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Call For Abstracts - Resrb 2019, July 8-9, Wrocław, Poland, Wojciech M. Budzianowski Dec 2018

Call For Abstracts - Resrb 2019, July 8-9, Wrocław, Poland, Wojciech M. Budzianowski

Wojciech Budzianowski

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Laboratory Catalytic Reactors For Testing Heterogeneous Catalysts: A Practical Introduction, Steven Zhou, Jason Yang Jan 2018

Laboratory Catalytic Reactors For Testing Heterogeneous Catalysts: A Practical Introduction, Steven Zhou, Jason Yang

Jason Yang

Laboratory catalytic reactors are commonly used to evaluate performance of heterogeneous catalysts. It is of importance to select appropriate reactors for specific catalytic system before actual experiments are carried out. In the present work, various laboratory catalytic reactors are introduced and summarized for testing heterogeneous catalysts.

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Kinetics Of Glycerol Conversion To Hydrocarbon Fuels Over Pd/H-Zsm-5 Catalyst, Yang Xiao, Arvind Varma Aug 2017

Kinetics Of Glycerol Conversion To Hydrocarbon Fuels Over Pd/H-Zsm-5 Catalyst, Yang Xiao, Arvind Varma

Yang Xiao

The utilization of glycerol, primary byproduct of biodiesel production, is important to enhance process economics. In our recent prior work, it was shown that glycerol can be converted to hydrocarbon fuels over bifunctional catalysts, containing a noble metal supported on H-ZSM-5. Over Pd/H-ZSM-5 catalyst, an optimal ∼60% yield of hydrocarbon fuels was obtained. In the present work, based on experimental data over Pd/H-ZSM-5 catalyst, a lumped reaction network and kinetic model are developed. Using differential kinetic experiments over the temperature range 300–450°C, the rate constants, reaction orders, and activation energies are obtained for each reaction step. The predicted values match …

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Mo@ Pt Overlayers As Efficient Catalysts For Hydrodeoxygenation Of Guaiacol And Anisole, Qinghua Lai Jun 2017

Mo@ Pt Overlayers As Efficient Catalysts For Hydrodeoxygenation Of Guaiacol And Anisole, Qinghua Lai

Qinghua Lai

Silica alumina supported Mo@Pt overlayer catalysts were prepared via the directed deposition technique and evaluated for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of guaiacol and anisole. As predicted computationally, Mo@Pt overlayers showed reduced heats of hydrogen and carbon monoxide adsorption via chemisorption. The decreased activity of Mo@Pt overlayer catalysts for the ethylene hydrogenation descriptor reaction also suggested decreased hydrogen adsorption strength compared to a Pt only catalyst. H2-TPR results demonstrated the close interaction between Pt and Mo species for Mo@Pt overlayer catalysts and the enhanced reducibility of the molybdenum oxides via deposition of Pt to Mo. Mo@Pt overlayer catalysts showed significantly improved guaiacol and …

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Characterization Of Iron Phthalocyanine As The Cathode Active Material For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Sarwan S. Sandhu, Joseph P. Fellner Mar 2017

Characterization Of Iron Phthalocyanine As The Cathode Active Material For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Sarwan S. Sandhu, Joseph P. Fellner

Sarwan S. Sandhu

The developed thermodynamic functions for the determination of Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, and entropy of formation of solid lithium-iron phthalocyanine (LixFePc) from solid lithium and iron phthalocyanine as a function of x, defined as g-moles of the intercalated lithium per g-mole of iron phthalocyanine, at a fixed set of temperature and pressure conditions are presented. In addition, a proposed expression for the evaluation of lithium diffusion coefficient in solid iron phthalocyanine as a function of both x and temperature, and the experimental results from the ongoing research/development work on the lithium/iron phthalocyanine cells are included.

