An efficient analytical method combining pyrolysis and capillary GC/MS has been developed for determination and quantitation of targeted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.The limit of detection ranged from 0.29 μg/g t...An efficient analytical method combining pyrolysis and capillary GC/MS has been developed for determination and quantitation of targeted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.The limit of detection ranged from 0.29 μg/g to 43.46 μg/g,and repeatability values were between 0.1% and 8.2% for blank spiked samples and between 0.1 % and 9.8% for real samples of heavy oils.Through application of the proposed method in hydrotreating processes,it has been found out that heavy oils before and after the specified hydroprocessing treatment exhibited a diverse PAHs distribution which might be determined by the discrepancy in their intrinsic contents and hydrogenation reactivity.Furthermore,the hydrogenation reactivity of different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was further investigated and discovered to be more interrelated to molecular structure and rings alignment or conjugation mode.展开更多
Discrimination of fatty acids (FAs) of lard in used cooking oil is important in halal determination. The aim of this study was to find the information related to the changes FAs of lard when frying in cooking oil. Q...Discrimination of fatty acids (FAs) of lard in used cooking oil is important in halal determination. The aim of this study was to find the information related to the changes FAs of lard when frying in cooking oil. Quantitative analysis of FAs composition extracted from a series of experiments which involving frying cooking oil spiked with lard at three different parameters; concentration of spiked lard, heating temperatures and period of frying. The samples were analyzed using Gas Chromatography (GC) and Principal Components Analysis (PCA) technique. Multivariate data from chromatograms of FAs were standardized and computed using Unscrambler X10 into covariance matrix and eigenvectors correspond to Principal Components (PCs). Results have shown that the first and second PCs contribute to the FAs mapping which can be visualized by scores and loading plots to discriminate FAs of lard in used cooking oil展开更多
Currently, biodiesel is presented as one of the best alternatives for gradually replacing the use of fossil fuels, but it has some factors that make it economically impractical if it does not have a government support...Currently, biodiesel is presented as one of the best alternatives for gradually replacing the use of fossil fuels, but it has some factors that make it economically impractical if it does not have a government support. For this reason, research efforts focused on this area have been responsible for optimizing the process of biodiesel production by different catalytic routes to achieve greater efficiency at a lower cost. In this case, the biggest problem has been the high cost generated by an investigation, which in many occasions is the main factor to decide if an investigation could be carried out. Trying to reduce these costs, in the current study, we are using a technique of glycerol quantification by volumetric methods and comparing obtained results with the chromatographic method, which is conventionally used and comparatively much more expensive. Biodiesel employee was obtained by an enzymatic catalysis process varying one of three process variables:oil:alcohol molar ratio, temperature and proportion of catalyst. The numerical differences obtained between the two quantification methods generated relative errors lower than 10%, resulting in some occasions lower than 1%. By gas chromatography analysis the best yield was obtained at the same conditions of the volumetric method, a temperature of 45 ℃, an oil:alcohol ratio 1:4 and 8 wt.% of catalyst, but a yield of 95.5% and 97.1%, respectively. Due to the high precision of gas chromatography, this method is used to carry out a surface response analysis obtaining as ideal operating conditions a temperature of 43.5 ℃, 8.9 wt.%. of catalyst and an oil:alcohol ratio 1:4.展开更多
