The effect of calcination temperature on the catalytic activity for the dimethyl ether (DME) carbonylation into methyl acetate (MA) was investigated over mordenite supported copper (Cu/HMOR) prepared by ion-exch...The effect of calcination temperature on the catalytic activity for the dimethyl ether (DME) carbonylation into methyl acetate (MA) was investigated over mordenite supported copper (Cu/HMOR) prepared by ion-exchange process. The results showed that the catalytic activity was obviously affected by the calcination temperature. The maximal DME conversion of 97.2% and the MA selectivity of 97.9% were obtained over the Cu/HMOR calcined at 430 ℃ under conditions of 210 ℃, 1.5 MPa, and GSHV of 4883 h^-1. The obtained Cu/HMOR catalysts were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, N2 absorption, NH3 temperature program desorption, CO temperature program desorption, and Raman techniques. Proper calcination temperature was effective to promote copper ions migration and diffusion, and led the support HMOR to possess more acid activity sites, which exhibited the complete decomposing of copper nitrate, large surface area and optimum micropore structure, more amount of CO adsorption site and proper amount of weak acid centers.展开更多
Dimethyl ether carbonylation to methyl acetate was comparatively investigated over mor- denite supported copper (Cu/HMOR) catalysts prepared by different methods including evaporation, urea hydrolysis, incipient wet...Dimethyl ether carbonylation to methyl acetate was comparatively investigated over mor- denite supported copper (Cu/HMOR) catalysts prepared by different methods including evaporation, urea hydrolysis, incipient wetness impregnation and ion-exchange. The results showed that Cu/HMOR prepared via iron-exchange method exhibited the highest catalytic activity due to the synergistic effect of active-site metal and acidic molecular sieve support. Conversion of 95.3% and methyl acetate selectivity of 94.9% were achieved under conditions of 210℃, 1.5 MPa, and GSHV of 4883 h-1. The catalysts were characterized by nitrogen absorption, X-ray diffraction, NH3 temperature program desorption, and CO temperature program desorption techniques. It was found that Cu/HMOR prepared by ion-exchange method possessed high surface area, moderate strong acid centers, and CO adsorption centers, which improved catalytic performance for the reaction of CO insertion to dimethyl ether.展开更多
Experimental study on homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion process was carried out on a single-cylinder direct injection diesel engine fueled with dimethyl ether(DME). The influence of inert g...Experimental study on homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion process was carried out on a single-cylinder direct injection diesel engine fueled with dimethyl ether(DME). The influence of inert gas CO2 on the ignition and combustion process was investigated. The research results indicate that because of the high cetane number of DME, the stable HCCI operating range is quite narrow while the engine has a high compression ratio. The HCCI operating range can be largely extended when the inert gas is inducted into the charging air. HCCI combustion of DME presents remarkable characteristic of two-stage combustion process. As the concentration of inert gas increases, the ignition timing of the first combustion stage delays, the peak heat release rate decreases, and the combustion duration extends. Inducting inert gas into charging air cannot make the combustion and heat release of DME occur at a perfect crank angle position. Therefore,to obtain HCCI operation for the fuel with high cetane number,other methods such as reducing engine compression ratio should be adopted. Emission results show that under HCCI operation, a nearly zero NOx emission can be obtained with no smoke emissions. But the HC and CO emissions are high, and both rise with the increase of the concentration of inert gases.展开更多
Acetalation of formaldehyde(HCHO)with dialkyl formal or aliphatic alcohol to prepare polyoxymethylene dialkyl ethers(RO(CH2O)nR,n≥1)catalyzed by Br?nsted‐acidic ionic liquids has been developed.The correlation betwe...Acetalation of formaldehyde(HCHO)with dialkyl formal or aliphatic alcohol to prepare polyoxymethylene dialkyl ethers(RO(CH2O)nR,n≥1)catalyzed by Br?nsted‐acidic ionic liquids has been developed.The correlation between the structure and acidity activity of various ionic liquids was studied.Among the ionic liquids investigated,1‐(4‐sulfonic acid)butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate([MIMBs]HSO4)exhibited the best catalytic performance in the reaction of diethoxymethane(DEM1)with trioxane.The influences of ionic liquid loading,molar ratio of DEM1to HCHO,reaction temperature,pressure,time,and reactant source on the catalytic reaction were explored using[MIMBs]HSO4as the catalyst.Under the optimal conditions of n([MIMBs]HSO4):n(DEM1):n(HCHO)=1:80:80,140°C,and4h,the conversion of HCHO and selectivity for DEM2?8were92.6%and95.1%,respectively.The[MIMBs]HSO4catalyst could be easily separated and reused.A feasible mechanism for the catalytic performance of[MIMBs]HSO4was proposed.展开更多
