Oxidation kinetics of timahdit and tarfaya moroccan oil shales

Organic matter evolution and kinetics of combustion of Tarfaya and Timahdit oil shales have been examined by thermogravimetry (TG) and by differential thermal analysis (DTA). An agreement is observed between both techniques where it was found that combustion of organic matter occurs in two steps. Kissinger's method applied on experimental results gives an activation energy of the same magnitude for the first step of both oil shales (103 kJ mol^–1) whereas the second is 148 kJ mol^–1 for Timahdit and 118 kJ mol^–1 for Tarfaya.The changes in specific surface area during thermal combustion of Timahdit and Tarfaya oil shales have been studied by thermogravimetric gas sorption balance and correlated with experimental results obtained on TG/DTA in air. For Timahdit oil shale oxidation products, specific surface areas calculated from nitrogen adsorption data shows a slight increase during the temperature domain of 280 to 430°C and after this temperature, they increase sharply. However, data obtained with Tarfaya oil shales shows a significant increase at the temperature of maximum oxidation of the first stage of combustion of organic matter.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Physico-Chemistry of the Limestone Sulphation Process

Aspects of the mechanism of the overall reaction between CaCO₃/CaO and SO₂/SO₃ under oxidizing conditions are discussed. The limestone and lime sulphation processes were carried out in a thermobalance under conditions relevant to atmospheric fluidized bed combustion. Sulphated samples, prepared in the form of cross-section particles, were examined in a scanning electron microscope by energy-dispersive X-ray and back-scattered electron imaging. Photomicrographs are presented. The reaction proceeded from the outer surface of the particles and along the pores. Surface textural changes during the reaction were considered. The layer of products was identified as controlling both the rate and extent of limestone/lime sulphation. In the products, two sulphur-bearing solids (CaSO₄ and CaS) were identified. The presence of CaS, which may cause difficulties in practice, is attributed to CaSO₃ disproportionation. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Mg改性对Co/γ-Al2O3-TiO2催化燃烧丙烷性能影响

采用分步浸渍法制备了系列Mg改性的Co/γ-Al_2O_3-TiO_2催化剂,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外可见漫反射光谱(DR-UV-vis)、N_2吸附-脱附(BET)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和H_2程序升温还原(H_2-TPR)等技术对催化剂进行表征,并考察了其对丙烷燃烧的催化性能。结果表明,Co在原始γ-Al_2O_3-TiO_2载体和Mg改性MgO/γ-Al_2O_3-TiO_2载体上均以Co_3O_4的形式存在;Mg掺入后与Al_2O_3作用形成MgAl_2O_4尖晶石,改善了载体的织构性质,提升了Co_3O_4在催化剂载体表面的暴露数量和分散程度。此外,MgAl_2O_4与Co_3O_4相互作用提升了Co_3O_4颗粒表面Co~(3+)/Co~(2+)和O_(ads)/O_(latt)的比例,并削弱了Co-O键键能,从而提升了其对丙烷的催化燃烧活性。当Mg负载量为15%(质量分数)时,在Co/MgO(15%)/γ-Al_2O_3-TiO_2催化剂上进行丙烷燃烧,丙烷90%转化率的温度比无Mg掺杂的Co/γ-Al_2O_3-TiO_2催化剂的降低了45℃,并且连续反应40 h其活性保持稳定。     

沥青热解残炭的燃烧特性

与轻质油品(汽油、柴油等)燃烧特性不同,重质燃料油在燃烧时,首先发生燃料的热分解,分解的产物扩散到气相空间发生着火、燃烧,最后剩下固体残炭,然后残炭再着火、燃烧,由于残炭的燃烧属于异相反应,比燃料气与空气的同相反应慢,导致其燃尽时间明显变长,文献[1]给出了沥青和十二烷单滴的燃烧过程温度变化曲线,从曲线可以看出,残炭的燃烧阶段明显比气体的燃尽时间长,而残炭的质量只为沥青质量的10%～20%[2,3]。虽然残炭含量低,但它在整个燃烧过程中占有十分重要的地位;文献[4]利用热重系统研究了渣油热加工的副产物石油焦的燃烧特性,主要从…     

