Performance of Co/MgO catalyst for CO2 reforming of toluene as a model compound of tar derived from biomass gasification

Catalytic performances of the CO2 reforming of toluene on Co/Mg O catalysts with different cobalt loadings were evaluated in a fluidized-bed reactor. The results showed that the conversion of toluene and the stability of Co/Mg O increased, but the apparent reaction rate decreased at the initial stage with increasing the amount of metallic Co formed from the reduction of Co/Mg O catalysts at 700°C. The deactivation of Co/Mg O catalysts was mainly resulted from that a part of the metallic Co was oxidized by CO2 and could not be re-reduced by H2 at reaction temperature. Therefore, the excess metallic Co on the higher Co loading catalysts was beneficial to the catalyst stability.     

Proton affinities of fluoro derivatives of benzene,toluene, and<Emphasis Type="Italic">m</Emphasis>-xylene from<Emphasis Type="Italic">ab initio</Emphasis> MP2 calculations

The proton affinity (PA) energies of fluoro derivatives of benzene, toluene, andm-xylene were obtained fromab initio MP2-FC/6-31G^* calculations and compared with experimental results. Protonated forms of the molecules, resulting from different ways of proton addition, were studied. Relative concentrations of isomeric arenonium ions were calculated and compared with the results of NMR studies on arenonium ions in solutions. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 1847–1849, November, 2000.     

Ultrasonic absorption in binary liquid mixtures

Ultrasonic absorption in binary liquid mixtures containing benzene, chloroform, cyclohexane and toluene with triethylamine, a rotational isomeric relaxing liquid, as a common component has been studied at a frequency of 7.56 MHz. A pulse techrique has been used for the measurement of absorption with an accuracy of ±5%. Bauer-Sette formula has been used to calculate the absorption of these liquid mixtures at different concentrations. The theoretical values evaluated on the basis of Bauer-Sette theory appear to have good agreement with experimental values. In view of the discrepancy pointed out by Mallikarjuna Rao and Suryanarayana, the mixtures of benzene and ethylacetate have been studied in this context and found the theoretical values coinciding with experimental values.     

Recent developments in manufacturing emulsions and particulate products using membranes

Membrane emulsification (ME) is a relatively new technique for the highly controlled production of particulates. This review focuses on the recent developments in this area, ranging from the production of simple oil-in-water (O/W) or water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions to multiple emulsions of different types, solid-in-oil-in-water (S/O/W) dispersions, coherent solids (silica particles, solid lipid microspheres, solder metal powder) and structured solids (solid lipid microcarriers, gel microbeads, polymeric microspheres, core-shell microcapsules and hollow polymeric microparticles). Other emerging technologies that extend the capabilities into different membrane materials and operation methods (such as rotating membranes, repeated membrane extrusion of coarsely pre-emulsified feeds) are introduced. The results of experimental work carried out by cited researchers in the field together with those of the current authors are presented in a tabular form in a rigorous and systematic manner. These demonstrate a wide range of products that can be manufactured using different membrane approaches. Opportunities for creation of new and novel entities are highlighted for low throughput applications (medical diagnostics, healthcare) and for large-scale productions (consumer and personal products).     

整体式催化剂活性组分负载策略及微波催化燃烧甲苯特性

针对催化剂活性组分脱落问题，采用载体预处理和添加硅溶胶的策略来强化活性组分负载，微波单模腔中催化燃烧甲苯以考察催化剂活性，并对牢固负载的催化剂进行表征分析。研究表明，常温下采用10%盐酸溶液对蜂窝状堇青石（CH）载体预处理、硅溶胶添加量与载体吸水量比值为0.125条件下所制备的Cu-Mn-Ce（硅溶胶）/CH催化剂脱落率为0.0129%，明显低于Cu-Mn-Ce/CH催化剂的0.950%。Cu-Mn-Ce（硅溶胶）/CH催化剂具有更小的活性颗粒尺寸、更大的比表面积和更多样的活性晶体，在甲苯进气浓度1000 mg/m³、进气量0.12 m³/h、微波功率200 W和床层温度350℃条件下，催化剂对甲苯的催化燃烧效率和矿化率分别为98.5%和87.9%；连续实验43 h后，催化剂活性保持稳定且活性组分脱落率低（0.0328%）。硅溶胶的添加增强了活性组分与载体之间的相互作用力，生成的硅氧烷化学键提高了活性组分的结合牢固度。     

