Effects of typical nitrogenous compounds on trihalomethanes formation and chlorine demand during drinking water chlorination

Glycine(Gly),cysteine(Cys),aspartic acid(Asp),leucine(Leu),lysine(Lys),and methyl amine(MA) were chosen as typical nitrogenous compounds,and the effects of them on trihalomethanes (THMs) formation and chlorine demand were performed on filtrated water. Results show that the nitrogenous compounds enhance THMs formation,and the increased levels are controlled by characteristics and the concentration of nitrogenous compounds. The increase in THMs formation follows the order of Asp(126 μg/L)>Cys(119 μg/L)>MA(106 μg/L)>Lys(97 μg/L)≈Gly(96 μg/L)>Leu(80 μg/L)(while nitrogenous compounds=1.0 mg/L,and background THMs=60 μg/L). The increase in chlorine demand is approximately proportionate to the content of nitrogenous compounds,which illustrates that the increase is mainly caused by the reaction of nitrogenous compounds with chlorine. And the increase in chlorine demand follows the order of Cys(27.8 mg/L)>Asp(22.6 mg/L)=Gly(22.6 mg/L)>Lys(21.6 mg/L)>MA(14.1 mg/L)>Leu(11.8 mg/L) (while nitrogenous compounds=1.0 mg/L,and background chorine demand=1.8 mg/L). The mechanisms of nitrogenous compounds enhancing THMs formation are summ the increase of chlorine demand raising THMs formation in reaction of NOM with chlorine,and the THMs formation in chlorination of nitrogenous compounds themselves.

Premature thermal decomposition behavior of 3,4-dinitrofurazanfuroxan with certain types of nitrogen-rich compounds

3,4-Dinitrofurazanfuroxan(DNTF),as a high-energy-density material,features good thermal stability and wide applications.This study aimed to elucidate the thermal decomposition mechanism of DNTF combined with nitrogen-rich compounds containing N-H.The thermal stabilities of DNTF and its hybrid systems were investigated using differential thermal analysis/thermogravimetry(TG),vacuum stability test,and accelerating rate calorimetry under isothermal,non-isothermal,and adiabatic conditions,respectively.Results showed that the thermal stability and thermal safety of DNTF significantly decreased after combining with nitrogen-rich compounds containing N-H.Calculation results showed that the activation energy of the DNTF hybrid systems was significantly lower than that of DNTF.The TGIR was used to monitor the generation of fugitive gases during the thermal decomposition of the DNTF/5-aminotetrazole(5-ATZ)hybrid.Moreover,the nitrogen-rich molecules containing N-H interacted extensively with DNTF,and this interaction accelerated the thermal degradation of DNTF.

Distribution and Significance of Carbazole Compounds in Palaeozoic Oils from the Tazhong Uplift, Tarim

Carbazole compounds in crude oils from the Tazhong uplift of the Tarim basin have been fractionated and detected and successfully used to study petroleum migration and trace source rocks in the study area. Alkylcarbazoles have been found in large amounts in the oil samples analyzed and alkylbenzocarbazoles detected in a small concentration only in part of the samples, but alkyldibenzocarbazoles have not been found in oils. Based on the distribution of G1, G2 and G3 of C2-alkylcarbazoles, the ratio of C3-carbazoles to C2-carbazoles and the relative amounts of alkylcarbazoles and alkylbenzocarbazoles, one can know that the vertical oil migration in the Tazhong uplift is generally from below upward, i.e. from the Ordovician through the Silurian to the Carboniferous. Evidently, source rocks in the uplift should be lower Palaeozoic strata (Ordovician and Cambrian). This study shows that carbazoles are of great importance in the study of petroleum migration and source rocks.

