Biobased Aromatic-Aliphatic Polyols by Thiol-Ene Reactions of Propoxylated Mercaptanized Cardanol

Aromatic-aliphatic polyols were obtained previously from the thiol-ene reactions of propoxylated cardanol with hydroxyalkyl mercaptans;these aromatic-aliphatic polyols were then utilized in the preparation of rigid polyurethane foams with excellent properties.The current work describes a variant of cardanol polyol synthesis by thiol-ene reactions in three steps.The first step is propoxylation of cardanol by reacting cardanol with propylene oxide;the second step is mercaptanization of propoxylated cardanol by reacting double bonds with hydrogen sulfide;and the third step involves the addition of the thiol groups of mercaptanized propoxylated cardanol to the double bonds of allyl alcohol,glycerol-1-allyl ether,and trimethylolpropane allyl ether.Thus,obtained polyols were characterized by standard analytical methods.Rigid polyurethane foams prepared from these polyols show promising physical-mechanical properties.The rigid polyurethane foams can be used for various applications such as thermo-insulation of freezers,storage tanks and pipes for food and chemical industries,wood substitutes and flotation materials.

Investigation of factors on a fungal biofilter to treat waste gas with ethyl mercaptan

The biofilter is cost-effective for the waste gases treatment. The bacterial is the main microorganism in the conventional biofilters. However, it faces some problems on the elimination of hydrophobic compounds. In order to overcome these problems, the biofilters with fungi were developed. The objective of this study is to investigate the factors affecting ethyl mercaptan(EM)-degradation using a fungal biofilter. A laboratory experiment was set up. The effects of loading rate, empty bed residence times(EBRT) and pH on EM degradation were investigated. Over 95% removals of EM could be achieved, under the condition of the influent loadings below 50 g/(m·h). Removal efficiencies improved to 98% with EM loading decreased to 45 g/(m·h). For long EBRT of 58 s corresponding to a flow rate of 0.3 m3/h, the EM removal efficiencies of over 98% were observed. However, when EBRT was decreased to 14 s, the removal efficiencies fell under 80%. The pH range of 3—5 was feasible to fungi.

Simultaneous Removal of H_2S and Organosulfur Compounds from Liquefied Petroleum Gas Using Formulated Solvents: Solubility Parameter Investigation and Industrial Test

The performance of four formulated solvents(labeled as UDS-I, UDS-II, UDS-III, and UDS-IV) for removing methyl mercaptan from liquefied petroleum gas was predicted based on a two-dimensional solubility parameter theory. The calculation results show that UDS-IV has the closest solubility parameter to that of methyl mercaptan as compared with other tested solvents, indicating the strongest affinity and the highest solubility for methyl mercaptan. The industrial tests at a plant for desulfurization of LPG produced from the delayed coker have shown that the UDS solvents have the excellent performance for removal of organosulfur compounds(mainly methyl mercaptan). Although the sulfur loading dramatically increases, the total sulfur content of LPG treated with UDS-IV can be reduced by about 50% in comparison with N-methyl diethanolamine. In addition, UDS-IV has superior regeneration performance and selectivity for sulfur compounds over hydrocarbons. The industrial test and the solubility parameter calculation results are in good agreement with each other.

Isolation and characterization of deodorizing bacteria for organic sulfide malodor

Strain Jll screened out from different odor origins can efficiently degrade methyl mercaptan and ethanethiol whereas has no ability to remove dimethyl sulfide. The results indicated that the strain Jll breaks only the C-SH bond. The optimum temperature and pH of Jll are 20—30℃ and 6.0—8.3 respectively. A systematic identification method—16S rDNA gene sequence comparison, for deodorizing bacteria was carried out. The 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis of strain Jll showed the highest level of 97% homology to Rape rhizosphere.

Tailoring the mercaptan ligands for high performance inverted perovskite solar cells with efficiency exceeding 21%

Interface passivation engineering has been recognized as an effective way to simultaneously contribute to the optoelectronic characteristic and stability of perovskite solar cells(PSCs). Herein, a p-conjugated dual-ligand 1,4-phenylmercaptan(PHMT) is explored to rationally tailor the surface of perovskite film.The experimental and theoretical results show that the PHMT presents planar structure and obvious electron delocalization characteristics, which allow it to anchor on the surface of perovskite with a certain orientation, thereby promoting the transport of interface charge. Moreover, the two sulfhydryl groups in PHMT reduce the trap density of the perovskite film by passivating under-coordinated lead ions.Consequently, the PHMT-modified inverted device based on MAPbI_(3)(MA: methylammonium) achieves enhanced efficiency from 18.11%(control) to 21.11%, along with the ambient stability up to 3500 h.After being placed at 85 °C for 500 h or illuminated for 600 h, the modified device remains over 89%or 86% of initial efficiency. This discovery opens a new window for the choice of passivators to improve the performance of PSCs.