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C.V. - Wojciech Budzianowski, Wojciech M. Budzianowski Jan 2017

C.V. - Wojciech Budzianowski, Wojciech M. Budzianowski

Wojciech Budzianowski

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Renewable Energy And Sustainable Development (Resd) Group, Wojciech M. Budzianowski Jan 2017

Renewable Energy And Sustainable Development (Resd) Group, Wojciech M. Budzianowski

Wojciech Budzianowski

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Kinetics Of Guaiacol Deoxygenation Using Methane Over The Pt–Bi Catalyst, Yang Xiao, Arvind Varma Nov 2016

Kinetics Of Guaiacol Deoxygenation Using Methane Over The Pt–Bi Catalyst, Yang Xiao, Arvind Varma

Yang Xiao

Using H2 as a reductant, catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is typically used for upgrading bio-oils, generally produced from thermal degradation of lignin. In our recent prior work, methane was used to deoxygenate guaiacol over the Pt–Bi catalyst and was found to exhibit as good deoxygenation performance as hydrogen. In the present work, using methane as a reductant, detailed reaction pathways and kinetics of guaiacol deoxygenation are studied using differential and integral operating conditions. Kinetic parameters including rate constants and activation energies are determined for each individual reaction step. The model predicted values match experimental data well. Results from the present …

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Conversion Of Glycerol To Hydrocarbon Fuels Via Bifunctional Catalysts, Yang Xiao, Arvind Varma Oct 2016

Conversion Of Glycerol To Hydrocarbon Fuels Via Bifunctional Catalysts, Yang Xiao, Arvind Varma

Yang Xiao

Utilization of byproduct glycerol improves biodiesel production in terms of both economics and sustainability. Conversion of glycerol to hydrocarbon (GTH) fuels is among the promising options, which provides additional renewable energy besides biodiesel and contributes further to independence from fossil fuels. In the present work, bifunctional catalysts (Pt/H-ZSM-5 and Pd/H-ZSM-5) were selected, prepared, characterized, and tested for GTH conversion. The addition of noble metals enhances aromatics’ yield, and both catalysts convert GTH fuels effectively. On the basis of the experimental observations and prior literature, it is proposed that GTH conversion follows sequential hydrodeoxygenation and aromatization steps. Under optimized conditions, ∼90% …

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Use Of Hydrogen Chemisorption And Ethylene Hydrogenation As Predictors For Aqueous Phase Reforming Of Lactose Over Ni@Pt And Co@Pt Bimetallic Overlayer Catalysts.Pdf, Qinghua Lai Sep 2016

Use Of Hydrogen Chemisorption And Ethylene Hydrogenation As Predictors For Aqueous Phase Reforming Of Lactose Over Ni@Pt And Co@Pt Bimetallic Overlayer Catalysts.Pdf, Qinghua Lai

Qinghua Lai

Overlayer Pt on Ni (Ni@Pt) or Co (Co@Pt) were synthesized and tested for H2 generation from APR of lactose. H2 chemisorption descriptor showed that Ni@Pt and Co@Pt overlayer catalysts had reduced H2 adsorption strength compared to a Pt only catalyst, which agree with computational predictions. The overlayer catalysts also demonstrated lower activity for ethylene hydrogenation than the Pt only catalyst, which likely resulted from decreased H2 binding strength decreasing the surface coverage of H2. XAS results showed that overlayer catalysts exhibited higher white line intensity than the Pt catalyst, which indicates a negative d-band shift for the Pt overlayer, further …

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Hydrodeoxygenation Of Guaiacol Over Ni@Pd And Ni@Pt Bimetallic Overlayer Catalysts.Pdf, Qinghua Lai Sep 2016

Hydrodeoxygenation Of Guaiacol Over Ni@Pd And Ni@Pt Bimetallic Overlayer Catalysts.Pdf, Qinghua Lai

Qinghua Lai

First principle computational studies have predicted that formation of Pd or Pt overlayer on Ni base metal would cause a negative shift of the d-band center of surface Pd or Pt, resulting in reduced binding strength for adsorbed species. In this paper, silica alumina supported Ni@Pd and Ni@Pt overlayer catalysts were synthesized via directed deposition technique and tested for hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol at atmospheric pressure. Several characterization techniques such as hydrogen chemisorption, ethylene hydrogenation descriptor reaction, XRD and TEM studies were employed to characterize the catalysts. H2 chemisorption results showed that Ni@Pd and Ni@Pt overlayer catalysts had reduced H2 adsorption …

