Jun Zhang , Hanbang Wang , Qinglin Zheng , Jianhui Zhi , Lianghu Su
{"title":"Sustainable humification of food waste slurry through thermally activated persulfate oxidation","authors":"Jun Zhang , Hanbang Wang , Qinglin Zheng , Jianhui Zhi , Lianghu Su","doi":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179898","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179898","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study introduces a thermoanalytical approach utilizing sodium persulfate (PS) to expedite the humification of food waste (FW) through advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). The method harnesses heat-induced free radicals to break down complex organic compounds into simpler forms, leading to the formation of humic substances. We conducted an analysis of changes in soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), ammonia nitrogen, soluble proteins, and sugars, employing advanced techniques such as three-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The findings indicate that the activation of PS at 70 °C effectively increases SCOD and DOC levels, converts proteins into soluble forms, and enhances NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>-N content. This study, which focuses on the utilization of thermal methods, affirms that the thermal activation of persulfate (PS) significantly boosts the humification of food waste (FW), presenting a sustainable approach for waste management and resource recovery.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23058,"journal":{"name":"Thermochimica Acta","volume":"742 ","pages":"Article 179898"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jinzhang Jia , Yumo Wu , Dan Zhao , Fengxiao Wang , Dongming Wang , Qiang Yang , Yinghuan Xing , Shan Lu
{"title":"Molecular dynamics simulation of combustion reaction process and products of oxygen-containing functional groups in coal based on Machine Learning Potential","authors":"Jinzhang Jia , Yumo Wu , Dan Zhao , Fengxiao Wang , Dongming Wang , Qiang Yang , Yinghuan Xing , Shan Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179891","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179891","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Oxygen-containing functional groups are the main heat source of coal spontaneous combustion, but their complex reaction pathways and microscopic mechanisms are still unclear. In this study, the molecular dynamics simulation of the composite combustion reaction model system with four oxygen-containing functional groups was conducted using the Machine Learning (ML) potential force field. The results showed that the stability order of these four oxygen-containing functional groups in the combustion reaction system is as follows: ‒OH < ‒COOH < ‒C‒O < ‒C = O. These simulation findings align with those obtained from in-situ FTIR experiments, thereby validating the accuracy of the ML potential force field. Notably, ‒C‒O exhibits the highest tendency for CO<sub>2</sub> conversion (58.57 %); ‒COOH displays the highest tendency for H<sub>2</sub>O conversion (45.00 %); and ‒OH demonstrates the highest tendency for CO conversion (59.17 %). The essence of the oxidative combustion reaction pathway involving oxygen-containing functional groups lies in the heat accumulation resulting from the oxidative dehydrogenation effect.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23058,"journal":{"name":"Thermochimica Acta","volume":"742 ","pages":"Article 179891"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jure Voglar , Anže Prašnikar , Konstantin Moser , Elisa Carlon , Manuel Schwabl , Blaž Likozar
{"title":"Pyrolysis of industrial hemp biomass from contaminated soil phytoremediation: Kinetics, modelling transport phenomena and biochar-based metal reduction","authors":"Jure Voglar , Anže Prašnikar , Konstantin Moser , Elisa Carlon , Manuel Schwabl , Blaž Likozar","doi":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179899","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179899","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Phytoremediation is the use of vegetation for the <em>in situ</em> treatment of contaminated environments. After plants have been used for phytoremediation of soils, their biomass can be used for example as value-added products or converted by thermochemical processes. Large-scale application of pyrolysis technology for phytoremediation biomass requires accurate predictive kinetic models and a characterization of the toxicity of the materials produced. The pyrolysis of industrial hemp (<em>Cannabis sativa</em> L.) was investigated on a laboratory scale by varying the process conditions and accurately modelled by considering four pseudo-components with first reaction order. The average value of the coefficients of determination is 0.9980. Biomass and biochar were characterized and the main components of the gas phase were monitored. We found Cd, Pb, and Zn in the roots, although in lower amounts than in the soil. Especially the leaves and stems showed negligible traces of these elements, so that these parts can be used directly, even if the hemp was grown on the polluted soil. After pyrolysis, the concentration of pollutants in the solid fraction decreased, which could be attributed to the reduction of metal oxides (or salts) to elemental form and subsequent evaporation. This pyrolysis process has the potential to treat heavy metal-rich biomass, with gas phase purification via condensation, yielding agricultural-grade biochar, CO-rich gas and a highly concentrated heavy metal stream in absorbent material.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23058,"journal":{"name":"Thermochimica Acta","volume":"742 ","pages":"Article 179899"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiaming Liu , Xinwen Ma , Wenhao Wang , Weiduo Fei , Xiandie Zhang , Xiang Ke , Xiang Zhou
