Eco-friendly and Cleaner Process Using Online Microwave-assisted Steam Extraction Coupled with Solid-phase Extraction for Trace Analysis of Sulfonamides in Animal Feed

An environmentally friendly method for extracting sulfonamides(SAs) residues from animal feed was described and applied. The method used online microwave-assisted steam extraction coupled with solid phase extraction(MASE-SPE), which was followed by the analysis using high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(HPLC-MS/MS). The SAs residues were extracted successively with water steam under microwave irradiation, and thus directly introduced into an SPE column containing cation-exchange resin. The SAs were then eluted with methanol-ammonia(90:10, volume ratio) from the SPE column and followed by HPLC-MS/MS. The limits of detection(LODs) for the analytes ranged from 0.24 ng/g to 0.49 ng/g. The limits of quantification(LOQs) ranged from 0.82 ng/g to 1.63 ng/g. Average recoveries of SAs were 76.3%-92.1%. The developed method was a reliable and environmentally friendly alternative to previous methods with respect to time, solvent and labor consumption for the analysis of SAs in animal foodstuffs.     

稀土添加剂对烃类水蒸汽重整镍催化剂性能的影响——水蒸汽吸附的TPD研究

用程序升温脱附技术,研究了添加稀土的烃类水蒸汽重整催化剂(Ni/α-Al_2O_3)对水蒸汽的吸附性能,同未加稀土的镍催化剂作了对比。结果表明,加有稀土的镍催化剂对水蒸汽的吸附能力主要是稀土的贡献。还原态催化剂对水蒸汽的吸附量比相应的氧化态多1.4倍。发现催化剂对水蒸汽的吸附能力不仅取决于浸渍方式,而且同稀土含量有关。当稀土含量较多时,催化剂表面上呈现出三个能量不同的吸附位。稀土含量少于1.3%时。对提高催化剂吸附水蒸汽的能力已作用不大。含稀土的镍催化剂吸附水蒸汽的能力大,正是其抗结炭性能耐硫性能好的原因。     

Modelling and simulation of steam turbine processes: individual models for individual tasks

Within power plants, several physical, chemical and mechanical processes are conducted to transfer the energy, stored in fossil fuel, into electrical energy. This energy conversion is divided into several stages. Hitherto, the largest conventional power plants employ steam turbines as prime movers to drive a generator. Hence, a steam turbine is one module to convert heat energy into mechanical energy. And thus it is one link in the chain of energy conversions with the aim of generating electrical energy. Today, steam turbine industry faces numerous challenges concerning efficiency, commissioning time, start-up times, operation, availability, safety, cost-effectiveness, etc. Many of these tasks can be supported by simulating the transient operational behaviour of the turbine in advance. For example, the commissioning time can be shortened if the turbine controllers are initialized with well-tuned pre-set parameters; cost-effectiveness can be increased by setting aside unnecessary devices and exactly determining material specifications; safety may be increased by predicting the impacts of failures and thus taking the necessary precautions. Different tasks require different details regarding the employed turbine simulation model. Thus, the turbine controller may be well tuned with less complex simulation models of turbine, generator and electrical grid, whereas detailed studies of failures, mainly the transient behaviour which may lead to serious damages, may require detailed modelling of the turbine-internal thermodynamic processes. Here, a brief overview of models which simulate the transient thermodynamic behaviour of a steam turbine is presented. Three different approaches will be introduced and compared with respect to different operating situations. Also, special attention is directed towards the time dependence of critical states, mainly turbine speed and pressure development in certain areas. The first model is based on a simple, linear approach and is suitable of giving a quick overview. The second one incorporates more details and is useful if the operating point is close to the design point. Finally, the last model incorporates mass and energy balances as well as the major non-linearities. Hence it depicts the turbine behaviour over a large range of operating points.     

Mathematical modeling of a steam generator for sensor fault detection

A dynamic model for a nuclear power plant steam generator (vertical, preheated, U-tube recirculation-type) is formulated as a sixth-order nonlinear system. The model integrates nodal mass and energy balances for the primary water, the U-tube metal and the secondary water and steam. The downcomer flow is determined by a static balance of momentum. The mathematical system is solved using transient input data from the Philippsburg 2 (FRG) nuclear power plant. The results of the calculation are compared with actual measured values. The proposed model provides a low-cost tool for the automatic control and simulation of the steam generating process. The “parity-space” algorithm is used to demonstrate the applicability of the mathematical model for sensor fault detection and identification purposes. This technique provides a powerful means of generating temporal analytic redundancy between sensor signals. It demonstrates good detection rates of sensor errors using relatively few steps of scanning time and allows the reconfiguration of faulty signals.     

