Volatility reduction

Reduced Volatility—Volatility reductions would decrease gasoline volume and octane levels and produce excess light hydrocarbons. All gasoline producing facilities would, of course, have to be expanded to make up the volume loss, but greater increases in alkylation and isomerization capacity would be needed to raise octanes and utilize as much of the light hydrocarbons in gasoline as possible. 

When a metal contains impurities more volatile than the metal, such as a volatile reductant metal or its halide, heating the metal well above its melting point in vacuum serves as a useful purification step. The lighter rare earth and actinoid metals, especially those prepared by the iodine vapor process, are efficiently refined by vacuum melting . Vacuum melting is not often employed industrially because of the expenses associated with heating and corrosion of crucibles. 

Actinide metals with very low vapour pressures (U,Np,Pu) have been obtained by metallothermic reduction of their carbides by non-volatile reductants (Ta, W) (3) ... 

U(VI) and stabilized by volatile reductants, with the considerable advantage in large-scale processing plants of not introducing non-volatile materials (e. g. iron-) into the waste streams, thus permitting a smaller waste volume. The behavior of fission products and other elements in this process has received much attention, both in the primary... 

These often heterogenous reactions take place between different types of phases solid-liquid-gas. There is a whole hst of possible reactions dissociatiort, volatilization, reduction, notably by carbon, oxidation-reduction, formation of new compounds. 

The extraction of titanium is still relatively costly first the dioxide Ti02 is converted to the tetrachloride TiCl4 by heating with carbon in a stream of chlorine the tetrachloride is a volatile liquid which can be rendered pure by fractional distillation. The next stage is costly the reduction of the tetrachloride to the metal, with magnesium. must be carried out in a molybdenum-coated iron crucible in an atmospheric of argon at about 1100 K ... 

Unsaturated hydrocarbons are present in nearly all products of the Clemmensen reduction of aromatic ketones and must be removed, if the hydrocarbon is requiral pure, by the above process. Secondary alcohols, often produced m small amount are not appreciably steam-volatile. 

The ester and catalj st are usually employed in equimoleciilar amounts. With R =CjHs (phenyl propionate), the products are o- and p-propiophenol with R = CH3 (phenyl acetate), o- and p-hydroxyacetophenone are formed. The nature of the product is influenced by the structure of the ester, by the temperature, the solvent and the amount of aluminium chloride used generally, low reaction temperatures favour the formation of p-hydroxy ketones. It is usually possible to separate the two hydroxy ketones by fractional distillation under diminished pressure through an efficient fractionating column or by steam distillation the ortho compounds, being chelated, are more volatile in steam It may be mentioned that Clemmensen reduction (compare Section IV,6) of the hj droxy ketones affords an excellent route to the substituted phenols. 

A schematic illustration of a typical inlet apparatus for separating volatile hydrides from the analyte solution, in which they are generated upon reduction with sodium tetrahydroborate. When the mixed analyte solution containing volatile hydrides enters the main part of the gas/liquid separator, the volatiles are released and mix with argon sweep and makeup gas, with which they are transported to the center of the plasma. The unwanted analyte solution drains from the end of the gas/liquid separator. The actual construction details of these gas/liquid separators can vary considerably, but all serve the same purpose. In some of them, there can be an intermediate stage for removal of air and hydrogen from the hydrides before the latter are sent to the plasma. 

Other volatile compounds of elements can be used to transport samples into the plasma flame. For example, hydride reduction of mercury compounds gives the element (Hg), which is very volatile. Osmium can be oxidized to its volatile tetroxide (OSO4), and some elements can be measured as their volatile acetylacetonate (acac) derivatives, as with Zn(acac)2. 

Condensation. Control or reduction of volatile gases and vapors by condensation is most feasible for organic compounds (49,55). 

More and more raw spices are converted to finished products near the growing sites. This saves shipping costs of bulk vs concentrate. Rapid processing also assures less loss of flavor volatiles resulting from evaporation, reduction of colored components due to oxidation or isomeri2ation, and reduction of losses due to insect and rodent infestation. 

Typical methane yields and volatile soHds reductions observed under standard high rate conditions are shown in Table 12. Longer detention times will increase the values of these parameters, eg, a methane yield of 0.284 m at normal conditions /kg VS added (4.79 SCF /lb VS added) and volatile soHds reduction of 53.9% for giant brown kelp at a detention time of 18 days instead of the corresponding values of 0.229 and 43.7 at 12 days under standard high rate conditions. However, improvements might be desirable in the reverse direction, ie, at shorter detention times. 

The description given apphes to DR processes that are based on the use of gaseous reductants ia shaft furnaces, batch retorts, and fluidized beds. In the processes that use sohd reductants, eg, coal (qv), the reduction is accomphshed to a minor extent first by volatiles and reduciag gases that are released as the coal is heated and then by CO that is formed by gasification of fixed carbon contained ia the coal char with CO2. Reductioa by sohd carboa and coal volatiles ia kilns is insignificant. 

SL/RN Process. In the SL/RN process (Fig. 4), sized iron ore, coal, and dolomite are fed to the rotary kiln wherein the coal is gasified and the iron ore is reduced. The endothermic heat of reduction and the sensible energy that is required to heat the reactants is provided by combustion of volatiles and carbon monoxide leaving the bed with air introduced into the free space above the bed. The temperature profile in the kiln is controlled by radial air ports in the preheat zone and axial air ports in the reduction zone. Part of the coal is injected through the centerline of the kiln at the discharge end. The hot reduced iron and char is discharged into an indirect rotary dmm cooler. The cooled product is screened and magnetically separated to remove char and ash. 

The high lead slag from the smelting furnace is tapped continuously and transferred down a heated launder directly into the reduction furnace through a port in the side of the vessel. Lump coal for reduction is fed continuously to the furnace by conveyor and dropped direcdy into the bath. Heating for the endothermic reduction reactions is provided by oil injected down the lance. The combustion air stoichiometry is set at 95% of that required for complete oil combustion. Air is injected into the top of the furnace to afterbum the volatile materials from the coal and provide additional heat to the top of the furnace. Reduction temperatures range from 1170 to 1200°C to maintain slag duidity. 

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