Support Effects on Thiophene Hydrodesulfurization over Co-Mo-Ni/Al_2O_3 and Co-Mo-Ni/TiO_2-Al_2O_3 Catalysts

A carbon-based sulfonated catalyst was prepared by direct sulfonation and carbonization （in moderate conditions：200 ＆#176;C, 12 h） of red liquor solids, a by-product of paper-making process. The prepared sulfonated cata-lyst （SC） had aromatic structure, composed of carbon enriched inner core, and oxygen-containing （SO3H, COOH, OH） groups enriched surface. The SO3H, COOH, OH groups amounted to 0.74 mmol·g^-1, 0.78 mmol·g^-1, 2.18 mmol·g^-1, respectively. The fresh SC showed much higher catalytic activity than that of the traditional solid acid catalysts （strong-acid 732 cation exchange resin, hydrogen type zeolite socony mobile-five （HZSM-5）, sulfated zir-conia） in esterification of oleic acid. SC was deactivated during the reactions, through the mechanisms of leaching of sulfonated species and formation of sulfonate esters. Two regeneration methods were developed, and the catalytic activity can be mostly regenerated by regeneration Method 1 and be fully regenerated by regeneration Method 2, respectively.

Improvement of Isomerization Process of Crude Isoamylene with Tertiary-amyl-alcohol Addition

The present work contributed to a new developed production method for enhancing the quality of isoamylene （IA） by adding a small amount of tertiary amyl alcohol （TAA） to the catalyst of strong acid cation exchange resin. TAA improved the selectivity of 2-methyl-2-butene （2M2B） at a high conversion level for the isomerization of IA. Compared with the other results from the current IA units, the conversion of 2-methyl- 1-butene （2M1B）, the mass ratio of 2M2B to 2M1B and the selectivity of 2M2B were increased from 0.5474, 7.32 and 0.6864 to 0.72, 12 and 0.95, respectively, while the dimers content in the products decreased from 4.38% to below 1.0%. Optimized conditions for IA isomerization consisted of temperature between 28 and 33℃ and system pressure of 0.5 MPa, weight hourly space velocity of 8.0 h-1 with TAA mass fraction of 0.7%-0.9% in raw material. The results in lab supported bases for the developed process in industrial application which was later proved to be successful. In addition, a possible mechanism of the isomerization process was speculated to propose a key step of water formation in the TAA-added isomerization process and a verified experiment was conducted to support this speculation.

One Step Preparation of Sulfonated Solid Catalyst and Its Effect in Esterification Reaction

A carbon-based sulfonated catalyst was prepared by direct sulfonation and carbonization （in moderate conditions：200 ＆#176;C, 12 h） of red liquor solids, a by-product of paper-making process. The prepared sulfonated cata-lyst （SC） had aromatic structure, composed of carbon enriched inner core, and oxygen-containing （SO3H, COOH, OH） groups enriched surface. The SO3H, COOH, OH groups amounted to 0.74 mmol·g^-1, 0.78 mmol·g^-1, 2.18 mmol·g^-1, respectively. The fresh SC showed much higher catalytic activity than that of the traditional solid acid catalysts （strong^-acid 732 cation exchange resin, hydrogen type zeolite socony mobile-five （HZSM-5）, sulfated zir-conia） in esterification of oleic acid. SC was deactivated during the reactions, through the mechanisms of leaching of sulfonated species and formation of sulfonate esters. Two regeneration methods were developed, and the catalytic activity can be mostly regenerated by regeneration Method 1 and be fully regenerated by regeneration Method 2, respectively.

Assessment of Cation Exchange Membrane Method and Estimation of Potassium Critical Values

Soil and tissue analyses are usually used in identifying potassium(K) deficiencies and predicting K fertilizer requirements of crops.The critical levels of both soil and fresh leaf tissue at seventh leaf stage were developed and assessed for canola,chickpea and sunflower grown on two Saskatchewan,soils,with six rates of K fertilizer supply, in a growth chamber experiment.The available potassium in soils was determined by two methods:1)resin strip extraction, and 2) NH4OAC extraction. The potassium in fresh leaves was determined at seventh leaf stage by a simple procedure using a common garlic press and injector to extract the plant sap and testing the sap with a handheld ion selection electrode meter. The results shoWed significant relationships between the resin strip extractable K and NH4OAC extractable K, and between the plant uptake of total K and the supply of available K in the soils determined by the two methods. Good relationships were also found between the potassium in fresh leaves and the plant uptake of total K for canola, chickpea and sunflower.The resin strip extraction for K was calibrated using common NH4OAC extraction, and recommended for routine analyses because of its simplicity and sensitivity.