There are abundant bitumens and oil seepages stored in vugs in a Lower-Triassic Daye formation(T_1d)marlite in Ni'erguan village in the Southern Guizhou Depression. However, the source of those oil seepages has no...There are abundant bitumens and oil seepages stored in vugs in a Lower-Triassic Daye formation(T_1d)marlite in Ni'erguan village in the Southern Guizhou Depression. However, the source of those oil seepages has not been determined to date. Multiple suites of source rocks of different ages exist in the depression. Both the oil seepages and potential source rocks have undergone complicated secondary alterations, which have added to the difficulty of an oil-source correlation. For example, the main source rock, a Lower-Cambrian Niutitang Formation"(∈_1n) mudstone, is over mature, and other potential source rocks, both from the Permian and the Triassic, are still in the oil window. In addition, the T_1d oil seepages underwent a large amount of biodegradation. To minimize the influence of biodegradation and thermal maturation, special methods were employed in this oil-source correlation study. These methods included catalytic hydropyrolysis, to release covalently bound biomarkers from the over mature"kerogen of ∈_1n mudstone, sequential extraction, to obtain chloroform bitumen A and chloroform bitumen C from the T_1d marlite, and anhydrous pyrolysis, to release pyrolysates from the kerogen of T_1d marlite. Using the methods above, the biomarkers and n-alkanes releasedfrom the oil samples and source rocks were analysed by GC–MS and GC-C-IRMS. The oil-source correlation indicated that the T_1d oil seepage primarily originated from"the ∈_1n mudstone and was partially mixed with oil generated from the T_1d marlite. Furthermore, the seepage also demonstrated that the above methods were effective for the complicated oil-source correlation in the Southern Guizhou Depression.展开更多
Biodiesel bioremediation in soils may occur by natural attenuation or by engineered techniques, such as biostimulation and bioaugmentation. The present study evaluated the degradation of biodiesel in two soils with di...Biodiesel bioremediation in soils may occur by natural attenuation or by engineered techniques, such as biostimulation and bioaugmentation. The present study evaluated the degradation of biodiesel in two soils with different particle size characteristics by the bioremediation processes of natural attenuation and biostimulation. The experiment was carried out ex situ, with the factors temperature, moisture content, and pH being controlled for the experimental period of 110 days. The study aimed at evaluating the biodegradation of a clayey soil (A) and a sandy soil (B), both contaminated with pure biodiesel, by using the analytical methods of respirometry and gas chromatography. Biostimulation treatments using nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium solutions (NPK) promoted higher microbiological activity in both soils. At the end of the experiment, it was observed that biostimulation was more efficient when compared to natural attenuation, showing higher biodiesel degradation for both soils A (59.76%) and B (90.41%).展开更多
The pyrolysis of different waste polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene) was investigated in a tube reactor at 550 ℃ in the absence of oxygen. Additionally the energetic utilization of products have ...The pyrolysis of different waste polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene) was investigated in a tube reactor at 550 ℃ in the absence of oxygen. Additionally the energetic utilization of products have also been followed both in refining and petrochemical industry. Pyrolysis products were separated into fractions of gases, naphtha, middle distillates and heavy oil. Raw materials have been collected both from industrial and household sources: polyethylene from agriculture, polyethylene from packaging and polystyrene from packaging and electronic equipments. Yields and properties of volatile products have changed by the raw materials. Products have been analyzed by gas chromatography. Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, size exclusion chromatography and other standardized methods. Naphtha had high octane numbers (80 〈 RON), while high cetane numbers (〉 75) in case of middle distillates. Moreover fractions contained approximately half of unsaturated hydrocarbons, mainly α-olefins, but the percentage was depending on the raw materials. These properties are advantageous for fuel-like applications.展开更多
基金support from the National Key Basic Research Science Foundation (Grant No. 2006CB202500. 4-1)
文摘An efficient analytical method combining pyrolysis and capillary GC/MS has been developed for determination and quantitation of targeted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.The limit of detection ranged from 0.29 μg/g to 43.46 μg/g,and repeatability values were between 0.1% and 8.2% for blank spiked samples and between 0.1 % and 9.8% for real samples of heavy oils.Through application of the proposed method in hydrotreating processes,it has been found out that heavy oils before and after the specified hydroprocessing treatment exhibited a diverse PAHs distribution which might be determined by the discrepancy in their intrinsic contents and hydrogenation reactivity.Furthermore,the hydrogenation reactivity of different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons was further investigated and discovered to be more interrelated to molecular structure and rings alignment or conjugation mode.
