emulates a simulated moving-bed adsorber. The proposed adsorber can fractionate a binary gas mixture into two product streams with high purities. It is similar to the Sorbex process of UOP but does not have the eluent as an additional separating agent. A parametric study indicates that high purity products and a higher productivity by an order of magnitude can be achieved with simulated moving-beds compared to the fixed beds.     

Biodiesel Production from Integration Between Reaction and Separation System: Reactive Distillation Process

Biodiesel is a clean burning fuel derived from a renewable feedstock such as vegetable oil or animal fat. It is biodegradable, non-inflammable, non-toxic, and produces lesser carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and unburned hydrocarbons than petroleum-based fuel. The purpose of the present work is to present an efficient process using reactive distillation columns applied to biodiesel production. Reactive distillation is the simultaneous implementation of reaction and separation within a single unit of column. Nowadays, it is appropriately called “Intensified Process”. This combined operation is especially suited for the chemical reaction limited by equilibrium constraints, since one or more of the products of the reaction are continuously separated from the reactants. This work presents the biodiesel production from soybean oil and bioethanol by reactive distillation. Different variables affect the conventional biodiesel production process such as: catalyst concentration, reaction temperature, level of agitation, ethanol/soybean oil molar ratio, reaction time, and raw material type. In this study, the experimental design was used to optimize the following process variables: the catalyst concentration (from 0.5 wt.% to 1.5 wt.%), the ethanol/soybean oil molar ratio (from 3:1 to 9:1). The reactive column reflux rate was 83 ml/min, and the reaction time was 6 min.     

Recovery of Styrene With Silver Fluoborate Solutions

Distillation is one of the principal methods to be used in the isolation, purification, and identification of volatile compounds. It is normally the most simple of all separation methods since the only parameters which need be varied are temperature and pressure. It is among the cheapest, since even the most expensive stills are less costly than the preparative scale chromatographic devices that are frequently used to isolate pure compounds. Even though distillation has these obvious advantages, the modern scientific community frequently overlooks the full potential of the use of the technique. A primary reason for this is that there is little organized distillation information available, despite the fact that intensive distillation research has been conducted over the past half-century: since each researcher generally reports primarily to his own peer group. The bulk of this research has been performed in the field of chemical engineering and: though the developments of theory, principles, and refinements in equipment and technique could be of tremendous interest and benefit to the analytical chemist, little cross-communication occurs: As a result of this, many scientists who could utilize these multiple advantages of reduced cost and operator time, and increased product purity, are unaware of the separating potential of modern fractional distillation units. Recent development in the science have resulted in the availability of laboratory scale units which revolutionize this former alchemists' mode of separation.     

不同蒸馏压力下的生物油分子蒸馏分离特性研究

采用分子蒸馏分离技术对热敏性生物油在不同蒸馏压力下的分离特性进行了研究。经过分子蒸馏分离后,生物油被分离为蒸出馏分油与残留馏分油,蒸出馏分油的得率随着压力的下降而显著增大,在700 Pa时达到了56.50%(质量分数)。在馏分油的物理性质方面,蒸出馏分油富集了生物油内的大部分水分,残留馏分油内水分得到了较好的脱除,其中,700 Pa下残留馏分油的水分含量降至4.20%(质量分数)。结合生物油及馏分油的GC-MS分析结果,对乙酸、苯酚、糠醛以及左旋葡聚糖等生物油内典型化合物在不同蒸馏压力下的分布特性进行了研究,获得了相应化合物在分子蒸馏过程中的富集规律。结合分离因子评估模型对生物油内14种代表化合物的富集特性进行了量化评价。     

N,N-二甲氨基丙烯酸乙酯的制备

报道了一种以二甲氨基乙醇（DEAE）与丙烯酸丁酯（BA）为原料,钛酯四丁酯（TBT）为催化剂,在负压下反应及蒸馏,生产N,N－二甲氨基丙烯酸乙酯（OMAEA）的方法,并讨论了原料配比、催化剂用量、压力与温度及反应气氛对产物收率的影响,提出了优化的反应条件。     

废旧镍镉电池真空蒸馏规律的研究

在实验室条件下，对镍镉电池的真空蒸馏基本规律进行了探索.分析了温度、压力和时间等工艺因素对镍镉分离效果的影响，并对镍镉电池的真空蒸馏机理进行了研究，为废旧镍镉电池资源化提供了理论依据和实验数据.     

