Thermodynamic equilibrium study of mineral elements evaporation in O2/CO2 recycle combustion

The facility for the analysis of chemical thermodynamics method (F*A*C*T) based on the Gibbs energy minimization principle, was used to characterize the evaporation of mineral elements of coal in O₂/CO₂ recycle combustion. The effects of atmosphere and temperature on the speciation of mineral species were discussed. The results show that Na(K)Cl(g), FeO(g), and SiO(g) are the dominant gaseous species of the mineral elements. The dominant species of mineral elements in flue gases depend on both the combustion conditions (reducing or oxidizing) and the atmosphere. In O₂/CO₂ mixture combustion, the evaporation rate of mineral elements is much lower than that in air combustion, especially under reducing atmosphere. The total evaporation of mineral elements in O₂/CO₂ atmosphere and air combustion under reducing conditions is 4.46% and 9.65% respectively, up to the temperature of 2400 K. The calculation values are consistent with the experiment values. The decrease in the mineral element evaporation is helpful to suppress the tendency to form fine particle matter and the tendency of initial ash deposition.     

负载于HZSM-5上的CuO-ZnO-Al2O3纳米粒子：尿素－硝酸盐燃烧合成和理化表征

用尿素-硝酸盐燃烧法制备了一系列的负载于HZSM-5上的CuO-ZnO-Al2O3纳米复合材料(CZA/HZSM-5)。研究了燃料与氧化物的比率对所合成的复合材料的理化性质的影响。用TGA/DTG,FTIR和XRD等研究了尿素-硝酸盐凝胶的热分解和煅烧粉体的相演变过程。FESEM结果表明在燃烧过程中燃料的用量对CZA/HZSM-5的性质有重大影响。CuO和ZnO的晶粒首先随尿素量的增加而增大,然后随尿素量的增加而减小。CuO和ZnO的相对结晶度随燃料量的增加表现为非单调趋势。随着燃料与硝酸盐的比率的增加,CZA/HZSM-5不仅形貌变得超细和均一,而且表面孔隙率也显著增加。FTIR结果表明HZSM-5的结构甚至在负载了CuO-ZnO-Al2O3纳米粒子后也未被破坏,而且在CuO和ZnO与HZSM-5之间还有表面的键合。TGA/DTG结果指出燃烧合成法是一种由若干过程组合起来的方法,例如前驱体的热分解和前驱体间的放热反应等。另外,提出了CuO-ZnO-Al2O3负载在HZSM-5上的生成机理。     

Ce0.5Zr0.5O2修饰的Ni/SiC、Fe/SiC和Co/SiC催化燃烧甲烷性能

以铈锆固溶体（Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂）修饰的高比表面积SiC为载体,采用两步浸渍法制备了Ni、Fe和Co基催化剂,研究了其在煤层气催化燃烧脱氧中的催化活性和稳定性. 利用X射线衍射（XRD）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP-MS）、高分辨透射电子显微镜（HRTEM）、比表面积（BET）、热重分析（TGA）和H₂程序升温还原（H₂-TPR）对催化剂进行了表征. 分析结果表明,Ni、Fe和Co部分进入Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂固溶体晶格内部,导致催化剂体相形成更多的缺陷;同时Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂固溶体有助于加速金属氧化物和金属之间氧化还原过程的进行,促进了氧吸附、传输和对甲烷的活化. 另外,SiC和Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂固熔体良好的抗积碳性能,有效避免了催化剂在富甲烷反应气氛中因积碳而失活,从而使三种催化剂均具有优良的催化燃烧脱氧活性和稳定性. 其中,Co/Ce_0.5Zr_0.5O₂/SiC活性最高,可在320 ℃活化催化甲烷,并在410 ℃实现完全脱氧.     

Changes in coal char reactivity and texture during combustion in an entrained flow reactor

Char particle combustion is the slowest step in the combustion of coal, therefore char reactivity and texture have an important influence on this process. In this work, two coals were devolatilised in an entrained flow reactor and the chars obtained were burned under different experimental conditions in order to achieve various degrees of burnoff. Char reactivity was determined by means of non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis, and the conversion-time data were evaluated by the random pore model proposed by Bhatia and Perlmutter. Char texture was characterised by means of N₂ and CO₂ adsorption isotherms. The surface areas obtained were used to calculate intrinsic reaction rate parameters. It was found that under chemical controlled conditions, the available surface area during combustion is best represented by the N₂ surface area.     

