Chunying Liu, Li Lv, Kun Liu, Junsu Jin, Jianguo Mi, Yongqiang Ren, Shisen Xu
{"title":"Extremely Low Energy Penalty for Co-Removal of H2S and CO2 from IGCC Gas","authors":"Chunying Liu, Li Lv, Kun Liu, Junsu Jin, Jianguo Mi, Yongqiang Ren, Shisen Xu","doi":"10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00710","url":null,"abstract":"By coupling CALF-20 on ZIF-7 via in situ crystallization in the confined micrometer-sized pores of poly(acrylates), a novel composite, namely, CALF-20-on-ZIF-7@poly(acrylates), has been synthesized for the simultaneous removal of CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>S from IGCC feed gas. Within this coupled crystal, CALF-20, known for its strong adsorption capacity and excellent stability toward CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>S, serves as the outer layer crystal to shift the adsorption/desorption hysteresis loop of inner ZIF-7 to beyond atmosphere pressure. Under high pressure, CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>S are automatically adsorbed. Upon reducing the pressure to the atmospheric level, CO<sub>2</sub> is automatically released, while H<sub>2</sub>S remains temporarily due to its high adsorption energy. After about 150 cycles of CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption/desorption of the kilogram-scale composite, H<sub>2</sub>S approaches saturation and is then removed by vacuuming. Since the content of H<sub>2</sub>S in IGCC feed gas is trivial, the total energy consumption for the composite regeneration is 0.16 MJ/kg (CO<sub>2</sub>). After 600 consecutive cycles, the CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption capability of the composite decreases by 0.41%, demonstrating excellent cyclic stability.","PeriodicalId":39,"journal":{"name":"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144104016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Drying Kinetics of Polymer Solutions with and without Colloidal Particles","authors":"Masahiko Tanaka, Susumu Inasawa","doi":"10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00476","url":null,"abstract":"We investigated the drying rate (<i>J</i>) of polymer solutions with colloidal particles. Although such solutions are frequently used to produce commercial products, the number of studies on drying kinetics is limited. We used particles with two different diameters and three types of common polymers. A decrease in <i>J</i> started when the amount of polymer that is transported to the drying interface reached a critical threshold. The threshold was smaller, and the drying rate started to decrease much earlier for the polymer solutions with particles than for the pristine polymer solutions. We also found that time evolutions of <i>J</i> in various samples with different particle sizes, different polymers, and different drying conditions collapsed on a single curve after scaling the data based on the initial drying rate and the critical threshold of the polymer amount. The effects of colloidal particles on <i>J</i> and the mechanisms for the decrease in <i>J</i> are discussed.","PeriodicalId":39,"journal":{"name":"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144088118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CFD Studies on the Influence of Parallel Plates in an Inclination-Augmented Liquid–Solid Fluidized Bed","authors":"Priyabrata Puhan, Asim Kumar Mukherjee, Arnab Atta","doi":"10.1021/acs.iecr.5c01532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c01532","url":null,"abstract":"Inclination-augmented liquid–solid fluidized beds (LSFBs) incorporating parallel plates, as utilized in Reflux Classifiers, enable efficient particle separation in industrial processes. Despite their advantages, the intricate hydrodynamics associated with the number of parallel plates remains inadequately understood. This study employs a two-fluid Eulerian model, integrated with the kinetic theory of granular flow, to investigate the influence of parallel plates on the hydrodynamics of inclination-augmented LSFBs. Key parameters, such as pressure drop, bed expansion, solid velocity, and solid volume fraction distribution, are systematically analyzed for varying numbers of plates. The results show that the pressure drop remains constant at low liquid velocities but increases significantly at higher velocities with the addition of more plates. This is due to a 20% higher accumulation of particles along the narrow inclined channels, which increases the flow resistance. Additionally, bed expansion decreases by approximately 15% as more inclined plates are added, limiting particle movement. However, increasing the number of plates beyond two (within a fixed bed width of 50 mm) has little effect on the