In this work,ethylene glycol monomethylether(EE) was chosen as an entrainer for the azeotropic distillation of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene+1-methyl-2-ethylbenzene system to investigate the influence of the entrainer on vap...In this work,ethylene glycol monomethylether(EE) was chosen as an entrainer for the azeotropic distillation of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene+1-methyl-2-ethylbenzene system to investigate the influence of the entrainer on vapor liquid equilibrium(VLE) of this system.Three sets of binary VLE data in the system consisting of EE + 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene +1-methyl-2-ethylbenzene were measured using the Dvorak-Boublik still.The binary parameters of NRTL model were correlated by using the likelihood method.The ternary VLE data of the system were measured as well and were predicted by using the binary parameters of NRTL model.The test results indicated that the binary data passed the thermodynamic consistency tests,and the difference between the predicted values of ternary VLE and the experimental data reached the research standard for VLE data.Addition of EE had a great influence on the relative volatility between 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and 1-methl-2-ethyl-benzene:when the ratio of solvent was 4,and the relative volatility between 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and 1-methyl-2-ethylbenzene increased from 1.0125(without solvent addition) to 1.283.展开更多
The present work studied fuel consumption through experiments on a diesel engine. In order to obtain lower BSFC (brake specific fuel consumption), DME (dimethyl ether) is heated and introduced into air intake, tog...The present work studied fuel consumption through experiments on a diesel engine. In order to obtain lower BSFC (brake specific fuel consumption), DME (dimethyl ether) is heated and introduced into air intake, together with fueling emulsified fuel to diesel engine. Results show that BSFC can decrease about 10% and diesel fuel consumption alone can decrease 18%. High saving rate of BSFC up to 10% is also acquired using ethanol instead of DME. To achieve high saving rate of BSFC, the heating temperature of about 1000 K is needed for DME operation, while the diesel engine exhaust temperature of about 750 K is suitable for ethanol. Hydrogen produced in DME or ethanol pyrolysis and the combustion characters of emulsified fuel are considered as main reasons for the excellent fuel saving. Besides, the technique adopted in the present work is extremely easy to be utilized, and may be firstly adopted on diesel engines for power plants, trains, and ships etc.展开更多
The present study was conducted to investigate antifungal activity ofLawsonia inermis (Henna plant). Leaf samples of the plants were collected from Eastern Nile of Khartoum state, Sudan. Ethanol and petroleum ether ...The present study was conducted to investigate antifungal activity ofLawsonia inermis (Henna plant). Leaf samples of the plants were collected from Eastern Nile of Khartoum state, Sudan. Ethanol and petroleum ether extracts in various concentrations were obtained by maceration (cold method). The extracts were bioassay in vitro to know their bioactivity to inhibit the growth of tested fungi. The cup plate agar diffusion method was adopted to assess the antifungal activity of the extracts against tested yeasts while agar incorporated method was used for other molds. Both extracts revealed anti fungal activity against all yeast strains except Pichiafabianii which was found resistant to both ethanol and ether extracts. The results displayed antifungal activity against tested fungi. Minimum mould concentration (MMC) of the extracts was determined. The obtained results revealed antifungal activity of henna leaves extracts which support the traditional use of the Henna in therapy of fungal infections. The possibility of therapeutic use of Sudanese henna as antifungal agents is recommended.展开更多
A series of unique nanowire superstructures, Cu2O nanowire polyhedra, have been synthesized through a cost-effective hydrothermal route. Three types of nanowire polyhedra, namely octahedra, concave octahedra, and hexa...A series of unique nanowire superstructures, Cu2O nanowire polyhedra, have been synthesized through a cost-effective hydrothermal route. Three types of nanowire polyhedra, namely octahedra, concave octahedra, and hexapods, were formed in high morphological yields (90%) by reducing cupric acetate with o-anisidine or o-phenetidine in the presence of carboxylic acids. The architectures of these Cu2O nanowire polyhedra were examined by electron microscopy, which revealed ordered, highly aligned CU2O nanowires within the polyhedral outlines. The growth of the Cu2O nanowire polyhedra is controlled by the orientation and growth rates of the nanowire branches which are adjusted by addition of carboxylic acids. Compared to the Cu2O samples reported in the recent literature, the Cu2O nanowire octahedra exhibit notably enhanced photocatalytic activities for dye degradation in the presence of H202 under visible light, probably due to the high-density charge carriers photoexcited from the branched nanowires with their special structures. Additionally, the discussion in the recent literature of the photocatalytic activity of Cu2O in the absence of H2O2 for direct photodegradation of dyes seems questionable.展开更多
