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Page 1: Multi-scale Modeling and design of chemical Reactions and Reactors · 2017-03-12 · 13h15 – 14h15 Subprogram 2 and 3: Catalyst design ba sed on catalyst descriptors & Adsorption

Multi-scale Modeling and design of

chemical Reactions and Reactors

http://www.lct.ugent.be

Guy B. Marin

LaboratoryLaboratoryLaboratoryLaboratory forforforfor

Chemical Chemical Chemical Chemical TechnologyTechnologyTechnologyTechnology

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AgendaMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

9h30 – 9h45 Welcome

9h45 – 10h45 Introduction to the Methusalem program and to the funded M2dcR2 (Guy B. Marin)

10h45 – 11h15 Introduction of the advisory board members

11h15 – 12h15 Subprogram 1: SEMK in complex reaction mixtures (Marie-FrançoiseReyniers)

12h15 – 13h15 Lunch

13h15 – 14h15 Subprogram 2 and 3: Catalyst design based on catalyst descriptors & Adsorption by nanoporous materials (Joris Thybaut)

14h15 – 15h15 Subprogram 5 and 6: Reactor design from first principles & From fossil to renewable feedstocks (Chris Stevens and Geraldine Heynderickx)

15h15 – 15h30 Coffee

15h30 – 16h30 Lab tour

16h30 – 17h30 General discussion

17h30 – 17h45 Next meeting: date and format

17h45 Concluding feedback

19h00 Diner2

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Introduction

• Methusalem program: general

• Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)

• Methusalem program: M2dcR2

• M2dcR2: advisory board members

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Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)

Guy B. MarinGeraldine Heynderickx

Joris ThybaultMarie-Françoise Reyniers

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LCT: multi-scale research activities

from atom (nm) to full process (m)

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chemistry

transport

LCT research: process design and optimization

process

reactor model

heat and mass transfer

conservationlaws

microkineticmodel

reactionnetwork

elementaryreactions

kinetics and thermo

quantumchemistry

experiment

dimensions

heat duty

temp. field

conc. field

rates

yields

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LCT research: application domains

•PVC•ATRP•RAFT•(in-situ)NMP•conjugatedpolymers (PPV’s)

polymerization

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chemical processes

radicalar catalytic

•PVC•LDPE•conjugatedpolymers (PPV’s)•ATRP•RAFT•(in-situ)NMP

polymerization•steam cracking•pyrolysis

•bio-oils•alcohols•DMDS•P-amides•P-esters•Si(OEt)4

gas phase•total oxidation•partial oxidation•epoxidation•Fischer-Tropsch•hydroformylation•hydrogenation•hydrotreating

M/Mox/MSulf•hydrocracking•catalytic cracking•MTO•oligomerization•alkane isomerization•CH4 aromatization

acid

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LCT: people

•Part-time professors: 2

•Visiting scientists: 1

•Post-docs: 8

•PhD students: 29

•Technical staff: 9

•Administrative staff: 2

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LCT: funding

Funding source PhD Postdoc

1 Methusalem (to date) 3 -

2 Teaching assistents 5 -

3 FWO/BOF 8 2

4 GOA/IAP 6 2

5 IWT/SBO/EC 5 3

6 Bilateral agreement companies 2 1

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LCT: infrastructure

•Pilot plant set-up: 1

•Lab-scale set-ups: 20

•High-throughput kinetics: 1

•TAP: 1

•Computing resources: 3 64-bit HPCCs (>300 processor cores)

•GC×GC (TOF-MS/FID): 1

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•Cold flow set-ups: 2

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Introduction

• Methusalem program: general

• Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)

• Methusalem program: M2dcR2

• M2dcR2: advisory board members

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Methusalem program: general

•Objectiveto provide stable and substantial funding to the leader of a research group with a proven track record of excellencethat can independently and flexibly be used to acquireand/or strengthen a leading position of the group at aninternational level

•Funding

•Duration: 2008 – ….(evaluation after 7 years)

•Personel: Ph D students, postdocs, technicians

•Equipment

•Operating costs

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Methusalem program: evaluation criteria

•Quality of work

•Human resources management

•Research plan for next 7 years

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• performed work is outstanding at an international level?

• post-doctoral researchers stimulated to set-up independent research?

• research plan and funding applied for are adequate?

