The presence of naphthenic acids in oil sand products and process streams is the cause of toxicity to aquatic life and corrosion. The removal of organic acids from tailings pond water reduces the negative impact on ma...The presence of naphthenic acids in oil sand products and process streams is the cause of toxicity to aquatic life and corrosion. The removal of organic acids from tailings pond water reduces the negative impact on marine life. The ultra-violet (UV) photocatalytic reduction of commercial naphthenic acid in water using TiO2-zeolitecomposites showed a significant decrease in the concentration of naphthenic acid, accompanied by an increase in carbon dioxide formation;the presence of carbon dioxide signifies degradation of the naphthenic acids. Mixtures of the acid and photocatalyst kept in the dark did not show any concentration changes. The extent of naphthenic acid reduction by UV light was verified by the reduction in total acidity. The total acidity values of mixtures of the acid and TiO2-zeoliteexposed to UV decreased by 31% compared to mixtures kept in the dark. A reduction in total acidity may lead to a decrease in the toxicity of naphthenic acid contaminated water.展开更多
A new type of composite adsorbents was synthesized by incorporating monoethanol amine （MEA） into β-zeolite. The parent and MEA- functionalized β-zeolites were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, N2 adsorpt...A new type of composite adsorbents was synthesized by incorporating monoethanol amine （MEA） into β-zeolite. The parent and MEA- functionalized β-zeolites were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, N2 adsorption, and thermogravimetric analysis （TGA）. The adsorption behavior of carbon dioxide （CO2）, methane （CH4）, and nitrogen （N2） on these adsorbents was investigated at 303 K. The results show that the structure of zeolite was well preserved after MEA modification. In comparison with CH4 and N2, CO2 was preferentially adsorbed on the adsorbents investigated. The introduction of MEA significantly improved the selectivity of both CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2, the optimal selectivity of CO2/CH4 can reach 7.70 on 40 wt% of MEA-functionalized β-zeolite （MEA（40）-β） at 1 atm. It is worth noticing that a very high selectivity of CO2/N2 of 25.67 was obtained on MEA（40）-β. Steric effect and chemical adsorbate-adsorbent interaction were responsible for such high adsorption selectivity of CO2. The present MEA-functionalized β-zeolite adsorbents may be a good candidate for applications in flue gas separation, as well as natural gas and landfill gas purifications.展开更多
文摘The presence of naphthenic acids in oil sand products and process streams is the cause of toxicity to aquatic life and corrosion. The removal of organic acids from tailings pond water reduces the negative impact on marine life. The ultra-violet (UV) photocatalytic reduction of commercial naphthenic acid in water using TiO2-zeolitecomposites showed a significant decrease in the concentration of naphthenic acid, accompanied by an increase in carbon dioxide formation;the presence of carbon dioxide signifies degradation of the naphthenic acids. Mixtures of the acid and photocatalyst kept in the dark did not show any concentration changes. The extent of naphthenic acid reduction by UV light was verified by the reduction in total acidity. The total acidity values of mixtures of the acid and TiO2-zeoliteexposed to UV decreased by 31% compared to mixtures kept in the dark. A reduction in total acidity may lead to a decrease in the toxicity of naphthenic acid contaminated water.
基金supported by the Major Basic Research Project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province Colleges (No. 08 kJA530001)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (No. IRT0732)
文摘A new type of composite adsorbents was synthesized by incorporating monoethanol amine （MEA） into β-zeolite. The parent and MEA- functionalized β-zeolites were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, N2 adsorption, and thermogravimetric analysis （TGA）. The adsorption behavior of carbon dioxide （CO2）, methane （CH4）, and nitrogen （N2） on these adsorbents was investigated at 303 K. The results show that the structure of zeolite was well preserved after MEA modification. In comparison with CH4 and N2, CO2 was preferentially adsorbed on the adsorbents investigated. The introduction of MEA significantly improved the selectivity of both CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2, the optimal selectivity of CO2/CH4 can reach 7.70 on 40 wt% of MEA-functionalized β-zeolite （MEA（40）-β） at 1 atm. It is worth noticing that a very high selectivity of CO2/N2 of 25.67 was obtained on MEA（40）-β. Steric effect and chemical adsorbate-adsorbent interaction were responsible for such high adsorption selectivity of CO2. The present MEA-functionalized β-zeolite adsorbents may be a good candidate for applications in flue gas separation, as well as natural gas and landfill gas purifications.