STUDY ON THE DETERMINATION OF TRACE BISMUTH(III) BY THIN-LAYER RESIN PHASE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY

In this paper, a new thin-layer ion-exchange resin phase analytical method is introduced. It is based on that, the bismuthous cation can associate with iodic anions, so as to formed an anion complex [BiI4-] in a strong acidic environments. This anion complex can also exchanges with a weaker anions on the surface active site of anion exchange resin, so that a [R+] [BiI4-] solid phase binary associational system is produced. Owing to the solid system is a great many dispersive particulates, it can be pressed to a thin-layer by press tools of the so called 搕hin-layer resin phase?or 搑esin phase? and using this solid association system spectrophotometry for the determination of trace metals. So it can increase the analytical sensitivity. This association system exhibits maximum absorbance at 460nm, and obeys Beer抯 law over the concentration range 0.01ug/ml^1.20ug/ml of bismuthous(III). It has a molar absorptivity of 7.1×105 [L/mol穋m]. It indicated the resin phase spectrophotometry is a sensitive analytical method for trace bismuthous. It is 18 times higher than routine aqueous spectrophotometry. The relative standard deviations is 1.82% (n=6) for the measurements of 0.5ug/ml Bi(III). The detection limit of Bismuthous(III) is 1.4×10-8mol/L. The method has applied to the analysis Bi(III) in environmental water samples.

Study on the Stability of Ion-exchange Resin Catalysts:Ⅰ. TGA as a Rapid Evaluating Method

The thermal stability of five commercial ion-exchange resin catalysts was studied by means of thermal gravimetric analysis （TGA） at elevated temperatures of up to 600℃ and isothermal temperatures in the range of 150℃ and 200 ℃. Resin samples with different initial water contents were also investigated. The study indicated that TGA, as a complementary evaluating method for the plug flow reactor system approach, could be used as a fast analyzing means for study on the thermal stability of ion-exchange resin catalysts. The stoichiometric calculation of the isothermally treated resin catalysts based on the FTIR analysis and acid capacity confirmed that the weight loss of the resins at 150℃ and 200℃ was caused by the desulfonation process and that desulfonation occurred mainly at the para-position of the benzene ring in the resins. H＋ ions and moisture played an important role in the desulfonation process.

高分辨率连续光源原子吸收法和离子色谱法测定水中氟化物的比较

目的比较高分辨率连续光源原予吸收法（HR-CS-AAS）和离子色谱法（IC）测定水中氟化物。方法用离子色谱和高分辨率连续光源原子吸收分别测定水样及进行加标回收实验,比较两者的检测限、精密度、准确度等指标。并采用配对t检验检查2种方法测定水中氟的结果是否有显著差异。结果离子色谱法检测限为20μg/L,RSD为2.0%~4.3%,加标回收率为96.0%~103%。原子吸收法检测限为42μg/L,RSD为1.7%~3.6%,加标回收率为96.5%~106%。离子色谱和原子吸收法同时测定24份实际水样,测定结果进行配对t检验,结果表明2法测定水中氟差异无统计学意义。结论高分辨率连续光源原子吸收法可用于测定水中氟,相对于离子色谱法,原子吸收法具备样品处理简单、节省时间、适合大批量样品测定的特点。

分光光度法与离子色谱法测定饮用水中氰化物的比较

目的采用异烟酸-吡唑酮分光光度法和离子色谱法分别测定饮用水中氰化物含量来对比分析2种方法的差异性。方法使用紫外可见分光光度计和离子色谱仪分别对氰化物质控样和试剂样品进行对此测定,分析2种方法的精密度和准确度。结果通过分析测定,离子色谱法测定饮用水中氰化物含量的精密度和准确度较分光光度法有所提高,其差异无统计学意义。结论异烟酸-吡唑酮分光光度法的测试过程操作繁琐,稳定性较差,样品需要蒸馏预处理,试验耗时较长。离子色谱法分析操作简单,能够有效降低样品受污染的可能性并保证分析质量。

Fabrication of hybrid Co_3O_4/NiCo_2O_4 nanosheets sandwiched by nanoneedles for high-performance supercapacitors using a novel electrochemical ion exchange

Electrochemical ion exchange has been used to tailor the composition of transition metal oxides （Co3O4） electrode with enhanced capacity while maintaining its crystal structure and morphology. Specifically, Ni ions were incorporated to C03O4 nanosheets sandwiched by nanoneedles to form Co3O4/NiCo2O4 composite. As positive electrode for supercapacitors, the Co3O4/NiCo2O4 composite presents a high areal capacitance of 3.2 F cm^-2 （1060 F g^-1） at a current density of 5 mA cm^-2 and outstanding rate capability as well as long cycle stability. Moreover, the assembled aqueous asymmetric supercapacitor based on Co3O4/NiCo2O4//carbon cloth electrodes delivers a considerable energy density of 3.0 mW hcm^-3 at power density of 136 mW cm^-3, and high rate capability （85% retention at a current density of 30 mA cm^-2）. A safety light composed of ten green LEDs in parallel was lit for -360 s using two identical supercapacitors in series, indicating a promising practical application.