On-line solvent evaporator for coupled LC systems

The mobile phase of a fraction eluted from a first LC column is removed by an on-line evaporator in order to reconcentrate the solute material or to exchange the eluent before performing a subsequent LC separation. Evaporation essentially occurs by concurrent evaporation, i.e. the solvent evaporates at a rate equal to the flow rate of the incoming eluent, and is driven by the overflow principle, i.e. vapors leave the tube as a result of the expansion resulting from evaporation. The liquid is introduced into a small tube (e.g., 4 cm × 1.3 mm i.d.) which is packed, e.g., with a coarse silica gel. The outlet of the evaporator is connected to vacuum in order to enable evaporation at reduced temperature and to increase retention of the volatile components. With normal phase eluents, evaporation rates may approach 1 ml/min; n-dodecane was the most volatile n-alkane fully retained by the evaporator.     

Characterization of sugar juice heat exchanger tube deposit

Fouling of heat exchanger surfaces during sugar manufacture reduces productivity and increases energy demand. This study characterizes a deposit (including its internal structure) formed in a sugar factory's evaporator unit using a variety of X‐ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy techniques (including X‐ray powder diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence, elemental mapping with energy dispersive spectroscopy and backscattered electron imaging). Calcium sulfate dihydrate, calcium oxalate mono‐ and dihydrate, hydroxyapatite, amorphous silica and organic matter are present in the deposit. The composition of the deposit (which contains three layers) varies along the height of the tube. There are noticeable differences in the composition and porosity among the layers in the deposit. A porous structure consisting of a mixture of amorphous silica, calcium oxalate dihydrate and organic matter is attached to the surface of the deposit in contact with sugar juice, while a denser morphology of amorphous silica and hydroxyapatite is attached to the tube wall. Elemental mapping identifies an association between Si, Al, Mg, Fe and O, suggesting the presence of a silicate compound as a minor component in the deposit. An attempt is made to rationalize the formation of the observed phases. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

两段式固定床富氧－水蒸气气化实验研究

以玉米芯颗粒为原料在两段式固定床气化装置上进行了气化实验,考察了当量比ER、富氧浓度OC和水蒸气配比S/B对气化温度、气化气组分、低位热值、气体产率、气化效率和碳转化率等参数的影响,并比较了两段式固定床与传统下吸式固定床的气化特性。实验结果表明,当量比为0.27时H₂的体积分数、CO的体积分数和气化效率达到最大值;增加富氧浓度能优化气化效果,但富氧浓度大于90%后,燃气质量和气化效率均提高不大;增加S/B能提高H₂的体积分数,但同时会降低CO的体积分数、气体热值、气化效率;当S/B为0.6时,氢气的体积分数达最高值33.3%,H₂/CO比为1.32;相比于传统固定床,两段式固定床气化可明显提高气化温度、氢气的体积分数、碳转化率和气化效率,降低焦油含量。     

天然CXN沸石分子筛水热稳定性研究 II. 水蒸汽处理温度对铵型沸石物化性质的影响

在前文研究天然Stilbite沸石(CXN沸石)水热稳定性影响因素的基础上, 以27Al与29Si MAS NMR, NH3-TPD和低温氮吸附等详细研究了铵型CXN沸石骨架铝配位状态和硅配位状态, 表面酸性与孔性质等与水蒸汽处理温度的关系. 随温度升高, 沸石骨架硅铝比逐渐提高, 并伴随硅羟基缺陷增多. 经750 ℃水蒸汽处理3 h后沸石骨架硅铝比可达到21.3. 沸石总酸量随水蒸汽处理温度的提高而降低, 沸石骨架铝脱除造成沸石孔道部分被堵塞, 但同时形成有利于分子扩散的介孔.     

高性能纳米碳材料改性Cu/ZnO/Al2O3甲醇水蒸汽重整制氢催化剂

由铜基催化剂催化甲醇水蒸汽重整制氢是有效解决车载燃料电池等制氢需求的潜在途径．但传统铜基催化剂对该反应的低温催化活性及制氢选择性均不理想．近年来碳纳米管及活性碳纤维等因具有独特的纳米孔结构、高比表面积和优异的吸附性能作为潜在的新型催化材料而备受关注．     

水蒸气重整生物质裂解油及其模型分子制氢

随着能源枯竭和环境日益恶化,利用可再生的生物质裂解油或其模型分子重整制氢逐渐引起人们重视。本文结合国内外重整制氢的研究进展,从催化剂、反应过程和反应机理三个方面对生物质裂解油及其模型分子(乙醇、乙酸、乙二醇、丙三醇、葡萄糖和苯酚等)水蒸气重整制氢研究现状进行了回顾。在重整催化剂方面主要对贵金属和过渡金属催化剂的研究进展进行了总结,对一些新的重整过程如液相重整等也进行了介绍。在反应机理方面主要是对乙醇、乙酸、乙二醇和葡萄糖在重整反应中的反应路径进行了归纳。此外,对水蒸气重整反应中遇到的问题如积碳和副产物的产生等也进行了详细的分析,并对生物质制氢未来发展的方向进行了展望。