{"title":"Effects of Cu(OH)F nanoparticles on the thermal oxidation and ignition characteristics of micron-sized Al powder","authors":"Jiaming Liu , Xinwen Ma , Wenhao Wang , Weiduo Fei , Xiandie Zhang , Xiang Ke , Xiang Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179896","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179896","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, Cu(OH)F nanoparticles are prepared through a simple hydrothermal reaction and their effects on the thermal oxidation and ignition characteristics of micron-sized Al powder (μ-Al) are explored for the first time. Thermal analysis in air atmosphere (50∼1050 °C) shows that compared to raw μ-Al, the normalized weight gain of Al in Al-Cu(OH)F increases by about 36.9%, 64.8%, and 106.3% when the added Cu(OH)F is 1 wt%, 3 wt%, and 5 wt%, respectively. After mixed with NH<sub>4</sub>ClO<sub>4</sub>, electric ignition and open-air combustion tests show shortened ignition delay time (by 42.6%∼63.8%) and increased maximum light intensity (by 48.9%∼117.8%) for Al-Cu(OH)F. The effects of Cu(OH)F result from its decomposition products, namely, HF and CuO. HF reacts with alumina shell to form AlF<sub>3</sub>, which sublimes at high temperature and thus exposes Al core instantly, while CuO can react with Al core to release heat, further facilitating the thermal oxidation and ignition processes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23058,"journal":{"name":"Thermochimica Acta","volume":"742 ","pages":"Article 179896"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-isothermal kinetic analysis of phase transformations in Fe-Co-V-Mo semi-hard magnetic alloy","authors":"Maryam Kamali-Ardakani , Alireza Mashreghi , Saeed Hasani , Saeed Sadeghpour","doi":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179897","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179897","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, the non-isothermal kinetics and phase transformations within the Fe-Co-V-Mo alloy were investigated. Four distinct transformations were identified: disorder → order (T<sub>1</sub>), first-stage polymorphic (T<sub>2</sub>), order → disorder (T<sub>3</sub>), and second-stage polymorphic (T<sub>4</sub>). The activation energy (<em>E</em>) for each transformation was determined using isoconversional methods. Fitting model were employed to calculate the kinetic triplets, confirming that all transformations follow the Avrami model. The Johnson-Mehl-Avrami (JMA) and Šesták-Berggren (SB) models were used to determine other kinetic parameters (<em>n, M</em>, and <em>N</em>). The findings suggest that the growth mechanisms for transformations T<sub>3</sub> and T<sub>4</sub> are interface-controlled, whereas transformation T<sub>2</sub> is diffusion-controlled. Consequently, the A3/2 and A3 mechanisms were identified as predominant mechanisms for transformations T<sub>2</sub> and T<sub>4</sub>, respectively. Additionally, transformation T<sub>3</sub> follows the A3 mechanism at heating rates of 10 and 20 K/min, and the A2 mechanism at 30 K/min. Kinetic analysis revealed that the addition of Mo in Fe-Co-V alloys, acting as a ferrite (<em>α</em>) stabilizer, decreases the onset temperatures of transformations T<sub>1</sub> and T<sub>3</sub>. Conversely, it increases those of transformations T<sub>2</sub> and T<sub>4</sub>. Furthermore, Mo influences the reduction of <em>E</em> associated with transformation T<sub>3</sub>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23058,"journal":{"name":"Thermochimica Acta","volume":"742 ","pages":"Article 179897"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Josep Maria Morera , Esther Bartolí , Bernat Esteban
{"title":"Study of the hydrothermal stability of leather tanned with vegetable extracts using an isometric method","authors":"Josep Maria Morera , Esther Bartolí , Bernat Esteban","doi":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179893","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179893","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The main objective of this research is to validate the application of a recently developed isometric method for determining the resistance to denaturation of leather tanned with different vegetable extracts. The results obtained for shrinkage temperature and denaturation temperature are similar to those obtained by methods based on ISO 3380 (traditional) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The isometric method also allows evaluating the evolution of hydrothermal breakdown of the different types of collagen (leather) – tannin (vegetable tanning extract) bonds as a function of the thermal increase to which the leather is subjected. It is concluded that, with the isometric method, and for leathers tanned with vegetable extracts, much more comprehensive information is obtained about the denaturation process of vegetable-tanned leather than with the traditional method, without requiring significant investments as in the case of the DSC method.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23058,"journal":{"name":"Thermochimica Acta","volume":"742 ","pages":"Article 179893"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142658907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yao Chen , Zhichen Zhang , Yunfeng Zhu , Yahui Li , Shoutao Ma , Haowen Chen , Jie Jiang , Bing Sun , Wei Xu
