Study on RE-Modiffied Mordenite Catalysts for Amination Reaction

The effects of RE modified mordenite catalysts on the activity and selectivity of amination reaction at atmospheric pressure in a fixed bed reactor were studied. The experimental result shows that the Y modified mordenite catalyst exhibits very good activity and selectivity to dimethylamine(DMA). The results of the catalyst characterization demonstrate that the rare earth modification of mordenite mainly causes the changes of B acidic sites in mordenite. The crystal structure and the Si/Al ratio on the surface of mordenite basically remain unchanged after mordenite is modified by rare earth elements. Rare earth modification improves the thermal stability and prolongs the life of the catalyst.

A novel approach for Apocynum venetum/cotton blended fabrics modification by cationic polymer nanoparticles

Apocynum venetum/cotton blended fabrics have been subjected to treat with cationic polymer nanoparticles followed by dyeing with Acid Red B,and then studied for their dyeing performance and morphology.The investigation on the effect of modification factors on the blended fabrics indicated that the 0.5 g/L nanoparticles concentration,60 min treating time,60 ℃ treating temperature and pH 6-8 are the optimum modification process to improve the dyeability of acid dye.In addition,the SEM images show that nanoparticles can be adsorbed on the surface of modified A.venetum or cotton fibers,and the two different fibers could have the same adsorption ability to Acid Red B.

Synthesis of cationic styrene-acrylic acid ester copolymer emulsion for paper sizing

Surface sizing is an effective way to increase paper’s water-resistance and printability.The purpose of this study was to study synthesis process to develop an efficient cationic styrene-acrylic acid ester emulsion(SAE)for the surface sizing of paper.Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate methyl chloride(DMC)was used as the cationic monomer,and cationic starch or native starch was used as the emulsion stabilizer to copolymerize with styrene and butyl acrylate.The results indicated that the SAE synthesized with cationic starch and DMC had a high cationic charge density and a high DMC conversion rate.Paper sized with the cationic SAE had higher surface strength and lower Cobb value than the paper sized with other surface sizing agents such as,anionic SAE,and cationic or oxidized starch.Scanning electron micrographs revealed that the paper sized with a combination of oxidized starch and cationic SAE had smoother surface morphology when compared to the paper sized with oxidized starch alone,or with oxidized starch and anionic SAE.

Preparation and assistant-dyeing of formaldehyde-free amphoteric acrylic retanning agent

With the enhancement of environmental protection consciousness,concerns have been raised about non-toxic and biodegradable leather retanning agents.According to the European standard 2002/231/EC,the free formaldehyde content of leather products should be less than 150 mg/kg.As one of the retanning agents in the market,the content of free formaldehyde in the Multifunctional retanning agent(MTA)is 372.22 mg/kg and higher than the limit value.In this work,glutaraldehyde as an alternative of formaldehyde was used to modify acrylic polymer and an amphoteric acrylic retanning agent was prepared.Then it was used in retanning process,and its retanning and assistant-dyeing properties were investigated.The results showed that the free formaldehyde content of amphoteric acrylic retanning agent modified with glutaraldehyde was only 4.17mg/kg.Meanwhile,the presence of amino groups in the amphoteric acrylic retanning agent improved the dyeing properties of leather by electrostatic attraction.Compared with the leather treated with anionic acrylic retanning agent,the residual dye concentration of the dyeing effluent of the retanned leather with amphoteric acrylic retanning agent decreased from 17.4mg/L to 10.0mg/L,and the dyed leather had better resistances to friction and water-washing.In addition,the BOD 5/COD value of the wastewater after Mannich base polymer retanning was only 0.32,indicating that the retanning agent was biodegradable.Moreover,the leather retanned with amphoteric acrylic retanning agent had good thermal stability,fullness and physical and mechanical properties.