乙烯焦油炭磺酸催化果糖脱水合成5-羟甲基糠醛

以蒸馏后的乙烯焦油重组分为原料,采用交联-磺化法制备了乙烯焦油炭磺酸。 利用红外光谱(FT-IR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、热重分析(TGA-DTG)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等手段对该催化剂进行结构和性能表征。 结果表明,该催化剂呈现无定形石墨碳结构,且具有较高的酸量(4.20 mmol/g),表面的磺酸官能团是其关键活性中心。 并将该催化剂用于果糖脱水合成5-羟甲基糠醛(5-HMF)的反应,在130 ℃反应140 min,催化剂用量0.3 g、溶剂用量8 mL及助剂用量0.3 g的条件下,果糖转化率和5-HMF产率分别为96.2%和52.1%,分离得到的5-HMF纯度可达97.0%。催化剂循环使用5次后,果糖的转化率和5-HMF的产率分别保持在85.1%和40.8%以上。     

高纯橙皮素的制备及HPLC纯度分析

建立了一种基于反相硅胶纯化的高纯橙皮素制备方法,充分优化了上样量、流速及洗脱液极性等因素,采用红外光谱法和核磁共振对纯化后产物进行定性分析,高效液相色谱法检测纯化前后橙皮素的纯度,最终产物的纯度达99.87%。该方法快速简便、制备量大、分离效率高,每天制备效率可达到克级,为制备橙皮素标准物质提供了技术支撑。     

Certified calibration solution reference material for the determination of perfluorooctane sulfonate from the National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ)

A new calibration solution reference material for the determination of perfluorooctane sulfonate anion (PFOS) and its salts has been issued as a certified reference material (CRM) by the National Metrology Institute of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (NMIJ/AIST). The purity amount-of-substance fraction of raw material potassium perfluorooctane sulfonate (K-PFOS) was evaluated based on the results obtained using the freezing point depression method, and the purity mass fraction of the raw material was calculated using the average molar mass of impurities, the molar mass of K-PFOS, and the purity amount-of-substance fraction. The certified concentration of this CRM was obtained by multiplying the dilution ratio of the raw material in a prepared solution (methanol) determined from the gravimetric blending method by the purity of the raw material. The preparation concentration of K-PFOS as a certified value of NMIJ CRM 4220-a was determined to be 9.93?mg?kg^?1. In addition, the standard uncertainty of the certified value was evaluated from the purity evaluation as well as from sample inhomogeneity, instability, and preparation variation obtained from LC/MS measurements of different gravimetrically prepared solutions of the NMIJ CRM. Consequently, the expanded uncertainty was estimated to be 0.15?mg?kg^?1 with a coverage factor k?=?2 corresponding to the half-width of estimated confidence interval of approximately 95%.     

氮中丙烯腈气体标准物质的研制

以高纯丙烯腈和高纯氮气为原料,采用称量法配制氮中丙烯腈气体标准物质。对配制的气体标准物质分别进行机械混匀试验、压力均匀性和时间稳定性试验。经F检验,2.00μmol/mol及5.00μmol/mol两种浓度的样品在0.5~10 MPa范围内标准值无显著变化,具有较好的压力均匀性;在–20℃和40℃条件下保存7 d,其量值无显著变化,可满足运输环节量值稳定;在常温下贮存9个月量值无显著变化,表明其稳定性良好,满足国家二级标准物质对有效期的要求。对定值结果的不确定度进行评定。配制的氮中丙烯腈气体标准物质标准值为(2~5)×10~(–6)mol/mol,相对扩展不确定度为9%(k=2)。该标准物质达到国家二级标准物质的相关技术要求,可用于对丙烯腈气体报警器的校准。     

Gravimetric analysis of high purity tellurium for purity evaluation

Gravimetric analysis was utilized for purity evaluation of high purity tellurium, which was a raw material of a tellurium standard solution. Using a method in which tellurium was precipitated as elemental tellurium with hydrazinium after dissolution of the high purity tellurium, an avoidable positive error (ca. 0.02%) was observed. It seems that a cause of the positive error is oxidation of the tellurium or occlusion of the solvent during the precipitation. On the other hand, when the precipitated elemental tellurium was further converted into tellurium oxide by heating at 600 °C, the positive error disappeared. Finally, the purity of the starting tellurium was evaluated from the recovery of tellurium oxide with sufficient accuracy for a raw material of a tellurium standard solution (0.017% expanded uncertainty (k = 2)).     

Orthogonal test design for optimisation of extraction of trans-resveratrol from Pinot Noir-grape pomace

Yield of trans-resveratrol from Pinot Noir-grape pomace obtained by microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) through an orthogonal experiment (16 (4(4))) was investigated to get the best extraction conditions. In this method, the highest yield was obtained when the extraction solvent used ethanol; the ratio of raw material to solvent, the extraction time, the extraction temperature and microwave irradiation power were 1:20 (g mL(-1)), 30 min, 55°C and 1.0 kW, respectively. The average yield of trans-resveratrol was 90.87%, and the recovery was in the range of 85.49-89.04% with relative standard deviation lower than 1.39%. Then, the extract of MAE was separated by NKA-9 macroporous resin and re-crystallisation. Finally, the purity of trans-resveratrol was 97.47%.     