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Methusalem program: organizational aspects

•Management committee

•Advisory board (internationally recognised authorities)

•Scientific director: leader of the research group

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• responsible for expenditures, research policy and dailymanagement of the research group

• president: leader of the research group

• members: at least faculty of the research group

• manages the research

• defines the research policy

• installs an advisory board

• supports in mapping out long term research policy

• supports in defining research priorities

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Introduction

• Methusalem program: general

• Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)

• Methusalem program: M2dcR2

• M2dcR2: advisory board members

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Methusalem program: M2dcR2

• Funding: people and equipment

• Aim and strategy

• Organizational aspects

• M2dcR2: multiscale modeling and design

•Scientific director: Guy B. Marin

•Management committee

•Advisory board

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M2dcR2: management committee (MC)Three faculties of Ghent University are represented in

management committee

�Engineering: Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)

�Bioscience engineering: Synthesis and Bioresources Chemistry (SynBioC)

�Sciences: Centre for Ordered Materials, Organometalics and Ca talysis (COMOC)

�Prof. P. Van der Voort: catalyst synthesis and design

�Prof. C. Stevens: microreactors and renewable feedstocks

�Prof. G. Heynderickx: reactive fluid dynamics

�Prof. J.Thybaut: catalytic reaction kinetics and reactors

�Prof. M.-F. Reyniers: ab initio radical and catalytic chemistry

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M2dcR2: advisory board

• Jaap Schouten (TUEindhoven; NL)

• William H. Green (MIT; USA)

• Rodney Fox (Iowa State; USA)

• Philippe Sautet (ENS-Lyon, F)

• Egbert Lox (Umicore; B)

• Bert Weckhuysen (U Utrecht, NL)

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• Christopher Barner-Kowollik (U Karslruhe; G)

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Aim M2dcR2: world top centre at UGent

establishment of unique platform for

fully integrated and knowledge based

design of products and processes

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M2dcR2: strategy

modeling of complex kinetics

combined with

complex transport phenomena

based on:

• first principles

• experimental validation

�Design of sustainable products and processes guided by:

�Renewable feeds

• transportation fuels and energy carriers

• chemicals

• functional materials (catalysts, nanostructured polymers)

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chemistry

transportprocess

product

M2dcR2: reaction and reactor modeling and design

M2dcR2

reactor modeling and

design

mixingdiffusion

momentum transport

structured microreactorsrotary bed

reactionmodeling and

design

reactionnetwork

generationreaction rules

kinetics

catalysisadsorption

catalyst descriptors

controlledpolymerization

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M2dcR2: subprograms

subprogram MC member

P1Single event microkinetics (SEMK) in complex reaction mixtures

Joris ThybautMarie-Françoise Reyniers

P2Catalyst design based on catalystdescriptors

Joris ThybautMarie-Françoise ReyniersPascal Van der Voort

P3 Adsorption by nanoporous materialsJoris ThybautMarie-Françoise Reyniers

P4Polymer design accounting for diffusion and mixing

Geraldine HeynderickxMarie-Françoise Reyniers

P5 Reactor design from first principlesGeraldine HeynderickxChris Stevens

P6 From fossil to renewable feedstocksChris StevensJoris ThybautMarie-Françoise Reyniers

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M2dcR2: application domains

M2dcR2

biomass to liquids

renewablesto

chemicals

environ-mental

functionalmaterials

catalysts polymers

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•Period : 2009 – 2016 …

•People : 9 PhD, 1 postdoc, 1 technician

•Equipment: analysis, kinetics, hydrodynamics

•Funding : k€ 850/year (including M€ 2 investment)

M2dcR2: funding (overview)Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

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M2dcR2: funding (equipment)Equipment k€

Analysis 3 dedicated on-line GC’s 157

Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) 59

Particle Image Velocimeter (PIV) with a Time Resolution (TR) Laser (20 mJ) and high speed Camera

332

Kinetics High-throughput kinetics set-up 341

Temporal Analysis of Products (TAP) 665

ComputingAnnual investment for High Performance ComputingClusters (HPPC)

254

Total 1808

Equipment not considered in proposal

Pulsed laser polymerization

Pyrolyser for on-line analytical pyrolysis GC×GC

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M2dcR2: funded PhD’s

PhD research topic advisors

Steven PylLight olefins from fossil and renewable resources (P1; P6)

GBM; MFR

Pravesh Kumar Single event microkinetics of coking during fluid catalytic cracking (P1, from October 2009 on).

