Pub Date : 2025-11-08DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107464
Shengzu Zhang , Fenghua Yang , Jida Wang , Chengguo Liu , Defa Hou , Yi Lu , Fulin Yang , Can Liu , Xu Lin , Zhifeng Zheng , Yunwu Zheng
CaO-supported Ni catalysts have been extensively applied in lipids deoxygenation due to their cost-effectiveness and efficiency. However, excessive C-C bond cracking induced by strong base sites and metallic Ni activity limited their practical application. Herein, CaO-MgO supported Ni catalysts with variable MgO content was synthesized via sol-gel method and applied for selective catalytic deoxygenation of fatty acid (saturated and unsaturated) and lipid (edible oil and non-edible oil) for generation high-valuable hydrocarbon-range biofuel in free-H2 conditions. Additionally, the possible catalytic reaction pathways, deactivation mechanism, reusability and broad applicability were also elucidated. Ni-Ca-Mg catalyst demonstrated exceptional performance in conversion fatty acid and lipids into hydrocarbon fuels, and achieving 86.70 % hydrocarbon (HCs) yield and 56.01 % gasoline selectivity over Ni-Ca-Mg (20:1 mass ratio) catalyst. Detailed characterizations revealed that oxygen vacancies and enriched Lewis acid sites facilitated to -COO* adsorption and dehydration hydrodeoxygenation reaction. More importantly, NiO-MgO solid solution formation significantly stabilized support structure and boosted cycling stability (>85 % activity retention after 4 cycles) and coke position resistance. Besides, catalyst deactivation primarily owing to coke deposition, pore blockage; reductive dissolution and surface oxidation of Ni⁰ active sites as well as weaken of strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) at Ni-support interfaces. This study establishes a novel, low-cost synthesis strategy for high-efficiency Ca-based catalysts, demonstrating significant potential for valorizing carboxylic-rich biomass feedstocks into premium fuels and chemicals.
{"title":"Upgrading oleic acid into renewable gasoline via Ni-enhanced CaO-MgO bifunctional catalysts: Synergistic deoxygenation mechanisms","authors":"Shengzu Zhang , Fenghua Yang , Jida Wang , Chengguo Liu , Defa Hou , Yi Lu , Fulin Yang , Can Liu , Xu Lin , Zhifeng Zheng , Yunwu Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107464","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107464","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>CaO-supported Ni catalysts have been extensively applied in lipids deoxygenation due to their cost-effectiveness and efficiency. However, excessive C-C bond cracking induced by strong base sites and metallic Ni activity limited their practical application. Herein, CaO-MgO supported Ni catalysts with variable MgO content was synthesized via sol-gel method and applied for selective catalytic deoxygenation of fatty acid (saturated and unsaturated) and lipid (edible oil and non-edible oil) for generation high-valuable hydrocarbon-range biofuel in free-H<sub>2</sub> conditions. Additionally, the possible catalytic reaction pathways, deactivation mechanism, reusability and broad applicability were also elucidated. Ni-Ca-Mg catalyst demonstrated exceptional performance in conversion fatty acid and lipids into hydrocarbon fuels, and achieving 86.70 % hydrocarbon (HCs) yield and 56.01 % gasoline selectivity over Ni-Ca-Mg (20:1 mass ratio) catalyst. Detailed characterizations revealed that oxygen vacancies and enriched Lewis acid sites facilitated to -COO* adsorption and dehydration hydrodeoxygenation reaction. More importantly, NiO-MgO solid solution formation significantly stabilized support structure and boosted cycling stability (>85 % activity retention after 4 cycles) and coke position resistance. Besides, catalyst deactivation primarily owing to coke deposition, pore blockage; reductive dissolution and surface oxidation of Ni⁰ active sites as well as weaken of strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) at Ni-support interfaces. This study establishes a novel, low-cost synthesis strategy for high-efficiency Ca-based catalysts, demonstrating significant potential for valorizing carboxylic-rich biomass feedstocks into premium fuels and chemicals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis","volume":"193 ","pages":"Article 107464"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145516543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107465
Linxuan Zhu , Mi Li , Xingliang Wu , Sen Xu , Yifan Guo , Lin Jiang