Microwave-assisted combustion synthesis of nanocrystalline La<Subscript>2</Subscript>Mo<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>9</Subscript> oxide-ion conductor and its characterization

Nanocrystalline La₂Mo₂O₉ oxide-ion conductor has been successfully synthesized by microwave-assisted combustion method within a very short time duration using aspartic acid as the newer fuel in a domestic microwave oven. The synthesized nanocrystalline powder showed good sinterability and reached more than 97% of theoretical density even at low temperature of 800 °C for 5 h. The sintered La₂Mo₂O₉ sample exhibited a conductivity of 0.159 S/cm in air at 750 °C.     

Characterization and evaluation of Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carrier prepared by sol–gel combustion synthesis

The sol-gel combustion synthesis (SGCS) for oxygen carrier (OC) to be used in chemical looping combustion (CLC) was first designed and experimented in this work, which is a new method of OC synthesis by combining sol-gel technique and solution combustion synthesis. Cheap hydrated metal nitrates and urea were adopted as precursors to prepare Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃ OC at the molar ratio to unity (Fe1Al1), which was characterized through various means, including Fourier transforms infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffractor (XRD), and N₂ isothermal adsorption/desorption method. FTIR analysis on the chemical structure of the dried gel of Fe1Al1 indicated that urea was partly hydrolyzed and the hydrated basic carbonate was formed by the combination of groups such as (Fe(_1−yAl_y)_1−xO_1−3x, CO₃²⁻ and -OH-. By analyzing the staged products during SGCS, calcination was found as a necessary step to produce Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃ OC with separate phases of α-Fe₂O₃ and α-Al₂O₃. Through TGA-DTA, the decomposition of the dried gel was found to undergo five stages. The analysis of the evolved gases from the gel decomposition using FTIR partially confirmed the staged decomposition and assisted a better understanding of the mechanism of SGCS. XRD identification further substantiated the necessity of calcination to synthesize Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃ OC with separate phases of α-Fe₂O₃ and α-Al₂O₃, though it was not necessary for the synthesis of single phase α-Fe₂O₃ and α-Al₂O₃. Structural characterization performed on N₂ adsorption analyzer displayed that the pore shape of Fe1Al1 particles was heterogeneous. Finally, H₂ temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) of Fe1Al1 products in TGA indicated that the reduction reaction of Fe1Al1 OC after calcination was a single step reaction from α-Fe₂O₃ to Fe, and calcination benefited to improve the transfer rate of the lattice oxygen from the OC to fuel H₂. Furthermore, four times of reduction and oxidization (redox) reaction by alternating with H₂ and air demonstrated the synthesized OC had good reactivity and sintering-resistance, much suitable to be used in the realistic CLC. Overall, the SGCS method was found superior to other existent methods to prepare Fe₂O₃/Al₂O₃ OC for CLC application.     

Preparation and characterization of optical spectroscopy of Lu2O3:Eu nanocrystals

Nanoscale Lu₂O₃:Eu powders were prepared by solution combustion synthesis. X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution electronic microscope (HREM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), excitation and emission spectra, as well as fluorescent decay curves were measured to characterize the structure and luminescent properties of the samples. The results show that the compound of composition Lu₂O₃ crystallizes in pure cubic structure. By changing the ratio of glycine to nitrate in the combustion process, the particle size varies from 40 nm to less than 5 nm. The emission and excitation spectra strongly depend on the particle size of the samples. Novel emission band, red-shift of charge transfer band (CTB) and shortening of lifetime were observed in nanoscale samples.     