GBM; JT

Karen Leus V containing MOF for selective oxidations (P2) PVDV; (GBM)

Carolina TolozaKinetic modeling of reversible addition fragmen-tation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization (P4)

GBM; MFR

Anne Cukalovic

Use of structured microreactors for, in decreasing order of priority: coupling of amino acids, addition of cyanide to ketones or aldehydes, amino substituted isosorbide derivatives (ionic liquids), derivatization of hydroxymethylfurfural (P5).

CS; (GBM)

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M2dcR2: LCT-PhD’s and postdocs involved

subprogram PhD Postdoc

P1 Single-event microkinetics in complex reaction mixtures 6 4

P2 Catalyst design based on catalyst descriptors9

5

P3 Adsorption by nanoporous materials 3 2

P4 Polymer design accounting for diffusion and mixing 5 -

P5 Reactor design from first principles 4 1

P6 From fossil to renewable feedstocks 3 2

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M2dcR2: multi-scale modeling and design

• Catalyst design based on catalyst descriptors (P2)

• SEMK in complex reaction mixtures (P1)

• Adsorption by nanoporous materials (P3)

• Polymer design accounting for mixing and diffusion (P4)

• Reactor design from first principles (P5)

• From fossil to renewable feedstocks (P6)

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Complex reaction mixturesGC × GC

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Computer generation of reaction networks

Molecules

Elementary Reaction Families

Reaction Rules

– Representation

– Mathematical Operations

– Species Uniqueness

– Thermodynamics

– Termination Criteria

k1 k2

k3

k4

k5 k6k7

k8

k9

k10k11

k12

k13

k14 k15

COMPUTER PROGRAM

– Kinetic Parameters

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Reactants and products: matrix representationMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

e.g. n-C19: 1981 alkanes , 25065 alkenes, 20437 carbenium ions

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00001000009

00010000008

00101000007

01010000006

00000010015

00000101004

00000010103

10000001012

00000100101

10987654321

000000001010

00001000009

00010000008

00101000007

01010000006

00000010015

00000101004

00000010103

10000001012

00000100101

10987654321

000000001010

00001000009

00010000008

00101000007

01010000016

00000010015

00000101004

00000010103

10000001012

00001100101

10987654321

25065 (de)hydrogenations, 42600 (de)protonations, 12470 alkyl shifts, 15970 PCP branching and 6429 β-scissions

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2

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Reaction networks: C/H/O chemistrycellulose lignin

lignin monomers

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terpenes/terpenoids

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Reactions: accounting for stereochemistry Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

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Reactions: kinetic parametersparameter estimation

quantum chemistry

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M2dcR2: multi-scale modeling and design

• Catalyst design based on catalyst descriptors (P2)

• SEMK in complex reaction mixtures (P1)

• Adsorption by nanoporous materials (P3)

• Polymer design accounting for mixing and diffusion (P4)

• Reactor design from first principles (P5)

• From fossil to renewable feedstocks (P6)

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Model based catalyst design: a clever way to close the loop

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catalyst performance

catalystsynthesis

process application

activity/selectivity library empirically basedfeedback performance

analysis

processoptimization

diffusional phenomena

catalytic chemistry rules

knowledge-based feedback

reaction network

ab initio calculations

catalystdescriptors

kinetics basedcatalyst design

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Definition of catalyst functions

fluid phasefluid phasefluid phasefluid phase

physisorption

(de)-hydrogenation

(de)-protonation

alkyl shift

PCP-branching

ß-scission

catalystcatalystcatalystcatalyst

metal sitesmetal sitesmetal sitesmetal sites

acid sitesacid sitesacid sitesacid sites

+

****

****

****

****

****

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Definition of space at nano scale0.5 nm

ZSM-22

zeolite Y

MOR

Mordenite

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active site

MOR

active site

ZSM-22

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Distinguishing different types of active sites

micropores pore mouthsite

Bridgesite: near

Bridgesite: far

pore mouths

ZSM-22 crystallite

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Catalyst design: contribution analysis on ZSM-22

monobranched dibranched

tribranchedn-alkanes

crackedproducts

pore mouthbridge sites micropores

23 90

49

7

543

47

2

7

8

1

3280

195

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Hayasaka et al, Chemistry- A Eur. J., 13, 10070 (2007)

Catalyst design: nanorod assembled ZSM-22Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

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Potential application “nanorod” Pt/H-ZSM-22Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