Ammonium perchlorate (AP) is widely utilized as a common energetic oxidizer in propellant and explosive systems. Accurate prediction of its thermal decomposition behavior is of great significance for material design and safety assessment. In this study, the thermal decomposition behavior of AP/Al powder mixtures was investigated using synchronous thermal analysis experiments. Based on deep learning methods, three models—convolutional neural network (CNN), U-shaped Convolutional Neural Network (U-Net), and Transformer—were selected to model the DSC curves of the AP/Al powder mixture system at different heating rates, employing two prediction strategies: individual prediction, where each dataset is treated independently, and sequential prediction, in which successive datasets are explicitly linked. By constructing a dataset with a unified temperature range and incorporating features such as temperature gradient, interpolation, and peak indication, the model was able to effectively learn the patterns between low-rate data and predict the pyrolysis curve at a heating rate of 15 K·min⁻1. The experimental results demonstrate that sequential prediction significantly enhances model performance under sample accumulation conditions. The Transformer model exhibited the best performance across multiple evaluation metrics (MAE, RMSE, R²), with fitting accuracy and generalization ability significantly superior to the other models. This study provides a feasible approach for predicting the thermal decomposition process of energetic materials and offers insights for the subsequent application of deep learning models in the field of thermal analysis.
{"title":"Comparative deep-learning framework for pyrolytic prediction of propellant mixture system: Transformer, convolutional neural network and U-shaped convolutional neural network based individual versus sequential analyses","authors":"Linxuan Zhu , Mi Li , Xingliang Wu , Sen Xu , Yifan Guo , Lin Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107465","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107465","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ammonium perchlorate (AP) is widely utilized as a common energetic oxidizer in propellant and explosive systems. Accurate prediction of its thermal decomposition behavior is of great significance for material design and safety assessment. In this study, the thermal decomposition behavior of AP/Al powder mixtures was investigated using synchronous thermal analysis experiments. Based on deep learning methods, three models—convolutional neural network (CNN), U-shaped Convolutional Neural Network (U-Net), and Transformer—were selected to model the DSC curves of the AP/Al powder mixture system at different heating rates, employing two prediction strategies: individual prediction, where each dataset is treated independently, and sequential prediction, in which successive datasets are explicitly linked. By constructing a dataset with a unified temperature range and incorporating features such as temperature gradient, interpolation, and peak indication, the model was able to effectively learn the patterns between low-rate data and predict the pyrolysis curve at a heating rate of 15 K·min⁻<sup>1</sup>. The experimental results demonstrate that sequential prediction significantly enhances model performance under sample accumulation conditions. The Transformer model exhibited the best performance across multiple evaluation metrics (MAE, RMSE, R²), with fitting accuracy and generalization ability significantly superior to the other models. This study provides a feasible approach for predicting the thermal decomposition process of energetic materials and offers insights for the subsequent application of deep learning models in the field of thermal analysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis","volume":"193 ","pages":"Article 107465"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145516534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107466
Wenjun Wu , Jiuhong Wei , Shihua Zheng , Jun Liu , Guojie Zhang , Ying Wang , Huihui Wang , Guoqiang Li , Yuqiong Zhao
The combustion of fossil fuels has led to excessive CO2 emissions and severe climate impacts, making efficient CO2 capture an urgent priority. Although chemical activation can enhance the CO2 adsorption performance of biochar, its extensive use often entails environmental, equipment, and cost challenges. In this study, we present an innovative bio-templating strategy to synthesize hierarchically porous, heteroatom-enriched biochars derived from waste bamboo shoot shells and starch, using K2CO3 as an activator and yeast as the bio-template. This method significantly reduces activator consumption compared with conventional activation processes. The optimized biochar, BAS0.5KC-800, exhibited exceptional CO2 adsorption capacities of 5.15 mmol/g at 0 ℃ and 3.38 mmol/g at 25 ℃. Structural analysis revealed that its high specific surface area (1186 m2/g) and micropore volume (0.55 cm3/g) provide abundant CO2 adsorption sites. Furthermore, the bio-templating process successfully introduced N and O heteroatoms into the carbon framework. These functional groups enhance the affinity between biochar and CO2 through electronic interactions, ensuring excellent adsorption stability over multiple adsorption–desorption cycles. Isotherm and kinetic analyses indicate that CO2 adsorption proceeds via a multilayer diffusion-controlled mechanism. Moreover, density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that N dopants facilitate CO2 capture through hydrogen bonding, whereas O atoms strengthen dipole–quadrupole interactions. Overall, this study presents a sustainable and cost-effective approach to produce high-performance CO2 adsorbents from waste biomass and provides comprehensive mechanistic insights into how heteroatom doping promotes CO2 capture efficiency.