Evidence of Oil Sources and Migration in Triassic-Jurassic Reservoirs in the South Tianhuan Depression of the Ordos Basin, China Based on Analysis of Biomarkers and Nitrogen-Bearing Compounds

The Ordos Basin is an important intracontinental sedimentary basin in western China for its abundant Mesozoic crude oil resources. The southern part of the Tianhuan Depression is located in the southwestern marginal area of this Basin, in which the Jurassic and Triassic Chang-3 are the main oil-bearing strata. Currently, no consensus has been reached regarding oil source and oil migration in the area, and an assessment of oil accumulation patterns is thus challenging. In this paper, the oil source, migration direction, charging site and migration pathways are investigated through analysis of pyrrolic nitrogen compounds and hydrocarbon biomarkers. Oil source correlations show that the oils trapped in the Jurassic and Chang-3 reservoirs were derived from the Triassic Chang-7 source rocks. The Jurassic and Chang-3 crude oils both underwent distinct vertical migration from deep to shallow strata, indicating that the oils generated by Chang-7 source rocks may have migrated upward to the shallower Chang-3 and Jurassic strata under abnormally high pressures, to accumulate along the sand bodies of the ancient rivers and the unconformity surface. The charging direction of the Jurassic and Chang-3 crude oils is primarily derived from Mubo, Chenhao, and Shangliyuan, which are located northeast of the southern Tianhuan Depression, with oils moving toward the west, southwest, and south. The results show that an integration of biomarker and nitrogen-bearing compound analyses can provide useful information about oil source, migration, and accumulation.

Study on the basic nitrogen compounds from coal-derived oil

The distillation range analysis and elemental analysis of fractioned direct liquefied oil were conducted. Each fraction of liquefied oil contains some nitrogen compounds. Using the acid extraction method and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry （GC-MS）, the basic nitrogen compounds have been separated and identified. Compared with the nitrogen content of the liquefied oil before and after separation, the basic nitrogen compounds account for more than half of all nitrogen compounds. The basic nitrogen compounds in the light liquefied oil are easily separated, and contain more types of basic nitrogen compounds. The results also show that there are many basic nitrogen compounds in liquefied oil, such as pyrrole, aniline, pyridine, quinoline and so on. However, there are fewer other types of basic nitrogen compounds.

Effect of Nitrogen Compounds on the Oxidation Stability of Saturate Fractions

A custom built dynamic oxygen uptake tester was used to study theinfluence of nitrogen compounds on the oxidation characteristics ofthe saturate fractions from mineral base oils. Experimental resultsindicate that nitrogen compounds, especially quinoline and indole,take part in the oxidation of saturates. It is also found that indoleis more active than quinoline. The latter can be oxidized partly intoketoimine, and the former is more rapidly oxidized into acylamide.The oxidation products, ketoimine or acylamide, could inhibit theoxidation of the saturates by decomposing hydroperoxide.

Insight into the ammonia torrefaction and pyrolysis system of cellulose:Unraveling the evolution of chemical structure and nitrogen migration mechanism

This study aimed to investigate the mechanism of nitrogen doping,migration,and conversion during ammonia torrefaction and also explore the evolution law of the chemical structure of cellulose.The results showed that the ammonia torrefaction pretreatment could significantly optimize the distribution of nitrogen and oxygen elements in cellulose.The carbon skeleton first captured the active nitrogenous radicals to form-NHn-N,and pyridine-N and pyrrole-N originated from the conversion of-NHn-N.The existence of C=O played a major role in the immobilization of nitrogen.The nitrogen in bio-oil exists mainly in the form of five-and six-membered heterocycles.The correlation analysis showed that the main precursors for the formation of nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds were five-membered Oheterocyclic compounds.Finally,the product distribution characteristics in the torrefaction-pyrolysis systems were summarized,and the nitrogen doping and conversion mechanisms were proposed.This study expanded the boundaries of cellulose pretreatment and the production of high-value chemicals.