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nC10 hydroconversionP = 4.5 bar, W/F = 2522 kg-smol-1, H2/HC = 375

0

20

40

60

80

100

423 473 523 573

Isom

er Y

ield

/ m

ol%

Temperature / K

improve cold flow properties of jet fuel and diesel

Pt-H/ZSM-22 Si/Al = 30

C-IE /2IE

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Tayloring nanoporous materials: ALDMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

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•functionalization: select precursors (organometals: Al, Ga, Fe)

•pore dimensions: select precursor size (AlMe3, AlEt3, Al(OEt)3)

Postsynthesis modification of nanoporous materials by ALD

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Defining the kinetic state of the catalyst: TAP Inert zone Catalyst zone

state-defining Pulses

time

Insignificant change

0.0

state-defining Experiment

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Temporal Analysis of Products

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M2dcR2: multi-scale modeling and design

• Catalyst design based on catalyst descriptors (P2)

• SEMK in complex reaction mixtures (P1)

• Adsorption by nanoporous materials (P3)

• Polymer design accounting for mixing and diffusion (P4)

• Reactor design from first principles (P5)

• From fossil to renewable feedstocks (P6)

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Catalyst properties: influence on stability/reactivityZSM-22

−22

+13

−3116

−18 −25

95

π,i-but,ai-butoxideπ,i-but,b

tBuC+

ZeOH + i-buteneg

t-butoxide

t-BuC + t-butoxide E act ππππ-i-butene,b ππππ-i-butene,a Eact i-butoxide

FAU +12 – 16 30 – 41 – 32 105 – 27

MOR –10 – 11 28 – 29 – 39 121 – 24

ZSM5 –17 – 22 35 – 33 – 35 – 45

TON –22 +13 16** to t-buC + – 31 – 18 95 – 25

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TON

kJ/mol (0K); periodic DFT; PW91, PAW, cut off: 400eV, VASP

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∆sphysisortion: n-alkane physisorption in H-MOR

H-MOR (Si/Al = 95)

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-180

-160

-140

-120

-100

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

∆Sp

hys

iso

rptio

n(J

/mol

K)

carbon numberQM-Pot(MP2//B3LYP) mobile QM-Pot(MP2//B3LYP) immobile

H-MOR (Denayer) H-MOR (Lercher)

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M2dcR2: multi-scale modeling and design

• Catalyst design based on catalyst descriptors (P2)

• SEMK in complex reaction mixtures (P1)

• Adsorption by nanoporous materials (P3)

• Polymer design accounting for mixing and diffusion (P4)

• Reactor design from first principles (P5)

• From fossil to renewable feedstocks (P6)

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Accounting for diffusional limitationsMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

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(A, B = M, Ri, RiX, …)

D: diffusion coefficients

⇒k+diff depends on chain length i

kapp depends onchain length i

kchem: Arrhenius equation kdiff: Smoluchowski equation

)DD(Nk BAAdiff +πσ=+ 4

free volume theory

)i(fVV

expDFH

=

γ−=∗

kchemk+diff

k-diff

CABBA +

−=RT

EexpAk AB,a

ABchem

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Controlled radical polymerizationMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

kttermination

50

homopolymer

block copolymer

graft copolymer

compositionfunctionality topology

end-functional polymers

side-functional polymers

multifunctional polymers

XX

XX

XXX

X

XXX

XXX

YX

X

linearnetwork/

crosslinked

star dendritic/ hyperbranched

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ATRP of (meth)acrylates: MMA Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

BrCu(II)PMDETABr + R°BrCu(I)PMDETA + RBrka kp

kt

P

51

PMDETA

kda

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ATRP of MMA: defining requirements for controlMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

ka,chem[m3 mol-1 s-1]

kda,chem[m3 mol-1 s-1]

106

105

104

103

102

101

107

10-6 10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2 10-1 1

fX < 0.95PDI > 1.3

Controlled ATRP of MMA at T= 363 KfX

PDI

conversion = 90%

52

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CH CH2

C

NHR

O

CH CH2

C

NHR

O

CH

C

NHR

O

CH CH2

C

NHR

O

X

CH CH2

C

NHR

O

CH

CH2

CNO

CH C

NHR

O

CH CH2

C

NHR

O

RH

:

+

nn

cyclisation

n

X−

ATRP of acrylamides: including side reactionsMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

53

full reaction network required

cyclisation of dormant chain

NiPAAm: R = i-Pr

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Conjugated polymersMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