{"title":"Hierarchical pore structure engineering in bamboo shoot sheath-derived biochar: Synergistic effects of bio-templated chemical activation and gradient pyrolysis","authors":"Wenjun Wu , Jiuhong Wei , Shihua Zheng , Jun Liu , Guojie Zhang , Ying Wang , Huihui Wang , Guoqiang Li , Yuqiong Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107466","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107466","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The combustion of fossil fuels has led to excessive CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and severe climate impacts, making efficient CO<sub>2</sub> capture an urgent priority. Although chemical activation can enhance the CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption performance of biochar, its extensive use often entails environmental, equipment, and cost challenges. In this study, we present an innovative bio-templating strategy to synthesize hierarchically porous, heteroatom-enriched biochars derived from waste bamboo shoot shells and starch, using K<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub> as an activator and yeast as the bio-template. This method significantly reduces activator consumption compared with conventional activation processes. The optimized biochar, BAS<sub>0.5</sub>KC-800, exhibited exceptional CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption capacities of 5.15 mmol/g at 0 ℃ and 3.38 mmol/g at 25 ℃. Structural analysis revealed that its high specific surface area (1186 m<sup>2</sup>/g) and micropore volume (0.55 cm<sup>3</sup>/g) provide abundant CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption sites. Furthermore, the bio-templating process successfully introduced N and O heteroatoms into the carbon framework. These functional groups enhance the affinity between biochar and CO<sub>2</sub> through electronic interactions, ensuring excellent adsorption stability over multiple adsorption–desorption cycles. Isotherm and kinetic analyses indicate that CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption proceeds via a multilayer diffusion-controlled mechanism. Moreover, density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that N dopants facilitate CO<sub>2</sub> capture through hydrogen bonding, whereas O atoms strengthen dipole–quadrupole interactions. Overall, this study presents a sustainable and cost-effective approach to produce high-performance CO<sub>2</sub> adsorbents from waste biomass and provides comprehensive mechanistic insights into how heteroatom doping promotes CO<sub>2</sub> capture efficiency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis","volume":"193 ","pages":"Article 107466"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145516647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107450
Sujata Paul , Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian
Eutrophication, primarily driven by excessive ammonium nitrate and phosphate loading into aquatic ecosystems, poses a serious threat to water quality and biodiversity. In recent years, the valorization of agro-residues via pyrolysis to produce biochar has emerged as a sustainable and low-cost strategy for nutrient pollution control. This review explores the potential of biochar derived from agricultural waste as an efficient adsorbent for excess nutrient remediation from aqueous environments. The study highlights the physicochemical properties of biochar that influence its adsorption performance, such as surface area, porosity, functional groups, and inherent mineral content. Unmodified biochars generally exhibit limited nutrient removal efficiency; however, their adsorption performance can be significantly enhanced through surface modifications. These modifications include physical and chemical treatments, incorporation of metals and metal hydroxides, as well as the development of mineral/clay-based and other composite biochars, all of which improve surface functionality and affinity toward target nutrients. Exceptional adsorption capacity was recorded for PO₄³ ⁻ with lanthanum-loaded tobacco biochar (666.67 mg/g), outperforming other reported agro-residue-based derived biochars. Most systems followed pseudo-second-order kinetics and Langmuir isotherms, confirming chemisorption with monolayer coverage. Thermodynamic analysis revealed predominantly spontaneous adsorption, with both exothermic and endothermic processes, and regeneration tests showed stability for up to six cycles without significant performance loss. This review underscores the dual environmental benefit of converting agro-residue into value-added adsorbents while simultaneously addressing eutrophication, advocating for a circular and sustainable approach to water pollution management.
