Xiaojia Lu

Ms. Xiaojia Lu


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 August 2020 in Processes
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XLXiaojia Lu
Xiaojia Lu
YWYanjun WANG
Yanjun WANG
Lionel EstelLionel Estel
Lionel Estel
Narendra KumarNarendra Kumar
Narendra Kumar
Henrik GrenmanHenrik Grenman
Henrik Grenman
Sebastien LeveneurSebastien Leveneur
Sebastien Leveneur
Heterogeneous catalysts are widely used in the chemical industry. Compared with homogeneous catalysts, they can be easily separated from the reaction mixture. To design and optimize an efficient and safe chemical process one needs to calculate the energy balance, implying the need for knowledge of the catalyst’s specific heat capacity. Such values are typically not reported in the literature, especially not the temperature dependence. To fill this gap in knowledge, the specific heat capacities of commonly utilized heterogeneous catalytic supports were measured at different temperatures in a Tian–Calvet calorimeter. The following materials were tested: activated carbon, aluminum oxide, amberlite IR120 (H-form), H-Beta-25, H-Beta-38, H-Y-60, H-ZSM-5-23, H-ZSM-5-280, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, and zeolite 13X. Polynomial expressions were successfully fitted to the experimental data.