Facile creation of hierarchical nano-sized ZSM-5 with a large external surface area via desilication–recrystallization of silicalite-1 for conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (23) ◽  
pp. 6647-6658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Shao ◽  
Tingjun Fu ◽  
Zhe Ma ◽  
Chunmei Zhang ◽  
Han Li ◽  
...  

Mesoporous ZSM-5 with large external surface and strong acidity were created through desilication–recrystallization of nano-sized silicalite-1, and the catalytic lifetime of its regenerated catalyst is 2.5 times longer than fresh catalyst.

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Gorączko ◽  
Andrzej Olchawa

AbstractThe paper presents results of a study on the amount of water associated with the solid phase of the clay water system at the plastic limit. Two model monomineral clays, namely kaolinite, and montmorillonite, were used in the study. The latter was obtained by gravitational sedimentation of Na-bentonite (Wyoming).The calculated mean number of water molecule layers on the external surface of montmorillonite was 14.4, and water in interlayer spaces constituted 0.3 of the water mass at the plastic limit.The number of water layers on the external surface of kaolinite particles was 63, which was related to the higher density of the surface electrical charge of kaolinite compared to that of montmorillonite.The calculations were made on the basis of the external surface area of clays and the basal spacing at the plastic limit measured by an X-ray diffraction test. The external surface area of clays was estimated by measuring sorption at a relative humidity p/p0 = 0.5.


Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Giammaria ◽  
Gerard van Rooij ◽  
Leon Lefferts

The goal of this study is to develop a method to distinguish between plasma chemistry and thermal effects in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge nonequilibrium plasma containing a packed bed of porous particles. Decomposition of CaCO3 in Ar plasma is used as a model reaction and CaCO3 samples were prepared with different external surface area, via the particle size, as well as with different internal surface area, via pore morphology. Also, the effect of the CO2 in gas phase on the formation of products during plasma enhanced decomposition is measured. The internal surface area is not exposed to plasma and relates to thermal effect only, whereas both plasma and thermal effects occur at the external surface area. Decomposition rates were in our case found to be influenced by internal surface changes only and thermal decomposition is concluded to dominate. This is further supported by the slow response in the CO2 concentration at a timescale of typically 1 minute upon changes in discharge power. The thermal effect is estimated based on the kinetics of the CaCO3 decomposition, resulting in a temperature increase within 80 °C for plasma power from 0 to 6 W. In contrast, CO2 dissociation to CO and O2 is controlled by plasma chemistry as this reaction is thermodynamically impossible without plasma, in agreement with fast response within a few seconds of the CO concentration when changing plasma power. CO forms exclusively via consecutive dissociation of CO2 in the gas phase and not directly from CaCO3. In ongoing work, this methodology is used to distinguish between thermal effects and plasma–chemical effects in more reactive plasma, containing, e.g., H2.


1977 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth C. H. Harding

A method is described for estimating the surface area of marine crustaceans. The external surface area of the euphausiid Thysanöessa raschii (M. Sars) is proportional to length2.4, dry weight0.95, and wet weight0.84. Oxygen consumption is proportional to wet weight0.82, which indicates that respiration should be proportional to respiratory surface area. The implications of this finding regarding the relations of metabolic rate, size, and surface area are discussed in a broader framework by comparing them with similar studies on vertebrates and other invertebrates.


Clay Minerals ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Singer ◽  
K. Stahr ◽  
M. Zarei

AbstractNearly pure sepiolite clay crops out in a playa-like depression near El Bur, Central Plateau region of Somalia. The deposit is associated with the Lower to Mid-Eocene Taleh Formation that includes, besides limestone, dolomite and gypsiferous marls, extensive anhydrite and various evaporites, primarily gypsum. The material was examined by XRD, DTA, IR and EM. The XRD and DTA analyses indicated that from 40 cm down to a depth of 300 cm, the material consists of well crystallized sepiolite, accompanied in some layers by minor calcite and traces of quartz and halite. The chemical composition, determined by XRF, indicated a low-Fe mineral, with the formula: (Si11.888Al0.l12)(Mg7.313Al0.154Fe0.084)O30(OH2)4(OH2)4.x8H2O.The fibres, arranged in the form of interwoven mats, are straight and have lengths varying between 2-6 µm and widths of 20-40 nm. Commonly, they are aggregated into units of two parallel-lying fibres, with a random orientation against each other, creating a dense network of pores. The high viscosity and external surface area (306-346 m2g-1) of the material, compared to those of the Spanish Vallecas sepiolite, suggest the high industrial suitability of this clay. The extent of the deposit is not known. Lithology and geomorphology indicate a lacustrine, closed basin evaporative environment of formation for this deposit. In contrast to the palaeolacustrine environments of formation of Spanish and Turkish sepiolite deposits, the E1 Bur sepiolite apparently is more recent.


1998 ◽  
Vol 25 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 185-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Falabella Sousa-Aguiar ◽  
Adilson Liebsch ◽  
Beatriz C. Chaves ◽  
Alexandre F. Costa

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