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An Experimental And Theoretical Study Of Glycerol Oxidation To 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone Over Bimetallic Pt-Bi Catalysts, Yang Xiao, Jeff Greeley, Guomin Xiao, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Arvind Varma Jul 2016

An Experimental And Theoretical Study Of Glycerol Oxidation To 1,3-Dihydroxyacetone Over Bimetallic Pt-Bi Catalysts, Yang Xiao, Jeff Greeley, Guomin Xiao, Zhi-Jian Zhao, Arvind Varma

Yang Xiao

It is important to utilize glycerol, the main by-product of biodiesel, to manufacture value-added chemicals such as 1,3-dihydroxyacetone (DHA). In the present work, the performance of five different catalysts (Pt-Bi/AC, Pt-Bi/ZSM-5, Pt/MCM-41, Pt-Bi/MCM-41, and Pt/Bi-doped-MCM-41) was investigated experimentally, where Pt-Bi/MCM-41 was found to exhibit the highest DHA yield. To better understand the experimental results and to obtain insight into the reaction mechanism, density functional theory (DFT) computations were conducted to provide energy barriers of elementary steps. Both experimental and calculated results show that for high DHA selectivity, Bi should be located in an adatom-like configuration Pt, rather than inside Pt. …

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Procesy Cieplne I Aparaty (Lab), Wojciech M. Budzianowski Jan 2016

Procesy Cieplne I Aparaty (Lab), Wojciech M. Budzianowski

Wojciech Budzianowski

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Inżynieria Chemiczna Lab., Wojciech M. Budzianowski Jan 2016

Inżynieria Chemiczna Lab., Wojciech M. Budzianowski

Wojciech Budzianowski

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Guaiacol Hydrodeoxygenation Over Platinum Catalyst: Reaction Pathways And Kinetics, Danni Gao, Yang Xiao, Arvind Varma Oct 2015

Guaiacol Hydrodeoxygenation Over Platinum Catalyst: Reaction Pathways And Kinetics, Danni Gao, Yang Xiao, Arvind Varma

Yang Xiao

Guaiacol represents a large fraction of lignin derived pyrolysis bio-oils. It was shown in our prior work that Pt has higher activity and stability for guaiacol hydrodeoxygenation as compared to other noble metal catalysts. In the present study, further theoretical and experimental investigations were conducted to reveal the reaction pathways and kinetics. For Pt/C catalyst in a fixed-bed reactor, the main liquid phase reaction products were phenol, catechol and cyclopentanone. Because cyclopentanone was typically not observed in the prior literature, a pathway for its formation was proposed and supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. By varying the space velocity, …

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Catalytic Deoxygenation Of Guaiacol Using Methane, Yang Xiao Sep 2015

Catalytic Deoxygenation Of Guaiacol Using Methane, Yang Xiao

Yang Xiao

Guaiacol, produced by thermal degradation of lignin, represents a model compound for upgrading of fast pyrolysis bio-oils by deoxygenation. In our prior work, with Pt/C catalyst, such a process using H2 was studied. To overcome the high cost of H2, methane is used in this work to deoxygenate guaiacol. On Pt/C catalyst, in terms of guaiacol conversion and product distribution, methane is found to exhibit as good deoxygenation performance as H2. The lifetime of this catalyst, however, is short (<3 h). The lifetime of Pt–Bi/C catalyst is extended (no significant deactivation in 5 h), by addition of bismuth as a …

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Design & Analysis Of Ø40” X 80” Conventional Sugar Mill Head Stock., Santosh Y. Salunkhe Jul 2015

Design & Analysis Of Ø40” X 80” Conventional Sugar Mill Head Stock., Santosh Y. Salunkhe

