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    Polymer-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes for ethanol and dichloromethane discrimination
    (2013-10-29)
    Muangrat, Worawut
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    Maolanon, Rungroj
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    Pratontep, Sirapat
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    Porntheeraphat, Supanit
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    Sensor response and pattern recognition of polymer-coated single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were investigated. Printed circuit board (PCB) with Cu/Au interdigitated electrode was used as sensor platform. SWNTs network was firstly formed on PCB by drop-casting. For polymer-coated SWNTs preparation, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and thiophene were employed as polymers to coat on SWNTs by spin coating; PMMA/SWNTs and thiophene/SWNTs. Raman spectra showed no obvious structure changes of SWNTs after polymer coating. Next, gas sensing test was conducted. Pristine SWNTs, PMMA/SWNTs and thiophene/SWNTs were exposed to vapors of ethanol and dichloromethane at room temperature. From normalized sensor response results, it was found that pristine SWNTs and PMMA/SWNTs showed the highest response to ethanol and dichloromethane vapors, respectively. In order to discriminate vapors between ethanol and dichloromethane, pattern recognition technique was utilized. Principal component analysis (PCA) results showed that pattern recognition of ethanol and dichloromethane vapors can be discriminated by using pristine SWNTs and polymer-coated SWNTs sensors. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
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    Oxidative extraction of thiophene from n-dodecane over TS-1 in continuous process: A model for non-severe sulfur removal from liquid fuels
    (2009-10-10)
    Napanang, Thasaneeya
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    Liquid phase oxidation of thiophene in dodecane and subsequently extraction of the oxidized product into a polar solvent were studied in continuous process, as a model for selective removal of sulfur-containing compounds from liquid hydrocarbons under a non-severe condition. Titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) and 30% of H<inf>2</inf>O<inf>2</inf> were used as catalyst and oxidizing agent, respectively. The reactions were carried out at room temperature and 60 °C at atmospheric pressure. TS-1 was synthesized, calcined at 550 °C and characterized by XRD, ICP-AES, SEM, BET and FT-IR. The continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR, ∼150 ml) was used for the oxidative extraction in the continuous process. Thiophene (1000, 3000 ppm) in dodecane and H<inf>2</inf>O<inf>2</inf> (1.5 %w) in methanol were fed (10-25 ml/h) by a peristaltic pump into the CSTR (150 ml) containing TS-1 (1.0 and 1.8 g). The use of TS-1 catalyst significantly improves rate of thiophene removal as the oxidized products SO<inf>4</inf><sup>-</sup> species) can be transferred to the solvent, readily faster than the simple thiophene extraction. The reaction using methanol as a solvent showed a higher efficiency of thiophene removal, as compared to that using acetonitrile, acetic acid and water, respectively. The oxidation activity was increased when the solvent/oil ratio was increased. Increasing amounts of catalyst and decreasing feeding rate lead to an increase in oxidative extraction of thiophene. The deactivation of the catalyst is due to the titanium leaching and this can be improved when the calcinations temperature was raised. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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