Superior gas separation performance of dual-layer hollow fiber membranes with an ultrathin dense-selective layer

A concept demonstration has been made to simultaneously enhance both O₂ and CO₂ gas permeance and O₂/N₂ and CO₂/CH₄ selectivity via intelligently decoupling the effects of elongational and shear rates on dense-selective layer and optimizing spinning conditions in dual-layer hollow fiber fabrication. The dual-layer polyethersulfone hollow fiber membranes developed in this work exhibit an O₂/N₂ selectivity of 6.96 and an O₂ permeance of 4.79 GPU which corresponds to an ultrathin dense-selective layer of 918 Å at room temperature. These hollow fibers also show an impressive CO₂/CH₄ selectivity of 49.8 in the mixed gas system considering the intrinsic value of only 32 for polyethersulfone dense films. To our best knowledge, this is the first time to achieve such a high CO₂/CH₄ selectivity without incorporating any material modification. The above gas separation performance demonstrates that the optimization of dual-layer spinning conditions with balanced elongational and shear rates is an effective approach to produce superior hollow fiber membranes for oxygen enrichment and natural gas separation.     

Liquid membranes for gas/vapor separations

A review on developments of liquid membranes (LMs) in the field of gas and vapor separation of the last 16 years is presented. Liquid membrane configurations employing supports, i.e. immobilized, supported and contained liquid membranes are focussed and detailed information on the respective materials, i.e. supports (supplier, type, thickness, pore width, porosity, tortuosity), liquids and carriers, are presented together with their specific separation tasks. Performance of different LMs in terms of permeability and selectivity as well as stability (duration of testing, applied differential pressures) are compared and discussed. Finally, different preparation methods of LMs are illustrated.     

Formation Mechanism of Mesostructured Silica in Confined Space: An In Situ GISAXS Study

The structural evolution of periodic mesoporous material within the channels of anodic alumina membranes (AAMs) by evaporation‐induced self‐assembly (EISA) is investigated by a combination of in situ grazing‐incidence small‐angle X‐ray scattering (GISAXS) with parallel detection of solvent evaporation and ex situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Kinetically controlled and equilibrium‐controlled structural evolution can be distinguished for these EISA processes. A new mechanism for formation of mesostructures in the confined environment of AAMs is proposed. Data are presented for samples synthesized with nonionic surfactants at various surfactant:silica ratios and relative humidities. The formation of and transformations between circular or columnar 2D hexagonal and tubular lamellar structures are observed. The circular hexagonal phase is kinetically favored over the columnar hexagonal orientation. The TEM images provide evidence that phase transformations, depending on their type, either start preferentially at the channel wall or in the center of the mesostructured fibers.     

Mesoporous Silica Materials Synthesized via Sol-Gel Methods Modified with Ionic Liquid and Surfactant Molecules

Mesoporous silica materials were synthesized via a sol-gel method employing a room temperature ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, bmimBF4) as a new solvent medium and further modified with surfactant (hexadecyl-trimethyl-ammonium bromide, CTAB) as a pore templating material. The synthesized samples were characterized by the transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and N2 adsorption-desorption techniques. The results indicated that the mesoporous silica synthesized by using bmimBF4 and CTAB as mixed templates showed better mesostructural order and smaller pore size, compared with mesoporous silica materials synthesized by using single bmimBF4 as template under the same conditions. This indicates that the presence of surfactant can affect the microstructures of silica prepared by the present synthesis method.     