{"title":"Pyrolytic conversion of agro-residues into functionalized biochar towards eutrophication management","authors":"Sujata Paul , Rangabhashiyam Selvasembian","doi":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107450","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107450","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Eutrophication, primarily driven by excessive ammonium nitrate and phosphate loading into aquatic ecosystems, poses a serious threat to water quality and biodiversity. In recent years, the valorization of agro-residues via pyrolysis to produce biochar has emerged as a sustainable and low-cost strategy for nutrient pollution control. This review explores the potential of biochar derived from agricultural waste as an efficient adsorbent for excess nutrient remediation from aqueous environments. The study highlights the physicochemical properties of biochar that influence its adsorption performance, such as surface area, porosity, functional groups, and inherent mineral content. Unmodified biochars generally exhibit limited nutrient removal efficiency; however, their adsorption performance can be significantly enhanced through surface modifications. These modifications include physical and chemical treatments, incorporation of metals and metal hydroxides, as well as the development of mineral/clay-based and other composite biochars, all of which improve surface functionality and affinity toward target nutrients. Exceptional adsorption capacity was recorded for PO₄³ ⁻ with lanthanum-loaded tobacco biochar (666.67 mg/g), outperforming other reported agro-residue-based derived biochars. Most systems followed pseudo-second-order kinetics and Langmuir isotherms, confirming chemisorption with monolayer coverage. Thermodynamic analysis revealed predominantly spontaneous adsorption, with both exothermic and endothermic processes, and regeneration tests showed stability for up to six cycles without significant performance loss. This review underscores the dual environmental benefit of converting agro-residue into value-added adsorbents while simultaneously addressing eutrophication, advocating for a circular and sustainable approach to water pollution management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis","volume":"193 ","pages":"Article 107450"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145525766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107461
Fei Wang , Xiaoke Li , Xianggang Lu , Lei Ren , Xiaoyan Yan , Shixiong Zhao , Yu Che , Yuanyuan Zhang
Sewage sludge (SS) pyrolysis is an efficient treatment method reducing sludge volume and promotes its resource utilization, thereby enhance SS valorization. However, sulfur in SS tends to transform into hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas during pyrolysis, adversely affecting on the environment. This study investigated the transformation and distribution of sulfur-containing species within three-phase products (char, tar, and gas) obtained from SS via microwave-assisted pyrolysis and conventional pyrolysis across a temperature range of 400–800℃. The products were quantified and characterized using FT-IR, XPS, and GC-MS, techniques. The results indicated that within the 400–800℃ temperature range, microwave pyrolysis resulted in greater sulfur retention in the non-gaseous phases compared to conventional pyrolysis. Nevertheless, the transformation pathways of sulfur-containing functional groups were analogous under both pyrolysis methods. At temperature between 400 and 600℃, unstable thiol structures in the raw SS and aliphatic sulfur-containing compounds in tar underwent continuous cracking with increasing temperature, promoting the release of H₂S. In the 600–700℃ range, aromatic sulfur-containing compounds in tar began decomposition, and small-molecule hydrocarbons, produced from the cracking of aliphatic sulfur compounds, combined with sulfur radicals, thereby generating additional H₂S gas. However, at temperatures exceeding 700℃, thiophene sulfur compounds in conventional pyrolysis started to decompose, whereas these compounds remained largely stable under microwave-assisted pyrolysis. Following density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the thiophene molecule exhibits weak polarity, leading to a limited polarization response under a microwave field. This, in turn, hinders effective energy transfer and consequently suppresses its molecular decomposition process. These findings offer valuable technical support for optimizing pyrolysis processes, reducing H₂S emissions, and promoting the SS resource utilization.