文摘Discrimination of fatty acids (FAs) of lard in used cooking oil is important in halal determination. The aim of this study was to find the information related to the changes FAs of lard when frying in cooking oil. Quantitative analysis of FAs composition extracted from a series of experiments which involving frying cooking oil spiked with lard at three different parameters; concentration of spiked lard, heating temperatures and period of frying. The samples were analyzed using Gas Chromatography (GC) and Principal Components Analysis (PCA) technique. Multivariate data from chromatograms of FAs were standardized and computed using Unscrambler X10 into covariance matrix and eigenvectors correspond to Principal Components (PCs). Results have shown that the first and second PCs contribute to the FAs mapping which can be visualized by scores and loading plots to discriminate FAs of lard in used cooking oil
文摘Currently, biodiesel is presented as one of the best alternatives for gradually replacing the use of fossil fuels, but it has some factors that make it economically impractical if it does not have a government support. For this reason, research efforts focused on this area have been responsible for optimizing the process of biodiesel production by different catalytic routes to achieve greater efficiency at a lower cost. In this case, the biggest problem has been the high cost generated by an investigation, which in many occasions is the main factor to decide if an investigation could be carried out. Trying to reduce these costs, in the current study, we are using a technique of glycerol quantification by volumetric methods and comparing obtained results with the chromatographic method, which is conventionally used and comparatively much more expensive. Biodiesel employee was obtained by an enzymatic catalysis process varying one of three process variables:oil:alcohol molar ratio, temperature and proportion of catalyst. The numerical differences obtained between the two quantification methods generated relative errors lower than 10%, resulting in some occasions lower than 1%. By gas chromatography analysis the best yield was obtained at the same conditions of the volumetric method, a temperature of 45 ℃, an oil:alcohol ratio 1:4 and 8 wt.% of catalyst, but a yield of 95.5% and 97.1%, respectively. Due to the high precision of gas chromatography, this method is used to carry out a surface response analysis obtaining as ideal operating conditions a temperature of 43.5 ℃, 8.9 wt.%. of catalyst and an oil:alcohol ratio 1:4.
基金supported jointly by the National Science and Technology Major Project of China (Grant Nos: 2011ZX05008002 and 2011ZX05005-001)
文摘There are abundant bitumens and oil seepages stored in vugs in a Lower-Triassic Daye formation(T_1d)marlite in Ni'erguan village in the Southern Guizhou Depression. However, the source of those oil seepages has not been determined to date. Multiple suites of source rocks of different ages exist in the depression. Both the oil seepages and potential source rocks have undergone complicated secondary alterations, which have added to the difficulty of an oil-source correlation. For example, the main source rock, a Lower-Cambrian Niutitang Formation"(∈_1n) mudstone, is over mature, and other potential source rocks, both from the Permian and the Triassic, are still in the oil window. In addition, the T_1d oil seepages underwent a large amount of biodegradation. To minimize the influence of biodegradation and thermal maturation, special methods were employed in this oil-source correlation study. These methods included catalytic hydropyrolysis, to release covalently bound biomarkers from the over mature"kerogen of ∈_1n mudstone, sequential extraction, to obtain chloroform bitumen A and chloroform bitumen C from the T_1d marlite, and anhydrous pyrolysis, to release pyrolysates from the kerogen of T_1d marlite. Using the methods above, the biomarkers and n-alkanes releasedfrom the oil samples and source rocks were analysed by GC–MS and GC-C-IRMS. The oil-source correlation indicated that the T_1d oil seepage primarily originated from"the ∈_1n mudstone and was partially mixed with oil generated from the T_1d marlite. Furthermore, the seepage also demonstrated that the above methods were effective for the complicated oil-source correlation in the Southern Guizhou Depression.
文摘Biodiesel bioremediation in soils may occur by natural attenuation or by engineered techniques, such as biostimulation and bioaugmentation. The present study evaluated the degradation of biodiesel in two soils with different particle size characteristics by the bioremediation processes of natural attenuation and biostimulation. The experiment was carried out ex situ, with the factors temperature, moisture content, and pH being controlled for the experimental period of 110 days. The study aimed at evaluating the biodegradation of a clayey soil (A) and a sandy soil (B), both contaminated with pure biodiesel, by using the analytical methods of respirometry and gas chromatography. Biostimulation treatments using nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium solutions (NPK) promoted higher microbiological activity in both soils. At the end of the experiment, it was observed that biostimulation was more efficient when compared to natural attenuation, showing higher biodiesel degradation for both soils A (59.76%) and B (90.41%).
文摘The pyrolysis of different waste polymers (polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene) was investigated in a tube reactor at 550 ℃ in the absence of oxygen. Additionally the energetic utilization of products have also been followed both in refining and petrochemical industry. Pyrolysis products were separated into fractions of gases, naphtha, middle distillates and heavy oil. Raw materials have been collected both from industrial and household sources: polyethylene from agriculture, polyethylene from packaging and polystyrene from packaging and electronic equipments. Yields and properties of volatile products have changed by the raw materials. Products have been analyzed by gas chromatography. Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, size exclusion chromatography and other standardized methods. Naphtha had high octane numbers (80 〈 RON), while high cetane numbers (〉 75) in case of middle distillates. Moreover fractions contained approximately half of unsaturated hydrocarbons, mainly α-olefins, but the percentage was depending on the raw materials. These properties are advantageous for fuel-like applications.