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On the Intra-Fiber Mass Transfer Limitations in Glass-Fiber Catalysts Full article

Journal Chemical Engineering Journal
ISSN: 1385-8947 , E-ISSN: 1873-3212
Output data Year: 2018, Volume: 346, Pages: 34-37 Pages count : 4 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.04.012
Tags Diffusion, Glass-fiber catalyst, Mass transfer, Sub-surface particles
Authors Zagoruiko Andrey 1,2
Affiliations
1 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, Russia
2 Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia

Funding (2)

1 Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations 0303-2016-0017
2 The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

Abstract: The study is dedicated to catalysts on the base glass microfibrous supports. It discusses the issues of the diffusion of reactants in the bulk of glass fibers, using the model reaction of toluene deep oxidation in air at Pt-containing glass-fiber catalyst (GFC). The catalysts with location of Pt particles either at the external fiber surface or in the hypothetical sub-surface layers in the glass bulk are compared. The intra-fiber diffusion of toluene is considered from positions of diffusion in liquid, interpreting glass as super-cooled liquid with high viscosity. The calculations show that at moderate temperatures the diffusion coefficient and corresponding efficiency factor are extremely low due to very high viscosity of high-silica glasses. The apparent reaction rate at sub-surface Pt particles appears to be dramatically lower (by 7–10 orders of magnitude) than that for the surface Pt. It is concluded that even if the sub-surface metal particles really exist, their contribution to the overall performance of GFC is negligible. This result disproves the notion stating that properties of some class of GFCs are defined by sub-surface particles of active component.
Cite: Zagoruiko A.
On the Intra-Fiber Mass Transfer Limitations in Glass-Fiber Catalysts
Chemical Engineering Journal. 2018. V.346. P.34-37. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.04.012 WOS Scopus РИНЦ AN OpenAlex
Dates:
Submitted: Jan 9, 2018
Accepted: Apr 4, 2018
Published online: Apr 5, 2018
Published print: Aug 1, 2018
Identifiers:
Web of science: WOS:000432878400004
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85045041068
Elibrary: 35487404
Chemical Abstracts: 2018:725877
OpenAlex: W2795973572
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