New synthesis of excellent visible-light TiO2−xNx photocatalyst using a very simple method

An excellent visible-light-responsive (from 400 to 550 nm) TiO_2−xN_x photocatalyst was prepared by a simple wet method. Hydrazine was used as a new nitrogen resource in this paper. Self-made amorphous titanium dioxide precursor powders were dipped into hydrazine hydrate, and calcined at low temperature (110 °C) in the air. The TiO_2−xN_x was successfully synthesized, following by spontaneous combustion. The photocatalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), transmission electron microscope (TEM), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectrometer (DRS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Analysis of XPS indicated that N atoms were incorporated into the lattice of the titania crystal during the combustion of hydrazine on the surface of TiO₂. Ethylene was selected as a target pollutant under visible-light excitation to evaluate the activity of this photocatalyst. The newly prepared TiO_2−xN_x photocatalyst with strong photocatalytic activity and high photochemical stability under visible-light irradiation was firstly demonstrated in the experiment.     

Methane Combustion Over Fe, Co and Ni Modified Manganese Oxide Catalysts

Fe-Mn, Co-Mn and Ni-Mn composite oxide catalysts based on high specific surface area MnO₂ precursor were prepared and applied to catalytic combustion of CH₄. Results were compared with that of unmodified MnOx and 1wt.% Pd/-Al₂O₃. Below 450°C, manganese oxide catalysts show higher activity than Pd/-Al₂O₃, while the modified manganese oxide catalysts exhibit higher activity than the unmodified one below 420°C. All catalysts were characterized by means of N₂-BET, XRD, TG-DTA and H₂-TPR. Due to the interaction between Fe, Co or Ni oxides and manganese oxide, the activity of the oxygen species of the modified catalysts is improved, which leads to the increase of their CH₄ combustion activity.     

Automatic Carbon,Hydrogen, Nitrogen,Sulfur Analyzer Ciiemistry of Sulfur Reactions

Abstract

An automatic analyzer for the simultaneous microdetermination of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur is described. The method is based on the uncatalyzed, dynamic, flash-combustion of the sample in an oxygen/helium atmosphere in a quartz tube. Separation of the combustion gases, N₂, CO₂, SO₂, and H₂O is accomplished by using gas chromatography and a thermal conductivity detector. Reactions of SO₂ formation are given in detail.     

Effect of stoichiometric ratio of organic fuel to oxidizer on performance of La0.8Sr0.2CoO3 catalysts for CH4 combustion

Perovskite-type La_0.8Sr_0.2CoO₃ mixed oxides were prepared by d,l-alanine solution combustion synthesis and used successfully in CH₄ combustion as catalysts. These samples were characterized by means of XRD, FTIR, BET, and H₂-TPR methods. The effects of stoichiometric ratio (φ) of organic fuel to oxidizer on the structure and catalytic activities of the catalysts were studied. The results indicate that all La_0.8Sr_0.2CoO₃ mixed oxides with different φ have perovskite structures. Their structures and catalytic activities vary along with the change of φ. The catalytic activity of La_0.8Sr_0.2CoO₃ mixed oxide with φ = 1.52 is the best among all the samples, whose T ₅₀ and T ₁₀₀ (the temperatures of methane conversions reaching 50 and 100%, respectively) are respectively 470 °C and 550 °C, which can be explained in terms of the smaller of average crystal size, higher specific surface area, bigger lattice distortion, lower activation energy, and higher mobility of chemically adsorbed oxygen on the surface and vacancy of the catalysts.     

Adsorption of Pb(2+) ions on nanosized gamma-Fe(2)O(3): formation of surface ternary complexes on ligand complexation

Adsorption of Pb²⁺ ions on the combustion derived nanosized γ-Fe₂O₃ and its thiourea complex composite is reported. The adsorbents upon adsorption of Pb²⁺ ions are characterised by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis and infrared spectroscopy techniques. The eluent is characterised by atomic absorption spectroscopy for the estimation of Pb²⁺ ions. The reduction in the amount of lead after adsorption was estimated to be around 50% in case of complex composite adsorbent and around 15% in case of the γ-Fe₂O₃ adsorbents. Orthorhombic PbSO₄ precipitated out from the eluent and is reported with a model reaction. Adsorption of lead onto the complex composite is explained through the formation of a surface tertiary complex. The advantage of employing a thiourea-γ-Fe₂O₃ complex composite as solid adsorbent for the adsorption of heavy metal pollutants is envisaged in the present investigation.     