PL base PL -L

P

1,6 elimination

premonomer P P P

monomer (p-quinodimethane derivative)

anionic and/or radical polymerization

thermal

elimination

precursorpolymerPPV

sulfinyl route: L = -Cl; P = -S(O)R

dithiocarbamate route: L = P = -SC(S)NR2

-

-

+ °

°

nn

54

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Conjugated polymers: regioregularityMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

55

R1 R2 R3 R4 LHMDS KOtBu

A Me DMO DMO Me 20 22

B DMO Me DMO Me 17 25

C Me DMO Me DMO 47 27

D DMO Me Me DMO 16 264,05 4,00 3,95 3,90 3,85 3,80 3,75 3,70

a

D

C

BA

(ppm)δ

O

Me O

R3

O

R1

O

R2

ODMO

OR4

MDMO-PPV

Base: LHDMS or KOtBu

LHMDS

n

S

S

Et2N

H3CO

O

S

S

NEt21. Base/THF

2. ∆T

H3CO

O

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Accounting for mixing: LDPEMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

Backmixing: introduction of recycle streams

reactor inlet: initiator decomposition faster than mixing

•from CSTR 3 to CSTR 1

•from CSTR 3 to CSTR 2

1

2

3

56

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LDPE: short-chain branchesMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

CSTR 1 CSTR 2 CSTR 3

Lower rates of backbiting in CSTR 1 & 2 for higher values of R

Higher rate of backbiting in CSTR 3 for higher values of R57

CH2H CH3

n n

°

°

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LDPE: long-chain branchesMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

Higher rates of transfer to polymer in all CSTR’sfor higher values of R

CSTR 1 CSTR 2 CSTR 3

58

+ +i j k i j k

°°

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M2dcR2: multi-scale modeling and design

• Catalyst design based on catalyst descriptors (P2)

• SEMK in complex reaction mixtures (P1)

• Adsorption by nanoporous materials (P3)

• Polymer design accounting for mixing and diffusion (P4)

• Reactor design from first principles (P5)

• From fossil to renewable feedstocks (P6)

Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

59

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• intrinsic adsorption kinetics

• residence time of gas and particles in reactor: hydrodynamics

CFD: coupling kinetics and hydrodynamicsMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

Performance determined by:

gas outgas out

solidsrecycle

solidsregeneration

gas in

freshsolids

Riser

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Case study: Adsorption of SO2 and NOx (SNAP) Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

∗→∗+ 22 SOSO

∗→∗+ 22 NONO

( ) ∗+∗→∗∗++ 2222 SO()NO(SOONO

( ) ∗β→∗−β+α+∗ t2222 RSO)1(OSO()NO(

∗β→+∗β s2t ROR

( )∗+→+∗ 3x22 )SO(NOSO3NO

*QO)1(NO2NOR 22t β++α+→+∗β

22 NOO5.0NO →+61

most critical

simultaneous adsorption

complex formation

∗∗→∗+∗ 22 SOSO

slow oxidation

additional adsorption

complex decomposition

primary adsorption

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62

2

4

6

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

V6

s o lid . v e lo .5 m /s

o u t2o u t1

2

4

6

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

V6

6 .0 0 E - 0 45 .8 2 E - 0 45 .6 4 E - 0 45 .4 6 E - 0 45 .2 9 E - 0 45 .1 1 E - 0 44 .9 3 E - 0 44 .7 5 E - 0 44 .5 7 E - 0 44 .3 9 E - 0 44 .2 1 E - 0 44 .0 4 E - 0 43 .8 6 E - 0 43 .6 8 E - 0 43 .5 0 E - 0 4

s o lid f r a c( - )

o u t 2o u t1

SNAP: simulation resultsMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

solid fraction solid velocity

5 ms-1

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63

0

2

4

6

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

V6

1 3 0 01 2 0 71 1 1 41 0 2 19 2 98 3 67 4 36 5 05 5 74 6 43 7 12 7 91 8 69 30

S O 2 in g a s, p p m

o u t2o u t1

0

2

4

6

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

V6

5 0 04 6 84 3 64 0 43 7 13 3 93 0 72 7 52 4 32 1 11 7 91 4 61 1 48 25 0

N O in g a s, p p m

o u t2o u t1

0

2

4

6

8

1 0

1 2

1 4

V6

4 03 73 43 12 92 62 32 01 71 41 19630

N O 2 in g a s, p p m

o u t 2o u t 1

SNAP: simulation resultsMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

SO2 in gas NO2 in gasNO in gas

ppm ppm ppm

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64

0102030405060708090

100

2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3 3.2 3.4 3.6

Inlet SO 2/NO ratio

SO

2 re

mov

al (

mol

%)