{"title":"Investigation on the effect of carbon powder structural characteristics derived from ethylene decomposition on powder explosion","authors":"Yao Chen , Zhichen Zhang , Yunfeng Zhu , Yahui Li , Shoutao Ma , Haowen Chen , Jie Jiang , Bing Sun , Wei Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179895","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179895","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In LDPE production, ethylene underwent polymerization under high temperature and pressure. However, the heat generated during polymerization could cause ethylene pyrolysis, leading to safety risks. More critically, the carbon powder produced could further decompose, posing additional hazards. This study examined the pyrolysis characteristics of high-pressure, high-temperature ethylene and the explosive behavior of the resulting carbon powder. The decomposition of ethylene was carried out under 80–200 °C and 80–200 MPa with the oxygen concentration of 1000–5000 ppm using ethylene explosive device, and the explosive testing of derived carbon powder was carried out in a 20 L sphere chamber under the powder concentration of 200 g/m<sup>3</sup>. It was found that higher initial ignition pressure, temperature, and oxygen concentration intensified ethylene pyrolysis. The size of resulting carbon powder ranged from 0.5 to 500 μm and fewer structural defects, leading to stronger explosive intensity due to a larger specific surface area and longer suspension time in the air. Conversely, carbon powder with larger particle sizes and more defects tended to agglomerate, reducing suspension time and explosion intensity. This research provided a theoretical foundation for understanding powder explosions caused by ethylene decomposition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23058,"journal":{"name":"Thermochimica Acta","volume":"742 ","pages":"Article 179895"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142586441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of thermal behavior of two types of kaolin in China by ultrafast Joule heating combined with XRD, FT-IR, TG-DSC and SEM","authors":"Jiahang Fan, Xianjie Liu, Mingyong Liu, Mengyao Yang, Yuena Jiang, Ruiyu Mi, Xin Min, Zhaohui Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179894","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179894","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thermal behavior of sandy kaolin selected from Guangxi and hard kaolin from Inner Mongolia in China were characterised by ultrafast Joule heating combined with XRD, FT-IR, TG-DSC and SEM. The results indicated that the sandy kaolin was composed of kaolinite, muscovite and quartz, and hard kaolin was predominantly composed of kaolinite, with minor quantities of anatase. During ultrafast Joule heating, the layered structure of kaolinite of sand kaolin was destroyed, and all hydroxyl groups were lost at 700 °C, while dehydroxylation completion of the hard kaolin at higher temperature, accompanied by rupture of lamellar kaolinite. Muscovite disappeared completely and accompanied by the formation of mullite at 1100 °C, while quartz is relatively unaffected, resulting in the sandy kaolin consisting of quartz and mullite phases at 1200 °C. In contrast, the transformation rate and crystallinity of mullite phase of hard kaolin was significantly higher than that of sandy kaolin.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23058,"journal":{"name":"Thermochimica Acta","volume":"742 ","pages":"Article 179894"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142586442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extending the Transient Plane Source Scanning method for determining the specific heat capacity of low thermal conductivity materials through a numerical study","authors":"Zijin Zeng , Christian Müller , Besira Mihiretie","doi":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179883","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In contrast to the conventional Transient Plane Source (TPS) method, the Transient Plane Source Scanning (TPSS) technique allows for the direct determination of the specific heat capacity and requires the use of a specially designed sample holder for accurate measurements. While this method correctly determines the specific heat capacity of samples with moderate and high thermal conductivity, it tends to underestimate the values for those with low thermal conductivity. This paper demonstrates that the underestimated specific heat capacity results from heat loss during the measurement process. To precisely quantify the heat loss, a numerical model based on the finite element method was developed, with key material properties tuned based on measurement data. This model can closely describe the curve of measured thermal response, thereby enabling the precise determination of the specific heat capacity. Consequently, this study introduces a novel approach that incorporates numerical simulation to enhance TPSS measurements of poorly conducting samples, providing a reliable alternative for determining the specific heat capacity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23058,"journal":{"name":"Thermochimica Acta","volume":"742 ","pages":"Article 179883"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142593865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yongmyong Ri , Tokhui Ri , Hochol Rim , Hyonung Rim , Juhyon Yu , Yongho Kim , Jinhyok Ri
{"title":"Determination of the apparent activation energy surface from isothermal data of char combustion and gasification","authors":"Yongmyong Ri , Tokhui Ri , Hochol Rim , Hyonung Rim , Juhyon Yu , Yongho Kim , Jinhyok Ri","doi":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179892","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tca.2024.179892","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, the apparent activation energy (AAE) surface was determined by using isothermal data of char combustion and gasification and the apparent Arrhenius equations where the activation parameters depended on temperature and conversion. The dependence of the logarithm of the reaction rate on temperature and conversion was described by the empirical polynomial to increase the accuracy of fitting and the AAE was calculated by the isoconversional method and the fitting of reaction rate and conversion. The AAE surfaces determined for the four examples of char combustion and gasification varied considerably and differently from each other with temperature and conversion. This provides new information for a better understanding of these processes and their kinetic models.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":23058,"journal":{"name":"Thermochimica Acta","volume":"742 ","pages":"Article 179892"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142573239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}