Cumene Liquid Oxidation to Cumene Hydroperoxide over CuO Nanoparticle with Molecular Oxygen under Mild Condition

CuO nanoparticle was synthesized via wet chemical method and was characterized diffraction （XRD）, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, and scanning electron microscopy （SEM） by X-ray Catalytic oxidation of cumene with molecular oxygen was studied over CuO nanoparticle. The catalysts showed markedly higher activities as compared to CuO prepared by conventional method, CuO/Al2O3, or homogeneous copper catalyst under comparable reaction conditions. The cumene conversion, cumene hydroperoxide （CHP） yield, and selectivity using 0.25 g CuO nanoparticle catalyst and 0.1 mol cumene at 358 K for 7 h were 44.2%, 41.2% and 93.2%, respectively. The catalyst can be recycled. After 6 recycled experiments, no loss of catalytic activity was observed.

Liquid Phase Catalytic Oxidation of Low-Concentration H_2S in Cerium Doped Absorption Solution

For the goal of sulfur recovery, most methods are aimed at the tail gas with high-concentration H2S, but few effective methods are used for low-concentration H2S. In this work, Low-concentration H2S could be purified well by liquid phase catalytic oxidation (LCO), and the sulfur resource could also be recovered. The absorption solution was prepared by FeCl3 and sulfosalicylic acid. Under the experimental conditions, the conversion of H2S to S could be maintained above 94% at 60 ℃. In order to enhance the economical efficiency of LCO method, the absorption solution was modified by doping Ce, and a series of experiments were designed to investigate its performance. The results showed that the conversion of H2S had no obvious improvement, but above 98% conversion could be gained at 60 ℃, and the H2S conversion rate was enhanced. The optimum addition quality of Ce(NO3)3 was 0.08 g to 50 ml Fe3+ solution.

Synergetic effect of FeVO_4 andα-Fe_2O_3 in Fe-V-O catalysts for liquid phase oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde

Synergistic effect of FeVO_4 withα-Fe_2O_3 was found in Fe-V-O catalyst,which was responsible for the high apparent formation rate（A.F.R.） of benzaldehyde in liquid phase oxidation of toluene by hydrogen peroxide.The synergistic effect might create VO_πspecies as active sites;moreover,it improved the reducibility and the reactivity of Fe-V-O catalyst.In order to gain the high A.F.R. of benzaldehyde,the catalyst should have the moderate reducibihty.

Poly(amide-6-b-ethylene oxide)/[Bmim][Tf2N] blend membranes for carbon dioxide separation

Poly（amide-6-b-ethylene oxide）（Pebax1657）/1-butyl-3-methylimidazo-lium bis[trifluoromethyl）sulfonyl]-imide（[Bmim][Tf2N]） blend membranes with different [Bmim][Tf2N] contents were prepared via solution casting and solvent evaporation method. The permeation properties of the blend membranes for CO2, N2,CH4 and H2 were studied, and the physical properties were characterized by differential scanning calorimeter（DSC） and X-ray diffraction（XRD）. Results showed that [Bmim][Tf2N] was dispersed as amorphous phase in the blend membranes, which caused the decrease of Tg（PE） and crystallinity（PA）. With the addition of [Bmim][Tf2N], the CO2 permeability increased and reached up to approximately 286 Barrer at 40 wt%[Bmim][Tf2N], which was nearly double that of pristine Pebax1657 membrane. The increase of CO2 permeability may be attributed to high intrinsic permeability of [Bmim][Tf2N], the increase of fractional free of volume（FFV） and plasticization effect. However, the CO2 permeability reduced firstly when the [Bmim][Tf2N]content was below 10 wt%, which may be due to that the small ions of [Bmim][Tf2N] in the gap of polymer chain inhibited the flexibility of polymer chain; the interaction between Pebax1657 and [Bmim][Tf2N]decreased the content of EO units available for CO2 transport and led to a more compact structure. For Pebax1657/[Bmim][Tf2N] blend membranes, the permeabilities of N2, H2 and CH4decreased with the increase of feed pressure due to the hydrostatic pressure effect, while CO2 permeability increased with the increase of feed pressure for that the CO2-induced plasticization effect was stronger than hydrostatic pressure effect.

