Feasibility of honeycomb monolith supported sugar catalyst to produce biodiesel from palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD)

Carbon coated monolith was prepared by sucrose solution 65 wt.% via dip-coating method. Sulfonation of incomplete carbonized carbon coated monolith was carried out in order to synthesize solid acid catalyst. The textural structure characteristics of the solid acid catalyst demonstrated a low surface area and pore volume. Palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD), a by-product of palm oil refineries, was utilized as oil source in biodiesel production. The esterification reaction subjected to different reaction conditions was performed by using the sulfonated carbon coated monolith as heterogeneous catalyst. The sulfonation process had been performed by using vapour of concentrated H₂SO₄ that was much easier and efficient than liquid phase sulfonation. Total acidity value of carbon coated monolith was measured for unsulfonated sample (0.5 mmol/g) and sulfonated sample (4.2 mmol/g). The effect of methanol/oil ratio, catalyst amount and reaction time were examined. The maximum methyl ester content was 89% at the optimum condition, i.e. methanol/oil molar ratio (15:1), catalyst amount (2.5 wt.% with respect to PFAD), reaction time (240 min) and temperature 80 °C. The sugar catalyst supported on the honeycomb monolith showed comparable reactivity compared with the sugar catalyst powder. However, the catalyst reusability studies showed decrease in FFA% conversion from 95.3% to 68.8% after four cycles as well as the total acidity of catalyst dropped from the value 4.2 to 3.1 mmol/g during these cycles. This might be likely due to the leaching out of SO₃H group from the sulfonated carbon coated monolith surface. The leaching of active species reached a plateau state after fourth cycle.     

活性炭纤维复合材料的脱硫性能

本实验以粘胶基活性炭纤维和酚醛树脂复合，制备出了一种可用于烟气脱硫的活性炭纤维复合材料（ACFM），考察了制备工艺条件对脱硫性能和比表面积的影响，测试其在填充床的压降。结果表明：粘结剂用量、炭化及活化条件对样品的脱硫性能和比表面积有较大的影响；与其他活性炭材料相比ACFM压降相对较低，只有活性炭纤维的1／20。     

硅改性制备疏水性沸石分子筛蜂窝体

通过氢型沸石分子筛粉体与粘结剂、助剂和水混合成面团状后挤压成型,干燥焙烧,再通过四氯化硅疏水改性处理,制备了一种蜂窝状复合沸石分子筛吸附剂.通过低温N2吸附、XRD、吸苯等手段对所制备的分子筛蜂窝体进行表征和评价.结果表明所制备的复合沸石分子筛蜂窝体经过硅改性处理后,硅铝比由4提高至22,比表面和总孔容略降,P/P0=0.95时吸苯量比改性前稍高,达18.05%.相对湿度80%RH条件下（P/P0=0.95）苯的饱和吸附量还能达到15%,与改性前相比增加了1倍多,疏水性优良.     

Novel polymer monolith microextraction using a poly-(methyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) monolith and its application to the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in water samples

A novel and simple method based on polymer monolith microextraction (PMME) coupled to gas chromatography with electron-capture detection (GC-ECD) was developed for the determination of six polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) residues in water samples. The proposed method used poly-(methyl methacrylate-co-ethylene dimethacrylate) (MMA-co-EDMA) monolith as extraction media. Several factors affecting experiments such as sample flow rate, sample volume, the type of eluent, eluent volume, eluent flow rate, effect of salt addition and carry over effect were investigated and optimized systematically. The limits of detection (LODs) for six PCBs were 0.028-0.043 ng mL⁻¹ in water samples. The intra-day and inter-day precisions (R.S.D.) were less than 9.2% and 9.6%, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of six PCBs in tap water, lake water and industrial waste water and the trueness has been evaluated by recovery experiments. The obtained relative recoveries were in the range of 63.3-105.6%.     