Evaluating the effects of granular and membrane filtrations on chlorine demand in drinking water

In this study, chlorine decay experiments were conducted for the raw water from Nakdong River that is treated by Chllseo Water Treatment Plant （CWTP） situated in Haman, Korea as well as the effluents from sand and granular activated carbon （GAC） filters of CWTP and fitted using a chlorine decay model. The model estimated the fast and slow reacting nitrogenous as well as organic/inorganic compounds that were present in the water. It was found that the chlorine demand due to fast and slow reacting （FRA and SRA） organic/inorganic substances was not reduced significantly by sand as well as GAC filters. However, the treated effluents from those filters contained FRA and SRA that are less reactive and had small reaction rate constants. For the effluents from microfiltration, ultrafiltration, and nanofiltration the chlorine demand because FRA and SRA were further reduced but the reaction rate constants were larger compared to those of sand and GAC filter effluents. This has implications in the formation of disinfection by products （DBPs）. If DBPs are assumed to form due to the interactions between chlorine and SRA, then it is possible that the DBP formation potential in the effluents from membrane filtrations could be higher than that in the effluents from granular media filters.

Study on catalyst for pyridine synthesis

The synthesis of pyridine from aldehydes and ammonia was performed over ZSM-5 catalyst. The catalytic activity in reaction was correlated with the acidity of the zeolite catalysts. A few of ZSM-5 (m(SiO2)/m(Al2O3)=120) were prepared and modified with Co2+, Fe3+. The surface acidity was determined by Py-IR technique. It was found that CoZSM-5 and FeZSM-5 have fewer Lewis acid sites than HZSM-5. The decrease of Lewis acid sites leads to decreasing the ability of NH3 adsorption, this phenomenon insures that there are adequate acid sites discovering and reacting with aldehydes. It is advantageous to the reaction. By using a CoZSM-5 catalyst, the yields of pyridine base can reach 78%. The study provides a theoretical base for preparing high activity and high selective catalyst for pyridine synthesis.

Petroleum Migration Direction of the Silurian Paleo-pools in the Tarim Basin, Northwest China

The results obtained in this paper indicate that carbazole-type compounds have high thermal stability and also show stability in oxidation and bio-degradation. This kind of compounds still has a high concentration and complete distribution in the analyzed dry asphalt samples, showing that they are particularly useful in studying petroleum migration of paleo-pool. During the basin＇s first-stage of oil-gas pool formation in the Silurian in Tazhong and Tabei areas of Tarim Basin （at the end of Silurian period） and the second-stage in the Awati area （in Permian）, the petroleum experienced a long-distance migration. During the formation of the Silurian paleo-pools in Tazhong Uplift at the end of Silurian, the petroleum mainly came from the lower and middle Cambrian source rocks in the Manjiaer sag. The petroleum migrated towards the southwest-south entering the Silurian reservoir beds in Tazhong first. Then, it further migrated within Silurian from northwest to southeast along the highs of the Structural Belts to the region of the Silurian pinchout boundary in Tazhong. In Tabei Uplift, during the first-stage of pool formation, the petroleum was also from the lower and middle Cambrian source rocks in the Manjiaer sag. It migrated northwest entering the Silurian reservoir beds in the Tabei Uplift firstly, and then the migration continued in the same direction within the Silurian reservoirs and finally the petroleum was trapped in higher positions. During the second-stage pool formation in the Silurian beds in the areas around Awati sag, the petroleum mainly came from the lower-middle Cambrian source rocks in the Awati sag. The petroleum migrated from the generation center to Silurian reservoirs in all directions around the sag through major paths, and the petroleum was finally trapped in higher locations.

The correlation between nitrogen species in coke and NO_x formation during regeneration

