Adsorption and Diffusion in HZSM-5 Zeolite Studied by an Oscillating Microbalance

1997 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 1832-1842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans P. Rebo ◽  
De Chen ◽  
Marit S. A. Brownrigg ◽  
Kjell Moljord ◽  
Anders Holmen

A novel microbalance technique has been used to study diffusion and adsorption in a commercial HZSM-5 zeolite. This new technique uses an inertial microbalance TEOM (Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance) to measure mass changes in the zeolite bed. Time resolution as short as 0.1 s, a flow-through design where all the probe molecules see the zeolite bed and high sensitivity allowing zeolite loadings down to a few milligrams are the three most important properties of the TEOM. The probe molecules studied were o-xylene, p-xylene and toluene which were introduced at 303, 373 or 473 K and at partial pressures in the range of 0.2-10 kPa. The inverse characteristic uptakes (D/L2), corrected (D0/L2) and steady-state (Dss/L2) diffusion times are reported. The thermodynamic correction used for D0/L2 calculations almost eliminated the concentration dependence of the diffusivities. The Dss/L2 values were found to be rather unaffected by both temperature (373-473 K) and concentration, suggesting a certain degree of unification for diffusivities. o-Xylene uptake rates in the TEOM were found to be significantly higher than in a gravimetric microbalance under identical conditions, probably as a result of additional mass transfer resistance other than intracrystalline diffusion caused by poor contact between the gas phase and the zeolite in a conventional gravimetric microbalance.

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Bing Xie

Microstructure-tailored TiO2 nanoarrays with adjustive wall-hole morphology have been designed to improve electrochemical properties. Tubular, porous and flow-through TiO2 nanoarrays are fabricated by one-stepped, two-stepped and three-stepped anodization process under the controlled reaction condition. Tubular nanoarray with the opened-mouth and closed-bottom has a tube diameter of 120-130nm, a length of 8.12μm, and wall thickness of 15nm. Similarly, porous TiO2 nanoarray with the opened-mouth and closed-bottom has a pore diameter of 60-70nm, a length of 8.25μm, neighboring wall distance of 70-80nm. Comparatively, flow-through TiO2 nanoarray with the opened-mouth and opened-bottom has a pore diameter of 110-120nm, a length of 8.56μm, neighboring wall distance of 40nm. In comparison with tubular and porous TiO2 nanoarrays, flow-through TiO2 nanoarray indicates the deceased charge transfer resistance and diffusion-related Warburg impedance, presenting the enhanced current response at the same electrode potential. Accordingly, bottom-opened flow-through TiO2 nanoarray achieves the specific capacitance of 6.35 mF cm-2, which is higher than the bottom-closed tubular and porous TiO2 nanoarrays (2.94 and 3.78 mF cm-2). The flow-through TiO2 nanoarray presents the improved electrochemical performance for the electrochemical energy-storage.


1988 ◽  
Vol 53 (12) ◽  
pp. 2995-3013
Author(s):  
Emerich Erdös ◽  
Jindřich Leitner ◽  
Petr Voňka ◽  
Josef Stejskal ◽  
Přemysl Klíma

For a quantitative description of the epitaxial growth rate of gallium arsenide, two models are proposed including two rate controlling steps, namely the diffusion of components in the gas phase and the surface reaction. In the models considered, the surface reaction involves a reaction triple - or quadruple centre. In both models three mechanisms are considered which differ one from the other by different adsorption - and impact interaction of reacting particles. In every of the six cases, the pertinent rate equations were derived, and the models have been confronted with the experimentally found dependences of the growth rate on partial pressures of components in the feed. The results are discussed with regard to the plausibility of individual mechanisms and of both models, and also with respect to their applicability and the direction of further investigations.


Membranes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailesh Dangwal ◽  
Ruochen Liu ◽  
Lyndon D. Bastatas ◽  
Elena Echeverria ◽  
Chengqian Huang ◽  
...  

ZnO was deposited on macroporous α-alumina membranes via atomic layer deposition (ALD) to improve water flux by increasing their hydrophilicity and reducing mass transfer resistance through membrane pore channels. The deposition of ZnO was systemically performed for 4–128 cycles of ALD at 170 °C. Analysis of membrane surface by contact angles (CA) measurements revealed that the hydrophilicity of the ZnO ALD membrane was enhanced with increasing the number of ALD cycles. It was observed that a vacuum-assisted ‘flow-through’ evaporation method had significantly higher efficacy in comparison to conventional desalination methods. By using the vacuum-assisted ‘flow-through’ technique, the water flux of the ZnO ALD membrane (~170 L m−2 h−1) was obtained, which is higher than uncoated pristine membranes (92 L m−2 h−1). It was also found that ZnO ALD membranes substantially improved water flux while keeping excellent salt rejection rate (>99.9%). Ultrasonic membrane cleaning had considerable effect on reducing the membrane fouling.


1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Gandhidasan ◽  
M. Rifat Ullah ◽  
C. F. Kettleborough

Heat and mass transfer analysis between a desiccant-air contact system in a packed tower has been studied in application to air dehumidification employing liquid desiccant, namely calcium chloride. Ceramic 2 in. Raschig rings are used as the packing material. To predict the tower performance, a steady-state model which considers the heat and mass transfer resistances of the gas phase and the mass transfer resistance of the liquid phase is developed. The governing equations are solved on a digital computer to simulate the performance of the tower. The various parameters such as the effect of liquid concentration and temperature, air temperature and humidity and the rates of flow of air and liquid affecting the tower performance have been discussed.