{"title":"Sulfur migration and transformation during conventional and microwave pyrolysis of sewage sludge","authors":"Fei Wang , Xiaoke Li , Xianggang Lu , Lei Ren , Xiaoyan Yan , Shixiong Zhao , Yu Che , Yuanyuan Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107461","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107461","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sewage sludge (SS) pyrolysis is an efficient treatment method reducing sludge volume and promotes its resource utilization, thereby enhance SS valorization. However, sulfur in SS tends to transform into hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) gas during pyrolysis, adversely affecting on the environment. This study investigated the transformation and distribution of sulfur-containing species within three-phase products (char, tar, and gas) obtained from SS via microwave-assisted pyrolysis and conventional pyrolysis across a temperature range of 400–800℃. The products were quantified and characterized using FT-IR, XPS, and GC-MS, techniques. The results indicated that within the 400–800℃ temperature range, microwave pyrolysis resulted in greater sulfur retention in the non-gaseous phases compared to conventional pyrolysis. Nevertheless, the transformation pathways of sulfur-containing functional groups were analogous under both pyrolysis methods. At temperature between 400 and 600℃, unstable thiol structures in the raw SS and aliphatic sulfur-containing compounds in tar underwent continuous cracking with increasing temperature, promoting the release of H₂S. In the 600–700℃ range, aromatic sulfur-containing compounds in tar began decomposition, and small-molecule hydrocarbons, produced from the cracking of aliphatic sulfur compounds, combined with sulfur radicals, thereby generating additional H₂S gas. However, at temperatures exceeding 700℃, thiophene sulfur compounds in conventional pyrolysis started to decompose, whereas these compounds remained largely stable under microwave-assisted pyrolysis. Following density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the thiophene molecule exhibits weak polarity, leading to a limited polarization response under a microwave field. This, in turn, hinders effective energy transfer and consequently suppresses its molecular decomposition process. These findings offer valuable technical support for optimizing pyrolysis processes, reducing H₂S emissions, and promoting the SS resource utilization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis","volume":"193 ","pages":"Article 107461"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145462579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Although elemental sulfur is known to induce thermochemical structure alteration of petroleum hydrocarbons, the thermal stability of common hydrocarbons (e.g., alkanes, alkenes, isoprenoids) and fatty acids in the presence of elemental sulfur and organosulfur compounds (OSCs) formed therefrom remains relatively poorly understood. Furthermore, the catalytic effect of minerals, such as montmorillonite, on OSCs formation is also unclear. To address this, a series of confined pyrolysis experiments of n-tetracosane (n-C24), 1-docosene (n-C22-1-ene), pristane (Pr), and octadecanoic acid (OA) with elemental sulfur in the presence or absence of montmorillonite were conducted. The results demonstrate that alkenes are the most reactive, alkanes and fatty acids are less reactive, whereas isoprenoids remain relatively stable in the presence of elemental sulfur at low temperature. The formation of OSCs is controlled by types of original precursor hydrocarbons, thermal maturity and catalytic effect of montmorillonite. Firstly, OSCs derived from different hydrocarbons exhibit both similarities and differences. For instance, thiophenes are formed in all the pyrolysis systems, while thiolanes and thiols are only generated in the pyrolysis involving n-C22-1-ene and OA. Secondly, despite the starting materials used for pyrolysis are different, with the increasing heating temperature, thiols, thiophenes, benzothiophenes (BTs), dibenzothiophenes (DBTs), benzonaphthothiophenes (BNTs), phenyl-dibenzothiophenes (Ph-DBTs) and benzo-bis-benzothiophenes (BBBTs) are progressively formed, suggesting the generation of OSCs is largely determined by thermal maturity. Thirdly, the pyrolysis products in all montmorillonite-free systems are characterized by the generation