Evaluation of hollow fiber T-type zeolite membrane modules for ethanol dehydration

This work presents the design of hollow fiber T-type zeolite membrane modules with different geometric configurations. The module performances were evaluated by pervaporation dehydration of ethanol/water mixtures. Strong concentration polarization was found for the modules with big membrane bundles. The concentration polarization was enhanced at high temperature due to the higher water permeation flux. The increase of feed flow could improve water permeation flux for the membrane modules with small membrane bundle.Computational fluid dynamics was used to visualize the flow field distribution inside of the modules with different configurations. The membrane module with seven bundles exhibited highest separation efficiency due to the uniform distribution of flow rate. The packing density could be 10 times higher than that of the tubular membrane module. The hollow fiber membrane module exhibited good stability for ethanol dehydration.

Influence of Alkalis Doping on the Hydration Reactivities of Tricalcium Silicate

Influences of alkali oxides doping on the crystal structure, defects and hydration behavior of tricalcium silicate C_3S were investigated by X-ray powder diffraction with the Rietveld method, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, thermoluminescence and isothermal calorimetry. All the samples were stabilized as T1 form C_3S. Changes in the crystal structure of C_3S could mainly be monitored by changes in lattice parameters, which were closely correlated with the incorporation concentration and substitution types of alkalis. Although alkalis were incorporated at trace level in C_3S, the thermoluminescence and hydration behavior of C_3S were significantly influenced. Initial hydration activity was dramatically increased and highly related to the intensity of the irradiation-induced thermoluminescence peaks at low temperatures due to their direct correlation with defects. The oxygen vacancy sites resulting from the substitution of alkalis for Ca could readily account for the acceleration of the initial hydration of C_3S.

Preparation of Anisotropic MnO2 Nanocatalysts for Selective Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

Anisotropic MnO2 nanostructures,includingα-phase nanowire,α-phase nanorod,δ-phase nanosheet,α+δ-phase nanowire,and amorphous fl occule,were synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method through adjusting the pH of the precursor solution and using diff erent counterions.The catalytic properties of the as-synthesized MnO2 nanomaterials in the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol(BA)and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural(HMF)were evaluated.The eff ects of micromorphology,phase structure,and redox state on the catalytic activity of MnO2 nanomaterials were investigated.The results showed that the intrinsic catalytic oxidation activity was mainly infl uenced by the unique anisotropic structure and surface chemical property of MnO2.With one-dimensional and 2D structures exposing highly active surfaces,unique crystal forms,and high oxidation state of Mn,the intrinsic activities for MnO2 catalysts synthesized in pH 1,5,and 10 solutions(denoted as MnO2-pH1,MnO2-pH5,and MnO2-pH10,respectively)were twice higher than those of other MnO2 catalysts in oxidation of BA and HMF.With a moderate aspect ratio,theα+δnanowire of MnO2-pH10 exhibited the highest average oxidation state,most abundant active sites,and the best catalytic oxidation activity.

Novel Synthesis of Noble Metal-based Alloy Nanoparticles and Their Electrocatalytic Activities

Noble metal nanoparticles are attractive catalytic materials on account of their novel optical,electrical and magnetic properties compared with bulk solids.Nanosized alloys attract considerable attentions due to the increasing demands,and outstanding chemical and physical properties via cooperative interactions for high performance catalysts.In this research,carbon-supported

High mass loading Ni_(4)Co_(1)-OH@CuO core-shell nanowire arrays obtained by electrochemical reconstruction for alkaline energy storage

The design of three-dimensional(30)core-shell hetercistructures is an efficient method to achieve high mass specific capacity of electroactive materials under high mass loading.In this work,porous Ni_(4)Co1-0H nanosheets with a mass loading of 7.7 mg·cm^(-2) are obtained by using Ni_(4)Cor(NO_(3))_(2)(0H)_(4) supported on the CuO nanowires as precursors via an unavoidable electrochemically induced phase reconstruction.During the electrochemical reconstruction process,the N03-anions in Ni_(4)Cor(N0_(3))_(2)(0H)_(4) are easily replaced by OH-anions in the electrolyte.The phase reconstruction is accompanied by the decrease of ionic diffusion.:resistance and the increase of pore volume,and the shift of binding energy.The obtained Ni4Co1-0H nanosheets show a high:mass specific capacity of 363.6 mAh·g^(-1) at 5 mA·cm^(-2).The as-fabricated alkaline hybrid supercapacitor and Ni-Zn battery deliver high energy density of 293.1 and 604.9 Wh·kg^(-1),respectively,indicating.excellent alkaline energy storage performance.