Structured glass-fiber catalysts

158 Pages·2020·4.475 MB·English

by  Lopatin, Sergey I., Zagoruiko, Andrey

Structured Glass-Fiber
Catalysts

Structured Glass- Fiber
Catalysts
Authored by
Andrey Zagoruiko and Sergey Lopatin
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Names: Zagoruiko, Andrey, author. | Lopatin, Sergey I., author. Title: Structured glass-
fiber catalysts / authored by Andrey Zagoruiko and Sergey Lopatin.
Description: First edition. | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
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Identifiers: LCCN 2019033397 | ISBN 9780367253851 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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Subjects: LCSH: Catalysts—Materials. | Glass fibers.
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Dedication
Andrey Zagoruiko with love and
gratitude devotes this work to
his wife Rumyana,
his parents Nickolay and Valentina,
his sister Galina,
his children Maria, Nickolay,
Dmitry and Ksenia.
Sergey Lopatin with love and
gratitude devotes this work to
his wife Olga,
his father Alexey,
his children Olga and Alexey.

Contents
Preface.......................................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................xiii
About the Authors ....................................................................................................xv
Chapter 1 Current State of Research and Development in the
Field of Catalysts With Various Shapes and Their
Practical Application ............................................................................1
1.1. Introduction ...............................................................................1
1.1. Traditional Catalyst Shapes .......................................................2
1.2. Fixed Beds of Granular Catalysts..............................................2
1.3. Monolith Catalysts .....................................................................4
1.4. Catalysts With Foam Supports ..................................................5
1.5. Catalysts With Flexible Metal Supports ....................................6
References ............................................................................................8
Chapter 2 Glass- Fiber Catalysts ..........................................................................11
2.1. General Description .................................................................11
2.2. Synthesis of Glass- Fiber Catalysts ..........................................12
2.3. Platinum Catalyst IC- 12- S111 ..................................................14
2.4. Copper- Chromite GFC for the Deep Oxidation of
Organic Compounds ................................................................20
2.5. Vanadia and Iron Oxide Catalysts for the Oxidation
of Hydrogen Sulfide .................................................................28
2.6. Multilayer Composite Material With the Ternary
Layer of Nanofibrous Carbon ..................................................34
2.7. Conclusion ...............................................................................38
References ..........................................................................................39
Chapter 3 Arrangement of the Beds of the Glass- Fiber Catalysts ......................47
3.1. Structuring of the Microfibrous Catalysts ...............................47
3.2. GFC Packing With the Propagative Flow of
Reaction Fluid .........................................................................49
3.3. GFC Packing With the Gliding Flow or Reaction
Media .......................................................................................51
3.3.1. Cylindrical Cartridges ...............................................51
3.3.2. Prismatic Cartridges ..................................................53
3.3.3. Reinforced Cartridges ...............................................56
3.4. Lemniscate GFCs ....................................................................57
References ..........................................................................................59
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Chapter 4 Experimental Investigation of Pressure Drop and Mass
Transfer in GFC Packing ....................................................................63
4.1. The Scope and Properties of the Research Objects.................63
4.4.1. Experimental GFC Cartridges With the
Corrugated Metal Mesh Structuring
Elements ....................................................................64
4.1.2. GFC Beds With the Lemniscate Structures ..............68
4.1.3. GFC Cartridges With the Flat Mesh
Structuring Elements .................................................68
4.1.4. Reference Catalysts ...................................................71
4.2. Pressure Drop in GFC Cartridges ...........................................74
4.2.1. Experimental Technique ............................................74
4.2.2. Experimental Results.................................................75
4.2.3. Partial Anisotropy of GFC Cartridges ......................78
4.3. Investigation of Mass Transfer in GFC- Based
Cartridges ................................................................................80
4.3.1. Experimental Technique ............................................80
4.3.2. Experimental Results.................................................82
4.3.3. Intrinsic Kinetics of the Toluene Oxidation
Pt/GFCs .....................................................................89
4.3.4. Intra- Thread Diffusion Limitations ...........................91
4.3.5. On the Intra- Fiber Mass Transfer ..............................92
4.3.6. External Diffusion Limitations in the
GFC Cartridges .........................................................95
4.3.7. Verification of the Mass Transfer Limitation
Model .......................................................................100
4.4. Conclusion .............................................................................102
References ........................................................................................103
Chapter 5 Development and Application of Commercial and
Pilot- Scale GFC- Based Processes ....................................................105
5.1. GFC- Based Processes for the Abatement of Toxic
Organic Compounds in Waste Gases ....................................105
5.1.1. Process for VOC Deep Oxidation in the
Waste Gases of a Synthetic Rubber Plant ................105
5.1.2. Process for the Purification and Cooling
of the Exhausts From a Stationary Diesel
Power Plant ..............................................................109
5.2. GFC- Based Processes of Environmentally Safe
Combustion of Fuels ..............................................................117
5.2.1. Combustion of Solid Fuels in the Fluidized
Beds of the Dispersed Heat Carrier Using
Reinforced GFC Cartridges .....................................117
5.2.2. Catalytic Air Heaters on the Base of GFCs ............119
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5.3. Sulfur Dioxide Oxidation Processes at
Pt- Containing GFCs ..............................................................121
5.3.1. Processes of SO Oxidation in Sulfuric
2
Acid Production .......................................................122
5.3.2. Reverse- Flow Process With the Additional
GFC Beds for Smelter Gas Processing,
Which Contains CO and SO ..................................124
2
5.3.3. Conditioning of Flue Gases from
Coal- Fired Power Plants ..........................................130
References ........................................................................................135
Conclusions ...........................................................................................................139
Index ......................................................................................................................141