Simulation studies on the fuel electrode of a H2---O2 polymer electrolyte fuel cell

The macro-homogeneous porous electrode theory is used to develop a model which describes the catalyst layer of the hydrogen electrode formed by catalyst particles that are bonded to the membrane. The water transport in the catalyst layer and polymer electrolyte membrane is considered. The effects of catalyst layer structure parameters such as polymer volume fraction, catalyst layer thickness, platinum loading and reactant gas humidity as well as CO poison on the hydrogen electrode behavior are examined. The results show that the catalyst layer thickness has a significant effect on the electrode performance. A thicker catalyst layer will result in a larger ohmic voltage loss and higher catalyst cost. The optimal polymer volume fraction and catalyst layer thickness are 0.5 and 1.5–4 μm, respectively, for this electrode. An optimal platinum surface coverage on carbon need not exceed 20% (20 wt% Pt/C). Larger platinum coverage will increase the cost, but only slightly enhance the electrode performance.     

NO reduction by CH4 over Pd/Co-sulfated zirconia catalysts

A series of sulfated zirconia supported Pd/Co catalysts was synthesized by the sol–gel method and examined for NO_x reduction by methane. The NO conversion increased up to a Co/S ratio of 0.43, and then decreased at a higher Co loading (Co/S = 0.95). Sulfate content was also essential for obtaining high selectivity to molecular nitrogen. A catalyst loaded with 0.06 wt.% Pd, 2.1 wt.% Co and 2.1 wt.% S (Pd/Co-SZ-2) exhibited remarkable performance under lean conditions and displayed stability in a long-term durability test using a synthetic reaction mixture containing 10% water vapor. This catalyst exhibited the highest sulfur retention most probably as cobalt sulfide. Besides, the catalytic oxidation of NO to NO_y groups was confirmed by FT-IR, in agreement with the general mechanism for the SCR of NO by hydrocarbons. In the absence of oxygen in the feed stream, the catalyst was highly active for NO reduction with methane. IR stretching bands assigned to N₂O and adsorbed nitro groups were identified upon adsorbing NO on Pd/Co-SZ-2. This indicates that under rich conditions disproportionation of NO to N₂O and NO₂ occurs and confirms that the formation of NO₂ species is an essential step for NO reduction by CH₄.     

富氢气氛中CO的选择性氧化——碱金属助剂对Pt/γ-Al2O3催化剂性能的影响

研究了碱金属助剂对Pt/γ-Al₂O₃催化剂选择性氧化富氢气氛中CO性能的影响。结果表明，碱金属助剂的引入对Pt/γ-Al₂O₃的催化性能有不同程度的改变，其中添加Na和K后，能明显提高低温下的CO转化率。     

Kinetics of the Initial Stage of Sintering from Shrinkage Data: Simultaneous Determination of Activation Energy and Kinetic Model from a Single Nonisothermal Experiment

A new method for the kinetic analysis of the initial stage of sintering for constant-heating-rate data has been proposed. Unlike all of the methods previously reported in the literature, this new method proposed here allows the simultaneous determination of the activation energy and the kinetic model from a single dilatometric curve recorded under a linear-heating-rate program. The proposed method has been tested with simulated sintering curves and experimental results have been obtained for the sintering of a rutile sample.     

Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate from Methanol and Carbon dioxide using Potassium Methoxide as Catalyst under Mild Conditions

Pd-supported on WO₃–ZrO₂ (W/Zr atomic ratio=0.2) calcined at 1073 K was found to be highly active and selective for gas-phase oxidation of ethylene to acetic acid in the presence of water at 423 K and 0.6 MPa. Contact time dependence demonstrated that acetic acid is formed via acetaldehyde formed by a Wacker-type reaction, not through ethanol by hydration of ethylene.     