Innovative Research Publications IRP India

Sugar mill head stock play a significant role in the sugar plant as they have to sustain the forces experienced by the rollers while extracting juice from the cane. The present analysis related to modification in sugar mill head stock Ø40”X80”. This paper describes the advantages of using Ø40”X80” mill head stocks by designing & analysis by ANSYS software. In this study theoretical study has been done considering the Bending moment & force polygon diagrams. Bending moment factor which helps in finding actual results. By changing various parameters the performance of mill head stocks is studies using static structural analysis …

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Nanonickel Catalyst Reinforced With Silicate For Methane Decomposition To Produce Hydrogen And Nanocarbon: Synthesis By Co-Precipitation Cum Modified Stöber Method, Upm Ashik, Wma Wan Daud May 2015

Nanonickel Catalyst Reinforced With Silicate For Methane Decomposition To Produce Hydrogen And Nanocarbon: Synthesis By Co-Precipitation Cum Modified Stöber Method, Upm Ashik, Wma Wan Daud

upm ashik

Co-precipitation cum modified Stöber method is a continuous process avoiding application of higher temperature treatment before supporting nanometal with SiO2, irrespective of pre-preparation methods. We have conducted the co-precipitation process without undertaking calcination under air in order to avoid even a partial particle agglomeration and hence maintained average particle size [similar]30 nm after enforcing with SiO2. This is the first report adopting such an unceasing preparation for preparing metal/silicate nanostructures. Furthermore, n-Ni/SiO2 nanostructured catalysts were used for thermocatalytic decomposition of methane to produce hydrogen and carbon nanotubes. The catalyst was found to be very stable and the methane transformation activity …

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Notice On New Research Results Regarding Syngas Production, João F. Gomes Mar 2015

Notice On New Research Results Regarding Syngas Production, João F. Gomes

João F Gomes

Notice on new research results regading synthesis gas production by electrolysis

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Effects Of Nano Additives On Hydrogen Storage Behavior Of The Multinary Complex Hydride Libh4/Linh2/Mgh2., Sesha Srinivasan, Michael Niemann, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Kimberly Mcgrath, Prakash Sharma, D. Goswami, Elias Stefanakos Mar 2015

Effects Of Nano Additives On Hydrogen Storage Behavior Of The Multinary Complex Hydride Libh4/Linh2/Mgh2., Sesha Srinivasan, Michael Niemann, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Kimberly Mcgrath, Prakash Sharma, D. Goswami, Elias Stefanakos

Jason R. Hattrick-Simpers

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Development Of A High-Throughput Methodology For Screening Coking Resistance Of Modified Thin-Film Catalysts, Kaijian Yang, John Bedenbaugh, Hang Li, Michael Peralta, Johnathan Bunn, Jochen Lauterbach, Jason Hattrick-Simpers Mar 2015

Development Of A High-Throughput Methodology For Screening Coking Resistance Of Modified Thin-Film Catalysts, Kaijian Yang, John Bedenbaugh, Hang Li, Michael Peralta, Johnathan Bunn, Jochen Lauterbach, Jason Hattrick-Simpers

Jason R. Hattrick-Simpers

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The Materials Super Highway: Integrating High-Throughput Experimentation Into Mapping The Catalysis Materials Genome, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Cun Wen, Jochen Lauterbach Mar 2015

The Materials Super Highway: Integrating High-Throughput Experimentation Into Mapping The Catalysis Materials Genome, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Cun Wen, Jochen Lauterbach

Jason R. Hattrick-Simpers

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Observation Of Phase Transitions In Hydrogenated Yttrium Films Via Normalized Infrared Emissivity, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Ke Wang, Lei Cao, Chun Chiu, Edwin Heilweil, Robert Downing, Leonid Bendersky Mar 2015

Observation Of Phase Transitions In Hydrogenated Yttrium Films Via Normalized Infrared Emissivity, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Ke Wang, Lei Cao, Chun Chiu, Edwin Heilweil, Robert Downing, Leonid Bendersky

Jason R. Hattrick-Simpers

No abstract provided.