Optimisation of steam distillation extraction oil from onion by response surface methodology and its chemical composition

Oil extraction from onion was performed by steam distillation. Response surface methodology was applied to evaluate the effects of ratio of water to raw material, extraction time, zymolysis temperature and distillation times on yield of onion oil. The maximum extraction yield (1.779‰) was obtained as following conditions: ratio of water to raw material was 1, extraction time was 2.5 h, zymolysis temperature was 36° and distillation time was 2.6 h. The experimental values agreed well with those predicted by regression model. The chemical composition of extracted onion oil under the optimum conditions was analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technology. The results showed that sulphur compounds, like alkanes, sulphide, alkenes, ester and alcohol, were the major components of onion oil.     

Recycling of polymeric composites

For material recycling, composites have to be separated into their components, as only non-mixed raw materials can grant high quality standards. A combined mechanical and subsequent electrostatic separation can be classified as highly economic because it is a dry treatment. This is demonstrated on wire scrap. The separated copper and synthetic materials are obtained in a high degree of purity. Chemical disaggregation of composites has been worked out with medicinal blister packs and beverage packs. Two methods of separation were used: separating the plastic-aluminium composite by dissolving the plastic material or dissolving the adhesive that bonds together the plastic and aluminium. To demonstrate the technical feasibility of the processes, a pilot plant with a capacity of up to 25 tons of blister pack material per year was built. Chemical separation with non-problematic aqueous media was demonstrated with flocked plastics. When integrating composites into chemical processes, questions concerning material specification as well as preparation and chemical utilization must be answered. Mechanical preparation of appropriate raw materials has been exemplified by mixed packing waste, carpet-floor waste, and synthetic material from electrical waste. After the raw materials were analyzed and studies of their quantity and compositions were made, their possible re-use as raw material within a chemical process has been elaborated.     

The solid–liquid separation characteristics of pure LiCl–KCl eutectic salt using different types of crucibles

Uranium deposits were recovered at the solid cathode of an electrorefining system, and deposited uranium dendrite normally contains about 30–40 wt% LiCl–KCl eutectic salts. Therefore, a separation of the eutectic salts from deposited uranium is essential for reusing these salts and uranium. A process such as distillation was employed for cathode processing due to the advantages of a minimal generation of secondary waste, a compact unit process, and simple and low-cost equipment. However, the realization of a wide evaporation area or high distillation temperature is limited by various factors such as the material or structure of a distiller. Also, the electrical energy flow from outside has a lot of consumption to maintain the high temperature. Hence, in this study, solid–liquid separation experiments are proposed to increase the throughput of the salt removal process by the separation of the liquid salt prior to the distillation of the LiCl–KCl eutectic salt. The solid–liquid separation of salt was carried out in a vertical type distiller. The behavior of the solid–liquid separation of pure eutectic salt was investigated as a function of temperature, pressure, sieve size, and crucible shape. From the experimental results using pure eutectic salts, the amount of salt separation was achieved at more than 94 wt%. The rate of solid–liquid separation of salt using 600 °C is higher than that of 500 °C under the same condition. The influence of a vacuum for solid–liquid separation can be disregarded, and the separation rate of a 100 mesh was higher than that of a 150 mesh. In addition, the rate of separation for salts using a porous crucible is higher than that in a non-porous crucible.     

An Efficient Ionic Liquid-Mediated Extraction and Enrichment of Isoimperatorin from Ostericum koreanum (Max.) Kitagawa

Ionic liquids (ILs) have attracted significant interest because of their desirable properties. These characteristics have improved their application to overcome the shortcomings of conventional separation techniques for phytochemicals. In this study, several ILs were investigated for their capacity to extract isoimperatorin, a bioactive furanocoumarin, from the roots of Ostericum koreanum. Herein, 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF₄]) was selected as a promising IL for separating isoimperatorin. A central composite design was applied to optimize the extraction conditions. Under the optimal conditions, the yield of isoimperatorin reached 97.17 ± 1.84%. Additionally, the recovery of isoimperatorin from the [Bmim][BF₄] solution was successfully achieved (87.73 ± 2.37%) by crystallization using water as an antisolvent. The purity of the isoimperatorin was greatly enhanced, from 0.26 ± 0.28% in the raw material to 26.94 ± 1.26% in the product, in a one-step crystallization process. Namely, an enhancement of approximately 103-folds was reached. The developed approach overcomes the shortcomings of conventional separation methods applied for gaining isoimperatorin by significantly reducing the laboriousness of the process and the consumption of volatile organic solvents. Moreover, the simplicity and effectiveness of the method are assumed to be valuable for producing isoimperatorin-enriched products and for promoting its purification. This work also confirms the efficiency of ILs as a promising material for the separation of phytochemicals.