Inorganic lead halide perovskite CsPbBr3 offers attractive photophysical properties and phase stability for high-performance optoelectronic devices.However,CsPbBr3 films produced by the classic solution-based two-step...Inorganic lead halide perovskite CsPbBr3 offers attractive photophysical properties and phase stability for high-performance optoelectronic devices.However,CsPbBr3 films produced by the classic solution-based two-step method are always accompanied with impurity phases of CsPb2Br5 and Cs4PbBr6,which represents a major efficiency-limiting factor for future advances of CsPbBr3-based devices.The challenge lies in the complexity of the Cs-Pb-Br phase system,requiring both spatially and temporally precise control of the precursor stoichiometry during solution-phase growth of CsPbBr3 films.By adopting 2-methoxyethanol as the solution conversion medium instead of commonly applied methanol,the reaction between CsBr and PbBr2 can be finely controlled to yield single phase CsPbBr3 films within a few minutes;extending the solution-conversion step to 24 h does not alter the phase purity of resulting CsPbBr3 films.The present work paves the way to regulate the crystal growth behaviors of two-step solution-processed CsPbBr3 films by simple solvent engineering.展开更多
This paper presents thermodynamic evaluations of the agriculture residual-to-SNG process by thermochemical conversion, which mainly consists of the interconnected fluidized beds, hot gas cleaning, fluidized bed methan...This paper presents thermodynamic evaluations of the agriculture residual-to-SNG process by thermochemical conversion, which mainly consists of the interconnected fluidized beds, hot gas cleaning, fluidized bed methanation reactor and Selexol absorption unit. The process was modeled using Aspen Plus soft-ware. The process performances, i.e., CH4 content in SNG~ higher heating value and yield of SNGexergy efficiencies with and without heat recovery, unit power consumption, were evaluated firstly. The results indicate that when the other parameters remain unchanged, the steam-to-biomass ratio at carbon boundary point is the optimal value for the process. Im proving the preheating temperatures of air and gasifying agent is beneficial for the SNG yield and exergy effi ciencies. Due to the effects of COz removal efficiency, there are two optimization objectives for the SNG produc tion process: (I) to maximize CH4 content in SNC or (II) to maximize SNG yield. Further, the comparison among different feedstocks indicates that the decreasing order of SNG yield is: corn stalk 〉 wheat straw 〉 rice straw. The evaluation on the potential of agriculture-based SNG shows that the potential annual production of agriculture re sidual-based SNG could be between 555 108 - 611 108 m3 with utilization of 100% of the available unexplored resources. The agriculture residual-based SNG could play a significant role on solving the big shortfall of China's natural gas supply in future.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51006110 and No.51276183) and the National Natural Research Foundation of China/Japan Science and Technology Agency (No.51161140331).
文摘The effect of calcination temperature on the catalytic activity for the dimethyl ether (DME) carbonylation into methyl acetate (MA) was investigated over mordenite supported copper (Cu/HMOR) prepared by ion-exchange process. The results showed that the catalytic activity was obviously affected by the calcination temperature. The maximal DME conversion of 97.2% and the MA selectivity of 97.9% were obtained over the Cu/HMOR calcined at 430 ℃ under conditions of 210 ℃, 1.5 MPa, and GSHV of 4883 h^-1. The obtained Cu/HMOR catalysts were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, N2 absorption, NH3 temperature program desorption, CO temperature program desorption, and Raman techniques. Proper calcination temperature was effective to promote copper ions migration and diffusion, and led the support HMOR to possess more acid activity sites, which exhibited the complete decomposing of copper nitrate, large surface area and optimum micropore structure, more amount of CO adsorption site and proper amount of weak acid centers.
文摘Dimethyl ether carbonylation to methyl acetate was comparatively investigated over mor- denite supported copper (Cu/HMOR) catalysts prepared by different methods including evaporation, urea hydrolysis, incipient wetness impregnation and ion-exchange. The results showed that Cu/HMOR prepared via iron-exchange method exhibited the highest catalytic activity due to the synergistic effect of active-site metal and acidic molecular sieve support. Conversion of 95.3% and methyl acetate selectivity of 94.9% were achieved under conditions of 210℃, 1.5 MPa, and GSHV of 4883 h-1. The catalysts were characterized by nitrogen absorption, X-ray diffraction, NH3 temperature program desorption, and CO temperature program desorption techniques. It was found that Cu/HMOR prepared by ion-exchange method possessed high surface area, moderate strong acid centers, and CO adsorption centers, which improved catalytic performance for the reaction of CO insertion to dimethyl ether.
