scholarly journals Towards Biowastes Valorization. Peanut Shell as Resource for Quality Chemicals and Activated Biochar Production.

Author(s):  
Carla Soledad Fermanelli ◽  
Adrián Chiappori ◽  
Liliana B. Pierella ◽  
Clara Saux

Abstract The purpose of this work was to valorize a regional biowaste through a modest thermo-catalytic pyrolysis process. ZSM-11 zeolites modified by Ni incorporation (1–8 wt%) where synthesized and characterized by means of X-Ray Diffraction, Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, UV–vis Diffuse Reflectance Spectra and Temperature Programmed Reduction. Results demonstrated that Ni was mainly incorporated as oxide. These porous materials were evaluated as heterogeneous catalysts to improve biooil composition. In this sense, higher hydrocarbon yields and quality chemicals were obtained and oxygenates were diminished. The deactivation of the most active material was studied over six cycles of reaction. In order to achieve the circular bioeconomy postulates, the obtained biochar (usually considered a residue) was further valorized through a physicochemical activation. The obtained activated biochars were extensively characterized.

2022 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla S. Fermanelli ◽  
Adrián Chiappori ◽  
Liliana B. Pierella ◽  
Clara Saux

AbstractThe purpose of this work was to transform a regional biowaste into value-added chemicals and products through a modest thermo-catalytic pyrolysis process. ZSM-11 (Zeolite Socony Mobile-11) zeolites modified by nickel (Ni) incorporation (1–8 wt%) were synthesized and characterized by means of X-Ray Diffraction, Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy, Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, UV–Vis Diffuse Reflectance Spectra and Temperature Programmed Reduction. Results demonstrated that Ni was mainly incorporated as oxide. These porous materials were evaluated as heterogeneous catalysts to improve biooil composition. In this sense, higher hydrocarbon yields, and quality chemicals were obtained and oxygenates were diminished. The deactivation of the most active material was studied over six cycles of reaction. In order to achieve the circular bioeconomy postulates, the obtained biochar (usually considered a residue) was further transformed through a physicochemical activation. The obtained activated biochars were extensively characterized.


2006 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 639-644
Author(s):  
Hye Sung Kim ◽  
Su Chak Ryu

Hydroxyapatite (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2, HAp) powders is synthesized using the mixed powders of CaCO3 refined from oyster shells and phosphoric acid (H3PO4-98%, Daejung) as starting materials. The characteristic evaluation and chemical analysis of the synthesized powders is performed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transformed infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR), and inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICPAES). XRD analysis of synthetic powder by heat treatment at 1300°C for 2hrs shows only HAp peaks corresponding to stoichiometric HAp. It is confirmed by ICP-AES test that impurities such as Zn, In, Ti, Ba, Cd, Pb, and Mn, is not detected at all, but small amounts of Ti and Be is observed (0.099ppm Ti and 0.002ppm Ba). Variation of bone density is measured by giving medication of HAp powder with drinking water into human body continuously for three month. After the medication, the bone density is higher than the medication before. This means that HAp powder made from this process can be used as improver of bone density.


Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaoqun Bian ◽  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Lan Yu ◽  
Fen Zhang ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
...  

The incorporation of metal heteroatoms into zeolites is an effective modification strategy for enhancing their catalytic performance. Herein, for the first time we report a generalized methodology for inserting metal heteroatoms (such as Sn, Fe, Zn, and Co) into the layered zeolite precursor RUB-36 via interlayer expansion by using the corresponding metal acetylacetate salt. Through this generalized methodology, Sn-JHP-1, Fe-JHP-1, Zn-JHP-1 and Co-JHP-1 zeolites could be successfully prepared by the reaction of RUB-36 and corresponding metal acetylacetate salt at 180 °C for 24 h in the presence of HCl solution. As a typical example, Sn-JHP-1 and calcined Sn-JHP-1 (Sn-JHP-2) zeolite is well characterized by the X-ray diffraction (XRD), diffuse reflectance ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), inductively coupled plasma (ICP), N2 sorption, temperature-programmed-desorption of ammonia (NH3-TPD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques, which confirm the expansion of adjacent interlayers and thus the incorporation of isolated Sn sites within the zeolite structure. Notably, the obtained Sn-JHP-2 zeolite sample shows enhanced catalytic performance in the conversion of glucose to levulinic acid (LA) reaction.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1850119
Author(s):  
Chunrui Liu ◽  
Li Dai ◽  
Luping Wang ◽  
Yu Shao ◽  
Zhehua Yan ◽  
...  