Activated Carbons Containing Dispersed Metal Oxide Particles for Removal of Methyl Mercaptan in Air

Activated carbons containing dispersed metal oxide particles were prepared by carbonization of phenol resin containing metal compounds followed by steam activation. Acetylacetonates of Fe, Mn and V, and Cu nitrate were used as the sources of metals. The removal of a small amount of methyl mercaptan (CH3SH) in air with these activated carbons was tested in a flow system. Compared with activated carbons without metal oxides, the carbons exhibited high activity for the removal of CH3SH in air. In particular, activated carbon obtained from Novolac containing 5 wt% Cu showed excellent behavior over a long time.

Commercial Application of OCT-M Technology for Selective Hydrodesulfurization of Gasoline

This article analyzed the problems arising from retrofitting the 800 kt/a virgin diesel hydrofining unit into a 1.0 Mt/a OCT-M gasoline HDS unit at the refinery of Luoyang Petrochemical Company, and the optimized measures aimed at improvements in operation of HDS unit. The preliminary calibration results have indicated the high desulfurization rate and good selectivity of the HDS technology to fulfill the demand of Luoyang Petrochemical Company for product quality upgrading with the targets of technical revamp fully implemented.

Biobased Aromatic-Aliphatic Polyols from Cardanol by Thermal Thiol-Ene Reaction

Cardanol is a natural phenol which is obtained from high vacuum distillation of cashew nut shell liquid.It contains a hydrocarbon chain of 15 carbon atoms in the meta position,either with one,two or three nonconjugated double bonds.This article describes thermal thiol-ene reaction to synthesize new cardanol-based polyols for polyurethanes with aromatic-aliphatic structure.Phenolic hydroxyl group was blocked by alkoxylation and 2-mercaptoethanol was added to the double bonds of propoxylated cardanol.The resultant product is a mixture of polyols that may contain one,two,three or four hydroxyl groups,as a function of the number of double bonds reacted with 2-mercaptoethanol.Similar polyols,but with much higher functionality,were also synthesized from condensation of cardanol-based novolacs with formaldehyde.These cardanolbased polyols were further utilized to prepare rigid polyurethane foams(PUs)with excellent physical and mechanical properties,useful for various applications in chemical and food industries.

Effect and Influence of Aryl Mercaptanes with Various Chain Lengths on DNA/RNA and Cadmium Oxide (CdO) Nanoparticles Sandwiched Complex

CdO(cadmium oxide)nanoparticles show a strong peak of Plasmon absorption in ultraviolet-visible zone.A strong interaction exists between the surface of CdO nanoparticles and aryl mercaptan compounds.Aryl mercaptan compounds cause aggregation of CdO nanoparticles linked to DNA/RNA(eoxyribonucleic acid/ribonucleic acid)and hence,lead to widening of peak Plasmon of CdO nanoparticles surface at 550 nm and emerge a new peak at higher wavelength.In the current project,this optical characteristic of CdO nanoparticles is used to investigate interaction time between different aryl mercaptanes and CdO nanoparticles.The results showed that aryl mercaptan compounds with shorter chain length interact faster with CdO nanoparticles.Therefore,a simple and fast method for identification of aryl mercaptanes with various chain lengths using red shift in surficial Plasmon absorption is presented.

Experimental and DFT insights into nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanotubes for effective desulfurization of liquid phases:Equilibrium&kinetic study

Herein,nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanotubes(NS-CNT)adsorbents were synthesized via the chemical vapor deposition technique at 1000°C by employing the camphor,urea and sulfur trioxide pyridine.In this study,desulfurization of two types of mercaptans(dibenzothiophene(DBT)and tertiary butyl mercaptan(TBM)as nonlinear and linear forms of mercaptan)was studied.In this regard,a maximum capacity of NS-CNT was obtained as 106.9 and 79.4 mg/g and also the removal efficiencies of 98.6%and 88.3%were achieved after 4 h at 298K and 0.9 g of NS-CNT for DBT and TBM,respectively.Characterization of the NS-CNTs was carried out through exploiting scanning electron microscopy(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),and elemental analysis(CHN).The isotherm equilibrium data could be ascribed to the Freundlich nonlinear regression form and the kinetic data was fitted by nonlinear form of the pseudo second order model.The negative values of ΔS^(0),ΔH^(0) and ΔG^(0) specify that the adsorption of both types of mercaptans was a natural exothermic process with a reduced entropy.Maintenance of more than 96%of the adsorption capacity even after nine cycles suggest the NS-CNT as a superior adsorbent for mercaptans removal in the industry.Density functional theory(DFT)calculations were also performed to peruse the effects of S/N co-doping and carbon monovacancy defects in CNTs toward the adsorption of DBT and TBM.