Determination and Correlation for Solubility of Aromatic Acids in Solvents

Solubility of benzoic acid, terephthalic acid and 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid in water, acetic acid, N.N-dimethylformamide, N.N-dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulphoxide and Ar-methyl-2-ketopyrrolidine were measured by dynamic method. The solubilities were calculated by UNIFAC group contribution method, in which new groups, BCCOOH and NCCOOH, were introduced to express the activity coefficients of aromatic acids and new interaction parameters of the new groups were expressed as the function of temperature, which were determined from the experimental data. The new interaction parameters provided good calculated result. The experimental data were also correlated with Wilson and y-h models, and results were compared with present UNIFAC model.

Intensifying gibbsite precipitation from sodium aluminate solution by adding a mixed seed

Gibbsite precipitation from sodium aluminate solution was intensified by adding mixed industrial and self-prepared active seeds,and its mechanism was researched preliminarily.The interfacial properties of seed/aluminate solution were determined for separate industrial and active seed.Contact angles of seed/aluminate solution and the specific surface area of seeds were respectively measured by sessile drop and BET method,and the morphology and particle size of precipitates were recorded by SEM and laser diffraction.The results show that,compared with the industrial seed,the active seed has a better wettability,lower interfacial tension,and larger specific surface area,being conducive to enhancing gibbsite precipitation from sodium aluminate solution.SEM analysis of the precipitates indicates that the embedment and accumulation/agglomeration of extremely fine particles on the surface of coarse industrial seed can effectively control the content of fine particles in the precipitation product.With extra 3.1–4.6 g/L active seed,the gibbsite precipitation ratio was increased by 3.23%–3.92%.Moreover,the mass percentage of particles<45μm in precipitation product has even a slight decrease compared with that for the traditional precipitation product or of the industrial seed itself.The result presented is favorable to developing an intensified gibbsite precipitation process for commercial alumina manufacture.

Non-isothermal decomposition kinetics of hydrogarnet in sodium carbonate solution

Carbonation decomposition of hydrogarnet is a significant reaction of the calcification-carbonation new method for alumina production by using low-grade bauxite.In this work,non-isothermal decomposition kinetics of hydrogarnet in sodium carbonate solution was studied by high-pressure differential scanning calorimetry(HPDSC) at different heating rates of 2,5,8,10,15 and 20 K·min^(-1),respectively.The activation energy(E_α) was calculated with the help of isoconversional method(model-free),and the reaction mechanism was determined by the differential equation method.The calculated activation energy of this reaction was 115.66 kJ·mol^(-1).Furthermore,the mechanism for decomposition reaction is Avrami-Erofeev(n=1.5),and the decomposition process is diffusion-controlled.

Experimental study on SO_2 recovery using a sodium-zinc sorbent based flue gas desulfurization technology

A sodium–zinc sorbent based flue gas desulfurization technology(Na–Zn-FGD) was proposed based on the experiments and analyses of the thermal decomposition characteristics of Ca SO3 and Zn SO3·2.5H2 O, the waste products of calcium-based semi-dry and zinc-based flue gas desulfurization(Ca–SD-FGD and Zn–SD-FGD) technologies, respectively. It was found that Zn SO3·2.5H2 O first lost crystal H2 O at 100 °C and then decomposed into SO2 and solid Zn O at 260 °C in the air, while Ca SO3 is oxidized at 450 °C before it decomposed in the air. The experimental results confirm that Zn–SD-FGD technology is good for SO2 removal and recycling, but with problem in clogging and high operational cost. The proposed Na–Zn-FGD is clogging proof, and more cost-effective. In the new process, Na2CO3 is used to generate Na2SO3 for SO2absorption, and the intermediate product Na HSO3 reacts with Zn O powders, producing Zn SO3·2.5H2 O precipitate and Na2SO3 solution. The Na2SO3 solution is clogging proof, which is re-used for SO2 absorption. By thermal decomposition of Zn SO3·2.5H2 O, Zn O is re-generated and SO2 with high purity is co-produced as well. The cycle consumes some amount of raw material Na2CO3 and a small amount of Zn O only. The newly proposed FGD technology could be a substitute of the traditional semi-dry FGD technologies.

Study on in Vitro Degradation of Sutures for Decomposable Esophageal Stent

PLLA and PGLA sutures for decomposable esophageal stent were investigated in phosphate buffer solution （PBS） （pH=7.4） at 37 ℃ for a period of 8 weeks. In vitro degradation was studied by determining the change of weight loss, pH value, intrinsic viscosity, tensile strength, orientation degree, degree of crystallinity, melting point and surface morphology of the suture samples. The results showed that all properties of PLLA sutures had no obvious changes, however, the properties of PGLA sutures all changed significantly. The pH value, intrinsic viscosity, tensile strength, orientation degree and degree of crystallinity decreased gradually, and the weight loss of PGLA sutures increased with the degradation time. At 6th week, tensile strength of PGLA sutures nearly reached O, and weight loss approached to 70% at 8th week. The results of DSC showed that melting point of crystalline region of PGLA sutures substantially remained unchanged and melting heat enthalpy increased gradually during in vitro degradation, and the new ordered regions appeared in the amorphous area. The results of SEM showed that surface coating of PGLA sutures spalled initially, and then the sutures occured transverse rupture. Therefore, PGLA suture is suitable to prepare decomposable esophageal stent to expand benign esophageal stenosis or stricture, but stent prepared by PLLA suture is not appropriate for the treatment of benign esophageal stenosis because it is decomposed for more than 2 months.

钼全湿法生产中“三废”综合利用新工艺

1 新工艺流程钼精矿全湿法(氧压煮法)革取生产仲钼酸铵及高铼酸铵流程,笔者已有专文叙述。本工艺中“三废”的产生及其综合利用新工艺的流程详见附图所示(图中花框代表主流程,方框代表综合利用新工艺流程)。