Enhancement of Mechanical Properties of Natural Rubber with Maleic Anhydride Grafted Liquid Polybutadiene Functionalized Graphene Oxide

An effective procedure has been developed to synthesize the functionalized graphene oxide grafted by maleic anhydride grafted liquid polybutadiene（MLPB-GO）. Fourier transform spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicate the successful functionalization of GO. The NR/MLPB-GO composites were then prepared by the co-coagulation process. The results show that the mechanical properties of NR/MLPB-GO composites are obviously superior to those of NR/GO composites and neat NR. Compared with neat NR, the tensile strength, modulus at 300% strain and tear strength of NR composite containing 2.12 phr MLPB-GO are significantly increased by 40.5%, 109.1% and 85.0%, respectively. Dynamic mechanical analysis results show that 84% increase in storage modulus and 2.9 K enhancement in the glass transition temperature of the composite have been achieved with the incorporation of 2.12 phr MLPB-GO into NR. The good dispersion of GO and the strong interface interaction in the composites are responsible for the unprecedented reinforcing efficiency of MLPB-GO towards NR.

Vanadium-Doped Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Formation in Presence of Ionic Liquids and Their Use in Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue

Magnesium oxide（MgO） is one of the metal oxides having unique properties with numerous potential industrial applications.In this study,MgO and vanadium-doped MgO nanoparticles were synthesized by sol–gel method in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [BMIM][BF_4] and 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [OMIM][BF_4] ionic liquids.Vanadium-doped MgO nanoparticles exhibited nanosphere and nanorod morphologies with 40–80 nm in particle size,primarily due to the influence of ionic liquids as demonstrated by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.Characteristics of nanoparticles were also studied by thermal gravimetric analysis,X-ray diffraction and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.Photodegradation ability of synthesized nanoparticles was evaluated for methylene blue（MB） in specially designed UV reactor.Photodegradation is found to be dependent on doping,and particle characteristics change due to the influence of ionic liquid.The ionic liquid-assisted vanadium-doped MgO nanoparticles showed good reusability under UV irradiation and MB degradation ability under visible light.

Green chemistry of chromate cleaner production

Research topics and methods of green chemistry in chromate production are introduced in this paper. New original green chemical process of the heterogeneous reaction and separation system of liquid phase oxidation of chromite in molten salt of sodium hydroxide—one way separation in high concentration medium—metastable phase separation—carbonate recycle conversion has been developed. The green commercial process for comprehensive utilization of mineral resources—reactant recycle inside the process—zero emission was established.

Ternary nanoarray electrode with corn-inspired hierarchical design for synergistic lithium storage

Single-component anode materials can barely satisfy the growing demand for next-generation Li-ion batteries with higher capacity and cyclability. Thus developing multi-component synergistic electrodes has become a critical issue. Herein, inspired by natural corn, a ternary hierarchical self-supported array design is proposed. Based on a sequential transformation route, Si/C-modified C0304 nanowire arrays are constructed on 3D Ni foams to form a binder-free integrated electrode. Specifically, an ionic liquid-assisted electrodeposition strategy is employed to prepare discrete ultrafine Si nanoparticles on nanoscale array substrates, which follow the Volmer-Weber island growth mode. In this corn-mimetic system, kernel-like Si nanoparticles and a husk-like carbon coating layer function as enhancing and protecting units, respectively, to improve the capacity and stability of the cobalt oxide basic unit. Taking advantage of a synergistic effect, the ternary nanoarray anode achieves a significant performance enhancement compared to pristine Co304, showing a special capacity as high as -1,000 mAh·g^-1 at 100 mA·g^-1. By extending this corn-mimetic hierarchical array design to other basic, enhancing, and protecting units, new ideas for constructing synergistic nano-architectures for energy conversion and storage field are developed.