of more condensed aromatic sulfur compounds when compared to the corresponding montmorillonite-containing systems, indicating that montmorillonite affects OSCs formation, such as retarding OSCs aromatization. Additionally, based on these findings, the influence of the thermochemical reactivity of original precursor hydrocarbons, thermal maturity and montmorillonite on the composition of OSCs and geochemical parameters such as Pr/n-C17 and BTs/DBTs (BDR) ratios are further discussed. Meanwhile, OSCs with higher carbon numbers than starting hydrocarbons are dominant in all the pyrolysis systems at 250 °C, suggesting the intermolecular sulfurization of organic matter may be a preferred process at relatively low temperatures, even within petroleum reservoirs.
{"title":"Formation of organosulfur compounds within petroleum reservoirs as a function of organic matter, mineral catalytic effect and thermal maturity: Anhydrous pyrolysis experimental investigations","authors":"Wenqiang Gao , Suping Ma , Yanqing Xia , Xilong Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107456","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107456","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although elemental sulfur is known to induce thermochemical structure alteration of petroleum hydrocarbons, the thermal stability of common hydrocarbons (e.g., alkanes, alkenes, isoprenoids) and fatty acids in the presence of elemental sulfur and organosulfur compounds (OSCs) formed therefrom remains relatively poorly understood. Furthermore, the catalytic effect of minerals, such as montmorillonite, on OSCs formation is also unclear. To address this, a series of confined pyrolysis experiments of <em>n</em>-tetracosane (<em>n</em>-C<sub>24</sub>), 1-docosene (<em>n</em>-C<sub>22</sub>-1-ene), pristane (Pr), and octadecanoic acid (OA) with elemental sulfur in the presence or absence of montmorillonite were conducted. The results demonstrate that alkenes are the most reactive, alkanes and fatty acids are less reactive, whereas isoprenoids remain relatively stable in the presence of elemental sulfur at low temperature. The formation of OSCs is controlled by types of original precursor hydrocarbons, thermal maturity and catalytic effect of montmorillonite. Firstly, OSCs derived from different hydrocarbons exhibit both similarities and differences. For instance, thiophenes are formed in all the pyrolysis systems, while thiolanes and thiols are only generated in the pyrolysis involving <em>n</em>-C<sub>22</sub>-1-ene and OA. Secondly, despite the starting materials used for pyrolysis are different, with the increasing heating temperature, thiols, thiophenes, benzothiophenes (BTs), dibenzothiophenes (DBTs), benzonaphthothiophenes (BNTs), phenyl-dibenzothiophenes (Ph-DBTs) and benzo-bis-benzothiophenes (BBBTs) are progressively formed, suggesting the generation of OSCs is largely determined by thermal maturity. Thirdly, the pyrolysis products in all montmorillonite-free systems are characterized by the generation of more condensed aromatic sulfur compounds when compared to the corresponding montmorillonite-containing systems, indicating that montmorillonite affects OSCs formation, such as retarding OSCs aromatization. Additionally, based on these findings, the influence of the thermochemical reactivity of original precursor hydrocarbons, thermal maturity and montmorillonite on the composition of OSCs and geochemical parameters such as Pr/<em>n</em>-C<sub>17</sub> and BTs/DBTs (BDR) ratios are further discussed. Meanwhile, OSCs with higher carbon numbers than starting hydrocarbons are dominant in all the pyrolysis systems at 250 °C, suggesting the intermolecular sulfurization of organic matter may be a preferred process at relatively low temperatures, even within petroleum reservoirs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis","volume":"193 ","pages":"Article 107456"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145516648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-07DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107467
Tong Su , Bohao Li , Guangyao Wang , Chunxiao Gao , Jiming Liu , Jinhong Zhang , Yuanyu Tian