Quality assurance system for a decomposition method as demonstrated for the Wickbold combustion technique

 A five-step model for a quality assurance system is developed for an internal quality control check. It includes the quality control of the decomposition method and the detection method as steps belonging together. The Wickbold combustion technique as decomposition method in combination with atomic absorption spectrometry was chosen. The vaporization of the elements mercury, arsenic, lead, antimony and selenium is based on combustion in an oxyhydrogen flame. To check the efficiency of the analytical system, the uncertainty of results was calculated on the basis of the "Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement". Received: 13 January 1997 · Accepted: 29 March 1997     

CeO2—LnO1.5固溶体的表征及其甲烷催化燃烧性能

向CeO2中引入Ln3 离子后形成的CeO2－LnO1.5（Ln=La，Nd，Sm，Gd）固溶体（n（Ce）：n（Ln）=1：1）是一种无贵金属的新型高效甲烷燃烧催化剂．比表面、XRD、Raman、TEM等分析证实，这类固溶体具有部分畸变的萤石结构，Ln3 进入晶格后诱发的结构变化使得团溶体的表面和本体能同时参与氧化还原反应．实验表明，该固态溶液体系是甲烷催化燃烧的良好催化剂．     

Catalytic combustion of chlorobenzene over V2O5/TiO2 catalysts prepared by the precipitation-deposition method

Catalytic combustion of chlorobenzene over supported vanadium oxides has been investigated. TiO₂ was prepared by the sol-gel method from titanium isopropoxide. The supported vanadium oxide catalysts have been prepared by precipitation-deposition and impregnation method and characterized by XRD, FT-Raman and TPR. In the VO_x/TiO₂catalysts prepared using the impregnation method, when vanadium loading reaches 3 wt.%, the activity shows a maximum. However, in the VO_x/TiO₂catalysts prepared by precipitation-deposition, when vanadium loading reaches 7 wt.%, the activity shows a maximum. This result suggests that the precipitation-deposition can yield a higher metal loading on the support and a high dispersion compared to the impregnation method. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

PREPARATION OF CUO/γ-Al2O3 CATALYSTS FOR CATALYTIC COMBUSTION VOCS VIA PLASMA

CuO/γ-Al2O3 catalysts were prepared by plasma treatment and conventional impregnation methods. The catalytic combustion of two kinds of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), toluene and benzene, were carried out over these CuO/γ-Al2O3 catalysts. The surface properties of these catalysts were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The experimental results showed that in catalytic combustion the activity of the CuO/γ-Al2O3 catalyst prepared via plasma was much higher than that of the CuO/γ-Al2O3 catalyst prepared by conventional impregnation method. XRD results showed that an enhanced dispersion had been achieved with the plasma treatment. SEM results indicated that the size became much smaller and the surface became more uniform with the plasma treatment.     

K-Ce_(0.5)Zr_(0.5)O_2催化碳颗粒物燃烧性能

用等体积浸渍法制备了不同K负载量的xKNO3-Ce0.5Zr0.5O2系列催化剂,用程序升温氧化反应(TPO)考察催化剂对碳颗粒物(soot)燃烧的催化活性.并采用XRD、BET、FT-IR、XPS等技术对KNO3负载催化剂进行表征.结果表明KNO3负载量对催化剂的比表面、表面化学环境有显著的影响;KNO3能使催化剂对soot的催化燃烧活性有较大提高,且存在最佳负载量,当x=0.5时,催化剂的活性最好,碳颗粒物的起燃温度(T)i和峰顶温度(Tp)分别为290℃和360℃.在反应过程中,KNO3熔融状态的形成和K2CO3的生成,使催化活性明显提高.