Distribution and Form of Iron and Calcium Compounds Before and After Residue Hydrogenation Under Different Space Velocities

The distribution and form of iron and calcium compounds were studied using hydrogenation feedstock and hydrogenation products with different space velocities as the research object.The content of metallic elements,such as calcium and iron in hydrogenation feedstock,and extract samples were determined via flame atomic absorption spectrometry.The water-soluble iron and calcium species in oil samples were determined by an IC2010 high-throughput ion chromatograph.Nearly 60%-80%of the iron or calcium compounds were mainly concentrated in resins and asphaltenes.Iron and calcium compounds mainly exist in the form of oil-soluble metal species in hydrogenation feedstock and hydrogenation products.Under certain conditions of reaction temperature,pressure,and volume ratio of hydrogen to oil,when the reaction space velocity was 0.6 h^(−1),about 30%of the iron or calcium compounds were converted from oil-soluble to water-soluble species after hydrogenation.When the reaction space velocity was decreased from 1.70 to 0.60 h^(−1),the proportion of iron compounds converted from oil-soluble to water-soluble increased from 8.4%to 28%.Moreover,the proportion of calcium compounds converted from oil-soluble to water-soluble increased from 10%to 37%.This denotes that with decreasing reaction space velocity,the ratio of oil-soluble to water-soluble species increases.Water-soluble iron and calcium compounds are present in the form of inorganic salts,such as chlorate and sulfate.This study helps in understanding the removal mechanism of iron and calcium compounds and optimizing the operating conditions of residue hydrogenation.

Tailoring the surface structure of iron compounds to optimize the selectivity of 3-nitrostyrene hydrogenation reaction over Pt catalyst

Selective hydrogenation of substituted nitroarenes is an important reaction to obtain amines.Supported metal catalysts are wildly used in this reaction because the surface structure of supports can tune the properties of the supported metal nanoparticles(NPs)and promote the selectivity to amines.Herein,Pt NPs were immobilized on Fe OOH,Fe_(3)O_(4)andα-Fe_2O_(3)nanorods to synthesize a series of iron compounds supported Pt catalysts by liquid phase reduction method.Chemoselective hydrogenation of 3-nitrostyrene to 3-aminostyrene was used as probe reaction to evaluate the performance of the catalysts.The results show that Pt/Fe OOH exhibits the highest selectivity and activity.Fe OOH support with pores and-OH groups can tune the electronic structure of Pt NPs.The positive charge of Pt NPs supported on Fe OOH is key factor for improving the catalytic performance.

Effects of iron compounds on pyrolysis behavior of coals and metallurgical properties of resultant cokes

The utilization of highly reactive and high-strength coke can enhance the efficiency of blast furnace by promoting indirect reduction of iron oxides.Iron compounds,as the main constituent in iron-bearing minerals,have aroused wide interest in preparation of highly reactive iron coke.However,the effects of iron compounds on pyrolysis behavior of coal and metallurgical properties of resultant cokes are still unclear.Thus,three iron compounds,i.e.,Fe_3O_4,Fe_2O_3 and FeC_2O_4·2H_2O,were adopted to investigate their effects on coal pyrolysis behavior and metallurgical properties of the resultant cokes.The results show that iron compounds have slight effects on the thermal behavior of coal blend originated from thermogravimetric and differential thermogravimetric curves.The apparent activation energy varies with different iron compounds ranging from 94.85 to 110.11 kJ/mol in the primary pyrolysis process,while lower apparent activation energy is required for the secondary pyrolysis process.Iron compounds have an adverse influence on the mechanical properties and carbon structure of cokes.Strong correlations exist among coke reactivity,coke strength after reaction,and the content of metallic iron in cokes or the values of crystallite stacking height,which reflect the dependency of thermal property on metallic iron content and carbon structure of cokes.

Semisolid casting with ultrasonically melt-treated billets of Al-7mass%Si alloys

The demand for high performance cast aluminum alloy components is often disturbed by increasing impurity elements,such as iron accumulated from recycled scraps.It is strongly required that coarse plate-like iron compound of β-Al5FeSi turns into harmless form without the need for applying refining additives or expensive virgin ingots.The microstructural modification of Al-7mass%Si alloy billets with different iron contents was examined by applying ultrasonic vibration during the solidification.Ultrasonically melt-treated billets were thixocast right after induction heating up to the semisolid temperature of 583 oC,the microstructure and tensile properties were evaluated in the thixocast components.Globular primary α-Al is required to fill up a thin cavity in thixocasting,so that the microstructural modification by ultrasonic melt-treatment was firstly confirmed in the billets.With ultrasonic melt-treatment in the temperature range of 630 oC to 605 oC,the primary α-Al transforms itself from dendrite into fine globular in morphology.The coarse plate-like β-Al5FeSi compound becomes markedly finer compared with those in non-treated billets.Semisolid soaking up to 583 oC,does not appreciably affect the size of β-Al5FeSi compounds;however,it affects the solid primary α-Al morphology to be more globular,which is convenient for thixocasting.After thixocasting with preheated billets,eutectic silicon plates are extremely refined due to the rapid solidification arising from low casting temperature.The tensile strength of thixocast samples with different iron contents does not change much even at 2mass% of iron,when thixocast with ultrasonically melt-treated billets.However,thixocast Al-7mass%Si-2mass%Fe alloy with non-treated billets exhibits an inferior strength of 80MPa,compared with 180MPa with ultrasonically melt-treated billets.The elongation is also improved by about a factor of two in thixocastings with ultrasonically melt-treated billets for all iron contents of Al-7mass%Si alloys,for example,the elongation of 11% in thixocast of Al-7mass%Si-0.5mass%Fe alloy with ultrasonically melt-treated billets,5% in that with non-treated billets.