flow behavior, suggesting an optimal limit for plate insertion in this setup.","PeriodicalId":39,"journal":{"name":"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144088115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Direct Jet Fuel Synthesis Over Co/M-TUD-1 Catalysts by the Integration of Mesopore Confinement Effects and Acid Hydrocracking","authors":"Jing Bai, Wencheng Chen, Freeman Bwalya Kabwe, Xutao Shang, Guozhen Lin, Qian Jiang* and Chenguang Wang*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.iecr.5c0057410.1021/acs.iecr.5c00574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00574https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00574","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Amid growing global energy demands and the imperative to reduce carbon emissions, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production via Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis has emerged as a pivotal solution. This study focuses on enhancing the selectivity of C<sub>8</sub>–C<sub>16</sub> hydrocarbons for jet fuel through the integration of mesopore confinement effects and acid hydrocracking by developing novel Co/M-TUD-1 catalysts with a uniform, continuous three-dimensional mesoporous architecture. Utilizing sol–gel and melt infiltration methods for catalyst preparation and incorporating metals such as Al, Zr, La, and Ce, we explored how different supports influence FT synthesis outcomes. Characterization techniques, including N<sub>2</sub> physisorption, H<sub>2</sub>-TPR, XRD, NH<sub>3</sub>-TPD, and Py-FTIR, were employed to understand the physicochemical properties of these catalysts. Experimental results demonstrated significant improvements in jet fuel selectivity, achieving up to 51.3% selectivity and a productivity of 174.7 g/kg<sub>cat</sub>/h with the Co/Al-TUD-1 catalyst. Further optimization through adjustment of reaction conditions confirmed the potential for industrial-scale SAF production, offering a cleaner, more sustainable approach to addressing fossil fuel shortages.</p>","PeriodicalId":39,"journal":{"name":"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research","volume":"64 21","pages":"10414–10424 10414–10424"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144146495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shuai Tang, Qiang Jiang, Yu Shi, Liang Zhang, Jun Li, Xuhui Jiang, Peng Zou, Zhang Luo
{"title":"Cathode/Anode Interface and Performance of a Membrane-Free Thermally Regenerative Flow Battery via Density-Induced Self-Stratified Electrolytes","authors":"Shuai Tang, Qiang Jiang, Yu Shi, Liang Zhang, Jun Li, Xuhui Jiang, Peng Zou, Zhang Luo","doi":"10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00286","url":null,"abstract":"Thermally regenerative batteries have promising applications in low-temperature waste-heat recovery, but ammonia crossover severely reduces battery power generation and its stability. To address this issue, a membrane-less self-stratified thermally regenerative flow battery was constructed to alleviate ammonia crossover. The interface visualization, power generation feasibility, and the effects of flow rate were investigated. The results reveal that the density difference of the anolyte/catholyte leads to self-stratification. The interface moves continually due to ammonia diffusion in the static catholyte, resulting in a significant decrease in the battery performance. By regulating the catholyte flow rate, a steady anode–cathode interface can be achieved, thereby solving the key problem of ammonia crossover and achieving stable power generation. Increasing the catholyte flow rate can produce a stable interface and prevent the interface from moving to the cathode. However, a high catholyte flow rate will allow the interface to surpass the anode electrode, causing battery performance to increase and then decrease with flow rate. Increasing the ammonia flow rate can effectively improve the anode mass transfer and battery performance. The interface is affected by temperature change, so the interface is investigated at different temperatures. Within a specific range, there is no significant change in the position of the interface, and the battery’s maximum power density improves linearly with temperature.","PeriodicalId":39,"journal":{"name":"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research","volume":"209 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144088116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Junpeng He, Ruiqing Zhang, Xi Chen, Bofeng Zhang, Guozhu Liu
