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Reactions of Synthesis Gas. The main hydrogen manufacturing processes produce synthesis gas, a mixture of H2 and CO. Synthesis gas can have a variety of H2-to-CO ratios, and the water gas shift reaction is used to reduce the CO level and produce additional hydrogen, or to adjust the H2 to-CO ratio to one more beneficial to subsequent processing (69) ... 

The other fuels, when burned, also produce water vapor and—in the case of oil—other hydrocarbons, as well as carbon dioxide. For equal amounts of energy, oil produces about 80 percent of the CO, that coal does natural gas only produces 55 percent of coal s CO, level. 

The CO levels released from the regenerator flue gas operating either in complete or partial combustion are normally less than 10... 

COt concentrations have been rising steadily over the last 40 years and are expected to continue to rise, though the magnitude of the increase is uncertain (222). This could be expected to have important consequences for photosynthesis and hence exudation. However, Whipps (13) reported that the loss of a,ssimilated carbon from Zea mays roots was unaffected by atmospheric CO concentrations up to 1000 )il r. In contrast, Norby et al., (223) found that carbon allocation to roots and root exudation increased in Liriodendron tuUpifera grown in the presence of elevated CO levels. In Pimts echinata seedlings, there was increased exudation under elevated CO after 34 weeks but not after 41 weeks (224). 

P. R. Darrah, Rhizodeposition under ambient and elevated CO levels. Plant Soil 787 265 (1996). 

Here, the air-fuel ratio setting was stepped from lean to rich. The inlet CO trace is roughly a mirror image of that in Figure 9A. The outlet CO level, however, took a much longer time to reach a new steady-state level than for the rich-to-lean step. 

At the maximum time shown in Figure 9B, the outlet CO level had only risen to about 60% of the rich steady-state outlet level, which can be seen on the left side of Figure 9A. Approximately 25 s were required for the outlet CO to reach the new steady-state level after the lean-to-rich step. This time is much shorter than that mentioned above for catalysts in S02 free simulated exhaust, but is still long with respect to the periods of the exhaust composition oscillations observed during actual automotive operation. 

The decreased CO stretch frequencies are easily rationalized as the result of adsorption on sites with a lower work function, as explained in the Appendix. The effect of a lower work function is that all orbitals of CO shift downward with respect to the Fermi level of the substrate. This shift of the occupied CO levels to higher binding energy has been observed in UPS spectra (see Fig. 3.20), while the shift of the unoccupied part of the 2tt -derived chemisorption orbital has been observed in inverse photoemission [33, 34, 45], The overall effect is that the bond between the metal and the CO becomes stronger while at the same time the intramolecular CO bond is weakened. 

Limit of detection The method you choose must be able to detect the analyte at a concentration relevant to the problem. If the Co level of interest to the Bulging Drums was between 1 and 10 parts per trillion, would flame atomic absorption spectroscopy be the best method to use As you consider methods and published detection limits (LOD), remember that the LOD definition is the analyte concentration producing a signal that is three times the noise level of the blank, i.e., a S/N of 3. For real-world analysis, you will need to be at a level well above the LOD. Keep in mind that the LOD for the overall analytical method is often very different than the LOD for the instrumental analysis. 

When used in a PEFC system, the reformate must pass through a preferential CO catalytic oxidizer, even after being shifted in a shift reactor. Typically, the PEFC can tolerate a CO level of only 50 ppm. Work is being performed to increase the CO tolerance level in PEFC. At least two competing reactions can occur in the preferential catalytic oxidizer ... 

In recent times, efforts have been made to optimize PtRu tolerance through the addition of third and fourth metals, as well as to identify alterative Pt-based catalysts with much greater reformate tolerance, particularly at much higher CO levels. Many of fhe reporfed sfudies are concerned with CO rather than reformate tolerance, and few long-ferm sfabilify measurements have been reported. 

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