Simple but efficient synthesis of novel substituted benzimidazoles over ZrO2-Al2O3

Solid-acid catalytic materials such as ZrO₂-Al₂O₃ containing 80?mol% of ZrO₂ were prepared by the solution combustion method (SCM) using different fuels such as urea, hexamethylene tetramine, glycine, and sucrose. All the prepared solid acid catalytic materials were characterized for their physico-chemical properties like crystalinity, acidity, functionality and morphology. These materials were evaluated for their catalytic activity in the synthesis of a series of novel substituted benzimidazoles. The reaction conditions were optimized by varying the solvents, reaction temperature, weight of solid acid catalyst, molar ratio of the reactants, and reaction time. The ZrO₂-Al₂O₃ solid acid catalytic material prepared by urea as a fuel was found to be highly active, recyclable, and reusable in the synthesis of benzimidazoles. A possible reaction mechanism for the synthesis of benzimidazoles is also proposed.     

Fabrication, characterization and magnetic behaviour of alumina-doped zinc ferrite nano-particles

Zinc ferrite nano-powders with a nominal composition of ZnFe₂O₄ were prepared by combustion synthesis using mixture of urea and ammonium nitrate as fuel. The influence of alumina-doping on the structural, morphological and magnetic properties of ZnFe₂O₄ nano-particles was investigated by means of X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). XRD and IR analyses confirm the cubic spinel phase of ZnFe₂O₄ nano-particles. The Zn ferrite presented a uniform microstructure with grain size in nano-scale. Alumina-doping brought about a change in the morphology of the as prepared ferrite from sphere-like to regular hexagon. Al₂O₃-treatment led to a decrease in the coercivity (H_c), magnetization (M_s) and magnetic moment (n_B) of the investigated system. The maximum decrease in the values of H_c, M_s and n_B due to the treatment with 1.5 wt% Al₂O₃ attained 13.5, 17.4 and 13.5%, respectively. The observed results can be explained on the basis of particle size and the Fe³⁺ concentration in the octahedral and tetrahedral sites involved in the cubic spinel structure.     

Caracterisation De Catalyseurs ZrxCe1–xO2 et Etude De Leur Reactivite Dans L'Oxydation Des Suies Par ATD/ATG

Thermal analysis has been used to investigate the crystallization of Zr_xCe_1-xO₂ mixed oxides, prepared by co-precipitation of corresponding hydroxides. For x≤0.5, small crystals of CeO₂, were formed at low temperatures (373 K). For x>0.5an exothermic peak at 420°C (693 K) was observed after calcination under a flow of air ofhydroxide samples. This peak was associated with the formation of a Zr_xCe_1-xO₂ solid solution (XRD) in a tetragonal phase (Raman). The solids calcined at 700°C (973 K) present a reactivity towards the carbon black oxidation. The thermal analysis coupled with a gas chromatograph (GC) were used to follow this reactivity. Simultaneous study of the activity (thermal analysis) and the selectivity (GC) in CO or CO₂ of the different catalysts revealed an important parameter: acatalyst-soot particle contact. We also obtained a more precise comparison of Zr_xCe_1-xO₂ oxides in the catalytic soot combustion. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Oscillations during partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas over Ru/Al2O3 catalyst (Special column of methane transformation, Article)

Oscillations in temperatures of catalyst bed as well as concentrations of gas phase species at the exit of reactor were observed during the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas over Ru/Al₂O₃ in the temperature range of 600 to 850 °C. XRD, H₂-TPR and in situ Raman techniques was used to characterize the catalyst. Two types of ruthenium species, i.e. the ruthenium species weakly interacted with Al₂O₃ and that strongly interacted with the support, were identified by H₂-TPR experiment. These species are responsible for two types of oscillation profiles observed during the reaction. The oscillations were the result of these ruthenium species switching cyclically between the oxidized state and the reduced state under the reaction condition. These cyclic transformations, in turn, were the result of temperature variations caused by the varying levels of the strongly exothermic CH₄ combustion and the highly endothermic CH₄ reforming (with H₂O and CO₂) reactions (or the less exothermic direct partial oxidation of methane to CO and H₂), which were favored by the oxidized and the metallic sites, respectively. The major pathway of synthesis gas formation over the catalyst was via the combustion-reforming mechanism.     