Zr:Yb:Tm:LiNbO3 crystals with various [Li]/[Nb] ratios (0.946, 1.05, 1.20 and 1.38) were grown by the Czochralski technique. Distribution coefficients of Zr[Formula: see text], Yb[Formula: see text] and Tm[Formula: see text] ions were analyzed by the inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES). The influence of [Li]/[Nb] ratio on the composition and defect structure of Zr:Yb:Tm:LiNbO3 crystals was investigated by X-ray diffraction and IR transmission spectrum. The results show that as the [Li]/[Nb] ratio increases in the melt, the distribution coefficients of Yb[Formula: see text] and Tm[Formula: see text] ions both increase while that of Zr[Formula: see text] ion deceases. When the [Li]/[Nb] ratio increases to 1.20 in the melt, Zr:Yb:Tm:LiNbO3 crystal is nearly stoichiometric. In addition, when the [Li]/[Nb] ratio reaches up to 1.38, Nb[Formula: see text] are completely replaced and Li[Formula: see text] starts to impel the Zr[Formula: see text], Yb[Formula: see text] and Tm[Formula: see text] into the normal Li sites.


2018 ◽  
Vol 281 ◽  
pp. 564-569
Author(s):  
Ya Ming Wang ◽  
Yong Fa Song ◽  
Shun Lan Deng ◽  
Osaka Akiyoshi ◽  
Guang Xin Wang ◽  
...  

Anatase-type titanium dioxide oxide layer was formed on the surface of titanium alloy by chemical oxidation. 0.9 um thick anatase was obtained by soaking in a mixed solution of a certain proportion of hydrogen peroxide and hydrochloric acid and then heat treatment. The surface morphology, phase structures and composition of oxide layers were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Thickness of titania coating was measured by the ball pit gauge. Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) was used to detect the change of Ca ion and P ion concentration in solution. The results showed that anatase layers deposited apatite within 4 days accompanying the decrease of pH when soaked in simulated human body fluid (SBF). Ion exchange between the negative ions and calcium ions in SBF is proposed as the mechanism operative to favor the deposition on apatite.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-212
Author(s):  
Ferian Anggara ◽  
Mutiara Cikasimi ◽  
Basuki Rahmat ◽  
Sigit Arso Wibisono ◽  
Rita Susilawati

Batubara telah menjadi salah satu sumber alternatif unsur-unsur tanah jarang (UTJ) seiring dengan meningkatnya permintaan terhadap kebutuhan unsur-unsur tersebut. Kondisi geologis spesifik menyebabkan pengayaan konsentrasi UTJ pada batubara. Keterdapatan lapisan tipis material vulkanik (tonstein) pada Lapangan Batubara Muara Tiga Besar Utara, Formasi Muara Enim, Cekungan Sumatera Selatan menjadi salah satu indikasi terdapatnya pengayaan UTJ. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan metode petrografi sayatan poles, analisis-analisis X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), proksimat, dan geokimia; Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass/Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-MS/AES). Analisis geokimia menunjukkan pola distribusi UTJ didominasi oleh tipe UTJ Berat (Heavy Rare Earth Elements, HREE). Plot diagram nilai Coutl dan REOash menunjukkan prospek pengayaan UTJ termasuk ke dalam daerah prospek. Pola distribusi UTJ dan anomali redox sensitive dan redox non-sensitive menunjukkan tipe genetik pengayaan UTJ adalah tufaan. Pengayaan UTJ terjadi oleh proses pencucian alkaline tonstein yang terendapkan pada fase penggambutan dalam pembentukan batubara.