Nitrogen oxides （NOx） emission during the regeneration ofcoked fluid catalytic cracking （FCC） catalysts is an en- vironmental issue. In order to identify the correlations between nitrogen species in coke and different nitrogen- containing products in tail gas, three coked catalysts with multilayer structural coke molecules were prepared in a fixed bed with model compounds （o-xylene and quinoline） at first. A series of characterization methods were used to analyze coke, including elemental analysis, FT-IR, XPS, and TG-MS. XPS characterization indicates all coked catalysts present two types of nitrogen species and the type with a higher binding energy is related with the inner part nitrogen atoms interacting with acid sites. Due to the stronger adsorption ability on acid sites for basic nitrogen compounds, the multilayer structural coke has unbalanced distribution of carbon and ni- trogen atoms between the inner part and the outer edge, which strongly affects gas product formation. At the early stage of regeneration, oxidation starts from the outer edge and the product NO can be reduced to N2 in high CO concentration. At the later stage, the inner part rich in nitrogen begins to be exposed to 02. At this period, the formation of CO decreases due to lack of carbon atoms, which is not beneficial to the reduction of NO. There- fore, nitrogen species in the inner part of multilayer structural coke contributes more to NOx formation. Based on the multilayer structure model of coke molecule and its oxidation behavior, a possible strategy to control NOx emission was discussed merely from concept.

Azo-bridged triazoles: Green energetic materials

In this short review, excerpts from the literature of azo-bridged triazoles(mainly 1,2,4-triazoles), some of their derivatives(chloromethyl,dinitro and trinitro pyrazole substituted ones, etc.) and some of their salts, have been presented focusing on the most recent investigations. These classes of compounds, known as high nitrogen compounds, are generally high energy density materials. Therefore, if available some of their ballistic properties were included.

Denitrification in Qi'ao Island coastal zone,the Zhujiang Estuary in China

Samples of sediments and the overlying water were collected in the Qi＇ao Island coastal zone,the Zhujiang（Pearl River） Estuary（ZE）.Denitrification rates,sediment oxygen demand（SOD）,and fluxes of inorganic nitrogen compounds were investigated with N2 flux method,using a self-designed continuous flow through and auto-sampling system.The results indicate that the denitrification rates varied between 222 and 908 μmol/（m2·h） with an average of 499 μmol /（m2·h）.During incubation,the sediments absorbed dissolved oxygen in the overlying water with SOD ranging from 300 to 2 363 μmol/（m2·h）.The denitrification rates were highly correlated with the SOD（r2=0.77） regardless of the NO-3＋NO-2 concentrations in the overlying water,organic carbon contents in sediments and water temperature,suggesting that the SOD was probably the main environmental factor controlling the denitrification in the Qi＇ao Island coastal zone.There was a net flux of NO-3＋NO-2 into the sediments from the overlying water.The NH＋4 flux from sediments into water as the result of mineralization was between 12.3 and 210.3 μmol/（m2·h）,which seems limited by both organic carbon content in sediment and dissolved oxygen concentration in the overlying water.

Using Geochemical Method to Distinguish Lateral Migration and Vertical Migration in Rifted Basin:A Case Study from Eastern Lujiapu Depression in the Kailu Basin,NE China

Migration fractionation diagnosis is complicated in rifted basins where migration distance is generally short and lateral migration in sandy beds and vertical migration along faults are co-existed. Quantitative data from GC-MS analysis makes it possible to distinguish lateral and vertical migration effects. Oils discovered from the Jiaolige oilfield, eastern Lujiapu Depression are derived from single source rock with similar maturity, which is an ideal case to study the migration fractionation effects. Compositional differences among oils are largely caused by the migration fractionation either laterally in sand beds or vertically along the faults. Subtle maturity differences are assessed by the classic saturated hydrocarbon parameters which have certain influence on nitrogen compounds. In a certain maturity range, the ratios of shield and semi-shield isomers to the exposed isomers of alkylcarbazoles change with maturity in an opposite direction with migration fractionation, which may conceal the migration influence. However, migration and maturation have the same effects on absolute concentrations of alkylated carbazoles and benzocarbazole [a]/（[a]＋[c]） ratios, which provides an ideal tool for migration direction assessment. Continuous variations among different samples reflect increased migration distance in sandy beds, while abrupt changes may indicate the change of migration conduit systems. Integrated both geochemical interpretation and geological constrains, not only migration direction can be determined, but also the conduit systems through the sandy beds or the faults can be recognized.