{"title":"N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Capped Highly Dispersed Pt Nanoparticles for Catalytic Dehydrogenation-Cracking of Decalin toward High Heat Sink","authors":"Junpeng He, Ruiqing Zhang, Xi Chen, Bofeng Zhang, Guozhu Liu","doi":"10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00663","url":null,"abstract":"Active fuel cooling is an effective way to overcome the thermal barrier for hypersonic flight. Pt-based nanofluid catalysts are effective in enhancing the chemical heat sink of endothermic hydrocarbon fuels (EHFs) by facilitating a catalytic dehydrogenation-cracking reaction. However, highly-dispersed Pt nanoparticles often face the problem of poor thermal stability in nanofluids. In this work, a NaH-assisted deprotonation method was applied to synthesize N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-capped highly-dispersed Pt nanoparticles (Pt@NHC14). The average size of the Pt nanoparticles in optimized Pt@NHC14 was 2.4 nm. Pt@NHC14 exhibited a high heat sink of 3.80 MJ/kg at 725 °C in the quasi-homogeneous conversion of decalin, which was 10% higher than Pt@ILs14 without a deprotonation strategy. This could be ascribed to the dehydrogenation process being promoted, which was verified by a hydrogen yield of 9.5% on highly dispersed Pt of Pt@NHC14, and that is 46% higher than that of Pt@ILs14. This research synthesizes N-heterocyclic carbene-capped highly-dispersed Pt nanoparticles and provides valuable insights into the strong endothermic technology.","PeriodicalId":39,"journal":{"name":"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144088114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Direct Jet Fuel Synthesis Over Co/M-TUD-1 Catalysts by the Integration of Mesopore Confinement Effects and Acid Hydrocracking","authors":"Jing Bai, Wencheng Chen, Freeman Bwalya Kabwe, Xutao Shang, Guozhen Lin, Qian Jiang, Chenguang Wang","doi":"10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00574","url":null,"abstract":"Amid growing global energy demands and the imperative to reduce carbon emissions, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production via Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis has emerged as a pivotal solution. This study focuses on enhancing the selectivity of C<sub>8</sub>–C<sub>16</sub> hydrocarbons for jet fuel through the integration of mesopore confinement effects and acid hydrocracking by developing novel Co/M-TUD-1 catalysts with a uniform, continuous three-dimensional mesoporous architecture. Utilizing sol–gel and melt infiltration methods for catalyst preparation and incorporating metals such as Al, Zr, La, and Ce, we explored how different supports influence FT synthesis outcomes. Characterization techniques, including N<sub>2</sub> physisorption, H<sub>2</sub>-TPR, XRD, NH<sub>3</sub>-TPD, and Py-FTIR, were employed to understand the physicochemical properties of these catalysts. Experimental results demonstrated significant improvements in jet fuel selectivity, achieving up to 51.3% selectivity and a productivity of 174.7 g/kg<sub>cat</sub>/h with the Co/Al-TUD-1 catalyst. Further optimization through adjustment of reaction conditions confirmed the potential for industrial-scale SAF production, offering a cleaner, more sustainable approach to addressing fossil fuel shortages.","PeriodicalId":39,"journal":{"name":"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144088113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Novel Polypropylene Carbonate/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Blend with Multiple-Shape Memory Functions and Self-Healing Behavior Fabricated via Phase Structure Regulation","authors":"Xuan Wang, Jiayu Zhang, Li Li","doi":"10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00728","url":null,"abstract":"With the increasing awareness of environmental protection, shape memory materials based on environmentally friendly polymers are attracting more and more attention. However, the achieving of multifunctions remains a great challenge. Herein, to develop a novel environment-friendly shape memory polymer with multifunctions, two biodegradable polymers, i.e., poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), were selected, and their melt blending was successfully realized by matching the thermal processing temperature of PVA and PPC based on our established thermal processing technology of PVA. And an effective compatibilizer, poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc), was further introduced to help construct a temperature-persistent hydrogen bonding network at the interface between PPC and PVA. Ascribing to this enhanced interfacial interaction, the PPC/PVA blend simultaneously exhibited high mechanical performance, eminent shape fixing ratio (over 95%), and shape recovery ratio (nearly 90%). Most notably, this blend achieved the shape memory-assisted self-healing (SMASH), so it