2种催化剂在甲苯燃烧反应中的催化性能

利用甲苯有机废气为指标反应,在常压连续流动反应装置上研究了贵金属和非贵金属峰窝陶瓷整体催化剂的催化性能。考察了甲苯浓度、氧含量、反应空速及床层线速度对催化剂的影响及其耐高温,表面不同条件下贵金属催化剂均优于非贵金属催化剂,催化剂经６００℃处理３ｈ后,非贵金属催化剂上甲苯有机废气的起燃温度比贵金属催化剂高５０℃,当催化剂经９００℃处理３ｈ后,甲苯有机废气在贵金属催化剂上的起燃温度与６００℃处理催化剂     

储氧材料负载的钴基整体式催化剂的活性研究

以Ce-Zr-Mn三组分储氧材料(OSM)和Y2 O3、ZrO2稳定的γ-Al2 O3 (YSZ-Al2 O3)为载体,制得Co基催化剂,再以不同比例的Co/OSM和Co/YSZ- Al2 O3制得堇青石为基体的Co基整体式催化剂.上述催化剂活性用甲烷催化燃烧性能进行评估.结果表明,甲烷燃烧催化活性顺序为Co/OSM≈...     

Lysimeter Soil Retriever (LSR)—An Application of a New Technique for Retrieving Soils from Lysimeters

In Europe more than 2,500 lysimeters operated by research institutes and industry (Lanthaler 2005). Originally lysimeters were built for investigations of soil water and solutes, nutrient leaching and pesticide degradation (see e.g. Winton and Weber 1996). Currently lysimeters additionally used as a tool for investigations on biological processes, and structural changes of plants, including root distribution, and enzyme activities etc. (see e.g. Dizer et al. 2002; Schloter et al. 2005).     

Advances In Out Door Lysimeter Techniques

Different methods exist for measuring soil water and solute fluxes in and below the root zone and have been critically reviewed. Besides indirect methods (e.g. water balance, tensiometer, time domain reflectometry – TDR, frequency domain reflectometry – FDR, environmental tracer) direct methods (e.g. drainage-type lysimeter, water fluxmeter) have a long tradition and have been successfully used in seepage research. A large weighable out door lysimeter is the best method for obtaining reliable data about seepage water quantity and quality, but it involves significant investment and additional expenses for maintenance. To tackle this problem new methods for the vertical collection of large volume soil monoliths (up to 6 m³) as well as for the horizontal collection (up to 6 m³) have been developed. For the placement of the lysimeter a container lysimeter unit was constructed, which is cheaper than a conventional steel or concrete cellar. Furthermore, the technical design of the newly developed lysimeter types as a weighable gravitation lysimeter, a weighable groundwater lysimeter and a lateral flow lysimeter are presented.     

Development of highly active coated monolith SCR catalyst with strong abrasion resistance for low-temperature application

Monolith SCR catalysts coated with V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂ were prepared by varying binder and coating thickness. Comparing with a monolith extruded with 100% V₂O₅-WO₃/TiO₂ powder, a coated monolith with a catalyst-coating layer of 260 μm in thickness exhibited the similar initial NO_x reduction activity at 250°C. After 4 h abrasion (attrition) in an air stream containing 300 g·m⁻³ fine sands (50–100 μm) at a superficial gas velocity of 10 m·s⁻¹, the catalyst still has the activity as a 100% molded monolith does in a 24-h activity test and it retains about 92% of its initial activity at 250°C. Estimation of the equivalent durable hours at a fly ash concentration of 1.0 g·m⁻³ in flue gas and a gas velocity of 5 m·s⁻¹ demonstrated that this coated monolith catalyst is capable of resisting abrasion for 13 months without losing more than 8% of its initial activity. The result suggests the great potential of the coated monolith for application to de-NO_x of flue gases with low fly ash concentrations from, such as glass and ceramics manufacturing processes.     

稻季施用不同尿素品种的氮素径流和淋溶损失

在太湖地区乌栅土上,利用大型原状土柱研究不同尿素品种、施肥量处理在稻季氮素径流和淋溶损失.结果表明,包膜尿素在基施情况下,田面水总氮浓度始终接近对照水平,通过径流损失的可能性很小.尿素处理施肥后2d内田面水氮浓度达最高值,随后急剧下降,施肥与径流产生时间的间隔是决定径流氮排放大小的关键因素,施肥5d后的降雨不易造成大的径流排放,氮径流损失与尿素施用量呈显著正相关.各处理间的氮素淋溶排放无显著差异,在2.66～3.25kgN/hm²之间;淋溶液中NO₃^--N浓度最高为0.83mgN/L,在正常施肥情况下,此类土壤氮的淋溶不会造成地下水NO₃--N的严重污染.