Color stability of FCC gasoline

The color changes of one representative FCC gasoline were studied. The red substance in the FCC gasoline was concentrated and separated by chromatography and analyzed by elemental analysis and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry （GC-MS）. The main components of the red substance were found to be aromatic amines. Complexes formed from quinones and aromatic amines are the reason why gasoline being red, and acids can destroy the complex by reaction with aromatic amines leading to decoloration of red gasoline. A mechanism for the color change of gasoline is proposed.

Characteristics of Oil Sources from the Chepaizi Swell,Junggar Basin,China

So far there has been no common opinion on oil source of the Chepaizi swell in the Junggar Basin. Therefore, it is difficult to determine the pathway system and trend of hydrocarbon migration, and this resulted in difficulties in study of oil-gas accumulation patterns. In this paper, study of nitrogen compounds distribution in oils from Chepaizi was carried out in order to classify source rocks of oils stored in different reservoirs in the study area. Then, migration characteristics of oils from the same source were investigated by using nitrogen compounds parameters. The results of nitrogen compounds in a group of oil/oil sand samples from the same source indicate that the oils trapped in the Chepaizi swell experienced an obvious vertical migration. With increasing migration distance, amounts and indices of carbazoles have a regular changing pattern （in a fine linear relationship）. By using nitrogen compounds techniques, the analyzed oil/oil sand samples of Chepaizi can be classified into two groups. One is the samples stored in reservoir beds of the Cretaceous and Tertiary, and these oils came from mainly Jurassic source rock with a small amount of Cretaceous rock; the other is those stored in the Jurassic, Permian and Carboniferous beds, and they originated from the Permian source. In addition, a sample of oil from an upper Jurassic reservoir （Well Ka 6）, which was generated from Jurassic coal source rock, has a totally different nitrogen compound distribution from those of the above-mentioned two groups of samples, which were generated from mudstone sources. Because of influence from fractionation of oil migration, amounts and ratios of nitrogen compounds with different structures and polarities change regularly with increasing migrating distance, and as a result the samples with the same source follow a good linear relationship in content and ratio, while the oil samples of different sources have obviously different nitrogen compound distribution owing to different organic matter types of their source rocks. These conclusions of oil source study are identical with those obtained by other geochemical bio-markers. Therefore, nitrogen compounds are of great significance in oil type classification and oil/source correlation.

Discussion on Petroleum Migration in Bamianhe Oilfield of Dongying Depression, East China

Petroleum migration process of Bamianhe oilfield of Dongying depression, EastChina is evaluated on the basis of our detailed work on geochemistry of the crude oil and thesource. Molecular tracers, especially nitrogen compounds, are employed in assessing style of oilmigration and accumulation. Additionally, absolute quantitative results of heteroaromatics includingdibenzofuran, dibenzothio-phene and fluorene with similar basic frames to pyrrolic nitrogeniccompounds are also used to evaluate the quantity of petroleum migration. According to apparentmigration effects of the pyrrolic nitrogen compounds, it is indicated that most of Bamianhe oil wasderived from potential source kitchen―Niu-zhuang sag, migrated and accumulated at Bamianhe faultbelt through selective paths according to a main filling point displayed. Generally, upwardmigration trend from the main point along the south slope is noted. There are observable migrationeffects from Guangli subsag to the north Bamianhe and Yangjiao-gou oilfields showing Guangli subsagwas a secondary kitchen accounting for the oils in the north portion. Significant vertical migrationeffects shown in several cross sections demonstrate that faults well developed in the area play animportant role in oil migration and accumulation. Unformality, sandstone reservoirs distributedlocally also suggest important fairways in connecting sources with traps. The tectonic and acombination of tectonic and lithological mechanism are identified as the critical mechanisms inentrapping hydrocarbons. Migration trend suggested by nitrogenic compounds agrees well with analysisof lateral compositional variety and thermal maturity gradient. This study also confirms well withour previous studies. It is the location of source rocks, tectonic and stratigraphic characteristicsthat have a comprehensive control on the model of hydrocarbon migration and accumulation inBamianhe oilfield. Results also show that the oils are mostly derived from the deep parts of theNiuzhuang and Guangli sags within normal oil window.