2016 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 977-983 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Yoder ◽  
N. T. Landes ◽  
L. K. Tran ◽  
A. K. Smith ◽  
J. D. Pasteris

AbstractCarbonated calcium apatites doped with a monovalent cation (Li+, Na+, or K+) or a divalent cation (Mg2+ or Zn2+) were prepared in aqueous solution and analysed by powder X-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy. The hypothesis that the location of carbonate in the apatite structure, either in place of hydroxide ions in the c-axis channels (A-type substitution) or in place of phosphate (B-type substitution), is affected by the solution energetics of the cation (specifically its enthalpy of hydration) was strengthened by the observation of larger amounts of Atype carbonate in apatites containing the monovalent cations in aqueous solution. It is shown that cations with low negative enthalpies of hydration favour A-type substitution, whereas cations with higher negative hydration enthalpies, such as divalent cations (Mg2+, Zn2+), favour B-type substitution.


Soil Research ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Yin ◽  
Hanlie Hong ◽  
Gordon Jock Churchman ◽  
Zhaohui Li ◽  
Wen Han ◽  
...  

The clay mineralogy and formation of hydroxy-interlayered vermiculite (HIV) in the Jiujiang red earth sediments were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) analyses. The 1.4-nm peak of HIV did not change after Mg2+ saturation and glycol solvation, but it exhibited partial collapse to 1.0 nm after K+ saturation followed by heat treatment at successively higher temperatures. HIV was also characterised by FTIR adsorption bands at ~3485 cm–1 and ~3415 cm–1, which did not change with increasing temperature. DSC analysis revealed that the dehydroxylation of hydroxides in the interlayer of HIV began at ~400°C, and a further dehydroxylation was confirmed by the XRD of the sample heated to ~600°C. The ICP-AES analysis of sodium citrate extracts showed that the Al concentration was higher than that of Fe, indicating that the Al was probably present as hydroxy-Al in the interlayer of HIV. The presence of hydroxy-Al polymers in the interlayer influenced both expandability and thermal properties of HIV clays from Jiujiang red earth sediments.


2012 ◽  
Vol 727-728 ◽  
pp. 80-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliner Affonso Ferreira ◽  
J.M. Serra ◽  
Julio César Serafim Casini ◽  
Hidetoshi Takiishi ◽  
Rubens Nunes de Faria Jr.

The microstructure and electrochemical properties of a La0.7Mg0.3Al0.3Mn0.4Co0.5Ni3.8 hydrogen storage alloy have been studied. The anode was prepared using a mixture of the ingot alloy in the as-cast state with carbon black and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as a binder. A Ni (OH)2 electrode was used as the cathode of the square-type test cell. A separator was used together with a 6M KOH electrolyte. Microstructure and phase composition of the alloy have been investigated using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD). A niobium-containing alloy has also been included for a comparison.


2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (8) ◽  
pp. 803-809
Author(s):  
Khaled Boughzala ◽  
Ali Bechrifa ◽  
Fethi Kooli ◽  
Nabil Fattah ◽  
Khaled Bouzouita

Barium–lanthanum britholite solid solutions, Ba10-xLax(PO4)6-x(SiO4)xF2, with 0 ≤ x ≤ 6 were prepared by solid state reaction in the temperature range of 1200–1400 °C. The powders were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), F-selective electrode, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). In addition, the present study used thermal analysis to follow the apatite formation reaction during the heat treatment. For x ≤ 3, there is formation of a single apatite phase, whereas above this value, the La2SiO5, La2Si2O7, BaSi2O5, and Ba2La2O5 secondary phases were observed. The variation of the lattice parameters of the apatite phase as a function of x confirmed that the solid solution is discontinuous to either side of x = 3.


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