Gas Phase Selective Catalytic Oxidation of Toluene to Benzaldehyde on V2O5-Ag2O／η-Al2O3 Catalyst

Gas phase selective catalytic oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde was studied on V2O5-Ag2O/η-Al2O3 catalyst prepared by impregnation. The catalyst was characterized by XRD, XPS, TEM,and FT-IR. The catalytic results showed that toluene conversion and selectivity for benzaldehyde on catalyst sample No.4 (V/(V Ag)=0.68) was higher than other catalysts with different V/Ag ratios. This was attributed to the higher surface area, larger pore volume and pore diameter of the catalyst sample No.4 than the other catalysts. The XRD patterns recorded from the catalyst before and after the oxidation reaction revealed that the new phases were developed, and this suggested that silver had entered the vanadium lattice. XPS results showed that the vanadium on the surface of No.4 and No.5 sample was more than that in the bulk, thus forming a vanadium rich layer on the surface. It was noted that when the catalyst was doped by potassium promoter, the toluene conversion and selectivity for benzalde hydewere higher than those on the undoped catalyst. This was attributed to the disordered structure of V2O5 lattice of the K-doped catalyst and a better interfacial contact between the particles.     

Preparation, characterization, and catalysis of mecro-catalysts

Because catalysis by metals is a surface phenomenon, many technological catalysts contain small (typically nanometre-sired) supported metal particles with a large fraction of the atoms exposed. Many reactions, such as hydrocarbon hydrogenations, are structure-insensitive, proceeding at approximately the same rates on metal particles of various sizes provided that they are larger than 1 nm and show bulk-like metallic behavior. But the catalytic properties are not known when metal particles become so small that their sizes are indium clusters consisting of several indium atoms. Here the catalytic behavior of precisely defined clusters of just four and six indium atoms on solid supports is shown. It is found that the Ir4 and Ir6 clusters differ in catalytic activity both from each other and from metallic Ir particles.     

Real-time detection of individual secondary organic aerosol particle from photooxidation of toluene using aerosol time of flight mass spectrometer

Aromatic hydrocarbons are air pollutants in urban atmosphere and mainly from anthropogenic sources, i.e., emission from automotive exhaust and productive process of industry, and they constitute an important fraction of total volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Photochemical ozone and secondary organic aerosols (SOA) could be formed from the photochemical proc- esses of aromatic hydrocarbons. SOA may impact visibility of air, formation of clouds, change of the climate, and human health serio…     

SMAI和CI法制备的Ni—Ag／SiO2催化剂的结构与催化性质研究

应用溶剂化金属原子浸渍（ＳＭＡＩ）法和普通浸渍（ＣＩ）法制备了金属含量相同的ＳｉＯ２负载Ｎｉ－Ａｇ双金属催化剂。ＸＲＤ和磁测定结果表明ＳＭＡＩ催化剂中Ｎｉ和Ａｇ的粒度均小于金属含量相同的ＣＩ催化剂，ＳＭＡＩ催化剂中Ｎｉ和Ａｇ未形成合金，而ＣＩ催化剂中Ｎｉ和Ａｇ形成了合金。ＳＭＡＩ和ＣＩ催化剂都具有超顺磁性。研究了这些催化剂在甲苯加氢反应的催化性质，结果表明与组成相同的普通浸渍法催化相比，ＳＭＡＩ催     

近临界下HZSM-5催化的甲苯歧化反应

用高压观测池通过可视观测确定了苯、甲苯和对二甲苯等二元系及三元系的临界性质以及甲苯歧化反应混合物临界性质随着反应进程的变化规律；在此基础上，分别研究了近临界区以及高温下以HZSM-5为催化剂的甲苯歧化反应。结果发现，在近临界区甲苯歧化反应的对二甲苯选择性最高，随温度的升高甲苯转化率明显增加，对二甲苯选择性下降。高温下压力对对二甲苯选择性没有影响，转化率随压力升高而提高。