Process Optimization of RTS Technology for Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

The RTS technology can produce ultra-low sulfur diesel at lower costs using available hydrogenation catalyst and device.However,with the increase of the mixing proportion of secondary processed diesel fuel in the feed,the content of nitrogen compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the feed increased,leading to the acceleration of the deactivation rate of the primary catalyst and the shortening of the service cycle.In order to fully understand the reason of catalyst deactivation,the effect of mixing secondary processed diesel fuel oil on the operating stability of the catalyst in the first reactor was investigated in a medium-sized fixed-bed hydrogenation unit.The results showed that the nitrogen compounds mainly affected the initial activity of the catalyst,but had little effect on the stability of the catalyst.The PAHs had little effect on the initial activity of the catalyst,but could significantly accelerate the deactivation of the catalyst.Combined with the analysis of the reason of catalyst deactivation and the study of RTS technology,the direction of RTS technology process optimization was put forward,and the stability of catalyst was improved obviously after process optimization.

Supercritical Water as a Reaction Medium for Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles

Supercritical water has been focused on as an environmentally attractive reaction media, in which organic materials can be decomposed into smaller molecules. The reaction behavior of pyrrole as a simple model compound of nonbasic nitrogen compounds found in petroleum residua was studied in supercritical water with a batch type reactor. The reaction was carried out at temperatures of 698-748 K and at various pressures under an argon atmosphere. The chemical species in the aqueous products were identified by GCMS （gas chromatography mass spectrometry） and quantified using GC-FID （gas chromatography flame ionization detector）. The effect of temperature and reaction time on the conversion process of pyrrole is presented. Under supercritical water conditions, pyrrole underwent successful decomposition in water into its derived compounds. The conversion of pyrrole could approach 81.12 wt% at 723 K and 40 MPa within 240 min of reaction time. The decomposition process was accelerated with the existence of water at the same temperature. Ultimate analysis of solid products was also conducted using a CHN analyzer. The process investigated in this study may form the basis for an efficient method of nitrogen compound decomposition in future.

Ionic Liquid Assisted Extraction of Nitrogen and Sulphur-Containing Air Pollutants from Model Oil and Regeneration of the Spent Ionic Liquid

Removal of air pollutants, such as nitrogen and sulphur containing compounds from a model oil (dodecane) was studied. An ionic liquid (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [C2mim] [Cl]) was used as an extractant. Liquid-liquid extraction by using 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [C2mim] [Cl] was found to be a very promising method for the removal of N- and S-compounds. This was evaluated by using a model oil (dodecane) with indole as a neutral nitrogen compound and pyridine as a basic nitrogen compound. Dibenzothiophene (DBT) was used as a sulphur compound. An extraction capacity of up to 90 wt% was achieved for the model oil containing pyridine, while only 76 wt% of indole in the oil was extracted. The extraction capacity of a model sulphur compound DBT was found to be up to 99 wt%. Regeneration of the spent ionic liquid was carried out with toluene back-extraction. A 1:1 toluene-to-IL wt ratio was performed at room temperature. It was observed that, for the spent ionic liquid containing DBT as a model compound more than 85 wt% (corresponding 3852 mg/kg) could be removed from the oil. After the second regeneration cycle, 86 wt% of the DBT was recovered from the ionic liquid to toluene. In the case of indole as the nitrogen containing species, more than 99 wt%, (corresponding to 2993 mg/kg) of the original indole was transferred from the model oil to the ionic liquid. After the first-regeneration cycle of the spent ionic liquid, 54 wt% of the indole–in-IL was transferred to toluene. Thus, both extractions of nitrogen and sulphur model compounds were successfully carried out from model oil and the back-extraction of these compounds from the ionic liquids to toluene demonstrated the proved the concept of the regeneration point of view.