全氟磺酸树脂/SiO2催化合成邻苯二甲酸二辛酯

全氟磺酸树脂/SiO2催化合成邻苯二甲酸二辛酯;固体酸;全氟磺酸离子交换膜;全氟磺酸树脂/SiO2复合物催化剂;邻苯二甲酸二辛酯     

助剂SiO2对CO2加氢制二甲醚催化剂Cu-ZnO/HZSM-5性能的影响

 考察了助剂SiO2对CO2加氢合成二甲醚催化剂Cu-ZnO/HZSM-5性能的影响,并用X射线衍射、程序升温还原和X射线光电子能谱等手段对催化剂进行了表征. 结果表明,加入少量的SiO2即可显著提高CO2的转化率、二甲醚的选择性以及二甲醚和甲醇的总选择性,并降低副产物CO的选择性,同时改善催化剂的稳定性; 但SiO2加入量大时,催化活性反而降低. SiO2的存在可使焙烧后催化剂的晶型结构发生改变,促进CuO和ZnO的分散,并提高CuO的还原温度. SiO2的加入抑制了反应过程中催化剂上Cu0和ZnO晶粒的长大,对活性物种Cu0有稳定作用,从而有利于提高催化剂的活性和稳定性.     

Ti-Si复氧化物载体对金催化剂上丙烯环氧化的影响

 以TiCl4和SiCl4为原料,采用水解和非水水解溶胶-凝胶两种方法制备了一系列不同Ti含量的Ti-Si复氧化物载体,继而用沉积-沉淀法制得载金催化剂. 采用X射线衍射、紫外-可见漫反射光谱、 N2吸附和高分辨透射电镜对催化剂进行了表征,并考察了催化剂在氢气和氧气存在下的丙烯气相环氧化催化性能. 研究表明,钛含量在6%～14%范围内时,两种方法制得的Ti-Si复氧化物均为无定形结构,但采用非水水解溶胶-凝胶法制得的载体比表面积较高. 以非水水解溶胶-凝胶法制备的钛含量10%的Ti-Si复氧化物为载体得到的载金催化剂表现出较高的活性和选择性,反应60 min时,丙烯转化率为5.7%, 240 min后降为3.3%, 环氧丙烷的选择性稳定于95%左右. 还考察了非水水解溶胶-凝胶的陈化时间和金沉积-沉淀溶液的pH值等对反应结果的影响.     

用脉冲D2反应研究CeO2在Co-CeO2/SiO2费托合成催化剂中的促进作用机理

 采用脉冲D2反应研究了CeO2在Co-CeO2/SiO2费托合成催化剂中的作用机理. 通过比较在Co-CeO2/SiO2和Co/SiO2催化剂上的脉冲D2反应实验结果发现, CeO2可以提高载体表面 Si-OH 的H-D同位素交换活性和 Si-OH 中H参与CO加氢反应的活性; CeO2不仅增加了催化剂表面活性碳物种的总量,而且活性碳物种以链增长单体-CH2-为主,因而有利于增加费托合成反应速率和链增长几率; CeO2的加入明显提高了催化剂表面碳原子的加氢反应速率,从而减少了碳沉积.     

离子色谱法测定芳香族聚酰胺纤维中硫、钠、钾、钙、镁

应用离子色谱法(IC)测定芳香族聚酰胺纤维中硫、钠、钾、镁及钙。测定阴离子时,试样置于铂坩埚中用艾斯卡试剂覆盖,置于马弗炉中,450℃灼烧1 h使有机物碳化,取出,稍冷,再加少许艾斯卡试剂,升温至850℃灼烧1．5 h,使有机物完全分解。坩埚中的熔块经冷却后用去离子水浸出,用18 mmol·L-1碳酸钠及17 mmol·L-1碳酸氢钠混合溶液定容后,用IC法的阴离子方式测定。用IC法测定阳离子时,试样置于铂坩埚中,不必加艾斯卡试剂,置于马弗炉直接灼烧至有机物完全分解。残渣用1 mol·L-1硝酸或1 mol·L-1盐酸超声波处理,用去离子水洗涤坩埚并定容至100 mL,按所测得峰面积值从标准曲线查得其含量。用此方法测定SO42-,Na+,K+,Mg2+及 Ca2+的检出限依次为0．02,0．25,0．25,0．70及0．80 mg·L-1。     

电吸附技术的应用与研究

本文综述了活性炭、活性炭纤维、炭气凝胶及活性氧化铝等材料的电吸附/脱附技术的研究进展。主要介绍了其在去除水中无机和有机污染物方面的应用,并对今后的研究方向提出了建议。