Adsorption of Methylene Blue and Metanil Yellow Dyes by Modified Carbon Sorbents

Adsorption properties of carbon sorbents modified with glycolic and lactic acid oligomers and copolymers of these toward organic dyes of varied nature: Methylene Blue and Metanil Yellow were studied. Differences in the adsorption of the dyes by the modified sorbents, due to the nature of their surface, were found.     

Synthesis of Hydrophobic Aerogel Heat Insulation Materials Based on Polyvinyl Alcohol/Carbon Black Composite

Modification of the composition of polyvinyl alcohol/carbon black aerogel composite materials was performed to make them hydrophobic. The physicochemical properties of the matrices obtained, including their thermal conductivity and resistance to aggressive media and water, were studied. Materials with the moisture capacity decreased by up to 96%, exhibiting resistance to aggressive organic media and high heat insulation properties, were obtained.     

Effect of hydrothermal treatment on the physicochemical characteristics of Pd/C composites prepared <Emphasis Type="Italic">via</Emphasis> pyrolysis of sawdust impregnated with palladium nitrate

Palladium supported on carbon (Pd/C) catalysts (0.55–0.65 wt.% of Pd) were synthesized by pyrolysis of birch sawdust under inert atmosphere proceeded by prolonged impregnation of sawdust in aqueous solution of palladium nitrate. In some cases, hydrothermal treatment (HT) of the pristine sawdust was conducted to modify the specific surface area of the final carbon material applied as a catalyst support. Based on low-temperature nitrogen adsorption technique, it was postulated that HT of sawdust in the liquid phase increases. while HT in the gaseous phase decreases the specific surface area of Pd/C. The obtained catalysts contained Pd particles (size ranged from 2 to 10 nm) both coated and not coated with carbon shell as evidenced by XPS and TEM techniques. The synthesized Pd/C composites provide high conversion of chlorobenzene and high selectivity in respect to benzene in hydrodechlorination reaction performed in a flow fixed-bed reactor in the presence of H₂. XPS data for Pd/C composites tested in the catalytic reaction indicate their high resistance to HCl. A minor part of metal Pd was found to transform into PdCl₂ and PdO.     

Bimetallic palladium(II) and iron(III), titanium(IV), vanadium(V), cobalt(II), and copper(II) complexes with the [As2W19O67(H2O)]14− heteropolyanion

The formation of bimetallic Pd(II) and M = Fe(III), Ti(IV), V(V), Co(II), or Cu(II) complexes with the two-vacancy [As₂W₁₉O₆₇(H₂O)]^14? heteropolyanion (HPA) (below referred to as As₂W₁₉) has been studied by UV/Vis and IR spectroscopy and differential dissolution. In an aqueous solution at pH 6 and a Pd: M: As₂W₁₉ molar ratio of 1: 1: 1, heteropoly complexes (HPC) incorporating two different metals one being Pd(II) are formed. The resulting complexes were precipitated from solution as cesium salts. In the case of Pd(II) and M = Fe(III), Co(II), or Cu(II) ions, the precipitate contained bimetallic HPC [As₂W₁₉FePDO₆₇(H₂O)₂]^9? (65.9 wt %), [As₂W₁₉CoPdO₆₇(H₂O)₂]^10? (45.6 wt %), and [As₂W₁₉CuPdO₆₇(H₂O)₂]^10? (50.7 wt %) mixed with monometallic HPC [As₂W₁₉M₂O₆₇(H₂O)₂]^{(14 ? 2m)?} (As₂W₁₉M₂). In the case of Pd(II) and Ti(IV) or V(V), bimetallic HPC of a different composition were precipitated, namely, [As₂W₁₉Ti₂O₆₇(OH _x )₂ PdO]^{(10 ? 2x)?} (76.8 wt %) and [As₂W₁₉V₂O₆₇(OH _x )₂ PdO]^{(8 ? 2x)?} (15.0 wt %), where palladium ions are not incorporated in the HPC structure but are attached to the HPC surface, possibly, as hydroxide species. Using M = Pd(II), Ti(IV), V(V) ions and the HPA As₂W₁₉ ([M]: [As₂W₁₉] = 2 : 1, pH 6), new monometallic HPC, [As₂W₁₉Pd₂O₆₇(H₂O)₂]^10?, [As₂W₁₉Ti₂O₆₇(OH _x )₂]^{(10 ? 2x)?}, and [As₂W₁₉V₂O₆₇(OH _x )₂]^{(8 ? 2x)?} (x = 0, 1, or 2), were obtained.     