In recent years, the growth of traffic fuel consumption has slowed down, and the problem of overcapacity in refining has become increasingly severe. To achieve value-added utilization of diesel has emerged as one of the most critical challenges for petrochemical enterprises. This study selects the diesel fractions from the paraffinic based Daqing crude oil and the intermediate based Napo crude oil as the research object. Their hydrocarbon compositions and catalytic pyrolysis characteristics are investigated using GC×GC-TOFMS, GC-MS/FID, and fixed bed reactor. Multiple factors such as hydrocarbon composition, pore structures and acidity properties of catalyst, and reaction conditions jointly govern the catalytic pyrolysis behaviors of diesel. Daqing diesel is beneficial for light olefin products, while Napo diesel is more suitable for producing light aromatics. The highest light olefins yield (36.29 wt%) and selectivity (83.37 %) are obtained over ZSM-5 based catalyst (ZSM-5C), while the optimal value (25.89 wt%) for light aromatics (C6-C9 aromatics) is reached over USY based FCC catalyst. Due to the enhanced hydrogen transfer and dehydrogenation reactions, the coke yields over FCC catalyst are much higher than other catalysts. Apparent conversion rates of cycloalkanes are apparently higher than alkanes over all catalysts. Alkanes in both diesels undergo near-total conversion over FCC catalyst. The confinement effect within catalyst pores is a critical factor governing the distribution of cracking products. The activation energies for the catalytic pyrolysis of Daqing diesel and Napo diesel are 54.62 kJ/mol and 69.86 kJ/mol.
{"title":"Catalytic pyrolysis of diesel derived from paraffinic and intermediate based crude oil over solid base and acid catalysts","authors":"Tong Su , Bohao Li , Guangyao Wang , Chunxiao Gao , Jiming Liu , Jinhong Zhang , Yuanyu Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107467","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107467","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, the growth of traffic fuel consumption has slowed down, and the problem of overcapacity in refining has become increasingly severe. To achieve value-added utilization of diesel has emerged as one of the most critical challenges for petrochemical enterprises. This study selects the diesel fractions from the paraffinic based Daqing crude oil and the intermediate based Napo crude oil as the research object. Their hydrocarbon compositions and catalytic pyrolysis characteristics are investigated using GC×GC-TOFMS, GC-MS/FID, and fixed bed reactor. Multiple factors such as hydrocarbon composition, pore structures and acidity properties of catalyst, and reaction conditions jointly govern the catalytic pyrolysis behaviors of diesel. Daqing diesel is beneficial for light olefin products, while Napo diesel is more suitable for producing light aromatics. The highest light olefins yield (36.29 wt%) and selectivity (83.37 %) are obtained over ZSM-5 based catalyst (ZSM-5C), while the optimal value (25.89 wt%) for light aromatics (C<sub>6</sub>-C<sub>9</sub> aromatics) is reached over USY based FCC catalyst. Due to the enhanced hydrogen transfer and dehydrogenation reactions, the coke yields over FCC catalyst are much higher than other catalysts. Apparent conversion rates of cycloalkanes are apparently higher than alkanes over all catalysts. Alkanes in both diesels undergo near-total conversion over FCC catalyst. The confinement effect within catalyst pores is a critical factor governing the distribution of cracking products. The activation energies for the catalytic pyrolysis of Daqing diesel and Napo diesel are 54.62 kJ/mol and 69.86 kJ/mol.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":345,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis","volume":"193 ","pages":"Article 107467"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2025-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145516645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107457
A. Priyadharshini , JR Xavier