Parasitology ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. D. Hansen ◽  
J. Perez-Arbelo ◽  
J. F. Walkony ◽  
L. D. Hendricks

SUMMARYPromastigotes ofLeishmania braziliensis panamensisabsorbed the purines adenine, hypoxanthine, adenosine and inosine by a combination of diffusion and mediated components. When the uptake rates for these substrates were corrected for diffusion and compared, the purine bases adenine and hypoxanthine were transported at a significantly slower rate than the purine nucleosides adenosine and inosine. Competitive interactions among those purines tested confirmed the presence of mediated and diffusion components and suggested that three transport loci may be operating (Fig. 6). The first transport locus, designated Locus 1, transported inosine, Locus 2, the purine bases hypoxanthine and adenine and Locus 3, adenosine. In addition, adenine and hypoxanthine inhibited the uptake of one another competitively. A comparison of Kivalues derived from double reciprocal plots of labelled hypoxanthine and adenine uptake in the presence of the unlabelled substrates as inhibitors suggested that adenine has a greater affinity for the transport locus.


1960 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 609-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Soo ◽  
H. K. Ihrig ◽  
A. F. El Kouh

Experimental methods for the determination of certain statistical properties of turbulent conveyance and diffusion of solid particles in a gaseous state are presented. Methods include a tracer-diffusion technique for the determination of gas-phase turbulent motion and a photo-optical technique for the determination of motion of solid particles. Results are discussed and compared with previous analytical results.


Author(s):  
Michael W. Hunkapiller ◽  
Rodney M. Hewick ◽  
William J. Dreyer ◽  
Leroy E. Hood
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Author(s):  
Zhichao Guo ◽  
Zhaoci Li

Abstract In 2018, China’s natural gas import reached 90.39 million tons, and the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import was 53.78 million tons, accounting for 59.5% of total natural gas imports. With the construction of LNG terminals, more studies on the leakage of LNG storage and transportation facilities have emerged to prevent catastrophic consequences such as explosions and frostbite. However, most of previous researches focused on gas pipeline leakage after LNG gasification, and few of those have been done on LNG liquid pipeline leakage. In this paper, Fluent software is used to numerically simulate the process of LNG liquid pipeline leakage. After the occurrence of LNG leakage, it will suffer the process of endothermic, evaporation, and diffusion, which is considered as a two-phase diffusion process. The Euler-Lagrangian method is introduced to simulate the diffusion process of gas phase and liquid phase separately. In the simulation, the liquid phase is regarded as discrete droplets for discrete processing. The movement trajectory, heat transfer process and evaporation process of each droplet are tracked respectively. Different from the liquid phase, the gas phase is regarded as a continuous phase and the Navier-Stokes equations are adopted for calculation. Thereafter, coupling calculations of two phase are performed to determine the concentration field and temperature field of the LNG liquid pipeline leakage. As a supplement to this research, the influence of wind speed on LNG leakage and diffusion process is analysed in detail. Finally, the numerical simulation method is applied to a coastal LNG terminal in northern China to determine the distribution of natural gas concentration and temperature, as well as delimit the combustion range. The results can provide scientific reference for the delimitation of risky zones and the formulation of emergency response strategy.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Alberto Olivo ◽  
Berceste Beyribey ◽  
Hwan Kim ◽  
Joshua Persky

A Co3O4 enhanced La0.8Sr0.2Co0.5Fe0.5O3 - δ (LSCF) electrode is developed for use in air electrodes with proton conducting solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The incipient wetness impregnation method enables Co3O4 nanoparticles on the LSCF surface without altering the bulk porosity of the LSCF electrode. The polarization resistance of LSCF electrodes is significantly reduced by Co3O4 doping, and both charge transfer and diffusion/conversion resistances were positively affected. The highest reduction in charge transfer resistance is obtained at 700 °C, which is increased from 21%to 32%through reduction of po 2. Conversely, the highest reduction in diffusion/conversion resistance is achieved at 550 °C. By increasing po 2, the reduction is increased from 57%to 66%and its activation energy is reduced up to 33 %compared to pure LSCF. The lowest total area specific resistances obtained under air are 1.45 Ω·cm2, 2.95 Ω·cm2, 6.75 Ω·cm2 and 16.45 Ω·cm2 at 700 °C, 650 °C, 600 °C and 550 °C, respectively.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2147
Author(s):  
Žiga Gosar ◽  
Janez Kovač ◽  
Denis Đonlagić ◽  
Simon Pevec ◽  
Gregor Primc ◽  
...  

An extremely asymmetric low-pressure discharge was used to study the composition of thin films prepared by PECVD using HMDSO as a precursor. The metallic chamber was grounded, while the powered electrode was connected to an RF generator. The ratio between the surface area of the powered and grounded electrode was about 0.03. Plasma and thin films were characterised by optical spectroscopy and XPS depth profiling, respectively. Dense luminous plasma expanded about 1 cm from the powered electrode while a visually uniform diffusing plasma of low luminosity occupied the entire volume of the discharge chamber. Experiments were performed at HMDSO partial pressure of 10 Pa and various oxygen partial pressures. At low discharge power and small oxygen concentration, a rather uniform film was deposited at different treatment times up to a minute. In these conditions, the film composition depended on both parameters. At high powers and oxygen partial pressures, the films exhibited rather unusual behaviour since the depletion of carbon was observed at prolonged deposition times. The results were explained by spontaneous changing of plasma parameters, which was in turn explained by the formation of dust in the gas phase and corresponding interaction of plasma radicals with dust particles.


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