Control of the adsorption capacity of a carbon sorbent with respect to protein molecules by surface modification with aminocaproic acid

The carbon sorbent surface was modified with carboxy and amino groups. As modifying agent served aminocaproic acid combining the hydrophilic terminal groups with the hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain, which affords a balance between the groups when contacting proteins. The conditions and parameters of aminocaproic acid polycondensation were elucidated that allows the polymeric modifier to be strongly fixed on the carbon surface.     

Pyrolysis of methane on a heat-treated FeCrAl coil heated with electric current

We studied methane pyrolysis of at 750 to 1100°C on a heat-treated FeCrAl wire heated by electric current both in the absence of oxygen and at CH₄ : O₂ = 15 : 1 and 9 : 1. The process proceeds in two temperature ranges differing in pyrolysis product selectivity. In the transition region, intensive carbon deposition occurs on the wire surface. The presence of oxygen shifts the methane conversion versus temperature and product selectivity versus temperature curves to higher temperatures. We believe that the existence of two process regions is due to the coking of the catalyst surface.     

Catalytic properties of platinum-promoted acid cesium salts of molybdophosphoric and molybdovanadophosphoric heteropoly acids in the gas-phase oxidation of benzene to phenol with an O<Subscript>2</Subscript> + H<Subscript>2</Subscript> mixture

Acid salts Cs _x H_{3 + n ? x} PMo_{12 ? n} V _n O₄₀ (n = 0, 1, 2, or 3; x = 2.5 or 3.5) with coprecipitated or supported platinum were studied using thermogravimetry, IR spectroscopy, and temperature-programmed reduction. The thermal region of the full stability of these salts is limited by the decomposition temperature of the corresponding acid H₃PMo₁₂O₄₀ (～400°C) or H_{3 + n} PMo_{12 ? n} V _n O₄₀ (～300–350°C). The degree of reduction of heteropoly anions with hydrogen is regulated by temperature. Deeply reduced heteropoly anions (at 300°C) are slowly oxidized with oxygen with structure and composition regeneration. The states of molybdenum and vanadium on the surface of samples with coprecipitated platinum Pt_0.1-Cs_2.5H_0.5PMo₁₂O₄₀ (1) and Pt_0.1-Cs_2.5H_2.5PMo₁₀V₂O₄₀ (2), which were studied using XPS, correspond to reduced or reoxidized heteropoly anions in the bulk. Platinum metal particles of ～5 nm in size were observed in high-resolution TEM images obtained after the reduction and storage of sample 1 in air. A heteropoly compound forms two texture levels: spherical nanoparticles of 10–20 nm in size are collected in closely packed globules of 100–300 nm in size. Detailed texture studies, which were performed using nitrogen adsorption isotherms, demonstrated texture mobility under the ambient conditions. The cesium salts of the heteropoly acids were tested in the gas-phase oxidation of benzene to phenol with an O₂ + H₂ mixture at 180°. The effect of platinum concentration on the specific catalytic activity in the presence of deeply reduced heteropoly anions was monitored. The samples containing the salt Cs_2.5H_0.5PMo₁₂O₄₀ exhibited the highest activity in the formation of phenol. The introduction of vanadium into the heteropoly anion impaired the catalytic performance of both deeply and slightly reduced samples.     

Influence of alkaline and acidic promoters on the catalytic properties of metallic palladium and rhodium in CO hydrogenation

Influence of alkaline and acidic promoters on the composition of CO hydrogenation products on SiO₂-supported metallic palladium and rhodium has been examined. Alkaline and acidic promoters have been established to increase the yield of methanol and ethanol, respectively.

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