Carbon molecular stability

Carbon molecular sieve membranes Resistant to contaminants Intermediate hydrogen flux and selectivity Intermediate hydrogen flux and selectivity High water permeability Pilot-scale testing in low temperature WGS membrane reactor application Need demonstration of long-term stability and durability in practical applications... 

Molecular modeling work performed by Sasol researchers on fee cobalt (100) shows that increased coverage of 50% atomic carbon will induce a clock type reconstruction (Figure 4.3) similar to that observed for the classic case of Ni (100).28 The adsorption energy of the carbon is stabilized by 15 kJ/mol compared to the unreconstructed surface, resulting in a more stable surface.28 The reconstruction results in a shorter distance between the carbon and cobalt but also an increase in coordination of the cobalt atoms and, thus, fewer broken bonds. The barrier for the carbon-induced clock reconstruction was found to be very small (1 kJ/mol), which suggested that the process is not kinetically hindered. The... 

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Scientists classify hydrocarbons as either aliphatic or aromatic. An aliphatic hydrocarbon contains carbon atoms that are bonded in one or more chains and rings. The carbon atoms have single, double, or triple bonds. Aliphatic hydrocarbons include straight chain and cyclic alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes. An aromatic hydrocarbon is a hydrocarbon based on the aromatic benzene group. You will encouter this group later in the section. Benzene is the simplest aromatic compound. Its bonding arrangement results in special molecular stability. 

Changes In nuclear magnetic resonance measurements of an extensive suite of Australian coals on heating and exposure to pyridine are used to elucidate the molecular conformation of coal macerals Two types of fusible material are Identified In these coals One Is associated with llptlnltes of all ranks and Is typified by fusion commencing at temperatures below 475 K. The other Is associated with vltrlnltes and some Inertlnltes of bituminous coals only and Is characterized by a sharp onset of fusion at temperatures above 625 K. The temperature of onset of fusion Increases with rank for both types The effect of pyridine on the molecular stability of bituminous coals at ambient conditions Is strongly dependent on maceral composition at 86% C and on rank at higher carbon contents ... 

Porous carbonaceous materials are important in many application areas because of their remarkable properties, such as high surface areas, chemical inertness, and good mechanical stability. Carbon molecular sieves that are amorphous and microporous are commercially important for the separation of nitrogen from air, and activated carbons with a wide pore size distribution are also useful adsorbents for various applications. 

We find it useful to interpret molecular stability in terms of a model called a chemical bond. To help understand why this model was invented, let s continue with methane, which consists of four hydrogen atoms arranged at the corners of a tetrahedron around a carbon atom ... 

Molecular stability. Although silicon and several other elements also catenate, none can compete with carbon. Atomic and bonding properties confer three crucial differences between C and Si chains that explain why C chains are so stable and, therefore, so common ... 

Ordered mesoporous carbons (OMC) of various structures, designated as CMK-1 5, have been synthesized by carbonization of sucrose, furfuryl alcohol or other carbon sources inside silica or aluminosilicate mesopores that are interconnected into three-dimensional networks such as in MCM-48, SBA-1 and SBA-15. The mesoporous carbon molecular sieves, obtained after template removal, show TEM images and patterns characteristic of the ordered arrangement of uniform mesopores. The OMC, which are opening up a new area of the nanoporous materials, exhibit high BET specific surface areas, excellent thermal stability in inert atmospheres and strong resistance to attack by acids and bases. 

If the oxidant does not mediate rapid further oxidation of the radical, the latter can be trapped by molecular oxygen ( 1-electron oxidation chemistry). The products resulting from this pathway will incorporate an oxygen atom derived from molecular oxygen. At some particular sites (Cl carbon), the stabilization of a positive charge at the carbon center makes the formation of a carbon-centered cation possible by the release of superoxide anion. In that case, after a one-electron oxidation of a deoxyribose unit, molecular oxygen plays the role of a second oxidant and this pathway becomes similar to a 2-electron oxidation mechanism. 

For commercial applications, an adsorbent must be chosen carefully to give the required selectivity, capacity, stability, strength, and regenerability. The most commonly used adsorbents are activated carbon, molecular-sieve carbon, molecular-sieve zeolites, silica gel, and activated alumina. Of particular importance in the selection process is the adsorption isotherm for competing solutes when using a particular adsorbent. Most adsorption operations are conducted in a semicontinuous cyclic mode that includes a regeneration step. Batch slurry systems are favored for small-scale separations, whereas fixed-bed operations are preferred for large-scale separations. Quite elaborate cycles have been developed for the latter. 

Alternative sorbent materials that are commonly used include granulized carbon black (GCB or Carbo-pack ), carbon molecular sieves (Carbosieve ), and Carboxen . These carbon-based materials are hydro-phobic. They also have higher thermal stability than Tenax, and can be used at 245°C. GCB has about the same trapping capacities as Tenax. It is often used in series with Carbosieve or Carboxen, which are strong adsorbents serving as an alternative to silica gel and charcoal. 

The ability to promote j8 elimination and the electron donor capacity of the jS-metalloid substituents can be exploited in a very useful way in synthetic chemistry. Vinylstannanes and vinylsilanes react readily with electrophiles. The resulting intermediates then undergo elimination of the stannyl or silyl substituent, so that the net effect is replacement of the stannyl or silyl group by the electrophile. The silyl and stannyl substituents are crucial to these reactions in two ways. In the electrophilic addition step, they promote addition and strongly control the regiochemistry. A silyl or stannyl substituent strongly stabilizes carbocation character at the j3-carbon atom and thus directs the electrophile to the a-carbon. Molecular orbital calculations indicate a stabilization of 38 kcal/mol, which is about the same as the value calculated for an a-methyl group. The reaction is then completed by the elimination step, in which the carbon-silicon or carbon-tin bond is broken. 

Another kind of membrane material is represented by a group of nanoporous, hydrogen-selective carbon molecular sieve membranes, which exhibit excellent permeation characteristics and hydrogen permeabilities competitive with metallic membranes (Harale et al., 2007). Furthermore, they are unaffected by CO or hydrogen sulfide (H2S) contamination. Nevertheless, their hydrothermal stability is not guaranteed at r > 623 K. 

As discussed in Chapter 6, the incorporation of reinforcing agents or fillers into plastic formulations can, in some but not all cases, lead to variations in the molecular stability of plastics and also their thermal and thermooxidation stability. Thus, it has been observed that the addition of silica to polytetrafluoroethylene did not adversely affect polymer stability, while the incorporation of 25% of organically modified silica into polyethylene led to a decrease in weight loss of the plastic from 80% to 33.7%. The incorporation of carbon nanotubes in epoxy resins unproved their mechanical and thermal properties. It is fair to say that the effect of reinforcing agents on the thermal and thermooxidative stability of polymers must always be bom in mind when selecting polymer formulations for a particular application. 

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