文摘Experimental study on homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion process was carried out on a single-cylinder direct injection diesel engine fueled with dimethyl ether(DME). The influence of inert gas CO2 on the ignition and combustion process was investigated. The research results indicate that because of the high cetane number of DME, the stable HCCI operating range is quite narrow while the engine has a high compression ratio. The HCCI operating range can be largely extended when the inert gas is inducted into the charging air. HCCI combustion of DME presents remarkable characteristic of two-stage combustion process. As the concentration of inert gas increases, the ignition timing of the first combustion stage delays, the peak heat release rate decreases, and the combustion duration extends. Inducting inert gas into charging air cannot make the combustion and heat release of DME occur at a perfect crank angle position. Therefore,to obtain HCCI operation for the fuel with high cetane number,other methods such as reducing engine compression ratio should be adopted. Emission results show that under HCCI operation, a nearly zero NOx emission can be obtained with no smoke emissions. But the HC and CO emissions are high, and both rise with the increase of the concentration of inert gases.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21473225)~~
文摘Acetalation of formaldehyde(HCHO)with dialkyl formal or aliphatic alcohol to prepare polyoxymethylene dialkyl ethers(RO(CH2O)nR,n≥1)catalyzed by Br?nsted‐acidic ionic liquids has been developed.The correlation between the structure and acidity activity of various ionic liquids was studied.Among the ionic liquids investigated,1‐(4‐sulfonic acid)butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate([MIMBs]HSO4)exhibited the best catalytic performance in the reaction of diethoxymethane(DEM1)with trioxane.The influences of ionic liquid loading,molar ratio of DEM1to HCHO,reaction temperature,pressure,time,and reactant source on the catalytic reaction were explored using[MIMBs]HSO4as the catalyst.Under the optimal conditions of n([MIMBs]HSO4):n(DEM1):n(HCHO)=1:80:80,140°C,and4h,the conversion of HCHO and selectivity for DEM2?8were92.6%and95.1%,respectively.The[MIMBs]HSO4catalyst could be easily separated and reused.A feasible mechanism for the catalytic performance of[MIMBs]HSO4was proposed.
基金supported by the SINOPEC Corporation (Contact No. 408069)
文摘In this work,ethylene glycol monomethylether(EE) was chosen as an entrainer for the azeotropic distillation of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene+1-methyl-2-ethylbenzene system to investigate the influence of the entrainer on vapor liquid equilibrium(VLE) of this system.Three sets of binary VLE data in the system consisting of EE + 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene +1-methyl-2-ethylbenzene were measured using the Dvorak-Boublik still.The binary parameters of NRTL model were correlated by using the likelihood method.The ternary VLE data of the system were measured as well and were predicted by using the binary parameters of NRTL model.The test results indicated that the binary data passed the thermodynamic consistency tests,and the difference between the predicted values of ternary VLE and the experimental data reached the research standard for VLE data.Addition of EE had a great influence on the relative volatility between 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and 1-methl-2-ethyl-benzene:when the ratio of solvent was 4,and the relative volatility between 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and 1-methyl-2-ethylbenzene increased from 1.0125(without solvent addition) to 1.283.
文摘The present work studied fuel consumption through experiments on a diesel engine. In order to obtain lower BSFC (brake specific fuel consumption), DME (dimethyl ether) is heated and introduced into air intake, together with fueling emulsified fuel to diesel engine. Results show that BSFC can decrease about 10% and diesel fuel consumption alone can decrease 18%. High saving rate of BSFC up to 10% is also acquired using ethanol instead of DME. To achieve high saving rate of BSFC, the heating temperature of about 1000 K is needed for DME operation, while the diesel engine exhaust temperature of about 750 K is suitable for ethanol. Hydrogen produced in DME or ethanol pyrolysis and the combustion characters of emulsified fuel are considered as main reasons for the excellent fuel saving. Besides, the technique adopted in the present work is extremely easy to be utilized, and may be firstly adopted on diesel engines for power plants, trains, and ships etc.