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

NO

re

mov

al (

mol

%)

NO

SO2

simulation

SNAP: simulation resultsMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

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CFD aided design of microstructured reactorsMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

65

concentration field in microchannel (width 70 µm)

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Process intensification: rotary bed reactorMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

66

• Rotation of powder by tangential feeding of the gas

• Principle: balance between drag and centrifugal force of rotating powder

• Advantage: high heat and mass transfer in particular on powder scale

DR

DE

IO

Rotating solidparticles bed

Rotating solidparticles bed

Tangentialfeed inlets

Rotating solidparticles bed

DR

DE

IO

Rotating solidparticles bed

Rotating solidparticles bed

Tangentialfeed inlets

Rotating solidparticles bed

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• Solids particle tracking by means of high-speed camera

• Measurement of solids velocity at several independent variables

• Image capturing at 3000 to 30000 frames per second

• Tracked particles further processed in x-y coordinate domain (only 2D measurements)

Solid particles flow captured by high-speed camera

67

Solid particles velocity measurementMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

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M2dcR2: multi-scale modeling and design

• Catalyst design based on catalyst descriptors (P2)

• SEMK in complex reaction mixtures (P1)

• Adsorption by nanoporous materials (P3)

• Polymer design accounting for mixing and diffusion (P4)

• Reactor design from first principles (P5)

• From fossil to renewable feedstocks (P6)

Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

68

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From biomass to fuels and chemicalsMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

biomass

transesterification biodiesel

gasification

pyrolysis

synthesis gas

pyrolysisoil

69

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From gas to liquidsMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

70

MeOH oligomerization

oxidativecoupling

aromatization benzene

ethylene

fuel

COH2

MTO

CH4

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Introduction

• Methusalem program: general

• Laboratory for Chemical Technology (LCT)

• Methusalem program: M2dcR2

• M2dcR2: advisory board members

Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

71

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Subprogram P1

Marie-Françoise Reyniers

Single-event microkinetics in

complex reaction mixtures (P1)

Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

72http://www.lct.ugent.be

Laboratory for Laboratory for Laboratory for Laboratory for

Chemical TechnologyChemical TechnologyChemical TechnologyChemical Technology

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Subprogram P2 and P3

Catalyst design based on catalyst

descriptors & Adsorption by

nanoporous materials (P2-3)

Joris Thybaut

Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

73http://www.lct.ugent.be

Laboratory for Laboratory for Laboratory for Laboratory for

Chemical TechnologyChemical TechnologyChemical TechnologyChemical Technology

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Subprogram P5 and P6

Reactor design from first principles

& From fossil to renewable

feedstocks (P5-6)

Chris Stevens

Geraldine Heynderickx

Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

74Research Group SynBioC (www.synbioc.ugent.be)

LaboratoryLaboratoryLaboratoryLaboratory forforforfor

Chemical Chemical Chemical Chemical TechnologyTechnologyTechnologyTechnology

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General discussion

•research priorities

•equipment

Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

75

•strengths?

•weaknesses?

•opportunities?

•threats?

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Next advisory board meeting

•date

•reporting/minutes of meeting

•format

Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

76

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Concluding feedback Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

77

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Kinetic state definition of the catalyst : TAP Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

78

Inlet Outlet Response

Single-pulse=

State-defining

Multi-pulse=

State-altering

Alternatingpulse

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0 5 10 15

Tijd (s)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0 5 10 15

Tijd (s)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0 0.5 1 1.5

Tijd (s)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0 5 10 15

Tijd (s)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0 5 10 15

Tijd (s)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

Tijd (s)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0 5 10 15

Tijd (s)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0 5 10 15

Tijd (s)

… …0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0 5 10 15

Tijd (s)

30 35 40 45 30 35 40 45 30 35 40 45

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79

APD/H: aqueous phase dehydration/hydration

Methusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

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Conjugated polymers: regioregularityMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

80

LHMDS � x= 47 KtBuO � x= 27

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From biomass to energy and fuelsMethusalem, Advisory Board Meeting, August 18, 2009

81


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