Rapid Synthesis of Nanocrystalline TiO2/SnO2 Binary Oxides and Their Photoinduced Decomposition of Methyl Orange

A rapid and simple method, the so-called stearic acid method (SAM) was developed to prepare nanostructured TiO₂/SnO₂ binary oxides by combustion of stearic acid precursors. The preparative process was studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). During the preparative process, metal precursors were dispersed in stearic acid at molecular level. Microstructure of the samples was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), BET specific surface area measurement and the results were compared with those obtained by conventional sol-gel method. The photocatalytic decomposition of methyl orange was used as a model system to determine the relative influences of the preparation method and the concentration of SnO₂ on the photocatalytic activities. It was found that preparative methods affected the crystalline structure of TiO₂/SnO₂ powders and the anatase phase of TiO₂ was stabilized by the addition of SnO₂ in SAM. The samples prepared by SAM showed better dispersity, larger specific surface area and the TiO₂/SnO₂ (r=0.15, SAM) catalyst showed higher photocatalytic activity than Degussa P25.     

纳米级PbCO3的制备与应用

PbCO3作为燃烧催化剂被广泛应用于推进剂中,但目前推进剂中使用的PbCO3颗粒尺寸大、粒度分布不均匀,严重地影响了固体推进剂的燃烧性能[1~3]。纳米粒子因其尺寸小,比表面积大,且随着粒径减小,比表面积急剧变大,活性中心数迅速增加,大大增强了纳米粒子的催化活性,使得各种纳米级     

自生长燃烧法合成纳米铁酸钇固溶体光催化剂

以硝酸铁和硝酸钇作为前驱体,甘氨酸为燃料用自生长燃烧法合成了可见光光催化剂YFeO₃及其固溶体。样品通过X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、N₂吸附、紫外-可见漫反射(UV-Vis DRS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和透射电镜(TEM)等表征了其晶相结构、BET比表面积和形貌。结果表明掺杂一定量的金属能有效地提高自生长燃烧法合成的YFeO₃的纯度,所合成的样品晶粒大小约为55 nm。与YFeO₃相比其固溶体吸收边红移。光催化降解亚甲基蓝(MB)和罗丹明B(RhB)结果表明YFeO₃及其固溶体均具有活性,Bi修饰的YFeO₃表现出最高的光催化活性,而且对于不同染料的降解程度不同。     

Eu,Dy co-doped SrAl<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> phosphors prepared by sol–gel-combustion processing

SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺, Dy³⁺ powders were synthesized by sol–gel–combustion process using metal nitrates as the source of metal ions and citric acid as a chelating agent of metal ions. The amounts of citric acid in mole were two times those of the metal ions. By tracing the formation process of the sol–gel, it is found that decreasing the amount of NO₃ ⁻ in the solution is necessary for the formation of transparent sol and gel, and the dropping of ethanol into the precursor solution can decrease the amount of NO₃ ⁻ in the solution. By combusting citrate sol at 600 °C, followed by heating the resultant combustion ash at 1,100–1,300 °C in a weak reductive atmosphere containing active carbon, SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺, Dy³⁺ phosphors can prepared. X-ray diffraction, Thermogravimetry–differential thermal analysis, scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence spectrophotometer were used to investigate the formation process and luminescent properties of the as-synthesized SrAl₂O₄:Eu²⁺, Dy³⁺. The results reveal that the SrAl₂O₄ crystallizes completely when the combustion ash was sintered at 1,200–1,300 °C. The excitation and emission spectra indicate that excitation broadband mainly lies in a visible range and the phosphors emit strong light at 510 nm under the excitation of 348 nm. The afterglow of phosphors lasts for over 10 h when the excited source is cut off.