文摘The present study was conducted to investigate antifungal activity ofLawsonia inermis (Henna plant). Leaf samples of the plants were collected from Eastern Nile of Khartoum state, Sudan. Ethanol and petroleum ether extracts in various concentrations were obtained by maceration (cold method). The extracts were bioassay in vitro to know their bioactivity to inhibit the growth of tested fungi. The cup plate agar diffusion method was adopted to assess the antifungal activity of the extracts against tested yeasts while agar incorporated method was used for other molds. Both extracts revealed anti fungal activity against all yeast strains except Pichiafabianii which was found resistant to both ethanol and ether extracts. The results displayed antifungal activity against tested fungi. Minimum mould concentration (MMC) of the extracts was determined. The obtained results revealed antifungal activity of henna leaves extracts which support the traditional use of the Henna in therapy of fungal infections. The possibility of therapeutic use of Sudanese henna as antifungal agents is recommended.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21071079), the Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering (2009), and the Young Teachers Fund of Nanjing University of Technology.
文摘A series of unique nanowire superstructures, Cu2O nanowire polyhedra, have been synthesized through a cost-effective hydrothermal route. Three types of nanowire polyhedra, namely octahedra, concave octahedra, and hexapods, were formed in high morphological yields (90%) by reducing cupric acetate with o-anisidine or o-phenetidine in the presence of carboxylic acids. The architectures of these Cu2O nanowire polyhedra were examined by electron microscopy, which revealed ordered, highly aligned CU2O nanowires within the polyhedral outlines. The growth of the Cu2O nanowire polyhedra is controlled by the orientation and growth rates of the nanowire branches which are adjusted by addition of carboxylic acids. Compared to the Cu2O samples reported in the recent literature, the Cu2O nanowire octahedra exhibit notably enhanced photocatalytic activities for dye degradation in the presence of H202 under visible light, probably due to the high-density charge carriers photoexcited from the branched nanowires with their special structures. Additionally, the discussion in the recent literature of the photocatalytic activity of Cu2O in the absence of H2O2 for direct photodegradation of dyes seems questionable.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFA0209303)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1663228,51902153,and 51972165)a Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions。
文摘Inorganic lead halide perovskite CsPbBr3 offers attractive photophysical properties and phase stability for high-performance optoelectronic devices.However,CsPbBr3 films produced by the classic solution-based two-step method are always accompanied with impurity phases of CsPb2Br5 and Cs4PbBr6,which represents a major efficiency-limiting factor for future advances of CsPbBr3-based devices.The challenge lies in the complexity of the Cs-Pb-Br phase system,requiring both spatially and temporally precise control of the precursor stoichiometry during solution-phase growth of CsPbBr3 films.By adopting 2-methoxyethanol as the solution conversion medium instead of commonly applied methanol,the reaction between CsBr and PbBr2 can be finely controlled to yield single phase CsPbBr3 films within a few minutes;extending the solution-conversion step to 24 h does not alter the phase purity of resulting CsPbBr3 films.The present work paves the way to regulate the crystal growth behaviors of two-step solution-processed CsPbBr3 films by simple solvent engineering.
基金supported by the Special Fund for Major State Basic Research Projects of China (2010CB732206, 2013CB228106)the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Southeast University (YBJJ1219)
文摘This paper presents thermodynamic evaluations of the agriculture residual-to-SNG process by thermochemical conversion, which mainly consists of the interconnected fluidized beds, hot gas cleaning, fluidized bed methanation reactor and Selexol absorption unit. The process was modeled using Aspen Plus soft-ware. The process performances, i.e., CH4 content in SNG~ higher heating value and yield of SNGexergy efficiencies with and without heat recovery, unit power consumption, were evaluated firstly. The results indicate that when the other parameters remain unchanged, the steam-to-biomass ratio at carbon boundary point is the optimal value for the process. Im proving the preheating temperatures of air and gasifying agent is beneficial for the SNG yield and exergy effi ciencies. Due to the effects of COz removal efficiency, there are two optimization objectives for the SNG produc tion process: (I) to maximize CH4 content in SNC or (II) to maximize SNG yield. Further, the comparison among different feedstocks indicates that the decreasing order of SNG yield is: corn stalk 〉 wheat straw 〉 rice straw. The evaluation on the potential of agriculture-based SNG shows that the potential annual production of agriculture re sidual-based SNG could be between 555 108 - 611 108 m3 with utilization of 100% of the available unexplored resources. The agriculture residual-based SNG could play a significant role on solving the big shortfall of China's natural gas supply in future.