四异丁氧基镍酞菁的合成及其溶剂效应

4 异丁氧基邻苯二腈与氯化镍在强有机碱 1 ,8 二氮杂双环 (5 ,4,0 )十一碳烯 7催化下反应 ,合成了四异丁氧基镍酞菁 ,产物经FT -IR、元素分析、UV -Vis吸收光谱和1 H NMR表征了结构 ;并研究了其溶剂效应 ,结果表明 :最大吸收峰波数ν与函数 f(n ,ε)存在一定的线性关系 ,线性相关系数为 0 940 2 ,而Bayliss函数项 (n2 - 1 ) /(2n2 +1 )决定了最大吸收波长 (λmax)的位移变化 ;化合物的λmax在不同溶剂中随聚集程度增加 ,发生一定程度的蓝移     

补强剂和共混工艺对PA/PVC/NBR三元共混弹性体性能的影响

在选择三元共聚尼龙（PA）、聚氯乙烯（PVC）、丁腈橡胶（NBR）为主体材料，制备PA／PVC／NBR（10／30／60）三元共混弹性体的工作基础上，进一步探讨了填料品种和用量，共混温度，加料顺序等因素PA／PVC／NBR三元共混弹性体的影响。试验结果表明：在PA／PVC／NBR（10／30／60）共混体系中，补强型填料的补强效果优于非补强型的填料，6种填料补强效果依次是：快压出炭黑＞半补强炭黑＞白炭黑＞活性重质，CaCO3＞陶土＞滑石粉，快压出炭黑的适宜用量是20－50份。在制备PA／PVC／NBR三元共混物时，适宜的共混温度是122－140℃，并且采用二段法混工艺制得的共混物性能优于采用一段法共混工艺。     

VAc/AA改性的VAE乳液高速接嘴卷烟胶的研制

介绍了VAc/AA改性的VAE乳液高速接嘴卷烟胶的制备方法。研究了各种因素对胶粘剂性能的影响。结果表明 :VAc/AA用量增加 ,VAE乳液的粘接性能增强。选择与VAE乳液相适应的乳化剂和控制适宜的pH值 ,可以增加VAE乳液的稳定性。采用滴加引发剂和混合单体的方法 ,可以避免过速反应产生及大粒径胶粒生成     

Propane oxydehydrogenation reaction on a VPO/TiO2 catalyst. Role of the nature of acid sites determined by dynamic in-situ IR studies

A VPO/TiO₂ catalyst tested in the oxydehydrogenation reaction (ODH) of propane between 300 and 400°C shows satisfactory performances (up to 80% of propene selectivity at 2% of propane conversion at 300°C or 56% of propene selectivity at 9% of propane conversion at 400°C). Addition of water or pyridine in the feed gas tends to decrease the propane conversion and enhances the propene selectivity. It is shown that water increases the number of Brönsted surface acid sites by dissociative adsorption which, in turn, enhances propene selectivity at the expense of the CO_x selectivity. These results are in good agreement with spectroscopic IR observations performed under catalytic conditions showing that the Lewis acid sites are linked to CO_xformation, whereas it seems that Brönsted sites would rather be linked to propene formation.     

Determination of Binder Decomposition Kinetics for Specifying Heating Parameters in Binder Burnout Cycles

The decomposition kinetics of poly(vinyl butyral) binder from barium titanate multilayer ceramic capacitors with platinum metal electrodes were analyzed by thermogravimetric analysis as a function of the heating rate. The activation energy and pre-exponential factor for the decomposition kinetics were determined from two types of integral equations, from the Redhead method, and from the variation in heating rate method. The accuracy of the kinetic parameters determined from these methods was then evaluated for describing the observed rate of binder decomposition. Although the individual models yielded very different kinetic parameters, all were capable of describing the experimental data within ±15% accuracy. The kinetic parameters were then used in a coupled transport and kinetic model for describing the buildup of pressure within the ceramic green body as a function of the heating cycle. A methodology based on calculus of variations was also developed to predict the minimum duration for the binder burnout cycle.