was capable of simultaneously closing and rebonding cracks, with the healing efficiency of 91%. The versatile shape memory, self-healing, and high mechanical properties enabled the PPC/PVA blend to integrate various applications, including future deployable biomedical structures, smart sensors, soft robots, etc.","PeriodicalId":39,"journal":{"name":"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144088117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Novel Polypropylene Carbonate/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Blend with Multiple-Shape Memory Functions and Self-Healing Behavior Fabricated via Phase Structure Regulation","authors":"Xuan Wang, Jiayu Zhang and Li Li*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.iecr.5c0072810.1021/acs.iecr.5c00728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00728https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00728","url":null,"abstract":"<p >With the increasing awareness of environmental protection, shape memory materials based on environmentally friendly polymers are attracting more and more attention. However, the achieving of multifunctions remains a great challenge. Herein, to develop a novel environment-friendly shape memory polymer with multifunctions, two biodegradable polymers, i.e., poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), were selected, and their melt blending was successfully realized by matching the thermal processing temperature of PVA and PPC based on our established thermal processing technology of PVA. And an effective compatibilizer, poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc), was further introduced to help construct a temperature-persistent hydrogen bonding network at the interface between PPC and PVA. Ascribing to this enhanced interfacial interaction, the PPC/PVA blend simultaneously exhibited high mechanical performance, eminent shape fixing ratio (over 95%), and shape recovery ratio (nearly 90%). Most notably, this blend achieved the shape memory-assisted self-healing (SMASH), so it was capable of simultaneously closing and rebonding cracks, with the healing efficiency of 91%. The versatile shape memory, self-healing, and high mechanical properties enabled the PPC/PVA blend to integrate various applications, including future deployable biomedical structures, smart sensors, soft robots, etc.</p>","PeriodicalId":39,"journal":{"name":"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research","volume":"64 21","pages":"10485–10495 10485–10495"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144146481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qian-Wen Lu, Qing He, Qing-Shuai Zhang, Da Sheng, Song-Hai Wu, Yong Liu, Xu Han
{"title":"Highly Selective Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Formylfuran Mediated by Surface Superoxo and Peroxo on Mo3Cu1/NH2-SBA-15","authors":"Qian-Wen Lu, Qing He, Qing-Shuai Zhang, Da Sheng, Song-Hai Wu, Yong Liu, Xu Han","doi":"10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00580","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5c00580","url":null,"abstract":"Although thermocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-formylfuran (DFF) by O<sub>2</sub> is an important reaction, achieving a high yield of DFF is still challenging. In this study, a series of Mo<sub><i>x</i></sub>Cu<sub><i>y</i></sub>/NH<sub>2</sub>-SBA-15 are prepared, and Mo<sub>3</sub>Cu<sub>1</sub>/NH<sub>2</sub>-SBA-15 exhibits the desirable catalytic reactivity with a complete conversion of HMF and high selectivity of 94.4% toward DFF. XPS and EPR analyses indicate that the abundant oxygen vacancies (O<sub>v</sub>) and Cu(I) are the reactive sites for O<sub>2</sub> activation. Quenching experiments and various characterizations reveal that superoxo (≡Cu(II)/O<sub>v</sub>-OO<sup>•</sup>) on the surface of catalyst, instead of <sup>•</sup>OH and O<sub>2</sub><sup>•–</sup>, are the primary oxidizing species to abstract H from HMF to RCH<sub>2</sub>-O<sup>•</sup>, accompanied by the formation of ≡Cu(II)/O<sub>v</sub>-OOH peroxo. Meanwhile, the doped Mo(V/VI) further activates ≡Cu(II)/O<sub>v</sub>-OOH peroxo to form ≡Mo-(η<sup>2</sup>-O<sub>2</sub>) peroxo, which significantly promotes the oxidation selectivity of RCH<sub>2</sub>-O<sup>•</sup> toward DFF via the H-abstraction pathway. This study provides new insight on selective thermal-oxidation of biomass-derived compounds to high-value-added chemicals via regulating reactive oxidizing species on the surface of catalysts.","PeriodicalId":39,"journal":{"name":"Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research","volume":"206 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144083154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}