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Self-Healing Catalysts: Co3O4 Nanorods For Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Cun Wen, Darrius Dunbar, Xin Zhang, Jochen Lauterbach, Jason Hattrick-Simpers Mar 2015

Self-Healing Catalysts: Co3O4 Nanorods For Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Cun Wen, Darrius Dunbar, Xin Zhang, Jochen Lauterbach, Jason Hattrick-Simpers

Jason R. Hattrick-Simpers

We combine kinetic and spectroscopic data to demonstrate the concept of a self-healing catalyst, which effectively eliminates the need for catalyst regeneration. The observed self-healing is triggered by controlling the crystallographic orientation at the catalyst surface.

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Effects Of Neutron And Gamma Radiation On Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jie Qiu, Dandan He, Mingzhai Sun, Shimeng Li, Cun Wen, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Yuan Zheng, Lei Cao Mar 2015

Effects Of Neutron And Gamma Radiation On Lithium-Ion Batteries, Jie Qiu, Dandan He, Mingzhai Sun, Shimeng Li, Cun Wen, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Yuan Zheng, Lei Cao

Jason R. Hattrick-Simpers

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One-Step Production Of Long-Chain Hydrocarbons From Waste-Biomass-Derived Chemicals Using Bi-Functional Heterogeneous Catalysts, Cun Wen, Elizabeth Barrow, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Jochen Lauterbach Mar 2015

One-Step Production Of Long-Chain Hydrocarbons From Waste-Biomass-Derived Chemicals Using Bi-Functional Heterogeneous Catalysts, Cun Wen, Elizabeth Barrow, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Jochen Lauterbach

Jason R. Hattrick-Simpers

n this study, we demonstrate the production of long-chain hydrocarbons (C8+) from 2-methylfuran (2MF) and butanal in a single step reactive process by utilizing a bi-functional catalyst with both acid and metallic sites. Our approach utilizes a solid acid for the hydroalkylation function and as a support as well as a transition metal as hydrodeoxygenation catalyst. A series of solid acids was screened, among which MCM-41 demonstrated the best combination of activity and stability. Platinum nanoparticles were then incorporated into the MCM-41. The Pt/MCM-41 catalyst showed 96% yield for C8+ hydrocarbons and the catalytic performance was stable over four reaction …

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Inżynieria Chemiczna Ćw., Wojciech M. Budzianowski Jan 2015

Inżynieria Chemiczna Ćw., Wojciech M. Budzianowski

Wojciech Budzianowski

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Tematyka Prac Doktorskich, Wojciech M. Budzianowski Jan 2015

Tematyka Prac Doktorskich, Wojciech M. Budzianowski

Wojciech Budzianowski

No abstract provided.

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Zespół Energii Odnawialnej I Zrównoważonego Rozwoju (Eozr), Wojciech M. Budzianowski Dec 2014

Zespół Energii Odnawialnej I Zrównoważonego Rozwoju (Eozr), Wojciech M. Budzianowski

Wojciech Budzianowski

No abstract provided.

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Conversion Of Diethylamine Into Nitrogen Oxides During Combustion In Chemically Active Fluidized Bed, Beata Kowarska, Witold Zukowski, Jerzy Baron Dec 2014

Conversion Of Diethylamine Into Nitrogen Oxides During Combustion In Chemically Active Fluidized Bed, Beata Kowarska, Witold Zukowski, Jerzy Baron

Witold Zukowski

Combustion processes of gaseous fuel (propane) without and with addition of various amounts of diethylamine in fluidized bed, made of chemically active calcium oxide, were run and studied. On the basis of registered temperature, dynamic pressure in reaction zone and composition of exhaust fumes, analysis of diethylamine conversion into nitrogen oxides and its influence on kinetics of propane combustion process was carried out. The complexity of solid fuels (alternative or biomass which can contain large amount of nitrogen compounds in a form of amines, heterocyclic compounds, amino acids etc.) combustion caused that at this phase of researches, incineration of gaseous …

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