Graphene-based nanocomposite coatings have emerged as advanced materials offering simultaneous flame retardancy and corrosion protection for aerospace applications. Owing to their exceptional thermal stability, impermeability, electrical conductivity, and mechanical robustness, graphene and its derivatives graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and functionalized graphene act as highly efficient reinforcements for developing multifunctional protective coating systems. This review systematically examines recent progress in graphene-based coatings, correlating structural and interfacial characteristics with mechanisms such as barrier formation, char development, heat dissipation, and electrochemical stabilization. Advances in graphene–polymer and graphene–metal hybrid systems are discussed, emphasizing synergistic formulations, hybrid nanofillers, and heterostructured architectures that enhance performance under aerospace-relevant environments. Particular attention is given to multifunctional coatings integrating dual flame-retardant and anticorrosive capabilities through interfacial engineering and hybrid nanostructure design. Despite notable progress, challenges such as dispersion uniformity, large-scale processability, and long-term stability remain. Future strategies involving chemical functionalization, sustainable processing, and data-driven material design are proposed to overcome these limitations. Overall, this review provides a comprehensive and coherent perspective on graphene-based coatings as sustainable, lightweight, and high-performance solutions for next-generation aerospace protection.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107459
Ying Qin , Zhipu Wang , Fei Yang , Dean Wang , Wei Liu , Daoren Hanikai , Jian Liu , Jiabin Zhou , Dan Liu
The massive accumulation of waste plastics poses a severe threat to the global ecological environment. Pyrolysis—capable of converting such waste into high-value products, including fuel oil, syngas, and chemicals—stands as one of the key pathways to realise a plastic circular economy. This paper systematically reviews the research progress in waste plastic pyrolysis and its resource utilisation potential, covering reaction mechanisms, method classifications, influencing factors, and the current status of industrialisation. It first introduces the classification, production growth trends, environmental and health hazards of waste plastics, alongside existing resource utilisation technologies, and explicitly identifies pyrolysis as the core chemical recycling route; subsequently elaborates on pyrolysis mechanisms, method types, and key influencing factors, while conducting a comparative analysis of the current industrialisation status and intellectual property landscapes both domestically and internationally; finally highlights that catalytic pyrolysis confronts challenges such as poor catalyst stability, high industrialisation costs, and low product added value, and concludes by proposing that efforts should focus on the development of low-cost, high-efficiency catalysts, optimisation of process parameters, and promotion of its application in fuel production and feedstock manufacturing fields, thereby contributing to the advancement of the plastic circular economy.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2025.107462
Yannick Ureel, Maarten K. Sabbe, Kevin M. Van Geem
Ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis is a highly promising process to convert post-consumer polyolefin waste into valuable chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. These valuable olefins are a feedstock to produce new virgin plastics, hence closing the loop in the plastic lifecycle. This chemical recycling process offers many benefits over other processes, such as thermal pyrolysis, as it has a higher recycling and energy efficiency. To further examine and optimize this process, a detailed kinetic model is essential to reveal dominant reaction pathways, optimize process conditions, and expedite reactor and catalyst design. Here, a novel modeling framework is presented that explicitly considers the important elementary reactions in both the catalyst and gas-phase and accounts for all species in the plastic pyrolysis oil as catalytic cracking feedstock. This was achieved by efficiently using the state-of-the-art microkinetic model generator Genesys-Cat, an improved Bayesian optimization scheme, and incorporating a fundamental gas-phase cracking model. In this way, a kinetic model accurately describing the catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene over phosphorus-modified mesoporous ZSM-5 between 500 and 700 °C was obtained. As a result, we could reveal the relative contribution of gas-phase and catalytic reactions, present the dominant reaction pathways, and optimize the process conditions. These advancements benefit both the ecological and economic potential of ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis to recycle plastic waste.
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